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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Packet 09-06-1990 Special 1DATE: TO: FROM: MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 September 6, 1990 James G. Willis, City Manager Eric J. Blank, Director of Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: PARK NEEDS - LAND ACQUISITION BETWEEN VICKSBURG AND DUNKIRK LANES On April 16 of this year, the City Council passed Resolution 90-279, approving the updating of the Comprehensive Parks and Trail element of the Comprehensive Plan. One of the changes which was approved with the 1990 plan was the location of a new athletic playfield at the intersection of Dunkirk Lane and Old County Road 9. This playfield is intended to meet the athletic needs of those people living in the Elm Creek driving neighborhood. With the extension of sanitary sewer west of Vicksburg and south of Highway 55, the time has now come for the City to consider acquiring the necessary land for this future playfield site. The property is currently part of a larger parcel owned by US Homes. William Pritchard, Senior Vice President of US Homes, has followed closely as the Park Commission, Planning Commission and City Council have reviewed our comprehensive plans and approved a portion of their land as a future park site. US Homes has requested that the City proceed with the acquisition of this property at this time, or that we allow them to proceed with a development plan for this area. In order to better understand the economics of this issue, both parties agreed to secure independent appraisals of the property. The City appraiser, Brad Bjorklund, appraised the property at $875,000. R.J. Hurley, from C.E. LaSalle & Associates, appraised the property at $1,655,000. Wayzata School District 284 has also expressed some interest in purchasing property in this area for the possible future location of a junior high or senior high school. They did secure some funding in their last bond referendum for the acquisition of property for a future junior high. Staff believes that a community playfield/junior high site separately owned but jointly planned could be a very ideal situation for both the City and the school district. One example would be the possibility of shared parking facilities. A parking lot for a community playfield could run from $300,000 to $400,000. A cooperatively planned and developed parking lot could split the cost to both the City and the school district for this item. With the great disparity between the US Homes appraisal of the property and our appraisal of the property, it is obvious that a fair amount of negotiation will be necessary to arrive at a price that would be agreeable to both parties. At this time, it would be appropriate for the City Council to give direction to staff on how they would like us to proceed before any other discussions are held with US Homes. EB/np Attachment Mr. Eric Blank Plymouth Park System Final Report I December 21, 1989 B&A 89-40 Baseball fields, those with 90 foot baselines, and softball/baseball fields with 60 to 75 foot baselines, have been and will continue to be in short supply unless additional fields are made available. Additional hockey rinks are also needed. If in fact the standards for these community playfield facilities were correctly calculated in the 1982 Park System Plan and they compare favorably with current standards from other communities, the question needs to be asked as to how Plymouth finds it's self today with these shortages? The answer lies in the explosive growth in population experienced by the city in the last eight years. This growth has accelerated the need for these facilities. The population today is over 18% higher than was predicted for the year 1989 in the 1982 Park System Plan. The chart below compares the 1982 population projections with current projections. COMPARISON OF POPULAT10N PROJECTIONS YEAR 1982 PROJECTION 1989 PROJECTION 1989 DIFFERENCE 1990 43,500 52,939 + 21.7% 2000 54,000 68,426 + 26.7% 2010 83,913 Development of additional Community Playfield facilities will have to be accelerated H the city is to keep pace with demand. BASS LAKE & ELM CREEK COMMUNITY PLAYFIELD NEEDS ELM CREEK In review of the proposed changes made in the guided land use for the Elm Creek Community, the Plymouth planning staff has recalculated the projected populations for this area. These projections, as stated earlier, are to saturation and do not project any changes in the M.U.S.A. line or land use. The revised population for the Elm Creek Community at the year 2010 is 8760. It should be noted that the vast majority of this population will be concentrated in the southern i of the community. 1.9 i v Mr. Eric Blank Plymouth Park System Final Report December 21, 1989 BBA 89-40 ELM CFIEEK COMMUNrly PLAYFIRD NEEDS AT 2010 Facility Description Guantity Acreage Trails I softball/Baseball (60' to 75') A 11.6 swimming (outdoor) 1 2 Ice Skating I I Tennis 4 6' Court Games b 2 8 8.4Baseball (90') football/Soccer 2 6 Play Apparatus Hockey 2 2.6 Horseshoes 328 2.7EstimatedParking Total Acreage Needed g 2010 36 1. Modified Area Requirements used, (see Area Requirements Community Playfield), this report. 2. Based upon the assumption that softball, baseball, and football/soccer fields could all be in use simultaneously, (40 cars each, for softball and baseball and 44 each for football/soccer). It should be recognized that 36 acres for community playfields in the Elm Creek Area does not account for future changes in land use. If one playfield is developed in this community, certain portions of 'the population will be outside the 1.5 mile service radius for a single playfield. Currently, no land is owned by the city in this community for playfield use. our recommended community playfield location for acquisition and development in the Elm Creek community is shown on the attached graphic # 1. The location, adjacent to the Plymouth Creek Elementary School has the following advantages over the location indicated in the 1982 plan: gentle rolling topography adjacent to school excellent trail access cleared land with pockets of hardwoods vehicular access on two sides land is available in acreage required central to land within M.U.S.A. 7 4 almill, dp PI- all. J •r i e + g:.111 77 PH ira till y r„ Papa_' _ ' 't• + .r } ' ' I f ",,/ r, 4i' 1' , t I , • r e•. tir. -, V l f!; i/j'oI Zi..•, 1111 .i ELM CREEK COMMUNITYGly _ _ ;1 , _ ,_ . liinl ill 1 SAI : ' ` mmunit Pta field NeedsCoyY KEY: Ter O FUTURE PLAYFIELD NEEDS w/ 1.5 mi. service radius JIIIi' * I EXIST. PLAYFIELQ 1;' ; t i / w/ 1.5 ml. service radius I I NOypor 1969 proposed land use changes) x;: tats - El7901FlyingCloudDrive, Eden Prairie, Mn 55344 PRIVATE RECREATION USE 612) 94 1 -1 "o GRAPHIC #1 FUSS -Home.- Thompso Land Development Division 300 South County Road 18 0 Suite 870 • November 29, 1989 Mr. Eric Blank Director of Parks and Recreation CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Eric: St, Louis Park. Minnesota 55426 0 (612) 544.7333 Enclosed are five (5) sets of the Jordan Estate parcel which illustrates for your purpose the area that potentially could be utilized as a community playfield. This area is north of the creek and bounded by Rockford Road to the north and Dunkirk Lane to the west. As you will notice from the Land Summary Table, if this site is combined with the school site and the 4.1 acres that is north of the school, there is a total of 39.7 acres that could be part of the City -proposed community playfield. A community trail as proposed by the current Comprehensive Plan is shown connecting these areas to the school site. It is my understanding that you will have the City's Park Consultants evaluate this area in order to determine primarily if the site is desirable for a community playfield, and secondly if the size is adequate for its intended usage. Once the need has been determined and provided the City Council not only approves the plan but also commits to purchasing the site, then the site should be included as part of the current Capital improvement Plan. Unless the City is willing to purchase the site, the current guiding of semi-public is not appropriate and we still believe that the highest and best usage of the area is for residential purposes. To illustrate our intended usage of the site, I have enclosed a site plan that provides for 53 lots, if the site was guided LA -2 residential. Since U.S. Home is both a developer and builder, these 53 lots represent a sufficient loss of development opportunites and profits which should be, and needs to be, considered in any sale of the site. Once the City's consultants have completed their study, I would appreciate it if you would contact me with their findings. If you Page Two - Letter to Mr. Eric Blank Director of Parks and Recreation CITY OF PLYMOUTH November 29, 1989 would like to meet to discuss purchasing this site, I would be willing to meet with you at your convenience. ySinc,re Y. William Pritchard Sr. Vice President/Project Manager WP/lds Enclosures cc: James Willis APPRAISAL OF The Jordan Property 3830 Dunkirk Lane North Plymouth, Minnesota 55446 PREPARED FCR The City of Plymouth Parks and Recreation Department c/o Eric Blank, Director 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 AS OF July 19, 1990 POSE OF APPRAISAL The purpose of the appraisal is to estimate the market value of the property in fee single. Market value, according to Real Estate Terminology by the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and The Society of Real Estate Appraisers, is the most probable price in terms of money which a property should bring in a coupetitive and open market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale, the buyer and seller, each acting prudently, knowledgeably and assuming the price is not affected by undue stimulus. Our File Number 90757 I certify to have personally inspected the subject property with the owner present and that to the best of my knowledge arra belief the statements contained in this report and upon which the opinions are based, are true and correct subject to the "Certification, Assumptions and Conditions" herein set forth; also, that this report conforms with arra is subject to requirements of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers arra of Me Society of Real Estate Appraisers. Erployment in and ccupensation for makiuxg this appraisal are in no way contingent upon the value reported. I certify to have no interest, either present or contemplated, in the subject property. It is my opinion that as of July 19, 1990, the market value of the subject ply is Eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000) Brad Bjorklund, MAI, SREA Eric Bjorkl BB/etb Flood Plain Map C. E. LeSALLE SRPA, ASA, SR/WA C. E. LASALLE & ASSOCIATES Real Estate Appraisers 3 Consultants SUITE 140 7400 METRO BOULEVARD EDINA, MINNESOTA 55435 August 20, 1990 Mr. William Pritchard Vice President -Project Manager U.S. Home Thompson Land Development Division 300 South Highway 169 St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55426 Re: Appraisal Report Jordan Property Plymouth, Minnesota Dear Mr. Pritchard: Telephone 612-835-1001 At your request, we have personally inspected the above referenced property for the purpose of estimating its fair market value because of the anticipated acquisition of the property by the city of Plymouth. Based on this study and investigation, we have estimated the fair market value of the property at: ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,655,000) A summary of the various considerations involved in arriving at this opinion can be found in the attached appraisal report. It is respectfully submitted for your inspection. Very truly yours, C. E. LASALLE & ASSOCIATES C. E. LaSalle, SRPA R. J. Hurley, S f Appraiser MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: September 6, 1990 TO: James G. Willis, City Manager FROM: Eric J. Blank, Director of Parks and Recreation E:F SUBJECT: PARKERS LAKE WATER USE REGULATIONS Based on the input received from the four member Parkers Lake Task Force, the City Attorney has prepared the attached water surface use ordinance. The primary purpose of the ordinance is to regulate the use of personal watercraft, i.e., jet skis on Parkers Lake. Attached to the ordinance is a letter from the DNR with their comments on the proposed ordinance, a letter from Marsha Videen, a member of the task force, commenting on a letter received from Robert Anderson, a lake resident. It is my recommendation that the City Council hold a public hearing at their September 24 Council meeting on the proposed ordinance. This will allow ample time for public notice to go in the paper and for us to post notice at Parkers Lake, so the lake users who launch boats will be aware of the proposed ordinance. Based on the comments at the public hearing, the Council would have a number of options, including: 1. Do nothing. 2. Adopt the ordinance as proposed. 3. Amend the ordinance. 4. Wait and see what the DNR does over the winter with the Legislature. Remember that any ordinance adopted by the City must be approved by the Commissioner of the DNR before it is legal. As you can see by the DNR letter, they will require us to provide evidence as to why we belive the lake should be off limits to jet skis after 6 p.m. EB/np Attachments: Proposed ordinance DNR's comments on ordinance Letters from task force members List of task force members Jet ski/boat count survey ORDINANCE NO. 90 - AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND REGULATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND AMENDING SECTION 1335 OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS: Section 1. The Plymouth City Code, Section 1335 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 1335.07 Parkers Lake; Special Provisions. Sub- division 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this subsection, the following words and terms shall have the meanings given to them. a) "Personal Watercraft" means a watercraft less than 14 feet in len4th which uses a motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on, rather than inside, the watercraft. b) "Watercraft" means any vessel, boat, canoe, raft, barge, sailboard, or any similar device used or usable for carrying and transporting persons on Parkers Lake. Subd. 2. Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to operate a watercraft or a personal watercraft or for the owner thereof to permit the operation of a watercraft or a personal watercraft on Parkers Lake in any way which is contrary to the provisions of this subsection, or the laws, rules, or re4ulations of the state. Subd. 3. No person shall operate a personal watercraft between 6:00 p.m. and sunrise on the follow- ing day. Subd. 4. Automatic Cut-off Device. No person shall operate a personal watercraft that is equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard -type cut-off switch unless the lanyard is attached to the person, clothing, or personal flotation device of the operator. No person shall operate a personal watercraft on which the automatic cut-off device has been altered, disabled, damaged, or removed. Subd. 5. Wake Jumping. No person operating a personal watercraft shall jump the wake of another watercraft within 150 feet of that watercraft. Subd. 6. No Wake Zone. No person shall operate a watercraft or a personal watercraft at a speed that results in more than a minimum wake within 100 feet of any shoreline, swimmer, anchored watercraft, or dock. Subd. 7. Special Permit. No person shall place buoys or other markings on the lake for purposes of establishing a course of any type for use by personal watercraft or a water skier nor shall any person conduct or participate in races, tournaments, or other competition or exhibition events of personal watercraft or water skiing without first obtaining a permit from the City. Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective on the date of its publication in accordance with Subsection 110.11. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk PL100-32PR tHDEPARTMENT nnSTATE OF Uhl IEZ 0 UQ OF NATURAL RESOURCES DNR INFORMATION 500 LAFAYETTE ROAD • ST 612) 296.6157 August 30, 1990 Mr. Eric Blank Director of Park and Recreation 3400 Plymouth Ave. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Blank: PAUL, MINNESOTA • 551 cm dom --- PUBLIC IRS 11111 -- FNM DUM PLA>OMFMtI PUBLIC SAFETY 1:11=1 --- AUMMIST ME ASO MI ARK OOWl1a81AM CITY ATTt1RlO 1;-ilaeR _ r%C7 This letter is in response to your letter, dated August 16, 1990, requesting comments on your proposed personal watercraft ordinance for the City of Plymouth. Among other restrictions, the proposed ordinance prohibits the operation of personal watercraft after 6:00 p.m. on Parkers Lake. I have reviewed the proposed ordinance and have listed below my comments on specific sections of the proposed ordinance: 1. Section 1335.07, Subd. 2. This entire section could be deleted. 2. Subd. 3. We would need strong and specially documented evidence or justification why personal watercraft should be banned from operation on Parkers Lake after 6:00 p.m. i Justification must include noted differences between this body of water and others in the Metro Area. In other words, what makes this problem unique to Parkers Lake, and is this the only solution to the unique problem. 3. Subd. 7. This section should include a statement that the applicant must also obtain a permit for special events from the County Sheriff. I understand the desire to restrict the operation of personal watercraft. However, we ask that the City hold off adopting its own ordinance. The Department will be presenting personal watercraft legislation during the 1991 Legislative Session which will address many of your concerns. In addition, we ask that the City contact local legislators to encourage support the proposed legislation. If you have any further questions or concerns, contact me at (612) 297-5708. Sincerely, Anita Burns Twaroski Boating Staff Specialist AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Aug. 29, 1990 To: Eric Blank From: Marsha Videen t V Re: Mr. Anderson's comments Eric, I've reviewed these comments with Ross, and will try to talk to Ken and Marshall. Our thoughts are: 1) It seemed we talked about these issues briefly and decided they were not in keeping with or not in the jurisdiction of our water surface use ordinance. 2) Re: Subd. 2. In keeping with DNR guidelines, we would leave the 6:00 PM time and either leave the AM time at sunrise or ajust to 9:00 AM. 3) OK 4) Re: Subd. 6. OK to include, although any adjustment should be for any take off from dock or shore, not just for residents. 5) a) Bouys--Do we need to specify permanent or temporary? I think we intended to include both. b) Generalize language in subd. 7 to include needing a permit, and restrictions to apply to any craft and any towing activity. I don't know if its worth addressing radio controlled vehicles. I will talk to you on Friday. Thank you. DATE: August 27, 1990 TO: Eric Blank Marshall Browne Ken Peterson Ross Tolbert Marsha Videen FROM: Brian Anderson 14815 13th Place North RE: Parkers Lake Ordinance Thank you for giving us a copy of the draft for a proposed ordinance relating to public safety and regulation of personal watercraft which would amend section 1335 of the Plymouth city code. I appreciate the effort and commitment all the members of the task force have made. I would like to make the following comments in response to the proposed ordinance. 1) Would it be possible to include in this ordinance restrictions on the use of snowmobiles and ice fishing houses on Parkers Lake? Such as restricting the hours of their use (see number 2 below) and in the case of ice fishing house the duration of their installation or use of only temporary shelters that cannot be left unattended. If so, I would be strongly in favor of doing so. 2) Regarding Subd. 3.: During the summer, sunrise can occur as early as 5:30 AM. Also, 6:00 PM seems rather early to restrict the use of the lake. I would suggest restricting the use of personal watercraft AND a total lake minimum wake restriction between the hours of 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM. The use of snowmobiles on the lake could also be restricted during these hours. 3) Regarding Subd. 5.: Because the potential for accidents and injury from wake jumping is also inherent for personal watercraft and all forms of watercraft, I think that all watercraft (but not to include the water skiers, knee boarders, etc. being towed by those watercraft) should be included in this wake jumping restriction. 4) Regarding Subd. 6.: A total 100 feet minimum wake restriction from any shoreline would not allow lakeshore owners/residents to water ski, knee board, etc. from their own docks. I think some provision should be made to allow lakeshore owners/residents to do so. 5) Regarding Subd. 7.: Does the placement of buoys refer to permanent buoys or does it include temporary buoys as well? As written,_ this restriction only applies to personal watercraft and water skiers. I have a concern that personal watercraft and water skiers are being singled out in this paragraph and other lake users are being overlooked. Does the proposed oi-dinaiice also cover the use of buoys to establish a course for such activities as knee boarding, inflatable tubes, remote controlled boats and planes or non -motorized watercraft such as sailboats, canoes or kayaks? Thank you for considering these concerns and comments in your final writing of any ordinance relating to the use of Parkers Lake. PARKERS LAKE TASK FORCE Eric Blank Director of Parks and Recreation 550-5131 Marshall Browne 1301 Kingsview Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 476-2055 Ken Peterson 14820 13th Place N Plymouth, MN 55447 473-7527 Ross Tolbert 1435 Kingsview Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 476-2238 Marsha Videen 1151 Kingsview Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 473-1590 Total of boat count between 11-8 p.m. Count taken every 30 minutes. JET SKI/BOAT COUNT ON PARKERS LAKE as recorded by lifeguards) Jet Skis Boats June 7 0 3 June 8 0 4 June 9 5 3 June 10 6 14 June 11 no count taken June 12 no count taken June 13 4 1 June 14 5 3 June 15 no count taken June 16 0 1 June 17 2 1 June 18 no count taken June 19 1 0 June 20 2 1 June 21 2 0 June 22 2 1 June 23 9 28 June 24 2 25 June 25 no count taken June 26 3 0 June 27 no count taken June 28 1 1 June 29 no count taken June 30' 5 4 July 1 0 2 July 2 no count taken July 3 0 2 July 4 0 2 July 5 1 2 July 6 0 1 July 7 2 2 July 8 1 2 Total of boat count between 11-8 p.m. Count taken every 30 minutes. Videen JET SKI OBSERVATIONS DATE TIME DURATION NUMBER COURSE 5/30 2:OOpm unk 2 yes 6/6 7:15pn unk 2 yes 6/7 6:15pm unk 1 6/7 8:30pm lh hr 1 no 5pQ 6/9 1:OOpn 3h+ hr 2 yes 6/10 1:30pn unk 1 no 6/14 6:30pn z hr 2 6/19 6:30pn h+ hr 1 yes 6/20 6:OOpm 1h hr 2 6/21 3:OOpm 2 hr 1 6/21 6:OOpn ? 2 6/22 9:OOpn 1+ hr 1 6/23 2:OOpm ? 1 6/24 11:30am 4hr 1 no 6/25 6:OOpn ? 1 6/27 7:OOpn ? 2 6/28 6:30pm ? 1 6/29 6:45pn ? 2 7/1 6:OOpn ? 2 yes 7/2 7:15pn ? 3 7/9 5:30pn 2 hr 2 O 6 /s pw• 'y t,4. 2 A0 Note: I was out-of-town for approximately the first week of the survey period.