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Home My WebLink AboutFebruary, 1975CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA 55372 PRIOR LA/fE PARK BOARD AGENDA February ~, 1975 I. LAKE FRONT PARK A. Skating Pond to be cleared - Report by Sullivan B. Extension of Snowmobile Trails - Police Dept. 1. Ask for defferal until 75 - 76 Season C. Grading Plans - Specifications for bidding - Report by Israelson D. Water Quality Study of Pond - Report by Bart Engineering (Attached) E. Spring Tree Planting - Progress report by Sullivan F. Other II. WILLOWS PARK A. Improvement Plan B. Other III. BOUDINS PARK A. BO IV. MEMORIAL PARK A. Bo V. GREEN OAKS PARK A. Retain Tooker for Preliminary Plan B. (s) THE CENTER OF LAKE COUNTRY Park Board Agenda February ~, 1975 Page #2 VI. OTHER BUSINESS A. Additional Park Board Members - Recommendations 1. Appointments by City Council B. Purchase of Chain Saw C. No all-terrain vehicles allowed on snowmobile trails - See Ord. 7A-5, Sec. I. D. Other ADJOURN DATE: February 10, 1975 TO: Park Board Members FROM: P. R. Devitt, Secretary SUBJECT: Minutes from 75-2 Meeting The Park Board held meeting 75-2 at the City Hall on February ~, 1975 @ 8:00 P.M. Members present: Devitt & Williams. Guests were: W. Sullivan, Lawrence Gubbe (Barr Engineering)~ C. Tooker & H. Israelson & Associates. Williams called meeting to order. Since there was not a quorum of ~ business was conducted. members present ~ ~ ~ (1) Next park board meeting is Tuesday, February 18, 1975. (2) Bid booklet for park grading and seeding was provided by Israelson. Sullivan to send booklets to Patchin & Kalton. Israelson will be present at February 18, 1975 meeting to review bid booklet with members. (3) Barr Engineering was present to answer questions on their proposal for the pond in the gravel washer area. Proposal will be reviewed at February 18, 1975 meeting and a response submitted to Barr Engineering. (~) C. Tooker was asked to complete a development plan for Green Oaks park if title has been received. (5) Council approved a seven (7) member park board. (6) Sullivan gave a brief run down on the spring tree planting. (7) Meeting adjourned. PRIOR LAKE PARK BOARD AGENDA FEBRUARY 18, 1975 I. LAKE FRONT PARK A. Skating Pond to be cleared - Report by Sullivan B. Extension of Snowmobile Trails - Police Dept. 1. Ask for deferral until 75- 76 Season ~C. Grading Plans - Specifications for bidding - Report by Israelson D. Water Quality Study of Pond -.Report by Bart Engineering (Attached) E. Spring Tree Planting - Progress report by Sullivan F. Other II. WILLOWS PARK A. Improvement Plan - Tooker B. Other III. NORTH SHORE OAKS PARK A. Preliminary Plan - Tooker B. Dedication of 2nd Addition C. Other IV. BOUDINS PARK A. B. V. MEMORIAL PARK A. B. VI. GREEN OAKS PARK A. Retain Tooker for Preliminary Plan B. Has title been received? 1 Park, Board Agenda February 18, 1975 Page #2 VI. OTHER BUSINESS A. Financial Report- McGuire B. Additional Park Board Members- Recommendations 1. Appointments by City Council C. Purchase of Chain Saw D. No all-terrain vehicles allowed on snowmobile trails - See Ord. 74-5, Sec. I. E. Other 1. 2, , 3. 4. ADJOURN TO. Park Board Membe ~'~ DATE: February 20, 1975 FROM: P. R. Devitt, Secretary 3d: Minutes from 75-3 Meeting The Park Board held meeting 75-3 at the City Hall on February 18, 1975 at 8:00 PM. Members present; Devitt, Kalton, Patchin, Williams. Guests were; Jim White {Israelson assoc.}, Mike DiPaolo {Tennis club}, M. McGuire and W. Sullivan. Patchin called meeting to order. I. Lake Front Park · A. Skating Pond to be Cleared - W. Sullivan to send letter to the VFW informing them of our disappointment that little was done on the skating rink in the Gravel Wash area. B. Extension of Snowmobile Trails - At the request of the Police de- partment, the Park Board agreed to delay the extension of the snow- mobile trails until the 1975/76 season. C. Grading Plans - Specifications for Bidding - Jim White of Israelson assoc, presented grading plans and bid specifications for Park Pro- ject 74-15. Bid must be advertised in one legal paper and a con- struction bulletin. Bids are to be received by March 25th with an estimated project completion date of June 30, 1975. Estimated cost is $25,300.00. M/S/P Williams/Devitt - Accept engineers grading plans and have bids submitted in time for a response by the March 25th Park Board Meet- ing. Williams to check with City Council to see what procedures are to be followed on Major Projects of this size. Does the Council want to be ~involved when the engineer presents the bid specs to the Park Board or when the bids have been received. D. Water' Quality Study of Pond - M/S/P Williams/Devitt - Reject Barr Engineering proposal dated Jan- uary 28, 1975 and pursue preliminary study of the Pond ourselves. W. Sullivan to send a response letter to Barr Engineering informing them we are not in need of their services at this time. Thank them for their time and initial response. W. Sullivan to get appropriate individuals identified to perform preliminary tests of Pond area by the time the ice breaks. E. Spring Tree Planting - A DNR representative will be visiting W. Sullivan on Thursday, February 20th, to establish a Spring planting program for the Park. Trees are tentatively scheduled for shipment on April 25th. W. Sullivan to have color scheme map of planting program for pre- sentation at the March 11th Park Board meeting. Leaders of local community groups should be in attendance at the March 25th Park Board meeting so the planting program can be reviewed with them. Sullivan to obtain planting guidelines {including recommended tools} from DNR Representative. - 2 - F. Other - No discussion. ~I. Willows Park A. Improvement Plan - W. Sullivan to have Tooker present development plan at the March 11th meeting. B. Other - No discussion. III. North Shore Oaks Park A. Preliminary Plan - W. Sullivan to have Tooker present development plan at the March 11th meeting. B. Dedication of 2nd Addition - No discussion. C. Other - No discussion. IV. Boudins Park - No discussion. V. Memorial Park - No discussion. VI. Green Oaks Park A. Retain Tooker for Preliminary Plan - There was some discussion as to whether Tooker should work on a development plan for this park if the title has not been received. Concensus of the Board was to let Tooker continue with development plan at his pace. B. Has Title Been Received? - No. I. Other Business A. Financial Report - M. McGuire presented the 1974 financial report for the Park Operating and Capital Park Funds. See attachments. B. Additional Park Board Members - Patchin to contact Louise Anderson as a potential member of the Park Board. C. Purchase of Chain Saw - M/S/P Kalton/Devitt - The Park Board to absorb 50% of the costs for a chain saw. Total costs not to exceed $250.00. Park Board costs not to exceed $125.00. D. All Terrain Vehicles are not Allowed on Snowmobiles Trails - Ref- erence ORD. 74-5 Sec. I. E. Other - 1. W. Wullivan indicated we could be breaking the law by not re- moving the piles of wood in the Park. Sullivan to get rid of the piles of wood the best method pos- sible. 2. Removal of Dead Trees - Dead trees, adjacent to non-Park pro- perties, should be removed before they cause damage to other peoples' property. It was the concensus of the Board that a tree removal program should be implemented after the trees have blossomed in the Spring. 3. Board members are to present a list of Summer work activities for the Parks to M. McGuire. ext meeting is Tuesday, March 11th at 8:00 PM in the City Hall Council ~ambers. P. R. Devitt, Secretary Park Board PRD:lss attachments CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA 55372 MEMORANDUM TO: Prior Lake Park Board FROM: Michael A. McGuire, Administrator DATE: February lB, ~975 SUBJECT: Park Operating Fund 197~ Budget ..... · ............... $9,600.00 197~ Expenditures: Utilities "~ Repairs Insurance Park Maintenance Labor L~d (OPTION) Che~k Printing Grading (Willows & Boudins Parks) Engineering Subtotal 519.~6 569.00 2,03~.00 3oo.oo 10.00 3,090.00 Transfer to Capital Park Fund (Ded. Fees) Total 5,000. O0 13,636.0~ THE CENTER OF LAKE COUNTRY