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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-2013 Park Board MinutesPark Board Meeting – June 12, 2013 Minutes 1 The June 12, 2013 City of Lino Lakes Park Board mee ting was called to order at 6:35pm 5:35p.m. by Chair George Lindy. Roll call was taken; members present were, George L indy, Bill Kusterman, Pat Huelman, Matt Koehn, Charles Evans and Byron Roland. Members abs ent was Richard Jensen. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Di rector, Michael Grochala, Community Development Director, Katie Larson, City Planner an d Sandie Wood, Public Services Department Office Tech II. 1. SWEAR IN REAPPOINTED PARK BOARD MEMBER – PAT HU ELMAN Sandie Wood, Public Services Department Office Tech II, swore in reappointed member Pat Huelman at the end of the meeting. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM AUGUST 6, 2012: Bill Kusterman made a motion to approve the August 6, 2012 minutes. Charles Evans seconded the motion and the minutes were approved as written . 3. SETTING AGENDA: There were no changes to the agenda. 4. OPEN MIKE: There was no one present for open mike. 6b. BEHM’S PARK MEMORIAL BENCH REQUEST: Rick told members that a young boy in the Behm’s Pa rk neighborhood passed away in March. A group of residents has approached staff requesting that a concrete bench be installed near the playground area to keep his memory alive in the pla ce that he loved and visited multiple times a day, every day throughout the summers. He said the parents of the boy stated, “The ideal p lacement would be near the playground, as this is the closest to his “favorite spot.” It wou ld allow them to be able to sit and reflect and watch the kids play while at the same time feel con nected to their son. They also thought this would help provide extra seating for the many paren ts and children that visit this playground over the busy summer months, and it would give so m any of their neighbors who have been touched by their son’s life the opportunity to see and reflect on the purpose for that bench being there as well”. Rick asked Park Board members to view the neighborh oods comments in the memo he included in the packet. Rick said there are currently two standard wood par k benches adjacent to the playground area. He has not received any specific design ideas regar ding the back of the bench. In the past, he Park Board Meeting – June 12, 2013 Minutes 2 added, city staff has typically installed a concret e pad and the park bench. The bench would be purchased directly by the area residents. The boy’s name will be inscribed on the bench. The primary question for the Park Board to consider is the specific placement of the memorial bench. Mrs. Davies asked if the bench could be pla ced near the playground by the other benches. Charles Evans made a motion to work with the neighb orhood group and place the bench near the playground. He asked that the city dedicate st affing resources to put down a cement pad to place the bench on, and to plant trees near the ben ch in the future. Bill Kusterman seconded the motion and it was approved. Rick thanked Mrs. Davies and the other residents fo r coming to Park Board meeting. 6a. REVIEW CENTURY FARM NORTH DEVELOPMENT: Rick reviewed the memo included in the member’s pac ket. He said the information was provided by Michael Grochala, Community Development Director. Rick said Gary Uhde, the developer of Century Farm North, is requesting an amendment of the Century Farm North Planned Unit Development (PUD). The amendment includes the creation of 12 additional lots and vacation of approximately .757 acres of previously dedicated parkland. The vacated parkland would be used to create 3 addi tional lots along Robinson Drive. The newly created lots would be subject to the City’s P ark Dedication fee of $2,500 per lot. Additionally the City would need to be reimbursed f or the value of the land dedication made at the original time of approval. The value of the la nd dedication at the time of original approval was established at $50,000/acre. Assuming acceptan ce of this request the following park dedication requirement would need to be met: .757 acres *$50,000 (value of land at time of dedic ation) = $37,850 12 lots @ $2,500 payment in lieu = $30,000 $67,850 Rick asked members to note that .757 acres may incl ude wetland. Only upland should be used to calculate the reimbursement amount. On a separate note unsuitable soils were used for f ill material on approximately 3-4 acres of the dedicated parkland. He said Mr. Uhde is responsible for correcting this situation. Michael informed members that the Planning and Zoni ng Board is meeting this evening and he wants to take this item to that board. He also tal ked about the Rice Creek Watershed District doing a wetland delineation report in 2006. There was also discussion about the placement of a trail in the upland area. Matt Koehn made a motion to sell back .757 acres to the developer, for the value of the land at time of dedication, for $37,850 and to accept $30,0 00 Park Dedication for the 12 newly created Park Board Meeting – June 12, 2013 Minutes 3 lots. Total payment would be $67,850 and should go for development in the Behm’s area. Pat Huelman seconded the motion and it was approved. Mr. Grochala talked to the members about current an d possible future development in the city. He touched on the gas station and liquor store open ing soon at the corner of Lake Drive and Main Street, a McDonalds going in west of the freew ay on the 35E corridor, a 36 unit senior living addition at the old Country Inn and Suites s ite and the possible development of 80 acres south of Cedar Street on the west side of the freew ay. 7. ADOPT MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2013: Included in the packet was a memo with staff’s reco mmendations for 2013. It is as follows: Monday, January 7, 2013 Monday , July 1, 2013 Monday, February 4, 2013 Monday, August 5, 2013 Monday, March 4, 2013 Tuesday, September 2, 2013, 6pm – Tour and BBQ Monday, April 1, 2013 Monday, October 7, 2013 Monday, May 6, 2013 Monday, November 4, 2013 Monday, June 3, 2013 Monday, December 2, 2013 After discussion it was decided to not have a meeti ng in July and that the September meeting should be on Monday, September 9. Rick asked membe rs to contact him with suggestions for the tour. Members thought the tour should include Century Farm. There was discussion about the condition of the tennis courts in Arena Acres P ark and what should be done. 8. REVIEW 2013 PARK BOARD ROSTER – NOTIFY SECREATR Y OF ANY ERRORS: Rick asked members to review the 2013 Park Board ro ster and notify Sandie if there was anything that needed to be changed. 9. REVIEW PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick did a review of the Park Department Update. H e talked about the assembly and placement of 20 recycling containers throughout the parks and the placement of a big container by the Fire District building on Lake Drive. There has been 4 new Dogipot stations installed mak ing a total of 13 stations throughout the park system. The Dogipot stations are heavily used . Mr. DeGardner talked about Ash Tree inventory and t he number of Ash Trees in the parks. He told members that staff is removing small diameter and poor condition class Ash Trees in Country Lakes Parks and their goal is to remove app roximately 90% of the Ash trees within the next three years. The high value Ash that we plan to keep will have to be chemically treated. It is anticipated that we will find Emerald Ash Borer in the city within the next five years. Our plan is to take a proactive rather than a reactive appro ach to managing our city Ash Trees. Rick also talked about the Japanese Beetle problem in Brandywood Park and what has been done to correct the problem. Park Board Meeting – June 12, 2013 Minutes 4 10. REVIEW RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick talked about the Recreation review included in the packets. He said that staff training for the Playground Program is currently taking place an d it is anticipated that it will be another fun year for participants. There are currently 400 kid s enrolled in the program. Tanya is still doing the programming for the Senior Center and that Blue Heron Days event has now been added to the Recreation Department’s progr amming. The event includes a parade, an evening movie, live entertainment, 5 K run, vend ors and business booths and a giant slide. He also mentioned Kite day which took place at Rice Lake Elementary on June 8 th . He asked members to contact him if they had any que stions after reviewing the update memo. 10a. YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM LETTER: Rick told members that after twelve seasons of prov iding a youth football league for area youth, the City of Lino Lakes is cancelling its 201 3 football program. He said this was a decision that was not taken lightly and was well thought out after meeting with the recently formed Centennial Football Association (CFA) Board. In 2001, several members from the local football co mmunity approached the City of Lino Lakes and inquired whether we could provide youth footbal l. For twelve seasons the City of Lino Lakes took great pride in administering youth footb all here in the community. During this past offseason it became apparent that the newly created Centennial Football Association had been gaining support and has a solid plan in place to se rve the football community. The CFA is similar, if not identical to our football program i n many facets. For example, the CFA program has a similar fee structure, the same philosophy re lated to team formations, and will be competing in the Twin Cities North Youth Football L eague (TCNYF), the same league we have been playing in for years. Rather than directly co mpete for participants with the CFA, we feel it’s in everyone’s best interest to not duplicate e fforts of the CFA. The City of Lino Lakes staff would like to say a gr eat big “Thank You” for all who have supported us and the program for the past twelve seasons. It has been a pleasure serving the residents not only of the Lino Lakes, but also Circle Pines, Centerville, Lexington, and Blaine over the past decade plus. We would like to thank the thousands of parents, fans, officials, players and coaches for making our program one of the top footb all programs in the metro area!. Rick said the new organization has the backing of t he Centennial High School Varsity Coach. Some of the difficulties CFA is going to face is th e startup and equipment costs. 11. NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: The next Park Board Meeting will be Monday, August 5, 2013, at 6:30pm. Park Board Meeting – June 12, 2013 Minutes 5 12. ADJOURN: After a motion the Park Board Meeting was adjourned at 6:35p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Sandra Wood Public Services Office Tech II These minutes were corrected and approved at the Ja nuary 6, 2014 Park Board Meeting.