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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-28-87 Agenda & Packet CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Thursday, May 28 , 1987 • AGENDA 6: 30 p.m. Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers I . CALL TO ORDER II . REVIEW OF APRIL 23 , 1987 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES. III . AGENDA ADDITIONS IV. CHAIRPERSON ' S REPORT V. COUNCILMEMBER' S REPORT %/VI . SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAM REVIEW ' fVII . VIEW A SPECIAL VIDEO TAPE - 10 MINUTES • VIII. OLD BUSINESS �A. WHERE IS THE PORTABLE CLASSROOM BUILDING? 1B. MUSKRAT VARMINTS 'C. ' WOODCREST PARK DEVELOPMENTS /b. GROVELAND TENNIS COURTS ✓E. FESTIVAL IN THE PARK / . COMMUNITY THEATER IX. ADJOURNMENT • , MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA • April 23 , 1987 6: 30 p.m. Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Following a tour of City parks, the meeting was called to order at 7 : 35 p.m. by Chairperson ' Wayne Burmeister. ROLL CALL Commissioners present : Commissioners Starr, Daniels, Rowley, Anderson and Chairperson Burmeister. Commissioners absent : Commissioners Long and Silvis Councilmembers present : Councilmember Quick. Staff present: Director Saarion and Administrative Assistant Linke. AGENDA ADDITIONS Staff recommended that a discussion on a Public Hearing for Random Park be added under section VIII "Old Business" . . CHAIRPERSON ' S REPORT Chairperson Burmeister reported that he had received a letter from a resident requesting permission to place duck and geese feeders on Silver View Park property. After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Daniels, seconded by Commissioner Anderson to deny permission for the duck and geese feeders on park property and to suggest that he place them on his own property. The motion passed unanimously: 5 ayes , 0 nays. Chaiperson Burmeister also expressed concern about the growing numbers of muskrat houses along the bank of the Silver View Park pond and suggested that staff contact the DNR about arranging for a the muskrats to be trapped. In addition, Chairperson Burmeister stated that the drainage culverts in Silver View Park were full of trash and should be cleaned out. Staff indicated that those types of maintenance items would be taken care of when the summer J . P.T.A. crew begins work. COUNCILMEMBER' S 111 REPORT No Report -2- • . SILVER VIEW POND PATHWAY SYSTEM Staff distributed a .letter from Mr. Dan Hill , a Mounds View resident , regarding his concern that 111 the Silver View Park path would not be continued around the park. There was a discussion regarding past agreements with the developer about the continuation of the pathway around the park. After searching for any documents with the developer regarding this matter, Director. Saarion did not find anything that would indicate a prior agreement with the developer. Director Saarion stated that it would be advantageous to the park to continue the trail around the pond. The Commission agreed and suggested that staff begin work on the portion of park property in back of the Scotland Green Apartments. The Commission recommended that staff prepare a time line for completing the trail around the pond. A motion was made by Commissioner Daniels, seconded by Chairperson Burmeister to proceed with plans to install the trail completely around Silver View Pond and to have staff present a detailed plan and timeline for the installation. The motion passed unanimously: 5 • ayes , 0 nays. HILLVIEW PARK Director Saarion informed the Commission of the need to better utilize the neighborhood parks. She suggested that programs such as bocce ball , and horseshoes be initiated and possibly the installation of a Vita Course. The Commission inquired as to when the equipment at Hillview and Oakwood parks were scheduled for replacement. Staff indicated that Hillview Park is recommended for 1988 and Oakwood for 1989 . OLD BUSINESS Staff indicated that the play ground equipment for Woodcrest Park had arrived and is scheduled for installation in late May or early June. The Commission was informed that a public hearing would be necessary before the portable classroom could be put at Random Park. The meeting was set for May 5 , 1987 at 8 : 00 p.m. at the Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers. Staff would send notices to residents of abutting properties of Random Park and post the notice of a public hearing in the New Brighton Bulletin. • • -3- Director Saarion gave an overview of the spring and summer park projects . They include installation of the playground equipment, painting of the puppet wagon, installing cement slabs for portable toilets , and improvements to the park shelters. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Daniels, seconded by Commissioner Starr to adjourn the meeting at 8: 35 p.m. Motion passed unanimously: 5 ayes, 0 nayes. Respectfully submitted, . Mary Saarion, Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry MS/sl 4111 1987 SPRING CLASS STATISTICS Walt Disney' s World on Ice 36 Gymnastics Tumbling I 8 • Tumbling II 6 Beginner. I 11 Beginner II 8 Advanced Beginner 8 Intermediate 11 Advanced 7 Elite Gymnastics 15 Body Evolution Single Whammie 16 Double Whammie 6 Open Adult Volleyball Open Adult Basketball Duplicate Bridge 2 tables Bridge Brigade 1-3 tables Tennis League - Mixed Doubles 10 teams - Women' s Singles 5 players - Men' s Singles Youth Tennis Lessons 10 Willy Tilly' s Pre-school Program 7 • Youth Floor Hockey 1 & 2 grade 24 3 & 4 grade 16 5 & 6 grade 14 Twin Cities Today/Lunch at Arthur' s 15 Menomonie , WI tour 14 Senior Exercise 8-12 School Days Out April 3 26 April 13 24 April 14 24 April 15 29 April 16 14 Adaptive Bowling 17 Dance ( 3-4 pm) 9 Dance (4-5 pm) 15 Senior Arboretum Trip 47 Adult Softball Men ' s Class B 9 teams • Men ' s Class C 16 teams Men ' s Class D 16 teams Men' s Over 35 8 teams Women' s Class C 8 teams Women' s Class D 8 teams TOTAL 65 teams Youth Sports T-ball 8 teams 8-ball 4 teams Youth softball 2 teams Superball 3 teams • TOTAL 18 teams • • 4 , PARKS AND RECREATION . 1 LIGHTED FIELD IMIIIII 2UNLIGHTEDFIELDS TSAVINGS A North Carolina parks and recreation department found that one lighted field would accommodate as many games as two unlighted fields, and at less cost. • mit .,r r; :ill i _ • a." ! x� , ,• , , !` � � !ra ` al,k ` y•, �,� „�'r! ,,,J��'.,,'4�r ,,,,,,,,-,,,,,,,,,-;.,,,,.,,,,./., �! h �' 'tr 'V/1 ','. ',.:,;,,,,',',','.•ru .%I N. •♦.,i� ', ! Y �v• °a.a'S� '+�J , . jr,I, '4'..c 1:%',1,6'w .,r ,.�r �r. 5;. r r4 1, . ► r bw `i'� 4{� • •. id'cy, . kl, 6 rw ' v arts �r � t t'r „+ f, i h, ! e, J{•,,,1 ,4 7,... , " r:�l F,V .*:, O'5r,, ,,IX`�y,, „.0,,,l ...i. ,R«y..,,l to .� 4 a� .,•..iY''1 J ,. +.:- By DOUGLAS V.MOON lighted field would be the most PREPARING THE SITE cost-effective. It is worthwhile to review what • oftball is the most popular The most desirable playing time happened when we implemented •• participatory sport in the Unit- for most people is a weekday even- our plans, both in terms of general ed States, and in Henderson ing after work.That's when the tax- guidance and specific steps that can County, N.C., softball is a passion. payers are available to play, or to be taken to minimize costs. In 1985, more than 2,300 people watch their sons and daughters play. participated on 133 men's,women's, Without lighting,one field can ac boys'and girls'softball and baseball commodate either two night soft- teams,playing on seven fields(four ball games(one hour each)at 6 p.m. Two unlighted fields would lighted)at the 212-acre Jackson Park. t and 7 p.m., or one baseball game cost$110,000, while one li ht • - At that, the facilities were inade- g (two hours): quate to meet the demand. Since ed field would cost$80,000, 1981,12 men's softball teams had re Of course, if extra innings be quested playing time,and we were come necessary, or if there are de- thus creating a capital say unable to serve them. Since 1983, lays caused by rain or injuries,later ings of $30,000. eight Babe Ruth League teams had innings can be troublesome,or may requested fields,because the indus have to be postponed. trial field they were using was about To accommodate our unmet to become unavailable. • needs, two new unlighted fields In this latter respect,however,the The options included building • would have been required.Alterna- key to long-term cost savings has al • - two unlighted fields or one • tively,we could have added just one ways been quality. Almost invari- twld, aand we determinedieldsor lightedt the field with lighting, permitting play ably, if you cut costs by cutting of four softball games,two baseball corners,the end result will be more games,or combinations of softball expense rather than less.Either the and baseball. lighting will be inadequate or the For others trying to decide be- cost of operating and maintaining 'a tween lighted and unlighted fields, the system will be more expensive Table 1 on page 45 indicates how the than necessary. dollar difference between the The site we selected for the new choices might look,assuming land ball field comprised six acres nes- must be acquired. tied between two streams. Because The numbers will vary substantial- the area was part of an old city land- ` ly from location to location, de- fill,we had to call in the Henderson- pending on the cost of the land, ville operations department and the labor and electricity. In our case,we Tennessee Valley Authority. already owned the land,so the cost The latter had to be consulted be- of acquiring it was not a factor. cause potential land erosion could We estimated construction costs spread wastes. TVA found that no (not including parking facilities) at hazardous materials were present $55,000 per field, with an added and gave us the go-ahead to build. $25,000 for lighting. That meant to- However,they discovered that the tal construction costs of$110,000 for waste was covered with only four to two unlighted fields or $80,000 for five inches of soil, instead of the one lighted field,creating a capital four to five feet needed.As a result, savings of $30,000. we had to purchase and spread Annual operating and mainte- 5,000 cubic yards of fill,creating an nance costs were estimated at$8,000 unanticipated cost of $11,000. • per field, with an additional $5,000 All of the surveying, design and for lighting. Based on those esti- specification was handled by our mates, two unlighted fields would public works department,following cost $16,000 annually, while one standards and guidelines devel- lighted field would cost$13,000,for oped by the American Softball As- an annual savings of $3,000. sociation and Babe Ruth Baseball. _ _,_._ Given the savings in capital costs, Foul lines are 310 feet long, and and assuming the county would be the furthest distance between the able to earn 10 percent annual in- outfield and home plate is 350 feet. ______._. terest on its cash reserves, it would To the extent possible,home plate have been worthwhile to have in- should be on the north side of the 'IIIII' stalled the lighting, even if annual infield and second base on the O&M costs were $3,000 more per south, so sunset will not interfere year.As can be seen,however,light- with the pitcher's or batter's vision. - ing reduces annual costs, creating We had to shift the layout slightly I i I a double benefit. (Continued on next page) _.,.: s r - f • • LIGHTING plication engineer,whose services for Babe Ruth play.This requires an were provided as part of the cost of average of 30 maintained footcan- (ConlinuedIron,page 41) the equipment and materials weob- dles in the infield, and 20 main- , • from the ideal,because of the loca- tained from the manufacturer. tained footcandles in the outfield. • • tion of the two streams. With the engineer's help,we were (Maintained footcandles refers to The field was completed in May able to accomplish the following: the amount of light produced, on • 1985, but the lighting installation • Determine appropriate light ley- average, after the initial "burn-in." • had to be delayed because of the els:When a sports field will be used Light sources produce more light unanticipated construction costs. for different types of play, the type when they are new. Output then Nonetheless,the field was used for having the most demanding visual typically recedes to a fairly constant practice and league play almost requirements should be the one for level for a time, after which output from the moment it was ready. which lighting is' selected. drops precipitously. The ability to Since baseball is slightly more sustain maintained footcandles de- IDENTIFYING DESIGN ISSUES visually demanding thah softball, pends on the frequency with which We were fortunate in that we were we decided to develop our design lamps are changed.) able to rely on a manufacturer's ap- to meet standards recommended • Select lamps:The most efficient lamp suited for the purpose is the one that should be selected. " " i " ' RQ-��� Mercury vapor is populargbe- ` • A• A � v�,�( cause of its Ion life and ood color 4, ',,4g a tri.' .ti. rendition,but we decided against it =: 4F frKIM Ffi 7_iiaIkJn because of low efficiency. x High-pressure sodium lamp's are �( f51 LI ne far more efficient than mercury va- por por and last as long, but they pro- '' � I •" duce agolden-white color,causing -� - lviarker what is called "color shifting;' in which reds take on a brownish cast. . • . We wanted more accurate color • + means rendition,especially because many ----4:"25-.:,—_—:----•:-.. ..- of our games are telecast locally,so -Kp'f� — ' fewer we selected metal halide lamps. • They produce better color than ...r.1.... .......Iraa. �' ♦ refills mercury vapor, last almost as long, and are almost as efficient as high- pressure sodium. B&G's stainless steel Line • Select mounting method: Flood- ;,,,, Marker holds a whopping 7 gal- li hts can be mounted on metal, Ions of paint,to cover a lot of g ground between refills.At full concrete or wooden poles,or on ex- walking speed,with just a touch isting structures. We had no exist- • - . of your finger,you can make ing structures, so that eliminated . . straight, curved, broken or con- . that option. tinuous lines without skips. You ' can adjust the line width,and The decision between metal,con- even hand-stencil numbers crete or wooden poles can be made • ,.�.. without any extra attachments. based on cost and aesthetics. • With its long hose, the LineGenerally speaking,wooden poles ., • Marker lets you work up to 5' are less costly to purchase than con- • 1, ,.f away from the tank. Besides being easy to use, crete or metal, but they offer less - $ -L• B&G's Line Marker is alsd`easy flexibility in terms of maintenance -- - to clean.The stainless steel procedures.(Fixtures cannot usual- -_.�._. tank,which has a 5"wide open ly be lowered for maintenance, ill) - 1--- ing,detaches from the cart.The making a cherry picker or other cart is made of strong, long means necessary). lasting steel—while the pump is rust-resistant brass. However, we chose wooden When you're done with the poles, because a trade-off agree- field,do the parking lot. We'll ment with the local fire department sell you more paint. gave us access to a cherry picker and maintenance crew at virtually no cost. (See below under "Oper- , SJ o 3 U. Ep"s°'" "` ating Cost Factors.") , °ate` • Determine proper pole locations: • Applebutter Lane,Plumsteadville,PA 18949 (215)766-8811•(800)544-8811 Proper baseball lighting requires ' (Tex.902061 237-8014 IMOCOPIn TDV light from no less than four loca- tions and no more than eight. Circle 30 on the Information Request Card 42 ATHLETIC BUSINESS,May, 1987 . All poles(and fixtures)should be be tested through computer simu- When there are more than just a out of lines of play,to prevent glare lation, which most manufacturers few, however, rely on manufac- • that could cause players to lose can perform. The printout shows turers'aiming diagrams,as we did. dills of the ball. For baseball and what the light levels will be at vari- A variance of even a few degrees softball,principal lines of sight are ous points,to help check for accura- from recommendations can have • those between pitcher and batter, cy.These usually show initial,rather significant impacts on lightingr acc • ura- from recommendations can havthan maintained, footcandles. els and uniformity, particularly Accordingly, and as shown in • Provide proper aiming:Once the when narrow beam spreads(NEMA Figure 1,we opted for two poles be- fixtures are mounted,they must be 1, 2 and 3) are involved. hind and at either side of home properly aimed to ensure uniform OPERATING COST FACTORS plate(A poles)to light the ball as it lighting. When only a few fixtures The cost of our lighting came to comes to the batter; two poles be- are used, they often can be aimed about $25,000, elevated somewhat hind and further down the home- at dusk on a trial-and-errdr "eye- by the need to put power wiring un- to-first and home-to-third base ball" basis. paths (B poles), aimed along the (Continued on next page) baselines and up to the fringe of the outfield, to illuminate the ball as it is hit; and four poles beyond the outfield (C poles), away from prin- ^ �_ cipal sight lines. — ,, . , • Selecting mounting heights: � \\ Mounting height should be select- NE ed so that the light sources are IN SCOPE gO k 1 I above the line of sight, to prevent glare;optimum height will be deter- mined by lamp output. We selected 1,500-watt lamps i _; ` • 4. rather than smaller ones, so we ,,......d«.s+-� f'tip would need fewer lamps to provide the same light output. In addition, ill larger lamps tend to be more effi- --f f t, nt(more lumens of light output � L r each watt of power required). fAM FA -PLA j jam -; I , Given the lamps'light output,we 4 chose to mount the lamps 70 feet high on 85-foot poles. The fixtures were mounted on crossarm adapt- ..***0 - ers fastened to the top of L-shaped �, �xa ' brackets. • Select fixtures: There can be major differences in fixtures, so WE KNOW In the past three years, ' Fair Play has installed selections must be made with care. Some produce far more light than THE more sponsored others; some are sturdier than scoreboards and message others, or provide more resistance SPONSORSHIP centers than all the other to the buildup of dirt and dust. CAMEscoreboard companies A major concern is beam spread, combined. From large, meaning the width (in degrees) of INSIDE OUT custom designed boards the beam of light produced. Beam '` spread is rated according to stan- on down, Fair Play is the dards established by the National name to remember in Electrical Manufacturers Associa- tion (NEMA), based on a scale of 1 ,�1I��%/ So, if you're about to to 7.The higher the NEMA number = acquire a sponsor- the wider the spread. fflIFITHY SCOREBOflROS financed scoreboard, talk In our design, we have five fix- iii���� to Fair-Play first. You'll tures on each of the two A poles, come out the big winner. seven on each of the two B poles, Box 1847-AB five on two of the C poles and four Des Moines, Iowa 50306 ite other two. In each case, we (515) 265-5305 a combination of NEMA 3, 4 AMERICA'S SCOREKEEPER FOR OVER 50 YEARS and 5 beam spreads. • Test assumptions: Once the de- sign has been completed,it should 4 ATHLETIC BUSINESS,May, 1987 Circle 31 on the Information Request Card , • LIGHTING (Continued Iron page 43) derground.(This was done to meet • •c2 federal requirements,since Jackson • Park was built in 1974 with the help 310' of Federal Land and Water Conser- vation funds.) Frankly,we favor un- . 2oFs n ed derground wiring in any event, because it looks better and is safer. c3 The cost of operating and main- laining an outdoor lighting system i----X30' </40 consists principally of utility costs, B' replacement lamps, and the labor _ and equipment costs associated 140' �� a with cleaning the fixtures and replacing the lamps. •° If 301c '�� In our case, the field lighting is used 306 hours per year: six nights\c • ' `40' 1 '1\ _,,,... '' M a week from the first Monday in May to September 30. , 25' • The connected load of each fix- -- ----, - A a ture is 1,630 watts (1.63kW), consid- _. 5 _4 \I, .p ering the lamp load(1,500W)and the ballast load (130W). A2 B2 As a result,the connected load of • the system (42 fixtures) is: 3 ) Pole NEMA type Aiming Point 42 fixtures x 1.63kW/fixture = 68.46kW The new field features eight poles—two along each base line and four beyond the The price per kWh(averaged to in- outfield to provide 30 footcandles of light on the infield and 20 footcandles on the dude demand charges) is $0.06, so outfield. The NEMA numbers along each aiming line indicate the width of each beam. (Continued on page 45) • FLEXIBLE Granada ' s . .. E ..„z_ cuRvE SPORTS _ .. Pitching Machine . 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Lighting 0 5,000 Total $ 16,600 $ 13,300 4 •f Overall Annual Cost Football and baseball fields Assuming 25-Year Tapered, 16-sided poles available in Amortization of Capital Facilities $ 31,600 $ 21,800 heights up to 160 feet. Accommodate up to 32 luminaires. One-piece pole ly Table 1 sections up to 52 feet long are joined (Continued o-nrn page 44) by telescoping on the job site. Built of j •the utility costs associated with $50 per lamp(through state contract weathering steel which forms its own lighting the field come to: bid), so the annual cost of replace handsome protective finish,or with ment lamps can be as low as$2,100. prime coat for painting. • 1 68.46kW x 306 hrs/yr x $0.06/kWh (42 lamps x $50/lamp) Available in a variety of lighting = $1,257/yr The cost of cleaning fixtures and configurations, supplied with service We change our lamps once per replacing lamps can be high if you platform and light brackets as required. year to help ensure good lighting have to rely on a cherry picker. and to minimize both initial and On the other hand, replacement long-term costs by reducing the can be far more costly when it is t;;, number of fixtures and poles other- decided to replace lamps only I wise needed to maintain the light at when they burn out,since the men 1 . the levels we want. and equipment have to be mobi- This frequent changing also helps lized so many times. i , . ‘„ . . ,. i : j .,. i prevent unexpected burn out, Replacing the lamps early and all '4_ ' . .:4•,-.4 . which can create a real problem at the same time thus saves even ' x - during a game. 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(604)383-9508 WINSIfO, M/NN 55395 • AREA CORE 6111-485-1111 Circle 35 on the Information Request Card ATHLETIC BUSINESS, May, 1987 45 r — . --- .__ . _ • . LIGHTING $3,500 per year, or about $11 per income from the concession stands. hour of use. Where lighting permits more use of (Continued from page 45) • each field,fewer concession stands • more money than the alternative.It THE BENEFITS OF LIGHTING have to be built, providing a better . also permits buying all the lamps at To help offset the cost of use,each return on investment. the same time(group purchase dis- team pays the Parks and Recreation • Tournaments: Because we have • count). Department $250 per season. Be- lighted fields, we attract play-off The cost of lamp replacement cause as many as 24 additional tournaments from surrounding • goes down when the fixture can be league teams can be accommodat- areas, and this brings additional . . . lowered,either independent of the ed,a lighted field could produce an revenue. We estimate that the pole or by a pole whose design per- additional$6,000 in income,paying revenue generated throughout the mits it to "bow." for the cost of lighting and helping county over each three-day play-off However, there is more of an in- to offset the other.costs. tournament weekend amounts to vestment required for such poles But that is only one of many ben- $500,000. and,in our case,we had an alterna- efits.Others include the following: • Charitable activities:The lighting tive to high labor and equipment • Parking: When two fields are enables charitable organizations to costs. Since the fire department used simultaneously, the parking use the fields at night.These groups trains its personnel on the use of required is double that needed for pay for expenses and keep the pro- . the ladder equipment,we decided one lighted field, where play and ceeds for their charitable projects. to make our poles available as"tall fan participation occur serially. • Improved quality of life:Improv- . building simulation devices." In The savings involved are substan- ing the quality of life helps make . return, the fire fighters would tial,considering the capital costs for Henderson County a better place to change our lamps and clean the fix- land, design and construction, live,encouraging more businesses tures (mostly the lenses). among others, as well as those for to locate here, which results in a • . The fire department is naturally annual maintenance. healthier economy and a happier pleased with the trade-off,especial- In our case, capital cost savings citizenry. ■ ly since so many of the firemen play amounted to approximately$7,500, Douglas V. Moon is director of the Henderson softball or baseball. complemented by annual main- County(N.C.)Parks and Recreation Department,801 Glover St.,Hendersonville,NC 28739. 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