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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda for Sept 8 City of Falcon Heights Parks & Recreation Commission AGENDA City Hall, 2077 W. Larpenteur Ave. Monday, September 8 2014 6:30 p.m. ___ Christina Erickson ____ Gordon Strom ___ Mary Hannon Jacobson ___ Liz Asmus ____ Dave Thomas ___ Michael Breen ___ Cari Lee ____ Emily Metcalfe ___ Ron Eischen ___ Staff Michelle Tesser ____ Staff Tim Pittman ___Council Liaison Chuck Long 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of July 14th meeting minutes (no August 11thmeeting) 3. Master Park Planning Project Update-Candace Amberg WSB & Associates 4. Update on Curtiss Field Pond Project  They will be putting a temp 6ft fence around the entire park including lot.  We will be having extra police surveillance to keep children out of the construction site.  The basketball court will be removed for the construction project. We are keeping the basketball hoop/net.  A video camera will be on one of the northern light poles.  Some of the vegetation around the pond will have to be cut down to add the new permanent fence.  There are two exits that will be used by trucks. The exits will only cause the removal of one small tree. It’s the tree that is on the north side of the park, nearest to the sidewalk that leads to Idaho Ave. (location specifics: if you are at the warming house looking towards the north side of the park where the sidewalk goes up to Idaho Ave, the tree on the left side of the sidewalk). The nice large birch tree will not be harmed.  Utility lines were located north and south through Curtiss Field. Staff and contractors are working to notify the utility owner to move the lines. 5. Recap on Ice Cream Social Event The event went well with large groups of families and children of all ages. About 30 mins before the event the weather took a bad turn and huge gusts of wind took a hold of the tents and blew them down. Event signs, prizes and tickets were flown around the park. Staff was forced to retreat into the Park building for safety. Thankfully, the weather subsided and the events crew were able to grab all the game and activity supplies and put them on the north side of the building to guard against any future winds. Unfortunately with no tents, organizations that were there to show case had to be squeezed into the park building. Sierra Club, Nurse Community Block, Tennis Sanitation, all city commissions, and more were all in the park building. Some organizations enjoyed being near the lines for the ice cream, others complained it was noisy due to the groups in the building and the band playing. One take away is that organizations would like to be closer to the high foot traffic areas. This is the second highest revenue gathered at ICS since 2010. Total amount was $1,201.44. Special thanks to commissioners who volunteered at the event and PRC table: Dave Thomas, Cari Lee and Chair, Gordon Strom. 6. Update Falcon Heights/Lauderdale Family 5k Saturday, September 13th The 5k is this Saturday, we have over 98 registrations this year and approximately 6 volunteers. We normally get around 10 same day registrations. We are in need of volunteers to help stand at important intersections to guide runners/walkers. Volunteers will get proper reflector vests and a free run tshirt. We received $300 donations to offset the costs of t-shirts from Spire Financial and Finnsus. 7. Update on fall programming Our fall soccer and tennis program enrollments are at great levels. The programs begin on Saturday. We will have volunteer assistant coaches again this year for soccer to help with large groups. The coaches have been with the city for many years so everything should run smoothly. 8. Public Works Report -Tim Pittman Tim and his staff are working on sidewalk paneling, mowing, Larpenteur Ave streetscape, city hall equipment installation and council chambers painting/wood framing. 9. New Business Tesser attended the Active Living Ramsey Communities (ALRC) meeting Sept 8th. Met Council presented on findings of regional park use among select communities of color. Tesser has attached the findings for those interested. Tesser also discussed with the committee, who is working on final touches to the Ramsey County wide ped and bicycle system plan, the need of funding for sidewalk repair on Roselawn Avenue. They directed Tesser to talk to Commissioner Janice Rettman about soliciting funds from the wheelage tax. Commissioner McGuire and Ramsey County Parks and Rec Director Jon Oyanagi expressed that Roselawn Ave is an important bike route to get to Lexington Ave trails. Additionally, as we discuss our future trail system in Falcon Heights, ALRC has benches available. Great future additions to the trails! Next meeting date: Monday, October 13th at City Hall, 2077 W. Larpenteur Ave. Athletic Fields Full size soccer field Softball Field Naturalized Area Soft-surfaced nature trails Monarch monitoring area New Picnic Pavillion 8-10 people Hockey Rink & Summer Courts Basketball Court Pickleball Courts Area for Four-Square and Shuffleboard Community Gardens Main Park Building Restrooms Warming House Picnic Shelter Children’s Play Area Equipment for all ages Trellis for shade Parking 50 Spaces Cl e v e l a n d A v e n u e N o r t h Roselawn Avenue West Rural Fence Create gateway into park INTERPRETIVE DESIGN: Fields and Farming Bees, Butterfies and related pollination Picnic Pavillion 8-10 people Handicap accessible Corn Crib Entry/Gateway Feature Flower Beds Community Gardens Children’s Play Area Equipment for all ages Trellis for shade Athletic Fields Full size soccer field Softball Field Hockey Rink & Summer Courts Basketball Court Pickleball Courts Area for Four-Square and Shuffleboard Naturalized Area Soft-surfaced nature trails Monarch monitoring area Main Park Building Restrooms Warming House Picnic Shelter Parking 57 Spaces Cl e v e l a n d A v e n u e N o r t h Roselawn Avenue West Nature Play Outdoor Play Learning Environments Athletic Fields Full size soccer field Softball Field Naturalized Area Soft-surfaced nature trails Monarch monitoring area INTERPRETIVE DESIGN: Fields and Farming Bees, Butterfies and related pollination Sn e l l i n g A v e n u e N o r t h Free Skating Area Parking 10 Spaces INTERPRETIVE DESIGN: Stormwater Water Routes from built environment to wetlands, rivers & oceans Children’s Play Area Equipment for all ages Wood chips or rubber surface Trellis for shade Main Park Building Restrooms Warming House Trellis for shade Hockey Rink & Sports Court Basketball Court Pickleball CourtInterpretive Sign Interpretive Sign Interpretive Sign Interpretive Sign Free Skating Area Parking 7 Spaces INTERPRETIVE DESIGN: Stormwater Water Routes from built environment to wetlands, rivers & oceans Children’s Play Area Equipment for all ages Wood chips or rubber surface Trellis for shade Main Park Building Restrooms Warming House Trellis for shade Hockey Rink & Sports Court Basketball Court Pickleball Court Pond Overlook Handicap Accessible Children’s Play Area Equipment for all ages Wood chips or rubber surface Trellis for shade Main Park Building Restrooms Warming House Trellis for shade Interpretive Sign Interpretive Sign Athletic Fields Soccer field (330’ x 205’) Little League Tee-Ball Field Informal Open Green Space Co f f m a n S t r e e t Trail Access Paved Trail Connection to U of M St. Paul Campus Picnic Shelter 10 to 20 People Handicap Accessible Children’s Play Area Equipment for all ages Wood chips or rubber surface Trellis for shade Sports Court Basketball Court Pickleball Court Trail Access Paved Trail Connection to U of M St. Paul Campus Co f f m a n S t r e e t Informal Open Green Space INTERPRETIVE DESIGN: Woods/Plants Changes in Climates/Shifts Importance for Shade, Habitat, and Oxygen Sports Court Basketball Court Pickleball Court Picnic Shelter 10 to 20 People Handicap Accessible Children’s Play Area Equipment for all ages Wood chips or rubber surface Trellis for shade Trail Access Paved Trail Connection to U of M St. Paul Campus Backstop