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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark and Recreation Advisory Commission Packet 01-10-1991Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission January 10, 1991, 7:00 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. Approved non-resident fees for youth athletic associations b. Approved 1991 budgets 5. Unfinished Business a. Special facilities - continue discussion b. C. d. 6. New Business a. Review plan for lighting Parkers Lake skating rinks b. Review Pike Lake Regional Park plan c. 1991 fee schedule d. Annual report - review draft 7. Commission Presentation 8. Staff Communication (Fire & Ice, Feb. 2, "fire crew") 9. Adjournment Next regular PRAC meeting - February 14 I Minutes of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting November 8, 1990 Page 48 Present: Chair Freels, Commissioners Anderson, Hanson, Beach and Waage; staff Blank, Pederson, and Peterson Absent: Commissioner Rosen 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Freels called the November meeting to order at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Waage to approve the minutes of the October meeting as presented. The motion carried with all ayes. 3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Athletic Associations. None were present. b. Staff. Mark Peterson, Superintendent of Parks, presented the Commission with a map showing winter trails that will be maintained. He explained that 29-30 miles of trails will be plowed this winter, which is three miles more than last winter, and 10 miles more than the winter of '88-89. He stated that the City purchased a special sidewalk plow that is narrower than the blade on a pickup truck, which makes plowing the trails a more efficient operation. He explained that additional winter maintenance for the parks crew involves plowing City owned parking lots, building maintenance at Parkers Lake Pavilion, and the flooding and maintenance of City ice rinks. Two new rinks will be operational this winter, one at Swan Lake Park and one at Turtle Lake Park. Rinks at Olive Pond and Lions Park will be removed from the maintenance schedule, because they are both close to other rinks where warming houses are located. Rink flooding will begin around the end of November, with rinks ready for skaters by mid- December. Rinks on ponds and lakes usually take longer, because crews will not take equipment on the ice until it is at least eight inches thick for safety purposes. Mark stated that a winter maintenance manual has been assembled for maintenance employees, which explains in detail what's to be done in each park. Mark also explained the projects that were completed this past summer by the Twin Cities Tree Trust, a group comprised of low income teens and adults. Some of the the projects done by them for the City of Plymouth included a keystone retaining wall in Plymouth Creek Park and in the Parkers Lake Cemetery, and replacing the old wooden timbers surrounding the play equipment at the East Beach and Mission Hills Park with new recycled plastic timbers. C, Others. None. I November 1990 PRAC Minutes Page 49 4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION a. Council approved the list of ice rinks to be maintained during the 90- 91 winter season. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Proposed trail on County Road 6 from Fernbrook to Juneau Lane This item was tabled at the October meeting in order to give each commissioner a chance to visit the site. All commissioners present agreed that the trail was necessary after observing the speed of traffic on County Road 6 and witnessing pedestrians and bikers using the road. Henry Willegalle, 1525 Juneau Lane, stated that he did not agree with staff on the location of this segment of trail. He thinks the people north of County 6 will come down Niagara Lane to get to the park, and those who choose to use Fernbrook should be routed down to the Luce Line and then over to the park. He also explained that it is difficult for him to envision the trail system completely in place by just looking at it on a map, and it's hard to understand how all the different segments will fit together in the end, when it's being constructed in pieces. Director Blank tried to explain to Mr. Willegalle that the trail along County 6, when it is all completed, will start at Oakwood Elementary (on the north side of 6) and go east to the Parkers Lake Park tunnel at Co. 6 & Niagara, where it will then cross to the south side of 6, continue along the park boundary to Juneau and then go on to Fernbrook. Mr. Willegalle stated that it did not personally matter to him where the trail is placed, but he does feel that the residents on 6 have given up a lot of their property for the widening of the road, and regardless of where the trail goes, someone will be unhappy. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HANSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WAAOE TO RECOMMEND THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 6 BETWEEN FERNBROOK AND JUNEAU LANE AS PROPOSED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL SYSTEM PLAN. THE MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL AYES. b. Proposal to build ice rink. Robert Furst and Andy Benson, 462 Williams St., Excelsior, presented their proposal to the Commission to build an indoor ice arena on the site proposed for the community center arena. This item was tabled at the October meeting, because these two gentlemen couldn't be present that evening. Director Blank stated that this item has been forwarded to the Financial Task Force for their review. Mr. Benson indicated that the proposed arena would be Olympic size (there are no Olympic size arenas in the metropolitan area at this time), and that he and Mr. Furst would come up with the funds to build it, with the understanding that the City would buy the building once it is constructed and be responsible for the costs of maintenance. They would operate and manage it the first two years at no cost to the City. If the operating costs exceeded the revenues, Mr. Benson and Furst would cover those losses. If, on the other hand, revenues exceeded expenses, they would get those profits. November 1990 PRAC Minutes Page 50 Chair Freels commented that as a business man, he believes the construction of an ice arena of this magnitude would be a great risk to these private individuals and he questioned why they were willing to take such a risk? Mr. Furst responded that they are confident it would be a successful venture for both the City and themselves and that after conducting research with different skating clubs, they are positive enough use would be generated to make a profit or at least break even. He went on to say that at this point, they aren't interested in making a profit, they just want to build an ice arena. Mr. Furst also commented that if PRAC had been willing to include an ice arena in their community center plans, these same risks had to be considered and how was this proposal any different than that? Commissioner Beach asked which skating clubs they had talked to, and Mr. Benson said that he had spoken with the Edina Figure Skating Club, and the Minnetonka Figure Skating Club. He also said that the Olympic Skating Committee had contacted him about their proposal to build an arena in Plymouth. Commissioner Beach said she believed the Minneapolis Figure Skating Club was looking for a "home" arena, and Mr. Benson might want to contact them, as well. Several commissioners questioned how the arena would be managed in terms of who would assign the ice time and how those decisions would be made, such as what hours hockey clubs would get for practice and when the general public would be allowed to skate and how much groups would be charged. Director Blank responded that the management of the ice arena and fees haven't been discussed at this point, because this is only a proposal. Mr. Furst said that an example scenario would be to assign ice time to hockey groups based on the percentage of Plymouth children involved. He also indicated that about ten hours a week would be set aside for "open" skating. He further stated that he had talked with the Wayzata Hockey Association, and they would be willing to contribute some of the funds needed to build the arena, if they could be guaranteed 1/6 of the ice time. Chair Freels asked each commissioner for his/her comments on the proposal to build an indoor ice arena on the site set aside for the community center's arena. Commissioner Hanson commented that she believes there is a need for indoor ice, but she isn't sure about the project being built by private individuals who would later turn it over to the City to run. She feels the City should have more control at the beginning of the project and remain involved throughout, and she's also concerned about the future of the community center if an ice arena is constructed alone. Commissioner Anderson feels the whole proposal is too vague, and he is also concerned about the City's commitment to buy the building once it is constructed. What happens if it fails? What would the City do with the building? Commissioner Waage questioned how Plymouth residents would view the project? Would they see it as a private ice arena and have trouble November 1990 PRAC Minutes Page 51 connecting it to the City, and as a result of that., not use it? She also feels it's somewhat a moot issue, since the Council is the body who will decide if it will be built, not the Park Commission. Commissioner Beach was concerned with how ice time would be assigned what fees would be charged to groups and single individuals, and would the construction of this building compromise the community center? Chair Freels stated that he could not endorse this proposal or recommend it to the City Council, because he feels it is such an enormous risk on the part of Mr. Benson and Mr. Furst, and he doesn't believe the City should get involved with a private venture like this. Director Blank reminded the commissioners that their first task at this point in the process is to decide if there is a real need in Plymouth for indoor ice. It is up to the Financial Task Force and the Council to decide how it will be funded. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER BEACH AND SECONDED BY CHAIR FREELS TO INFORM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT PRAC BELIEVES THERE IS A NEED FOR INDOOR ICE IN PLYMOUTH, THAT AN INDOOR ARENA SHOULD BE INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER CONCEPT, AND THAT PRAC DESIRES MORE DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON WHAT TO DO WITH THIS PROPOSAL. THE MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL AYES. C. Special facilities - comprehensive plan - continue discussion. Director Blank distributed some information on national golf and pool standards. Discussion on this item will continue at the next meeting. d. 1990 project report. Swan Lake Neighborhood park is finished except for dormant seeding in some areas, trails on 46th Avenue and West Medicine Lake Drive are also complete. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. New plats. There were no new plats. 7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION Chair Freels stated that he will be out of town on December 13 and could the PRAC meeting be changed to another night, or cancelled for December. It was decided to meet on a "need to meet" basis. 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION Director Blank indicated that the 1990 Annual Report draft copy would be available for PRAC's review at their January meeting, with the final copy needing approval at the February meeting. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: January 7, 1991 TO: PRAC FROM: Eric J. Blank, Director of Parks & Recreation 9b SUBJECT: LIGHTING OF PARKERS LAKE PLEASURE AND SPEED SKATING RINKS The City Council has sent this item to the Park Commission for your review and recommendation. Council specifically asked that homeowners around the lake be identified and invited to participate in a public meeting on this item. The attached letter was sent to all property owners living on the lake. This request for lighting was brought forward by the Plymouth Speed Skating Club. The Club is undergoing a tremendous amount of grwoth, and the participation in the speed skating program is expanding rapidly. But of more importance to me is the fact that the pleasure skating rink at Parkers Lake is getting more daily use than all of our other rinks combined. Each of our other athletic complexes at Zachary, Plymouth Middle School, Plymouth Creek, LaCompte, Ridgemount and Oakwood currently have lit hockey and pleasure skating rinks. As you will recall, when we did the master plan for Parkers Lake Playfield, we eliminated the hockey rink, pleasure rink and warming house from that master plan. The obvious reason for this was that we intended for the long range skating to take place at Parkers Lake. It is for this reason that I support the idea of putting up permanent lighting on this rink. We have a preliminary cost estimate prepared by an independent contractor for lighting at approximately $15,000. This would be funded out of our park dedication account. I don't think it will be possible for the lighting to be installed for this year's skating season, but we would intend to do it during the year, so it's ready to go for the 1991-92 season. Greg Oly, President of the Plymouth Speed Skating Club, will be in attendance at the Park Commission meeting to answer any questions you may have about his particular program. This past Sunday, January 6, we had a speed skating event taking place at Parkers Lake. Between the general skaters and the speed skaters, it is estimated we had a crowd of approximately 800 people. This is the largest daily attendance we have had at Parkers, which previously had a record of 500 people on a Sunday afternoon last winter. I do not believe the rink lights will be an annoyance to the local residents, in that all of our rinks close at 9 and the lights are off at that time. Also, our skating season at Parkers is projected to be only eight to ten weeks long. EB/np attachment December 28, 1990 gc),Tyof PUMOUTR Dear Resident: The City Council has asked the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission for a recommendation on the lighting of the pleasure skating and speed skating rinks at Parkers Lake. The Commission will discuss this subject at their Thursday, January 10 meeting, beginning at 7 p.m. in the City Center Council Chambers. I'm sure you are aware by now that Parkers Lake is used as a skating rink for approximately eight weeks during the winter (from about Dec. 20 -Feb. 18 each year). It's our only permanent skating facility that does not have a lighting system at this time. Most days, our lighting system goes on at 5 p.m. Rinks close and lights are off at 9 p.m. The Plymouth Speed Skating Club has made this request in order that they can get more practice time. They feel it is very dangerous for their club members to skate in the dark with the possibility of hitting cracks in the ice, causing severe injury. If you wish to comment on this proposal, you may send written notice to the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, c/o Plymouth City Center, or attend the meeting in person. If you wish to discuss this with me further, I can be reached at 550-5131. Thank you for your time and interest in this matter. Sincerely, Eric J. Bla 4< Director of Parks & Recreation EB/np 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Special Council Meeting December 10, 1990 Page 479 certificate and thanked the Council and Finance Division staff. CONSENT AGENDA Items 7-B, 7-E, from the Consent MOTION was made by by Councilmember V Agenda as amended. Motion carried on a MINUTES 7-N, and 17=W were removed ilmeiiber Zitur, seconded y, to approve the Consent vote, five ayes. MOTION was made by (7ouncilmemb r Zitur, seconded by Councilmember V siliou, to prove the minutes of the November regular, meetg and the 6November2budge hearing. Motion carried on a roll call vote, five ayes. PETITIONS REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS Consent Agenda Item 5 Minutes Item *6 Park and Recreation Director Blank stated that Parkers Lake pursuant to Council direction, he received an Skating Rink estimate of just under $15,000 for lighting the Lighting Parkers Lake skating rinks. This would include Item 7-A purchase and installation costs. Mayor Bergman asked if staff had met with residents who live adjacent to the rink. Director Blank responded that if the Council wishes to pursue the lighting issue, staff will meet with residents to present the proposal. Councilmember Vasiliou stated it is appropriate to get residents' feedback on the lighting now, before the Council considers whether to go ahead. Councilmember Ricker stated he would find it difficult to spend $15,000 for lighting only needed 4-5 weeks a year by a limited number of Plymouth children in the speed skating club. He stated that if the Council desires to move ahead, the money for the project should come from the D.A.R.E. account. Special Council Meeting December 10, 1990 Page 480 Councilmember Vasiliou stated the adjacent residents' opinion of the lighting should first be asked. Councilmember Zitur concurred that the residents should be provided the opportunity for input before the Council commits to the project. Councilmember Helliwell asked what process could be used to gain neighborhood input. Manager Willis suggested that the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission (PRAC) be directed to conduct a public informational meeting to discuss the issue. Greg Oly stated the lighting would benefit the general public, as well as the speed skaters. He predicted that the Plymouth Speedskating Club will be the largest skating group in the nation within a year, due to its fast growth. He introduced the Miller family, who spoke on the benefits of skating for their entire family. MOTION was made by Mayor Bergman, seconded by Councilmember Vasiliou, to direct PRAC to conduct a public informational meeting with residents adjacent to the proposed Parkers Lake rink lighting. MOTION to amend was made by Councilmember Zitur, seconded by Councilmember Ricker, that PRAC also provide a recommendation to the Council on the project. Motion to amend carried, five ayes. Main Motion carried on roll call vote, five ayes. Director Blank stated that if the project is ordered, installation will take about four weeks; and use is not likelv until next vear. Councilmember Ricke state he removed the U.S. Homes Item 7-B from th c sent agenda to make the petitioner aware the ater in the meeting he will be making a motigfi tha ould delay installation of sew into the ea they seek to develop. U.S. Homes Mitchell -Pearson property (90028) Item 7-B VNIM01 1411WAI MUMM7[111j1, 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: January 7, 1991 TO: FRAC FROM: Eric J. Blank, Director of Parks & Recreation SUBJECT: EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK V The master plan for Eagle Lake Regional Park is provided for your review and comment. No action is necessary by the Commission at this time. This is basically an update of the original master plan which was completed in 1976. There are no substantial changes in this updating of the master plan from the original master plan. It is imperative that when we proceed with the planning of our overall Plymouth park system, we take into account the facilities and services offered by both the French Regional Park and Eagle Lake Regional Park. If the Commission has any specific comments or recommendations they wish to make, we will forward them to the City Council. EB/np attachment master plan EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE BACKGROUND 1. BOUNDARIES AND ACQUISITION COSTS A. LOCATION AND SIZE 1 B. EAGLE -PIKE LAKE DATA 1 C. GEOLOGY 3 D. VEGETATION 3 E. SLOPE 3 F. LAND USE 3 G. REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS 3 H. BOUNDARY ADDITIONS/ACQUISITION 5 I. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS 5 2. STEWARDSHIP 5 3. NEEDS ANALYSIS 6 A. REGIONAL SERVICE AREA 6 B. POPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION 7 C. RECREATION DEMAND 7 D. USE PROJECTIONS 8 E. LAKESHORE LANDOWNER SURVEY 10 4. DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT 11 A. RESOURCE INVENTORY 11 B. OVERALL SITE CONCEPT 12 C. RECREATION CONCEPT PLAN 12 D. IMPLEMENTATION (CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM) 14 5. ISSUES 14 A. BOAT LAUNCH/LAKE USE REGULATIONS 15 B. CITY TRAIL CONNECTIONS 17 C. WATER QUALITY PROGRAM 17 6. PUBLIC SERVICES 17 7. OPERATIONS 18 A. RULES/REGULATIONS 18 B. OPERATIONS/MAINTENANCE 18 8. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 19 9. PUBLIC AWARENESS 19 EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK BACKGROUND IN 1974, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ADOPTED A REGIONAL RECREATION OPEN SPACE SYSTEM PLAN THAT INCLUDED A PROPOSED REGIONAL PARK ON THE SOUTHERN END OF EAGLE LAKE IN THE CITIES OF MAPLE GROVE AND PLYMOUTH. IN MARCH OF 1976, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL APPROVED THE MASTER PLAN FOR EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK. THE SITE WAS CHOSEN BASED ON THE GENERAL CRITERIA OF BEING LOCATED ON A SIGNIFICANT RECREATIONAL WATER BODY AND OF POSSESSING A NATURAL RESOURCE BASE THAT WAS LARGELY UNDEVELOPED. EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK WAS ALSO A SITE RECOGNIZED IN THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITIES OF MAPLE GROVE AND PLYMOUTH AND THE SUBURBAN HENNEPIN REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGED THE EFFORTS OF BOTH AGENCIES TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN REGIONAL PARKS AND OTHER REGIONAL SITES IN THE CITIES OF MAPLE GROVE AND PLYMOUTH FOR RECREATION PURPOSES. BOUNDARIES A. LOCATION AND SIZE THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAGLE LAKE IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE CITY OF MAPLE GROVE AND THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, HENNEPIN COUNTY. THE SITE IS BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY COUNTY ROAD 10 (BASS LAKE ROAD) AND IS WITHIN ONE MILE OF U.S. 169. TWO MILES WEST OF THE SITE IS INTERSTATE 494. THE SITE IS VERY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL NORTHERN SUBURBS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE INNER RING NEW HOPE, CRYSTAL, BROOKLYN CENTER AND ROBBINSDALE) WHICH HAVE A COMBINED POPULATION OF 88,385, 1989 METRO ESTIMATE. THE SITE INCLUDES 4200 FEET OF SHORELINE ON EAGLE LAKE AND 5507 FEET ON PIKE LAKE. ELEVATIONS RANGE FROM 872.7 AT LAKE LEVEL TO A HIGH OF 951.5 FEET, A DIFFERENCE OF 79 FEET. THE SITE ENCOMPASSES A -TOTAL LAND AREA OF 230 ACRES, 145 OF WHICH LIE WITHIN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH AND 85 WITHIN THE CITY OF MAPLE GROVE. B. EAGLE -PIKE LAKE DATA DNR NUMBER SURFACE AREA MEAN DEPTH MAXIMUM DEPTH VOLUME WATERSHED AREA A:Tti 1:1 27-0111-01 321 ACRES 12.5 FEET 35.1 FEET 12,569 ACRE FEET 1,716 ACRES PIKE LAKE 27-0111-02 57 ACRES 6.56 FEET 15.0 FEET 374 ACRE FEET 885 ACRES 2 - AS OF 1985, THE LAND USE IN THE EAGLE LAKE WATERSHED WAS AS FOLLOWS: CROPLAND GRASSLAND QED WETLAND WOODLANDS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIA- ACRES 257 321 62 287 188 82 519 PERCENT 15% 19% 4% 17% 11% 5% 29% AS THE DATA SHOWS, OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE EAGLE -PIKE LAKE WATERSHED IS UNDEVELOPED. AS A RESULT, THE QUALITY OF EAGLE LAKE IS RELATIVELY GOOD. ACCORDING TO METRO COUNCIL DATA, THE MEAN PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION IN EAGLE LAKE WAS 33 IN 1986 AND 42 IN 1987. THESE CONCENTRATIONS RANK EAGLE LAKE IN THE UPPER 40TH PERCENTILE OF METRO AREAS LAKES RELATIVE TO WATER QUALITY. EAGLE LAKE HAS ADEQUATE WATER QUALITY TO SUPPORT RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING MOST OF THE SUMMER. HOWEVER, THE LAKE DOES EXPERIENCE PERIODIC ALGAE BLOOMS. THE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION OCCASIONALLY TREATS THE LAKE WITH COPPER SULFATE TO CONTROL THESE BLOOMS. THE MAJORITY OF THE NUTRIENT LOAD TO EAGLE AND PIKE LAKES COMES FROM WATERSHED RUNOFF. AS DEVELOPMENT IN THE WATERSHED INCREASES, THE NUTRIENT LOAD TO THE LAKES WILL ALSO INCREASE AND THE WATER QUALITY WILL DECREASE. TREATMENT OF STORM WATER RUNOFF FROM NEW DEVELOPMENTS IS VITAL TO PROTECTING THE QUALITY OF EAGLE AND PIKE LAKES. THERE ARE NO CLEARLY DEFINABLE POINT SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS IN THE WATERSHED. NON -POINT SOURCES SUCH AS STREET AND PARKING LOT RUNOFF, LAWN FERTILIZERS, GRASS CLIPPINGS, LEAVES, PET DROPPINGS, AND SOIL EROSION ARE THE MAIN NUTRIENT SOURCES. EAGLE LAKE STRATIFIES THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS DURING MOST YEARS. IN 1990, THE THERMOCLINE BECAME ESTABLISHED AT THE 15 -FOOT DEPTH CONTOUR IN THE LAKE. PERIODIC WIND STORMS WHICH DISRUPT THE THERMOCLINE RESULT IN SOME INTERNAL LOADING OF PHOSPHORUS TO THE LAKE. HOWEVER, THE INTERNAL LOADING APPEARS TO BE MINIMAL AS COMPARED TO THE EXTERNAL LOADING IN MOST YEARS. A MAJOR PROBLEM IN EAGLE AND PIKE LAKES (ACCORDING TO THE HOMEOWNERS) IS THE AMOUNT OF PLANT GROWTH. BECAUSE MOST OF THE NEAR -SHORE SEDIMENTS ARE HIGHLY ORGANIC, PLANT GROWTH IS VERY DENSE. THE MAIN SPECIES IN THE LAKES ARE NORTHERN MILFOIL, COONTAIL, SAGO PONDWEED, LILY PADS, BULLRUSHES, AND CURLY -LEAF PONDWEED. WEED GROWTH IN THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE LAKE HINDERS BOAT TRAFFIC. BECAUSE PIKE LAKE IS SMALLER AND MORE SHALLOW THAN EAGLE LAKE, ITS, WATER QUALITY IS NOT AS GOOD. THE SHALLOW NATURE OF THE LAKE ALLOWS INTERNAL LOADING TO OCCUR DURING MOST OF THE GROWING SEASON. AS A RESULT, THE PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION OF PIKE LAKE IS APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THAT OF EAGLE LAKE. CONSEQUENTLY, ALGAE GROWTH IS MUCH HEAVIER AND BLOOMS OCCUR DURING MOST OF THE SUMMER. THE POTENTIAL FOR BODY CONTACT RECREATION IN PIKE LAKE IS LOW. 3- GEOLOGY THE SITE IS LOCATED IN A GLACIAL DRIFT REGION CLASSIFIED AS THE MINNETONKA LAKE HIGHLANDS. THIS IS A LANDSCAPE OF MIXED GRANTSBURG AND SUPERIOR LOBE GLACIAL TILL OR DRIFT WHICH CONSISTS OF LOAMY, HILLY, WELL-DRAINED SOILS. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY MIXED HILLS AND POTHOLES AND SMALL CREEKS. VARIED ELEVATIONS, SCENIC VIEWS AND WELL-DRAINED SITES ARE TYPICAL OF THIS TERRAIN. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, NO MINERAL RESOURCES OF ANY ECONOMIC VALUE OCCUR WITHIN THE PARK. VEGETATION THE EAGLE LAKE SITE HAS BEEN UTILIZED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES IN THE PAST. THE PLYMOUTH AREA OF THE PARK WAS FARMED UNTIL THE EARLY 1980'S. FOREST COVER EXISTS IN FENCE ROW REMNANTS, ON STEEP SLOPES, AND AS PIONEER "OLD FIELD" GROWTH. IN THE MAPLE GROVE PORTION OF THE SITE, FARM HOMESITES CREATED DISTURBANCES IN FOREST COVER RANGING FROM LOWLAND HARDWOODS TO MATURE UPLAND HARDWOODS. SLOPE SLOPES WITHIN THE SITE ARE MOSTLY LOW (0-5X) TO MODERATE (5-10X) WITH A FEW KNOLLS OVER 10 PERCENT. THERE ARE FEW LIMITATIONS FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT AND LARGE OPEN AREAS FOR PARKING LOTS AND FIELD GAMES CAN BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT EXTENSIVE CUT/FILL OPERATIONS. WOODLAND COVER ON THE HILLS SHOULD BE PRESERVED TO REDUCE POSSIBLE EROSION AND TO PROVIDE A VISUALLY ATTRACTIVE SETTING. LAND USE THE MAP ON PAGE 4 ILLUSTRATES THE LOCATION AND EXTENT OF VARIOUS PLANNED LAND USES BORDERING THE PARK. THE MAP IS A COMPOSITE FROM THE MAPLE GROVE AND PLYMOUTH CITY MAPS. THE AREA EAST OF THE PARK IN PLYMOUTH IS BEING DEVELOPED AS BASS RIDGE BUSINESS PARK, A 220-ACRE OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. SOUTH OF THE PARK (ACROSS BASS LAKE ROAD) IS A MIXTURE OF SINGLE FAMILY AND TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE AREA WEST OF THE PARK IN PLYMOUTH IS A MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND A SMALL COMMERCIAL SHOPPING AREA. NORTHWEST OF THE PARK, IN MAPLE GROVE, IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. NORTHEAST OF THE PARK IN MAPLE GROVE IS A MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY AND TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL RELATIONSHIP EAGLE LAKE IS LOCATED WELL WITHIN THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE METROPOLITAN URBAN SERVICE AREA (MUSA). THERE IS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF POTENTIAL POPULATION WHICH WILL USE EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK, SEWER AVAILABILITY EXISTS WITHIN THE PARK, WHILE CITY RATER IS AVAILABLE AT THE PARK BOUNDARIES. ALSO, A LARGE SHOPPING AND SERVICE COMPLEX IS AVAILABLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 494 AND CO. RD. 10, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK. TWO REGIONAL PARKS AND ONE PARK RESERVE ARE LOCATED WITHIN SIX MILES OF EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK. ELM CREEK PARK RESERVE PROVIDES FOR PICNICKING, SWIMMING AND A TRAILHEAD FACILITY FOR BIKE, HIKE, SKI TOURING, HORSE AND SNOWMOBILE USES, NATURE CENTER AND INTERPRETIVE Multi -family residential Commercial/Institutional Industrial (Including gravel mining) Grassland/vacant land Woodland OCropland Wetland Open water N 0 500 1000 Meters 777 Area contributing only during spring snowmelt 22 Non-contributing area i 5 - TRAILS. FISH LAKE AND CLIFTON E. FRENCH REGIONAL PARKS WERE CONSIDERED AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING NOT ONLY THE KINDS OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USES AT EAGLE LAKE, BUT THE MAGNITUDE OF FACILITY DEVELOPMENT. IT IS NECESSARY TO LOOK AT THESE THREE REGIONAL PARKS COLLECTIVELY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE RECREATIONAL USES BASED UPON THE PHYSICAL FEATURES AND WATER QUALITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PARK. DUE TO THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF FLAT LAND, THE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN FOR FISH LAKE REGIONAL PARK CONTAINS RESERVATION PICNIC AREAS AND LIMITED FIELD GAME ACTIVITY SPACE IN ADDITION TO THE BEACH AND PENINSULA PICNIC AREA. EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LARGE OPEN PICNIC AREAS WITH SPACE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK FOR OPEN FIELD GAMES. CLIFTON E. FRENCH REGIONAL PARK CONTAINS ENOUGH SPACE FOR SOME INTERIOR TRAIL USE SUCH AS SKI -TOURING AND BIKE/HIKE TRAILS. BOUNDARY ADDITIONS/ACQUISITION THE 10 -ACRE OPUS PARCEL (AN OUTLOT TO THE BASS RIDGE BUSINESS PARK) HAS BEEN ACQUIRED. THIS IS A CRITICAL ACQUISITION AS IT PROVIDES THE PHYSICAL LINK BETWEEN THE NORTH (MAPLE GROVE) AND SOUTH (PLYMOUTH) AREAS OF THE PARK. THERE REMAIN THREE PRIVATE PROPERTIES, ALL ON 63RD AVENUE NORTH ON THE EAGLE LAKE PENINSULA. TWO ARE YEAR-ROUND RESIDENCES, AND ONE IS A SEASONAL RESIDENCE. THE TWO YEAR-ROUND RESIDENCES ARE BEING ACQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE COST, IN 1990 DOLLARS, OF THE ONE REMAINING SEASONAL ACQUISITION IS ESTIMATED TO BE $90,000. I. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON RECEIPT OF GRANT MONIES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED, THE REMAINING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AT EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK WILL BE PAID OFF. AT THE TIME OF DEVELOPMENT, THERE MAY BE CONNECTION CHARGES, S.A.C. CHARGES, AND LATERAL LINE CONSTRUCTION COSTS AS A PART OF THE PROJECT. STEWARDSHIP STEWARDSHIP IS THE MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY THAT IS IN TRANSITION FROM ACQUIRED LAND TO DEVELOPED PARK FACILITIES. ONGOING STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS HAVE INCLUDED BUILDING CLEARANCE AND SITE CLEANUP; WATER WELL ABANDONMENT; ROADWAY RESTORATION; BOUNDARY FENCING; SIGNING; LITTER CONTROL; DISEASED TREE REMOVAL; AND NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL. THESE ACTIVITIES FACILITATE FUTURE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT TO EXISTING PARK DEVELOPMENT. ONGOING STEWARDSHIP WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE OVERALL PARK MAINTENANCE OPERATION. OPERATIONAL STEWARDSHIP COSTS AT EAGLE LAKE HAVE AVERAGED $4,000 ANNUALLY, WITH LARGER CAPITAL COSTS FOR BUILDING REMOVAL AND WELL ABANDONMENTS. Im 3. NEEDS ANALYSIS A. REGIONAL SERVICE AREA AS IDENTIFIED BY METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE STAFF, THE WATER-BASED RECREATION FACILITY WOULD SERVE AN AREA WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON THE EAST TO HIGHWAY 101 ON THE WEST, AND FROM - 109TH AVENUE ON THE NORTH TO COUNTY ROAD 5 ON THE SOUTH. THIS AREA ENCOMPASSES PORTIONS OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, ST. LOUIS PARK, AND MINNETONKA AND ALL OF ROBBINSDALE, BROOKLYN CENTER, BROOKLYN PARK, NEW HOPE, CRYSTAL, MAPLE GROVE, OSSEO, PLYMOUTH, GOLDEN VALLEY, MEDICINE LAKE AND WAYZATA (MAP 2). EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK REGIONAL SERVICE AREA ESM 3m•.vy + Yu . 4aY.v. EA E LAKE RE AL PARK ^ :•. HENNEPIN ...i ESM 3m•.vy + Yu . 7 - POPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S APRIL 1, 1989 ESTIMATES FOR THE CITIES AND COUNTIES IN AREA AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2000" HENNEPIN COUNTY POPULATION RESIDE WITHIN 412,060 PEOPLE). POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN INDICATE THAT 41 PERCENT OF THE THE DEFINED SERVICE AREA WHILE EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTION OF ITS SERVICE AREA, IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO LARGE PROPORTIONS OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION. INFORMATION FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATES THAT BY THE YEAR 2000 ALMOST HALF OF HENNEPIN COUNTY'S POPULATION (47 PERCENT) WILL BE WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF EAGLE LAKE. CURRENTLY, THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SERVICE AREA ARE COMPRISED OF YOUNG FAMILIES AND COUPLES WHO TEND TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN MANY OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROPOSED. C. RECREATION DEMAND THE DEMAND FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES LIKE THOSE PROPOSED ARE CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED IN MINNESOTA'S "STATE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN" (SCORP), METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S "METRO AREA SURVEY" AND HENNEPIN PARKS' "SURVEY OF SERVICE AREA HOUSEHOLDS". THE 1990-1994 SCORP REPORT (MINNESOTA'S OUTDOOR LEGACY: STRATEGIES FOR THE '90'S) PUTS FORTH SEVERAL RECOMMENDED ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES. MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS APPLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT AS PROPOSED AT EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK. WHILE SEVERAL APPLY GENERALLY, SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE MORE SPECIFIC ARE: PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER RELATED RESOURCES; ACQUIRE LAND IN AREAS OF HEAVY RECREATIONAL USE AND DEMAND, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS EXPERIENCING RAPID POPULATION GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; EXPAND AND LINK EXISTING TRAIL SEGMENTS; DEVELOP YEAR ROUND, MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITIES; REDIRECT INTENSIVE RECREATIONAL USES TO LESS SENSITIVE AREAS; AND ENSURE ACCESS TO OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES BY REMOVING PHYSICAL BARRIERS. THE MN D.N.R.'S 1988 "OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITY ADEQUACY SURVEY" ASSESS FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION, THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE PUBLICS PERCEPTION OF NEEDED FACILITIES. EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK WILL PROVIDE FOR FIVE FACILITIES RANKED IN THE TOP TEN BY THE PUBLIC AS IMPORTANT AND THAT MORE FACILITIES ARE NEEDED WALKING PATHS, PICNIC GROUNDS, SWIMMING BEACHES, LAKE ACCESS, AND BICYCLE PATH). IN 1983, A SURVEY "LEISURE IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA" CONDUCTED BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL IDENTIFIED STRONG INTEREST FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES. THE SURVEY FOUND BETWEEN 37 AND 84 PERCENT OF THE METRO AREA POPULATION WAS INTERESTED IN THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR AT EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK. IN THE SAME STUDY, BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION WERE EVALUATED. THE MOST COMMON BARRIERS FOR THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED WERE LACK OF TIME" AND "LACK OF FACILITIES", BOTH OF THESE REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTI -USE FACILITIES WHICH ARE CLOSE TO LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION. THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S REGIONAL NEEDS STATEMENT FOR EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK ANTICIPATES A PICNIC AREA OF 10 ACRES WITH 30 PEOPLE PER ACRE, 500 FEET OF SWIMMING BEACH WITH 0.75 PERSONS PER FOOT, A BOAT LAUNCH WITH 20 CAR/TRAILER PARKING SPACES, 2.0 MILES OF HIKING TRAIL WITH 20 PERSONS PER MILE AND 2.0 MILES OF BIKING TRAIL WITH 40 PERSON PER MILE. THE REGIONAL NEEDS STATEMENTS IDENTIFY FACILITIES THAT WHEN DEVELOPED WILL PROVIDE "A VARIETY OF RECREATION FACILITIES NEEDED BY. THE REGION'S POPULATION, NOW AND IN THE YEAR 2000" (PUB. NO. 11-81-0054) IN 1981, HENNEPIN PARKS CONDUCTED ITS OWN SURVEY TO BETTER ASSESS INTEREST FROM THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING WATER-BASED RECREATION. IT WAS FOUND THAT NEARLY 29 PERCENT OF THE SERVICE AREA'S POPULATION IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN BOATING, FISHING, SWIMMING AND ICE FISHING. JUST OVER 15 PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLDS 24,900 - 1989) OWN A TRAILERED BOAT, AN INDICATION OF THE PRESSURE PU1 ON THE REGION WHICH OFFERS 15 BOAT LAUNCHES AND 295 PARKING SPACES., THE LAKES MOST OFTEN VISITED WERE MINNETONKA (28X), MEDICINE (22X), CALHOUN (14X), AND INDEPENDENCE (11X); THE PREDOMINANT ACTIVITIES WERE FISHING, BOATING, AND SWIMMING. THE CONCLUSION FROM THIS SURVEY INDICATED THERE IS A STRONG NEED FOR ADDITIONAL BOAT ACCESS FACILITIES. WITH THE COMPLETION OF FRENCH AND FISH LAKE REGIONAL PARKS THERE ARE INDICATORS OF THE NEED FOR YET MORE BOAT ACCESS. ON MOST SUMMER WEEKENDS THERE ARE LINES OF BOATERS WAITING, SOME UP TO SEVERAL HOURS TO BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THEIR BOATS AT THESE TWO FACILITIES, WHICH COMBINED CAN ACCOMMODATE 72 CARS WITH TRAILERS AT ONE TIME. mijkl0=6 TO ESTIMATE TOTAL ANNUAL VISITS AND OCCASIONS, THE ASSUMPTION WAS MADE THAT TOTAL USE ON FIVE WEEKDAYS IS NEARLY EQUAL TO THE TOTAL OF TWO WEEKEND DAYS. THIS HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE CASE AT OTHER MULTI -USE FACILITIES. TOTAL ANNUAL VISITS PROJECTED FOR THE PARK AT CAPACITY ARE 212,000. THIS LEVEL OF USE IS NOT ANTICIPATED UNTIL THE THIRD FULL YEAR OF OPERATION. TO CALCULATE OCCASIONS, CAPACITY FIGURES FROM THE "1988 FACILITY INVENTORY, CAPACITY ESTIMATE, AND SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE" REPORT FROM METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WERE USED IF AVAILABLE. 1) PICNICKING: AS NOTED MUCH OF THE AREA INCLUDED WITHIN EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARKS IS CONDUCIVE TO PICNICKING WITH THE GENTLY ROLLING TERRAIN. NORTH OF PIKE LAKE IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WILL BE 15 ACRES OF GENERAL PICNICKING, SOUTH OF PIKE LAKE ANOTHER 11 ACRES OF GENERAL PICNICKING AND 24 ACRES OF RESERVATION PICNICKING. CALCULATING THE NORTH ACRES WITH A RURAL DENSITY (30 PEOPLE PER ACRE) AND THE SOUTH ACRES WITH A URBAN DENSITY (40 PEOPLE PER ACRE), TURNOVER RATE OF r ME 1.5, PROJECTS 2,286 PEOPLE PER WEEKEND DAY. ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 150,900. 2) SWIMMING: IN ADDITION TO A 500 FOOT SWIMMING BEACH, A NON -LAKE WATER FACILITY IS PROPOSED. THE SWIMMING BEACH IS PROPOSED FOR RURAL DENSITIES 75 PERSONS PER FOOT), 1.5 TURNOVER, 562 OCCASIONS PER WEEKEND DAY. THE NON -LAKE WATER FACILITY WILL HAVE AN URBAN DENSITY, WITH 2.25 PEOPLE PER FOOT. WITH A 300 -FOOT FACILITY AND A TURNOVER OF 2.0, 1,350 VISITORS WOULD BE EXPECTED ON A WEEKEND DAY. ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 37,100 AT THE EAGLE LAKE BEACH AND 89,100 AT THE NON -LAKE WATER FACILITY. 3) BOATING: IT APPEARS (SCORP AND METRO AREA SURVEY) THAT REGIONAL BOATING DEMAND WILL SURPASS THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF EAGLE LAKE'S 270 ACRES. THE PLAN PROPOSES 20 CAR/TRAILER SPACES FOR EAGLE LAKE AND 3 NON-TRAILERED SPACES FOR PIKE LAKE. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT NOT ALL 23 BOATS FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS WOULD BE ACTIVE AT THE SAME TIME, AS SOME WOULD BE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SHORE ACTIVITIES (BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF OTHER MULTI -USE FACILITIES). ASSUMING 1.5 TURNOVERS PER DAY, 2.3 PEOPLE PER BOAT, 80 PEOPLE PER WEEKEND DAY. ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 7,400. 4) OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTER: A YEAR ROUND FACILITY OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SQUARE FEET, OF WHICH 60 PERCENT WOULD BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SPACE, AND 15 SQUARE FEET PER PERSON OR 180 PEOPLE PER DAY. ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 38,900. 5) SUMMER TRAILS: THE TRAIL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITHIN THE PARK WILL BE LIMITED IN LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES) BUT, WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIKING AND HIKING. WHILE LIMITED IN LENGTH, THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE AN INTEGRAL LINK BETWEEN THE ADJACENT TRAIL CORRIDOR, PARK FACILITIES AND NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREA. WITH AN ESTIMATED 60 PEOPLE PER MILE OF TRAIL, ANTICIPATED 108 PEOPLE PER DAY. ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 13,600. 6) WINTER TRAILS: AS WITH SUMMER TRAILS, WINTER TRAILS WILL BE LIMITED IN LENGTH, BUT WILL SERVE AS AN ACCESS AND TRAILHEAD TO OTHER REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL TRAILS FOR SKI TOURING. WITH 30 PEOPLE PER MILE OF TRAIL, 85 PEOPLE PER WEEKEND DAY OR ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 4,000. 7) WINTER PLAY: WITH A FOUR SEASON RECREATION CENTER, AVAILABLE LAKESHORE, AND ACCESSIBILITY TO NEARBY RESIDENTS; ICE SKATING AND SLEDDING WOULD BE MODERATELY POPULAR ACTIVITIES. AN AVERAGE OF 50 PEOPLE PER WEEKEND DAY WOULD BE EXPECTED, ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 2,400. 10- 8) ICE FISHING: LAKE ACCESS FOR ICE FISHING IN THE SERVICE AREA IS NOT AS LIMITED AS FOR BOATING, AND THEREFORE, ONLY MODERATE USE IS EXPECTED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 50 PEOPLE PER WEEKEND DAY WOULD PASS THROUGH THE BOAT LAUNCH ACCESS TO GO ICE FISHING, FEW IF ANY WOULD UTILIZE PARKING FACILITIES, ESTIMATED ANNUAL OCCASIONS: 1,500. r LAKESHORE LANDOWNER SURVEY A SURVEY OF EACH LANDOWNER ADJACENT TO EAGLE LAKE WAS CONDUCTED IN 1981 TO DETERMINE THEIR USE OF WATER-BASED RECREATION, AND ALSO THEIR INPUT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL PARK ON EAGLE LAKE. OVER HALF (55 PERCENT) OF THE LANDOWNERS RESPONDED. ALL WHO RESPONDED OWNED A RESIDENCE ON EAGLE LAKE, HAD LIVED ON THE LAKE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 10 YEARS, AND MOST (69 PERCENT) LIVED IN A YOUNG -FAMILY HOUSEHOLD (2; YOUNG TO MIDDLE -AGE ADULTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN). PRIME MOTIVATIONS FOR LIVING ON EAGLE LAKE WERE LOCATION WITHIN THE TWIN CITIES, PEACE AND QUIET OF AREA AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE AREA. THEY PERCEIVED THE LAKE AS HAVING CONSIDERABLE USE ON THE WEEKENDS AND MODERATE USE ON WEEKDAYS DURING THE SUMMER AND WINTER. ALMOST ALL FELT THERE WAS LITTLE TO MODERATE USE OF THE LAKE DURING SPRING AND FALL. OVER HALF OF THE RESIDENTS ANTICIPATE PARTICIPATING IN LAKE -RELATED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: SWIMMING (80X), FISHING (69X), ICE SKATING (65X), AND MOTORIZED BOATING (50X). FEWER BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT, ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATION IN OTHER ACTIVITIES, LIKE NON -MOTORIZED BOATING (49X), WATERSKIING (48X), ICE FISHING (41X), SAILING (29X), AND SNOWMOBILING ON THE LAKE (27X). LESS THAN 5 PERCENT PLANNED TO SCUBA DIVE, POWER BOAT RACE, FLY A SEA PLANE, ICE BOAT, SAIL BOARD, OR WET BIKE. TO ACCESS THE LAKE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES, ALMOST ALL UTILIZE THEIR OWN PROPERTY, A FEW (5 PERCENT) USE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY OR A PUBLIC FACILITY. THE HOUSEHOLDS WERE FOUND TO OWN A MODERATE AMOUNT OF WATERCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. ABOUT HALF HAD A RUNABOUT, CANOE AND/OR MOTORIZED FISHING BOAT. A QUARTER HAD PONTOON BOATS AND/OR SAILBOATS. WHEN ASKED IF ANY ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE RESTRICTED ON THE LAKE, ALMOST ONE-THIRD FELT THAT THE DNR'S STATE-WIDE REGULATIONS WERE ACCEPTABLE IF ENFORCED OR OFFERED NO SUGGESTIONS. OF THOSE THAT MADE COMMENTS, MANY INVOLVED CONCERN WITH THE HORSEPOWER OF MOTORS (77X) AND LIMITED LAKE SIZE (44X). OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN WERE PRIMARILY WINTER RELATED, SNOWMOBILING (25X), ICE FISHING(10%) AND CARELESS OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON ICE (2X). COMMENTS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EAGLE LAKE MOST OFTEN (94X) RELATED TO CONCERNS WITH THE IMPACT ON THE LAKE AND SURROUNDING RESOURCE (E.G. WATER QUALITY, FISHING QUALITY, NATURALNESS OF AREA, AND LITTER). ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE SUGGESTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT (79X), CONCERNS ABOUT OVERCROWDING (46X) AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES (35X). DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT A. RESOURCE INVENTORY 1) ADJACENT LAND USE: REGIONAL CULTURAL FEATURES WHICH MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK ARE IDENTIFIED. THE LAND USES SURROUNDING EAGLE LAKE ARE SINGLE AND MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND OFFICE PARK. EXISTING ROADS, NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND WETLANDS ARE IDENTIFIED. THE PROPOSED PARK SHOULD NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO NOISE OR AIR POLLUTION NOR DOES THE SURROUNDING AREA IMPACT ON THE PARK IN TERMS OF THE SAME POLLUTION. 2) EXISTING CULTURAL FEATURES: IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING DEVELOPMENT FEATURES WITHIN THE PARK, SUCH AS ROADS, BUILDINGS AND UTILITIES WILL BE IDENTIFIED AT TIME OF DEVELOPMENT. CURRENT LAND ACQUISITION STATUS OF THE PARK PLUS ANY BOUNDARY STUDIES UNDER CONSIDERATION ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION lH. BASED ON PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL FEATURES HAVE NOT BEEN DETECTED AT THIS SITE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVESTIGATED IN MORE DETAIL AS SPECIFIC PROJECTS ARE UNDERTAKEN. 3) HYDROLOGY: EXISTING WATER BODIES AND MARSHES ARE ILLUSTRATED, ALONG WITH WATERSHED DIVIDES HAVE BEEN STUDIED, TO AID IN UNDERSTANDING THE SURFACE DRAINAGE CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN THE PARK. NEARLY THE ENTIRE SITE DRAINS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INTO PIKE LAKE. ALSO, A SETTLING POND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARK PROVIDES FOR STORMWATER SETTLING FOR THE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT BORDERING THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF EAGLE LAKE. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY INSPECTED AND LAKE WATER QUALITY MONITORED TO MAINTAIN THE LAKE'S QUALITY FOR THE FUTURE. PRELIMINARY LAKE WATER STUDIES INDICATE AVERAGE CLARITY AND QUALITY, ACCEPTABLE FOR SWIMMING AND OTHER WATER ACTIVITIES. THE TOTAL WATERSHED FOR EAGLE LAKE IS 4.06 SQUARE MILES. 4) SLOPES: THE SITE CONSISTS OF SHALLOW VALLEYS CONTAINING POTHOLES WHICH ARE INTERCONNECTED BY SHALLOW DRAINAGE WAYS. HILL SUMMITS ARE TYPICALLY BROAD. SLOPES OF 0%-5% ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE SLIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURES AND OTHER PUBLIC USE FACILITIES; 5%-10% SLOPES HAVE MODERATE LIMITATIONS; AND SLOPES GREATER THAN 10 PERCENT ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE HIGH EROSION POTENTIAL AND MUST BE STUDIED IN GREATER DETAIL PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT. THE MOST PRONOUNCED TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN THE PARK ARE THE HIGH HOODED KNOLLS WHICH RISE 50 FEET ABOVE THE LAKE SURFACE AT THE PENINSULA AND OVER 75 FEET IN THE PLYMOUTH PORTION OF THE PARK. 5) EXISTING FOREST PATTED: EXISTING INTERMEDIATE AND LOWLAND FORESTS ARE IDENTIFIED. APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE SITE IS WOODED. 12- 6) SOILS: THE VARIOUS SOILS EXISTING WITHIN THE SITE WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO RELATIVE SUITABILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION USE AND EVALUATED AS HAVING SLIGHT, MODERATE AND SEVERE LIMITATIONS. IN LARGE AREAS OF MARSH SOILS, DEVELOPMENT IS IMPRACTICAL FOR GENERAL RECREATION USE. DEVELOPMENT, IN GENERAL, SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN THESE AREAS DUE TO THEIR PEATY NATURE AND HIGH WATER TABLE. WITH MUCH OF THE AREA COVERED BY WATER ALL YEAR, HEYDER SANDY LOAM SOIL COVERS THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING SITE AND IS SUITABLE FOR MOST TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT. OVERALL SITE CONCEPT REGIONAL PARKS ARE AREAS OF NATURAL OR ORNAMENTAL QUALITY DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE OPPPORTUNITIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF NATURE -ORIENTED OUTDOOR RECREATION PURSUITS. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO DUPLICATE FACILITIES INCLUDED IN PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS OF A MUNICIPAL TYPE, NOR DO THEY HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS TO THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH MAY OCCUR. OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES IN A REGIONAL PARK MIGHT INCLUDE: PICNIC GROUNDS, SWIMMING BEACHES, GROUP CAMPS, BOAT LAUNCHES, WINTER SLIDING HILLS, ICE SKATING, CREATIVE PLAY AREAS AND TRAILS FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES AS NATURE INTERPRETATION, SKI TOURING, BIKING, HIKING, AND RUNNING. C. RECREATION CONCEPT PLAN PAGE 14 CONTAINS A MAP OF THE RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK. DUE TO THE PHYSICAL SEPARATION OF THE PARK BY PIKE LAKE, AN OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO DEVELOP DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACILITIES. THE CONCEPT SHALL EXPAND UPON THIS IDEA AND PROVIDE FACILITIES WHICH ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF EACH AREA. THE NORTH HALF OF THE PARK WILL EMPHASIZE LAKE -RELATED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A SWIMMING BEACH, BOAT LAUNCH, CANOE LAUNCH AND LAKESIDE PICNICKING. THE OPEN, ROLLING CHARACTER OF THE SOUTH HALF WILL PERMIT LARGE AREAS FOR PICNICKING AND WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NON -LAKE ASSOCIATED HATER ACTIVITIES. 1) PICNIC AREA/SWIMMING (PENINSULA) THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BEACH DEVELOPMENT AND LAKE SWIMMING IS THE SOUTH SHORE OF EAGLE LAKE. THE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO DEVELOP A BEACH APPROXIMATELY 500-600 FEET IN LENGTH. DEVELOPMENT OF A PICNIC AREA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BEACH WILL ENABLE THE ENTIRE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PENINSULA TO BE USED FOR RECREATION PURPOSES. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PICNIC/SWIMMING DEVELOPMENT, A THREE -SEASON CHANGING SHELTER/CONCESSION BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED IN THIS AREA TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES. A PAVED PARKING AREA WILL BE LOCATED WEST OF THE PICNIC/SWIM AREA AT THE BASE OF THE HILL WHICH LEADS TO THE PENINSULA. ADDITIONAL PICNICKING OF APPROXIMATELY 25-30 ACRES IS PROPOSED ON AND AROUND THE HILL EAST OF 63RD AVENUE NORTH. SEVERAL SMALLER 13 - PARKING AREAS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR AT THIS AREA. ACCESS WILL BE VIA 63RD AVENUE NORTH. 2) BOAT LAUNCH A BOAT LAUNCH WILL BE LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE PICNIC/SWIM AREA. THIS LAUNCH WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO EAGLE LAKE. PARKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 CAR/TRAILER UNITS WILL BE PROVIDED NEAR THE MAIN PARKING AREA. 3) CANOE LAUNCH A LAUNCH AREA WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIKE LAKE FOR CARRY -IN NON -MOTORIZED WATERCRAFT. A SMALL PARKING AREA FOR THIS USE WILL BE PROVIDED. 4) PICNIC AREAS MUCH OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE PARK WILL BE DESIGNATED AS PICNIC AREAS. APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE PARK WILL BE DESIGNATED AS RESERVATION PICNIC AREAS. THE GENTLY ROLLING TERRAIN WILL PERMIT INFORMAL GROUP FIELD ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL. PICNIC SHELTERS AND TOILET FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR AT EACH RESERVATION SITE. THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE PARK WILL SUPPORT FAMILY PICNIC FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, THIS AREA PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE NON -LAKE ASSOCIATED WATER ACTIVITIES. THE RELATIVELY LARGE OPEN SITE IN THIS SOUTHEAST AREA WOULD BE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AS A WATER FEATURE AND RELATED PICNICKING. THIS WATER FEATURE COULD BE A WAVE POOL AND/OR WATER SLIDES. THIS FACILITY WOULD COMPLEMENT THE BEACH ON EAGLE LAKE IN THE NORTH PORTION OF THE PARK BY OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE WATER EXPERIENCE. ACCESS TO THE RECREATION USE AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK WILL BE FROM BASS LAKE ROAD (COUNTY ROAD 10) AT ZACHARY LANE. 5) OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTER AN OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTER IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE PARK. THIS FACILITY WOULD PROVIDE RENTALS, CONCESSIONS, TOILETS, EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION DISPLAYS AND PARK OFFICES. THIS FOUR -SEASON BUILDING WOULD SERVE AS A TRAILHEAD FOR WINTER SKI TOURING TRAILS, AS WELL AS FOR OTHER WINTER RECREATION. PARKING FOR THIS FACILITY WOULD OCCUR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BUILDING. 6) TRAM PAVED TRAILS WILL CONNECT THE NORTH AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE PARK. THESE TRAILS WILL PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING AND PROPOSED TRAILS WITHIN THE CITY OF MAPLE GROVE AND THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH. EXISTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT MUCH OF THE PROPOSED USE WITHIN EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED BIKEWAY SYSTEM. r_ J EAEIE IAIIE A B II t 1- AROPOSED EASEWNT FOR TRAI PU1N5E5 M TMS AREA I F i B BASS LAKE RD riOM FEET PLANNING AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SUBURBAN HENNEPIN REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT MARSH PROPOSED ROADS PROPOSED PAVED TRAILS PROPOSED PARK BOON .P DEVELOPMENT PLP EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PAR- 1 WE LAKE / 7 1 D i LEGEND II J \/ RECREATION USE AREA: 1I A PROPOSED PICNIC AREA 1i I SWIMMING I1 B PROPOSED PICNIC AREA 1I1 i C PROPOSED BOAT ACCESS 1I I D PROPOSED OUTDOOR i I RECREATION CENTER WATER MARSH PROPOSED ROADS PROPOSED PAVED TRAILS PROPOSED PARK BOON .P DEVELOPMENT PLP EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PAR- 15- D. IMPLEMENTATION (CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM) DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK FOR SOME TIME. NEITHER HENNEPIN PARKS OR THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL HAVE PLACED THIS PROJECT IN THEIR 5 -YEAR C.I.P.'S. WHEN THIS PROJECT IS IMMINENT, AN AMENDED MASTER PLAN WILL DETAIL THE C.I.P. ISSUES A. ISSUE: NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AT BOAT LAUNCH/LAKE USE AND REGULATION PAST PUBLIC COMMENTARY RELATED TO TRAILERED BOAT ACCESSES HAS DEALT WITH THE LOCAL CONCERN FOR SAFETY ON THE LAKE. RESIDENTS USUALLY FEEL THAT AN INCREASE IN BOAT TRAFFIC RESULTING FROM THE PARK ACCESS WILL CREATE A SAFETY PROBLEM ON AN ALREADY BUSY LAKE. A 1983 TASK FORCE COMPOSED OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND METROPOLITAN COUNCIL PREPARED "A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS SITES ON METROPOLITAN AREA LAKES" FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES. 1) IN THIS PLAN THE FOLLOWING PARKING SPACE GUIDELINE WAS ESTABLISHED: THE STANDARDS FOR PARKING SET BY THE TASK FORCE ASSUME THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE FREE ACCESS AND PARKING TO USE UP TO ONE-HALF OF THE AVAILABLE WATER SPACE ON A BODY OF WATER." DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPONSORED STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT ON LAKES WITH NO SURFACE WATER REGULATION, MOTORBOAT USER SELF REGULATION OCCURS WHEN IN -USE BOAT DENSITIES REACH ONE BOAT PER TEN ACRES OF WATER. AERIAL SURVEYS HAVE SHOWN THAT BOATERS WILL PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE DENSITY TO DECREASE RATHER THAN GO OUT." THEREFORE, A POLICY TO HAVE ONE BOAT TRAILER PARKING SPACE PER 20 ACRES OF NATER ASSUMES THE PUBLIC HAS THE ACCESS TO ONE-HALF THE AVAILABLE WATER SPACE OF A LAKE IN AN UNREGULATED CONDITION." IF A GOVERNMENT BODY ENACTS SURFACE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS SUCH AS SLOW, NO WAKE ZONES OR DIRECTION OF TRAVEL RULES, ACTIVE BOAT USE DENSITIES CAN EXCEED ONE BOAT PER TEN ACRES WITHOUT CREATING CROWDED' CONDITIONS. THESE DENSITY FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE ANCHORED OR STORED BOATS." 2) IN THIS SAME PLAN, THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS THAT, DUE TO THE EXPECTATION OF HEAVY USE ON MOST METRO AREA LAKES, LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT "ADOPT REASONABLE SURFACE REGULATIONS WHICH OPTIMIZE CONDITIONS FOR PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY RECREATION FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF USERS AND PROTECTING THE LAKE RESOURCE." I" THE TASK FORCE URGES THE DNR COMMISSIONER TO FULFILL THIS DIRECTIVE AND ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE LOCAL ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR METRO AREA LAKES. THE DNR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD BASE THEIR APPROACH ON: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LAKE; LEVELS OF CURRENT USE AND THE ADDITIONAL PRESSURE CREATED BY A PUBLIC ACCESS SITE; SURFACE USE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES PREFERRED BY BOTH RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT USERS; AND USER IMPACTS ON OTHER LAKES CREATED BY THE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES." 3) WITH EVERY MOTORIZED BOAT RAMP/PARKING SITE HENNEPIN PARKS HAS DEVELOPED, A SIMILAR CONCERN HAS BEEN VOICED BY RESIDENTS LIVING ON THE LAKE IN QUESTION. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT RESOLUTION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN RESTS WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATE LAKE SURFACE USE REGULATION. STATE GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AVAILABLE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES: ZONING PARTS OF THE LAKE SURFACE FOR DIFFERENT USES; ZONING THE LAKE SURFACE FOR PARTICULAR USES AT PARTICULAR HOURS OF THE DAY OR DAYS OF THE WEEK; LIMITING MOTOR SIZE OR TYPE; LIMITING SPEED; LIMITING THE TYPE AND SIZE OF WATERCRAFT INCLUDING ELIMINATING ALL BOATS WITH MOTORS; AND ESTABLISHING MANDATORY TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PATTERNS. 4) IF PRIVATE, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WAS TO OCCUR ON THE EAGLE LAKE PARKLAND, IT IS PROBABLE THAT 20-40 BOATS WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO THE LAKE. 5) IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE ONLY PUBLIC ACCESS TO EAGLE LAKE WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE PARK. MAPLE GROVE AND THE DNR HAVE INDICATED THAT THE ACCESS ON THE NORTHEAST END OF THE LAKE LIKELY WILL BE CLOSED AFTER THE HENNEPIN PARKS' ACCESS WAS OPENED. 6) HENNEPIN PARKS' MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK AND BOAT ACCESS WILL INCLUDE GATED PARK ACCESS, POSTED AND ENFORCED HOURS OF USE (CLOSED 10 P.M. TO 5 A.M.) AND ON-SITE RANGER PATROL. THESE MEASURES EFFECTIVELY REDUCE PROBLEMS AND ABUSE OF PARK FACILITIES, AND PROVIDE STRONG CONTROL OF ACCESS SITES. RECOMMENDED HENNEPIN PARKS POSITION: THE FINAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOAT ACCESS AND NUMBER OF TRAILER PARKING SPACES BE CONTINGENT UPON AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO SURFACE USE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH INPUT FROM HENNEPIN PARKS, EAGLE LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE CITIES OF MAPLE GROVE AND PLYMOUTH. 17_ ISSUE: CITY TRAIL CONNECTIONS 1) THE CITIES OF MAPLE GROVE AND PLYMOUTH BOTH PLAN ON EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK'S BEING A MAJOR LINK FOR THEIR CITY TRAIL SYSTEMS. IN MAPLE GROVE, THIS INCLUDES A MAJOR TRAIL WEST TO FISH LAKE REGIONAL PARK AND THE NORTH HENNEPIN REGIONAL TRAIL AND A COLLECTOR TRAIL NORTHEAST TO THE AREA OF MAPLE GROVE SOUTHWEST OF THE U.S. 169-I-94 INTERCHANGE. IN PLYMOUTH, THIS INCLUDES A MAJOR TRAIL LINK TO FRENCH REGIONAL PARK THAT PARALLELS ZACHARY LANE. THESE LINKAGES COMPLIMENT THE NECESSARY INTERNAL TRAILS THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CONNECT THE TWO "HALVES" OF THE PARK. RECOMMENDED HENNEPIN PARKS POSITION: HENNEPIN PARKS SUPPORTS THE TRAILS CONNECTIONS AS COMPLIMENTARY TO BOTH THE PEOPLE AND THE TWO COMMUNITIES. ISSUE: MAINTAINING WATER QUALITY OF EAGLE LAKE 1) RESIDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN HENNEPIN PARKS' PARTICIPATION IN WATER QUALITY ISSUES SUCH AS THE RECENT BASS RIDGE BUSINESS PARK. 2) PARK DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR STORMWATER RUNOFF AS REQUIRED BY THE SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION AND CITIES OF MAPLE GROVE AND PLYMOUTH. SPECIFICALLY, THIS MAY REQUIRE A SEDIMENTATION POND OR OTHER MITIGATING MEASURES. RECOMMENDED HENNEPIN PARKS POSITION: HENNEPIN PARKS SUPPORTS MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST WATER QUALITY POSSIBLE AT EAGLE LAKE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE ISSUES, THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL INCREASES THESE AND OTHER ISSUES MAY ARISE. PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES ARE A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARK DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT. ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE AND WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS ARE PREREQUISITES FOR DEVELOPMENT. EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK IS SERVICED BY MINOR AND INTERMEDIATE ARTERIALS. TWO ACCESSES TO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM ARE WITHIN TWO MILES FROM THE PARK. THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM PROVIDES EASY ACCESS FROM THE OTHER AREAS, WHILE THE COLLECTOR SYSTEM SERVICES THE COMMUNITY. SOME COLLECTOR ADDITIONS WILL PROMOTE BETTER ACCESS TO THE PARK FOR RESIDENTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS LIMITED MASS TRANSIT SERVICE TO THE PARK. BUS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ON MAJOR ROADS AT SELECTED TIMES OF THE DAY. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE PARK LIES WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN URBAN SERVICE AREA (MUSA). THIS WILL INSURE ADEQUATE WATER AND SANITARY SEWER UTILITY SERVICE. SANITARY SEWER LINES EXIST WITHIN THE PARK AT THIS TIME. 18 - OPERATIONS AN OVERVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK IS PROVIDED HERE WITH FOCUS ON RULES AND REGULATIONS, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE. A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO IMPLEMENT A MANAGEMENT APPROACH THAT WILL PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONAL PRACTICES WHICH ARE CLEARLY UNDERSTANDABLE TO THE PARK USERS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE OPPORTUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICIES OF THE RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE GUIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. RULES/REGULATIONS THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE OPERATION OF EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK IS PROVIDED IN THE PARK ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY HENNEPIN PARKS ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1976, AND MOST RECENTLY AMENDED IN APRIL OF 1990. THE ORDINANCE IS BROAD AND ALL-ENCOMPASSING, APPICABLE TO THE VARIETY OF PARK AND OPEN SPACE FACILITIES OPERATED BY HENNEPIN PARKS. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE CONTAINED HEREIN. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE TO SECURE THE QUIET, ORDERLY AND SUITABLE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF HENNEPIN PARKS' PROPERTIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES SECTIONS ON THE FOLLOWING: GENERAL CONDUCT, PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CAMPING, BOATING, PICNICKING, FISHING, HORSEBACK RIDING, MOTORIZED RECREATION VEHICLES, SNOWMOBILING, OTHER WINTER ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS, SPEECHES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND PARADES, VEHICLES, AND PARK OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A STAFF OF PARK RANGERS WHO ROUTINELY MONITOR PARK FACILITIES ON FOOT, HORSE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MODES OF PATROL. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE IS A KEY ELEMENT IN THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF PARK AND OPEN SPACE FACILITIES FOR MAXIMIZED PARK USER SATISFACTION. INCREASED UTILIZATION OF PARK FACILITIES AND ESCALATING MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS IN MAINTAINING A REASONABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE. THE PRINCIPAL AREAS FOR PARK MAINTENANCE, BASED ON THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WILL INCLUDE ROAD AND PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, AND PARK FACILITY MAINTENANCE INCLUDING RESTROOMS, PLAY AREAS, AND TRAILS. IN ADDITION TO PARK MAINTENANCE, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND CORRESPONDING INCREASES IN PARK USE WILL REQUIRE EXPANDED PARK RANGER SERVICE. INITIALLY SEASONAL PARK RANGERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE PARK ON WEEKEND DAYS AND HOLIDAYS FROM MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY. A COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PROGRAM, CONSISTENT WITH HENNEPIN PARKS SIGN STANDARDS, WILL PROVIDE PARK ENTRY INFORMATION, RULES, REGULATIONS, DIRECTIONAL AND PROGRAM INFORMATION. SIGNS WILL BE LOCATED AT ALL PARK ROAD AND TRAIL ENTRY POINTS, BUILDINGS AND MAJOR RECREATION FACILITIES. 19- A BOAT LAUNCH ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF EAGLE WILL PROVIDE PARKING FOR TRAILERED AND CAR -TOP BOATS. REGULATIONS GOVERNING BOATING ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE AND LOCAL ORDINANCES. SHORELINE FISHING WILL BE PROVIDED AND BOARDWALKS WILL BE PLACED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS WHERE ACCESS TO THE WATER IS RESTRICTED BY EMERGENT VEGETATION. NON -MOTOR VEHICLE ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED FROM CONNECTIONS WITH MAPLE GROVE'S AND PLYMOUTH'S BIKE TRAILS. MAJOR TRAILS WILL ULTIMATELY CONNECT EAGLE AND FISH LAKE REGIONAL PARKS. INTERIOR PARK TRAILS WILL BE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED FOR BIKING AND HIKING AND TO CONNECT THE NORTH AND SOUTH HALVES OF THE PARK. IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING THE SITE TO MAXIMIZE OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, THE PLAN WILL MAINTAIN THE AREA IN A NATURAL STATE. ENHANCEMENT OF THE SITE INCLUDES RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE HABITAT WHERE APPROPRIATE. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZEN PARTICIPATION HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF A PARK DEVELOPMENT PLAN. PUBLIC DISCUSSION, INPUT AND FEEDBACK ARE KEY IN DEFINING OBJECTIVES AND FACILITATING THE PLAN. WHEN DEVELOPMENT OF EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK IS IMMINENT, THE PROCESS OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (AS AT FISH LAKE REGIONAL PARK) WILL BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED. AT THIS TIME, IT SEEMS INAPPLICABLE TO CONDUCT SUCH A PROCESS AS THIS MASTER PLAN REVISION IS REALLY AN UPDATING OF THE ACQUISITION PHASE, PUBLIC AHARENESS AT THE TIME WHEN PARK USE IS REASONABLY FORSEEABLE AND SUBSEQUENT TO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THERE WILL BE LARGE SCALE PUBLICITY ABOUT EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL PARK. 3229C MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: January 7, 1991 TO: FRAC ^ ^ FROM: Eric J. Blank, Director of Parks & Recreation C/`'yK l SUBJECT: 1991 PARK FACILITY RENTAL POLICIES AND FEE SCHEDULES Attached for your review are the proposed 1991 Park Facility Rental Policies and Fee Schedule. Rick Busch will be in attendance at the Park Commission meeting in order to explain and answer any questions you may have on this subject. In summary, he is recommending that the facility fees be increased as follows: The new format is an effort to simplify the document for the public's use. One other note of special interest is we will be eliminating rentals to all non-resident groups. Because our facilities are used to such a high level at this time, we see no reason to continue offering rental of facilities to non - Plymouth groups of any kind. EB/np attachment 1990 1991 Softball per day 55 60 Football/soccer per day 85 90 Field attendant per hour 8 8 Field lights per hour 20 20 Rink lights per hour 10 10 Scoreboards per day each 25 25 Zachary complex per day 280 300 The new format is an effort to simplify the document for the public's use. One other note of special interest is we will be eliminating rentals to all non-resident groups. Because our facilities are used to such a high level at this time, we see no reason to continue offering rental of facilities to non - Plymouth groups of any kind. EB/np attachment Plymouth Park and Recreation Department Ph. 550-5130 1991 PARK FACILITY RENTAL POLICIES AND FEE SCHEDULE The City of Plymouth's Park and Recreation facilities are provided for the wholesome 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 and 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 park facilities should make a request providing as much lead time as possible. Seven days is the minimum request time for any (special event) facility usage. Requests will be filled based on availability and facility condition. In order to ensure maximum availability to residents, we are not allowing usage to any non -Plymouth groups. It is the City's policy that the long-range care and maintenance of all park facilities takes precedence over any single event. Requests 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 request is solely up to the discretion of the Director of Park and Recreation and/or his appointee. By adopting this policy, the City reinforces its commitment to provide clean, safe and fun parks for every resident's enjoyment. 5100-1-6119-51••a• • •• 1. Plymouth Park and Recreation sponsored programs. 2. Youth athletic associations serving Plymouth residents. 3. Plymouth resident groups (500 of the group must be Plymouth residents). 4. Plymouth non-profit civic organizations, i.e., Civic League, Lions, Jaycees, etc. 5. Registered teams participating in City programs. 6. Private Plymouth companies. 7. Churches located within Plymouth. Plymouth athletic associations and adult tean,r programs made up of at least 50a Plymouth residents will be given free use of baseball, softball, football, soccer and hockey facilities to conduct their normal day to day programs. Free lighting will be provided only for youth groups only after they have made maximum use of daylight hours. Lights for practice are provided only for hockey during normal warming house hours. a. Facilities will be provided to youth athletic associations based on the percent of Plymouth children in their program. Participants in b. Plymouth adult groups will be responsible for special field preparation (infield dragging and lining, putting out bases, grooming mounds and batter's boxes, putting up soccer nets and corner flags, etc.) on any days when park attendants are not in the park for other programs. Plymouth will provide these groups access to non -motorized maintenance equipment. Adult groups will also be required to pay for any light usage. c. All groups will be charged a fee for special tournaments. ml WHIM", his=iiv=viii=i-.=n si 3w=a=i f 1990 Park Facility Rental B. SPECIAL EVENT FACILITY RESERVATICNS Page 3 Facilities that are available, after scheduling seasonal field reservations, are on a first come, first served basis. Any group wanting exclusive reserved use of a facility is required to pay a rental fee. whenever lights, restrooms or special facility preparation is required, you must have a park attendant on duty a minimum of 30 minutes prior to and following your event. T__L_,_ are _ an an event rentals must be paid a the event. 1991 FEE SCHEDULE 1. Softball/baseball, hockey/broomball 2. Football/soccer 3. Park attendant 4. Field lights 5. Rink lights 6. Electronic scoreboards (where available) 7. Public address system 8. Zachary softball complex (four fields) of seven days prior to 10/hour or $60/day 15/hour or $90/day 8/hour* 20/hour 10/hour 25/day/scoreboard 50/day 300/day (includes attendant) A refundable $100 damage deposit must accompany all applications for rentals of 200-500. A $200 damage deposit is required for rentals over $500. Plymouth Athletic Associations can make arrangements to assume park attendant duties for special event rentals. NOTE: All groups are responsible for repaying, in full, any and all damages resulting from theft or vandalism to any equipment or facilities used during their rental period. F. FEE SefEBbEH (ft)r special events & tournamftnrts only). Fee5 are per field or i. Softball Ba5eba]:1741eekey Breerbal-I Full Bay (m5re then 4 hr5), $55 b. Otttside group M1nn 1990 Park Facility Rental 4. Se:ereboa-r C. PARK RULES 4 1. No game may start before 8:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday or before 10 a.m. Sunday. 2. No inning or period may start after 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday or after 9 p.m. Sunday. 3. No motorized vehicles or machines are permitted on park property without the written consent of the Park and Recreation Department. 4. Applications for food vending permits must be made through the Plymouth City Clerk. 5. In the event of total cancellation of an event due to severe weather, all fees will be refunded. The Plymouth Park and Recreation Department will determine the amount of refund on any partially completed events. 6. There will be no consumption of intoxicating beverages on park property. 7. Park telephones are for City business and emergency use only. 11 PLAYFIEI,DS AND THEIR FACILITIES LaCompte Playfield 2 softball/youth baseball fields 10805 Old County Road 15 1 hockey rink (lighted) Plymouth, MN 55441 1 shelter building Oakwood Playfield 2 softball/youth baseball fields (1 lighted) 1700 Highway 101 1 90' baseball field (lighted) Plymouth, MN 55447 3 soccer/football fields (2 lighted) 1 hockey rink (lighted) 5 tennis courts (2 lighted) 1 shelter building Plymouth Playfield 3 softball/youth baseball fields (lighted) 9805 36th Avenue N 3 soccer/football fields (lighted) (fall only) Plymouth, MN 55441 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 4 tennis courts (lighted) 1 shelter building 1990 Park Facility Rental Plymouth Creek Plavf ield 3625 Fernbrook Lane Plymouth, M 55441 Ridgemount Playfield 12000 Ridgemount Avenue Plymouth, M 55441 2 softball/youth baseball fields (lighted) 1 90' baseball field (lighted) 2 soccer/football fields (1 lighted) 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 1 shelter building 2 softball/youth baseball field 2 soccer/football fields 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 3 tennis courts (lighted) 1 shelter building (temporary) Zachary Pla ield 4 softball/youth baseball fields (lighted) 4355 Zachary Lane 1 90' baseball field (lighted) Plymouth, M 55442 2 soccer/football fields (lighted) 2 hockey rinks (lighted) 4 tennis courts (lighted) 1 shelter building Page 5 Reflections of Leisure h6wjj L FOCUS ON QUALITY 1990 PLYMOUTH PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 January 1991 Honorable Mayor City Council City of Plymouth Residents Contained in the following pages is the Plymouth Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Annual Report for 1989, in accordance with Subsection Five of the City Ordinance No. 305.05. Reflections of Leisure" gives us all a chance to look back at a year of development, participation and services. Several projects were completed to upgrade or enlarge existing facilities. PRAC worked hard on reviewing and updating the Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan, which will result in needed trail and park development in the next two years. Participation in our park and recreation programs is constantly growing, peaking in 1989 in areas such as seniors, beach participation and park usage. We thank our maintenance department for the care they give to our parks and city. PRAC will again look to new "reflections" as 1990 begins, by continuing to research new ideas and needs as age groups and populations change, and leisure time becomes more prevalent than ever before. PRAC looks forward to your continued support and input. Respectfully submitted, 1. 7 • • • •' •• • ' 71••' Letter of Transmittal.......................................................1 Membersof the Commission...................................................4 CommissionAttendance Chart.................................................5 1990 Goals and Objectives of the Commission.................................7 1989 Highlights.............................................................9 Administration..........................................................11-14 Recreation/Athletic Section.............................................15-22 Environmental/Forestry Section..........................................23-28 1990 -2- PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION of f' K n 1990 PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY CCD4v4ISSICN There are seven members on the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, each appointed for a two-year term by the City Council. The chair is appointed by the Mayor from among the members of the Commission and serves for a term of one year. The Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council. 1-:•:y Name Telephone No. Term Expires Frank Freels, Chair 559-9239 1/31/91 15115 38th Avenue N Plymouth, MN 55446 Barbara Edwards 545-1912 1/31/92 3935 Orleans Lane resigned October 1990) Plymouth 55441 Donald Anderson 545-3608 1/31/92 417 Union Terrace Lane Plymouth 55441 Carol Beach 473-8245 1/31/91 325 Merrimac Lane Plymouth 55447 Phyllis Hanson 559-0561 1/31/91 5310 Larch Lane Plymouth 55442 Richard Rosen 475-0508 1/31/91 18715 27th Avenue N Plymouth 55447 Marlene Waage 559-8222 1/31/92 13925 61st Avenue N appointed February 1990) Plymouth 55446 1990 -4- PARK AND RECREATION COWISSION ATTENDANCE CHART Period: Jan - Dec 1990 X = Absent NOTE: The August meeting was changed from the 9th to the 1st, and was a special meeting to discuss the schematic plans for the Bass Lake and Parkers Lake Playfields. v CCMMISSIONER MEETING DATES rnY cd wL E N d ik Q X 00 00 N O d N Q\ (+1 00 f+l W 4 7 N NOTES7OWOJOUlWNP. 0 7 U h W z 6 z h h d m O z AF Frank Freels X I I I I I L. I I I I I I I 1 10 1 1/91 Donald Anderson z I I 1 1 6 1 1 1 1010 1/92 h a Carol Beach z X X 1 10 2 1/91 resigned Barbara Edwards z X z 8 1 1/92 Oct. 1990 Phyllis Hanson FW X FW 10 1 1/91 Rick Rosen z X X z 10 2 1/91 appointed Marlene Waage X X 9 2 1/92 Feb. 90 X = Absent NOTE: The August meeting was changed from the 9th to the 1st, and was a special meeting to discuss the schematic plans for the Bass Lake and Parkers Lake Playfields. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES a FOCUS ON QUALITY 6f 1. REBID PLYMOUTH'S LEISURE OBJECTIVES To evaluate development trends and population characteristics within the community, and recommend both short and long-range objectives for leisure time facilities and programs, including acquisition of land in anticipation of future development. This effort shall involve collaboration with school districts, service clubs and other community recreational components to reduce unnecessary program duplication, provide appropriate facilities and insure consistency of City recreation policies and programs. To hold one in-house training session focusing on future trends, ideas, etc. 2. REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE PARK, TRAIL AND FACILITY NEEDS To review and update as needed the Comprehensive Park and Trail System Plans, based on actual land development as approved since the System Plan was adopted in February, 1982. This assessment shall include a review of the City's development patterns, trends and citizen input including athletic associations, homeowner associations, schools, etc. The continued research and study of the need for a community center will be an on-going project. 3. PLAN THE RECREATION PROGRAMS To carefully plan the City's recreation programs to insure that they are responsive to the citizens' desires and needs. Only those programs meeting continued public acceptance should be offered. Use past program participants to help evaluate and develop new program ideas. 4. HELP PROM TE PLYMOUTH'S ATHLETIC GROUPS To develop a program of communication and coordination between the City's park and recreation department and all athletic groups in an effort to better serve all portions of the community, and to work toward developing one, unified Plymouth athletic association. 5. RECOMV]ENID PARK USAGE POLICIES To formulate and recommend to Council policies for appropriate use and maintenance of park facilities and recreation programs. 6. GET PLYMOUTH'S CITIZENS INVOLVED To encourage community service organizations and citizens' groups to assist in the development and/or maintenance of parks and recreation facilities. Maximum use of local resources and talents will not only improve the total park system and recreation programming, but will foster increased community pride. To promote citizen involvement in the study of a possible community center. 7. PREPARE THE PARKS CIP To develop annually the park and recreation component to the City's five year capital improvements program (CIP). The parks component should consider all capital improvements needed, as evaluated by PRAC, and the sources of funding. Submission of this component of the CIP should be to the Department of Community Development, so that it may be incorporated into the five-year CIP review of the Planning Commission. 1990 -7- 8. UPDATE TO COUNCIL To meet annually with the Plymouth City Council and Planning Commission if warranted. The meeting will be joint with full membership of all members invited. To deliver to the Council presentations of current work and problems encountered. To solicit the Council's reactions and advice. 9. REVIEW DEVELOPER PLANS To coordinate throughout the year and meet with the Planning Commission when necessary to review plans that are inconsistent to ensure that they comply with Plymouth's overall plans for both parks and trails. 10. LEGISLATION To review and recommend to the City Council suggestions with regard to any federal or state legislation which may impact the City's ability to develop and maintain park and recreation facilities and programs. 11. PARKS TOUR To conduct a parks tour for PRAC, City Council, Planning Commission, City staff and other interested citizens prior to the development and approval of the CIP. 12. COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PARK AND RF]=TION AGENCIES The Commission will strive to communicate and exchange information with commissioners from other adjoining or overlapping park and recreation agencies such as New Hope, Maple Grove and suburban Hennepin County parks. 1990 -8- 1990 HIGHLIGHTS Commissioner Barbara Edwards Resigns On October 25, 1990, Commissioner Barb Edwards resigned from the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission. This brought to a close 22 years and 10 months of continuous service on the Commission. Barb's initial appointment took place in January, 1968. During her 22 plus years of service, Barbara was in attendance at greater than 99% of all meetings held. She also served three years as Chair of the Commission during her tenure. Barbara will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She will be remembered as a lady who cherished her community and loved parks. Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan Update The City Council, based on a recommendation by the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, approved the updating of the Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan on April 16. With the assistance of the consulting firm, Brauer and Associates, the Commission was able to update the current plan for the decade of the 90's. Some old park sites were dropped from the plan, some new ones were incorporated. The major change was the relocation of a major playfield site to the corner of Dunkirk Lane and Old County Road 9. The trail plan was expanded with the extension of future trails along County Road 101, Dunkirk Lane, Vicksburg Lane, County Road 47, and County Road 9. The new plan has been forwarded to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval. Swan Lake Neighborhood Park The most significant development project to take place during 1990 was the addition of Swan Lake neighborhood park. This park lies just northeast of County Road 61 and County Road 9. The park is approximately 16 acres in size, incorporating a seven acre pond in the middle. The planning firm of Barton- Aschman was hired by the City to work with the Commission and residents on the development of a master plan. After numerous well attended public meetings, a master plan was approved by the Commission and forwarded to the City Council. The City Council adopted the master plan with the addition of permanent parking being installed with access from Quinwood Lane. The project went out for bid and was constructed by Ideal Paving, Inc. The project was completed on time with dormant seeding taking place in late October. The park consists of a parking lot, looping trail system around the pond, playground area with a wooden deck overlooking the pond, hard court area and open games area with a backstop. The park has been very well received by this neighborhood. Playfield Plans The City Council authorized the firm of Brauer and Associates to develop the plans and specifications for both the Bass Lake and Parkers Lake Playfields. The Commission held numerous public meetings to solicit input from all the various user groups and residents living near these sites. The final plan for the Bass Lake site includes one soccer field, one softball field, one baseball field, shelter building, hockey rink, general skating rink, tennis courts, children's play area and a network of trails. The Parkers Lake site includes a picnic pavilion, shelter building, two soccer fields, two baseball fields, one softball field, tennis courts, basketball court, an extensive network of trails and parking. It is anticipated that these projects will be bid and constructed during 1991. It is hopeful that they will be ready for use between 1992 and 1993. 1990 -9- West Medicine Lake Drive Trail The construction of West Medicine Lake Drive Trail from 26th Avenue to West Medicine Lake Park and from 18th Avenue to the railroad tracks was completed during 1990. The engineering firm of Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch was responsible for this project. The project consists of an eight foot wide bituminous path, in some locations held up by a concrete retaining wall with a split rail fence at the top of the wall. B16 curb and gutter separates the trail from the street. This project was completed in September and has already received extensive use and compliments from the community. 46th Avenue Trail The addition of a trail along 46th Avenue between Zachary Lane and Nathan Lane was completed this past summer. The trail was designed and engineered by the City's engineering department. The project consists of an off road eight foot wide bituminous trail on the south boulevard of 46th Avenue. This was a great improvement to 46th Avenue, which has a high volume of traffic and speed going to and from the Holiday Plus store. Acquisition of Norma Lewis Property At the request of the owner, the City acquired two acres of property and its structures at 2047 Forestview Lane. This property is located geographically in the heart of what will be the future West Medicine Lake Park. Mrs. Lewis had lived at this location for approximately 40 years. Mrs. Lewis is an elderly widow who has moved out of the community to be closer to her children. The home was razed by the fire department in December as a training exercise. With the acquisition of this property, we are now in a position to be able to proceed with the development of West Medicine Lake Park. Annual Park Tour The Park and Recreation Advisory Commission conducted their annual tour of parks on May 17. This tour is a prelude to the necessary work of developing the annual capital improvements program for parks and trails. New Commissioner Marlene Waage was appointed to the Commission in February to complete the term of Judy LaTour. She represents the northwest section of the community. 1990 -10- ADMINISTRATION U FOCUS ON QUALITY W_1 • Eric Cindy Anderson ----------------------------------------------Recreation Specialist Mary intendent of Recreation Rick Busch --------------------------------------------------Recreation Specialist Karol Greupner------------------------------------ Part -Time Recreation Specialist Paula Miller ----------------------------------------------Senior Program Advisor Nancy Pederson----------------------------------------------------------Secretary Donna Sankev-------------------------------------------------- Senior Clerk Typist Mark Peterson ---------------------------------------------Superintendent of Parks Daniel Heitke----------------------------------------------------- Park Supervisor Don Kissinger------------------------------------------------------------Forester 1990 -12- FINANCIAL If you are a Plymouth resident, for each $100 in property tax you paid in 1990, on the average: 15.97 went to the City of Plymouth. Of this $15.97, 11.42 went for General Fund purposes and park and recreation activities. From the $11.42 for General Fund and park and recreation purposes, 2.92 went to Plymouth's Park and Recreation Department. Of that: 0.27 was for Administration 1.75 was for Park Maintenance 26 was for Recreation Programs 0.64 was for Park Bond Debt Service 2.92 For 1990, the budgeted revenues and expenses of the Park and Recreation Department were summarized as follows: (see Appendix 1 for a detailed breakdown). Sources of Revenue Property State Emenditure Tax Fees Grant Surplus Misc Administration $158,500 $158,500 Maintenance $1,021,000 1,021,000 Recreation Programs $552.000 150,100 399,700 0 0 2.200 TOTALS $1,731,500 1,329,600 399,700 0 0 2,200 1990 -13- 1989 GENERAL FUND BUDGETED EXPENDITURES 75.1 Finance Public Safety Pubic Works 24.9% Park & Recreation 1989 PARK & RECREATION BUDGETED EXPENDITURES Pork Maintenance 60.1% Park Bar Debt Service 22.2% ation ams 8.5% 1990 GENERAL FUND BUDGETED EXPENDITURES 79.6%General Gov't Legal Community Denevelopmt Finance Public Safety Public Works IN 20.4% Park & Recreation 1990 PARK & RECREATION BUDGETED EXPENDITURES Park Maintenance 59.9% Dtion 9.3% Park Bo Debt Servi 1990 -14- creation grams 8.9% strotion 9.2% 600D00 550D00 500D00 450000 400000 350000 300000 250009 200000 150000 100000 50000 RECREATION FEES & EXPENSES Recreation Fees Dollars Expenses N 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 EXPENSES COVERED BY RECREATION FEES RECREATION FEES 72.49 These are budgeted, not actual figures. 1990 EXPENSES EXCEEDING REVENUES 27.69 1990 -16- RECREATION PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS YOUTH 0 1 PARTICIPANTS soo0 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 ADULT ALL AGES SENIORS 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 YEAR Program adaptations in response to community input and evaluation continue. New programs for 1990 included: Volleyball Camp, Fire & Ice Softball Tournament, Plymouth Middle School Ski Club, Music for Everyone, String Band, New Puppets on the Block, Youth Tennis Camp, 281 Sumner School Program, Olympic Festival Torch Run, 5 -Man Unofficiated Basketball, Fall Women's Volleyball League, expanded art workshops and pre-school programs. 1990 -17- BEACH & WARMING HOUSE VISITORS Visitors 80000 70000 . . 60000 ...... s0000 40000 30000 20000 10000 BEACH WARMING HOUSE 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 All beaches were very successful this sunnier. East Medicine Lake beach hours were reduced in 1990 due to cost of operation; as a result the attendance figure is lower than in 1989. Parkers Lake attendance continues to rise each year, but is still affected by construction on County Road 6. . Water levels rose dramatically. The positive effects of this included improved water quality, more adult beach visitors, and an increase in beach patrons actually swimming in the lakes. Parkers Lake popularity as a summer area continues to rise. The warming house seasons for 1989 and 1990 were unusual, and the figures reflect the fact that the rinks were closed several days due to the weather being either too warm or too cold. The highest one -day attendance ever experienced at any Plymouth skating rink occurred in 1990 at Parkers Lake - 500 people. 1990 -18- ADULT SPORTS TEAMS 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 YOUTH SPORTS TEAMS 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 The data for adult team sports includes all leagues and softball tournaments run by the City. The softball tournaments average about 50 teams per year. In 1987, we hosted the largest one -class softball tournament ever in Minnesota - 127 teams. This accounts for the big increase in sports teams in 1987, and the apparent decline in 1988. The youth leagues that are run by us are fall soccer and summer t -ball, softball, and instructional baseball. All other youth sports leagues are run by volunteer athletic associations. 1990 -19- PLYMOUTH PLAYFIELD USAGE 1981-90 NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED SOFTBALL 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Oakwood 160 28 0 0 25 44 42 35 48 45 LaCompte 70 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 Ridgemount 0 25 10 0 8 0 0 4 8 8 Plymouth Creek 165 737 275 265 270 181 330 205 188 232 Ply Middle Sch 550 340 80 45 85 117 172 147 130 16 Zachary 0 0 1,060 1,184 1,385 1,250 1,360 1,301 1,701 1,725 TOTALS 945 1,150 1,445 1,514 1,783 1,592 1,904 1,692 2,075 2,026 60-75'. BASEBALL Oakwood 0 0 40 47 25 19 20 38 0 0 LaCompte 50 40 60 50 30 40 90 111 81 120 Ridgemount 0 0 25 13 2 0 0 0 26 40 Plymouth Creek 0 0 0 0 0 28 27 30 59 52 Ply Middle Sch 35 37 55 56 74 72 73 121 141 210 Zachary 0 0 20 12 8 6 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 85 77 200 178 139 165 210 300 307 422 90' BASEBALL Oakwood 130 98 65 58 72 64 50 36 67 80 Ridgemount 0 25 20 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 Plymouth Creek 10 40 35 43 60 75 74 93 71 76 Zachary 0 0 30 69 65 60 68 102 110 96 TOTALS 140 163 150 174 211 199 192 231 248 252 SOCCER Oakwood 300 250 250 275 292 240 268 263 448 220 Ridgemount 0 176 150 112 106 133 164 233 253 162 Plymouth Creek 0 72 50 65 67 61 65 48 38 39 Ply Middle Sch 300 150 140 115 100 85 61 64 57 114 Zachary 0 0 85 165 116 142 180 177 219 180 TOTALS 600 648 675 732 681 661 738 785 1,015 715 TACKLE FOOTBALL Oakwood 30 33 35 35 24 38 54 60 45 45 Ridgemount 0 10 10 10 5 8 8 3 4 5 Plymouth Creek 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 Ply Middle Sch 25 20 10 10 10 6 6 20 27 41 TOTALS 55 63 55 55 60 52 68 83 76 91 BROOMBALL Plymouth Creek 0 36 36 36 45 48 40 56 21 29 Ridgemount 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 28 TOTALS 0 36 36 36 45 48 40 77 42 57 4 -MAN HOCKEY Zachary 0 0 50 50 63 57 30 24 30 29 Plymouth Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 30 29 TOTALS 0 0 50 50 63 57 30 49 60 58 TOUCH FOOTBALL Plymouth Creek 65 60 100 106 0 118 118 118 118 112 Zachary 0 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 65 60 100 106 102 118 118 118 118 112 1990 -20- PARK TOTALS 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Oakwood 620 409 390 415 438 405 432 432 608 390 LaCompte 120 60 80 70 40 40 90 111 81 120 Ridgemount 0 236 215 139 135 141 172 261 312 243 Plymouth Creek 240 945 496 515 463 511 654 575 525 569 Ply Middle Sch 910 547 285 226 269 280 312 352 355 381 Zachary 0 0 1,245 1.480 1_,_739 1,515 1.638 1,604 2,06 2,030 TOTALS 1,890 2,197 2,711 2,845 3,084 2,892 3,298 3,335 3,941 3,733 FACILITIES LaComote Park 2 softball/baseball fields 1 hockey rink Plymouth Park 3 soccer/football fields 2 hockey rinks 3 softball/baseball fields Ridgemount Park 3 soccer/football fields 2 hockey rinks 2 softball/baseball fields 1990 -21- Oakwood Park 3 soccer/football fields 1 hockey rink 2 softball/baseball fields 1 90' baseball field Plymouth Creek Park 2 soccer/football fields 2 hockey rinks 2 softball/baseball fields 1 90' baseball field Zachary Park 2 soccer/football fields 2 hockey rinks 4 softball/baseball fields 1 90, baseball field ENVIRONMENT FOCUS ON QUALITY S 0 a 1990 PARK MAINTENANCE DIVISION STAFF 1. (1) Superintendent of Parks 2. (1) Park Maintenance Supervisor 3. (1) Park Maintenance Leadman 4. (9) Full time Park Maintenance Workers 5. (24) Seasonal Employees 6. (1) Weed Inspector ACREAGES 1. Maintained 297 2. Un -maintained or natural 571 3. Total 868 PARK BREAKDOWN 1. (1) Community Parks - Parkers Lake 2. (6) Playfields 3. (24) Neighborhood Parks 4. (47 Mi) Trails FREQUENCY OF DUTIES DAILY WEEKLY BIWEEKLY MONTHLY Building Maintenance Mowing Safety Inspections Trail Inspection Refuse Service Trimming Beach Maintenance Line Painting Rink Maintenance Irrig. Systems Maintenance Machinery and Equipment - 85 Pieces Acres Under Irrigation, 112 - 1,550 Heads Within the System PARK FACILITY BREAKDOWN 1. (7) Buildings 2. (20) Softball Fields 3. (3) Baseball Fields 4. (4) Football/Soccer Fields 5. (8) Soccer Fields 6. (10) Hockey Rinks 7. (21) General Rinks 8. (25) Playstructures 9. (3) Swimming Beaches 1990 -23- 1990 PARK PROJECTS 1. Parkers Lake a. Build Roll -A -Dock b. Implemented Volunteer Gardener Program 1. Volunteers planted and cared for various garden plots. 2. Implementation of Rose Garden. 2. Upgrading and construction of five softball fields. 3. Trail overlay program. a. Greentree West b. Plymouth Creek Playfield c. Mission Hills Park d. Zachary & 36th Avenue e. Timer Shores Park f. Nathan Lane 4. Reconstruction of Plymouth Creek Archery Range. 5. Utility Building at Zachary Playfield. 1990 TREE TRUST PROJECTS 1. Pilot Project for recycled plastic timbers as playstructure edger for Mission Hills Park and East Medicine Lake Beach. 2. Keystone retaining wall and flower planters within Plymouth Creek Park. 3. Plymouth Playfield stairway and retaining wall. 4. Clean and brush Bass Lake Playfield Wooded Area. WEED STATISTICS 1. 536 Complaints 2. 606 Inspections 3. 606 Orders Issued 4. 606 Orders Abated 1990 -24- PLYMOUTH FORESTRY STATISTICS - 1990 TREE REMOVAL D.E.D OAK WILT HAZARD TREE INSPECTOR 526 0 6 FORESTRY AIDE 886 1 3 CITY FORESTER 3 4 122 TOTAL 1415 5 131 PERCENT 91.2% N/A OWNERSHIP OF MARKED TREES 8.8% TOTAL 532 890 129 1551 100% PERCENT 35 57 8 100% PRIVATE CITY COUNTY/STATE TOTAL D.E.D. 1,085 317 13 1,415 OAK WILT 5 0 0 5 HAZARD 1 130 0 131 TOTAL 1,091 447 13 1,551 PERCENT 70% 29% 1% 100% AVERAGE DIAMETER OF MARKED TREES D.E.D. 8.4" OAK WILT 24.1" HAZARD 13.3" AVERAGE 12.4" STUMP GRINDING 80 STUMPS 2840 INCHES 35.5" AVERAGE STUMP SIZE TREE PICKUP AND HAULING TOTAL # OF PICKUPS 118 TOTAL # OF TREES HAULED 272 AVERAGE # OF TREES/PICK UP 2.3 D.E.D. FORCED CUTS 8 PROPERITES 35 TREES TOTAL COST $3,481.25 1990 -25- STREET TREE TRIMMING TOTAL # OF TREES TRIMMED 138 TOTAL # OF DAYS TRIMMING 40 TOTAL # OF INCHES TRIMMED 2,450 AVERAGE # OF TREES TRIMMED/DAY 3.5 AVERAGE # OF INCHES TRIMMED/DAY 61.3 COST/INCH OF TREES TRIMMED $5.17 APPROXIMATELY 1 SECTION OF STREETS TRIMMED REFORESTATION SPRING PLANTING BY CONTRACTOR ST. MARY'S PARK 53 TREES PARKER'S LAKE PARK 41 TREES MISSION HILLS PARK 24 TREES ROLLING HILLS PARK 13 TREES ZACHARY PARK 6 TREES MISCELLANEOUS TRAILS 8 TREES 145 TREES FALL PLANTING BY CONTRACTORS NORTHWEST BLVD. 9 TREES PARKERS LAKE PARK 4 TREES RIDGEMOUNT PARK 2 TREES PLYMOUTH BLVD. 1 TREE SWAN LAKE PARK 18 TREES GREEN OAKS PARK 7 TREES 41 TREES PLANTING BY TWIN CITIES TREE TRUST HERITAGE PARK 8 TREES ZACHARY PARK 17 TREES ZACHARY & 48TH AVE. OUTLET 17 TREES EAST BEACH 6 TREES 48 TREES PLANTING BY CITY CREWS PLYMOUTH BLVD. & 36TH AVE. 14 TREES VICKSBURG LANE TRAIL 15 TREES GREEN TREE WEST 6 TREES NORTHWEST BLVD. TRAIL 26 TREES 61 TREES 1990 -26- KIDS TO SAVE THE EARTH PLANTING APPROXIMATELY 80 BARE ROOT TREES 375 TOTAL TREES PLANTED IN CITY PARKS OR TRAILS MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 841 Telephone calls taken by City Forester where some type of action was taken. 88 Service calls performed by Forestry Aide or Tree Inspector. PINE BARK BEETLE TRAPPING Traps erected April 15th and monitored weekly til August 4 PARKERS LAKE PARK OAKWOOD PLAYFIELD 26 TRAPS = 773 BEETLES CAUGHT 46 TRAPS = 283 BEETLES CAUGHT FERTILIZING/AERATING BY CONTRACTOR APPROXIMATELY 300 TREES AT BELOW LOCATIONS: PLYMOUTH BLVD. & 36TH AVE. MEDIANS CITY HALL VICKSBURG LANE TRAIL GREEN OAKS PARK APPROXIMATELY 10 INTERSECTION SIGHT OBSTRUCTIONS INSPECTED BY CITY FORESTER 58 BURN PERMITS ISSUED, 3 REJECTED 326 LOTS INSPECTED BY CITY FORESTER PER TREE PRESERVATION POLICY 15 DEVELOPMENTS INSPECTED PER TREE PRESERVATION POLICY 1990 -27- Craig Scherber Scherber & Associates 11415 Valley Drive Rogers, MN 55374 Dear Mr. Scherber: On Monday, November 5, the City Council received the recommendation from the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission with regard to your property at County Road 101 & 24. The City Council accepted the recommendation of the Park Commission to not pursue the purchase of your property for a community playfield at this time. However, the City is still interested in the acquisition of property for a neighborhood park, which we have previously discussed during your attempts to plat this property. If you would like to discuss this matter with me further, please give me a call. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank Director of Parks and Recreation EJB/np cc: City Manager Park Commission 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 HIM CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: November 14, 1990 TO:Eric Blank, Director Park and Recreation FROM: - Daniel L. Faulkner, City Engineer SUBJECT: CITIZEN REQUESTS FOR A DESIGNATED TRAIL ALONG SCHMIDT LAKE ROAD EAST OF ZACHARY LANE We have recently opened that section of Schmidt Lake Road between Zachary Lane and Saratoga Lane, and have striped the section from Zachary east to Highway 169 as a four lane roadway. In the past few days, I have talked with four or five residents in this area who are requesting some type of trail or pedestrian -way along this section of Schmidt Lake Road. I have indicated to them that this section of Schmidt Lake Road is not included in the City's adopted trail plan. It is my understanding that an amendment to the City's trail plan would be required for the City to construct a trail along Schmidt Lake Road in this area. I feel that this would Department and PRAC and would be happy to discuss to me. DLF:kh cc: Fred G. Moore Daniel K. Campbell be more appropriately addressed by the Parks will refer future calls to your department. I the resident's concerns that have been expressed H ij` j.5 .fk, Y• sai ' ;.u CX-f 'i xy int c Distinction in Design, Inc.': 1426423rd AvenueNorth,Plymouth, -Minnesota 55447 812/550-1138 FAX 612/550-1349 - November 16, 1990 Mayor Kim Bergman and City Council City .Hall 13400 Plymouth Boulevard" Plymouth, MN. 55446 Dear Mayor and City Council, 1 ambringing to your attention a safety problem on Plymouth Boulevard from Highway 55 to New Highway 9. I travel this boulevard two to three times daily and see people walking, jogging, bicycling, and roller. blade skating both at night and in the daytime. Thursday night, November 8th, at approximately 8:40 P.M. I almost hit two joggers dressed in black, going north on Plymouth Boulevard past the City Center parking lot. Since Cub Food is now being built and we will probably have more traffic and walking people in this area, I feel the city should look at making a trail or sidewalk -along Plymouth Boulevard. I know everything has its priorities, but I request serious con- sideration for improved safety on Plymouth Boulevard. Sincerely, / rank H. Freels A Concerned Citizen r 1`a Y7 Iri,p I Lzata PUBL/C SCHOOLS pendent School District 284 WAYZATA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL • 305 VICKSBURG LANE • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-3999 • TELEPHONE 612/476-3000 December 19, 1990 Mr. Eric Blank, Director Recreation Department City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Eric: I am working on getting a substantial, safe, and inviting playground facility ready for Kimberly Lane Elementary School in time for their opening in August 1991. There is $25,000 set aside for this purpose, which sounds like a lot but it isn't, considering Installation, additional material costs, surface area, landing mats, etc. We could use additional funds for this project. We hope we can qualify for a Plymouth Park designation and the extra funds which accompany it. What do t need to do for you and the City In order to make one of these dreams a reality? Thanks for your help, Eric) Sincerely, Doug O'Brien Principal on Special Assignment Wayzata High School, Room C-115 476.5048 REFF.RRALTa CITY MANAGER y C)iY Ilii;'?i:IL .amwny PU6UC V+1iri "I"GTOR .,._..o.l FINANCE DIRLOTt)K .--.- PLANNING OIRCL -- Pt)SLiC : AFf.TY 01PECTOR AMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT lane COMtM!SSION 40 ATTORNEY IMK'R U January :?, 1991 146:12 County Road 6 . P1 ymou th, i°lN 5 447 TO. The Mayor •S: City Councilmembers ATTENTION Bob titur Regarding.- The Proposed Bike Fath on County Road 6 from Juneau Lane to Fernbrook: Lane Dear Cir. <i tur, My husband and 1 and several of our County Road 6 neighbors attended the Planning Commission Meeting on October 30 to discus= the poSsibi1ity of a path in front of our houses to go to Fernbrook Lane and to a. tunnel':'? under the Freevday to nowhere" We have had construction in front of our houses for the past E years now and have at least one year to completion of the widening of County Road 6 to four lane=.. We all had very strong objections. to the Fath ---not the least of which was the danger of the curve. Tvic. of the neighbors have drivevdays at an angle to the road and have a. hard time getting out of their driveways novel--1et alone when bikers or walkers are going by the house. We have a. large cottonwood tree in front of our house that the city saved from destruction but will it vaithstand paving so close to it or is the city planning on coming into „chat's left of our, yard' toe all had objection-., which we voiced, loud and clear. The Planning Commission listened and was very sympathetic, but they had already made up their minds before vie even got there, which seems to be the way things are done in our fair city. We knew that they would decide that the walking -bike traffic should have what the city thinks they want. We have lived here for 21 year (some of our, neighbors have been here even longer) and we know what happens around our area. We are aware of the fact that very little traffic goes by our homes on foot or on bikes, but so what? We have had many: deal ings wi th THE CITY and we all know that they do what the-v!,,ant, where they want and when they want. The reason that was giver, to us in favor of the bike path was that the CITY will be building a. tunnel under the freeway t494) to connect the paths. The cost wi l l probably exceed $1,000,000.00. Is this. necessary? After the last two council meetings, I'm afraid that our wishes. will be fal t ing on deaf ears. THE HOMEOWNERS ON COUNTY ROAD 6 FROM JUNEAU LANE 'TO FERNBROOK LANE DO NOT WANT PLYMOUTH TO SPEND MONEY ON A BIKE OATH THAT WILL NOT BE USED DUE TO HEAVY TOAFFIC. Sincerely yours, Harz E1 Yen Kochcvar C.C. Mayor k.irn Bergman Councilmember Maria Vasi lou Councilmember Lloyd Ricker C-ounci Imember Carole Helliwell Parks mak: Rec--Eric Blank Fred Moore page 4 City of Winona's New Aquatic Center The newest municipal aquatic center in Minnesota is located in Winona, a com- munity of 25,000 people located in the southeastern corner of Minnesota. The main construction of the Winona Aquatic Center, was done in 1989 but completed and opened on June 6, 1990. It typifies state of the art in municipal pool design. The design concept is so new in the State of Minnesota that it required special variances from the Minnesota State Health Department in order to build it The architectural firm which designed the complex was Gremmer-Bablitch of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and the general contractor was Madsen -Johnson of Hudson, Wisconsin. The facility is located in a residential area. The site was a former softball complex, so the neighbors are accustomed to activity in the area. The fencing around the 4.8 acres has concrete mow strips, which eliminates the need for trimming along the fence line. All of the grass areas are irrigated and zoned for systematic watering. The on-site parking lot will hold 132 carr There is additional parking in front of the adjacent Recreation Center, as well as on -street parking in the area. The parking lof% lighted to illuminate the area for ice skating in the winter months. The view of the front of the bathhouse shows the international symbol of a swimmer. The valance at the top of the building covers a lighting system which lights the display on the front of the building in the evening hours. We also have four decorative light fixtures in front of the building. At each of the entrances to the bath- house we have benches for the conveni- ence of patrons who are waiting for rides. The benches were made in Winona by Fusion Coatings, Inc. The bathhouse building, which is 4,800 square feet, has a cueing structure in the lobby, also made by Fusion Coatings, which provides a system to approach the cashier and then proceed to the Iockerrooms. In the lobby area there are also benches for people to use while waiting. The Iockerrooms for the lifeguards are handicapped accessible and will double as public restrooms when the facility is used as a warming house for skating in the winter months. The two maintenance rooms, which house the plumbing fixtures, wash sink and hot water heaters, are easily access- ible with two large double doors for each room. The electrical room has wall panels which control the electrical needs for the facility. The room also can be used for storage of equipment. A room identical in size located across the hall is where the pool equipment, such as lane lines and Keeping up 4 t irX : l An overall view of the pool showing part of the waterslide and the pool service building. starting blocks, are stored. The head guard observation room gives a complete view of the deck and swimming area. The room is the control centerforthe guards and the P.A. system, and is also the first aid station. The public Iockerrooms have individual as well as general changing areas. Each lockerroom has two different sized lockers, a loud speaker system, sun arbor banners and a diaper changing station. The shower rooms have individual shower stalls, as well as community shower stations. The showers are on timers and are activated by pressing a control button. The water temperature is pre-set for the comfort of the bathers. The restroom facilities have been designed for complete handicap accessibility, as is the total facility. Each lockerroom has a full time attendant in the room. The concession area has a concrete pad that has a landscaped entrance. At the present time we have a portable conces- sion stand. In the future we plan to double the size of the concession area and build a permanent concession building with a sun deck around the building. We have two playground areas; one a wet sand area for younger children and the other for older children. The wet sand area has a water device to wet the sand to build sand structures. There are two manually operated shovels, a turtle and a modular play structure. The large play structure was donated by Ted Maier, a retired local businessman, to show his appreciation for the patronage of the local citizens when he was in business. The cost of the equipment was $15,000. Both pieces of playground equipment are pro- ducts of Miracle Recreation Equipment Company. A sand volleyball court is available for the people who want to take a break from swimming and take part in a game of volleyball. A water device is available to wet the sand area for coolness. As patrons leave this area, there is a shower to wash off the sand before entering the deck area. The biggest attraction of the Aquatic Center is the two hundred and eight foot long waterslide. The slide was manufac- tured by Miracle Recreation Equipment Company. The structure is 25' from the deck to the top platform. Trees and flowers were planted under the waterslide to help break up the space under the large struc- ture and to add color to the area. We had a total of 211,722 rides this year, with an average of 2,160 per day. Our highest daily total for rides was 3,137. The 607,100 gallon steel -reinforced concrete pool covers 18,400 square feet. The depth of the pool is zero to 3Yz' in the 115'x75'x75' zero depth apron. The dimensions of the competitive pool are 75'x50 meters, which is 164'. The depth of the competitive pool is from 3'/z in the shallow end to 13' in the diving area. The pool equipment consists of six guard chairs, two one -meter diving boards, lane lines and two unique water attractions. One of the attractions is a raindrop water- fall, which has water coming up the center post, over a mushroom canopy and cas- cading into the pool like a waterfall. The other water device works in the opposite way, with a spray fountain shooting water into the air. The zero depth area has a series of 12' wide ballards around the outside edges. These ballards, with rope extending be- tween them, prevent swimmers from enter- Water fountain, shallow wading area and 208 foot long waterslide. Ing the shallow water from the sides, and the red caps on top of the ballards add color to the area. The pool has a rim flow gutter system which empties into a 6'x6'x87'surge tank located at the beginning of the zero depth area and the deck. The pool water then flows into the filter building, where it is filtered, heated and treated chemically. The rim flow gutter system provides one of the fastest competitive pools in the state. Twelve lifeguards staff the pool during public swimming hours, which are from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. Six guards are in the chairs, one at the top of the waterslide, one in the water at the exit of the slide, two in the zero depth area, one at the play- ground exit, and one on the main deck area. The sun deck area is a popular area from which to watch the swimmers. [these ramp for handicapped people, and seating around the perimeter. Around the outside of the large pool deck is a grassy area for picnics or for just lying on a towel to soak up the sun. The filter building, which is 760 square feet, houses the filtration system, the elec- trical controls for the waterfall, spray fountain and the waterslide, as well as the main pump for running the pool. A chlorine room stores the chlorine, which is fed automatically along with caustic soda. We have three gauge panels. One has gauges which indicate our flow rate, pressure, vacuum and temperature. Another panel of gauges monitors the chlorine and Ph. The main electrical panel controls the main pump, the waterslide and the spray fountain. The pool water enters the building from the surge tank and empties into a large tank in the building, where the water is filtered through pads which are coated with diatomaceous earth. The water then passes through a heating unit, located outside the building, where the water is heated and then returns to the main pipe. The pool water is kept at about 800. The water is then treated chemically and re- turned to the pool through a series of inlets spaced every 14'throughoutthe bottom of the pool. Our attendance level was extremely high. The pool attracted many tourists from the area, which is evident by the busloads of people from communities that are within a fifty -mile radius. Our total attendance for the year was 90,038. The Winona Aquatic Center is the result of a $1.5 million dollar bond issue which was passed, overwhelmingly, by the citi- zens of Winona in the fall of 1987. If you have any questions concerning the facility, or if you would like a personal tour, contact Bob Welch, the Park Recrea- tion Director of Winona, at 457-8258. T' address of the Park Recreation Office is Box 378, City Hall, Winona, Minnesota 55987. Play area outside of pool deck area. 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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 SCHEDULED EVENTS: ON-GOING EVENTS: 9:00 a.m. Men's Softball Tournament Ice Carving Demo 11:00 Registration for Novice Skating Hayrides Races Bonfire 12:00 Novice Skating Races Begin Concessions 2:15 Minnetonka Figure Skating Club Ice Miniature Golf Demonstrations Hockey Goal Shooting 2:30 Ice Fishing Contest (until 4:30) Viking Sled Demo 2:30 Wayzata East Jr. High Madrigal Dog Sled Demo Singers 3:00 Perfect Chaos Kite Show 3:30 String Band 3:30 Zuhrah Funsters (until 6:30) 4:30 Wayzata West Jr. High Madrigal Singers 5:45 Wayzata High School String Quartet 6:45 ** Fireworks ** This event is co-sponsored by: The Plymouth Civic League, Bill Schmitt -Counselor Realty, Everything for the Office, First Bank Plymouth, Forster's Farm Meat Market, Foursome Clothing Stores, Minnetonka Figure Skating Club, Minnetonka/Plymouth Rotary Club, Norwest Bank Plymouth, Plymouth Lions, Plymouth Optimists, Plymouth Place Hotel, Plymouth Police, Plymouth Women of Today, PYA Monarch, Rainbow Foods, Scanticon Executive Conference Center and Hotel, Switch -It Interchangeable Skate System, Wayzata Senior High YES (Youth Extending Service) and Plymouth Parks and Recreation. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL PLYMOUTH PARKS AND RECREATION, 550-5130•