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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-1984 Park Board Minutes Park Board February 6 , 1984 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Park Board was called to order by Chairman Johnson on February 6 , 1984 at 7: 00 P.M. Members present ; R. Johnson, Scherer, Flannery, Arntzen. Absent : LaBlond, Lindy. MINUTES - DECEMBER 5,1984 Mr. R. Johnson moved to approve the minutes as presented. Seconed by Mr. Scherer. Motion carried unanimoulsy. LAMOTTE PARK - POSSIBLE SALE Mr. Volk reported that preliminary investigation on the sale of this property had been done. It can either be sold as one parcel for approximately $35 ,000 .00 or can be split into three parcels and sold for approximately $15, 000/20, 000 per lot . There was a question as to the costs for splitting this land and Mr. Volk said,beyond the costs for surveying, there should be very little costs. Mrs. LaBlond interuppted the meeting at this point to present her letter of resignation. The Board expressed their regrets and thanked her for her contributions to the Board. The discussion on the sale of the Park land continued. Mr. Arntzen asked if the money from the sale of this land would go to the Park Fund and Mr. Volk felt that it would. Mr. Arntzen felt that the land should be split into three parcels and put on the market for sale with the understanding that the money received from the sale of this property would be dedicated to the Park Fund. There was some questions as to the status of the land to the East that had been proposed for platting - Mr. Volk said he was not sure where this proposal stood at that time. There was also some discussion as to the offering these lots to those persons first . The general consensus of the Board was that this should be done. Mr. Flannery suggested this Board should ask the Council for an opinion as t.o the disposition of this money - will it be dedicated to the Park Fund? Mr. Bohjanen, from the audience , felt this had been the policy of the City to deposit this type of money into the Park Fund. He did point out that he was not sure if this was still the City policy or not . There was further discussion on the use of this money . The Board also discussed the need to meet with Centerville on the possible sale of this property and the fact that any new development in that area could have an effect on their park . The Board felt this should be discussed with the City . Park Board February 6, 1984 page two . Mr. Volk was asked to follow up on this matter. Mr. Arntzen moved to forward a formal request to the Council relating to the sale of this property and the disposition of the money from the sale . The Park Board requests a Council decision as to where this money would be dedicated. Seconded by Mr. R. Johnson. Motion carried unanimoulsy. SUNRISE PARK Mr. Volk reported on the sue of the park by the hockey teams and the pro- blems he had encountered with warming house attendents . There had been some problems with the scheduling for the hockey teams but this had all been worked out . There was discussion on the upkeep of the rink with MR. Volk noting that almost all of the flooding is done by the hockey association. Someone asked about the pleasure rink and Mr. Volk said sometimes the Association floods that riank also. Mr . Volk reported on the problem with the use of the phone at the Park. This phone is on a limited call basis and any calls made overthe alloted 75, the City must pay. The number of calls per month is running over 300 and this makes for a large phone bill at that location. Mr. Volk reported they are trying to solve this problem by locking the phone so it not so accessible. If this fails, then there is the possibility of having the phone removed which is not a thing to do. Mr. Volk felt that if one child is hurt and the phoen is needed, this would more than warrant the need for the phone . He will report on this at a later meeting. BIKEWAY SYSTEM The Park Board members had been supplied with a map indicating the traffic count along the City streets. In th eprocess of considering viable locations for a bikeway , Mr. R. Johnson suggested the stretch from Maudie ' s on the South to the intersection of Highway #49 and County Road #23 on the North. The feasibility of this was discussed in reference to the condition of the shoulders of this roadway. Mr. Volk explained the work that would be necessary to make this a feasible project . Mr. K. Johnson asked if there are any plans for upgrading Main Street and MR. Volk said he had talked with the County Highway Department last year and there was no definite plans that he could obtain at that time. Mr. R. Johnson asked about the procedure to desingate Biarch Street as a bikeway. He was told that first the City must obtain permission from the County . Once that has been done, thien it is just a matter of posting the area. On the subject of the grant , the Board felt the March 2nd deadline left very little time. Mr. Volk felt there was time to write the application for the grant with the current information. This can always be changed at a leter date, if the need arises. Park Board February 6, 1984 page three Mr. Arntzen moved to make application for the bikeway grant and to indicate the bikeway to be along Highway #49 from County Road #23 on the South to County Road #23 on the North. Seconded by Mr. Flannery. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Volk said he would report back to the Park Board with any information he received on this matter. PROJECTS COMPLETED - 1983 The various projects that were completed in the City Parks during 1983 was noted. Some projects that had been planned but not done was discussed. The work being done in Country Lakes Park was reported by MR. Volk and briefly discussed. The projects for 1984 for the parks and the amounts to be spent in each park was reported and discussed. Mr. Volk suggested some type of parking lot for the tennis courts in Arena Acres be done this year. HE felt that diagonal parking for approximately 15 cars should be sufficient . There was also discussion on the development of a tot lot for this area. The tot lots in the various parks was discussed for projects that should be considered this summer. Mr. K. Johnson asked Mr . Volk to present some figures for benches , land- '^ scaping, tot lot at Arena Acres, and some of the other items that had been discussed this evening. The Park Board asked about the signs they had approved for posting in the parks restricting motorized vehicles. Mr. Volk said this had been presented to the Council and they had decided to wait for a year to study how much damage is done by these vehicles. Mr. Volk said there is very little damage done and usually it is something the crew can repair in a few hours. The matter of the proposed smowmobile trail along Sunrise Park was questioned. Mr. Volk reported this is still in the planning stages and probably will not be ready for use until the 1984/85 season. Mr. R. Johnson asked about the use of plastic fenc - could this be used for outfield fences for the ball fields? Mr. Volk said he would prefer the chain link fence but the plastic fence would be quite adequate for the outfield fences. Also, they would be much safer than the snow fence. Mr. K. Johnson reported on his meetings with Circle Pines Park Board on the use of Baldwin Park in relationship to the Rice Lake Estates - He felt very little progress, if any, had been accomplished. Each time he meets with this Board, a whole new set of concerns are presented. BMX TRACK REPORT The letter from Mr. Kleinhans was read and discussed. The need for some Park Board February 6 , 1984 page four n Class 5 was noted with Mr . R. Johnson asking if the City could help in that area - Mr. Volk said it was possible. Mr.K. Johnson noted the increase in traffic at that location. The Park Board expressed their approval of the manner in which this project had been completed and the satisfaction in the manner in which the races were conducted. The Park Board requested that a letter be written to Mr. Klinehans asking what kind of assistance the City can give to him in regards to the BMX Track. Mr. Scherer moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. R. Johnson. Motion carried unanimously .