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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes May 1, 2000 Page 5 1 Minnetonka has a similar shelter with the top floor as a shelter with picnic tables and the lower 2 level as a walkout with restrooms and storage. He advised this type of shelter would not meet 3 today's ADA requirements unless there was an elevator included. Jindra noted the shelter by the 4 wading pool is ADA accessible. 5 Mr. Kost said that some years ago they had discussed the tennis courts and the drainage swell. 6 The master plan calls out for this as a community garden and seating area for seniors and a 7 passive park for those who do not want to sit in a playground or ball park. He said they had s looked at this location and the wet area to determine how they can landscape it, and felt they 9 might be able to do something with native vegetation. They were proposing to look at this edge 10 as a sort of a prairie or wetland garden with very low maintenance and take it up the hill a little 1 t bit. Hartman asked if this area might take on too much water too quickly to allow the plants to 12 grow. He suggested they detour the water for a short time if they do plantings there. 13 Mr. Kost suggested they consider what will be done for shelters and reviewed pictures of other 14 shelters. 15 Zurbey stated he would bring this plan to the Sports Booster meeting on Wednesday and inform 16 them they have two weeks to study it and come back with ideas. He commented some of the 7 detail seems to have not been thought about or lost. is Jensen asked Mr. Kost to supply the Commission with an updated copy of the detail of this plan. 19 Mr. Kost said he would bring it to the next meeting. It will include a lay out of bleachers, 20 landscaping, trees, lights, and will eliminate a couple of trail connections. He suggested when 21 they meet on the 15' they make some of those changes. He requested Sports Booster 22 Representative Zurbey to obtain input from the Sports Booster as to where they would like 23 batting cages placed. 24 Thuesen stated he is willing to attend any Park Commission meetings as a Council 25 representative, and asked if there were any meetings where they preferred he did not attend. The 26 Commission requested him to be present at all of the meetings possible for his input. 27 In relation to Water Tower Park, Mr. Wong advised separate bathrooms for men and women. 28 would be in a price range of $40,000 to $50,000 for something simple. Mr. Kost advised 29 architecture fees would be approximately an additional 12 percent, which would be an additional 30 $12,000 to $14,000. He stated this is a low estimate. 31 V. SILVER POINT PARK. 32 Public Works Director Jay Hartman stated a decision was needed on a building for hockey or it 33 would not be in place by winter. 4 Hallada requested that the contractor have the dead trees removed by the opening. Chair Jindra 35 requested Hartman to contact the contractor to make sure the trees and the rocks around the