03-02-00 Park Commission Minutes

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MINUTES Parks & Recreation Commission March 2, 2000 The Parks & Recreation Director stated that the City will be talking to the Provinces Aparhnents to see if they are interested in placement of a path from their property to the park. The Provinces' property is adjacent to the park property. Howe commented that some residents would like the name of the park to be Rondeau Park in honor of the person who had originally owned the property. The Parks & Recreation Director felt that the name should be decided at a later date. The Parks & Recreation Director stated that a 5-foot trail instead of an 8-foot trail could be installed. The Public Works Director preferred an 8-foot trail if one was installed so that it would be easier to maintain during the winter. However, the Parks & Recreation Director felt that the trail may not have to be plowed. The Parks & Recreation Director commented that the Park Consultant was in favor of the pathway. The Director felt that the path is not as necessary as he felt it once was when there were 35 homes planned instead of the current 22. Sackett Glaser felt that the pathway would be an access to the park for only a few people. Broten recommended eliminating the path from Gordie Howe's townhon:e protect located at Little Canada Road and Jackson Street. Motion seconded by Gray. Motion carried 7- 0. O'NEIL The Parks & Recreation Director stated that the O'Neil property is located at 666 Keller DIVISION Parkway between Keller and LaBore Road. The division proposed is a simple lot split and the Park Master Plan does not identify parkland in that area. Gray recommended accepting cash in lieu of land for the park charge on the O'Neil property located on Keller Parkway. Motion seconded by Sackett Glaser. Motion carried 7 - 0. PIONEER The Parks & Recreation Director stated that the City's Code Enforcement Officer has been PARKING inspecting the City's properties to make sure we are in compliance with our own codes. Pioneer Park has been found to be in violation of our parking ordinance. According to our zoning code, 237 parking spaces are required for the park. However, we only have 181. The Parks & Recreation Director stated that the City has three options to correct the problem. We could add 56 parking spaces, a conditional use permit could be applied for showing the additional parking to be constructed in the future, or the code could be amended to make the park compliant. He commented that there are other City parks that are also non-compliant because they have been designated as neighborhood parks with limited or no parking. He Page 2 of 4