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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/07/1992 Park Board Packet The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Park Board was called to order on Monday, November 2, 1992 at Lino Lakes City Hall by Chairman George Lindy. Roll Call was taken, members in attendance were Candy Toffoli, Brian Bourassa, John Bauman, George Lindy, Ray Johnson and Jacquelyn Farm. Absent was Ken Johnson. Also in attendance were Linda Elliott, City Council liaison to the park board, Marty Asleson, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Carole Kohler, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Secretary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the October 5, 1992 Park Board Meeting were approved as mailed. OPEN MIKE• Mr. Roger Kolstad representing North Suburban Development company appeared under Open Mike. North Suburban Development owned by Jack Menkveld is the developer of The Shores of Marshan Lake development currently under construction at Lake Drive. Mr. Kolstad distributed information to the board containing a brief history of events regarding this development and some maps. (A copy of this handout information is at the end of these minutes. ) He explained that since this trail proposal was approved by the Park Board last December, the DNR has made very strict wetland laws. He says these laws make it impossible for the developer to keep the trails where they were originally proposed. The trails will now have to go as close as 30 feet from the rear of the property. This is undesirable to Mr. Menkveld who says he has had several buyers turn down property because of the closeness of the proposed walking trails to the rear of the yards. Mr. Kolstad had two separate proposals. One proposal (Exhibit #3) would be to place a four foot concrete sidewalk in the street easement along lots four through fourteen and continue from there with an eight foot wide gravel trail (to be blacktopped by the city) out of the wetlands approximately as shown. This plan would also include providing the lakeside easement for future use if possible. Another proposal (Exhibit 14) would place a four foot concrete sidewalk in the street easement along lots eight through fourteen, then an eight foot wide gravel trail (to be blacktopped by the city) out of the wetlands on the rear of lots one through seven and would also provide lakeside trail easement for future use if possible. Mr Menkveld seems to think that the DNR will relax some of these laws in the future as they are very unpopular with builders and developers. Both of these proposals would call for the final plat to be changed. Mr. Menkveld says he was told by City Attorney Bill Hawkins that this is not a real big problem. Mr. Kolstad was reminded that because he appeared under Open Mike there could be no action taken on his request at this meeting. He says he is curious as to why he was not scheduled on this evening's agenda as he made several requests and was turned down. Mr. Kolstad referred to a letter he received today from the city planning CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 1992 department in which he was told there would be no more building permits issued for this development until certain concerns are addressed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. He says he would like to bring this matter before the Planning and Zoning Board, but wants to get direction from the Park Board prior to that meeting. A lengthy discussion followed after which George Lindy called for a consensus from the board. The following members of the Park Board concurred with Exhibit #4 Candy Toffoli, Brian Bourassa, John Bauman and Ray Johnson. The Park Board members indicated a desire to see the original trail easement location remain on the plat in case it is allowed by the Corps of Engineers at some point in the future. Jacquelyn Farm stated that she was concerned that a precedent of accepting 4' wide sidewalks in lieu of 8' paved trails would be set and therefore she could not agree with the others. Marty Asleson reviewed a letter he received from Brauer & Associates recommending the trails be left in the present location or relocated to the wetlands with possible boardwalk construction. However, the Board did not comment on this letter. Councilperson Linda Elliott stated that the council did want this issue brought before the Planning and Zoning Board. Mr. Menkveld and Mr. Kolstad have requested to be on the November 12th P & Z agenda. George Lindy asked Linda Elliott to direct the thoughts of the Board to the Council. Also appearing under "Open Mike" was Mary Johnson of 163 White Pine Road, a neighborhood spokesperson representing a group of residents from the Baldwin Lake area. These residents were in attendance to show their support of the board for acquisition of property in their area for a mini park as proposed in the comprehensive plan. Mrs. Johnson presented a petition with 67 signatures of residents who are in favor of the city purchasing property in the Baldwin Lake area to accommodate a 6 acre mini park. It was discussed and explained by Marty Asleson that there would be no need to cut down a lot of large trees as this will be a passive type of park. Just a small park to accommodate the needs of a small neighborhood. Several others approached the board with their comments and support, they were: Kelly Sharkey of 174 White Pine Road who expressed that this may be the last entry point into the regional park, Diane Jensen of 6108 Oakwood Lane, Bonnie Lind of 120 Woodridge Lane, Roxanne Lapadat of 130 Woodridge Court, and John Ukura, 102 Woodridge Lane. All of them commented that they like the idea of a low impact park with a natural setting and are willing to work with the board in whatever capacity to see that they get a ,.� neighborhood park. 2 n CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 1992 Also in attendance and commenting on the possible decision to purchase several acres in this area was Judy Coccia of 168 White Pine Road. Ms. Coccia also feels the need for a park here, but feels that there may be an alternative to placing a park where it would be necessary to cut down the large oak trees. She says there is land for sale at the end of Oakwood Road that would also fit into the plan. Marty Asleson explained that he has already checked on that particular property and was told it was sold to Bruggeman. Seeing that this discussion concerns property in the N-14 area, Marty Asleson informed the board that the Clyde Rehbein purchase and development of the Aras property here is on hold at this time and not ready to come before the board for consideration. George Lindy thanked the group for their concern and input, and noted that the board will certainly consider their feelings and efforts and continue to pursue acquisition of property for a park in their neighborhood. He also explained that this will be a slow process, there is a limited budget and the priorities will be to finish up smaller projects first and then acquisition. Marty Asleson and other board members will get involved with the ^� neighborhood group and keep in touch with the contact person. NEW BUSINESS• Living Waters Lutheran Church - Proposal: Because of the lengthy discussions previous to "New Business" on the agenda, item #5-A under new business was moved up to this time to accommodate those from Living Waters Lutheran Church who were in attendance. Mr. Ted Erkanbrak representing Living Waters Lutheran Church came before the board with a park dedication proposal regarding construction of a church on 9. 6 acres located at Reshanau Lake on Birch Street just north of Old Birch Street on the "S" curve. Construction on the church is expected to start sometime next spring. In compliance with the Master Plan for Transportation, the church will construct a transportation trail on the north side of the protected wetland area adjacent to Birch Street. This trail is intended to run the entire length of the church property along Birch Street. Building space is tight on this property and they would prefer to dedicate cash rather than property for park dedication. However,they have asked the board to waive the park dedication on this project all together. If the board does not waive the fee, then the church proposes to be willing to assist in the construction of a recreational trail along with the transportation trail. This trail would follow the old fur trappers, A-*N trail along the lakeshore that would link to Country Lakes Park to 3 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 1992 the west. There was a question as to what the dollar figure for cash dedication would be. The church quoted $10, 000, which would be approximately $1000 per acre. There was some concern expressed for waiving park dedication entirely. Would that be setting a precedent? Marty Asleson explained that he contacted Northwest Associated Consultants, the City planning consultants, and referred to a letter from them where they suggested not to waive the park dedication fee. The letter explained that our park dedication ordinance does not directly address this type of building, and suggested that the City amend its park dedication ordinance to reference specific requirements imposed on public/semi public uses so that similar problems relating to appropriate dedication may be avoided in the future. MOTION• After discussion, Brian Bourassa made a motion to recommend to council not to waive park dedication, but instead as dedication, accept the proposed recreation trail on the north side of Birch Street and work with the church to complete it in a manner acceptable to both the city and church. This motion was seconded by Candy Toffoli. All were in favor. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS• Follow up on Special Meeting and Finalizing Comp Plan - Marty Asleson reported that he met with Linda Elliott and Randy Schumacher after the meeting to apprise them of the boards feelings. He has talked to Mary Vaske, the City Finance Director, to lay out a plan for how to distribute the dollars and will get the figures to show to the council. George Lindy feels it's time to act now on the land acquisition discussed at the special meeting, and put money down on A-3 (the property selected for the location of an athletic complex) and get ready for a final purchase in approximately five years. MOTION: A motion was made by George Lindy and seconded by Ray Johnson to take from the dedicated park fund, the dollars necessary for the following: (priorities in this order) Approximately $20, 000 for improvements to Leonard and Bradley Park and adding lights to the hockey rink at City ,,N' Hall Park 4 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 1992 Re-design Contry Lakes Park ("guesstimate" of $2000 to $4000 for the design work) Also included in this motion is the request that the Council be aware that the board would like funds to purchase the N-14 property in the Baldwin Lake area depending on what is available by the developer, and also to pursue the purchase option on parcel A-3 by means of applying a down payment. A vote showed the motion carried unanimously. There was also a discussion regarding paving of trails by the city as soon as they go in. There was no exact cost quoted, but the figure of approximately $10 per foot was mentioned. MOTION• Jacquelyn Farm made a motion to recommend that all new trials be ^� paved at the time they go in. This was seconded by Candy Toffoli. All were in favor. Pets in Parks - A carry over item from the last meeting was concerning how to handle the problem of residents bringing their pets into city parks and not cleaning up the animal wastes. Carole Kohler polled six cities to see if they have a similar problem, and what means are used to help correct it. She reported that most cities use signs set throughout the parks and one city has a sign at the entrance and exit of each city trail. Three of the cities have a leash law and all of them use signage. All of them also use the city billings, newsletters, etc. to remind residents to clean up after their pets. It was decided to try this type of notice along with signs in parks and trails with the hopes that it will not be necessary to be more forceful. The park board authorized staff to get prices on signs and to start to put "reminders" in printed literature from the city. Parks and Recreation Foundation - Jacquelyn Farm reported that the newly formed "Friends of Lino Lakes Parks Foundation" is legally registered with the State now. Information to this effect could be put in the city newsletter. The park board will be meeting soon to start to gather names for the Board of Directors for the foundation. Apollo Meadows - In order for this development to work in with the 5 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 1992 proposed trail segment set up in the comprehensive plan, it will be necessary for it to travel over a freeway bridge. This is questionably safe for pedestrian/bicycle travel. Brauer and Associates has suggested that this trail not be installed at this time. However, they say the trail should be platted for future use when the bridge is upgraded for alternative transportation. Marty Asleson has suggested that we require the developer to do this and subcut/seed the trail. MOTION: Ray Johnson made a motion to recommend that the developer subcut and seed after platting the trail. Motion was seconded by John Bauman. All were in favor. NEW BUSINESS• Recreation - Ice Rinks/New Scheduling - Barry Bernstein reported on plans for scheduling of hockey rinks for this upcoming winter season. He pointed out that last year he received many complaints from resident who were not able to use the rinks because they were being used by different groups who had already scheduled them for practice. This year he rearranged the scheduling so there will be more open ice time for residents pleasure skating. special use Agreements - The city has been using several different kinds of reservation forms and special use agreement forms for shelter and park use rental. Mayor Reinert has asked Marty Asleson to redo them and come up with a more general but complete special use agreement form that would include events such as Summerfest and the like. Marty brought this to the board at this time so if they have any comments or suggestions to improve the forms they could get in touch with him. The Mayor has asked for a report back by the end of March. Forestry - Marty Asleson reports that the City has received a LCMR Releaf grant in the amount of $26, 000. He will be applying for another one for energy efficient landscaping to Apollo Drive. The grant proposal includes the proposed Cottages (townhomes) and Apollo Meadows. Marty says this will draw a lot of interest and attention to the city. ADJOURN A motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 9: 15. 6 For � A.M. NEIGHBORS FOR BALDWIN LAKE Day Time P.M. I WISH TO JOIN WITH MY N M DEVELOPMENT OF BALDWIN LAK Of 1. The Park Board Com Phone located in the vicinity of FAX ArsaCode Number °S�°° Pine Road. The land avz MOBILE Area Cie Number Eeaension and create a locally acce: Telephoned Returned your call RUSH. 2. Land prices are nisi Came to see you Please call Special attention Lakes. If we don't act no - expensive later. Wants to see you Will calf again Caller on hold Message P�g,�„ P-Qarv.0�A- 3. The available land is u of regional trails that i neighborhoods more desir 4. Our kids have no wt distance, or located on oL �,.. SIG"TURF, PRIN' D"h-5�- -� r��-On / / R �/Signed 1 1 48023 UTH4 IN U.S.A. � A 2. / 3i 3. 64 L ems. , 9 ; h 136 t ��;� 3i- cc' i j �- oo3L_ Uj czg 91 c 10. � �1 ��;� 1,�;2, n j, � y�0--.7-9,,5 G` ]ll. �� f�.,ci�rse✓t_ 13Z (�foe��r '��e 1n y9U �9�5 " 12. For more formation please c George Lindy Mary Johnson n Chair, Park Board Neighborhood contact 429-3970 486-8656 NEIGHBORS FOR BALDWIN LAKE PARK I WISH TO JOIN WITH MY NEIGHBORS IN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALDWIN LAKE PARK BECAUSE: y 1. The Park Board Comprehensive Plan calls for a 6 acre park to be located in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake Road, Woodridge Lane and White Pine Road. The land available now is the last chance to fulfill the plan and create a locally accessible park. 2. Land prices are rising, especially in the southern portion of Lino Lakes. If we don't act now to acquire several acres, it will be much more expensive later. 3. The available land is unique in that it would allow access to the system of regional trails that will add to our quality of life and make our neighborhoods more desireable and valuable. 4. Our kids have no where to play! No other park is within walkinq distance, or located on our side of major roadways. SIGNATURE PRINT NAME ADDRESS PHONE �2. •1 t , i� c C, C cuv lG y� 3 Y / 3i-oc AON e3d CcJ r�` - j �- A�4 �6. 1w� _ je r� n G7ct1r<�_{2� jQ0 LA - 1C,e- )C1 ` tC9. /, \ 10-7 507 OKI % ��'lt t�.•.. I�1Q ti i; p,f, S For more information please call: George Lindy Mary Johnson Chair, Park Board Neighborhood contact 429-3970 486-8656 I NEIGHBORS FOR BALDWIN LAKE PARK I WISH TO JOIN WITH MY NEIGHBORS IN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALDWIN LAKE PARK BECAUSE: 1. The Park Board Comprehensive Plan calls for a 6 acre park to be located in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake Road, Woodridge Lane and White Pine Road. The land available now is the last chance to fulfill the plan and create a locally accessible park. 2. Land prices are rising, especially in the southern portion of Lino Lakes. If we don't act now to acquire several acres, it will be much more expensive later. 3. The available land is unique in that it would allow access to the system of regional trails that will add to our quality of life and make our neighborhoods more desireable and valuable. 4. Our kids have no where to play! No other park is within walkinq distance, or located on our side of major roadways. SIf3NATURE PRINT NAME ADDRESS PHONE ✓�r -1 - nc y i T 14 . ( V 6. ���.1 0���� 144 147 9. 10. 11. 12. For more information please call: George Lindy Mary Johnson .� Chair, Park Board Neighborhood contact 429-3970 486-8656 NEIGHBORS FOR BALDWIN LAKE PARK I WISH TO JOIN WITH MY NEIGHBORS IN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALDWIN LAKE PARK BECAUSE: 4 1. The Park Board Comprehensive Plan calls for a 6 acre park to be located in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake Road, Woodridge Lane and White Pine Road. The land available now is the last chance to fulfill the plan and create a locally accessible park. 2. Land prices are rising, especially in the southern portion of Lino Lakes. If we don't act now to acquire several acres, it will be much more expensive later. 3. The available land is unique in that it would allow access to the system of regional trails that will add to our quality of life and make our neighborhoods more desireable and valuable. 4. Our kids have no where to play! No other park is within walkinq distance, or located on our side of major roadways. SIGNATURE PRINT NAME ADDRESS PHONE 2. 3y- 7. jam' 8. d ���5 .e da t LJv� C.:� lag-�f ✓9. � Pn �;z abed• e�b e� -2C Wcx 6, Tau\ C �C wco ;Ay' M6-7-1c3cq "g Cooc� T� /Ao ee )) -u -cad For more information please call: George Lindy Mary Johnson Chair, Park Board Neighborhood contact 429-3970 486-8656 NEIGHBORS FOR BALDWIN LAKE PARK I WISH TO JOIN WITH MY NEIGHBORS IN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALDWIN LAKE PARK BECAUSE: 1. The Park Board Comprehensive Plan calls for a 6 acre park to be located in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake Road, Woodridge Lane and White Pine Road. The land available now is the last chance to fulfill the plan and create a locally accessible park. 2. Land prices are rising, especially in the southern portion of Lino Lakes. If we don't act now to acquire several acres, it will be much more expensive later. 3. The available land is unique in that it would allow access to the system of regional trails that will add to our quality of life and make our neighborhoods more desireable and valuable. 4. Our kids have no where to play! No other park is within walking distance, or located on our side of major roadways. SIGNATURE PRINT NAME ADDRESS ' PHONE ,�' :S 1U ^ /2 Lry e- , µ �{90 —06SI {/3 - S L 6. �7 l`: �-LL 'tG P(` (-) ;ir 1 { { 7 _ h mil��, � 'f 5� ^� { r J - vv)6 te a. } ��Giz , a /_il A �, $I- -00 LA e Z " For more information please call: George Lindy Mary Johnson ^� Chair, Park Board Neighborhood contact 429-3970 486-8656 J NEIGHBORS FOR BALDWIN LAKE PARK I WISH TO JOIN WITH MY NEIGHBORS IN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALDWIN LAKE PARK BECAUSE: 1. The Park Board Comprehensive Plan calls for a 6 acre park to be located in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake Road, Woodridge Lane and White Pine Road_ The land available now is the last chance to fulfill the plan and create a locally accessible park. 2. Land prices are rising, especially in the southern portion of Lino Lakes. If we don't act now to acquire several acres, it will be much more expensive later. 3. The available land is unique in that it would allow access to the system of regional trails that will add to our quality of life and make our neighborhoods more desireable and valuable. 4. Our kids have no where to play! No other park is within walking distance, or located on our side of major roadways. SIGNATURE PRINT NAME ADDRESS PHONE 2- l3 — 6. t S �Xx l�i c yU yql/O d r. clJ 7. ♦'� 1. �:�V mac) 9. YrGc Irk /. ? 12 For more information please call: George Lindy Mary Johnson Chair, Park Board Neighborhood contact 429-3970 486-8656 r MEMORANDUM TO: All Park Board Members FROM: Marty Asleson DATE: October 1, 1992 SUBJECT: Woods of Baldwin Lake Development Please find attached a copy of a proposed development in the N-14 area. As you may recall, we have placed a priority for land acquisition in this area, and this quite possibly is the last parcel to consider. Mr. Clyde Rehbein is the developer. He or a representative for him will be at the park board meeting with the park dedication proposal. ram, U Preliminary Grading Plan, of: vicinity Map WOODS OF BALDWIN LAKE = I Owner and Developer ��I City of Lino Lakes; Anoka County -` v: 1T may. �C.R. 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