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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-06-2016 Park Board Minutes Park Board Minutes June 6, 2016 P a g e | 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES Park Board Minutes 1. Call to Order and Roll Call The June 6, 2016 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting was called to order by Chair George Lindy. 2. Setting Agenda The Agenda was approved as presented. 3. Approval of Minutes: March 23, 2016 Chair Lindy made a MOTION to approve the Meeting Minutes from March 23, 2016 joint session followed by Park Board Meeting. Pat Huelman moved to approve the Minutes. Motion supported, all in favor and Motion carried. DATE : June 6, 2016 TIME STARTED: 6:30 PM TIME ENDED: 7:07 PM MEMBERS PRESENT: Richard Jensen, George Lindy, John Nordlund, Pat Huelman Andrew Levi, Clark Gooder, Matt Koehn MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Rick DeGardner (Public Services Director) Heather Robinson (Administrative Assistant) ALSO PRESENT: Developer Jamie Jensen (St. Clair Properties) Park Board Minutes June 6, 2016 P a g e | 2 4. Open Mike There was no one was present for Open Mike. Open Mike was closed. 5. New Business Review St. Clair Estates Development Chair Lindy requested Rick DeGardner to introduce the New Business. Mr. DeGardner described St. Clair Estates as a proposed 35 single family home residential subdivision located north of Birch Street and east of Hokah Drive. This development borders the Rick Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Preserve. A future park has not been identified near the St. Clair Estates Development, nor are any additional trail segments at this time in our Parks, Natural Open Space/Greenways and Trail System Plan. City Staff has recently received inquiries from residents requesting a mini-park within the St. Clair Estates development as well as a possible trail connection to the Rice Lake Elementary and Rice Creek Regional Park Preserve trails. Possible Mini-Park Mr. DeGardner stated that the upland area for St. Clair estates is 16.87 acres. Statutorily, the City could require 10 percent in land dedication which would amount to 1.687 acres in park land. The City would then have to compensate the developer a fair market value of the land and seek additional funding for park development. Possible Trail Access to RLE or Regional Park Mr. DeGardner described two possible trail options. He stated that he received indications from Anoka County that they would be willing to work with the City if we are interested in moving forward to try to provide a trail connection to the Regional Trail and Park Reserve. 1. Trail Access to Regional Park - The first option would be to request a trail easement through Outlot A or Lot 3. (Preliminary Plat drawing of St. Clair Estates presented to board for review). An easement or land dedication would be needed to create the trail corridor. Park Board Minutes June 6, 2016 P a g e | 3 2. Trail Access to RLE Trails - The second option is near Outlot C farther south in the development. This would require an estimated 500 feet of boardwalk which would be through a wetland area. Mr. DeGardner stated that a rough estimate for completing a Boardwalk is $100 to $200 dollars a linear foot. With this option there would have to be adjustments made to the preliminary plat for access and may possibly eliminate a potential lot for the developer. He also stated that the park dedication dollars for this development could go towards the boardwalk as a possible option. In addition, we would need to seek permission from the Centennial School District. Developer Jamie Jensen was present to represent St. Clair Estates. He informed he would be willing to consider option 1 and an easement through Outlot A, Lot 3. As far as Option 2, Mr. Jensen was concerned about the width of the access needed and the distance involved. He also advised that he is familiar with Rice Lake Elementary School trails and considers it a short distance from the development location as it stands. Mr. Jensen informed the Board that he is proposing to run a 10 foot asphalt emergency exit roadway with a semi-removable barrier that could be knocked down in an emergency situation from the cul-de-sac that would connect to Birch Street. It’s secondary purpose would be used as a walkway from the development to Birch Street and could used by pedestrians to access Birch Street. Topics Discussed/Reviewed:  Email from a Resident in Spirit Hills.  Distances from development to current surrounding parks and recreational amenities.  Distances from development to Rice Lake Elementary School trail access and Regional Park trail system.  Costs involved in Mini-Park construction and maintenance costs.  Wetland areas surrounding the development.  Easements that would be needed for trail access from Developer.  Emergency Exit already in Preliminary Plat from development to Birch Street.  Funds remaining in dedicated Park Funds for developing the park. Park Board Minutes June 6, 2016 P a g e | 4 After Board reviewed the Plat Drawings, Chair George Lindy make a motion to recommend cash park dedication fees in lieu of land dedication for this development. Pat Huelman seconded the MOTION. All members in favor and MOTION carried. City Staff will be forwarding the recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Board at their next meeting date of June 8, 2016 6. Recreation Department Update Board Reviewed the Current Recreation Department Update. 7. Old Business No old Business was Presented. 8. Next Scheduled Park Board Meeting. If new business, will be held July 11, 2016. 9. Adjourn Adjourned at 7:07 PM Submitted by, Heather Robinson Administrative Assistant Public Services