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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 21, 1999 o o o CITY of ANDOVER 'ARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING - OCTOBER 21,1999 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover Park and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairperson Dave Blackstad on October 21, 1999,7:34 p.m., at the Andover City Hail, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Commissioners present: Dave Blackstad, AI Grabowski, Valerie Holthus, Jeff Kieffer, Jim Lindahl, and Dave O'Toole Tom Anderson Park Coordinator, Todd Haas Commissioners absent: Also present: RESIDENTS FORUM . None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES r~ V October 7, 1999 Motion by Lindahl, seconded by Holthus, to approve the Minutes as written. Motion carried on 4- ayes, 0 - nays, 1- absent (Anderson), and 2- present (Kieffer, and O'Toole) vote. DISCUSS PETITIONICHESTERSON COMMONS Chairperson Blackstad questioned how full the Chesterton Commons development is. Ms. Scullen replied that ail of the lots are sold. o Commissioner O'Toole questioned what the average age of the children using the park would be. Ms. SculIen replied two to ten years of age. Commissioner Grabowski stated that the original intention for the park was a tot lot for two to five year olds, since the park is not real large. , ; Regular Andover Park~) Recreation Commission Meeting U Minutes - October 21.1999 Page 2 ~J Polly Bode. 1418 154!!! Avenue Northwest, replied that the problem with only installing equipment for two to five year olds is that many of the people that are moving into the area have older children. Mr. Haas reviewed some of the local parks that have play equipment for two to five year olds. Ms. Bode stated that there is a lot of traffic in Chesterton Commons and several kids that play in the street and if there was a park she thinks it would help. Commissioner O'Toole recommended that the Park and Recreation Commission work with the residents on deciding what type of equipment will be installed. Commissioner Grabowski stated that he would like some citizen input before a decision is made. Ms. Scullen noted that the kids are going to be bigger a lot longer than they are smaller.Ms. Bode inquired as to what will be placed under the equipment. Mr. Haas replied that pea rock is what is standard. Ms. Scullen replied that she would prefer that there not be a lot of rocks since her home backs up to it. Commissioner Grabowski explained that the intention of the Park and Recreation Commission was to have the equipment installed before the first house was built. ~) Mr. Haas gave the residents a catalog of different types of playground equipment for their reVIew. Motion by Kieffer, seconded by Grabowski, to recommend that playground equipment be installed in Chesterton Commons not exceeding the price of$9,500. Motion carried on 4 - ayes, 0- nays, 1- absent (Anderson), and 2- present (Kieffer, and O'Toole) vote. DISCUSS ORDINANCE 10, SECTION 9.07/PARK DEDICATION, CONTINUED Mr. Haas stated that at the October 7, 1999 Park and Recreation Commission meeting, Chairperson Blackstad requested that Staff review recent developments and complete a comparison to the 10% market value and the $1,100.00 single family dwelling unit park dedication fees. The Commission reviewed the additional infonnation prepared by Staff, and noted that they will continue to do more research on the subject. DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF PARK PATROL FOR Y2K, CQNTINUED , '\ Mr. Haas stated that the Park and Recreation Commission is requested to continue discussing the possibility of a park patrol for Y2K. The infonnation on costs was included in the last meeting except for infonnation from the Anoka County Sheriffs Department. Staff contacted Captain Andersohn and he indicated the cost is about $8,007.60 or about $12.00 per hour plus vehicle mileage expense. He explained that the next step is to discuss this with the associations to <J Regular Andover Park Vd Recreation Commission Meeting U Minutes - October 21, 1999 Page 3 , "- <_J determine if they are willing to participate and forward this to the City Council for their approval. Chairperson Blackstad stated that he will contact the Associations. Commissioner Grabowski suggested that the fee be based on field usage. Commissioner Kieffer inquired if there would be a possibility of having security on bicycle. Commissioner Grabowski noted that they would be Community Service Officers and required to have a vehicle. Commissioner Grabowski and Chairperson Blackstad will update the Commission during the next meeting as to the results of the meetings with the Associations. DISCUSS CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD TRAIL IMPROVEMENT/148TH A VENUE NW, CONTINUED Mr. Haas reviewed the bike lane requirements and explained that the problem with expanding the . roadway for a bike lane is that it would only be designed for bikers, not rollerbladers or pedestrians. He explained that it would be possible to construct a trail along the side of the road, but it would be quite expensive. To widen the existing roadway it would cost approximately $50,000 for 800 feet. It is Staff's recommendation that the Commission consider approaching the resident to see ifhe would consider being paid for an easement since he is going to move in a few years. , ., , j Commissioner Grabowski replied that if they could determine a reasonable amount to offer the resident it would be the best route. Mr. Haas stated that he will contact the County to see if they would be interested in purchasing future right-of-way now. Commissioner O'Toole stated that he would prefer to see the trail down Crosstown if a deal can be worked out. Mr. Haas stated that he will contact the County and determine a cost for obtaining the right-of- way, notify the Commission of the amount, and then talk to the residents. 1999 PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET Mr. Haas reviewed the 1999 Park Capital Improvement Budget explaining that the $50,000 assigned to Hawkridge Park Well needs to be carried over to the year 2000, since the bid that was received for the project was rejected by City Council. Motion by Kieffer, seconded by Grabowski, to recommend to City Council that $50,000 of the 1999 Park Capital Improvement Budget be carried over for the year 2000. Motion carried on 4 _ ayes, 0 - nays, 1- absent (Anderson), and 2- present (Kieffer, and O'Toole) vote. APPROVE REVISED APPLICATION FOR SCHEDULED USE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, CONTINUED '\ , / Mr. Haas stated that the Park and Recreation Commission is requested to continue reviewing and recommend changes to the Application for Scheduled Use of Recreational Facilities. u () Regular Andover park~nd Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - October 21, 1999 Page 4 , , . , '_I' Chairperson Blackstad inquired if under the second note it should read "association or team" rather than just "association." Consensus was reached by the Commission that it should read "association or team." Commissioner Grabowski requested that the application include the wording "The sequencing of scheduling will be considered with City Youth Associations having first priority." Commissioner O'Toole inquired if there will be a reservation application and policy for the shelter at Sunshine Park. Commissioner Grabowski requested that Staff contact other cities to review their policies on shelter reservations and bring the information back to the Commission. APPROVE REVISED APPLICATION FOR TOURNAMENT, CONTINUED Mr. Haas stated that the Park and Recreation Commission is requested to continue reviewing and recommend changes to the revised Application for Tournament (Softball & Baseball). The Commission reviewed the changes of the application. REVIEW ISSUES LIST \ '. ) Mr. Haas reviewed the items on the issues list. Chairperson Blackstad reviewed the different proposals for the WDE site. Commissioner Holthus stated that she did not think there would be adequate parking. Commissioner Grabowski replied that if parking was allowed on both sides of the street there would probably be adequate space. Commissioner Holthus questioned the status of the junkyard. Chairperson Blackstad replied that there is an offer on the table, but the money is not available. Commissioner Grabowski stated that the plan with the four ball fields makes the most sense, but they need to have a definitive number on parking spaces. Commissioner Holthus stated that she would like to see more parking by the winter activities rather than the summer activities. Commissioner O'Toole inquired if the money was available could the Parks Department move forward with their part of the project. Mr. Haas replied that they could do some temporary roads. He explained that the plans should be submitted to the EDA and have them approve it, noting that the plans need to include a skateboard jumping area. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT , .,-j Mr. Haas suggested that the Commission consider blacktopping a skating rink for rollerblade use in the summer. - " , . ",- / / \. } " \ J r~ {) Regular Andover Pad und Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - October 21,1999 Page 5 Commissioner O'Toole inquired as to how difficult it would be to paint the striping on the basketball courts. Mr. Haas replied that the court at Sunshine Park was painted this year and he will talk to Kevin Starr about the possibility of doing other courts. Commissioner Grabowski noted that the Council made a decision that no snowmobiles would be allowed south of 16151 except on designated snowmobile trails. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Lindahl, seconded by Kieffer, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nanci Libor, Recording Secretary TimeSaver O.fJSi/e Secretarial, Inc.