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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPK PACKET 06132005CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PARKS COMMISSION AGENDA June 13, 2005 7:00 P.M. Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. III. APPROVAL OF MARCH 14, 2005 PARKS COMMISSION MINUTES. IV. CLOSE LANDSCAPE TO PRESENT FUTURE PARK IMPROVEMENTS REGARDING EMERALD PARK. V. DISCUSSION OF PRESENTATION. VI. REPORTS: A. Community Services B. School Board C. Sports Boosters VII. OTHER BUSINESS. VIII. ADJOURNMENT. I I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 PARKS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 4 5 March 14, 2005 6 7:00 p.m. 7 Conference Room 8 9 10 I. CALL TO ORDER. 11 Chair Koehntop called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone in attendance. 12 13 Il. ROLL CALL. 14 Present: Chair Doug Koehntop, Vice Chair Erich Young, Commissioners 15 Colleen Hallada, Daniel Ganley, and Michael Sholl. 16 17 Absent: 18 19 Also Present: Public Works Director Jay Hartman; Representative from the 20 School Board Denise Dunn. 21 22 III. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF CHAIR 23 24 Commissioners agreed by consensus to nominate and approve the appointment of Commissioner Doug Koehntop as Chair for the St. Anthony Parks Commission for 2005. 26 27 Motion carried unanimously 28 29 IV. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR 30 31 Commissioners agreed by consensus to nominate and approve the appointment of Commissioner 32 Erich Young as Vice Chair for the St. Anthony Parks Commission for 2005. 33 34 Motion carried unanimously 35 36 V. APPROVAL NOVEMBER 8, 2004 PARKS COMMISSION MINUTES AND DECEMBER 37 20, 2004 WORK SESSION MINUTES. 38 39 Commission agreed by consensus to approve the November 8, 2004 Parks Commission Meeting 40 Minutes and the December 20, 2004 Work Session minutes as presented. 41 42 Motion carried unanimously 43 44 VI. DISCUSS 6:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL 45 "'i Chair Koehntop stated that the Park Commission met earlier with the City Council in a joint workshop. He explained that the intent of the workshop was to work together with City Council to receive feedback 48 as to how the Park Commission would proceed for 2005. He stated that the meeting schedule for the Parks Commission Meeting Minutes March 14, 2005 Page 2 1 Parks Commission has been changed from monthly meetings to quarterly meetings and are scheduled for 2 2005 as follows: June 13, 2005; September 12, 2005; and December 12, 2005. He asked the 3 Commission for their feedback and suggestions on potential projects the Parks Commission should 4 consider for 2005. 6 Vice Chair Young referenced Emerald Park stating that the Park Commission should begin working on 7 the request for the proposed feasibility study. He stated that the Commission should work to determine 8 what would be best for Emerald Park and move forward with the request for the study. 10 Public Works Director Hartman stated that he would pull together a list of potential consultants and 11 forward a letter requesting a proposal for their services. He stated that he would review the responses 12 and provide the Commission with the top two for their review and recommendation. He suggested 13 meeting as a Sub -Committee, prior to the next Parks Commission meeting in June, to review the 14 proposals. 15 16 Chair Koehntop asked if URS would be invited to submit a proposal. Public Works Director Hartman 17 confirmed. 18 19 Commissioner Hallada suggested the board fencing on the rinks at Silver Point Park. 20 Public Works Director Hartman stated that several of the items discussed are maintenance items that are 22 already included on the maintenance list for 2005. He stated that each item would be incrementally 23 completed and reviewed maintenance items for Central Park noting that the light replacements would be 24 one of the higher cost projects for this year. He stated that they also have a contract in place with the 25 school with respect to the seeding and Staff is currently working on a donation process that could help 26 with some of the costs. 27 28 Chair Koehntop suggested waiting on all other projects until Emerald Park has been determined. 29 30 Chair Koehntop asked for an update on the winter park activities for Central Park, Silver Point or 31 Emerald Park and if any issues have been identified that should be considered. Public Works Director 32 Hartman stated that all three parks had a good year with hockey and recreational skating. He stated that 33 the parks had an approximate total of 3,700 visits this season adding that the season this year was 34 extended. He stated that all of the parks were well used this year. He stated that currently he is not 35 aware of any issues with the parks adding that they would be out to review the parks towards the end of 36 the month. 37 38 Commissioner Ganley stated that he has received positive feedback from residents who have said that 39 the rinks were in very good shape this year and that the skating was good. He referenced Silver Point 40 Park and asked if the reseeding of the upper ballpark would be an annual operation. He asked what kind 41 of seed and process would be used. Public Works Director Hartman explained that they would use a ^'), split seeding\hydro seeding operation. He further explained that the process has to be done each year due to the ice buildup. 44 Parks Commission Meeting Minutes March 14, 2005 Page 3 1 Commissioner Ganley referenced the upper ball field at Silver Point stating that he has noticed a 2 considerable amount of debris on the outer field and asked if the debris would be cleaned up before 3 spring season. Public Works Director Hartman assured the Commission that all parks would be 4 reviewed and cleaned up before the parks open for the season. 5 6 Chair Koehntop asked if the Central Park project is now basically closed and completed. Public Works 7 Director Hartman stated that the project is 99 -percent closed out. He stated that they would review some 8 of the trees this spring. 10 Commissioner Sholl asked if the School Board plans to do anything for Gary. Ms. Dunn stated the 11 Board has had discussions adding that no decisions have been made at this time. 12 13 Chair Koehntop noted that Commissioner Ganley had been working with the Student Council on a 14 Senior Class Tree Donation program and asked for an update. Commissioner Ganley stated that the 15 process has been very disappointing. He stated that he tried over the last year to work with the Student 16 Council and the Senior Class in an effort to implement a tree donation program for the graduating Senior 17 Class. He stated that there have been several obstacles. He stated that he would be open to revisiting the 18 project adding that ultimately it is up to the Student Council to take action and move forward. 19 20 Commissioner Sholl asked if the graduating senior class provides a gift each year to the school. Commissioner Ganley stated that it is his understanding that they do adding that there is enough funds z2 available in their budget for the gift in addition to the proposed tree program. He stated that he would 23 follow up. 24 25 VII. REPORTS. 26 27 Chair Koehntop asked for an update on representatives for Community Services and the Sports Boosters. 28 Public Works Director Hartman stated that he spoke recently with Kathy Knapp from Community 29 Services. He stated that it was indicated that she is having a difficult time finding someone who has 30 time. He stated that she would continue to work on finding a representative. He stated that he has not 31 heard anything from the Sports Boosters. 32 33 Vice Chair Young stated that he is currently working on organizing a men's and women's league. He 34 assured the Commission that costs would be kept low adding that the intent is to organize men's and 35 women's leagues and a couple's level if they have enough people. He stated that they plan to advertise 36 in the Bulletin adding that membership is not limited to St. Anthony residents. He stated that 37 membership would be open to anyone interested in joining adding that he could be contacted at 612-788- 38 4900 for further information. Chair Koehntop suggested contacting Community Services noting that 39 they would be a good resource as they are experienced in setting up lessons and leagues. 40 41 A. Community Services. A? NONE \44 Parks Commission Meeting Minutes March 14, 2005 Page 4 1 B. School Board. 2 3 Ms Dunn provided the Commission with the following update: 4 5 e The School Board is scheduled to meet on March 15, 2005 and will discuss the following: 6 ♦ Review the 2005-2006 School Calendar. 7 ♦ Discuss recommended processes similar to the Blue Ribbon Task Force Finance Committee. 8 ♦ Review potential survey questions. 9 • The School Board is scheduled for a Joint Work Session with City Council in April. 10 • Two new Task Force Groups have been developed: 11 ♦ Student Activities and Athletics 12 ♦ Student Support Task Force 13 14 C. Sports Boosters. 15 16 NONE 17 18 VI. OTHER BUSINESS. 19 t Chair Koehntop stated that the next Parks Commission meeting is scheduled for June 13, 2005 at 7:00 - p.m. 22 23 VII. ADJOURNMENT. 24 25 Motion by Vice Chair Young, second by Chair Koehmop, to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m. 26 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 29 Respectfully submitted, 30 31 Bonita Sullivan 32 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Memorandum To: Mike Mornson, City Manager From: Jay Hartman, Public Works Director Date: 5/9/2005 Re: Emerald Park Mike, The following schedule is for your council report on Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Wednesday, May 4, 2005 Park Commission Sub -Committee interviewed three firms to look at Emerald Park and provide overview for improvements. The three fines are as follows: • DSU • Close Landscape Architecture • . Bruagr and Associates The Park Commission Sub -Committee will have Close Landscape present at the next park commission meeting on June 13, 2005. The Park Chairperson will attend future council meetings to give an update and recommend Close Landscape to provide feasibility report on Emerald Park. MEMORANDUM DATE: August 25, 2005 TO: Park Commission Members FROM: Jay Hartman, Director of Public Works RE: Park Commission Meeting The September 12, 2005 Park Commission Meeting is cancelled. The Park Commission might meet prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting to discuss a possible neighborhood open house for Emerald Park in late September. Information regarding this open house is forthcoming. Please call with any questions. Jay Hartman (612)782-3314 PARKS COMMISSION CONTACT INFORMATION Updated August 15, 2005 Name Term End Date Colleen Hallada 12/06 2906 Crestview Dr. St. Anthony, MN 55418 Doug Koehntop, Chair 12/07 3408 Skycroft Drive St. Anthony, MN 55418 Dan Ganley 12/05 3201 Wendhurst Avenue St. Anthony, MN 55418 Erich Young 12/06 3113 Rankin Road St. Anthony, MN 55418 Michael Sholl 12/07 3428 Harding Street St. Anthony, MN 55418 Staff Liaison: Jay Hartman, Public Works Director City Hall: 612-782-3314 Fax: 612-782-3302 E -Mail: jhartman@ci.saint-anthony.mn.us C:\Documents and Settings\PDang\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK549\parkaddress.doc