HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark and Recreation Advisory Commission Packet 11-10-1988Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission
November la, 1986, 7:30 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Visitor Presentations
a. Athletic Associations.
b. Staff.
c. Others.
4.. Report on Past Council Action
a., Park Name
b. Parkers Lake Rental Policy
S. Unfinished Business
a. Community Center Study Update
b. Parkers Lake Update
c. Sti Mary's Keighborhood Park Update
d, Plymouth Creek Park
1) Master Plan
Z) Parking Lot Expansion
e. West Medicine Lake Drive Trail
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6. New Business
a. New Plats
b. Update of Master Park/Trail Plans Timeline/Procedures
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d.
7. Commission Presentation
8. Staff Communication
4., Adjournment
Next Regular PRAC Sleeting Dec. 8
minutes of the Far"k and'Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
October 13,_1.98H
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1. CALL TO ORaER
Chair Edwards called the October meeting to order at 7;33 p.m. in the
Council Chamber•,
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES'
A motion was made by Coemissionerr LsTour and seconded by Commissioner Reed
to approve the minutes of the August 11 meeting as presented. The motion-
carried with all ayes.
3 VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
a.. Athletic AssociaG = - None were present at this meeting.
b.. Staff. Cindy Anderson reported on Cummer programs indicating that beach
attendance was ve y 'high. Parkers Lake reported 16,800 visitors, East
Beach had 31,000, hest Beach had 10,200 and Wayzata City Beach reported
25,500. The number one problem at all beaches this past summer was the
drought, affecting water level and water quality. Broken glass was a_
problem at West Beach.
The Playground in the Streets Program (PITS), was very successful this
summer. The program was expanded to include Friday afternoon special
events, which reported a total attendance of 230: Pre-school PITS special
events _totaled XXX, and the two stationary PITS STOP locations had an
attendance of 1,327.;
Fall soccer shows a total of 640 children, participating. This program
ends Saturday, October 15, wth.a Soccer Jamboree at Oakwood Park.
Fall events coming up include the Goblin' Walk, a guided tour of a haunted
woods sat up in Plymouth Creek Park. Currently, there are over 100
participants registered. There are al.so trips planned for children during
Thanksgiving break, and ski, trips planned during winter holidays.
Cindy br,(efly discussed the summer triathlon and why it was changed to a
of dryathlon.'' The swimming portion was eliminated due to low water levels
and poor wager quali::y. When asked by Commissioner Hanson if the price
had been. reduced, Cindy replied that it had not, because the same number
of staff was required to run the event, and the same amount of supplies
had to be ordered. Also, the two remaining events (hiking and biking) had
their distances increased.
Mary Patterson informed the commissioners that the summer softball teams.
went over 200 this year for the first time. She indicated that this
program is running out of space and may have to go to Saturday and Sunday
leagues nekt year in order to accommodate all interested teams.
The Parkers Lake Pavilion is open for business and has programs scheduled
there Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The opening event was the
Plymouth Volksmarch held on Saturday, October 1. One hundred sixty five
people walked the Luce Line trail.
PAAC Minutes/October 1.3, 1988.
page 36
Nary stated that she,. Rick Busch and Cindy Anderson would be having a
planning day outside the office in late October to help plan 1989
programa. They are also working on a citizen interest survey to find out
which current programs are liked and whit new programs should be added.
The NRPA Annual hall Conference, is coning up November 2-4 in Bloomington.
Commissioners wishing to attend should let Eric know,, so that reservations
can be mado.
Mary announced that a winter festival is planned. at Parker* Lake i
February. The event is being co-sponsored by several civic groups in
Plymouth, including the P17wuth. Civic League, the Lions, the Plymouth
Optimists, etc. The Civic League is donating $3,000 toward the fireworks,
since fireworks could not be done at the Music in, Plymouth event
Chir Edwards asked if an open house is being planned for FRAC and the
City Council. to see the pavilion, and Eric replied that an open house is
being arranged.
Connissioner Rosen sug6ested that a large Breath be placed on the pavilion
tower for the holiday season
4 REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION
a, Eric reported that the Council approved the authorization to purchase
the land for the "theme center" site in downtown Plymouth at a cost
not to exceed $1,000,000 including the balance of special assessments
against the parcel. He also indicated that the Council approved the
1989 operating budget.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Communit3tCanter Study Ucdate. The FRAC report on the proposed
community center will be presented to the City Council at their
October 24 meeting.
b. Parkers Lake UR3ate. Eric reported that a building custodian has bash
assigned to the Parkers Lake Pavilion through the and of the year. He
also -stated that when the building space were re=written, the sink and
counter in the crafts room storage area. were accidentally deleted.
This situation, as well as a few other minor problems, will be
resolved in the coming weeks.
Sod has been laid in some areas of the park around the pavilion and
spring flowering bulbs are being planted at this time.
Eric' indicated that he is meeting with a woman next week who is
confined to a wheelchair,. She has suggestions for how to make the
trail in Parkers Dake more accessible to the handicapped..
c..- St. Mary's Neithborh2gd Park Update & Offical Name. Eric suggested
that an official, name be adopted for this park, so that maintenance
crews tin begin making the sign, which will be installed next spring,
Suggestions from staff included:
PRAC Minutes/October 13, 1988
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St. Mary's Neighborhood Park
Sunset Trail, Neighborhood Park
Forestvitw Neighborhood Park
A MOTION WAS MADE DY COMMISSIONER REED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
HANSON TO NAME THE PARK ST. MARY'S NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. THE MOTION
FAILED ON A TIE VOTE. COMMISSIONERS ROSEN, LATOURAND EDWARDS VOTED
Njy. COMMISSIONER ANDERSON -WAS LATE, AND THEREFORE, DID NOT VOTE,
Chair Edwards feels that people will think the park belongs to St.,
Mary's Church if that name is retained. Commissioner Reed believes
that everyone knows the park by this name already, and to change it
now would just confuse everyone
Commissioners' them discussed the other two suggested names and felt.
that Sunset Trail would be easily confused with Sunset Hill
Neighborhood Park, located at Sunset Hill Elementary School; and they
thought that Forestview sounded like ,& retirement community.
Commissioner Anderson arrived then, and
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER REED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
HANSON TO NAME THE PARK ST. MARY'S NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. THE MOTION
PASSED. COMMISSIONERS ROSEN AND EDWARDS VOTED NAY.
ReveLe Lane Trail. A MOTION WAS MADE BYd. Petitionfor Trenton and
COMMISSIONER LATOUR AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BEACH TO TABLE THIS
ITEM UNTIL COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL PLAN IS UPDATED AGAIN. The motion
carried with, all ayes.
for Parkers take Pavilion. The Commission reviewed the
e. Rental Policy
draft rental policy for the pavilion with the following fees:-
15 per hour for all Plymouth non-profit groups
25 per hour for all other groups, plus a $2.5 damage depo3it
Additional fees gill be charged to groups needing special services
The minimum rental period will be two hours.
A !MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROSEN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
BEACH TO APPROVE THE PARKERS LAKE PAVILION RENTAL POLICIES AS PROPOSED
BY STAFF. The motion carried with all ayes.
f. 1989 Budteti1989-93 CIP URdste. The 1989 operating budget was
approved by the Council. The five year CIP'will be going to the
Council Monday, October 17. The Council did, not approve of charging
fees t9 athletic associations in 1989.
6. NEW BUSINESS
s.d,A ditionalParking for Plymouth Creek Park - Feasibility Study.
Director Blank reviewed his staff report to PRAC regarding the need
for more parking at Plymouth Cceek Park due to the addition of a
second soccer field,
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PRAC Minutes/October 13, 1988
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A MOTION WAS !LADE BY COMMISSIONER BEACH AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
ANDERSON TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY'S
CONSULTING ENGINEER, BONESTROO AND ASSOCIATES, TO COMPLETE A
FEASIBILITY STUDY AND COST ESTIMATE FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AT PLYMOUTH
CREEK PARK. The motion carried with all; ayes.
b. Slides and Yidea psasen_ tation. Director Blank shared some slides of
several community centers in Canada. He also showed a video tape of
an aquatics facility in Holland that he learned about when he
attended the National Recreation and Parks Association Congress in
Indianapolis.
7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION
A friend of Commissioner LaTour's atked if she was aware of any plan to
update the playground equipment in Shiloh Park. Commissioner LsTour
indicated that she told her friend to write a letter to the. City
requesting this. Director Blank stated that he has not received any
correspondence from residents' interested it updating Shiloh Park.
In response to a letter from a resident regarding an: ice rink in Sunrise
Park, Commissioner Rosen asked staff if they plan to flood a rink there,
Director Blank said no, since there are two other general skating rinks at
Plymouth Jr. High and Kilmer Park.
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
Mone.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:44 p.m.
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CITY OF
PYMOMR
October -19, 1988
Mary Jo Ambrose
4350 Trenton Lane 4322
Plymouth, MN 55442
Dear Ms,. Ambrose:
I wanted to let you know that the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, at
their October 13 meeting, moved to have the issue of a trail: ir: the Trenton
Lane area reviewed when they undertake updating of the comprehensive park and
trail system plan in 1989.
Thank you for your assistance in, this matter. If I may be offurther help to
you, please call, me.
Sincerely,'
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Eric J. Blank, Director
Parks and Recreation
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
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Carol Beach
F`lymouth Athletic Association
325 Merrimac. lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Carol:
This is a short note to bring you up to date on the latest development with
regard to soccer fields in the City of Plymouth. The City Council has
authorized the construction of a new international sized soccer field at
Plymouth Creek Park. This field is currently under construction and will. be
completed early in 1989. Once this field is completed, we will begin the
process of reviewing the condition of our existing 11 soccer fields for
excessive wear and tear. Starting with the most damaged field, we will begin
an extensive rehabilitation of each soccer field within the City in order to
provide Our residents with the best possible and safest playing conditions.
All gams and activities that would have been scheduledon the rehabilitation
field will be transferred to the new field at Plymouth Creek..
Rick Busch from our staff will keep you fully informed of our progress on this
new field, and which fields we will be rehabilitating at any given time. If
you have any Questions about this new maintenance program which will be
implemented in 1989, please give me a call at my office.
Thank you for your time and interest, in helping to promote soccer throughout
the City of Plymouth.
Sincerely,
Eric. J. Elan ;, Krector
Parks and Recreation
EJB/np
cc;` Rick Busch
PRAC
3400' PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800
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Jim Olson
Northwest Soccer Club
3835 Dallas Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
Dear Jim:
This is 3 short note to bring you up to date on the latest development with
regard to soccer fields in the City of Plymouth. The City Council: has
authorized the construction of a new international sized soccer field at
Plymouth Creek Park. This field is currently under conztruction and will be
completed early in 1989. Once this field is completed, we will begin the
process of reviewing the condition of our existing 11 soccer fields for
excessive wear and tear. 'starting with the most damaged field, we will begin
an extensive rehabilitat.or of each soccer field within the City in order to
provide our residents with the best possible .and safest playing conditions.
All games and activities that would have been scheduled on the rehabilitation
field will be transferred to the new field at Plymouth Creek.
Rick Busch from our staff will keep you fully informed of our progress on this
new field, and which fields we will be rehabilitating at any given time. If
you have any questions about this new maintenance program which will be
implemented in 1989, please give mea call at my office.
Thank you for your time and interest in helping to promote soccer throughout
the City of Plymouth.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Blank, Director
Parks and Recreation
EJB/np
cc: Rick Busch
PRAG
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
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Ron Kohls
New Hope -Plymouth Soccer
6040 Xylon Ave N
New Hope, HN 55428
Dear Ron:
This is a short note to bring you up to date on: the latest development with
regard to soccxr fields in the City of Plymouth. The City Council has
authorized the construction of a new international, sized soccer field at
Plymouth Creek Park. This field is currently under construction and will be
completed early in, 1989. Once this field is completed, we will begin the
process of reviewing the condition of our existing 11 soccer fields for
excessive wear and tear. Starting with the most damaged field', we will begin
an extensive rehabilitation of each soccer ,field within the City in order to
provide our residents with the beat possible and safest playing conditions.
All games and activities that would have been scheduled on the rehabilitation
field will be transferred to the new field at Plymouth Creek.
Rick Busch from our staff will keep you fully informed of our progress on this
new field, and which fields we will. be rehabilitating at any given time. if
you have any questions about this new maintenance program which will be
implemented in 1989, please give me a call at my office.
Thank you for your time and interest in helping to promote soccer throughout
the City of Plymouth.
Sincerely,
Eric J. 11ank, Director
Parks and Recreation
EJB/np
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PRAC
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.2860
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Jim Erickson
Wayzata Soccer Club
5355 Pineview Lane
Plymouths MN 55442
Dear Jim
This is a short note to bring you up to date on the latest develc:l_ ^t with
regard to soccer fields in the City of Plymouth. The City has
authorized the construction of a new international sized soccer fieldat
Plymouth Creek Park. This field 3s currently under construction and will be
completed early in 1989.: Once this field is completed, we will begin the
process of reviewing the condition of our existing 11 soccer fields for
excessive wear and tear. Starting with the most damaged field, we will begin
an extensive rehabilitation of each soccer field within the City in order to
provide our residents with the best possible and safest playing conditions-.
All games and activities that would have been scheduled on the rehabilitation
field will be transferred to the new field at Plymouth Creek„
Rick Busch from our staff will keep you fully informed of our progress on this
new field, and which fields we will be rehabilitating at any given time. If
you have any questions about this, new maintenance program which will, be
implemented in 1989, please give me a call at my office.
Thank you for your time and interest in helping to promote soccer throughout
the City of Plymouth.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Blank, Director
Parks and. Recreation
EJB/np
cc: Rick Busch
PRAC
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800