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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051192 *PLEASE REVIEW FOR MEETING OF 5/11/92* PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA MONDAY, MAY 11, 1992 COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL - 7:00-9:00 P.M. 1. Call to order 2. Minutes from meeting of 4/13/92 3. Staff Reports A. Director of Parks and Recreation 1. Arbor Day Review 2. Summer department schedule 4. New Business A. Presentation by Boy Scouts on meeting space B. Discuss trail plans for Franklin Trail 5. Old Business A. status of "Adopt-A-Park" program of Girl Scouts 6. Set next meeting date A. Next scheduled meeting would be Monday, June 8, 1992. 7. Adjourn the meeting **PLEASE---CALL TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE!!** AGEN5 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLDYER "! PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 13, 1992 The Parks Advisory Committee meeting was called to order by Vice-chair, Pat Heaney at 7:12 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 1992. Those present were Tony Anderson, Ron ceminsk~, Pat Heaney, Art Schoot, Kathy Smith, and Bill Mangan, D1rector of Parks and Recreation. Members not present were Kathe Abrams and Doug Berens. The minutes from the March 9, 1992 meeting were reviewed. TONY ANDERSON MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. RON CEMINSKY SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. Bill Mangan reviewed the McDonald Grant application with the Committee. The application has been approved by the Parks Advisory Committee and the recommendation will be presented to the Council on April 20, 1992. with the approval from the Council, Bill will be completing two forms: one that deals with the historical society and an environmental assessment statement. General discussion of this property continued. Bill Mangan informed the committee of the vandalism at Sand Point Beach. The new fireplace in Pavilion #2 was almost destroyed by kids. A stainless steel liner is going to be installed in the chimney, the rock ledge will be rebuilt, the roof reshingled and lights that were shot out will need to be replaced. Shelter #1 also had damage done to the tongue & groove ceiling. Approximately $4,000 of damage has been done. A reward has been posted at the Hidden Oaks Middle School as it is felt that the damage was done by kids of this age group. Bill Mangan presented three (3) sets of conceptual development plans for the Grainwood Crossing development. Westwood Planning & Engineering are the consultin~ planners for this project. The three plans represent 1) min1mal development 2) more detailed development with sculpture/landform and 3) full development with enclosed shelter/sculpture, etc. Bill then reviewed the three conceptual plans located at Quincy street & County Road 21 in more detail. This park is designed to be used in conjunction with the trail system with emphasis on historical and geographic significance. There are no dollars to use for development at this time; however, he is seeking some direction. Felt that this would be a good opportunity to involve the Indian community in the historical significance. The Committee were in agreement that the Indian culture should be recognized. It was also suggested that the sha~e of the building could be in the shape of a railroad depot to s1gnify that historical point. Tony Anderson asked if the shrubs and plants would come from the City's nursery. Bill Mangan indicated that most of them would. 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPWYER "T Parks Advisory Committee Members - April 13, 1992 - Page 2 Restrooms are included on all three plans. None of the plans include a fishing pier. Estimated costs would be approximately $25,000 (Option l) $50,000 (option 2) & 75,000 (option 3). Art Schoot felt that the last two options seem to be quite involved and that option 1 is nice except that it doesn't seem to include any historical significance. Some discussion followed regarding the funding for this project. The VFW was mentioned; as well as the sioux Indians. In accordance with the property would have to Development, of course, suggested the planting of grant guidelines, acquisition of this be made within three (3) years. could start at any time. Bill Mangan grass would help clean up the area. Art Schoot suggested that the Committee get together and look at the property: however, with the bridge construction, it is difficult to get near the property. Bill Mangan indicated that development plans for Centennial Plaza, Heritage Park, development along cty Road 21 (The Pond) which will include a fountain and couple of benches, and the McDonald parcel will be heard at the April 20 council meeting. At this meeting, we will find out if contingenc~ funds can be allocated for these projects and what type of t1meframe they are looking at. About 400 bricks out of the 850 spots have been ordered for Centennial Plaza and 100 brick out of the 700 spots have been ordered for Heritage Park. The Centennial Committee has allocated $7,500 towards this project. Bill encouraged the Parks Committee members to be present at the April 20 city council meeting. Pat Heaney then introduced the next item of discussion being the Adopt-A-Park participation by the Girl Scouts. Bill Mangan stated that the Girl Scouts have adopted Oakland Beach, Raspberry Ridge, Sunset Hills, Willows, Fish Point and Boudins parks. The group collected aluminum cans and with that money they will purchase trees. Buckingham Disposal matched tree for tree and because of that, the troups have six (6) trees at Willows and six (6) trees at Sunset Hills to plant. The Parks Department will provide flats of flowers and shrubbery that will go around the park signs: the troups will take care of the watering and weeding throughout the summer. Three of the Girl Scout troups will plant trees: the other three didn't do any fundraising so they will plant flowers and keep the parks clean. Pat Heaney hoped that they would get some publicity through the newspaper. Parks Advisory Committee Minutes - April 13, 1992 - Page 3 The City will be having a kick-off for the Girl Scouts by combining it with Arbor Day on Friday, April 24 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Bill Mangan plans to grill some hotdogs and serve between 5:30 & 6:00 p.m. The mayor will read the resolution at 6:00 followed by a tree planting around the pond area. Jim Riccioli from the Prior Lake American will be here for the celebration. Parks Advisory Committee is invited to attend. Kathy Smith presented some new business. The Boy Scouts used a log cabin building in Shakopee for an overnight leadership training session and felt that a building such as this would be good to build in our City, especially since we are in need of meeting places. There were at least four major groups that donated to the construction of this and then donated it back to the Cit~ of Shakopee and was dedicated to the youth of Shakopee. The bU1lding is a nice size, but simple, has a large fireplace, fully equipped with a kitchen, and Kathy assumed it was heated. Mike Nordmeyer could get the pertinent information as to who donated what, the costs, etc. and present this, or have someone from Shakopee present this to the Parks Advisory Committee to see if this is something that this committee could act upon. Lakefront Park would be an ideal location for a building such as this. The space is available and it would be a natural setting. Kathy will make the necessary arrangements to have someone present at the May meeting. Pat Heaney voiced some concern about vandalism. Some discussion followed. Pat Heaney then introduced Old Business - The results of the Trail Survey as administered by Art Schoot. Art distributed a Final Report to the members present for their review. This report is an example of what would be sent to those participants in the survey that requested a copy. There were about 105 responses out of 149 sent. The surveys came from all over the five-state area. 83 communities that responded have fairly extensive trails. The Executive Summary in this report are the highlights of the survey. The only confusing area was how the use of trails was answered (access, fitness, nature and other). Art then reviewed the research findings as listed in the report. A graph depicts the summary data from the first six questions on the survey: trails, inter-system, arteries, patrol, striped, and lighted. Another graph showed funding sources, and it appears that the majority of trail development was done with General Fund and Grant money. Referendums have not been used much. Another graph showed the relationship between litter, vandalism, theft, pets, noise, accidents, trespassing, behavior, aesthetics, and property values. Aesthetics, pet problems and Parks Advisory Committee Minutes - April 13, 1992 - Page 4 noise received the "significantl~ Worse" r~tings. Vandalism, theft, trespassing, and accidents d1dn't rece1ve much mention. Overall, Art felt that pet areas are the greatest problem and that as trails go through the county, people will choose to move away from it and people who want to take advantage of it will move in; however, generally, the trail areas were much more positive than negative. Art Schoot suggested that flyers or some type of should be done regarding the positive feedback communities that already have trail systems. Bill Man~an felt that this survey will be a helpful source of informat1on in regards to Prior Lake's trail development. publication from other Ron Ceminsky questioned the additional $7,500.00 cost for the trail alon~ Franklin Trail trail as to why the trail needs to go through an 1ndividuals driveway. Bill Mangan stated that with a five foot concrete sidewalk, the sidewalk needs to kept at the same elevation and because of aesthetics, the sidewalk needs to be continuous, which results in the cutting of the driveway, putting the sidewalk in, and bringing fill and asphalt in on both sides of the concrete sidewalk. This is the recommended design and construction. The next meeting date was set for Monday, May 11, 1992. KATHY SMITH MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. 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