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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-07-2003 Park Board MinutesPark Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 1 The July 7, 2003 City of Lino Lakes Park Board meet ing was called to order at 6:40pm, by Chair Lindy. Roll call was taken, members present were Pam Tasch uk, Michael O’Connor, Bill Kusterman, Pat Huelman, Paul Montain and George Lindy. Members absent were Katie Boyle. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Di rector. APPROVAL OF JUNE 2, 2003 MINUTES: Pat Huelman made a motion, seconded by Michael O’Co nnor, to approve the June 2, 2003 minutes. The minutes were approved with Paul Montain abstaining. SETTING THE AGENDA: Rick removed Item 10a, FLAAA Batting Cage Proposal. OPEN MIKE: No one was present for open mike. REVIEW BRUGGEMAN PROPERTIES PRELIMINARY PLAT: Rick advised the 33 acre site is located at the sou theast corner of Birch Street and Hodgson Road. The proposed pla t consists of a neighborhood commercial site and 152 townhome uni ts. Rick advised a copy of the preliminary plat was included in the packet. Relating to parks and trails, the following are pro posed for the Bruggeman Properties Preliminary Plat: • A privately owned recreation area, depicted as Outl ot B would be privately owned. Initial plans indicate a recreational area consisting of a gazebo, playgroun d equipment, and bocce-croquet field. Extensive trai ls are proposed along the perimeter of the commons are a, as indicated on the preliminary plat. • Trails – An 8’ wide bituminous trail is proposed al ong the eastern side of Hodgson Road and the southern s ide of Birch Street. A 5’ trail/sidewalk is proposed a long all roads within the development. A substantial am ount of trails are also proposed within the recreational area. Staff is comfortable with the proposed plat. It is reasonable that the developer be credited for the trail segmen ts along the roads. However, all park and trail development rel ated to the private recreational area should be the sole respon sibility of the developer. All trail construction along Hodgso n Road and Park Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 2 Birch Street need to be coordinated with any future street reconstruction projects. The current Park Dedication Ordinance requires $1,6 65 per residential unit and $2,175 per acre for commercial and industrial development. Therefore, the proposed pr eliminary plat requires $256,777 (2.7 acres x $2,175) + (152 units x $1665) to fulfill park dedication requirements. Mr. John Johnson, Metro Land Surveying and Engineer ing, distributed and reviewed a revised preliminary plat pointing out the park areas, ponding areas and trails. He noted the revised plat has a smaller commercial area and lower number of housing units. He stated the Planning and Zoning Board wou ld review the plat in August. Chair Lindy inquired about the ramifications of a p rivate park area and if that satisfies the park dedication requ irements. Rick advised a private park area in multi-family de velopments is not uncommon. The Association will maintain the pa rk area. The park area will not be open for public use but enfor cement may be an issue. The park area is basically a play area a nd bocce-croquet field. The City Council has the discretion to credit development of the private park towards the require d park dedication. Mr. Johnson stated he would ask the Council to appl y the park area for credit towards the park dedication fee. T he trails are intended for public use. Mr. Greg Schlenk, Bruggeman Homes, stated the housi ng units are geared towards young families, retired seniors and single people. The park area will have playground equipment for yo ung children. The Association can program the turf area. The tra ils will connect to the off-site trail system. It is estima ted that one-third of the housing units will be built for senior s and two-thirds will be built for singles and young families . Paul asked how wet the wetlands would be around the perimeter of the plat. Mr. Johnson stated the wetlands on the perimeter of the plat would have water in them. There will be an extensi ve filtration and ground water system. Those areas will be dug o ut and sloped to the ponding areas. Paul asked if a typical park dedication would be eq ual to 3.3 acres. Rick stated that using the standard guideli ne of 10% park dedication, land dedication would amount to 3.3 acr es. Given the fact that this area is not marketed to provide a la rge park area Park Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 3 and has an elaborate trail system staff is comfort able with the park dedication. There are other larger parks in t he area that older children can utilize. He stated he is comfor table recommending to the City Council that credit be giv en to the developer for the trails and park land. The City w ould look at the cost of developing the park area, trails and la nd valuation to determine if that would justify a credit. Pat stated that in the past park dedication and tra ils have been separated. He inquired about the expectation that trails be separated from the park dedication. Rick stated the new ordinance provides credit for t rails required by the city. He stated he believes it is reasonabl e to give credit to developers for the trails since the new p ark dedication ordinance went into effect. Pat stated there is value to the private park and t rails. But it seems there should be a different valuation of the trails that are just within the development. Mr. Johnson stated the trail along Hodgson and Birc h will depend on the County. If the developer develops that trai l, credit will be given to the developer. The developer also want s reasonable credit for all the trails within the development. The question is timing. He noted the park area would be develop ed early within the project. Paul asked what the developer wants for credit. Mr. Schlenk stated he has not yet determined a doll ar amount for park dedication credit. Bill stated the City always wants neighborhood park s when areas are developed. However, he does not believe the de veloper should get credit for a private park area. Rick stated he would work with the developer to det ermine a dollar figure. The Park Board will be informed abo ut that number once it is determined. Chair Lindy stated he is concerned about the privat e park area. The needs of the area need to be serviced but it is more beneficial if everyone can utilize all the parks wi thin the City. Mr. Johnson stated the developer is providing park improvement that will be maintained by an Association. He stat ed he believes credit should be given because of those improvement s. The Comprehensive Park Plan does not include a public p ark in this Park Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 4 area. The concept on the preliminary plat is just a bit different than what is typically presented. Bill stated he does not believe that policing the p ark will become a reality. It was the consensus of the Park Board that the con cept of the preliminary plat is acceptable. However, the numbe rs are needed to determine the park dedication credit, if any, th at would be given for the park area and trails. REVIEW PARK DEDICATION FOR CENTURY FARM NORTH PLAT: Rick advised the Park Board reviewed the Preliminar y Parks/Open Space Plan for the Century Farm North 1-7 th Additions (dated 11/18/02) at the December 2, 2002 Park Board meetin g. Rick referred to a copy of the minutes from that meeting related to this item as well as two letters addressed to Mr. S myser, City Planner. City Staff is still trying to provide a recommendat ion regarding the park dedication requirements for Century Farm N orth. The park dedication will consist of land, trail and sid ewalk construction and cash. Mr. John Johnson, Metro Land surveying and Engineer ing, advised the park area has a lot of pieces. He distributed and reviewed a drawing of the plan noting the shaded areas are par k areas. There is a contiguous park area consisting of 4.72 acres. There are approximately 3.09 acres of trails. He stated the plan will be coming back before the City for plat approval. Paul inquired about the seeding of the upland areas . Mr. Johnson stated he has spoke with the Environmen tal Specialist regarding seeding. His criteria will be used to de termine what seeding will be done. Paul stated his concern is those open spaces may be needed for play areas for the residents at some point in the f uture. Native grasses are good but make the area unusable. Mr. Johnson stated that is the intent of the open a reas. The trail locations have not yet been determined. Phas e I will be completed this year. Rick advised 4.7 acres would be usable park area. He noted he does not know when the City will have sufficient fu nds to develop the park. Park Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 5 Paul stated he does not want the other 3 acres to b e designated as environmentally sensitive areas. The Park Board may need that acreage for use at some point in the future. He st ated the additional 3 acres should at least be rough graded. Chair Lindy asked if Outlot C is included in the no n-contiguous park land. He also asked what makes up the non-con tiguous park land. Mr. Johnson stated Outlot C is not included in the non-contiguous park land. He referred to a map and pointed out th e non-contiguous upland areas and trail locations. Rick stated the developer only gets park dedication credit for upland park areas. Paul asked how large the trail is on the 3.09 acres . Mr. Johnson advised that more than ¾ of an acre is designated f or the trail corridor. Pat asked if any of the wetland areas would be main tained. Rick advised the wetland areas would be used for ground water storage. He reviewed the acreage for the contiguous park are as, pieces of upland and trail segments. Pat stated he believes the plan meets the intent of the park dedication ordinance. It comes back to the questio n of whether or not park dedication credits will be given for no n-park land areas. Rick advised staff would work with the developer to determine the final details of the park dedication requirements. REVIEW PROPOSAL FOR COMPREHENSIVE PARKS, RECREATION FACILITIES, OPEN SPACE/GREENWAYS, AND TRAILS SYSTEM PLAN: Rick advised he and Mr. Michael Grochala, Community Development Director, have determined that it is appropriate to update the current Comprehensive Park and Trail System Plan an d integrate the City’s Open Space/Greenways Plan. He referred to a letter from Mr. Jeff Schoenbauer from Brauer and Associate s, Ltd. Dated June 30, 2003. Rick stated he does not have a lot of details yet b ut will meet with Mr. Schoenbauer again next month. The project will then go before the City Council for approval to move forwar d. The project will take approximately 4-6 months to compl ete and will be done in three phases. The estimated cost is $35 ,000 - $42,000. Staff is recommending that be taken out o f dedicated park funds. Park Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 6 Pat stated that somehow the issue of an athletic co mplex needs to be included in the plan. RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick referred to the Program Highlights Flyer from June 2003. He noted 274 participants are currently enrolled in th e Summer Playground Program. This is the highest registrati on total to date for this program. Fifty-seven participants are now registered for thi s summer’s Options program – there were a couple of participan ts join after the program started. The program has been going we ll and the staff really like the Centennial Elementary locatio n. Registration is now underway for Tackle Football an d Fall Soccer. Registration is scheduled to conclude for both prog rams July 17. Rick noted production on the fall edition of the Re creation Review will begin in July. PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick reviewed a memo from Mike Hoffman, Parks Super visor, which summarizes the maintenance highlights for June 2003 . Rick noted maintenance activities have included playground ins pections and minor repairs as needed. He asked the Park Board t o review the maintenance highlights and call him with any questi ons. Pam inquired about the Skate Board Park. Rick stat ed staff took down the fence that provided a buffer to one of the residents. The Skate Board Park is still getting a lot of use. OLD BUSINESS: FLAAA Batting Cage Proposal – Upon adoption of the agenda, this item was removed. 2003 Goals Update: Rick updated the Park Board on the following 2003 Park Board Goals: Clearwater Creek Park Final grading was completed, 6 ADA trail entrance r amps and 4 bench pads were poured, silt fence was removed from park perimeter, and irrigation system installed. The ba sketball court is scheduled to be completed by the end of July. P ark benched should also be installed sometime this month. The entire park area will be seed bed prepped and seeded in early t o mid August. Highland Meadows Park Park Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 7 Turf areas and native areas have been seeded and mu lched. The irrigation system has been installed. Unfortunatel y, there have been several problems with the seeding contractor. Several irrigation heads were damaged and several sections of the trail were damaged during the site preparation and seedin g process. Staff is very disappointed with the work done by th e trail contractor last fall and the seeding contractor thi s spring. Staff will strive to make the best out of a bad sit uation. A torrential rain received a few weeks ago caused e xtensive erosion on the sloped areas. In addition to reseed ing several of the prairie areas, it is expected that the turf are as will be regraded and reseeded this fall. The sodded areas and the replacement of trees and shrubs should be completed by July 4. Pheasant Hills Northeast Trail Staff is still waiting for a final determination on the plans for the new residential subdivision in Centerville. Birch Park – Open Air Shelter This project is scheduled to commence this fall. Behm’s Park – Half Court Basketball This project is scheduled to commence this fall. Sunrise Park – Pave Parking Lots Staff met with a representative from TKDA last mont h; a survey crew is scheduled to begin the process of developin g plans. This project should be completed this fall. Pursue Full Court Basketball at Rice Lake Elementar y The School District has indicated they are interest ed in discussing the possibility of installing a full cou rt basketball court at Rice Lake Elementary School NEW BUSINESS: Park Tour Scheduled – Rick advised the Annual Park Board Tour and BBQ is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2003. R ick proposed the following projects be included in the tour: 1. Highland Meadows Park 2. Birch Park Trail Boardwalk 3. Timberwolf Trail 4. Clearwater Creek Park The Park Board is welcome to add any other destinat ions for the Park Board Tour. The Park Board determined the Park Tour would begin at 5:30 p.m. The BBQ will be held at Paul Montain’s house. Park Board Meeting – July 7, 2003 Minutes 8 NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: Rick advised the next Park Board meeting would be h eld on Monday, August 5, 2003, 6:30pm. ADJOURN: Pam Taschuk made a motion to adjourn, seconded by M ichael O’Connor. The meeting was adjourned at 8:08pm. Respectfully Submitted, Kim Points Recording Secretary Minutes were approved at the August 4, 2003 Park Bo ard Meeting.