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• City of Lakeville
Park and Recreation Committee Meeting
June 3, 1981
6:30 p.m.
The meeting commenced at 6:30 p.m. with a tour of all the parks.
All members of the Park and Recreation Committee, members of the Planning
Commission, and two members of the City .Council were present for our tour.
After touring all major park facilities and major development projects
now underway, the group returned to the Council Chambers for refreshments
and general discussion. After refreshments were served, the meeting was
called to order by Chairman Jeff Cramer.
Roll Call was taken. Cramer, Storlie, Lovelace, Kennedy, Miller and
Lewis were present. Park Director Steve Michaud was also present.
81-28 Item number two was the approval of the May 6, 1981 committee minutes.
It was moved by Storlie, seconded by Miller to approve the minutes as read.
Motion passed.
Item number three was the Park Director's. Report. Under "A",
Jacquard Avenue Park. purchase, Steve informed the committee that the
attorney was negotiating the price with the property owners and that
progress was being made. Steve will have more definite progress reports
• at the next meeting in July,
The next item, Valley Lake Beach, Steve explained the beach was
nearly complete with retaining walls and beach sand installed. Also, the
new parking lot had been bulldozed in and class 5 surf acing. completed.
Steve explained that there may be some new owners of the outlots to the
north and a new access for parking may be negotiated to the north once
again. Steve will inform the committee as to the progress of this area.
Item C was Jackson Heights .Park update. Playground equipment has
been installed and all the retaining walls have been installed. Beach
sand has also been hauled into the area. All that remains is some minor
landscaping and seed to complete this project. As of this writing, the
volleyball court and horseshoe pits were being installed and this park
should be completed at the end of this week.
Item D was Lakeridge Park update. Steve explained that black dirt
had been hauled into the park and we were waiting for the contractor to
return to do some landscaping and then the park department will move in
and do the final. landscaping and 'plant some seed.
Item number four was New Business. Under new business Mr. David
Haukos was present to give a presentation on BMX bike racing program.
He explained the upsurge in this activity and was requesting the Park
committee to consider a course in Lakeville. He thought the course would
be located towards downtown Lakeville to accomodate the many bicycles that
. are in the area. Steve explained that the area necessary to build a BMX
course was somewhat limited in downtown Lakeville and that he would be
looking at other areas that would be potential sites for such a course.
Keep in mind that BMX racing is done with petal bicycles only, not motorized
bikes. There is a series of .dirt road paths with minor jumps and obsticles
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June 3, 1981
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to manuver around by .the bicycles. .Steve will be working with Mr. Haukos
the next month to determine a possible site and installation.
Under old business Steve presented the committee a plat by the
Niakwa Village second addition for consideration. Steve. recommended to
the committee as in the first addition, that a cash contribution be required
by the Niakwa Corporation for the second addition.
81-29 It was moved by seconded by to recommend. to
City Council that a cash contribution based on the current rate be recom-
mended to satisfy the park dedication ordinance for Niakwa Second Addition.
Motion passed unanimously
Steve explained that he is working on his five-year capital improve-
ment plan and also working on 19$2 general fund budget and that committee
members if .they have any particular ideas or needs within the areas
delegated to them should contact Steve within the next couple of weeks.
Steve went on to explain to the committee that the state grant-in-aids
program by the. Minnesota Department of Transportation had been dropped
and that no further funding was planned for the next bienniam. Steve sug-
• Bested that we would submit. our feasibility and cost estimates for the
downtown Lakeville/Antlers Park to the High School trail system, regard-
less of availability of funding.
$1-3Q There was no further old business and it was moved by
seconded by to adjourn the meeting.
Motion. passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Gerald S. Michaud
Park and Recreation Director
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