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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 31, 1986 o (J () o CITY of ANDOVER 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N,W, . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (612) 755-5100 AGENDA ANDOVER PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION July 31, 1986 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Gas Reimbursement--Audette for Forest Meadows 4. Plantings for Hidden Creek 5. Forest Meadows--Exchange of Land 6. Budget Planning for 1987 7. Report from Park Chairman 8. Report from Public Works 9. 10. Adjournment / '\, ) 'I '_/ \ Oak Bluff Park (Park Dedication money) Woodland Meadows Shelter Picnic Tables Slab Grills Hawkridge Grading ACPC Trees (1,000) Under 8 soccer field(3,OOO) Discuss Creative Play Area (. ) $ 4,500 $15,500 $ 4,000 o o "r~, \J CITY of ANDOVER PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING-JULY 31, 1986 MINUTES The regularly scheduled Andover Park & Recreation Commission meeting was called to order by Chairman Kinkade at 7:30 P.M., Thursday, July 31, 1986 at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard N.W., Andover, MN. Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Also Present: Kinkade, McMullen, Sabel Strootman None Frank Stone Approval of Minutes MOTION by Strootman, seconded by Sabel to approve the July 24, 1986 minutes. Motion carried unanimously. Forest Meadows MOTION by McMullen, seconded by Strootman to recommend to the City Council that they approve reimbursement for 70 gallons of gasoline to Larry Audette for his tractor which he used for grading at Forest Meadows. Motion carried unanimously. Frank Stone suggested that the Park secretary contact Mr. Audette and request a bill to submit to the Council for approval. Hidden Creek Discussion: The Park Commission discussed plantings vs. post and chain cable for Hidden Creek. It was decised to stay with the original request for Good Value to install wood posts with chain cable for the berm on Hidden Creek Park on the slope toward Bunker Lake Boulevard. The Park Board would like this installed by September 1, 1986. Forest Meadows Discussion: Exchange of a piece of land at Forest Meadows which would square off the park and make it more useable. They decided to ask the City Council for direction in making this exchange. This will be discussed at the next meeting. Ms. Sabel received a letter from the historical society and they had no specific requests for Kelsey-Round Lake Park. It does not have historical value. Their letter is attached to these minutes. r- , '--.J Budget The Park Board planned their 1987 budget. Langseth and Hidden Creek playground have Plans for 1987 are as follows: Round Lake Boat Landing, been postponed until 1988. ~" / '-J Park and Recreation Commission Meeting July 31, 1986 - Minutes Page 2 Park Ded. Money 1987 Budqet Wild Iris Park Shelter (2100) Picnic Tables ($140/ea) Grills ($85/ea) Swing Set ($400) Slide ($600) 4 Spring Rides ($1000) Spinner Ride ($1,000) $ 5,900 Kelsey Round Lake Park Trails 10,000 River Forest 6 grills Spinner ride Swing Set Slide 6 picnic tables 4 spring rides 1 mini bike 1 elephant 1 bee 1 whale Class 5 gravel Treated Posts Shelter 9,000 Fox Meadows Grading for sliding hill Parking lot Hockey Rink 17,000 Hidden Creek Ag Lime/Backstop 2 ball fields Soccer field/goals $ 4,055 3,500 Rose Park Seed Picnic Tables 750 Woodland Meadows Shelter Picnic Tables Slab Grills $ 4,500 Hawkridge Grading $15,000 Andover City Park Complex Trees ($1000) Under 8 soccer field ($3,000) 4,000 Regular Park & RL)eation Meeting July 31, 1986 - Minutes Page 3 , ; \.J Park Ded. Money 1987 Budget Northwoods West Refurbish tennis courts and lights $ 5,000 Creative Play Area (Andover City Park Complex) 5,000 Oak Bluff Non-budget item. amount will go into Park dedication money has not been determined. the development of that park. The Commissioner Strootman said that the state has money availabe for parks for off road vehicles in conjunction with organized clubs. Report from Public Works Frank Stone will be installing culverts at the park at City Hall. He also reported that the sprinkler system is only a day's work away from being installed. The electrician will cost about $1,700 and the plumber will cost about thesame. He suggested to the Park Board that certificates of appreciation would be nice for the people who volunteered their time in the installation of the sprinkler system. Gary Shay would probably have a list of people. T-shirts were also a suggestion. Chairman Kinkade will get approval from the Council. Public Works will be buying a Toro lawnmower, self-propelled raker and a one ton truck to pull a trailer with a lift. The City Council has approved another tractor. Commissioner McMullen said he has been approached by residents around Prairie Knoll. They have volunteers who would be willing to do work on the park. Chairman Kinkade said there was not any money budgeted for this park next year but hoped to have prairie Knoll developed in 1988. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ~2?'~ ~ Ja~e Risner, Commission Secretary u u , , / MEMORANDUM To: Dr. Christy A~ Hohman-Caine State Archaeologist HCR1, Box 520 Hackensack, Minnesota 56452 16 July 1986 From: Les Peterson Trunk Highway Archaeologist Minnesota Historical Society Fort Snelling History Center St. Paul, Minnesota 55111 Subject: 21AN6 / Kelsey Park. City of Andover I was contacted this spring by Ms. Gretchen Sabel, who rep- resents the Andover Park Department. She requested information regarding the status of Site 21 AN 6, current laws for ar- chaeological site and burial protection and the impact the site might have on the park development planning process. 21 AN 6 is a single mound 64 feet in diameter and 5 feet high recorded by T.H. Lewis 20 November 1883. He also noted that 12 to 15 other mounds had been plowed down in the area. The site is described as being located in the SW1/4,SW1/4,Section 20;T32N,R24W but no map was drawn (Fig. 1). To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever relocated the site with confidence. I looked for the mounds, myself, without success in 1971. A field review with Ms. Sabel 24 April 1986 revealed that lands currently dedicated to park development by the city of An- dover encompass the entire described area of 21 AN 6. A ridge situated ca. 5 meters above the northwest shore of Round Lake traverses the park and the quarter, quarter section described by Lewis in a roughly north-south direction. This ridge appears to me to be the most likely location of the mound group although an extensicn of the ridge to the south into section 20 and a slightly higher crest further west at the section 19 line could also have been approprjate sites for mound construction. Unfor- tunately, the entire area has been subjected to agricultural cul- tivation for many years and most of the area in question remains leased cropland at the present time. \ ) At the time of the April field review, we conducted a walk- over of the entire park with emphasis on the area in which development,in the form of a maintenance building, picnic area,playground and parking facility is currently being con- sidered (Fig. 2). No certain evidence of burial mound remnants was observable even though the field conditions were very good in the open active fields and fallow areas with little growth from this season. Careful review of the highest potential ridge, as described above, revealed that several very low undulations are visible but I would be afraid to define any of them as mounds on the basis of this surface evidence alone. I also walked several u u , , , , transects across the ridge in search of artifacts which might provide indirect evidence of the mounds former presence. No ar- tifacts other than a scatter of 20th century debris were recovered. Although surface conditions were not ideal, surface conditions were quite good in thoroughly eroded row crop stubble from last year. I subsequently reviewed the aerial photo record for the park area at the U of M Map Library in the faint hope that some rem- nants of mounds might be visible, but found no sure evidence of their original location. The photos for 1938 and 1953 did, however, exhibit muted mottling unlike the surrounding terrain on the 3 meter lake terrace overlooking the northeast corner of the lake noted as the highest potential location during the field review. The area in which I suspect the mounds may have existed in- cludes at least a part of the area in which future development is proposed within the currently undeveloped park. The concept plan includes an "active recreation area" which extends onto the ridge with the other proposed developments just to the west. Due to the vague nature of the original site record, the extent of distur- bance by plowing and the questionable surface evidence, I fear that redefinition of the site limits and configuration relative to the proposed park development may be extremely difficult. I would expect that soil coring might be of limited utility on this site due to the extent of plow disturbance and its location within the Anoka Sand Plain. I am uncertain of the potential value ,of soil resistivity surveys in this context, but if con- sidered appropriate, the study area would be large (ca. 5-10 acres minimum). One additional cultural resource site, the Kelsey Brick Works, is also located within the park (Fig. 2). The site of this plant, which operated from ca. the 1880's well into the 20th century, currently consists of one small standing frame shed, several building ioundations, trash and brick rubble piles and old clay pits. I do not feel that this site exhibits sufficient integrity as an historic standing structure or sufficient re- search potential as an archaeological site to warrant further consideration. This complex is located outside the area currently being considered for development. , With these data in mind, Ms. Sabel has requested that you advise her of the role that these sites should play in the park planning process relative to Minnesota Statutes 138 and 307. I hope that these data have been of assistance in this matter. Please feel free to contact me if I may provide any additional information. '. / cc: Ms. Gretchen Sabel 3540 153rd Ave. Andover, Minnesota 55 ~3> () I .... RESIOCNTIAl ZONE ?-l I I, x: <f cri U (') ~ II ~~; " VACANT lONE R-I KELSEY BRICK WORKS ZONE R-I VACANT ZONE IH I I- I . i I I ! RIDGE THOUGHT TO AN 6 CONTAIN 21 ] << . . .' ) o . PARCEL A 30.5 Aaes o_.PtOQoOo.mld - Lond,lnc. AvE. N.W. I i I , << t'10 ~OU €: ",p..'f.. . 295 Acres 1: 32,R.24 NOTE:UTIUTIES WITHIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AOJACEt{T TO KELSEY A:.RK ARE UNDERGROJND. /'..... NORTH KEY KELSEY PARK ACQUISITION CITY OF ANDOVER SCAlE 1:9000 OATE 10-81 COUNTY ANOKA HALF SECTION MAP EXISTING-LAND PRESENT OWNED , . < - - -.~ '";" PROPOSED-PARca.sTO BE ACQUIRED BYrnlS APflUcATIOO FUTURE""'TO BE IlCQUIRED AT A LATER DATE. USE AREA L..-,....... --=- l.i. , I J ,-, I J '- Figure 2. Proposed development plan for Kelsey Park, City of Andover, Anoka County. o u \ LJ .' '\:~- ~- \,- I MILE \ 1000 0 1000 2000 3000 '000 ~ ~ ~ - 1 5 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 5000 , 6000 7000 FEET . 1 KILOM[!ER \ CONTOUR INTERVAL 10 FEET Figure 1. Location of site 21 AN 6 in Kelsey Park, City of Andover, Anoka County.