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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMISSION_MINUTES_1981-06-04r 0 • • MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA June 4, 1981 Mounds View City Hall Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order at 6:37 p.m. by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairperson Burmeister, Commissionmembers Bowman, Letendre, Dennehy, Silvis, Linke, Fedor. Commissioners Absent: Commissioners Scott and Weflen. Councilmember Doty was unable to attend the meeting due to a scheduling conflict. Visitors Present: Task Force Members David Long, Bob Stone and Jan Quick and Gary Tushie. Staff Present: Director Anderson APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Linke made a motion to approve the April 23, 1981 minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Silvis. Motion passed unanimously. 7 ayes 0 nayes Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 2 • June 4, 1981 • CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Chairperson Burmiester reported that he had observed the City Forester moving a number of tree and asked staff how it was working. Staff responded that we had trans- planted 14 trees to date and had received a number of requests for additional donations which will be trans- planted in the fall. Staff further added that two of the trees transplanted were a 10' Blue Spruce and an 8' Norway Pine which were a welcome additions. LAKESIDE PARK Commissioner Bowman provided some background information on the states of Lakeside Park. A copy of the joint powers agreement drafted by staff was distributed and Commissioner Bowman outlined the beaches progress to date. Staff added that the beach opened to the public on May 30, 1981 and Cindy Johnson had been hired as the water- front director. Staff further indicated that there had been no problem to date. SILVER VIEW PARK Director Anderson gave a brief update as to the program that had been made to date regarding Silver View and then introduced Consultant Gary Tushie who discussed the plans and specifications for Phase One development. Consultant Tushie outlined in detail the planning process entailed in the development of the specifications and related maps. Commission relating to the plan and the proposed timeline. Staff indicated that the timing was poor as the proposed plans called for cutting 43,000 cubic yards of material from the Southern edge of the property and than filling the north end of the property. The Southern "hole" • would then be filled with dredged material from the pool. Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 3 June 4, 1981 • SILVER VIEW (cont.) Consultant Tushie indicated that this would be a costlier process than just initial grading. Following the question and answer period, Commissioner Linke moved seconded by Commissioner Bowman to approve the plans and specifications as presented for Phase One development of Silver View Park. The motion passed unanimously. 7 ayes 0 nayes SILVER LAKE WOODS Planning Commission Chairperson Peg Mountain and Building and Zoning Official Rose were requested to attend the Park Commission meeting to respond to their concerns. Building and Zoning Official Rose outlined the City Council and Planning Commission action to date on the Silver Lake Woods P.U.D. Following Building and Zoning Offical Rose's presentation the Park Commission asked • a number of questions. General facts relating to the project are as follows: 40 single family homes 120 town houses '1.65 million estimated costs for utility development 'Utility costs will all be assessed back to property owners. 'Complete development scheduled for 1986. A motion was made by Chairperson Burmeister, seconded by Commissioner Silvis to make the following recommendations to the City Council and Planning Commission: 1. An additional access be designated from the townhouse development to the park trail system based • on the pretense that one controlled acces point would be better than a myriad of entry points. • Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 4 June 4, 1981 SILVER LAKE WOODS (cont.) 2. Recommend an additional access be added from the single family home sites between the northern most home to park trail system, based on the premise that it would tie proposed sidewalk and trail systems together. 3. Request that a street light be installed at the entrance road of the park on County Road I. A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis and seconded by Commissioner Burmeister to direct staff to forward copies of the June 4, 1981 Park Commission minutes to the Planning Commission and Council for their considera- tion. • The motion passed unanimously. 7 ayes 0 nayes Building and Zoning Offical Rose concluded his presentation by adding that a preliminary plat had been submitted by Harstad and Todd to develop the property along Silver Lake Road south of the 7-11 store. The property is currently zoned commercial and the proposal was for high density residential. The Planning Commission has deferred formal action on the plat due to Ordinance #301. This issue is important to the Park Commission due to the proposed trail ease- ment from Woodcrest to Silver View Park. TASK FORCE REPORT Staff provided a brief update as to the progress of the Park Referendum Task Force and reviewed the minutes from their previous meetings. In addition to • Director Anderson's comments, three Task Force members were on hand to discuss their view points. 0 11 Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 5 June 4, 1981 Task Force Report (cont.) A synopsis as to why the referendum may have failed is as follows: 1. It was not an emotional issue, too much apathy. 2. The general election was a bad time for the Park Referendum. 3. The successful school referendum four weeks prior to the park issue. 4. The referendum was for too much money. 5. General status of the economy. 6. Trend toward political conservatism. 7. Concern for how the parks were going to be maintained. A motion was made by Linke, seconded by Silvis to accept and support the reasoning and rationale of Park Referen- dum Task Force as to why it may have failed. The motion passed unanimously. 7 ayes 0 nayes A great deal of general discussion then followed regard- ing the possibility of a referendum in the future. Issues that were raised: 1. Referendum should be an emotional item. 2. Possibly the park shelter buildings should be condemned and torn down. 11 E F-1 1.J Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 6 June 4, 1981 Task Force Report (cont.) STAFF REPORT 3. Will only pass if there is a strong grass roots effort. 4. General consensus was that we should go for a second referendum. 5. A park maintenance addendum should be added. The Commission then directed staff to forward a survey to the Task Force members regarding the final details of money, projects, date, etc. Commissioner Burmeister thanked each of the Task Force members on behalf of the Commission for their extra effort and work on the Parks referendum project. Staff briefly highlighted the past months department happenings: 1. Student Intern Gail Johansen will be within the department until August 7, 1981. 2. The new forestry arrangement was working ver well. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT Commissioner Letendre indicated that the J,C.'s might be willing to assist with the construction of warming house shelter buildings. ADJOURNMENT epect`fu A motion was made by Linke, seconded by Fedor to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. by Bruce K. Anderson 7 ayes 0 nayes