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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-02-02 . � � ' APPROVED PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 2, 2000 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Park and Recreation Committee of the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on February 2, 2000 at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. Chairperson Michael Navin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: Chairperson Michael Navin Doug Porter Dale Larson Karla DeVine Absent: Steve Brown I Staff• Jill Lien Council Member Terry 5weeney ROLL CALL I Mr. Wayne LeBlanc (1677 Peltier Lake Drive) was present for general discussion at the meeting. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES January 5, 2000 Park and Recreation Meeting Minutes Motion by Mr. Larson, seconded by Ms. DeVine to approve the January 5, 2000, Park and Recreation Meeting Minutes. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. APPEARANCES UNFINISHED BUSINESS Individua12000 Goals Trees Mr. Larson explained that he made a rough sketch of each park in Centerville. On the sketches he indicated the placement of current trees and where he would propose additional trees be planted. He would like to keep as much "open space" as possible, adding that he would like to keep future trees approximately 25 — 30 feet apart. 1 Mr. LeBlanc suggested planting trees along the trail easement, while Mr. Sweeney felt some "clusters" of trees would be appealing — especially at Laurie LaMotte Park, with additional trees along the traiL Mr. Navin suggested tha.t Mr. Larson conta.ct a person with a spade by the March 1� meeting. Mr. Navin also felt that contacting the Soil and Water Conservation District would be important. The Soil and Water Conservation District would take a look at how the trees will match up with wind erosion, esthetic appearance, noise, wind protection, etc. The Soil and Water Conservation District may have some funds available to contribute. The budget for trees in the year 2000 is $7500. Mr. Larson confirmed a date of March 1�` for having contacted someone with a spade, and also contacting the Soil and Water Conservation District. Mr. Navin estimated a final completion date of June 1�, 2000 for tree installation. Benches/Trash Receptacles Mr. Porter explained tha.t he was absent from the last meeting, and wasn't quite sure of what the committee was looking for. Mr. Porter will draw up a formal proposal and submit it at the meeting in Ma.rch. General Lighting Mr. Brown was absent from the meeting, so his goal of lighting will be discussed at the March meeting. Mr. Larson questioned if Mr. Navin had an opportunity to speak with Mr. DeFoe on the �, lights at Waterworks. Mr. Navin hasn't had an opportunity yet, but will before the March � meeting. , Landscaping Ms. DeVine explained tl�at she is waiting on a call from Jim Elling. Mr. Elling suggested using edging instead of garden blocks. Since there is a limited budget of $5000, he felt garden blocks would be very expensive. Ms. DeVine asked Mr. Elling to make some suggestions, for which she is still awaiting his call. Ms. DeVine mentioned tha.t the two (2) memorial parks have bushes around the signs already, but need "cleaning up", and possibly a few more flowers. The other parks have nothing under their signs. Mr. Sweeney suggested contacting Joe Goetz of Goetz Landscaping. Mr. Porter mentioned that Betsy Schilling offered her "Garden Club" to maintain the landscaping around the park signs, adding this would be a great opportunity to get citizen involvement. Ms. DeVine is looking to have more information at the March meeting, with an anticipated completion da.te in June. 2 Playground Equipment (Roya1 Meadows Park� Ms. DeVine spoke with Harlan Lehrnan (Minnesota/Wisconsin Playground Equipment) regazding the purchase of play equipment to be installed at the Roya1 Meadows Park. He suggested purchasing a structure tha.t costs approxirr�ately $12,000 but replace some of the features with less expensive features, and lower the price accordingly. Ms. DeVine questioned the committee on what the actual budget is. More specifically, do alt of the e�enses have to come out of the $10,000 budget? The committee explained that the entire project must come out of the $10,000 budget, which would include the play structure, fiber, pea rock, drain tile, ground covering, etc. Mr. Navin felt we should get more than one bid for the play equipment with two (2) separate itemized lists indicating fees with or without installation included. The schedule of steps for Royal Meadows Park are as follows: Task Date Person Written Quotes 3/1 Ms. DeVine Approvai 3/1 Comrnittee Gather Volunteers 5/5 Ms, DeVine Set up / Installation 6/1 Volunteers/Team Bud�et Update The Park and Recreation Committee as a whole felt that the Individual Goa1s discussed were inclusive of any budget information, so there wasn't any more discussion relating � specifically to the budget. Grant Drafts to Review Ms. DeVine explained that Mr. March, Mr. LeBlanc and she went to the meeting offered ' by Anoka County regarding the grants offered through the DNR. Mr. March and Ms. DeVine went to the area that related specifically to Outdoor Recreation Grants, while Mr. LeBlanc went to the area related to trails. Mr. LeBlanc felt it would be beneficial to apply for additiona.l grants. Ms. DeVine explained the she spoke with Audrey from Anoka County who informed her that funds for the Outdoor Recreation Grants have all been expended. Familv Skate Night/Community Skate Nig6t Ms. Lien explained that the Community Skate Night held on January 23` was not a success. Unfortunateiy, the Girl Scout Troop that was supposed to caordinate the event didn't show up. Luckily, Mr. Tedd Peterson (public works employee) and his family went to the event, only to be greeted by several children asking if he was the popcorn and hot chocolate man??? Mr. Peterson was kind enough to take over the responsibility, but felt this should have been taken ca.re o� since we advertised the event. 3 Mr. Navin explained tha.t Mr. Porter had called him earlier that week to inform him that the Girl Scout Troop would not be able to attend the Community Skate Night. Since Mr. Porter also would not be able to coordinate the skate night, he asked Mr. Navin to coordinate it. Mr. Navin said he would cover that night, but then inadvertently forgot about it. Mr. Navin took full responsibility for the absence of a coordinator. Laurie LaMotte Trail Update The committee felt most of the discussion relating to LaMotte Pazk had been done with the exception of the trails. Mr. Porter questioned what type of trail the committee would l�e to install in this park? Also, should it be paved, and should it be part of the traiLs to establish in the year 2000? Mr. Navin explained that as the years go by, these types of issues will be taken care of one by one. Mr. Sweeney mentioned that these types of issues need to be monitored for completion. Mr. LeBlanc suggested tha,t the Park and Recreation Committee create a map of the trails within the city. Mr. Navin requested Ms. Lien talk to the City Engineer and have him create a trail map that would indicate existing paved, proposed, gravel trails and sidewalks within the city. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION ITEMS ' Workshon Mr. Porter and Ms. DeVine wanted to discuss the Goals Workshop that they attended on January 19�'. Mr. Porter e�cplained that trails were a major part of the discussion, adding that it will take some time to install all of the desired trails. Ms. DeVine questioned the trail in the proposed Hunters Crossing development, specifically the preliminary plat showing the trail along the south end. Mr. Sweeney explained that the proposed traal running along the south side is mitigated wetland. The major portion of the southeast corner of the development is wetland. The trail will access directly into the park in the northeast cul-de-sa.c. Mr. Porter would like to see a plat map before it goes to council for the final approval. He also questioned the need to have any preliminary engineering work done. Mr. Navin stressed the need to identify the direction of the trail before April 1�`, adding that he would like to see the Pazk and Recreation Committee physically go out to Laurie LaMotte Park and mark out the trail. 4 � . Mr. Sweeney will relay the desires and intentions of the Park and Recreation Committee to the City Council. Mr. Sweeney explained the top three (3) goals of the City Council. 1. New Public Works Site — Eagle Trucking. 2. Establishing a Water tower and Water tower fund. 3. Downtown Revitalization. Ms. DeVine stressed that residents urged the need for youth activities. Ms. Lien agreed she has heard a lot of comments from residents stating that they do not want to go to Lino Lakes for activities for their children. Residents would like to see activities within the city. Ms. Lien suggested CPR classes through the Fire Department, or babysitting classes — there are a lot of young teen-age girls that would be perfect for such classes. These could be coordinated tl�rough City Hall. Mr. Sweeny noted that a lot of money would be required for these activities, when you consider the downtown revitalization. Residents would like to see the current Public Works site stay a focal point of the city. Mr. Sweeney shared that he would like to see the current City Hall become a youth center, and build a new City Hall with a library or post office attached, at the current Public Works site. Mr. Porter added that the YMCA representative could also coordinate these activities through the City. Since the ball fields will be ready for use in the spring, the Little League will be bringing most of their activities here. This will provide more activities for children within the city. Mr. Porter suggested we coordinate a Open House at the Fire House. Intern Mr. Porter questioned whether the committee was still interested in pursuing an intern. The intern would receive college credits in lieu of a salary. The committee felt this would be a good resource for the Park and Recreation Committee, and gave Mr. Porter their approval to go ahead and speak with the University. Letter of Interest Mr. LeBlanc submitted a letter of interest in filling any upcoming vacancies on the Park and Recreation Committee, should any arise. Laurie LaMotte Park Dedication Mr. Navin felt it would be appropriate to have a dedication at the Laurie LaMotte Park. Since the ball fields are ready for use, and there has been so much involvement from past and present members of Park and Recreation for this park, he felt the Park and Recreation Committee should do some type of inauguration/dedication of the park showing it's ready to be used. Mr. Navin suggested inviting past and present Park and Recreation 5 � Committee members along with the current City Council. He would like to see the dedication take place around the first week of June. Mr. Navin requested Ms. Lien put this on the City Council's ne�rt council meeting agenda. Welcome Banner There was discussion of purchasing a banner on behalf of the Park and Recreation Committee to be placed at any park event or city function. Motion by Mr. Navin authorizing Mr. Porter to spend up to $200 on a banner to read: Centerville Parks and Recreation Welcomes Yau! Motion seconded by Ms. DeVine. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Comprehensive Plan Mr. LeBlanc stressed that the Park and Recreation section of the Comp. Plan needs to be updated. Specifically, the section pertaining to Carol Pelton's "Park and Pedestrian Comp Plan" needs to be taken out completely. Mr. LeBlanc is willing to help with , updating if needed. I Mr. Navin directed Ms. Lien to investigate the e�enses involved in updating that portion ' of the Comp. Plan. March A�enda 1. Individual 2000 Goals 2. Set date to meet at LaMotte Pazk to "mark out" the trail connection 3. Laurie LaMotte Field Dedication 4. Intern Update — Doug Porter � 5. YMCA Update — Karla DeVine 6. Park and Recreation Vacancies ' 7. Trail Map Update Motion by Mr. Larson, seconded by Mr. Porter to adjourn the February 2, 2000 Park and Recreation meeting. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m Respectfully Submitted, � / �'`^ � �/ �..C�� 1 Jill Lien Secretary 6