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Home My WebLink About10-04-2023 Park Board Packet PARK BOARD MEETING Wednesday, October 4, 2023 6:30 pm ******************* Lino Lakes City Hall-Council Chambers Park Board Members: Pat Huelman (Chair), Clark Gooder, William Kusterman, David Termont, Julie Ann Cutts, Kellie Schmidt, and Kathy Ballering Public Services Director: Rick DeGardner Administrative Assistant: Angela Thorson AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Approval of the Agenda 4. Open Mike 5. Approval of July 18, 2023 Minutes 6. Parks Update A. Watermark Park B. City Hall Pickleball Courts C. RLE Basketball Courts D. Foxborough Boardwalk E. Sunrise #3 Renovations F. Benches installed at Tower Park and City Hall Park Courts 7. Unfinished Business A. 2024 Playground Projects - Brandywood and Birchwood Acres Parks 8. New Business A. Park Board Members Discussion 9. Next Scheduled Park Board Meeting - Wednesday, November 1, 2023 10. Adjourn Park Board July 18, 2023 pg. 1 DRAFT MINUTES CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Huelman called the Lino Lakes Park Board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. on July 18, 2023. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Huelman amended the agenda to include a review of the discussion the Park Board had with the City of Circle Pines Assistant City Administrator for Public Services, Chandra Peterson, and Mayor Dave Bartholomay. 4. OPEN MIKE There was no one present for open mike. 5. APPROVAL OF JUNE 7, 2023 MINUTES Mrs. Schmidt moved to approve the June 7, 2023 meeting minutes. Motion seconded by Mr. Clark. Motion carried 6 – 0. 6. CITY OF CIRCLE PINES DISCUSSION REVIEW DATE: July 18, 2023 TIME STARTED: 6:30 p.m. TIME ENDED: 7:56 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Patrick Huelman, Clark Gooder, David Termont, Kellie Schmidt, Kathy Ballering, Julie Cutts MEMBERS ABSENT: William Kusterman STAFF PRESENT: Rick DeGardner, Angela Thorson Park Board July 18, 2023 pg. 2 DRAFT MINUTES Mr. Gooder gave a summary of the discussion the Park Board had with the City of Circle Pines Assistant City Administrator for Public Services, Chandra Peterson, and Mayor Dave Bartholomay. Park Board members learned that the Park Board of Circle Pines has full control over the park and dedication funds and has its own budget. Mrs. Schmidt stated the City of Circle Pines has a form that shows how much money is allocated for a project, and that money can’t be touched. Mr. Gooder stated the Circle of Pines has a park planning session, and WSB facilitates the meeting to get feedback from staff, residents, and park board members. This helps the residents have a voice. In addition, a survey is sent to the residents to get their involvement. Mr. Huelman stated that they receive a 30% participation rate from the annual survey. Mrs. Schmidt stated that the City of Circle Pines' culture is that they want to hear from the residents. Mrs. Schmidt also stated that Anoka County contacts the Circle Pines Park members directly and updates them about upcoming projects. Also, Circle Pines opens their parks to Community Ed for community events. Mr. Termont discussed the communication the City of Circle Pines has within its community, City Council, and board members. Mr. Rick DeGardner, Public Service Director, discussed a form that was created in 2019 that lists all the parks, the year installed, and the replacement cost. Also discussed were the parks within the city that have not been developed and the cost involved. Mr. Gooder would like to survey the residents and bring the results back to the City Council. Mr. DeGardner stated that in the past the Park Board discussed having a three-year plan, but now he is hearing the Park Board may want to send a survey to get resident feedback. Mrs. Schmidt discussed asking the residents for their email addresses for a future survey at the upcoming Blue Heron Days events. The civic groups could also help push for the survey. Mr. Huelman stated that we have three goals. 1. The immediate short-term projects 2. We need resident input for future priorities. 3. A master vision of what Lino Lakes Parks and Trails could be Mr. Gooder discussed different types of parks besides the normal playground equipment. Park Board July 18, 2023 pg. 3 DRAFT MINUTES Mr. DeGardner asked how should we create the questions for the resident survey. Mrs. Schmidt asked, do we identify goals now and come up with questions? The Park Board could have a table at the Quad Area Event on Thursday, August 17, and we could have the questions at the event. Mr. DeGardner asked if there were a couple of Park Board members who would create the questions. Mrs. Cutts discussed placing signs in the city parks with a QR code included to direct residents to the survey. Mrs. Ballering asked if all our parks meet safety codes. Mr. DeGardner answered yes; the parks are inspected annually. Mrs. Cutts discussed Country Lakes Park. 7. DISCUSS 2024 GOALS No 2024 discussion goals. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS No unfinished business. 9. NEW BUSINESS No new business. 10. NEXT SCHEDULED PARK BOARD MEETING Wednesday, August 2, 2023 11. ADJOURNMENT Mrs. Cutts moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Gooder. Meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angela Thorson, Public Services Administrative Assistant DATE: October 4, 2023 TO: Park Board FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director RE: Parks Update Watermark Park – Development of Watermark Park continues. The landscape plantings are in. The irrigation system is installed, and we are waiting for electrical and booster pump installations to complete. Pickleball and basketball court surfacing should be complete by early next week. All trails and most concrete work is complete. The dock has been delivered, and will be installed later this month. Construction of the park sign and pergola installation are underway. The sun shade near the court area has been installed. The park will be final graded and hydroseeded next week. The open-air shelter will be delivered and installation starting the same day. The playground equipment will be installed Spring, 2024. City Hall Park Pickleball - The courts are open for fun!!! RLE Basketball Court – This project is finally completed!!! Foxborough Boardwalk – The Parks Department replaced two boardwalk sections (approximately 200’). Also, the center boardwalk section in Foxborough was reset and releveled. Sunrise #3 Renovations – The Parks Department rebuilt the pitchers mound, cut out the lips on the turf between the infield aggregate and outfield turf, and resodded the base path areas and infield perimeter. Benches installed at Tower Park and City Hall Park Courts – Six benches at Tower Park and two benches at City Hall Park were assembled and installed for court users. DATE: October 4, 2023 TO: Park Board FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director RE: Unfinished Business 2024 Playground Projects - Brandywood and Birchwood Acres Parks – The City Council recently approved the following projects for 2024: o Replace Brandywood Park Playground Equipment - $95,000 o Replace Birchwood Acres Park Playground Equipment - $95,000 Staff is in the process of developing two concept plans for each site. We anticipate making the concepts available for public review and comment. Parks Department staff plans to begin dismantling the existing equipment and prepping the sites for the new equipment that they will install Spring, 2024. DATE: October 4, 2023 TO: Park Board FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director RE: Park Board Members Discussion The purpose of this agenda item is to provide an opportunity for members to discuss with other members and city staff what’s on their mind!!! Whether its an observation of an existing situation, a suggestion on how to improve the provision of services to residents, future planning ideas, interactions with a resident, etc., all members are encouraged to engage in conversation.