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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/01/1995 Park Board Packet CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, MAY 11 1995 6 :30PM ***AGENDA*** 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 6:30pm 2 . Approval of Minutes from April 3, 1995 6:35pm 3 . Open Mike 6:40pm 4 . Grant Application - Martha Walmsley 6:45pm Friends of the Park 5 . New Business A. Joyce Lund Trail 7:00pm 6 . Updates and Old Business A. Special Revenue Account - Verbal 7:15pm B. Friends of the Park Update - Verbal 7:25pm C. Recreation Programs Update - Barry 7:35pm D. Project Update - Verbal 7 :45pm E. Other Updates 7 :55pm 7 . Schedule Next Park Board Meeting 8 :05pm 8 . Adjourn 8 :10pm n CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 The April 3, 1995, City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6 :30pm. Roll call was taken, members present were George Lindy, Chair, Sharon Lane, Pam Taschuk, Amy Donlin, Betty Piper, Ken Johnson, and Joe Schmidt. Also present were Marty Asleson, Park, Recreation, and Forestry Coordinator, Barry Bernstein, Recreation Program Supervisor, and Sandie Wood, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF MARCH 6, 1995 MINUTES: Sharon Lane made a motion to approve the March 6, 1995 minutes, Joe Schmidt seconded the motion. Minutes were approved with no additions or corrections. OPEN MIKE: There was no one present to speak under Open Mike. UPDATES AND OLD BUSINESS PARK UPDATE/MASTER PLANNING/BASE MAPPING: WENZEL FARMS Marty gave background information on this development. He said the plan was developed with the help of Iron Mountain Forge, and the neighborhood group. The budget for this play area was $15, 000 and the costs for the desired park elements were in excess of this figure so the neighborhood has been through a need prioritization and fundraising campaign. Marty introduced LuAnn Snell, Mike Snell, and John Sullivan, from the Wenzel Farms neighborhood. LuAnn told the Park Board what the neighborhood group has done to get to where they are now. She said the first meeting was January 30, 1995, with approximately 30 people in attendance. Marty gave them equipment catalogs and introduced them to the Friends of the Park Committee. He also gave them a copy of the Friends of the Park grant criteria. She continued by saying they met again in February to discuss equipment options and discuss a fundraiser. March 3 they received a quote from Flanagan' s for equipment and met March 12th to work on the grant application and eliminate equipment because the quote came in $7000 over budget. They submitted the grant application to the Friends of the Park on March 16 . They decided to pursue a hard court surface area. From March 20-27 they did a door to door campaign, collected from 77 out of 136 households to raise $3313 . 00. Mike and John attended a Friends of the Park meeting to answer questions on their grant application. The Friends have been in contact with them and they need additional information before making a decision on this grant. The Friends requested written approval 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 31 1995 from the Park Board. George wanted to know if the $22, 000 included equipment and hard court surface. LuAnn responded that the quote included everything. It included excavation, handicap accessibility tiles, 2-5 year old and 5-12 year old play structures, and supervision for installation, with the neighborhood installing the equipment. Pam asked if the hard court surface was cement. LuAnn said that she had researched several types of hard court surfaces and the neighborhood decided to do the cement work themselves. Sharon wanted to know the amount of the grant they had requested. LuAnn said the original amount was $3500 but they are hoping to get $2000. Amy asked if they would be willing to share their door to door fundraising information with other neighborhood groups. They all said that would not be a problem. Joe wanted to know if they had thought about getting a scout to do an eagle scout project and put in a hard surface court area. LuAnn said they felt they have looked at every resource possible. She said they have also contacted the developer for a donation and he told them to submit a request in writing. Moline Concrete is going to donate concrete picnic tables for the park. There was also questions on the cost of the equipment, getting business donations, and ways to cut expenses to be able to meet the budget. MOTION: Amy made a motion to approve this neighborhood park at the Park Board level. Pam seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. George wanted the minutes sent to the Friends of the Park for their next meeting. BRANDYWOOD PARK Marty discussed the base mapping for this park. He said the park has 3 acres delineated and they need 5 additional acres to make it a full neighborhood park for this area. Some of the difficulty that might be faced are surrounding houses and the potential to expand. The possibility to expand will have to be done to the south. PHEASANT HILLS Jeff Schoenbauer was present to give an update of this mini park. He said he and Marty had met with representatives on this concept plan. He told the board they should look at this as a preliminary plan because the developer and residents have not had an opportunity to see this and react. This plan represents the program elements talked about in the Comprehensive Plan for this 2 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 community. Jeff said this is a small parcel of property in the middle of the Pheasant Hills Development. It is surrounded by wetlands on a number of sides. The plan that he showed the park board is designed to try and stay within the developer budget of $18, 000 - $30, 000. The developer would like to budget in the $25, 000 range which will give them some flexibility when they start to develop this park. Jeff talked about the proposed and existing trail system, the horseshoe pit, grass volleyball area, picnic area, fire ring and a sizeable play structure. He said much of the area would be naturalized landscaping around the parameter. The developer feels there will not be a large number of small children in this area so they would like to downsize the playground structure and add a half court hard court area. Joe had questions about security in this park. Marty said low intensity lighting may be suggested. Sharon asked if we usually have lighting in mini parks. Marty said there is no security lighting in any mini parks. Jeff encouraged the Park Board to consider making policy on security issues. Amy asked about the species of trees in this area. Marty responded Ash, Aspen and Elm. There were also questions on the fire ring in this park. Amy said the developer should be recognized for what he is doing in this park not many developers are as generous as he is being. BRANDYWOOD PARK Marty asked about the status of Brandywood Park. George said this park has been put on hold until the base mapping is done. Jeff said he will be in the area in the next 2 weeks. George asked Jeff to contact Marty and let him know when he is going to be in the area so members could meet with him if they were available. BASE MAPPING Marty said in the future base mapping should be considered as part of the development. He said Park Grove wanted a scaled basemap in relationship to the houses and elements that can be moved around within the park. George said the base maps should be completed in time for the second meeting. It was important that the first meeting be an informational meeting and give the residents a change to meet staff people and Park Board members. 3 ^ CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 CITY HALL PARK Marty said the local athletic association has shown interest to help develop City Hall Park. He tried to reach Jerry Haffman about the status of the Shoreview building. Marty expressed concerns about the existing playground equipment. He recommended that the existing equipment not be put back in the park because of its age and hazard audit. Betty asked about retrofitting equipment and if we did that would it change the percentages. Marty said it would, but retrofitting is not something that is recommended by the and if we retrofit we are immediately assuming t6he responsibility for that piece of playground equipment. Marty thought we should start thinking about replacing the equipment in parks that does not meet the Consumer Product Safety Commission standards. Ken asked about the stand alone swing/monkey bars. Marty said some work has to be done on the swing set. He said the openings are big enough on the monkey bars but he is concerned about the resilient surface. Marty said we should probably take the spiral slide out but he felt there was a possibility of finding another tire swing to put up. BEHMIS CENTURY FARMS: Marty game background information on this development. Behm' s Century Farms is a multi-phased, multi- additioned, development with Phase 1 consisting of 52 .4 acres, 105 lots, with a 2 .0 units/acre current application, and an unestablished market value of $8000 per acre. The approximate upland area is estimated at 42 .2 acres and the wetland at 10.2 acres. This development is bounded by Sunset Road on the west, and extending in an irregular path to the south and east between the State Correctional Facility on the south and the Lino Air Park on the north. Existing neighborhood park N-7 lies adjacent to this development on the northwest corner. The development is to be proposed in phases. Since this area has an existing 8.62 acre park in this area, no land dedication should be needed. The challenge with this neighborhood is to provide an effective trail link access to the park from residents. A transportation trail (13) connecting into Laurie Avenue and into the park should accomplish this one the south. Another option would be to connect the cul-de-sac at the end of Thomas Street to the cul-de-sac on the north side of Phase 1. 4 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 This area according to Jeff Schoenbauer was probably the most difficult to achieve the linear trail corridor concept. About the only passable location for this corridor was through the air park traversing at a northeast angle. It is thought that at this time the best opportunity to achieve a linear park trail in this area of the city would be the loop segment 5, 6, 7, and 8, and to connect into this via transportation trails along 4th Avenue. John Johnson, representative for Gary Uhde and Jeff Schoenbauer were present to give additional information and answer questions the Park Board may have. Ken wanted to know when the road adjacent to the park would be going in. John responded between the years 1996 and 2000. Pam asked the price range of the homes that would be going in Phase 1. John said between $110, 000 and $130, 000 with upper bracket homes in later phases. Amy questioned why the air park wanted homes built near the air park. John said the air park could receive association dues from people to help maintain the air park. After additional questions and discussion the Park Board decided not to take action on this development concept because of the uncertainties concerning the provision of trails with respect to wetland issues and with particular concerns for pedestrian access to the dedicated park area from Phase 1. There was also concern for the placement of the required transportation trail along Lilac Street to the Park, as well as future trail corridor access to Carl Street in proposed Phase 5 . The Park Board resolved to support the developers proposal for creative design and the use of berms to traverse wet areas through correspondence with the Watershed Board. The Park Board will take action on this development dedication issue when definitive questions concerning trails are answered. It was recommended, that at a staff level, a letter of support be written to the Rice Creek Water Shed District. Marty said he would take care of this and fax it to the RCWSD. PLAYGROUND INSPECTION: Marty said he is a certified National Playground Safety Inspector and has shared this information with our maintenance staff. Mike Hoffman did a hazard rating on the equipment in the parks and City Hall Park was ranked highest with a rating of 50 percent. He then went over the audit summary that was done. Marty suggested that the Park Board make a recommendation to replace old pieces of equipment over the years. 5 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 Amy wanted to know if there was a market for used playground equipment. Marty said he found a piece, to look at, and he would like to find a scout to do an Eagle Scout project to install the equipment in one of our parks. George wanted to know if Marty needed a directive. Marty said he just wanted to let the board know the condition of our park equipment and we should address this serious problem. ATHLETIC COMPLEX UPDATE: George said Marty sent out letters to a few property owners, in the City asking if they were interested in selling to call and set up an appointment to talk. George said he and Marty have been meeting with other residents about their willingness to sell their property for an athletic complex. He said we have only been exploring options but have not given up on the Noreen property. Ken wanted to know why we were still looking in the same area. He wanted to know why we didn't go north of the freeway in the Centerville area. George said we have to follow the Comprehensive Plan but we have to go where we have a willing seller at a realistic price. Ken also wanted to know if the County would be willing to sell some property to the City. Marty said that land is controlled by the Metropolitan Council. Pam said the Centennial School District is planning on a bond referendum this fall. Marty said he is aware of this and it might make it hard for the City to pass a referendum for the complex. FRIENDS OF THE PARK UPDATE: Martha Wamsley had a memo and grant criteria in the packet. She will attend the next meeting to discuss the grant application process. Marty said Circle-Lex Lions and Centennial Fire District have donated money to the Friends of the Park for the Quad City Earth Day celebration. Betty talked about the Golf Tournament that will be at Chomonix Golf Course on August 18, 1995 as a fundraiser for the Friends of the Park. She said Chomonix is donating the golf course at no charge for this event. She is looking for volunteers to help with this fundraiser. RECREATION PROGRAMS/EARTH DATE UPDATE: Barry said registrations are going well. The adult softball ^ program is full and it doesn't start until May 1. 6 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 Barry also reported that he had 80 youth coaches go through a coaches clinic on Saturday April 1 at Rice Lake Elementary School. He will have another clinic on Thursday, April 6 and will certify another 50-80 coaches. There will be about 40 soccer coaches going through a coaches clinic also. Marty mentioned the NYSCA of Minnesota brochure, that was in the packets, which showed the 1994 NYSCA Chapter Certification totals. Lino Lakes certified 108 coaches last year. He commended Barry for his hard work in certifying these coaches. EARTH DAY Marty said planning for Earth Day is going well and we have over 300 volunteers signed up to do cleanup, painting, etc. He then went over the ceremony that will be at the Wargo Nature Center on April 22 . John Bauman will be doing the food again this year for the volunteers. Marty hoped the Park Board members would come to the celebration. Joe asked about the auction. Marty explained that the Police Department is having an auction of bikes, tv' s, vcr' s and other equipment. Marty said Arbor Day celebration is scheduled for June 2 at the Lino Elementary School. RICE LAKE ESTATES UPDATE: Marty explained that Ray Weber was going to go to the Circle Pines Park Board meeting and then come over and update the Lino Park Board on Rice Lake Estates. He was going to take a concept plan describing the park area and discuss what we could do cooperatively as a group. Marty said he, Brian Bourassa, and Circle Pines met and looked at the two lots. Circle Pines brought a backhoe to look under the top soil. One lot was positive and we will be able to do alot with it. Brian is going to do a cost estimate on the other lot. Marty could not answer, at this time, what it is going to cost to develop it as a buildable lot so it can be sold to invest in a joint park. He said there is approximately 10 feet of peat there and you can not build on peat. NEW BUSINESS ADOPT-A-PARK: Marty said Jean Briggs Girl Scout Troop 834 has elected to adopt Lino Park again this year. They will be doing something for Earth Day. He said they basically have the same agreement as they did last year. 7 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 Marty said he is looking for other people that would be interested in adopting a park. NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be May 1, 1995, 6:30pm at City Hall. George will not be able to attend but Ken Johnson will chair the meeting. ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 9:35. r� 8 CITY OF LINO LAKES SPECIAL PARK BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1995 7 :30PM ***AGENDA*** 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 7 :30pm 2 . Shores of Marshan II Townhomes Update 7 :35pm 3 . Adjourn 8 :3 0pm } AGENDA ITEM STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: May 8, 1995 TOPIC: Shores of Marshan II BACKGROUND The Park Board reviewed the Shores of Marshan II in October of 1994. At that time this project was reviewed as a subdivision, with all of the requirements for park dedication under the park dedication ordinance. This ordinance is made lawful under state law that allows for a percentage of park land be allowed to public purposes in subdivisions. The stated allowance is 10% of the project land, and most commonly makes allowances for higher percentages in subdivisions of higher density. Recently, the request for this, Shores of Marshan II Subdivision was withdrawn. A new site-plan for condominium was submitted. The Park Board now needs to review this site-plan for conformance to the Comprehensive Plan.` The property is zoned R-4 which allows high density residential development (15 units per acre) . The proposed site plan provides 112 units for an overall density of 3.8 units per acre. This would require a 3.06 acre park dedication based on the developments 25.5 acres of buildable upland. The developer is proposing to dedicate 3.03 acres, adding to the existing 1..9 acres on the Shores of Marshan I. Our Comprehensive Plan indicates a total need of 5 acres of park area in this neighborhood. The addition would bring the total park acreage to 4.93 acres, rounded off to 5 acres. The configuration of. this acreage would allow for the `placement of the many amenities that might be expected in this park. In addition the developer is proposing to grade this park area to a configuration that would match the existing grade of the Shores of Marshan II. The Developer has agreed to dedicate, grade, and gravel the trail along Marshan Lake, and grade the trail along Aqua Lane. We would be responsible for obtaining permits on this trail. 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