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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 03-05-03 Thank you for coming to the Park and Recreation Meeting we had in January to discuss future plans for Hunters Crossing, Phase IL Also for allowing us time to review the proposed plans. After discussion at our February 5'h meeting, the Park and Recreation Committee would like to inquire about the possibility of incorporating a tennis court into your plans. We would like to see a full size court and the court needs to run North and South to alleviate sun in the eyes while playing during dusk and dawn. The cost of the tennis court would be deducted from the total park dedication fees owed Also the Park and Recreation Committee would like to see a trail from Centerville Road west (running on the north side of the street) to Beaver Pond Way, and North (along the west side of the street) to meet in with the eyisting county trail I have enclosed the minutes from our last park and recreation meeting for your information. Please feel free to come to our next Park and Rec. meeting scheduledfor March 5, 2003 at 6:30 P.M at City Hall. Mr. Carlson was not in favor of a tennis court in Hunters Crossing 2nd Addition, feeling it would not fit well within this development and his past experiences with tennis courts have not been favorable. He said less than .05% of the population play tennis and a tennis court is not only a huge maintenance concern, but also a management and control issue. He felt it made more sense to put it in an existing park, perhaps where there is existing lighting such as Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. Mr. Carlson also felt that because tennis is more of an adult sport and most people would drive in and park, parking would also become an issue. Mr. Carlson stated if the Parks & Recreation Committee recommends the tennis court, he will object. Mr. Carlson proposed giving the city approximately 3 112 acres of pond property, with an estimated 1f2 to 1 acre of dry ground. This land will be given to the city and does not affect the Park Dedication Fee amount. Instead of the proposed sidewalk going on the north side of Dupre Road and the west side of Beaver Pond Way, Mr. Carlson will install a trail surrounding the pond on the above mentioned property, "\-vith access to the trail from lot 19 on Centerville Road and Dupre Road, and also from the east/west trail currently located between Hunters First Addition and Second. All sidewalks will be eliminated from this development. Mr. Carlson will also install a trail along the west side of the development on the St. Paul Water Utility easement, connecting to the existing trail and install stubs from the trail to Beaver Pond Way if that is what the committee recommends. Mr. Carlson will also work with the City ofLino Lakes to obtain a possible easement for the trail to continue to Birch Street. The committee discussed with Mr. Carlson whether it would be a problem to run trail stubs between homes from the trail on the St. Paul Water Utility easement to Beaver Pond Way giving access to the trail from the development. Mr. Carlson said he has had problems in past running trails between two homes, but only if homeowners were not aware ahead of time that a trail was to be run next to their property. Discussion was held what could be done with the approximately 1 acre of high ground surrounding the pond. The committee liked the idea of benches, a picnic area or a gazebo type shelter. Mr. Carlson reported there will be 6 connecting ponds within this development and the depths will fluctuate. Committee Member LeBlanc questioned whether the committee was interested in acquiring the last lot on Dupre Road, next to Centerville Road as park property and how did Mr. Carlson feel about that idea. Mr. Carlson said the lot was still of considerable value to him and he would prefer the committee recommended taking Park Dedication Fees opposed to land. The committee was not in favor of this idea either as the lot is on Centerville Road which would be too busy for any type of park property. 20f5