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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/06/1997 Park Board Packet CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1997 6 :30PM **AGENDA** 1 . Call to Order and Roll Call 6 :30pm 2 . ✓Approval of 11/4/96 and 12/2/96 minutes 6 : 35pm 3 . Open Mike 6 :40pm 4 . Referendum and Survey Follow-up 6 :45pm 5 . Trust for Public Lands - A-3 7 : 15pm 6 . North Metro Update 7 :45pm 7 . Park Board Goals to City Council - George 7 :55pm 8 . ✓ Senior Housing Cottages - Open Space 8 : 10pm 9 . ,%Trails Update 8 :25pm A. Trails B. Trails Committee 9 . Park Update 8 :40pm 10 . Recreation Update 8 :50pm 11 . Old Business 9 : OOpm 12 . New Business 9 : 10pm 13 . Members Term Extensions (Amy and Pam) 9 :20pm 14 . Schedule Next Park Board Meeting 9 : 25pm 15 . Adjourn 9 :30pm All times are approximate. Please call Sandie at 780-1885 , Ext . 176, if you cannot attend this meeting. Y r E City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 The November 4, 1996, 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 Betty Piper, Paul Montain, Pam Taschuk, George Lindy, Sharon Lane, Joe Schmidt and Amy Donlin. Also present were Marty Asleson, Park, Recreation, and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 4 OCTOBER 7 AND OCTOBER 16 • Paul Montain made a motion to approve the September 4, October 7, and goal setting minutes from October 16, 1996 . Amy seconded the motion and the minutes were approved as written. OPEN MIKE• There was no one present for open mike. BIRCBWOOD/PARR GROVE - PETITIONS: Marty gave background information on the Birchwood/Park Grove Park petitions . He reported that on July 7, 1996, the Park Board n approved the master plan for Birchwood Acres Park. The Park Board at that time informed the residents present, for this meeting, that this was a dynamic plan, that recreation needs change over time, and if residents want changes made they should come before the Park Board. Five petitions were presented to the City Council for forwarding on to the Park Board. At the last work session, the City Council discussed the process, and said the Park Board should review the petitions and make a decision. The five petitions were included in the packets along with the cover letter, that accompanied the petitions at the council meeting. Concept "A, B, C" from the master plan design process was also in the packets . Marilyn Anderson, City Clerk, has reviewed the petitions . A copy of Marilyn' s comments were also included in the packets . Marty said the options were to act on the individual petitions 1- 5 or defer back to staff for further review. Marty recommended that the petitions needed to be looked at in terms of the needs as presented in our Comprehensive Plan, and the carrying capacity of the park now and in the future. 1 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting �-1 November 4, 1996 One of the petitions, the hockey rink, is highly dependent upon MUSA land expansion. The picnic shelter, now located in the MUSA expansion area, is a fairly large shelter in Brauer' s opinion to place in the area that is petitioned for this use. The half- court basketball ties into the Comprehensive Plan standards . The volleyball court also fits into these standards . The ballfield is positioned and has been modified to make the other park elements work, such as the trail to the south of left field. The distance from the property line to the north of the backstop is about 65 feet . The other side is about 75 feet . We need enough room for a trail in this area. It has been a general policy to keep trails as far away from property lines as possible when we can. The definition of Informal playfield is defined in our Comprehensive Plan on page 4-26 . He asked the members to refer to the enclosed copy of this page. He would prefer to not move this backstop since it is already installed, and in order to maintain enough distance for people, trail and landscaping. He would prefer to seek some additional soil for the left outfield area to make this area more playable. A skinned infield (aglime) has no bearing on the status of formal or informal use; rather the classification is tied to the need to provide city residents an area for unstructured pick-up games and neighborhood type get- togethers, and other uses as defined in section 4-26 . Informal fields can be either aglime or grass . Marty explained, based on the criteria set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, this is up to the discretion of the Park Board. However, if there are any questions that come up that cannot be answered, the matter should be deferred and researched, with the exception of the question of MUSA land expansion. Joe asked Marty to read Marilyn' s memo regarding the petitions . (placed in minutes book) Marty then read the descriptions of each of the five petitions . Petition 1 had 418 signatures and was for a half court basketball court . Petition 2 had 406 signatures and was for a hockey rink. There were 419 signatures on petition 3 which is for a groomed infield with bases, as well as having the backstop be no more than 50' from property line . Petition 4 is for a picnic shelter and had 418 signatures . Petition 5 was for one sand volleyball court and had 420 signatures . 2 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting ,.� November 4, 1996 Paul Montain said we should not make plans for land we do not own. Amy said we are trying to be pro-active in planning this park but we should not cram everything into one area. We should eventually get the property, and should not push everything north. Paul asked if the Park Board did not decide to put the ballfield where it is so the trail would fit and wasn' t the wetlands a factor in the placement . Sharon thought it was a good compromise at the time it was decided to put it in the present location. George talked about the petition process . He said the petition has no legal bearing but can guide the board on what may or may not be desired. Bruce Mayer, 6351 Red Hawk Trail, said the petitions were done to show the Park Board what the residents want in this park. He said they did the petition process because this is what the board told them to do. They have lived in the area for three years and want to get things in the park now and if they wait for the n southern piece of land it will be another 3-4 years before development is done. Carl Blakely, 6307 Painted Turtle Road, did not sign petitions because he did not agree with them. He said statistics were kept on what they wanted to keep them on. He feels the development process was done in a open and fair way. He also feels the master plan was a compromise from all the plans . He continued by talking about the survey the city did. Laurie Mazanec, 652 River Birch Place, said she has been involved in the process since it started. She said she missed one meeting and that was the one where the master plan was adopted. She feels the petitions shows what people want . George said he disagreed with her. He feels the process has been done over several meetings and not just one . It was not a rushed process . Leslie Erzberger, 626 Fox Road, said many hours have been spent discussing this park. She does not feel the petitions were brought to the residents correctly. All residents have not heard the pros and cons on the issues . She then read the Park and Recreation Mission Statement and said she feels the adopted master plan meets this statement and supports it as it stands . 3 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 The Park Board then went through each petition and discussed each one thoroughly. (Listen to audio tape or watch video tape for complete discussion. ) The following residents made comments as the Park Board discussed the petitions . Lyle Gave, 6381 Painted Turtle Road, wants the basketball court to be a full court . He said a 1/2 court is more appropriate for a townhouse or condo setting. Jim Holmes, 634 Fox Road, said he supports the Park Board and the master plan. He said to go slow in making changes and consider the people living on the park. He said the shelter should be put in an area where there is parking available. Pat Helman, 570 Lonesome Pine Trail, said he supports the current master plan and the process the Park Board has taken in developing this park. ^ Mike Mazanec, 652 River Birch Place, said this is designated as park property, not wetland or nature preserve, and wants things put in the park so people can use the facilities . Chris Mayer, 6351 Red Hawk Trail, is opposed to current master plan. Doesn' t feel there has been compromise by all residents, only the people on the park. Theresa Flynn, 654 Ironwood Circle, worked on the petitions and she hopes everyone' s opinions are considered not only the people that have been coming to the meetings . Bruce Mayer asked if there is going to be a joint City Council/Park Board meeting to please make sure enough people are notified that there is going to be a meeting. Please call him and he will contact people. He wants Jim Dame contacted also Marty said as of right now there is not going to be a joint meeting. The council has put it in the Park Boards hands to make a decision on this . MOTION: Paul Montain made a motion to vote on each petition to narrow the issues down. Sharon Lane seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. 4 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 The Park Board then voted in support or opposition to put the petition on the December agenda for discussion. The following is the outcome of the vote . Petition #1 (Basketball Court) George, Amy, Joe, Pam, Betty, and Sharon supported this item. Paul was opposed. PASSED Petition #2 (Hockey Rink) All members were opposed to this item. FAILED Petition #3 (Skinned Ballfield) George, Amy, Betty, Sharon, and Pam voted in support, Joe opposed. PASSED Petition #4 (Picnic Shelter) Pam, Paul, George, and Joe opposed, Betty abstained, and Sharon and Amy supported this issue . FAILED Petition #5 (Volleyball Court) All members voted in support of this issue. PASSED FORESTRY UPDATE: Marty told the board that 135 trees have been planted by Fair Nursery and they look very nice. He said he is ready to apply for Tree City Status . George asked if residents are notified when they are going to get a tree. Marty said yes they are sent letters . RECREATION UPDATE: Barry did an overhead presentation entitled Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation 1996 year in review. There were 4 divisions of his report . The first was purpose, then personnel, participation and lastly process . He then gave an overview of recreational opportunities, did a program recap for 1996, and stood for questions . Paul said the Little League does screen its coaches and wanted to know if Barry did that also. Barry said currently he does not on staff under the age of 18, but, does a criminal investigation for people over the age of 18 . He then hires on a Police Department recommendation. He said all coaches are certified through the National Youth Coaches Association. (NYCA) Joe said it was a very good report . It shows that $10, 591 profit was made from the programs and wanted to know where the money goes . Marty said it is put in a special revenue fund. Joe 5 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 wanted to know if the Park Board could use that money. Marty said the City Council will hear requests on a per issue basis . Barry was asked if he loses money in the winter. Barry said we do O.K. but generally do not lose money. He feel he would make more money if he had facility space . George asked about the playground program. He wanted to know why there was a loss for that program. Barry said we served over 2800 kids in the 1996 summer playground program. That is a cost of $6 . 50/child. The funds come from the general revenue fund. George said Barry does a great job. r Barry thanked the Park Board for letting him come before them to give this report . FRIENDS OF THE PARK UPDATE: Marty reported that there had not been a Friends of the Park meeting since the last Park Board meeting. However, they are going to apply again for a Target Grant . PARK UPDATE- Country Lakes Park: Joe said this is a very beautiful park now and people should use it . Marty said he has heard from residents that it looks good but when are they going to get more amenities in the park. Trail Pavincr: Marty said there is a contract bid that is tied into the Clearwater Creek project . Weather is not cooperating to enable us to get this done at present . He said staff is getting ready for winter and doing things to prepare for this . I .e . : blowing water lines out, finishing the berm in Birchwood, etc . Shoreview Covenant Church: Marty reported the City Council said no to the Park Boards recommendation and no to the lease and Sac and Wac charges . Rice Creek Estates: The master plan has been approved by both the Circle Pines and Lino Lakes boards . Marty said it is going to the Circle Pines Park Board meeting in November. Marty has met with Dave Phipps on this park. He has also been meeting with residents . Mr. Ed Sparr is not satisfied with the 6 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 plan. Nothing is acceptable to his needs as of now. He has been asked to think more about this . Shenandoah Park: Joe wanted to know what is happening in this park. Marty said they are retrofitting playground equipment in this park. Joe was concerned about safety. Marty said if there is a hazard the equipment is removed from the park. Miscellaneous : Joe asked if there were any more problems with vandalism at Sunrise Park. Marty said the biff screen has been vandalized. Marty said there was also a problem at Country Lakes Park and Wenzel Farms Park. He said when this happens we need to deal with it immediately. Agenda Items Time Limits: Sharon asked if the Park Board could consider a time limit on agenda items so too much time is not spent on an agenda item. She recommended that guidelines be created and discussed at another meeting. Sandie told the board of her past experience on how things are done at the Minnesota Legislature. She felt it is not unreasonable to put a time limit for pro/con/board discussion on agenda items . Mayor said the chair should ask people if they have anything new to add, to please state fact and get on with the item. He felt it was time to put this item to rest . George said he would meeting with Marty and Sandie to discuss this issue and set procedure to discuss at the next meeting. NORTH METRO CONSOLIDATION UPDATE: Marty said he and Barry were invited to a meeting with the North Metro Communities on October 8th. Previously, he was asked to respond to the question that were raised in the request for partnership. The answers are included in the member' s packets . He said the answers are based on his own subjective reasoning and n staff feedback. He asked for feedback from the board. The next scheduled meeting with Circle Pines, Lexington, and Centerville is on November 21 . He would like to meet with Sharon and Joe prior to this meeting 7 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 to discuss the different possibilities in relationship to some of the issues . TRAILS COMMITTEE UPDATE: George gave an update on the committee. He said the committee is trying to get a feel for the east/west and north/south trail corridors . They are also interested in a connection to the regional park and Washington Counties trail from Hugo to Forest Lake and any other trails . Marty reported the next Trails Committee meeting is scheduled for October 30 . He included an agenda in the members packets . Marty said after the first of the year there is going to be a county and surrounding communities meeting. ATHLETIC COMPLEX UPDATE: Marty included a letter he sent to the DNR concerning the denial of the $50, 000 grant for the acquisition of the athletic complex. The DNR has given the city two extensions on a commitment from n the city to proceed with this project . It was important that this issue be resolved in that we were beyond the time limit given to use on the second grant extension. The DNR is interested in re-allocating these dollars and have their time limits on this process . This matter was taken to the city council work session. The council was reluctant to turn away this money, yet the commitment needs to come from the residents in the form of a referendum. The preliminary results of the survey indicates that three issues including the athletic complex may be supported. The question of central location has also come up. Based on the population growth on the south side and the diminishing land appropriate for an athletic complex, and based on the search for land on the south side, this location was as central as we could find. Perhaps we should shift our search to real estate search to values on the north or east side for comparison purposes . The new grant applications will be coming out soon, and would be looftkl timely for referendum purposes . This grant needs to be tied to a specific location. 8 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 GOAL SETTING MEETING: George asked the members to look at the October 16 meeting minutes, Page 5, to see what had been proposed for 1997 . This will leave a cushion of approximately $11, 000 . 00 in the dedicated park fund. In addition $46, 000 has been designated for Pheasant Hills Preserve and $23 , 500 for Behms Century Farm. Sharon asked if the City Council has to approve the goals . George said after they are approved by the Park Board he will do a letter and meet with them for their approval . Marty said the board should look at the 3-5 year perspective and include them in their goals . MOTION• Joe Schmidt made a motion to approve the proposed 1997 Park Board Goals . Sharon Lane seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. OTHER OLD BUSINESS: n Amy had a questions regarding the developers dedication for Trappers Crossing. While looking at past park board information she noticed in May, 1994 the Park Board passed a motion, by Ken Johnson, to collect $613/lot, however, the developers agreement reads $530/lot . She wanted to know why there was a discrepancy in these two figures . Marty said he checked with Steve Heth from SEH about this issue. Steve said $14, 800 has been collected so far and we will get the additional $76, 680, as development continues, plus a rock and graded trail . Amy also noted in the minutes that the trail is supposed to be signed at both ends . Marty said this will be done when the developments are completed. The one between the development and Birch Park is being looked at by the city Engineering Department for slopes and grade. The developer has not reacted to this yet and until he does there will not be any more building permits issued. NEW BUSINESS • There was no new business . NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: The next meeting will be December 2, 1996, 6 :30pm, at City Hall . 9 City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting November 4, 1996 ADJOURN Joe Schmidt made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Amy Donlin. Meeting was adjourned at 10 :07pm. 10 N � CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1996 They also discussed the possibility of having voice mail for the members on the Park and Recreation phones . This is not possible because of the limited number of lines we have. MEMBERS TERM EXPIRATIONS (AMY AND PAM) : Amy said she is leaving the Park Board because she is on the Environment Committee. She said she would like to have the paid professionals (i .e. Brauer) make decisions on masterplans and then have the board vote on the proposed concepts . George feels there needs to be resident input . Pam said she would like to remain on the committee if possible . Marty told Amy and Pam to send their letter of intent to Dan Tesch. NEW BUSINESS• Joe said he would like to see a gazebo put in Country Lakes Park. He was wondering if the residents would be willing to tell Marty who the donators were so he could contact them about this . Marty told Joe to call him about this issue . Amy discussed the Environmental Affairs Committee flier that was put in the packets . She urged everyone interested to come and listen to the speakers . SCHEDULE NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: The next Park Board meeting will be on Monday, January 6, 1997, 6 :30pm, at the City Hall Council Chambers . ADJOURN: Pam Taschuk made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Betty Piper. The meeting was adjourned at 9 :40pm. 11 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1996 The December 2, 1996, City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6 : 34pm, by Chair, George Lindy. Roll call was taken, members present were Paul Montain, Pam Taschuk, George Lindy, Joe Schmidt, Amy Donlin, and Betty Piper. Sharon Lane was absent . Others present were Marty Asleson, Park, Recreation, and Forestry Coordinator and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 4, 1996 : Minutes deferred because they were not done. OPEN MIKE• There was no one present for open mike. PROPOSE TIME LIMIT DISCUSSION: In response to the boards discussion at the November 4, 1996 Park Board meeting, George developed some guidelines which if approved by the board will provide equitable time consideration for all items on the agenda and expedite the meetings . The proposal is '~ as follows : At the discretion of the chair of the Park Board, discussions regarding an agenda item may be limited to a set amount of time. 1 . The set time may be equally divided between opponents and proponents of an issue. 2 . Discussion may be limited to the presentation of new information regarding an issue. 3 . The time allotment for board discussion of an issue may be limited. 4 . Presenters of information may be limited to a single presentation concerning an issue . At the conclusion of the allotted discussion time: 1 . The board may vote on an issue and thus resolve it . 2 . The board may table the discussion until the end of that same meeting--if time permits later discussion. 3 . The board may table the discussion until the next meeting. 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING �•.., DECEMBER 2, 1996 4 . The board may table the discussion and request more information. MOTION• Paul Montain made a motion to adopt the policy written by George Lindy. Pam Taschuk seconded the motion and passed unanimously. SKATE BOARD PARKS: Marty said this issue had been brought to the Park Board earlier this year by Mitch Rehbein. At that meeting it was decided that additional research had to be done on this issue. Marty and Barry attended the MRPA Conference in Duluth and this issue was a topic of discussion. Marty received a lot of information and brought it to this meeting. Marty included information from the results of a two-year effort to build a facility in the city of Burnsville. The partners in this effort were the students of School District 191, School District 931, and the City of Burnsville Park and Recreation Department . Berkley Risk Management was also part of the conference presentation. He included their information in the packets also. Marty said it seems that whenever this issue has been discussed at different park board meetings in different cities, the answer has always been "this is a great idea" , "but" . . . . The "buts" are all of the reasons that were brought up at our meeting that involved liability and risk management . This group has dissected the problems and came up with a way to accomplish this vision. The group has had a set of plans designed by a professional architect who has signed-off on the construction detail . These plans are available for $99 .50 . Marty reviewed the Burnsville skate park design proposal, their skate park facility lease agreement, and Berkley Risk Services, Inc. ' s information. He told Mitch that this was something that could be accomplished but they were going to have to put alot of hard work into it to do it right . He is willing to sit down and discuss what has to be done and help them as much as he can. Betty asked if this facility was in operation. Marty responded no. It has taken them two years to get this far. 2 e CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING ,.� DECEMBER 2, 1996 Pam asked if the kids involved were getting community service credit . She suggested they talk to the vocational or business teachers at the school to see if they could get credit for doing this type of business venture. Mitch did not have any questions . He thanked Marty for his help and said he will contact him. TRAILS UPDATE: Trails Committee: George gave an update of the last Trails Committee meeting. He said the committee discussed the concept of trying to connect the north and south side of the city, the bottle neck problem at the creek between Rice Lake and Baldwin Lake, the provisions necessary to accommodate pedestrian traffic over 35W, the proposed city center trail, north/south/east/west trail connections, trying to utilize the county park that sits in the middle of the city, the Washington County Trail project running north and south of 61 and possibly connecting the Clearwater Creek trail system to it, and the Marshan Trail issue. n He asked Marty if Brian Bourossa had been contacted to be on the committee because another member had health problems and had to resign. Marty said yes he had, and Brian will sit on the committee . Marshan Trail Re-alignment: Northwest Associated Consultants have been working with the city of Lino Lakes on the revisions for the City Comprehensive Plan. One of the issues that needs to be resolved is trail alignment in reference to pedestrian and bicycle transportation to the City Center development at 35W and Lake Drive. Marty continued by saying the portion of the trail that is in question is the section that would extend north from the Shores of Marshan Development around Marshan Lake. Please refer to figure 6 . 3 Park and Trail System Plan, Trail Section #18 . Trail Section 18 is intended to be located within a linear trail corridor that begins at Aqua lane and runs north-northeast following the shoreline of Marshan Lake, the edge of the wetlands, and on the northern most segment, directly adjacent to or within the regional park. The intention of this trail was to present an opportunity to use the linear trail concept to its 3 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1996 fullest potential and take advantage of views across Marshan Lake and the regional park. Marty said the realities of trail development change when trails are proposed adjacent to existing properties . He included letters from Mike Winge, 600 Marshan Lake, and Glen Rehbein, 7374 Lake Drive in the members packets . Both gentlemen are residents that live to the north of the Shores of Marshan on Marshan Lake. The trail alignment would have to come very close to the backs of their homes because of the wetlands . The Comprehensive Plan is not an exact document in terms of park and trail locations, but is intended to be flexible. The trail alignment from the Comprehensive Plan and the location where it would have to go to accomplish this segment is depicted on the conceptual land use plan that was included in the packets . This segment of trail was always intended to be a long-term goal, before the Town Center plan was conceived. Marty continued to say there are two short term solutions that would work for the Town Center. The first is obtaining trail easement through the Gethsemane Methodist Church to the north, west to Lake Drive and following the road easement to the north to Town Center. This would require a fairly wide creek crossing at Lake Drive. This is indicated by the dashed black line on "The City of Lino Lakes Trail Proposal" map included in the packets . The trail would also most likely necessitate the removal of pine trees at Mr. Rehbeins property. This map was developed as part of a trail grant proposal to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources . The green areas indicated on the map are the trail grant proposal areas . Marty told the board that the second option is indicated on this map. He said it is the green area that heads to the north from the school along 4th avenue through a light-industrial area and crosses Lake Drive at a future access point to Town Center. This trail would not have as difficult a crossing at the creek, and could be worked into the light-industrial area that is scheduled for development in the near future. Marty believes that trail segment 1, in the Comprehensive Plan, the 4 . 7 miles of transportation trail along Lake Drive should be looked at holistically including the interstate bridge crossing for pedestrians to the north. 4 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING � DECEMBER 2, 1996 Marty said the Trails Committee met on November 27 to review and made a recommendation to the Park Board concerning the trail amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for trail section No. 1 in the Parks and Trails Comprehensive plan. Marty said one option is to modify the Comprehensive Plan to the green shaded area on the "City of Lino Lakes Park Trail Proposal" map. The other option is to recommend modifying the Comprehensive Plan to the dashed line alignment in the "City of Lino Lakes Park Trail Proposal" map. This would abandon trail segment 18 along the west side of Marshan Lake, north of the Shores of Marshan, and merging it with trail segment #1 in the Comprehensive Plan via. An easement through the church. Marty recommended both options . For the very short-term, recommend the 4th Avenue alignment, and, a change on the east side for the 49 transportation trail . There was discussion about the placement of the trail on the east side of Lake Drive because there was such a deep ditch. George said we have to be sensitive in retrofitting trails in a situation like this . It is out of the question to put it in someone' s backyard that is already existing. MOTION• Paul Montain made a motion, seconded by Joe Schmidt, that the West side Lake Drive trail would have first priority as a transportation trail to the City Center, with a 1997 completion date. This trail would head through the light industrial area. The bypass Marshan Lake Trail via easement through Gesthemane Methodist Church and Lake Drive would be implemented in a 3-5 year period. The present trail alignment around Marshan Lake, to be installed in 20 years+, will be deleted from the Comprehensive Plan. Joe asked if there were any plans to widen Lake Drive . Mr. Winge said there had been a meeting about 3 weeks ago on this issue. The Park Board passed the motion unanimously. CITY SURVEY - SUMMARY: Bill Morris from Decision Resources was present to discuss the park and recreation section of the city survey. He told the board the methodology in doing this survey. He talked about the 5 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1996 survey results of city sponsored park and recreation programs, the number of people that leave the city to participate in other recreation activities, whether residents were in support or opposed to the concept of an athletic complex, trails, and completed neighborhood parks, and the residents rating of facility and park upkeep. Other items discussed were whether residents were willing to support the development of parks, trails and an athletic complex through a tax increase, if they favored or opposed the development of a city golf course, and the hiring of a teen director through a tax increase. George asked Bill' s opinion on if the city should pursue a referendum. Bill said this survey is one of the most positive surveys he has seen in six months on supporting a referendum. George then asked if the athletic complex was a mute issue. Bill said not necessarily. Betty asked if the survey indicated if the residents supported a public/private community center. Bill said 78 percent of the residents supported the center with 18 percent opposed. He also said 60 percent supported an increase in taxes for this center while 32 percent were opposed. Bill told the board if they were interested in pursuing a referendum to please contact him and he would be willing to discuss the issue. George thanked Mr. Morris for coming and doing his presentation. George suggested that the Park Board coordinate with the City Council so everyone is on the same page with this issue . He thought there should be a joint meeting with Planning, Economic Development, City Council, and Park Board. BIRCHWOOD/PARK GROVE PARK - PETITIONS: George said at the November Park Board meeting it was decided the board would discuss the volleyball court, 1/2 court basketball court, and the ballfield petitions at the December meeting. He would like to limit this issue to 30 minutes and asked residents to limit their comments to new information only. He asked if there was anyone that wanted to speak to this agenda item. No one rose to speak on this issue . 6 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1996 Petition #1 - 1/2 court basketball court: Betty asked if Marty had talked to George, from Brauer, about this issue. Marty said yes and George said it was appropriate for the sw section of the park. Paul, Betty and Pam are opposed to the court, but, would rather see it go in the sw corner rather then the nw corner. George, Amy, Joe, and Sharon supported the 1/2 court basketball court . Because they are not sure the additional land is going to be obtained, they felt they should maximize the use of the space now. Chris Mayer, 6251 Red Hawk Trail, wanted to know if there is a parking and voice problem with the Wenzel Farm Park because of their basketball court . Laurie Mazanec, 652 River Birch Place, wanted to know why the Park Board was not looking at their surveys results . Passed. Half court basketball court in the sw corner of park. Petition #3 - Ballfield: Paul, Pam, Betty, Sharon, George, and Amy were opposed to moving the backstop unless it becomes a room factor. Louise Fisher, 6396 Painted Turtle Road, asked why it was put where it is . That location is not what was suggested on the plan. Paul supports a skinned field because he thinks it is safer. (Use ag-lime) Pam suggested that it be left grass because of safety reasons, and it can be used for football, soccer, and other features . Amy said leave it grass until the lower area is obtained. Joe, Sharon, and Betty said to leave it grass . George said if it is left grass there would be less chance for �` the field to be reserved. Mr. Lindy read the field description from the Comprehensive Plan. 7 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1996 Bruce Mayer, 6351 Red Hawk, agrees this is a neighborhood park, however, disappointed when 85-890W of the residents supports the five items on the petitions and the neighborhood is not being listened to. Pam said she has weighed the issues for this park for a long time. However, she feels that she needs to think about the future residents in this area also. Passed. Leave ballfield grass . Petition #5 - Volleyball Court: Paul supports the court in appropriate spot . Pam supports the volleyball court but is concerned about the placement area. Camay Blakely, 6307 Painted Turtle Road, was opposed to suggested area. Joe supports the court also but not in the proposed area. Betty supports the volleyball court in the sw corner. George, Sharon and Amy support the court in the sw corner. Passed. Place court in southwest corner of the park. MOTION• Paul Montain made a motion to amend the Birchwood Acres Masterplan to show the changes as voted upon. Pam Taschuk seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. NORTH METRO RECREATION CONSOLIDATION UPDATE: Marty said they are starting to work on fiscal efforts . They approach funding differently than Lino Lakes does . Lexington and Circle Pines wants to teamup with Lino Lakes . Paul asked how the City of Centerville feels about this . Marty said North Metro gave Centerville a deadline date of December 12 to decide if they want to join in. He said Centerville is talking to their Park Board on December 4 and their City Council on December 11 . 8 `F r CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING �.� DECEMBER 2, 1996 Marty said the projected deadline is May, 1997 . The board talked about North Metros deficit, providing the same service to the cities involved, the benefits of consolidating, and the elimination of boundaries between cities . Paul is concerned about where programs are going to scheduled. Does not want to ignore the northern and eastern half of Lino Lakes . Marty said this would not be done because it was against our mission statement . Marty will notify Joe and Sharon when the next meeting is scheduled. RECREATION UPDATE: Barry was not present but did include a memo in the members packets . Marty said staff has started flooding the skating rinks and anticipate opening the rinks on December 23 . Marty told the members about the Holiday Lighting Contest . Northern States Power, Anoka Electric, and Minnegasco have donated money or a product to give to the contest winners . Northern States Power is also willing to work with the City to sponsor other activities that will be taking place. Open volleyball has started but we have been bumped from the gym several Fridays so far this season. This does not help attendance for this program. There was discussion about the five on five basketball program, aerobics, and the upcoming Breakfast with Santa/Secret Holiday Shop program. TRAILS UPDATE - CONTINUED: Marty explained for several reasons the paving of trails was not going to get completed this year. He said, however, that the quoted price will carry over to next year. MOTION• George Lindy made a motion, seconded by Pam Taschuk, to complete the bridge in Wenzel Farms as a 1996 project and defer the dedicated funds from Wenzel Farm to trail overlaying in 1997 . The motion was approved. 9 � • Y CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING �..� DECEMBER 2, 1996 FRIENDS OF THE PARK DONATION: Melissa Peterson from Birchwood Acres developed a nice fund- raising project for the park in their neighborhood. Melissa made a Food Amongst Friends cookbook that included favorite recipes from the neighborhood residents . Marty explained that she has sold enough of these books to provide an amenity that would be non-controversial in nature, so she selected an age 2-5 year old piece of playground equipment . He included a copy of her #1 and #2 choices . This has been taken to the Friends of the Parks for presentation and they have approved this contingent upon Park Board approval . The board needs to act on this in December since Melissa wants to capture 1996 prices . Marty said the options were to approve #1 donation to the Friends of the Parks for installation at Birchwood Acres Park or refer back to staff for further review. Marty recommended option #1, approve this request to fund. MOTION• Amy Donlin made a motion, seconded by Pam Taschuk to approve the purchase of the 2-5 year age piece of equipment . This was approved by the Park Board. FRIENDS OF THE PARK UPDATE: Marty said the Friends met last week and they discussed the Target Grant . He said they are going to be soliciting funds for the Earth Day Celebration. They will be ordering plaques to recognize people that have made contributions . Kim Sullivan will again be doing a tree sale for Earth Day, with proceeds going to the Friends of the Park. OLD BUSINESS• Paul, Pam and Betty voiced their disappointment in the calls they received from residents in the Birchwood Park area. They felt it was inappropriate to use children to make calls to the board members . There was discussion about the members names being published in the City brochure. Marty told them that they approved the printing of their names in the one brochure it was done. Marty told them the names were not published in the brochure this time. 10 AGENDA ITEM STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: December 17, 1996 TOPIC: Cottage Homesteads of Willow Ponds, Land Transfer BACKGROUND This item was looked at briefly at a previous Park Board meeting in September. A Pre-Park Board field session was scheduled for September to view this land. The Board at that time thought this would be a good idea and to pursue it when the details were worked on. Council Member Neal has requested the Board look at this in January. Please find attached a map and letter from Mr. Terry Schmid of the Cottage Homesteads of Willow Ponds. Basically, Cottage Homesteads will deed to the City this land for the sum of $1 . 00 From the original discussions of this site it was determined that the seniors needed a small gathering spot for gardening, picnic tables, or other. This area would suffice for these purposes and has irrigation available. The criteria for a mini-park are marginal distance from a regional park, isolation by a busy road, and high density housing such as town homes or senior cottage buildings. This area would meet all of these criteria. i� . y. OPTIONS 1 . Accept the transfer of land from the Cottage Homesteads of Willow Ponds for park purposes. 2. Refer back to staff for further review. 3. Do not accept this proposal. RECOMMMATION Option 1 R• t December 9, 1996 Randy Schumaker City Administrator City of Lino Lakes 1189 Main Street Lino Lakes, MN 55014 Dear Mr. Schumaker: I have just received word of Lino Lakes' proposal for sewer and water rates. I am pleased that Willow Ponds Apartments will be treated more fairly if this proposal is accepted by the Council Andy Neal has been talking with David Palm about taking an area behind the ten lots and West of the apartments at Willow Ponds (approximately like I have outlined in yellow on the enclosed drawing) for a City park. Chuck Riesenberg of Eloigne, the Limited Partner; Terry Schmid, the General Partner; and Zapp Bank, the lender; would approve of the transfer of this area to the City for a park. I would need additional permission from MHFA. Would you please let me know if the City accepts this idea. If so, I would have the surveyor draw up the area and deed it to the City for $1.00. Sincerely, Terry J. mid Cottage Homesteads of Willow Ponds Limited Partnership TJS/clg Enclosure cc: Chuck Riesenberg/Bob Ewanika at Eloigne David Palm at Willow Ponds Apartments Bill Anderson at Zapp Bank Susan Haugen at MHFA nr CI1Y Of LINO LAKES WILLOW ! PONDS OF LINO LAKES COUNTY Of ANOKA i o N rN rN xc is r a.•asWWI ra Mr rower[or,w war w swr.,rt a,wt �t N rH 0 rr[N V r O YC,tear.E.r a• , I•.d /� / � a tlY[e r0■M f M fY 10•e, r,ri•'•�S /'- 0`1 BLOCK 1 •1:.,''=i 4 I , • I , ,._•__•___ _• - [ I +>• ' rr+'•r� °._. .._.. ..-1. ..... _._._a �•d y•�I� \;s[ !S ':; t -- •� ♦ D Iyi 4 9 0 i t 4 1 14 s i 9 p i to pi 7; 'L " 6 1 4 t t li ( ELM S T R E E T ) E • c.h 7J a a S U-27'20"W 150t.61 "•!•nt>:. eIG4 k,M, .... caiV lSK ct"or Section 6-Park and DWI System Plan City of Lino Lakes Vgmc 63(Part 2 of 2) Park and Trail System Plan -- _. i MJ' tar �. 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Absent were George Lindy, Ken Johnson, and Ted Brausen. Brian will be replacement for Jodi Budde. Since the majority of members were not in attendance, discussion of future trail identification was postponed until the next meeting. Brian was given a verbal update from previous meetings by Marty. Marty reviewed through the findings of the 1996 City of Lino Lakes residential survey. By 69 to 24% margin favored a higher priority on completion of neighborhood park system vs. 64 to 29% margin favored continued development and expansion of the trail system. With a prioritization requested, 67% favored completion neighborhood park system while 57% favored the trail system. There was also discussion regarding how much the citizens would be willing to increase there taxes per year to fund these projects. 37% favored $20/year, 28% didn't want any increase, 14% favored $40/year. Further review of these numbers will be needed if a bond issue is ever considered in funding parks and trails. Marty stated there will be a meeting with John Von de Linde and other Anoka County Park Staff on December 12, 1996. This meeting is open to anyone interested. Marty will be attending this meeting. Brian will also try to attend. Marty is working on a $100,000 grant for a trail along Elm Street and a crossover at 49. This is due March 1, 1997. At the last park board meeting, the proposed trail along Marshan Lake that was originally defined in the CPP was abandoned in favor of alternative routes that were recommended by the trails committee on November 26, 1996. Brian volunteered to work on developing a trail map. Further discussion on developing more firm objectives and other goals for the trails committee was done. Marty would like to have Rose Soler(Vadnais Heights) attend our next meeting to give us more information on the role of their trail committee. Laura will contact her. Next meeting date was scheduled tentatively for January 28, 1997, 6:30 PM at P&R building. C I T*LK OF INE December 18, 1996 TO: Pam Taschuk and Amy Donlin FROM: Sandie Wood SUBJECT: Members Term Expiration At the December 16, 1996 City Council meeting the council approved a motion to extend terms of office for Planning and Zoning Board Members and Park Board Members whose terms expire December 31, 1996 . Your terms have been extended to March 31, 1997 . Once again, please send your letter of intent to Dan Tesch, Assistant City Administrator, as soon as possible. Thank you. PARK, RECREATION, FORESTRY, & RECYCLING DEPARTMENTS 7204 Lake Drive• Lino Lakes,Minnesota • 55014 Phone:612-780-1885 • Fax:612-784-7227 CITY CaF IN KE December 19, 1996 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Sandie Wood SUBJECT: Letter of Representation Attached is a Letter of Representation packet that I am going to need you to fill out and return to me as soon as possible. If you have any questions please talk to Marty or me. PARK, RECREATION, FORESTRY, & RECYCLING DEPARTMENTS 7204 Lake Drive• Lino Lakes,Minnesota • 55014 Phone:612-780-1885 • Fax:612-784-7227