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Home My WebLink About11-21-06 PTRC 5 -ARQEN HILLS PARKS, TRAILS, & RECREATION COMMITTEE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006 **7:00 P.M. MEETING** ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 *****PLEASE BRING FOR REVIEW: *** FINANCIAL FOLDERS(handed out at last meeting) *** COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approve October 17, 2006 Meeting Minutes 3. City Council Update—Gregg Larson 4. Parks, Trails, and Recreation Update— Greg Hoag &Michelle Olson • 5. Buckthorn Removal at Floral Park Review 6. PTRC Strategies Plan—Funding Discussion a. Project updates from staff b. Future funding strategies 7. Revision of Strategies to include: a. Perry Park trail connection from underpass b. Safe Routes to school trail 8. Naming of Governor Elmer L. Andersen Trail Segment 9. GoodPointe Trail Maintenance Proposal 10. 2007 Committee Membership Renewal &Draft Expectations 11. Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 21 st 12. Adjourn Attachments: 10-17-06 Minutes Proposed Revised Strategies Naming Guidelines GoodPointe Trail Maintenance Proposal • Parks and Recreation Funding Article Email regarding Round Lake 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. . 4. 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 A. Perry Park trail down to lift station road. This trail connection will link Perry Park to the Tony Schmidt Railroad underpass. The City will apply for a DNR Local Connection Grant for this trail segment. The grant has a 50% match up to $100,000. The total estimated cost is $38,500. 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. PTRC Strategies for Parks and Trails Page 3 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. 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. 9. Safe Routes to School Trail along County Road E2 —including loop up to Rolling Hills Road The City, County, and School District will partner to apply for a grant through the Federal Safe Routes to School Grant Program. The segment of trail that is being considered is the south side of County Road E2 from Old 10 to New Brighton Road and the loop across the street in the Ramsey County Open space—connecting the neighborhood. There is no cash match for this grant. However, it is a reimbursable grant. 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. • CITY OF ARDEN HILLS GUIDELINES TO ASSIGNING NAMES TO PARKS, TRAILS, AND RECREATION FACILITIES Naming Procedure -- Any Arden Hills resident, business, or organization may submit site names to the city. -- Submissions for parks, trails, and recreation sites will be given to the Parks Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC) for deliberation. -- After careful consideration the PTRC will submit a recommended name to the City Council for final approval. Naming Criteria -- Geographic names must relate to prominent surrounding features to help the public identify the site's location such as lake names, names of bridges, street names, or community names. -- Historic names must be associated with important events that happened in the area. -- Functional names must provide a link to the activities, services, or programs associated with a site. -- Memorial names are meant to honor those who made significant contributions to society through years of service or donation OR for those who have been deceased for at least three years. -- Renaming parks, trails, or recreation sites is generally discouraged as it removes the honor and societal value of the existing designation. Memorials Memorials such as plaques or trees may be donated as a tribute to deceased residents OR to honor those who made significant contributions to society through years of service or donation. Donors must pay the full cost of the memorial procurement, installation, and maintenance. Plaque size and location plan must be approved by the Public Works Director with installation supervised by his/her staff. ICON Get to the pointe Infrastrudure Management Solutions GOODPOINTE TECHNOLOGY November 13, 2006 Ms. Kris Giga City Engineer City of Arden Hills 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 GoodPointe Technology Proposal: 2006-669 Dear Kris: GoodPointe Technology is pleased to offer infrastructure management consulting services to the City of Arden Hills. The requested services are to perform a detailed Pavement Condition Index (PCI) survey on the City sidewalk/walkpath network (Task 1) and to establish a sidewalk/walkpath pavement management system (Task 2). This proposal also includes comprehensive ICON support (Task 3) of this additional data . set along with the Roadway pavement management database in accordance with our standard ICON software maintenance agreement through the City of Roseville. Attached to this letter is a scope of services and related cost proposal. If after reviewing this document you have any questions or concerns regarding the project setup or services detailed in this letter, please call me at 651.726.2555. Thank you for your continued interest in our services. We look forward to working with you on this project! Sincerely, GoodPointe Technology Anthony J. Kadlec Vice President Attachment: Proposed Scope of Service \proposals\Arden Hills\2006-669.doc GoodPointe Technology Corporation November 13, 2006 Pathway Evaluation for the City of Arden Hills 6 Under this task, GoodPointe proposes a sidewalk evaluation survey for the City of Arden Hills. Task Assumptions: • GoodPointe to provide a detailed surface condition survey evaluation of the walkpaths and sidewalks under the City's jurisdiction as indicated in Exhibit B.; • A quantitative SCI (Sidewalk Condition Index) score will be calculated for each pavement inventory unit based on a condition survey methodology, which includes distress severity levels and quantity measurements of observed sidewalk-related distresses (e.g. 'slab faulting', etc.); • The City will be able to use the ICON program to generate budget scenario analysis plans for the sidewalk system, provided that the necessary policy parameters are established (performance curves, repair strategies, unit costs, etc.); • Additionally the City will be able to track maintenance activities and historical condition information for each sidewalk inventory unit in the same manner as the City's street ICON PMS; Pricing: $2,250.00 lump sum* This price is based on evaluating the pavement condition information for the inventory referenced in Exhibit B. If additional pathways and/or sidewalks are to be evaluated beyond the scope of Exhibit B., GoodPointe reserves the right to submit an updated cost estimate to the City for review and acceptance. . TWIT-Tel GoodPointe has developed a premium support agreement for the ICON program to help our clients to generate results with the program. Here are some value-added analysis ideas that could be performed under the ICON Premium Support Consulting Option: • Interview the City to document the sidewalk management distresses, repair strategies, unit costs, performance curves. • Establish an ICON sidewalk management system database for installation at the City. • Assist with the association of the sidewalk inventory to the City's GIS coverage of the sidewalk network on an as-needed basis. • Assist with the installation of the necessary ICON executables at the City for ongoing use and maintenance. • Provide onsite, hands-on ICON system training at the City. Copyright 2006 GoodPointe Technology Corporation All Rights Reserved Page 2 of 5 GoodPointe Technology Corporation November 13, 2006 Pathway Evaluation for the City of Arden Hills • • Data entry of the sidewalk improvement projects performed in recent years (as determined from hardcopy maps), registering the improved pavement condition into the ICON database. • Receive and enter the City's Proposed Paving Projects (CIP List) and proposed project costs into the Predetermined Plan of ICON. • Review the City's pavement performance data and load the corresponding pavement performance models in ICON. • Using the ICON Budget Analysis Module, run multiple, multi-year projections (1 to 75 years into the future) to document the projected average network condition and deferred maintenance backlog results, based on the data supplied in above items. • Include the scenario results in an executive summary report. • Generate GIS mapping data and/or PowerPoint presentation materials for elected officials and/or City Staff. Note: The above items are offered as a preliminary suggestion for the City. GoodPointe will work with the City to define and refine the set of deliverables under this task and the hours may be • utilized for roadway or sidewalk pavement management consultation services as needed. GoodPointe will provide an ongoing report of the consulting effort provided under this task. This agreement will expire one year from the authorization date of this project and the balance of un-requested consulting hours will expire at that date. If additional consulting hours beyond the forty (40) hour budget are required, GoodPointe will lock in the cost rate of$52/hour and provide consulting on an as-needed basis, on an hourly basis. Pricing: Forty (40) Hours for total not-to-exceed budget of$2,080.00 • • , Under this task, the City will be entitled to ICON software maintenance for a total of two data sets (Roadway Management Database and Sidewalk Management Database) beyond the ICON Standard Support agreement established through the City of Roseville, Minnesota. Pricing: Annual Lump Sum Charge: $500/year x 2 data sets= $1,000/year) • Project is to be scheduled in Spring 2007 pending the City's notice to proceed date and GoodPointe's receipt of the source data required to successfully execute this project Copyright 2006 GoodPointe Technology Corporation All Rights Reserved Page 3 of 5 GoodPointe Technology Corporation November 13, 2006 Pathway Evaluation for the City of Arden Hills i► Client Copy RE: INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGMENT SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Estimated Costs This cost estimate is based on providing the services described under the Scope of Services, and Proposed Cost Schedule dated November 13, 2006 for the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota. This cost estimate will not be exceeded without the additional authorization from the City. The hourly or unit cost presented in this contract is based on the scope of services described and the assumption that the project will be completed within one year from the signature date. If the project cannot be completed within the proposed schedule due to circumstances beyond our control, revising the unit costs may be required for completion of the remaining tasks. Invoices will be submitted on a monthly basis in accordance with the progress achieved in this project. Terms on payment for services are due immediately upon receipt. GoodPointe Technology appreciates the opportunity to present this contract to you. It is being presented in duplicate so if it is acceptable, the original can be retained for your records and the copy can be signed and returned to us in its entirety as written authorization to proceed. Authorization to Proceed: • Please proceed according to the described scope of services denoted in Exhibit A. Total Authorized Budget: $5,330.00 Date Client City of Arden Hills, Minnesota Authorized Signature Name Title Date November 13, 2006 Authorized Signature f . Name Anthony J. Kadlec Title Vice President i Copyright 2006 GoodPointe Technology Corporation All Rights Reserved Page 4 of 5 I" lne , Expioring private iVews funding for park r By Peter Bell plan while the lands are still If you ask residents of the available. Recognizingthat ' g metropolitan area what the i y regional parks must com- rt treasure most about our pete with many other wor- :,4 region,the answer you'll get thy programs for state fund- most often is"our parks and ing,the Council is working trails."In our 2005 annual with the Trust for Public residents'survey,37 percent Land to explore the idea of ranked parks,trails and nat- raising funds from private ural areas as our most sources to accelerate our system use,grows "The regional trail system is one of the attractive feature. This system con- park acquisition .Citians like their trails.In fact,use landmark features of our nationally efforts. anal trails is growing faster than use renowned parks system,"said Council sists of 48 regional parks,22 regional There are several >nal,parks.Visits to regional trails Chair Peter Bell. models around the ; 12 percent from 2004-2005 while The three most popular regional trails in trails and six special a recreation features Parks grew by 9 percent country from ' 2005-'Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, which we could lion visitors a year. egional trail system got started in Wirth Parkway and North Hennepin-are that attract 33 ear. ". learn.Park systems ith,a.5.6-mile trail in Brooklyn all in Hennepin County.The Wirth Yw in Texas,San provides trail drew rew more than one million It not only p Today 175 miles are available for � Francisco, se.An estimated 150 more miles visitors: spaces for walking, Council Chair Chicago,Boston tdded within five years.The' IWalking and bilking are the most popular biking,swimming Peter Bell and Calgary all activities on regional trails.About four per- and boating. It also protects have philanthropic partners s'2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan P and preserves irreplaceable that help support their a trail system of 877 miles:-five cent of trail users are commuters. large as today. natural features such as efforts. lakes and wetlands, hard- Over the last several wood forests and native months,I have spoken with :seffluels buses will test a fuel with 20 percent biodiesel Prairies. nearly a dozen local founda- As we look to the future, tion leaders about this idea ng its record of providing transit content on 10 buses.They will monitor per- we need to anticipate the and have come away ways that are friendly to the envi- formance using the'same protocols used in needs of our growing popu- encouraged.Together with M ransit in July began fuel- the B-5 experiment. lation and set aside addi- b Ath"B-5" the Trust for Public Land, -a diesel fuel tional recreational lands the are now undertaking a rom percent biodiesel made f soya before thev are consumed by more formal feasibility el has_the benefit of being a development. resource with lower emissions," study,which we hope to In the Council's 2030 Lainb,general manager of Metro Regional Parks Policy plan complete by November. y As our regional park sys- nd we" gone beyond the state which we adopted last year,t that all on-road diesel fuel sold "1`+` we offer our vision for how tem expands,costs for "at least t be mixed with development and operationswittwo to improve and expand the certainly will increase.We ,diesel." 7"- e- 1 -aq$it,tested B-5 extens P need to consider creative ively on. mentedsystem.When fully im,our plan would ways to ensure that we can es -Mechanics measured vehicle expand it from the current continue to expand our park *,fuel mileage,cold weather 52,600 acres to nearly u7id fuel stability,qualify-and shelf system in the coming years, `' ?! 70,000 acres,or 35 percent. while maintaining the parks alyzed engine oil.-The result:a And it would increase our t liodiesel.fuel mixture had no network of trail and trails we already have. !V s from the e We can leave no greater ets on,bus engines and wasn't a 175 miles open todav to 877 legacy to future generations gcold weather. miles. than an expanded park sys- ency is'testing for"B-20," `ti Our great challenge will hrough February 2007,workers Dal Warren refuels a bus at the East Metro tem that preserves access to be obtaining the resources outdoor recreation and pro- Garage with the new B-5 biodiesel fuel; needed to implement our tects viral natural areas. Round Lake Page 1 of 1 Michelle Olson Qm.. mike fix[mike f'ix@us.army.mil] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:29 AM To: Michelle Olson Cc: Tom Barounis(E-mail); 'Dagmar Romano'; Pat_Martinkovic(E-mail); Terry_Schreiner(E-mail) Subject: RE: Round Lake Hi Michelle, As I'm sure you are aware, Round Lake, and the surrounding lakeshore, is currently owned/controlled by the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service, so they have the final authority on land use. The Army's interest in Round Lake is limited to addressing contamination that originated from historic practices at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant. The potential for risks to human health and the environment are associated with contamination in the sediment below the water. From a contamination perspective, the Army would have no opposition to trails around the lake. Our concern would become greater only if there were a proposal for human activity that could disturb the sediment on the lake bottom. From a restoration perspective, I'm guessing that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency share the same concerns as the Army. As you can see, I have provided a copy of this email to the knowledgeable individuals at the MPCA, U.S.EPA and U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service for their information. I hope this information helps. If you would like to discuss this further feel free to give me a call at 651-633-2301 X1661. Mike Fix TCAAP -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Olson [mailto:Michelle.Olson@ci.arden-hills.mn.us] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 1:48 PM To: mike.fix@us.army.mil *Subject: Round Lake Hi Mike, I just need to clarify the situation with Round Lake. What exactly is the contamination situation with that lake? I have been told that the Army is not in favor of allowing any type of trail along the perimeter of that lake. Could you please confirm this for me. Thanks, Michelle Olson Parks and Recreation Manager City of Arden Hills 651-634-5128 0 11/14/2006