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Home My WebLink About03-04 ~ CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING MARCH 4, 1981 7:30 P.M. Ro11 Ga11: Novak, Kennedy,. Miller, Lewis and Cramer were present. Lovelace and Storlie were absent. Park. Director Steve Michaud was also ..present. Item number two was the approval of the .February 18, 1981 Commit- tee minutes. 81-13 It was moved by Novak, seconded by Lewis to approve the minutes as read. Motion carried. Under the. Park Director's.. report, the committee discussed various park assignments to each committee member. Steve went through the various parks with the individual representatives. It was suggested by Steve that the Committee take a bus tour of all assigned. parks so that the individual members can familiarize themselves with their assignments.. Steve mentioned that this has been done in years past and that it was a good idea so that all committee members could see the park system as it is today. The committee agreed with this idea • and tentatively set the tour for May 20th meeting. It was also brought up the committee members were interested in receiving some kind of a windbreaker or small jacket to identify themselves as Committee members. Jeff Kennedy has a connection with a sporting goods store and was going to check into potential. prices for these jackets. Jeff will contact Steve when he finds out the particular prices and types of jackets that are available. This infor- mation will be gathered for our next meeting.. Continuing under the Park Director's report, Steve reported that the sub-committee on bike trails was unable to get together and the meeting has .been tentatively set for Monday or Tuesday next week. Steve will contact other members of the committee to set up the meeting. .Item number four, Comprehensive Bike Trail discussion will be placed on the next agenda for discussion, after the sub-committee meets. Under new business, Steve mentioned that two Cambodian workers under a CETA project .had started work on the previous Monday and that they were working very well in the new setting. The two Cambodian workers are being sponsored by the Lutheran Church and the Park Depart- meat has written a grant from CETA to provide employment under a one year project. The projected plan for the two workers is to familiarize them with the City of Lakeville and after six months they would be referred to unsubsidized employment if possible. • Steve. then brought up to the Committee an update on the Lakeville .Community Center committee. The committee is still very active and a multi committee and agency meeting is being planned for March. 26. This • Park and Recreation. Committee meeting March 4, 1981 Page -2- tentative meeting is being prepared to inform members. of civic groups or organizations and City staff as to the status of the committee's work, their projected goals and needs. Steve will find out the exact dates of this particular meeting and will then pass them on to the committee. Chairman Jeff Cramer introduced an application for attendance at a daily seminar in Roseville. The seminar will be conducted by the City of Roseville through the Minnesota Park and Recreation Association to inform both commission members and .other interested citizens as to the function of Central Park Foundation and the operation of this unique park concept. Committee members interested in going to this should contact Steve. Committee member Dennis, Miller mentioned that°he was-approached by a citizen, Gary Hoover, who lives in`the Orchard ,Lake area, with respects to providing a swing set or some type of equipment to be located at Kenreel Avenue Park. Steve said that this area is just a drainage swail area and that more research would have to put in to the possibility or the 'feasibility of installing any equipment at all. Steve will. check this area out and contact Mr. Hoover and have a report at the next • meeting. Under old business, Kathy Lewis was going to contact some of the members of the Concerned Citizens of her area of Clay's Acres and The Meadows concerning a meeting for a planning session with regards to Jacquard Avenue Park. Steve reported that he has not heard from the attorneys with respects to the progress of the purchase of that piece of land. Under old business Steve brought up the Cooley-Naegele Plat. Steve explained to the Committee that the plat has-been changed from total Industrial/Commercial to Industrial/Commercial to the east and- a residential R-6 zoning buffer area to the west. Steve explained-to the Committee that with the new addition of 43 medium-density units that the possibility exists for providing a passive park. Steve sugges- ted that the. possibility exists that some ponding areas will be necessary in that area and that potential park property can be secured in conjune- tion with these areas. Steve informed the committee to give this matter some thought and be prepared to make a recommendation at our next meetind~. Steve thought that an area up to three acres might be feasible along with a cash contribution. Under old business the committee discussed the Renaissance issue. Steve mentioned that the committee would be making an official recom- mendation at their meeting of March 18th. Steve reviewed the various • options that the committee had and it was generally accepted that instead of dealing with the immediate 57 acre use, that the committee should address the entire P.U.D. of 156 acres. Steve suggested that a Commercial/Industrial rate for. the entire P.U.D. would be in order and that as'Phase II and Phase III developed, if they did,. that if the r, Park and Recreation Committee. meeting March 4, 1981. Page -3- Park Dedication fee had changed from the original recommendation, the developer be required to pay the difference between the old rate and the new rate. The committee was instructed to give this recom- mendation some thought and be prepared for an official recommendation at the next meeting. At this time it was brought up by Committee member Jeff Kennedy that he thought the Committee should take a stand on the issue either supporting it or not supporting it. He felt ,that the Renaissance Festival would be an attribute to the City of Lakeville and requested that the committee also support it. Steve suggested that we wait another two weeks so that we can have a full committee meeting and everyone would have an opportunity to vote on this issue. The commit- . tee requested this be an agenda item for the 18th and the official recommendation will be made at that time. Continuing under old business, committee member Dennis Miller had been approached by a citizen in Valley Park who was wondering what the status of the pools were. This particular citizen suggested the pools not be bulldozed .immediately but be left in case the beach program was not successful. Steve explained that .because of several other prior- . ities the destruction or filling in of those pools probably wouldn't take place until later on in the summer. He also added that Council had made a decision to close the pools and it would be very difficult after the complete construction of the beach to reopen those pools. Regardless of the. success of the beach the fact still remains that the pools 'were. economically unfeasible and sub-standard for the particular uses and needs of that particular area. The committee inquired about the Antlers Park lagoon situation. Steve informed them that at this time he would prefer to leave the lagoon as it is and hope for a substantial amount of water to make the boat launch area useable for this summer. Committee members also in- quired about the traditionally yearly dinner meeting for Advisory Board members. .Steve mentioned that he hadn't heard anything of such an .activity and would inquire for them. 81-14 Upon appropriate motion by Novak, seconded by Kennedy, the eting was. adjourned. Motion passed. espectfu~ly submit ed, ~ eral~ S. Michaud, Fred or • Parks and Recreation- GSM:jr