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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-26-1985 PTRC Agenda - Minutes • AGENDA Regular Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting Village of Arden Hills Tuesday February 26, 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of January 29, 1985 Meeting 3. Junior Mustang Basketball Report 4. North Heights Lutheran Church Park Dedication 5. Council Report 6. Discussion, Drafting Community Survey 7. Gift Suggestion Booklet 8. Spring Program Proposal 9. Miscellaneous Business/New Business • e Report on meeting with Arden Oaks neighbors • Reaction to hockey rink and lights at Cummings ® Report on meeting with Arsenal commander. a Parkway Subcommittee 10. Adjournment PLEASE CALL THE VILAGE HALL, 633-5676, IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THIS MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. • ARDEN HILLS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT • PROGRAM ACTIVITY PROPOSAL SPRING 1985 1984 Spring Program Proposal 1985 Spring Program Proposal Youth Youth Girls Softball, Jr. Hi. League Girls Softball, 3rd and 4th Grade Girls Softball, Sr. Hi. League Girls Softball, 5th and 6th Grade Youth Softball, 3rd - 6th Grade Girls Softball, Jr. Hi. T-Ball, 1st and 2nd Grade Girls Softball, Sr. Hi. Youth Soccer, 3rd - 6th Grade Boys Softball, 3rd and 4th Grade Pre School Gymnastics Boys Softball, 5th and 6th Grade Elementary School Gymnastics Boys Softball, Jr. Hi. Boys Softball, Sr. Hi. T-Ball, lst and 2nd Grade Youth Soccer (3rd - 6th Grade) Pre School Gymnastics Elementary School Gymnastics Adults Adults Co-Rec Volleyball League Co-Rec Volleyball League Mens' Open Volleyball Mens' Open Volleyball Mens' Slow Pitch League Mens' Slow Pitch League Womens' Slow Pitch League Womens' Slow Pitch League • Co-Rec Slow Pitch League Co-Rec Slow Pitch League Golf Instruction (Beg. and Int. ) Golf Instruction Tennis Instruction (Beg. and Int. ) Tennis Instruction Womens'/Mens/ Racquetball Inst. Jazzercise Perpetual Motion Thinning Your Thighs and Slimming Your Hips Prevention and Care of Sports Injuries for Runners and Other Athletes Family Family Community Gardens Community Gardens Kite Flying Kite Flying Bird House Building Bird House Building Flower Gardening Joint Sponsorship Joint Sponsorship Girls' Gymnastics Girls Gymnastics (Olson) Vegetable Gardening (Ramsey Co. Ext. ) Vegetable Gardening (Ramsey Cty. Ext. ) Senior Citizens' Program Senior Citizens Program North Suburban Community Orchestra North Suburban Community Orchestra Little Lakes Little League Registration Little Lakes Little League Registration Aquatics Program Aquatics • • Minutes of Regular Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting Village of Arden Hills February 26, 1985 Village Hall Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Sand. Roll Call Present: D. Sand, A. Anderson, K. Enrooth, M. Gillies, D. Klick, D. Messerly, J. Mishek, J. Otto, M. Peterson Absent: G. Dreyling, T. Mulcahy Also Present: Councilperson N. Hansen Parks Director J. T. Buckley Junior Mustang Basketball Representatives Greg Bagan, Chuck Uhrhammer North Heights Lutheran Church Representatives Derek Young, Landscape Architect, Arlo Lien, Business Manager, Dennis Pederson, Pastor Oath of Office The Oath of Office was administered to Keith Enrooth by Councilperson Hansen. Approval of Minutes The minutes of January 29, 1985, were approved as mailed. • Junior Mustang Basketball Report This parents' organization, before Christmas, had an in-house and traveling program for girls, and now have in-house and traveling program for boys. 186 boys are participating in the program, and 128 girls participated. In addition, the boy's program has five traveling teams, with 50 boys, and the girls' program had three traveling teams, (56 girls). They stated that they felt their program has successfully stressed development of skills and equal opportunity for all players, and was not overly competitive. They found a definite need for the separate girls' program, and expect greater participa- tion next year. They experienced some difficulty in recruiting coaches, particularly at Junior High level. In response to Committee questions, they stated there is not a formal avenue for parent's feedback, but there seemed to be a good rapport between coaches and parents on each team, so parent's wishes were made known. They do not plan to have a summer program, would expect those who wish a summer program to participate in Zig Kaul's basketball clinics. In response to further ques- tions, they stated traveling teams are more competitive, travel throughout the Twin Cities area, usually travelling times are coordinated with parents' wishes. Teams practice once each week, and play games once or twice each week. There is some play on Saturdays. Overall, they are pleased with the results of this year's operation, hope to continue. North Heights Lutheran Church Park Dedication Derek Young, Landscape Architect for NHLC, Arlo Lien and Dennis Pederson, Church staff, met with the Committee to present their proposal for park dedi- cation. Their organization owns 45.7 acres of land. They are proposing land dedication rather than monies. The property has a number of natural holding ponds that serve as a natural runoff for their property and adjacent Minutes, Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes, February 26, 1985 Page three Gillies asked if there is information available for new residents about City parks, suggested all new residents be given this. (Clerk's note: Mayor sends "welcome" letter to new residents which includes list of parks and map showing location of parks and trails. ) Gift Suggestion Booklet Buckley suggested copies of this booklet, used in New Brighton, listing things the City is in need of, and giving those receiving the booklet the opportunity to contribute any of the items. Peterson thought it an excellent idea, said it is being done by other communities. It was moved by Otto, seconded by Klick, that Committee recommend to Council that such a booklet be developed for Arden Hills. Motion carried unanimously. Buckley would have it printed, sent out with the Town Crier, and would do a follow-up with local businesses. Spring Program Proposal Committee noted change in Adult Program, to "Jazzercise" from "Perpetual Motion" and "Thinning Your Thighs". Youth Softball programs are being changed from Co-Rec to separate boys and girls programs to encourage more girls to participate; sense an unwillingness of the girls to participate in Co-Rec programs. • Motion was made by Klick, seconded by Anderson, that the Spring Program as proposed be recommended to Council for approval. Motion carried unanimously. Report on Meeting with Arden Oaks Neighborhood Buckley reported a good attendance by residents at this meeting. At this 1.3 acre site, City crews have completed grading and seeding; Buckley is now proposing installation of 10 x 10 backstop, preparation of all-purpose playing field, a 50' diameter play area, with play structure, and some plant- ings. A hard surface area is planned in the next three to four years. He added that residents offered to provide labor for plantings, seemed pleased with the plans that have been developed. Reaction to Hockey Rink and Lights at Cummings While several members had spoken to neighborhood groups about this possibility, they did not get a definite "reading" from this, residents did want to know where they would be and how high they would be. Committee suggested that if lights were installed, they be equipped with turn-off at a definite time, such as 9:00 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. Committee also suggested visiting hockey rinks with lights to see how they are installed, and how they seem to affect sur- rounding areas; Buckley will arrange this. Parkway Subcommittee Report Subcommittee met January 31, reviewed candidate routes and potential park- ways, will meet again March 7 with Planner Miller to continue work on draft- ing a recommendation to Council. • MEMO • To: John From: Shirley Subject: Tentative Citizen Survey by Parks Department - Postage Costs February 20, 1985 At the last Parks Committee meeting, I volunteered to obtain some information about postage costs in conducting this survey. The Post Office tells me there are three ways to do this: (a) Buying a permit for $50.00, plus a 23 it surcharge for each piece returned (plus normal postage). (b) Buying a permit for $210.00, plus a 74t surcharge for each piece returned (plus normal postage). In both of these cases, we would also have the expense of preprinting envelopes. (c) Affixing normal postage to all 2,000 surveys mailed. Assuming 1,000 of the surveys are returned, (a) costs would be $500.00, (b) costs would be $500.00, and (c) cost $440.00. These figures do not include stationery or envelope costs.