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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-21 CITY OF LAKEVILLE • PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 21, 1983 .7:00 PM Ro11 call: Cramer, Olmsted, Lewis, Norden, Lovelace, Storlie and Grenz were present. Park Director Steve Michaud was also present. Next order of business was the approval of the December 7, 1983 Park and Recreation Committee minutes. 83.49 It was moved by Storlie, seconded by Norden, to approve the minutes as read. Motion carried. Steve went to the. Park Director's report. Starting with the ice skating program, Steve reported that all hockey rinks have been prepared and have skatable surfaces and were open on Saturday, December 17th, as planned. Steve said that the maintenance department is maintaining fourteen sheets of ice, six of which are hockey rinks, the remaining public pleasure skating rinks. Scheduling for the ice has all been completed. The Lakeville Athletic Association will be using four of the rinks the majority of the time and public skating hours have been estab- lished from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday and open hours most • of the weekend days. Steve commended the park maintenance department for preparing the ice as fast as they did, considering all the adverse weather, including three major snowstorms and sub-:zero temperatures which have set records. The broomball league-started Monday, with five teams this year and a potential sixth coming into the league at the next scheduled games. .Item B of the Park Director's report was a senior citizen tour up- date. Steve informed the committee that several people went on this tour to visit Farmington, Rosemount, Blaine, .Lino Lakes senior citizen centers. Steve mentioned that the trip was very informative, several excellent ideas had been developed. At present, an architect is being used on an hourly basis to come up with some basic square footage requirements and parking requirements for the land that we have next to the highrise building. Steve went on to explain that he is going to be submitting applica- tions for funding for operations and administrations of the senior citizen center through a Title III-B .Older American Act fund and also through the McKnight Foundation process. Item D, Steve reviewed a new brochure being developed as an informa- tional item showing all the park .locations and facilities and important information necessary for citizens. Steve will have a draft copy of this particular plan by the next meeting for review by the commission. • Park and Recreation Committee minutes December 21, 1983 Page -2- Item four was a question and answer discussion with Tim Erkkila of Erkkila and Associates, relative to the updated Park and Qpen Space Plan. Steve passed out copies of the the City of Eagan's Comprehensive Park Plan that was just recently completed. Steve explained that it was a very detailed year and a half long project, costing in the area of $30,0.00.00. Copies were made and given to the committee for reference and to gain several-ideas of the potential informations and the directions that we would want to go with the five-year update of our plan, Tim briefly went through the several sectians of the Eagan plan, giving the justifications and the reasons for preparation of these sections. There :was some discussion following Tmrs presentation. Committee members were asked to review the Eagan plan. and also to go through the existing Lake- vi11e plan and. to be prepared to discuss in depth some of"the additions and changes and updates relative to several of the planning processes and problems that have existed in the last couple of years. A review of the plan will be discussed in more detail on January 4th, 1984., Continuing on the business, Steve explained that there were no new plat updates or issues to take up at the present time. Item six, Steve passed out a five year capital improvement program. He explained some of the figures to the committee. Steve requested the committee review the capital improvement program and keep in mind other • additional figures that might complement the. update. of the new plan. .This will also be disucssed at the January 4th meeting. Under old business, Steve informed the committee that council approved the purchase of the 72" Toro Groundsmaster and a new one-ton truck for the park department. Both have been ordered. Under new business, Steve informed the committee that the Minnesota Department of Transportation bikeway program has been revised and that there is a potential of two million dollars for grant applications. Steve will be making a recommendation to the council and .the committee for a bike trail. trying to reach Antlers Park from downtown Lakeville. Under new business, we were requested by two committee members that the boat launch ramp area down at Antlers Park be plowed out so the fisher- men have a place to park and be off the road. Steve said he would contact the street maintenance. department to see if he could get this taken care of. 83.50 There being no further business, it was moved by Norden,seconded by Olmsted to adjourn. Motion passed. i ~espect°`f 11 Hsu itt d, ~~d S . au Di~ector Parks and Recreation GSM:jr