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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-27-84 Agenda & Packet '9471A1.,„, • 3 C S' .4 -n r-,r74',,, „ -... , n,-,-, - C (.1- , oP ncig \hvii UoudQ RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA GATEWAY TO THE NORTH 2401 HIGHWAY 10 MOUNDS VIEW, MINN.55112 Dr i':-',R1 MENT OF PARKS, 784-3055 ,ECHF_ATION AND FORESTRY September 25 , 1984 Dear Parks and Recreation Commissioners : Enclosed is your packet of information for the regularly sched- uled September 27 Park and Recreation Commission meeting . The meeting is scheduled for 6 : 30 p.m. in the City Hall council cham- bers and it should be relatively brief as there are only four major agenda items. • The major discussion items will center around the Random Park neighborhood , development of Greenfield Park and park maintenance issues. Should you have any questions regarding the enclosed packet or be unable to attend Thursday ' s meeting , feel free to contact myself directly at 784-3055 , ext. #41 . Sincerely, li :,,,,- / Bruce K. And: . son ,; Director Parks, Recre-:t •n and Forestry BKA/sll Enclosure • CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IIIIThursday, September 27 , 1984 AGENDA 6 : 30 p.m. Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers (0I . CALL TO ORDER 1I . APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 23 , 1984 PARK & RECREATION MEETING MINUTES VII . CHAIRMAN ' S REPORT 4V. COUNCILMEMBER' S REPORT 1111 . RANDOM PARK UPDATE A. NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS B. FENCING 4. GREENFIELD PARK GRANT UPDATE w1I . PARK MAINTENANCE STANDARDS /11 . COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING PROGRAM X. FALL RECREATION PROGRAM UPDATE X. STAFF REPORT XI . ADJOURNMENT 4111 t MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IIII CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA August 23 , 1984 Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers 6 : 30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6 : 34 p.m. by Chairperson Burmeister. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Commissioners Weflen , Bowman , Wermager , Silvis, Letendre and Chair- person Burmeister . Commissioners absent: Commissioner Long . Councilmembers absent: Councilmember Doty. Staff present : Parks and Recreation Director 4110Anderson . APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis , seconded by Commission Weflen to approve the July 5 , 1984 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting minutes as presented. Motion passed unanimously. 6 ayes 0 nayes CHAIRMAN ' S REPORT Chairperson Burmeister questioned how often the baseball/softball fields were relimed . Staff indicated that the fields were done on an alternating basis each year with half schedule done year and the other half sched- uled the following year . COUNCILMEMBER' S REPORT There was no Councilmember' s Report. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Staff updated the Park Commission on play- UPDATE ground equipment installations at Lambert and Random Park. Staff indicated that Lambert Park had been completed with additional fill sand being hauled during the first week in September . Staff further indicated that the old playground equipment at Lambert Park was not able to be reused as it had rotted. The Random Park tot lot has also been instal- led , with finishing touches to be completed during the coming two weeks. Staff further • indicated that some concerns had been raised by local neighbors at the Random Park site and staff recommended that a meeting be es- tablished to "air" specific concerns. Con- cerns centered around fencing the park and existing noise levels due to the installation of the playground equipment. Staff distrib- uted a copy of the fencing policy adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Commission indicated that they felt the pol- icy was still acceptable . FALL RECREATION Staff reviewed the August/September Recrea- PROGRAM UPDATE tion Brochure and highlighted the new recrea- tion programs : 1. Hop ' n ' Tots 2 . Mom ' n' Me 3 . Saturday Break Dancing 4 . Youth and Teen Specials 5. Daytime 3-Man Basketball 6 . Basketball Clinic 7 . Sports Injury/Preventions 8 . Health Awareness programs including "Using your food intake effectively" . 1110 9 . Body Evolution "Slow n Easy" workout 10 . Adult Beginning Ballet Class 11 . Retirement Workshop/A Preparation for Retirement GREENFIELD PARK City Finance Director Brager was in atten- dance to review with the Parks and Recreation Commission the City status of existing funds that could be " tapped" for he Greenfield Park grant match. Finance Director Brager reviewed the Storm Water Management Fund , Special Projects Fund , and Revenue Sharing Funds and indicated that approximately $70 , 000 could be available based on the fol- lowing : 1 . That $21 ,849 would be used from the Park Dedication fee for the Pinecrest Proper- ties 2 . $40 ,000 would be allocated from the 1986 Park Dedication Fund 3 . An additional $8 , 000 could be allocated from the Storm Water Management Fund to 4111 do the dredging as budgeted at Greenfield Park. i. Y • -3- Parks and Recreation Director Anderson indi- cated that the preliminary estimates showed 11/1 that the grant would be for $ 175 , 000 and there was a potential of a 75% match but it appeared that a 50% match or $87 , 500 would be necessary to match the grant. After a great deal of discussion , it was the recommendation of the Park Commission to re- prioritize the 1986 long range priorities to develop tennis courts at Greenfield Park in 1985 and to utilize the Park Dedication Fee from Pinecrest Properties as well as Storm Water Management Fund as a match for the pro- posed L.A.W.C .O.N. Grant. The Park Commis- sion further stated that the development of Greenfield Park was a priority and they felt that with grant monies being on such a limit- ed basis , all efforts should be made to util- ize the matching funds . A motion was made by Chairperson Burmeister , seconded by Commissioner Bowman to accept the Greenfield Park L.A.W.C.O.N. grant in 1985 with the matching funds to be allocated from the Pinecrest Park Dedication Fund , interest from the Special Project Fund of $40 ,000 rep- • rioritize the 1986 and 1985 projects with an additional $8 ,000 from the Storm Water Man- agement Fund. The motion passed unanimously. 6 ayes , 0 nays PINECREST PROPERTIES Staff reviewed the status of the Pinecrest PARK DEDICATION FUND Properties sub-division , which is 52 acres of vacant land located in the southwest corner of Highway 10 and County Road H2. Staff reviewed this issue during the discussion of the Greenfield Park development plan and recommended that the Commission go on record requesting cash rather than land equivilent. Based on the appraisal of the property of $709 ,800 .00 , the potential park dedication fee would be $70 ,980 . 00 . It appears that the land will be sub-divided in sections with the initial sub-division being 16 . 33 acres enti- tled the Rachell ' s Addition , which would be a park dedication charge of $21 ,849 . 00 . Following staff ' s presentation , a motion was made by Commission Burmeister , seconded by Commissioner Silvis to recommend approval of cash; in lieu of land for the Pinecrest Pro- perties park dedication fee . 1111 6 ayes , 0 nays -4- GROVELAND PARK Staff reviewed the Groveland Park Foundation NEIGHBORHOOD PARK FUND request for both a short term and long term project to be completed at Groveland Park • Park. After reviewing the application from the Groveland Park Foundation , staff recom- mended that the longterm project of develop- ing the creative play environment should be reclassified as a short term project so that dollars could be allocated immediately. Staff reviewed the guidelines as developed by the Park Commission and determine that a total match of $2 , 500. 00 could be made avail- able for the construction and revitalization of the creative play environment. A motion was then made by Commissioner Burmeister , seconded by Commissioner Bowman to direct staff to allocate $2 , 500 .00 for the development of a tot lot at Groveland Park; pending a formal design recommendation from the Foundation . Motion was adopted unani- mously. 6 ayes, 0 nayes Staff then reviewed the tennis court proposal and distributed a copy of the soil borings report that had been completed by Soil Ex- ploration 1111 Company. The soil borings proved to be negative as the organic soils were highly compressible and highly frost suscep- tible . The summary of the report states that the bad materials would need to be removed to a depth of 4 - 5 feet and backfilled with clean fill . Based on the soil exploration study and the lack of background research, staff recommended that the long range project be delayed until additional information is received from the Groveland Park Foundation . A motion was then made by Commissioner Silvis , seconded by Commissioner Wermager to approve the concept of the development of the two tennis courts at Groveland Park pending additional information from the Groveland Park Foundation . Motion passed unanimously. 6 ayes, 0 nayes MONTHLY STAFF REPORT Staff reviewed the highlights of the past month including the hiring of student intern Mick Flood , maternity leave taken by Program Supervisor Saarion and the new construction of the fire hydrant at Groveland Park as well • as upgrading of County Road I and Quincy Avenue . • -5- ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commission Wermager , seconded by Commissioner Bowman . The meet- 4111 ing was adjourned at 9 :07 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. 6 ayes, 0 nayes e full s b/'i tted , r / - Bruce K. Ander•.o Director Parks, Re _ ion . d Forestry BKA/sll 4111 MEMO TO: Mounds View Park and Recr_eatian Commission IIIDir . ' FROM: Bruce K. Anderson , Dire Oar i Parks , Recreation and ; 'or st ,c, DATE : September 25 , 1984 RE : Random Park Fencing Staff met with five neighborhood residents on Tuesday, September 4 , 1984 to discuss the concerns of the property owners surround- ing Random Park . The meeting was attended by the five adjacent property owners and Parks and Recreation CommissionerBowman . Staff reviewed the past history of Random Park relating back to the initial park design , master park plan , related public hear- ings and meetings that were held prior to adoption of the Random Park plan . In addition , staff reviewed the mailing list of the community residents regarding the construction of the play envi- ronment at Random Park and the public hearing process that fol- lowed . Following staff ' s introduction , each of the property owners stated what their specific concerns were regarding the Random Park tot lot. There were three specific concerns raised by the residents: ( Listed by priority) IIII1. Utilizing their yards for access to the park site . 2. Noise and general disruption of the neighborhood by the young people utilizing the equipment . 3 . Concern for potential vandalism; although no vandalism had occurred to either the playground equipment or the abutting property owners to date . Staff indicated that the large numbers of young people that were attracted to the playground equipment were partially due to the novelty of the equipment, and that the numbers would greatly decrease once the equipment was in place for a year . In addi- tion , staff reviewed the Park Commission ' s fencing policy to use natural berming and plant materials as often as possible to avoid manmade fencing . Following a general discussion , it was unanimously and quite ada- mently stated by each of the property owners that a fence , 5 feet high, running from Ridge Lane to the existing four foot fence owned by Mr. Shah on the northside of the fence would be the only acceptable solution to resolve the problems and concerns they had experienced. Staff indicated that should a fence be installed , the cost would be incurred by the City and all maintenance and liability would be the City' s responsibility as the fence would 41/1 be placed on park grounds. Staff indicated that each of the pro- perty owners rear property lines would need to be fenced and that no gates and/or access to the site could be made available at City expense . -2- After reviewing the concerns and speaking to a number of sur- • rounding municipalities regarding their existing fencing poli- cies, it would be staff ' s recommendaton that no permanent fence be installed at Random Park at this time . Staff would further recommend that a one year waiting period be established and that the issue be reconsidered by the Park Com- mission in September, 1985 to determine if the problem is still in existence and to what extent the problem is. In addition , staff would further recommend that major planting including berming , be developed on the eastern edge of the park to include Niobi weeping willow, swamp white oak, river birch and laurel leaf willow. The other possibility for screening would be shrubbery or hedging . Possible plant materials would be Arro- wood , Nannyberry and Amur Maple . Unfortunately, due to the high water level and general low grade at Random, we do not have a wide selection of planting materials that would work at Random Park . Staff feels that with berming and extensive planting , we would be able to eliminate the majority of the problems and con- cerns that the neighbors have raised . As staff indicated earlier , I think the situation should be reviewed periodically, and should the problems continue to devel- op, action may be necessary sooner than the September, 1985 time- line . • BKA/sll de° I MEMO TO: Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission S FROM: Staff DATE: September 26 , 1984 RE: Greenfield Park Grant Update Staff attended a meeting on Friday , September 7 with the State Department of Energy and Economic Development to be formally briefed on the 1985 L.A.W.C .O.N. LCMR Program. Attached is a copy of the final worksheet indicating that Mounds View has been allotted $175 , 000 , of which 50 percent is a match by the local share of $87 , 500 . The major projects slated for Greenfield Park have been broken into five categories : 1 . Site work $28 ,000 . 00 2 . Bituminous trails $35 ,000 . 00 3 . Lighted tennis courts $60 ,000 . 00 4 . Bituminous road and parking $32 , 000 . 00 5 . Ballfield relocation $20 ,000 . 00 The time frame for the L.A.W.C .O.N. LCMR Project is to submit a final application to the Department of Energy and Economic Devel- opment no later than October 22 , 1984 . Staff is scheduled to review this issue with the City Council at the October 1 , 1984 agenda session , with formal approval to occur on Monday , October 11/1 8 , 1984 . Assumingthat projectapprovedthe the is for final submittal by t e City Council , staff would begin developing specifications for the hiring of a landscape architect to assist in the specifications for the project. Interviews with the consultants will be sched- uled with the Park Commission on Thursday, October 25 , 1984 . We would then hope to let the bids in December and begin construc- tion in January as we would need to do the majority of the creek restoration during the winter months. Staff has been working with the Finance Department to develop a proposal for determining the 50o match and we feel confident that we will be able to meet the City' s obligation on this grant, although it may take a short term loan from another fund to de- velop the entire match . At this time , the proposed funding for the matching grant is scheduled as follows : 1985 Budget Park Improvements $ 40 ,000 . 00 Reserve for Capital 19 ,469 . 00 1984 Budget Reserve for Capital 16 ,000 .00 TOTAL $ 75 ,469 . 00 • Balance needed , using these figures , $12 , 031. 00 . One potential source of revenue might be the park dedication fee from the Biem property for at least the Rachell Division of $21 ,849 . 00 . Staff will continue to explore other options for the matching funds and keep the Park Commission advised of the issue at the October Com- mission Meeting . BKA/sll , I .,,..',t., --:,,,,;` MINNESOTA DEI'ARTNI NrI OF ENERGY i. AND ECONOMIC; DI+�'� ELOP MEN i ` V \ °1i COMMUNIIDEVELOPMFNI DIVISION . � 940 AMERICAN CENTER BUILDING '1,N,- ' It. ISO r EAST KELLOGG BOULEVARD ��tie .S0 6T PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 il (6121 296-5005 1111 i '' !�i�` G1�/LCN1R i��_"JDj��1G WORKSHEET II NAME & TITLE OF PERSON RESPONSI LE FOR APP[ ICA{JON: =cEE,;I 2.1;t !/ COIJ TY /� �L�or4a/4' l�,a��L/� Cho^, - �it,.ir 1r 7� —4_�'°` "__ .._ _ /Ca�s-��� if.. .....4...,1___Ngze4..,A.,...vie. w t ACTION ERSON:__ � It' TITLE: �/// dilie �L_ P'OJ=C E h,.';'Vit. ire �'. rc ,. t°C_._ �ADDRESS: 2410/ hhu'a /O / c t ! it /c40r �_ Z'?:�S// AREA CODE: 1t�E: q1—30���- / r� 0 , Ir , ____ _ ESTIMATED LAWCON LC;�,r LIraE ITEMS TO AL PROG�; +�D A.,,,,., _ - COST ..__-_ PSS 1 S T i . l C��r ASSiStnJCE P,SSIST i' HCQ: ACRES �� ----�__. ., I DEV: /A� wpr/� -� $ -- - t 3 , voo.vc - �_ 7 Sov. iih/e . d n�"- C�var .__-�60,`0.00.o0 3,eoga. ada-Lit A.-3. ZWS_____ ..52. AV de20,...ggil 16 ee,e,r_ ( "-- -- 20, ewe,, 00� lD 000. • iIiii -- .�.___— _ ._ __..__ ______ ------ GRAND TOTAL 4 /7S _____�.._ �7soo.c LAWCON Share $ * LC(SIR Bui 1d n( Po1ic 1 +U=----- ____ , i y (12 Z% funding) LOMR Share LAI SOoop 6 LOCAL Share Sp, oo AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER s .ten ert,v:+!:,t.eitl [ nuv r u l Lh V L'i.ut't'It.r i rN i li K)'64'/'\- 11( ' vi6e) - April 84 Preliminary Applications Submitted 'e N 11111 1 �� � July 84 Project Ranked I •hal 1) if, 84 LAWCON/LCMR Funding Obligated ') r. October 84 Final Applications Submitted (deadline October 22) — appraisals certified by DNR (acquisition projects only)1 — archeological surveys conducted (if requested by Historical Society)2 December 84 Legislative Review3 January 85 Contracts Executed - LCMR projects (LCMR grant forwarded to sponsor) April 85 Contracts Executed - LAWCON projects (LCMR grant forwarded to sponsor) April - August 85 Parkland Acquired/Construction Begins _ I. Progress Inspections Conducted (project officer) `= LAWCON/LCMR Acknowledgement Sign Installed 111/1 Partial/Final Billings Submitted by Project Sponsor Final Inspection Conducted (project Officer) Park Opens for Public Use . Project File Audit/Closeout Conducted ' 1. The appraisal/certification procedure can add 3 to 12 months to the project development timeframe depending on the availability of appraisers, quality of appraisal, and willingness of seller. 2. Archeological surveys can add 1 to 6 months to the project devel- ment timeframe depending on the availability of consultants and the nature of resources found. 3. Appraisals and archeological surveys can delay submittal of project 111/1! applications to the LCMR by 3 months to 1 year. Final application materials which are returned to sponsors to be redone can also cause a delay in processing applications through the LCMR and National Park Service. . � 4 MEMO TO: Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission • FROM: Bruce K. Anderson , Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE : September 26 , 1984 RE : Park Maintenance Standards Attached is a preliminary draft of park maintenance standards that staff is beginning to develop. At this time , staff is look- ing for initial direction regarding the development of park main- tenance standards and envision the final development of an actual park maintenance standards manual will take three to six months in developing . The attached list is merely a draft outling park maintenance areas and priorities. Staff would envision that once a manual of standards is adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission , staff will put cost fig- ures to maintain parks at the levels as perscribed. The entire manual and cost projections will then be forwarded to the City Council for their review so that we can begin to base our future • budgeting on standards and acceptable levels of service that accurately reflect the cost necessary to maintain the desired standards. Any direction or input the Commission can provide staff in the development of these standards would be greatly appreciated. BKA/sll • Y Y MOUNDS VIEW PARKS , RECREATION AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 1111 PARK MAINTENANCE STANDARDS MANUAL I . BUILDINGS A. Permanent year around multi-purpose buildings - Lam- bert, Groveland, Hillview and Woodcrest Parks 1. Paint - re-paint when 25% of paint is chipped and peeling or has graffiti . 2 . Damage - repair immediately upon report of damage . 3. Service heating and electric units - all gas, electric , furnaces serviced minimum semi-annually or as needed. 4 . Inspect roof and general structure on an annual basis. 5 . Inspect doors weekly during program periods. (Locking and closing ) . 6. Cleanliness - buildings are to be free of trash and debris at all times. • 7 . Rubber floor covering at Lambert - floor removed , washed, deodorized and re-installed annually. II . BIKEPATHS/SIDEWALKS - Silver View and Greenfield Parks A. Ensure safe passage for bikes and pedestrians. B. All concrete/asphalt surfaces to be cleaned, repaired , sealcoated on an annual basis. C . All signage to be installed and maintained on a regu- lar basis. III . DAMAGE A. All damage must be reported to Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director immediately on provided damage re- port forms daily. B. Damage shall be repaired immediately. If damage can- not be repaired during working day, the damage will be rendered safe until the next working day at which time it will be repaired. ' r -2- IV. EQUIPMENT • A. Prevention maintenance to be done before each piece of equipment or vehicle is used every day. B. Periodic maintenance to be done as per manufacturers specifications. C . Malfunction of equipment during operation are to be reported to City Mechanic or repaired or adjusted if operator is qualified to perform repair or adjustment. V. LIGHTS/LIGHT FIXTURES AND STANDARDS A. Lights on outdoor activity areas 1 . Lights shall operate as per design at all times during season . 2 . All lights are to be inspected one month prior to the start of the season . 3. All lights are to be checked daily during season . 4 . Lights are to be repaired or replaced as soon as possible after vandalism. • 5. Spare lamp replacements will be kept on hand at all times except for lights requiring special equipment for installation . B. Lights in buildings 1. Lights are to be checked daily during season . 2. Replace bulbs/lamps immediately. 3. Spare bulbs/lamps to be kept on hand . C . Security lighting 1. All security lighting to be checked weekly if sys- tem allows. VI . LITTER A. Pick up points - Barrels 1. Trash barrels are to be provided at each site . 2 . Located near oudoor activity areas. 4111 3 . Lined with plastic trash liners. 4 . Trash to be picked up from all barrels on Monday and Friday weekly during peak season . 5 . Barrels painted annually or as needed. • -3- B. Non-pickup points - all park areas not included in • other specific standards. 1 . All trash or debris to be picked up by park crew in daily work at park sites. 2. All mowing crews are to stop and pick up trash or debris before continuing mowing. C . Season clean-up - spring and fall 1. Spring - all park sites clean and free of litter, debris and leaves prior to May 1 . 2. All sand removed from turf , parking lots and hard surface areas prior to May 1. 3 . All winter wear and tear to park sites repaired and areas restored by May 1. 4 . Fall - all park sites clean and free of litter , debris and leaves prior to December 1 . VII . OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AREA - all areas used for an athletic contest or department sponsored activity. • A. Ballfields - includes City and School District fields. 1 . All infields are to be draggedas per er the week field schedule provided. 2. Fields used for department adult sponsored con- tests are to be dragged prior to each daily use . 3. Fields to be used for adult contests are to be lined with marble dust prior to each daily use . Minimum base paths and foul lines. 4. Turf areas are to be lined with paint on a weekly basis. 5. Bases are to be provided for all adult contests prior to daily use . 6 . Bases, home plates, pitching rubbers are to be checked for proper fit weekly during the season. 7 . Weather may dictate increased frequency of main- tenance activity. B. Soccer/football fields - includes City and School Dis- trict facilities. 1111 1 . All fields are to be in safe playing condition during the season. 2. All fields used for adult or department sponsored contests are to be lined with paint weekly. 4-• -4- 1111 3 . Minimum lining will be the boundary lines and goal lines and other lines as established by league rules. C . Hockey rink ice - all ice inside the hockey rink boards. 1 . Ice will be ready for play by Christmas vacation , weather permitting . 2 . Ice surface will be lined by first week in Janu- ary, weather permitting . 3 . Lines to include blue lines, red lines , goal lines and creases. 4 . Ice to be broomed daily during season . 5 . Ice surface flooded daily or as use and weather dictates to provide a smooth, safe , crack free surface . 6 . Snow will be removed when 1" of accumulation oc- curs unless it continues snowing . Snow to be re- moved immediately after a snow storm ends. 4111 D. Skating rinks - to be maintained to the same standard hockey rinks. E. Tennis Courts 1 . Courts to be kept in safe playing condition at all times. 2 . Nets to be installed as soon as weather is consis- tently above 50 degrees and removed prior to Nov- ember , annually. 3 . Sweep or wash courts once each spring . F. Sand volleyball courts 1 . Ensure a safe playing surface when nets are in- stalled . 2. Nets put up when weather consistently exceeds 60 degrees daily. 3 . Sand surface to be maintained at a minimum of 4" deep. 1110 4 . Wood edging inspected weekly for proper fit and safety. 5 . Nets inspected weekly for proper tension . -5- G. Basketball courts • 1. Ensure a safe playing surface . 2. Inspect nets, rims and backboards for damage mon- thly. 3 . Sweep or wash accumlations of sand or dirt in spring or when weather dictates. VIII PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT/PARK FIXTURES A. Playground Equipment 1 . Inspect all equipment for safety compliance with safety checklist monthly from March - November. 2 . Damage - repair immediately. 3. Surface around equipment a. Weeds control - all weeds removed twice sea- son . b. Sand base maintained at minimum of 6" deep. • c . Wood timber edges - inspected monthly and must be level with ground. B. Park Fixtures - fences , water fountains, hockey rinks, tennis courts. 1 . Program goals a. Inspect for structural safety minimum annual- ly. b. Visually inspect goals in season daily. c . Repair damage immediately. d. Ensure all goals are properly placed according to program needs. 2. Fences - all boundary fences, backstops, tennis court fences, hockey rink fences. a. Inspected annually for structural damage . b. Visually inspected daily in season . C . Damage repaired immediately. • d. Weed control - all weeds over 6" tall removed. e . Trash and debris removed weekly. f. Leaves to be removed fall and spring . -6- 3 . Water fountains a. Service all fountains semi-annually. b. Inspect daily for correct operation during season . c . Repair damage immediately. d. Area around fountain to be kept free to stand- ing water . 4 . Hockey rinks a. Inspect structure annually. b. Inspect weekly during season . c . Repair damage immediately during season . d. Paint all painted surfaces every other year or as needed. e . Weed control - remove all weeds over 6" tall along inside and outside of rink boards. • f . Trash and debris - remove all trash and debris weekly from boards inside and out. 5 . Park Benches/picnic tables a . Player benches are to be in safe condition at all times. ( 1 ) Permanent player benches are to be in- spected arid repaired annually prior to start of the ball playing season . ( 2 ) Player benches are to be painted every two years. ( 3 ) Portable player benches will be put out prior to the ball season each spring. ( 4 ) Portable player benches will be inspected prior to use . ( 5 ) Portable player benches will be removed after the playing season and used inside the warming buildings during the skating season . 41/0 b. Picnic tables ( 1 ) Picnic tables will be in safe condition at all times . • -7- ( 2 ) Picnic tables are inspected annually in 4110 spring , cleaned and repaired if neces- sary. ( 3 ) Picnic tables are to be cleaned and stained each spring . ( 4 ) Tables are to be put out in the spring and stored at the large City Hall shelter each fall . ( 5 ) Tables not used are to be stored during the winter in a secured area . IX. TRAINING - provide training to employees so tasks are accomplished in safe manner . Satisfy training require- ments necessary for various licenses or certificates. A. Ensure attendance at training sessions necessary to keep annual licenses current. i .e . shade tree disease control , pesticide and herbicide applicator' s license . B. Provide each employee a minimum of one training exper- ience per year related to the employees assigned job classification . • C . Ensure attendance of employees at city sponsored safe- ty training programs. X. TURF AREAS - Maintain all turf areas to achieve design criteria. A. Athletic turf - playability characteristic of the sport. 1 . Grass height minimum 2" maximum 2-1/2" . 2 . Fertilize - minimum of 5 lbs of N per 1000 sq. ft. per growing season . 3. Aerate - minimum of two times per growing season . 4 . Weed control - 90% of all turf area to be weed free . 5 . Thatch control - 90% of all turf area to be weed free . 6 . Over seeding 90% of area to contain healthy grass plants. 7 . Disease control - all of turf area to contain 90% 4110of grass stand to be free of disease . - free to insect 8 . Insect control 90% of stand to be damage . -8- 1111 B. Ornamental turf - dense , uniform, color to enhance beauty of landscape . 1 . Grass height - minimum 2" , maximum 2-1/2" . 2. Fertilizer - 3 lbs. of N/growing season . 3 . Aerating - minimum two times per growing season . 4 . Weed control - 90% of area to be weed free . 5 . Thatch control - maximum 1/2 of thatch. 6 . Overseeding - 90% of area to contain healthy grass plants. 7 . Disease control - 90% of area to be free from disease damage . 8 . Insect control - 90% of area to be free from insect damage . C. Utility turf - grass sufficiently rooted and persis- tent for soil stabilization . 1111 1 . Grass - grass to be out minimum of 2" - not cut during a growing season . 2 . Fertilizer - none required. 3 . Aerating - none required. 4 . Weed control - when undesirable weeds grow over 6" tall or are present over 50% of the area. • MOUNDS VIEW TOT LOT SIZE Oakwood 4000 Greenfield 6600 Lambert 1000 Woodcrest 35 x 20 1000 Hillview 3500 Groveland 800 30 ' dia. City Hall 6500 Lakeside 10000 How much area in parks is used for picnicing? .5 ac - Groveland 1 ac - Lakeside 3 ac - City Hall 2 ac - Ardan PARK ACREAGE Ardan Park 8.8 Greenfield Park 35 .5 Groveland Park 4.1 Hillview Park 3.2 Lakeside Park 11.0 Lambert Park 3.2 Oakwood Park 2.4 Random Park 2.0 Silver View Park 51.9 1111 Woodcrest Park 2.0 City Hall Park 12.9 TOTAL 137.0 acres 1 MEMO TO: Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission III FROM: Bruce K. Anderson , Director 1 Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE: September 26, 1984 RE: Composting and Recycling Program The Mounds View composting program will open to the public on October 17 and run for four weeks through November 11 , 1984. The site will open on Saturday, 10: 00 a .m. - 4: 30 p.m. , Sunday, 12 : 00 noon - 4 : 30 p.m. and Wednesday, 12 :00 noon - 4 : 30 p.m. We are fortunate once again to have Odas Newton serve as the site coor- dinator and we envision the program to remain a viable and popu- lar program. We have made some minor improvements to the program for 1984 , the first being the installation of additional fencing and gates as well as a class 5 roadway that will allow the public to drive through the park site and dump their leaves without turning around. Staff has included a copy of an article from the City of St. Louis Park outlining their recycling program. It' s not staff ' s position that we should be involved in or develop a recycling program similar to the level of St. Louis Park , but staff ques- • tions whether or not we should provide some type of small recy- cling program in conjunction with the City' s composting program. I have spoken with Recycling Unlimited regarding the placement of barrels for glass, aluminum cans and newspaper at the site and they have indicated that they would be willing to do so. The drawbacks to having a drop site at the composting site are potential litter and general disorderly area. It is staff ' s feeling that with a site supervisor , we should be able to keep the site organized and relatively litter free . The only cost that would be born by the City would be the construction of a three sided structure to house the barrels which staff estimates at $500. 00 for materials. I have further spoke with our City' s energy coordinator , Rita Docken , and she has indicated that the Energy Commission might be interested in taking this project on a permanent basis. Ques- tions that I feel the Commission needs to address are: 1 . Should the Parks Department be involved in a recycling pro- gram. 2. Do you feel that park land is a good site for a recycling program. It would be staff' s desire to commence this program in conjunc- • tion with the 1984 program which would begin October 17 and staff would appreciate direction from the Commission regarding their posture on this issue . BKA/sll Attachment J IL AMSE Y COUNTY ''` BRIEFING PAPER LEAF COMPOSTING Solid waste has become a problem in Ramsey County. Each year approximately 414,000 tons of trash are generated by county residents, business, and industry. Most of that goes to landfills in Anoka and Dakota counties. The space available to Ramsey County in those landfills is rapidly running short: it will he filled by 1990. New landfills are difficult to site, costly to operate, and Ramsey County has very little suitable land in which to put one. This solid waste dilemma is upon us , and requires immediate action. In 1980 the Minnesota Waste Management Act directed metropolitan counties to address the dilemma by proposing ways to reduce waste going to landfills . Ramsey County developed a landfill abatement proposal and suggested a three pronged approach. The first, 1111 waste reduction, will attempt to decrease the volume of waste that is generated . Recycling and yard waste composting comprise the second approach. The final abatement approach is resource recovery: burning waste to recover energy. The first two are considered low-technology, they require minimal capital costs. Resource recovery will require construction of a waste-to-energy facility, the feasibility of this approach is currently under study. Approximately 62, 000 tons of yard waste are generated in Ramsey County each year . Fallen leaves make up about 8% of that, the remainder is grass clippings, brush, etc. Most of this is bagged by homeowners , and taken by waste haulers to be buried in landfills . Yet yard waste is not well suited for landfilling : It does not compress well, and therefore uses up increasingly scarce space; it decomposes slowly; and it does not become anything useful . Yard waste does not belong in landfills , and there is a better alternative available -- composting. Composting is the natural process of breaking down organic materials into humus -- a dark , earthy smelling part of soil. Composting speeds up the natural process, but the technology is the same that nature has used for millions of years . In that process organisms break up the organic material by feeding on it -- they gradually change plants into soil . Composting is the 1111 recycling of nutrients and minerals from plants back into soil. A lot of things can be composted: leaves , grass clippings, sawdust, vegetable scraps, wood ash are just a few. Composting can be done on a small scale in backyards , or on a large scale at - 2 - ci al facilit • a muni .p y Ramsey County has dedicated itself to composting as one way to tackle the solid waste dilemma. On April 18, 1983 the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved a proposal to initiate a network of centralized yard waste composting sites . Staff of the County Public Health Department cooperated with community organizers and city officials to find locations for the projects , and to coordinate publicity. Six sites were found in 1983; these were in St. Paul Planning District 1, 5, 11, and 16, Mounds View, and Arden Hills . Two new sites were found in 1984; these were in Shoreview and Maplewood . The County provided funds to develop the site, to hire a monitor for each site, for signs, for publicity, and for maintenance of the sites . There are two common ways to get yard wastes to the centralized facilities . Waste haulers can make a separate collection of the wastes , or residents can bring their material directly to the site. Once at the site the wastes will be pushed into long piles called windrows . The windrows will be moistened, and left to decompose. Four times during the year the pile will be turned over; this provides oxygen to the organisms that do the work . No other maintenance is required, nature does it all. In about a year and a half the waste will have become humus, a rich, crumbly, dark material that looks like soil . The municipalities 4111 will then dispense of this excellent soil amendment to citizens, businesses, schools , parks , and anyone else who can use it. Compost is a soil conditioner; it helps build soil structure. Compost increases the organic content of the soil and the ability of the soil to retain water, and reduces surface crusting and erosion. Compost from yard waste is not a fertilizer, as it has low concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Compost is applied to mulch or is incorporated into the soil by tilling. Ramsey County sites will be open this fall on Wednesdays (noon to 4 :30 p.m. ) , Saturdays (10 : 00 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m. ) and Sundays (noon to 4 : 30 p.m. ) from October 17 to November 11. At all sites residents may dispose of their leaves; they will be asked to empty any bags or cans and take their containers home with them. No brush or other refuse will be accepted . The sites are located as follows : St. Paul Planning District 1: Access to the site is located at the south end of Winthrop Street just off Londin Lane, between Highwood School/Recreation Center and Afton View Apartments . L - 3 -- • St. Paul Planning District 5: Access to the site is located at the intersection of Sims Avenue and Frank Street on Burlington Northern Property. St. Paul Planning District 11: Access to the site is located on the north side of Pierce-Butler Route between Fairview and Prior Avenues on Burlington Northern Property. St. Paul Planning District 16 : The site is located just west of the Pleasant Ice Arena on Pleasant Avenue. Arden Hills/New Brighton: Access to the site is located at the end of Hudson Avenue just east of the intersection of Hudson Avenue and New Brighton Road. Mounds View: The site is located in Ardan Park at the corner of Ardan Avenue and Long Lake Road. Maplewood: Access to the site is located on the south side of Beam Avenue due west of the Burlington Northern railroad tracks which cross Beam Avenue. Shoreview: Access to the site is located on the east side of Turtle Lake Road, east of Poplar Lake, on Ramsey County Open SSpace Land. ncipal composting is a proven method of abating waste destined for landfills . Ramsey County 's effort to set up eight centralized sites is a large undertaking -- it underscores the county 's commitment to low-technology waste abatement. Besides keeping wastes out of landfills the process provides a valuable end product; this makes yard waste a natural resource for development . 4111 • ,,,,, ST:LOUIS • PARK 4 yq G� Risking success : .__ .. a460, , . ,..,.$ Recycling _x___ . .a. • works � � = in St. Louis Park - . . -.�. by Craig W. Dawson them at the periphery of the metropol- management study for the city to and Clint Pires itan area. And, some counties have determine which high or low-technolo- planned to build resource recovery gy waste abatement method was the How do you address the two-headed facilities. All of these factors — pollu- most cost effective and environmentally oblem of rising refuse disposal costs tion, siting criteria, more distant land- sound. The firm conducted a random and diminishing landfill space? St. Louis fills, and expensive capital facilities — telephone survey of residents to deter- Park is taking an innovative risk to portend sharply rising costs in solid mine their willingness to accept addi- meet that problem head-on by creating waste disposal. tional costs and inconveniences. a source separation recycling program. While risks exist, translating that Of all the alternatives the survey Through research and survey tech- knowledge into preventative action is identified, people preferred recycling. niques, the city came up with a conve- difficult. Action on a mundane problem Not surprisingly, residents wanted the nient, low-cost program to help people like refuse often doesn't occur until it service to be as inexpensive and con- get in the habit of recycling. A struc- reaches a crisis. In the case of solid venient as possible. tured program of public education, stra- waste, landfill abatement takes place in Because of recycling's track record, tegic implementation, and close moni- two ways: using high-technology facili- city staff and the consultant worked to toring and evaluation led to the ties or changing the behavior of the find a successful program which would project's success. individual resident. The latter is less allow residents' behavior to match their Source separation recycling is a risky expensive, but requires a commitment attitudes supporting recycling. Recy- venture for cities. The first obstacle to to break away from our throwaway cle-3, a successful operation in Santa overcome is convincing people that culture. Rosa, California, offered customers recycling is viable despite its inconsist- three polyethylene containers for ent record of success. source separation and frequent collec- Assessing tion at the residence. This approach Minimizing risks community interest appeared adaptable to St. Louis Park. Choosing not to recycle has easily St. Louis Park is a first-ring suburb A i' program identifiable risks. Landfill capacity and of Minneapolis with a population of p p scarcity have been problems for sev- 43,000. Most of its housing stock went Based on the study recommenda- eral years. A potential for leaching of up during the decade after World War tions, the city began a pilot recycling pollutants from landfills exists. Water is II. Some 12,000 residential units (about program in October 1982. The program a valuable resource — surface water two-thirds of the housing stock) are included 2,200 of the 12,000 single- Ilrecreation and aesthetics; ground- single-family through fourplex dwell- family through fourplex residences in Ler for a potable water supply. In ings. The city currently contracts with three neighborhoods that represented e Twin Cities, the Metropolitan Woodlake Sanitary Service (a BFI sub- a broad cross-section of the city. Council's new sanitary landfill siting sidiary) to provide refuse services. Recyclable collection was twice a criteria have limited the number of In 1982, Pope-Reid Associates corn- month on the same day of the week as potential sites and generally placed pleted a comprehensive solid waste the rest of the refuse pickup in two 4 Minnesota Cities neighborhoods. In the third area, col- lection was on a different day to deter- mine if same-day collection was critical to getting people to recycle. The pilot project collected news- al print, metal cans, and glass, the most common and easily recyclable house- hold wastes. The consultant calculated that recycling these materials would result in an 18 percent reduction of waste in landfills if 100 percent of the households participated. All homes in the pilot areas received chure four weeks before the first col- improvements to the program. About a set of the Recycle-3 polyethylene lection. It told residents that the pro- 35 percent of the residents responded. (plastic) containers; three stackable gram was coming and that they would Although the public relations efforts units with a different color for each be part of an experiment to determine demanded a significant amount of city recyclable. The city chose the con- if recycling would work in St. Louis staff involvement, a new program, par- tainers because they were a key com- Park. The second brochure arrived ticularly one as innovative as recycling ponent of the Santa Rosa program, with the recycling containers and in a winter climate, needed support and they provided a highly visible remain- included stickers and specific instruc- information to succeed. der for residents to recycle, people tions on how and when to recycle, and could conveniently stack them in kitch- contacts in the event of problems. ens or stairwells next to wastebaskets, Before arrival of the second bro- Results of the and they could withstand Minnesota's chure and containers, the city held a temperature extremes. The only draw- meeting in each pilot neighborhood to voluntary program back of the containers was their cost. explain the program and answer ques- Residents in the pilot areas respond- After fabrication, freight, and distribu- tions. Because some residents couldn't ed better to the program than the city tion, a set had a value of$18. attend the neighborhood meetings, the expected. At the end of the first year, To simplify the schedule, collections city also produced a cable television an average of 51 percent of the house- were on the first and third Tuesdays show which aired several times during holds were setting containers out on and Wednesdays of the month. U.S. the start-up of the pilot program. Cable any given collection day. Data from th ReCyCo, a Minneapolis company, pro- television was also useful for recycling midyear questionnaire suggested t vided the collection services. Residents updates and tips. about 75 percent of the househol put recyclables at the curb or alley, the About midway through the program, recycled something at least once a same location as refuse. residents received an update brochure month. Participation was significant in that congratulated them for participat- comparison to other recycling efforts Financing the ing in the program, and highlighted data because it was purely voluntary with on amounts they had recycled. neither ordinances to mandate recy- pilot program The update included a questionnzire cling nor differential refuse rate sched- Grants totalling $56,000 from the that asked residents for information on ules or other economic incentives to federal Community Development Block their recycling habits, willingness to encourage recycling. Grant (CDBG) program and Hennepin purchase recycling containers, and Residents in the pilot program recy- County funded the cost oc the program. problems with and suggestions for cled 834,480 pounds of materials during The project got CDBG 'ng because it would create jobs in ail emerging Stackable recycling containers can survive Minnesota's climate. facet of the solid waste industry. Hen " - nepin County provided funds to assist °-" �..a in the demonstration of a suburban ._ " _ curbside recycling program and to gain �� ,„.,,,. data to help determine the needed �,e. � :n r ; a capacity of a county disposal facility. .. 40464. The city assumed all staff and supportD -' costs. ® " . .: Public education 0y Even with the best-designed pro — _ / - gram, an effective public education effort is necessary to obtain significant ir _ citizen participation and cooperation. ilik Beyond articles in newsletters and local newspapers, the city decided that ..-t direct resident contact would beir,.-• it, necessary. s- t Two brochures provided initial direct ..a J contact. Citizens received the first bro- I. :.v►` September 1984 5 1 4 the 12-month pilot project; 13 percent began efforts to expand the recycling St. Louis Park has established a fall waste that they set out for program to the remaining 10,000 model for solid waste source separation ollection. homes. which is effective and popular, and Throughout the pilot, the amount of The city was once again fortunate in should be easily adaptable to a variety collected newsprint was generally a a financial sense. In the spring, Con- of settings. The premise of the pro- good predictor of total recyclables. gress passed the 1983 Jobs Bill that gram is to make the service as conve- Those who recycled newsprint regular- contained a large appropriation for the nient and easy as possible. While recy- ly were also likely to recycle other CDBG program. St. Louis Park com- cling containers may seem expensive, materials frequently. Although the peted and received$152,000 to expand they represent a non-recurring cost. monetary return to ReCyCo from scrap the recycling program on the basis that The impact they have in terms of newsprint varied from poor to moder- it will create jobs. This grant will fund increasing the amount of material peo- ate, this component of the program most of the capital expense of the ple recycle shows that they are a wise was key to recycling other materials to recycling containers. investment. make the rest of the operation finan- The city will provide recycling ser- The pilot program shows that recy- cially successful. vices to all 12,000 residences free of clingimportant an ' portant role in overall charge in 1984. The annual refuse waste abatementlans. Recycling can P Y Evaluation collection and city administration extend landfill life and reduce the capac- The program evaluation included charges in the contract will increase to ity necessary in large resource recov- comparison with a control neighbor $73.50. By using grants, the $73.50 ery facilities. It will create private sec- hood and with the prior year's collec- charge will fund the reserve balance in tor jobs in the solid waste industry. the refuse fund and a portion of the And, most importantly, recycling will tions in the pilot neighborhoods. Based administration fee on a on on a one-year comparison, a time basis, save scarce Y Woodlake resources — land, water, collected four percent less refuse in the remaining costs of containers, recy- and virgin material. II pilot areas during the recycling pro- cling collections, and publicity. gram than it did before the pilot's About the authors: existence. In a control neighborhoodCraig W. Dawson is administrative without recycling collections were four Conclusions assistant to the city manager in St. ercent more than in recycling areas. Several factors contributed to the Louis Park. He was previously assist- Having recycling collections coincide success of the St. Louis Park recycling ant to the director of public works. He 'th the day of regular refuse collection program. Polyethylene containers pro- holds a master's degree in public appeared to have mixed importance. vided a convenient vehicle and constant administration from the University of Set-out rates in the neighborhood with reminder to recycle. Semimonthly col- Kansas. recycling and refuse collections on dif- lection encouraged residents to adopt a Clint Pires is coordinator of man- ferent days were 42 percent compared recycling behavior. St. Louis Park has agement information systems for St. with 52 percent in other areas. How- an active, well-educated citizenry which Louis Park. He was previously assist- ever, the amount of material per set- was probably inclined to support and ant to the director of public works. He out was also 14 percent higher in this Participate in such a program. Public has also served as assistant director of neighborhood than the other areas. education efforts were comprehensive the Illinois City Management Associa- and readily available. St. Louis Park tion and coordinator of the master of also needed to collect data from only arts in public affairs program at North- City-wide expansion two companies, Woodlake and ern Illinois University. He holds an Given the apparent success of the ReCyCo, in order to evaluate the effec- MAPA degree from Northern Illinois pilot program, in May 1983 the city tiveness of the recycling program. University. MEMO TO: Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission 4110 FROM: Bruce K. Anderson , Director. Parks , Recreation and Forestry DATE : September 26 , 1984 RE: Fall Recreation Program Update The first week of programs has commenced for all our recreation programs and at this time approximately 80% of all recreation programs that were offered are going . Enrollments for our youth gymnastics programs are down from prior years but registration for fall swimming classes has increased from fall , 1983 . In the adult recreation program areas, we have twelve teams enrolled in our three-man basketball league , fourteen teams in the four-man football , and five teams in our men ' s floor hockey league and four teams in our day-time three-man basketball league . In addi- tion , we have had good participation in our open volleyball and open gym programs. The aerobic work-out and jazz exercise programs continue at their same levels of registrations from prior years and the Healthy People , at this time , do not have enough registrations to be able to be offered. One exciting comment is that our Retirement Workshop, entitled • "Preparation for Retirement" currently has nine people enrolled and has held its first class session last Thursday evening. In addition to our existing recreation programs, staff has been actively assisting and coordinating the existing athletic associ- ations including the Mounds View Football , Lake Region Hockey and the Irondale Basketball Association . We currently serve on the Board of Director for the I .B.A, and are taking registration as well as weigh-ins for each of the three major sports. Staff would once again encourage each of you to stop by any of our class offerings to get a first hand observation as to the quality of the programs our department currently offers. Should you have any questions on any of our recreaton programs, feel free to discuss them with staff at the Commission meeting or by phone . BKA/sll Attachments • .i.JLLNLS VIIN PIARKS, 1R A il,' a & i' JEL.,TY bht' l:1'MLNIT 2401 HIGHWAY 10 L ST . PAUL, MN 55112 784-3055 1111 HALLOWEEN PARTY Come enjoy a ghoulish evening at the Halloween Party being held at the Great Skate , WpOnpsday, October 31 . The party will include games, prizes, tricks and treats . This party is for 1st - 6th graders . Every- one MUST. wear a costume to the party . FEE: $3 .00/person, which includes bus transportation, admission, and supervision. 1111111111111 .. 1 li '11 .40° 0y V,k_ 7:\,1!,it%,,er ' A:.44; ( T . .041/: i, BUS DEPARTURE : 4 : 45 p.m. from City Hall APPROXIMATE RETURN: 8: 15 p.m. at City Hall HALLOWEEN PARTY NAME GRADE 11/1 ADDRESS PHONE # ZIP CW) (H) PARENT' S SIGNATURE AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ Please make checks payable to: City of Mounds View GY I l ll, ,.11 4'' MOUNDS VIEW, MN 55112 784-3055 1110 Gadabouts #1 RED WING TOUR - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 We will spend a beautiful day along the banks of the Mississippi River in the Histor is Tbwn of Red Wing. Our trip will consist of a tour to many of Red Wing's historic sites which have been placed on the National Register of Historial Sites. We'll als visit homes of the 19th century industrialists who lived in Red Wing and be tourin two homes. There will also be time for shopping in the Red Wing Malls. Luncheon will be served at the Armory Dining and Lounge Restaurant which is located i the National Gard Armory that was restored in 1977. We' ll eat a delicious lunchee of beef stroganoff and then take a guided tour. This trip departs City Hall at 9:00 a.m. and returns at approximately 6:00 p.m. Th cost of the trip is $23.00 including motorcoach transportation, lunch, tax and tip an the tour. Maximum: 23 participants. #2 "MASS APPEAL" AT THE CHAN EN - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 "Mass Appeal" has been over at the Chanhassen due to its popularity. "Mass Appeal" i a moving and very funny comedy that deals with the conflict and friendship between a older Irish priest and an idealistic young seminarian. It's a warm comedy with uni versal appeal. The trip fee of $19.00 includes transportation, luncheon and play 1110 This trip departs Mounds View City Hall at 10:45 a.m. and returns at approximate) 5:45 p.m. #3 °OZARK" FOGGY RIVER BOYS - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Our trip takes us to the Prom for a luncheon and entertaining show by the Foggy Rive Boys of Ozark fame. We will first be treated to a sit down luncheon prior to th show. The Foggy River Boys have a colorful music tradition, styled after the Jordan aires of Nashville. Their repertoire includes both vocal and instrumental music. Th( trip fee of $22.00 includes: Luncheon, show and transportation. The trip depart: City Hall at 11:00 a.m, and returns at approximately 4:30 p.m. #4 LITTLE SIX BINGO PALACE/BURNSVILLE CENTER - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Bingo enthusiasts and first time bingo players will love this trip. Minnesota now ha: big time bingo. This trip will first stop at the Burnsville Shopping Center for shop- ping and a light lunch on your own. Then we depart for Little Six and receive a bingc orientation with coffee and donuts. Then we have four hours of bingo and hopeful)} bring home some jackpot winners. All participants will play 20 games with six playinc: cards per game. Little Six has modern facilities with full concessions, T.V. moni- tors, an Indian Cultural Center and more. The trip fee is $13.50 for senior (62+) anc $17.50 for all others. The trip departs City Hall at 8:45 a.m. and returns at approx- imately 6:00 p.m. 111/1 #5 19TH CENTURY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 Come and see the scenic and historic town of Hudson, Wisconsin. We will receive a personally guided tour of the novel 1855 eight-sided Octagonal House complete with a beautifully ornamented tree and colorful Yuletide decorations. We will also enjoy a unique and rare doll collection. Plenty of time will be allowed for browsing and Christmas shopping in the sleepy village of Afton, Minnesota. Lunch will be at the Afton House with a chicken crepedinneras the main entree. Departure is at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall and an approximate return at 3:30 p.m. The fee is $21.00/person including motorcoach transportation, tours, lunch, tax and tip. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis so register early. GADABOUTS REGISTRATION 11111 Name Phone No. (H) (W) Address Zip Gadabout: #1 [ ) #2 [ ] #3 [ ] #4 [ ] #5 [ ] Amt. Enclosed $ Please make checks payable to: City of Mounds View MOUNDS VIEW PARKS , RECREATION & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT 2401 HIGHWAY 10 MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA 55112 784-3055 ?` Arthritic Exercise THIS SWIMMING POOL EXERCISE CLASS IS TAUGHT IN A GRADUAL PROGRESSION; AND IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PERSON DEALING WITH ARTHRITIS . PARTICIPANTS MUST BE ABLE TO HANDLE ONE FLIGHT OF STAIRS . CLASSES ARE HELD AT : Edgewood Community Center Pool 5100 Edgewood Dr. Mounds View, MN 55112 4110 FALL LESSONS WILL BE ON: Monday & Wednesday 7: 50 - 8 : 30 p .m. Cost is $25 .00 THE TWENTY CLASSES (WHICH MEET TWICE A WEEK) WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 24 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: :Maureen Thielen, Aquatics Director Mounds View Parks & Recreation Dept . 784-3055 41 s MEMO TO: Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission 410 FROM: Bruce K. Ande _ e ' ,,, pir pct Parks, Recreat 'o - d`, ore try DATE : September 26 , 1984 RE : Monthly Staff Update - September , 1984 The following or issues or programs are outlined to provide the Commission with better overview of our department' s day to day operation . Each of the listed items are strictly information oriented and are not intended for formal Commission action: 1 . Community Theater Proposal - Staff is working with Janet Paone to develop a Community Theater proposal that can be presented for municipalities and the Community Education Department. Following our first production of "You Can' t Take It With You" , we feel there is a need to develop a Com- munity Arts/Theater Board who would be able to coordinate the project, as it was extremely time consuming for our depart- ment to undertake such a large project. 2 . Athletic Association Survey - Staff is working with the other municipalities and the School District in the development of a survey to each of the athletic associations to get a better handle on what services are available and how we might better • serve the existing athletic associations. The surveys have been distributed to 22 athletic associations and results will be tabulated during the first two weeks in October. 3 . Groveland Park Picnic - Over 500 local neighbors attended the Groveland Park Picnic on September 8 , 1984 and it was an extremely successful party. Besides raising of $2 , 500 . 00 for the Groveland Park Foundation , the days activities proved to be enjoyable for young and old alike . 4 . Deanna Mortenson , Part-time Clerical Staff - Deanna Mortenson has been employed by our department for the past four summers through the summer C.E.T.A. jobs program. Her position drew to a close on Friday, September 21 as she resumed her full- time college career. Ms. Mortenson will be missed as she has proved to be a very valuable and conscientious employee to our department during the past four years. 5. Wood Chips - We have "mountains" of wood chips available to the general public and will be preparing an article for the November-December Newsletter encouraging residents to pick up free wood chips at Silver View Park . Any assistance you can provide in spreading the word would be greatly appreciated. 6 . Drinking in the City Parks - The City Council expressed con- cern at the regularly scheduled , September 24 Council Meeting 41111 that the "No Drinking" provision in the City ordinance had not been strictly enforced. Staff is in the planning stages of drafting a letter that will be going out to each of the community park users informing them of the "No Drinking" law in the City parks. ;1011 1'� � ���� Y -2- 4111 7 . Aquatics Contract - The City Council approved the contract for Ms. Maureen Thielen , Aquatics Director for the next 12 months. Staff is pleased to have Maureen on board with us once again and looks forward to continued growth in our department' s aquatics program. Should you have any questions regarding any of these items, feel free to contact myself directly at 784-3055 , ext. #41 . BKA/sl1 • • r ' MEMO TO: .Janet {'eine John WoskoffV 111/1 FROM: Bruce K. Anderson, Director- Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE: September 12, 1984 RE: Community Theater Proposal As per our dinner discussion last week, I have developed the following list of items that need to be compiled in a clear cohesive manner as a Community Thea- ter proposal. I envision that the Community Theater proposal will be present- ed to the four municipalities as well as the Mounds View Community Education Department for their review and formal approval. Items that need to be included in the proposal are as follows: 1. A copy of by-laws and/or structure as to how the Community Theater Board would function. This item would also need to include a statement as to how the relationship between the four municipalities, School District and theater board would function. 2. An annual budget proposing both revenue and expenditures for the develop- ment of a Community Theater program. As part of the budgetary process you would need to determine how many plays, time periods and financial feasi- bility of the productions. • 3. A staffing proposal outlining staff salaries; including brief job descrip- tions outlining what each of the paid staff members would do. 4. A publicity or public relations campaign, highlighting how the Community Theater program would he promoted and publicised. 5. A proposal outlining how the required funds would be attained, i.e. a per- centage share from each of the municipalities and School District and/or funding from Minnesota Associated Arts Board, etc. 6. A past history of the Mounds View Community Theater under Mel Olson and an overview of existing community theater organizations in surrounding areas to specifically establish the need for a community theater program within the School District. Additional items that would be included would be population figures, relationship to existing community theater programs and past experiences. 7. A section dedicated to interviewing existing community itY theater programs to determine the success and/or history of other community theater organiza- tions that have functioned in a similar capacity. 8. We would need letters of support from community "activists" including School District administration, local Park and Recreation staff, School District staff and other interested community residents. 9. We would need a letter of committment from either the School District or 111/1 Irondale High School principal stating that facilities would be available at Irondale for the times as outlined. Should you have any questions regarding any of these items, feel free to con- tact myself directly at 784-3055, ext. #41. BKA/sll