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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/03/2005 Park Board PacketLino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING Monday, October 3, 2005 ** *EXPANDED AGENDA * ** 1. Call to Order and Roll Call (The meeting was called to order at 6:30p.m. Members present: George Lindy, Pam Taschuk, Katie Boyle, Bill Kusterman, Paul Montain, Pat Huelman, and Aaron Frederickson. Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director was also present.) 2. Approval of Minutes from June 6, 2005 (Pam Taschuk made a motion to approve the June 6, 2005 minutes. Pat Huelman seconded the motion and they were approved as written.) 3. Setting Agenda (There were no additions or deletions.) 4. Open Mike (There was no one present for open mike.) 5. Review Village of Hardwood Creek Development (The consensus of the Park Board is they are supportive of the process the development team is following, but, they would like more details.) 6. Review Pine Glen Preliminary Plat (Paul made a recommendation to place a public paved trail within the right -of -way on Dupont Avenue from Street A west to Della Lane, with a trail corridor in the middle of the development for an additional access. Seconded by Pat Huelman and approved.) 7. Determine Skating Rink Locations and Hours (The Park Board is fine with staff recommendation.) 8. Review 2005 Summer Playground Report (Members reviewed the information in the packets.) 9. Recreation Department Update (This item was reviewed by Rick.) 10. Parks Department Update (Rick reviewed the memo in the member's packets.) 11. Next Park Board Meeting (The next Park Board Meeting will be Monday, November 7, 2005, 6:30pm.) 12. Adjourn (Pam Taschuk made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Paul Montain. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50p.m.) sw /parkbrd/10 -3 -05 Expanded Park Board Agenda.doc • Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING Monday, October 3, 2005 Council Chambers (Scheduled to be broadcast on Channel 16) ** *AGENDA * ** 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 6:30pm 2. Approval of Minutes from June 6, 2005 6:33pm 3. Setting Agenda 6:35pm • 4. Open Mike 6:38pm 5. Review Village of Hardwood Creek Development 6:40pm 6. Review Pine Glen Preliminary Plat 7:OOpm 7. Determine Skating Rink Locations and Hours 7:20pm 8. Review 2005 Summer Playground Report 7:40pm 9. Recreation Department Update 7:45pm 10. Parks Department Update 7:50pm 11. Next Park Board Meeting — November 7, 2005, 6:30pm 7:55pm 12. Adjourn 8:OOpm • If you are unable to attend the meeting please call Sandie at 651 982 -2442. sw /parkbrd/10 -4 -04 Park Board Agenda.doc Park Board Meeting - June 6, 2005 Minutes • The June 6, 2005 City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m., by Chair Lindy. Roll call was taken, members present were Pam Taschuk, Aaron Frederickson, Pat Huelman, Bill Kusterman, Katie Boyle and Paul Montain, and George Lindy. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MARCH 7, 2005: Paul Montain made a motion, seconded by Pam Taschuk, to approve the March 7, 2005, minutes as presented. The minutes were approved. SETTING AGENDA: There were no changes to the agenda. OPEN MIKE: No one was present for open mike. PARKS AND TRAIL PROJECTS UPDATE: Birchwood Acres Park - Rick stated the majority of work has been completed including: • Regrading • Ag -lime infield installed • New Backstop installed • Irrigation system including bringing water service into the park, pouring slab for irrigation box, and installing irrigation system. The following is scheduled to be completed within the next two weeks: • Running electrical service into the park • Adjusting sprinkler heads • Final grade, seed bed prep, and seed park area • Pave trail • Final restoration of disturbed areas Birch Street Trail Project - Rick advised bids were open on June 2. The apparent low bidder appears to be Central Landscaping with a bid amount of $191,650. The engineer's estimate was $220,000. This item is scheduled to go to the City Council for consideration at the June 13 City Council meeting. Rice Lake Estates - Rick stated the City of Circle Pines has indicated that they have retained Flanagan Sales, Inc. for the 1 • • Park Board Meeting - June 6, 2005 Minutes purchase and installation of playground equipment in Baldwin Park. The equipment will be located to the west of the hockey rink and is anticipated to be installed mid -July. The former Rice Lake Estates Park area has not been cleaned up as of yet. REVIEW DEDICATED PARK FUND: Rick referred to the 2005 Park Dedication Fund Summary that was distributed in the packets. He noted the Total Undesignated Funds balance is $92,630. Rick added that he did receive a call from a resident regarding the Pheasant Hills bridge that was discussed during the Park Board's Goal Setting Meeting. It was the consensus of the Park Board that the project would be discussed again in November when the Park Board looks at 2006 Park Board Goals. Mr. Rob Rafferty, resident of Lino Lakes, inquired about the status of the Pheasant Hills bridge. Chair Lindy indicated the Park Board couldn't designate any Park Board funds until the Birch Street Trail project is completed in October. Mr. Rafferty stated the Pheasant Hills residents want to help out financially with the project. Residents want to be proactive and will continue to address the Park Board regarding this issue. NEW BUSINESS: Community Sports Associations Usage of Area Parks for Practices: Rick referred to the 2005 Field Use Allocation grid that was distributed in the packets. He noted there are three micro - fields at Lino Park that are also being used by Centennial Soccer teams. Aaron stated his neighbor raised a concern regarding the scheduling and availability of fields within Lino Lakes. There are too many athletic teams practicing on fields at the same time causing safety issues. Paul stated there are several open green spaces available within the City for t -ball and young soccer teams to use as practice fields such as LaMotte Park and Centerville Elementary School. Rick advised next year would be worse for youth sports regarding field availability in Lino Lakes. He noted Centennial Youth Soccer does not use any fields in the surrounding cities. Next year there will be fewer fields in Lino Lakes available to them. The City of Lino Lakes is currently providing all of the fields for Centennial Soccer. There are 60% of Lino Lakes residents involved in Centennial Soccer. 2 Park Board Meeting - June 6, 2005 Minutes • RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick referred to the Program Highlights Flyer from May 2005. He noted four of seven playground sites are full for the Summer Playground Program. At this time a total of 318 participants are enrolled in the Summer Playground Program. • PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick reviewed a memo from Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor, which summarizes the maintenance highlights for May 2005. He noted projects in May included planting 25 replacement trees for the Forestry Department, planting 30 replacement shrubs at Clearwater Creek Park, and installing 40' split rail fencing along trail behind 560 Arrowhead Drive. Rick added the tennis courts at Arena Acres have been sealed and painted and new nets have been installed. Paul inquired about future uses of Woolan's Park. Rick stated he would look into the proposed future uses for that park. NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: Chair Lindy advised the next Park Board meeting would be held on Monday, July 5, 2005, 6:30 p.m. Rick advised the July and August Park Board meetings currently don't have any agenda items. Park Board Members are encouraged to call Rick if there are any issues to be addressed. ADJOURN: Paul Montain made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Aaron Frederickson. The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Kim Points Recording Secretary These minutes were approved at the October 3, 2005 Park Board Meeting. 3 C1TY�� 2, OF • I IN KE Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ci.lino - lakes.mn.us September 26, 2005 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Review Village of Hardwood Creek Development The Village of Hardwood Creek Development area is located 1/4 mile north of Main Street, between I35E and CSAH21 (20th Avenue). This 360 acre development site is to be developed with commercial and residential uses. The concept plan for the development includes 500,000 — 600,000 square feet of commercial feet on 55 to 70 acres of the site. A variety of single family and multi - family residential development will include approximately 1,200 to 1,250 dwelling units. The net residential density is to be approximately 4.5 units per acre, when including all land not within the commercial area. The specifics of the development will be part of a master plan using a planned unit development approach. Mr. Greg Hayes, Vice President of Shingobee Real Estate Services, will be present at the Park Board Meeting to discuss the Village of Hardwood Creek concept plan. The concept plan identifies significant trail corridors, walkway connections, neighborhood parks, and 80 -95 acres of open space. I have attached a site location map as well as two sheets related to the Village of Hardwood Creek. sw /parkbrd/meeting information/Review Village of Hardwood Creek Development.doc • • • Site Location r' .� „, ,w n.,-41 a < t _ - = "' fOI11R Main St. • k • .t., ,/, ....-:::: i .1.- r n 4:) 0 , = , r ',., ‘4. ''' 0 ' . v% ' ,,, • 0 F IN KE Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.cilino- lakes.mn.us September 26, 2005 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Review Pine Glen Preliminary Plat Pine Glen is a 78 lot single family residential and 2 lot commercial subdivision. The property is located on the east side of Lake Drive approximately 900' south of Main Street. The current preliminary plat does not indicate any public trails or sidewalks. Rather, an 8' wood chip private trail is indicated along the southern border of the development. Staff recommended the following at the August 10, 2005 Planning and Zoning Board Meeting regarding park dedication and trails: 1. Park dedication fees must be paid in accordance with the City fee schedule. 2. A 15' wide trail easement along Lake Drive will need to be dedicated to the City prior to the City Council approving any final plat for the project. This easement will need to be outside the ultimate right -of -way width for Lake Drive. 3. A sidewalk or trail connecting the private trail system to the commercial site and ultimately to the Lake Drive Trail must be built as part of the first phase of this development. 4. The Outlots shown on the plat must be turned over to the City, but shall in no way reduce the park dedication fees required for the project. The intent of the City for Outlot C is to provide the possibility of a greenway corridor area at some point in the future. During the public hearing, there was some discussion between area residents and Planning and Zoning Board Members regarding possible public trails and sidewalks. Since the City is generally lacking in trails in the northern portion of the City, many residents and Planning and Zoning Board Members felt a public trail is warranted rather than a private, woodchip trail. It was suggested that the Park Board evaluate the proposed development in regards to whether any public sidewalks or trails are needed. Regardless whether the trail is private or public, staff suggests that a public trail be extended to • the west within the Dupont Avenue right -of -way; then southerly within the Della Lane right -of- way to Lino Park (indicated by dots on the sketch plan). Additional information regarding construction costs, land values, etc. will be needed to determine what park dedication credit will be given should a public trail be constructed by the developer. 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AND BE COVERED BE DRAINAGE d UTILITY EASEMENT. 41932TME 7]600 8 # ______________v .r 1 r f 4E -^ 7 :f T OUTLOT C Land Surveyors CI►i! 6ngineen. Inc. = s : N. Nw N_ ;1900: 64- - - - - -- - • -- .N Nate { ONN -VN•w t••• .r•w• • aw 7•••03• r - u•NY . ••••• { vt Yi f • Planning & Zoning Board August 10, 2005 Page 5 Staff noted the total site is 50 acres and the permanent open space will include 28 acres, about 56 %. The preservation of open space on this site will be an important step in the implementation of the community's greenway vision. An overall conservation plan will lay out what actions must occur to conserve and restore specified natural features of the site. The homeowners association will prepare an annual implementation plan. The City will review each annual implementation plan to make sure it is consistent with the overall conservation plan. The City then will release funds for the activities described in the annual plan. Staff presented their analysis and recommended approval. Chair Rafferty invited applicant to make comment. Mike Black, Royal Oaks Realty, thanked staff for their work on this. He summarized the development for the Board. Chair Rafferty asked if there would be a homeowners association. Mr. Black replied that was correct. Mr. Laden, made a MOTION to recommend approval of the Final Plat for Foxborough, Royal Oaks Realty, a 50 -acre development south of Birch Street and east of Deerwood Lane, at the east end of Fox Road and was supported by Mr. Nelson. Motion carried 6 -0. D. PUBLIC HEARING for a Rezone to R -1 and GB, Preliminary Plat and MUSA Allocation, Pine Glen, 7930 Lake Drive Staff stated applicant has requested approval of a 78 -lot single - family residential and 2 lot commercial subdivision entitled Pine Glen. The subject property is located on the east side of Lake Drive approximately 900 feet south of Main Street. The comprehensive plan guides the site for low density sewered residential use and it is currently zoned R -1X (Single Family Executive), R (Rural), and GB (General Business). Staff indicated the applicant's request includes a Rezoning to R -1 (Single Family Residential) and GB (General Business); 44.78 acres of MUSA allocation; and a preliminary plat for the 78 residential and 2 commercial lots. The applicant held a neighborhood meeting on Thursday, July 28th, giving notice to neighbors using mailing labels supplied by the City of Lino Lakes Community Development Department. Staff presented their analysis and recommended approval subject to the following conditions: 1. Phase 1 of the project including 42 residential lots cannot be final platted until 2006. The final plat for phase 2 of the project including 38 residential lots cannot be final platted until 2007. APPROVED MINUTES Planning & Zoning Board August 10, 2005 Page 6 • 2. A sign must be provided at the northern terminus of Street C and the southern terminus of Street B that indicate that the road is intended to continue in the future. 3. Homeowner's Association documentation must be submitted with the final plat application. 4. Park dedication fees must be paid in accordance with the city fee schedule. 5. A site and building plan review must be completed for both of the commercial lots prior to any commercial activities on those sites. 6. All existing structures must be removed prior to the approval of a final plat for any portion of Phase 1. 7. 4.08 acres of commercial MUSA is hereby allocated to the commercial portion of the site. 8. 20.7 acres of residential MUSA for the year 2006, and 20 acres of residential MUSA for the year 2007 are hereby allocated to the residential portion of the site. 9. City native seed mix must be used in all drainage ponds and wet areas and a 3 -year management plan must be established with a reputable management company. • 10. Right -of -way for Lake Drive shall be dedicated as 60 feet from centerline. 11. A 15 -foot wide trail easement along Lake Drive will need to be dedicated to the City prior to the City Council approving any final plat for the project. This easement will need to be outside the ultimate right -of -way width for Lake Drive. 12. A sidewalk or trail connecting the private trail system to the commercial site and ultimately to the Lake Drive trail must be built as part of the first phase of this development. 13. The project is subject to Rice Creek Watershed review and approval. 14. The project is subject to Anoka County Highway Department review and approval. 15. A temporary cul -de -sac must be provided at the southern terminus of Street C. 16. Plans depicting the integration of Street A into Lois Lane must be submitted and approved by the City Engineer. 17. The upland area of all lots must be confirmed to meet the 10,800 square foot requirement prior to the preliminary plat being reviewed by the City Council. • Mr. Root asked if a wood chip trail was acceptable. Mr. Bengston replied because this was not a required trail, the developer could propose any type of trail material he wanted. APPROVED MINUTES Planning & Zoning Board August 10, 2005 Page 7 • He noted the trail was meant to be used by the residents of the development and the type of material they were intending on using would not impede drainage in the area. Mr. Root asked if the trail was underneath the utility lines. Mr. Bengston replied the trail would be 40 -feet north of the utility lines. Mr. Root asked why the road could not go to the north and inquired about the spacing of the intersections. Mr. Studenski responded Anoka County's requirement was 1/4 mile for any intersections for spacing. He noted staff tried to line things up for future intersections. Mr. Root asked if these distances were within 1/4 mile. Mr. Studenski replied that was correct. He indicated they were waiting for Anoka County comments at this time. Mr. Tralle stated he had an issue with Street C going up to an existing home. He asked what are the chances of that ever getting extended over to James Street. Mr. Bengston responded the intention of staff was to provide another access to potentially alleviate some of the traffic in this area, particularly the Lake Drive and Main Street extension. He stated if that would every happen, it would be up to the property owner who owned that home to sell the land for the street and he believed the developer has spoken with that property owner, but he did not know the results of that discussion. He indicated they wanted to leave this open as a possibility in the future. • Mr. Laden asked if the Street A would connect to Lois Lane. Mr. Bengston • acknowledged it would connect to Lois Lane. Mr. Tralle asked what was on the back of Lot 32. Mr. Bengston replied the back end was a drainage retention pond and the developer would make sure the residents knew the purpose of those ponds. Mr. Hyden asked if Vicky Lane would be closed off. Mr. Bengston responded their intention was to realign Vicky Lane. Chair Rafferty opened the public hearing at 7:55 p.m. Chair Rafferty invited anyone for or against this proposal to make comment. Mark Westling, 947 Lois Lane, stated the back of his property was on the other side of this proposed development. He asked if there had been a traffic analysis for the connection to Lois Lane and asked what type of a traffic increase they could expect on Lois Lane. He stated Lois Lane had no sidewalks and asked if they were increasing the amount of traffic, would sidewalks be added. He asked if there was a specific length for a cul -de -sac and why was one of the cul -de -sacs exceeding that length. He asked if the proposed trail was going to be on the developer's property, or would it be in the easement of the power line. He asked how set where they on the density. He noted they were proposing a higher density along the back of his property and asked if the lots could be increased to 100 -feet wide. He asked if it would be possible to request the City vacate the Dupont easement, which would allow him to regain the 15 -feet that was left on the APPROVED MINUTES • • • Planning & Zoning Board August 10, 2005 Page 8 backside of his property line. He expressed concern about increasing the size of the road and asked why there were no sidewalks within the development. He noted it was difficult to go south on Lake Drive, especially on Fridays and expressed concern about this new development adding to that problem. He asked for a list of the builders from the developer, which the developer had indicated he would provide. Chair Rafferty asked everyone to keep their comments to two minutes or less. Ken Dufresne, 940 James Street, stated the area was heavily wooded and strongly recommended the City require the builder to utilize as much of the existing vegetation as possible. He indicated if they utilized this property, it would be less impact on the existing neighborhoods. He asked the builder to use some restraint as to how they cleared land. He noted this would stand very well with the neighborhood. Joann Lahlum, 931 Lois Lane, expressed concern with respect to traffic and the proposed semi -fore being put in at Lois Lane. She asked how would people access the four businesses and Public Park without doing a "U" turn or going down Lois Lane. John Humenansky, 989 Lois Lane, requested they deny the rezoning change and wait for a suitable development that incorporated the R -1 designation. He stated future plans for Lake Drive were currently unknown and traffic coming from the north would either have to make a "U" turn or go through the neighborhoods to get to the businesses, which would change the character of the neighborhood. He stated a major flaw in this plan was that there was no exit to the north. He did not believe there had been enough study on the traffic flow and they did not have enough information to pass this tonight. Brenda Talley, 963 Lois Lane, stated on Lois Lane the traffic was slow, but it was "hilly" and it was difficult to see. She expressed concern for the safety of the children in the neighborhood with these types of site lines. She expressed concern about accessing Lake Drive and the increase in traffic. She noted with additional stoplights and stop signs this increased her commute time and she was required to get to her employment within 30 minutes after she was called. She expressed concern about the density of the development. She expressed concern about the trail location and the possibility of increase in crime. She requested there be another option for the traffic. She stated she felt like they were getting squeezed out. She expressed concern about medians being put in Lake Drive. She asked if there was the possibility to shift the school zoning district because right now she had to send her children to Forest Lake. Betsy Friesen, 975 James Street, expressed concern about the traffic. She stated they needed to consider the infrastructure first and not last. She noted Street A would be an uncontrolled intersection until Vicky Lane had been addressed. She stated it was very difficult to get out onto Lake Drive, especially on Friday nights. She noted the City needed to get a handle on the traffic and plan for the future, instead of planning backwards. Kevin Kuznia, 1018 Lois Lane, proposed to keep the Lois Lane neighborhood the way it was. He noted right now traffic was minimal. He stated if people knew they could go down Lois Lane to get to another connection, it would increase traffic and safety issues. APPROVED MINUTES • • • Planning & Zoning Board August 10, 2005 Page 9 Trish Yotter, 874 Lois Lane, asked if there had been any consideration about the economic impact on the existing neighborhoods. Chair Rafferty requested staff address the questions asked so far. Mr. Bengston stated it was up to Anoka County as to what was going to happen with Lake Drive and the City or developer had no control over this. With respect to the traffic analysis on Lois Lane, there was not a study done on this because traffic was designed to go to the main entrance and exit point and traveling through Lois Lane was a longer route for the people to take. He stated it was not studied how many people would go through Lois Lane and this would be scientifically impossible to determine. With respect to the cul -de -sac, it was required to be no more than 500 -feet. The trail was on the developer's property, even though there was an easement in place. He stated the trail was within the tree and brush trimming area beyond the easement. With respect to the density level, this was guided by the Comprehensive Plan and this property was well below the allowable level. With respect to vacating Dupont Avenue, this was a possibility and staff would need to look at this to determine if this was the best course of action, but if there was an application made, they would look at this. He noted no sidewalks were being proposed or required for this development. With respect to the existing trees on the site, the developer had indicated they would try and preserve as many trees as possible as this would increase the properties values, but it might not be possible to save all of the trees they would like to because of grading issues. He noted until they staked the properties, they would not know how many trees they would be able to preserve. With respect to the density, this was a low density residential and they were within and below those density levels. With respect to the north exit, Street C was set up to connect in the future, but as the developer did not own the property to the north, it was impossible to require the developer to provide this access. He stated it was their intent to provide as many access points as possible due to emergency services being able to access the area. He noted the Lois Lane access would provide a secondary access into the area, as well as providing another access onto Lois Lane. Chair Rafferty invited applicant to make comment. Larry Olson, LSJ Engineering, stated they would put a list of builders together that they would provide to staff. He noted this would probably not be a final list as the list of builders was usually not prepared as a part of the preliminary plat process, but this list would give a good representation of what they were proposing. He noted this plan had gone before staff for some time and initially this was going to be townhomes. He noted they had some size constraints, which did not allow them to be very creative. Mr. Laden asked if they would be open to the possibility of providing a sidewalk through Street A. Mr. Olson replied he would bring this up to the developer (23 LLC) for consideration. Mr. Tralle asked if there were any other developments 23 LLC has done anywhere else. Mr. Olson responded this was the first development for 23 LLC, but some of the partners in 23 LLC were also the partners for Clearwater Creek. APPROVED MINUTES • Planning & Zoning Board August 10, 2005 Page 10 Chair Rafferty stated it would have been nice if they would have presented options at the neighborhood meeting. Mr. Olson stated he was not at the neighborhood meeting, so he did not know what was presented. Quinn Bergman, 990 Lois Lane, he asked the Board to addressed the fact that there were no plans to improve Lake Drive and to take into consider the amount of traffic increase. He stated it was an inconvenience for him to get into his neighborhood at this time and did not believe people would not use Lois Lane as an access. He asked the Board to not approve this until a decision was made about Lake Drive. He indicated this was already a high density area with respect to traffic. Tom Weirns, 1015 Lois Lane, stated he had bought his land 22 years ago and he lived there because he wanted to not because he had to. He realized this had to be developed and requested this be developed properly with nice size home and lots and to leave Lois Lane the way it was and to not connect Lois Lane to this development. He stated he wanted to preserve what he had. He asked them to keep the two neighborhoods completely separate. Ray Radtke, 860 James Street, stated James Street also had a lot of traffic going down it on a Friday night. • Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to close the public hearing at 8:48 p.m. and was supported by Mr. Pogalz. Motion carried 6 -0. • Mr. Hyden asked if this was currently zoned R1X. Mr. Smyser explained the zoning in this area, noting it was zoned RX and Rural. Mr. Root stated he believed there were some open issues including traffic. He requested an analysis at both Lois Lane the way it sits now and with the proposed Street A. He asked for the traffic counts at peak time. He stated until they understood better what Anoka County was going to do with the intersection and Lake Drive, he was not sure he could vote on this tonight. He noted the developer was also not in attendance and he had some questions for the developer such as having all of the properties complying with the R1X zoning. He stated he also wanted to know if the developer would be willing to install sidewalks. He indicated because of these open issues, he wanted to see these answered first prior to voting. Mr. Bengston stated they had done a traffic study and he would provide this to the Board members. He noted there was no scientific basis for determining how many people would use Lois Lane as an access. He noted the traffic study had been reviewed by the City Engineer and they had approved this. Mr. Root stated he wanted to see the details of the traffic counts, the peak times, and the Lois Lane traffic also, as well as James Street and Vicky Street. Mr. Bengston responded he would get them copies to review. APPROVED MINUTES • • Planning & Zoning Board August 10, 2005 Page 11 Chair Rafferty stated he believed it would be inappropriate to approve this tonight until he had a better understanding as to what was going on with Lake Drive. Mr. Tralle noted he lived on the north side of the City and he knew about the traffic problems in this area. He indicated every Friday night he fights the traffic and the only way they were going to alleviate this problem was for the residents to "bug" Anoka County about putting in a stop light at Lake Drive and Main Street. He stated connecting Lois Lane and Street A was important to keep traffic flowing and allow emergency access and as P & Z members, they needed to make sure they did not create pockets where there was insufficient access. He stated he could not approve this tonight because of the unanswered questions. Mr. Nelson agreed with Mr. Tralle to not dead end Lois Lane. He recommended Lois Lane be connected to Street A. He requested staff follow up with Anoka County as to their plans for Lake Drive and would they line up Vicky Lane as a part of this development. He stated he did not know how requiring sidewalks in this new development would improve the traffic or pedestrian traffic on Lois Lane. Mr. Pogalz stated he also agreed with the previous comments made. He noted traffic studies were difficult to understand and did not always make sense. He indicated these studies were not the perfect answer, but to not connect Street A to Lois Lane would be a huge mistake and they needed to have this access. He stated he understood their concerns about the additional traffic and the safety of their children, but the developer had the right to develop his property. He noted the proposed density was pretty good considering they were originally going to propose a townhouse development. He agreed this development had a ways to go from his point and they were doing the best they could with their options. He stated they were not going to vote for this tonight and the developer had to show up to answer their questions. He stated the Board would do everything they could for the existing neighborhood. Mr. Hyden stated he would like to see this development be more harmonious with the existing neighborhood, which meant having bigger lots and fewer homes. He noted development was inevitable, but they needed to plan a good development. He indicated there were things about this development that were very good, but they had a ways to go. He stated infrastructure would not happen until it got bad. He believed Anoka County did not have any plans until they saw that things were really bad and it would take a lot of public pressure on the County Commissioners to get anything done. He noted this was unfortunate, but that was the way the system worked. Mr. Pogalz asked what was the timeline on this application. Mr. Bengston replied the application came in July, 2005 and they had 120 -days to make a decision, so tabling this would not be an issue. Mr. Laden made a MOTION to table the Rezone to R -1 and GB, Preliminary Plat and MUSA Allocation, Pine Glen, 7930 Lake Drive and was supported by Mr. Tralle. Motion carried 6 -0. Chair Rafferty recessed the meeting at 9:13 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:22 p.m. APPROVED MINUTES • Planning & Zoning Board September 14, 2005 Page 6 Mr. Laden asked if they should require the entire 11 feet as shown on the elevation. Mr. Piet stated it was their thought that as long as the product was approved by the City, it was their position they could use it. Mr. Root stated a three -foot brick face did very little and from a distance it would not enhance the site. He stated it was proportionate to have the 11 -foot contrast on the front and it did not matter if it was brick or stucco. He stated in his opinion either one of the materials worked fine, but he would like to see the contrast with whatever material they used. Mr. Laden agreed and believed the face needed to be differentiated. He stated if the ordinance was written that there was a required three -foot base, then he believed staff needed to look at this, especially since they were looking at taller buildings in the City. Mr. Bengston stated this was being proposed as one of the Ordinances, but Council had the discretion to require a larger band of material as the base. Mr. Tralle asked about signage. He asked if the only signage on the building was out front. Mr. Piet stated he could not quote the sign plan. Mr. Bengston stated the sign standards were in the signage requirements and they would need to meet the standards. He noted they would be required to request a sign permit for any proposed signage. Chair Rafferty stated Condition number 1 would be changed to: The developer is encouraged to use the alternate brick material for the entire base of the building. He indicated staff was going to work with applicant on the fence issue. He stated they would also work on the 20 additional parking spaces. He noted condition number 6 would read: All sodded and landscaped areas must be irrigated. Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to recommend approval of the final plat for the hotel at Apollo Landing subject to the conditions as noted in staff's September 14, 2005 report and as revised at tonight's meeting was supported by Mr. Nelson. Motion carried 6 -0. B. Rezone to R -1 and GB, Preliminary Plat and MUSA Allocation, Pine Glen, 7930 Lake Drive Staff stated the Planning and Zoning Board held the public hearing for 23, LLC's request for a 78 -lot single - family residential and 2 lot commercial subdivision entitled Pine Glen at the August 10, 2005 regular meeting. The public hearing was closed, some direction was given to staff and the developer in regards to the concerns of both the public and the Board, and the item was tabled. This item is now being brought forth with some revisions and additional information. The request has been modified to include Rezoning to R -1X (Single Family Executive) and GB (General Business); 63.81 acres of MUSA allocation; and a preliminary plat for 72 residential and 2 commercial lots. DRAFT MINUTES • Planning & Zoning Board September 14, 2005 Page 7 The subject property is located on the east side of Lake Drive approximately 900 feet south of Main Street. The comprehensive plan guides the site for low density sewered residential use and it is currently zoned R -X (Rural Executive), R (Rural), and GB (General Business). The applicant held a neighborhood meeting on Thursday, July 28, giving notice to neighbors using mailing labels supplied by the City of Lino Lakes Community Development Department. Staff presented their analysis and recommended approval of the rezoning to R -1X (Single Family Executive) and GB (General Business); Pine Glen Preliminary Plat; and MUSA allocation, subject to the following conditions: 1. Phase 1 of the project including 40 residential lots can not be final platted until 2006. The final plat for phase 2 of the project including 32 residential lots can not be final platted until 2007. 2. A sign must be provided at the northern terminus of Street C and the southern terminus of Street B that include that the road is intended to continue in to the future. 3. Homeowner's Association documentation must be submitted with the final plat application. III4. Park dedication fees must be paid in accordance with the City fee schedule. • 5. A site and building plan review must be completed for both of the commercial lots prior to any commercial activities on those sites. 6. All existing structures must be removed prior to the approval of a final plat for any portion of Phase 1. 7. 4.08 acres of commercial MUSA is hereby allocated to the commercial portion of the site. 8. 20.49 acres of residential MUSA for the year 2006, and 24.29 acres of residential MUSA for the year 2007 are hereby allocated to the residential portion of the site. 9. City native seed mix must be used in all drainage ponds and wet areas and a 3 -year management plan must be established with a reputable management company. 10. Right -of -way for Lake Drive shall be dedicated as 60 feet from centerline. 11. A 15 -foot wide trail easement along Lake Drive will need to be dedicated to the City prior to the City Council approving any final plat for the project. This easement will need to be outside of the ultimate right -of -way width for Lake Drive. DRAFT MINUTES • • Planning & Zoning Board September 14, 2005 Page 8 12. A sidewalk or trail connecting the private trail system to the commercial site and ultimately to the Lake Drive trail must be built as part of the first phase of this development. 13. The project is subject to Rice Creek Watershed review and approval. 14. The project is subject to Anoka County Highway Department review and approval. 15. A temporary cul -de -sac must be provided at the southern terminus of Street C. 16. Plans depicting the integration of Street A into Lois Lane must be submitted and approved by the City Engineer. 17. The outlots shown on the plat must be turned over to the City, but shall in no way reduce the park dedication fees required for the project. 18. Lot 23 of Block 3 and Lot 13 of Block 2 must be increased in area to meet the 12,825 square foot minimum lot area of the R -1X (Single Family Executive) zoning district. 19. Full engineering plans must be submitted for City staff review prior to this item being scheduled for the City Council. Mr. Hyden asked where the screening would be located. Mr. Bengston replied there was no specific requirement for screening between two residential uses. He indicated there was not additional screening being proposed. Mr. Hyden believed the trip generation estimates appeared low and he requested staff review the numbers. Mr. Pogalz asked if the street widths were something they needed to add as a condition. Mr. Bengston stated that should be added as an additional condition. Mr. Pogalz stated number 20 would read: Streets to be 32 feet from back of curb to back of curb. Mr. Pogalz asked for clarification on condition 17. Mr. Bengston replied the outlots would be turned over to the City for City ownership. Mr. Rafferty asked if the trail on the outlot would be the City's responsibility or the developer. Mr. Bengston replied the greenway area would be turned over. He amended condition 17 to read: The greenway Outlot, instead of the Outlots. He noted the path as shown should be a private path used by the development, which would be a woodchip trail and the Park Commission would determine if there was a need for a fully developed City trail for a portion of this site to link this development to the park along Lake Drive. Mr. Tralle stated he wanted the trail to be installed to the City standard. Mr. Bengston replied this trail would not serve the entire City and therefore staff was not recommending it be installed to the City standard. DRAFT MINUTES • Planning & Zoning Board September 14, 2005 Page 9 Mr. Tralle stated he believed the trail would be used by residents other than the 72 people in this development. He believed people on Lois Lane would also use this trail. He stated if they did not install this trail properly, it would never get installed properly. He indicated he wanted this to be made a public paved trail. Mr. Laden stated if the developer was willing to do the trail to City standards, would this then be a private trail. Mr. Tralle stated he did not want this trail exclusive to this development and he wanted it to be a public trail to be used by everyone. Chair Rafferty noted just because the trail was constructed, did not mean the City had the means to take care of it, but he agreed the path should be a City owned path. He believed the residents from Lois Lane would use the path and it would not be used exclusively by this development only. He stated the question was how they could require the developer to do this because he was already paying a fee for the parks. Mr. Tralle replied they could determine the cost of the trail and then deduct that amount from the park dedication fee. Mr. Bengston replied this trail was not on the parks and trails plan the City was looking to pursue in the future and staff believed this would be a minimal impact on the trail layout for the City and would not be used by all of the residents. Mr. Tralle stated now was the time to start laying out trail for the north end of the City and if it took money out of the park funds, this should still be done. • Mr. Laden stated just because this was not on the parks and trails plan, did not mean they • should not put in a trail when the opportunity arose. Mr. Nelson stated he believed the reason they were giving the City an Outlot was to eventually tie in the trail system. Mr. Hyden asked how residents who wanted to would bike to The Legacy at Woods Edge development get there. Mr. Bengston replied staff believed there was sufficient road connections for the residents to use to get to that development. Chair Rafferty requested they add a Condition 21 to read: The Boardmembers feel very strongly this should be a City paved trail with the appropriate funds being deducted from the park dedication fees. Mr. Root asked if the greenway Outlot would only be Outlot C. Mr. Bengston responded that was correct. He believed a woodchip was not an appropriate trail for serving a neighborhood such as this, even if it was a private trail. He stated he also believed this should be a public trail. Mr. Laden asked why did the traffic study use traffic generation numbers of 2005 and not 2007 when the project would be completed. Mr. Studenski replied when the traffic analysis is done, they prepare it at the time the project is proposed and they do not extend it out to when it was completed. He noted this was the standard practice. He stated there was no guarantee that the timeframe would be 2007 either. He stated it was difficult to determine the timeframe. DRAFT MINUTES • • Planning & Zoning Board September 14, 2005 Page 10 Mr. Pogalz asked if this was an industry standard. Mr. Studenski replied that was correct. Chair Rafferty invited the developer to make comment. Mike Quigley, 23 LLC, apologized for not being able to attend last month's meeting. He noted he had a family medical emergency that evening. He stated his plans depicted the R -1X standard. He stated this was a difference of 6 lots from the R -1 standard. To address the trail, he was looking for some direction on the trail and it was their intent the greenway system to cover Outlots A, B, and C to be turned over to the City and have the trail as a public trail. He stated he would be willing to pave the trail, if there was consideration given on the park dedication fee. With respect to traffic, the figures were the same standard used on all traffic studies. Mr. Pogalz asked if they were still seeking the 78 lots. Mr. Quigley stated he wanted to know from the Board which direction they should go. He stated he was presenting what they provided as an alternative. Mr. Hyden noted they wanted to see a blend between the current neighborhood and the new development. Chair Rafferty believed R -1X was the direction they were looking at. He stated while this was not perfect, they wanted to make the blend as best as possible and while he would like the number to be smaller, the rule is what it is. Mr. Hyden agreed with Chair Rafferty. Mr. Laden asked if there was a possibility of a sidewalk on Street A. Mr. Quigley stated in his mind, it was either a trail or a sidewalk, but not both. Mr. Laden stated he would agree to forego the sidewalk, as long as the trail was paved. Mr. Quigley stated they did not want a private trail and they were willing to pave the trail as long as there was consideration on the park dedication fees involved. He stated there was sufficient right -of -way for the wider street also. He indicated the previous plan showing the narrower street was in error. Mr. Root stated he also wanted a paved trail and hoped it would be a public trail. He suggested they make this recommendation to the City Council. With respect to the R -1X, he believed this was appropriate. Chair Rafferty asked if anyone in the audience wanted to make comments. Joan , 931 Lois Lane, stated she was excited about the trail being made public. She asked if they put a stop light on Street A, how would the access to the retail and park area work. She noted the VFW and the park were busy on the weekends and if the only way for them to have access to those areas were through Lois Lane, there should be another conduit or service road in order for them to access the retail areas. She noted there was an opportunity to do this in the power line easement. DRAFT MINUTES • • Planning & Zoning Board September 14, 2005 Page 11 Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to recommend Rezoning to R -1X (Single Family Executive) and GB (General Business) and was supported by Mr. Nelson. Motion carried 6 -0. Mr. Lyden asked if it was appropriate to approve the sketch plan. Mr. Bengston stated it was appropriate, but recommended adding Condition 22: The preliminary plat be revised to meet all R -1X standards. Mr. Quigley stated he was okay with the conditions as discussed. He stated he would like Condition 3 struck as there would not be a Homeowner's Association. Mr. Bengston replied this Condition could be struck because the Outlots were going to be deeded to the City. However, if there were outlots to be maintained, then this condition would still apply. Mr. Bengston revised Condition 17 to read: All outlots shown on the plat shall be turned over to the City, but shall in no way reduce the park dedication fees required for the project. Mr. Quigley stated one of the goals they were trying to accomplish in the trail was for consideration to the people to the south and he felt there was more value than just the trail and there is a value to the land also which they should receive consideration for. He stated the upland the path is on had a value. Mr. Bengston stated this would be reviewed by the Park Board and it would be up to them to come up with a recommendation for the park dedication fees. He believed the Board's recommendations were okay at this point and let Council look at both the P &Z and the Park Board's recommendations and determine which the appropriate way to go was. Mr. Tralle suggested they leave this as written and let this go to the Park Board and City Council for their decision. He noted whether the path went in or not, there where the three Outlots going to go to the City. Mr. Quigley stated there was never a determination to have a Homeowner's Association and this was meant to be a public area. Mr. Bengston stated the conditions as written were the staff's recommendation and the Board did not necessarily have to have an agreement with the developer. Chair Rafferty stated he would like to leave Condition 17 as it was. Mr. Quigley stated he would like to move forward and obtain the Park Board's recommendation. Mr. Root stated he was prepared to vote on the conditions as agreed upon. He noted this discussion was not progressing forward. Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to recommend approval of Pine Glen Preliminary Plat subject to the conditions as noted in staff's September 14, 2005 report striking Condition No. 3, leaving Condition 17 as it was written in staff's report, and adding Conditions 20, DRAFT MINUTES Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ci.lino - lakes.mn.us • September 27, 2005 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Determine 2005/2006 Skating Rink Locations and Warming House Hours Staff is recommending the following warming house shelters and hours of operation as follows: PARK LOCATION Sunrise Park 6918 Sunrise Drive 2 hockey rinks and general skating Birch Park 6520 Pheasant Run S 1 hockey rink and general skating City Hall Park 1189 Main Street Hockey rink and general skating WEEKDAY HOURS 4 -9 p.m. (M -F) 4 -9 p.m. (M -F) 4 -9 p.m. (M,W,F) WEEKEND HOURS Saturday 12 -9 p.m. Sunday 12 -6 p.m. Saturday 12 -9 p.m. Sunday 12 -6 p.m. Saturday 12 -9 p.m. Sunday 12 -6 p.m. Staff also recommends the following ice rink locations that do not have shelters: Lino Park General skating 7850 Lake Drive We have added limited hours of a supervised warming house at City Hall Park. Staff has received several requests to again provide a warming house on the north side of the City. We will evaluate participation numbers after the upcoming winter season and report back to the Park Board. sw /parkbrd/meeting info /Determine 2005 -2006 Skating Rink Locations and Warming House Hours.doc Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ci.lino- lakes.mn.us September 27, 2005 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Review 2005 Summer Playground Report Attached is the 2005 Summer Playground Report prepared by Ms. Liz Benoit, Recreation Supervisor. We had a very successful Summer Playground Program that ran very smoothly and was enjoyed by 342. I want to make the Park Board aware that the General Fund funding for the Summer Playground Program has been eliminated for next year. Historically approximately $24,000 was budgeted in the General Fund to help offset some of the expenses associated with operating the Summer Playground Program. The fees this past summer varied from $50 to $60 for residents and $75 to $85 for non - residents. This was for an 8 week program including supplies, specialty programs, t- shirt, 2 individual park parties, theme week activities, and staff. With the elimination of the General Fund funding, staff will have to reevaluate next year's Summer Playground Program. It is anticipated that registration fees may need to be in the range of $125 - $150 for residents to cover all costs. We may look at reducing the number of weeks, the number of days, and/or the number of hours per day. I am anticipating providing staff's recommendation for the 2006 Summer Playground Program at the February, 2006 Park Board Meeting. sw /parkbrd/meeting information/Review 2005 Summer Playground Report.doc • • 2005 Summer Playground Program Report "Come join the fun this summer! Elementary-age children (ages 5 -11) are invited to join us at the playgrounds for some sensational summer fun! Theme weeks, arts -n- crafts projects, specialist programs and games are just a sampling of the activities that will be taking place. Program also includes two individual park parties: the Independence Day Party and the Finale!" The above description is what appeared in our spring and summer Recreation Reviews to advertise our Summer Playground Program this year. Registration began in late February and by March we were turning some away because a few of our sites had already filled. The Summer Playground Program has been around for several years and has become a summer tradition for many children. In this report you'll find some of the highlights from this summer including program hours and locations, registration totals, themes, specialists, parties and staff. HOURS, LOCATIONS, & REGISTRATION TOTALS Morning Program Days /Dates: Monday — Friday, June 13 — August 4, No program July 4 (8 weeks) Hours: 9:00 a.m. — Noon Locations: Birch Park and Sunrise Park Afternoon Program Days /Dates: Monday — Friday, June 13 — August 4, No program July 4 (8 weeks) Hours: 1:00 — 4:30 p.m. Locations: Behm's Park, Birch Park, Clearwater Creek Park, Highland Meadows Park and Sunrise Park Registration Totals (Maximum per site: 50) • Birch Park Morning Program: 53 participants (50 Lino Lakes Residents, 3 Centerville Residents) • Sunrise Park Morning Program: 44 participants (29 Lino Lakes Residents, 12 Circle Pines Residents, 2 Lexington Residents, 1 Other) • Behm's Park Afternoon Program: 50 participants (44 Lino Lakes Residents, 3 Circle Pines Residents, 3 Other) • Birch Park Afternoon Program: 49 participants (49 Lino Lakes Residents) • Clearwater Creek Park Afternoon Program: 46 participants (37 Lino Lakes Residents, 7 Centerville Residents, 2 Other) • Highland Meadows Park Afternoon Program: 49 participants (42 Lino Lakes Residents, 5 Other, 1 Circle Pines Resident, 1 Forest Lake Resident) • Sunrise Park Afternoon Program: 51 participants (39 Lino Lakes Residents, 9 Other, 3 Circle Pines Residents) T- Shirts All participants enrolled in the Summer Playground Program received a program t -shirt. Although it was not required, these shirts were worn often. • THEMES & SPECIAL THEME CRAFT PROJECT The objective of the theme week is to provide participants with opportunities to learn and experience new activities in a fun and safe environment. Each week of the Summer Playground Program had a different theme. Staff would plan all activities, including arts -n- crafts and games, around the weekly theme. In addition, all sites were visited each week by the Art/Event Specialist who led the participants in a special themed craft. The themes and special themed crafts for this summer were: Week 1: Search for the Jurassic • Craft: Pasta Fossils Explore the fantastic world of pre- historic beasts and the most amazing of all creatures – the dinosaurs. Excavate your playground looking for dinosaur bones and fossils, learn about the mighty tyrannosaurus rex and saber tooth tiger, or see who can come up with the most frightening dinosaur roar! Make your activities revolve around the early days of the Earth and have some truly awesome adventures! Week 2: Under the Sea • Craft: Underwater Scene You'll be diving into incredible underwater adventures this week! With just a little imagination you can turn your playground into the lost city of Atlantis, find sunken treasure and explore the world of marine life. Play Sharks and Minnows, create sea anemones out of pipe cleaners and blow bubbles! Teach your park the song Sebastian sings in Disney's "The Little Mermaid ". Remember it's better, down where it's wetter, under the sea! Week 3: Dynamic Detectives • Craft: Scrapbooks A mystery needs solving! Calling all super sleuths, private eyes and gumshoes! We need some dynamic detectives on this case! No stone will be left unturned when this week is through. Use your brain, magnifying glass, and imagination to crack the case. Some fun crafts to try this week: fingerprint pictures, mug shots and magnifying glasses. Find a new clue each day to help solve the playground mystery! How do you know? "Elementary, my dear Watson!" Week 4: Sensational Science • Craft: Grass Hair Planters Experiment with fun this week! Talk about nature, chemical reactions and optical illusions. Use your brains to the extreme and have some fun! Create a volcano out of papier -mache and watch lava ooze out! Read Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" and learn about conservation and recycling! Make a rainbow float, and do some chemistry! Experiment, Experiment, and Experiment! Week 5: Time Traveler • Craft: Time Capsule Celebrate history and the future this week! Travel back in time to the Renaissance, Ice Age, or Ancient Egypt! Head into the future — what will the kids become when they grow up? Or blast forward to the year 3000! Create a time capsule for each child to open next summer or one for the park to open next summer! Use your imagination and have a fantastic journey though time. Remember to send yourself a postcard! Week 6: Around the World • Craft: Map Frames This week hop around the world to learn about other countries, crafts, traditions and games. Have children trace their heritages to see what countries their ancestors come from, or learn about places they would like to go. Travel to the outback of Australia, the savannah of Africa, the tundra of the Eskimos or wherever else your mind can take you. Week 7: Jungle Safari • Craft: Jungle Mask Take a safari this week and travel though the jungles and rainforests of the world Learn about the creatures and plants of these exciting places or make up some of your own. "Monkey" around this week like Tarzan and Cheetah. Go ape when you play your games. Spiff them up to incorporate the jungle theme. Make some binoculars to carry on your safari so you don't miss a single thing! Week 8: Choose your Own Theme • Craft: Bird Biscuit Choose your own theme this week. Some of the themes chosen included: pirate, beach and Hawaiian. SPECIALISTS A variety of specialists visited the Summer Playground Program sites this summer. All except the Art/Event Specialist visited each site once — the Art/Event Specialist visited each site weekly. This summer's specialists included: Lino Lakes Police, Centennial Fire, North Ambulance, Wargo Nature Center, Underwater Adventures and the Art/Event Specialist. • INDIVIDUAL PARK PARTIES Each playground site had two individual park parties this summer. The first party was the Independence Day Party /Patriotic Party that was held during the third week of the program just before the July 4th holiday. Each playground site was responsible for planning their own party with help from the Art/Event Specialist. Some of the activities at the parties included: face painting, bike parades, pinatas and special treats. • The second party for the summer was the Finale Party. As with the Patriotic Party, each playground site was responsible for planning their own party with help from the Art/Event Specialist. For this party the Art/Event Specialist created invitations for each park's party and mailed them to all participants enrolled. This helped "pump up" the party and really got the participants excited. Each Finale Party was themed, with the themes being chosen by the playground staff. The Finale Party themes were: luau, pirate, carnival, Hawaiian and beach /carnival combo. Staff were also allowed to choose a special treat for their Finale Party. Treats included everything from pirate punch and cupcakes to pizza. STAFF Twenty -eight total staff were hired to work with the Summer Playground Program this year in the following positions: Summer Coordinator (1), Art/Event Specialist (1), Head Leader (7), Leader (11) and Assistant Leader (8). Of the 28 hired, 16 were first year staff and 12 were returning staff. Staff ranged in age from recently completed sophomore year in high school to completed college. Our specific breakdown was as follows: completed 10th grade in 2005 (4), completed 11th grade in 2005 (4), completed 12th grade in 2005 (2), completed 1St year of college in 2005 (8), completed 2nd year of college in 2005 (3), completed 3rd year of college in 2005 (2), completed 4th year of college in 2005 (1), college graduates (4). 4 TLesdey, July 19, 2005 •■JNff or+f ss ;chlavin Family • Iiropractic • 81 Main St. nterville, MN 1-653-6699 then reason to loose ward to Tuetaiaysl Gress Summer youth program fills Lino Lakes park by Amy Hufford Press intern They look like they're hav- ing fun. But that's not the main rea- son they're here. They're actually stimulat- ing their young. impression- able minds and getting some good physical activity OK. they're probably hav- ing a blast while they're doing it, too. The Lino Lakes Pants and Recreation Department sum- mer playground program is in full swing. The playground program consists of five playgrounds, seven sessions (five afternoon and two morning) and four or )wn Your Own! Centerviir 0ffi -ce Park �,c he scde ri!i,c/ , ndos we+ r Fm.mung {c,ul chic' n. Imcst nr Rent ,nmi=ah!c Interns nd dcadcmn floor, s ills • In Root Radiant heat • Quick ,ccess 10 35E • 4, Sq. Fr per side • L'on t need 2,400 Sq. Ft? l' -r I._00 and rent out 1 ,200 • Built by Sodom iuwnhows. LLC FOR APPITION.AL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: JASON MONTGOMERY THE MONTGOMERY GROUP RE/MAX ASSOCIATES PLC.'S 55j -7$9 -2331 five adult or teenage leaders per session. Each playground has a maximum capacity of 50 children, and according to Sarah Bjornberg, playground supervisor and arts and events specialist, almost all the sessions are fltll. "The program has gotten really popular in the last three years," she said. The kids spend their days playing group games like doc- tor ball (a variation of dodge - ball), capture the flag and musical hoops (like musical chairs, only instead of sitting down the children run to put their feet into hula hoops). "We encourage exercise and physical activity" said Bjornberg. It also "gets the kids think- ing," she said. What the little tykes don't realize when they're racing toward the fin- isti line in the Mt Fbx gazna 15 that by learning a new set of rules and putting them into practice, they're exercising their brains, too. There also are a variety of specialists who come in to play with the children. This year, Wargo Nature Center brought a snake and Mall of America's Underwater Adventures brought turtles (perhaps not as exciting as last year's baby sharks, but Bjornberg says the kids loved it). Other visitors included a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance. The program has a day- care-but-not-really-day-care atmosphere. "Kids can come and go as they please," said Bjornberg. But often parents use the program as a baby sit- ter so they can get some free time, dropping their kids off to go shopping, exercise or go to work. Each week is a special theme, such as "jungle safari" or "dynamic detectives." Bjornberg visits each site every day, but once a week she does a special craft with the kids, usually tailored to the week's theme. July 5 through 8 was "sci- ence week." Bjornberg arrived at Behm's Park in Lino Lakes, where she was a- leader for several years. The - Plwfo• by Pnul Dols Melissa Munsch shows Mlchaele and Joshua Hayes and Ben Jones how to make potato head characters that grow a grassy head of hair during a Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation craft session. kids, seeing her car pull up. started to squeal, "Sarah's here! Sarah's here!" The day's craft is a potato head planter. Bjornberg directs the kids as they stuff sawdust and seeds into nylons and use glue, felt and googly eyes to create silly faces. "Like this ?" the kids ask Bjornberg, proudly display- ing their potato heads. "Does this look like a nose? "That looks excellent!" she says back excitedly, explain- ing that if they soak their potato head in water for two minutes and then put it in the sunshine, the seeds will sprout and look like hair (third( "Chia Pet "). "I wanted them to know why we used the sawdust — to soak up the water — and to know that it needs sun and water to grow," said Bjornberg of the project. She also spoke with them about science ( "What do scientists study? Do they study trees? Flowers ? ") before the craft began. For some children, said onsumers finding bargain in Trail Blazer Chevrolet's all new Trail Blazer a steal at $21,995 Jay $21,995 buys you pre -owned 2005 rolet Trail Blazer LS at Wally McCarthy's An example of one of the creations shows it's sprouting head of hair. Bjornberg, "this is the only structure they get all summer long. A lot of kids probably sit in front of the TV all day This is a program where there's no TV no video games and no movies." Even though the cost for the program has gone up in the past few years, it remains relatively inexpensive. said Bjornberg, at $60 for Lino Lakes residents, $85 for others and a per -family maximum of 8120 for the afternoon pro- gram. (the morning sessions are slightly cheaper). As of next year there will be online registration. It's hard work to run the program, said Bjornberg, but it's worth it for the kids as well as the leaders. "If it's a rain day, (the kids) are upset," she said. "They get to meet new people from their own neighborhood and from other neighborhoods, they get For some children, said Sarah Bjornberg, playground supervisor and arts and events specialist "this is the only structure they get all summer long. A lot of kids probably sit in front of the TV all day.This is a program where there's no TV, no video games and no movies." to learn new games and crafts, and a lot of the kids get really attached to their lead- ers." And for Bjornberg and the other leaders, there's a sense of satisfaction out of a good day's work. "It's so reward- ing," she said. "I feel awesome when I go home and know that I had 40 kids who didn't just sit in front of their TV and do nothing ... but did something valuable." To learn more about the program, call 651-982-2440 or visit ci.lino-lakes.mn.us. Amy Hufford can be reached at 651- 407 -1200 or ppnews @sherbtel. net. STUDENT NEWS Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department Program Highlights - July Park Board Update YOUTH Summer Playground Program: The Summer Playground Program is winding down - only two more weeks to go! This year's program has been very successful, despite the extremely warm and humid weather. 342 children are enrolled in the Playground Program this summer- one of our highest totals ever! Twenty -eight staff work directly and indirectly with the participants on a daily basis - doing everything from leading arts -n- crafts and games to helping them develop friendships. As the Citygrows, we hope to continue adding additional playground • program sites - we had a total of 7 sites this summer. Preschool Playtime: Preschool Playtime is also winding down for the summer. The new expanded hours and program length have worked out well. The staff have done a phenomenal job keeping the children busy and entertained during their hour and a half with them - doing everything from storytime and snack time, to craft time and outside play time. Hats off to the Preschool Playtime staff for making this the most successful summer yet for this program! Youth Sports: • Our third session of T Ball is in full swing -100 kids are participating in this session. • Our second session of Soccer Fundamentals 4 -7 starts next week - 60 kids (ages 4 -7) will be participating. Our Basketball Camp at Centennial Middle School is going well - 60 kids are participating in this program. Our second session of Tennis is underway - 70 kids are participating in this session. • Beginner Lacrosse League, forages 7 -10, has 51 kids participating in it. This league is an introductory league that uses soft lacrosse sticks. • Cougar Soccer Camp was huge success this year! We had both the Centennial girls and boys High School coaches and their players run the week -long camp. 72 youth participated in the program. • Volleyball Camp just finished -40 youth participated in this program. ADULT Softball: SummerAdultSoftball has just finished. Our champions were: Sunday Co -Rec- Killer B's Monday Men's - Dave's Sport Shop Wednesday Men's- Creative Counters Thursday Men's - Wildcats RECREATION REVIEW & WEB PAGE Recreation Review: Work is winding down on the fall edition of the Recreation Review. We anticipate going to print on August 8, with delivery planned for the last week of August. Registration for fall pro- grams will begin September 1. On -Line Registration: We will be starting on -line registration this fall. Department staff will be in training for three days the last week of July for the new software system. Questions? Please call Liz Benoit or Brian H ron ski at 651- 982 -2440. Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation c Department Program Highlights - Septem ber Park Board Update YOUTH Middle School Beach Party: 87 middle school students entering grades 6 - 8 attended this year's Beach Party on Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park. Despite the extremely windy weather, it was a good day. Participants enjoyed a pizza lunch, rock climbing, the bounce, swimming, kayaking, canoeing and playing -- all for FREE! The Beach Party was sponsored by Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation, Anoka County Parks and Recreation, Centennial Community Services, Centennial School District and the University of Minnesota TAAG Study. The funding for the event came from a TAAG Study Grant offered through the University of Minnesota. Youth Football: We have 17 teams and 290 players in youth tackle football this season. Teams range from 2nd -8th grade. Games are held every Saturday at Centennial Middle School starting at9:00 a.m. All youth football teams will participate in the playoffs starting the week of October 24 -29. Youth Soccer: We have 36 teams and 380 players in youth soccer this fall. Teams range from boys and girls U6 - U12. Games are held every Saturday at Rice Lake Elementary and Centennial Middle School. For the U10 and U12 teams there will be an end of the season tournament held on Saturday, October 29. ell Youth Instructional: We're gearing up for the fall season of our youth instructional programs. Dance and Tae Kwon Do begin the last week of September. The rest (Floor Hockey, Soccer and Toss, Kick and Catch, Fastpitch Pitching) begin in October. Registration has been good for all programs - it is consistent with past seasons. ADULT Adult Fall Softball: We had a Men's Tuesday and Co -Rec Sunday Fall leagues this year - in which 15 teams participated. League Champions were Sunday Night Co -Rec- Killer B's, and Tuesday Night Mens - Green Mill. Both teams qualified and will play in the upcoming State Tournament! Fitness: The fall sessions of our fitness classes are up and running. Registration was quite good this season com- pared to previous seasons. We believe this increase in participation is due to some additional advertising we did this summer - a flyer was mailed to all participants from the past three seasons. Community Outings: Our summer trips did not go over very well. We believe the heat and higher trip prices had quite a bit to do with the low registration. In an effort to increase participation, we worked with our tour operator on finding lower priced trips. Our first trip of the fall season, Queen of Bingo Cruise, on October 18 is full. ON -LINE REGISTRATION We began on -line registration this fall. So far it has worked well for those ilshing to utilize the service. To date, we have received about 24 on -line istrations . We anticipate this number will increase once more customers realize how convenient it is. All registration on -line is in real time -- that means all registrations are processed the moment they are entered. Questions? Please call Liz Benoit or Brian Hronski at 651- 982 -2440. Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ci.lino - lakes.mn.us to. • September 27, 2005 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor SUBJECT: July, August, and September Park Maintenance Update Wow, time flies when you are having fun. I can not believe summer is over already and I really cannot believe I have not written you since June. Here is a quick update on this summer's highlights. July, 2005 ••• Lots of mowing. ❖ Garbage collection. • Athletic field maintenance (softball, baseball, soccer). ••• Irrigation system maintenance and repair. ❖ Infield renovation at Sunrise #3 and #4 fields. • Arena Acres • Installed tennis backboard. Reworked court entrances. (Removed gates and poured concrete pads.) • Playground maintenance (repairs, remove graffiti). • Water newly planted trees as needed. • Equipment maintenance. ❖ Renovated warning tracks at Sunrise #1 and #2 fields. ❖ Applied Roundup to N 1/2 of Birchwood Acres Park. ❖ Cleaned up and remulched tree and shrub planting along Marshan Park trail. August, 2005 4• More mowing. • More garbage collection. ❖ More athletic field maintenance. + Tree watering as needed. ❖ Equipment maintenance. • Irrigation system maintenance. ❖ Playground inspection and repair. ❖ Deliver bounce and party wagon. ❖ Sod cut around and mulched all young trees at Marshan and Behm's Park. (100+ trees). • Infield renovation RLE #3. Removed lip, moved irrigation heads, added ag -lime. • Soccer and football field layout, cut -ins and painting (14 soccer game and practice fields, 5 football fields. 3 game and 2 practice fields). • Birchwood Acres Park Irrigation power hooked up, system checked and adjusted. Site and seed bed prep. Seeded on August 18th and 19th. Fertilized for the first time on August 30th. • Applied fertilizer to approximately 40 acres of irrigated turf. (Second application of season). September, 2005 • Mowing, mowing, and mowing. ••• Garbage • Athletic field maintenance and game prep — Line mow -ins, painting, and net repair. • Assisted Forestry Department with Oak Wilt control. • Assisted Utility Department with hydrant flushing. • Fertilized Birchwood Acres new seeding. (Second application.) • Site prep and seeding Spirit Hills Lift Station. Well, that is a quick recap of the past three months. The turf is coming in nicely at Birchwood Acres Park. Check it out if you have an opportunity. sw /parkbrd/Mike /July - August- September 2005 Park Update.doc •