HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark and Recreation Advisory Commission Packet 05-14-1998Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission
May 14, 1998, 7 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. Skate Park
5. Unfinished Business
a. West Medicine Lake Park update
b. Elm Creek Playfield update
c. East Medicine Lake regional trail update
d. Activity center/fieldhouse update
e. Approve rental policy for mobile stage
f. Open Space Committee Update
6. New Business
a. Discuss philosophy of funding of Parks & Recreation programs and facilities (see
attached memo)
b.
C.
7. Commission Presentation
8. Staff Communication
9. Adjourn
Next regular meeting - Annual Park Tour
Thursday, June 11 at 4:30 p.m.
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Minuted of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
April 9, 1998
Page 12
Present: Chair Anderson, Commissioners Musliner, Priebe, Thompson, Wahl and Willegalle;
staff Bisek, Blank, Busch and Pederson; summer intern Gross; resident Jim Carpenter
Absent: Commissioner Fiemann
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Anderson called the April meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Commissioner Willegalle and seconded by Commissioner Musliner
to approve the minutes of the March meeting as presented. The motion carried with all ayes.
3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
a. Athletic Associations.
b. Staff. Mary reminded everyone of the Primavera event, and she handed out a flyer about
it. There will be a fairly large display of student art this time. She also had exciting news
regarding our touch tone registration. The biggest demand of the year was Tuesday April
7, and unfortunately, there was a problem with the process, so people were being hung up
on. That day we did about $10,000 in mail -in registrations and $10,500 in touch tone
registrations. Hennepin Parks staff came in to look at the TTR system to see if it would
work for them. Eden Prairie Parks & Recreation will be coming in to look at it, too.
Mary introduced Kevin Gross, our intern from St. Cloud State. He'll be with us until the
end of May. He will be working on several different projects.
c. Others. Jim Carpenter, 1425 Shadyview Lane, representing adult soccer attended the
meeting. He is the President of the Men's Soccer League, and VP of the American
Soccer Association. He has lived in Plymouth for nine years, played soccer for 22 years
and coached soccer for three years. There are 100 teams in the league he is in and 2,000
players. There are two more soccer leagues in state, doubling the number playing soccer.
Unlike youth, the adults are organized through many affiliations, i.e., college, work, etc.
They have reached the point where they can no longer accept teams into league, because
there is no place for them to play. The first question asked when they try to find place to
play is how many players live or work in the particular city they have called. They get
turned down, because they don't have enough players from that particular city. He wants
cities to consider a method of granting field usage that is fair and equitable to all age
groups, not just youth. He is asking Plymouth to reconsider how it grants fields to user
groups. He understands our 50% resident policy, but feels that we already allow
outsiders to play on our facilities. He thinks the adults are being discriminated against.
Last year, 61 Plymouth players were in his league, alone. They pay taxes, many are
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professionals. The average age on his team is 34. They play for the love of the sport,
fitness, social reasons. They have an over 30 division and are planning to have an over
40 division soon. Some players in the league are 60 years old. He understands an indoor
facility is being planned. He would like to get behind that, but he doesn't like being
charged a fee to use facilities. Commissioner Thompson wanted to know how many
players from his team work in Plymouth. He could not answer that. Commissioner Wahl
wanted to know more about our policy. Director Blank said at least 50% of a team's
roster has to live or work in Plymouth before we grant field use to them. This policy has
been in place since 1980 and was approved by the City Council. Director Blank
suggested a meeting between Mr. Carpenter and the Minnesota Recreation and Parks
Association to address the issue on a metro -wide basis. Director Blank stated that the six
new soccer fields at Elm Creek are not ready to play on. We have 300 youth soccer
teams ready to play summer soccer with limited fields. We will provide fields for teams
that meet the 50% criteria. Director Blank said he would like cities to work together to
come up with a solution. St. Paul has only one field on which to play soccer. Plymouth
has 40 fields. Mr. Carpenter said he recently attended a meeting in Nashville and found
that adult soccer is organized the same way all across the country. Commissioner Priebe
asked if they are totally dependent on cities providing fields, as opposed to county fields,
etc. Mr. Carpenter said yes, they rely entirely on city fields. Director Blank agrees with
Mr. Carpenter that adult soccer is going to continue to grow. For every kid playing
baseball, two are playing soccer. Soccer is a lifetime sport, unlike football. Director
Blank informed Mr. Carpenter that Plymouth would provide fields for at least five teams
based on his league having 60 Plymouth players, if other cities would do the same.
Commissioner Priebe asked where they play now? They play all over and are matched
against teams of like ability. Mr. Carpenter said he plays in Eagan, the National Sports
Center, basically all over the metro area. Commissioner Priebe suggested that the west
metro teams get together and attempt to play in the west metro area. Mr. Carpenter said
they have a 14 game season and he enjoys meeting these different teams from all over the
metro area. The league is willing to be flexible to a certain degree and is willing to play
later at night if more fields were lighted. Commissioner Willegalle discussed the
popularity of all sports amongst the 30, 40 and 50 year old age brackets and how we will
probably never be able to meet everyone's needs. Mr. Carpenter intends to approach
other cities and keep at it until some kind of solution is reached. Chair Anderson thanked
Mr. Carpenter and said that this issue would continue to be researched by city staff.
Director Blank discussed our lights out policy of 10:30 p.m. in order to keep the residents
happy. He is concerned that if we went much later, we would get into trouble with our
neighbors. All of our facilities are surrounded by homes.
Rick Busch said playing more than two games per night on a field really adds to the wear
and tear of the fields. Rick has had many conversations with Mr. Carpenter. He agrees
that it is a problem and hopes we can come up with a solution. In the summer there are
three different organizations running youth soccer. The Plymouth Soccer Association is
our major house league and they have now added a travel division. There are 196 house
league teams, and 70-80% are Plymouth residents. The Wings Soccer League serves
Dist. 281 and their enrollment from Plymouth is around 60%. Our fall program has 150
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teams. If you total all the teams playing soccer it comes to over 500 teams year round, or
about 6,000 kids and adults playing soccer. We will be redoing some of the fields at the
old high school, etc. Adult softball operates entirely differently. Numbers are declining
and doing so rather rapidly. In other communities softball is declining, also, but soccer
continues to rise. There are a number of bars adding softball fields and volleyball courts.
We are trying to do what we can to accommodate these adult soccer teams. We consider
full time Plymouth company employees the same as residents. We do not verify rosters
when teams claim they have 50% Plymouth residents. Rick agrees with Director Blank
that we should get something going through MRPA on a metro -wide basis.
Commissioner Priebe asked if we could convert softball fields to soccer fields, if softball
is declining. Rick said we have done that in some cases. Rick said the new softball fields
at Elm Creek will accommodate all of our adult softball teams. We will be using 40
fields of various sizes for soccer this summer. This is the equivalent of about 18 full size
fields. Most of these are Plymouth facilities. Some are school district facilities that we
maintain. Commissioner Priebe thinks we should start trying to even up field usage.
Increase the number of fields for soccer by converting some softball fields, if demand is
decreasing for softball. Director Blank said that youth baseball numbers are increasing,
so even though we have moved adult softball to Elm Creek freeing up Zachary, it will be
used by youth. There are some facilities in neighborhood parks for sports. Chair
Anderson thanked everyone for their presentations.
4. PAST COUNCIL ACTION
Council approved election on May 19 for fieldhouse/activity center.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. West Medicine Lake Park update. We will be the first to get sod when fields start being
cut. Some signs need to be installed as well as lifeguard towers. The beach will open in
June. We are not opening on Memorial Day weekend anymore. Weather is iffy and
guards are hard to get. Some time in June on a Saturday morning we will schedule a
ribbon cutting for this new park, said Director Blank.
b. Elm Creek Pl Mfreld update. Staff is having a meeting there tomorrow to go over punch
list with all the contractors. Adult softball will begin there in three weeks. Some trails
still need to be paved.
c. East Medicine Lake Regional Trail. As soon as asphalt plants open, the trail will be
paved.
d. Activity center/fieldhouse. There were three options to consider for bonding, $3.5, $4.5,
and $5 million. The Council settled on $4.5 million level. Bond interest rates are so
favorable right now that we can bond for under 5%, around 4.9 or 4.7. These will
probably be 15 year bonds. The communications coordinator is working on a brochure
that will go out with the May city newsletter informing citizens of the election.
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e. Develop rental policy for mobile stage. A draft policy was included in the PRAC packet.
One addition is that the insurance representative wants an insurance binder put in the
policy. Renters of the showmobile will need a $750,000 policy naming the City as co-
insured. Some organizations may have difficulty getting an insurance rider. Director
Blank thinks our risk manager might be able to come up with some type of written
guidelines for how to go about getting a rider. Commissioner Priebe thinks the policy
needs to specify which groups may use it, so there will be no question as to who may
NOT use it. Planning Commissioner Koehnen wondered why we weren't asking $700
for rent, like Robbinsdale. Director Blank believes $700 is too high for renting the
showmobile. Commissioner Wahl agreed that Robbinsdale's rate is a little out of line.
Commissioner Koehnen asked if we plan to have a recripocal use policy? Director Blank
said we probably would not. Staff will update the draft policy with the recommended
changes before PRAC gives final approval next month.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Select date for annual park tour. Director Blank suggested having the tour the same night
as a regular meeting in place of the regular meeting. June 1 I is the regular meeting night
in June. The tour would be in lieu of the meeting.
7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION
Commissioner Wahl gave a brief overview of the Open Space Committee and the work they
accomplished over the course of four years. Several sites were purchased and now a plan of
action for managing the open space needs to be developed. What kind of usage and how to
manage/maintain these open spaces are questions that need to be resolved. All sites could
stand some improvements. Mark Peterson will help define these improvements. It was
agreed that the sites all need some form of management rather than being allowed to just "sit
idle." Possible uses are more challenging matters to decide. It has been requested by the
new high school that the site over there be improved to include trails through the woods for
the track team to use, etc. Commissioner Thompson asked if this was initially presented to
the residents with the understanding that no one would be "using" the open space? No
replied the commission. Commissioner Priebe said he understood that the open spaces would
be preserved and would not be considered the same as a typical park; no paved trails, no
fences, etc. Commissioner Wahl believes that each site will probably have its own unique
plan for use and management. He stated that the citizens of Plymouth paid a big chunk of
money to purchase these sites and therefore they have a right to use them. He believes that
woodchip trails would be appropriate and that it's okay to limit access somewhat by
manipulating where people go by the placement of these woodchip trails. The high school
has planted some prairie grass on the high school site but not near the open space. Director
Blank explained that when the open space comes up with a use/maintenance policy, it will be
forwarded to PRAC for their review.
Commissioner Thompson wanted to know why we have a policy of charging adult groups to
use facilities, but not youth, and would like this issue discussed at the next meeting.
PRAC Minutes/April 1998
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8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
Director Blank said that PRAC will visit the open space sites on their park tour. Kim
Koehnen wants to also visit the Little Peninsula. Director Blank said that the extended stay
hotel developer has submitted a new plan, so PRAC will be discussing this again at future
meetings.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
SUBURBAN HENNEPIN REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
12615 County Road 9 Plymouth, Minnesota 55441-1299 - -
a Telephone-(612)559-9000 TDD (612) 559-6719 FAX 559-3287 -
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April 16, 1998
Eric Blank
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.,
Plymouth, MN 55447
Re: Regional Trail Update
Dear Eric
As of this date, there is good news labout regional trails in Plymouth, but also a delay to report. As to the good
news, the 1998 Legislature included $1;000,000 in the Capital Bonding bill for the Luce Line State Trail to
Wirth Regional Park segment of the North Hennepin Regional Trail. _ fending approval by Hennepin Parks
Board of Commissioners, this should mean that the West Medicine Lake Road to Plymouth Road Trail segment
across the south 'end of Medicine Lake) should be completed by the fall of 2000. The East Medicine Lake
Trail (French Regional Park -to U.S. 169 and 13th Ave.) should be completed by July 1, 1998.
The only -"bad news" is ,that the extension of the Luce Line Trail (1-494 to West Medicine Lake Road) will very
likely be a 1999 project rather than, 1998. This is due to reconstruction of the eastbound T.H. 55 bridge' over
the railroad (and trail). It seems prudent from both a safety and wise expenditure viewpoint to -coordinate the
two projects. MNDOT will be letting the bridge contract this fall with a fall 1999 completion.
If you have any questions, please call me
Sincerely,
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Delbert E. Miller
Intergovernmental Relations Manager
cc: Don King
Douglas Bryant
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
SHOWMOBILE USE AND RENTAL POLICY
PURPOSE: To provide a portable stage facility to enhance recreation programming in the
City of Plymouth.
All requests for use of the showmobile shall be made on the Showmobile Application
Form.
Hours are based on portal to portal. Use beyond the hours stated on the application will
result in additional charges. The unit will be transported, operated and set-up by qualified
Plymouth parks and recreation employees, and/or experienced personnel from other
organizations and jurisdictions.
FEES:
A. NO FEE
1. Plymouth Parks and Recreation Department sponsored events.
2. City of Plymouth or co-sponsored programs and events.
B. MINIMUM RENTAL FEE
1. Neighboring communities in the northwest Hennepin County area - $200 per
day, plus maintenance fee.
2. Plymouth non-profit organizations and churches - $200 per day, plus
maintenance fee.
C. REGULAR RENTAL FEE
1. All other organizations and groups NOT listed above - $500 per day, plus
maintenance fee.
D. MAINTENANCE FEE (maintenance personnel)
1. $25 per person per hour.
A $200 damage deposit is required from all renters, which will be returned upon the non -
damaged return of the mobile stage. Renters will be liable for all damage regardless of
cost.
Insurance. Each renter shall provide the City of Plymouth with a certificate of insurance
showing limits of liability at least equal to the Municipal Tort Liability Statute, agreeing to
provide insurance covering the replacement cost of the Mobile Performance Stage, and
naming the City of Plymouth, its agents, officials, employees and volunteers as additional
insureds.
Bodily Injury/Property Damage $300,000 person
750,000 per occurrence
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A 25% non-refundable down payment, based on the number of hours requested, is due
at the time of application. Final payment is due prior to the rental date.
The Plymouth Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to refuse rental of the
Showmobile for any event that is deemed to be a potential hazard to the Showmobile, or its
operators, or any event deemed not in the best interest of the City of Plymouth, or the
general public. In the best interest of the Parks and Recreation Department, the Director of
Parks and Recreation may make exceptions to the policy based on extenuating
circumstances.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
SHOWMOBILE RENTAL APPLICATION
Title of
Name of
Contact Person and Ph. No.
Date and Time of Event
Contact(s) Day of Event and Ph. No.
Location & Access
maps and/or directions, if necessary)
Location of Stage and/or Source of Electricity.
Sound
Stage Set Up By
Stage Take Down
Billing Name and Address
Sound Check Time
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DATE: May 11, 1998
TO: Eric Blank, Director, Park & Recreation
FROM: Bob Pemberton, Risk Management Coordinator
SUBJECT: Mobile Performance Stage
FACT: The City of Plymouth have acquired a Mobile Performance Stage with a value of
87,500 and the Plymouth Park & Recreation Department is establishing a policy for the
rental of the stage to civic and other outside groups.
BACKGROUND: The City of Plymouth has rented mobile stages in the past from the
Cities of Robbinsdale and Richfield. In each instance, the City of Plymouth was required
to file a certificate of insurance showing evidence of insurance with limits equal to the
Municipal Tort Liability Statute and naming the rentor, its agents, officials, employees
and volunteers as additional insured.
The City of Plymouth is financially sound. That may not be the case with civic and other
outside groups, who in many instances have neither assets or accountable management.
This leaves the City of Plymouth with an exposure for damage to the stage and injury to
members of the public. The City of Plymouth has assets, and in most cases the injured
party will look to us for their damages. That is logical, since we own the stage and have
assets.
RECOMMENDATION: Therefore, I recommend that we require any individual or
organization renting the Mobile Performance Stage, provide the City of Plymouth with a
certificate of insurance showing limits of liability at least equal to the Municipal Tort
Liability Statute, agreeing to provide insurance covering the replacement cost of the
Mobile Performance Stage, and naming the City of Plymouth, its agents, officials,
employees and volunteers as additional insureds.
Bodily Injury/Property Damage $300,000 per person
750,000 per occurrence
cc: Dale E. Hahn, Director of Finance
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OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS PRESENT: DONALD PETERSON, DAVID ASTIN, GINNY BLACK,
TONY PEZALLA, MARLIN SJAARDA, MARK WAHL
STAFF PRESENT: MARK PETERSON
Further discussion took place regarding permanent protection or
preservation of the open space sites. Tony Pezalla contacted Renay Leone
of the Minnesota Land Trust. The Minnesota Land Trust has experience
with partnerships or easements of publicly owned lands, most recently
with the City of Grand Marias. Tony will contact Renay Leone and invite
her to speak with the committee during the meeting of May 21St
The issues of sineage was revisited. Mark Peterson will order the necessary
No Snowmobiling" signs and the Park Maintenance Division will install
them during the fall of 1998. Mark Peterson will also provide printed
material regarding snowmobiling in Plymouth or in this case the lack
thereof to David Astin for distribution through the High School. It was
also felt that positive sineage should take place in the form of site
identification, plant identification, and information. This could be done as
a cooperative venture with the City and the School.
It was the general consensus of the group that a perimeter pathway
consisting of wood chips should be constructed around the site. There
may be some loops off of the existing black top path to encourage use by
individuals that may be challenged. The committee agreed that the site,
as well as the perimeter path should not be used for athletic purposes by
the school. Outside resources should be considered, for example, the
student nature area projects in terms of path layout, access, etc.
The Hardenberg Site recommendation was to remain with the idea of a
primitive style picnic shelter. The issue of trash changed a bit. The City
may try in its initial stages to have a pack your trash concept, however, it
would monitor the situation and may require trash receptacles.
NEXT MEETING: MAY 21ST 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M.
GUEST SPEAKER: POSSIBLY RENAY LEONE,
OF THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST
Open Space Committee
March 26", 1998 Minutes
Members present: Ginny Black Mark Wahl Tony Pezalla Marlin Sjaarda
Staff present: Mark Peterson Paul Buck
A brief history of the Open space acquisition process was given.
Materials, maps, etc. handed out.
Discussion on mission statement, goals & objectives followed. It was determined that the
previous Goals & Objectives had been completed except for Developing Usage
Guidelines. The group decided to pursue this last objective & then determine if
additional goals & objectives were needed:
Discussion of individual sites followed. General usage guidelines to be applied
unilaterally across all sites seemed impractical considering the wide diversity of the sites.
It was determined to look at each site individually. Priority will be given to examining
the High School (II) site first due to the pressures of usage already present. This site is
used for environmental projects (wild rice plantings, prairie establishment, woodland
edge reforestation, deer exclosure) and the school would like to actively use the site for
additional uses. A letter will be drafted & sent to the school requesting respect of the
property and not preceding with any activities, other than biological improvements, until
further guidelines are established by the committee.
Much discussion centered on actively encouraging public usage and/or preserving the
areas as natural and protected as possible (no usage). With either option, management of
the sites to maintain the status quo and/or improve the environment is recommended.
It was recommended to have members visit each site prior to the next meeting. Please
call either Mark or Paul for guided day tours if needed.
Other properties were discussed. Nature Canyon, formerly Kids for Saving Earth park,
west side of 494 between Co. Rd. 9 & Schmidt Lake Rd.) is low priority due to its
multiple use status as a neighborhood park. Some guidelines may be appropriate for
areas left natural Peninsula (SW corner of Medicine Lake) property's status is unknown
at the present. The site appears unbuildable & may be given to the City.
Long term goals may include;
revisiting sites & pursuing further purchases
presenting a 50-100 year plan for greenways /corridors
active input into the Comprehensive Planning for Northwest Plymouth.
Next meeting is April 9"', 5:00 p.m.
at the Public Works building (14900-23`d Ave. N.)
NAME:
DONALD ANDERSON
417 Union Terrace La. N.
Plymouth, MN. 55441
GINNY BLACK
11410=49th P1. N.
Plymouth, MN. 55442
DAVE ASTIN
Wayzata High School
4955 Peony La. N.
Plymouth, MN 55446-1600
MARK WAHL
11640 -52nd Ave. N.
Plymouth, MN. 55442
TONY PEZALLA
11715 -50th Pl. N.
Plymouth, MN. 55442
MARLIN SJAARDA
11720 -38th Ave. N.
Plymouth, MN. 55441
TERRIGOODFELLOW-HEYER
4660 Cottonwood La. N.
Plymouth, MN. 55442-2901
BETTY BAER
5540 Ranier La. N.
Plymouth, MN. 55446
BETH NI_XON
3535 Vadnais Center Dr.
200 S. E. H. Center
St. Paul, MN. 55110
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN. 55447
ERIC BLANK
MARK PETERSON
PAULBUCK
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
TELEPHONE:
R. 545-3608
R 557-1367
O. 745-6985
R. 553-9563
O. 482-3886
R. 559-0223
O 545-5600
R. 550-1262
o. 544-7200
R. 559-0099
R. 478-6844
R. 490-2054
E-MAIL
O. 509-5201 Eblank@ci.plymouth.mn.us.
O. 509-5941 Mpeterso@ci.plymouth.mn.ns
O. 509-5944 Pbuck@ci.plymouth.mn.us
Open Space Committee
April 23`d,1998 Minutes
Members present: Donald Anderson Betty Baer Ginny Black Tony Pezalla
Marlin Sjaarda Mark Wahl
Staff present: Paul Buck
Information was handed out regarding the purchase agreements & the longevity of preserving
these lands. All agreements have a fifteen (15) year provision that the land will be used for park
purposes. The committee agreed with the basic management scheme statement, but will wait
with recommendation to PRAC until further means of protection are investigated. One area of
concern was easements, either current or future, which may disrupt the aesthetic qualities.
Conservation easements were suggested as a way to preserve the land forever (?) regardless of
political changes. Tony Pezalla will contact Mn. Lund Trust for information.
Discussion of the three sites followed. It was agreed that the High School site would be revisited
next meeting, as this site has the most controversy or concern. Concern was expressed about the
ATV/snowmobile usage of this area. Signage along the NE corner was suggested and increased
police presence. Mark Peterson will look into this.
The committee discussed the future of the Tamarack site along Co. Rd. 73. Due to the high
quality wetland and the lack of potential development, this site should be left as natural as
possible. Use the necessary management techniques to maintain and better the environment, but
do not encourage users with a path or interpretative trail. Establish property boundaries to
discourage encroachment.
The committee then toured the Hardenburg property west of 101 on 12' Ave. The committee
felt this jewel should be managed and limited access allowed. A primitive picnic shelter built on
the building foundation. No parking lot within property boundaries. Parking on 12"' Ave. spur
with a gate to limit vehicles. No paths, although dirt paths already exist. May need to address
ADA issues of accessibility. Mark Peterson to check this. Possible to try "bring in, bring out"
like the B WCA, but a garbage can may be needed. Need to establish property boundaries to
discourage encroachments, which have been taking place for awhile. Also need to educate
adjoining property owners about environmentally friendly shoreline management techniques.
Overall, committee felt good about the decisions made on two sites and look forward to progress
on the final site.
The next meeting date is May 7t", 5:00 p.m.
Public Works building (14900 -23rd Ave. N.)
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World Centre Ministries
5815 Teakwood Lane
Plymouth, Mn 55442
RE: Plymouth Creek Park Amphitheater and Mobile Stage
To Whom It May Concern
I am writing to let you know that the outdoor amphitheater, located just north of City Hall,
is available to your congregation should you choose to hold an outdoor church service or
any other outdoor event this summer or in future summers.
The City has also recently purchased a mobile stage, which may be rented, if you have a
need for this type of equipment for a special event.
Please contact me with any questions you may have, or if you would like to reserve the
amphitheater or the mobile stage.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Blank, Director
Parks and Recreation
Ph. 509-5201
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cc: City Manager
City Council
PRAC
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