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Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Packet 01-14-1988
Regular Meeting of the Perk and Recreation Advisory Coemission January 14 1988r 7:30 p.m. Plywath City Center Council Chambers AGEMk 1. Call to (Vder 2. Approval of Minutes 3. visitor Presentations a. Athletic Associations. b. Staff`. c. others. 4. Report on Past Council Action a. Parkers Lake: Pavilion b. Neighborhood Park Nemee 5. Unfinished Business a. Parkers Lake - Update b. Park Usage and Cost Study W Discussion o. Plymouth Creek Site Plaming - mew from Brauer and Asswiates a. e. 6. New Busiree+ a. 1988 Free Schedule b. 1987 A naal Report c. New Plats d. Neighborhood Parks then ation Policy e. 7. Oowissi:i Presentation 8. Staff Ccm micatian 9. Ad journim t Next Meting o Flebruary 11 5 Minutes of the park.and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting Deceaber 10, 1987 Page 42 Present: Chair Edwards, Oonmissioners Reed, Anderson, Beach, Rosen and LaTour; Councilmenters Zi.tur and Sisk; staff Blank, Patterson and Pederson 1. CAIS TO CRL1F t Chair "Edwards called- the De enter meeting to order at 7:35 p.m in the Cmne l Cumbers. 2. APF4;0VAh OF M1NUIES A motion was made by Commissioner Reed and seconded by Cormissioner Beach to approve the minutes of the November meeting as :presented. The motion carried with all oyes, 3. VISITOR PRESENrATICNS a. &J let is &=iat-i a. None were present, at- this, meeting. b. Staff, Director Blank announced that Mary Tilley would be resigning - this month in order to raise her family. She is expecting twins in early March and has decided to set aside her career for now to care for her family. Staff is in the process of interviewing candidates to replace her. over 100 applications were received. c. Others. These were no other visitors - 4, RU)ORr ON PAST C NCIL ACTION a. St.M=I aNe,i, bbd Park2plymth Creek So?aer. Field. Council approved proceeding with an ins -house, study on the soccer field, at Plymouth Creek Park: to determine if natural or artificial turf would. be more cost effective, and they approved staff sending out Requests for Proposal on the St. Marytli neighborhood park design. b. Lions .ark..p Y Eau - Counci;l. approved the purchase: of the Licc-a Park play equipment, which will be ordered in the next week or two for installation in early spring. 5. LWINISHM BUS SS a. Parkers 'Lake LWate., The installation of lights has been completed, the bronze dedication plaque has been installed and the County Road 6 bypass lane is in. The final., payment for Phase Ii of Parkers Lake is being processed. b. Waigbh Qrhoori Park Projsgts UZUte. Work at Amhurst, RolliN Hills and County Road 61 parks is now catpleted'. c. Parc Uomm and Cost,_ Stur`1v It=rt Director Blank reviewed for the Canmissivn the report he prepared for the City Manager as part of PRAC Minutes Deer 10, 1987 Page 43 the City Manager's Coals and objectives for the City Council. He indicated that the council has directed staff and PW to begin studying ways to reduce expenditures and increase revenues. He stated that part of this process will mean holding public meetings to get, resident input on issues such as the possible implementation of user fees.It is the Council's wish that these meetings begin samtim, in January or February, 1988. Director Blank's discussion with PRAC included- the current park system plan, which identifies the City's park standards and park usage philosophy; a review of the Task Faroe Report on Park and, Recreation Financing for Facilities and Programs the growth in the: park system in terns of acres and programs sing- 1980; and park maintenance costs for neighborhod, parks, playfields, city parka and costa per facility for things such as ice skating, soccer, softball, etc. Director Blank eonclu6ed his remarks on the Park Usage. and. Cost Study report byreviewing the City's philosophy on building and maintaining park facilities; Build the appropriate facilities in the appropriate locations to meet the need in that population or attendance area. Design facilities so that they can be maintained in a reasonable fashion based on appropriate use., In new parks, create the smallest possible area that will require high maintenance,, Provide safe,; attractive facilities to the public that prevent a good image for the City. Make necessary repairs as quickly as possible, so that unsafe conditions are corrected and further deterioration and poor public image are not created. Commissioners then began a discussion on charging user .fees to athletic associations and whether or not this was a good idea. Chair Edwards stated that she, Commissioner Latour and Commissioner Beach had attended a workshop sponsored by MRPA for board and commission members at Becker Park this past wEek and that the main. topic was on charging user fees. She wondered if it would to appropriate to charge athletic associations a percentage of the maintenance coasts based on what percentage they use the fields Director Blank responders that currently it is the philosophy of the City that youth, athletic associations would not be charged for ordinary maintenance of fields, but could be charged for special events, tournaments, etc,, requiring extra -ordinary maintenance. Director Blank ,reminder the Commission_ that they would be reviewing the Park Rental Policies and Fee Schedule at their January or February meeting and that would be the time to chane fees if the Commission felt it was necessary. Commissisr.^r Rosen stated he was concerned about the increasing maintr,x!,- -m, costs we will incur if we continue to build parks at our preK,V, r=I . other commissioners expressed similar concerns and PRAC Minutes Decanber 100 1987 Page 4 mated wF should build parks with more natural areas requiring Less maintenance. Director Blank stated that staff was already moving in that direction and pointed out that the three parks built in 1987 had very small active areas requiring little maintenance. Director Blank then shared with can issioners a dopy of a survey he received that the 5t. Paul Park and Recreation department had prepared. The survey- listed metropolitan area recreation budgets and their per capit& expenditurea. Plymouth's per capita expenditure is $35 while the average is $36. Councilman Sisk. expressed interest in receiving a copy of this, survey, and Director Blank stated that he had shared it with the City Manager who would likely include it in his next information memo to the Council. The Park Usage and Coat Study report will continue to be discussed at future meetings. d'. uth Greek Site _ Banc . Director Blank has met with Mayor Schneider and the City Manager on this subject.. and will be meeting Frith Brauer and Associates in the next week or two. Four possible sites have been narrowed; down to two for the location of the proposed cam unity center, and the Mayor would now Like the choice to be narrowed to one site. Director Blank stated that the Commission needs to make a recommendation on IzZat site by January or, February. e. Park (_Amhurst). .Director Blank informed commissioners that: letters had been sent to all those who attended the original planning meetings for Amhurst 'Park: inviting thea to suggest a num for this park. Six responses were received. Of those, three had vuyted the name Turtle Lake, one suggested Amhurst,, one suggested Deer Park, and cm suggested Hugo G. Braman. Park in honor of the ,nen who originally* owned the land. George and Mary Carhart 1.4921 450 Avenue, were present at the meeting because they -sere interested in what name would be selected. Commissioner Rosen indicated that he was under the impression we didnot dame parks after people. Other commissioners concurred as well as staff. Cosmmissia-per Reed' asked. the Carharts which name they preferred, and they said they had chosen Deer Park, because so many deer roam the perk. Their second choice: had been Turtle Lake. Ccxmm ssioner Reed then asked if the Carharts felt residents would know which park 'they were talking about if it was named. Turtle rake. They responded that most of the residents living neer the park are new to Plymouth, but they should; know, that Turtle Lake is near this park. A WrICN WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER REED AND SE OCKM By CCWISSICNER BEACH' TO R©OOm4m To THE CITY COUNCIL IWI TliIS PARK BE NAMED E LAKE PARK. The motion carried with all ayes. Director Blank stated that this recori+endavion as well as the one naming. Rolling Hills and Heritage neighborhood parks would be forwarded to the City Council. 1 Pwc Minutes Dar+ember l0, x987 Page 45 f, ftyz&tA gg= Club. Director Blank, and Rick Busch, net with 6.. 7.. representatives of the Weyzata-Plymouth Soccer Club this week to further discuss whether or not the City should take over the. summer wooer program for the house, league children. ,Director Blank pointed out to the Commission that offering this program would mean openi,N it up to the children in the Plymouth -New Nope Athletic Asso- ation as well, which would be an additional 400-500 kids. He indicated that, it would mean a significantincrease in clerical and staff time as well as field use. Commissioner Rosen asked if there would be enough available fields to run the Wayzata -Plymouth traveling program, and this new proposed program if both were offered at the same time?, Director Blank responded that if we take: on the summer houm league, it could involve as many as 1,000 or more children, which would put an added burden on all, our soccer fields. Some groups would get less time, than they have enjoyed in the pest. Director Blank stated that staff expressed to the Soccer Association a desire to have them continue with the program as it is ixw for at least one more year, and that we would provide them with some technical assistance they might need. It was the consensus of t`.? Commission that staff continue to push for the Wayzata -Plymouth Soccer Club to. run the program themselves. The Club will get back in touch with staff after they have. had a chance to discuss with, their other members the City's suggestions. Commissioner Beach asked if it was okay for a commissioner to become involved in an athletic association, and staff said there was no problem with that. Councilman Zitur expressed some concern for the children living in Plymouth that are in the Osseo school district and where these kids play soccer. Director Blank said that Maple Grove, Park and Recreation offers a summer and fall wooer program for these children, and they are also able to join the Plymouth fall sour program., Director Blank pointed out that the new proposed Haas Take Playf"field will be for these kids, also. a. New Plats. 'There were no new plats to discuss. b. 1987 Annual rt. Staff has begun to put together the annual report for 1987. Director Blank stated that it might be wmewhat corxiensed this year 3.n an effort to get more people to read it. Commissioners were invitedto make suggestions for what information to include in the 1987 report. A draft copy will be available by the aanuary PRAC meeting, with the final. report ready by the February meeting.7 aMSSICN PRESENrAT CN Chair Edwards stated that the workshop she attended at Becker Park was excellent. Commissioners Beach and LaTour were 'there. also. She urged other camnmissioners to visit this park and take a look at the building there.:. She feels its about the same size as the proposedParkers Lake Pavilion. 0 PPAC minutes DSOK&er 10t 1987 Page 46 Cowiaeioner Rosen wondered when a new commissioner would be appointed to replace Bruoe Bauman. Director Blank indicated that an arux;xcemrit had been placed in the Plymouth Post inviting people to apply for this vacarxy by January 6. Director Blank was confident that a replacement: would: be on the Cc mission by February. 8i, STAB' 7Q4UNICATICN There was, no coommication by staff. The meeting adjourned at: 9;47 p.m. I CITE' OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD,„ PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55441 TELEPHONE (512) 559-2800 MEM[ DATE january 14, 1985 T0: PWC kTCW Rick Busch 8LB,7f7 : cHANI M IN 1988 PARK FAcrL, REWAL POLICIES AND M This year we made a gate 'Softball complex Rental Policy and Fm Schedule." This is for groups only interested in running softball tournamentsit applies to Zachary and Plymouth Creek Playfields. Fees are Set up on a daily basis rather than per game. This should be much easier for the public to read and us to administrate. W- will still, have the general 1988 Park Facility Rental Policies and Fee Schedule. This is aimed, primarily at the athletic associations and one- time user groups. The only changes in this dost from 1987 (besides scheduling softball tournament rental,) are: 1. Under "A" ` 2r_ ior. tY list, we've. Knitted #8 (outside groups) . 2. Under "D" twrna 1 nta t, under ##7, we've omitted "without a city permit" since terrporary beer permits are no longer available to the public. 3. tinder "E" fgg schedulg #l.a., we've added rink rental to softball and baseball. we've listed fees as either one game or daily rental: and eliminated the two game rental option we had last year. ##3 lighta, this year &:11 lights are $15/'hour--- last year rink lights were $10/hour and the rest were $15. 4 tent rental is increased from $150 to $175. ##6 2i is kits increases from $5 to $10. The application form has been revised toreflect all changes. We feel user groups will, in most cases, be paying the same, rental: rates as 1987. The majority of the changes we've made are to present a more understandable document. RB/np 1 1988 PARK FACILITY RENTAL POLICIES AND FES Sak-MLE The City of Plymout.tt's Perk and Recreation facilities are provided for the wholes leisure -t' activities of all City residents. Us of these facilities is governed by policies established by the Plymouth City Council, as recLvmc d by the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission.. The following procedures and policies have been developed for perk facility usage. It is the responsibility of the Park and Recreation Department to administer these policies fairly and equitably. Any group wishing to use Plymouth's park facilities should make a request in writing providing as mucb lead tine as possible. Permit request farms are available through the Park and Recreation Department. Seven days is the minimum refit time for anyfacility usage. Requests will be filled based on availability and facility condition. it is: the City's policy that the long- range care and maintenance of all park facilities takes precedence over any single. event. Permits will be denied and/or revoked: when and if the City believes damage my occur to park facilities. The: decision to grant or revoke a permit is solely up to the discretion of the Director of Park and Recreation and/or his appointee.. By adopting this policy, the City reinforces i commitment to provide clean, safe and fun, parks for every resident's enjoyment. A. Permits for park facilities for everyday use will be considered by the following priority list: l.. Youth athletic associations serving Plymouth residents. 2. Plymouth Park and Recreation sponsored programs. 3. Plymouth resident groups (50%- of the group must be Plyncuth. residents). 4. Plymouth non-profit civic organizations, i.e., Civic Teague, Lions, Jaycees, etc, 5. Registered teams participating in City programs.. 6. Private Plymouth caT hies. 7. Churches located within Plymouth. B. Youth Athletic Association Seasonal Field Reservations 1. Youth athletic associations dealing with Plymouth youth, will be given free use of baseball, softball, football, soccer and hockey facilities to conduct their normal clay to day programs. Free lighting will be provided only after these groLm have made maximum use of daylight hours. Lights for practice are provided only for hockey during normal warming house hours.: ai. No inning or period may start after 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday or after 9 p.m.. Sunday. 2. youth associations wishing to conduct invitational competitions on Plymouth facilities will be required to ;meet rental fees.as outlined latter in this policy. These rental fees will be used to offset the care and maintenance of facilities provided for such special tournaments. fbr district or state tournaments those groups will only be required to pay our direct casts. 1988 Perk Facility Rental Policies Page No 3. Facilities will be provided to youth athletic associations: based on the percentage of Plymouth children participating in their program. C. agility Plymouth arvape (neighborhoods, companies, churches, etc.) can, apply for field ure by obtaining a ane -time permit through the Park and Recreation office according to the, regrairements listed below; 1. Permits will only be granted to Plymouth Park and Recreation teams, Plymouth youth athletic associations, Plymouth civic groups, Plymouth sports clubs, Plymouth cxmpanies, Pl.,-,mouth churches and groups of people made up of at least 50% Plyr:routh residents. 2. Two permits per gid per week. 3 you cannot have more than two permits pending at one time. As soon as you use one, ` you can request another. 4. Permits may be requested up to two weeks in advance. 5. Requests may be phoned in ( 559-2800 x 266) and permits R ke" at our office Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4;30 p.m.. 6. No alcoholic:. beverages ( including beer) are allowed in park grounds, in parking areas, or on City streets. Plymouth Park and.Recreation reserves the right to cancel any permit due to unplayable field conditions. D. If softball tournament, see Softball Cceplex Rental Policies and Fee Schedule.) We will begin accepting applications February 1, 1988. I. Damage mit a. Plymouth youth athletic associations and Pil routh non-profit civic organizations - not rewired'.. (These groups will be held responsible for any damages, however. b. All other groups are required to pay a $100 damage deposit with If the request is denied, the $140 will be refunded. If the application is accepted, the de"it will be returned Aft= the tcurnament grly if the park is left in acceptable condition MD IT WIM NOr BE REELUM IF ',ii ,E PARK REQUIRES SPWIAL MAINIENAN DL TO YCLIR ISE OF THAT rACILI'TY. c. All fees must be paid in full Jbbefore the tournament begins. A of the tournament draw also must, be turned in for approval at Min. i beforethe tournament. 1988Park Facility Rental Policies Page Three I, No game may start before 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday or before 10 a.m. Sunday. 3. No inning or period may start after 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday or after 9 p.m._ Sunday. 4.. No motorized vehicles or machines are permitted on park property without the written consent of the Park and Recreation Department,. 5, supplications for food vending permits must be made through the Plymouth City Clerk. In, the event of total cancellation of a; tournament due to severe weather, all fees will be refunded'. The Plymouth,Park and Recreation Department will determine the amount of refund on any partially Meted events. 7. There will be no consumption of intoxicating beverages on park prcr-erty. E. YM.,&beduje 1. ilityr rials a. Softball./bamball/l ockey/BroanbalI (Rink rental is allowed only during hours not scheduled for public skating.) 1) Plymouth athletic associations, private groups, teams or organizations _ $IQ/game/field or rink, or $40/day/field or rink. 2) Outside groups, teams or organizations $20/game/fleld or rink, or $60/day/field or rink. 2. 3; 4. 5. b.• Football/Soccer 1) Plymouth athletic associations, private groups, teams or organizations - $15/game/field, or $60 day/field. 2` Outside groups, teams or organizations - $20/game/field, or 80/day/field.; Field Attendant $6 per hour. Required for any games where you need our bases, soccer nets or park shelter building (including bathroom)R Lights (all fields or rinks) - $15/hour (or any part of an hour). We have a tent approximately 30' X 40' which we will setup and take down for a rental fee of $175. The Plymouth puppet wagon is available for rent for private parties during those hours when it is not normally scheduled for park and Recreation activities. fees are; set on,a show by show basis based on time and work involved for each show (minimally $065). Park Facility total Policies Page Four 6. Picnic LUg Picnic kits are available to the general public for a $10 fee, plus a 25 dwaw deposit which is refundable if the kit as returned intact and undamaged. 7. Ei=it g M19t3 t] We have a softball pitching mechine available at Zachary Playfield for 15/hour. Use of the batting cage is included in the fee. Field attendant mast be on duty. ., 8. All groups are responsible for repaying, in full, any and all damages reeulting from theft or vandalism to any equipment or facilities used during their rental period. PLAYFIELDS AND TEAR FACILITIES 2 softball/youth baseball fields 10805 Old County Road 15 1 hockey rink (lighted) Plymouth, Mit 55441 1 shelter building cUg" 2 softball/youth baseball fields (1 lighted) P 1:700 Highway 101 1 90, baseball field (lighted) Plymouth, MV, 55447 3' soccer/football fields (2 lighted) 1 hockey rink (lighted) 5 tennis courts (2 lighted) 1 shelter building Plymouth Plgyfie 3 sof tbali/'youth baseball fields ( lighted ) 9905 36th Avenue N 3 soccer/football field (lighted) (fall only) Plymouth, NN 55441. 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 4 tennis courts (lighted) 1 shelter building PIvmnuth Croak Pla field 2 softball/youth.baseball fields (lighted) 3625 Fernbrook Lane 1 90' baseball field (:lighted) Plymouth, NN 55441 1 soccer/football. field (Lighted) 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 1 shelter building Eloyciad l softball/youth baseball field 12000 Ridgenount Avenue 1 90' baseball field Plymouth, NN 55441 2 soccer/football fields 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 3 tennis courts ('lighted) I shelter building (tenparary) chazy Playf OA 4 softball./youth baseball. fields ( lighted ) 4355 Zachary Lane 1 90' baseball field (lighted) P11 MV 55442 2 soccer/football fields (lighted) 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 4 tennis courts (lighted) 1 shelter building CSM OF PLYM7UZ'fl SPWIAL EV'_/PARK LamAPPLZCA'I'I'N 1. organization 2. Person in Charge Nang Address Phone: Home work 3. Dates desired 4. Fields/kinks desired 5. Will, food be sold? 6. Other 7. Fields: PlyMth outside ter Baseball/Softball/ key/BroaTball Baseball/Softball/ xkey/$rmb 10/game/field or rink $20/game/field or rink 40/day/field or rink $60/day/field or rink Football/Soccer Football,/Soccer 15/game/field $20/game/field 60/day/field $$0/day/field tli a Bbl (Office use only) Field charges $ Y Lights ($20/hr/field) Staff ($6/hour) Tent ($175) Pitching Machine ($15/hour' MrAt, 100 DEK)fiIT ME, AT TIE OF APPLICATICN. I, , understand that, a part or all of the deposit fee will be forfeited if condition of the park requires extra duties for the Park and Recreation Department, and that I and the representative organization are responsible for oon,4uct of participants and any resulting damages. Signature Date _ M Tournament request granted Rejected Park and Recreation Director's Signature Date 1988 SOFIBALL COMPLEX REMIAL POLICIES AM FEE, 9f ULE The City of Plymouth's Park and Recreation facilities are provided for the wholewme leisure -time activities of all City residents. Use of these facilities is governed by policies established by the Plymouth City Council as recommended by the Park end Recreation Advisory Commission. The following procedures and policies have been developed for park facility usage. It is the responsibility of the Park and Recreation Department to administer these policies fairly and equitably. Any group wishing to use Plymouth's softball complexes should complete the attached form providing as much lead time as possible., Two weeks is the minimum request time for any softball complex usage. Requests will be filled based on availability and facility condition. It is the City's policy that the long -ranee care and maintenance of all park facilities takes precedence over any single event. Permits will be denied and/or revoked when and if the City believes damage may occur to park facilities. The decision to grant or revoke a permit is solely up to the discretion of ww Director of Park and Recreation and/or his appointee. By adopting this policy, the City reinforces its co mitr ent to provide clean, safe and fun parks for every resident's enjoyment. softball QS7iCVIU Descr iptlgL`t ZACHARY PLAYFIELD, 9355 ZACHARY LAW: 4 lighted fields, completely fenced, ( 300' in outfield) , ag-1 ne infield,. underground. irrigation system, electronic s_reboards on all fields. Park includes batting cage, tennis courts, basketball court, frisbee; golf, horseshoe pits, children's play equipment, picnic area and park shelter building. Parking for 225 cars. Site of six national and divisional USSSA tournaments, PLYM3UIH alll C PLAYFIELD, 3625 FMROCK LME 2 lighted fields, outfield snow fence (280-3001), ag-lime infield, underground irrigation system. Park includes picnic area, children's play equipment, archery range, vita course, park shelter building and parking for 125 cars. 1 '.? 4Il gg Rental P'olicigg 1. we will begin accepting applications on a. first -cane, first-served basis starting February 1, from: a. Any group that rented a softball complex last year. b. Any Plymouth group including: athletic associations, businesses, churches, teams, civic groups and resident groups. Beginning on February 16, we will accept applications from groups outside Plymouth. 2. Softball tournaments which. are sanctioned by the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association will get a $30 discount on their total rental fee. softball ConQlex Rental; Policies Page Two 3. No game mAy start before 8:00a.m. Saturday or before 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. o innir may start after 10:00 p.m. Saturday or after 9 00 p.m. Sunday. 4. No motorized vehicles or machines are permitted on park property without the written consent of the Park and Recreation Department. Corx ion. vehicles may be located in the parking lot or on the ,park paths or patio (at ?chary). 5. Applications for food vending permits. must be made through the Plymouth City Clerk. b. In the event of total cancellation.of a tournament due to severe weather, all fees will be refunded.: T Plymouth Park, and Recreation Departnmt will determine the amount of refund on any partially carpleted events. 7. There will be no con tion ofalcoholic leverages on park property.. Sof 1j Cbw ex Fee Schedule Zachary Playfield (4 fields): $250/day for Plymouth. Athletic .Associations, private groups, teams or organizations.. 350/day for outside groups, teams or organizations, Plymouth Creek Playfield (2 fields): $150/day for Plymouth Athletic Associations, private groups, teams or organizations. 200/day for outside groups, teams or organizations. All groups are required to pay a $100 damage deposit with their.applicat on. if the request is denied, the $100 will be refunded. If the application is accepted, the deposit will be returned If= the tournament 011y if the park is left in acceptable condition. THE DEPOSIT` WILL NCrL BE REFUM IF THE PARK REVJIRE'S SPFJCIAL mAINIU*NCE IME TO YCL R USE OF THAT FACILITY. All fees must be paid in full three days before the tournament begins. For tournament rental, a Copy of the tournament draw must be turned in to the Park and. Recreation office for approval before the tournament. Fee includes: 1) field' attendant who will work fram one hour prior to the start of your first game until one hour past the end of your last game each, day. Attendant will drag fields approximately every three games or as time allows. 2) chalk and diamond dry as needed. 3) use of park shelter building (by tournament personnel. only). 4) use of indoor bathrooms. 5) hollywood style bases on all fields Softball Cmplex Rental Policies Page Three Fee does not ;include; 1) scoreboards available at Zachary for 15 per scoreboard per day. 2) field lights -- available for $20 per field per hour Cor any portion of an hour). 3) public address -system - available on Zachary field 1: for $25 per day. 4)- tent - approximately 30' x 40' - available at 175 per weekend (we set up and take down). 5) pitching machine - available at Zachary for 15 per hour. CITY OF PLYNt' M SOFTBALL OCHPTEX RENrAL APPLICATICN. 1.Organization 2. Person in urge: Name Address Phone: Home work 3. Dates desired 4. Park desired 5. Is the tournament sanctioned? By whom? 6. Will food be sold? Will beer be sold? 7. Fields: RlyaNth G.rouoe Outside Grp Zachary -- $250 Zachary -, $350 Plymouth Creek,- $150 Plymouth Creek -- $200 Ac(office use only) Field chargee (per day) Lights ($20/hr/field) Scoreboard ($15/board/day) Public Address System ($20/'day) Tent ($175) Pitching Machine ($15jhour) TOTAL Sim DEPLI6IT DUE AT TINE OF APPLICATICN I, - , understand that a part or all of the deposit fee will be forfeited if condition of the park requires extra duties for the Park and Recreation Department, and that i w-4 the representative organization are responsible for conduct of participants and any resulting damages. DateSignature Taurnament request granted Rejected Park and Recreation Director's Signature Date UI Y U7 F YMQUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD.., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 MEMO DATE: January 7, 1987 M: PRAC PiMs Eric Blank, Director of Parks and Recreation qj&M CF PiLYMx M, allM SITE PLAWIW. This Last year the Co mission discussed with Brauer and Associates the updating of the master plan for Plymouth Creek Park. Paramount in that disamion was the location of the future amity center for planning purposes. At the Commission's April 4 meeting, a ballot was taken which indicated site #3 next to Plymouth Boulevard as the preferred site of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, A subsequent meeting was held with the City Council to discuss this matter. Because of time constraints, there was no conclusion reached on the siting of the center at that meeting. The attached memo from Brauer and Associates dated December 29, is an attempt to further explain the rens" Bruaer and Associates has reornmended the westerly vite for the cannmity venter. As in the past, I continue to support a westerly site, be it the treed area adjacent to the amphitheatre, or some of the acreage not owned by the City immediately north of this site. I hope that we can bring this matter to a more definitive conclusion, so that a nation can be passed on to the City Council. I have also enclosed the April 9 PRAC minutes and previous memos on this subject for your review. EJB/np Attachments December 20, 1987 Mir. Eric Blank Director of Parks a Recreation City of Plymouth 3100 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 RE: Plymouth Creek Park B i 1 i87-05 Eric, In review of our analysis and findings presented to you on April 1, 1987 regarding, the most suitable location for the proposed Plymouth Community Center, I believe there may be a need to uummarize what we feel to be the most important elements of consideration. Too further eliminate confusion the question of which particular parcel should be set aside for the moment. For the purposes of this letter we shall review the merits of locating this facility on either the east or West side of Plymouth Creek. Park. Since both the east and west sides of the park: have the same intrinsic on-site suitability for such a facility, the major determinant in the selection shall be those external criteria that impact upon the ultimate commercial success of the project The three most important factora, in the selection of a site are commonly termed, location, location and location by people in the real estate business. These criteria roughly equate to site accessibility, community exposure and physical relationship to complimentary land uaea. These are the factors upon which the City should make an initial dool31on as to general location of the facility. The first factor, site accessibility, is extremely important to this project, for as many as 300,000 to 400,000 people per year Will use this facility. Many of these will be repeat uses bait many will also be first time users and. spectators coming from all over themetropolitan area. Mood site aaceaability Will mean having dirsot, logical routes for vehicular movement, minimizing the number of turns and chan6es of streets needed to access. the site. Pedestrian linkage _must also be clear and provide 4oonA pns to related facilities and neighborhoods. t Tw- 7901 Fhying Cloud [Ave, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 (612) 941-1660 7 Hr. Eric Blank -2- December 290 1987 The second factor, Community Exposure, is somewhat subjective, although no less important in the ultimate success of the Community Center. The sense of Community for any city has traditionally been expiossed in. its public architecture. The relationships between individual buildings can help create a sense of unity and place. Similar public uses placed in close proximity to each other can foster a symbiotic relationship. This sort of relationship also has some tangible benefits in sharing facilitie3 and infrastructure Such as parking, maintenance and security. The third factor to consider is the physical, relationship of the Community Center to complimentary land uses. This facility will by nature generate traffic and noise at all times of the day and: night. Land uses surrounding this type facility will have to be oomputible with or tc.;lerant of the hours of operation of the Community Center. They should also provide additional exposure ofthe Community Center to public view and help form a focus of community activity. Based upon these three factors our recommendation is that the facility be placed on the west site. To support our conclusion, is the following: Criteria East Site West. Site 1. Accessibility 34th Street is Plymouth Blvd. a minor collector is a major co- less suited to Ilactor more handle the tray- suited to handle ffie generated.. traffic generated. Good potential Good potential, for pedestrian for pedestrian linkage to linkage to neighborhoods neighborhoods 2. Community Exposure . Limited possibili- Good possibilities ties in relating to in relating to existing community existing commun-- buildings ity buildings Rather poor ability Fair ability to to 'benefit from benefit from existing City Nall existing City Hall infrastructure,, infrastructure and or to share space to share space. especially in winter mouths. wee. _.. Mr. grid Blank 3- December 29, 1987 Criteria East Site West Site 3 Physical Relation- ship to Complimentary land uses. a Surrounding land- Surrounding land - use; multifamily uaa; public and residential semi- commercial less tive to traffic less sensitive to and noise traffic and noise.. Will add to the; public exposure of the facility through the areas focus as a pity commercial center These three criteria should guide your initial choice as to the location of the Community Center.. All of the site Specific decisions Heade in the future regarding your selection will be based upon your evaluation of these criteria. BR,'OgR ASSOCIATES. LTD Paul S. Fsjir , M.L.A. President January 5, 1988' Mr. Eric Blank Director of Parke & Recreation City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 RB: Plymouth Creek Park. B & A 08T-05 Eric The following date represents our beat estimate of the buildable land area requiredfor the Plymouth Community Center. Site area requirements are based on data in the Citizen Committee report and our own site development sxpej,,,+nce with similar projects. Structure . . . ._ . . . 3.5 Ao . to 4.6 Ac. Parking (200 to 275 cars) . 1.6 Ac. to 2.2 Ac . Setbacks . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Ac. to 1.7 Ac Total . 6.6 Ac_. to 8.5 Ac;. The final program for the structure will enable us to eliminate the range of apace needed. BRAVE &/iSSOCiATES LTD. go W. Batson i a President 7901 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 [] (612) 941-1660 PRAC Minutes, 4%9/87 Page 13 c. condition that staff would notify the residents of the Cointy Road 61 park that a cable ride is being considered for their Park. Thir same issue was discussed by PRAC members It was their unanimous suggestion that staff contact residents through the homeowners association prior to ordering the cable ride. Plymouth Creek Park 'Master Plan Brauer and Assoc. Paul Fja a shared plans with the Commission showing four possii:le sites for the proposed community center.. During his presentation, Director Blank simultaneously showed the commissioners video tape of each gAte. A chart showing the weightsand values of each site was also explained and discussed. Following a length,* discussion on the pro'jw> and con's of all four sites, a secret ballot wes taken by members of PRAC, ranking the sits. Clearly, site 03 was their first preference, and site e4 was their last choice. Based on the results of the balloting, it was suggested that staff research site e3 to d'e rmine if it can be resonod and what it will cost to purchase the property. A MOTION W.AS MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROSEN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BEACH TO RECOMMEND A WORKING SESSION BETWEEN PRAC, _BRAUER AND THE CITY COUNCIL_, AT WHICH TiME PAUL FJARE WOULD MAKE THE SAME PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD MADE TO PRAC THAT EVENING. The motion carried with all ayes. Director Blank pointed out that the Council probably would not want to hold such a session until after the April 28 fire station referendum. d. 1987 Trail Construction Update. Director Blank had no news to report on this item - 41. tem. e, Parkers Lake Bathhouse -Del Erickson Arcfiitects. Del Erickson displayed three schemes for a proposed bathhouse at Parkers Lake anJ explained the differences. One scheme shows a one level bathhouse, the second scheme shows a two level, and the third scheme shows ,a split level bathhouse. All schemes show a wooden deck extending out over the .-iter's edge along the beach, which was a concern to "hair Edwards. Director Blank cautioned against getting toys involved at this stage in any particular features, since there will be many more opportunities to review plans and make suggestions for changes. Dei Erickson then explained the costs associated with the three schemes, and stated that to build phase 11 at a later date would increase the coats by 20-25%. The cost to build a ;phase 1 basic bathhouse would be approximately 6166,300. Add to that one large and one small picnic shelter and tho cast becomes approximately 6218,300. Director Blank indicated that based on these cost estimates, he would be comfortable building a phase I bathhouse at this time. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER REED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BAUMAN TO RECOMIE:ND BUILDING A PHASE I BATHHOUSE AND TWO PICNIC SHELTERS. The motion carried with all ayes Commissioner Rosen pointed out that the shelters should be 1 FRAC Minutes,; 4/9/87 Page 14 functional, not extravagant, and stay with, the theme of turn of the century buildings. f. Purchase sof Land on Plymouth Creek Update. Director Blank stated that the pAoperty owner has been offered $5,000 for her Property by the City: but that she has reoltors, looking at it, as well 6< NEW BUSINESS' T. a. New Plats. Ther* were nt new, plats. b, Park Tour. The annual parks tour has been sat for Thursday, May 7 with the bis leaving the City Center parking lot at 5:15 p.m. There will be a bog supper aerved on the burr. The tour should take approximately three hours. C, 1988 LCMRILAMCON Grant Applicat,ion, Director B'an.k stated that a 1968 LCM1R/LAMCON grant is going, to be writtfn. to purchase * house located within the proposed West Medicine Lake City Park. Writing a grant application to purchase a house involves more rad taps, because homeowner aust be relocated and the costs as.soci,at•d with this must ^om:.w from the grant as well.. if we don't submit a grant application this year, %to will have to wait until 1989 for nother chance at West Medicine Lake City Park. Commissioners agreed that this was the best way to go with the 1988 grant application. d. Lions Park Play Equipment. Residents have been calling regarding tb* possibility of adding more play equipment to Lions Park this year. Director Blank reminded commissioners that they approved an expenditur* of $10,000 in, 1987 for additional equipmont at this park.. It was suggested by the Commission that staff write to the residents in the area of Lions Park inviting their input on what types of play equipment they would like to have installed and to report back he results at th•.May meeting, Imperial Hilli Park Bicycle Path-. Several residents living; along Troy Lane have indicated to staff they do not wish to have a proposed bicycle path constructed along their street leading to imperial Hills Park. Troy Lane its a private street. main:!ained by the resident3, and they do not wish to encourage extra traffic caused by visitors to and from the park. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROSEN AND SE=CONDED BY COMMISSIONER ANDERSON RECOMMENDING THAT STAFF DELAY INDEFINITELY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BICYCLE PATH FROM TROY LANE LEADING TO IMPERIAL HILLS PARK. The motion: carried with all ayes COMMISSION, PRESENTATION Commissioner LaTour reminded members of the Community Awards Banquet coming up on April Zt. 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Plymouth 34,00 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 554.47 Ree Plymouth Creek Park Brauer 'i Associates Project #87--05 Eric, in further reviewing the matrix developed, for this project regarding the potential location of the community center? it was my feeling that sites" #2 and ie were not to be considered further. I, therefore, focus my attention on sites fl and #3 in seeking to establish the pro and con conditions of the two. Polit 'ic l and economic conditions aside, I feel that site number 3 is the best location for the proposed community center for the following reasons: 1. off-site forces that result in site #3 as the favorable site outnumbers Bite !1 on a 5 to 1 basis, and a total. numerical weighted value of 27 points. site 83 issues that are extremely important to the total fabric of the community of Plymouth include: Accessibility both vehicular and pedestrian will be enhanced due to its Location on a major vehicular collector) water trails, interconnects and, also little disruption from both into adjacent land use patterns within the Plymouth Comprehensive Plan ofGuided Uses. Visibility immediately adjacent to Plymouth. Boulevard, a major route collector within Plymouth. Future marketing and promotional efforts of: the facility- would ba enhanced by a location.with higher visibility, s Relationships to the present Civic Center and future Senior Citizen Housing area is excellent. 7901 Fling Cloud Drive:, Eden Prairie:, Minnesota 55344 (612) 941-1660 4 Eric Blank, City of Plymouth - 2 _ duly 6, 187 2. tin -site forces for site number one did out number site number three, seven to four for a total numerical weighted value differential o,t 25 points. The point differential total between off -cite forces and on-site forces therefore, virtuBelly cancel each other out. However, most of the poilits favoring site number one are in the on-site forces category, and also design considerations that may he reversed should a designed schematic concept ba prepared for both site #1 and site L #3. i 3. I feel that the off:; -site forces developed by the Citizen .advisory Committee in 1484 are generally of more significance to the location of a community center within Plymouth, then are the site specific forces. I trust this may be of some help in your final consideration. for comm center site location. B UER i ASSOCIATES LTD. C Paul S Fjar President PSF/jf PLYKOUTH CREEK PARK SITE ANALYSIS SUMMARY Site Off -Site On -Site Relative BRW Forces Forces Total Weights Total; 1 C S 227 (212) (215) 2 . 84 11.7 201 (186) (183) 3 &9f 14 229 (214) 4 6i 138, 199 (184) EASt VEWEST SIE t n w1 • • f• li• a ii for NO es r V01106iii f•'i"eniif •.• f. r •sf , i .. d» .,trryqPcNlett rjG l. MMievtM notes C{ •cete3 a. 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(N. of t»1r.ft•1, ` a+ test el realft t e Peter 1!, Loot hf«tial for other Wee, IetNlow -o Ie toertfaaliifrforwoeAlltf. turf Ni• fes atwarrrfht 01M easel •cot, 1taZlclAk, ,111t,11)lM: ' 11 - Mnto iofK a?? fnto i61iN I PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER SITE A(VALYSIS s1;Tt- r} ti«Alse lorcesr rcl nt a .salla hklcHlet lktev • (1 stat Ktoiats Nri eaMarn1lr1eed, to, y ewt, Ke,. t1 osta ni a veru• 'io dt i t4. R. i.ttgwnawtt * ten: 1t Cetleci r'C0,040K +wIO trey " i, toNclriM Ateeet b (! 31 AfrN^ taew Street on ! Sfio t ete.r#law tet ew or "Cost- Nola+ t. strut t•e pare, ovt 1 /1 w, ktR to+;b rwte' 'i \rtlt lM pit h oleilllltt, el Site ii. 19so11 . t aw .arc. lety .441410.. t.t.lsty ore • lose- tgt 1lefatlanaale to too", Spon t.. :f , Lw+rvio .qtr (`}± i .' ,yF rij f ",,.`.: 1pPe/e of !et \ Sam R Par\ *e^Ity Ares i tetleA to r lw i SI t 11ae r tlontalp ties* Lt j ta. Iiytt t •, ortw i 73. eslatiensAla to ASa fpacet Z N t ! tkoa Beet Ire, d park Wtdomr Sports Met* dlsts"ce, a ifit*rwwlwS. lwter+ew iN, 9. aelNleaeM9 to Sewlar i.r Slot werelettea (9. tl 1 (, Simst lwe rs.latl aaiX, Cttic*a tioiot S Awhl dt'itMtt.: ( A.ItI I w}eceat. Y, IlelattahoM9 H ClYlc towter t>Z Sl f it. reietlowiAi + t1 Sl lino reletlews. e. 904+4 Md totlewd IStsr 1+ ( Cl•,e lewter oeecrit. Sl lQltil 011 Sl 101At. . Ire- eclflc.tscesl 1. (dlttl" Site kntettlee 4 lewdierw, vlwa , vs" oil", sen w lonlnp oatentleh 11 ' d. weiwed %tie Newitlo tv. Sl p wsaltlea r tslaed- 'f 1 termajm tree rwevott t r, Cera ltKe(t ew. Sa2th et oelentailo Soles t?rlowiotlow ter fool a G rid t lelltl. w lent ttoK 1) ;Keel (raw *slstl tr.*ee, e. d lwbtlo+il eeetto+t of tate M; seat 1110. twtry wit plop lrlidiwS (wtronee " pesH 1 slater. Cork) ! ew side, sew i Co:aIng le -Ore. yoex, S., frerelai loze•iew * LJ, t atr+e ad teat to q1j.c ddjeR t to wr. dN pts. ooec+p r. 9, 1`e00012 11e40iteoe10e to 1,j At ! Oki" at "0 levels CerM1at tilt I aw e Its MMS lower le 1. f, 7.. lrerkl ftletlenaal to i NrJeri9 ofrPar% y Njec"t OhJorlITT t: o kips w'to sullolot tatrewee C to y tree; wla wt y. 201141 Z gotld1. t r wo1" Ito$ wea"' re•Iww 1. fSattei dlaiwltfew t}eSNd t` i m $ its, suit space loaned Ry r,licflq ioeSf1ow fore, nS 1 ;dote le•a.1.. + t ! ettA le ads d troel. f>redo itolstlewoAlit of Aeo.e ate Isett, rtatlie, 3 ' Bete. ate level. Iowa 0riltllty to i,trrerMl fe (pw/tSrl atelo". 0140e or oft -site. Joe leM a eltorettea.. 10. praNal inpectl Anllsipsltif 4, ftelpa • t Me till: tweed cv * till likely tlf" e1tA 311e beleace Nt 1st,, Ne to at a as. it, sell cv%110'*%S S"ov ev*011 it, son Ioewleqooy r lilt ler 141K. eRaea,are nerd •aide. 1 it" Ne street. tieveto eela. "rest f 12..Weatlef Utility G»to ar Nfew sot 0991104.° patontl i erobl ern+Ee i t 1aof sew r. i Il. 'test p9teRilol for Otherthe• j little rode at ewtiel. ) loss et wrntty n1 prlee tetla llltt 1K e e high. loeetlow may N more uitaete-fee otnor perki soon spete reel. t Slf6latAl ' j salol u'l I G i onAw ta1Al ' p vilh 1101A1 I PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER SITE ANALYSIS PLYMOUTH CRHEH PARK SITE CONDITIONS COMMENT SHEET SITE 1 Off -Site: l Located away from left .turn requited to enter 2. Similar to 1 above although trail system interconnect 3. Remoteness to major thoroughfare 4. immediate access to community park 5. Immediate access to Fernbrook Playfield 6. Remoteness to Senior Citizen. Housing 7. Reasonable access On-site: a., Landforms = views 2. No damage 3. Agree south/southeast exposure 4. East entrance, protected 5 Adjacent to entrance 6. Stairway entrance to Ice Arena 7. Excellent direct access 8. No spa4:.1'al definition formed g Does not fit into land la. Balanced cut and.fill 11. Good site soils for construction on basis of visual inspection 12. Utilities headily available: 12. Optimize site usage PLYMOUTHCREEK PARK SITE CONDITIONS' COMMENT SKEET SITE #3 Off -Site: 1. Located on major thoroughfare and subcollector 2. Excellent access, 3. Excellent visibility from Plymouth Boulevard; 4.: Immediate access to community park 5. Somewhat remote 5. Excellent site line, housing adjacent 7 Reasonable, access On -Site: 1. Landforms, views, existing vegetation 2. Moderate vegetation removal 3,. Southeast orientation, shading from existing trees 4. Entry on west side, exposed in winter S. Limited parking in "front yard", some adjacent to open/space park (depending on final main entrance location) 6. Good parking split some at, lower level 7 Majority of parking remote from main entry 8. Spatial definition defined building "in site" 9 Somewhat lower; some landform alteration 10. Some cut and fill likely due to steep slopes; ll. May require some soil modification 12,. Some sewer may require lift station 13. If considered commercial zoning, minimal loss of amenity t CIT`' C PIYMWi December 22, 1987 Becky Reeves 17035 13th Avenue N Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Becky: Mayor Schneider has asked me to answer your letter dated December 7. In 1984, the City Council and the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission recognized the need for a commmunity center in Plymouth. In August of that year, the citizens voted against building such a facility. Currently, the. City Council and Park and Recreation Advisory Commission are once aqin discussing the idea of a community center for Plymouth.. b oelieve that within tile next six to 14 months this idea will be presented to the community for same type of vote. 1 hope that this time it is looked upon more favorably by the voters, and that we can proceed to build a community center like the one you have described in your letter.. Thank you for your letter, Becky, Sincerely, U- g (64"'cp Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation EJB%np cc City Menages Park: and Recreation Advisory Commission 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.21800 v hr- KS ilemunt OFFICIAL PU®UCATFON OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION i PARK ASSOCIATION • APRIL 1985 m Focus on Aquatics r t u Q. t II'AMING POOLS MAY have taken the public out of the ol" swimming hole, but they haven't managed to take the of swimming hole out of the public, Of so concludes an exhaustive, multi- year study of swimming trends and facilities by the Dallas Park and Recreation tkpartment. The old swimming hales of rural America—and even the urban bathing pools" of the 1930s and 40s --were popular recreational sites and attracted many people fe7r' relax- ing, socializing,, and playing;, These aquatics facilities generally provided enough shallow water in whish even the youngest user could, frolic long before learning to swim, They also included expansive* lawn areas for sunning or family picnicking, and normally offered a choice of sun or shade for lounging, Users brought. innertubes, rafts, and tither flotation devices, and some of these facilities even had rope swings by which to enter the water, But few pools had posted rules of conformity. Sortie folks may even have swum at such facilities, How different these facilities were from the stereotypical public pools constructed since the 195psl Thi later pools supposedly were built to accommodate competition, instruc- tion, and recreation, But of the three functions, only competitive use pro- vided specific design standards, and, thus, dorninated }public pool design As, a result, such designs have dis- couraged many citizens from using, the conventional public swimming pools, The minimum three and -ane- half feket, water depth, required for competitive flip turns, is dvvper than the height of many potential pool users, primarily children. In turn, their parents are discouraged from attending as well, The narrow, fenced decks wvhich. were economic compromises in order to afford competitive diving wells and boards, do not allow space for sunbathing,, An overreactive in- terest in safety has restricted the use of flotation devices and promoted 2 PARKS & RECREATIONIAPRiL 1995 stan,ed behavior tt eru which also inhihi` free play, Spartan dr<ing and storage facilities require uk,rs to come already dr ed for swimming, and to keep track of ex- tra clothing, currency, identification, and. car kens, Theme who doer attend our pools have conflicting interests. kids want to iump from the pool sides and splash in the shallow water, others want to use the lana for exercise, and sunbathers want open deck space, As a result" many' public pools no longer attract families or young adults. and reflect declining attendance and, in turn, revenues, In spite of such falling attendance re*eords at municipal pools, national surveys continue to report that swimming is still the single most popular outdoor recreation activity in the United Stat, Nielsen, Gollob. and even the U.S. Census Bureau re- port that from 40 to 60 percent Of American adults swim annually— and many swim as frequently as 40 times a year, rra 1 0 01, s by Claude Thompson Claude Thompson is Senior Park Planner with the Dallas. Park and Recreation Department Copies of Dallas Swimming; An Analysis of SwimminirendsandRelatedFactorsisavailableatacostof3,00 from the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, ZW Manilla Street, Suite EFiS, Dallas, Texas 75201, In contrast to the national survey results, pool swimming in Texas has decreased significantly in recent years, and in, 1,982 fewer Texans re- ported. swimming In pools than re- ported swimming at fresh water lakes, Surveys also show that people go to lake and ocean beaches to do more than swim; in fart, "swim- ming" as classically defined may not be a pert of their recreation at all. Rather, most people go to beaches to sun, drink, socialize, play games such as frisbee or volleyball, watch, and be watched, Some pollsters, in fact, commonly group "swimming" and going to the beach" together as though they are synonymous terms, when in reality they may be com- pletely unrelated activities. Further- more,, a recent conclusion by Penn- sylvania State University research- ers, suggests that the actual fre- quency of participation in swim- rz nz° , especially by teenagers, rrta:y be only a fraction of that reported on surveys, This conclusion is based upon studies that compared actual. attendance records to surveyed opi- nions at a private swim club, But regzrdless of the supposed in- terest in swimming, such, participa- tion isn't reflected in attendance at Dallas public pools. In fact, atten- dance at this city's swimming pools has declined a dramatic 48, percent between 1977 and 1983, and the city's 107 pools now operate at about 15 percent of capacity, Callas has found that it is not alone in experiencing this declining public swimming participation, The department's survey, of 12 of the na- tion's largest parr and recreation. agencies indicates that in a majoxity^, public pool attendance has ei_ wr declined or remained stable in recent years, while ether recreational ac, tivities show significant increases, Many ` exas cities reflect similar declines in pool attendance, The Dallas study suggests that the active definition of "swimming' has been replaced; at least in the mind of the general public, by inactive and informal "waterplay (just as active swimming redefined "bathing' in. the 19509 supported by prolific con- ventional public pool construction), Yet conventional pool design and programming still attempts to en- force this obsolete- definition. Fresh water lakes, commercial water theme parks, and private residential pools offer this informal passive waterplay opportunity and are, therefore, increasing in popularity, Existing municipal pools fail to offer these informal opportunities, and are, therefore, decreasing in popularity, In years past, when there were The "Shoot -the -Chutes" water ride was a favorite during the 192N in Lake Cliff Park, Dallas, Modern water rides, play devices, and water theme parks are simply more sophisticated versions of these earlier rides. Photo from. Dallas Public Library Texas/Dallas History and Archives few recreational alternatives to these conventional aquatic facilities and while governmental authority, preached the merits of swimming to a submissive generation, the public accepted them. But today there are numerous water and non -water alternatives and citizens demand a voice in choosing the facilities and programs to Lv provided them. D1,! eclining attendance at public pools is not a result of these pools being overlooked by the public, but the result of being looked over and found lacking and unattractive compared, to other alternatives, Other reasons commonly given for the, decline in public pool attendance are secondary to this reason, Dallas investigated the reasons most often given, by citizens for lack of partici- pation in recreation activities and found that few of these are actually related to declining swimming par- ticipation. One assumption commonly held is that the decline in attendance at public swimming pools is simply* caused by declines in the primary user group population. Historically, the major users of public pools are 14 year: of age and younger, and this age group is decreasing both in ab- solute numbers and as a proportion, Continued on nett pqd 4 PARKS & RECREA'rIONiAPRiL 1985 of the total population, but Dallas Perhaps a; forerunner of the modern body does not consider this to be the major flume slides ofcomniercial water the ne cause of the decline in pool atter- Parks, this slide was in the public Whit e Rock Lake swimming area, Dallas, untildance. Participation in other youth. and family recreation, especially soca the 1950s. Photo from the Public Library 1 cer and home movies, continues to Texas/gallas History and Archive Collection. reflect significant increases through- out the Southwest. This age group is also the primary client group of the designed, to enhance socialization Popular commercial water -theme and to provide numerous related. amusement parks, which provide a amenities that the public pools lack, riety of informal and unstructuredvariety waterplay activities not available at TT riterestingly, however, Dallas, has conventional public pools, 1 found that private residential In apparent contrast to the popular pools are an asset rather than: a com- notionthat.admissionfeesencourage petitor to the municipal pools, and declining use: of public facilities, the not directly related to declines in greatest decline in attendance at public pool use, In fact, public pool Dallas public pools. is at the free and attendance is generally higher in heavily programmed neighborhood areas with significant numbers of pools. Relatedly, user fees and equip- private residential pools than in ment costs for more successful youth older areas where suchpools do not and family recreational alternatives exist, Apparently, when a home - are similar or even higher, Even the owner creates a drowning risk for admission fees at other, more popu- his family by constructing a back lar, water -related activities such as yard pool, or purchasing a boat for the lake beaches and commercial lake use, he also recognizes the in - water -theme parks are normally creased danger of drowning and the much higher than agency pool fees,importance of "drownproofing" his yet these activities continue to in- family, and therefore, supports the 1979, Dallas has spent nearly $3 crease in popularity, In Heston, municipal learn -to -swim program. million for pool renovation and where admission to all public pools is This, in turn, enhances the visibility restoration simply to bring deterior- still free, attendance has remained and use of the public pools for ex- ated facilities up to minimal health stable while both the population and pandedrecreational use, and safety standards. These* alternative recreation. demand have in areas without these private rehabilitations have resulted in less increased significantlyy. drowning risks, Dallas citizens do down. `ime during the summer swim. Today's recreator has access to a not support the public or semi-public seaso,. and increased attendance much wider variety of non -water ac- tivities than did previous genera- learn-to=swim programs. Today's ur- ban citizens do not perceive the need levels. The major conclusion of the Dallas tions. Commercial recreation en- for swimming skills as did past study is that the existing municipal terprises, organized sports programs, generations, perhaps, influenced by pools and programs simply do not private health clubs, home fitness ac- war -time training and migration furnish an attractive service for a tivities, as well as home entertain- from 'rural settings. Certainly, majority of today's population. Exist ment for all ages, increasingly modern recreational alternatives ing public pools are not commonly replace the traditional and still such as soccer and video games and designed to accommodate the infor- limitedpublic recreational offerings, even beaches and commercial water- mal, passive waterplay opportunities This is especially true of public pools, theme parks, do not exhibit the risk desired by today's public. Com - which were constructed toaccom- of drowning as do conventional munities are now trying to sell an modate the lifestyles of people 30 or public pool design. outdated and undesirable aquatic more years ago and remain largely The condition of 'municipal poor product, and must redesign this pro - unchanged. facilities., deteriorated through years duct to better respond to the clients. Within the Dallas area, private of deferred preventive maintenance, desires. residential pools, and private aquatic facilities provided by multi -family is another common cause of the declining use. Some pools remain j n order to reverse the decline in housing complexes and residential largely unchanged from when they public pool attendance, existing neighborhood associations; as well as were built in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, pools will require extensive renova- commercial health and recreational and must often be closed down for tion and reprogramming to provide clubs, are growing in number and in extended' periods of time during a variety of waterplay opportunities,. popularity. These private: aquatic their normal summer use period Dallas has undertaken a number of facilities are normally informally because of equipment failures.. Since innovative attempts to modernize 4 PARKS & RECREA'rIONiAPRiL 1985 the older pools, including relocating pool fences to provide larger lawn sunbathing areas and; expanding ex- isting hard surface decks for loung- ing, including space for chairs and tables. Small slides have been in- stalled at a number of pools, and: even a sand beach area for play, sand. sculpture, and sunning has been pro- vided at one pool. In short, Dallas is trying to reestablish the atmosphere of the ol` swimming hole. Increased promotional and adver- tising efforts include TV and radio spots, bus placards, and free movie passes with swimming lessons. Raft, races kick off the swim season, and special events, such as swim wear fashion shows and water safety and water sports demonstrations, attract, people; to the pool during the swim, season. Fishing rodeos, pool side obstacle course competitions, ballroom and teen dances, exercise classes, and other special non -water activities have increased the pools' visibility even, during non -swim season. These improvements have resultedin a 12 percent increase in Daiias pool attendance between the 1482 and 1484 season. Other municipalities: have under- taken more ambitious renovation techniques. The Des Plaines, Illinois, Park District revitalized a 1930s. vin- tage pool into a complete farvly water activity facility by adding a two -flume water slide. Other im- provements include a new pool heat- ing system, modernized shower rooms and locker facilities, shallow waterplay area with spray and climbing devices for young children, a full service concession stand with patio eating, and expanded grass sunbathing area created by relocat- ing the existing fences. The innova- tive renovation opened late in June of 1983, and during this first shor- tened summer of operation the poor still attracted an. increase of nearly 300 percent over the previous sum- mer attendance. Cuvahoga Falls,. Ohio, added a, similar water slide to a conventionally designed municipal pool with similar results, However, renovation of existing facilities offers limited opportunities Thus, if the desirable values of the of swimming hole are to be fully recap- tured, cities must construct new public waterplay parks that offer a wide variety of aquatic opportunities capable of attracting residents of all. ages for visits of several hours. Of course, the first and one of the most successful waterplay parks in the United States is Point Mallard Dark in. Decatur, Alabama. The first wave action pool in the United States; was opened here in 1974 and; has today been expanded into a full-scale aquatics park. The complex includes a competitive swimming and diving center, a tvm-flume water slide, a sand beach area for fresh water lake swimming, as well as an indoor swimming pool, ball diamonds, and skating arena. This waterplay park, located in a community of 40,00 people, now annually attractsan at- tendance of over 200,040 people equal to the: total annual attendance of the 25 community pools in Dallas. The Waterford Oaks Park, con- structed and operated by the Oak land, County Park and Recreation Commission in Pontiac, Michigan, includes a wave pool and a two - flume water slide. The commission is currently completing a second wave pool. Future plans include a special shallow water play pool, with specialized toy devices, spray foun- tains, and waterfalls, especially designed for younger children and family groups. Such water activity is the state -of -the art in public aquatics facilities and draws citizens of all ages., Similar commercial water theme parks add water cannons, ca- ble glides, and rope swings --a la the of swimming hole.. One of the most successful public waterplay parks, Hyland Hills Water World, north, of Denver, Colorado, has grown from a wave pool and four -flume slides to include a number of slides of varied config- urations. The wavep 1, with zero - depth water, can be enjoyed by children of all rges and even wheel chair4xxM customers. Concessions for food, accessories such as sun lo- tion and glasses, and souvenirs in- cluding hats, T-shirts and cups, as. well as raft and tube rentals, com- plete the complex. The facilities are even rented to large groups for par- ties. Perhaps more importantly, these public waterplay parks are proven revenue producers, rather than the expensive liabilities that most exist- ing municipal pools are now. Higher general admission fees can be Charged due to the greater attractions provided, and additional charges can be levied for use of special facilities such as the water slides and for con- cessions, In 1983, the Hyland Hills complex in Denver realized a net profit in excess of all operating ex- penses and debt service of $619,00. In its 12 years of operation, the Point; Mallard wave pool in Decatur, Alabama, has generated over $2.25 million dollars in profit, and Wave Country, the wave pool operated by the Nashville,' Tennessee, Parks and Recreation Department, produces a profit of $177,000 annually without the benefit of additional. amenities such as water slides. Garland, Texas, has built a save pool from which it expects to raise enough revenue to cover not only its operation but also that of four conventional' pools which currently reflect losses, Some public: agencies argue that these waterplay parks with their wave pools and water slides are just a fad and novelty that will not last. Some advocates of Formal and com- petitive swimming even argue that such water play is a digression and waste of time and will create a generation of non -swimmers, However, the well-documented suc- cess of the several dozen complexes,. some of which have operated for nearly a decade, indicates otherwise.: But if the appeal of these facilities is simply a novelty that will fade in a decade or two, perhaps the agencies that have been farsighted and in- novative enotigh to accommodate the fad and reap its benefits in this generation will also do so at that time, by converting existing a cilities and building new facilities: in response to changing public de- mands. And those public agencies who refuse to take these risks and respond to clearly changing condi- tions in the public marketplace, will continue to suffer the corisequences- that they suffer today --as exhibited by declining attendance and escalat- ing; operating expenses of obsolete, unwanted, and unused public facilities such as swimming pools. PARKS 6c RECREATION/APRIL 1985 5 YLAND HILLS Water World has turned the Beach. Boys` refrain "Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world into reality in Colorado. Yes, the same Colorado known for its ma- jestic 14,000 -foot mountains and superlative aipine and cross-country skiing now boasts a 55,000 -square - foot, 1.8 million gallon wave pool' capable of producing California -like five -and -a -half foot surfing waves.. Hyland. Hiils Water World, the only water theme park ins the Rocky Mountain re ion and one of the largest in the nation, is part of the Hyland Hills Special Park and Recnmtim District. While the district now operates on a four -mill tax base,. such hasn't always been the case. During the 1970s, tax bilis pat ternecl after California's Proposition 13 were being considered in. Col- orado. Public park and recreation ad- ministrators throughout the state were suddenly jolted with the prospect of losing a major portion of their revenues ---for example, 60 per 6 AWTV t 65, by Greg Mastriona Greg Mastriona'is the General. Manager of the Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District in Denver, Colorado cent of Hyland. Hills` revenge budget in the 70s came via the tax dollar. The Hyland Hills board of direc- tors, recognizing the dramatic im- pact a tax referenda could have on the district's park and recreation revenues, began immediately to in- vestigate the possibility of building revenue producing facilities to offset such a lopsided dependence on the tax dollar. Subsequently, the district embarked on a five-year plan to cut operating revenues generated solely from tax dollars from 60 percent to 20 percent. While attending the National Recreation and Park Association's 1978 Congress for Recreation and Parks in Miami, Hyland Hills' park and, recreation officials visited a waterslide exhibit with keen interest, Although watersiides were a new concept in aquatics, the Hyland Hills people were immediately impressed. The district was experiencing escalating costs in maintaining its swimming pools at the same time that attendance was dropping. Tra- Of A $2.5 Ivi t 111, ditional swimming facilities ap- parently were no longer a major force. Largely because Hyland. Hills lacked a major family facility, dis- trict officials felt a water theme park had excellent potential as not only a popular swimming and recreational attraction but also a solid revenue producing facility. A major factor in pursuing this venture was that Hyland Hills owned 180 acres of undeveloped land approximately one-half mile from a major interstate, with easy access from all major thoroughfares. When investigating the possibility of a water theme park, this location ap- peared, to be well suited,. T1 he first phase of Water World consisted, of a 400-W water slide called the "Bonzai Pipeline,,' Traditional methods of financing were difficult because water theme parks were a new recreational ac- tivity, with no real track record. Therefore, we became very creative in our financing and pursued the idea of lease purchasing the slides and support areas. Our board and staff undertopk this phase with much enthusiasm. The staff, serving as general contractors, worked around the clock to get this slide open. However, like the best laid plans, things did not work out according to schedule. Not only did our Colorado weather contribute to our delays, but the slide parts arrived80 days late.. Not to be discouraged, we opened the slide August 1, 1979. After 30, darts in operation, we hit our pro- iected revenues for the entire swn- mer, You can imagine how thrilled we were when we realized how our residents welcomed this new aquatic attraction. in keeping with our objective of pursuing revenue generating facilities,, we went to the citizens in early 1979 with a proposed General Obligation Bond issue. The issue con- sisted of park improvements,_ other revenue generating facilities such as racquetball courts, and our main ob- jective --a family water theme park, Water World. The voters passed the x;nd issue by a 14 to 1 margin, the largest election landslide in the histo- ry of Colorado.. Hyland Hills, one of four major special recreation districts in the Denver metro area, was one of the smallest in terms of revenue. However, our residents demanded the same services provided by the other districts. Our greatest assets are our board and staff. Using the exper- tise of our own district personnel has enabled' us to operate by "team effort" and has allowed us to func- tion as general contractor for various projects at Water World. This employee involvement has instilled a great deal of pride and a sense of belonging to, now, one of Colorado's leading recreation districts wing the construction of Water World the only items placed, out for subcontract bid were the wave pool and activity pools. All other support facilities were built by Hyland Hills. Anytime there is any construction in Colorado, weather p=ays a big part in getting the project comp?eted on. time, In building Water World we, unfortunately, had one of the worst. winters in Colorado history,. Water World became affectionately known as "Mud World." Weather delayed the project and we opened 14 days late in June 1980. The Denver metro area welcomed this family recreational facility enthusiastically. Families came with their picnic lunches and stayed the entire day. Moms and Dads who came to watch their children realized what, a fun time t`+ey could have and started changing from street clothes to swimming suits purchased at Water World. Our ob- jective of offering a family-oriented park was becoming a reality. ur advertising budget was targeted toward the young adult market, using television, printed material, and radio. All of our marketing efforts were geared not toward "swimming," but rather fun in the sun," and "thrilis and spills," Special promotions throughout the summer kept the media interested and we obtained additional television and radio coverage at no cost.. During our first year in operation; we kept the park open until S p.m. However, we realized that because of our cool Colorado evenings many of our patrons were leaving the park around 6 p.m. We evaluated our hours of operation at the close of the first season. and decided that the following year we would stay open only until 6 p.m. The evening hours were reserved for private companies to hold their annual picnics, In addition, to maximize the use of Water World, we rented the facility before 11 a.m. to day care centers. These changes proved to. be very suc- cessful, Not only because it allowed us maximum use of Water World, but it also generated additional revenue.: Another very successful method for generating revenue was consign- ment ticket sales. This concept allowed purchasers to use Water World any time during public hours. The tickets were sold at a discount, with the consignment outlets paying Hyland Hills a percentage of ticket sales. Water World was the first publicly owned operated water theme park. in the nation. Here we were, a, special park and recreation district dealing in fast food, rnerchandizing, and marketing. Our philosophy was to run Water World like a business. We tried to be as efficient in every way possible, spending every dollar like it was our very ow:r, The most popular attraction at Water World is the wave pool which. features three -and one-half foot waves that run on a 12 minate wave cycle followed by a ten-minute calm cycle all day long. During the time the waves were off, we would hear chants, "Nle want waves, We want waves!" We also realized that when the waves were off there was a great exodus to the water slides. It was the only place we had ever seen where people were having a great time standing in line. Each addition to Water World was constructed to compliment existing attractions. A very popular addition was Surfer's Cove which features various types of slides, an inner -tube raft adventure, and one of the most exciting rides in the park, the Screamin' Mimi," a roller coaster sled ride that finishes by gliding across the water for 150 feet. Continued on next page PARKS & RECREATION/APRIL 1985 7 WMer World's growth was tre- Looking at our demographics we years. We accomplished our goal in mendous. It had opened as the felt that an important market seg- four years, but more importantly, fourth water theme park in the U.S.: meet using our park was the young decreased our tax base to 16 percent. and, the first publicly owned. In four adult between the ages of 16 and 35. Also, we met our objective of offering years it had yawn to 14 waterslides, We Seared our marketing efforts to a; major regional family recreation. an 18,000 surface foot wave pool, a that age group. We also felt we facility, We have progressed from Sot? -foot inner tune ride, diving needed a. facility to attract that the first water slide in the Rocky areas, fountains, and also three acres market. We decided, to build Wave Mountain Region to one of the of trtrotwf for the sun worshippers. Tek's Tsunami wave pool, which we largest water theme parks in the U.S. Attendance had increased from call "Thunder Bay," to provide the We are looking forward to the 90AW to over 200,000 in its fourth thrill ride young adults enjoy, This 1985 season, With only 81 days per sesew, it had, grown from a small 2.6 million project, completedin season we never know what Mother food covdsion stand operation to June, 1984, included the pool, sun Nature holds in store for us, but one six food o;tiets scattered throughout shelters, restroDms, fast-food cones- things is certain; our community the park, vith a food operation sions, ice cream shop, raft rental, and welcomes this type of facility. yciseng swoo, 240 paved parking spaces. At the end- Who said you can't surf in Col - Water World's staff had grown of our fifth season, Water World was orado? In 1985 we will: be hosting the from six peopk in 1979 to 250 in a six million dollar facility attracting first Rocky Mountain Surfing Cham - 1%4, CA%= revenues from Water over 260,000 guests. pionship. World increased from S40A00 in Our goal in 1979 was to decrease 1979 to S2.5 million in 1964. our tax base to 20 percent in five What are you doing for the next 15 years? xc ktim-, 6a! At`'li 1 K do'N Well be binding the machines that move water and make waves that attract and entertain people of an ages in pods throusbout the And wbedw tbcw maobmes use motor, cupric or turbine driven pampa or bowers, well be ihlO 4.4clhng them, and supporting our customers wbu put than to work. We know, because that's exactly wbat we've been doing for the past IS years. From the bepmms we made a commitment to our custo- mers, dot is in ba our statement o[ purpoP_ h'r a promise that tran- aaends g atntaees and warranties bemuse it is an attloude that never expires. It's a commitment to but tog vahx. 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