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Home My WebLink About08/05/1996 Park Board Packet CITY OF LINO LAKES PARR BOARD MEETING MONDAY, August 5, 1996 6 : 30PM ***AGENDA*** 1 . Call to Order and Roll Call 6 :30pm 2 . Approval of Minutes from June 3, 1996 6 :35pm Approval of Minutes from July 1, 1996 3 . Open Mike 6 :40pm 4 . Birchwood Acres Park Update 6 :45pm 5 . Shoreview Covenant Church Lease 7 : 00pm ^ 6 . ✓Baldwin Lake Trail Court 7 :20pm 7 . ✓ Survey Update 7 :40pm 8 . Forestry Update 7 : 50pm 9 . Recreation Update 8 : 00pm 10 . Friends of the Park Update 8 : 10pm 11 . Other Park Updates 8 :20pm 12 . ✓ North Metro Consolidation Update 8 :30pm 13 . Other Old Business 8 :40pm 14 . New Business A. New Trail 8 :50pm 15 . Schedule Next Park Board Meeting 8 :55pm Schedule Goal Setting Meeting 16 . Adjourn 9 : 00pm All times are approximate. Please call Sandie at 780-1885 if you cannot attend this meeting. CITY OF ^. I IN KE July 29, 1996 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Marty Asleson SUBJECT: Pre Park Board Meeting I am still getting calls from residents in the Birchwood/Park Grove Park area on various issues . I think it would be a good idea to re-visit this park now that the playground equipment has been installed. Please meet at Fox Road at 5 :30pm, on Monday, August 5, 1996 . Hope to see you there. n PARK, RECREATION, FORESTRY, & RECYCLING DEPARTMENTS 7204 Lake Drive• Lino Lakes,Minnesota • 55014 Phone:612-780-1885 • Fax:612-784-7227 JAI City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting June 3, 1996 The June 3, 1996, City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6 :37pm, by Chair, George Lindy. Roll call was taken, members present were George Lindy, Joe Schmidt, Pam Taschuk, Amy Donlin, Sharon Lane, Paul Montain, and Betty Piper. Also present were Marty Asleson, Park, Recreation, and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 25 AND MAY 6, 1996 : Pam Taschuk made a motion to approve the April 25 and May 6, 1996 minutes . Sharon Lane seconded the motion and the minutes were approved as written. OPEN MIKE• There was no one present for open mike. NEW BUSINESS• Millers South Glen: Marty included a copy of the plat from Rick Carlson concerning the proposed park and trail dedication for the developments of Millers South Glen and the development that Rick intends to process in the future to the south of the existing south West Shadow Lake Drive in the packets . Rick is proposing to fulfill his entire park dedication for these developments by donating land, adding on to the existing acreage of the N-10 neighborhood park. Marty said although Mr. Carlson is proposing the park dedication in the future West Shadow Lake Drive development, the trail dedication would be considered only for the Millers South Glen Development at this time. Marty asked member to refer to the plat and our comprehensive plan to see the connections that will be accomplished with the present and future trail dedications . It should be clear that the trail needs in the West Shadow Lake Drive area (the Junas property) will be considered when that development comes in. He included a generic proposal letter from Mr. Carlson' s engineer Ted Mattke. In reference to the N-10 park land needs in our comprehensive plan there is about a 10 acre need in this neighborhood park with about 5 acres presently existing. Mr. Carlson is proposing about a 3 . 94 acre land dedication be added on to the existing park to the south and east . Marty proposed the mitigation of the .21 acre area to the park connection on the north or to the south in order to avoid the need for boardwalk if needed. The park would connect out to West Shadow Lake Drive and down to 62nd Street as 1 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting June 3, 1996 connection points . This is a very important piece of land for trail reasons and for meeting the acreage needs of our comprehensive plan. The entry section of the park off of West Shadow Lake Drive should have a buffer strip of at least 15 feet . Parking has been discussed in the past . This neighborhood park was designed as basically a walk to park for area residents . From the early stages of growth in this area it was decided that any parking considerations should be given to the West Shadow Lake Drive side. West Shadow Lake Drive is a very wide state aid road that should facilitate on-street parking very well for this park would this become an issue. Marty asked Ted Mattke, to discuss the matter of road design with Dave Ahrens, City Engineer, and the ability to provide some limited pull-in driving along the street right-of-way to satisfy the needs of handicap and occasional day care access. He has also discussed this matter with our planner, Mary Kay Wyland. Although we are not discussing the development of the Junas property at this time it is important to have some understanding on this matter since we are now discussing the width of the access point along West Shadow Lake Drive. Original recall that we had a small parking lot in the sketch plan in back of the houses on Fox Road. It would not be appropriate to place a parking lot in this area unless we had about two lot widths along West Shadow Lake Drive, and again the intention of this park is basically a walk/bike/blade etc. to the park. Marty did suggest that as part of the requirements for the development agreement that new property owners buying houses along the new section of West Shadow Lake Drive be given notice of the road design and the possible future parking that may occur from time to time, and a plan of the neighborhood park for intended use. Marty also requested a deed for the land dedication, and a copy of the purchase agreement to verify the purchase value of the parcels concerned should a cash dedication become a part of the agreement . Depending on the engineering figures that will come in Marty believes this to be an important land acquisition need from both the park and trail perspectives. He has studied this area with Jeff Schoenbauer, our planner, and Jeff agrees with this . 2 1. - City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting n June 3, 1996 Marty said the options were to accept the dedication based on the discussion presented in this document and the land/cash values that the developer will present or refer back to staff for further consideration. Mr. Asleson recommended we accept the dedication for land/and any additional cash based on our dedication formula for the parcels of Miller' s South Glen and the Junas Property. Accept the trail dedication for Miller' s South Glen as well . Marty showed a slide of the park area. He also put overheads on the screen from the comprehensive plan and the master plan. Paul Montain asked if Rick Carlson owned the land. Rick responded that he had a purchase agreement with a closing date. There was discussion on wetlands and the vegetation in the elephant trunk area. Ted said the vegetation was Cottonwood and Birch trees . The board also discussed boardwalk areas and the cost, of them, if they had to be built . Parking was also discussed. Residents had questions about what amenities could be placed in the newer part of the park. George asked residents to wait until we got to the Birchwood Acres Update to address this issue. MOTION• Sharon Lane made a motion to accept the land dedication, as shown, contingent on review and acceptance of the wetland delineation by the Rice Creek Watershed District . Pam Taschuk seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. BIRCHWOOD ACRES UPDATE: The park board' s policy is to wait for at least 500 of the residents to move into a neighborhood before beginning the master-planning process . They believe this is an essential and prudent process in order to create the feeling of ownership in the parks and the belief that their dedicated park or tax dollars are being spent wisely. Marty asked members to keep in mind that the risks are differences of opinion that can sometimes create angry situations that the board will have to make some tough decisions on. He believes this is the best process we have for what the people want . If there is another way, he asked that someone let him know. 3 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting ..� June 3, 1996 One of the things that makes this process difficult is the fact that the board often times does not have the entire picture (additional land needs that are nebulous enough to stall the entire master plan) and thus have their hands tied. Marty would like to suggest that in the future, all residents moving into the city who have chosen to reside directly next to a park are notified of the intentions of our Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan. In other words, neighborhood parks are neighborhood parks and not "informal neighborhood parks" , and there are certain common elements and programs that could and most-likely occur in these parks . Marty said there were residents present to address the progress of fund-raising and where to place these needed features . Marty included in the packets a copy of a small shelter and list of the additional things that were ordered from the donations received from the Friends of the Parks . Marty said the additional playground equipment has already been approved. The items that have not been approved are the grills, tables, backstop , and player "bench" . Marty said he wished he could speed the land acquisition up so that the board could make a better decision on things like a shelter. Recall that the residents living on the north side presented the argument there was too much planned on their side, and that the board wanted Brauer to look at this when the land dedication is made. In the mean time all designated donations to the Friends can only be used for the appropriate designated project, and will remain with the Friends until the board makes a decision on each matter. Marty thank who ever put the meeting signs up in the park. He said it was a very good idea. Laurie Mazanec, 652 River Birch Place spoke on the groups fundraising efforts . She said they would like to put as much in the park as possible. She would like it to be an all age park. Laurie talked about the backstop, what they wanted, and the cost . Jean Bamer, Kathleen Peterson, Louise Fischer, Allen Ersberger, Gary Truttle, Mike Mazanec, Jim Dane, Kevin Phelps and other residents stated their opinions and voiced what they wanted in the park. 4 City of Liao Lakes Park Board Meeting ,..� June 3, 1996 Pat Huelman asked if this park would be programmed. Marty said it was up to the Park Board. If the Park Board says this park will not be scheduled the department will not give out permits . George says the board does not want to program this park. George Wattson, Brauer and Associates discussed what was talked about at the last meeting and what can be done with the Millers South Glen property. In the end it was decided that he would draw a couple of different plans. There was discussion on the ballfield. Marty said at the present time he was looking at a grass infield with a 1Ox20x10 backstop. It was decided that the benches would be placed behind the wings . George suggested that there be some vegetation planted behind the backstop. At this meeting it was decided that the play structure would be flip flopped. There would be scattered picnic tables/benches and grills . It was also decided the rest of the amenities would be left up to the park planner. He will bring his plans to a future meeting. MOTION• Sharon Lane made a motion to approve item 1-6 (2 swing addition, additional border panels to accommodate swings, 2 diggers, bench, player' s bench and 4 pedestal barbecue grills) for purchase and get the money from Friends of the Park. The motion was seconded by Paul Montain and approved. George said there would be another neighborhood meeting. He said this meeting should be advertised, in the City' s legal paper, so residents could meet with Marty and the park liaison. He asked Marty to let the other board members know so anyone available could attend. FORESTRY UPDATE: Marty talked briefly about an article concerning tree preservation. He thought this was a good item of discussion for the newly forming environmental committee. Paul opposed this article and Amy supported it. RECREATION UPDATE: Barry told the board that 250 free kites had been given out at Kite Day which was a kick off to the playground program. He said the June brochure went out the first week of June. The softball 5 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting ,.� June 3, 1996 program is going well with 51 teams . There are 200-250 kids involved in the t-ball programs currently. FRIENDS OF THE PARK UPDATE: Marty included a copy of the April 16 minutes in the members packets . He said the Friends discussed a number of issues at the May meeting including the golf tournament fund-raiser, brochure revision, Park Board approval for projects, a protocol for the grant process, the writing of a new brochure, and the creation of a web site on the internet . Marty voiced concerns about the golf tournament . There is question on whether construction will be completed by the tournament date. JOINT/COOPERATIVE RECREATION: Marty enclosed a survey that the multi-government committee for ADA programming intends to send out before school is out . The survey will be distributed to the parents of children that are enrolled in the schools of the Blaine, Centennial, White Bear '~ Lake, Spring Lake Park, and Forest Lake districts that reside in the recreation service areas of the cities and school districts involved. Janet Bona is heading this up and worked with Don Magnuson from South Side Services in Minneapolis to put together the survey. He also enclosed a copy of a letter that Janet is sending out to the North Metro Recreation Communities concerning a meeting to discuss the possible consolidation of North Metro with Lino Lakes through contracted services . He sees this as a good opportunity to begin bringing the communities together on an issue that already happens on an open enrollment basis . This consolidation could financially help all cities involved in a growing need for leisure services . Marty said the options were to contact or not contact Chairman Lindy depending on the outcome of this meeting. He could see many possible benefits to this idea, but the outcome depends on the wishes of the City of Lino Lakes . Marty recommended the board follow-up with this if and when the opportunity occurs . 6 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting ,..� June 3, 1996 PARK LIAISONS• Arena Acres Park - Sharon Birch Park - Amy Birchwood Acres/Park Grove - Betty Brandywood Park - George City Hall Park - Sharon Clearwater Creek - Amy Country Lakes Park - Joe LaMotte Park - Paul Lino Park - Betty Marshan Park - Pam Pheasant Hills Park - Paul Quail Ridge Park - George Rice Lake Estates - Pam Shenandoah Park - Joe Sunrise Park - Paul Sunset Oaks Park - Pam Wenzel Farms Park - Pam Woods of Baldwin Lake Park - Joe Woolins Park - Sharon Marty wants to put this in the next brochure along with the members home phone numbers . RICE LAKE ESTATES PARK: Marty met with the Circle Pines City Administrator and he will give us labels to the Keith Road area. We will set up a Keith Road/Rice Lake Estates Park neighborhood meeting in the near future. Marty will be proposing tennis courts, basketball courts and trail system for this park. Marty talked to Jim about the agreement we have with Rice Lake School and would like to draw up a similar agreement between Circle Pines and Lino Lakes for this park. He will have the attorneys look at it for approval . Marty said he does not have a meeting scheduled but will keep the board up to date . ATHLETIC COMPLEX: Marty has received word from Audry Mulaire, Grant Manager from the DNR that they are looking to have a commitment from the City of Lino Lakes on the purchase of the A-3 land on Holly and County Road J by the end of July. Marty explained to her that the outcome of our survey would dictate action on behalf of the city concerning this project. We need to move on this or we will lose the $50, 000 grant . 7 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting June 3, 1996 Marty said we also received word from the historical society of the possible need to do a site survey. He included a letter from the Historical Society in the packets . Marty will contact them on this and should have a better answer and approximate cost should we decide to proceed. The figures quoted from Audry was about $1500 . George said he and Marty need to talk to Esther Noreen about the property. Paul wanted to know why we could not lease 80 acres from the county. Marty said we couldn' t do that. George asked Paul to investigate this issue again to see if it was possible. SURVEY• A draft copy of the Park and Recreation portion of the quality of life survey the city will be expediting very soon. He wanted the members to read and critique this survey for all of the concerns that were mentioned previously. After reviewing the survey Sharon said she was opposed to question V . She wanted to know if it could be taken out or rephrased along with the paragraph above it. Marty thought some of the questions should be included in the Economic Development section. He also thought we should be more specific on the teen issue. Ask them if they are willing to pay for staff . After discussion by the board Marty asked members to review the survey and get back to him or Sandie by phone or in writing. NEXT MEETING• The next meeting will be held July 1, 1996, at 6 :30pm. ADJOURN• Pam Taschuk made a motion to adjourn with Sharon Lane seconding the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 10 :45pm. 8 L City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting July 1, 1996 On July 1, 1996, the City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6 :35pm, by Chair, George Lindy. Roll call was taken, members present were George Lindy, Betty Piper, Paul Montain, Amy Donlin, and Joe Schmidt . Also present were Marty Asleson, Park, Recreation, and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. Not present were Pam Taschuk and Sharon Lane. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JUNE 3, 1996 : The minutes were not completed so this item was deferred. OPEN MIRE• No one was present for open mike. BIRCHWOOD ACRES MASTERPLAN: George Wattson gave Park Board Members, residents and staff copies of the master plan from the discussion at the June 27, 1996 meeting. He reviewed the plans . Marty said he heard from residents about moving the playground equipment to an open area rather than the proposed area. He explained where the residents wanted it moved to. This would be a better area and the structure would fit in there. Mr. Webster, 622 Fox Road wanted to know if the park could remain as natural as possible. He wanted to know if it is possible to create an earth berm and transplant vegetation as a barrier between park and his house. He wants to decrease visual impact . There was also questions about the park dedication dollars and what they have been used for. Marty responded to this question and told residents they could stop in the office if they wished to discuss it further. There was discussion about doing a survey to see how the neighborhood would like to prioritize the amenities for this park. MOTION• ---� After further discussion Joe Schmidt made a motion to accept the master plan for Birchwood Park with the change of the play structure to utilize the open space to minimize the impact on the 1 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting �-� July 1, 1996 natural surroundings that are available to us . Amy Donlin seconded the motion. Motion was approved. MOTION• Paul Montain made a motion that moneys raised for a park would be escrowed in a fund, under the park name, and used for the highest priority per results of a neighborhood survey or a petition. Joe Schmidt seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. SURVEY IIPDATE• Marty met with Dan Tesch regarding the survey. He reported that some questions will be deleted because of duplicity. Dan will be working with Decision Resources on adding or deleting questions . Members stated concerns about specific questions in the survey. As an example someone asked the purpose of questions number 42 . This questions should be put at the end of the survey for information only or put it in the brochure. It was suggested that further development of trails be added to question number 53 . After question number 37 nature or bird watching should be added. It was also suggested that questions 31 and 32 be combined. It was asked why questions 15 - 24 couldn' t be phrased as one question. Why pay $125 per question for this section when this could be done. George said Decision Resources is the professional and the board and city must rely on them to do the job to get the results that are needed. RECREATION UPDATE: Barry said the Open and Traveling Playground programs started June 17, 1996 and everything is going well . In some parks during the 3 1/2 hour time span there has been over 40 kids in attendance. There are over 100 kids participating in the tennis programs . Performance in the Park is averaging between 150 and 200 people. Last year 40 adults participated in the golf program and this year there are over 100 adults registered. Softball is winding down and he expects 25-30 teams in the fall leagues . Paul asked about demographics . He wanted to know if more people came from the Forest Lake, White Bear Lake or Centennial School Districts . Barry said 85-90 per cent of the participants are from Lino Lakes but did not know where the majority of the others came from. 2 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting July 1, 1996 Marty said he had been contacted by Paul Hasenduster from the Forest Lake Athletic Association regarding a consortium based investment in an ice arena in the Forest Lake area. Marty told Mr. Hasenduster to come to the meeting and address this issue under Open Mike. It was thought the city would be better off to spend the money in this community not in someone else' s . FRIENDS OF THE PARR UPDATE: It is questionable on whether the tournament is going to take place. The golf course may not be done in time. Bill Hawk is going to contact Barry after the 4th of July. Bill has a couple of alternative dates in mind. The Friends may be re-doing their brochure. They are also looking into getting on the Web. They need to get more people involved with their organization. OTHER OLD BUSINESS: Greenway Grant: Marty attended a meeting and the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR) showed some interest and the project is still in the running for funding. He will let the board know if he hears anything. One thing Marty did notice, at the meeting, is that one or more legislators had a misconception on open space in the northern suburbs . A legislator asked why we needed more open space when we have so much now. It was explained that we are growing communities and there is a lot of development going on and open space is being used. Birch Street Underpass: Representatives from the DNR were in the community and they were very impressed with the Birch Street underpass . They took several pictures . Even though it would not meet ISTEA standards they thought it was great . NEW BUSINESS• Park Equipment Rental Policy: Marty said that over the last few years the city has had a policy of "renting" equipment, or shelter hours to parties that might want or need more picnic tables, the use of a facility , or grab-bags of recreation equipment that residents might want to use in the park. Generally the prices that have been charged are a nominal to break-even price. In the case of picnic tables we have charged 3 w City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting ,.� July 1, 1996 $10 per table for delivery and pickup by our park crew. In most cases the tables have been moved from one park to another. In one case we rent tables to the Methodist church on Lake Drive for their annual fund-raiser. In the last month we have been approached by two parties that have requested delivery of equipment to a private residence. One involved picnic tables and the other presently involves bleachers . We made a staff decision to deny the request for the tables because of policy considerations. Marty thinks this needs to be clarified. Ken Rehbein recently requested the use of bleachers for a National BMX Motorcross event that will be held at Rehbein' s Arena in August . Marty told him we needed to clarify the policy on this issue with the Park Board. Marty wants to know how far we should go with rentals (with the bleachers we have not established a rental price) , in terms of public only?, public/semi public?, Private?, in or out of the city? Marty said the option was per the Park Board wishes . He does not feel that we are strapped for time on workload now and this could mushroom into something we cannot handle. He recommended that we maintain the present policy of public/semi-public rentals . If the board wishes to establish a rental fee for bleachers he felt $30 is a fair price. However, we need an answer for Mr. Rehbein. George wanted to know what it would cost the City to move the bleachers . Marty was concerned about the liability issue of going on private property. George thought the City should stay out of rental to the private sector. Paul wanted to know how often the city gets a request for bleacher rental . Marty said this was the first . There was discussion on fees for time and material and whether the city delivers or if the items are picked up by the rentor. It was decided that the item to be rented should be set out in the park, picked up there and returned to that site by rentor. Amy felt there should be a late fee charge. It was also felt that there should be a hold harmless agreement . George thought 4 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting July 1, 1996 the damage deposit should equal the price of the bleachers . The rental fee should be time plus materials for bleacher rental . NEXT MEETING• The next meeting will be August 5, 1996, 6 :30pm at City Hall . ADJOURN• Paul Montain made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Amy Donlin. The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 10pm. 5 7 MEKORANDUM Date: August 1, 1996 From: Marty Asleson To: Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Subject: Birchwood Acres Park I have scheduled the pre-park board field review for Birchwood Acres again this month. I would like the members who can make it to meet by the playground equipment. I am somewhat caught between disagreement concerning the berm on the east side of the playground structure. As you might recall, Mr. Brian Webster, who lives directly across from the playground structure, showed support for the playground if a berm could be constructed in what seems to be a natural extension of the existing berm with the mature oak trees. At least 4 residents (3 that live directly next to the park and one that lives somewhat adjacent to the park) , have been very busy with this idea and the plantings of trees on this berm. The two concerns that have been raised is playground visibility and air circulation. My intention was to transplant some of the aspen trees on the marsh side of the playground and move them around the bordering areas as buffers. Some of these trees were already removed and transplanted as a result of our construction. It was hoped that by opening up the playground on the Marsh side we would do much for visibility and the air circulation. This is a very sensitive issue and have been asked by residents to put this off for a while so that folks can get used to the new changes first. This seemed like an appropriate thing to do. The problem is that building up the berm too much more will create a visibility problem and separate the open play area with the playground. Dense plantings will also add to that problem. I had George Watson out here Wednesday to review the issue. George responded with the following attached recommendation. I have also enclosed a copy of a facility use evaluation for Sunrise Park that had a comment concerning Birchwood Acres Park. I am asking for direction on this berm issue. $ice r,USI PLANINTN( ANT}DESIGN - ' 4.l-a tam am pis �.a - First, 1 = a r s _ ' t;5_-c'm I,-,,floc [Fpcm Olin 2 . :fit h 4� wr- n Y sjx o� rtIf'4'.1 Vol s�: tlld 442 ff's ..11e C':ti'. $itt. @'°rl i:YL t- _ - e=* 9�- �+,3 � ?'�-,.� � Y :.,T __•�i:. ,.=.3.L e`'.[$��iF�41'7,f,,. -- - - - .T,I gE bor# S I .'ems ti,,.' ea_ 7 o F# ,t :s "tlii,.C3 i'i `> i+..Te '; es. c 5 - - ° 1a o - - - :�:,��€e,. e7 e., L �-I i1'L�laN irao 7 1 c_Cit xs -^. 3t.a? .i:. S xpc Wz,P61N 5`4 9 RI i 0' I i- ;xx i 012 j€37-95 4 I _17 - < . i:'r 3 cx ra q4 t 1 4 fFke{ iii[ r I _. MEMORANDUM Date: July 29, 1996 From: Marty Asleson To: Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Board Subject: N-14 Park Land Possibilities Please refer to page 6-19 of the Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan. The history of land provision for this neighborhood park has been very difficult. The park was originally intended to be located in the area located north of the designated area in the plan(indicated as an open area) . This area was lost sometime during the composition of the Comp-plan to a private investor who sold the area for a single family residential lot. A search was than initiated for a suitable 6 acre site and narrowed down to the area that was purchased by the Shorview Covenant Church. During this process, the Woods of Baldwin Lake emerged to create more housing, residents, and open space needs. Thus a dedication was taken at the present mini-park site. Since the projected needs for this area is about 6 acres 1001 according to our comprehensive plan, the idea of working something out with the church site became a focus. An additional parcel of land known as outlot B was looked at by the Park Board some time ago. This is the area to the west and owned by Mr. Rick Carlson. This piece of land is now basically land-locked by Woodridge Estates and the church property. Since the developer was interested in developing the north side of the church property and donating outlot B, the idea was brought to the Park Board, the developer didn't show up, and the consideration tabled. I believe the Park Board also felt this to be an unusable area for play field and that is what was needed in this area. The church has now come to the city with a development review for the construction of their facility. The Design Review Board has requested input from the Park Board on this site review. Staff's initial thoughts were that a land trade might be rendered between Rick Carlson and the church making it possible for the church, Rick Carlson and the City to come out good on needs. As it turns out the church is not interested in working on this trade with Rick Carlson. This could have given us about 4.5 acres of land with about 3 acres of upland on the north side with access off of Oak Lane. I attended a church building meeting last week and discussed the idea of a lease purchase agreement. Myself and Mary Kay, also have had several discussions with Tim Yantos, spokesperson for r the church, concerning their future intentions. As it turns out, the church has investigated the possibilities of housing development on the north-side of the property in the form of a cul-de-sac coming off of Oak Lane. In the discussion of this at the church building meeting it was indicated that because of the wetland delineation on the east side this area a cul-de-sac was not possible. We were hopeful that a wider bituminous surface could be provided through this area and into the land exchange area off that I talked about earlier. It is still the opinion of Rick Carlson and city staff that this could be done. Rick would have been open to this land exchange/and park dedication with the additional land as a credit on future development. The church would have a park dedication at this time since it would than be a subdivision. All of this leads up to the discussion that I had with the church building committee. The bottom line is the church is interested in working with us on a lease purchase agreement, but it appears that the lease would be for 8% of the fair market value each year without the lease price taken off of a final purchase option. I expected a letter from Tim Yantos today and have not yet received it. I will bring this letter to the meeting if I get it. I Me r wr ii•�,. 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'u�� +�. `,��, 3i �:. �: �,f•��; �.. �8 ��3� ,�r g �6: ,v�s � x ��,nf�sr �'►k69� �� ,y% •�'� ( M. .a i �, r,� k'�? �^x a'`$ YS Via? � �. t1t r,48, f AGENDA ITEM STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: July 28, 1996 TOPIC: Baldwin Lake Court; Trail, Canoe Access Playground BACKGROUND The owner of the Baldwin Lake Trailer Court is approaching the city on a proposed expansion of the court on the south side north of Lauraine Avenue. As part of the discussions of this proposal I have discussed the possibilities of trail access out onto Lauraine Avenue for the residents in this park. Access to the trail system via Linda Avenue//Linda Court in fox trace could be accomplished. The residents have been isolated in this area on a very similar parallel with the Rice Lake Estates residents. As an additional item of discussion, the owner of the court, Mr. Paul Howard has indicated that he has permission to run a trail down to Baldwin Lake for a canoe access. In my discussions with Mr. Howard, the idea of making this a public trail access for canoes was somewhat of a positive notion. A small parking lot located at the end of Lorraine Avenue could be provided, and an access to the trail where residents could carry a canoe to the lake. This lake is virtually inaccessible to canoeing at this time and is a haven for activities such as bird-watching. There is a small open space in the older portion of this development where Mr. Howard is planning a small mini-park. Perhaps we should consider working with Mr. Howard in provision of services in Parks and Recreation in this respect. Jeanne Keanow our community services Officer has indicated that there is a need from the youth standpoint to do something in this area. I think we can help. I believe Mr. Howard is coming to the meeting to discuss his ideas. OPTIONS Accept or deny trail/and or canoe access idea. Park idea open. 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P q6 " �y5� M4y - ssco�, �>n: . 6ilL moq...ai3 Decision Resow=, Ltd 31n Dean Court AfimmVo in A& SS416 M) -(612) 920-0337 (F)-(612)929-6166 Subject and Comments: Total Pages: Wsaft cover Page) M29 t'-an rfu trr • Minnonr"ic Minno-cnro IMC&a arat��o7ns,�� .... ��+-i►e70.F,IF,� 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 P02 AUG 05 '96 11:19 DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. LINO LAKES RESIDENTIAL 3128 Dean Court QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 f!F_VISL9D Hello, I 'm of Decision Resources, Ltd. , a nationwide polling firm located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the City of Lino Lakes to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing the city. This survey is being taken because the City is interested in your opinions and suggestions. I want to assure you that all individual responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be report- ed. (DO NOT PAUSE) 1 . Approximately how many years have LESS THAN TWO YEARS. . . . . 1 you lived in Lino Lakes? THREE TO FIVE YEARS. . . . . 2 SIX TO TEN YEARS. . . . . . . . 3 ELEVEN - TWENTY YEARS-4 OVER TWENTY YEARS. . . . . . . 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 6 2 . How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I life in Lino Lakes -- excellent, GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 3 . Thinking back to when you moved to Lino Lakes, what factors were most important to you in selecting this community? 4 . What do you like most about living in Lino Lakes? 5 . What do you like least about it? 6 . In general, what do you think is the most serious issue facing the community today? 1 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 P03 AUG 05 '96 11:19 7 . All in all, do you think things in RIGHT DIRECTION. . . . . . . . .I Lino Lakes are generally headed in WRONG TRACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 the right direction, or do you DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 feel things are off on the wrong track? IF "WRONG TRACK, " ASK: 8 . Please tell me why you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track. So far, we have discussed quality of life issues impacting the entire community. I would now like to shift gears somewhat and ask you a question about your personal quality of life. 9 . What do you want most in your life? 10 . How would you rate the general EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I appearance of your neighborhood GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- excellent, good, only fair, or ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 poor? POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 11 . Other than voting, do you feel YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 that if you wanted to, you could NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 have a say about the way the City DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .3 of Lino Lakes runs things? 12 . How would you rate the sense of VERY STRONG. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 community identity among residents SOMEWHAT STRONG. . . . . . . . .2 in Lino Lakes -- would you say it NOT TOO STRONG. . . . . . . . . . 3 is very strong, somewhat strong, NOT AT ALL STRONG. . . . . . .4 not too strong, or not at all DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 strong? 13 . Thinking about your ties to the CITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 local area, do you feel most SCHOOL DISTRICT. . . . . . . . .2 closely connected to the City of SOMETHING ELSE. . . . . . . . . .3 Lino Lakes, your school district, NOTHING (VOL) . . . . . . . . . . .4 or something else? (IF "SOMETHING DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 ELSE, " ASK: ) What is that? Let ' s discuss recreational opportunities in the community. . . . n 2 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 PO4 AUG 05 '96 11:19 14 . How would you rate the park and EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 recreational facilities in Lino GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Lakes -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 fair or poor? POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 15 . How would you rate the upkeep EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 and maintenance of Lino Lakes city GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Parks -- would you say excellent, ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 good, only fair, or poor? POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 16 . Do you or members of your household regularly leave the City of Lino Lakes to use leisure-time recreational facilities or programs in other cities? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) What types of facilities or programs are you using elsewhere? 17 . How do you usually find out about city-sponsored recreation- al activities and programs? The City of Lino Lakes is considering major improvements in three components of its park and recreation offerings. The improve- ments under consideration include an outdoor recreation facility, trail improvements, and neighborhood park improvements. But, to proceed with any of these three proposals would require a bond referendum and subsequent property tax increase to provide con- struction funds. I would like to discuss each proposal with you and have you comment on each one. Let ' s talk about the outdoor athletic complex. . . The City of Lino Lakes is considering building an outdoor athle- tic complex, which would include soccer fields, baseball fields, and other multi-seasonal athletic facilities. 18 . Would you favor or oppose the de- FAVOR/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . 1 velopment of an outdoor athletic FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 complex in Lino Lakes? (WAIT FOR OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly OPPOSE/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . .4 that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 As you may know, the City of Lino Lakes has been actively con- structing a comprehensive trail system for its residents. So far, approximately nine miles of trails have been constructed. To complete and expand the trail system would require the passage of a bond referendum. If successful, residents of the City would see a property tax increase to provide funds for this purpose. 3 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 1?2 P05 AUG 05 '96 11:20 19 . Do you favor or oppose the con- FAVOR/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . 1 tinued development and expansion FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 of the trail system within Lino OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lakes? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you OPPOSE/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . .4 feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 As you may know, the City of Lino Lakes currently operates neigh- borhood parks throughout the community. Many of these neighbor- hood parks are in different stages of development, offering varying levels of playground equipment and facilities. 20 . Would you favor or oppose the City FAVOR STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . 1 of Lino Lakes placing a higher SOMEWHAT FAVOR. . . . . . . . . .2 priority on the completion of its SOMEWHAT OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .3 neighborhood park system? (WAIT STRONGLY OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .4 FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strong- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 ly that way? we have discussed several park and recreational development projects . To review, (ROTATE ORDER) an outdoor athletics com- plex, neighborhood parks completion, as well as the expansion and completion of the trail system. 21 . Which of these development projects, if any, would you give top priority? (READ LIST) 22 . Which of these development projects, if any, would you give second priority? (READ LIST, DELETING FIRST CHOICE) TOP SEC ATHLETICS COMPLEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. . . . . . . . . . 1 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . .2 TRAIL SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . .3 NONE (VOL. ) . . . . . . . . I . . . I . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . .4 MULTIPLE (VOL. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . . 5 DON'T KNOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . . . . . . . . 6 REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7. . . . . . . . . . 7 23 . How much would you be willing to NOTHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 see your yearly property taxes in- $20.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 crease to fund the development of $40.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 the park and recreation facilities $60 . 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 you most favor? (START AT A $80 . 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RANDOM TAX LEVEL) Let ' s say, $100. 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 would you be willing to pay $ $120.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 per year? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE; DON'T KNOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MOVE UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ANSWER) How about $ per year? Moving on. . . . Which of the following activities, if any, do you and/or members of your household currently engage in on the trails in Lino Lakes? 4 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 P06 AUG 05 196 11:20 YES NO DKR 24 . Walking, running or jogging? 1 2 3 25 . Biking? 1 2 3 26 . Rollerblading or rollerskating? 1 2 3 27. Horse riding? 1 2 3 28 . Nature and/or bird watching? 1 2 3 29 . Snowmobile riding? 1 2 3 30 . Cross-Country skiing? 1 2 3 Changing topics . . . . 31 . Would you favor or oppose the City FAVOR/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . I of Lino Lakes developing a city FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 golf course? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Do you feel strongly that way? OPPOSE/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 32 . If the city were to develop a golf VERY LIKELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 course, how likely would you or SOMEWHAT LIKELY. . . . . . . . .2 members of your household be to NOT TOO LIKELY. . . . . . . . . . 3 use it -- very likely, somewhat NOT AT ALL LIKELY. . . . . . .4 likely, not too likely, or not DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 at all likely? Turning to other issues. . . . 33 . Do you or members of your house- YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 hold use the city' s rinks and NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 shelters for informal skating or DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .3 hockey during the winter? Moving on. . . Cities around Lino Lakes are trying alternative means of generat- ing revenue for Park and Recreation programs. One of these meth- ods is called the "Round-Up" Program. Under that program, city residents can volunteer to round-up their water and sewer bill to the next dollar on a tax-deductable basis, with the difference being earmarked for park and recreation programs. For example, if a resident ' s water and sewer bill is $25.26, they can chose to pay $26 . 00 with the additional 74 cents underwriting Parks and Recreation in the City. 34 . If this program were offered in VERY LIKELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lino Lakes, how likely would you SOMEWHAT LIKELY. . . . . . . . .2 be to voluntarily round-up your NOT TOO LIKELY. . . . . . . . . . 3 water and sewer bill each month -- NOT AT ALL LIKELY. . . . . . .4 very likely, somewhat likely, not DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 too likely, or not at all likely? Continuing. . . . 5 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 P07 AUG 05 '96 11:20 35 . In the past year, have you or any YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 members of this household partici- NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 pated in any city-sponsored park DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 ''-N, and recreation programs? IF "YES, " ASK: 36 . What program(s) have you or members of your households participated in? 37. How would you rate those EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 programs -- excellent, good, GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 only fair or poor? ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 IF "POOR, " ASK: 38 . Why do you feel that way? r'1 39 . Are there any other city-sponsored recreational offerings or programs that you or members of your household would like to see established? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) What would they be? 40 . During the past year, have you or NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 members of your household had to YES/FREQUENTLY. . . . . . . . . . 2 curtail participation in city- YES/OCCASSIONALLY. . . . . . .3 sponsored recreational programs YES/ONLY RARELY. . . . . . . . .4 because of child care needs,? (IF DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 "YES, " ASK: ) Has this happened frequently, occasionally, or only rarely? IF "YES, " ASK: 41. would you be much more likely YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I to participate if child care NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 were provided? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 The City is considering hiring a Teen Recreation Program Direc- tor. This individual would be responsible for the development and operation of expanded teen-oriented programming. The cost to taxpayers for the hiring of this individual would be about $2 . 50 6 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 P08 AUG 05 '96 11:21 per year. 42 . Would you favor or oppose the FAVOR/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . 1 City' s hiring of a Teen Recreation FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Program Director? (WAIT FOR RE- OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SPONSE) Do you feel strongly that OPPOSE/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . .4 way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 There are two different programming approaches a Park and Recrea- tion Department can follow. The first is programmed offerings, such as league softball games, which the City operates and super- vises. The other is unprogrammed activity, such as hiking down a trail, in which the City simply provides the facility, without further city involvement . 43 . Of the two recreational approach- PROGRAMMED/STRONGLY. . . . . I es, which do you most prefer -- PROGRAMMED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 programmed activity or unpro- UNPROGRAMMED. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 grammed activity? (WAIT FOR RE- UNPROGRAMMED/STRONGLY. . .4 SPONSE) Do you feel strongly that DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 way? 44 . If the Lino Lakes Park and Recrea- FACILITIES/STRONGLY. . . . . 1 tion Department had to prioritize FACILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 items for budget purposes, would PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 you place a higher funding prior- PROGRAMS/STRONGLY. . . . . . .4 ity on park facilities OR on park DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 and recreational programs? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strong- ly that way? Anoka County currently operates a regional park in Lino Lakes, the Rice Creek Chanin of Lakes Regional Park. 45 . How often do you or members of FREQUENTLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 your household use the Anoka OCCASIONALLY. . . . . . . . . . . .2 County Regional park -- frequent- RARELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ly, occasionally, rarely, or NEVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 never? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 46 . Prior to this survey, were you YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 aware that the Regional Park NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 contains a golf course, the Wargo DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 Nature Center, a swimming beach, fishing, and a hiking trail? 47. Would you favor or oppose the City FAVOR/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . 1 of Lino Lake coordinating efforts FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 and funds with Anoka County in the OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 further development of additional OPPOSE/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . .4 trails? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 you feel strongly that way? Changing topics. . . . 7 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 P09 AUG 05 '96 11:21 ' I would like to read you a list of city forestry programs. For each one, please rate its effectiveness as excellent, good, only fair, or poor. If you are unsure about a program, just say so . . . . EXC GOO FAI POO DKR 48 . Planting of trees along city boulevards? 1 2 3 4 5 49 . Tree preservation? 1 2 3 4 5 50 . Oak Wilt program for disease control? 1 2 3 4 5 As you may know, diseased and dying trees can also be problems on residential and commercial property. Some people feel that the City should be able to require property owners to remove or not remove trees, healthy or otherwise, from private property. Others feel that the City should not be able to require owners to take actions about trees on their private property. How about you? 51 . Should the City of Lino Lakes have YES/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . . .1 that power, or not? (WAIT FOR RE- YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SPONSE) Do you feel strongly that NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 way? NO/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 Changing topics. . . . I would like to read you a list of a few city services. For each one, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor. . . . EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK/R 52 . Snow plowing? 1 2 3 4 5 53 . Police services? 1 2 3 4 5 54 . Fire protection? 1 2 3 4 5 55 . City street repair and maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 56 . Sewers and water? 1 2 3 4 5 57. Drainage and flood control? 1 2 3 4 5 58 . Animal control? 1 2 3 4 5 FOR EACH "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR" RESPONSE, ASK: 59. Why did you rate as (only fair/poor) ? 8 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 172 P10 RUG 05 '96 11:22 • 60 . How much first-hand contact have QUITE A LOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 you had with Lino Lakes City em- SOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 ployees -- quite a lot, some, VERY LITTLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 very little, or none? NONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 61 . From what you have seen or heard, EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 how would you rate the job per- GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 formance of the Lino Lakes City ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 employees -- excellent, good, only POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 fair, or poor? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 62 . How much do you feel you know GREAT DEAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 about the work of the Mayor and FAIR AMOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . .2 City Council -- a great deal, a VERY LITTLE. . . . . . . . . . . . .3 fair amount, very little, or NOTHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 nothing? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 63 . From what you know, do you approve STRONGLY APPROVE. . . . . . . . 1 or disapprove of the job the Mayor APPROVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 and City Council are doing? (WAIT DISAPPROVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 FOR RESPONSE) And do you feel STRONGLY DISAPPROVE. . . . .4 strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 64 . Do you feel that the City is too TOO TOUGH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tough, about right, or not tough ABOUT RIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . .2 enough in enforcing the City Code NOT TOUGH ENOUGH. . . . . . . .3 on such nuisances as animal con- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .4 trol, garbage disposal, junk cars, messy yards, and noise? 65 . How would you rate the response EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 time of City snow plowing efforts GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 after a snow storm -- excellent, ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 good, only fair, or poor? POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 66 . And, how would you rate the EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 quality of City snow plowing on GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 aspects such as clear street ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 intersections and width of plowed POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 areas -- excellent, good, only DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 fair or poor? Some communities have cat ordinances that require cats be li- censed and under the control of their owner at all times. 67 . Would you support or oppose the STRONGLY SUPPORT. . . . . . . . 1 City of Lino Lakes adopting such SOMEWHAT SUPPORT. . . . . . . . 2 a cat ordinance? (WAIT FOR RE- SOMEWHAT OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . 3 SPONSE) Do you feel strongly that STRONGLY OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .4 way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 Turning to the issue of public safety in the community. . . . n 9 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 174 P01iO4 AUG 05 '96 11:3E 68 . Are there any areas in Lino Lakes YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 where you would be afraid to walk NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 alone at night? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .3 IF "YES, " ASK: 69 . What area particularly concerns you? 70 . How about at night in your home - - YES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 do you feel safe and secure, or NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 not? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 71 . Have you invested in a means of YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 self-protection during the past NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 two years? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .3 IF "YES, " ASK: 72 . What have you invested in? I would like to read you a short list of public safety concerns. 73 . Please tell me which one you consider to be the greatest concern in Lino Lakes? If you feel that none of these prob- lems are serious in Lino Lakes, just say so. (READ LIST) 74 . Which do you consider to be the second major concern in the city? Again, if you feel that none of the remaining prob- lems are serious in the city, just say so. (DELETE FIRST CHOICE AND RE-READ LIST) FIRST SECOND violent crime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . 1 Traffic congestion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . .2 Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . .3 Youth gangs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . .4 Business crimes, such as shop- lifting and check fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 5 Residential crimes, such as burglary, theft, and vandal- ism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . .6 ALL EQUALLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . . . . . 7 NONE OF THE ABOVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . 8 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . 9 /r 10 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 174 P02/04 AUG 05 '96 11:36 ' 75 . Do you feel that crimes against INCREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I property in Lino Lakes have in- DECREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 creased, decreased, or remained REMAINED THE SAME. . . . . . .3 -�-� about the same during the past DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .4 five years? 76 . How about crimes against people, INCREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I have they increased, decreased, or DECREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 remained about the same during the REMAINED THE SAME . . . . . . .3 past five years? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .4 77 . How would you rate the amount of TOO MUCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 patrolling the police department ABOUT RIGHT AMOUNT. . . . . . 2 does in your neighborhood -- would NOT ENOUGH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 you say they do too much, about DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .4 the right amount, or not enough? 78 . Are you aware of a neighborhood YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 crime watch program in your NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 neighborhood? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 IF "YES, " ASK: 79 . Do you participate in the YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 program? NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 IF "NO, " ASK: 10"N' 80 . Would you participate in or- YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ganizing a neighborhood crime NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 watch program in your area DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 under the guidance of the Police Department? As you may know, property taxes are divided between the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, and the local school districts. . . . 81 . For each dollar of property tax LESS THAN 10t. . . . . . . . . . . 1 you pay, about what percentage do 10-20 PERCENT. . . . . . . . . . .2 you think goes to city government? 21-30 PERCENT. . . . . . . . . . . 3 31-40 PERCENT. . . . . . . . . . .4 OVER FORTY PERCENT. . . . . .5 , DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 6 82 . How do you feel about Lino Lakes EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I city property taxes in comparison GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 with the services you receive from ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 the City -- would you say it is an POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 excellent value, good value, only DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 fair value, or a poor value? 11 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 174 P03/04 AUG 05 196 11:30 83 . How do you feel about Lino Lakes VERY HIGH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 city property taxes in comparison SOMEWHAT HIGH. . . . . . . . . . .2 with those of other suburban ABOUT AVERAGE. . . . . . . . . . .3 communities -- do you feel they SOMEWHAT LOW. . . . . . . . . . . .4 are very high, somewhat high, VERY LOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 about average, somewhat low, or DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 6 very low? Changing topics. . . 84 . if the City of Lino Lakes were to attract more development, what kind would you prefer it to be? As you may know, the City of Lino Lakes has been considering the development of a Town Center. It would contain a community center, anchored by a city hall and police department. I would like to read you a list of establishments that could be attracted to a Town Center. For each one, please tell me if you would strongly support its placement in the Town Center, somewhat support it, somewhat oppose it, or strongly oppose it being placed in a Town Center. If you have no opinion, just say so. . . . STS SMS SMO STO DKR 86 . A large grocery store? 1 2 3 4 5 87 . A quality restaurant? 1 2 3 4 5 88 . A family-style restaurant? 1 2 3 4 5 89 . A fast-food restaurant? 1 2 3 4 5 90 . Day care facilities? 1 2 3 4 5 91. An indoor recreation center? 1 2 3 4 5 92 . Walking trails? 1 2 3 4 5 93 . A public plaza for socializing? 1 2 3 4 5 94 . Retail stores? 1 2 3 4 5 95 . A medical clinic? 1 2 3 4 5 96 . A dental clinic? 1 2 3 4 5 97 . Professional services, such as attorneys and CPAs? 1 2 3 4 5 98 . A senior center? 1 2 3 4 5 99 . A teen center? 1 2 3 4 5 100 . Conference rooms? 1 2 3 4 5 101 . Middle-income housing? 1 2 3 4 5 102 . Low-income housing? 1 2 3 4 5 103 . Townhomes? 1 2 3 4 5 104 . Senior housing? 1 2 3 4 5 105 . Day care facility? 1 2 3 4 5 106 . An outdoor plaza? 1 2 3 4 5 12 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 174 PO4/04 AUG 05 '96 11:39 107. Are their any other types of establishments which you would like to see included in a Town Center? Now, I would like to read you a list of four locations for a possible Town Center development . 108 . which location would be your first choice? 109 . How about a second choice? FIRST SECND I-35W at the Lake David Interchange? 1 1 Hodgson Road and Lake Drive? 2 2 I-35E and Main Street? 3 3 Lake Drive and Main Street? 4 4 NONE OF ABOVE 5 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 6 6 As I said, the City of Lino Lakes is also considering the con- struction of a Community Center. 110 . If a community center were built, what types of facilities would you like to see included in it? From what you have seen or heard. . . . ill . Do you favor or oppose the con- FAVOR/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . . . 1 struction of a Lino Lakes Commun- FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ity Center? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Do you feel strongly that way? OPPOSE/STRONGLY. . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 I would like to read you a list of facilities that could be included in a community center. For each one, please tell me if you would strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose its inclusion. If you have no opinion, just say SO. (ROTATE) STF SMF SMO STO DKR 112 . An indoor family fun leisure- type swimming pool? 1 2 3 4 5 113 . Large banquet rooms? 1 2 3 4 5 114 . Smaller meeting rooms? 1 2 3 4 5 115 . A gymnasium? 1 2 3 4 5 ^ 116 . An exercise and fitness center? 1 2 3 4 5 13 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 173 P01i00 AUG 05 '96 11:24 STF SMF SMO STO DKR 117. Racquetball courts? 1 2 3 4 5 118 . A senior citizens ' center? 1 2 3 4 5 119 . A teen center? 1 2 3 4 5 120 . Walking/Running track? 1 2 3 4 5 121 . Trail head area for walking and cross country skiing? 1 2 3 4 5 122 . Day care center? 1 2 3 4 5 123 . Sit-down family restaurant? 1 2 3 4 5 124 . An outdoor plaza? 1 2 3 4 5 If a new community center building were constructed, the issuance of construction bonds could require an increase in residential and commercial property taxes to cover their cost and interest . 125 . Knowing this, would you favor or STRONGLY FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . 1 oppose the building of a commu- SOMEWHAT FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . 2 nity center? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) SOMEWHAT OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .3 Do you feel strongly that way? STRONGLY OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 Some of the proposed facilities in a Community Center, such as a swimming pool or fitness center, could be operated by a private company. Such an arrangement could mean higher user fees, but less of an increase in property taxes. 126 . Would you favor or oppose having STRONGLY FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . 1 a private company involved in the SOMEWHAT FAVOR. . . . . . . . . .2 operation of the Community SOMEWHAT OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .3 Center? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do STRONGLY OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .4 you feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 Moving on. . . . I would now like to read you a list of characteristics of a community. For each one, please tell me if you think Lino Lakes currently has too many or too much, too few or too little, or about the right amount . MANY FEW/ ABT DK/ /MCH LITT RGHT REFD 127. the number of people residing in the community? 1 2 3 4 128 . rental units? 1 2 3 4 129 . higher cost housing oppor- tunities? 1 2 3 4 130 . condominiums and townhouses? 1 2 3 4 131 . racial diversity? 1 2 3 4 132 . income diversity? 1 2 3 4 133 . parks and open spaces? 1 2 3 4 134 . low income housing opportunities? 1 2 3 4 10-11, 135 . senior housing opportunities? 1 2 3 4 136 . light manufacturing industry? 1 2 3 4 14 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 173 P02/0E AUG 05 '96 11:24 MANY FEW/ ABT DK/ /MCH LITT RGHT REFD 137. heavy manufacturing industry? 1 2 3 4 138 . service and retail establish- ments? 1 2 3 4 139 . entertainment and dining establishments? 1 2 3 4 140 . fulltime job opportunities? 1 2 3 4 I would like to read you a list of traffic issues. For each one, please tell me if you think it is a major problem, minor problem, or not a problem at all on your residential street . If you have no opinion, just say so. . . . MAJOR MINOR NOTPR DKREF 141. Traffic speeds? 1 2 3 4 142 . Traffic volume? 1 2 3 4 143 . Children playing? 1 2 3 4 144 . Physical condition of the street? 1 2 3 4 145 . Pedestrians walking in the roadway? 1 2 3 4 146 . Bicyclists in the roadway? 1 2 3 4 147 . How would you rate the overall EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 condition of city streets in Lino GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lakes -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 fair, or poor? POOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 The Lino Lakes City Charter limits street maintenance practices of the city. Under the Charter, the City may only reconstruct a street if the improvement is supported and entirely paid for by the affected property owners. 148 . Prior to this survey, were you YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 aware of these Charter provisions? NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 149 . Would you favor or oppose a City FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Charter change allowing the use OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 of public funds for street recon- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 struction so that the cost to affected property owners were based on the amount their property value has increased? 150 . Would you support or oppose spend- SUPPORT/STILL FAVOR. . . . . 1 ing increased city funds on more SUPPORT/NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 traffic enforcement? (IF "SUP- SUPPORT/DON'T KNOW. . . . . .3 PORT, " ASK: ) Would you still favor OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 it if a property tax increase were DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 required to fund it? 15 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 173 P03/08 AUG 05 '96 11:25 151 . Do you leave the City of Lino YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lakes on a regular or daily basis? NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 IF "YES, " ASK: 152. Where to? (OBTAIN CITY) 153 . what form of transportation do you generally use? (IF "AUTOMOBILE, " ASK: ) Is that a carpool? 154 . Is your reason for leaving YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 the City to go to the site NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 of your job? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .3 155 . Excluding groceries, what do you consider your principle retail shopping location to be? 156 . where does your household regularly purchase groceries? 157. If the City were to attract retail VERY LIKELY. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 shopping and/or recreational op- SOMEWHAT LIKELY. . . . . . . .2 portunities to the I-35W Lake NOT TOO LIKELY. . . . . . . . .3 Drive interchange area, how likely NOT AT ALL LIKELY. . . . . .4 would you be to use it -- very DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . .5 likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely? "Neighborhood commercial centers" are small outdoor malls usually containing a limited number of shops, professional offices, and/ or service establishments. Limited parking near the stores is usually available. 158 . Would you favor or oppose the City STRONGLY FAVOR. . . . . . . . . .1 of Lino Lake attracting neighbor- FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 hood commercial centers to the OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 city? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you STRONGLY OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .4 feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 159 . Which of the following three lo- SITE A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cations would you prioritize most SITE B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 highly for a neighborhood commer- SITE C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cial center : (ROTATE LIST) ALL EQUALLY (VOL) . . . . . . .4 (A) 35E and Main Street; NONE OF ABOVE (VOL) . . . . .5 (B) Lake Drive and Main Street; DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 6 (C) Birch Street and Centerville Road? 16 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 173 PO4/0E AUG 05 196 11:25 160 . Do you work at home in a business YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 or teleconference or telecommute NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 to work? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 161. Do you feel there is a significant YES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 need for more public transporta- NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 tion near your neighborhood? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .3 162 . Have you or any adult member of YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 your household sought full-time NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 employment in the City of Lino DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 Lakes? I would like to read you a list of streets, highways, or inter- sections. For each one, please tell me if you think it is a major traffic safety concern in Lino Lakes, a minor traffic safety concern, or not a concern at all? MAJOR MINOR NOTSR DKREF 163 . Highway 49 and Birch Street? 1 2 3 4 164 . Lake Drive and Main Street? 1 2 3 4 165. Lake Drive and 35W? 1 2 3 4 166 . 35E and County Road J? 1 2 3 4 167 . Highway 49 and County Road J? 1 2 3 4 Moving on. . . . Currently, city residents select their own refuse haulers . The only rules the City of Lino Lakes sets are the company must be licensed and must offer a volume-based rate . City officials and staff are considering changing to an organized collection system. This is a system of refuse collection in which the City contracts with a group of haulers, sets rates, establishes a level of service for all residents, and assigns haulers to each neighbor- hood. The advantages to this system are expanded services and less truck traffic on neighborhhod roads. The disadvantage is the hauler assigned to your neighborhood may not be your current hauler. 166 . Would you support or oppose the STRONGLY SUPPORT. . . . . . . .1 City of Lino Lakes adopting an SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 organized collection system? (WAIT OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly STRONGLY OPPOSE. . . . . . . . .4 that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 169 . How often, if at all, does your EVERY OTHER WEEK. . . . . . . . 1 household recycle? (READ OPTIONS) MONTHLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 QUARTERLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ONCE - TWICE PER YR. . . . .4 NEVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 6 17 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 173 P05i0E AUG 05 196 11:26 170 . Are there any changes or improvements in the curbside recy- clables pick-up program you would like to see? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) What are they? 171 . Last year, did you participate in YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 the City of Lino Lakes ' Fall and NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Spring Recycling Days? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .3 Moving on. . . . 172 . Do you recall receiving the City YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 newsletter, titled " NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 , " during the past year? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 IF "YES, " ASK: 173 . Do you or any members of your YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 household regularly read it? No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 174 . Do you tend to keep it around KEEP AROUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . I for later reference or toss TOSS IT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 it after you have read ABOUT EQUAL (VOL. ) . . . . . . 3 through it? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 4 175 . How effective is the city VERY EFFECTIVE. . . . . . . . . . 1 newsletter in keeping you in- SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE. . . . . .2 formed about activities in NOT TOO EFFECTIVE. . . . . . .3 the city -- very effective, NOT AT ALL EFFECTIVE. . . .4 somewhat effective, not too DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 effective, or not at all ef- fective? 176 . How effective is the city VERY EFFECTIVE. . . . . . . . . .1 newsletter in keeping you in- SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE. . . . . .2 formed about city-sponsored NOT TOO EFFECTIVE. . . . . . . 3 recreation programs -- very NOT AT ALL EFFECTIVE. . . . 4 effective, somewhat effec- DON'T KNOW/R-FUSED. . . . . . 5 tive, not too effective, or not at all effective? 177. Would you prefer having the SEPARATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 newsletter and recreation TOGETHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 guide separate or together? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 178 . Do you have a home computer or YES/YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 access to one at work? (IF "YES" YES/No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ASK) Does that computer have a YES/UNSURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 modem? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 r� IF "YES/YES, " ASK: 18 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 173 P06i08 AUG 05 '96 11:26 179 . If the City of Lino Lakes VERY LIKELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 were to make general inform- SOMEWHAT LIKELY. . . . . . . . .2 ation available on the Inter- NOT TOO LIKELY. . . . . . . . . . 3 net, how likely would you be NOT AT ALL LIKELY. . . . . . .4 to access it -- very likely, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely? 180 . Does your household currently YES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 subscribe to cable television? NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 IF "YES, " ASK: 181 . Would you say you watch the FREQUENTLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 local government access chan- OCCASIONALLY. . . . . . . . . . . .2 nel _ frequently, occasion- RARELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 ally, rarely, or not at all? NOT AT ALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .5 182 . would you say you watch City FREQUENTLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Council and/or Planning Com- OCCASIONALLY. . . . . . . . . . . .2 mission telecasts frequently, RARELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 occasionally, rarely, or not NOT AT ALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 at all? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 183 . Would you like to see more YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 local programming and other NO. . . . .2 community information on DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 3 Channel ? IF "YES, " ASK: 184 . Anything in particular? which of the following newspapers do you regularly read? YES NO DKR 185. The Star-Tribune 1 2 3 186 . The Pioneer Press? 1 2 3 187 , The Forest Lake Times? 1 2 3 188 . The Quad Press? 1 2 3 189. which of those newspapers is your primary source of informa- tion on city government and activities? 19 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 1?3 PO?i08 AUG 05 '96 11:26 190 . In general, how would you rate EXCELLENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 your level of information about GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 city government and community ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 activities -- excellent, good, POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 only fair, or poor? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . . 5 Changing topics. . . . Now, just a few more questions for demographic purposes. . . . 191 . What is your age, please? 18-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25-34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 35-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 45-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 55-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 65 AND OVER. . . . . . . . . . . . .6 REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Could you tell me how many people in each of the following age groups live in your household. Lets start oldest to youngest . . . 192 . First, persons over 65? 193 . Other adults, including yourself? 194 . School-aged children? 195 . Pre-schoolers? 196 . Do you rent or own your present RENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 residence? OWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 197 . Are you single, married, widowed, SINGLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 or divorced? MARRIED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 WIDOWED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DIVORCED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 198 . Are you or is any member of your YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 household a member of a private NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 health club? UNSURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 199 . What is your occupation and the occupation of your spouse or partner, if appropriate? [CODED AS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD] M: F . 200 . Could you tell me your approximate UNDER $25, 000 . . . . . . . . . . . I pre-tax yearly household income? $25, 000-$49, 999 . . . . . . . . .2 Does the income lie. . . (READ $50, 000-$74, 999 . . . . . . . . . 3 CATEGORIES) $75, 000-$99, 999 . . . . . . . . .4 $100, 000 & OVER. . . . . . . . . 5 DON'T KNOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 20 6129296166 DECISION RESOURSES 173 P08i08 AUG 05 '96 11:27 201 . Gender (BY OBSERVATION) MALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 FEMALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 202 . PRECINCT 21 MEMORANDUM Date: July 28, 1996 From: Marty Asleson To: Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Board Subject: North Metro Consolidation Issue Please find attached a copy of a letter that has gone out to the North Metro Recreation communities. North Metro communities are Circle Pines, Centerville, and Lexington. I have been working with Janet Bona, the North Metro Program Supervisor on this idea for some time. Janet and I have meet with the individual park boards over the past months to introduce this idea, and so far has met with favorable thoughts. There could be many benefits to this idea, including a cost effective way for us to expand our programming staff and programs. Please find attached copies of letters from the Cities of Circle Pines and Lexington that were given to us at the meeting this week where all communities were present. I believe the concerns especially of Circle Pines falls within the goals and objectives of our Comprehensive Plan. Centerville appeared to be very lost with this whole idea. The other two communities stated that they would wish to proceed regardless. Please put some thought into this matter because it is something that I would like to introduce at the next council meeting. CIRCLE PINES PARK BOARD SERVICE REQUESTS FOR PARTNERSHIP RECREATION PROGRAM WITH THE CITY OF LINO LAKES 1. PROGRAMS, CLASSES, ACTIVITIES LOCATIONS MUST BE LOCATED IN CIRCLE PINES AND MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE IN ALL QUADRANTS OF THE CITY SUCH AS IN PARKS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, LIBRARY OR CITY HALL. - 2. PROGRAMS SHOULD BE OFFERED FOR ALL AGES, INTERESTS AND ABILITIES INCLUDING PRE-SCHOOLERS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADULTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS. 3. REGISTRATION SHOULD BE MADE SIMPLE AND CONVENIENT FOR CIRCLE PINES RESIDENTS. REGISTRATION BY CREDIT CARD SHOULD BE AN OPTION AS WELL AS MAIL-IN REGISTRATION AND ON-SITE REGISTRATION AT A CITY LOCATION. 4. A VARIETY OF CLASSES SHOULD BE PROGRAMN ED FOR DIVERSE INTERESTS INCLUDING ATHLETICS AND SPORTS, ARTS, SUM ER PLAYGROUND PROGRAMS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, VACATION DAY ACTIVITIES, TRIPS, FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 5. BECAUSE LL WOULD BE PROGRAMMING SPORTS AND ATHLETICS, IT WOULD SEEM REASONABLE THAT LL ALSO SCHEDULE CP PARK ATHLETIC FIELDS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND USERS, AND TO FACILITATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS' REQUESTS UNDER ONE ENTITY. 6. CP WOULD SUGGEST SUPPORT FOR ALL YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS SINCE THEY PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE YOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY. 7. REPRESENTATIVES OF CP SHOULD BE A PART OF A RECREATION BOARD OR COMMISSION TO PROVIDE RECREATION IDEAS AND REQUESTS. 8. FEES AND CHARGES SHOULD BE REASONABLE TO SERVE THE ECONOMIC ABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 9. AN ANNUAL REPORT SHOULD BE PROVIDED WHICH PRESENTS ALL PROGRAMS OFFERED, PROGRAMS THAT WERE SUCCESSFUL, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, BENEFITS, FINANCIAL OUTCOME. LEXINGTON PARK BOARD MEETING 5/9/96 PROPOSAL : TO COMBINE NORTH METRO RECREATION AND LINO LAKES PARK AND RECREATION AND RE-NAME THE MERGED CITIES RECREATION DEPARTMENTS . Circle Pines, together with Lexington, Centerville, and District 12 fund North Metro Recreation. NORTH METRO RECREATION WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS COOPERATIVE EFFORT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS : 1) LESSON CONFUSION - END BOUNDARY LIMITATIONS 2) CREATIVE PROGRAMMING - 2 PROGRAM DIR./ RESOURCES 3) EXPAND FACILITY USAGE 4) LARGER SUCCESS RATE - REACHING LARGER POPULATION ECONOMY OF SCALE 5) AN EFFECTIVE COMMISSION OR GOVERNING COMMITTEE 6) INCREASED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - OWNERSHIP COMMITMENT: A 3-5 YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE LINO LAKES PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT n C I T Y O F INO LAW July 15, 1996 Dear Park Board Chairperson, The desire to combine North Metro and Lino Lakes Recreation Departments has been approached to the Park Boards of each city involved. We have found that the proposal of a joint venture between the cities of Circle Pines, Lexington, Centerville, and Lino Lakes has produced a positive response from all Park Boards involved. It has been suggested that a "trial" contract with the city of Lino Lakes with a maximum commitment of 5 years might be pursued. in progression of this concept a discussion meeting has been re- scheduled for the Park Board Chairpersons. Lino Lakes Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Director, Marty Asleson and Program Coordinator for North Metro Recreation, Janet Bona will facilitate this meeting. —;A1 The meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 30, 7:00 P.M. at Circle Pines City Hall in the Conference room of the Chambers. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please contact Janet Bona at: 780-7687 at least one week in advance. it is important to have representation from all of the Cities involved. Thank You. Janet M. Bona Marty Asleson North Metro Recreation Lino Lakes Parks, Recreation, and Program Director Forestry supervisor r� PARK,RECREATION,FORESTRY,AND RECYCLING DEPARTMENTS 7204 LAKE DRIVE,LINO LAKES,MINNESOTA 55014 (612)464-5562 MEMORANDUM Date: July 28, 1996 From: Marty Asleson To: Lino Lakes Park, Recreation and Forestry Board Subject: Recognition Please find attached a copy of a letter from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources concerning a ceremony to celebrate the One millionth foot of oak wilt control line and recognition to be given to communities showing exemplary participation in this program. We have been doing a great job and it's nice to be recognized for our efforts. If you can make this ceremony, please mark your calendar. -OF MINNFsor Minnesota Department of Natural Resources CID r1 a� DIVISION OF FORESTRY,Metro Region, 1200 Warner Road,St.P.ul,MN 55106 . 0 Ju1r 23, 1996 �FNANRP Marty Asleson, Forester City of Lino Lakes 7204 Lake Drive Lino Lakes, MN 55014 Dear Marty: Your community has been selected as one of eleven communities that has demonstrated exemplary participation in the Cooperative Oak Wilt Suppression Program. As one of these Honor Roll Communities, we invite you to attend the celebration of the One Millionth Foot of Oak Wilt Control Line to be held August 20, 1996 in the City of Blaine. Festivities begin at 12:30 p.m. in Pioneer Park, 1.5 miles east of Highway 65 on County Road 14. We also ask that you invite the beneficiaries from your community, the individual landowners that have participated in the program. There are several ways you can invite them. Sending a letter to each and every participant would at best be time consuming. We suggest that you post a notice in your community newsletter, local newspaper, or community cable channel bulletin board. You may also post a notice on your roadside community bulletin board or post fliers (example enclosed) in local businesses. The methods of invitation are only limited to your imagination. We congratulate you on the continued efforts your community has made in the battle against oak wilt, and look forward to the participation of you and your community at the celebration. Sincerely, Thomas G. Eiber, Ph.D., C.E. Dave Schuller, Region Staff Forest Ecosystem Health Specialist Public Affairs/Fire Prevention 612/772-7567 612/772-7931 FAX 772-7599 FAX 772-7599 TOM.EIBERODWSTATE.MN.US DAVE.SCHULLERODWSTATE.MMUS �t DNR Information:612-296-6157. 1-800-766-6000 • TTY:612-296-5484, 1-800-657-3929 An Equal Opportunity Employer s^ Printed on Recycled Paper Containing a Who Values Diversity `a Minimum of IOrk Post-Consumer Waste i to� COME CELEBRATE! Your community is celebrating a milestone in the battle against oak wilt. If you have been involved in righting oak wilt on your land, or you are a concerned citizen, please join us at: PIONEER PARK 1.5 miles east of Highway 65 on County Road 14 City of Blaine AUGUST 20, 1 gg6 Beginning at 12:30 P.M. Keynote speaker: US Senator Paul Wellstone Community Awards Presentation Plowing the One Millionth Foot of Oak Wilt Control Line - 6th District Congressman Bill Luther Tree Planting Ceremony Refreshments Sponsored by Your Community,City of Blaine,Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,USDA Forest ^ Service State&Private Forestry,Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee,Anoka Tree Board. MEMORANDUM Date: August 1, 1996 From: Marty Asleson To: Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Board subject: Rice Lakes Estates Park Plan Meeting Please find attached reduced copies of the master-plan concept plan for the Rice Lakes Estates/Baldwin Park Joint-use park plan. 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TYA Tom$ vs COW RASKEMALL � �+ � x�t *c1► ,, 1 � �*`� ' ,---� ' PRESCROOL .AGE 7'1AIEalE' NEIGHSO yh WE7L4AW'" ` rn � lLU 1 � _ DECK - I + i 1 / TYPICAL --"," , -r •j `'"' ^-- L MEW TYPE .EXISTDIG HOCKEY y r T 4r. ` a-7 PLAY EQ(1PUENT �}/�yy�: ARE/l EIV� PLAY _ _ � N f Y- II if f ARU REMOTE ARE OSSE7RVATk�Af I } ! r I cJ r � DECK EJUS -, I L la ! 1 i ` •''" dALLF11k�D � "' T"y "" MAWWwr PLAY 1 �f�L� - �x, .. Wme ' f _ AREA u � K tzj H r . l--- REGIONAL TRAIL "!J j OVERLOOK AREA ENLAR. .' ENT r AL 13 CITY OF Ll N KE July 29, 1996 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Marty Asleson SUBJECT: Forest Lake Hockey Association - Meeting Attached is a copy of a letter I received from Paul Hasecuster, President, FLHA about a meeting on Wednesday, August 7, at 7 : 00pm at the Forest Lake Senior Center. This is an information meeting pertaining to entering into a joint powers agreement for a community skating rink. They are asking one or all Park Board members to attend this meeting. I brought this issue to the Park Board meeting in July, but no action was taken since Mr. Hasecuster did not attend the meeting. PARK, RECREATION, FORESTRY, & RECYCLING DEPARTMENTS 7204 Lake Drive• Lino Lakes,Minnesota • 55014 Phone:612-780-1885 • Fax:612-784-7227 Forest Lake Hockey Association P.O. Box 401 Forest Lake, Minnesota 55025 Sirs: A meeting for joint powers will be hosted by the Town of Forest Lake and the Forest Lake Hockey Association at the Forest Lake Senior Center, Wednesday, August 7th, 1996 at 7:00pm. This meeting is strictly informational and is not binding on any government entity attending. We sincerely hope that a member of your board or all of the board will attend. This meeting is intended to give your board members enough information to help them make an educated decision on entering a joint powers agreement for a community skating arena. Sincerely, Paul R. Hasecuster President, FLHA f-. iyVA MEMORANDUM Date: July 28, 1996 From: Marty Asleson To: Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Board Subject: New Trail In response to the establishment of a new liquor store at the Simonson's garage area ( next to Lino Park on the north) we were asked to address the pedestrian safety issue. It was discovered by council member Kuether that there is an existing road access called Della Lane on the east side of the park. After investigating this road it was found feasible to place about 200 feet of trail to the south and add about 50 more feet to the east to get residents into the park. The council directed us to proceed with this project. I believe that we can accomplish this with general fund supply dollars. Pleas see the attached maps for this trail location. eR rl 1 x � Wy. + t � f� �' �" Ili ,�;• �' �: '� ✓,�dte � � +,f/ii�r,�' �. + � fit,� f 9 ' d t rA 1 . r 7. + M a, 1 E + 'p R �� !!1�!• - =1Vr+� III ,yT tom' 03 � e zV . OP Fr APR I L, 1993 . 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OAK LANE 0=C0°32'4 I1.59 !/4 CORNER / R=56BO.0.i�• °5703" NB9 L=B7.03 SEC. . \\0 rl 4 AI1JRDAY,�.ULY 20. 1Jyb C City(rails also,are popular,such as this one In Stillwater. iRAIIS from 144 "It has a lot to do with how active a gell. family is,"Montgomery said."It's a very In Seattle, a 1987 study by the ity big selling feature. but it's a little engineering department found that unique.You have to find the one person properties directly adjacent to the who wants to pay extra for it." Burke-Gilman Trail weren't as desirable Richard Simmer,assistant manager of as homes that were near the trail but not assessment valuations for Ramsey Coun- on it."According to Seattle-area real es- Tty who provides assessments for all resi- tate agents,,properties near the trail were dential properties in the county, said significantly easier to sell and they sold proximity, to trails is not a factor in for an average of percent more as a determining.,..property-value assess- result of their proximity to the trail. ments.That-means that you're unlikely Properties immediately adjacent to the to`pay more taxes because you live near trail, however, were only slightly easier a trail. to sell. That may•not be true in every city, For, many buyers, trails such as the hst dreye€ 2e1:county has its^Y�'r:plop Luce Line and Gateway are amenities erty.assessors and its own policies, and comparable to parks.Greg Hayes,a sales some county'data bases may take trail agent for Burnet Realty, estimated that systems into account. nearby trails add 1 to 2 percent in value, Some studies.elsewhere have shown but some buyers still are cautious about measurable effects. In Boulder, Colo., a being adjacent to the trail, particularly greenway increased the aggregate prop- along trails that allow snowmobiles. erty values for one neighborhood by$5.4 "But you'll find a large concentration million, resulting in $500,000 in addi- of expensive homes around that fea- tional annual property tax revenues dur- ture,",he said."I think the attraction will ing-the late I970s, according to a report get stronger." titled"The Effects of Greenbelts on Resi- dential Property Values"by Mark R.Cor- re4l, Jane H. Lillydahl and Larry 1?:,Sin Community covenant ishe e- ded . to assure a safer future for yout" ,*"' By Clarence Hightower have beaten the odds. We cele- prevents nsi them from experiencing this world a place of peace,hope Seven' belles of a what it means to be a partici �,, brate their success just as we what most of us coder.4 nor- and opportunity for our young healthy an in a health community. n On July 2, the Star Tribune would that of our own children. mal childhood. Too many chit- people. I am asking you to make an a t mem er o , reported that 41 people had been Similarly, when tragedies occur dren and young adults come to that commitment. I.-,1s a-member of the commu- community, I believe that I"- murdered in Minneapolis in the such as the murders of our stu- our school hungry,tired and un- I challenge the adults in our nity,t`realize the importance of responsible for creating a s ifirst six months of 1996. The dents, we mourn because they prepared to learn.They;are with- community—both professional. education.I understand that edu- environment where young pe .� count, 10 fewer than last year at too are 7-we"re—our children. out hope, without'positive f ole'.and nonprofessional, not just cation is the key to.a bright and `can enjoy being young: •L j ithis time, yet higher than two I write today out of the rage, models; and adrift on a sea of people of color, but people of rewarding future.-for our young work to ensure that our chic tyears ago, caused speculation the frustration,the desperation I crime and illegal drugs whict}can every race, men and women, ur- people.I pledge to create oppor- are safe and have safe place! ` ,about whether we were heading 'feel at the senselessness of their only lead to a bleak future. ban and suburban—to consider tunities for everyyoung person to participate in wholesome f ih toward another record-breaking deaths.Two boys, 13 and 16, are Those of us who have lived, how we can rebuild the "social receive a high school education creative play which will help year of violent crime. gone forever.One was killed in an and worked in these neighbor- component"of our community, and an opportunity to further them develop confidence_and I noted that count and com- alley on his,way home from the hoods for years remember-a time We must change the moral cir- their education. -, _pared it with a count of my own. Mall of America, one in his own when our streets were peaceful.I cumstances of our lives and the II. As a member of the com- VII.As an adult membei+'o My count is two. It seems small home after a squabble with an- want to believe that they can feel moral circumstances of the lives munity, I believe that we are a community,I believe that I ha by comparison, but it looms in other boy. Both spent their last that way again. I consider it a of young people in our core cit- universal village,where responsi=, responsibility to work to redtf e� my mind and sets a record I hope days sitting in our classrooms, personal challenge to see that the, ies. The goal of such change is a bility for the children of our vil- unprotected sex I will work to ed �1 is never broken. I am the presi- hanging out with friends on our people in these communifies social climate that;.will inspire, lage is shared by all adults. The cate young boys and girls abo ,dent of The City Inc., an alterna- front steps.Within hours of leav- aren't abandoned to a fate many young people to liyy&lives that are success or failure of any child is the risks of teenage pregnanci tive school with sites in north and ing school, they were taken dead consider inevitable. I do hot be- safer, more hopeffil irlore value- the success or failure of my child. and the awesome responsibili south Minneapolis. Of the ,41 or dying to emergency rooms. lieve that "inner city" has to be oriented and morkp`ioductive.. III. As a member of the com- of being a parent.I will enco people murdered, two were City Neighborhoods in the near synonymous with despair.; I am asking for. a :personal munity, I recognize the dangers them not to become se Inc.students. north and south sides of Minne- I am very much aware that commitment Aebnce, 'the adult of using and selling drugs. I will active as young people. The City Inc. serves the heart : apolis have.been besieged by vio- there are more components to a members of theunities so ensure that my.neighborhoods Hopefully, you are as of Minneapolis'inner city.Many lent crime.We gather in churches "living community"than moral- affected by the poverty are notsafe have s.for those who yourself how;you, as an indi ;of the young people who come to and community centers to dis- or value-related social issues.Un- and social discord of'the past. I use or`sell illegal; nigs".; ual, a business or a religious ti us have had difficulty in other cuss how to restore a sense of employment and urideremploy- am asking the adults in my com- IV. As a,rn,�ember:;of the com- ganization,can participate in tt�ea ,schools; some have been labeled safety and order to our streets. ment,housing stock,community munity to stand up and be count- munity, l>Alin a0a"e;of the allure making of a covenant. The ar1Z not likely to graduate,some have infrastructure;the economic base ed among the legions who work of gan ` low to'try to tinder- sinner,plain and simple,is toJd4 turbulent home lives, some are Our Mouth are drov f ing and physical conditions in which for brighter and safer futures for stand •tie frustrations de' our the choice to get involvhomeless,.some have chemical I have a unique vantage point we live, all of these factors shape our children. youth, and to provide them with whatever level you feel app.dependency issues. The City from which to observe our young how peacefully we live and work What comes to me as I search positive,alternatives.I will ensure ate.I am reminded of a stoJnc.'s mission is.to provide these' •people, and what I see is fre-. with one another. for answers,both for me person- that my neighborhood is not a advises how to eat a really,young people with fiver. oppor quently troubling.I have watched; We cannot ignore the physical ally and for the agency I repre safe haven for those involved in large elephant. .. one sma-tunity possible to succeed. Vvth growing sadness and alarm and economic components bf our sent,is the notion of a covenant. illegal activities. : :_ at a time.Now is the time;tas these young people are left communitie"s that needserious This notion is not new, but for V. Asa member of the com- that first bite.All kids are Our kids increasingly unprotected and un- improvement but I choose to fo- me it fans the fires of resolve. munity,,I have a.moral responsiThis June, 14 of our students in$pired. cus on.the social;:aspe t« a so- To further the general debate.: bility.to,ensure, atyoungpeople — Clarence Ifightower 4.,*graduated. Of those 14, 12 have Every day, students tell me' cial aspect is simultuieously the about what is needed to redirect are equipped with the moral re- dent of The City brc. of.M ; .made plans to continue"their that they are afraid to walk to most accessible and the.most dif- the energies of our young people solve and personal responsibility apolls, a multiservice,,nanpcfpri education at postsecondary insti- school, that the streets of their ficu It to address. I don't want to and surround them with support to assume leadership roles in our agency serving inner-cio..yo• -tutions. We are tremendously neighborhoods are unsafe. 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