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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-01 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING DECEMBER 1, 1982 7:30 p.m. Roll Call: Cramer, Storlie, Norden, Grenz and Olmstead were all present. Park Director, Steve Michaud, was also present.. Item number two was approval of the Park and ~tecreation committee minutes of October 6, 1982. 82-46 It was moved by Norden, seconded by Olmstead to approve the minutes as read. Motion passed. Item three .was the Park Director's report. Steve gave the committee an update on the 1982 National Congress that he attended in Louisville, Kentucky. Steve went on to explain some of the maintenance and development projects that have been progressed through the fall and towards the end. of the summer. He reported that the Orchard Lake Beach project was almost complete except for picnic area which has to be landscaped and trees plant- ed. The maintenance. department completed installation of the fence around • field. three at Aronson Park.. Steve informed the committee of the donation of maple trees from Bob Jensen which were planted in Aronson and Antlers Parks, Somewhere around fifty trees were donated by Mr. Jensen. Steve reported. to the committee that the final language for the agree- ment Dakota County and the City of Lakeville with respect to trail mainten- ance and development of trails in county right-of-ways have been completed. Steve reported that all the repairs on most of the rinks have been completed and preparations were being made for the cold weather flooding. Steve wanted to inform the committee that he .had just come from a meeting with the L.A.A. and the Hockey Boosters relative to providing funds for the support facilities such as satellites, heating, electricity and telephones. Steve informed the committee that the L.A.A. had consented to payment for the support facilities. Maintenance of the ice would be as it has been in years past. .Steve also received word from the Rosemount Hockey Association that they would not be able. to afford support facilities and that they would not be using the Lakeville hockey rink facilities. The Lakeville Athletic Association also informed Steve that they would not be using the Lakeville High School rink. The rink will be developed with ice and maintained for public skating and also to be used by the varsitg and B-squad teams at the High School. Steve has negotiated a fee of $1,500.00 for .providing ice to the. Lakeville High School hockey teams. Steve. informed the committee that the ski trails at Ritter Farm Park had all been cut and are ready to be maintained when the snow comes. Steve went on to explain that the Board of Directors of Pan-O-Prog had started their meetings for the 1983 Pan-O-Prog and Steve invited any committee members to become active or to offer any input concerning any Pan- 0-Prog programs. Park and Recreation committee meeting • December 1, 1982 Page -2- Steve reported to the committee about some pending legislature that may develop with respects to the Park Dedication ordinances, Steve explained to the committee ..that Bloomington was beginning to sponsor a bill in the legislature to have some of those funds diverted to other types of uses such as low .income housing.. Steve went on to explain to the committee that the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association, representing many of the municipalities in the state of Minnesota, are opposing this plan or anything connected with .any legislature that would affect the park dedication statutes as they exist today. Steve went on to discuss with. the committee the potential impacts of state revenue short-falls which has. recently occurred. Steve gave the committee an update on the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association fall conference. Steve stated that is was a very interesting and informative conference . Item four was a review of the attorney's letter concerning Dodd Trail Park. Steve reported to the committee that earlier, Chicago Title Company reclaimed ownership of Dodd Trail Park but the City of Lakeville contends that the park belongs to the City and that it will remain that way. Steve informed the committee that the attornies are working on this and as more . information become available, he will inform the committee. Item number five was a budget update. Steve informed the committee that the. 1982 budget was going along as planned. Item six was a review and request by the Barrett Subdivision plat. Steve informed the committee of the change in the plat layout from duplexes and quads to single family dwelling units. This is a result of citizen pressures put on the developer from Dakota Heights to change from duplexes to single families. In doing so, a line of single family homes along the school park complex, the new elementary school at Jacquard and 175th, poses a problem to the developer with respects to providing adequate. access to the park without school users travelling through private property. The developer requested that the park dedication funds be utilized to purchase and install a chain link fence the entire length of the school property. Steve explained to the committee that he had talked with the developer and stated that the park dedication funds were for the development of park properties and acquisition of land and not to be used as a means to increase the. value of certain. lots along the school properties. According to the plat, there shall be adequate accesses into the school property from the west and the necessity of a fence at this point, and being paid for by park dedication fees., is not realistic. If .the developer himself wishes to in- stall a fence, the park and recreation committee would have no problems with this. 82-47 At this point, it was moved by Cramer, seconded by Grenz, to recommend • to City Council that all park and recreation dedication fees from the Barrett Subdivision be used for the purpose of developing area parks and their facil- ities and not used for the installation of a barrier fence between the lots and the school property. Motion passed. Park and Recreation Committee meeting December 1, 1982 Page -3- Item number seven was a review of the committee. assignments. and terms of office. Steve did not have a list at that time, but it will. be entered into the official minutes of this meeting so that committee members can review the terms of office. Working on three-year terms, the following are terms of office as approved by City Council: Member Term Expires R. Norden 1/1/83 H. Lovelace 1/1/84 J. Cramer 1/1/84 S, Storlie 1/1/85 K. Lewis 1/1/85 G. Grenz 1/1/83 L. Olmstead 1/1/84 R. Norden and G. Grenz's terms will be expiring as of the First meeting in January. Both committee members should give some thought for a reappoint- ment. .Item eight was a review of the 1983 development plans. Steve explained • to the committee that the two high priorities for development would be Jacquard Ave. Park and Dodd Park. Steve explained that there are some park dedication monies being deposited into the fund and hopefully, the more priority Jacquard Avenue Park would begin this spring with the installation of turf .and possibly parking. lots.. Depending on how much park dedication funds we receive, Dodd Park hopefully would have the same turf development as a start this spring. Under old business, Steve informed the committee that he had received approval for a $24,000 Y.E.T.P. - C.E.T.A. grant. The grant provides for 3,600 hours of park maintenance work at $6.00 per hour. Steve plans to put two maintenance workers on to assist his crews this winter and hopefully still have 1,300 hours remaining for summer employment this summer. Under new business, Steve brought up anew plat. as being proposed to the City Council and Planning Commission called the Cedar / 70 Development. Steve laid out the development plat on the bulletin board and explained to the. committee its location, amount of acres, etc.. Steve informed the commit- tee that he had done research on the project and recommended that the commit- tee approve a cash contribution. 82-48 With this, it was moved by Cramer, seconded by Grenz, to recommend to City Council that the Cedar / 70 Development project be required to pay a cash contribution as stated in the park dedication ordinance. It was further recommended by the committee that, according to the park dedication ordinance, this particular plat and other outstanding plats still owing money to the • City through the park dedication ordinance, be required to pay the interest on the unpaid amounts of park dedication fees as outlined in the ordinance. Motion passed. r • Park and Recreation Committee minutes December 1, 1982 Page -4- 82-49 There being no new business, it was moved by Larry Olmstead, seconded by Bob Norden, to adjourn. Motion passed. espect s i ed i G raid S. Michaud, D rector Parks and Recreation G5M:jr NOTE: The next scheduled meeting of the Park and Recreation Committee will be January 5, 1983.