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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPK PACEKT 05012000COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT TOWER PARK AT 6:30 pm CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PARKS COMMISSION AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. May 1, 2000 7:00 PM Conference Room III. APPROVE APRIL 10, 2000 PARKS COMMISSION MINUTE IV. DISCUSS SILVER POINT PARK GRAND OPENING. V. DISCUSS CENTRAL PARK REDEVELOPMENT AND TOWER PARK PUNCH LIST ITEMS. Augie Wong from BRW, Inc. will be present. VI. REPORTS. A. Community Services. B. School Board. C. Sports Boosters. VII. OTHER BUSINESS. VIII. ADJOURNMENT. Iolaills eC% MEMORANDUM DATE: May 3, 2000 TO: Parks Commissioners Augie Wong, BRW, Inc. Bob Kost, BRW, Inc. FROM: Jay Hartman, Public Works Director ITEM: MAY 15TH PARKS COMMISSION WORK SESSION A reminder: Parks Commission Work Session May 15, 2000 6:30 PM (sandwiches will be provided) Items to be discussed: 1. Grand Opening of Silver Point Park 2. Central Park Redevelopment 3. Joint Meeting with the City Council on June 12, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Regular Parks meeting will begin at 7:30 PM) I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 PARKS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES APRIL 10, 2000 4 6:30 p.m. Silver Point Park 5 7:00 p.m. Conference Room 6 I. CALL TO ORDER. 7 Chair Jindra called the meeting to order at 7:17 p.m. and welcomed everyone to the meeting. 8 She wished to note for the record that the Commission, Todd Hubmer (WSB & Associates) and 9 Bob Kost (BRW, Inc.) met at Silver Point Park at 6:30 p.m. to review items that need to be 10 completed. 11 II. ROLL CALL. 12 Present: Chair Carol Jindra, Vice Chair Doug Koehntop, Commissioners George 13 Wagner, Julie Gebhardt, Colleen Hallada, Daniel Ganley, and Jan Jensen. 14 Also Present: Representative from School Board (Denise Dunn); Representative from 15 Sports Boosters (George Zurbey); Representative from Community 16 Services (Diana Roadfeldt), Public Works Director (Jay Hartman). 17 Absent: City Council Liaison (Brian Thuesen). III. APPROVAL OF MARCH 13, 2000 PARKS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES. 19 Motion by Koehntop, second by Wagner, to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2000 Parks 20 Commission meeting as presented. 21 22 IV. 33RD AND SILVER LAKE ROAD. Motion carried unanimously. 23 Chair Jindra stated that she would like to add this item to the agenda. She believes this area is a 24 focal point and would like to discuss options to make it an attractive area for the community. In 25 this respect, Ganley presented photographs of another area that had been provided to him by a 26 resident. These photographs depicted a pond that is designed for drainage. 27 Todd Hubmer of WSB & Associates was in attendance and offered that to have water in that par - 28 ticular area would be difficult. Typically, he stated, if a pond is to be considered, a 10:1 drainage 29 area should be achieved. 30 V. DISCUSS SILVER POINT PARK. 31 Chair Jindra asked for Mr. Hubmer to speak about the progress of Silver Point Park. In this re - 32 spect, Mr. Hubmer directed the Commission's attention to his letter of April 10, 2000, wherein 33 he discussed the remaining construction issues and other related issues in Silver Point Park. . t In short, the issues remaining on the punch list are as follows: J5 1. Sanitary manhole in Silver Point Park needs to be pumped out and sealed; 36 2. Pea gravel within the playground area needs to be cleaned and/or replaced; Parks Commission Meeting Minutes April 10, 2000 Page 2 1 3. An extra rail shall be added to the bottom of the 52 -inch and 42 -inch RCP aprons; 2 4. All dead trees within the park shall be replaced, and trees which are not in an upright po- 3 sition shall be positioned and warrantied. 4 5. Turf shall be established in Central Park in accordance with the plans and specifications 5 (some reseeding might need to be done); 6 6. Turf within Trillium Park shall be reviewed by the engineer and subcontractor to deter - 7 mine if seeding meets specifications; 8 7. Cleanup of material along the northern fence of Silver Point Park; 9 8. Cable television shall be removed from the trees located on the south side of Silver Point 10 Park. 11 Mr. Hubmer reminded the Commission that the above punch list items need to be completed 12 before final payment is made to the contractor. 13 Jindra clarified the specifics of item nos. 2 and 4 above. Jindra stated that she would continue to 14 rely on Mr. Hubmer to follow up on the issues and Mr. Hubmer agreed to do so. 15 In continuation of the letter of April 10, 2000, Mr. Hubmer reviewed the restroom and warming 16 house facility issues. In this respect, Mr. Hubmer presented a depiction of the proposed fields for 17 Silver Point Park (which included softball, soccer, and a hockey rink). Such depiction also in - 18 cluded detailed spots for lighting and parking spaces. Specifically, Mr. Hubmer asked the 19 Commission several questions in order to determine the type of warming house and restroom 20 facility desired. One question was the concept of a concession stand. Although the Commission 21 declined the option of a concession stand, it was determined that most residents would prefer 22 single -use, separate men's and women's restrooms. 23 Mr. Hubmer also presented an idea of building the warming house into the side of a hill, and set - 24 ting up a theme of colors, structure, and configuration that would be contiguous throughout the 25 City's parks. Various ideas were then discussed regarding the potential materials to be used for 26 the building, including the roof, to assist in alleviating the potential for vandalism. 27 Bob Kost, BRW, Inc. was in attendance and offered to work on some concepts for the Commis - 28 sion and present those ideas at the next Parks Commission meeting on May 8, 2000. 29 Sports Boosters Representative Zurbey mentioned the possibility of building a warming house 30 that the walls could be removed in the summer and the warming house could then be used as a 31 pavilion. The Commission agreed this was an excellent concept and Mr. Kost agreed to provide 32 some sketches and details about that option. Additionally, Mr. Kost stated that there are many 33 options of sloping the roof and using different types of materials for roofing that would 34 discourage climbing on the roof and/or vandalism. 35 Zurbey mentioned the idea of a storage room located in the warming house facility. Mr. Kost 36 cautioned the Commission against this concept due to the potential for theft. Parks Commission Meeting Minutes April 10, 2000 Page 3 1 Mr. Hubmer stated that, through the public hearing process and prior neighborhood meetings, he 2 has been made aware of residents' concerns regarding lighting at Silver Point Park. In this re - 3 spect, Mr. Hubmer stated that once the Commission has arrived at a lighting plan, a 4 neighborhood meeting would be held and the plan would be presented to the residents. Mr. 5 Hubmer elaborated that the height of the lights as well as the lighting schedule would be of 6 particular concern to the residents. 7 Jindra inquired about the intensity of the lights, and Mr. Hubmer responded that the intensity 8 would vary. A light -intensity study would be performed, he stated. Jindra asked if the lights 9 could be focused more directly on the fields to alleviate possible annoyances to the residents. 10 Mr. Hubmer responded that option could be considered, but potentially could increase the cost of I the total lighting system. 12 Jindra asked Mr. Hubmer for his opinion on the tentative date in May for the grand opening of 13 Silver Point Park. Mr. Hubmer stated that the park could be opened in May, but it would hinge 14 on the understanding that reseeding would most likely be done in the fall. Various discussion en - 15 sued amongst the Commissioners about the optimal date for the opening of the park in order to 16 allow the grass to take hold. 7 An official grand opening date of June 1, 2000 was discussed, with the option of allowing 18 younger children to utilize the fields after May 1. Jindra reminded the Commission that the next 19 meeting would be held on Monday, May 8, and details surrounding the grand opening would 20 need to be addressed. 21 Jindra thanked Mr. Hubmer and stated that the Commission is looking forward to discussing in 22 detail additional issues at the May 8, 2000 meeting. 23 VI. DISCUSS CENTRAL PARK REDEVELOPMENT. 24 Chair Jindra invited Bob Kost, BRW, Inc., to address the Commission regarding the Central Park 25 redevelopment project. Mr. Kost presented the site survey of the Park to the Commission, and 26 stated that the survey is 95% complete and he is awaiting additional information for the 27 completion of the survey. 28 In short, Mr. Kost expressed disappointment that there is less ground that originally anticipated. 29 Initially, Mr. Kost stated that there was believed to be approximately 1,022 feet from the edge of 30 the trail, and in reality, the survey indicated there was 990 feet. 31 Chair Jindra introduced Mr. Gary Palm. the Athletic Director for the High School, who was in 32 attendance at the meeting. Mr. Kost presented a sketch of the proposed redevelopment of Central 33 Park and reviewed the specifics of the drawing with the Commission and Mr. Palm. In 34 particular, Mr. Kost pointed out the location and sizes of the fields, potential grading that would .5 be needed, the possible sloping of the land for water runoff, and the potential for a variety of uses 36 for the fields. Parks Commission Meeting Minutes April 10, 2000 Page 4 1 Jindra mentioned that the Commission has been attempting to locate an area for skateboarders to 2 use. In this respect, Jensen stated that he has spoken with the City of Shoreview, and was in - 3 formed that Shoreview's skateboarding area is located alongside the Community Center. Addi- 4 tionally, he stated that the City has had a good experience with that location. Jensen continued 5 by directing the Commission's attention to information concerning skateboard ramps and 6 accessories that he had obtained from a company. Jensen inquired of Mr. Kost the approximate 7 size of an area by the St. Anthony Community Center as depicted on the sketch. Mr. Kost 8 responded that the area is approximately 80 x 120 feet. Jensen responded that a 60 x 100 foot 9 skateboarding rink could be installed by the City (repaving, ramps, and any accessories) for 10 approximately $50,000. 11 In returning to the issue of the proposed fields for Central Park, Mr. Palm offered his suggestions 12 regarding the proposed fields as well as the existing fields. Discussion ensued regarding the 13 length of time the fields would be out of commission during the redevelopment. Mr. Kost stated 14 that the fields in Central Park would be lost to athletic competition for two seasons. 15 Zurbey asked what the Commission needed to do now to move this project forward. Mr. Kost 16 said that since the survey is 95% complete, his recommendation would be to narrow the options 17 regarding the specific types of facilities the Commission desires in the Park. 18 Mr. Palm mentioned the possibility of the City purchasing a resident's home that is located near 19 Central Park. Mr. Wagner offered that it was his understanding that when the resident was ready 20 to move, he would consider selling his home to the City at that time. 21 Jindra mentioned that the Commission's joint meeting with the City Council would be 22 forthcoming in June and that these issues would be excellent topics for discussion. 23 Jindra confirmed that Mr. Kost would be in attendance at the next Parks Commission meeting on 24 May 8, 2000 and asked him to provide more details regarding Central Park at that time. 25 In respect to skateboarding, Wagner suggested at least a temporary place for the skateboarders. 26 School Board Representative Denise Dunn stated that she had found out some information re - 27 garding potential skateboarding at the school. Apparently, there is an agreement that once the 28 busses leave the school, the kids can skateboard in that area in front of the school. However, the 29 area behind the bleachers of the football stadium would not be available for skateboarding this 30 summer (as had been previously discussed) because of the work being performed on the bleach - 31 ers. 32 Zurbey mentioned the possibility of the upper parking area for skateboarding. Dunn requested 33 that the Commission determine a specific request that could be provided to the School Board. 34 In reference to the skateboarding materials obtained, Jensen inquired of the Commission the 35 types of questions in which to ask the Company about the ramps and accessories. It was decided 36 that Jensen would inquire if the ramps could be temporarily installed and have the ability to be Parks Commission Meeting Minutes April 10, 2000 Page 5 1 moved to a different location. Jensen agreed to investigate the possibilities and return to the 2 Commission at the May 8, 2000 meeting with an update. He mentioned the possibility that a 3 representative from the Company could attend the next meeting to provide more details. 4 In connection with Water Tower Park, Jindra stated her uncertainty whether fencing off a par- s ticular area to redirect foot traffic was the answer. Hallada suggested planting a type of vegeta- 6 tion that would redirect foot traffic around the rose bushes. Additionally, Jindra noted that the 7 satellite bathrooms were installed; however, she did not see the hand sanitizers in the bathroom 8 as had been expected. Public Works Director Jay Hartman agreed to check on that matter. 9 With respect to moving forward with Central Park, Mr. Kost advised the Commission to review 10 the Central Park Master Plan and determine all the components that should be entered into the 11 Plan. Jindra asked Mr. Kost to assist by using the previously agreed-upon list and add to that list 12 the items that have been discussed in order to give the Commission a baseline from which to 13 work. 14 Koehntop inquired if a sprinkler system had been factored into the plans. Mr. Kost and Hartman 15 agreed that a sprinkler system had been included. Jindra thanked Mr. Kost for his presentation and attendance at the meeting. 17 VII. REPORTS. 18 A. Community Services. 19 Community Services Representative Diana Roadfeldt stated that Community Services did not 20 meet this month. Additionally, Roadfeldt stated that she would be resigning her position as 21 Community Services Representative due to time constraints, and stated a new representative was 22 expected to be appointed by the next Parks Commission meeting. 23 B. School Board. 24 School Board Representative Denise Dunn stated that she had provided information from her re - 25 port (regarding skateboarding at the school) earlier in the meeting. 26 C. Snorts Boosters. 27 Sports Boosters Representative George Zurbey stated that he had provided information from his 28 report earlier in the meeting. 29 VIII. OTHER BUSINESS. 30 None. 31 IX. ADJOURNMENT. '+2 Motion by Gebhardt, second by Hallada, to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m. 33 Motion carried unanimously. Parks Commission Meeting Minutes April 10, 2000 Page 6 I Respectfully submitted, 2 Sue Selseth 3 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.