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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-04-08 PTRC Guidelines for Park Development APPENDIX A • 2-4-80 ARDEN FA LLS PARKS AND RECREAT i ON COW I TTEE GUIDELINES FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT The Arden HIIis Parks and Recreation Committee Is developing its park facility plans In accordance with several guiding principles. We recognize, however, that each neighborhood and each piece of park land are unique; specifically, park plans must be based on these unique features and constraints In addition to general principles. Nevertheless, we have used the following as general guidelines for our park de0elopment plans: i 1 . Children and youth in each neighborhood should have access to a variety of recreational experiences. This means that where suitable space is available, neighborhood parks should provide year-round recreational facilities, as well as both passive and active recrea- tional opportunities. • in light of this, we are developing a park system in which each neighborhood park contains, as appropriate, the following facilities: 1 . A tot lot for young children. 2. Climbin c equipment for somewhat older children. 3. A hard surface area for various types of games (with a bas- ketball hoop of one end). 4. Appropriate landscaping- including shaded seating areas for parents or others who are watching small children. 5. Any internal pathways needed to access various facilities. 6. Parking areas, consistent with the activity- Jevels planned for the park. 7. Provide best possible off-street access to all parks. These facilities are to receive top priority anc' be established once a neighborhood begins to develop. Older children and families in each neighborhood should have access to: S. A general skating area. • 9. An area in which to play softball (overlapping with a genera! multipurpose field where room allows). • 10. A picnic area with degree of development depending on neigh- borhood needs and space available. These facilities should have a high priority and be installed as soon as possible. At least one park In each neighborhood will contain these facilities. Two neighborhoods, the North Josephine Area and the Village Hall Area, contain two relatively widely separated parks, each of which will contain these type of facilities. Onl-. one In each area, however, wlIV have a warming house associated with the general skating area. 2. Baseball and softball fields are to be of four types, as follows: a. Regulation Baseball Fields - With five baseball fields available in the community (Mounds View High School , Johanna Middle School (2) Northwestern and Bethel Colleges) we are not recommending new base- ball facilities within the next ten years. b. Adult Softball Fields - Six fields suitable for adult softball are now in existence (Mounds View High School (2), and Perry Park (4). At present, Arden Hills' based teams are: using approximately 41 game/practice time slots per four-day week. With two time slots available per day, this indicates a capacity use of over five fields at preseni . We are recommending a field of this size at Cumm..1ngs Park to accommodate the anticipated increase in industrial teams, contingent upon determination of Council policy toward provision of • fasilities. for industrial teams. Location for this site was chosen to make use of existing parking at Control Data (negotiation has not been undertaken for its use as yet). Although serving future Mutual Services teams might the desirable, nearby Hunter's Park is not sultatle for a recut ation-sized fields and could accommodate an informal neighborhood field only. c. School Softball Fields - Four fields suitable `or youth league softball carves now Exist in Arden Hilts or imr-ediately outside its boundarles, (Middle School (2), Valentine gills School (2). The condition of these fle-ids I imit their use priciari ly to youth games and praci"i ces. d. Neighborhood Park Fields - Currently neighborhood park fields exist at Arden Manor Park, Floral Park, Valentine Park, Freeway Triangle and Ingerson Park. Ir order to fulfill the sTated goal of an area suitable for at least informa! games in each neighbornood, we recommend areas of this type be graded at Hun-,-ers, Cu,-nnings, Hazelnut to d North Snelling Park w:thin the next few years. 3. Football-Soccer (Multipurposs Fie!ds) Currently, multipurpose fields suitable for footba: i , soccer or other games exist at Floral and Ferry Parks. Three other fields (Mounds View High School (2) and Johanna Middle School ) within the city are available at times. We z,re recommending ihrt the softball f ;eids at Cummings and Hazelnut Pzrks be situeted and graded in such a way that they could • be used for for:tball or soccer. Other than that, no new fields are recommended within i-he next ten years. • 4. Hockey 1 Currently, Perry Park and Freeway Park have hockey facilities. The Johanna Middle School facility can be used only on weekends for 'prac- tice. The Mounds View High School facility Is not in suitable condition for use. The Freeway Park hockey facility will not be used for League games but rather for neighborhood activities and practices. We recom- mend.a rink suitable for league games be added at Hazelnut Park where parking could be available at Trinity Church (subject to negotiation). We anticipate s maximum of three hockey areas will be needed as Arden Hills becomes fully developed. When the third rink becomes necessary, we have several option: 1. Improve the lighting at Johanna Middle School . 2. Upgrade the lighting and boards at Mounds View and add a shelter. 3. Add lights and shelter and make a temporary rink on the soft- ball field at Cumminas Park. 4. Improve lighting and increase shelter facilities at Perry Park and add an additional rink. • The specific choice will depend upon Council action. However, in light of past decisions, we are including the Cummings Park option in our recommended ten year plan. 5. Tennis Courts There are currently nineteen tennis courts within Arden Hills (exclud- Ing the tennis club), located at Mounds View High School (4), Pemta-n (4), Johanna tiiddle School (4), Bethel College (6), and Arden Manor (1 ). It should be noted that the four tennis courts at the Villages ot Arden Hills are not avellabla for public use, and the six courts at Bethel CollegE are scheduled Through the Y.M.C.A. for a fee, leaving nine actual public courts. it is difficult to determine whether the current level of interest in tennis will be maintained. If so, more courts may have to be added in the future. Possible sites are Freeway Park (2) and Cu;miines Park (2). Recommcndation of additional courts will not be made until increased demand/need becomes apparent. Space will be reserved for future courts. 6. Volleyball Equipment We recommend that volleyball equipment be Installed at the neighborhood parks. A variety of court surfaces are available: I. The existing or proposed hard surface areas may be used. • 2. Sand courts m<y be used. We recor:eend installation of one sand court to determine Its acceptance in this region of the country. 3. Grass courts may be used. • The following table summarizes these recommendations for those facilities for which a set of standards was established In the 1976 Comprehensive Plan. 7. Trail System The overall trail system will be incorporated Into the design of the park- system. whenever possible, a portion of the -trail will be marked with distance measurements. • • i GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS 1. A TOT LOT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 2. CLIMBING EQUIPMENT FOR SOMEWAHT OLDER CHILDREN. 3. HARD SURFACE AREA WITH BASKETBALL HOOP 4. APPROPRIATE LANDSCAPING INCLUDING SHADED SEATING AREAS 5. INTERNAL PATHWAYS NEEDED TO ACCESS VARIOUS FACILITIES 6 . PARKING AREAS CONSISTENT WITH THE ACTIVITY LEVELS 7. BEST POSSIBLE OFF-STREET ACCESS TO ALL PARKS 8. GENERAL SKATING AREA 9. PLAYING FIELD FOR SOFTBALL (OVERLAPPING WITH A MULTIPURPOSE FIELD WHERE ROOM ALLOWS) • 10. 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N MI 10 1. O CI M •I YI .� 1� ^ ?,. q N A fn M 4 m rr La U vl -Lr! U c E � VA- -ts I Y p._._ 7 _ cii—I All .o I. ortK) -4 _I col_ i I - - I hl r-a CA 44- Co in , , i co Or , cn CL .t o� rod o° o � � gl I � � $• -9! v + - Z.Y O cCA I 411 C. ly � S ; �� � �I I ' I r,•�� ' * In ►� - > , `L N {") f Yi ,O n I...() •,,, � N M •! Y'f 1D 1� m J, G N N CI N i , ;q � p ,�. APPENDIX J ,. ARDEN HILLS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPT. I 1981 Summer Facil-ity - Use Inventory The requests for use of Athletic facilitles has steadily been increasing each year. It Is department policy to schedule the league. games at the school fields and Perry Park, and leave the neighborhood facilities for the neighborhood, Facility. demand is extremely heavy in late March, April and May. Some team practices have been scheduled on neighborhood fields In early Spring. Groups scheduling fields this summer: 1979 1980 1981 Adults Arden Hills Parks and Rec. Men's League 12 20 24 Arden Hills Parks and Rec. Women 's League - 7 12 16 Control Data Corp. Men's Softball League 14 20 22 North Suburban Church League 8 10 10 Suburban Church League 8 8 10 Univac Men's Softball League 12 16 20 Women's Church Slow-Pitch Softball League - - 8 Youth Arden Hills Parks and Rec. T-Bali League 6 6 7 Arden Hills Parks and Rec. Youth Co-Rec. Softball 10 8 8 American Leagion Baseball I I - Bethel College Girls Softball 2 2 2 ,• Bethel College Intermural Softball League 16 18 21 Mounds View High Girl 's Softball Team 2 2 2 Mounds View Athletic Assn. (Baseball League) 12 12 12 Soccer Arden Hills (Nike Soccer) 10 12 8 Cardiac Pacemaker Soccer Program I 1 I Mike's Pro Shop I I I Mark Chase Team I I I Jim Klein Team I I I Bethel Team I I I Mutual Service Insturance Soccer I I I Univac Soccer League 1 2 6 Bethel Men's Soccer Program 2 2 2 North Suburban Soccer Assn. 10 16 16 Arden Hills Youth Soccer - - I Football Bethel College Intermurals 6 8 10 TOTAL 144 182 212 • 1981 Summer Facility - Inventory, page 2 During this past summer, the Arden Hills Park and Rec. Dept. scheduled league games practices, soccer games and neighborhood activities on the following athletic fields. - Adult Adult Youth Youth Bethel Girls Dethel M.V. Girls Leagues Practices Leagues Practices Boys Soccer Intermural Softball d Softball SOFTBALL (15 fields) G-8 G-8 Perry NI 99 45 3 P-14 P-22 G-1 Perry 12 102 54 1 P-10 Perry /3 110 77 5 P-12 Perry N4 98 58 5 P-8 M.V. /1 70 34 8 6 20 M.v. 12 41 29 3 20 M.V. N3 0 12 Jo. So. East 4 42 Jo. No. East 16 18 Val. Hills No. 36 66 2 29 it. Hills So. 27 64 2 24 Arden Manor I Val. Park 34 8 Floral Park 15 6 20 R. Reeder Games-9 Games-20 BASEBALL 90' (3 fields)540 481 141 39 Pract.24 113 Pract. 30 M.V. Varsity - - 24 27 Jo. Varsity 31 5 19 34 Jo. West 42 7 73 12 43 61 Game 9 Game 20 Total Softball/baseball 613 493 184 100 Pract, 24 113 Prac.• 30 SOCCER (6 fields) ".V. East 76 9 4 Youth A.11. Soccer M.V. West 28 3 4 33 M.V. Varsity 23 2 - Jo. Varsity 54 21 34 10 Jo. Pract. 1 5 29 12 44 Jo, Pract. II - 15 186 64 54 69 b 33 GRAND TOTAL . Softball/Baseball 1390 Bethel Girls Softball 33 Bethel Int. Softball 113 M.V. Girls Softball 50 Youth d Adult Soccer 406 1992 1960 Total Sasslon, 1740 a lde:ci:.!st.aun APPENDIX 1, 1930 - 81 ica Skating Program rat;ticipal ill Itepert Shelters_ $16 ,R35 was budg;ated for skatint. act i..vitl.ea for liEl . The `itltuge heated, mainta:lned, and staffed four wart•iang vheltera this winec:r . / Location of these shelters are: Freeway Park Hockey - Ccne; a.1 Sl:tttint; ,l+ting, Pair Johanna Middle School Hockey - C,tenerttl Skstint, - Lighting, Foor Perry Park Hockey - Ceaerttl Skad:ing Lighttog., C.00d Valentine Far.k t;e.nersl Skating - L:ghti(i; , Pour Ni hborhovd Silas Hounds View Nigh Srhool -• Tilt! hocj-,ey rink behind M•aundst View high was flooded and cleared of snow ay the Ciliege crew to handle the heavy demand for Broomball.. There i.e no aheltrr at this site, how- ever, lights are available. In addition to ttte above parks end t, cAioo). sitc::c:, scvera:l nei hbor•r ood pondn were maintained by plowi.ne rinow ant! flooding. [hale ait:es are : rloral. Park Fond Indian Onk>; Court Pan"" l,rdon Manor Pond liuttter'a Ps.rk Pond Pemtom Pond Part1ci_eicr1 on.. Re.pox.t Rink participantscan be divider in,:o fide car.egor:l,ao, LiAke ni:t;i.on Youth Hockey, )lethal College lot:. Brvombc.11, sLatin3 lo3son:;, _ neighborhood hockey and broorcbel.l, ns:iglttorhood getteral 'skstirig. Lake R.e�ior.• Ys.�r:h_llockey This past season, three Lake Ref,ton hoc-It y Tenses were _-4stgcted Arden 11111s rinks for practice end pl.ayi.r,,g home gnmea . Theats thrfte were: Roseville Ft-ate Bank i,lites Utvition - Parry 1'r.;rk - Ceacir„ J. W^bb • Countryside Rent. Squirt Divi.alor - Peary Park - Cocsch, D. ittatz Traveling Tears B Bantams -• Perry Park Bethel CaVeg : Intramural Broomb.-M Co-Recreational Intrumural Broomnall ie the ntc,t .polsulf.r t;pert, actilLt? Bethel College sponsors during the y, nr . The utudents look forward from yeir to year to this progroan. his year 50 teatrs ra:Q,in.tured to play. Over. 700 Individc,als plaint;. Lethal Proottiball gnmen were scheduled et Freeuty, Jolt anan.61'(ITry or fonds), , Tuesday, Inc 'Churrcclt:y nights from 8: 30 to 10: 30 . Camcs 1,16 prvcticc were rlao scl-a-doled at Moundevi_ew Hockey Rir.le, oil Monday:. lot=a;jay, We,:isresiay sad '"hurs'!rq evenings and weekends . The ueaeons run '.:rom .ionuary 12th through February 15Lh. Neigzhboihoad Hocked uitd BroorahaII The mild weather this winter stltnuaa;ced Brent do-el of sket-log And broomball interest in church groups, r_oril+any t:,ammn and nelg*:u—rhoocl groups. All of the rinks were used snore extevaivel.y this paut year on weeknigi-ts avid weekends. Ica Skit.int;, et; cs:u Forty ivur (44 1 ..,,jtridue.ls rctg:_to r, d f:,,r thcr ice skn! int; I essou.0 at Valentite Par k this Seasons. Tha lenilons cure ,ichticul.et! on si:c Saturday mornings from January loth i r, Fi brut ry 141h . Lesocn:; we:ce scheduled :nor .3te,;itt.ncxt; and hdvcncr.c• Cr. r, nt.ter<s . General ;kr;i:in.S__ 1 � atie d grant is r,c,.ursle The w1 ror=: ccsivi.ty en the ice rinks s:hi:t rear. Ilia i.n!:terr.:;;t. ir; t:i:.tting '•,ns nusttined r:tght ul, to mid Febutinry ,;he.it tlse wt;rsn wr:It!• '. de.r troyc:r till- rif ke . 7 i y T Ar r1 1 c� C OU too S � » N 4-1 .50 �b 4 �J ' C o W PL1 - I To ell al to %r Is � T Q r a kn t H car r°— < co m cr g! ' N O \^ C< Go -0 APPENDIX L ARDEN HILLS PARKS d REC. DEPT. 1981 ----Prograie---Report •7:«/,...c.► nc.+re: tc:.,k , IN't�E,v...y �n♦ ACTIVITY PARTICIPANTS ACTIVITY COUNT REVENUE EXPENSE BALANCE Ice Skating 43 6 sessions X 40 240 195 86 + 109 T-Ball 92 13 sessions X 92 1105 824 466 + 358 spectators 100 X 13 1300 Youth Softball 104 13 sessions X 95 1235 936 724 + 212 spectators 60 X 13 780 Zig Kauls B8 ClinJc 37 9 sessions X 37 333 740 705 + 35 Summer Trips 167 4 sessions 188 551 579 - 28 167 children, 21 leaders Swimming Lessons 39 10 sessions X 39 390 293 132 + 161 10 spectators X 2C 200 Soccer 47 12 sessions X 45 540 705 696 + 9 Girls' Gymnastics 85 300 300 0 Halloween Party 21 1 session 21 + 25 46 21 28 - 7 •Jr. Mustang Basketball 240 13 sessions X 230 2990 spectators 125 X 13 1625 2163 3150 - 987 e Adults Tennis Lessons 16 16 X 6 96 219 + 75 Golf Lessons 22 22 X 6 132 312 264 + 48 Racquetball Lessons 21 10 sessions X 20 200 401 266 + 135 Men's Open voiiyball 312 20 sessions 345 312 302 + 10 Gardening 69 345 205 + 140 Jazzercise 15 6 sessions X 15 90 150 120 + 30 MS1 volleyball 65 15 sessions X 25 375 142 + 142 C.D.C.volleybali 2- teams 175 20 sessions X 150 3000 560 + 560 C.D.C. baseball 8- teams 80 15 sessions X 80 1200 450 + 450 spectators 45 X 75 675 Girls' gymnastic Building coordinator 721 + 721 Softball League 40 teams 640 14 sessions X 384 5376 8120 7373 + 747 • spectators 14 X 150 3150 12 sessions X 245 3072 spectators 12 X 125 1500 1 ' 1981 Parks & Rec. Programs - Continued ACTIVITY COUNT Revenue Expense Balance Softball Field 20 teams 240 543 �4 Misc. Building Supervision 2815 - 2815 Program fliers 680 - 680 REfunds 66 - 66 Interest 340 +, 340 2530 30,183 $19,343 $19, 101 + $242 1980 T-shirt Dill paid in 1981 - S289:O0 ** 1981 T-shirt Inventory 525.00 Total S814.00 Program Fund Balance 12/31/81 $6,000.17 nr 14 L' y ' P yc 1~l