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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPK PACKET 07102000CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PARKS COMMISSION AGENDA July 10, 2000 7:00 PM Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. Ill. APPROVE JUNE 12, 2000 PARKS COMMISSION MINUTES. IV. DISCUSS CENTRAL PARK REDEVELOPMENT, WATER TOWER PARK AND SILVER POINT PARK PUNCH LIST ITEMS. Augie Wong from BRW, Inc. will be present. V. REPORTS. A. Community Services. B. School Board. C. Sports Boosters. VI. OTHER BUSINESS. VIII. ADJOURNMENT. CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 PARKS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 3 JUNE 12, 2000 4 7:30 p.m. 5 I. CALL TO ORDER. 6 Chair Jindra called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and welcomed everyone to the meeting. 7 II. ROLL CALL. 8 Present: Chair Carol Jindra, Commissioners George Wagner, Julie Gebhardt, 9 Colleen Hallada, Daniel Ganley, and Jan Jensen. 10 Absent: Vice Chair Doug Koehntop, Public Works Director Jay Hartman. 11 Also Present: City Manager Michael Morrison; Representative from School Board 12 (Denise Dunn); Representative from Sports Boosters (George Zurbey); 13 Representative from Community Services (Diane Skrivseth). 14 Jindra acknowledged that there were many residents in attendance to discuss Central Park 15 redevelopment. In that respect, Jindra elected to jump forward on the agenda in order to address 16 the issue of Central Park redevelopment. 17 III. DISCUSS CENTRAL PARK REDEVELOPMENT AND TOWER PARK PUNCH LIST 3 'ITEMS. 19 Chair Jindra invited the members of the audience to speak to the Commission, and in that 20 respect, Mr. Ted Severson, 2504 33rd Avenue NE, stated that he is the President of the Soccer 21 Club. His purpose in addressing the Commission, he stated, was to reiterate that the City is in 22 need of at least four baseball fields at Central Park. 23 Mr. Severson stated that he had spoken with people and received input regarding the fields. Mr. 24 Severson discussed the possibility of leaving the soccer goals in place at all times, and 25 questioned Mr. Kost of BRW, Inc., about the size of the fields. In addition, Mr. Severson 26 inquired if it would be possible to obtain a list of how many players and which players (baseball 27 or soccer) would be using the fields. 28 Jindra stated that she wanted to clarify that everyone has the same goals -- to achieve the 29 maximum usage from the green space available to the City. 30 Mr. Severson stated that since there is summer soccer, it has been difficult to use the baseball 31 fields for soccer. He wanted to propose a plan that would allow to have baseball and soccer 32 utilize the same fields, only at different times. 33 Jindra reminded Mr. Severson that the school owns half of the property of Central Park, and the 34 City has to take that into consideration. i Sports Boosters Representative George Zurbey and Chair Jindra discussed together the issues 36 surrounding the lack of green space available for both baseball and soccer. Additionally, there Parks Commission Meeting Minutes June 12, 2000 Page 2 are issues regarding the permanent anchors needed for soccer fields, as well as the scheduling and coordination of practice and game times. 3 Thuesen stressed the importance that once the fields are built, they need to be properly taken 4 care of by both the residents as well as the City. 5 Jindra mentioned that there is a possibility that Sand Castle Park in Roseville, which is not 6 typically utilized by Roseville in the summer, might be able to be used by St. Anthony on the 7 condition that the Park be upgraded by the City and maintained. Additionally, Jindra stated that 8 New Brighton has offered some space for St. Anthony to use, as well as the City of Minneapolis 9 is looking into the possibility of providing space. 10 Ganley pointed out that the design and planning for Central Park has been in the process for 11 between two and three years and that specifics and details have been taken into consideration 12 and have been incorporated into the planning. 13 Bob Kost, BRW, reminded everyone that the park would be out of commission for about two 14 seasons, and it was important to ensure that other options had been arranged. 15 Jindra stated that the Commission is providing the best service possible in ensuring that the 16 optimal choices are being presented and considered. 17 In response to a resident's opinion that additional park space needed to be obtained by St. 18 Anthony, City Council Liaison Thuesen stated that the City Council has been looking into that 19 issue for a long period of time, and the Parks Commission has been as well. There are a couple 20 of possibilities in the plans, but definite options have not been finalized. Green space is a major 21 concern and obstacle for the City. 22 City Councilmember Amy Sparks, in attendance in the audience, reiterated Thuesen's comments 23 and stated that the City Council has been aware for a long time about the dire need of the City to 24 have additional green space. Additionally, Sparks stated that the Council and Parks Commission 25 have been working hand in hand to evaluate and correct the issue. 26 Jindra thanked all of the residents for attending the meeting to provide input and express their 27 interest and opinions with the redevelopment of Central Park. 28 Moving on with the agenda and the Commission's discussion on Central Park, Jindra introduced 29 Bob Kost and Augie Wong, BRW, and invited them to address the Commission. Mr. Kost 30 presented an outline of the status of Central Park and issues which needed to be addressed. 31 Various discussion ensued regarding the wading pool and playground area. Andra mentioned the 32 possibility of the skateboarding rink and that issue and price were discussed. Batting cages were 33 discussed, and Jindra mentioned that it was her understanding that the Sports Boosters were 34 going to be involved in that decision. Parks Commission Meeting Minutes June 12, 2000 Page 3 1 In relation to space constraints on the soccer fields, Zurbey mentioned that it is possible to utilize 2 smaller spaces for soccer practices simply because many coaches are comfortable with using 3 cones for drills. Occasionally coaches utilize nets, but they are not always necessary. 4 Gary Palm, director of athletics at the high school, noted his space constraints with the high 5 school program and the availability of fields; however, he has been able to use creative 6 scheduling in order to make the athletic program work. 7 Mr. Kost continued to review the outline he had presented earlier with the Commission, noting 8 that lighting is the biggest issue, and some other issues concerning bleachers. Mr. Kost stated 9 that the costs quoted on the outline were current costs, and it would be a good idea to add a 10 certain dollar figure to the estimates in order to account for inflation. 11 Mr. Kost noted that his outline contained information regarding the renovation of the bathrooms. 12 The bathrooms by the wading pool would need to be redone in order to bring them up to code, 13 as well as provide an area for changing for the pool. 14 The other bathroom by the ballfields would have two ADA bathrooms, and would provide the 15 basic necessities. 16 Mr. Kost noted the recent increase in gasoline prices and is concerned that issue will affect the 17 cost estimate given because the increase in prices could create a domino effect for the 18 renovation. 19 Gary Palm suggested an eight -foot fence as opposed to the six-foot fence for the outfield fence 20 on the ballfields. Additionally, it would give more protection to the soccer field if the fence 21 were higher. 22 Jindra suggested the Commission review the outline list from Mr. Kost over the next month 23 before the July 10 Commission meeting. Jindra also suggested that the Commissioners consider 24 getting together, possibly with Public Works, before that meeting in order to review pressing 25 issues. 26 The consensus amongst the Commissioners was to meet at 6:00 p.m. at Central Park on July 10, 27 2000, and then return to City Hall for a 7:00 p.m. regular meeting. 28 Thuesen would be unavailable for that meeting and offered to find a replacement. 29 Jindra invited Jensen to talk about the skateboarding rink. He presented two handouts for the 30 Commissioners for their review. Jensen stated that some time ago, he had put together a 31 proposal of a skateboarding park in a plan not -to -exceed $50,000. Jensen stated that he had also 2 put together a youth task force and those individuals actually created the design. Through Public -33 Works Director Jay Hartman, Jensen was able to achieve quotes from a paving contractor and a Parks Commission Meeting Minutes June 12, 2000 Page 4 1 fencing contractor, for a total price of approximately $45,000. If this project could move 2 forward in June, the rink could ultimately be in place by VillageFest. 3 In response to inquiries by Thuesen regarding the proposed site, Jensen stated it would be near 4 the Police Department and next to the Community Center, and somewhat hidden from Silver 5 Lake Road. 6 Jindra thanked Jensen for his excellent proposal and said that the details of the plan would be 7 reviewed and considered. 8 Motion by George Wagner, second by Hallada, to recommend the skateboarding rink that Jan 9 Jensen researched and proposed, to the City Council at the City Council meeting on July 13, 10 2000. 11 Motion carried unanimously. 12 IV. POSTPONEMENT OF SILVER POINT PARK GRAND OPENING. 13 Jindra mentioned that she had talked to all the Commissioners earlier by phone about this issue, 14 and suggested that the discussion be postponed until the next Parks Commission meeting on July 15 10, 2000. 16 V. APPROVE MAY 1, 2000 PARKS COMMISSION MINUTES. 17 Motion by Gebhardt, second by Hallada, to approve the Minutes of the May 1, 2000 Parks 18 Commission meeting as presented. 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 VI. REPORTS. 21 A. Community Services. 22 No report from Community Services Representative Diane Skrivseth. 23 B. School Board. 24 No report from School Board Representative Denise Dunn. 25 C. Sports Boosters. 26 Zurbey reported that there had not been a meeting of the Sports Boosters this month, but that last 27 month he had forewarned the organization about the fields not being available for two years. 28 The question at that meeting was the exact dates (years) that the fields would be unavailable. 29 Zurbey stated that he will take the issues discussed at the meeting tonight to the next Sports 30 Boosters meeting. He considered many of the residents' concerns that were discussed tonight to 31 be time -management issues. Parks Commission Meeting Minutes June 12, 2000 Page 5 1 Thuesen asked if there had been discussion about putting a backboard at the tennis courts to 2 allow residents the opportunity to practice hitting balls, and it is a good use of time when waiting 3 for a tennis court to open up. He thought it might be a good opportunity to discuss this at a 4 future meeting. Mr. Wong, BRW, Inc., stated that it would be an excellent possibility and would 5 not be cost -prohibitive. 6 VII. OTHER BUSINESS. 7 None. 8 VIII. ADJOURNMENT. 9 Motion by Wagner, second by Hallada, to adjourn the meeting at 9:25 p.m. 10 11 Respectfully submitted, 12 Sue Selseth 13 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. MEMORANDUM DATE: July 7, 2000 TO: Parks Commissioners FROM: Jay Hartman, Public Works Director ITEM: MEETING REMINDER As stated in the June 12, 2000 meeting minutes, prior to the July 12 regular meeting, Parks Commissioners and representatives to the Parks Commission will meet at 6:00 PM at Central Park. The regular Parks Commission meeting will follow at 7:00 PM at City Hall.