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Minutes of the, Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting,
December 8, 1988
Page 42
Present Chair Edwards, Commissioners Anderson, Reed, La.Tour, Beach; and
Rosen,, staff Blank, Busch, Patterson and Pederson
Absents Commissioner Hanson
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Edwards called the December meeting to order at 7;42 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.,
2. APPROVAL OF MINI.ITES;
A motion was made by Commissioner Reed and seconded by Commissioner LaTour
to approve the minutes of the November meeting as presented.The motion
carried with all ayes.
3. VISITOR,PRESENTATIONS
a. Athletic Asgociations, None were present at this meeting.
b. Staff. Rick Busch distributed copies of a chart showing adult tean
sport enrollments from 1979-88. He indicated that for the first time
in Plymouth, a winter co-rec volleyball league would be playing on
Friday nights.. In past years, the City has only offered leagues
Monday through Thursday nights, but because of the demand, we decided
to try a Friday night league. There. are eight teams enrolled so far,
and the deadline. to sign up is December 16.
Outdoor skating instruction begins during Christmas vacation at
Zachary and Oakwood parks. Warming houses are.. scheduled to open
Saturday,; December 17,
Mary Patterson discussed the 1988 annual report andhow it will be
changing to sooething more statistical and condensed with less
narrative,
She stated that the PARTNERS' performance of Dudley Riggs was held
Saturday, December 3, at Wayzata Nigh School and that about 500 people
had attended. She reminded the commissioners of the Old Fashioned
Christmas in Plymouth event sponsored by the Plymouth Historical
Society and Parks and Recreation scheduled for Sunday, December 11., at
P''ymouth Creek Park. Events include: carolers,, storytelling,
hayride, crafts, visite with Santa, cookies and cider, etc:.
Mary indicated that planning continues for the winter festival in
February to be held, at Parkers Lake. Commissioner Beach started that
PRAC will help with children's games and/,or supervise the bonfire.
4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION
a. St, Mary's Park Name. Counci.l approved the name "St,. Mary's
Neighborhood Park," and the sign has been erected.
b. GranttoMove Log Cabin: Council approved the submittal of the grant
application, to move the log cabin from the workhouse property to the
northwest corner of Parkers Lake Park.
PRAC Minutes/December 8, 1988
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5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
r. Cossaunity Center Ugdate. Requests for Proposal were sent to 16
architectural firms. Nine firms responded. An, architectural
selection committee reviewed those, nine proposals and short-listed_it
to six. Interviews wJth those six firms are scheduled for Saturday,
December 10, Following those interviews, three firms will be selected
to participate in the design competition
b. Eskers Lake Update., Director Blank stated that $7,040 remains in the
budget for the pavilion and from that an ice making machine needs to
be purchased. He statad that, tables with umbrellas for the patio area
will likely be, provided by the Coca-Cola or Pepsi --Cola company. He
statedthat staff is working, on some sort of temporary lighting
system, to skaters can see during evening skating hours.
c• ,St., Mart's Update. The official name sign has been installed. Final
payment minus $780 has been made to contractor. That amount is being
held out tomes if grass seed germinates next spring.
d. pl=uth Creek ark Update.
1 MasterPlan. The Corps of Engineers has completed their report and
states that 60 acres will be navigable waters,, i.e., under their
jurisdiction, Staff does not agree with this,
2) NaXfiold Parking Lot. Bonestroo has dropped off a preliminary
sketch of the parking lot, which. Fred Moore is studying. More will
be available on this at the January meeting,
e. West Medicine Lake Drive Trail Update. A letter will be going to the
residents recommending alternative. two if PRAC approves.
Commissioners reviewed, the; letter and. suggested adding the following;
south of 18th Avenue an independent trail will be constructed to
Highway 55 along the lake -side, of the. road.." They also suggested that
Eric re -write item d. regarding the words "enhanced significantly."
Commissioner Reed suggested that the words "alternative, two" be
emphasized in the letter by making them bold or underlining them.
PRAC will hold a public meeting on this project January 1.2, 1989.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. URdatiag of Contnrehensive Plan, The Planning Commission forwardedthe
comprehensive plan to, PRAC for their review of items dealing with.
parks and open space issues. PRAC agreed that: all the statWments. in
the plan were still current,, with: the exception of a few that had
outdated wording. They didn't think that the terms "activity centers"
or "quadrant" were appropriate any more.; Staff will make these
recommended changes and send the plan back to PRAC before sending' it
on to the Planning Commission;,
7 COMMISSION PRESENTATION
None.
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
None.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m.