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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004.10.13 Parks MinutesMinutes Hugo, Minnesota Parks and Recreation Open Space Commission Meeting October 13, 2004 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers — City Hall Meeting Chair: Kitty Cheesebrow Minutes By: Chris Petree Present: Parks Commission: Kitty Cheesebrow, Roger Clarke, Steven Lacher, Tom Weidt and Jennifer May. Planning Commission: Kelly Bailly. City Council: Fran Miron and Becky Petryk. Staff Chris Petree and Bryan Bear. Absent: Jim Keithahn and Pete Pedersen. I. Approve Minutes From September 8, 2004 Meeting Weidt made a motion, Clarke seconded, to accept the Minutes from the September 8, 2004 Parks Commission Meeting. All Aye. Motion Carried. II. Creekview Preserve Neighborhood Meeting Public Works Director Chris Petree provided a presentation to the Park Commission and sixteen residents that were in attendance on behalf of the Creekview Preserve neighborhood. Petree presented the possible location of the park, a budget amount for the park and a possible timeline for construction. The Park Commission then asked residents to share their opinions of the possible park site. The comments were as follows: Concerns: speed on 159th St. N., parking, safety issues and a trail connection to 157th St. N. Positives: Would prefer a park in that area compared to the water tower site, would like to see a play structure for ages 2-12 and would like to be involved as layouts and colors are selected. By a unanimous show of hands all residents in attendance were in favor of the park going in with the necessary traffic control being installed. Petree informed the residents that the City will contract with a Park/Landscape Designer to help with the layout of the park and the Park Commission will invite the residents back in a few months to help make decisions on the layout of the park and what amenities are included. In the meantime, the City will begin preparing the site for the park this fall by hauling in the necessary fill to the site. III. MCES Storage Tank Location Bill Moore, General Manager for MCES, provided an overview of the dilema that is facing this area of the region that is served by the Forest Lake Sanitary Sewer Interceptor. Due to spills into Bald Eagle Lake the MCES is responding by creating a short term solution of building flow attenuation tanks. According to MCES officials these tanks have to be built along the interceptor between CSAH 8 and Bald Eagle Lake. The MCES and Hugo City Council have two potential sites that Page 1 Hugo, Minnesota Parks and Recreation Open Space Commission Minutes October 13, 2004 Page 2 remain under consideration. The first site is on the 100 acre Creekview Park and the second site is in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park. Adam Gordon, Project Manager for the MCES, was on hand to discuss the two sites. The MCES officials favor the Industrial Park site for many reasons including: availability, land use and ease of construction. The Park Commission discussed both sites and did not have a strong opinion of what site would be the best location. However, many Commission members did stress that they were concerned about the possible tree removal that would need to take place on the park site if these tanks were constructed there and if there would ever be a spill from the tanks the Commission members voiced their concerns about contamination of the surrounding wetlands and creek. Staff informed the Park Commission that the MCES would be presenting this information to the City Council on Monday, October 18, 2004 for continued discussion and that the comments made by the Park Commission would be shared with the City Council. IV. Beaver Ponds Park Landscaping Plan Public Works Director Chris Petree provided an overview of the landscaping plan that was prepared by Landscape Architect Laurie McRostie. The plan includes 85 trees and 24 shrubs. The estimated cost to complete the landscaping plan is $15,000. The Park Commission discussed the plan and liked the design with the exception of 3 trees that they would like removed between the soccer field and play structure to increase visibility. Lacher made a motion, Weidt seconded, to accept the Beaver Ponds Park Landscaping Plan with the removal of the three trees between the soccer field and play structure. All Aye. Motion Carried. V. Park Fund Subcommittee Update Cheesebrow made a motion, Weidt seconded, to table this item until the November Park Commission meeting. All Aye. Motion Carried. VI. Park Signage Update Cheesebrow made a motion, Weidt seconded, to table this item until the November Park Commission meeting. All Aye. Motion Carried. VII. Updates A. Planning Commission -None B. City Council -None C. Kitty Cheesebrow-None D. Chris Petree-None VII. Other - None Adjourn: 10:00 p.m. LOCATION — CITY HALL