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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSept. 25 finalParks and Recreation and Forestry Commission Meeting Agenda September 25, 2008 6:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order. 2. Approval of minutes from the August. 28, 2008 meeting. 3. Public Input - Citizens are encouraged to speak to the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commissioners on issues of concern. 4. YMCA Update: Kirk Erickson Fall Community event tentative for Oct. 4th. More info to come! 5. Unfinished Business: a. Hillview Ball field- Grading has been started and should be completed in the next two weeks. * Grading and seeding have been completed, aglime has been redone. The grass is coming in nice. Pete b. Oakwood/Greenfield Trailway: Staff recommends that we continue with our maintenance type repairs and wait and see what the RCWD accomplishes. We will be doing minor repairs to the trail surface and trimming around the plantings. (seedlings and established trees) *Preliminary grading has been done. We will be applying the 3/8 minus now that the pathway has been leveled. We removed some of the less desirable base to accommodate this step. Pete c. Silver View Park: The proposals for the aerators has been received, they came in higher than expected, we will want to talk about this. One of the pumps that we attained from the Bridges Golf Course may have to be replaced. The cost for trenching and supplying the power is right at the limit of what was budgeted. This being the case I would recommend that we revisit this topic at next months meeting. * Staff would like to carry this over till our next meeting. d. There was the suggestion of starting an “ADOPT-A-PARK” program. Information has been submitted for the website, cable TV, and MV Matters. e. Off-leash dog park. Where could we put one in Mounds View? Oakwood, north of Hillview? Arden, behind compost? Oakwood north on Quincy along freeway? Need to fence, chip, and gate areas? Commissioners were encouraged to see Fridley dog park and tour suggested areas in MV before the meeting. Continue to discuss. Encourage residents to attend discussion. Can we put notice on City lighted board before next month’s meeting inviting interested residents to attend? * There will be aerial maps viewed at the meeting that will include the proposed areas for the dog park. Pete will use a laser to point out these areas. The 40’ X 100’ size that was mentioned in the last meeting would cost approximately: $5,000 for the fence, $1,200 to $1,500 for gates (one for equipment access and one smaller one for user access), $800 for a picnic table and bench. This does not include cost of chipping and trash cans as there are so many variables. A 40’ X 100’ dog park figures out to be less than 1/8 of an acre. For an average sized dog with normal stamina this would be very small. The smallest that we found was a little less than .5 acres and the average was 6 to 8 acres. Some of them were as large as 60 + acres. If you go into Google and check out area dog parks there is a lot of information on the sizes and what kind of things they have. Pete 6. New Business: a. Lambert building replacement fast tracked per city tour discussion. Report on Hillview and Groveland size and will it fit at Lambert? There will be an aerial map of Lambert Park. Pete will show how the building can fit. Lambert building 33’x33’ but space enough for existing building Hillview building 21’x52’ Groveland building 22’x56’ Consider glass block window or sky light as alternatives for natural lighting do to location of ice rinks and ball fields to deter hockey puck or baseball window damages. (We did go over this last meeting and everyone seemed in agreement). b. Revisit fee schedule for field and park building rental Need to consider: classification of organizations, defining “event,” and who is getting the “free event” per week so individual coaches are not reserving the field rotating weeks so as to get them for free. d. The subject of Park Dedication Funds to be used on Hillview for parking spaces. This was sent out to all the commissioners last month. There was a copy of resolution # 7307 in the packet Item 5 and 6 address the Park Dedication Funds that are proposed to be used in the funding for the parking. ). 7. Commissioner/Staff Reports: Park Sign Replacement Program Update: Signs are in. ALRC Biking Committee—Darren Peterson is a representative for that committee. Any Other Reports? City Staff has the following projects in the works. Irrigation repairs, Silver View trail trimming, Oakwood trail trimming, mowing, whipping, , chipping, and athletic fields. Pete We are starting to wean down the irrigation in preparation for fall. Gearing up to assist with three more Eagle Scout projects. Hockey boards, Disc golf, Trail maint. and improvements. Pete d) Eagle Scout projects are being completed. Lambert Building repairs, Lambert Hockey Rink overhaul and a demonstrative water garden was installed on the south end of Silver View Park. This not only will be very fictional for water run off but it will be a example for homeowners to see. Pete e) Groveland vandalism and Oakwood Park vandalism. Pete 8. Request for future agenda items/other business Possible Items for the September Agenda. 9. Motion to adjourn.