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Home My WebLink About07-22 City of Lakeville Park and Recreation Committee Meeting July 22, 1981 7:30 P.M. Roll call: Lewis:, Miller, Lovelace and Storlie were ,present. Chairman Cramer called and was absent. Mr. Kennedy officially resigned from his position on the committee. In the absence of Chairperson Cramer, Steve Storlie took the Chair for the evening. 81-31 The first order of business was approval of the June 3, 1981 meeting minutes. It was moved by Storlie and seconded by Lewis. Motion passed. Before the. Park Director's report, Steve informed the committee that Jeff Kennedy had called and informed him of his resignation. Jeff... mentioned that he would have an official letter in the mail, and that he was sorry that he had to Ieave but his new home was completed in Scott County and he had moved out of the city limits and Dakota County limits. .The committee recognized Jeff's. work and was sad. to see him go. Under the Park Director's report Steve informed the committee that the Jacquard Avenue park was. still being processed as far as ownership by the City. He informed the committee that because of an existing lease to the farmer, the City would not be able to utilize the property . until the existing crop was harvested in the fall. Steve suggested that after the crop had been harvested, the City crews would get in there and try to level the area and get seed in the ground so that the turf could begin to develop for next year. Because of the lateness of the year, no proposed development would occur until the following spring or summer. Under Item B of Development Projects Update, Steve informed the committee that Valley Lake Beach has had very minimal problems and has been going very well this summer_ He explained to the committee that negotiations for building a fence on either'side of the pedestrian and vehicle access was going well. The fence is planned to go up the week of July 27th... Under the Orchard Lake Restroom project, Steve had a meeting with the contractor, Orchard Builders, and Frank Kriz of the engineering firm. The preconstruction conference went. well. A few items have to be cleared up as far as delivery times, but .the building should. begin construction within the next three to four weeks. Steve informed the committee that the council authorized the Park Director to administer the construction. of the building together with. Frank Kriz, and we hope the building will be completed by the end of August. The Antlers Park pavillion is complete except for the slab. One-half of the slab. has been poured and is complete. We are: awaiting' dryer weather to install the second half of .the pavillion floor. 1 Park and-Recreation Committee minutes July 22, 1981 Page 2 Steve reported hat the Jackson Heights Park development was 90% complete, and all that remains is some final landscaping and the hauling of black dirt. Steve informed the committee that more work was being completed in the Dakota Heights Park. Park miantenance crews were installing .posts along the roadways and parking .lots. Work will also commence along the major drainage ditch that. goes through the park, which was washed out very badly in last year's storms. .Steve also informed the committee that the park. maintenance :department constructed 40 feet of docking that was installed in Antlers Park. This particular dock was requested by the Lakeville Jaycees to assist elderly people and handicapped people getting in and out of boats. The Lakeville Jaycees funded this project. Item number four was a review of the Argonne :plat.' Steve informed the committee of the location and the type of proposed development for the Argonne Park plat. Steve recommended .three areas of concern, and they are as follows: 1. He recommended that the Argonne plat be required to pay the maximum amount of .cash, $6U0 an acre times the total amount of acres, 44. 2. An easement beset aside for a bikeway along Highway 50 in conjunction with the same width or easement that was dedicated in the 385 P.U.D. along Highway 50 and .185th Street. 3. Payment of the cash contribution should be in amounts equal to the phases or the number of phases that the plat will be divided into or in one lump sum if the plat is completely filed ,as one total... p lot . 81=32 It was motioned by Storlie, seconded by Lewis to recommend to the Lakeville City Council the Park Director's recommendations for Argonne Park. Motion passed. Item number five. Steve explained the budgeting process that is just recently being completed, and that several guidelines for this year's budget were established by the City Administrator and Finance Director,:. all of which. were complied with.. Steve will have copies of the proposed budgets at the next meeting for discussion. Item number six was new business. There was no new business.: Item number-seven was old business. Under old business Dennis Miller • brought up the point that Valley Lake Beach needed additional sand at .the water's edge because mud was. coming through. He also brought up r Park and Recreation Committee minutes • July 22; 1981 Page 3 the fact that a lady had called him, and .that the Fairfield Park grass needed to be cut and the infields were in need of work. Steve informed him that all the parks out there had just recently been .cut, and that Fairfield Park is on a regular schedule on a weekly basis and that all the parks have been kept on that weekly .schedule except for one time about a month. ago when the equipment was broke' down for 'a few days. 81-33 With no further, business, upon appropriate motion by .Lewis, seconded- by Miller the meeting adjourned. Motion passed. Respectfully submitted, - Gerald S. Michaud Park and .Recreation Director GSM/cp •