HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMISSION_MINUTES_1979-10-25City of hbunds View
Parks and Recreation Co�nission
Thursday, October 25, 1979
6:30 p.m.
Mounds View City Hall Council Cha�ers
2401 Highway 10
hbunds View, MN 55112
A G E N D A
"I. Ca 1 to order
2 0l] call
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C�ppproval of the September 27, 1979 minutes*
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`4' Ghairmans report
S�Co ncitme�ers report
. Visitor presentation
7. Silver View Park status - Kraus/Anderson Proposal*
�mprehensive Parks and Open Space Plan - Consultant Firm Presentation
41! Brauer and Associates - 7:75 p.m.
Paut Fjare, President
idwest Planning - 8:15 p.m.
Tim Erkilla, Director of Design
Joint Powers Agreement
./�chool District usage policy
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17. SArs. Jaycees proposal*
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.72. MetropoliWn Council - Major policy issues
13. Staff report
t4. Ad3ournment
*Denates ite� that will need official Coimnission action.
Call to order
Roll call
Approval of
minutes
MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Regular Session
September 27> 1979
Mounds View City Hall
Council Chambers> 6:30 p.m.
The Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission was called
to order at 6:35 p.�n. �Y Chairm_� Wayne Burmeister.
Commissioners present - Chairman Burmeister, Commissioners
Linke, Scott, Kuluvar, Silvis, and Weflen.
Commissioners absent - Commissioners Fedor, Haake, and
Coplin.
Councilmember present - Councilmember Ziebarth.
Staff present - Director Anderson and Program Supervisor
Kvalheim.
Commissioner Kuluvar made a motion to approve the June 28,
1979 minutes as submitted. Commissioner Scott seconded the
motion. hbtion passed unanimously.
Chairman Burmeister made a motion to approve the August 23, 1979
minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by Cortmissioner
Linke. Motion passed unanimously.
I Visitor Fire Ring Location - Visitors Sandra Cooney, President,Mounds View
Presentation Mrs. Jaycees, 7940 Sunnyside Rd., & Diane C1ine> hbunds Yiew Mrs.
Jaycees, 7870 Woodlawn Drive were present because
of their interest in the placement of the fire ring. The fire
ring was recently purchased with the donation of $100.00 by the
Mounds View Mrs. Jaycees. Discussion included possible sites,
one at Groveland Park and the other at City Hall Park. The
Comnissioners and visitars walked the City Hall site with
Director Anderson as tour guide. Director Anderson reviewed
staffs recommendation that the fire ring be placed at City Ha11
for reasons outlined in staff's report.
Commissioner Kuluvar made a motion to locate the fire ring at
City Hall Park at the site visited by the Comnission and
visitors (at the north end of City Hall park near the oak trees),
Commissioner Weflen seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Commissianer Kuluvar inqu9red as to staff's recommendation of
the outer ring height. Director Anderson replied that the ring
wi11 be about 6" above ground and cemented in place.
II Yisitor Co rehensive Parks and Open SDace Study - Visitor Gary Tushie
Presentation o Saunders an T alden ssociates gave a slide presentation
on park and open space studies and master park planning as well
as how the plans can be implemented by his firm. Commissioners
as well as Councilmembers were given the opportunity to ask
questions relatin9 to such a proposed project.
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Chairman's report Chairman Burmeister reported that the Charter Commission is
still meeting and discussing the new proposal. Chairman
Burmeister also reported that a letter was submitted to the
Charter Commission stating concern on the lack of time
allotted the Parks and Recreation Commission to review and
comnent on the proposal.
Councilmember's Councilman Ziebarth reported that the council has been
report reviewing the 1980 budget proposal. It was alsa reported
that the newly proposed Comprehensive Parks Plan has been an
� issue which the council hasgiven a positive recommendation. It
was suggested that a better understanding of the city's existing
park status is needed, but the anticipated outgrowth of the study
is that the cormnunity will become personally invotved in such a
project so that eventually they will see, enjoy, and benefit from
such a project. Councilman Ziebarth empbasized that the people's
needs must be known & a park system or plan is needed for future
funding & as a workable plan for ±he park development of the
conununity. Councilman Ziebarth also su9gested that the City
committment for upkeep of parks must be a question and concern
in the realm of park development.
It was also reported that the $25,000.00 matching funds for
Edgewood Jr. High School tennis courts will be in 7980, Phase II.
Phase I has now been completed with the completion of the
pathways.
Silver View Park Director Anderson reviewed the appraisals received by O.J. .
Status Janski and Associates, Inc. A meeting is scheduled for �
Friday, September 29, 7979 at City Ha11 between Kraus/Anderson
Assaciates and staff to further discuss dealing of a land swap .
at the Silver View park site.
Cammissioner Linke requested a sumnary of the meeting be sent
to the Comnissioners.
Park Usage Policy The Commission reviewed and discussed the park usage survey
and staff recomnendation. Comnissioner 517vis asked whether
tournaments have posed a problem with clean up and alcoholic
beverages. Director Anderson reported that only one tournament
xas held this summer and it was very successful with no problems.
Councilmember Ziebarth asked whether the recamiended policy can
deny past problem groups a park nermit. Director Anderson
replied that since the park policy would be under the discretion
of the Director, a control measure vrould be present. Commissioners
Silvis and Scott expressed thelr opinions that it is reasonable
for park users to ezpect to pay some costs. Comnissioner Scott
asked if the park usage permits would be issued to only city
residents. Councilmen Zlebarth suggested that a fee deposit
and clean up fee scele would encourage self-clean up by partici-
pants wlth a return deposlt fee "reward" system. The
Commisstoners agreed that the Roseviile park usage sliding
scale fee is reasonable and fair. Commissiner Kuluvar asked
whether the fees will cover cleen up costs. Director Anderson
stated that tAe fees would cover clean uD costs and in the case
of 150 plus people picnics, the groups would need to be
organlzed tn order to cover the 5100.00 fee and therefore the
fee w111 act as a control, or a positive deterant. Chairman
September 27, 7979
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Burmeister made a motion to approve staff's recommendation
for park usage policy including:
1. park usage permits be available only to city residents
and local companies.
2. the park usage policy will be on a sliding scale which
is to be evaluated yearly.
3. park usage be encouraged rather than discouraged.
4. large people picnics or parties be discouraged because of
lack of space and accommodations.
Commissioner Silvis seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously.
1980 Budget Director Anderson reviewed the budget as proposed for 1980.
Preparation
Comprehensive Director Anderson reviewed the process of selecting a firm,
Parks & Open working with the project, time line, development and implementa-
Space Stuqy tion etc. Director Anderson also expressed the need for a
special meeting in early October for the selection of a firm
assuming the approval of the proposal by the City Council.
A firm will need to be selected in October because of the
weather timeline.
Staff report �irector Anderson reviewed the staff report. Chairman
Burmeister asked about the Cammunity Garden Plots. Director
Anderson replied that the gardens had a few p�-oblems includ5ng
weeds, water line, low areas, and the need for a hose attach-
ment at the water line. Hpproximately 60-70 sites were
used. The gardens will be better next year when these problems
are resolved.
Coimnissioner Linke reported that concrete footings are being
poured at the new Lakeside Park picnic shelter.
Adjournment Comnissioner Scott made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Co�nissioner Linke seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. The meet5ng adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
MEMO T0: Parks and Recrzation Commissioners
FROM: Bruce K. Anderson, Director Parks, R�cr2ation & Forestry
O1�TE: October 25, 1979
RE: Possible Consultant Qu=stions
During the next two ���eeks the Park Conunission o-+ill be hearing a numbzr of
presentations from local planning firms and one of the issues each agency
has raised is an opportunity to respond to the Commiss�ioners concerns and
questions. I am sure each of you have your o�xn specific questions concern-
ing the development of the comprehensive plan and the relationship between
the planning firm and the Comanission, and I eiould strongiy encourage you to
ask them following the firm's presentations.
To assist you with this process, I have developed the fotlowing questions
that may be of interest to the Commiss9on:
7. What do you invision the role of the consultant firm between the:
a. Staff
b. Planning Commission
c. City Council
2. What basic design concepts would your firm emptoy to kezp both main-
tenance and vandalism costs down in the developrent of the Mounds
View park system?
3. Has your firm had any direct experierce in working r�ith park refer- �
endums, if yes, vihat is your success ratio? �
4. What new trends or programs do you foresee the Parks and Recreatian
profession becoming involved in that v�e should be planning for now?
5. Bath tit athletic corr�p7exes and undergrouod irrigation systems have
been under serious scrutiny during the past fiv= years because of the
Smpending ener9y crunch. Do you have any thoughts of relationship of
direct benefit to energy consumption regarding lit facilities and
irrigation systems.
Once agatn, these are merely potentiat questions and I would encourage you to
raise your concerns first.
h�MO T0: City Council and Fbun 'i �& Recreation Coimnissioners
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FROM: Bruce K. Anderson, Par at on & Forestry Director
DATE: OcWber 17, 1979
RE: Staff's Reflections of the City Park System
As we begin the long and lengthy process of developing the Comprehensive
Parks and Open Space System for the residents of Mounds View> I would like to
take this opportunity to reflect on � professional recomnendations as to how
I envision the devetopment of the park system during the next five to ten years.
Two favorite quotes come to mind, the first being: 1. "If a man does not know
to which poCt he is sailing, no wind is favorable", SOCRATES. 2. "It is the duty
of a Park Commssion to open the way to new, not to follaw old customs; to lead
public opinion and nat to tag after it. If it is not prepared to move in advance
of the peopte of whose interest it is placed in charge, nothing is more certain .
than that after a few years its labors will be regarded very ungratefully and
the question will often be asked, "Why could they not have showed a litt7e
more foresight and got a little more out of the inherited ruts2" FREDERICK
LAW OL�STED.
The signiflcance of both these quotes 1s approprlate for any generation
as they keynote the responsib111ty whlch public agencles have ta engender the
we11 betng of soctety. Foresightness and willtngness to keep pace with the times
are essentiel attributes whlch the Park Commission and City Council must possess �
if they are to properly guide the development of the Mounds V1ew Parks and �
Recreatlon System.
In � opinton, the hbunds View Park System is currently on the threshold of
determining some major planning objectives which will effect the future of the
park system, indeflnitely. My rationale for feeling this strongly is that:
1. Contlnued inflation will make 1t lncreasingly difficult to develop and
metntatn a park system of any level in the next ten years.
2. Stete and Federel funds for park ecquisition and development were reduced
by 66% for 1981 and 1 envision this trend W continue in future years.
3. The t1�m for estabitshing a good basls of community suppart and lnvolve-
�rent is at an all time high 1n Mounds V1ew because of the current
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cortmunity involvement and general awareness of residents in City wide
issues such as storm water management, Charter Commission, and the
annual budget preparation.
4. The City is currently involved in the development of a Coirprehensive
Parks and Open Space Study which will provide current and relevant
data as to the needs and wants of the City residents.
5. Silver View Park is now reaching the final development stages which will
be a key element to the City Park System because of its acreage, facilities,
and central location.
6. The City is currently involved in the development af a Joint Powers
Agreement with the school district regarding the future development>
operations, and maintenance of all City/School park co�lexes.
7. The future of revenue sharing funds is in question> as it appears that
all federal subsidies will be either eliminated or severely reduced in
future years.
8. The Park and Playground Fund has little potential of growth because the
City is currently 75% developed; and of the areas currentty available for
devetoprtent, there is considerable question as to whether the existing
City storm sewer system and soil conditions could accomnodate additional
growth.
With the aforementioned background, I hereby submit the following 7ist of
goals and objectives for the establishment of the Comprehensive Parks and Open
Space Study in the City of Mounds View:
1. It shall be the policy af the Mounds View Parks & Recreation Commission to
establish, expand and improve leisure opportunities and facilities which the resi-
dents of Mounds View can not supply themselves or which it is in the best interest
of the people for the City to provide.
2. That a11 City park and open space facilit5es shall serve the varSed leisure
opportunities and needs of a11 Mounds View residents regardtess of age, sex, creed,
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race, social and/or economic status.
3. The Mounds View Parks and Recreation Comnission should 6e aware of the
i�ortance of a harmonious relationship between man and nature with an equally
important objective being to conserve nature> and make natural beauty paramount.
To this end, the Commission should do everything within its power to encourage
the residents of hbunds Uiew to enjoy, appreciate, protect and strengthen their
ties with the natural environment.
4. Praper attention should be given to the individual needs of the Mounds
residents to ensure that their privacy and solitude is maintained.
5. The primary focus should be upon leisure opportunities that ensure the full
personality development of ail residents including the handicapped, retarded, mal-
adjusted, une�loyable, and the culturally deprived.
6. The Park Coianission must also realize their role within the regionat,
state, and county park systerts as weli as their role with related agencies such as
housing, health, businesses, political, spiritual, and educational comnunities.
To this end, the City of hbunds View should seek to cooperate and assess all
related interests to ensure that a comprehensive system is developed.
In the establishment of a Comprehensive Parks and Open Space StuQy, basic
planning principles should be adhered to> such as the following:
1. The comprehensive plan should reflect past, present, and future needs and
be based on an evaluation of existing conditions as weil as the projecffid future
requirements. Therefore, the comprehensive plan must be continually updated, evalu-
ated, and revised as the City develops and changes in the months and years ahead.
In addition, the Comprehensive Parks and Open Space Study must be integrated with
not only the master plan for the City, but also the total Metropolitan area.
2. Each type of park facility serves different purposes and they must relate
to one another in both function, quantity, and location.
3. The Mounds View Parks and Recreation plan should e�ryhasize a decentrallzed
plan to meet the individual needs and interests of each neighborhood to encourage
and solicit local residential involvemtnt.
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A simplification of this planning concept is to refer to it as the
"neighborhood theory" with the major objective being to taitar each neighborhood
park to the needs of those it serves.
4. The comprehensive plan should include the design of the Mounds Yiew Park
System with ingenuity and imagination to ensure a good relationship between the
park function and the park landscape.
5. The comprehensive plan should reflect the existing services of our department
which specifically are active in nature; such as youth and adult athletics, hiking,
biking, picnicing, etc.
6. The comprehensive plan should consider the forces that will shape the future
makeup of the City of Mounds View, including the social and economic characteristics,
population trends, and future physical development. In addition to that point, we
must remertber, "the people who liva here", and our planning must reflect both an
identification and understanding of their social values and human needs.
7. Lastly, our planning process must be realistic so that we reflect attain-
able standards from both a financial, operational and maintenance standpoSnt.
To further assist the City Council and Park Comnission in the development
of a Co�rehensive Parks and Open Space Plan, I have included the following standards
W help better define what the current status of the Mounds View Park System is.
It should be noted that one of the difficulties in developing standards is that
through strong community and neighborhood involvement, it is difficult to rationat-
ize to them why they cannot have the facilities they request because of pre-set
standards.
The fTnal appraisal of the hbunds View Parks and Recreation System is that
it must be adequate and di�ersSfied enough to serve the recreation needs of the
Fbunds Vtew residents and extensive and attractive enough to enhance the aesthetic
sodat and ecanomic valurs of the City of Mounds View.
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Playlot
Page 5
The pidylot is a small area of ane acre or less intended for the use of
children of pre-school age. Development is usuaily limited to the type of play
apparatus which creates a play environment and emphasizes imaginative oppor-
tunities for the chitd. The purpose and effectiveness of the playlot when
constructed outside of a park or playground is to supplement areas where density
of populatfon or major thoroughfares preciude easy access to a neighborhood facility.
Landscape development is directed to creating an environment satisfactory to the
accompanying uses and establishing balance between facility development and
aesthetfcs. The service radius of a playlot is limited to a housing development
or a small section of a neighborhood.
hbunds View Parks in this category: Random Park - 2.0 acres
County Road H Park -1 acre
Neiahborhood Pldyground
The neighborhood playground is larger than the ptaylot but smaller than one
block (3.7 acres). It is particularly developed for children through the sixth
grade and is intended to supplerrent the neighborhood park where population density,
geographic barriers> or distance preclude easy access to a park. In sparsely
populated neighborhoods it may be used as a substitute for a neighborhood park.
Development incorporates those faciiities included in a playlot and adds those
needed for grades 7- 6. Examples of such facilities include appropriate pidy
apparatus; hard surface areas for hopscotch, shuffleboard, tetherball, and court
games of basketball, volleyball, and badminton; and apen play area for softball,
football, soccer, and winter sports. A recreation shelter and/or wading pool
may be included in the development if deemed advisable. The concept of develop-
ment emphasizes spontaneous rather than higher organized play. The service
radius of a playground is limited to a neighborhood or a section thereof.
Mounds View Parks in this category:
Neighborhood Park
Groveland Park - 4.1 acres
Hillview Park - 3.2 acres
LaRbert Park - 3.2 acres
Oakwood Park - 2.4 acres
Woodcrest Park - 2 acres
The neighborhood park is a minimum of one block (3.7) acres) in size and
is intended to provide facilities primarily for children through ihe eighth grade,
but it may be utilized by peopie of all ages. The neighborhood park provides
the basic facilities within a neighborhood and preferabiy is centrally located.
Developments include those facilities found in the playlot and playground and,
if possible, is supplemenCed by a wading pool, tennis caurts, horseshoe and
checker area, a neighborhood recreation center or recreation shelter, fnternal
lighted walks connecting the various functions, more sophisticated (preferably
lighted) athletic fields with refined softball diamonds, winte- sports areas,
and football fields. Limited green areas provide open space for free pidy as
well as passive facitities for neighborhood group use in celebrations, picnics,
etc.
The service area intended for the nei9hborbood park is normally defined as
the area served by an elementary school.
Existing Mounds View Parks in this category include: Civic Center Park - 12.9 acres
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Comnunity Park
The comnunity park is a minimum of two blocks (7.4 acres) in size and is
i�tended to provide facilities for people of a71 ages. It is preferable that the
park to be centrally located and offer those functions to the total comnunity which
cannot be provided in the neighborhood park. Essentially, those developments
found in the playlot, playground and neighborhood park are incorporated in this
classification and supplemented by such potential facilities as a comnunity recrea-
tion center, artificial ice rink, swimning pool and lighted athtetic areas in the
abundance and formality needed for more skillful play. Like the neighborhood park,
there should be lighted internal walks, that connect the various functions. Open
lawn area should be provided for free play with adequate passive and picnic areas
for targer community-wide groups.
The service area intended for the community park is that of the camnunity
as deffned by the area served by a high school. This classification of park may
also serve as a neighborhood facility for the imrediate neighborhood in which it
is located.
Existing Mounds View Parks in this category include: Greenfield Park - 35.5 acres
Lakeside Park - 11 acres
District Park
The district park is a minimum size of two square blocks, it is athleticatly
orientated in development> and designed primarily to serve high school ages and
above. It usually serves two or three comnunities, normally coterminous, and
incorporates a number of softball and baseball diamonds, footbatl fields and winter
sports areas. Such facilities are generally lighted. Aritifical ice rinks,
swimning pools, etc. if regional in nature, would be incorporated in this type of
park. Desirably, interior lighted walks should be attractively designed to connect
the various fields.
Since its users are capable of traveling greater distances, usually by
private or pubiic transportation, its location, although desirable, may not be a
central one.
Depending upon tts location and size> the district park may incorporate
facilStSes of the playlot, neighborhood and/or comnunity park to serve the im�ediate
neighborhood or community.
Although the primary purpose of the district park is to serve an athletic
function, development should embody aesthetic features which provide a pleasing
amenity withTn the park and the area in which it is located.
Existing hbunds View Parks in this category: Silver View Park - 50 acres
City Park
The city park is designed to serve a large segment of the urban area and may
include several hundred acres. Its function is anticipated to be one of providing
reltef from urbanization. It serves a variety of interests including, but not
1lmited to, boating, hiking, bicycling, picnicking,artfestivals, swimming beaches,
community celebrations, band concerts, performing arts, political and retigious
ceremonies, folk and dance festivals, etc. Characteristicatly, the city park is
an area ricb in natural beauty and facilities are normally determined by the naturat
assets of the 1and. Such facilities as a zoo, amphitheater, beaches, museum,
culturat center, lakes, botanical gardens, marina, ski jump, etc. ma,y be appropriately
housed in a city park.
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The location of such a park is generally determined by the assets of the
land rather than a search for a specific tocation. It is feasible for a
neighborhood, community, or district park to be incorporated in a city park if
such development is compatible with the intended uses.
The service area for the city park is the entire urban area. It is
intended to serve groups of people of all ages, keeping in mind that younger
children will normally use such facilities when accompanied by adults.
Although Mounds View currently does not enjoy such a park facility, the
Rice Creek Open Space totalling 30.5 acres in Mounds View could potentially fall
in this category.
Joint Agency Developments
A park-school may be developed as a neighborhood or cortenunity park, and
size of the joint development should be smaller than is separate sites were
developed by the individual agencies. The facilities included represent the
functional needs of each agency. The intent of the park-school concept is to
satisfy one or all of the foltowing requirements: Avoid duplicating of facilities
(unless existing facilities are over-taxed) coordinate services, and/or diminish
the land needs of each agency.
Joint developimnts might also take place between the park board and a private
agency. Such development may be done independent of, or in combination with, a
park-school. The type of facilities in this development may include those facili-
ties of a neighborhood or comnunity park or center, as weli as those which rreet
the needs of the private agency. The intent of park board-private agency develop-
trent is identical to the criteria established for the park-school.
Existing tqounds View Parks in this category: Edgewood School/Park - 19.8 acres
Pinewood School/Park - 4.8 acres
Red Oak School/Park - 2 acres
City Squares and Triangles
City squares and triangles are small parcels of land that are intended to
provide an attractive neighborhood setting,afford a quiet restful breathing spot
in a business district or a congested residential neighborhood, or as a setting
for a civic center or point of interest. These parks are generally small in size
and limited to aesthetic develapment only.
Existing Mounds View Parks in this category:
Special-Use Parks
Pinewood Court -.5 acres
Laport Drive Park - .5 acres
Woodale Drive Park - .5 acres
County Road H-2 Park -.5 acres
Special-use parks are designed for a single interest and are large enough
to accommodate the use intended. Examples of special-use parks wouid include:
camps, aquariu�, boulevards, tennis centers, planetariums, museu�, nature centers,
parking facilities, golf courses, zoos, etc.
Existing Mounds View Parks in this category: Ardan Park - 8.8 acres (arboretum)
EXISTING PARKS AND RECREATION OPEN SPACE
FACILITY
ARDAN
CIVIC CENTER
GREENFIELD
GROVELAND
HILLVIEW
LAKESIDE
LAh1BERT
OAKWOOD
RANDOM
SILVER VIEW
WOODCREST
EDGEWOOD SCHOOL
PINEWOOD SCHOOL
RED OAK SCHOOL
A�RES
8.8
12.9
35.5
4.1
3.2
ii.o
3,2
2.4
2.�
16.9
2.�
�9,8
4.8
2.�
128.6
TOTAL EX[STING
IZH.E ACRES
STANDARDS MINIMUM
13$ ACRES
PROPOSED ADDYTIONS TO PARKS AND RECREATION OPEN SPACE
FACILITY ACRES
RICE CREEK OPEN SPACE 30.0 TOTAL PROPOSED
SILVER VIEW PARK 30.0 6i ACRES
WOODCREST PARK DOWNEY 4.O
PROPERTY
64
TOTAL ACRES UPON COMPLETION OF ADDITIONS
192�E ACRES
FOR A MAXIMUM POPULATION OF 20,000, 200 ACRES ARE RECOMMENDED
STANDARD S7ATES IO ACRES PER IOOO PEOPLE
Y�� �. � ' 1 �
BASEBALI DIAMOND 4 2 1 GREENFIELD
1 EDGEWOOD
0 -
SOF'BALL DIAhpND 7 15 2 LAKESIDE
2 EDGEWOOD
2 CIVIC CENTER
1 LAFffiERT
1 OAKWOOD
1 HILLVPEW
1 6ROYELAND
3�PINEWOOD
2 RED OAK
0 -
TENNIS COURTS 74 6 9 4 EDGEWOOD
2 LAKESIDE
6 SILVERVIEW
2 GREENFIELD
1 GROVELAND
1 LAI�ERT
INDOOR SWIMMING POOL 2 2 1 EDGEWOOD
0 -
OUTDOOR SWIh4AING POOL 1 1 1 LAKESIDE BEACH
0 -
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER 2 3 1 EDGEWOOD
1 PINEWOOD
1 RED OAK
0 -
COMMUNITY CENTER 1 0 -
1 1 SILVERVIEW
OUTDOOR THEATER 1 2 1 LAKESIDE
1 SHOWMOBILE
0 -
BASKETBALL COURTS/ 40 20 6 REO OAK 10 E
HARO COURT SURFACE AREAS B PINEMOOD 2 H
4 SILVERVIEW 1 Q
2 GROVELAND 2 L
2 LAKESIDE 2 CIV
PRESENT POPULATION - 13,500
POPULATION USED FOR DERIVING FACILITIES REQUIRED - 20,000
MEMO T0: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Staff
— DATE: October 23, 1979
RE: Joint Powers Agreement with School District #621 Regarding
Outside Facilitv Usage
As you are aware, the City executed a Joint Powers Agreement with School District
X621 in June, 1978 relating to the development of Edgewood Jr. High. We turrently
have compteted the second phase of development and will be constructing four tennis
courts in 1980 and a park shelter building in 1981 to camplete the development.
There has been a great deal of change since the initial Joint Powers Agreement was
developed in June, 1978. Among the changes are the following:
1. The City of Shoreview did not participate in the development of Chippewa Jr.
High School as originally proposed.
2. There is serious consideration as to whether or not the City of New Brighton
will be participating in the development of Highview Jr. High School.
3. The City of Arden Hills never has been willing to participate in the programmin9
at Johanna Jr. High.
4. It appears that the City of Mounds Uiaw is the only comnunity that has con-
tributed actual cash in the development of the jr. hiqh school facilities.
The City's casA contribution will total $31,000 as we have expended $6,000 in
-� 1979 for players benches> backstops and fertilization and an additional $25,000
._ as proposed for tennis courts in 1980.
Because of the aforementioned issues and others, a new 3oint Powers Agreement has
been drafted b,y the School Board regarding the City's contribution for maintenance
of the outside facilities at Edgewood Jr. High School. The questions that are raised
by this�proposal include:
7. Si�e Mounds View has aiready contributed with cash for the develoqnent of the
outside facilities, should we be exempt from provSding maintenance for the
said facility4
2. Can Mounds View realistically afford to maintain additional acreage erhen the
City Maintenance Budget has been reduced by approximately 6% over the last
three years.
3. Should the City be responsible for maintaining school distrTct facilitles for
school sanctioned programs?
4. Should the City expect the school district to provide we11 groamed and main-
tained facilities as part of the permit agreement when it is issuedl
5. Can tbe City be asked to provide a higher level of maintenance on a school
district facility than they currently provide in the City park system4
6. In addition to the cash contribution the Cit,y has made for Edgewood, the C1ty
also has expended a great deal of in-kind services as far as sYaff time,
� equipment usage, and private cansulting work. Should this issue also be
raised as part of the City's contributions to date7
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Pag= 2
7. Since th_ City oFi��ur.d; `sird 4> curren`iy ±kz e^iy ee�.-unity that �as a C
Joint Po::ars i,9r�:�-=_r.t �:ritn ine sc`ool C:stri�=c> s:'�ould •:,e insist tnai th_
sc�ool di�trict zd'n�re to tn2 policy alres.iy in ��eist�n_e?
Sefc ��iill 62 revieaiina th? EOC�Oi2� na�o and ��:^_ Po:•rer; n�gre=m��L zs enclosed. At
Tnu�rsday's nez_ing �•iz t•rill 6=_ as!<ing thz Cc�-cission fc,^ reccrzndat?ons as to hv�
thzy rrcu7d liRa Staff to pro�e�d on this issue.
REVISED DR:IFT 70/5/79
F.�GEW00�
JO1NT POWERS AGREEt•tENT REGARDING
UEVELOPN�ENT AND USE OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT N0. 621 OUTSIDE FACILITIES
AT
EUGEWOOD JIINIOR HIGH SCHOOL
THIS AGREEMENT, made this day of , 1979 between the LITY OF
MOUNDS VIEw> hereinafter referred to as the "CITY" and INOEPEf�DENT SCHOOL D1S-
TRICT N0. 621, hereinafter referred to as the "SCHOOL DISTRICT".
WITNESSETH: .
. WHEREAS, the School District owns and operates Edgewootl Junior High, the
premises of which include certain outside facitities, said school sites delineated
in red on the map attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A, and
WHEREAS, it is the mutual desire of the School District and the City to coop-
erate for the purposes of permitting said outside facilities to be used for the edu-
cation and recreation activity programs of the School District and the Lity, and
� WHEREAS, the School District and the City desires to upgrade and maintain the
•— Edyewood Junior Nigh vutside facilities to perrnit utilization, not onty by the
pupils of the School District, but also by the citizens of the School District
and of the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in consideration of the foregoing reci-
tats and mutual covenants and promises herein set forth, it is hereby agreed by and
between the School District and the City as fallows:
1. INSTALLATION, �PGRADING , MpINTENANCE AND REPAiR
The City agrees to participate in the maintenance and development of
the outside facitities at Edqewood .Junior High.
The City's contributions will consist of in-kind services (i.e., grading.
engineering, mowing, repairing and replacement) will total for
the three (3) year period 1979, 1980 and 1981. Specific maintenance
agreements viill be developed mutually by both parties before March 15,
1980 for this three (3) year time period.
The form and amount of the City's and District's contributions starting
with 1982 and thereafter oii11 be detailed yearly in a maintenance agree-
ment beto-ieen the City and the School District, approved by March 15
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`'' each year. ,
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Should the mair.tenance agreements not be mutually aGree:i to by March 15
as stated above or should tfie mnintenance agreements mutually a9reed to r•��
not be honored by eith�r party, this joint powers agreement shall be
jointly reviewed within ninety (y0) days after March 15 or from the date
the agreement was not honored.
2. EASEMENT FOR EGRESS AN� INGRE55
The School Oistrict�hereby 9rants to the City, its age�ts and employees,
and participants in its scheduled recreational activities, proarams or �
events, an egress and ingress to said outsiJe facilities so long as this .
agreement is in effect.
3. INDEMNIFICATION . �
a. School District's indemnification of City. The Sctiool District hereby
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City agair�st any and all
,claims for damages, of whatever nature, arisin9 from �r in consequence
, of the duties it has assumed hereunder and also arising from or fn
consequence of its operation, sup_rvision, control or conducting of �
any of its recreational activities, programs or events or related
activities utilizing said outside facitities.
b. City's indemnification of School District. The City hereby agrees to�. -'
indemnify and hold harmless ths School District against any and all" ��
claims for damages of whatever nature, arising from or in consequence ��
of the duties it has assumed tiereunder and also arising from or in
consequence of its operation, supervision, control or conducting of
its recreational activities, �iroyrams or events or related activitSes
utilizing said outside facilities.
c. Nature and extent of inde�nnification. The inde�nificabion set forth
in the previous two subparagraphs of this paragraph 3 shail protect
the indemnitee and its successors, from and a9ainst any and all ac-
tions, proceedin9s, claims, demands, cost�, damages and expenses, �
includin9 reasonabte attorneys' fees which it may pay, sustain or
incur.
4. USE OF FACILIT[ES
The School Di„trict hereby grants to the Lity permission and license to �.
conduct at such times, after school hours, and on weekends, as will not
interfere with regular sthool curricular, co-curricu7ar and related
activities, on said outside facilities, such recreational activities, L^'� ���'.
progranis, or events, as the City desires to conduct, to utilize the�
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outside facilities for the optimum benefit of citizens living within
the School District in general and citixens of the City in particular.
To this end, the School District shall, upon execution of this egreement,
furnish the Parks and Recreation Director of the City with a schedule of
the dates and times on.which the School District may be utilizing the �
said outside facilities in connection'with its regular and summer school
curriculums and related activities. Use of the facrlity shall be ,
governed by School District Policy N1330. !
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5. TERMINATION !'
The parties may terminate tbis agreement by the mutual agreement of the r
School District and the Gity, or by either party giving the other nfnety
(90) days prior written notice of termination.
6. WRATION � � 1� �
Thfs agreement shall be in force and of effect upon its execution by the
respective parties fotlowing authorization by resolution of the governfng
tiodies thereof and sha17 remain in futl force unti7 officfaily terminated. ij
7. BINDIN6 EFFECT },;
This agTeement shatl be binding upon the parties and their successors. �
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto haye caused this agreement to be !�^
execUted on their behalf by their respecEive undersigned officers, as duly author-
ized by their respective governing bodies, as of the day and year first above
written.
(Corporate Seal)
(Carporate Seal)
CITY OF MOUNDS YIEW
By.
Its Mayar
By
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT N0. 627
By
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1•tEh10 T0: Communfty Educ iioi F�dv,�Fso:y Council
FROt4: Bruce K. ��rra'e �on';� Ce �ncllR.erber
OATE: October 16, 1939 n%�
RE: Proposed Superbisory lan
Following tha SepteR6er 18, 1979, Cu.,runity Educa*.foo Advisory Louncil
meeting, iL became v°ry apparent that I was uoabie to effectively cortmunicate
� position in re7ation to the issue of payrent for school supervisors in the
Fbunds View Schoo7 Uistrict. To better clari�y my position, i have fncluded
smre figures and support Eata from the Plorth St. Pau1/��aplewood School Distrlct
from which I am rtnst familiar, rihich better dz`ines my posttfon. Before I
outline the existing program in School District °027, I a�ould like to make a few
clarifying statements:
1. I, by no :neans, fe_7 that the municipzlity is not financialty responsible
for tha use> upkeep, and supzrvision o£ the school facilities. t•Iy basic
position in relationship to the finar.tes and coordination oF the Cortnunity
Education DzpartRSnt regardin9 school usag_ facilities is that:
a. It is the responsibility of t�� Co :aunity Education Dzpartrcent
to ensure that the school ia:ilitias are rade avaitable to
existing ca�rr,unity progrars at as no:�inal cost as passible.
b. The Co�rnunity EGucation C=pertrent shoutd ba the responsible agent
for coordinating the school supervisors whieh ir�c7udes sch?du}ing
of hours, salaries, and direct sup�rvisian.
c. In turn, it is the Municipzlities responsibility to provide
financial assistance oihenevar tha day school or general fund
budget is impacted bacause o� the conrunity viida usaga.
I believe that there are difrerent levels of impact on the day
school program based on facility used, nusber of p2ople, Type of
activity, ctc. .
It is taith these goals in rind that tne sup?rvisory plan for the Plorth St.Paul
Maple>rood School District was davis�d. Rs cen b� noted by the enclosed attachments
the schcol district currently providas for " F•ee usa; of tnz schoot for all
comunity xnd civic organizationi."
Cormunity Eci A�visory Co�ncil Pag_ 2 �
. In addition to thz proposed suparviso:� plzn, the�Cor.;zunity EEucation �
.'� Czpart¢ent also pays tne scnool district u�y=_.;zraT "facility s�rvice.charg�" . -
based on $.27/1>D00 sq. ft. Th_ facility sereice charc=_ einich totats $6,500
is used for tne raplacerznt nf equipre�t and o-rear and tear on the school . .
-- district facilitizs. Throuyh this type oF schoot sup�rvisory s�sten, the Cortmartity�
`Educatian Cepartr.�rtt has Cavelopad a stronger "bond" riith the day school pragram.
as they receive ne:•i equip��ent ort a yearly 6as:s for-any lost or :aorn apparatus
br equipTZnt.
Thare is a furthzr undzrstanding bet�v�en tne runicipalities.and the school
district that if the Cc��unity Education Cepartr.ent's b�dGet. should be unable to
r:eet tha existing le�e7 .oF services, the co�.fr:mity houid be assisting viith tnere
fair s7:are based on actaal �rag=_ includin3 �;•�e of facility, activity involved
and nur,:�er of hours.
t�y nain point for�tiringing this to the ��un;.il's aitention is to let�you �°�
know that a system simi7ar to t.nat I propos2� o� Septe:rb2r 18, 1979, is pres��itly
r;orking and functioning in a school.district sirilar to size and program involve- '
' r.ent as the t?ounds L'ie:� School GSstrict.
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SUPERVISION PL11N 1919-80
D'raft 4/2i I11 .
Pro sed Hillside Schedule Weekda s
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. Nov. 26-March U; 6:15-10:15 p.m.
exclud�g: Christmas Vacation
4 hrs./night x 4 nights/week x 17 weeks = 272 hours.
Propoud Tarta� Schedule Weekda�s
tiMon., Wed. Sept. 10-May 21; 6:45-10:15p.m.
excluding: Dec. 24-drin. l, Feb. 19
. 3s hrs./night :c 2 nights/week x 36 v�eeks = 252 hours.
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pro d Hillside Schedule Saturdavs
�.-: Saturdays Jan. 5-March 22. 9:00 �.m.-4:30 p.m. ,
;�; ly hrs.#day x 12 days � 40 hours. ',..`
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Pro�aMd Tartan Schedule: Saturda
''��'-'"` � Saturdays: Oct. 2T-Dec. 15; Jan. 5-March 22. 12:15-3:q5 p.u. • ,
� '" eacluding: Nov: 24 .
` 3,5 hn./day x 20 Saturdays � 70 hours.
6wn�srftv Educatton Center
'�'� NorMays. SeDt.'10-MaY 14. 5-lOp.m.
; excluding: Dea 24. Dee. 31, Feb. 19 '
�' =� -: 34 Neeks z 6hours/day � 170.0 hours. _
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, .,;=; r��sa�ys,.seet. ii-May zn. s-�oR.m.
� ezcludinga- Dee: 25, Jan. l -
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-, '35 weeks x B.hours/day � 175.0 hours.
NednesdaYs, Sept. 12-May 21. 5-lOp.m.
exciudtn • Dec 26
�.' 36 vleeks9x 5 hours/day • 780.0 hours.
Thursdays, Sept. 13-May 22. 5-tOp.m. •
exctuding: Nov. 22, Dec. 24
35 weeks x 5 hours/day • 775.0 hours.
Fridays, Sept. 14-May 23. 5-lOp.m.
_ excluding: Nov. 23, Dec. 28. 5-lOp.m.
34 weeks x 5 hours/day � 170.0 hours.
Saturdays, Sept. 29-Nov. 77. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon.
8 weeks x 3 hours/day = 24 hours.
SaturAays. Jan. 5-March 22. 9:00 a.m.-4:30p.m.
12 weeks x 7� hours/day � 90_0 hours.
Saturdays, March 29-May 24. 9:00 a.m.-72:00 Noon
exduding April 4.
8 weeks x 3 hours/day = 24 hours.
North Hiqh
Tuesdays, Sept. 18-May 20. 7-10 p.m.
excluding: Dec, 25,Jan. 1, Oct. 16
33 weeks x 3 hours/day = 99.0 hours.
�. Thursdays, Sept_ 20-May 22.. 7-70 p.m. �
" excluding: tVov. 22, Dea 27, Nov. 15, Aprit 17
� 32 weeks z 3 hours/day ° 96.0 haurs.
xr Wea+ and Mapiewood Jr. Highr -�-� �� � � , � � �
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`MondeY-Frfday 6-10:75 p.m, . � �, "
56turday�- 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
:excludingz Cbrfstmas vacation, Feb. 19, Apr. 4,5,iQ,75. Nov:•72.73.
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BUILDING COORDtNATOR E%PENSES
Seotember - December 1978
Arden Htlls 51.594.10
Mbunds View
New Brlghton
Sharovie�+
Januarv - Me�v 1979
Arden Nilis
Mounds Wew
Ner Brighton
Shoreview
GRAND TOTAL
51.227.98
E1,588.26
1 497.23
55,907.67
f2.349.11
;1,448.05
52.363.80
2 242.35
=8,403.31
574.310.88
MEMO T0: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Comnissioners
FROM: Staff
DATE: October 23, 1979
RE: Mrs. daycees Proposal
Enclosed are pictures of two benches that have been proposed for donation by
the Mounds View Mrs. Jaycees. The Mrs. Jaycees have a totat of E200 they would
like to danate to the City park system for the purchase of benches whi�ch would
be used at neighboring tot lots for parents to view their children wMle they
are playin The wooden Big Toy bench is proposed to be located at Lambert Park
— and casts �235. The new slat bench is a Miracle and proposed to be located at
Hillview Park at a cost of $165.
As the Mrs. Jaycees oniy have $200, it would be the City's responsibility to
match that $200 with City funds to pay for the total bill. There currently is
enough money in the Recreation Actiivity Fund ta offset the deficit of the benches
' which would be approximately $250. Staff has met with Mrs. Jaycees and concurrs
with the proposed recommendations as they would blend in with the existing equip-
ment and serve a much needed funcEion. The Park Commission has the following
options:
7. Purchase both benches at a cost of approximatety 5450 and match the
donation with $250 from the Recreation Activity Fund.
2. Purchase just the Miracle bench for approximately E200 and not expend
any monies fran the Recreation Activity Fund.
3. Deny the donation until enough money is raised to purchase the henches
that the Park Commission wouid like.
4, Tatile any action for additional Staff revievr.
Sta1f vautd recm�aend option bl as both benches are needed at this pdint and
tliere a�e currentty enough funds availabte in the Recreation Activtty Account
and the donatton would be a welcome relief to our already tight fiscai budget.
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REGIONAI RECREATION OPEN S?AC'z
MIIJOR POLIGY ISSUES
A Staff Paper
August 1979
Metropoiiean Councii
300 Metro Square 3uilding, Seventh and �tobar; Streets
St. Pau), ttinnesota 55101
Tal. 29t-6464
Pubtiution No. tt-79-088
REGIONAL RECREATION OP:N 57ACc
NAJOR POLICY ISSU°_5
A Staff Paper
This is a summary discussian of major issues that should be addressed by
the Metropolitan Couneil and the Metropotitan Parks and Open Space Comnission
as the Council revises its Recreation Open Soaca Polici ?lan during the
iall of 1979•
The paper, prepared 6y the Council's parRS and open space staff, presents
issues ehat ihe Commission and the Council's ?hysicai Development Cammittee
have 6ean discussing. These issues affec: ene Council's partnership with
ehe counties, munieipalities and special park distric.s to provide a
regionai recreation open spaee system. �
The intent of this paper is to focus attention of [he Lommission, ehe Councit,
loeal governments and the public on formulacinq changes to existinq touncit
policy. The issues discussed here, and others raised in response Co [his �
paper,. witl be used to prapare an outlinq of tne reviszd Recreation Open Space
Pol ity Plan.
GENEFt4l BACKGROUNO
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The MetroQolitan Parks Act oP 7974 directs thac "the N.ecropolitan Cauncil, �
after consultacion with the (MetropoliCan ?arks and Ooe� ioace) Lommi;sion, .
munieipaiities, park di;triets, and counties ic ,he 1".etrocolitan Area, and �
a�ter appropriate puclic iea�ings, shail ore?are and 3GOQC a Iong-renge system .�
policy�olan For reaioaal �ecreation epen�;pace as cart o: Cne Councii's ��
yetr000litan Develooment Guide." The Iaw further eirae�s :hat�"at least every �
four years, the Council shall engage in the comorenenzive review of the pol�i�cy
plan, davalopment guide sections, comprehensive plans, aapi w.l improvement `
progrems, and other pl.ans in substantial confornanca wich che requirements of
Subdivision 1 which have 6een adopted by the Guncit." �
The eurrenc Recreation Open Spaee Poiicy Plan was adw:ad by che MetropoTitsn� �
Council in Oecember 1974.' A decision was made co defer review of the poli�cy
plan in 1978 (within tM1e four-year Lime limic) ;:a ailow use of the demand/user
study information thae was being collected at that tima. This data witl �
influence the amount of regional recreation aoen space �lanned in the system,
its d�ietribucion, and the timing for developnen; of recreational facilities.
The 1974 state law authorixed the Council ro seli uo to 540 million in bonds� �
to ac4uire and deveFop regional parklands. In addicion, in 1977 and 1979.
the Ieg�isiature eppropA ated a cotal of 554.j million `or regionai parks, ��
tra�ils and speciat recreation use facilities.
`' There are wrrently 35 regional parks in cne !lecropoti.an Area ooen to the
public. About 12,000 acres of park�and have Seen acauired sinee 1574, aed
mon chan 5.13 million ha�m btren spnnt on par< inorovener:s sinee Cbat ctme. �
The Council does noc directiy acquire property `or regional parks. Ratfier,
it grants funds to the counties and same municipalities, the "implementing
ageneies, to take tiele and devetop ehe facilities. T`ie Council's decisions
on parks and open space are based on its Reereaiion Open Space Policy Plan
and an hav proposals-for parks nesh wieh other regional syscem plans
(tranzportation. airports, sewers, etc.).
Thn Parks and Open Spaee Commission, established by the 1974 legislature,
advises and assists the Council in developi�g lo�g-range plans for parks and
apen space faeilities in the Metropolitan Area. The Commission also advises.
the Councii on qrant requests from county and municioal governmenes for fednral
and state funds for park acquisition and develooment.
MAJOR I SSUES - --- � � - -
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The revisnd policy plan should clarify [he incerrelationships of the various �
wits and levels of government that are actors in the ragional park system. �
The staff has identified nine issues that should be addrcssed. Basicatly, �
all r.ine raise questions about wbo is, and whe should 6e responsible for -
doing what, and when, in the regional park sys:em. Tfin nine issues are '.
listed and discussed 6elow. - � '
T_ SCOPE OF TFIE POIICY PLAN �
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Towhatextent shouid ehe oolicv olan addrcss locai reuea.tian-faeLLi�.t.irs?. --_�. .
The Metropolitan Parks Ac: specifically directs the praparation of "a long-
ranSe system poiicy plan for regional recreation ooen soace." aegional, as
defined in che policy plan and in administration o* Lhe qrants program, means
reaional pa�ks, ragionai oark reserves, ragionai Lraii corrido�s, r:gionai
special recreation usa facilities, and 'nistoric park; desiqnated by che �
Counci�l as�par; or tne rayional system. The poticy ?�an aleo addresses locaJ
recreasional faci 1 i ties briefly. � - � - � � � � �� ��.
Sinca 1974, when the poliey plan was adapted, t:�e Cauncil has acquired� more ��
responsi.bility in the area of Iocai rocrea�tion faeilities, primarily t6rough �
grant reviews and local comorehensive plan revi�ws. The State P}anoieg Ageney
and the Council have agreyd on a process for re•iiewing and ranking grant
applieations rrom municipalities for Land And 'dacer Conserva[ion fund iLAHCOy)
ard Lagisla[ive Commission on Ninnesota Resources (LC:�A) yrznts. Under :6e
Metropolitan laad Planning Act of 1976, the Council musi reviea local comp�e-
hensive plans, which include a pa�k and recreation plan element. .
Good local recrcation Sysiems are important. Thn impac: of poo�r iocal
`acilities on the regionai park system would 6e suostanCial. If munictpalitias��
:ailed to provide adequate piaygrounds and play'ields, the regional park system�
would Se pressured to proviCe suc� fac�tities. . ��
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The funeiioaal differznce 6eCwean local and rzgional park syseems must remain �-
clear. Tne Council shoutd put somewhat greacar emonasis on Iocal reereacion ��
in ,he rzvised policy plan. The Couneil ;hould wnsider. �
(1) Retaining Policy No. 1, which Iis:s eignt faetors to be considered
in reviewing grant appiications for Iocal recreation open spaea .
acquisition or developmenc.
(2) Addinq a.policy that Pormaiizes tne cur.ent practice of reserv(nq
federal and state grants for reereacion onty for loeal recreation
serviees, while regional services are funded from regional park funds.
(3) Adding a policy that addresses [he c�rrent practice of reserving a
designatzd perceniage of federal and state grant funds for municipal
recreation foreach of the Council's 0evelopment Framesvark poliey areas.
(4) Adding a policy that encourages municipalities to require reasonable�
land dedication for recreation in ;heir subdivision ordinances.
(5) Adding a poliry that [he Council will, aftar raviewing Iocal
comprenensive plans for park and racreacion `acilities, take action to
heip municipalities carry out their plans. This could involve as�sessing
.. � changes requirzd in federal and staca grent orograms, assessing che
�_, aoility of municipali[ies to raise tacal revenue, and deternininq �
che need for additional resources. ..
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DEFINIiION OF TFiE 0.EGIONAL ?AkK SYST'cM
The MetroOOliean.Parks Aet requires [Mac "ttie �olicy pian shall"�identify
generally che areas chat should be aequirzd by a puolic agency to provide a system .
of regional recreation open ;pace, eomprising oa�k dis:riet, eounty, and
municipai faeilities, which, together �ich s;ate �acilities,�reasonahly will
meec the oucdoor recreati.on nee45 or ehe peooia o2 che Metropolitan Area.° �
The eurront re5ional park sys:em is funetional in nature. Reqardless o� who �� ..
owes and operates the faeility, if it pravides cer;ain kinds of recreation � ���
opportuni,y, m.eets certain standards as to size, �es0urce charocteristias, eCC.,
it is inden{iPied as being a parc of Che regionai recreation open spaca syaCem.
Thus, thr.�ehree ssa:te parks�w�i[hin ehe�Metr:coTi:an Area and ehe U.S. FisB�and
u�i�idliie Serv�ice acti�vity in�ehe Lawer Ninneso:a �4iver Yal.ley aro�included �i�n'-
the regional system. �eir acreage is addeC ;o c,e cotai��regional�reareation�
ooen space available in ehe MeCropolitart AYea. 2ut they are noe.sabjeet to�.�
tha samQ elassi�ication�syetam,.aanagsaant.p:i:cip:as.. and overall��b6jectivaa
chat govern tke parks and par's :esar�es�oF�ec•an6�oqeraced�5o ebe implr�aen.i�g
ageneies�(�ounciss,� municipalitise and park 32str:=7sL� ��� �
Thn Council has very specific administrative responsfbiiity in ihe regional
park systam. The laH provides ChaC "the Metropotican Council shall review, �
with the adviee of the Cammission, each master plan to determine wheeher it is
conaisteni with ehe Council's poliey plan.^� Tne Iaw further provides that
"the Metropoiitan Council, with the advice of the Cofmnission, may makn grants
from any funds available to iC for reereation open spaca purposes, Co any
munieipality, park district or caunty located wholly or partially in the
netropolitan Area, to cover ehe cost, or any portion of the cost, of acquiring �
ar dnveloping regional reereation open space in accordanee�xith�Che poT�icy�
plan." Howaver, Che U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Minnesota�ONR are .
not required to submit master pians to ehe Council for parks under ehair �
jurisdictiod that are part of tha regianai park Sysiem. And ehe Council aan�wc���
maka grants to either agency for purooses of acquiring or deveioping thesa
facifities.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota ON0. ac.ions that Orovida reereations�.
opportunity in Che Metrapoliian A�ea have a su6siantial impact on the Councii's �
pians for the regional park system. The eoncentration of s;ate parks outs�ids
the Metr000litan Area wae a Pactor in the beginnings of the regional system.
The Hennepin County Park Reserve District was estabiished in 1957 to provida�
similar parks in Hennepin County. Since chen, the counties, toge:her with thn�
park reserve district and a few municipalities, have assumed primary
r:sponsi6ility for providing regional recreation open space in ehis Area, with r'
regional administrecion provided by ihe Coweil and Cammission. '
There aro t.ro basic alternatives�for addroesing chis issue. One would be to �
retain C^e funetionat systam approach, and a5R [he siate lecistaCU�e to require
th¢ Mieresota DNR to suhmit mas.er plans to the Councii ;or s.ate oarks in the-..
Metropofitan Araa, as weli as the manayemene plans it suemi:s�to the S.ate �
Ptanning.Agency. .
The seeond appraach would be to rertqve state parRS and�Pederal urtits from � �
the reqionai park system. �These compiementary facili:ias �ould still 6e � .�
cansidered in regional planning. .
MASTEA PLaNS FOR REGIONAI RECAEi1T10N.OPEN SAACE
Tnree queatians regarding which agencies should prepare mas.er-plans for
regional recreation apen spaee shoutd be addressed.
(1)
The 1974
plans ?o
"a plan
raereati
The law directs that "each park district Iceatzd wnolty or partially within the
Metr000litan �rea, and each county in the wecropolitan Area not wholiy within
a park district, shali preoare, aPcer consuitation wi,h atl af-"ected �
municipalicies, and submit to ehe Meeropoii;an Council, and from time to time
revise and resubmit to ihe Council, a masier ?lae and annual Sudget for
acquisicion and developmen4 of rzgional recrea[ion open space Iocated within
the districC or eounty, consistent with cye Cauncil's poliey plan."
This languaae wouid apoear to re4uire that :he eouncies and�*_he Hennepin Courtty. ��
Park Reserve District are primarily responsihio for preoaring master pians ort ��
a wuntywide basis. .Vhile tbe Ianguage 3oes not preclude munieipaFities�from �.
submitting rnaster plans, it appears that *_he counties are to Olay a coordtnating .
role with municipalities in this effort. �.
Mascer olan, >_s defined in the law, seams to �e�ine a county systan plan ratker
than a speci�ic site dmelopment plan. If ;his interpretation vere usad, it
could bn held that no funding can be approved 'or any ?ark until thai county-
wide master plan is complete, i.e. includes ali designated regional recreacion
open spaca��ithin that county.
. The Council's policy plan orovides that munici�alities can preoare masier pians.
rnis is in rxcognition of Che historical invoivement o� some municipalities
in park sites identified as part of the regional syscem. =xamples are the chain
� oi lakes (Cecar, Lake of che Isles. Caihoun and Harria:) in Minneapoiis and
Como Park in St. Paul. Plans Prom Minneaooiis and 5[. ?aui are now reviewed
on their ow� reri;s, rether chan in a counc•fivide wnczx,. �
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(2) incuia t�e oolicv olan discineui;- 'erNean aascer olan staaes �for
acouisic;on and eeveic�r,.enc of � cto-al racreation ooen.soace:��
Ti+e policy 77an�says ehat a.-astsr plan snoulc include�the foilawing i�tems:
. The iden:ificatian of boundaries ior eacn specific oark and.the
delineation of parcels to be acquired anc an acquisition schedule;
A description of the nature oT �eveiopmenc and use of each specific
park;����- � �
A description of the recreation needs znC deficieneies each specifie
park wi11 mee2:
A statemeni identifying any eonfiicts witi other existing or proposed
public ;rojecss;
A descriaei:on and Ciming oP pubiie servicss needed for proposed .
development��� and � � � � �
A descripaion�o` th� ant(cipated opera:icnal pian Por each speci,°�i.c
park carnensurote with the proposed deve�iopment prog�am.
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In practice, the Council has received separate acquisitipn-stage and develop- �
ment-stage master plans. Acquisition-staqe plans have see bcundaries aed ���
estimated eosts of acquiring parklands. Devetopmenc-staye plans have addressed �
park caoacity, facilities and timing for developmenc; they have been the 6asis �.
for develapnent Punding within a park. � �
i3) What role shouid ehe Couneil ala in resolvin 'oint nastar lan _... __
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Policy 73 �� the Council's current policy plan requires that "there shail be
one caordinatnd master plan for eaeh regional racreation open space'�site ehat
involves more than one implementing agency. Tnis plan shall oe approved by� ��
each of the implementinq agencies, and shall i.dencify the nature o? each agency's .
responsibilities for wrrying out the eompatibie develooment and operation of �� .
the pa�k." -
To date, only ane joint master plan has been approved. This is the pian for the ��
Kelier-Phalen Regional Park, which has bean operating for a tong time. AlI
joint mas[er plans for neN parks are stiil under de6ate. The oroblem aOVears � �
to be thac wnen there is a disagraemenc, eash agency nolds its position, eausinq � �
a siale:nate. �
4. TNE NUMBER OF IMPLEHENTING AG'cNCIES r,....�
Two questions rcgarding che numDer of implementing agencies siould 6e addressed: �
(1) Should the Councit and Commission lini[ tie �umeer cf imolementina
aaer.cies. � � �
(2) Sho�id *h� m i] xoior w�o�ng5a.�.'aucurban�.communiaies�.ou[ .
There are currenely 11 implementing agencies involved in .ehe regional racraation
open space systan. They are: Anoka, Carve�, Oakota, Raneey jnd.'.Iashington � �
Counties; Hennepin Lounty Park deserve District: Scoti-Hennepi.n Joinc Park Board;
Minneaaolis Park and Reereation 9oard; and the cities of St. ?aul, Btoomingten
and 'cden Prairie. �
Mosi of these government uni[s oecame implementing acenciss beeawe they�had
jurisd�icii.ort over existing parks or potencial par'� sites chat were bai�nq
considered far regional recrzation open space designaeion in 1974. � . .
. 'ahen the legisla wre passed che Mecropoli;an Parks Act in 197+, on� tataiys.t
Po� es�cablishmene of a regional park syseem was che need 'or irmmediate aceion
to-aroeett 12 tand resources threabened�6y urban deveioprent. These sitss war�
located ehrougnout ehe Metropoli wn�Area in every county except Carver. Thay� (�„ ��..
we�e beinq:aequi�sd�.hy Anoka�. Dakota,�Ramsey. Scoct �nd washinyton Counetea,'�
,�Hennepin Councy Park�Reserve Dis:rie;, ane ehe cicies of d�looninyton and.
'- � �� Eden P�Yiri�e. � .
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The oolicv olan, adopeed in 1974, incorporated the Minneapoli�s 7ark and . �
Recreation Board and the ciCy of St. Paul as impleRencing agencies, in
reeognition of Cheir historical role in pravidiny large urban parks that serv
residenu from throughout che Metropoiitan Area. Carver�touncj•.+as�dnsignate.
as an impiementing agency for Baylor, lake Minnewashia and Lake 'aaconia
Regional Parks. Eden Hrairie and Btoomington were designa[ed as implementing
agencies tao, because they were aiready involved in ;he acquisition of the
Anderson lakes ?ark Reserve area, and Eden Prairie r�as atso acquiring Bryant
Lake flegionai Pa�k.
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9esides the tl implanenting ageneies listed earlier, the cit/ of Fridley has
become an impiemanting agency. Its role is limited co inAlemencing a program
under only one of Che five cacegories in the regional recreacion open space
system -- the special reveation use cacegory. The Interim Special Reereatian Qsa��
pol+_cp plan amendmeac adoncxd by che Couaeil in 1977 sa.d eSat munleipalitiss �
could be implementaeing agencies for speeial recreation �se 'acilities of
regional significance.
Other municipalities have axpressed interest in 6eing designated as
imele:�ntir.g agencies for programs in thereqional craiis and speeial retreation use
categories. Lino Lakes and Hugo are interested in beine designaced tfie
implementing ageney for parc of the Otter-Bald Eagle Re;ional Park.
I[ sedns reasonabie that the Council and Commission sirouid limit the number of
��°a' implementing agencies involved in ehe regional rec:eacion open soace System. �
Although many municipaiitizs have park facilitias thac serve peopie who don'C
live in their cammunities, few have facilities Chac serve the 2egion Co [he same
degree as :he uniCS in the regional oark sysizm. Lar.muni;ies �Ni:!� park; that do
provide ro;ional service alreaEy are implemencing ayencies. '�
3y .r: Casi;na:ing adCf:ionai imoiemenctng agencies, cne touncii and Commission :
Nould be able to wrry oue their administretive roie more ef'iciently and
effeecively. Limieing the number of implemen[ing ageneias �xiil become increasingly�
important as the regional park system evolves from :ne acquisition and develoCmenr
phase Co o0e�ations and maincenance of parklands. It�would also support eha
premise chaC r�gional parks serve areas with populations ^yreater than a municipaiicy.
S• OPERATION AND MAINT'aNANCE PUNOING FOR THE aE��310NAL�PARK SYSTEM .
Should.che-�oiicv olan address.Che issue of fundi+a sourees.�`or ooeraE�ien
and maintenanee or re ional arks, and ehe �r�cedures�for adminiitrati�on
4 unds-i � .. . . .
The existing poiicy plan conceneraces on ehe acquisicion of regional �ecreatton
open spue. Now thac much of ehs land has been acquired and a n�mber of tha
facilities have br_n deveioped, the question becemesone oc whac ^,olicy-shouid�be
developed regardtng park opnration and mairttenance. ���
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Funds for aequfsition and development of regional parks are ?rovided to the ��������
implementing ageneies through the �etropolitan Council from che state leg�islature.���
But operation and maintenance or regional parks are finanee^_ h the implemeneing '.
agencies. ��� :
In 1g78, the lt implementing agencies spe near�l4 million for o' eration and
maintenanee of regional parks. Their princi �source of revenue, a out 70 �
percmt, is lacal properiy tax revenues. The ress-,af the rtroney co s from
fees paid by people using che ?arks, and `rom grants,��r „ ederal
Comprebensive Emplaymene and Training Ae[ (CETA) and the state Outch Elm Disease �
abatement pragram. �
The Council is comnitted to report to the legislature in 1481 regarding operation .
and maintenanca of Che regional park systam. This report should�address current. .��
funding Invels,�eeeded funding inereases, and appropriace funding sources to �
finance ch� future sysiem. Tt+ese funding sources could include user fees,� �
spncial taxes, or geneni nx revenue available eiiher on ehe macropoli2an or .
state level. Naising and sharing regional or state revenues for park opnrations ���
wou:d esiablish a ne�. praeedenc io this siate. It would also prompt discussion �. �
on the structvre of ehe government to deliver the serviees repuired.
RESICNAL PARK OISTRIBUTION
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The reaional�recreation open space system is 6ased on two�ah}ectives. The first
is to p�oviEe reyional parks ior needed oucdoor recraation co che people of �the
Necropolitan Area, particularly Chrouyh usa or cne oues:andicg Nater rasourcea
�avaiYabla.. The second is to create park reserves co protect the�zeven
significanx Iandscaae types in ehe Region (e.g• prei�ie, flccd piain, big woods).
Tfie current poliay plan gives top priariry to acquisieion and development of tand
in or near the fully developed part o� Che Region for recreation. It p�aces �
a laver priority oe park reserves. �
The relativeimportanca of aceessibility Co a regional pa�k versas the quality�_����-�
of the park has br_n and continues to be an issue in creatin5 a regional recreati.a
syscem. Preiiminary results oi the Council's regional �ark demand/user scudy�`���-
indi.caCe.Chat citizans. strongly prerer picnic and swimming faeilities together .
with boattng on large lakes �Nith good water quality. Nosi survey reapandenes �. �
said ttiey eravel to ehe regionai park ehey rp efer, not necessarily to th��one
Iocated nearest their residence. r!osc get there by car, even when bus servica
to�the park is availao4e. The Couneil and Commission shoufd aonsider [hese � �
faceon', aad�other.resaonses to tFe survey, in setting priorities For futurc�:�
reg.ionrl park invest:nenes. . �
7. IMPLEMENTING THE RECIONAL ?ANK SYST'cM
Currently, local mnsent is required to acquire Iand cor most of the regionai
park sites. In some instances and for various reasons, zunieipalitias have
•eithneid eonsent and thus stopoed the acquisiticn of land identified as�needed �
for ehe regional park system. In som� cases, c-is �as resul.ed in substantial �
redueiion of recreationai benefit, particularly where a park spans two or more ....
municipai boundaries and iand has been aequired in one municipaliiy, but the other ��
municipality has withheld consent. . . �
The Council should consider a policy thac addressas this pro6iem and provides
a fair and equitable solution.
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THE CAPITAI IMPROVEMENT ?AOGRAM �.
The Metreqotitan Parks Act raquiros that the Counci; prepare a capiCal improve-
ment program `or tHe regional park system. To da[e, che Councii�fias preoa�qd �
:fie orogran�by eonsiderina [he reauests of ;he irole^enting agencizs, mgettier with ��
che sYS:anw�i?e eerseec:ive o� the Commission anc the par<s and ocen space 3�.3f?.
�e praduc: has oecome a capitai inprovemen; crcgrar for regional oark Eoilars,
iuc no: necessarily �or tbe overail regional carx sysiem. Tnis�is because some� ���
imp�l�ementing agencies are inves:ing other caoi:al *unCs in ehe parks Chat they��� �
nave e�ither�raised Iocaliy or received through c.her grant programs. Some.of-
these investrenCS have been made before a master pian �Has adopted by the.Councii�..
Other invescments were used to implement projac:;�inctuded in an approved msSter
�lan ehac were noC progremmed for Punding chrcugn the Council's capitai improve-
ment program. � � .
3. CONVEASION�OF �ARKLANO � � _. .
7wo Cuestioee rnyarding use of undeveloped land zcquir_d 'or regianal parks �
should be addressed. -
(1) �Shoul�d Che orocedure c!+e. Cooncii nas adovted. covenina'Che inter�i.r
� use or�..undevelooed.re;ionai�park;ands.:e inCerporeted in::�the ooli:ev
�tan?
,� (2) .I�s ?o�i�icv..1�8 �in� ehe �.currant.bol icv .olan �_overni�no.�tOnversion af�.� .
``�' undevelooeC oarklands adecuate? ��� � �
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Land acquired for regional recteation open spaea puraoses is being used in a � �
number af interim ways. Many of [heae are land hotding techr.iques heing used �. .
by the implementing agen<ies while acquisition of the park is eompleted or �
untfl funds for deveiopment are available. The Councii shouid eonsider
incorporacing its procedurc qoverning interim usas of undeveloped parkiand in the �
policy plan. �
Policy 18 states that "the conversion of regionai recreatio� open space areas
to other uses shall be allowed only when no reasonahle aiternative exists. When
s�uch conversion is unavoidabie, payment or repiacement shall he determined by the
Counci 1 ,�' �
The intent of this poliey is to allow conversion of parkland only for otAer
r.ecessary public investment, e.g. highways, power lines, eec. In the face of
several current proposals from county and municipal governmenes m use parkland
for other ehan park purposes, the Councit shauld reconsider whether Pol�icy 18
is adequate. in July, Eagan requssted ehat the Council approve instailation of
a water reservoi� in the Lebanon Xills Park Resnrve in Oakota County.. Hennspin
County's landfill siting study has identified the Baker and Crav-Nassan Park �
Reserves as potential landfill sites, although the eounty has not asked the Couneil�
to approve one of these sites `or a land`i11. ,
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tACAL COt�REHENSZVE PLAN
HANDBOOR
RECREATION OPEN SPACE
rtDraft)
by
Metropolitan Council
Parks and Open Space Divisioa
Dece�er 27, 1978
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 1
SECTION I- CONSISTENCY WIT!i REGIONAL RECREATION
OPEN SPACE SYSTEM PLANNING. . . . . . . . . 4 �
SECTION II - ADEQUACY OF THE LOCAL RECREATION
OPEN SPACE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recreation Opea Space Plan Charaateristics. 10
Recreation Open Space System Goals,
Objectives, Policies and Standards .. 11
Planning Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ressonableness of Capital Improvement . �
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Appendia A: Model Parka Co�i.ssion Ordinance
Appendia 8: Model Park Dedication Ordinance
Appendis C: Reatricted Deed
Appendia D: Regional Park Implementing Agency Directorq
Appendix F: Metropolitan Recreation Open Space System
Appendix G: Regional Traile Policy Plan
RECREATION OPEN SP9CE
INTRODUCTION
Governments t�ave the responsibility for providing aensices that -_
are beyond the ecope of individual ef£ort. One of the servicea o£ �
government ia the provision of recreational opportunities to satiafy _
the leieure time needs and desires of the public it servea. This role
has evolved over many years, and has resulCed ia varioua levele oE
governmene assumiag differeat responsibilities. Nationally this dev-
elopment F�as.included:
1. Eatablishment of large urban parks, such as Central Park .
in New York City in 1853. •
2. Eatablistiment o£ a National Park System, begun caith Yellow-
stone in 1872.
3. Establishment of arganized .`Ieighborhood Recreation Areas with
leadership, the firat being the Boaton Plaqground, in 1886.
Locally, the Metropolitan Area has seen a comparable developmsnt. '
- Minneapolis established a Park Board which acquired and deval-
oped piaygrounds and urban parks, including the Lake Syatem
v and Grand Round Trail Cancept. • -
- St. Paul acquired and developed playgrounds and urban parka,
including Como Park with the Zoo and Conaervatory a� epacial
recreaCion uee facilitiee.
- A State Park System was established in 1891 with ehe acquisition
of Itasca State Park.
- Various Countiee began eouaty paric systema; lncluditig
Hennepin County, which aet up a aeai-autonomoue aganey, tha
Hennepin County Park Raeesve Dietrict.
- Establistimant of the Metropolitan Regional Park Program by act ••a
o£ the Lagielatura in 1974.
- Manp m�micipalities hav� astablished Local park and raes�ation
eyet�ms, including playgrounde, parks, trails, and speciai
racreation use faeiliti�s such as ice arenas.
This e��arq o£ ma}or steps a££�cting eha d�valopment oF t public
recr�ational system points out th� rols of th� variou� l�v�is o! gov�rn-
mnnts in the systam. Local municipelities hav� tha ra�ponsibilitq for
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planning and implementing the local systems of parks and recreation �
eezvices. The Metropolitan Council and the counties (Graphic �2) have
the responaibilities for planning and implementing a regional parka
system, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has the -
reaponaibllity for plaaning and implementing a state park syatem. The -
interrelationahip of each level of recreation service is obvious.
Failtue to meat local recreation needs results .in "over-loading" the
recreation systems of other agencies (adjoiniag co�unities, regional
systeme, etc.), it is easential that all tmits of government analyze
the kinda of needs that their recreation delivery system will be called -
upon to satiafy. Local and regional recreation demand can only be
satisfied through the coordinated planning of local, county, and
regional govex�ents. (Graphic A, fitting local recreation inco xegioa-
al aetwork.)
The legislature in 1976 recognized the need for coordinated planning
and paesed the Hetropolitan Land Planning Act. This act requires that
all genoral purpose �mits of local government prepare comprehensive P..
plans for aubmittal to the Metropolitan Council. ' '`•-
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politan Land Planning Act requiras that school districts submit capital
improvment prcgram budgete to the Council for its review. These local
plana and capital improvements will then be reviewed based on regional
poliay and ayatem plans in an attempt to plan for the efficient and
effectiva delivery of tha varioua governmental sarvices.
Tn planning for recreation prugrams and recreation open apace
(parks) a"sqstems approach" ie necessary. Uplike police and fire pro-
taction, or street maintenance which are usually provided by municipal- �`�'
itiea, and educational programs mhich ara provided by school diatricta,
recreational programs and parks are provided by varioua unita of local
gowrirment. Co�unity park and recreation programa have been develop-
lag in soma cities for over thirty years. School districts
faciSitles have been utilized by many co�unitiea as "recr.eation
oentara" during off-achool houre. Recently, the community education
program in Minneeota has resulted in some school districts providing
addiCional leisure serviees to their district's co�unitiea. �,,,: '
Tha eountias throughout the metropolitan area provide park and
sacraation eervicas, eoma of which are local in nature and aome oE
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which are regional. Co�unity groups, such as athletic aesociations,
service clubs, and othars provide special interest racreation programe
The private sector plays a major role in che delivery oE recreation i'
services (gol£ couraes, raquetball clubs, sports and health clubs, atc.). -
A variety of federal, atate, regional and county grant programs
have bean available to local unita of government for the acquiaition
and devalopmant of recreation facilities...For .example, the annual
LAWCON/LCIIIt appropriation to tha matropolitan area totals nearly $2
million. A special govarnor's court gamas program pravided naariy
$1 million during 1977 and 1978 for tha davelopment o£ court gam�. ;y
£acilities. Nearly $70 million dollara hava baan available ehrough `�
the Metropolitan Council fos regional recreation facility acquisition
and development since 1974. While the invasement made has b��n �ub-
stantial, nearly avery eo�unity has "unmet neede." The comprahansiw
plan should help identify thosa highest prioritq projecte vhich
need to be undertaken, and help determine methods to make those proposed
projecta a reality.
_ The Metropolitan Council has the resnonsibiliCy for preparing thb
Develooment Guide /Policv Plan for Recreation Open Space. Thia
plan tries to address the•various subsystems which deliver park and
recreation service to the reaidents of the metropolitan region. The
current policy plan (prior to January, 1978� describes a system of
regional parks and park reaerves throughout the metropolitan area•
Amandments to the policq plan will address trail placuting, special re- -
creation use facility planning, and historic park planning.
The plan also describes a local recreation syatem in a ganeraT
sense. Recreation apen apace sites which are exclusively local in �x
nature and thus the responsibility of the local unit of government
include mini-parka, neighborhood playgrounds, community playfielda,
and co�unity parks. This local syatem, private recreation £aeilitine,
plus the zegianal aystem, are the components of the metropolitan recse-
ation opan space syatem. The purpose of this planning ef£ort is to insura
that co�unitiea have a plan for the provision of local recreation opm
apace areae, facilities, and programa consistant with the Metropolitan
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Council's adopted policies and the local co�unities' anticipated neada.
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Onlq if the coumiunities have planned for these services will this r"•
"hierarchy of recreation systems" work in providing the wide range of
recreation services deaired by the public. .-
ROW THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW LOCAL RECREATION PLANS _
in reviewing the recreation open snace element of the local com-
prehenaive�plans, the Metropolitan Council will consider three factors: -=
1. The eonsistencp of the local comprehensive plan with the Metro-
politan Coimci!'s Regional Recreation.Open Space System Plan as
tequired by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act (Section 473.175).
Under this Iaw, the Meeropolitan Coimcil may saquire modiffea[ion of
n comprehensive plan which substantially ic�pacts or departs fram, -
the Cotimcil's Regional Recreation Open Space Syg�tem Plan. Section
I of this handbook discusses examples and idesa for preparing the
local comprahenaivs plan's recreation open space element. By using
the ideas presented, recreation open space element should be ade-
quate for review and consistent with the Regional Recreatioa Open
Space Syatem Plan.
2. The Metropolitan Council ataff will wvunent on the adequacy of the r-�-
local�recreation open space system in coulparison to the description `
of "local recreation open space" in the MetropoZitan Council's .
Development Guide/Policy Plan for Recreation Open Space. Theee .
coammenta will be used by Coimcil staff in reviewing future LAWCON
and LClIIt park grant applications. Section I2 of the handbook deals
with the ideas for preparing and implementing a local recration
open space system plan. -
SECTION I
CONSISTENCY WITH REGIONAL RECREATION OPEN SYACE SYSTEM PIANNING
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Each local goverx�ment has received a"systems statement" from the f
Metropolitan Cotmcil which identifies thoae components o_° the ragianal
recreation open space system which a£fect the preparation of the compsa-
hensive plan. Local unita of government have also been given "P1an Con- �
tent Guidelines" from the Metropolitan Council. llnder the Publie Faci- :;
1ltise Plan Conent aection of that document, five guidelines were given
for the content of the parks and open space element. The following in-
formation psovidea examples/illuatrations for thoae guidelinea. it
also will enable the Council to judge the consietency £o the local com- �"'
prehensive plan with the Regional Recreation Open Space System Plan.
Guideline l. "Land uae policiea and municipal actions to be [aken to
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mi.nimize conflicts between exiating reEional parks designated in the
systeme statement and adjacent uaea which exist or are propoaed." Thia
guideline is requeating the identification of land uses adjacent to tha
existing or Proposed regional park/trail* and the estiaiated timing o£ whan ti
these lands would be developed or redeveloped. Please identifq the
boimdariea of existing and planned regional parke, park resarvas and
regional trail corridors. This in£ormaeion is available in approwd park
master plans. Those parks or trails which ara.proposad ahossld al�o ba
identiEied. Since boimdaries for propoaed sitee cannot be claarly deiinad,'
the park or trail corridor should ba deacribed using any concaptual plans'
or other inFormation which indicaC�s ita general location and size.
This infozmation may be available from the regional park implementing
agency responsible for the planning and developmant of that park or
regional trail. (See Appendix D Eor list of regional pask implementing
agencies.) _
Any substantial negative impacts these uses may have on the park/
trail should be listed along with measures to mitigate these impacta.
Examples are: _
a. Zoning land surrounding a park to heavy indusErial or co�ercial'
usea. Park land should be loaated adjacent to residential or
agricultural land. These land ueea compliment the park'a use,
and improve the park's accessibilitq to peovle. Parka in
residential areas also enhance the value of the homes near the park.
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Section 5 of the Metmpolitan Land Planning Act raquired the Metzopolitan Counell to
tsanamit to wch local 8�er�enwl unit a metzopolitan system statem�¢t b7 Ja7.y 1.
1977. The system etatement eonCained in£ormation on.the eaieting and�plam�d sasioaal
parks and park reaervea aFfectrng looal gwarnmenes, and noCa thae a�regional�erail !.
policy and eqstem plan amendment vae beiag developed. � ••.a
Tha�&egional Trails System Plxn amertdment hae bean adopted, and Ss Sa
in£osmation. (See Appendix G) Adoption of che eraile plan�has coasei
the r�gion�l r�crestion open epaee aysem ➢lao. IIodas Saetion 6 of tl
Laad�Pl�nning Acl, loeal gowrnmenta must considar any amsndm�nes or i
mftrn �y�em plans made by tha Metro Couacil and tsansmitted eo loeal
psior to��January 1,. 1978. Since ehe regioml trails system pl�n vna�
January� lse dudline, loeel. governmancs:do�not hane co considsr t�giw
Chair eomprph�mive plaps prlar to sutimltting tham�tp the MeCm Couac
th� Couuail dou have the��euthority �to ask. fos en amandmme.'.ro the pl�,
will wntoem to�eha seBioaal erail eqatem plan. �a loeal governwane�s�
nin� month� eo amend ehaic plan end euubmie Se io Che Council. To.��
loeal goVernmmt �nd the Councll exera��planning and raviw�co�e�, loc,
ara�.eneouraged�to utilize ehe segio�al esail iyetem plan vhan preparii
hemivs� plan.
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highway oryutility rights-of-way encroachment in the park. Dev-
elopment plans on laad surrounding a park site should take into -
accotmt the need to preserve the park site from encroachment of t'
hlghway and utility xights-of-way. -
More apecific examples on land use conflicts between regional
parks and land uaes are:
c. Industrial uses should be lonated so. as to minimize their impact
on a park. Policies ahould minimize the noise and visual impacts
o£ industry. Buffering the park froa industry with dense vege-
tation or placing the industrial bui.ldings as far as possible fmm
the park are two methods of minimizing the impact of induatry.
d. Rosds and higtn�aqs should provide access to the park, but not
disturb it bp rimniag through the park. Policies for local roada
through parka which are not needed to provide park accese should
encourage the vacation of such roads as soon as poasible. Con-
ditiona for approving subdivisions which would be served by these
roada ahould require new acceas roads so that the "park road" %`
can be vacated. ' -
e. Co�ereial uses may create visual, noise and water pollution
impacta on the park. ExamQles of visual impacts are billboard and
neon advertising signs, noise impact from increased traffic and
water pollution impact from surface water run-off of parking lota
aad other impervious aurfaces. Laad use poiiciea should minimize
these impacts by requiring controls over aigna, buffering the
co�ercisl area from the park cai.th vegetation, and requiriag
adeqvate storm-water rim-off controls (e.g., zestricting the �
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amoimt of impervious surfaces in the cov�ercial area so that water �'� '-
� can nat�sally aoak into the groimd.} ��;�
£. Reeidential uees ara the preferred land use adjacent to a regional �':;f
park: Aowever access to the park from the residential area should '" j:
be consietent with exiating accesses to the park. This miaimizea z;:s
the development oE new accese points to the park whicfi would {"�
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creatn additional crowd control problems. Potential noiae and x�
visual impacts of the residnetial area ahould be minimized by � �,
buEEQring the park aith vegetation at Che parimeter. The davelop �
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ment controla for new aubdivisions should prevent eoil erosion and fi�
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� auxface water pollution of the park nroperty, as we11 as�the aub-
division. Placement of on-site septic systems should be controlled �
to,prevent pollution. �
g. Agricultural uses, especially feedlots, poultry farms and livestock .a
barns will have an air quality impact on the park. Land-uee poli- -
ciee ehould discourage the placement of these £acilities within one- �
qvarter to one-half mile of the park. Other agricultural uees,
such as crop production hava little .oz no.impact on a park and
ahould De encouraged.
h. All land uses may have some impact on regional trails. Land use
policies stwuld minimize some of the potential impacts of land •
usea on trails. Esamples are:
- When converting land from one use to another, trail carridors
ahould be integrated as paxt of the development plans £or tha
nesa use.
- Improvement or replacement of raads and bridges ahould include
development of bilceways. � �
Guideline 2. "Exiating or planned imorovements and projects which may
'_ result in tax asaesaments on regional park property or which may phy= �
eically impact regional park property."
Examples of evch improvements and projecte which may result 3n
tax asaesementa on parks are atreets, sanitary sewera, storm secaer, and
water. Wltan identi£ying these facilities the following in£ormation
ahould be included:
- aeaessment policiea '"
- eatimated asseasment to the park �-,.
- location of the facility �
- capacitq of the facility xq,
- eatimated use of the facility. ?j'
Spacfal attention ehould be given to acaling these £acilitiea to �x '
tha uutter plan and antieipated uae of the park. Thia wiii in�nre "#:
Eacilitias being planned at the proper capacity, and provided at the �
prop�r timr, plus aesuring that an equitable aesesament coat is borne �';
by eh� park. �,-
Th��� publie £acilities can also have a physical impact on th� park.
Exampl�� oE Land-use poiicies rhat minimiza tha physical impaM are; �'
� a: Avoid a�Clandi and aoils whose high susceptability ao erosion would �!
cr�ats ��dimantaeion and pollution problems during and after con- �''
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struction. �
b. Route along the fringes of forests rather than through them, with
the mi.nimuci amotatt of disturbance/removal of natural vegetation. '
Guideline 3. "Local parks or trails which connect with or otheraiae _
affect regional, school district, br neighboring local parks or trails, -
including a description of where the link is located and the nature of '=
the relationchip to the other jutisdiction's facility."
This guideline essentially sequests •the following information:
a. A map identiEqing all local, regional or school district recreation .
open space facilities.(parks and trails) within the limi.ts of the �
. coumomity. The map should cleaxly indicate physical links (trails '
or co�on botmdaries) between parks.
b. The "nature of the relationskip to the other jurisdiction's -
facility" could include one or several of the following items:
- The use oE a neighboring co�unity's park hy your coarmunity's
residents through joint agreement between the co�unities,
Please give conditions of the agreement.
- The use of the school diatrict's playgrovnd, athletic field, �`�� ���
etc. by your coffi:unity recreation department imder agreement ��
between the school district and the recreation department.
Please give the conditions of the agreeaent.
- The neighboring co�ity provides a speical recreation facility
(e.g.. ice arena, swiaming pool, etc.) which is available £or
uae by qour cov�unity's residents.
Guideline 4. "Indicate if any regional parks will be used as part of
the local park system.and the function the regional park will need to
serve ia the local system." r -
Appendix F. indicates the uses (functions) o£ local parks (mini-parks, }'
neighborhood park playgrounds, co�imity playfield and conmmnity gark)
and regional parks (parks and park reserves). Please note that a regional .
park and pazk reaerva and covmunity park have aimilar usea (funetiona). `;'
These uees are walking (hiking), picnick2ng, and nature interpreGation.
Sai�ing, boating and fishing uaes may also be offered in those parks
having aecess to water bodies large enough to aupport these activities.
Tha oommunity park di££ers from the regional park/park reaerve in tha .�, '
Yize of its aervice area, and Che fact that a coa¢nuciity park can pro-
vide fi61d and court games. Please note that regional parke/park reaesves
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are not developed to provide the following recreation functions: tot-
^ lots, court games. crafta, plsygrovnd apparatue, neighborhood recreation
centers, athletic field, and awiu�ing pools. These fmctions are pro- _
vided by local parks• A co�unity should not depend on a regional park/ }
park reserve to provide these "local recreatlon" funetiona. _
Guidelina_ 5. "Policiea and intarim management toole to be incorporatad
in the implementation program to reserve propoaed ragional park� and �
traila designated in the system atatement which have not yet bean acqulr�d."
Examplas o£ policies and intarim management toole £or reserving
proposed regional parke and tra3ls are:
- Official mapa that set aside park/tra11 from developm�at and
indicate the proposed park/trail will be acquirad bq a ca'rtain
date.
- Purchase of regional park/trail land by citizens group (M�Cxo-
politan Park Fo�mdation) with the intent o£ s�lling it Co
regional park implementing agency when funds ara availabla.
- Zoning ordinances that disoouraga/prohibit tha convar�ion o!
praposed park/trail sitee to intensive land uaes (a.;., �ub-
� division ordinancea limiting development oE hom� situ to ont
homa per 40 acres);
- Conaervation district zoning or floodplain or shorsl�nd nua����
ment ordinances:
- Restrictive covenants or easemanta; .
- Land alteration regulations that protect th� natural r��oueo��
(e.g., tree cutting, grading and filling r�gulation�).
Model ordinances for theee regulationa ar� fo�d in App�ndicn D
and C. The eo�unity should indicate how iCS propaYty va1W ��f���dMAC
practicea are compatible with the land usa prot�etion C�Cllniqw. Ttlt '�'
example, if the iand is zonad "consarv�tion di�triet," th�e► th� Valw- e�
tion fbr taa purpoaea ahould ra£l�et this sonini. Th* eo�u�iGr �hould �
also indieate how long ehasa tachniqws-v111 b� tl��eCl.v�, ii.�., wh�n ^`
other land uas pra�ause will b�coma too gr�at and th� "p:eneo�a lu►d"
wili have to be acquirad by a ragional psrk a�a�cy}.
SSCTION IY
ADEQUACY OF Tt� LOCAL RECREATION OPEN SP�CL SYt'RM
� In addition to the prsviously d�scrib�d auid�lins�l vltiah N111 b�
uaed eo detarmine conformity with tk� r�gionai s�er�atioer op�n �p4o�
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ti' Hat.�pa:itar. �c•s^.cil �te££ ^�il: �ote�:sa= =n the =3equaa� o£
:y:a�� t�..
eh� locel racreation open epace system plan as a basis for Metropalitan ����
Council saviewa of LAWCON and LCMR park grant applications. Basically, -
Councll �tafE will comm�nt on whether the local comprehenaive plan fs �
ad�qvat� for craating a local recreation open apace syetem that meets -
th� loeal xacraation needa o£ the co�unity. This aection of the hand-
book xill discuss the components of preparing and implamenting a local
r�cr�aCion opan spaca eyatem plan. • .
RECREATION OPEN SPACE PLAN CNARACTERISTICS
R�er�ation opan space planninq is not u aeparate pzocess. It �
z�quir�� inteqration with transportation, wacer reaonrcea, isnd•eae, .
h�alth, aducation and other typea of planning to achieve the optimum
alloaalion of rasousces. It is important for ull planning to be based ��
on th� �aar d�moqraphic, socioeconomic and other related data to
prOVld� !or coor8inated development, redevelopment and preaervation. �
Tha tecreation open space element of local comprehensive plans �.
�Ifoula hava the foilowinq chazacteristics: -
1) COMPREHL^1SIVE. The element should address all recreational ' i� �
aativitiea, rasourcea, facilities, programs, and services within
!ha co�iu�iCy. All seqments of the papulation such as Yhe
�ld�aly, han8icapped, youth and other groups slmuld be considared
Mh�n devalopinq the recreation plan, The plans of the co�unity.
should bs coordinated with adjacent communiLy, county, reqional
and �tats recreation plans. The primary coneern of the co�un-
ity is tha satisfaction of local needs, however, it ahould
eoneider tha provision of services and facilities oE regional �
importanea. �
2) ATTENTIVE TO PRESENT AND FUTURE RI?CREATION NEEDS AND PARTICIPATION :,
;
TRENDB. Ths plan should contain qoals, objectives, policies,
�tandards and�programs whlch will satisfy existing and farese�n
local rtcreational sarvice demand through 1990. The plan should�
qo bsyond Gha uae of pmjecting present trends to 1490 and �hOUld
att�mpt to forecast the ahanqing recreation demands o! tho com-.���
munity by analyzinq the changes in its populat3on. For exampl���
an axpacta8 populatioa inerease of asnior citizena in th� com- �. .
munity vill place a�aitional demands on"�local recreati�+n s�rvioCo
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for eh� elderly.
3) ACTION-ORIENTED TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR DECISION MAKING. The
r�cr�ation op�n �pac� element must include an 3mplementation prc-
gr�m d��csibing tha davioea to be used which will ensure contin-
uity and adaptabilitq to changes in leisure behavior patteraa and
d��ir�� of th� ao�mity''s residents.
�) � lLEXISL6. Th� plan should include a method of periodia reviaion.
Th� looal unit �hould �neouraqe creative planninq and ianovative
p=pyc�qm�t�q to maet luture needs instead of relying entirely ott
p��t �uoc�u��. The local recreation open space ayatem must have '���"
tli� o�pability o! adapting to .rapidly changing social, ewnomic,
anA �nvironm�ntal wnditions. (Graphic �4, here)
To aahiaw aome conformity and completeaess of the recreation
Op�n �pu� �la�nts of local comprehensive plans, oertain subject
as�a� �hDU1E be incorporated. Plan crontent should include but not
b� limit�d to: . _ .
- System goals,policies, objectives and standards; �
- Descrlption of conanmity; �
- Idantiiication of local recreation needs;
- Inventary of reareation resouroes (physical facilities anfl
proqramsl:
- Recreation open space syatem recwmiendationaj �
� Implementation program.
AECRE7lTI0N OPBN SPACE SYSTEM GOALS, OHJECTIVES, POLICIES.AND STANDAEtD3�.
Goals. The recreation open apace element should contain goals
Ghat tdentify�what�the local recreatian open apace��syetem should
aacomplith. These qoala should be general, timelesa atatements that
�hould promote the welfare, safety, health an8 attractivenass of the
coamunity. They ahould not address specific quantifiable achieve-
mants.
Tlie followinq etatements are some examplea of recreational qoals�:
The local recreation open space system should:
- encourage family recreation; � � �
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- ptovida faz evary citizen the oPPortunity to engage in a variety �`; _
of racreational experiancea which are enjoyable, safe and physic- _
ally ateraceive; ,
- mak� th� mtximum u�� o£ exiat3ng public and private facil- -
Sti�� �uch a� schoole and churches; -_
- provid� opporeunitias that are affordable to all citizans:
- incr�a�� tha rapport between citizens of all ages, cultural
harieag�� and incoma. ' '
(Craphic D, h�re)
Obi�ativas. In order to achieve these�goals, objectives should
b� 11�h.�E which state tha method of reaching a goal. For instance, if
oM qo�l Ss "tA malce the maximum use of existinq public and private
lae111ti�s fos' pEOVidinq recreation services," the folloaing objec-
tiv�s cwuld bs listed:
1, Invantory existing public and private Eaeilities that are
prauntly offering or oould ofEer recreation'services.
Z. Malyze the existinq level and type of recreation services _��
offared.
3. Davelop pro4rams that maximize the use of the facilities based .
on bhe analysis. �
Policy atatements should also k�e listed in the plan. Policies �.
deline how objectives will be formulated and implemented. FxamPlea �
of policies for the objectives listed� above are: . .
- duplication of facilities that provide the.aame level and :
type of zecreation services aithin�the same service area .
shall Ee atroided;
- park�and open space facilities will be developed in areas� ��
that preserve and allow puhlic enjoyment of natuzal re- .
sourcas auch as lakas, atreams, Eorests and marshes.
- private developers shall dedicate a portion of their lan8
or cash in lieu of land for recreation open space� purposess �
- citizen participation shall be utilised�in all staqas of :
the planning process�and implementation program o£ local :
� recreation open apnce development. ����.:+
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As stated in the Introduction, recreation open spaae eites which =':
are exclusively local in nature and thus the responsibility oE the -
local unit of government inelude mini-parks, neiqhborhood playqmunds, �.;.,;;;
rnnnnunity playfields, comnunity parks and loeal trail systema. Re- _
co�nded service area and facility description standards for theae -
parks/trails have been established by the Metmpolitan Council and
are found in Appendix F of this handbook. The local comprehensive "
plan ahould list these standards and use them in detexmininq tha
size, location, service area and types of activities thesa loaal �
facilities should pmvide to their coimauaity.�
The U.S. Forest Service Manual contains standards for scme �
facilities (e.q., campgrounds) that may be included in some local
recreation open space systems. it also contains additional informa-
tion on effecti.ve park planninq procesaes. Standarda for eoar o! the
mosn co�on local recreation facilities (softball diamonda, hockay �.
rinks, tennis courts) may be found in the folloainq references:
Park Planning Guidelinea by Georqe E. Fogq;
Staadard Sports Areas by the National Industrial Racreation Aseociation '
Recreation Areas by Gaorge D. Butler
Outdoor�Recreation Space Standards by the U.S. Dspartment of Interior,
.HUeeau of Outdoor Recreation '
PLANNItJCa STRATEGY .
Once the community has determined its recreation open spnca
systan goals, objectivee, policies and standards, it can beqin to� �
develop a plan. That plan should follow the standards and policies
for creatinq the recreation ppen space system. It shoul8 attempt to
meet the w�unity's objactives and ultimata qoals. A planninq � `;�'
strateqy co�rmanly used in preparing community recreation and open ��'
� f<
space plans Ss: '-�
-_ . . �.' ;.;
DescYiption of Co�unity: Describe the co�unity's phyaical and �
social resourcea. Physical resourca in£ormation auch as topography, �oil Q
eqpes, vegetation types and auxface water areae ia helpful in datsrmining `
the potential and limitation of the natural rnsourqes for providing rec-
reation open space. Social reaource inforcaeion �uch sa d�mographic
proEile data and density of resideneial developmant is h�lpful in �
det�rmining the recreatianal needs of tha community--both prasent and
fssture. For instance, a coamunity which has a high parcantaga o£ p�ople g
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,.
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between the ages of 0-13 will have to provide sufficient recreational
faeilitiea and programs for that age group as they grow older. Demo- -
graphic projections to 1990 should be used to comply with the Metro- ,,'
politan Land Plaaning Act. (Graphic B, here)
Identification of Local Recreation Needs: Detexmine the couunu-
nity's needs�for recreation open space facilities and programs. This � �
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can be done through queationnaire surveys-, public hearings and in-
foimal open meetinga. The public's response should be used in daEes=
mininq objectives for the commonity's recreation open�space system.
Final determination oE the co�mnunity's desires for recreation open �
space faciiities and pmgrams slmuld be done by the local qovern�nt
(city co-mcil, park board and recrea�ion staff) since they will be
respoasSble Eor pmvidinq these facilities and programs. �
inventozy of Recreation Resouraes: Inventory existinq and �
potential local recreation open space resources, facilities and pro-
grams. Both publ3c and private recreation facilities should be .
inventoried. This inventory should include: s�
1. Existinq and planned non-local areas (regional, state, Eederal,
private, quasi-public, etc.)
a. Name of facility
b. Ownership/Administration
c. Location (map)
8. Size (acres)
e. Facility Type (ski area, regional park resezve, etc.)
2. Existing local areas (municipal, school district, non-reqional
countY) . . ���'
� a. Name of facility � '
b. Claseification (see Table l, Recreation Open Space�
Developmmt Guida/POlicy Plan)
c. Ownership/Administration �� ��
d. Looation (map) .
•. Size (acres) �
.f. Proqrame�involving site � ���
1) �FOrmal pmgrams using facilities ��.
2) Non-pmqsammnd.ttetivitiea of£ezed at aite
g. Facility capaeiries (Tabular�preaentation)� � . �.. {.�.
1) Type�of�Pacility (picnic area, beach, campqround, ski ` t.'�.
tourinq trail, etc.) i�
� �tr:
. .. . . . . .. .. ... . . . .. .. ... ... _ . . � � ..... .. . �-.v��-..�,.;�,A ,:
3.
4
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2) Relevant capacity measure (mi.les of trail, number ��
of tables, feet of beach, etc.) �
3) Parkinq capacity on-aite .
h. Adjacent land usea �
1) What are they -
2) Positive, negative efEect on use of facilities � �
Planned loCal area8 :
a. Name of facility (number or intersection designation will �
do iE no name has baen decided) �
b. Proposed ClassificaEion (Table 1, Recreation Op�n Spaca
Development Guide/POlicy Plan, see Appendix F).
c. Ownership/Administration - .
d. Appmximate Location (map) �
e. Propoaed Size (acreage estimate) , ��
Exauiples oE protection open space areas that have recseational
value a=ea -
a. Stream corridora are well-suited Eor trail development be-
cause of scenic value and their unauitabilitq for develop-
ment which posea flood riaks 8nd notencial impacta on runof£ -
ratea.
b. Lakeahore nareela could be reserved for publie recreational
use to enhance adjacent property valuea and qnality of
liEe in the nearby area, while easing tha lakeahoze-de-
velopment runo££ burdens that degrade many usban laku md
providing ecological and aeatheeic bene£ita.
c. Watlanda: woodlanda. and steeo elooea have scenic value
ahen includad in parks, and protecting them £rom dawlopmmt `
.�
preventa erosion and rtmoff problems (on sYopes and wrood- }'
laads) and £looding, aater qualftq and groundaat�r probirau -
(in wetlutds).
d. Seasonallv wat soile and shallow bedrock arn �xp�nsiw to
develop and •ervic�, and are battaz euitad Eor non-con�Cru¢-'
tion land uses like xecreation.
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Recreatioa Open Space System Reco[mnendations: Analyze the popu- �'^
lation and recreation resource data to determine. what facilities
are needed, when they should be available and where they should be
placed in accordance with the comnunity's goals, objectives, policies i:-�.
and standards for the recneat3on open. space system, aecemmnersd . -
changea to the recreation open space system (if it exists) or ereate �
a system based on the analysis.
�Flemeatation Prog=am: �plementati.on of the recoimnendations
occurs thronqh a plan of action. Typical actions are:
1. Creat3on of a Parks and open Space Co�ais$ion or Park Hoard to
overaee the implementatiaa of the system recommendations and -
adviae the elected qoverniaq body (i.e., city council) on :��;;
mattera ragarding recreation open space. See Appendix A vhicb
ia a model resolution/ordinance for establishing and operatinq
a Pazka md Open Space Co�issioa.
2. Adopt land-use regulations that protect the recreation open �;
space system, especially those potent3al park azeas fmm incompa-
tible developnent prior to park acquisition. Examples of sucb� ���
regulations are: �
a. 2oninq a potential park as "recreation open space."
b. Requiring land developers to dedicate a percentage of
land or money in lieu for reczeation and open space use
See Appendix C which is a model park-land dedication or
c. Protective covenants or restricted deeds in which a lan8- -
rnmer pmmises to reta3n or reduce the pzesent level of . ..��
development and use of the land. See Appendix C ahich ie� �„�
a model =estrictive deed.
d. Adoptinq an oPfiaial map for the co�tunity.
3. Prioritize and schedule capital expendituree for laad acqutaition�
park davelopmenb an8 annual park maintenance over a five-year
psrio8 as required by the Meuopolitan 7.and Planning Act.
One o! the Metropolitan Comcil'a Eunctione is to aesist in
rankinq applicationa ior LAWCON and LCMR fun8s� as.well.as other
grant programa which might be available for local park and racre- �,
aCion aervices. In order to do thie effectively, informa[ion
about the local government's capital improvement program (CIY)'
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capability is necessary. Each comprehensive plan must include a
five-year CIP for all government facilities, including parks and
recreation.
These CIP's should include the Eollowing informatioa:
- Deseription of capital impmvement;
- Estimated time the funds will be needed for the impmve-
ment;
- Estimated annual maintenance costs foa the improvement;
- Source o£ funds to be used for the impmvement (includiag
tax leviea, bond prxeeds, grants from other units oF
governmmt, dedication from land developers, etc.) .
An example of a five-year CIP is included in Appendix E- The
Co�cil will review all local comprehensive plans for thts
informatioa and n*ill subsequently review and rank
local park grant applications for their consistency with thae �:
co�unity's adopted CIP.
4. Implement the five-year CIP and revise it annually to maet the _ _
changing rec�reation needs of the co�unity and available funda. �
REi1SONA8LENE5S OF CAYITAL' liSROVEI'�ENT RROCRAM
The Metropolitsn Coimcil etaff will co�ent on the "reasonableness°
of the local parks aystem capital i.mprovement program (CIP). In de-
veloping the CIP a commmity should recognize:
1. Current LAWCON and LCI+IIt granta prov4de fimds for lanQ acquieition
and park development projecta. No grant pragrame currently exiet
for funding operatione and maintenance of park facilities. Thus;
the co�unity should develop a park system that it can afford to ��'
maintaia through local taxea or othar local £unds.
2. Acquisition of land for future pazk sites ahould have priority over
soma park development projeets, eince land acquiaition coete will
intr4ase over time at a faeter rate than development wets.
3. The schedule of £unding park projects should coincide with the
developm�nt o£ the public facilitiea (roada, utilities, etc.) which
will service the park.
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5TATE OF MINNESOTA � SEQ� "!4ffi3-q�DjyJ3(��}
STATE PLANNING�AGENCY SEQ. .—_A��_
OPFICE OF LOCAL AND URBAN AFFAtRS SEQ '�—a���
SPA • 11YS�
LAND AND WATER CONSEHVATION FUND PROJECT AGREEMENT :� �
Cify of 24oundsvlar 27-6i�Z5
Lom— 1� awmm�nt Pre�attN�mber
Silve� Y1ar Pa�k Ransqy
ral�R iM Ceunty
Date o4 aooroval thro�h 12/31/82
$–«roa evNinAa.rm.ne
PRQIECT SCOPE:
fie CiTy of Stoundsri�w will dwdop Stivar View Pa�k fo� ouLdao�
racreiLion purpos�s. Ttw dev�lopMnt i�xlsda S1t� improwoait. wt�r
sysWei, ballfteld. parkiny lot and aoews road. pathwqy and bikr�y.
design aM engln�ing. and audit.
Ent1w p�vj�eL
qw r m.nl
e.rmrt.a rwi can s 305,300.00
FundAmoum• S �7y •
Tha bllowirq suad!mmn aro �erabY
inoerpornW inro tnia N��nr.
f. ProjtttProporl
2.
7.
•FwrO.nraunY. ThAN Ms msximum rnoune o/ /dwN /wMr Md aha// M ProriW7�on tlxY�vi�.
Th� Shb of Minnpota, Dy its d�laynaE oMicial, ths Stab Planninq Aymey, ONip of Loul and� UrWn Affdrs,
(hmin�tar nhrrad fo u "Sqd"1 �ml � .
(MhiMlnr ro}emd to u"lout uniY') mutwllY +9�a� to �pAOrm Mis.prwmmt in Keord�na wilh�tlu Land.�nd
Waur�ComernNon� Fund Act of 1985178 St+t. 897) �nd �ubaOU�M amendmmu, tlis RpulaNOm of tM Buroau of�
Outdoor R�putlort�nd th� fotlowinp iam�. pramiu�. antl eonditton�. th�[ aro p,rt of fhia pn�mmt:
Th(folbwirp�arm� u uHd haroin fiall Mw the }ollowinq d�finitions:
1. "BOfl" tMxn th� Bumu o} Outdoor Recnation, Unind StaUS DsqRmmt of Innrtw, Which adminiMp eM
l�ad �nd WatN�Cbnf�rv�tion Fund Act. � � . � .
4. "Commntioner" mnm �tM Commit�lonn of tM D�pMmme of Naturd Rnourcn, Sha of Minn�weti w��ny
--��npntenutiwJ�wfully Mlpeted�-eh� wthprity-m �ct-for.wid-Gommfuien�r, 7tro-Cpmmi�fionx if��NtKrt�
li�iwn oHicial for th� Lmd �ml Waur.Conwrv�tlon Fund�Aeh . . . . . .
3. "Dinetor"� m�rn Dinctw o}�thr OfNa�of Lonl �nd UrWn AH�in. or anY nprwnpeiv� InvfWIY�dNp�qd
ths �uthoFiq fo ut fer �eid Dinetor. . . ..
4. ":etloal :und�" me�n� thor men4smtl�. av�ilWy. by th� Unind St�M�of Am�dea for�prol� �d�r tM
� 4ndmd�WalxCOnHrvation-0undActoN985,178�StYt.8B71.
Pap� t of 7 �ya .
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,fi;� .. +w I��i�'.�`� �uu�
The
Master Park
������
JUNE, 1976
Development
Plan.
-,
v4 �d�d�ll�� tv success
r�
--�Mea�u Park Developmen� Plans have auribute in Ellisville. Realizing Iha� an dicalion Ordinance. This ordinancc
',. dten been cri�iciaed as being too accelemted rate of growth in terms o( 6as been mos� e((ective in contributing
� castly a�d time•consuming a venwre 6oth population and developmem �o� the cityb exialing open �:apace' and �.
(or an end� pnduct which would most could rnnsume and tragmem �he city's erouring an on-going programpf future
likely wind up on�the aheU collec�ing acenic open space. Ellinville chose �o patk land accumulstion. With�i�a cuo- �:
duat. Smeller Miasouri communities implemem a Manda�ory Parkland De� rent park land inrenwry of oveY 130�. .
m�y�view the Maeter Plan as a luxury �
� rceerved for lerger and mom finan�
� � cielly capeble municipalities. Thus,
any attempt al long-range pianning by
smalYer Mieeouri municipalities may
be scpDPed�in licu o( more immedia�e
� park and recreation prioritiee.
Thia.lwwever, wae not the coee wi�h
ihe � Cily o( Ellisvilk, Miaeouri — a
pragreneim Wes� St. Louis County
� municipelity. Ellieville may be an ez�
ceqion to �he ordinary wi�h respec� �o
msny Mieaouri wmmuniiies in that i�
� cl�imeoverl3flacreeofp�rklendfore
popuWion o( alwut 5.000: The ci�y's
p�rk land is dietribmed in�o aix neigh•
- boriwod-�nd� �wu majorcommunity�
� �p�rlu —��11 of which em linked to�
�gether wi�h neuly eeven milee o( bike
ud taot:�raile. �
AdvsMapb W Good Plem
nlny-,
�. Gond plannin6 in eil enpeclw af ci�y
� ���,gqvemmenf �hae �becnme a��q�eilive
Md CN�nNn I� iM Otrxla �oi Guk� an0
H�Cr��tion /or IM CIy O/ Ellbvilb. �.
�Mallortl
i �
�
ecros. Elli.rvillc �Pn•nentlY �•a�'�•�+�is Ly
more ILan fivr �imes iLr Nniional
Re�vnnmendeJ Siandard uf 25 ��•re.
(or a cily o( S.INq �ropulalinn.
'fhe nacJ for u mcaningfnl Ruidr far
lulure Iwrk d�rvclopment Frew ��m of
Ihe exPressed imeno�t and ronecrn of
IIIL• IN�Of11 al Allll'llncn. �Ile Yalk
&�anl, and an envimnmemally con-
scinu+ citizenry.
AllhouFh Ihe Ci�y n( Ellinville is
�xer6a�m m�rc fonuna�c �han othcr
small commm�itics in tcrms nf
acreage, il s�ill faced �he same prnL-
lems in evaluvting ihe merils of ex�
yanding thousands of dollary on a
Master Swdy and Plan rather tLan
LudgetinF Ihat amnum for o�hcr pur
poses.
In choosing to implement the Master
Park Derr.lopmeM Plan cuncep� which
was completed in Oclo6er. 1974. Ihe
city (eh that �hey had made a lung�
range inves�ment which would pay o((
through �he avoidan�re of hayhazard
and misguided developmen�.
The comprehensive plannink �hat
was incorporated imo ihe Ellisville
smdy allows (nr a phased develoymenl
prugram over a temyear period which
is geared to the (iscal aLili�y of �he
rnmmunity.
Currendy in i�s second year nf �he
Iong-ran@e comprehensive park devel�
opment pru�ram, ihe City o( Ellisville
has (ound i�s Master Plan is no� a
"dust catcher.° Am instcad, ii is a
"road map to auccess." ❑
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FROM: Mary
DATE: October 16, 1979
RE: Voi�Unieer coacnes jacket3
PM 1 osophy
Volunteer coaches continue to spend many hours of time in the service of
yauth athletic progra�. C,00d votunteer coaches are difficu7t to find and
W retain. Little is done in the wdy of rewarding votunteer coaches. Staff
feeis that.some type of reward which will enhance coaching participation and
comnunity apirit is fieeded. Therefore it is staff's proposal that cpaches
jaekets be gtven to all volunteer coaches as a token of gratitude for volunteer
service in youth attlletic progra�.
Pro9ram #of Coaches N of Assistants
Flag Foottiall 4 4
Soccer 2
T-6a11 10 10
8-Ball 8 8
Youffi Softbcll 8 8
Girls Sofffiall 5
Boys Softball 2 =
Sr. Girls Softba7l 2
Sr. Boys Softball 2
Miscefla�uous ' 2
Totai 45 30
75 jaekets needed:
Jaaket Specifications: 1. Irondale colors - maroon with go}d print p��`%�''r �j�;.:
2. Lettering in block letters i� ��, t�
LetteMng on left chest - coach
3. Jaekets w111 be a nyton sMeii wiik'lining a�d
. .. . anA�.ual�wnwnn�A s1�6 �fh eYacsir wuN� �anA enawe . �.
4. Prtce: -f15.0I
eost: � 576.0t
et p1-us 80R Pr-inL#ng. Total
- i1.200.00.
F1.=_(•;0 7Q; Parks and Recreation Cor.aissioners . . � ��
FROPI: Bruce K. And=rson, Director, Parks, Recmaiion U Forestry
DATE: October 23, 1979
RE: Pionthly Update
. The purpose of this report is to keep the Parks and �zcreation CoT��ission 5nforme�l .�
on current issues within the Parks, R?creat�on znd Forestry D2pzrt=..ent that do nat
need of�icial Coranission action:
1. Local Comprehensive Plan Handbook - Enclosed is a copy of the Local
Comprehzn5ive Plan Handbook orepared by the P'ztropoiitan Council Parks
anC Opzn Space Division in -0ecember of 1978. The docu^�ent outlines the
need for providing a CompreFensive Parks and 0?en Space Plan w�thin each
municipality that is contiguous tiaith the originat park system. Tha rajor
reason for this paper was to assist local rzcr°ation dapart�znts in the
development of the recreation planning sectior. rrith th� cosprenen;ive plan
update. I have enclosed a copy of this reaort as background information
for tFe Compreh�nsive Parks and Op=n Space Plan for Nounds 'liew. �
2. 7980 L.A.W.C.O.N. Grant - Enciosed is a copy oi tne project agreement for
the 1980 Phase I Development of Silver Viaw Park. As can be noted, the
total development cost is 5105,100. The City's share for r.:atching fun6s.
vwill be 52u,275 trtith the remainder being paid by Lhe state and federal
agencies. The development ronies arill b= used for initial site improverent,
water system, two ball fields, parking lot ani access road, trailways, and
engineering costs
3. "A Road t9ap to Success" - Enclosed is an article from th� I•:issouri t�lunicipal
Revie:v outlining the beneFits of a comprehensive or ma;ter park development
) pter, Once again, this is strictly an mformation item to be read at your ��
convenience.
4. Park Policy - Enclosed is a wpy of the updatzd park usagz policy for alt
�4ounds Vie��i public park facilities as r..oaifi?. at the S�ptember 27, 1979,
Ca�nnission meeting. If you have any aEditional coanents in regard> to the
modified po7icy, feel free to give me a call.at 7E4-3055.
5. Nationa4 Recreation Conference - I will be attending the N°PA Park Congress
in hew-0rleans, Louisiaoa from October 27 thrcagb 7:ovenbzr 2, 1974. As in
the past, I will b° preparir,g a brief docunent outlining the highlights of
the Congress for your review upon my return.
6. Falt Recreation Programs - The folloi•�ing s?eci31 event activities-wiil be
coming up during the next two weeks. I encourage each of you to attend ar�y
af the programs that might be of interest ta you to get a b�tter idea oF what -
programs our dapartment is currentty o�fering:
a. Ha17o�een HullaEuloo - October 37, 4:30 to 8:30 p.n. at City
_ _ _-Hali. _ _ _ _ _ . _
b. Saturday Ftovies - Begin Novemb2r 3 at Lity Hait.
e. Youth Flag Football Tournarent - Hillview and lambart Parks,
alt day. Uctoti2r 27.
� d. Carousel xt Chanhassen - Ptovember 14
f c. Ski Festival - Nave:�ber 3, 1:00 p.m. at Edgeriood Jr. High.
MEMO Page 2
October 23, 1979
7. Volunteer Loaches Jackets - Staff is currently explaring the possibility �
of purchasing jackets for..our volunteer coache's in recognition of the many
services they provided to our youth athletic programs. It appears by our
initial cost break downs that it would cost 57,200 for 75 jackets. (see
� enclosed memo). Once again, this money would be paid for out nf our Recrea-
tion Activity Account.
8. Charter Commission - Enclosed is a final draft of the Mounds View Charter
that was presented to the City Clerk on October 15> 1979. In addition, tha _
Cit,y Council has formally set the election date for Tuesda,y, December 4.
If you have any comments or ouestions regarding the proposed Charter, direct
them to Mr. Bill 9oty, Chairman of the Charter Commission, at 786-34Z1.
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