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Home My WebLink About03-05-2012 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, March 5, 2012, 6:30pm Council Chambers - Televised ** *AGENDA * ** 1. Swear In Reappointed Park Board Members — Mayor Reinert William Kusterman and Byron Roland 2. Call to Order and Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes from December 12, 2011 4. Setting Agenda • 5. Open Mike 6. Discussion with Mr. Kelly Sharkey, 174 White Pine Road 7. 2012 Recreation Complex Grant Application Update 8. Review Recreation Department Update 9. Review Park Department Update 10.OId Business 11. New Business a. Review Park Board Member's Roster 12. Next Scheduled Park Board Meeting — Monday, April 2, 2011 13. Adjourn If you are unable to attend the meeting please call Sandie at 651 982 -2442. sw /parkbrd /3 -5 -12 Park Board Agenda.doc Park Board Meeting — December 12, 2011 Minutes The December 12, 2011 City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at • 7:17p.m. by Chair George Lindy. Roll call was taken; members present were, George Lindy, Bill Kusterman, Richard Jensen, Matt Koehn and Charles Evans, Pat Huelman and Byron Roland. Mayor Jeff Reinert, Council Members Dave Roeser, Dale Stoesz, Rob Rafferty, City Administrator Jeff Karlson and Community Development Director Michael Grochala were also in attendance. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director and Sandie Wood, Public Services Department Office Manager. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JULY 5, 2011: Bill Kusterman made a motion to approve the November 14, 2011 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. 5. EXPLORE POTENTIAL FUNDING OPTIONS FOR RECREATION COMPLEX: • Council members Dave Roeser and Rob Rafferty came before the Park Board to explore potential funding options for the recreation complex. Rick gave a brief review of what had happened at the November 2011 Park Board Meeting. He then introduced Brian Bourassa, PE and Kelsey Johnson, Community Planner and Grant Specialist from WSB. • Kelsey opened the meeting by saying that WSB tracks and stays informed of funding and grant opportunities. WSB has developed an extensive, web - based, searchable funding database that gives key funding representatives within their company notifications of upcoming opportunities. These alerts are distributed throughout WSB and made available to their clients. WSB has assisted their clients with grant and funding applications that resulted in over $80 million of financial assistance. They have a number of grant preparers skilled in numerous service areas including natural resources and environmental planning, transportation, water /wastewater, municipal, economic development, planning, water resources, GIS /IT, structures and more. Kelsey defined some grants programs and what projects would be available through them. She mentioned Outdoor Recreation Grant Programs — MnDNR, Twins Community Fund, Baseball Tomorrow Fund (Major League Baseball and Players Association) and water resource grants. She also talked about the percentage of matching funds needed for specific grants. 3 Park Board Meeting — December 12, 2011 Minutes Pat Mahr, Director from Centennial Lakes Little League, told members that they had received money from a grant to demolish and rebuild a wall at Carl Eck Park in Circle Pines. Mr. Mahr says Centennial Little League is currently using two ball fields in Lino Lakes and has been talking to one of the city's recreation supervisors about using two additional fields in 2012. Michael Grochala, City of Lino Lakes Community Development Director says the Park Board needs to come up with a project they would like to complete. Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director said the initial investment needs to come from the city to accomplish this project. Whatever project is decided on it should be shovel ready and addressed in the city's comp plan and park master plan. After further discussion Mayor Jeff Reinert asked Jeff Karlson, City Administrator to put the Recreation Complex on the first work session agenda, in January 2013, so the council can discuss funding for this project. 6. REVIEW RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick reviewed the update included in the member's packets. He talked about Breakfast with Santa and the upcoming senior's appreciation lunch. He also said Men's Adult Basketball had started December 7. He said staff had started flooding skating rinks and we had hoped to open them December 16, 2011, weather permitting. Rick asked members to read the update and contact him if they had any questions. 7. REVIEW PARK DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick started off by saying that the Park Department Update was for July through November. The review included playground inspections, mulching trees, working on trails and tree pruning. Sunrise #4 infield was renovated in September. The pitcher's mound was rebuilt, staff edged and sodded where needed and added ag -lime and leveled the field. He told members that there had been a lot of vandalism in 2011. Repairs were done at Pheasant Hills, Marshan, City Hall and Clearwater Creek Parks. Maintenance workers also took care of graffiti in the underground tunnel at Rice Lake Elementary School. Members should call Rick if they have any questions about the Park Department Update. NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: • The next Park Board Meeting will be January 3, 2012, at 6:30p.m. Park Board Meeting — December 12, 2011 Minutes ADJOURN: • Bill Kusterman made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Pat Huelman. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Sandra Wood Public Services Office Tech II • • 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 February 28, 2011 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Discussion with Mr. Kelly Sharkey Mr. Kelly Sharkey, 174 White Pine Road has requested the opportunity to address the Park Board regarding the lack of park and trail opportunities in his neighborhood. I have included three attachments to help facilitate this discussion. sw /parkbrd /meeting info /Discussion with Mr. Kelly Sharkey.doc • Rice Lakes CSAH 34BiRC I $TRE.ET " COUNTY RD J'ASH STREET,' Legend RICE CREEK NORTH REGIONAL TRAIL - - - PROPOSED RICE CREEK NORTH REGIONAL TRAIL REGIONAL TRAIL PARK BOUNDARY CITY TRAILS Woods of Baldwin Park City of Lino Lakes Parks and Trails Map F' - Arena Acres Park I�r ...,._ Parks. Ir 'Sunset Oaks Perk Lino Elementary Columbus Township to Highland Meadows Park City Hall Parks and Recreation --IMO Town Center Pkwy Lino Park 1 Centennial Middle School and Blue Heron Elementary Sunrise P LL 1 r 1 Clearwa er Creek Park L +jam woods or Bel Lake Park City of Shoreview IIL''�II�I Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 www.cilino-lakes.mn.us Phone (651) 982 -2440 Cowame Sys. M. runes rood rwy.txIORs...�. City of North Oaks S September 2010 M a p s a r e illustrative purposes oak. Recent changes may not be included Land Use and Zoning Information .should be verified with CSn Staff White Bear Township BoN Legend Parks -- Existing Trail NS City Park 1 Lakes 1 Public School Parcels ® Undeveloped Park Rice Creek Regional Park 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 Date February 28, 2012 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: 2012 Recreation Complex Grant Application Update Staff is finalizing the Outdoor Recreation Grant Program application for Phase 1 development of the Recreation Complex. This grant program is provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and is designed to assist local governments in developing outdoor recreational facilities. (This is the same program where the City successfully secured $125,000 for the development of Clearwater Creek Park). Phase I consists of two multi -use fields (may include soccer, football or lacrosse fields), two soccer fields and a gravel parking lot. Applications must be submitted by March 31 with funding announcements made in the summer. sw /parkbrd /meeting info /2012 Recreation Complex Grant Application Update.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 Date: February 21, 2012 To: Park Board From: Lino Lakes Recreation Supervisors — Brian Hronski and Tanya Mozingo RE: Department Updates • Skating rinks and warming houses are closed for the season. We opened up on Friday, January 13th and closed on Saturday, February 18th. We were open a total of 28 days and it was easily the worst skating season in many years! • Men's Five Player Basketball's regular season finished with the Corporate Raiders winning the regular season title. The play -offs are underway and the finals will be held on Wednesday, March 7th. We have 5 teams playing in the league this season. • We had another good number of children participating in our Snack and Skate and Hockey Skills programs this winter. We just had enough ice to make it 6 weeks. We had 24 participants in the Snack and Skate program and we had 4 participants in the Hockey Skills class. • The winter session of Soccer Mini Camp has been a success. We have a total of 17 participants signed up in 2 different soccer classes. The class is held every Monday night at Golden Lake Elementary and lasted 6 weeks! • Floor Hockey Mini -Camp just ended this week and we had 22 total participants signed up over 2 sessions. This class was held every Tuesday night at Golden Lake Elementary. Lino Lakes is offering open adult volleyball on most Fridays from December - the end of March! We have had record numbers this season as we have been averaging 27 participants per night so far this season. The open volleyball is held at Centennial Middle School and is from 6:30 - 9:45 PM. Remaining dates for the season are March 2nd, 9th, and 16th. • Spring /Summer adult softball registrations have started and the deadline to sign up a team to play in the 2012 Lino Lakes Softball League is Monday March 19th. • Youth instructional classes, such as Tae Kwon Do, dance and Toss, Kick and Catch had a great turnout for winter programs and we expect many participants to continue with these programs into the spring and summer. • Zumba® has continued to go strong. We have added a second session at Centerville Elementary on Monday nights in addition to Wednesday nights at Rice Lake Elementary. • In December we held our annual Secret Holiday Shop where over 140 children shopped for gifts for their family and friends. We also held our annual Breakfast with Santa with over 90 people attending this popular event at the Lino Lakes Senior Center. • Santa ended up writing 250 letters this holiday season! We had just enough snow this year to host the 12th annual Snow Day event at Wargo Nature Center. Over 600 people enjoyed outdoor activities, crafts and a live animal show. Our annual Sweetheart Party was held on February 3 at Centennial Elementary. This event is a collaborative between Blaine and Centennial Community Services. Over 100 participants and their "dates" enjoyed a night of dancing and crafts! • Super Hero Camp was held for the second year at Blue Heron Elementary. We had over 60 little super heroes spend the night enjoying super hero themed carnival games and crafts. • A Senior Appreciation Lunch held in December was enjoyed by over 60 Senior Center participants. Another lunch is schedule for May! • The Senior Center is busy with a variety of card groups, book club and numerous outings to various locations throughout the metro area. Some upcoming trips include: A Mystery Tour, Plymouth Playhouse, Harriet Island Showboat and the History Theater. • Upcoming Events: Princess Party, Spring Fling, Kite Day and more! • The spring /summer brochure is out and registrations are coming in for a variety of summer programs. Resident registration begins on March 1. • Interviews for seasonal staff are scheduled to take place the week of March 12. We anticipate another competitive year of high quality staff. • • • • Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ei.lino-lakes.mn.us ct February 24, 2012 T0: Park Board Members FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor SUBJECT: December 2011— February 2012 Park Maintenance Update What an unbelievable winter, with this very warm and snowless winter we have experienced our shortest skating season ever. Rinks officially opened on January 13 and closed on February 17. Normally we hope to open in mid - December and run until the end of February. What a goofy winter! Maintenance activity during December through February has included the following: • Replaced rink fencing on north rink at Sunrise Park. • Rink Maintenance — Flooded when weather allowed, repaired hockey goals and rink gates, installed new interlocking rubber floor tiles at Birch warming house (replacements from last year's arson). • Clearwater Creek Park — Pruned trees /shrubs throughout the park. • Woods of Baldwin Park — Removed a number of dead, diseased and /or hazard trees (oak wilt, hypoxylon canker). Removed and stump treated invasive Buckthorn, removed and stump treated Staghorn Sumac encroaching storm water pipe outlet. Pruned trees for boulevard and park clearance. • Sunrise Park — Created a drainage swale to alleviate seasonal flooding of adjacent property owners. Project located between playground and east property line. Work consisted of tree and brush removal, stump removal and site grading. • With the absence of snow cover we took the opportunity to broadcast grass seed to wear areas on our athletic fields. Maintenance activity during January and February 2012 included the following. • Attended Green Expo (including pesticide recertification). • Rink maintenance as weather allowed (shelters finally opened January 13). • Equipment maintenance and repair. • Snow plowing — a few nuisance snowfalls. • Boulevard tree trimming. One thing this wimpy weather has been good for is boulevard tree trimming. Approximately 350 trees have been pruned throughout the Behm's Century Farm Development. We are currently working our way through the Pheasant Hills Development. • Attended Emerald Ash Borer training and Rochester Arborist Workshop. Those are the major highlights for the past three months. sw /parkbrd /Mike /December 2011— February 2012 Park Board Update.doc • • CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEMBERS -2012 3 YEAR TERM Member George Lindy, Chair 6823 East Shadow Lake Dr. Lino Lakes, MN 55014 W) 426 -8088 Fax) 426 -1871 E -Mail) GeorgeLindy @comcast.net William Kusterman 744 Country Lakes Drive Lino Lakes, MN 55014 H) 651 - 490 -9865 W) 612- 371 -8370 Jan., E -Mail) william.kusterman @ey.com Pat Huelman 570 Lonesome Pine Trail Lino Lakes, MN 55014 H) 651484 -1427 W) 612 624 -1286 E -Mail) phuelman @UMN.edu Matt Koehn 649 Arlo Lane Lino Lakes, MN 55014 H) 651 - 784 -2272 W) 763 - 717 -3899 mattkoehn19 @hotmail.com Charles Evans 502 Wood Duck Trail Lino Lakes, MN 55014 H) W) 651 - 340 -2878 chuck @costsegleader.com Richard Jensen 7037 Caribou Circle Lino Lakes, MN 55014 H) 651 - 780 -2774 eramriie @comcast.net Byron Roland 1554 Lamotte Circle Lino Lakes, MN 55038 H) 651 653 -9164 No e -mail listed Date Appointed Jan., 1982 Jan., 1987 Jan., 1990 Feb., 1993 Mar., 1996 Mar., 1999 Jan., 2002 Feb., 2005 Mar., 2008 Mar. 2011 May, 2000 Jan., 2003 April, 2006 Jan., 2009 2012 Mar., 1998 Jan., 2001 Jan., 2004 Jan., 2007 Feb., 2010 Mar., 2008 Mar., 2011 Mar., 2008 Mar., 2011 Mar., 2008 Feb., 2010 Feb., 2010 Jan., 2012 sw /Parkbrd /Committee Information /Park Board Roster 2012 Term Expires Dec., 1986 Dec., 1989 Dec., 1992 Dec., 1995 Dec., 1998 Dec., 2001 Dec. 31, 2004 Dec. 31, 2007 Dec. 31, 2010 Dec. 31, 2013 Dec., 2002 (Jeff's Term) Dec. 31, 2005 Dec. 31, 2008 Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2014 Dec., 2000 Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 31, 2006 Dec. 31, 2009 Dec. 31, 2012 Dec. 31, 2010 Dec. 31, 2013 Dec. 31, 2010 Dec., 31, 2013 Dec. 31, 2009 (Gallup's Term) Dec. 31, 2012 Dec. 31, 2011 (Taschuk's term) Dec.31, 2014 SIG