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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-29 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARK RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES MARCH 29, 1978 7:00 P.M. Answering roll call: Hiemstra, Rice, Storlie, Lange, Smith, Lovelace. Absent: Trued. Also present: Park Director and Program Supervisor. Approval of minutes of the March 15th meeting. Steve Storlie asked to correct the minutes to read: --'he would volunteer to be on a bike sub committee, but did not volunteer to be Chairman N. Hiemstra asked to reword Motion 78.26 to clarify the park dedication requirement to read "Motion to recommend acceptance of $9,400 in cash plus the outlot located north of the drainage ditch which is located in the 100 year flood zone 78.33 Motion to approve the minutes of March 15, 1978 as corrected moved by N. Hiemstra, seconded by H. Rice. Motion carried. Jerry Clay was present to discuss Dodd Terrace. Park Director Steve Michaud explained the Park Dedication Ordinance requirements and re- commended a cash donation of $850.00. $850.00 was based on a $1,700 per acre value. This figure was used because of the recent plat "The Meadows" which is very close by. Mr. Clay agreed to the figure and stated this could be paid in a one lump sum. 78.34 Motion by Lange, seconded by Storlie to recommend to Council an $850 cash donation in lieu of land to satisfy the Park Dedication Ordinance for Dodd Terrace development. Motion carried. A discussion of the L.A.A. hockey rink request commenced. The Park Direc- tor explained some of his ideas. Dakota Heights rink site will be an ex- pensive project but is obviously necessary. The site is completely land scaped and ready to be developed. The proposed Middle School site has some complication with an existing softball field which is partially developed. Steve suggested that if priorities were examined closer that the School District would most likely allow a second rink at the site as opposed to the softball field. Steve will bring some cost es- timates to the next meeting and discussion will continue at that time. Discussion continued on a possible bike trail along 175th Street which has been approved for upgrading. An application for financial assist- ance has been submitted to the Dept. of Transportation but no word has been received as of yet. Park Director will continue to call and follow up this application. The Park Director presented his plan for redevelopment of J. C. Park. Examples of the existing park site plan and the proposed site plan are attached to these minutes. In brief, Steve recommended to change the position of the two existing T -ball fields to opposite sides in the park and to add a third field. The existing field sites are located next to private homes. When games and practices are in progress, many violations are caused to the adjacent properties, i.e., walking through gardens, walking through shrubs, using private water hoses for drinking -2- water, and using private yard to go to the bathroom. Hopefully, by changing the fields around and installing a chain link fence along the eastern boun- dary of the park some of these problems will be eliminated. 78.35 Motion was made by Storlie, seconded by Rice to recommend the redevelopment plans as submitted by the Director, with the correction of field location for the southerly most field and to install 1,000 feet of chain link fence and the combined basketball, volleyball courts as budgeted in the 1978 bud get. Motion carried. Steve informed the Committee that Barb Perkins had resigned to take a per- manent position with the Welfare Department. A new Title II position has been allocated by CETA and a search to find a new secretary has started. A letter was presented to the Committee concerning the latest on abandon- ment by the Milwaukee Railroad. The letter informed the City that an in- tent to abandon was filed. Park Director has written a letter in support of abandonment and creating a multi purpose trail system in the railroad right -of -way. Park Director went on to explain it would be in the best interest to reroute any proposed trails around the downtown area and that the railroad line located in downtown Lakeville be offered for sale to private individuals. Steve will keep the Committee informed. A report was presented to the Committee from Steve concerning the Park Dedication Ordinance. The report which consisted of a comparison of several cities to Lakeville with respects to land and cash donations. The report was for discussion purposes and will be discussed at length at the next meeting. A discussion on Wildwood Ponds began with respects to determining a cash donation. Presently the existing formula does not provide for an equit- able contribution amount. Steve recommended that the Committee initiate an appraisal as can be required by Ordinance, in order to determine a per acre land value. The Committee took no action as they thought an appraisal would not make any real changes with the eventual outcome. This item will be again discussed at the next meeting. N. Hiemstra requested to know what Council agenda item #10 was. 78.36 Motion was made by Lange, seconded by Storlie to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. At 8:30 P.M. a joint meeting with the Natural Resoure Committee began. The subject was wetlands. Two movies were shown and discussed. Meeting was very interesting. Respectfully submitted, Steve Storlie, Secretary