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HomeMy WebLinkAbout060892 *PLEASE REVIEW FOR MEETING OF 6/8/92* PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1992 COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL - 7:00-9:00 P.M. 1. Call to order 2. Minutes from meeting of 4/l3/92 and 5/11/92 3. Staff Reports A. Director of Parks and Recreation 1. Registration summary 2. Summer department schedule 3. Development proposal for golf course 4. New Business A. Follow up on presentation by Ed Dressen-Shakopee Boy Scouts B. Discuss final park dedication for Carriage Hills C. Present information update on Souix Community activities 5. Old Business A. Trail status update for Franklin Trail 6. Set next meeting date A. Next scheduled meeting would be Monday, July 13, 1992. 7. Adjourn the meeting **PLEASE---CALL TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE!!** AGEN6 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 ceminskr, 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 shape of the building could be in the shape of a railroad depot to signify 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 EMPlDYER 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 1) $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 contingencr 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. ".,_."~.,'_~___...........____. ___......~..^._... _,. ......~",...~..,.d..,_'._.......__,__'.".,.. ...._..~~_~....~~_';..,."'._..__.. __...._......."&.'.__.H.._.~,._,.___ "__'__',"",,~,"'Q, 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 City of Shakopee and was dedicated to the youth of Shakopee. The building 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 _,'''"""*''_".w.' .,.-.".... ,.~ ... -------~.l". .'._'-~~. ~'._"" 4l'.'--" ^'_....._.~*....,.- ,. - , _. -_."...~...<~..~..._.~'___..._._'__.,~_'''"__~_~_.,...._._.....,,____..__'."_.._.'o..._.__.....__~ Parks Advisory Committee Minutes - April 13, 1992 - Page 4 noise received the "significantlf Worse" ratings. Vandalism, theft, trespassing, and accidents d1dn't receive 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 publication should be done regarding the positive feedback from other 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. 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. ART SCHOOT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Bill Mangan Director of Parks & Recreation Department Nancy McGill Recording Secretary _."..,_hh___._ .... "~__,."",~_",,'~'.,w.,~,, "--M.'.-~"1<O.-" "'""'-'~-'f'I"~"N",&"~~'~""_"'" ..._.,.,,_.~""=_~__,~......~..__,_..~~____,~ PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 11, 1992 The Parks Advisory Committee meeting was called to order by Chairman, Doug Berens at 7:29 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 1992. Those present were Doug Berens, Ron Ceminsky, Pat Heaney, Kathy Smith, Bill Mangan, Director of Parks and Recreation, and Ed Dressen, a representative of youth groups in Shakopee. Kathe Abrams, Tony Anderson and Art Schoot were absent. The minutes will be reviewed at the next meeting. Doug Berens called for the staff reports. Bill Mangan reported that the Arbor Day celebration scheduled for Friday, April 24th with the Girl Scouts was cancelled due to inclement weather. This will be rescheduled sometime towards the end of May. Earth Day was celebrated on May 1st at Westwood. This is the third year of such a celebration and a total of lOO trees have been planted at Westwood. Five Hawks celebrated Arbor Day/Earth Day on April 21st. Each classroom had a tree to plant. Bill Mangan reviewed the summer department schedule. On Ma~ 1st a men's league officially started the summer season off w1th a softball tournament at the Ponds. The soccer program started mid-April and will continue through the first of July. Softball and baseball programs have started and will continue through the middle of August. Bill Mangan indicated that the summer playground program will present a challenge due to the new non-resident policr. Approximately 300 kids are anticipated to participate in th1s program this summer. Staff have been hired to fill the positions of summer playground leaders, concessions, and beach attendants. The beach at Sand Point will be open Memorial Day but won't have full staff until the following week-end. Doug Berens then asked for New Business: to discuss trail plans for Franklin Trail. Trail plans and specifications have been completed and will go to the council on Monday, May 18th. The plan is to concrete Franklin Trail from Highway 13 South, north to County Road 44 with a cost of $62,500. Trail from county Road 44 north to Highwa~ 13 will be bid as as an alternate with a cost of $11,000. The l1nk from Main Avenue to Lake front Park and other park trail work needs to be completed under the $75,000 funds allocated. A July 6th bid opening is scheduled for Franklin Trail with construction to begin August 1st and completion by the end of August. The trail link from Lakefront to County Road 21 will cost $5,500 to complete. Trails along Oakland Beach and Fish Point Park also have projects to be completed. If all of Franklin Trail, the extension from the parks shop up to Dakota Street and the various ~ark trails as mentioned would cost approximately $88,500. We w1l1 present this figure to the Council. They have already committed to $75,000. Some discussion followed. 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 - May 11, 1992 - Page 2 Ed Dressen, a representative from the Boy Scout's and other youth groups from Shakopee, addressed the ~roup with information on the construction of a meeting building 1n Shakopee used by youth groups at no charge to them. He explained, in detail, how this project was handled. He indicated that many major civic organizations were contacted for support of this pro~ect and with the donations and help from these civic organizat1ons, various local businesses, and many volunteers, this 42 x 65 foot log building was constructed for a cost of $198,000.00. The project was completed in 9 months, 10 days. This building is presently being used by 47 youth groups, senior citizens and some groups from outside the community. Mr. Dressen was very excited about this project; to be involved with a concept and see it become a reality, and felt it to be a worthwhile endeavor for our community to pursue. Questions followed from the Parks Advisory members. Everyone was in agreement that this would be a great addition to our community but would need someone to be a frontrunner for a project such as this. Mr. Dressen indicated that he would be happy to give the Committee a tour of the building. He can be reached at 445-5167. Some discussion followed. committee give this some meeting. Bill Mangan stated that the Girl Scouts will be picking flowers up from the Parks Department on Monday, May l8th to plant in the parks at Sand Point Beach, Sunset Hills, Raspberry Ridge and Lakefront for the Adopt-A-Park program. Bill Mangan suggested that the thought and bring ideas to the next The next scheduled meeting is Monday, June 8, 1992. PAT HEANEY MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. KATHY SMITH SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned at 9:02. Bill Mangan Director of Parks and Recreation Dept. Nancy McGill Recording Secretary