HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark and Recreation Advisory Commission Minutes 06-13-1989Minutes of the. Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
June 13, 1984
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Present: Commissioners LaTour, Beach, Anderson, Freels, and Rosen
Blank and Pederson
Absent: Commissioners Edwards and Hanson
1. CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chair LaTour called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m.
Council Conference Room.
staff
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2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Commissioner Freels and seconded by Commissioner
Beach to approve the minutes of the May meeting as presented. The motion
carried with all ayes.
3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
a. Athletic Associations. None were present at this meeting.
b. Staff, Staff was not present.
c. Others. There were no other visitors.
4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION
a,. Mooney Lake Plat. Director Blank distributed a copy of the Mooney
Lake plat approved' by the City Council Lundgren Bros. has been
directed to build and pave a trail in Phase I of this development.
They Will be dedicating less than 10% in park land and the remainder
of the dedication will come in the form of cash. Lundgren Bros. will
not be, constructing an overlook as they once proposed. Lot 20 will
not be set aside as a preserve as recommended. by the Planning
Commission and PRAC. It was the general consensus of the
commissioners present that the City Council did not act in, the best.
interests of the residents when they approved Lundgren Bros. plat by
allowing Lot 20 to be built on. The commissioners felt that the
Council ignored their recommendation for open space and a natural
preserve area.. Commissioner Rosen stated that PRAC needs to be more
aggressive in the future with their recommendations, so that the
Council gets a very clear message about the recommendations PRAC
makes. He suggested, that maybe more joint meetings need to, be held,
or that the commissioner(s) attending the Council meetings need to.
speak out more. The other commissioners agreed with this.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. West _Medicine Lake Rrive Ira„il Update. The consultant and staff' held
a special meeting with residents in May. The final construction
report on this project will be going to the City Council in June. The
consutant has stated that this project, will take about two weeks to
complete and should be finished in 1989,
b. J?.ly=uth Creek Parking Lot Expansioq., The contractor is a little "
behind on this project, but the parking lot should be ready by June
16.
c. Com2rehengiXe Plan Review and Discuss. A public hearing will be
scheduled for July or August regarding the parks component of the
Comprehensive Plan. Notices will be published in local newspapers and
any affected residents wiA'1 receive letters inviting them to attend.
Director Blank discussed the park issues of the comprehensive plan,
explaining how some proposed parks are changing in location and/or
shape. He stated that the plan will show the land we own around 'Mud
Lake and the playfield will be moved up next to the neighborhood park,
Forster's Meats owns a piece of property adjacent to Zachary Playfiel,d
that the City would like to get in exchange for some property that we
own south of County Road 9`. A larger area is being proposed for the
Fernbrook/County Road 9 neighborhood park that will give; us more
trees. The plan shows that more land should be acquired north of
Plymouth Creek Park. The neighborhood park proposed for the area near
24 and 101 is being moved slightly to short it on three different
parcels. This Will help with future park dedication 'requirements..
The 50+ -acre site at old County Road 9 6 Dunkirk Lane that was
proposed to be: a junior high/elementary campus is currently guided
public/semi-public. This will be shown as a future community
playfield. If she area west of Ho'llydale Golf Course is re -guided,
Director Blank indicated that the proposed neighborhood park should be
moved in a northwesterly direction.
d. Community Center Ugdate. Director Blank discussed the latest changes
to the proposed community center plans and shared new drawings with
the commissioners.
e. ,Swan Lake Plat Ugdate. Director Blank indicated that the development
o£ the Swan. Lake plat will be on the City Council agenda in late June
or early July.. Commissioner Rosen stated he was concerned that the
motion he made at the hay FRAC meeting did not address strongly enough
the need for access into the park from the north, or the need for
open views" into the park. In addition to vehicular access, he feels
there should be more access for bikers, pedestrians, and people who
simply want to into the park. Commissioner Freels agreed that
there had. to be o access into the park from the north. The
commissioners feel r;iat the plat shouldbe redrawn to show the road
going through on tlip north end of the park.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROSEN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
FREELS' TO DEFINE THE TRAIL CORRIDOR MORE SPECIFICALLY TO BE A 75 FOOT
TRAIL CORRIDOR RATHER THAN 100 FEET, BUT ONLY IF THERE IS OTHER PUBLIC
ACCESS ON THE NORTH SIDE, SPECIFICALLY LOT #1 AS SHOWN ON THE SWAN
LAKE PLAT, AND/OR TO SHOW THE ROAD GOING THROUGH ON THE NORTH SIDE.
The motion carried with all ayes.
CIP 1990-94. Director Blank reviewed the 1989 Park Dedication Fund
balances estimating that the comm!'Inity parks /playfields account will
have a balance of $626,782 and t neighborhood parks account. will
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have a balance of $320,672 at the end of 1989.. Projects proposed: in
the CI.P include the Plymouth. Creek tennis courts. in 1989 at an
estimated $211,000 for four courts; in 1990 projects include the Swan
Lake neighborhood park acquisition and development, the Bass Lake
playfield/neighborhood park, the Ridgemount playfield which, involves
relocating and improving the softball. fields and putting In a third
soccer field, acquisition of the playfield near Plymouth Creek
Elementary, and trail projects on 46th Avenue and West Medicine Lake
Drive* 1991 projects include the northeast neighborhood park
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acquisition/development, the Parkers Lake playfield, improving the
Shiloh playground equipment, and trail; 1992 projects are the
x, Vicksburg/22nd Avenue neighborhood park, Fernbrook/County Road 9
neighborhood park, playfield acquisition, phase I of West Medicine
Lake park, Timber Shores parting lot, and trail on Zachary Lane; 1993
projects would be the, Mud Lake neighborhood park, playfield
acquisition,, phase Il of West Medicine park, and replacement of
Uleanloch playground equipment; 1994 projects include the 101/24
neighborhood park, playf'ield/neighborhood park land acquisition,
Parkers Lake group picnic grounds and trail. Items. that have been
discussed, that are not in the draft CIP include the Forsters property
lest of Zachary, a permanent Warming house/shelter for Ridgemount
Playfield,, dredging of the. pond in the Plymouth Creek Park (requiring
approval from the Corps of Engineera.), a golf course, and more trails.
Director Blank stated that with the upgrading of Ridgemount and the
addition of the third, soccer field at Plymouth Creek, it might be
possible to postpone the development of the playfields at Bass. Lake or
Parkers Lake. Currently, the existing playfields stand unused on
weekends, and staff is considering asking the athletic associations to
start scheduling more games on Friday nights and Saturday mornings.
He alco stated that if we add another adult softball league next
summer, it will be on Sunday night. Commissioner Rosen and Freels
agreed with staff regarding possibly postponing the: development of new
playfields and encouraging the athletic associations to schedule more
activities on weekends.
6. NEW BUSINESS