HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-2001 Park Board MinutesPark Board Meeting – March 5, 2001 Minutes 1 The March 5, 2001 City of Lino Lakes Park Board mee ting was called to order at 6:30pm, by Chair Lindy. Roll call was taken, members present were Pam Tasch uk, Paul Montain, George Lindy, Chris Welsand, Bill Kusterma n, Michael O’Connor, and Pat Huelman. No members were absent. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Di rector. APPROVAL OF February 5, 2001 MINUTES: Pat Huelman made a motion, seconded by Pam Taschuk, to approve the February 5, 2001 minutes. The minutes were app roved with Paul Montain and George Lindy abstaining. SETTING THE AGENDA: Rick added Highland Meadows 3 rd Addition Preliminary Plat to the agenda. The Agenda was passed as amended. OPEN MIKE: No one was present for open mike. HIGHLAND MEADOWS 3 RD ADDITION PRELIMINARY PLAT: Rick advised he received a call from Mr. Troy Livgu ard today regarding a discussion of the preliminary plat for Highland Meadows 3 rd Addition. Rick referred to a copy of the prelimin ary plat and asked for comments from the Park Board. Rick noted that four acres of parkland were acquire d in the First Addition. The intent was to acquire more land for an eight-acre park area. The City was not able to acquire the ad ditional four acres. Therefore, the park area will only be four acres. Pat inquired about the issue with Lot #4. Mr. Steve Schmidt, developer for the project, came forward and stated next to Lot #4 is the Judd property. He sta ted he would be dedicating Outlot B as parkland. The area still has to be graded. The Judd’s have indicated they do not want park area right up to their house. The project may include a cquiring that lot for a 20’ sliver of land to buffer the Judd’s. He noted that the Planning staff has indicated the prior park ded ication was adequate. He stated there are substantial ponds in the First Addition. Trails have been developed. The City En gineer has requested that Outlot A also be dedicated and a tra il constructed to possibly connect with the northern portion of th e area. Paul inquired about the number of lots on the numbe r of acres of land.
Park Board Meeting – March 5, 2001 Minutes 2 Mr. Schmidt replied the plan calls for 65 lots on 2 7½ acres. There are eight existing homes. Rick inquired about additional parkland being taken to realign Arlo Lane. Mr. Schmidt advised no additional parkland will be taken. The alignment will be pushed to the north. Paul inquired about the schedule for the project. Mr. Schmidt advised he hopes to have the plan appro ved by May 2001. The project would then be built out within o ne year. Paul asked if the traffic will go out to Marilyn Dr ive to Lake Drive. Mr. Schmidt advised the traffic will go out 79 th Street down to Arlo Lane over to Wood Duck. The plan will take se ven access points off of Main Street. Paul asked if the main access off of Main Street wi ll go through Bluebill Ponds. Mr. Schmidt verified that the main access will go t hrough Bluebill Ponds. Paul expressed concern regarding the additional tra ffic and pedestrian safety with the addition of 65 homes. H e inquired about the amount of the cash dedication. Rick advised he is not familiar with the cash dedic ation numbers. He stated he would like the City to look at acquiri ng Outlot B and Lot 1, Block #4 because the park area has been reduced to four acres. The trail access to Main Street on the north end is another important issue. The City Engineer will ne ed to address traffic issues. Pat stated there may be enough additional traffic t o justify a trail being developed to access the park. He expre ssed concern regarding pedestrians crossing Arlo Lane. Rick asked Mr. Schmidt if street signage issues hav e been addressed yet. Mr. Schmidt replied the signage issues have not yet been addressed. The whole plan has been designed to eli minate the accesses on Main Street.
Park Board Meeting – March 5, 2001 Minutes 3 Rick stated he will pass along the Park Board’s con cerns to the City Engineer relating to crossing Arlo Lane. Mr. Schmidt stated there will be an easement across the lot to get to Outlot A. The City intends to black top the easement. There will also be a four way stop at Marilyn. The re are trails in the First Addition through the ponds. Chair Lindy stated it would be nice to review the p roject ahead of time to address all concerns. Rick advised all City Boards will review the plan during the preliminary plat pr ocess. Pat stated anything that can be done to enhance the park area and size is a good idea. Paul stated his concerns relate to trail connection s, park size, and Outlot B, which are outside the developer’s res ponsibility. REVIEW PARK AND TRAIL DEDICATION STUDY: Rick referred to an updated draft copy of the Park and Trail Study conducted by Northwest Associated Consultants Inc. He noted there were some changes since the preliminary draft was sent out to Park Board members earlier this month. Rick asked for comments from Park Board members not ing that the City Council will be discussing this topic within t he next few months. He briefly reviewed the recommendations ou tlined in the report. Paul stated he does not agree with the recommendati on regarding commercial/industrial park dedication fees. He sta ted the City needs to be very cautious about dropping those fees . The City needs to be increasing park dedication fees. Pat asked about the City’s feeling regarding cash c ontributions being made at the time of the final plat. Rick adv ised that option does make sense because it takes into accoun t the profit being made from the land. It would be beneficial t o the City and the law does support that type of dedication. Pat asked if there has been any experience regardin g the per unit charge. He expressed concern relating to developer s questioning or negotiating that type of park dedication fee. Rick stated that is the whole purpose of the study. The City needs good data to support the park dedication fee. Developers could conduct their own park dedication study if th ey do not agree with the City’s findings. He noted there has not been a lot of case law relating to this issue.
Park Board Meeting – March 5, 2001 Minutes 4 Paul noted the developer will not pay for the park dedication fee. It will be passed along to the homeowner. Rick advised the intent is that future property own ers do not pay for existing parks. The development of existing pa rks needs to come from other funding sources. Pat stated the City should discuss what the park va lues are to commercial/industrial development. Paul stated that with no park dedication from that type of development, the parks will not benefit from commercial/industrial development. There is a corr elation between the value of parks and commercial/industria l development. It was the consensus of the Park Board that there n eeds to be a fair and equitable park dedication fee for commerci al/industrial development within the City. Pat asked what other communities do relating to commercial/industrial park dedication fees. Rick a dvised other communities have a certain percentage that is compa rable to the residential fee. REVIEW OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT APPLICATION FOR DEV ELOPMENT OF CLEARWATER CREEK PARK: Rick referred to a draft coy of the narrative secti on of the Outdoor Recreation Grant Application for Developmen t of Clearwater Creek Park. Rick asked for comments and suggestions from Park B oard members noting he will be finalizing the entire grant appli cation submittal over the next few weeks. The application deadline is March 31, 2001. Bill asked if the City was able to leverage off of anyone else’s application. Rick advised he is not aware of the C ity leveraging off of another community’s application. He noted t hat the support from the community has been very positive. There were approximately 50 residents at the public hearing an d a petition was submitted with over 100 signatures. Pat suggested the term “conservation development” b e used in the application and note that the development will be u sed as a model for future development. Rick stated he will clarif y the type of development as conservation development. RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE:
Park Board Meeting – March 5, 2001 Minutes 5 Rick referred to the Program Highlights Flyer from February 2001. He noted the Floor Hockey Mini Camp concluded this month. FOG and Pre-Kids-er-cise also concluded this month. Rick continued stating that 31 children attended th e President’s Day field trip – “Cinema Café and Hayride.” The ne xt set of field trips is scheduled for the week of April 9 – 13. The warminghouses were officially scheduled to clos e on February 25. However, the weather caused them to close on S aturday, February 24. There will be a summary report presen ted at the next meeting. The City is currently accepting applications for a variety of summer positions including playground leaders, Opti ons leaders, soccer instructors, preschool leaders and day camp leaders. Rick added that the Spring Activities Guide was com pleted and is being sent out this week. Bill asked if the hockey rinks are still being main tained. Rick replied they are not being maintained. Typically, it is very difficult to maintain the ice after February 15. Chair Lindy stated the ice quality was exceptional this year. PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick reviewed a memo from Mike Hoffman, Parks Super visor, which summarizes the maintenance highlights for February 2001. He stated the Maintenance Department has been very bus y assisting the Streets Department keeping the roads and cul-de -sacs clean. Other maintenance activity included trail widening, rink maintenance, reorganizing the maintenance shop, cle aning and maintenance of the warming houses, and ordering fer tilizer and chemicals for upcoming season. Pam stated the people who cleared the trails this y ear did a great job. Paul asked if the Park staff normally helps the Str eets Department. Rick stated there is a lot of cooperat ion and cross use between the Parks, Utilities and Public Works D epartment. Funding for cross activity is still budgeted out of each particular department. NEW BUSINESS: None OLD BUSINESS: Park Goals for 2001 – Chair Lindy advised the Park Board 2001 Goals were presented to the City Council at a previ ous work
Park Board Meeting – March 5, 2001 Minutes 6 session. Council Member Reinert requested that dol lars be budgeted from the General Fund for park maintenance . There is finally the realization that there is a need for ad ditional funds for the parks. Rick added that there is also interest from the Cit y Council regarding a possible bond referendum. The City Cou ncil has requested information that was previously obtained relating to a bond referendum. Chair Lindy stated the Council is looking at profes sionally polling the community to see what the chances are o f passing a referendum. The timing issue of a referendum also needs to be addressed. Pat added that the demand for park facilities compa red to availability also needs to be looked at. Chair Lindy suggested the possibility of a special election as opposed to the regular November ballot. Pam suggested the Park Board review the information relating to a referendum at the next meeting. Rick advised he wi ll compile the information and present it to the Park Board. SCHEDULE NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: The next Park Board meeting will be held on Monday, April 2, 2001, 6:30pm, at Lino Lakes City Hall. ADJOURN: Paul Montain made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Pam Taschuk. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40pm. Respectfully Submitted, Kim Points Recording Secretary