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Home My WebLink About2005-04-06 P & R Packet CITY OF CENTERVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION AGENDA Wednesday, April 6, 2005 - 6:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER 1. Roll Call n. PUBLIC HEARlNG(S) ill. SET AGENDA IV. APPEARANCES 1. Mr. Rick Carlson, Hunters Crossing 3rd Addition v. CONSIDERA TION OF MINUTES 1. March 2, 2005 Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes VI. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 1. Earth Day Participation - Saturday, April 23, 2005 Funding for Refreshments 2. Centennial Lakes Little League - Use of the Ball Fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park 3. Adopt a Flowerbed 4. Park System Master Plan for Discussion VII. UPDATES 1. Chain of Lakes YMCA Park Play Days 2. Requesting Charitable Gambling Funds for Park Play Equipment 3. St. Paul Water Utility Property on Centerville Lake A. Park & Recreation Funds for Park Land Appraisal 4. Wheels Skate Park Equipment 5. Trail Meeting Between the Cities ofCenterville, Lino Lakes, Hugo, Anoka County Parks & Anoka County Highway Department to Coordinate Trail Efforts (Peterson) VID. FINANCIALS 1. Updated Budget Information - Mr. John Meyer, Finance Director IX. ADJOURNMENT .. Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes March 2, 2005 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 2, 2005 - 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Parks and Recreation Committee of the City of Centerville held the regularly scheduled meeting on March 2,2005, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. Present: Chairperson Tedd Peterson Vice-Chairperson Wayne LeBlanc Committee Member Suzanne Seeley Committee Member Kathy Peil (VJ[fi)@~~[Y@w@@J Absent: None Council: Michelle Lakso Staff: Kim Stephan L CALL TO ORDER 1. Roll Can Chairperson Peterson called the February 2,2005 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. n SET AGENDA Motion was made by Chairpenon Peterson, seconded by Committee Member Seeley to set the March 2, 2005 Parks & Recreation Committee Agenda as is. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. ID. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Consideration of Februarv 2. 2005 Parks & Recreation Committee MeetinS! Minutes Motion was made by Committee Member Peil, seconded by Chairperson Peterson to approve the February 2, 2005 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes as is. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 10f5 , Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes March 2, 2005 IV. APPEARANCES Mr. Drew Johnson and Mr. Dana Johnson made an appearance to discuss the Adopt a Wood Duck Project. The project was approved recently by the Indianhead Council and is now moving forward. The Indianhead Council made a few changes such as instead of 15 wood duck houses, there will be 30 offered for adoption in the community. Mr. Drew Johnson had applications ready which he handed out to the committee members and left copies to be made available at City Hall. Ms. Stephan will promote this project on the web site and cable with information supplied by Mr. Drew Johnson. Committee Member Peil suggested approaching Northern Forest Products for a possible donation of materials for the project, such as wood chips. Chairperson Peterson asked if there were any orders at this time. Mr. Drew Johnson said a few neighbors had expressed interest and there were Parks & Recreation Committee Members previously interested in adopting houses. Chairperson Peterson asked about fund raising and whether donations were being solicited from other groups or was it being entirely funded by donations from those adopting wood duck houses. Mr. Johnson was not sure at this point, it will depend on the response he receives. The houses will be ready to install in May, as soon as the ground thaws. VI. COMMI1TEE BUSINESS Chain of Lakes YMCA Park Plav Davs Ms. Jen Smith, Chain of Lakes YMCA requested the Parks & Recreation Committee consider the following request. A seven (7) week program, July through most of August. Mondays & Wednesdays for ages 8-12 Tuesdays & Thursdays for ages 4-7 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sports themed, but we will also otTer crafts and other cooperative games $56 for the entire 7 weeks ($2/hr) The YMCA would like to offer Park Play Days at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park as we have the past two years, but make the program longer - 7 weeks as opposed to the two or three weeks that we have done in the past. This would be an option for kids who are home with parents, but need something to do for part of the day, and it would be for the whole seven weeks, not a pick and choose thing. The Parks & Recreation Committee would like to support this program and made the following motion: Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc, seconded by Committee Member Peil to recommend to City Council approving the Chain of Lakes YMCA Park Play Days at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park for the 2005 summer season and the use of the warming house for the program. All in favor. Motion passed unanimously. Chairperson Peterson questioned the $300 donation the Parks & Recreation Committee made in 2004 to defray the cost of the program to the residents and what it was used for. 20f5 ~ Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes March 2, 2005 Session I was held, but Session IT was cancelled due to lack of interest. Ms. Stephan will contact Ms. Smith to determine if the funds were spent on the first session. Earth Day Particioation - Saturday. Aoril 23. 2005 The committee had a discussion regarding their participation in Earth Day activities. Vice- Chairperson LeBlanc mentioned Wargo Nature Center has activities scheduled and are looking for volunteers. The Centennial Little League will be cleaning Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park and the area behind Centerville Elementary School. Chairperson Peterson and Committee Member Peil are committed to activities with Little League on Saturday, April 23rd. Vice- Chairperson LeBlanc will try to arrange the cleaning of one park, probably Tracie McBride Memorial Park. Committee Member Seeley will work with Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc on this activity. Funding for refreshments will be requested at the next meeting. Recoenition Plaques for Former Parks & Recreation Committee Members The committee was unable to present plaques to previous members. Chairperson Peterson invited Ms. Julie Lindsay and Mr. Andre Ziegler to attend the meeting to receive their plaques, but neither was able to attend. Chairperson Peterson will deliver Mr. Ziegler's plaque, Vice- Chairperson LeBlanc and Committee Member Seeley will deliver Ms. Lindsay's plaque. Requestine Charitable Gamblin!! Funds for Park Play Equioment The committee discussed requesting charitable gambling funds from Dead Broke Saddle Club and the Spring Lake Park Lions for park play equipment at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. Chairperson Peterson suggested requesting $10,000 from each for park play equipment. Ms. Stephan will work with Chairperson Peterson to draft a letter. VTI. UPDATES Submittine 2005 DNR Grant / Letter to DNR The Grant Subcommittee submitted a letter to the DNR Grant Committee regarding non- submittal of a grant application for 2005 due to unresolved issues with the widening of County Road 14. Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc suggested Anoka County should work a trail into both north and south bound 20th Avenue. Some discussion was had as far as the City Council signing the Memorandum of Understanding with Anoka County and hopes that the issue will be resolved with all parties satisfied, keeping the trails at the front of the issue. St. Paul Water Utility Prooertv on Centerville Lake / Parks & Recreation Funds for Park Land Aooraisal Chairperson Peterson reported the city has been given a three (3) month extension for negotiations and that he believes the St. Paul Water Utility is making a good faith effort to try and resolve this issue before coming to the city to have it rezoned and then sold as residential. Discussion was had as to the importance of the appraisal as park property and how this affects the DNR grant application. 30f5 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes March 2, 2005 The following information is from Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc regarding the property at 1601 LaMotte Drive: I called Mr. Nick Eloff at Anoka County Parks, who has worked with us on trails, and asked if he had any opinions or advice on the St Paul Water property situation. He said an appraisal with it being zoned as park land would certainly be less than being zoned as residential. He also thought that St Paul Water Utility is somewhat stuck since they would have to go to Centerville to get the property rezoned from park to residential. He said Anoka County Parks recently negotiated with St Paul Water Utility to purchase 64 acres of land around Centerville Lake for $1,300 per acre. I'm not sure where all this land is and the price would have to be double checked. My suggestion is that Centerville get an appraisal of the property with zoning as park land The city needs that data to negotiate the property value. Ms. Stephan supplied the committee with the following information from the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 23, 2005: Mayor Capra provided Council with an update of her negotiations with Mr. Tschida concerning the purchase price for 1601 LaMotte Drive. She then explained that one of the requirements for the DNR matching grant that the City is applying for to assist with the purchase of this park property is that the City obtains a parkland appraisal for the property. She then asked for Council authorization to do so in an amount not to exceed $3,000. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Lakso to authorize Staff to obtain a parkland appraisal in an amount not to exceed $3,000 with the funds being expended from Park Dedication Funds. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Capra indicated that Mr. Tschida has asked for the maximum amount that the City is willing to pay for the property and has offered to finance the property over three years at 6% interest if the City is interested. She then said that the parkland appraisal should assist the City with setting its purchase price. This item will remain on the agenda as an update. SRF Invoice for Completion of Clearwater Creek Trail Feasibility Study The SRF invoice was included in the Parks & Recreation Committee Packet to show completion of Clearwater Trail Feasibility Study. Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc felt SRF did a thorough job and the information was valuable. Wheels Skate Park Equipment Included in the Parks & Recreation Committee packet was a proposal from DuraFun for purchasing and installing additional skate park equipment on the permanent skate park pad at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. 40f5 t Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes March 2, 2005 In the fall of 2004 the Parks & Recreation Committee applied for and received $3,000 in Charitable Gambling Funds from the Dead Broke Saddle Club and the Spring Lake Park Lions. Funds were also allocated in the committee's budget for 2005. Once this equipment is installed it will be permanent. Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Leblanc, seconded by Chairperson Peterson to recommend to City Council to accept and implement the proposal made by DuraFun dated February 21, 2005 to purchase and install skate park equipment on the permanent skate park pad at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The proposed amount is $5,938.43 with $3,000 to be paid from Charitable Gambling Funds the committee has received from Dead Broke Saddle Club and the Spring Lake Park Lions, with the balance to come from Parks & Recreation Funds. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Additional Liehts at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Chairperson Peterson reported Rivard Electric has inspected the current lighting system. At this time an estimate cannot be given as it will depend on what is found with the wiring once the snow melts and the electrician can take a closer look. This item will be kept on agenda as update. Invitine Mr. Jeff Smyser to Attend a Parks & Recreation Committee Meetine Reeardine the City of Lino Lakes Trail Plan A copy of the Lino Trail Plan was supplied to the committee by Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc. The committee discussed having a meeting with representatives from Hugo & Lino Lakes Parks, as well as Anoka Parks & Anoka County Highway Department, to coordinate trail efforts. The trails on the Lino Lakes maps look scattered. Chairperson Peterson would like to try and set up a meeting with all the above. vm. FINANCIALS All Committee Meetine - Budeet Information Mr. John Meyer supplied financial information for each of the committees at the all committee meeting in February. In reviewing this information the Parks & Recreation Committee felt it was incorrect and did not reflect the committee's current budget & goals. Chairperson Peterson will discuss this with Mr. Meyer and Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc will ensure Mr. Meyer has the latest Parks & Recreation Committee budget information. A running balance would be desired on future financials. IX. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc, seconded by Committee Member Peil to adjourn the March 2, 2005 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting at 7:53 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 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I TO: Parks and Recreation Committee Members Kim Stephan yP FROM: SUBJECT: Updates DATE: Aprill, 2005 Hunters Crossine: 3rd Addition Mr. Rick Carlson has asked to make an appearance at the Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting to present his modified proposal for Hunters Crossing 3rd Addition. The original plan was to have 36 homes in the 2nd Addition and 37 homes in the 3rd Addition. The modification will be 44 homes instead of the original 37 homes in the 3rd Addition. The Park Dedication Fees are $3,000 per lot. The existing trail on the west side of the development will be extended per the existing Developer's Agreement for Hunters Crossing 2nd Addition, Phase 1. Adopt a Flowerbed There are five (5) city parks with flowerbeds surrounding the monument sign to each park. In both 2003 & 2004 Parks & Recreation Committee Members, City Staff & Residents have adopted these flower beds; planting, weeding, fertilizing & mulching. The following memo to City Council dated April 9, 2004 was approved. SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Committee Recommendation Monument Sign.\'/Flower Beds in City Parks The monument signsljlower beds in each ~f the five (5) city parks has needed attention the last few years and with limited staff time available, the planting and weeding (?f these flower beds was done by volunteers in the 2003 summer season. Perennials were donated to be planted in each bed and residentslcommittee members did the planting and weeding. The volunteers are still willing to continue with this project, but the beds really need additional work this year. The committee would like to request fund') not to exceed $50 per parkljlower bed to purchase supplies such as plants, fertilizer, top soil & mulch. The committee feels these funds should not be taken from the Parks & Recreation Committee's budget, but rather from the Park Maintenance Fund. Motion was made by Chairperson Peterson, seconded by Committee Member Lindsay, to request funds not to exceed $50 per park/flower bed to purchase supplies such as plants, fertilizer, top soil & mulch with funds from the Park Maintenance Fund All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 10f2 In preparation of the 2005 season I have spoke with Mr. John Meyer, Finance Director, to determine if the Parks & Recreation Committee needs to make a similar motion to expend funds in 2005. Including the tlowerbeds at City Hall, there are a total of seven (7) tlowerbeds. Mr. Meyer is comfortable with funds being expended from the Park Maintenance Fund without a motion from the committee, if the amount is not to exceed $50 per park or a total of$350. I will plant & maintain the flowerbeds at City Hall and Eagle Park. A resident near Royal Meadows, Lisa Aitkinson, adopted this park's flowerbed in 2004 and is willing to do so again in 2005. That leaves Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park, Tracie McBride Memorial Park and Acorn Park. I currently have Adopt a Flowerbed on the web site and the cable channel. I will purchase fertilizer, mulch and flowers for City Hall, Eagle Park & Royal Meadows. I am open to purchasing materials for the other parks if someone is found to plant and maintain them, or receipts up to $50 can be turned into City Hall for reimbursements. Park System Master Plan for Discussion Included in your packet for review is a copy of Carol Pelton's 1987 Park System Master Plan. This was included in information Mayor Capra & Mr. Meyer gathered for the 1601 LaMotte Drive DNR Grant application. YMCA Park Play Days at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park At the March 2, 2005 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Chairperson Peterson questioned the $300 donation the Parks & Recreation Committee made in 2004 to defray the cost of the program to the residents and what it was used for. Session I was held, but Session II was cancelled due to lack of interest. I contacted Ms. Jen Smith regarding this and also inquired as to whether the YMCA was looking for funds from Parks & Recreation for the 2005 program and received the following response: Money would not be required, although any given could go towards reducing the fee and/or supplies. I am still toying with when, how often and how much to charge to cover costs. I will send you a "flyer" with all the info next week when all is determined The money that was given last year all went toward the first session that was offered to cover reduced fees and costs. The second session did not happen as there were too few registered The Chain of Lakes !MeA still lost money on the program. Cost will be higher this year and the program will be longer, fees will need to be such that expenses can be covered Again, if not enough sign up the program will be cancelled I will send you all the numberslfigures next week. 20f2 ........ tervi{{e ~stab[isfietf 1857 March 21,2005 1880 'Main Street . Centervir[e, 'M:N 55038 (651) 429-3232 . Pa:{ (651) 429-8629 Centennial Lakes Little League Mr. Patrick Mahr 4175 Lovel Road, Suite 114 Lexington, MN 55014 Dear Mr. Mahr, We received your letter dated March 15, 2005 requesting the use of the ball fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park and the fields behind Centerville Elementary for Centennial Lakes Little League from April 1 through August 15,2005, Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. until dark. The City of Centerville cannot give you permission to use the fields behind Centerville Elementary School as that is not city park property. This request will have to go through the school. As for Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park, this. request needs to go through the Parks & Recreation Committee and be approved by City Council. The next scheduled Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting is April 6, and the City Council Meeting that follows will be April 13, 2005 so your request for the use of the ball fields cannot be approved before that time. I checked last years scheduling of this and the request was before Parks & Recreation at the March 3,2004 regularly scheduled meeting. The following excerpt is from the Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes of March 3, 2004 for your review. I will submit the same request if it meets with your approval, and add this information the April 6, 2005 Parks & Recreation Committee Agenda. Centennial Little Lea/me Use of Ball fields The Parks & Recreation Committee received a letter from the Centennial Lakes Little League requesting the use of Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park ball fields and the same service provided by Public Works Staff in regards to grooming the fields prior to games. This would be the same schedule as was approved in 2003. At this time, no other requests have been received The Centennial Lakes Little League has worked with the city in the past donating all the backstops and purchased an attachment for the tractor, which is used in grooming the fields. Motion was made by Chairperson Peterson, seconded by Committee Member Zeigler, to recommend City Council accept the request from Centennial Little League to use the three baseball and softball fields and facilities located in Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park for the summer months of 2004 beginning April 1 through August 15,2004, Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m until dark. All in Favor: Motion passed unanimously. ~l~~ Kim Stephan, Parks & Recreation Committee Staff Liaison it',,'. , "-J- '~/ ~ d:"~~/""'~ J;~ ~ . 'b\'~ /'4 G~4~'. '\/\/ )1.\ j?,\'i I ;(. ~\ CENTENNIAL LAKES LITTLE LEAGUE 4175 LOVELL ROAD, SUITE 114 LEXINGTON, MN 55014 March 15,2005 Centerville Parks & Recreation Atten: Kim Centerville City Hall 1694 Sorel Street Centerville, MN 55038 Dear Kim: This letter is to request the use of three baseball and softball fields and facilities located in Lamotte Park and the three fields located behind the Centerville Elementary School for the summer months of 2005 beginning April 1 through August 15, 2005, Monday through Friday, from 4:00 p.m. until dark. These fields will be assigned as home fields for the children who live in Centerville and Lino Lakes that are served by the Centennial Lakes Little League. We will send you a copy of the game schedules as soon as they are printed so you have a schedule for our dragging agreement for Lamotte Park and Centerville Elementary. If you or any staff members of the City Councilor Park Board have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 763/780-3836. Thank you for your continued assistance. SiD=PdPL Patrick Mahr, President Centelmial Lakes Little League PM:th J~-l 1" 14 B7 Dear Reader, I am proud to present the park system master plan and hub site design for the city of Centerville, Minnesota. The primary objectives of the master plan are to eS,tabHsh a park system. throughout Centerville that encompasses all ptiblically owned properties. and . ldentifies potential future park land aquisitions uniting Centerville into a cohesive; safe and aesthetic whole that provides a variety of recreation opportunities. The primary objectives of the hub site design are to establish a city center that connects Central Park. City Hall. Centervi11e elementary school. the lake front and other p~blic spaces while establishing a sense of entry into the hub where there is pedestrian priority. I am confident that this plan and site design will accomplish these objectives. While working on this project I received input from the City of Centervi11e city council, the park and recreation commission. and planning 'and zoning commission, the Centennial Independent School District. the AnokaCounty Regional Parks Department, the Metropolitan Council. the Rice Creek Watershed District, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. the St. Paul Water Works Department and the residents of Centerville I rece'ived much guidance from the Department of Landscape - Architecture faculty, with special assistance from Lance Neckar Other critical input was gained from Norm Hlldrum. Landscape Architect and for the Corp of Engineers and Dennis Welch, City Planner for White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Implementation of this plan and site design will significantly improve future park land acquisitions, development. and management of Centerville park properties. Because there is much undeveloped land yet in Centerville and because its current park properties are also largely undeveloped at this time, a plan for future development is timely and clearly in the public's best interest. The thesis is ideally intended to be implementable in and of itself. However, a use of it as a base from which a further processed plan is begun would constitute success. The thesis was built from preceeding plans and ordinances and tried to closely follow the intentions of earlier and current public consensus, This booklet will identify the site. explain the methodology, present the design solution, and provide appendixes of background information Respectfully submitted, ().(;~ Carol Zoff Pelton ~, I:~ ~ ~ Contents Site Identification Background Purpose of Study Methodology The Design Solution Goals and Objectives Centerville Park System Master Plan Centerville City Center Site Design Appendixes. A Introductory Slide Presentation Script B Exerpts ftOIll Readings about Horace Cleveland and Fredrick Law Olmsted . C Analysis to Determine the Effect Parks Have on Adjacent Property Values .- D Recreation Planning Guidelines and Survey of Leisure in the Twin Cities Summary Used in Determining Park Needs in Centerville E Park and Recreation Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan F Summary of Interviews G Bibliography Background As a citizen of Centerville for the past 6 years, I have come to appreciate the natural and man-made beauty, the historical significance. and the high potential Centerville has as a sate11itebedroom community for the Twin Cities metropolitan area. 'Its potential to attract people seeking entertainment and recreation is also high. yet largely untapped. As a member of Centerville's Park and Recreation Commission. I know first hand that the existing Comprehensive park plan is outdated and offers inadaquate detail for development. In response to current land development proposals the city is reviewing, the Commission must make recommendations for park land aquisitions and park dedication fees, The Commission must identify a park master plan and specific site development objectives to make informed and comprehensi\.'e recommendations to the city, As a student of landscape architecture, I feel that my knowledge and experience can be applied to help Centervil1e identify its future park plans. Past research pa.pers that I have conducted about Centerville include: "Centerville. Minnesota: History of the Land;" "Feasibility Report on Establishing a Linear Park/Trail Corridor Along Clearwater Creek Within the City of Centerv.ille;" ang "Following Land Use Change in Centerville. Minnesota Through Aerial Photo Interp-!"etation," ~, I intend tn' incorporate city. park. and recreation planning theories: design principles: and research analysis to create a document that will be a useful guide and tool. rather than a report filed away and not referred to, Centerville must look at its role as a part of the metro area. It has within its boundries the entran ce to the Anoka County Rice Creek-Chain of Lakes Regional Park which is connected to a larger system of parks. The opportunity to link into this system will be incorporated into the master plan as well as other metropolitan resources and user needs. Purpose of Study The study addresses the need that Centerville has for an updated park master plan t.p.at includes a sense of identity. purpose. and future for its park program, Parks are an integral part of the American city. They provide the facilities and open space for to days' residents and are the legacy I?f public land that we leave for future generations to share and use for their needs. Centervil1e is experiencing rapid growth, evolving f.rom a small rural town into a bedroom community fot the Twin City metropolitan area. Developments are being proposed fot large portions of the open space that comprises about two thirds of the approximately six square, miles within the, city boarders. Since Centerville has a park dedication fee of ten percent of developed land or fee in lieu. the developments proposed offer an opportunity to plan ~d b~ild a park sYstem that will include all areas of the city and will work as a whole, To do this means identifying appr9priate lands for aquisition and setting forth development plans that will fulfill the needs of to days , residents as 'Yell as the future generations of Centerville, The purpose of the hub site design is to unite Centervi11e's 'major public spaces, to establish pedestrian .priority and to express the historic character,- Methodology Information Collection Site character History of town, resident opinion. site visit records, photographs, vegetation survey Site data Plat maps, road maps, regional maps, air photos, comprehensive plan and loning code, county pin numbers' Site Context Determined Identify site location at regional, local and site scale Identify opportunities to link Centerville's park system to other park systems, open spaces, and trails Site Analysis Identify existing public lands and park facilities Document physical site, conditions in eluding, topography, vegetation, hydrology, and aspect Identify special features to accentuate or minimize Identify views looking both from and at current and potential park land Research Conduct a literary search in planning and recreation theory Visit.o1b,er park facilities Program Development Interview Centerville city officials and residents to identify current and future user need Define existing and proposed land and facility requirements per statistical user need Methodology (cont.) Synthesis Summarize site and regional analysis in terms of established program Define key issues and forces Determine constraints and opportunities Summ.arize relationships Design Development Apply planning and design principles and theories in various combinations for both master plan and site design Select alternative concepts each for master plan and site design for evaluation by. critics Synthe~ize the evaluation results into one"com:ept each for master plan and site design Refine each deslgntof~lf~Yprogram requirements Design Communjc;atiD~ Organize board format and produce boards Develop booklet formal and produce booklet Organize and produce slide presentation Organize and rehearse oral presentation Schedule presentations to HorM landscape architecture program and to leaders of Centerville . '. , ~~~ ~ ~'f '~r' '~ D~~mffi~~9 i! 11 I! 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""'l I':l I':l .- '" f"'l :oJ -' ro t"'" Q:I '?':' no ...., ::! :5 :/ THE PARKS OF CENTERVILLE l'fJ A5"J:Eill :PILA W "p:sn3:P~'C"JTYlill A plan for development Carol E Zoff Pdron Univer;ity of Minn=ta L:mdscape ArchitectU'" Thesis F'resontarion Spring Quoner 1937 PrOject Definition (contJ Centerville City Center Site Design Program The city cen~r site design will connect Central Park, St. Genevieve day care, city halL the historic business district, Cenlerville Elementary School. and Clearwater Creek, will be the.center from which the rest of the master plan will beconne.cted. will 'create the image of a pedestrian zone,will features to provide for wildlife habitat: and will include design elements tha.t are la.rgelybuildable by the citizenry to keep costs low. . Concept To create a. hub for Centerville that is pedestrian oriented and reflects the characler of the city. Design I dea Jane McKinnon; U of M Extension Horticulturist. recommended that I incorporate a French flavor into my design details to recognize the historical significance of Centeriille's first settlers . who were predominantly of French heritage. I also . looked at examples of French landscapes of around 1850 to 1900, when settlement by white men began. l .. '- ~--~--------- - -------------- --- ~ " ~ '" -.--..1 . , i i _J I , , J , , ~ ;./ ,/'! I'. i .' , I 'I 'I. l " -r.c- ! 00...,"''''.....:.........1 ~(jCllCllCiO~Ci ~ ""~ r-r-~:!.['i r-:l rot ~~~-5-('lI 1 ~ ~-;;~[!!.._~~ g ;;~~-:~~q -*~ ~ \[rLlCi Oci :rg.j_ Ill::" ag".-~ ~~ 0- AI::" ~ ~ B: i/ I I , , ..~.~)- \ t :--'--- , I: -" L--..-=~ ~ /~ G , <;- " (\ U '~I ~ '. / UUl '. j (~ \ ~ I~ ') ~:-,r 00 THE PARKS OF CENTERVILLE E'U1l JlILAN Carol E ZDff Pelton University of Minnesota Landscape ArchitectUre Thesis Present;Jtion Spring Qu:mer 1987 .iu~ I U I I 1IS41"" ~,.,. ~ ~ A plan for development l~ ... l'OO' . 0- "0"'" ~ .... .H~ ~ CC-:7,?7~<) I , ~ : :'1 ' a . . """ c' - 0 c::=::J ' ~' ~ ~" ""0 I '-- i ~ _ i ---- OJ ' 0;____ ,() ,..- -_ ---.--..\'1,....- -...-.~.~ . . \ --..:..'~ " . . ,-- ~ ~ ::: .., < - ~ .., :g ::: =:l ,., - ~ ~ S ., ~ :J:l ~ l ;l':" ," -.... -' ir}i I : (. ,;; I - I}!'J I D! \i~ k! I I ' ,~,,-, ~ ~ ~~J)~ .l ~1~f ~.;\:5I ....~~7J ",--- - - 'J' '. . -- ,...., .>o';f. '-.,,\ (,} . --v,.) \ 1r "'-?..J '? ~ 1 ~ ""'- ----.~-.r1' LJLJ(j. ~ , I ! Q ,-,...... .- - . r ~~'\ \ I~" ~f .. ~" ~( 't.:: "",-_...cr ,: .1 A. pian for development :PL~ A :rnrn nrrnMfO .~ C~ CROW::: II.. Carol E. Zoff Pelton UnivCISily of Minnesota Undscape ArchitectUre Thesis Presentation Spring Quarter 1987 rLll-!! ~ THE PARKS OF CENTERVILLE ...,. 'SO" -r MO.-nI r- DcJ D O:D. CJ [b ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ I I !OD t t :to. -l ; ~ II" : G1~1 l~"" f - , .l!l...~.. ~ -1 .,f . i :: i I ; I i J Q .- .~ - [ , \ , , , THE PARKS OF CENTERVILLE P~lli ill D D'iYl'fTOffi'f ._~~ !, LJ, h-J" ,L <r A plan for development Carol E. ZDff Pelton University of Minnesota ~dscJce Architecture Thesis p'resem:nion Sprin? Quaner 1987 1..". _GO ,",OIlT11' ~ ~ .~ :> ., ~ ~ f 6 :; ~ ~r~/ ... :r-w................r ~ _....J~. 'ri iIU [=if~w pI ''If-~ r - ~wf ~ f I I , I ....1. I I ':z ,~~ t t 1 ~ .. ~..H ~ c: ., S S' 'JQ - - Q = en /'tI > ., l") ~ I I~ I I I" j!! -, --'-t" .. 1 ,-, I I I .. ~ I I I I I , _.-,t .--t ---, ---I /' /' /' /' . --...-!' ...:- -- I _-I ~ - -- t .,.:!: .----- 1 --_..._---..,..~--- -------_.~ e..... THEPARKSOFCENTERV~LE A plan for development 1'1.Ml' !C C:Em:RM.. :PA:n~ Carol E. Zoff Pelton University of Minnes013 l..:mdscape Archil= Thesis Presemaiion Spring Quarter 1987 r~b--rl Ej '-.::511" -0. MOII"nI APPEND II A INTRODUCTORY SLIDE PRESENTATION SCRIPT the followJng slJde Dmeotatloo JS meatlt ro hell' you understand the backgroUnd and concepts or "The Parks of CenterviHe: A plan Cor development." "* The goals and objectives of this plan Cor park development are ro: develop a comprehensive pat'~ ! system plan. and to design a hub at the center of old Centervllle. "* In developing a comprehensive part system plan all oC Centerville witHe included in the scope of the plan, all pUblicly held land will be considered for park use, potential park land aquisition from future developmentswi1l be identified, pedestrian priority wilt be established, neighborhood will be Hated, the parts and open spaces in and around Centerville will be liated, naturaJ systems will be incorporated, and the park planning the!lries of Fredrick Law Olmsted and Horace Cleveland wilt be appHed. "* In designing the hub Central Part, St. Genevieve Church and Daycare Center. City Hall, the original business district. the elementary school, and Clearwater Creek wiUbe connected, the illusion 01 pedestrian scale will be created, pedestrian priority wm be establisherl, the French heritageoC Centerville will be incorporated in design detail and site layout, and a family of street furniture will be suggested. "* Centervl1le has grown beyond the 1000 population leveL Drained and put into agricultural production in the late 1800's. today. the city is experiencing growth in housing and industry. * Centervilte is conviently located less than 20 miles north of the St. Paul and Minneapolis downtowns in the northeastern section of the metropolitan area.. Centervi11e issti11 ~has large tracts of land that are undeveloped. Within her boundries are included Centervllle Late, Peltier We and Clearwater Creek.. Centerville Road and Main Street are county roads that form the intersection* at which the original business district began and remains. · Itis but one block 10ng.* The Church of St. Genevieve, · The City and fire ball, · and the Elementary School are the other public buildings whose grounds were considered as a part of the bubo · Beautiful CentervilJe late. * Peltier Lake, ~ and Clearwater Creet provide scenic settings lor potential park development. · The eastern entrance U> the Anoka County Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park is located within the city boundries. :e The park offers beach. boating. hiting and camping facHities. :e CenterviUe's main park is called Central Park. Developed from nine acres of farm field it is across the street from Peltier Late. is bounded on two sides by drainage ditches and tree lines. :e CentraJ Part bas two ball fields and a soccer field. It is intented to be the recreation complex for organized sport! in the city. :e During the week: the fields are used by orpnized sports leagues. . Royal Meadows is the only other part facility the city offers. Obtained through the city's 10% park dedication ordinance. it functions as a neighborhOQd park for the residents 01 this development. . Centervil1e has a need for a comprehensive part plan. The farm fields of today. . , - are being converted rapidly into the housing of U>morrow.. The plan for development for the parts of CenterviUeare based upon the concepts olFredrick Law Olmsted and Hotace Cleveland who pioneered park planning in America during the late 1800's. Olmsted designed Central park in New Yort City which was the first pub lis part in America.. . Olmsted also. developed the nation's first plan for a part system in Boston called the Emerald Necklace. It included a series of open spaces, parts and parkways throughout the city that take advantage of Boston's natural features and provide easy part access for many olber residents. . Horace Cleveland inspired the Centerville plan through his designs of the Minneapolis parks system. the St. Anthony hOUSing district and Como Part. as shown here. . Elements 01 these two pioneers' designs that create this high quality of life are the seperation of pedestrian and vebicular tralfic. " . access to.watef' features. * the preservation and enhancement of natural scenic beauty, * and stylized part facilities. · French design from the late 1800's is also used as design inspiration for the Centerville part facilities. * These include streetscape design details. · and the use of the axis and parterre flower beds. *,,:e In Centerville there are many opportunities for developing a part system from our existing parks and public properties. The linear dimensions of sports facilities lend themselves well to the geometric forms of the turn of the century French design. :e These facilities will include soccer, :e and ballfields. *- *- and skating rinks. " Other park facilities include places to gather together, 1: and to be alone, *- People can picnic. * Cook out. * Shelters can provide protection and can be added on to warming house and concession facilities. * Trails provide an opportunity for recreation beyond organi~ sports. They can be used for ro11er skating, " Bicycling, talking and watching, * Jogging, or walking. and they can be used by people of all ages, They can be paved,"* or unpaved. "*"* Trails can follov tree lines and ditches, * and would easily be adapted to Clearwater Creek. which is what the city's comprehensive plan advocates. * Trails can be adjacent to hOUSing. 1: Madison, Wisconsin has a housing development called the ~way where the b~kyards have parkways between them. These are used for pedestrian passage. * and play areas. * Another opportunity for parks in Cen~ille is to de-iefop ~'lakefront in the hub area by utilizing the undeveloped but platted roads that lead to the lake. " and connect with the St. Paul Water Works property along the lakeshore.* The lake shore can offer seating and shore Hshing opportunities. 1: A bench or picnic table can provide the setting, * for hours of pleasure. 1: In 1992 Anoh ccunty is going to rebuild Miin Street from Westviev Street to I-35W. This offer the opportunity to add a bite lane seperate from the road.* This bike lane in Madison has similar conditions to Main Street. * Additional park opportunities include the St. Paul Water Works aquaduct. '* and the United Power AssociatIon transmissIon line easement, '* RoseviUe's Central park has taken advantage of power line easements for trails, ~ and parts.. It doesn't tate much space to provide play opportunitIes, '* and equIpment can vary. '* '* · '* * BaU games can be piayed on a small patch of open ground, '* as can races. "* and plain old tumbling around. '* Boatdwa1kscan provide dry footing to some wetter areas along Clearwater Creetalid at tbe Juelronts where nesessary. "* Signage should be used to indIcate where a person Is In relatIon to tbe part system and to gIve dIstances of traillaops. '* - Privacy of homeowners shoJd be maintained and many metbods can be used. Here a vine covered fence provIdes tbeprivacy nessessary. '* Opportunities for park Water features can be gained from the retaining ponds required by the Rice Creek Water SJled District. Rather than square edged ponds. '* Irregular edges. plantings or ISlands can enrich the water feature. '* i, . These ponds can providepieasent views. '* and educational opportunities. · The main purJ)ose of tbe part system plan and hub design 1s- to provide a more enjoyable and sale environment for tbe citizens of CenterViUe to live and grow in. * CenterviUe is a growing town and the time is right to deveiop a system of Darks. _ The Partsol CenterviUe: a plan for development hopes to be the beginning of the effort to achieve these goals. APPEND IX B EXERPTS FROM READINGS ABOUT HORACE CLEVELAND AND FREDRICK LAW OLMSTED The following excerpts are meant to l1elp tile reader betJer lInderstand tile plzilosopl1ies and UJeories that were used in the forma.tion of tile park"master plan and site design, Horace William Shaler Cleveland (Detember 16, 1814 - D~ember 5. 1900) belonged to that remarkable generation of landscape architects which produced Fredrick Law Olmsted, Robert Morris Copeland, and Charles Elliot. These worthy successors to Andrew Jackson Downing were genuine radicals who proposed fundamental innovations in the form and structure of cities, Not only did they lay the foundations fOf" the municipal park systems of today, but they created a new image of the city as an urban-rural continuum,.pioneeret! in the development of city and regional planning, instigated a revolt against the tyranny of the gridiron subdivision, and directed attention to the neet! fof' coordinated physical and social planning inthe modem metropol1s. Cleveland designed the park systems of MinneapOlis as well as Como park, Moniton Island. and Lake Elmo Park in St. Paul. None exceeded Cleveland's missionary zeal, his efforts to educate the Midwest to the importance of creative landscape architecture for its homes and cities. None exceeded his conscience of the landscape architect's social role and responsibility in an era when railroads and speculators were producing towns wholesale in the West, engaging in a form of pseUdo-planning wherein mechanical regularity substituted for the adaptation of sites to topography, function, and long-term community needs. Cleveland always insistet! that the landscape architect, whether involved in the home- building or city-building process, satisfiet! a primary and not mereiy a secondary, decorative purpose. -Landscape Architecture in the art of arranging land so as to adapt it most conveniently, economically and gracefUlly, to any of the variet! wants of civilization.' No amount of detorative elaboration could compensate for a poorly conceived original design of arrangement. wbich ultimately determined the intrinsic expression_~f a place. Cleveland conceived of the city as an artifact which best served human biological and social needs when it both incorporated and improved upon nature. He aspired JO create an organic unity between the man-made and natural environments, or a continuum in which man experienced the advantages of both. The development of a comprehensive, integratet! park-boulevard system was pivotal to this end. and their efforts to create m~nicipal park systems constituted an important root of modern-day city and regional planning. Park development on a large scale required long-range planning; cities had to aquire land in advance of need, before aquisition costs became prohibitive and choice locations were usurped for private subdivision. The landscape architects who urged communities to plan for the needs of unborn generations were praCtical radicals determined to humanize the nineteenth-century American city. The urban-rural continuum they envisioned, which hinged upon the adoption of systematic planning proceedures and the incorporation of open space into the physical texture of the citY, anticipated to some degree the garden city of Ebenezer Howar~, the regionalism of Pa,trick Geddes, the community planning program of the Regional Planning Association of America and the New Deal. the New Towns of Britain, and. indeed, most subsequent efforts to develop a satisfact.ory relationsh.ip between man. space, and . nature in the urban milieu. . Paris, after the Haussmann reforms, provided the model. where public gardening was not "confined to parks in olleend of t01in, and absent from places where it was most wanted. It follows the street . buiJders with trees, turns little squares into gardens unsurpassed for good t~te and beauty. drops down gracefully fountains here and there. and margins them with flowers: it presents to the eye of the poorest workman every charm of vegetation, it brings him pure air, and aims directly and effectivity at the recreation and benefit .ofthe people: According to Fredrick Law Olmsted any complete municipal park system included at least six distinct features: Public grounds attached to public buHdi~gs,anetwork of squares orsmalt parks, a series of larger local or neighborhood parks, a large rural'parli: 00 the outskirts extending over hundreds of acres, a "great public reservation",:comprising thousands olactes. and !.inally, connecting parkways and boulevards. How can any naturally attractive features. sQ.~h as a. river, lake. etc., near or distant. be made to minister to the beautiful or picturesqu~ character ot the place. by adapting the arrangement to the development of their most attractive aspects? The inhabitants of every part of the city would find in these small parks and boulevards attractive pleasure grounds. immediately accessible to their homes. to which they could resort when the toils of the day were over. The beauty and attractive interest of the city in the eyes' of visitors and strangers would be incalcuably increased by the refreshing variety and supurb effect of coming at intervals upon these verdant areas. and the importance of attaining such a reputation is rarely appreciated as it deserves. In order to fully enjoy the city, it is essential that the means of access should be rendered not only easy, and free from danger and discomfort. but attractive and elegant, so the retollettion of the enjoyment shalt not be marrea by an association of physicial discomfort in its attainment. A chief difficulty in aU attempts at the creation of a park in the vicinity of any city, has been that of agreeing upon its location. The work: at the inception of Central Park in New York. NY, was denounced by many short-sighted ~onomists as a measure of indefensible extravagance. and all the stereotyped phrases of abuSe, which pertain to political blackguardism were brought to bear upon those who favored its proseeution. Yet in the ten years succeeding the commencement of '\\Iork upon the park. the increas~ valuation of taxable property in the wards immediately surrounding it was no less than fiftY-four million dol1ars, affording a surplus. after paying the interest on all the city bonds issued for the purChase andconstrtiction of the park. of three million dol1ars, a sum sufficient. if used as a sinting fund. to pay the entire principal and interest of the costo! the park in less time than wasrequir~ for the construction of the park. The incidental value of such a work as a means of attracting and diffusing wealth in a city is. of course, inestimable. The practical value of broad and liberal schemes of improvement which add to the elegance of a city and rendet' it attractive to visitors, while they strengthen the local pride and affection of the inhabitants~ A widely extendea system of drives. expanding occationally into gem-like gardens of irregular size and shape, and conferring a park-like character upon the whole surrounding country, which would exert a wider and more beneficial influence in CUltivating and refining popular taste than is possible by means of iscolated parks to be visited solely for purposes of recreation. Such a system would afford a greater extent of driveway and probably through a greater variety of scenerY than any city would be able to seeure in a single parle. Itwoul'd be readily accessible from all parts of the city. The expence of purchase. construction and maintanence would be less than that of a single area of equal extent. It would be more cheerfUlly borne because its benefits would be more widely and equally distributed. whi Ie work of improvement and consequence costs might also be extended over a longer period of time instead of being condensed. and enorlDDusly Increased. as it must be. Hits immediate completion is demanded. If the general design for the arrangement of the fine avenues and parks is determinea. the work of preparation may proceed in order of importance. the first being grading and drainage. because until that is done no tree planting can begin. Ne'xt .ispl~ting which is the most essential objett of esthetic improvement. When planting is done, furtrier outlay for improvement may be posponed or expended from year to year. The growth of treeS is the work of time and should be done as soon as possible. Every city should own or control its o'\\ln nurseries. in which the best varieties of trees and shrubs should be grown at sufficient spacing to ensure a healthy development. Day aftet" day is bringing opportunities and silently offering them for our acceptance. No flaming advertisements set forth their merits; no solitiations are made to Seture them. We have but to reach OUt our hands, and they are given to us .without money and without price: But the solemn procession never stops or falters in its course. and we miss the auspicious hour. the chance is gone forever. We may cast our longing eyes upon its retreating form. and curse our blindness and . stupidity, but it is as utterly beyond recall as the day in whose arms it was borne. If provision were made for future necessities by the preparation of a design arrangement whicb should secure the most economical and convenient attainment of the objects which are of primary importance. and at the same time the best esthetic effect of Which the natural feature.s 'Were susceptible. It certainly 'Would operate as a strong inducement to attract immigrants if such a plan were ,published. and they could see for themselves that their future wants and comfort had been provided for. So as with cities. not one of which would now pay largely to secure opportunities for public improvements which might once have been had for a song. but whose purchase would have then seemed a wild scheme. , But purchase along .is notenougb. If simply bought and hetd for a rise. it may prevent neighboring occupation; and thus depreciateinvaiue. Improvemenismust be added of such character as wiU attract occupants by giving evidence that a broad and ~iberalspirit has been exeriedin prOViding for thieir welfare and comfort. . , , . The apology always offered is the poverty of a new settlement aJid ihedamand for all the means at their disposal to meet the expenses of absolute necessity. But aHof th~ wind is taken out of that slliJ by the fact that the true taste would be far less expensive than the present system, because it would leave undisturbed sucbnaturalfeaturesas,could be preServed without~tualinconvenience. and thus save much of what is commonly the most costly of the works of pUblic impr~ement. Sir Uvedale Price in his "Essay on the Picturesque," temarks; "The dlaracteristicbeauties of a village, as distinct from a city,are intricacy,variety, and play ofoutHne. Whatever is done should . be done with a view to promote these objectives. The houses, therefore should be disposed with that view, and sbo~ld differ as much in their disposition from those of a regularly built city, as the trees which are meant to have the charactet' of natural groups should from those of an avenue.' Where ever symmetry and exact lJniformityare introduced, those objects which produce a marked intricacy arid variety must in genet'al be sacrificed. In an ~avenue. lor instance. sudden inequalities of ground, with wild groups of trees and bushes, which are ornaments of forest scenery, would not accord with the prevailing character." APPENDIX C lUfALY~I~ TO DnDMlla TIU; UUCT PARK5 BAn ON ADJACENT PROPERTY VALUES LA 5224 Contemporary Issues Spring 1987 Carol E. Zoff Pelton Assignment .5 Current Issue Ana.lysis The issue chosen for analysis is to determine if property ildjilcent to or in tpe ricinil.V of pad land will expeJ"ience an incre3Seil1 mu.tel Jl31ue. This issue is of importance to me betause the City Council of Centervil1ehas taken the word of a housing subdivision developer who says that tie would be unable to sell lots adjacent to a proposed park site. This wasatactor in ttleirdecision to deny the recommendatIon of the Park and Recreation Commission to aquire this parkland. If the Council is under the impression that parkland will make it difficult to sell adjaCent property and this affects their decisions on other park landaquisition. then I would like to be able to provide the other view point that parks will improve the sellabiHty and market value of adjacent or nearby property. thus generating additional tax income for the city. Hopefully this wiU help the Council to make more informed decisions in the future. . These Park and RetreationCommission park land aquisition proposals are in keeping with the ComprehenSive Plan and park: land dedication ordinance for Centervi11e. These documents have been the guides for my thesis that includes a comprehensive park: system plan. The proposals are based upon the recommendatIons in the thesis and would tit within an overall plan fprpark land aquisition and development. Overall, it is important for landscape architects to have an understanding of the ramifications of development features, such as parts. so as to justify or diSQualify them and to plan for their additional expense and/or income for a project ~, .- . This paper recognizes but will not discuss otberpark/quality of life issues. Today cities are giving Incent!vles to attract development and a developer'S attltiude toward park land dedication can persuade a council's decision. The city must identify for itself the value of park: land on overall tax revenues. both immediately and over tIme. The developer is usually lOOking at his perceived bottom line and may not have the city's ~onomic interests maximized by his proposal. The issue of park land's affect on adjacent property value has been studied for some time. Horace Cleveland used the example of Central Park in New York City as a generator of greatly Increased tax revenue for the City from increased property values of nearby property in the 1800's when advocating for park development in other cities. Over the years property value studies have been conducted and those from the past and the more current studies have generally concluded that park land will increase adjacent land values with few exceptions. It is possible that this type of study or the acummulation of past studies and their conclusions will be a required part of a developer's proposal to cities when the city decides whether to aquire park land from developments. In addition to the developer, Park &. Recreation and Planning &. Zoning Commissions, City Planners. City Managers, Public Works Departments, etc. may have to provide this information to further their causes in front of Councils that demand tighter budgets and receiptldisper~al projections for city facilities and services. We know that many parcels of land contain areas that are highly sensitive or for other reasons would be best utilized as park and open space. Yet often park land is seen only as a drain on public resources and the purely ecOlogical or social reasons for dedicating it as park land are out-weighed by a C(lundt's perceived view of the bottom line. They may see the land as a few more houses to gain taXes fromandtbe cash-in-lJeu as mOney in the pocket. Few are wlllJng to Jook for me long term financial gain park land can bestow on a municipali ty over time. Therefore, a close look at' this issue is 01 vital importancero those who advocate for part land aquisition and development. THE EVIDEN CE In Michael N. Dana's 1987 Master of SCience in Horticulture thesis titled "Horace William Shaler Cleveland: Pioneer Landscape Architect of Minnesota." Cleveland explains the increase in value that the land near New York City's Central Park generated. The following is from a report. "Suggestions for a System of Parks and Partcways fot the City of MlnneapoUs.presented to me Board of Part Commisssioners for the City of Minneapolis at a meeting ot the Baard on June 2. 1883. .The subject of pUblic improvements in theform of parks and parkways is sure in its first inception to meet withoppositiori. owing to anaturatmisconception in the minds of inexperienced persons who imagine that such improVements must necessarily involve the immediate outlay of very large sums of money. . . the repeated experiences of other cities. in this country as well as europe .. . have invariably demonstrated that. . . a Judicious expenditure for such objects is always a wise and safe investment. In the ten years succeeding the commencement of work on Central Park: in New York. the increased- valuation of taxab'le projiert}t.fn the wards immediately surrounding it was no less than $54.000,000, affording a surplus. . . sufficient. if used as a sinking fund. to pay the entire cost of the park; in less time than was required for its construction. . . The expenditures which ,but yesterday were so bitterJy denOUnced have proved the best investment that could possibly have been made. The popular idea. however. that the purchase of lands for parks and parkways involves the ne~essity of immediate large outlay for their improvement is not only erroneous, in fact. but in many cases would be inconsistant with a wise economy. . Clearly, an increase in property value of $~4,OOO,OOO in 1883 was a substantial benefit to the property owners as well as the City accounts. Even with today's inflated dollar. most cities would more than welcome the opportunity to increase tax revenues by 54 million dollars. In Norman Newton's book "Design on the Land H (t 971. Harvard Press), many company towns, new towns, and subdivisions that included parks and parkways are reviewed. The main object of the book is to critique the designs of these developments, but for some examples the economic results of the proj~ts are discussed, too. While it is usually not clearly spelled out that the parks and parkways were directly responsible for an increase in property values, parks and parkways were unique to the develO1lments and vere repeatedly credIted with increasing the quality of We for the residents. Many of these first planned communities were subsidized housing and thus had artificially supressed market values. Early effects upon the market value v.s. expence to the community cannot be accurately discussed. Port Sunlight is an industrial village built by Lever Brothers in Liverpool in 1887. Primarily meant to house the company workers, the development is an early user of the .super block: with housing on the perifery of the block asnd common garden or park area in the interior. The development also had park land not surrolJndedby the housing, but centrally located in the community. The development vas a huge success but no mention of increased property value is given and the rent levels were meant 'to only cover actual operational expences. Riverside, Illinois Is a suburban housing development near Chicago that was designed by Olmsted, Vaux & Co. in 1869. Newton describes the economic stu:ess .of Riverside as: 'What resulted was an unusually inteltegent venture that quickly came to be regarded as a leading example of sound real estate operation, with customers so uniformly satisfied as virtually to guarantee a continuing market. It was an outstanding early model for careful1y formulated deed restrictions, worked out by Olmsted and Bouton together with a view of maintaining high quality. stabilityo( values, and a harmonious community." Riverside "creates a vi!1age-,Ji.ke subUrb with a SYlvan domestic atmosphere: This is the result of maximizing the slight topography with. looping roads. A careful preservation of vegetation and a system of parkways and parks help create thIs atmosphere. Forest Hills Gardens on Long Island, New York: is an example of a subdivision that includes parks. parkways, and a village square. that experienced a ~eat rise in property market value. It was originallY intended for middle income fami1les but lras from the start been a high income area. Mariemont is near CincinnatI, Ohio and was designed by John Dolan in 1923 for Mrs. Thomas Emery as a memorial for her husband. It was to be a complete community that would provide comfortable working and liVing conditions. Its park land's success in increasing market value is summarized by Newton: "The Nolan plan of 1921 has adhered remarkably well. and the recreational facilities indicated for the upper level of Dogwood Park and JUSt east of the Dale Park section have been built. judging form the enthusiastic testimony of people who have lived in Mariemont, it is a happy, harmonious town. Except for the fact that income levels have been higher than the ori&inal intent, it would appear that Mrs. Emery's dream has finally come true." Chatham Village in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania was built in 1932 by Griswold. Ingham. and Boyd. Only 16 acres are built-up, the remaining 29 acres are most heavily wooded with mixed hardwoods. with two mites of trials. These 29 acres constitute a small protective greenbelt on three sides. Managed by the Buhl Foundation until 1960. the development provided a steady, though modest investment return over the years. When sold in 1960 to the residents they had no prOblem obtaining the financing as it is such a success. Baldwin Hills V il1age in Los Angeles, California was built in 1938 - 41. 1Qe landscape architect was Fred Barlow and the plan was based upon the superblock: concept of Radburn. It had an average of 30 housing Units around a shared open space and also had a series of three large open spaces along the center of the development. The buildings and landscape~aterialsunit to form spatial sequences throughout. Its financial success is described by Newtons as fol1ows: "On the ground, its value is measurable by the satisfaction it has brought to OllDers as an investment and residents as a home communitY. Occupancy has been consistantJyl 00%, and there has always been a long waiting list.... . , . The cause of why these five examples of developments have appreciated in value can be directly Hnke{! to the inclUsion in their deSign of public open spaces, commOns, parkS; and .parkways, etc.. They iIl'e unique development designs in large part due to these features and thus provide excellent examples of how park: land will increase the market value of adjacent or nearby property. An other source of evidence that parks will have a positive eHectupon property values comes from "TheEIfectof a Large Urban Park: on Real Estate Value, ~ by ThomaS' R.Hammer. EdwardT. Horn IV, and Robert E. Cougblln. Published in 197 I by the Regional Science Research Institute in Philadelphia., PA,the study loots at market values of property surrounding Pennypack Park in Philadelphia. The report concludes that a net increase in aggregrate real estate value of $4.570,432 Is' attributable to the Park:. It states that houses with a view ,of the Park: enjoy substantiaJ1y more benefits from the Part than do houses further away and therefore, should be assigned a SUbstantially higher rent location. ". The writers studied the rents of surrounding properties to see if rents acwally did correspond to distance from Pennypack: Park:. The location rent ranged from about $1240 per property at 100 feet from the Park to $138 per property at 2.500 feet from the Park:. They found that relative to total land value, location rent due to the closeness of the Park is substantial. At 100 feet it accounts for 34% octand value. at 1.000 feet for I 1%, and at 2.300 feet for 5%. In dollars per acre, location rent falls from $15.600 at 100 feet to $1,800 at 2,500 feet. Location rent increases more rapidly at distances less than 130 feet than it decreases at comparable distances greater than 150 feet. The bottom line seems to be that each acre of parkland, on the average, generates a value of $3.532 in location rent. . These rents account for 7.2:t of total property value at 100 feet from the Park, 1.9% at 1,000 feet, and 0.97. at 2.500 feet. At 100 feet from the Park property values averaged $17,222 and at 2.500 feet they averaged $15,333. about a $2.000 difference. So. while the average increase to property values was not outstanding, in aggregate it raised the surrounding land values over four and one half mi11100 d'oltars. This results in higher taX revenues for the city and these should more than help cover the costs of the Park. While not within the scope of the study, the writers recognize that the public benefits resulting from Pennypack Park are SUbstantially greater than those captured by nearby properties as location rent and property value increases. Many of the people who use the Park come from beyond 2,500 feet from the Park. Many use the park for hiking, picnicking, fishing, etc.. while others simply enjoy' its natural scenery. They and that the Park generates significant e~(Hogical values. especially water resources preservation. which is enjoyed Widely throughout the region. Another source of evidence to support the case that parkS increase adjacent property values is "The Economic Benefits Generated for the East Bay Community by its Regional Park System: A Report to the East Bay Regional Park District." This study was conducted' by Steven E. Spickard from the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1978. This report looked at two areas of economic benefit derived from 'parks: primary "direct user benefits and funds generated from user fees and other spending; and secondary "local impaCt" benefits that included impacts on property values. The report states that in a rational real estate market. the value of amenities gainet! by close proximity (e.g.~ views. fresher air. and access to recreation and open space) will be reflected in the price of location. These benefits are "capitalized" into higher property val ues. The general conclusion is that the increment in residential property value attdbuted to park-reiated amenities will decrease as the distance from the part increases. While this study basically agrees with the location rent curve of the Pennypack Park study. it goes further by accounting for the detrimental effects of parks on property value due to noise. congestion. and increased risk of vandalism; (see figures 1 and 2) To calculate park: effects on new residential developme!lts the authors provide an equation as "follows: Vi - f(Pi. Hi. Ni. Ei. ei), where Vi - the value oC-The ith property. Pi - several variables which describe the relationship of the property to the nearest park, Hi- variables describing the size and quality of the property (both land and improvements). Ni- variables characterizing the neighborhood environment, Ei- variables Characterizing the local economic environment, and ei- an error term. Another source of evidence is a study done by Kitchen and Hendon in 1967 where the authors analyzed a small urban park situated in a homogeneOus. singl~family. residential area of Lubbock. Texas. Obse1'Ving resale values recorded by the county assessor they conclud~ that land values did decline with distance from the park within a two and one half block ring around the park. Another report by Darling in .1973 of Lake Merritt in Oakland. California found increases in property values within a 3.000 foot radius of the shoreline. A study by Lyon in 1972 found that benefits from parks and schools were capitalized into property values as far as one-quarter to one- half mile away from the sites. A s~udy by Weicker and Zerbst in 1973 analyzed. property values around five urban parks in Columbus, Ohio. They found that houses fronting on heavily used parks. adjacent to baseball diamonds or playgrounds. sold for $1.150 less on the~average than other homes in the area. Those Cronting on quieter parts sold for an average of $1.130 more. This illustrates an important point that the type of park facility will affect property value, too. The last evidence to support the assumption that parks will increase adjacent property market values is from .Planning and DeSign of Townhomes and Condominiums.. by Robert Engstrom and Marc Putnam. in 1979. published by the Urban Land Institute. This book does not give specific examples of developments that have experienced increases in property values due to.park land within them. It does. however, cover the planning and desjgn of open spaces which include public open space. natural features. pathways, and public park dedication. It makes two points: __one. that by including open space or parks the developer reduces the area to buIld upon and thus reduce costs and can usually increase denSity and thus proflts per acre of development. Seeondly the book does state that developments with open space or parks will usually sell for more if marketed properly. In general. I feel that with a few exceptions the evidence points to a conclusion that parks will increase the value of adjacent and nearby property. This effect is decreased as -distance from the park increases. This issue probably has had more study than I was able to find and it is important that the study continues and that all of those involved in the planning and development process should be aware of the findings. '. t Value Figure .i ESTIMATED VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES BY DISTANCE FROM PENNYPACK PARK 18,000 17,000 Location Rent per House Lot 16,051 13 ,6.38 10,000 - --_ --0,__,.- .___ ~ Value of House 5,000 200 400 600 800 1000 ?nnn r . i FIGURE 2 The Composition of a Hypothetical "Ne~ Effectsll Location Rent Curve for Parks Market Va 1 ue of Property ($) Increase in property value because of benefits attributable to location near a park. FIGURE 2(a) (+) Value of Property ~. Without the Park Distance From Park (-) ~Decrease in property value because of the noise and congestion attributable to normal park use. Market Value of Property ($) Va 1 ue of Property ~ Without the Park The "net effects" location rent curve (is the sum of the costs and benefits ~. - ,of locating near a park. .- FIGURE 2(b) Distance From Park * This illustration comes from Lyon(1972), p. 122. APPENDIX D RECREATION PLANNING GUIDELINES USED IN DETERMINING PARK NEEDS IN CENTERVILLE The following information is from "Recreation Planning Guidelines," Denney, Charles H.. State Extension Recreation Specialist. Department of Recreation and Park Administration. Extension Division, University of Missouri. funded by the U.S. Department of Interior. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, September 1972. Need foe lIuidelines: An important element of outdoor recreation is quality of the experience. One factor affecting quality is intensity of use of an area. Many natural recreation resources are in danger of being lost due to over-use by an ever growing population. Many parks experience heavy usage resulting in site erosion. and the need for relocation and continuing repair of support facilities. A significant factor is the number of people an area can accomodate without having its recreation potential diminished. Goal standards will help eliminate some of these problems. The foHowing guides for the various park and recreation areas are adapted from the National Standards'" and other sources. =-:National Park Recreation and Open Space Standards, edited by Robert D. Buechner, published by the National Recreation and Park Association.. CO..unity size: less than ~OOO pop. .; 1..5 acres! I 00 people. Nei&hbochood put: primary .users (80%) are within walking distance of the park, with a service area of about one square mile. Included in this general classification are the fOllOWing subgroups. I) Playlots or totlots 2) Vest pocket or mini parks 3) Neighborhood parks Coaaunity-town part: primary users ar~ ,within 15 minutes driving time and serves several neighborhoods. Area Standards: Landscape areas and open space; 0.5 to I acre/l DaD pOp., locate throughout community Playlots - totlots; 0.2.5 to 0.5 acre! 1000 pop., within 5 minutes walking time Mini or vest pocket parks: 0.25 to 0.5 acrell 000 pop., 1/4 to 1/2 mile Neighborhood parks and recreation areas; 2 - 4 acres! 1000 pop., 1/2 mile maximum Town and community parks and recreation areas: 2 - 4 acresll 000 pop., 3 mile ma..ximum PJanniJlI GuideHnes for lecreation Facilities: NOTE: :I: indicates need is already met or exceeded in Centervi1le. NallJre Trails: Trail networks of many types represent a unique prevalent element in a park system by providing defined and unhindered access to natural areas. They may also serve to connect parks to parks. parks to cities. and cities to cities. or to meander in a drainage corridor with no more purpose than providing access to scenic, historic or natural areas". Drainage corridors, generally referred to as environmental stream corridors. present a particularly 'appropriate environment for deveJopment of multi-trail systems (hiking. biking, skiing trails). As a water-oriented environment rich in topographic, geologic, biologic, historic. and cultural resources. trails offer inherent corridor landscape sens"itivity to intensive development and due to the relatively moderate impact of such trai Is. they are ideal facilities witbin corridors. The. area and -width of environmental stream corridors is extremely variable. Configuration. 'topography. and vegetation patterns are t.he basic determinants in corridor width. Trails should lead to or past points of interest such as scenic. historic, cultural or actJvity-oriented recreation areas. An informationaJ sign should give round trip distance. average travel time. and where the trail exits. Trail width ",ill vary according to naturaJ conditions with a normal width of 3 feet per lane of traffic. and widen when necessary at special points of interest. Bicycle traiis should be 3 - 8 feet wide. Trails should be left as natural as possible. but d~aved of vegetation to a height oC 8 feet to allow pedestrian passage. 10 feet for bicycles. The trails should be planned with numerous access points and intertonnecring links. With average grades of 5% and not to exceed 12%. trails should not exceed 3% for sustained distances. Bicycle trails should not exceed 10%. Average hiking rate is 2 to 3 miles per hour (4 miles/hour. with resting time). Climbing adds I hour/IOOO feet accended. ~ iOd Sports Facilities: ~. &sIe! ~/I: 1 goaJl'OO pop. for communities under...3000. Within 1/2 mile. Horseshoe Courts: Minimum of 2. I additional per 2000 population. Playsround: I playground per 100 - 500 pop.. I acre of playground/I 000 pop.. Ma:<imum 3/'i mile radius. Distance 1/2 mile. 10 minute walk. , ~ft/Jal1: I diamond! I 000 pop.. 1 additional diamond/3000 pop. 60' diamonds. minimum 173' to fence. adult slow pitch may require 275'. adult fast pitch may require 250'. Open Play Field.' (Cootball. soccer. etc., may be used for one activity at a time) 1/5000 pop ~enl1is Courts: 1/2000 pop. Picnic SlJellers: One per 1000 pop.. 16' x 20'. The location must be easily accessible and preferably in a scenic spot. Good lighting with vandal resistant weather-proof electrical outlets is desirable. Trash cans should be anchored and have spring-closing lids. Minimum I trash can per 4 tables, They should accomodate 15 - 20 people. Should be within 200' from 20 - 50 car parking area. Optional fireplace or grill should be within 50' of the shelter, Picnic Areas: 3 to 4 acres/ 1000 pop" 1 table/ 1 00 pop. up to 1000, I table/300 pop. for J 000 _ 5000 pop. "JceSC31ing: 1/2500 pop., 1 acre/5000 pop., minimum 85' x 100', : TABLE 4-5.08 Facilities for which Suppliers Should Assume the Most Responsibility , a Reported by Local Government Leaders . ,. Upper Case: High ,Responsibility (At least 4 on scale of 1 to 5) Lower Case: Mode~ate Responsibility (At least 3.1 and less than 4 on scale) STATE WATERFOWL HUNTING AREAS PUBLIC RIVER ACCESSES UPLAND GAME HUNTING AREAS DESIGNATED CANOE ROUTES HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION CAMPGROUNDS BOAT LAUNCHING SITES NA TURALP ARK - LI KEAREAS S~OWMOBILE TRAILS , HIKING TRAILS ~ature study centers zoological gardens picnic grounds bicycle paths cross country ski trails fishing piers walking p.aths botanical gardens swill1lli 09 beaches' 'horseback trail s FEDERAL WATERFOWL HUNTING AREAS public river accesses upland game hunting areas historical interpretation natural park-like areas campgrounds designated canoe routes boat launching sites hiking trails nature study centers COUNTY/REGION PICNIC GROUNDS HIKING TRAILS BOAT LAUNCHING SITES bicycle paths swimming beaches , natural park-like areas campgrounds walking paths historical interpretation public river accesses snowmobile tratls playgrounds nature study centers cross country ski trail s fishing piers designated canoe routes horseback trails' baseball/softball fields archery ranges waterfowl 'hunting areas PRIVATE SECTOR GOLF COURSES DOWNHILL SKI AREAS SKEET/TRA~ RA~GES . campgrounds ri fl e ranges horseback trails archery ranges dirt bike areas 3-wheel drive areas tennis courts boat launching sites 4-wheel drive areas skating rinks CITY /TOWN PLAYGROUNDS 'PICNIC GROUNDS BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FIELDS TENNIS COURTS. BASKETBALL COURTS SKATING RINKS HOCKEY RINKS SWIMMING POOLS FOOTBALL/SOCCER FIELDS WALKING PATHS bicycle paths swimming beaches fountains and gardens natural park-like areas hikino trails go 1 f courses historical interpretation campgrounds boat launching sites archery ranges a Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resourcest Office of Planningt Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Data are from a 1984 survey of resident households. 4.065 .Athletic Swirraning Pools Skating Rinks Tennis Courts Basketball Courts Playgrounds Hockey Rinks Golf Courses . Baseball/Softball Fields Football/Soccer Fields Water Fishing Piers Swimming Beaches . Ri ver Accesses Campgrounds Boat launches Picnic Areas *Natural Park-Like Areas TABLE 4-S.06 Facility Response Groups a Garden Fountains and Gardens Nature Study Centers Botanical Gardens Zoological Gardens Historical Interpretation *Natural Park-Like Areas *Archery Ranges Tra i1 s Bicycle Paths Wa 1 ki ng Paths. Hiking Trails Canoe Routes Cross Country Ski Trai1s ~Natural Park-Like Areas *Horseback Trails Thri 11 3-Wheel Drive Areas Dirt Bike Areas 4-Wheel Drive Areas Snowmobile Trails *Horseback Trails *Archery Ranges *Downhill Ski Areas Hunting Upland Game Hunting Waterfowl Hunting Rifl e Ranges Skeet/Trap Ranges *Archery Ranges * Included in more than one group. a Source: ~linnesota Department of Natural Resources, Office of Planning, Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Data are from a 1984 survey of resident households. Responses were compiled statewide and by economic development region. The perceived needs in each region for facilities in the six groups are compared with statewide perceived needs in a series of bar charts (e.g., Region 4 on Fig. 4-S.31) -- charts for all regions are in Appendix B, Fig B-S.29 to B-S.41). On the regional charts, the height of eacn bar shows the percentage of households that expressed a need of at least 5 on the 1 to 7 scale for all of the facilities within that group. The foreground bar of a facility group represents the regional responses, and the background bar represents statewide responses. The statewide responses remain constant on each regional figure. The bar shading indicates whether or not the differencE between the region and the state is statistically significant, that is, reliable for use in recreation policy decisions. For example Region 4 households requested three facility groups (athletic, water, and trails) less frequently than did households statewide; yet, for only two of these (athletic and water) are the differences statistically significant. The remaining three facility groups (garden, thrill, and hunting) were requested more often in Region 4 than statewide. However, only for the hunting group is the difference from the statewide average statistically significant. For the state as a whole, the trail group of facilities received the highest frequency of ~desire more ~ responses (39 percent). 'u 4.056 TABLE 4-S.06A a Comparison of Statewide and Regional Rankings of Facility Response Groups Note: Rankings are in terms of "Desire MoreN'responses. A rank of '1' has the most "Desire More" responses. Facili ty Statewide F;. -~Rank by Region--------- 'esponse - Group Rank 1 :2 ;) 4 5 6E 6W 7E 7W 8 9 10 11 . 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GENERAL. . .Subdivision design shall comply with the following general design standards: 21.01. NATURAL FEATURES: Existing natural features which would add value to the subdivision and the City such as trees, steep slopes, water~ courses, historic spots and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserve.d, insofar as possible, through harmonious design of the subdivis50n. 21.02. LAND DEDICATION. In all new subdivisions, ten (10) percent of the gross area subdivided shall be dedicated for public recreation space, with such ten (10) percent being in addition to property dedicated fo~ streets, alleys, ease- ments, or other public' ways. No areas may be dedicated for public use until such areas have been approved as being suitable and needed for the public health, safety, convenience, and or general welfare. When the subdivision is too small for practical dedica,tion of public l~nd or if no land in the subdivision is suitable for such.use, the subdivider shall be requi1:'ed to pa-y a fee as per. schedule in effect per . . lot created or ten (10) percent of the sub- . division land value, wnichever is greater, prior to subdivision; the value (marke-t) of the land shall be determined by negogiation between City and developer. Lots created in any manner that. are larger than five (5) acres or three hundred ()OO) feet in. width shall not be subject to paying a fee in -~ieu of public land dedication, but may be subject to dedication of land for public use. A fee according to current schedule will be charged on every building permit issued pertaining to new housing units for parks and playgrounds. 21.0). PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. The design standards of this ordinance may be modified by the Council in the case of a plan utilizing an unusual concept of development which meets the requirements of this section. The planned unit development PUBLIC FACILITIES: PARKS Existing , The City1s existing park facilities fulfill most of the local recreation needs without providing a ITcity parklT per se. The City does own a 1.4 acre parcel in the extreme southeast area but due to its location and character, it offers only limited potential. Recreational facilities currently provided in the city are as follows: 1. A municipal outdoor skating rink is maintained by the city during the winter on the City property near the fire station. 2. Centerville Elementary School facilities are. available for little league baseball, softball and open field games. . 3. The City has two tennis courts which are located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Main Street and Progress Road. 4. LaMottes Second Addition Park (1.3 acres undeveloped) This park is actually located i,nan isolated section of Lino Lakes southeast of Centerville lake. But, practically speaking it will also serve Centerville residents as it is loca ted just 400 feet west of the City line. Although these types of arrangements presently fulfill many of the City1s recreation needs, it is evident that they cannot be counted on permanently. The municipal skating rink will need to be relocated . when the county maintenance garage improvement is made. These anticipated changes along with the Cityls projected growth and a national trend toward increased leisure time and recreation demands, warrant the preparation and implementation of an overall ~ity park plan. Anoka County Open Space Anoka County Open Space accounts for nearly 148 acres of land in Center.ville. It is intended for nature-oriented outdoor recreation use such as nature study, camping, picniCking, hiking and fishing.. The- area also serves as a conservation area and wildlife habitat. Additional property acquisition and development are scheduled for the future, when funds are available. Future development will include a nature center, supporting roads and parking lots, a bridge, bath house, beach development, shelters in the picnic area, picnic grounds and a day camp. There is currently no I?rovision for local neighborhood facilities. 21 Parkland Dedication Ordinance It is important to note that the city has adopted a parkland dedication ordinance. This ordinance requires prospective developers of major subdivisions to dedicate parkland to the city equal to 10% of the acreage of the'subdivision or, if acceptable to the city, cash-in-lieu of land. Since enactment of the ordinance, the city has acquired no park sites. Issues and Objectives The city has recognized the need to establish a practical park system plan ,and has addressed it in the following: Community Issues *Neighborhood parks are needed to provide play areas close to home. Although the regional park will provide a large area for different types of activities, parks within easy walking distance to residences are needed, with such facilities as a ballfield, playground equipment, etc. Community Objectives *Provide park facilities to meet local needs. Identify facility needs (talk with park board, citizens). Determine areas of greatest need. Identify suitable sites: space, location, availability. Coordinate park acquisition and development needs with develop'er towards fulfillment of park land dedication requirement. Look for further school/park coordination. Examine financial assistance options. Park Needs The following table summarizes Centerville's current and future park land needs relative to nationally accepted standards. TABLE 5 Centerville - Park land Needs 1978-1990 1 2 Popula tion Parkland Parkland Forecast Needs Deficiency 670 10.0 4.5 700 10.5 5.0 725 10.9 (14.6 excess) 3 750 11.3. (14.2 eicess) 3 Year 1978 1980 1985 1990 1. 15 acres/I,OOO po!;mlation -suggested national standard 2. Based on approximately 3.5 acres total existing park land and proposed county open space satisfying 20% of City's non-local park needs. 3. Based on acquisition of 20 acre centr.al park by 1981 TABLE 2 -OPEN SPACE" --....... ~ W1 '- 3 R OS/8/75 TABLE 6 METROPOliTAN RECREATION OPEN SPACE SYSTEM COMPONENT USE SERVICE AREA SITE SITE A ITR I BUTES SITE LOCA T MINi-PARK SpecIalized facilitIes tnat serve I concentrated or limited population or spedfic group such as tou or Le!>5 thin 1/4 le:<s till n senior citizens; may be in locations mile 1 acn such as apartment complexes, town- hou~ developments. or cOmmeriQI ~ntef$.. NEIGHBORHOOD Area for intense r~reatjonal 1/4 to 112 mile Physiography PTO;cimity to e, PARK PLAYGROUND activiles such as field games. radius suited for mantary schoo COUI1 games, crafts, apparatus intenS4 develop- area,Skating. . , (neighborhood) ment. COMMUNITY Area for intense recreational 3-5 neighborhoods 25.50 Physiography Pro;dmity To s' PLA Y FIE LD facilities such as athl~tic (community") acre5 suited for ary school and fields and swimming pools;' inten~ public facilitj~ could include neighborhood development. use. COMMUNITY Area 01 natural or ornamental 3.5 neighborhoods 25-50 Afiords natural Proximity to c' PARK quality for outdoor recreation (community") acres features with nity facilities g such as walking. viewing. varied phy~o- where resourc!: sining, picnicking; could have graphic interest. available. some field and court garne.s. ~- Due to the small population and size of Centerville, conventional park facility standards cannot be practically applied toward mapping out the City's park facility needs. As an alternative, the City could simply survey the residents and prepare a list of the facilities most desired by the community and rank them in order of demand. The City could then concentrate itts efforts toward providing as many of these basic facilities as possible to satisfy current needs. The most practical solution to providing for the short term needs would most likely be to develop these fa<!ilities in one major City park. As. Centerville's residential area grows, both in population and geographic size, additional parks will have to be developed. These .parks should then fit in~o a logical system. Each park should be located in close proximity to. the residentS whom the park is intended to serve, and should be of adequate size to support the facilities recom mended for it. Table 6 has been provided as a general guide to help. the City in locating, sizing and designating facilities for future parks and should be used in cooperation with Figure 3 Parks and Open Space Plan. 'RECOMMENDA TlONS Develop a City Park The initial City park should (in addition to providing for current facility needs) be sized large enough to serve as a Community Playfield/Community Park in the future. When additional neighborhood parks are developed in new residential areas there will be a need for a "central" Community park which offers facilities not available in the smaller neighborhood parks. It should also be centrally located in order to serve as a City focal point for major community functions. This one large park could combine playfields, open play areas, (softball, baseball, football, soccer), playlot equipment, picnic areas, group outing areas and passive recreation areas. It would then be augmented by smaller 4 to 8 acre neighborhood parks in residential areas to fulfill walking neighb~rhood needs. Clearwa tel" Creek ". . Clearwater Creek adds an additional element of the park system plan. By preserving the land immediately adjacent to both sides of the creek, the City can assure for future use, the opportunities which the creek offers. trail potential . passive recreation as lineal park wildlife habitat aesthetically pleasing landscape element 24 r ..l. r (! ".,1 Conformance with Plan Content Guidelin~s for Regional Recreation Open Space System. J~ The following is in response to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Plan content requirements. Centerville1s response to the following issues are as follows: Guideline 1 JI "Land use policies and municipal actions to be taken to minimize conflicts between existing regional parks designated in the systems statement and adjacent uses which exist or are proposed.l1 1] Property within the City limits and adjacent to or near the Chain-of-Lakes Regional Park is either undeveloped or developed' in single' family residential (15,000 s.f. minimum lot size). The proposed land uses will be single-family residential with most areas at the traditional 15,000 s.f. minimum lot size. . The only other land use classification found near Regional Park pro[>erty will be Rural Residential which is proposed to develop at a one acre minimum lot size with a 1 unit per 10 acre density. The property proposed for commercial and industrial land use is located in the eastern sections of the community, about as far from the Park as possible. For these reasons, Centerville .feels that the City Land Use Plan will impose no land use conflicts on the Chain-of-Lakes Regional Park. jj j; , I .]' tl1 Guideline 2 l ITExisting or planned improvements alid projects wnich may result in tax assessments on regional park property or which may physically impact regional park property. If ~ The only improvements that the City has planned for near the Park will be residential in nature (streets, utilities, parks) consistent with the proposed land use. The City anticipates no assessment to the Park property. ~'- ,- ., ~ Guideline 3 i ltLocal parks or trails which~, connect with or otherwise affect regional, school district, or neighboring local parks-or trails, including a description of where the link is located and the nature of ~e relationship to the other jurisdiction1s facility.1I The City may consider potential development and maintenance of a park cooperatively with the City of Lino Lakes. This joint effort could occur where Lal\1otte1s 2nd Addition (Lino Lakes) is adjacent to an area in Centerville which is proposed for single-family residential. This isolated 21 lot Lino Lakes Subdivision has dedicated park property of approximately 1.3 acres in size. Due to the small size of the park and the fact that the subdivision is much closer to Centerville than it is to any developable areas in Lino Lakes, it is felt Centerville could cooperate with Lino Lakes to create a larger, more extensive, and better used park in this area. f I l 25 Centerville is proposing to designate Clearwater Creek as a linear park/trail corridor to serve only the residents of Centerville, as it would both begin and end in the City limits. There is a possibility of a link with Lino Lakes (to the east) but due to the marginal land involved and the geography of Clearwater Creek at that point, develol?ment seems questionable. Guideline 4 "Indicate if any regional parks will be used as part of the local park system ~d the function .the regionall?ark will need to serve in the local system". The Chain of Lakes Regional Park has not been specifically designated to fulfill any local. park - (N eighborhood park, Com munity playfleld) needs for the City . of Centerville. However, -the City has recognized that the close proximity of some open space facilities such as lake access, picnic areas and natural outdoor areas will reduce the need for the City to provide them. Guideline 5 "Policies and interim management tools to be incorporated in the implementation program to reserve proposed regional parks and trails designated in the system statement which have not yet been acquired." Presently, there are po designated, unacquired proposed regional parks or trails in Centerville~ All lands previously designated have been acquired. If, in the future, . additional land is designated for Regional Park, the City of Centerville will be available to negotiate with other agencies, as in the l?ast. " 26 TY OF CEN,ER'<1LLE " I crrY OJ ! ' (C,', '. ,'~ R~~~~8 h\.r\: ~ "^~~'~ f~:1 ~q ~V~!; f~J fl", R,_ a~: ,.') , --, i J-_,~, \'1 '\. . !".'-'~'J t ,.-="";;l ",,-. ..- - .-"----."' \o.>o.oio ......--c-,.. t.___ L_...... _ . 4.J " I . .. cm'iHUN ITY CENTERV1Ll,.E ~~ .... ~ .". ,.,*, ~, -! I' II J I )1 IJ~--' : I I r I i ........ __ / I i :----- 7: ..:.- I i /' -I" !// ; i +l'tt- .. . I . . . . - ' --. ---==....::.- i~ , I (7' .. . ( ',. /--~) ,,~.". -.. '. " . . , "; I, \. 1" \,1 " I I I I.. "- , .. APPENDIX F SUMMARY OF INTERVIEWS Nor. Hildru.. Thesis Critic, St. Paul District Corps of Engineers Landscape Architect Code trai1100ps by color and by mile distance. Establisb growth patterns. Call Frank: Star, State Comprehensive Outdoor Plan, 725-7284, rm 1204. lD audience and goals and objectives of opportunities to be provide{1. Put it into context of surrounding facilities, organized sports, etc. justifycu::tions and plans. Long range plan is not risky, just identifies open space and recreation areas for aQuisition. Prioritize phase implementation. An aqulsition alternative is to purchase options on property, lease as park, owner retains title. City is first in line to aquire title if land is sold. Farmer, etc. can sell easement to the city or take a tax write-off through perp~tual easements that preserve the land as open space. Plan for festivals for fund-raising events. VFW and American Legion are big supporters of athletic facilities. Cbaritable gambling is a source of fund raising for Parks. Can we znne land public open space even if it is not publical1y owned? Traits cost more to maintain than to develop. Phase by use. What is the process for identifying and developing potential environmental corridors? Change Park and Recreation Commission to Environmental and Recreation Resource Commiss ion. Funding for hub from the National Historic Register. Look at undeveloped land as potential constraints and opportunities. Open and flat is great for recreation development for sports fields, ete. Do site analysis of what park facilities are the're com.Dared to current 20ning dictates. Include shelters for picnickers. Dennis Wetch. ThesIs CritIc, City of White Bear La1::e Planner. Maplewood has a trail system in Marv Anderson's plat. Contact Randy Johnson. Graphic depiction plus verbal endorsing. Show a profile, section of protected area. "This is a typical section of how we..... Call the DNR and see what shoreline ordinance crv has on record. Contact Molly Como or John Fox 296-7524. Get industry to adopt a park. Establish standards of what that means in terms of maintance. improvement, aquisition, etc. Use gratituity signs or plaques. Start a "Friends of the Parks" support group. Use newsletters to explain the needs of what needs to be done, thank: helpers. promote activities. You need a group of about 20 people. Get the Friends to lobby the Council. Know the process of physical and political implementation. Support and approval basis, involvement of the P & R, establish Council support. The by-laws or City Charter wiU tell if P&R is advisory or administrative. If P?cR are advisory they can only recommend to the Council. Establish what the P&R is, what its role is. . My role is too mixed and should be that of consultant. Gain organized support, allow review. Get the design standards of Eden Prairie, it is a packet for developers and can be an example for Centervil1e: lobert Sykes. Professor of Landscape Architecture, U of M The Council may only make decisions about park land aquisition that uphold the Health, Safety, andf Public Welfare of the city. Cau city assessors and ask "Has it been your experience that parkland adjacent to residential property has a positive or negative effect on the market value of the residential land. Check out the Anoka County Soil Survey froin the soils department to confirm the soil suitability along Cleaniater Creek. Lucy Tho.psoa. Metropolitan Council Long Range Planning Department. The Council must submit an amendment to the sections changed in the Comprehensive Plan if they are to make decisions contradictory to its guidelines. If the subdivision is going to apply for'FHA lihanc!pg,'the Met Council can give a negative review if the Council has not followed the Comprehensive Plan. Rezoning that conflicts with the Comprehensive Plan and thus requires amendments to the CP must be addressed through pUblic hearings. Rezoning cannot conflict with the CP otherwise. Does the rezoning include conflicts with setbacks, densities, shoreline requirements, etc? BiU Hawtins. Centerville Attorney. The City is not bound by the Comprehensive Plan legally. He admits that they must change the plan if they do not follow it. John Bolduc, United Power Association Right-of-Way Technician. Environmental and Lands Division. Agrees in principle that a trail under the power line would be an appropriate use of that land and that it generally would not conflict with land use restrictions. The preliminary plans wouid have to be approvet1 by the UPA. The UPA does not own the land under its power lines, it does have an easement. Sent letter dated March 25, 1987 for specific restrictions. Ti. Inopp, Faculty of Col1ege of Forestry, Tourism and Recreation Land Use Planning Specialist, U of M. "Generally. park land increasing adjacent property values has been my experience." Did: Wedell. Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, Mayor of Shoreview, Developer with a housing development proposal for Centervil1e. "In most cases, when faced with the choice of taking land for parks versus taking cash in lieu, a city should take the land. Officials may think at the time that they need the money now or will not be able to afford park improvements or maintanence if the land is taken, but the money will come from other sources. It really does, in time. But, to not have adaquate land to serve the citizens' needs later, and to end up buying land for parks is too cost prohibitive. Take the land while you have the chance." Other people contacted: *Centerville City Council members *Centervi1le Park and Recreation Committee members "'Centerville Planning and Zoning Committee members ""Jane McKinnon, U of M Extension Horticulturist "'Rice Creek Watershed District "'Grant Scholen, ~fetropolitan Council. Recreation Planning, "'Lloyd Knudson, Minnesota DNR, WildlHe Manager "'Pat Rudolph. Soil and Water Conservation District "'Greg Downing, State Planning Agency Environmental Quality Board APPENDIX G BIBLIOGRAPHY Books: Alphond, A., "Pares, jardins, et Promenades, Third Edition: j. Rothschild, Editeur, Paris, France, 1883 Artz, Robert M: and Bermont, Hubert, Editors, "The National RecreatioQ and Park Association Guide to New Approaches to Financing Parks and Recreation, _ Acropolis Books, Washington, D.C., 1971 Cleveland. Horas W. S.. Edited by Roy Lubove. -Landscape Architecture as Applied to the Wants oC the West," University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburg, PA, 1965 Denney, Charles H., State Extension Recreation Specialist, "Recreation Planning Guidelines: Department oC Recreation and Park Administration, Extension Division, University oC Missouri, funded by the U.S. Department of Interior. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. September. 1972. Engstrom, Robert & Putnam. Marc, "Planning and Design of Townhouses and Condominiums." the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.. 1979. Jensen. David R., "Zero Lot Line Housing," HOH Associates, the Urban Land Institute. Washington, D.C.. 1981. . McLaughlin, Charles Capen Editor .in Chief. "The Papers oC Frederick Law Olmsted: Volume III Creating Central Park 1857- 1861;" The john Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. MD.197i Simpson, Jeffery and Hero, Mary Ellen W.. Editors, "Art of The Olmsted Landscape: His Works in New York: CitY," New York CitY Landmarks Preservation Commission and The Arts Publisher Inc., New York, NY,1981 "Residential Streets: Objectives. PrinCiples & Design Considerations. _ published jointly by the Urban Land Institute. the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the National Association of Home Builders, Washington. D.C., 1977, pp. 44 - 46.~". Zaitzevsky, Cynthia, "Fredrick Law Olmsted and the Boston Park: System: The Belknap Press oC Harvard University Press. Cambridge. Mass.. 1982 Thesis: Dr. Dana. Mike, "Horace William Shaler Cleveland: Pioneer Landscape Architect of Minnesota,' Master oC Science in Horticulture Thesis, University of Minnesota, 1978 Reports: "Community Profiles: Housing, Population. and Households." Metropolitan Council. May 1984 "1985 Population Estimates and Trends in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area," Social and Demographic Report Publication No. 620-86-062, by Dorothy Oatman, Metropolitan Council, May 1986 "Forcasts of Population. Households and Employment 1990 and 2000 for Cities, Townships and Counties in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Metropolitan Council, October 1986 .Capitol Area Greenway,. Greenway Commission Report on the Status of the Capitol Area Greenway Program to the Raleigh City Council. Raleigh. North Carolina, April 1976 .Outdoor Recreation Space Standards.. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. 1983 y CHAIN OF LAKES YMCA SPRING EVENTS (MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2005) Dates: Family Fun Nights All Ages Free and Open to the community! Games, Crafts, snacks and MOONWALK! Our saviors Lutheran Church Circle pines, MN 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. March 4th and May 20th parents Night Out Enjoy an evening out while your chlldren with play YMCA staff! Friday April 15th Ages 6months-l0 years old 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m $10/child $35 cap for families with 4 or more children Our saviors Lutheran Church, Circle pines Guardians must provide: · Adequate supplies (food, diapers, bottles...) · Re7iable emergency phone numbers . I.D. on drop off and pick up Registration deadline: Friday April 1st, 2005 VARIETIES Taste a sample of various YMCA non-physical classes! Experience a new non-sports related activity each week!! Sample classes may include: non-cooklng cooking, young scientists, and messy play and crafts, 5-10 (Families with younger siblings can stay and use the nursery area on site if needed-juice and cookies provided!) April 9th 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. May 7Th 11: OOa. m. -12 :OOp. m. May 14th 11: OOa. m. -12 :OOp. m. Our Saviors Lutheran church, circle pines MN Sl8/child (cost includes all three classes, paint shirt, supplies and snack) Registration deadline: March 25Th. 2005 See back of flyer for reaistration information! Ages: Location: Cost: COMING SOON:INFO ON SUMMER PROGRAMS REGISTRATION FORM: Name: Address: Phone: Emergency Contacts: Doctor's Name and Number: Health or Physical Concerns: 1._parents Night Out Check Event: 4/15/05 5: 30p.m.-8: 30p.m. Name and ages of Children 2._ Varieties 4/09/05, 5/07/05, 5/14/05 11 :00a.m.-12 :OOp.m. Name and ages of participants Paint shirt sizes YS_ YM YL_ YXL_ Total Amount Enclosed $ Check Number Mail Registration Form and Check to: Chain of Lakes YMCA c/o Northwest YMCA 3760 Lexington Ave N. Shoreview, MN 55126 The YMCA has my permission to use photographs of my child for promotional purposes. Initials As parent/guardian of this child, I agree to hold the YMCA harmless from any and all claims. I authorize the YMCA staff to give my child reasonable first aid and to transport my child to a health car facility for emergency services as needed. I hereby acknowledge that the YMCA will assume that either parent of the child may pick up the child at anytime during the program unless notified through court documentation. Signature Date The YMCA welcomes all who wish to participate and annually raises funds through our Y partners campaign to help make that possible. Please let us know if we may serve your family in this way. \~ \~ Chain of Lakes YMCA Summer '05 Pro2rammin& 3M Annual Chain of Lakes YMCA Park Play Davs Lamotte Park Centerville Days: Mon. and Wed. Time: 9:30-11:30 Ages: 4yr-7yr Dates: July llth_ Aug 3rd Days: Tues. and Thurs. Time: 9:30-11 :30 Ages: 8yr-12yr Dates: July 12th - Aug 4th Location: Lamotte Park, Centerville Cost: $40/child (4 week session) Games! Crafts! Sometimes Wet! Sometimes Messy! Always Fun Activities! Centered around YMCA Core Values: CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT, and RESPONSffiILITY! Registration deadline July 1 st, 2005 Golden Lake ],>ark Play Days. Circle Pines Days: Monday-Thursday Time: 1:00-4:00 Ages: 4yr-12yr (age grouping 4-7 and 8-12) Location: Golden Lake Park Dates: July 5th - Aug 12th Cost: $60/child (6 week session) Games! Crafts! Sometimes Wet! Sometimes Messy! Always Fun Activities! Centered around YMCA Core Values: CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT, and RESPONSffiILITY! Registration deadline July 1st, 2005 Sports Sampler A variety of sports will be practiced/played during the session; Football, Soccer, Frisbee, Kickball, Dodge ball, Wiffieball, Golf..... Days: Tuesday and Thursday Time: 2:00-4:00 Ages: 12-15 Location: Golden Lake Park Dates: July 11th -August 4th (4 weeks) Cost: $30.00 for the whole session Registration deadline July 1 st, 2005 Centerville Day Camp: Faith Formation Duildin!!. Centerville Days: Monday-Friday Times: 9:00-4:00 Ages: completed 1st_5th grade Dates: July 5th_ August 12th Group Games, Crafts, Snack, Free time, Field Trips, Swimming at NW YMCA Sign up for the whole 6 weeks or just the week(s) you need! Day Camp (9:00a.m-4:00p.m): $125.00/camper Extended hrs: $30 for before(6:30a.m-9:00)and/ or after hours (4:00p.m-6:00p.m)care Bussing from Golden Lake Elementary and Paul Revere Courts Available See back of Flyer for Registration information REGISTRATION FORM: Participants Name(s)and Age(s): Address: Phone: Doctor's Name and Number: Health or Physical Concerns: Please check all programs for which you are registering. Centerville Park Play Days Ages: 4-7 July 11 th - Aug 3rd CentervilleParkPlayDays Ages: 8-12 July 12th-Aug4th Golden Lake Park Play Days: Ages: 4-12 July 5th - Aug 3rd Sports Sampler @ Golden Lake Ages: 12-15 July 11th - August 4th Centerville Day Camp: "" Weeks of Camp: Wk 1$100.00_ Wk 2 $125.00_ Wk 3 $125.00 _ Wk 4 $125.00 _ Wk 5 $125.00 _ Wk 6 $125.00_ (7/05-7/08) (7/11-7/15) (7/18-7/22) (7/25-7/29) (8/01-8/05) (8/08-8/12) Extended hours needed AM(6:30-9:00)_P.M(4:00-6:00)_ Both(6:30-9:00/4:00-6:00)_ Bussing (to be arranged) needed tolfrom Golden Lake Elementary: am_pm _ both_ Paul Revere Courts _ am _ pm_ both_ Total Amount Enclosed $ Check Number Emergency Contacts: M!W T/TH M-Th TueslThurs Cost: $40!child Cost: $40/child Cost: $60/child Cost: $30/child Mail Registration Form and Check to: Chain of Lakes YMCA c/o Northwest YMCA 3760 Lexington Ave N. Shoreview, MN 55126 651-792-9622 www.ymcatwincities.org The YMCA has my permission to use photographs of my child for promotional purposes. Initials _ As parent/guardian of this child, I agree to hold the YMCA harmless from any and all claims. I authorize the YMCA staff to give my child reasonable first aid and to transport my child to a health care facility for emergency services as needed. I hereby acknowledge that the YMCA will assume that either parent of the child may pick up the child at anytime during the program unless notified through court documentation. Signature Date The YMCA welcomes all who wish to participate and annually raises funds through our Y Partners campaign to help make that possible. Please let us know if we may serve your family in this way. \~ YMCA We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities. tervi{{e ~ta6{isliea 1857 1880 :Main Street . Centerviffe, 'M!N 55038 (651) 429-3232 . PaJ( (651) 429-8629 March 31, 2005 Mr. Mark Larson Dead Broke Saddle Club P.O. Box 441 Hugo, MN 55038 Dear Mr. Larson: On behalf of the City of Centerville and the Parks & Recreation Committee we would like to thank you for your past support of our park improvements. We are planning an upgrade to Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park in 2005. This park currently does not have a play structure to compliment the skate park, ball fields and soccer fields. The project cost is approximately $45,000 and would include the purchase of equipment, base, border and volunteer labor for installation. The committee would like to request $10,000 in charitable gambling funds from your organization. While recognizing the limitations of your funding, any amount the Dead Broke Saddle Club could donate towards this purchase would be greatly appreciated The City of Centerville would like signage to be installed at this project or at the Wheels Skate Park to recognize your donations and support. If your organization has signage available to provide for this purpose, the City will install it, if not; the City would consider purchasing signage depending on the cost. Thank you in advance for your consideration of the Parks & Recreation Committee's request. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me at City Hall, 651-429-3232. Sincerely, c===.~~ Teresa Bender Co-Interim City Administrator CC: Tedd Peterson, Parks & Recreation Committee Chairperson tervi{{e 'EstaGCisfied 1857 1880 'Main Street . Centervir{e, 'M'J{ 55038 (651) 429-3232 . Pax.. (651) 429-8629 March 31, 2005 Mr. Dean Keller Spring Lake Park Lions 8433 Center Drive Spring Lake Park, MN 55432 Dear Mr. Keller: On behalf of the City of Centerville and the Parks & Recreation Committee we would like to thank you for your past support of our park improvements. We are planning an upgrade to Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park in 2005. This park currently does not have a play structure to compliment the skate park, ball fields and soccer fields. The project cost is approximately $45,000 and would include the purchase of equipment, base, border and volunteer labor for installation. The committee would like to request $10,000 in charitable gambling funds from your organization. While recognizing the limitations of your funding, any amount the Spring Lake Park Lions could donate towards this purchase would be greatly appreciated The City of Centerville would like signage to be installed at this project or at the Wheels Skate Park to recognize your donations and support. If your organization has signage available to provide for this purpose, the City will install it, if not; the City would consider purchasing signage depending on the cost. Thank you in advance for your consideration of the Parks & Recreation Committee's request. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me at City Hall, 651-429-3232. Sincerely, c=;:~~~ ~ Teresa Bender Co-Interim City Administrator CC: Tedd Peterson, Parks & Recreation Committee Chairperson I I I I I , I I I I I I , I , I , I ! I A COMPLETE SELF-CONTAINED APPRAISAL OF Lakeshore Building Site - Centerville Lake LOCATED AT 1601 Lamotte Dr NE Centerville, MN 55038 FOR John W. Meyer Finance Director City of Centerville 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 AS OF March 15, 2005 BY Dwight W. Dahlen, MAl, SRA DAHLEN, DWYER & FOLEY INC. 55 E. 5th Street; Suite 1350 St. Paul, MN 55101 Dahlen, Dwyer, 'cQ foley, Inc. I I I I I I I r I I I I I I I I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Brief Description: lakeshore building site on the southeast side of Centerville lake Address: 1601 Lamotte Dr, Centerville , MN 55038 Fee Owner: City of St. Paul, Board of Water Commissioners Parcel 10#: Part of 22-31-22-41-0002 Zoning: Centerville: P-1, Public\lnstitutional Lino lakes: R- 1, Single Family land Size: Total Ownership larger Parcel Subject Acquisition 69,552 SF 23,184 SF 23,184 SF Highest & Best Use: 1 lakeshore building site Estimated Market Value: $280,000 Effective Date of Appraisal: March 15, 2005 Report Format/Content: Complete/Self-Contained Standards: USPAP, UASFlA Appraiser: Dwight W. Dahlen, MAl SRA DAHLEN, DWYER & FOLEY, INC. 55 E. 5th Street; Suite 1350 St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 224-1381 Dahlen. Dwyer, '&? Foley, Inc. -1- ttmCl1JIVl;tJ MAR 2 3 2005 2143 Lehman St. Eau Claire, WI 54701 . Phone: 715-858-0948. Toll Free: 1-877-222-1526 . Fax: 1-715-858-0949 Emai1: danwags@charter.net www.durafun.com March 21,2005. City of Centerville 1880 Main St. Centerville, MN 55038 Dear Mr. Peterson, Thank you for your recent purchase of skatepark equipment. During the manufacturing process we'll keep you up to date on what to expect. In the next week: you should receive an order acknowledgement showing the shipping and billing address, along with the items you requested. Please make sure to review the acknowledgement so that all information is correct for this order. If changes need to be made, or if you have any questions, you can call us at 1-877-222-1526 or email usatdanwags2@charter.net. Thank you again for your order. We appreciate this opportunity to serve you. Sincerely, ~ ~v(~"--- Andrea Hermsen DuraFun Recreation Products, LLC Centerville Park and Recreation Funds and Budget February 28, 2005 Cash and Investments The Shores $ 20,000 Pheasant Marsh I $ 39,600 Woods of Clearwater Creek $ 7,500 Pheasant Marsh II $ 54,000 Peltier Preserve $ 57,000 Hunters Crossing /I $ 108,000 Lions Shave the Mayor $ 500 Andre Ziegler $ 120 Lions Gambling Donation (for warming house) $ 25,229 Dead Broke Saddle Club (over purchase of bike racks 500->561) $ (61 ) Spring Lake Park Lions (Bleacher overpurchase 1000->1070) $ (70) Bonestroo Donation $ 250 2004 Sping Lake Park Donation $ 500 2004 Dead Broke Saddle Club Donation $ 1,500 Interest on Investments $ 4,270 Total Cash and Investments $ 318,338 Assets, Current Cash and Investment (from above) $ 318,338 Sedona Homes Park Dedication $ 3,600 Trail fund (from Shores Dev) $ 12,500 Total Current Assets $ 334,438 Liabilities, Current Parking lot for Lamotte Park (completed 2004) Due to GF $ 52,519 Warming House (roof and interior paint done 2004) Due to GF $ 4,256 Skate Park/Trail (completed 2004) Due to GF $ 8,625 Total Current liabilities $ 65,400 Fund Balance, Current $ 269,038 Assets, Projected . Receivable: Pheasant /II (approval expected 2006-2007) $ 84,000 Receivable: Sedona Homes (expected 2005) $ 2,400 Receivable: Downtown Redevelopment (expected 2007-2008) $ 108,000 Receivable: Hunters III (approval expected 2005) $ 129,000 Total Projected Assets $ 323,400 Liabilities, Projected St Paul Water Property on Centerville Lake - 2005 (1) $ 280,000 Parking lot for Lamotte Park (complete 2005) $ 18,000 Additional Skate Park Equipment (chairitable gambling funds) $ 3,000 Redesign McBride Park $ 25,000 Royal Meadows Renewal $ 1,000 Lights for 2nd skate rink $ 1,000 Lamotte Road Class 5 Trail (2004-2005) $ 4,000 Trail from Meadow Lane to Lamotte Park ? Trail from Chauncy Barratt to Lamotte Parking Lot ? Warming House Improvements ? Clearwater Trail exposure (50-50 grant application) $ 100,000 Total Projected Liabilities $ 432,000 Total - All Assets $ 592,438 Total - All Liabilities $ 497,400 Total - All Fund Balance $ 95,037 (1) Grant funds have been requested to fund 50% of the property acquisition .- a>> ~I CENTERVILLE'S NEWSLETTER SPRING 2005 The City of Centerville would like to welcome our new City Ad- ministrator, Mr. Dallas Larson. He brings 30 years of experi- ence as a City Administrator to our City. Mr. Larson starts April 4, 2005. Stop by and say -Hi". UPCOMING EVENTS: . 13TH ANNUAL CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE DAYS Ii CLEAN-UP DAY - MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY 13 AND 14, 2005. You are invited to participate in the 13th Annual City Wide Garage Sale Days. Please find your registration form enclosed with your water/sewer bill. Complete the form and return it to City Hall by Monday, May 2, 2005 to have your garage sale added to the map of city wide garage sales. If you have items you would like listed, please add it to the registration form. . CENTERVILLE LIONS CLUB ANNUAL WILD GAME FEED DINNER. Variety of Game Meats and Si lent Auctions. Proceeds will go to the Dave Lutz Family. Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. located at Kelly's Korner in Centerville, price $25.00 per per- son. . EARTH DAY - Anoka County Department of Parks & Recreation will be celebrating Earth Day, Saturday, April 23, 2005 at Wargo Nature Center from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Help clean up, plant and beautify parks throughout Anoka County. Please call to register for a specific project for your family or group at 651-429-8007. Lunch will be provided for workers at 11:30 to 12:15. . TAX VOLUNTEERS will be at City Hall on Friday, May 6, 2005 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to help seniors and people with disabilities complete their Minnesota Property Tax/Rent Credit Forms. If you have any questions, please call Diane Pokorney at 763-422-7090. . EDC ANNUAL BUSINESS APPRECIATION "OLD FASHION BBQ" is scheduled for May 10, 2005 commencing at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall in the Council Chambers. . NORTH METRO CHANNEL 15 HOLDS OPEN HOUSE ON MAY 17, 2005. North Metro Channel 15 will hold an open house for their new community television facility on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. (12520 Polk St. NE, Blaine). Tours of the new building will feature editing suites and production studios available for use by the public. Information about North Metro Channel 15's services will be available and staff will be on hand to explain how to get started making community television programs. A drawing will be held for free memberships and North Metro Channel 15 apparel. For additional information contact Michele Silvester, Community Relations Coordinator at 763-231-2806. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Fete des Lacs scheduled for August 5,6, and 7, 2005. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Greg Kieselhorst at 651-653-1833. For Parade information contact Scott Ebel at 651-762-8088. . PLEASE REMEMBER ON-STREET PARKING IS PROHIBITED Did you know that parking on any street within the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. is prohibited? If you anticipate that you will have over- night guest(s) or your own vehicles will be parked on the street, please contact City Hall and we will be happy to provide you with a free park- ing permit. COMMITTEES AND COMMISSION VACANCIES The Economic Development Committee (EDC), the Parks and Recrea- tion Committee (P & R) and the Planning and Zoning Commission (P & Z) have vacated positions. EDC has two vacancies. They meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. P & R has three vacancies. They meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month. P & Z has one vacancy and they meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month. All committees and commission meetings start at 6:30 p.m. or shortly thereafter. If you are inter- ested in becoming a member or have questions regarding the commit- tees/commission, please contact City Hall at 651-429-3232. CITY COUNCIL VACANCY There is a City Council seat available. If anyone is interested in be- coming a City Council Member, please submit a letter of interest to City Hall. City Council will be accepting letters of interest until May 6, 2005. Council meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month and has occasional work sessions. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude and thanks to Linda Broussard-Vickers for her many years of service. We will miss her. COUNTY WIDE CURFEW Ages 12 & Under: No later than 9:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday No later than 10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday No later than 10:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday No later than 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Friday No later than 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday No later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday Ages 12 to 14: Ages 15 to 17: AU RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS in Centerville need to be r~gistered with the C~ty. . To obtain a copy o~ Or- ~, dlnance #38, an application form and associated W fee, please contact City Hall. .. I / / NEW SKATE PARK EQUIPMENT The Centerville Parks & Recreation Committee has ordered additional skate park equipment for the new skate park pad at Laurie LaMotte Me- morial Park to be installed as soon as weather permits. The new equip- ment will include 3-15' grind rails and an 8' x 4' quarter pipe. This is being funded partially by donations received from the Spring Lake Park Lions and the Dead Broke Saddle Club. Thank you. SUMMER PROGRAMS The Chain of Lakes YMCA has Spring & Summer Programs now available for registration. See Centerville's web site for infor- mation (www.centervillemn.com) or contact the YMCA at 651- 792-9622 or www,ymcatwincities.org WARM WEATHER HOURS OF ANOKA COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY The Anoka County Household Hazardous Waste Facility will switch to warm weather hours of operation beginning April 1 and running through October 31, 2005. Warm weather hours: Wednesday 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Located at: 3230-101st Ave NE, Blaine, off Radisson Road. For more information or directions, call Anoka County Integrated Waste Manage- ment at 763-323-5730 or visit the county web site at: www.AnokaCounty.us/recycle and click on household hazardous waste. HYDRANT FLUSHING Spring hydrant flushing is being planned for the week of May 16th. If you have any questions, please contact our Public Works Department at 651-429-4750. BUILDING PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOW- 1NG IMPROVEMENTS: . .. ;,. TEST SAFETY OF PRIVATE WEll WATER The Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services De- partment, in cooperation with 12 municipalities, is sponsoring its 6th SPRING 2005 annual "Well Water Wise" (3W) promotion May 2-6, 2005 to en- courage residents to check their private well water. County resi- dents may pick up a well water test kit at Centerville City Hall or the County's Environmental Service Unit, Room 360 at the Anoka County Government Center, 2100 Third Avenue, Anoka. Water samples can be submitted to the County's Environmental Service Unit for analy- sis every Monday from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon. During 3W week, samples can be submitted Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday before noon. The well water test kit will include details about water collection and submission. A laboratory fee of $29 will be charged. During the week of May 2-6, 2005, samples can be dropped off at Centerville City Hall and trans- ported to the Government Center by Centerville Staff if received before 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Tuesday, May 3rd or Thursday, May 5th. LA WN & GARDEN WATERING REQUIREMENTS Lawn and garden watering may only take place before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. The odd even rule applies for all watering. If your address ends in an even number, you may water only on even num- bered days. If your address ends in an odd number, you may water only on odd numbered days. If you have newly installed sod, you are exempt from this lawn & garden watering requirements for a period of two weeks. The City will place warning notices on homes that may not be aware of the watering requirements and are watering during the restricted times. This warning is an attempt to work with and educate resi- dents prior to issuing violations. Please help us out by conserving your water usage. COMPOST SITE HOURS The Anoka County Rice Creek Chain of lakes Compost Site 763-323- 5744 will be opening April 1, 2005, weather permitting. They are located at 7701 Main Street, Lino Lakes (South of 35W off Main Street/CSAH 14). There hours are as follows: Monday, Wednesday & Friday Closed Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (or sunset) 10: 00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (or sunset) 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 12:00 (noon) - 5:00 p.m. HELPFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS s. Emergency Police-non emergency Police-dispatch & animal control Fire-non emergency Gas Leak Emergency Gopher State One Call Garbage & Recycling Carts Waste Mgmt Excel Energy Qwest (Telephone) Comcast (Cable) Anoka County Compost Anoka County Property Tax Hugo Post Office Rice Creek Water Shed Rice Creek Campground Rice Creek Regional Park Pavilion Reservation 911 (763) 784-2501 (763) 427-1212 (651) 784-7472 (612) 372-5050 (651) 454-0002 (952) 890-1100 (800) 895-4999 (800) 244-1111 (651) 222-3333 (763) 323-5730 (763) 323-5400 (800) 275-8777 (763) 757-3920 (651) 426-7564 (763) 757-3920 Adopt a Wood Duck House Application Name: Address: Phone Number: Home: Work: Proposed Location of Wood Duck House: AGREEMENT I agree to annually clean out the wood duck house and to put in new wood chips. I agree to fix, maintain, and keep the wood duck house in working order. Applicants Signature: Date: *Jfyou would like to make a donation to the Adopt a Wood Duck House Program please indicate amount here. $ *Please make checks payable to Troop 232, and mail them to: 7017 Brian Drive Centerville, MN 55038. *To contact me call 651-426-9791, or email me at dewvi08(ci)vahoo.com. e entennial Youth Hockey Association www.centennialhockey.org March 21, 2005 Centerville City Hall Tedd Peterson, Park & Recreation Chairman 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 Dear Tedd, With the "First Day of Spring" now behind us, and Spring hockey in full swing, we know the past winter hockey season has come to a close. On behalf of the players, coaches, parents and Centennial Youth Hockey Association (CYHA), I would like to warmly and graciously thank you for allowing us to use Centerville ice rink at LaMotte Park for the 2004-2005 outdoor ice season. We truly appreciate the support you have given our hockey program and the youth involved. Personally, it has been a pleasure working with you (and Kim StephanI!) in conjunction with CYHA. You certainly made my job as the outdoor ice coordinator an easy one. In regards to my volunteer job as the Outdoor Ice Coordinator, it is with great sadness, that I am tuming over my position effective the 2005-2006 season, to a new coordinator. It is time for me to move on to other volunteer positions and allow some one else to have the pleasure of working with you. The new person will be in touch with you in August 2005 to submit a formal request to use your rink for the 2005-2006 season. As in the past, we are also planning on using LaMotte Park for our dry land season starting in October. I have enjoyed working with you over the years and hope to see you around town. Thank you again for your continued support of Centennial Youth Hockey Association and the youth we serve, and for playing a role in our teams' success. Enjoy your summer; Fall will be here before you know it! ..rr~ J I McGregor Outdoor Ice Coordinator Centennial Youth Hockey Association / CenterviUe's 13th Annual ,~ City Wide ~ ~ Garage Sale Days and ~~ .00 a.U\. Clean.. U p Day start\ut, at 8. (J:~:3: Waste Management will be at 1694 Sorel Street on Saturday, May 14 from 8:00 a.m. To 4 p.m. Accepted Items for Waste Management: 3x3 bundled brush, trash & large items (furniture, etc). Unacceptable items: appliances, motor oil, lead acid batteries, household hazardous waste and yard waste. (There is a fee with Waste Manage- ment. ) GARAGE SALE If you would like to donate to Epilepsy Foundation, please call 651.287-2300. It's time to get rid of some of your gently used items and make your pockets jingle. Fill out the bottom and return it to City Hall by Friday, May 2, 2005 if you want to participate in the City Wide Garage Sale. Please return registration form to: Centenille City Hall 1880 Main Street e r'lli([e Registration Form 'C<:talj{i.Jit>d'iS';? Items of special interest included in the sale, you would like to have listed on the map. Name Address Registration form must be received by May 2, 2005. Maps and yard signs will be available Friday, May 6,2005 I ! Registration form is available on City's web site.