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Home My WebLink About05-22-86 Agenda & Packet 14 i�� M 0 . " ...0'4Vq. y Y a ;" IA .•', .-4lex th dVFQW'u of 0 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA GATEWAY TO THE NORTH 2401 HIGHWAY 10 MOUNDS VIEW,MINN. 55112 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 784-3055 RECREATION AND FOREST RY May 21 , 1986 Dear Parks and Recreation Commissioners : Enclosed is your packet of information for the regularly sche- duled Park Commission meeting on Thursday, May 22, 1986. The enclosed items should be added to those memorandums mailed to you on Saturday, May 17. 4111 Please note that the major portion of the meeting will center around the public information meeting on the establishment of a policy on Silver View Park. Once again, if anyone is interested in taking a brief walking tour prior to Thursday' s meeting at 5: 30 p.m. , you are welcome to join me by meeting in the south end of Silver View Park parking lot for a short half hour walk. Should you have any questions regarding the enclosed information, feel free to contact myself directly at 784-3055 , ext. #20. Sincerely, e,p / Bruce K. Anderton , Director Parks, Recrea ' ian .fid Forestry BKA/sll 1111 Enclosure CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Thursday, May 22 , 1986 AGENDA11/1 6 : 30 p.m. Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers /I . CALL TO ORDER VII .LREVIEW OF THE MAY 1 , 1986 MEETING MINUTES b/III . CHAIRPERSON 'S REPORT VIV. COUNCILMEMBER'S REPORT V. DISCUSSION ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM /VI . REVIEW OF POSSIBLE PROJECT IDEAS FOR THE HERBST SUB-DIVISION FUNDS . • JVII . DISCUSSION OF ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR SILVER VIEW PARK t/III . STAFF REPORT A. SOLAR POWERED LIGHTING Tr. ARTS IN THE PARKS 'C. SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMS "D. SUPERBALL LETTER \E. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL J[XX. ADJOURNMENT ' MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY • STATE OF MINNESOTA May 1 , 1986 Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers 6 : 30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6: 35 p.m. by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister . ROLL CALL Commissioners present : Commissioner Letendre , Silvis , Long , Wuori & Chairperson Burmeister . Commissioners absent: Commissioner Weflen and Linnell . Councilmembers present: Councilmember Quick Staff present : Parks and Recreation Director Anderson, Aquatics Supervisor Rechtzigel APPROVAL OF MINUTES The commission reviewed the April 3 meeting minutes. Commissioner Wuori stated that at 4110 the April 3 meeting she had reported some broken glass at Greenfield Park, and that it was not reflected in the minutes. Commis- sioner Silvis added that the matter had not been taken care of . Staff said that it was on the park maintenance list and would be taken care of . A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis , seconded by Commissioner Long to approve the April 3 , 1986 minutes as corrected. The motion passed , 5 ayes, 0 nayes. CHAIRPERSON 'S REPORT There was no Chairperson ' s report COUNCILMEMBERS REPORT There was no Councilmember ' s report. INTRODUCTION OF PETE Bruce Anderson introduced Pete Rechtzigel , RECHTZIGEL, CITY the City Aquatics Supervisor to the Commis- AQUATICS SUPERVISOR sion. Director Anderson stated that the AND DISCUSSION OF Aquatics Supervisor position was a full-time CITY AQUATICS PROGRAM position, shared equally by New Brighton and Mounds View and gave a brief background of the hiring process. -2- Aquatics Supervisor Rechtzigel stated he is developing seminar and training programs on safety in pools, ponds , and lakes and that his long term goal is to provide a safe aqua- 4111 tic environment for the Cities of Mounds View and New Brighton . REPORT FROM COMMIS- Commissioner Silvis distributed a copy of the SIGNERS WUORI , LONG MRPA Legislative Platform and suggested that AND SILVIS REGARDING Commissioners get to know there legislators MRPA PARK COMMISSION and urge them to promote the MRPA Legislative MEETING Platform and other park and recreation relat- ed issues. Commissioner Wuori added that the program was good but that they tried to cover too many issues in a short time . Commission- er Long stated that the MRPA would like to conduct these joint commission meetings on a regular basis. Commissioner Silvis asked if the Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission was a member of MRPA. Director Anderson stated that the Commission members were not members of MRPA. Commissioner Wuori stated that she would be in favor of joining the MRPA and Director Anderson said he would look into the possi- bility. SUMMER RECREATION Director Anderson asked if all the Commis- 4110 PROGRAM sioners had received the most recent bro- chures and stated that the Post Office had recently changed some of the routes in Mounds View without notifying the City offices so we were experiencing some difficulties in the newsletter deliveries. Director Anderson briefly discussed some of the programs, stating that adult softball will be starting the week of May 5 . He added that many of our past years programs such as "Butterflies are Free" , Summer Play- centers, and the Puppet Wagon , would be con- 1 tinuing this year. New programs offered this summer are Mini-soccer and a Gym and Swim Program, in addition to the increased senior citizens programs such as "Sr . Adventures" Out to Lunch" Club, 500 and Cribbage Clubs. Commissioner Wuori suggested that we use the amphitheater for more events than just the "Arts in the Parks" . Some of her suggestions were local choir concerts, and summer school orchestra and band performances. -3- Commissioner Wuori asked why the Park and Recreation Department does not offer a bike registration program. Director Anderson 4111 stated that by law, the bike registrations were to be done at the bike shops because the State would have a better control . Commis- sioner Wuori suggested that we conduct a "Bike Registration Day" by bringing in a Deputy Registar and incorporate a bike safety class at the same time . Commissioner Letendre suggested that we also distribute reflective tape to kids to use on their bikes. Director Anderson stated that even though it was too late to plan a bike regis- tration day at this time, we could at least put out a flyer on bike safety and include reflector tape. REVIEW OF LEISURE Director Anderson briefly discussed the INDUSTRY DIGEST SHEETS recent subscription to the Leisure Industry Digest, explaining that it would be distri- buted each month. DISCUSSION OF PARK COMMISSION TOUR Staff went over the agenda for the May 3 park tour of Greenfield , Random and Silver View Parks. 1986 L.A.W.C.O.N. 411iRANT REQUEST Staff stated that their were three prelimin- ary grants submitted for consideration . The first was for Phase II improvements to Silver View Park as follows : 1 . Four lighted tennis courts 2. Paved parking lot 3. Completion of trail loop 4 . Bridge construction over narrows of pond The second grant application was for the con- struction of a boat launch at Spring Lake and the third grant application was for upgrading the athletic facility at Silver View Park including lights and turf establishment. SILVER VIEW PARK HOMEOWNER ENCROACHMENT Staff indicated that we were currently exper- iencing problems at Silver View Park with residents on the southside of the park encroaching on park property. He said that he had met with a resident on April 30, 1986 who had requested permission to remove trees and brush behind his property. At that time, he noticed that many of the residents abut- ting the park property had cleared away brush and some had sodded all the way down to the 410 lake. -4- Staff suggested that the Park Commission adopt a policy regarding encroachment onto park property. He stated that up until now, we had been giving them mixed signals as to whether or not this was allowed , and that we 4110 have to develop clear policy regarding this issue before it gets out of hand. He sug- gested that the policy contain a statement that forbids encroachment within 15 feet of pond , as we are currently loosing wildlife in these areas. Commissioner Burmeister sug- gested that we put markers defining the park property. Commissioner Wuori stated that we need to make a definite boundary in order to make residents aware of where the park property begins and their property ends . Commissioner Letendre also suggested that we provide sign- age to define park boundaries. Staff stated that this item would be on the next month' s agenda and that they would be taking a look at the property during the park tour on May 3 . Councilmember Quick asked if we should take action regarding the trees that were already removed. Staff did not know exactly how many trees had been des- troyed , but would send a letter a Mary Anderson Co. regarding the issue . Staff also 41/0 suggested that an admiiistrative offense for altering park property could be issued or a lien be put against the their property. PARK DEDICATION FEES Staff informed the Commission of the $39 ,000 park dedication fee from the Herbst sub- division and asked the Commission to come up with some ideas for spending the money. Commissioner Silvis requested staff to pre- pare a list of needs by priority and present it at the next Commission meeting. Staff apprised the Commission on the Stanley Fisher sub-division located west of Groveland Park where there are ten residential lots ( including wetlands) . The property owner wants to use the 1 . 1 acres of wetlands as his park dedication fee in lieu of a cash dedica- tion of $527. 00. Staff indicated that in a residential sub-division , the developer does have the option of using wetlands as the park dedication fee and it is totally their deci- sion and does meet the park dedication requirements. Commissioner Wuori suggested that we also request the $527. 00. Chairper- son Burmeister indicated that he felt this policy was unfair and would like to go on record that the Commission does not like the policy of grouping park lands and wetlands together . • -5- A motion was made by Chairperson Burmeister, seconded by Commissioner Silvis to request the cash park dedication fee of $527. 00 in 41/0 addition to the 1 . 1 acres of wetlands to ful- fill the Stanley Fisher sub-division park dedication requirements. The motion passed unanimously, 5 ayes, 0 nayes. STAFF REPORT Staff reported that the there had been shrub- bery plantings at City Hall and in tot lots. He also stated that the department heads and City Council were currently involved in a goal setting process. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS Commissioner Wuori said that she had noticed a great deal of littering at Silver View Park. Staff said that the majority of it was from Burger King and that although their was a sufficient amount of trash recepticles, the people just weren' t using them. The Commissioners inquired about our use of Edgewood Community Center in the future . Staff indicated that he had meet with repre- sentatives from District #621 on April 30, and at this point, there is a moritorium on Plan B until the outcome of the referendum is determined . If the referendum is successful , Edgewood would remain a community center. • Staff further stated that he was optimistic about our continuing use of the pool facility at Edgewood , and the School District has indicated that they feel Edgewood will remain a community center for at least one more year. On another issue , Commissioner Wuori request- ed that the community service organizations be contacted at least one month in advance regarding the Spring Clean Up Day. She said that many scout troops were not informed as yet and would be unable to attend on such short notice . Chairperson Burmeister asked when the tennis court lights would be turned on a Greenfield Park. Staff indicated that they had been turned on and were on a timer system which automatically turns them off at 10: 00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis, seconded by Commissioner Long to adjourn the meeting at 8: 53 p.m. Motion passed unani- mously, 5 ayes, 0 nayes. sp-j tful` :ub pi ed , 4114111relb‘ ec. de .n, - . Parks, Re reat ' on and Forestry BKA/s.l l /)MEMO T0: Mounds View Parks and R: eation Commission 1111 FROM: Bruce K. Anderson ��, c' Parks, Recrea ion or' • o4 - ry 64 \ :;ert) DATE: May20, 1986 �1� ` 017) 1 RE: Herbst Sub-division 19 Commissioner Silvis requested staff to provide a breakdown of possible projects for the use of the $39 , 000 from the Herbst sub- division at the May 1 Commission meeting. Staff ' s reactionwould be threefold: 1 . To develop a policy for park dedication monies , whereby 75 percent would be allocated to long range projects, or a large capital improvement fund , with the remaining 25 percent to be utilized for immediate project development. By adopting some type of a policy such as this, we would be working towards our long range goal of reaching a $500 , 000 capital improve- ment fund whereby we could " live" off the interest for future park rehabilitation projects and still meet some of our short range goals. E) 2. The number one park project that has been delayed for two years running is construction of two lit tennis courts at Groveland Park. I feel this project deserves consideration, as the Groveland Park Foundation has been working long and • hard hours to improve their park site ; this would provide a fitting culmination of their efforts over the past four years. 3. The third priority that I feel is important would be the pav- ing of the Silver View Park parking lot. The parking lot at Silver View Park is currently experiencing a high level of vandalism due to the easy access to the general park area. By paving the parking lot, we would not only enhance the site and improve drainage , but also reduce the existing vandalism problems. Staff also feels that once the Commission completes the work sheets and prioritizing the capital improvement projects as for- warded by staff , the Commission may have a higher priority pro- ject than the three suggested by staff . Staff looks forward to your discussion and input on this issue . BKA/sll 410 PAM BOARD MIP;UTBS August 6, 1975 1. Reeking was called to order by Chairman Gunderman at 9:',u p.m. I1 Roll Call, Present: Cook, Dahl, Gunderman, Sullivt:n a:• .t Weissman. Absent: Jasinski and Smith. I] ;4in7Jtt•a of the Ju.'i 2, 1975 msc ting were 'pploved. -arith ?ol1o'ing changf : CapU;a_l Imrovements Plan - To motion by Dahl that "work at the r;a, ,et r treetrner f site in 1977 and 3978 be deleted. " Add: "because this land had never been considered by the Park Board. as a park site." I� Corrc;:pondancc a. The Board was informed that Metro Council has acknowledged receipt of a grant request for development of parks at the 29th Avenue and Vermont sites . b . A letter from First Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights was read. The letter requests avoidance of scheduled athletic contests and practices on Sunday mornings . Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Dahl that the Depal•tmc;;lt • respond, assuring compliance and also referring the letter to local athletic associations . Motion carrid: 5 - 0. '1. Unfinished Business a. Policy for Park Land Use - Residents from the Apac:,e :hili area were in attendance todiscuss the usitgbosammoimilmlie nu' ter with the Board. They e.:pres=ed opposition to any potentia; filling or intensive use of the area. The residents suggested that they be allowed to continue to use the land as they are presently u5ing, it. It wcv e •plE,Ined that while this is not possible, tLa City woul•l like to work with them to arrive at an acceptable policy. [to i.on by Dahl, seconded by Cook to recommend that the City Coune.tl adopt the following rule3 on a one-year trial: 1 . Trees may be planted with the Park and Recreation Depart•nent 's permission. 2. Turf areas may be landscaped and maintained with Pay.':/: and Recreation Department 's permission. :;. No gardens or structures are to be allowed . 410 Iio littering, dumping or accumulation of trawh allowed . (2) a. (ccatinued) Motion carried: 5 - 0. b. Policy for Naming Parks No repert. Commitcse ..as not met . i'he Board was presented with a petition by Tom Yienk :ontaini.o6 sixty-one (61) names requesting that the park land to the east and north of Long Lake be named .`,rlyn D. G'r'dirman Park. The Board accepted the petition and referred it to the Committee on naming parks fot consideration. c . The Board was informed of the progress of the 1976 operating budget request. VI. New BrJiness a. Participation by Board in Urban Renewal - The Board expressed an interest particularily when a request is received. • b . Absenteeism - The Chairman expressed a concern with • absenteeism and requested that members attempt to atte..0 all meetings.. VII. Annoucements a. The M.R.P.A. Fall Conference is to be held in Rochester on December 3, 4 and 5, 1975 . VIII . Adjoutiment - The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 p.m. III r a l A ,., ,L N,; M 1. , r Fa-f1 rr�,,# Ott { j17 ".M1.G�.} 1 ,� ri.1(e ,y' S w: , :7 . ,-. ''', . ..411:,,,•t'' , ' • .4ti S , .. a�0 •• ,.•-, •-. •-t: i ' , El Q, r� t: { • _ i i (i Cr { 1,,ErY 1 • y, I, S • e, f ._(1),.) �) C1 „i y;fe (t( L1 j .l. VI, 1,; Q} .,.4,1‘• t� / (In l SJ i� �� PHEASANTS rf: 1 ; 1 , L '442.- t Y wti S 1 t ` r �^ 'k I nc r'` - �.a r r ..t:'i`N` v F '.'.t. S D iet�y, ,.x�!"ia'+hii. f , . A s' , . 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"� ,, , �Ii i'x� winter cover preferred by the birds is usually :-'t t• , : ` ,. ' a large marsh with tall emergent vegetation. r - • " �!',# If the wintering site also has planted woody -, ' �' ' ; -,, cover to help keep the snow out of the marsh, _ - ' ` "' it is even better. Pheasants will also use ''a► '.r,, • r,•• _= shelterbelts or woody cover plantings. The ..�'� .•'>: �; r.; most attractive plantings have at least ten `�;; `' 4; . `t rows of trees with four rows of conifer on the south and east sides. The plantings should be L 4_ • one to three acres in size and at least 15 years old. Location is important—an open windswept The preferred winter pheasant foods are site adjacent to a marsh or ten row shelterbelt 0 corn, soybeans, sunflowers, sorghum or is ideal. other small grains. The best way to provide food is with a planted and managed food plot. If for some reason a food plot is not possible, a feeder-crib, preferably filled with ear corn, can be used as an alternate food CONSTRUCTION DETAILS source. Feeder-cribs, although useful for emergency feeding, have proven their Feeder cribs are very simple to construct. Theyconsist of a 12 foot length of 39 inch 9 greatest worth as an annual management woven-wire fencing with six inch stays tool. They should be used at suitable sites each and ever ear. formed into a cylinder. With a diameter of Y Y about four feet and filled with ear corn, this crib is sufficient to feed 30 pheasants for 120 LOCATION IS THE KEY days. The crib design helps prevent the corn from being buried by snow and reduces scattering of the corn by pheasants and other Feeder-cribs work best when placed in an animals. The cribs are large enough to hold open, windswept area adjacent to a large about 20 bushels of ear corn, which reduces marsh or other secure winter cover. Such the need for'constant refilling. This locations make it easy for the birds to find the woven-wire cylinder is then stapled to a 4' x crib and tend to prevent the crib from being 4' wood platform,. The platform is placed on buried by blowing snow. A high spot with a some old blocks, stones„old fence posts, southern exposure is ideal. etc., to keep it a few inches off of the ground. is helps protect the platform from rot and This will attract the birds to the secure winter so keeps the crib out of the snow. But cover area. remember, pheasants are accustomed to Be sure to let some of the corn spill on the finding their feed on the ground. Do not raise ground and platform adjacent to the crib. the crib more than eight inches off of the Pheasants will feed on this corn first and ground. become accustomed to the crib. • --i, 1 POINTS TO REMEMBER ;,;),---](- ,____r-----Y--ir-----___ ,- 8 �F--��_ 1. A managed food plot is the best way to ,L✓ '_-4 )I_, ,7-.SIC provide a reliable food source. �� Lr� 2. Feeder-cribs are one way of placing a r-� A��__' _.Iftfood source near an existing cover area - � A __��_ where such food is lacking. However, the �- f ' -�1 �� greatest problems usually facing •,-, ----='4,{-.--L4,-=-9,__ I (L]Lir_ , Minnesota pheasants are the loss of fl T nesting cover and winter cover. _ _ 3. Place the feeder-cribs in an open, ....,; _,_ ,.- windswept area : ::: rten iii _ z row shelterbelt or shelterbelts containing at least four rows of evergreens. 4. Fill feeder-cribs with ear corn before winter, no later than November 15, and refill until spring snow melt. 5. Feeder-cribs are best used as an annual Materials needed: management practice but adapt well to Woven-wire fencing emergency use. , (39"height,6"stays, 12'long) 6. Depending on the severity of the winter, Wood platform(4'x 4') cribs should be checked periodically to • Cement blocks or rocks Fencing staples(4) make sure corn is available. Nails 7. Deer also make use of feeder-cribs, and • can consume a lot of corn. In such areas the cribs will require constant replen- FILLING THE CRIB ishment during the winter if food is going to remain available for pheasants and other small game species. The cribs should be filled in the fall about the time farmers are harvesting their corn. It is important to fill the cribs before winter sets in so it is there for the birds to find after other - ood sources are eliminated by fall plowing. 0 I EMERGENCY FEEDING cloth is sufficient. However, if the corn is III cracked or contains a mixture of screenings, With good planning and extensive use of a double wrap of the hardware cloth will be food plots and feeder-cribs at key sites, needed. emergency feeding of pheasants is usually As shelled corn feeders are very prone to not necessary. However, there are sometimes tip, they should be secured to posts, fences additional scattered flocks that could use or small trees if at all possible. some help, and during severe winters some Shelled corn also works very well spread emergency feeding may be desirable. on the ground at a site, such as a farmstead, The best way to handle these situations is to where the corn can be conveniently make small cylinders of woven-wire fencing replenished every few days. Usually, such (about 20" in diameter) and fill them with ear flocks have a relatively bare spot where they already have been observed scratching for corn. Shelled corn is often the only type of corn food. Spread some shelled corn at this site, that is readily available for an emergency and keep adding to it as it becomes feeding program. Shelled corn is more necessary. In such a location it is important to keep distributing the food at that same site as difficult to use because it is so easily covered the birds will keep looking for it there. With by blowing snow. One system that worked this system, set out just a little corn at the well during the winter of the 1983-84 feeder program was to make a 20" cylinder of 1/2" beginning, and theni keep adding to it. If all hardware cloth. If the corn is of good quality, the corn is dumped at the beginning, it may a single wrap or thickness of the hardware be buried by snow and never found by the IIIbirds. %` of r,:, { vr, 7 , t . : ` , 4.0,:'..;‘, 5�, •,v,''• Remember, the feeder-crib is a �y f management tool to be used . -� g y 9�5aM c, P. l+ � ` each and every year when a , a+ ,,..k.4.,; food plot cannot bb provided. �, .,, i yr-i*i:40 Arr. - ,_a, .c. tin-t 4'' v l"S. �d., to ,e ' < Fi. -r#,,,, w RR ti, As these smaller feeder-cribs are very prone to tipping over, secure them to posts, fences This brochure was produced with the or small trees if at all possible. Placement of cooperative efforts of the Section of Wildlife emergency feeders should be at the same and the Bureau of Information and type of sites described for feeder-cribs. Education. III MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission 41/1 FROM: Bruce K. Ander. so , A cto Parks , Recreation lip. orgy y DATE: May 20, 1986 V RE: Monthly Staff Report - May, 19: :--J The following issues and programs are outlined to provide the Commission with a better overview of our department' s day to day operations. Each of the listed items are strictly informational and not intended for formal Commission action . 1 . Solar Power Lighting - Enclosed is a brochure we received from one of the local playground representatives regarding solar powered lighting fixtures. I think this has fascinat- ing potential with a number of applications in the City' s park system. The first two applications that come to mind would be the Silver View Park and Greenfield Park trail sys- tems. Due to the difficulty of stringing electrical wire along the entire trail system, possibly a solar lighting sys- tem would be an ideal application. The other possibility, on a portable basis, would be to light the amphitheater and/or Festival in the Park events, where temporary lighting would be advantageous. . 2 . Arts in the Parks - As you are aware , Mary Saarion has received a grant from the State Arts Council to present four programs in the Silver View Park amphitheater this summer . Staff has included a flyer for your information . We look forward to doing a great deal of promotion for this first time program. 3. Superball Letter - Enclosed is a letter from Frank Mazzocco which was mailed to each of the children participating on his superball team. This letter is a great compliment to Mary Saarion , our Recreation/Athletic Supervisor , for all the work she has done in creating a positive philosophy in youth sports. We feel the letter that Frank has distributed on his own is exactly the philosophy that we have been expounding upon during the past 3 - 5 years. 4. ' Community Education Advisory Council - I was recently elected Chairperson of the Mounds View Community Education Advisory Council and will take office effective June 1 , 1986. 5. Eagle Scout Project - Staff is working with David Perkins to complete his Eagle Scout project at Silver View Park. The project we have proposed is to re-chip the trail loop running adjacent to the parking lot. 6 . Flower Planting - During the past two weeks, staff has placed 11/1 geraniums in each of our City flower boxes , and we look for- ward to their blooms in the next two months. BKA/sll 1110 Hay 21 , 19116 Dear Parent: I an looking forward to this season of Superball. I hope to see the same fun and enthusiasm the kids have displayed in T-ball and 0--ball. Part of my coaching kit from the city includes a number of articles on youth sports. Rather than let the information sit in a folder, where it will do no one any good, I 'd like to share a few passages from various authors. --- Studies show kids care little about winning or losing. (Ninety-five per cent would rather have fun. ) When your child comes home from a game leave out the automatic question, "Did you win?" The trophies are for the parents. ---- Sports psychologists are not so concerned with the small percentage of parents who go berserk at • games, rather, it's the little comments like "flow come you dropped that ball?" and "If you really get out there and concentrate, you could play a lot better. " --- The guiding principle for parents: Nothing in your behavior should detract from FNNY child's enjoyment of the sport. --- Sports give kids a chance to improve, to feel good about what they are doing and to get a sense of enjoyment and accomplishment. ----- Remember, they are still children and they just want to play and have fun. I 'll make my share of mistakes this season, but I promise to be fair to all the players. I will insist on their attention. It's important to the team and to their safety. If there is a problem, NFTER a game or practice is the time to talk about it, not before. I 'll be happy to discuss it with you then. Sincere]. �C L • Fl:ez 1- Frank Hazzocco Coach ik 6 ' \t/' c' d "- -i-zy O ♦ <,c)0 _ __ _ _ 44e, _ , o sc\ . , . 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(202) 232-7107 Vol. VI, No. 9 May 15, 1986 TRENDS & OUTLOOK to lawyers, and a new set of national standards of product liability would be Wall Street insiders question whether established. Critics question whether the stock market's run-up over the past any of the proposals would halt the rise 6 months has peaked for now. . . .meanwhile, in premium charges by insurance companies. consumer confidence has risen substantial- ly and buying plans climbed to a record high last month, according to a Confer- Private sector companies that have been ence Board index. Four ingredients that experiencing competition from nonprofits a Board economist cited: personal income (whether it's YMCA vs. health clubs, or is up, interest rates are low, consumer organization tours competing with travel prices are stable and h high confidence agencies) have gained a great deal of level points to "strong consumer spending support in state conferences the past few in the months ahead." months that have been gearing up for the White House Conference on Small Business, 7ertainly the vacation travel industry to be held in August. The National Tour .s gearing up for perhaps its best year Assn. of bus companies/travel agencies ever. Canada's $1.5 billion EXPO is off notes that some AAAs compete with their and running new predicted visitor totals member companies; NTA also has gone on that could reach 17 million. Combined record about postal subsidies for nonpro- ad budgets could reach $100 million over fits. the six-month run, ADWEEK noted. The _ , fair copied the sponsorship programs of 1111 the '84 Olympics in L.A. , and rounded up 45 sponsors who are spending more than $150 million. EXPO info. is "on-line" in TV MOVIES V C R every travel agency computer system in The early January success of films that the U.S. weren't released at the 1985 holiday sea- son has given way to some April-May dol- UPDATE ON CONTINUING CONCERNS: As more at the box office; Variety reports that scrutiny is directed at insurance Indus- the number of tickets sold hit a 15-year try claims thatliability payoffs have low last month, and admission dollars were put the industry in a finanejal "hole," at a 5-year low. Estimates for the la- two analyses--one from Congress' General test one-month period (thru 4/23) were Accounting Office (GAO) and another from 80.1 million tickets sold for gross of the National Center for State Courts, in $296 million. This compared to 108 mil- Williamsburg, VA--challenge the industry's lion tickets a year ago, and gross of stance. The,Center's study showed"that _,_. $37922 million. * * * * * * * * there has been little increase in civil - - lawsuits in the past 3 years; the GAO Twelve "Walk of Fame" stars are chosen report showed that liability lines could each year for the Hollywood Blvd. land- have "broken even" with .smaller increases mark. Cost to those chosen has gone up (WashPost) . $500 (to $3,500) . There are 750 spaces The Reagan Administration has sent Con- left, with 1,825 already in place gteas three NBC has donated 20,000 programs filmed proposals to limit awards in from 1948-1977 to the Library of Congress suits against manufacturers, federal con- in Washington California's Sena- tractors, and the government itself. A tors Alan Cranston and Pete Wilson have $100,000 cap on payments, limits on fees been asked to act on movie processing IN THIS ISSUE: PUBLISHING 5 THEATERS, AUDS & ARENAS 5 TV - MOVIES - VCR 1 PRODUCTIONS & ATTRACTIONS 6 SPECTATOR SPORTS 2 PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING 7 • FINANCIALS 3 SHOW BUSINESS 7 LEISURE TRAVEL 4 MUSIC, RECORDS & TAPES 8 2 LOWNWIWORORApee May 15, 1986 and printing work that's being lost to Canada. Up to 1,200 release prints per SPECTATOR SPORTS feature are being processed in Canada, 1111/ Variety reports, and the tide is growing. Wimbledon-..the Goodwill Games in Russia Grand juries are investigating General the August 3 football exhibition in Cinema Corp. again for alleged price fix- London world swimming/diving champion- ing of movie admission prices in Ohio. ships in Madrid. These and other events General Cinema paid a $750,000 fine last could be sharply affected by the -threat August in settlement of investigation in of terrorism that has curtailed vacation Indiana on competitive bidding practices travel plans for the summer of '86. U.S. on rights to show films. teams are reconsidering plans to partici- * * artici- * * * * * * * * pate in meets in Europe; officials of the NFL Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears are Despite enthusiasm for the Sony 8 mm VCR working with Scotland Yard to ensure se- format by some consumer electronic anal- curity. College teams are canceling plans ysts, other experts question the potential daily. for rapid growth of 8mm compared to VHS and the declining Beta, pioneered by Sony. The yen is becoming less competitive for Moscow is repairing and renovating many Iftemmilk imports, which will affect Sony's plans. of the sites from its 1980 Olympics for Hitachi, Toshiba, Matsushita and other the July 5-20 Goodwill Games, which more major Japanese manufacturers are jumping than 50 countries have said they will send on the 8mm bandwagon, and international athletes to compete in. The Games will be potential has been termed high. telecast to the Caribbean, Central and South America as well as the U.S. over Ted Turner's broadcasting/cable systems. The "Captain Midnight" piracy of HBO's satellite late last month has still not been resolved by the industry or govern- The Houston Astros, which lost about $10 ment officials, all concerned about the million over the past 2 years for owner incident. Experts agreed that equipment John McMullen, could move to Washington, needed to attack signal was sophisticated D.C. next season with penalty payments to and expensive (costing $60,000 or more) , the Astrodome (whose major owner is McMu and knowledgeable individual(s) were be- lenl. That price could be .about $20 mil hind incident. lion. The team might .stay, if Houston * * * * * * * * agrees to put a $500 million bond issue on the ballot for voters. The Astrodome Cable TV can no longer be content to run would be expanded by 10,000 seats (now old movies/old programs, if they are to capacity is 45,000) . The Astrodome com- gain and hold on to advertising revenues, plex generates about $500 million into the attendees at the NY Cabletelevision Ad- city's economy each year, a Universty of vertising Conference discussed. Much of Houston study found the Cleveland the expensive wiring of households has Indians are on the sales block, but an been completed, and cable stands to gain $11.5 million debt (plus millions of $$$ revenues on two fronts: ads and subscri- more in guaranteed deferred salaries) is bers. Ad revenues are put at $1 billion hindering the sale. this year, rising to $2 billion by 1990. Just as independent networks/stations are * * * * * * * * underwriting "new" programming, so will Congress is blocking transfer and upgrade cable begin to invest, and soon. of D.C. 's Robert F. Kennedy Stadiu, which would be the home of a major league base- Lottery sales in the U.S. by Canadian ball team. One alternative is for the firms are estimated at $30 million (1984) city to be awarded a 99-year lease on RFK. by U.S. postal authorities, despite the Makers of the "Louisville. Slug- fact that such sales are illegal in U.S, ger baseball bat lose about $2 on every Canadian authorities plan to amend the bat sold to professional players. The Hillerich & Bradsby Co. , however, makes Ontario Lottery Corp. Act to prevent firms up for those losses (about $250,000 a yr) from selling tickets outside province, by on sales to other teams. mail order (DM News) . LEISURE INDUSTRY DIGEST is published twenty-four times a year. Business and editorial material should be sent to LEISURE INDUSTRY DIGEST, P.O. Box 27488, Washington, D.C. 20038-7488. Telephone (202) 232-7107. Editor/publisher: Marj Jensen. Contributing editors are Jamie Thomas, Ida Simmons, John Michaels, K. Langhorne Oliver. and 'Robert Trygve Jr. Federal tax I.D. #564-44-2861. Subscription price is $95 a year in U.S., 111/1 Canada and Mexico by first class mail. Overseas air mail price is $140 a year. May 15, 1986 LehnimilmAmmailpigest 3 Hockey doesn't get the big TV revenues revenue of $42.8 million (down from $45 111/1 that many other sports do, and Stanley million a year ago) , and loss of $3.2 up champions can expect only about million compared to $346,000 year ago. $20,000 for playing 15-26 games for the Cup. The number of playoff upsets worked Some military clubs in Germany are expee- for Toronto, which had sellouts in last ted to close, clubs in U.S. may change to month's playoffs. family format, and entire military club system is under review, because of sharp to the hike drop in patronage over past two years, Crowds seem to have adjusted Army Times reported (5/5) . Sale of al- in infield prices at the Kentucky Derby. coholic beverages dropped more than 10% Last year's 108,573 was the lowest since (grmywide) in fiscal 1985. Uniformed 1970; prices went to $20 for infield last managers will be replaced by civilians; year because a S25 million renovation was the decline in alcohol consumption is due ordered. The large field of horses meets in part to Army effort to "deglamorize" again on Saturday (May 17) at Baltimore's drinking (and smoking) . Pimlico track for The Preakness. * * * * * * * * Nearly 50% of officer and NCO Army clubs _ lost money last year ($25 million profit was reported in previous year) . Drop in FINANCIALS patronage is affecting slot machine pro- fits. Complete report is due in summer. Walt Disney Co. had a 48% increase in 1st quarter earnings of $51.8 million, and Aggressive expansion by Coors beer, now record earnings/revenue for 6 months per- in 45 states, is credited with part of iod--revenue for first half topped the $1 Colorado company's increased net of $7.1 billion mark for first time. The quarter million (up from $644,000 year ago) , and earnings were on revenues of $592.4 mil- record sales of $263.4 million, up 7.7%. lion, up from $451.5 million a year ago. Anheuser-Busch,Companies earned Operating income from film-tv dropped to $102.1 million in first quarter on sales $37.1 million from $38.7 million a year of $1.92 billion U S wine earlier. makers are looking to sales boost, thanks to better exchange rate for U.S. goods, • Entertainment/recreation earnings nearly and to scandal for Italian wines, which doubled in the 6 months to $139.7 million have accounted for 18.4% of U.S. market. from $70.9 million. they more than doub led for quarter.: $95.8 million compared to $44.4 million. Revenue for 6 months In the home electronics field, Tandy's was up 26% to $634.2 million; in quarter, earning in company 3rd quarter were up 91% revenue rose 33% to $360.1 million, over year earlier, to $42 million. Rev- * * * * * * * * enue was up 12.4% to $768.9 million. Tandy has 32,000 employees nationwide; sales in American Express net income more than last fiscal year were $2.5 billion doubled in first quarter to $321 million, A new generation of "techno-toys" will be a record, as revenue increased 37.3% to produced by computer pioneers/whizkids $3.61 billion. The rise came despite Steven Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Compu- sluggish results from company's Travel ter Co. , and Nolan Bushnell, creator of Related Services division Greyhound Atari, Chuck E. Cheese Pizza restaurants Corp. net income for quarter dropped to and the A.G. Bear toy of this past Xmas. $10.3 million (compared to $19.1 million Meanwhile, Apple's profits more a year ago) on revenue of $751 million; than tripled in company's 2nd quarter end- revenue for quarter 1985 was $680 million. ing March 28. Apple earned $31.8 million Ramada Inns reported net loss on sales decline of 6.1% to $408.9 mil. of $2.2 million for quarter; that compares to $1.3 million loss a year ago. Gaming group income rose 66% to $7 million; de- CSX transportation company has acquired preciation from hotel refurbishing ac- two Caribbean resorts, Caneel Bay and Lit- counted for hotel group's drop in opera- tle Dix Bay, as well as a resort at Jack- ting income. son Hole, Wyo. , in addition to Rockresorts management company from Laurance Rocke- Bad news for military clubs and Playboy feller. Rockresorts will continue to run clubs this month: the last Playboy- the three, and others owned outside the owned clubs will be closed, leaving only company. CSX already owned/operated the franchised clubs in Omaha and Des Moines Greenbrier Resort & Conference Center in (Iowa) and Lansing, Mich. Playboy's news^", West Virginia. Last year, CSX revenues stand sales of magazine also have been of $7.3 billion were little affected by impacted by campaigns to take magazines resorts. off stands. Playboy reported 3rd quarter . i 4 Leisuntimaggikiy,Digest May 15, 1986 Marriott Corp. net income rose 23% in 1st A study sponsored by National Geographic quarter to $34.2 million on revenue of $1 for the President's Commission on Ameri- billion, because of strong gains in food cans Outdoors shows that "the America of service under contracts (up 43%) 1986 is an outdoor-oriented country," and If the Chicago White Sox and/or Cubs have there is every indication it will remain winning seasons, Skokie Federal Savings one, since the 34% of adults who represent outside Chicago will up the interest rate the "baby boom" generation (now turning paid on $500 CDs Bayliner Marine 401 will drive adult outdoor recreation Corp. will open a plant in Cumberland, Md. use for many years to come. after state officials changed regulations to permit oversized boat carriers to oper- This generation will decline in numbers ate on Maryland highways. The Seattle in the years ahead, but will probably be company, one of the nation's oldest boat- more active than their parents are. Also, building firms, chose Maryland in a seven the study of 2,000 adults found, the gen- state competition. Bayliner has 13 other eration does "march, walk, bicycle and plants. jog to different drummers." The 5 most * * * * * * * * popular forms of outdoor recreation are: _ .; Avis Inc. car rental company will be sold walking for pleasure 50% again (for 10th time in 40 years) to Wes- driving for pleasure 43% ray Capital Corp. investment company head- sightseeing 34% ed by former Treasury Secretary William swimming (ocean, lake) 30% Simon. Value has been estimated at $250 swimming (pool) 28% million. Avis has about 26.7% of market; picnicking 28% Hertz is #1 with 31.6%, National is #3 at 19.9%, Budget has 16.8% and 5% is div- For men, fishing is #3, and picknicking vied up among others. drops off the list. * * * * * * * * Adults e;.joy activities for different reasons, although all enjoy spectator/ LEISURE TRAVEL natural beauty activities. PCOA study determined 5 "types": "get away" and "health conscious" tied with 33% each in popularity. The getaway-activites National Tourism Week begins Sunday, May are the group most involved in tent camp- 18, and continues to May 24. Capitalizing ing and backpacking, but not at the ex- on the "week" and recent world events, pense of playing ball or water sports the New School of Social Research and the involvement. Of the "health conscious," New York chapter of the Travel & Tourism two-thirds are women, median age 49, and Research Assn. (TTRA) are sponsoring a spectator outings are sociable lure. The symposium May 21 on "Resurgence of Tour- other 3 categories are "excitement-seek- ism in America." The event is at Windows ing competitives" (16% of population) , of the World (call 212/741-5359) . who are primarily males, median age 32, who are active in ball games, water and Greece expects its tourism income to fall winter sports, hunting and fishing. $500 million, and Italian officials fear "Fitness-driven" group (10% of adults) is their $4 million ad campaign in the states less active, more women than men (56-44%) now underway is going nowhere. American and walks for pleasure. "Unstressed and Express bookings within U.S. are up 48% unmotivated" is the way PCOA characterizes ( over last year (U.S. News) ; Disneyland that 8% of the population, half male and and Disney World have raised prices 5%, half female (median age 49) that couldn't and may hike them again. Reservations on care less about the outdoors. Amtrak are up 26%, and some trains in West are sold out all summer. * * * * * * * * Water levels rising in the.Great Lakes and Utah's Great Salt Lake are threaten- Travel-Holiday readers' poll results in ing marinas and resorts along thousands this month's issue show Delta is most pop- of miles of coastal areas. Utah's lake ular domestic airline; Weg= Hotels are has grown 50% in the past 4 years, and tops in U.S. and abroad; Royal Caribbean is now larger than state of Delaware. is favorite cruise line; and Hertz cops State legislature went into special ses- international car rental honors cion Tuesday (May 13) . The snow melt in speaking of honors, Leona Helmsley won the Rocky Mountains hasn't even started. the "Oscar of the Waldorf" award, which * * * * * * * * will be presented June 23 Cat the Waldorf) recognizing her as an outstanding leader in the hotel industry. Her Helmsley Palace is the only hotel in New York City (and the state) to win the "Five Diamond" • award of the American Automobile Assn. May 15, 1986 Leisurehawitry,Digest 5 Washington Post Co. earnings fell $1.5 ODU B LIS H I N G million to $12.4 million on debt refi- nancing Tribune Co. of Chicago sold its Los Angeles Daily News for $176 mil- One in every 8 Americans--23 million lion and posted 1st quarter profit of people--are illiterate, and another 23 $106.9 million New York Times had million have only minimal reading/writing profits of $33..9 million for quarter, up skills, the American Newspaper Publishers slightly over $32.3 million year earlier. Assn. heard at its convention last month. Company acquired 5 newspapers and 2 TV Newspaper profits were strong last year, stations last year Capital Cities/ and another good year is anticipated for ABC quarter income of $281.9 million in- 1986: up 10% in 1985, with similar gain cluded a one-time gain of $279.9 million predicted. Further "bad news/good news" from sale of 3 tv stations, 3 radio sta- was the fragmentation of TV audience by tions and cable-tv system. cable/cassette, and development of nati- onal business system to assist national advertisers use networks of newspapers. THEATERS, Event in San Francisco was ANPA 100th. * * * * * * * * AUDS & ARENAS Two more issues are planned this year for a new Time Inc. regional real estate mag- As the 1985-86 season winds down for azine (N.Y., NJ and Conn.) . First run of 150,000, plus 10,000 newstand is aimed at Broadway and the road, the financial pic- married men, age 43, with household in- ture and attendance for the season will come of $130,000. Eventually, as many as probably be below last year, which was 8 regional magazines are visualized not a lively year in itself. Thru the Time Inc. magazine earnings rose to $36 47th week, total receipts of $385 million million from $27 million a year ago; and compare to last season's $390.3 million. profits rose 6% in advertising and 12% Road attendance and receipts plunged, as in circulation. Southern Progress Corp. two popular shows, "My One and Only" and figures were included. Video group im- "Sugar Babies," completed their runs. On proved income from $57 million to $71 Broadway, Variety reported, receipts were 111/1 million; earnings of book division fell up slightly (2.6%) as 14 shows gained, and 6 declined. Newcomer and widely tout- to $14 million from $19 million, ed in PR campaign "Precious Sons" capacity * * * ** * * * hit 30.9%. "Cats" continued at capacity- Mass/popular magazines were not the top plus as did Lily Tomlin's solo "Search for winners of 13 prestigious awards from the Signs." * * * * * * * * American Society of Magazine Editors, but some winners were of particular Interest: "Big River" musical about Mark Twain's Rolling Stone won for an article on AIDS, Huck Finn will reach the break-even point Time won for design; The Georgia Review during current run at Kennedy Center in Tor fiction; New England Monthly for gen- Washington; and for Broadway company the eral excellence (in the under 100,000 $2.25 million invested has been recouped, circulation category) . A similar excel- and $1.75 million has been returned to lence award went to Money, in the more investors so far. "River" breaks even than 1 million circulation group. every week at around $200,000 and has made a profit every week since winning * * * * * * * * the Tony last June. Scribners "20 Under 30" anthology of stories by new writers has received wide publicity. The critical reaction has Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden been lukewarm, pointing out that youthful unveiled building plans in the past two writers have been successful before: Nor- weeks. A new "Garden" will be built two man Mailer was 25 when "Naked and the Dead" blocks from the current site; about $200 was published; Philip Roth was 26 when million construction is planned for big- "Goodbye Columbus" was published. Short ger, "cheaper to run" facility. Construc- story form is now the vehicle, rather than tion is to begin in two years and complete novel; and most of Scribners writers came work in 1990. A 59-story office tower to from universities and/or writing programs. be built just east of the concert hall is Other young writers of the past: Heming- expected to provide about $45 million in way was 27 when "Sun Also Rises" appeared; rental payments to Carnegie Hall and to F.Scott Fitzgerald was 23 when he wrote NYC. The tower was planned before other "This Side of Paradise." office towers sprouted in area, causing 1110 chaos and civic reaction.:, 6 LehurehobokypigestMay 15, 1986 1 "Execution of Justice" didn't last very long on Broadway, butit was namedout- standing "resident play" in competition11111 for Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, D.C. PRODUCTIONS The experimental American National Theater company at the Kennedy Center won the most (5) of 18 awards presentedperformance artists' late last month. Awards for Montreal has one observation tower under were presented last month in NY in a first- construction, and another is planned, but ever ceremony. The "hard to define" per- it has some opposition--from the Olympics formance arts includes theater/comedy/vid- Installations Board, which is building the eo/dance/music and more (NY Times) , and $90 million tower that opens a year from its stars range from Lily Tomlinnd Whoo- now. The tourist attraction is estimated pi Goldberg to Allan Kaprow, June Paik and to draw 800,000 visitors a year, half of I Charlotte Moorman. which could be lost to a rival tower. It * * * * * * * * was 10 years ago that the Olympics were The Chicago Bears pro football team, and in Montreal; work stopped on the tower at the White Sox baseball team have been that time because of costs and engineer- looking for new homes in the suburbs so ing problems. city officials have opted for a $255 mil- * * * * * * * * lion stadium complex that's convertible Details of the Disney/French deal for a when stands are moved. Neither team has Paris Disneyland are surfacing (Fortune) given a "go-ahead" for the South Side re- and the 30,000 jobs--plus estimated $300 development project. The design is Simi- million a year in tourism expenditures-- lar to one used at Denver's Mile High Sta- dium for a decade (Engineering News-Record led to "lavish" incentives by France, 5/1) . from tax breaks to a new transit line. The government also will use "eminent do- As Expo begins, Calgary hopes to promote main" to sell Disney and partners 4,400 its 1988 Winter Olympics. Construction acres (over protest of farmers' at a frac- is at the half-way mark on the $21 million tion of market value. Disney and partners skating oval on the campus of the Univer- will put up $250 million, borrow another sity of Calgary, which will own the track. $750 million ($400 million of that from The Greater Cleveland Domed the French govt) . Plans stretch out fo. Stadium Corp. has two firms competing for 20 years, include 15,000 hotel rooms-- design of the football/baseball/trade Paris has about 60,000 total--plus luxur; show facility, with retractable roof apartments, similar to Disney World. Tampa's new Performing Arts Center won't open until next year, so the Youth Orche- stra practices at the University of South Yes, Virginia has a wine country. It's Florida while fund-raising and construc- relatively young, and so the area is going tion continue. IBM's gift of $100,000 is all-out July 12-13 for a festival in Cul- the latest to the four-year-old campaign; pepper that features the U.S. Equestrian total raised is just under $20 million. Team riders, and the bounty of 24 wineries. * * * * * * * * Last year's event drew about 12,000 to the Facility managers from the U.S. and Can- Blue Ridge Mountains area. VA's senators ada will meet July 19-22 at the Edmonton John Warner and Paul Trible have a recep- Convention Center in Alberta province. tion June 11 to announce winners of the The annual conference is for the Intl Governor's Cup wine competition Assn of Auditorium Managers Inc. (IAAM) , Houston's Anheuser-Busch brewery has a 500 N. Michigan Ave., #1400, Chicago, IL new tour center which opened last month 60611. (312) 661-1700 Burning as part of the brewery's 4-year expansion Tree Club in a Maryland suburb of Wash- program which will make A-B the largest ington, D.C. has lost its tax exemption brewery in Texas with capacity of 8.5 mil- because it is men-only; the club won a lion barrels (currently its 3.8 million) . court fight but lost the legislative bat- tle. * * * * * * * * Bridgeport may be Connecticut's largest South Florida regional theaters are going city, but its image has need a boost to attract business and industry.to give summer theater another try; it So civic has been 2 years since bad reviews and officials have been promoting such ameni- poor boxoffice ended the off-season ex- ties as the city's 2.5 miles of open water- periment. Now "offbeat series" aimed at front--the longest stretch between NYC a new, younger audience is in the works Boston. Also touted: the 340-acre Se for Boca Raton's Caldwell Theater, West side Park. Now for theaters, museums. . Palm Beach's Repertory Theater, and Burt * _ * * * * * * Reynolds Jupiter Theater, among others (Variety) . May 15, 1986 Leisure1WWirpigest 7 R O M OTI O N S, The U.S. Olympic Committee has started its fundraising efforts for the 1988 Games. DV E R TIS i N G More than 1.2 million mailing pieces have gone out this spring testing donor inter- est in contributing an estimated $30 mil- The creation of the world's largest ad lion of a $100 million goal. The�Games agency last month joined #7, #13 and #19: in Korea will be held later than 84: from BBDO Intl, Doyle Dane Bernbach Group, and Sept. 17 thru Oct. 2. The $20 membership Needham Harper Worldwide. The three had fee includes a USOC magazine. Compared combined net income last year of $735 mil- to 1981 mailings (for 84) , results early lion and are expected to have combined on seem "significantly" better. (DM News) billings of around $5 billion. The Inter- public Group Cos. have billings of $4.7 billion. Young & Rubicam currently is Pre-teens are an overlooked market, and #1 with billings of $3.6 billion and rev- companies like McDonald's have started enues of $536 million (last year) . complaining to ad researchers. Error margins seem to run as high as 50%, which * * * * * * * * doesn't help when McDonald's plans to In the 5 years between 1979-84, the cost spend as much as $35 million in TV ads of producing commercials rose 99%, more targeted to children 2-11. Kids 5-12 than double the pace of the Consumer Price spend more than $2 billion annually them- Index. Costs currently are put at $200,000 selves, and they influence parents' spend- because of longer shoots (overtime) , more ing (AdvAge) . complex commercials (sets, lighting) , and the tendency to shoot only one, rather than a series, at a time. Sets are used SHOW BUSINESS more now, where location houses or other existing structures used to serve. Spec- ial effects and preparation costs also added to costs. A new survey is being Two weeks before her Dollywood opened in put together by the Assn of Natl Adverti- Tennessee, Dolly Parton and friends were sers to estimate cost changes (AdvAge) . SRO in Buffalo (April 20) grossing $288,850 * * * * * * * * at Memorial Auditorium; Kenny Rogers and Sawyer Brown are the friends appearing. anagens and promoters for state and local Kenny Rogers and Sawyer Brown have been fairs are organizing the ad/promo days touring: they had two sellouts April 18 that help put the events in the black. and 19 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ont. Pepsi and Coke will both have special days Canada. Crowds of 37,074 brought gross at the Georgia Mountain Fair Aug. 6-17, of $549,444. The bill had sellout April and the fair is making its first-ever $1 8 at Ft. Wayne (Ind.) Memorial Coliseum, discount coupon available two days (Amuse- with gross of $147,580 on 9,644. Crowd ment Business) ; Coca-Cola and Miller-beer of 8,792 was short of 12,203 capacity at have dates at the Alabama State Fair (Oct. Charlotte (NC) Coliseum April 6; gross was 2-111 .=- Longtime participants Pepsi, Coke and McDonald's are expected back at the $143,228 (Amusement Business) . New York State Fair Aug. 22-Sept. 1; some * * * * * * * * 75,000 Merchants' Day coupons are being distributed throughout central Maine two Neil Diamond was sellout for two concerts weeks before the Skowhegan State Fair. April 11-12 at the Capital Centre outside Burger King and 9 other corporate sponsors Washington, D.C. With top of $17.50, have been signed up. 1,/Lasure_nccL-N.: 3gest ii (202) 232-7107 P.O,. Box 2748i' °' Washington, D.C. 20038-7488 Subscription Rates NAME Yp; $95 a year in COMPANY U.S. - Canada - and Mexico ADDRESS ,_ $140 a'•year II, CITY STATE overseas ZIP TELEPHONE( ) AIR MAIL SIGNATURE • 1 8 ]f-almATst May 15, 1986 gross was $640,184 Top grosser for including more than 50 in the Los Angeles the month, however, was ZZ Top and Jimmie area Wherehouse Entertainment had Barnes at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena on 16% rise in net income for 7 months of • Apri1. 9-11 when 3 sellouts brought $657,771 newly-structured fiscal year. Strong and audience of 43,107. video rentals and compact disk sales * * * * * * * * helped boost January's revenues 43% to $16.5 million. The Oak Ridge Boys had two sets of concerts * * * * * * * * with two different opening acts. In Salt Country music industry reps continue the Lake City's Salt Palace April 3, and at promotional push that began last year. A the Boise (Ida.) State University Pavilion series of workshops on marketing begin April 4, the Southern Pacific Group and next month in Charlotte (NC) , followed by Dan Seals opened. Gross at Salt Lake was San Francisco in July, Chicago in August, $133,056 though house of 8,752 was short and Dallas in September. Country artists j of 12,000 possible. The Forester Sisters have increased their tours abroad, board I opened for the Oak Ridge Boys April 11 and members of the Country Music Assn. were 12 when they appeared at Kellogg Center in informed at their last month; Australia Battle Creek, Mich. (sellout on 5,241 was has put its second fulltime country music I $81,695) and at Rockford (I11.L MetroCen- station on the air and ratings increased tre. House of 6,237 grossed $74,647 50% since the switch in December. 1 - The All-American Country Games will be held at Vanderbilt Stadium June 11; for M U SI CRECORDS & TAPES , the "Fan Fair" in the fall, a record of I more than 17,000 people have registered through April. Radio programmers may hold a key to the * * * * * * * * I future directions of music/records, organ- . izers of the "New Music Seminar" in July As country music struggles to regain top anticipate. Videos and MTV are viewed as prominence in traditional markets, and having peaked, and the number of related "New Music" looks ahead, PUNK celebrates 1 panel discussions has been cut back to its 10th anniversary rather quietly. It two, VarieU. notes. The two keynote doesn't have much "commercial clout," but speakers will be from radio and from the punk rock is credited with speeding up recording indust::y. Independents form a the tempos of mainstream rock, and gave heavy percentage in the seminar; they're "rough edges" a good name. Punk also seen as "farm clubs" for the major sta- ');made waves outside of music (NY Times) : tions and for record companies, which ,lin visual arts and in fashion. jdon't make money unless a record sells 50,000 copies or more. Dates in NY are Ik also has produced an explosion in ' July 13-16. db-it-yourself music and bands and rec- * * * * * * * * ords. Option magazine (c/o Sonic Opera- j Record Bar will have 125 stores left, but tions Network, Box 491034, Los Angeles none in the Licorice Pizza subsidiary 90029) reviews hundreds of,alby� d cassettes; artists such as Madonna,, which are being sold to Musicland Group U2, for about $13 million. Record Bar plans Prince, Van Helen, Cyndi Lauper, Duran to expand again, but will have no stores Duran owe sound and image. bows to punk. in the West or Midwest. Musicland now Pure punk has gotten punkier, will have more than 500 stores nationally, *. * *> * * * * * Leisurekdmiigest Marj Jensen, Editor (202) 232-7107 " US. '� P.O. Box 27488, Washington, D.C. 20038-7488 �, 22 .) 0 ". * 0 FIR 'f,'S ! s •0 City of Mounds View 2401 Hwy 10 111, Mounds View, MN 55112 C ok sil 11114p, 11,;, , tip RAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA GATEWAY TO THE NORTH 2401 HIGHWAY 10 MOUNDS VIEW,MINN. 55112 DEPAR'1MENT OF PARKS, 784-3055 RECREATION AND FORESTRY May 16 , 1986 Dear Parks and Recreation Commissioners : Enclosed is a variety of information that will become part of the May 22 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Please note that it is staff ' s intent to invite the property owners abutting Silver View Park to attend the regularly scheduled Commission meeting at 7 : 30 p.m. to discuss the myriad of issues that are before us. I would appreciate any feedback and/or response to staff ' s pro- • posed list of discussion questions as well as any other issues that you would like to have addressed by the residents so that we might mail out a letter to each of the property owners on Monday morning. In addition, the City Council has requested that the Park Board review the long term financial plan as well as establish a prior- ity for future park oriented projects. To that end , staff has enclosed worksheets which outline selected projects itemized by individual project for each of the neighborhood parks. Hopefully will assist you in the establishment of an updated capital improvements program. Staff will be forwarding additional Commission packet information early next week, but I wanted to get some of this data out to you so you would have a chance to review it prior to Thursday' s meet- ing. Please note if any Commissioners would like to join staff for a brief walking tour at 5 : 30 p.m. , prior to the 6 : 30 p.m. Commission meeting on Thursday, please plan on meeting at the south side of the Silver View parking lot. Once again, should you have any questions, feel free to contact myself directly at 784-3055 , ext. #20 . • 41111- � • : . ��o� ,�i,irector Parks , Recreatio an• orestry BKA/sll a Ci'0 of Mounds View, Minnesota Management Report, Page 13 General Fund 111/1 The financial statements of the General Fund are presented in Statements 6 through 9 of the 1985 Annual Financial Report. The fund balance of the General Fund at December 31 , 1985 was $1 , 132,277. During 1985, the fund balance of the General Fund increased by $101 ,229, as follows: Budgeted decrease in fund balance $ (38,000) Actual revenue in excess of budgeted revenue: Licenses and permits $ 11,200 Fines and forfeits 35,800 Property taxes 39,400 Interest on investments 27,200 All other - net 28,400 Total revenue over budget 142,000 Actual expenditures were less than (greater than) budgeted expenditures: 1 General government (61 ,800) Public safety 19,600 Streets and highways 21 , 700 • Parks and recreation 300 Contingencies 9,200 Total expenditures over budget (11,000) Transfer from Special Projects Fund 8,000 Net Increase to Fund Balance $ 101 ,000 The fund balance of the City's General Fund has been as follows for the past nine years: Increase December 31 , Balance (Decrease) 1977 $ 148,569 1978 180,962 $ 32, 393 1979 189,633 8,671 1980 208,607 18,974 1981 286, 160 77,553 1982 391,767 105,607 1983 521,078 129, 311 1984 1 ,031,048 509,970 v 1985 1 , 132,277 101 ,229 • City of Mounds View, Minnesota Management Report, Page 14 The level of the fund balance of the City's General Fund is one indicator of the Sinancial strength or independence of a City. This often becomes critical during periods of high inflation, decreasing State aids, and poor economic growth. Without adequate reserves, a City may be unable to respond to external factors. With adequate reserves, these external factors are more manageable by the City. The City has achieved and maintained a sound fund balance level for its General • Fund. This level is adequate to meet several required needs as follows: • Reserve for Cash Flow ( timing difference between expenditure dates and major revenue receipts ) Reserve for Emergency/ Unanticipated Reserve for Expenditures Capital Outlay Replacement t---0 ------ ISMAMPOMMIM 4 Ili earmi r•gra r•nig re ion ris Vs in 414 no%nil =' ADEQUATE '-"MN mOr• r_. City of Mounds View, Minnesota Management Report, Page 15 The amount of General Fund reserve required to meet emergency and/or unanticipated expenditures is not readily quantifiable. Rather, the level of this requirement must , established by the City based on the history of the City and the philosophy of "adequate" reserve coverage. The reserve requirement to deal with unforeseen intergovernmental revenue reductions is also difficult to quantify. State and Federal legislation dealing with shared aids is somewhat unpredictable. The City must strive to remain current on the effects of changing legislation and budget such aids accordingly. A reserve balance in the City's General Fund will mitigate the adverse effects of aid reductions which are received after expenditure budget commitments are made. The City's minimum cash flow reserve requirement is measurable. For the City of Mounds View, the minimum required surplus is $720,000 computed as follows: 1986 Budgeted Levy (Includes Homestead Credit) $ 895,000 111/1 1986 Anticipated Local Government Aid 545,000 Total $1 ,440,000 Minimum Required Cash-Flow Reserve (One-Half of Total) $ 720,000 The City has demonstrated that a financially sound General Fund is attainable through prudent fiscal planning. The City has met its cash flow required reserve and also has approximately $412,000 of other General Fund reserves to fulfill the various other reserve requirements as described in this report and to meet specific reserve requirements as follows: Designated for compensated absences $ 80,707 Designated for committed contracts 1 ,465 Designated for contingencies 211 , 119 Sub-total 293,291 Designated for cash flow 719,444 111/1 Undesignated 119,542 Total fund balance - December 31 , 1985 $1 , 132, 277 t . City of Mounds View, Minnesota Management Report, Page 16 111/1 Without this adequate General Fund reserve, the independence and autonomy of the ity may be impaired. The City of Mounds View has taken actions over the past several years to improve the financial position of its General Fund. We commend the City for these actions and encourage the City to continue to monitor this reserve balance. An adequate reserve structure will enable the City to retain its financial independence and integrity during the present change in economic environment. Special Revenue Funds The financial statements of the Special Revenue Funds are presented in Statements 10 through 14 of the 1985 Annual Financial Report. Special Revenue Funds is a classifica- tion of funds to account for revenues (and expenditures related thereto) segregated by City policy or Federal or State Statutes for specific purposes. The City maintained the following special revenue funds during 1985: 111/1 Fund Balance (Deficit) December 31 , Increase Fund 1985 1984 (Decrease) Federal Revenue Sharing $ 9,026 $ 45,922 $(36,896) Recreational Activity (11 ,590) (20,928) 9, 338 Forestry 18,724 20,701 (1 ,977) Totals $ 16,160 $ 45,695 $(29,535) Federal Revenue Sharing The process of receiving and expending Revenue Sharing monies requires numerous compliance steps. A detail compliance audit is required once every three years. This report is submitted to the Office of Revenue Sharing for acceptance. The City had such a compliance audit for 1982 (completed in 1983) and therefore will not require a compliance audit until 1985 (to be submitted in 1986) . We recommend that the City take action to approve this audit. 111/1 City of Mounds View, Minnesota • Management Report, Page 17 Recreational Activity Fund The Recreational Activity Fund had an accumulated deficit of $11 ,590 at December 1111 1985. This fund deficit is an improvement from the prior year of $9,338 as follows: Actual revenue over budgeted revenue $ 38, 104 Actual expenditures over budget (28,766) Net increase in fund balance $ 9,338 The accumulated deficit of $11 ,590 at December 31 , 1985 is primarily the result of an unbudgeted capital outlay purchase in 1982 (warming houses) . Progress is being made to eliminate the accumulated deficit. Upon final elimination of the deficit (and corresponding accumulation of each) , the City should take action to approve the repayment of the $24,000 loan from the Silver Lake Woods Fund. Forestry Fund The Forestry Fund was established to account for the financial activity associated with removal and re lacement of the City's diseased trees. This activit has been • P Y funded by: • Local property taxes. • Direct charges to property owners. • State grants. The State funding of the program has been eliminated and therefore the City now funds this operation through direct charges to property owners and a local property tax. The financial activity of this fund has been reduced from prior years. The remaining fund balance of $20, 701 is designated for tree removal and replacement. ID . City. of Mounds View, Minnesota illManagement Report, Page 18 IIIDebt Service Funds • The financial statements for the Debt Service Funds are presented in Statements 15 IIIand 16 of the 1985 Annual Financial Report. A debt service fund is designed to account for general long-term debt which is not recorded in other City funds. The City had two IIDebt Service Funds in 1985 as follows: 111 Fund Balance December 31 , 1 Fund 1985 1984 Decrease ill State Aid Bonds $ -0- $ 8,148 $ 8,148 Equipment Certificates -0- 1 ,684 1,684 Total $ -0- $ 9,832 $ 9,832 III Final debt payments had been made for both of the above funds. The City closed 111 these two remaining funds to the General Fund in 1985. IIICapital Project Funds Capital Project Funds are designed to account for acquisition or construction of IIIa'or capital projects or programs. The City had five such funds in 1985 as presented in IIIStatements 17 and 18 of the 1985 Annual Financial Report. The December 31 , 1985 and 1984 fund balances of the City's Capital Project Funds were as follows: ill Fund Balance (Deficit) Increase ill Fund 1985 1984 (Decrease) Park Improvement $ 5,587 $ 11,295 $ (5,708) Storm Water Management 277,582 234,769 42, 813 State Aid (MSA) 76,319 45,966 30, 353 111 Water Systems Contributions 200,056 165,087 34,969 Greenfield Park 35 -0- 35 Total $ 559,579 $ 457, 117 $ 102,462 0. il II 11111 il City of Mounds View, Minnesota Management Report, Page 19 Park Improvement Fund The Park Improvement Fund is designed to collect park dedication fees/donations. • During 1985, this fund collected $8,403 in such donations and had interest earnings of $906. The remaining balance of $5,587 is committed for future park improvements. Storm Water Management The Storm Water Management Fund is designed to collect area-wide storm water drainage fees. During 1985, this fund collected $22,208 of such fees and earned interest of $21, 369. This fund expended $764 on miscellaneous storm sewer expenditures during 1985. The remaining fund balance of $277,582 is committed to be expended for the design, construction, preservation or improvement of storm water systems. State Aid Fund The State Aid Fund consists of residual MSA monies received from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Activity of this fund had been minimal prior to 1984. The City expended $226,636 during 1985 on MSA Street Project. The remaining balance o $76,318 is available for expenditure on MSA qualified activities. Water Systems Contributions Fund The Water Systems Contributions Fund collects water availability charges (WAC) . During 1985, this fund collected $19,512 of such charges and earned interest of $15,457. No expenditures were charged to this fund during 1985, 1984 or 1983. The remaining balance of $200,056 is committed for funding construction replacement modification or major maintenance of water systems or debt service thereon. Greenfield Park Fund The Greenfield Park Fund was established in 1985 to accbunt for improvements to Greenfield Park. This project is being financed by an LCMR Grant and a cash transfer from the General and Special Projects Funds. 111/1 • ' City of Mounds View, Minnesota Management Report, p Page 20 Activity of this fund is as follows: 111/1 Revenue: LCMR Grant $ 87,500 LAWCON Grant 5,000 Interest on investments 3,995 Other 315 Total Revenue 96,810 Expenditures: Park improvements 189,558 Transfers in: From General Fund 40,000 From Special Projects Fund 52, 783 Total transfers 92,783 Fund Balance at December 31 , 1985 $ 35 Construction is complete as of December 31, 1985. We recommend that the City close this fund in 1986. Special Assessment Funds 1110 The Combining Financial Statements for the Special Assessment Funds are presented in Statements 19 and 20 of the 1985 Annual Financial Report. Special Assessment Funds are a classification of funds to account for the construction and financing of certain public improvements deemed to benefit the properties against which special assessments are levied. It should be noted that the Special Assessment Funds account for both the construction and the debt service phases of the special assessment process. The City's financial records maintain the separate accounts of the Special Assessment Fund as Construction Accounts and Debt Service Accounts, based upon the terms and requirements of the various bond issues. The following comments relate to the Debt Service Accounts and Construction Accounts maintained by the City for the Special Assessment Fund. 111/1 ARIAN PARK COST ESTIMATE May 15, 1986 RANKING & COMMENTS FACILITY COSTS STAFF COMMISSION 1. Landscaping & earth berms along Long Lake Rd. $43,000 (mini-arboretum) 2. Picnic Shelter & Related $18,000 B p Amenities, etc. 3. Play Area $ 8,000 A 4. Walking Path & Nature Study $ 7,100 A Area. 5. llor_,hne Pit $ 500 — B 6. Site Amenities, i.e. Park- ing Llt, Benches, Trash Recept_.tcles, Bike Posts, Pond Development $90,200 l SUB-TOTAL $166,800 7. Other. 8. Other 9. Other TOTAL 1 COMMENTS: OC) „ST-Ott'Si fri*ri ''.D 7 COST ANALYSIS eir LOCATION: Greenfield Park DATE: May 15, 1986 PREPARED BY: Bruce K. Anderson, Director Mounds View Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. Page 1 of 3 DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT MATERIAL LABOR TOTAL COST Unit Total Unit Total Unit Total Picnic shelter & free play areas (Sub: $26,000) MIL' Picnic Shelter Miracle 120-115 1 12,000 $12,001 Concrete slab 40 x 28 ---— 1120 sq. ft. --- 2,000 1120 Electrical Ser ce 1 000 - 2000 3 000 I Soil Corrections 500 10 5,000 Tables GT #8724 12 200 2,400 Grills GT #49 4 200 800 Finish grading 300 5ft 150 Seeding 300 75 300 111111 Lights_2 pole- 20 foot cable — 2 soles _ 4 000 Play areas GT 68001111111 ---- Durascape _20;00 COST ANALYSIS LOCATION: Greenfield Park DATE: May 15, 1986 PREPARED BY: Bruce K. Anderson, Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. Page 2 of 3 DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT MATERIAL LABOR TOTAL COST r Unit Total Unit Total ( Unit Total Softball/baseba_1 lights is 14 000 Archery range (15,000 sf) Grading 556 cy 2.20 1, 345 6" strip & store 1,666 sy 1.10 2,016 top soil 6" spread top soil 278 cy 2,90. 88.7 Finish grading 1,666. sy .55 1,008 Seeding _ 1 ,666: sy 4 .75 1.375 Butts a ea 100 330 Shooting line 64 1f 2.10 148 Marked nature trail including, bird observation -- —" deck Bird observation deck — 1 ea 1,50Q_, 500 2,00Q. Marked signage 12 ea 75 25 1,200 Rest areas 711 sy .75 600_ General skating _ Hillview & Quincy ($8,000 sub) (25,00.0 sf) 6: strip & store topsoil 300 sy 1,10 350. Spread 6" topsoil 500 cy 3.00 125Q0 Grading, cut & fill 1,000 cy 2,00 2000 a COST ANALYSIS LOCATION: Greenfield Park DATE: May 15, 1986 PREPARED BY: Bruce K. Anderson, Director Mounds View Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. Page 3 of 3 DESCRIPTION QUANTITY _ UNIT MATERIAL LABOR TOTAL COST Unit Total Unit Total Unit Total Lighting for — — trail (Sub: 22,000) Solar light cyStPm 7 ea 3,000 21,000 .50 1,050 22,000 H Site amenities Trash recepticl=s GT #8727 12 ea 125 1 ,500 Benches - GT #4047 8' 12 ea 200 2,500 Haws Drinking 1 ea 1,000 1,000 Fountain - Bike posts LS #31 2 35 70 40 80 150 Grills GT#49 8 — _ 150 1,200 COST ANALYSIS s74 LOCATION: Lambert Park DATE: May 15, 1986 PREPARED BY: Bruce K. Anderson DESCRIPTION QIUANTITY UNIT MATERIAL LABOR TOTAL COST LUnit Total Unit Total Unit Total Landscaping & Earth berms (sub $36,500) Earth berms 380 CY 11 $4,000 1 Utility - — _____I Utility develnping_ Culvert pipe 150 if 24 29 53 $9,000 cover with topsoil - 90 CY ----- , 11 $1,000 grading & filling 90 CY 2. 20 $ 200 Hockey area - power rake & 1 J reseed 1,278 SY .42 $ 600 Permanent retaining wall _ 340 if 1,300 Sf 10 $14,000 Canopy trees 25 100 $2,500 Flowe-ring .trees 20 50 $1,000 Shrubs 40 25 $1,000 Bicycle path - 460 if 8' asphalt 9 $4,500 Picnic area 4 tahles GT R774 ea 190 " 238 418 $1 ,839 Grills rT #49 2 ea 185 222 407 $ 895 Grading cut ii _— -- fi 11 $'4; CY 2.20 $ 196 6" stri & ' �_. ttnre ptillnpSn 4,400 ` SY 1. 10 $5,324 6" spread ;,; ---------� tnpcni.l 81 CY _ 2.90 $ 260 Finish grading 4,400 SY `, .55 $2,662 Seeding 4,400 SY . 75 $3,620 COST ANALYSIS LOCATION: Lambert Park DATE: May 15, 1986 PREPARED BY: Bruce K. Anderson DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT MATERIAL LABOR TOTAL COST - -- — Unit Total Unit Total Unit Total Walking path 292 SY 5' asphalt 10 $3,000 General skating 356 SY strip 1. 10 $ 431 store topsoil Spread 6" —_---- - - — — —tn�sni.L_- 60 CY 2.90 $ 190 Grading, cut & _ — — fill — 60 CY 2.20 $ 150 Finish grading 356 SY R cePrii ng .55 $ 216 Shelter improvenents - see Groveland Park Multipurpose Court Hoops & back- board GT #851, 235, 2 ea 375 450 825 $1,815 Paving 665 SY 10 $7,300 Surfacing & stripping 6 gallons 1 LS 275 $ 300 Underdrainage 300 LF 5.85 $1,930 6" strip & 665 SY store top i 1 1. 10 $ 800 Grading cut & 335 CY fill 2.20 $ 810 Softball & Soccpr _fields_ fields_ -- Power rake & -- _s_ee outfield_ ._— 5,920 SY .42 $2,735 Regrade & ag 450 SY 5 $2,4 7 5 Paint backstop 800 SF 1.25 $1,100 Hockey rink- _newlighting is $12,000 system COST ANALYSIS LOCATION: Lambert Park DATE: May 15, 1986 PREPARED BY: Bruce K. Anderson DESCRIPTION (QUANTITY UNIT MATERIAL LABOR TOTAL COST Unit Total Unit Total Unit Total Site amenities Amenities: Trash receptacles 3 ea 55 66 121 $ 400 GT #8727 . ___ Benches - 8 ft. 2 ea 125 150 275 $ 605 —_CiL#4(14 7 Bike posts LS #31 4 ea 35 42 77 $ 340 Park sign - 1 ea STI Standard—. 1,200 $1 ,320 Parking (asphalt 175 SY surface & hasp')_ 10 $1,925 Preparation 58 CY cut & fill 2.20 $ 150 Wheel stops 7 ea 33 $ 255 Stripping stalls 7 ea 450 $ 50_