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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-26-87 Agenda & Packet CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Thursday, March 26, 1987 AGENDA411 6: 30 p.m. Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers ✓T . CALL TO ORDER ,/II. REVIEW OF FEBRUARY 26, 1987 COMMISSION MINUTES vIII . AGENDA ADDITIONS I;h vIV. CHAIRPERSONS REPORT (V. COUNCILMEMBERS REPORT I. REVIEW THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR R PARK LAND THAT ABUTS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VII. PORTABLE CLASSROOM LOCATION RECOMMENDATION III. COLOR OF PARK SHELTER BUILDINGS /IX. CLEAN UP DAY — MAY 2ND SPECIAL PARK PLANS /X. OLD BUSINESS: v A. GROVELAND PARK TENNIS COURT BIDS ✓ B. PROGRAMS IN PROGRESS COMMUNITY THEATER UPDATE D. UPDATE ON THE 5 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN XI . ADJOURNMENT MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA February 26, 1987 6:30 P.M. MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Commissioners Silvis, Long, Daniels, Anderson, Starr, Rowley and Chairperson Burmeister. Councilmembers present: Councilmember Wuori Staff present: Director Saarion and Administrative Assistant Linke. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis, "seconded by Commissioner Long to approve the minutes as written. Motion passed unanimously 7 ayes, 0 nayes. CHAIPERSON'S REPORT No report 41)UNC1LMEMBER'S REPORT Councilmember Wuori reported that the park dedication fee from the Red Oak Sub-division would be approximately $1,500. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Chairperson Burmeister welcomed the new Commission Members. LAKESIDE PARK FUNDING REPORT Staff informed the Commission that the Spring Lake Park City Council had passed the $1,200 requested for capital improvements at Lakeside Beach for the 1987 swimming season. The Spring Lake Park City Council preferred to reassess the need for the capital improvements monies on a yearly basis rather than make it a permanent part of the Lakeside budget. Staff added that the Mounds View City Council would be considering the request for funds at their March 2, 1987 meeting. SILVER VIEW PARR CITIZENS CONCERNS Mary Mitchell, a resident from the Mary Anderson development abutting Silver View Park was present at the Commission meeting representing the neighbors of her area. She had several concerns regarding a landscaping plan around the pond area and the proposed maintenance of the area as well. -2- Ms. Mitchell stated that former Director Anderson had promised the residents that Forester Rick Wriskey would contact them regarding a landscaping 110 plan. Staff explained that during the transition between former Director Anderson and herself, this been conveyed, but she would direct Forester Wriskey to develop a questionnaire to determine the residents ideas regarding the landscaping plans. Other questions raised during the discussion included the possibilty of stocking the pond and the use of Aqua-shade to eliminate the excessive weed growth in the pond. WOODCREST PARK IMPROVE- MENTS AND PLAY STRUCTURE Staff distributed a variety of information on play structures and park amenities. After a lengthy discussion, the following items were recommended by the Commission for improvements to Woodcrest Park: 1. Miracle play structure - white tubes with green poles. ($9,200) 2. Two in-ground picnic tables ($756) 3. Two benches ($378) 4. One grill ($79) 5. Miracle four seat swing set ($450) 6. Repairs to Woodcrest shelter building as follows: • a. Paint b.. Windows c. Locks • d. Flooring ' e. Stairs f. Ramp • 7. Glider swing ($682) • 8. Landscaping ($500) 9. Maze 'n' Trail ($1,500) 10. Timbers and sand ($400) 1.1 . Water fountain and plumbing ($450) 12. Bike rack ($168) 410 ' 13. Miscellaneous repairs to all park shelter buildings ($2,787) -3•- Commissioner Daniels suggested a landscaping plan to make a physical barrier between the tot 111 lot/picnic area and the skating rink area in order to beautify the picnic area. A motion was made by Chairperson Burmeister and seconded by Commissioner Daniels to recommend that the aforementioned improvements to Woodcrest park be submitted to the City Council for their approval at the next regular meeting. The motion passed unanimously, 7 ayes, 0 nayes. CITY HALL PLAY STRUCTURE A motion was made by Chairperson Burmeister, seconded by Commissioner Daniels to recommend the preschool play structure by Miracle as suggested by staff and submit it to the City Council for their approval. The motion passed unanimously, 7 ayes, 0 nayes. The Commission decided on blue and white as the • colors of the play structure at City Hall. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis, seconded by Commissioner Long to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m. Motion passed unanimously, 7 ayes, 0 nayes. Respectfully submitted, Mary on,aariDirector Parks, Recreation and Forestry MEMO TO: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY DATE: MARCH 17, 1987 RE: PORTABLE CLASSROOM The School District has offered the sale of the portable classroom currently located at Pinewood School to the City of Mounds View for a price of $1 .00. The City would like to use the facility in a park site for recreational and community programs. The building is 24' x 36' and is in great condition. It has metal siding, carpeted floor , tile ceiling and acoustical the walls. It has two electric heaters, sliding windows and is in excellent condition. The building can be moved by a moving company for approximately $2,350. Electrical hook—up costs will differ according to its location. i In discussions with staff and a few councilmembers, the choices for location has been limited to three parks including Random, Silver View and City Hall Parks. Site plans of each of these three parks will be presented for your information at the meeting. Once a home is found for this facility, I think that it, will be a great asset to community and recreational activities. MS/si MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ? FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY DATE: MARCH 10, 1987 • RE: PORTABLE CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITY As you have been briefed by Clerk Administrator Don Pauley, the School District may be offering the Pinewood portable classroom to the City. I am very excited about this possible opportunity. Listed below are some uses that I see for such a facility. 1 . The facility would be the standard place for our adult exercise programs. Currently our programs are held at Pinewood School cafeteria. The participants complain about the dirty floors and the frequent cancellations due to school functions. Using our own facility, we would have control over its cleanliness and would not have the cancellations which often kill a program. 2. The facility would be used for our pre—school programs during the daytime. 3. The facility would be used for scout meetings for both boys and girls. Currently, the schools are not able to meet the requests for scout meetings. This facility would he great for such meetings. 4. Craft programs would be held from this facility as well as many other adult art activities. 5. School days out programs would be held at this facility. The major 411 advantage of a building like this is that it would not be used as a rink shelter or summer playground center and therefore it would be constantly available for classes. Because it would only be used for classes, the building would remain in better care because the useage would be less intense than traditional park shelter buildings. My choice of location for this building is Random Park for these reasons: 1 . The building would be next to a tot lot for enhancement of a pre—school facility. 2. The building would be highly visible from Long Lake Road and Ridge Lane and this would cut down the vandalism potential. 3. The building would enjoy easy accessibility and is located in an area which is easy to see and locate. 4. Random Park land does not offer any other uses. By placing this building on the site, this park will enjoy frequent use of passive and controlled activity that will not disrupt the neighborhood. 5. The cost of electricity to Random Park is very minimal ($450.00) due to easy neighborhood line access. I know that Silver View Park is a popular choice. I believe that this building is not compatible with Silver View Park for these reasons: 1 . Silver View is a park facility encouraging outdoor activities. An inside classroom, passive activity facility does not fit in with the designed use of the park. 2. The building would be a target for vandals if placed at Silver View Park. 3. Silver View Park does not enhance youth or pre-school activities with a lot or play structure. 4. , Silver View Park is designed as an adult park and should not compromise its high-density activity to passive classroom instruction. 5. A building located at Silver View Park should include a picnic shelter, toilet facilities and storage area. The picnic shelter would offer tournaments and leagues a place for gathering and eating and would also lend itself for concession stands. The toilet facilities would offer relief for players and spectators and the storage area could house ballfield grooming equipment, bases, chalk, etc. 6. The portable classroom could not offer any of these needs at Silver View Park. If it were used for such needs, it would be massacred in less than one year due to misuse of what the classroom is intended. 7. Electrical hook up to the Silver View site would be $5,000.00 because no access is available. 410 My final thoughts on this building is that it is perfect for classroom recreational programming use. It is built for this intention. I do not see it useable as a park shelter building such as ice rinks or playgrounds because we have sufficient facilities for these activities. What we really need is a facility whose usage can be controlled with the sole purpose being meetings and instruction. I am sure such a building could be programmed for community use every night of the week plus weekends and daytimes. MS/sl r • 'Ifi rN s 14i.,f 1 i;t5t4:S� � • 7�an • �' „ I t rano;. f.'.:.wri. • a OROS le IIAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA GATEWAY TO THE NORTH 2401 HIGHWAY 10 MOUNDS VIEW,MINN.55112 7R4-3055 Porch 13 , 1987 Mr. Paul Donnelly Mounds View School District District Service Center 2959 No. Hamline Avenue Roseville, Minnesota 55113 Dear Paul : The City of Mounds View is greatly excited with your proposal to turnover the portable classroom facility at Pinewood School to the City for use as a community building when it is abandoned as part of the expansion of the Pinewood School Facility. Such action would be an outstanding example of the close partnership that has existed between the Mounds View School District and the City. Should we receive this structure, the City would make it a permanent installation in one of our parks where it would be used as a community facility providing space for organiza- tions needing room for their meetings or activities, various recreation programs including the City's extremely School successful la y Program and any other activities that Qays air would he appropriate for such a facility. Once a determina- tion is made by the School District to donate this facility to the City, arrangements will he made by the City to remove the building prior to the time construction begins on the classroom addition and when it is most convenient for the School District. We look forward to hearing from the School District regarding this matter and we hope that should your proposal meet with success, a smallribbon cutting ceremony can he held where the School Board can be personally thanked by the City for their generosity. Veryltru yours, cc: Mayor & City Council CITY OF MO NDS VIEW Park & Recreation �_. J ~ % Commission Mary Saarion Dona. d F. a tt ley Clerk\Admjnistrator DFP/mjs • MEMO TO: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY DATE: MARCH 17, 1987 RE: PARK SHELTER BUILDING The park shelter buildings are scheduled for painting this Spring. if the Commission wishes to change colors a decision should be made at. the March 26 meeting. if everyone is happy with. the current color scheme, it will be painted using the current colors. MS/s1 S CLEAN UP YOUR ACT ! i "And now that I have your undivided attention..." Dear fellow Mounds View resident: • Those of us living near Silver View Park enjoy its beauty all year round. However, from time- _to-time the park needs our help. And that is what this note is all about. As you may have noticed, a lot of refuse has accumulated around the pond over the winter. Construction debris, windblown garbage, and just about any other variety of trash seems to settle in around the shoreline of the pond, and be held there. In addition, some floating debris is also in the pond. In view of the above, I contacted Mary Saarion, Director of the City of Mounds View Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. What I proposed was that all of us who live near the park would be willing to volunteer a little of our time to clean up around the pond. It seemed to me that Saturday, May 2 would be a good date, especially since it coincides with Mounds View Spring Clean Up Day. The City will provide plastic bags, which can be picked up on Saturday, May 2 near the park sidewalk by our place (7401 Park View Drive, at the west end of the pond). The bags will be available at 9:00 a.m. Collected garbage can be taken to the Silver View Park parking lot, where the City has made arrangements to have it picked up later in the day. It might be a good idea to bring rakes, wheelbarrows, and any other tools that might make the job a little easier. I will try to have a spool of twine available near the plastic bags so that some of the debris can be bundled for easier handling. To coordinate our efforts, erha s we could all assemble at 9:00 at the plastic bag pickup site above, and form two groups from there, with half of us going in oppositdirections around the pond until we meet. Hopefully we can make this an annual event!!! The pond will be a more beautiful and safe place for us and our families if we take an hour or two to pick it up this spring. If we get rained out, the schedule will be moved to Saturday, May 9. See you there!!! Edward &Laurie Trettel 7401 Park View Drive Mounds View, MN 55432 780-3941 (OVER) P.S. If you are interested in finding more about Silver View Park, and having your opinions acted upon, the Mounds View Recreation Commission meets the 4th Thursday of every month at the City Hall at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to these meetings, and the seven commission • members want toget our input and ideas. Of particular interest is the Five Year Capital Improvement Plan which the Commission has drafted. You may want to find out more about the individual items in this plan, and how they could effect you. By attending the meetings or getting a copy of the Plan, you can influence the direction taken with respect to Silver View Park. I know that I have some very strong feelings about the Plan -- both in favor of some items, and opposed to others. And I'm sure you will too. However, a single voice does not carry the impact of a unified group. Finding out about park plans, attending the monthly meetings, and writing or calling the Commission members or the City Council will have the biggest effect. To find out more,call the City Office at 784-3055. (This note is being distributed to residents of Scotland Green, Silver Lake Woods single-family homes, and the townhome Association members of Silver Lake Woods.) lb . . _ s INPRUYEMENIS 10 GROVEI,AND PARK MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA 411111 MARCH 9, 198/ 10:30 A.M. BID OPENING ACKNOWLEDGED ADDENDUM COMPANY NAME/ADDRESS RASE BID ALTERNATE BID BID BOND 11 Il 13 Bituminous Roadways $33,935.00 $14,600.00 yes Barber Construction Co. $34,347.00 $13,991.00 yes Schifskey and Sons $30,418.00 $12,980.00 yes Midwest Asphalt Co. $28,726.00 •$13,875.00 yes 111 Electric Service Co. $11,984.00 yes I MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COIINCii. FROM: MARY SAARION, 1)IRECIOR PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY • DATE: MARCH 10, 19111 RE: CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACTING WITH MIDWEST ASPHALT AS LOW BIDDER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GROVELAND PARK TENNIS COURTS AND PLAY COURT. Please find attached, the bid quotes for development of the Groveland Park Fermis courts and hard court area. The low bidder is Midwest Asphalt at $26, 72.6.00. The 1961 capital outlay budget approved a $30,000.00 expense for the project . This low bid is under that amount. Tennis court lighting, having an alternate hid, is too expensive and therefore will not be considered in this project. RECOMMENDATION: To consider the approval to contract with Midwest Asphalt for the development of the Groveland Park tennis court and hard court area i for the bid price of $20, 126.00 to be funded out of 100-360-4i705. MS/sl attachment. MEMO TO: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR � PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY ''`� l DATE: APRIL 7, 1987 RE: FOOD FOR THOUGHT I would like to share with you a few of my thoughts regarding the path surrounding the Silver View pond. My first opinion is that the chipped pathway should be continuous around the pond. Currently it stops abruptly on the west side of Mr. Trettle's property. Hikers are required to divert to the streets and around the block via Silver Lake Road (without sidewalks) around the corner on County Road I and re-enter the park at the entrance. The designed plan was for a bridge to connect the paths from this site. Unfortunately, the bridge is expensive and the probability of acquiring it is less than slim. Without doubt, the pathway should connect around the entire pond on park property to provide the hiking experience in which it was intended. An alternative design would be to continue the path on City park property around the west side to complete the path around the entire pond. There are no records found at City Hall that resembles a written agreement that the path should not extend around the entire lake. If the developer provided such an agreement to his buyers, the homeowners must contend with the builder. The City owns the park land around the lake for the purpose of providing a hiking path. It is .a dangerous precedent to presume that five homeowners abutting a 111 community park site can determine the use of the community park. The parks are owned by the people, for the people. To offer condolences to five homeowners and deny the city residents a complete hiking trail in a community park is wrong. Unhappy constituents must be a concern of the Commission. However, it is the responsibility of the Commission to provide park and recreational facilities with the whole community in mind. The pathway will be an agenda item on the April meeting. Please consider these thoughts and share with the other Commissioners your thoughts at this meeting. MS/sl • b