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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark and Recreation Advisory Commission Packet 07-11-1985Plymouth Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting of July ll, 1985, 7:30 p.m. Plymouth City Center Council Chambers AGENDA 1. Call to Order, Approval of Minutes, 3. Visitor Presentations a. Athletic Associations; b. Staff c. Others 4.Report on Past Council Action a. Oakwood Baseball Fence - no, action at this time: b. Bike Path, Dunkirk Lane - no action c. Soccer Field Use Fees - no waiving of fees d. Fitness Court Grant. OK 5. Unfinished Business a. Parkers Lake update b. Community Center - update c. Neighborhood Park Improvement update d. St. Marys Lard Acquisition - update e. 1986 - 90 C.I.P. Minutes of the. Regular Meeting of the: Park, and Recreation Advisory Commission June.13, 1985 Page 19 Present: Commissioners Edwards, LaTour, Mullan and Reed; Councilmember Vasiliou; staff blank and Pederson; Don Horst of the Wayzata -Plymouth Soccer Club; Rosanna Malek of Plymouth -Wayzata Baseball Association; and Shirley Baxter, residing, at 17835 6thAvenue Absent; Chair Threinen, Commissioners Chesebrough and Beach 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was, called to order by Commissioner Edwards at, 7:36 p.m.. due to the absence of Chair Threinen and Vice Chair Chesebrough. 2;. APPROVAL OF'MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Mullan and. seconded by Commissioner Reed to approve the minutes of the May 9 meeting as presented. The motion carried.. 3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS Athletic Associations. Don Horst of the Ilayzata-Plymouth Soccer Club was. present to discuss the upcoming Soccer Invitational. Tournament which will be held at Oakwood July 5-7. He. 'requested' that PRAC consider waiving the field rent:.,% charges for this tournament, it, order that the Club might break even or make a small profit from the tournament. Director'Blank indicated that field rental charges would be somewhere between $900 and $1,200. Mr. Horst stated that teams will be charged $125 to enter and they anticipate approximately 64 teams will play, of which nine are Plymouth teams. He indicated that their expenses include referees, printing tournament booklets, providing pop and ice for officials, and renting a tent. When asked if the Club seeks donations for some of these items, Mr. Horst stated they do not. Director Blank pointed out to the.Commissioners that all other organizations and groups using our fields for tournaments are expected to pay fiald rental fees, and in the case of the Boys World Softball, Tournament to be e d at Zachary in August, the Park and Recreation Department will also receive half the proceeds. Several, commissioners pointed out that if we begin to waive field rental fees for certain groups, eventually all groups could request that same; consideration. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER MULLAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REED RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY CHARGE THE WAYZATA- PLYMOUTH SOCCER CLUB NORMAL FIELD RENTAL FEES. The motion carried., Commissioner Reed requested that staff provide a tent to the Soccer Club free of charge, if one is available Staff. No recreation staff were present at this meeting. Others. Shirley Baxter, residing at 17835` 6th Avenue, requested that, the Commission consider doing some improvements: to the Queensland Park pond` which is near their home. There is a bike path leading to the pond, so a number of people pass by the pond when using the path. Over the years, the pond has become overgrown with !weeds and tall marsh grass, and although it starts out having water in.the spring, by summer's end, it is usually dry. She is requesting that the City consider dredging the pond deeper, so that the water will remain all summer. She would also like some improvements_ made to the path.as it nears the pondanda dead, elm tree removed. Addi-, tonal posts at the ende, of the trail would prevent cars from driving on it, which occasionally is,a problem now. Commissioners directed staff to have the city engineer look into whether or not dredging the pond would affect storm water drainage. They also indicated to Mrs. Baxter that Queensland Park is scheduled for improvements in 1986: FRAC Minutes June 1.3, 1985 Page '20 4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION a. Approved: Circle. and Green Oaks Parks Plans. Council approved the improve vents to the Circle and Green Oaks Parks b. Schmidt Lake Upgrading. Council approved the sodding/seeding of the area along 50th Avenue on the. north end of Schmidt Lake. c. Oakwood Playfield Parking Lot. Council approved the construction of the additional parking lot at Oakwood. Work should begin within.10 days. S UNFINISHED BUSINESS a Parkers Lake Update. A Request for. Proposal has been sent to 10 firms asking for design plans for Parkers Lake City Park. Proposals are due- June 21. The City Council will, be interviewing three or four firms during the week of. June 24. A committee consisting of Director Blank, the Assistant City Manager and a member of the Commission should review the proposals prior to the Council interviews in order to select the three or four firms to be interviewed. Commissioners Reed and Edwards both indicated their availability to be on the committee. b. Community Center. The Commission discussed Dr. Morris.' proposal to conduct a special survey dealing specifically with a community center. A,20 -question survey to 250 residents could be done for approximately 2,,000. The Commission discussed the timeline for doing such a,survey and decided it should be postponed until at least next year, based on comrrenta from Maria Vasliou regarding, this being an election year and the, poss*,',bi.l.ity that the Wayzata school district. may seek another referendum this fall. Councilmember Vasiliou indicated her willingness to help PRAC seek out those groups that opposed the community center or had no opinion, She also stated that she would help Director Blank draft a letter to the City Manager regarding what direction Council wants PRAC to take: on the community center issue over the next several months. c, Neighborhood Park Improvement Projects. Play equipment has been ordered, which usually takes four to six weeks for delivery. Director Blank estimates that it. will be at least July 15 before work,would begin on either Circle or Green. Oaks park. d. St.. Mary's Land Acquisition. Director Blank reviewed the negotiations hes been having with St. Mary"s church representatives. A tentative agreement has been reached to purchase 11.6 acres for $111,255.28 divided into two equal payments, plus interest of 8%. Some of the conditions are still being worked: on at this time, and they include St. Mary's request that the City waive park fees as well as preliminary and final plat fees. The entire deal is contingent upon the church applying for and receiving permission to plat four additional single-family lots to be located' between the church and the rie.w park property. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER REED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MULLAN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF 11.6 ACRES OF LAND FROM ST. MARY'S CHURCH AS OUTLINED IN A MEMO FROM ERIC BLANK, DATED JUNE 10, 1985. The motion carried., PRAC. Minutes June 13, 1985 Page 21 e.;` Imperial dills Park Update. Director Bank, the City Forester, and the Park and Environmental Supervisor met with the Imperials Hills HOA and Jelle De Boef on Tuesday, June 11, at Imperial Hills Park in order to discuss the trimming of trees and shrubbery along the perimeters of the park. 'Four out of the 10 invited residents were in attendance at this meeting, and they indicated to ;Director, Blank that ,they 'did not want any tree trimming,done. They stated that the vandalism problem had stabilized.for now., Director Blank assured the residents that no trimming would, be done in the near future, but -that he wants a confirming, letter from the HOA Board of Directors stating that their position is the same as those residents in attendance at this meeting. f. Review Joint: Meeting with Maple Grove. Commissioners in attendance at the joint meeting stated their satisfaction with the uutcome of the meeting and indicated that they had received letters from the Maple Grove Park Board thanking them for attending. g: 1986-90 CIP. Director Blank reviewed the projects he is proposing for the 1986-1990 CIP by year and account number. He pointed out that in. 1986, he is proposing the expenditure of $35,000 on Plymouth Creek Park; 10,000 for site planning and $25,000 to begin dredging the man-made pond. He stated that he is also requesting monies be ,set aside in the Public Works Reserve Fund for construction of trails. For the past several years, the total support of trail construction has come from park dedication funds or federal revenue sharing. Since everyone benefits from and likely uses the city's trail system, he: feels it is appropriate to begin giving consideration to using tax dollars to fund part of the construction of the trail system. Commissioner Mullan requested that staff research park.acreage deficiencies prior to any action being taken on the 1986-1990 CIP at the July meeting. 6. NEW BUSINESS as, Oakwood Baseball Fence. Rosanna Malek, representing Plymouth -Wayzata Baseball, requested that the Commission consider several .improvements to a number of Plymouth's parke which are used for youth baseball/soft ball. Improvements included; permane+tly fencing the 90' baseball diamond at Oakwood, bleachers, an electric scoreboard.positioned near the 90' diamond, dugouts and a satellite, all at Oakwood; repairing bleachers at. Lions Park; moving 'backstops because the fields overlap and providing player benches at Ridgemount Playf.ield; re -aligning the pitching rubber and trim;ing trees at LaCompte. Director Blank responder: that most of these items are maintenance related, and he will have them checked oast. :die stated that moving the fields at Ridgemount would be a major undertaking and could not be considered at this time, unless the City is prepared to expend sufficient funds. An extra electric scoreboard is available and will be placed at Oakwood assoon as possible. He did not feel that a satellite was necessary at Oakwood since there is a shelter building with restrooms located there. Mrs. Malek stated that the shelter building was too far away and people tended to run across County Road 6 to Herb's Corner to use facilities there. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER REED AND SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER LATOUR TO INSTALL A SATELLITE AT OAKWOOD FUR USE DURING; THE SUMMER MONTHS ON A TRIAL BASIS. The motion failed on a 2-2 vote. The Commission then went on to discuss the feasibility of fencing the 90' diamond at Oakwood. Director Blank pointed out that fencing it would prohibit soder from being played there, which was how it was originally PRAC'Minutes June 13, 1985 Page 22 designed. Director Blank anticipates that interest in soccer will con- tinue to grow, thereby increasing the demand for additional soccer fields at Oakwood. &MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER REED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER 'AULLAN TO DENY THE REQUEST To FENCE THE 90' BASEBALL DIAMOND AT OAKWOOD. The motion carried. CommisslonerMullan directed. staff to research the slope of the 90' diamond to see if it is feasible for supporting a soccer field. b. Bike Path.- Dunkirk Lane. Director Blank reviewed for the,Commission.a resident's request to extend the Dunkirk Lane bike path another two blocks further north to 26th Avenue. He pointed out that there is no greater need for additional trail in this area than in other areas of the City at this time. The current bicycle path along Dunkirk allows for adequate pedestrian and bicycle access to the City's trail system as it now exists. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER MULLAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONERREED TO CONSIDER EXTENDING THE DU%!KIRK,TRAIL, TWO BLOCKS FURTHER NORTH TO 26TH,AVENUE THE NEXT TIME THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL SYSTEM PLAN IS REVIEWED. The motion carried. c. Grant Application - Fitness Court - Zachary Playfield. Director Blank stated that he was recently contacted regarding a national fitness campaign., The Metropolitan Medical Center is going to pay for eight fitness courts throughout Hennepin County. Any local group receiving a fitness court grant would only have to pay for shipping costs, estimated, at $700. Director Blank is proposing tooubmit a grant application for a fitness court to be installed at Zachary Playfield. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LATOUR AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REED TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE GRANTAPPLICIATION FOR A FITNESS COURSE AT ZACHARY PLAYFIELD, WITH THE, 700 SHIPPING COST COMING FROM PARK DEDICATION'S COMMUNITY PLAYFIELDS AND CITY PARKS ACCOUNT. The motion carried. I 7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION Commissioner, Mullan requested that more benches be placed al, -,g the City's trails. Director Blank pointed out that they become a main -ante problem, but that we will try to add some at appropriate locations. 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION Director Blank and Chair Threinen will discuss doing something to recognize Steve.Chesebrough's many years of service to the Commission. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m. I CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55.47 TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 MEMO DATE; July 8, 1985 T Oz FRAC FROM; Eric Blank SUBJECT 1986-.1990 C.T.P. Attached for your review is a final draft copy* of the 1986-1990 Capital Improvements Program. I have made a couple: minor additions since our June meeting. 1. 1986 - add $15,000 - Bass make Fztahing Pier. 2. Add $50,000 in the years 1989 and 1990 for Plymouth Creek Pond dredging. This is an action item and will require a mot:t,on by the Commission to approve the proposed 1986-1990 Capital Improvements Program. 1 would also recommend that the Park Commission pa : -ii a separate motion recommending the City Council budget $100,000 of genei.al ad valorem funds= .from the Public Works reserve account to be used £4r trail construction projects. It the Council is not able to budget ad valorem tax dollars for trail consrructic-n ,- ojact8, it will then be necessary to revise the draft C.I.P. to include funding for trail construction. The Council will be reviewing and discus:sing this subject -s they review the 1.986-1987 City Budgets. da I bttA T' ttev#sed dull^ 8, 1485 Lj + means, fund increas2 19.5 -_748'4 CARI1'Al 1hlRR0YENENT'S RRO,GRAM mems fund: decrease Cl Federal revenue sharing ftq4 YE A R 4 14 86 3) Storm sewer, tax djstt*jRt 4) Public works reserve fund. Tax increment financing 6), Nater revenue bands kZkwd,t hzwo been etwumhrred k1) + ins tuna Increase 1985 - 1989 _ CAPITAIMPROVEMENT'S PROGRAM - eeansfunddecrease 2 taderal revenue sAarinq fund V I A R' - _ ,1 9 87 3 Store sewer tax dtstrtCt M Public works reserve find. 161 Tax tncrMent financing I - (6) Water revenue, bonds. L*kgjag tiuvky bL%uaj inrtml)-red. t> + sxaas fu"di` laccase owns fww decrease X9b5 19Qd CAPtiAI IMPROVEMENTS PR06RAM 2 Federalrevemesiar04fuad 3 Storm sower tax districtYEAR - 1.9 S 4 Public work reserve fund 54 Tax iacraweat fiaahtiog 6} Water r+w ue loads Park Dedicttioa Fund i iT mea"s fund10cr"se 4 199 SAPIt L IIIPROYfMENTS PR06RAII 1 s+eens fund decrease Federal revenue sharing fund 3 Storm sewer tax districtYEAR ,- _1.9 d Public works reserve fund, 5 Tax incramt financing 6) slater revenue bonds I s Ush splash tJ it's Fun! PCk)L HOURS Daily 1;00 p.m. through 8/2. 6;30 p.m. _ 8.20 p.m. WATERSLIDE FEES Ticket ....... 4 rides for $1.00 Session Pass........ aft or eve unlimited rides - $2.50 POOL FEES Daily ... Children - $1.00 (under age Pool Admission Adults $1.25 vV Season Pats... ... , ...... 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