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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-04-1985 Park Board Minutes h PARK BOARD February 4, 1985 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Park Board was called to order by Chairman Ken Johnson at 7: 10 P.M. , Monday, February 4, 1985. Also present were Flannery , Scherer , R. Johnson, Nissen. Mr. Crampton was absent . Mr. Lindy joined the meeting at 7 :45 P.M. Mr. Bohjanen , Liaison; Mr. Volk, Public Works Director; Mr. Schumacher, City Administrator; and Mrs. Foster, Secretary were also present . CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 5. 1985 Mr. Scherer moved to approve the minutes as presented. Motion seconded by Mr. Nissen. Motion carried. UPDATE ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN The Board reviewed the Capital Improvement Plan and questioned several points. With the information collected from Mr. Schumacher and Mr. Volk, the following items were understood: Outfield fencing which was scheduled to be installed in 1984 was not installed. The figures on the 1984 C. I .P. were for plastic fencing. After some research Mr. Volk reported that the plastic fencing does not hold up and it is not recommended by those who have used it in the past . Therefore, he suggested that the 1985 plan call for metal fencing at a cost of approxi- mately $2 , 000 to $2,500 per field for outfield fencing; and approximately $600 more per field to include out of bounds fencing. The Board felt that Mr. Volk should collect actual quotes for the fencing and this item should be an agenda item again closer to the time that the fencing would be needed and could be installed. - There was approximately $54, 000 budgeted in C. I .P. for 1984 and approximately $50, 000 was spent . Mr. Volk reported that the actual versus plan for the C. I .P. and total budget fell very close in 1984. - Country Lakes Park - Mr. Schumacher reported that everything per the contract for development of the park has been completed with the exception of some miscellaneous cleanup. Basically this includes the entrance, parking, excavation on the beach, rough in of walking trails, seeding and mulching of park, and a gravel surface road. The dock will be constructed in the spring of 1985. There is no pad for launching boats , and the State did call a short time ago and talked to Mr. Schumacher with regard to the access to the lake . It is felt that the access as it stands now should be considered sufficient for now. The park is scheduled to be open to the public in the Spring of 1985. Mr. Volk agreed to research the City ' s liability for the park with the City Attorney , arrange for the proper signage for the park, and arrange for some bleachers and/or benches and beach supervision. LaMotte Park - the 1985 budget includes funds to grade and seed LaMotte Park. PARK BOARD February 4, 1985 Page Two 1985 BUDGET AND 1984 CASH FLOW Mr. Schumacher reported that $6, 000 has been put into the Park Department budget from the General Fund, which is a new action in 1985. With the development of the Country Lakes Park, it was evidently felt that this was a necessary action. The Board was pleased and hope this sets a precedent for future years. Mr. Schumacher also pointed out that some of the figures on the Cash Flow Analysis may be misleading, such as the negative $43,000 figure under LawCon Grant . The City is presently in the process of submitting for reimbursement for this amount . Mr. Lindy entered the meeting at 7 : 45 P.M. Mr. Volk explained that the entire City ' s budget for disease tree control falls in the Park Department budget rather that a separate budget for 'Forestry ' just for this item. There is a person on board trained and working in this area. The $6 ,000 figure allotted covers the whole City and is directed toward the developed resi- dential districts. The figure of $1,000 to Centennial Recreation was questioned. It was explained what the Centennial Recreation Department does and that it generally is for Centennial School District . The Board questioned why no money is budgeted for the other school districts. Mr. Volk said there has never been a request from the other districts. SUNSET OAKS PARK DEDICATION Mr. Volk and Mr. Schumacher reported that after consulting with Mr. Stanley , the developer of Sunset Oaks, the following was learned: - Mr. Stanley said he spent $8,600 for tot lot equipment and used one acre (a worth of $1 , 500) from his subdivision. His total amount spent for park totals $10, 100. - The total subdivision is approximately 280 acres. At $1,500 per acre (this is a value used by the City for computation purposes) , this totals $420, 000. - Park dedication is figured at 10% of the $420,000 figure, which equals $42, 000 as the total park dedication Mr. Stanley should pay for his total subdivision. - $42,000 less the $10, 100 already spent by Mr. Stanley leaves an amount of $31,900 or 21 acres that Mr. Stanley still owes. The Board discussed the option of 21 acres, or $31, 900 or a combina- tion of the two, and after studying the map of the subdivision the following motion was made. r. Mr. Ray Johnson moved to have the City staff contact Mr. Stanley asking for Lots 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Block 2 of his subdivision to be used as park and the balance of the park dedication in cash. Mr. Scherer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Schumacher and Mr. Volk agreed to take responsibility for the negotiation with Mr. Stanley. PARK BOARD February 4, 1985 Page Three NEW BIISINESS There was no new business. OLD BIISINESS Mr. Ray Johnson gave a financial statement from the BMX track covering May , 1984 to September, 1984 to the secretary and asked that copies be placed in the packet along with next month' s agenda. Mr. Flannery asked about the recent snowmobile fatality in the County Park. Mr. Volk reported what he had heard about the accident , and agreed to place flag tape of the cables stretched across the popular snowmobiling trails to try to avoid any such accident in Lino Lakes. A letter has been received from the St . Paul Water Commission in response to our question to them last spring with regard to possible purchase of a parcel of land they have leased to the City for $1.00 per year for approximately fifteen years. Their letter states that they would sell the parcel in the Baldwin Lake area for anywhere from $40,000 to $50,000. Mr. Schumacher said that the $1. 00 per year lease will terminate this year. The Board felt that the $40 - 50,000 figure was way out of line. Mr. Ray Johnson moved to have the City staff write a letter to St. Paul Water Commission stating that the City would not be inter- ested in purchasing the parcel at the price quoted in their letter of November 6 , 1984. Mr. Scherer seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. The Board received a copy of the letter sent from the City at the request of the Park Board on behalf of John MacDonald with regard to the jurisdiction question surrounding the silting problem caused by a ditch on Centerville Road running into Centerville Lake. This item was discussed and is outlined in the November 5, 1985 Park Board minutes. It appears that neither State Paul Water Works , the DNR, the County, nor Rice Creek Watershed District claims responsibility or jurisdiction for this problem and thus the problem is the landowners. The Board asked the City staff to notify the land- owner, particularly John MacDonald, and make him aware of this situation. Mr. Schumacher agreed to do so. The task of appointing a Chairman for the 1985 Park Board will appear as an agenda item for the next meeting. Mr. Ray Johnson moved to adjourn the meeting at 9: 00 P.M. Mr. Flannery seconded the motion. Aye.