2C, Valentine Park Improvement Update

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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL –June 13, 20116 7.A.Zoning Code Amendment –School Uses in the R1 District (continued) MOTION:Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to approve Ordinance 2011-005 in Planning Case 11-013 to Amend Section 1320.04, Subd.1, and Add Section 1320.075 to the Zoning Code to Regulate School Uses in the R1 District, as presented in the June 13, 2011, Report to the City Council. Councilmember Holden stated she would like to have this change in place now and have Staff continue to look at options for Northwestern Collegesuch asmaking it its own district or including it in the BethelUniversityDistrict. City Planner Beekman statedthe Ordinance would not be legal until it was published. MOTION:Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to amend the motion to include Approving the Publication of a Summary of Ordinance 2011-005. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). Mayor Grant agreed with Councilmember Holden that the Cityshould move forward with this amendment at this time. The amended motion was called to a vote. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 8.UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.Valentine Park Improvements Parks and Recreation Manager Michelle Olson stated in 2008, WSB was hired by the City to conduct a drainage analysis of the Valentine Park Area. The purpose of this study was to identify sources of flooding in Valentine Park and to provide solutions that would reduce or eliminate the flooding. On January 31, 2011,the City Council approved a process with a tentative schedule on how to proceed with park improvements in conjunction with needed drainage enhancements. Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. (HKGi) was retained to lead the park improvement process. A public open house was held on April 7, 2011. Existing conditions and two concepts were shown at the open house with different park improvements. The amenities and park features were the focus versus the design and layout of the park. The design and layout cannot be decided until surveys and drainage analysis are done. The concepts shown were only to demonstrate the general area where amenities maybe located. Paul Paige,from HKGi,presented a summary of the open house findings and a revised draft concept based on feedback from residents to the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee(PTRC). After reviewing the information, the PTRC made a motion to recommend inclusion of all of the elements on the draft concept plan with the addition of a drinking fountain and trails along park perimeters that extend and connect north/south to County Road E2 and east/west to Glenview Avenue. The 2011 Capital Improvement Plan includesa total of $310,000 for improvements to Valentine Park. Staff may have the opportunity to seek drainage improvement grant funding through Rice Creek Watershed District. The next round for applications for this grant will be some time in March 2012. The survey work and drainage plans