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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-19-06 PTRC ARDEN HILLS PARKS, TRAILS, & RECREATION COMMITTEE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 **7:00 P.M. MEETING** ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approve June 20, 2006 Minutes 3. Active Living Grant Discussion with Karen Barton—Community Development Dir. 4. TCAAP Update from Karen Barton 5. City Council Update—Gregg Larson 6. Parks, Trails, and Recreation Update—Michelle Olson 7. Trail Development—Railroad Underpass 8. Grant Applications a. DNR b. Safe Routes to School 9. PTRC Strategies Plan—Funding Discussion 10. BUCKTHORN REMOVAL DAY—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29th—FLORAL PARK 9:30 a.m. —Continental Breakfast—CITY HALL 10:00-2:00 p.m. —BUCKTHORN REMOVAL—FLORAL PARK 11. Park Tour—MONDAY, OCTOBER 16th—5:00 p.m. —MEET AT CITY HALL 12. Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 17th - 7:00 p.m. 13. Adjourn Attachments June 20, 2006 Minutes: PTRC Strategies for Parks and Trails BUCKTHORN REMOVAL DAY • DNR Grant Application Information A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. • STRATEGIES FOR PARKS, TRAILS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING STRATEGIES FOR PARKS 1. Disk golf course/Bocce golf course The PTRC is exploring the idea of a disk golf course or bocce golf course because these activities provide another way for citizens to enjoy our parks. The estimated cost is $7,500, location to be determined 2. Fenced dog park While a fenced dog park has been proposed as a potential strategy, it appears that Ramsey County is discussing the idea of adding a dog park to Tony Schmidt Regional Park. Discussion of this option should follow that decision. Staff estimates the cost of this development at $15,000. 3. Improve warming house conditions at Freeway Park and Hazelnut Park. These parks see increased use during the winter months and the current warming houses are inadequate. The condition of the warming houses has been addressed by Council action. s4. Study the feasibility of improving Valentine Park. The park floods every spring due to the fact that it is at a lower elevation than Lake Valentine. The play structure, warming house, and baseball field are routinely flooded. Replacement of the play structure has been delayed several times due to these issues. Information on costs and benefits of improving the park, and consideration of other options for providing a park for the neighborhood, will lead to a future recommendation. STRATEGIES FOR TRAILS Trail development has lagged behind the City's investment in park facilities for a number of years. The PTRC recommends development of an arterial or"core"trail system that provides access to all areas of the community and in addition, provides needed access to the trail systems in adjacent communities and to the regional trail system. The proposed trail segments also become an integral part of the overall transportation network. 1. Tony Schmidt Park Railroad underpass This improvement has been scheduled for construction this year and will provide improved access to the Park from neighborhoods to the north utilizing already completed portions of the Arden Hills trail network. It will also form a strong connection with other recommended arterial trails, especially the anticipated Ramsey County trail connecting Tony Schmidt with Long Lake Regional Park PTRC Strategies for Parks and Trails Page 2 • 2. West side of Old Snelling from Highway 51 on the south to County Road E on the north. This portion of highway is tentatively scheduled for improvement during 2007. Building the proposed trail as part of that project has obvious advantages. This trail segment is a key link in the major north-south arterial through the city which will eventually connect the existing Arden Hills with the new TCAAP development. This trail may be eligible for municipal state-aid funding. In the future, this trail could be extended to Lydia along the west side of Highway 51. 3. South side of County Road E from Old Snelling to Connelly This very important trail links the eastern and western portions of the City, connects two existing parks,provides access to businesses for people living west of Hwy. 51 and is an important part of a longer east-west arterial traversing the city from west to east. 4. East side of Old Snelling from County Road E to Highway 96 This is a continuation of trail segment 2 and would include reworking of the railroad underpass north of Lindey's as well as some form of grade separation when the Highway 10 and 96 intersection is reconstructed.. This segment is crucial to improved circulation between the existing and new portions of Arden Hills, 5. North side of Lake Johanna Boulevard from County Road E on the west to Old Snelling on the east. Development of this trail segment would complete the southern east-west arterial through the city. It is heavily used now—year round—by residents, as well as students from Bethel and Northwestern Colleges and Mounds View High School. That use is likely to increase with the growing popularity of Tony Schmidt Park and the County's completion of the trail link under the railroad(Segment 1). Ramsey County has requested that the Metropolitan Council designate Tony Schmidt as a regional park which will further increase its visitor use. As a result, Arden Hills may be eligible for regional park funds to improve this trail and provide safe access to the park. 6. Traffic signals at County Road E and Old Snelling This intersection becomes a major connector in the arterial trails system and trails approach and leave the intersection from different sides of the street.. For this reason, and because of the increasing volume of traffic using the intersection, traffic signals are needed. 7. South side of Highway 96 from North Heights Church on the east to Old Highway 8 and Long Lake Regional Park on the west. PTRC Strategies for Parks and Trails Page 3 • This trail segment completes the northern east-west arterial through the city by linking with the existing trails along Highway 96. It would provide better access to city hall and the development in TCAAP as well as providing safe access to the land and water-based recreational opportunities afforded by Long Lake Regional Park, the Rice Creek trail system leading to the Mississippi River, and Tony Schmidt. 8. Elmer L. Andersen Trail Designation The PTRC will be working with Ramsey County Parks and Recreation to determine the exact location and length of what will be recommended as the Elmer L. Andersen Memorial Trail. A naming guideline policy will also be presented to City Council for their consideration for approval. STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING Annual Events—suggestions/examples: Spring: Flower Planting Summer: Celebrating Arden Hills Fall: Buckthorn eradication Winter: Kid's ice fishing contest, snowman building STRATEGIES FOR APPROPRIATELY MAINTAINING EXISTING PARKS AND TRAILS Maintenance of existing Parks and Trails in the City should be provided on a regular and anticipatory basis. s • A EN HILLS MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the PTRC FROM: Michelle Olson, Parks and Recreation Manager SUBJECT: Buckthorn Removal Project at Floral Park DATE: September 13, 2006 . The Buckthorn removal project at FLORAL PARK will take place on SATURDAY October 30, 2006 9:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast at CITY HALL 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Meet at the FLORAL PARK picnic shelter THORNS ARE SHARP! Wear jeans, heavy long sleeve shirt, gloves, and glasses or safety glasses Wear old clothing as you may end up cutting jackets/shirts with thorns Local trail connections grants - Grants: Minnesota DNR Page 1 of 2 A A f � SJI }' ! q•� E Y •• ' �- Enter Keywords search iJl.l+ec�t lt3•��¢�B.�xT�",.�gYt�.z 11 zk6a d« Site Man I Contact the DNR What's New? Newsroom ( Events & Seasons > MN DNR Home>Assistance> Grants > Recreation> Local Trail Connections Program Grants Main page Program Purpose: To promote relatively short trail connections between Financial assistance program where people live and desirable locations, not to develop significant new matrix trails. Eligible Projects: Land acquisition and trail development. Projects must result in a trail linkage that is immediately available for use by the general public. Local/area support must be demonstrated. Acquisition of trail right-of- way is eligible only when proposed in conjunction with trail development. Lands purchased with this fund require a perpetual easement for recreational trail purposes and a twenty-year maintenance commitment by the project sponsor. Projects inside state park boundaries and state trail corridors and elements of the Regional Open Space System in the Twin Cities Metro System are not eligible. Who May Apply: Cities, counties, and townships. Priorities: Priority is given to projects with residential connections to state and regional facilities. A secondary purpose of the program is to develop linkages to existing trail segments. Level of Assistance: Minimum grant- $5,000. Maximum grant- $100,000. There is a 50% "cash match" for eligible elements of the project proposal. Neither this funding source nor the "cash match" may be used to meet existing payroll (i.e., only contract services, materials, and supplies are reimbursable). Matches may not include other state funds, Metropolitan Council Grants, or Federal Recreational Trail Grant Program (formerly Symms). Costs must be incurred and paid for before reimbursement. This grant may serve as a partial local "match" for a SAFETEA-LU (formerly ISTEA, TEA-21) Enhancement Project. General Information: Projects under the current solicitation must be completed by June 30, 2008. How to Apply: The complete application is due annually on February 28. Download the application in MS Word format: • . Application You can request an application from: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/recreation/trails_local.htrnl 9/13/2006 Local trail connections grants - Grants: Minnesota DNR Page 2 of 2 Andrew Korsberg, DNR Trails & Waterways 1 0 Lafayette Road, Box 52 t. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: (651) 259-5642 Fax: (651) 297-5475 E-mail: andrew.korsberg(acr�,dnr.state.mn.us Related DNR Programs: All-Terrain Vehicle Grants-in-Aid Program Cross Country Ski Trail Grants-in-Aid Program Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle Grants-in-Aid Program Off-Highway Motorcycle Grants-in-Aid Program Outdoor Recreation Grant Program Regional Trail Initiative Grant Program Snowmobile Grants-in-Aid Program Federal Recreation Trail Program Other Related Programs: None. Back t"to ©2006 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Copyright Notice. Web site policies:Accessibility, Linking, Privacy http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/recreation/trails_local.html 9/13/2006