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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 6, 1986 () ~J u u .~ CA..'--c-">~", \ '\ 6:! >~\\. ...// - '''. ::-~~.).;/"> CITY of ANDOVER 1685 CROSSTOWN 80ULEVARD N.w, . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (612) 755-5100 AGENDA ANDOVER PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION March 6, 1986 l. Call to order 7:30 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Tournament Fee Schedule 4. Rosella Sonsteby (parks) 5. Good Ridge Acres (preliminary plat) 6. Grant Information 7. 8. 9. Adjournment \) \ ) \ / ~~-~ (~> ~,..Y CITY of ANDOVER 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.w, . ANDOVER. MINNESOTA 55304 . (612) 755-5100 AGENDA ANDOVER PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION March 6, 1986 I. Call to order 7:30 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Tournament Fee Schedule 4. Rosella Sonsteby (parks) 5. Good Ridge Acres (preliminary plat) 6. Grant Information 7. A (7;1 - fA./CL-i~:.y _7yS ~--?~~ 8. 9. Adjournment / u u (j CITY of ANDOVER MEMORANDUM TO: COPIES TO: FROM: DATE: REFERENCE: Mayor and City Council City Administrator and City Clerk Park and Recreation Commission Milrr.h h. 1 q86 Hidden Creek Preliminary Plat The following motion was made at the March 6, 1986 meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission for your consideration: MOTION: by Sabel, seconded by STrootman to accept 8.6 acres as shown on preliminary plat with approximately 1/2 acres given from lot 30, block 5 for a total of approximately 9 acres with the remaining 1.9 acres to be given as cash in lieu of land at the time of the final plat approval. It is understood that: I. The developer will grade and seed the two parcels. 2. The developer will berm the north edge of the park along Bunker Lake Blvd. (This berm will be approximately 3' to 4' high). 3. The developer will install a post-cable fence along Bunker Lake Blvd. 4. The developer will install two 20' walkways to the park area to include grading and seeding of the two walkvlaYs. 5. If the County denies access off Bunker Lake Blvd., the developer will give lotI, block 2 as park area. Items I through 4 upon City Engineer's approval. Motion carried with 3 yes votes and one no vote. McMullen stated the he was opposed based on the fact that he has never been in favor of this park area and the he preferred 2 neighborhood parks and money, due to future maintenance costs etc. o u o " \ ~. "'-'\. \ :~ ~ /;: , ... .'/ . .::~"::,,,~::;.:,<:(i; CITY of ANDOVER ,~ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.w. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (612) 755-5100 REGULAR PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES March 6, 1986 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Andover Park and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairman Kinkade at 7:30 p.m. at Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Blvd. N.W., Andover, MN. MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: Kinkade, McMullen, Strootman, Sabel LeFebvre John Peterson, Good Value Homes Merlyn Prochniak, Andover Athletic Assoc. Frank Stone, Public Works Supervisor APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ammend motion on Page 2 of 2/20/86 minutes under Scheduling of Fields to read to include District #ll, Fritz Anderson to use field #l on Thursday. MOTION by Sabel, seconded by Strootman to approve the minutes of February 20, 1986 as ammended. Motion carried unanimously. HIDDEN CREEK PRELIMINARY PLAT '\ .......J Mr. John Peterson stated that this plat was formed with the input of the Andover City Council, Andover Park Board, Andover Planning and Zoning Commission, Anoka County Highway Department, DNR, TKDA, City of Coon Rapids and the Coon Creek Watershed District. He stated that is impossible to please every agency for every concern. He stated the the Developer is usually accused of offering lowland and swampland for park and in this case the area for park is high, dry and sandy land with no trees to be used for ballfields. In response to the Park Board's previous requests, this appeared to be the only land on this parcel that met with the criteria. He stated that it was presented to the City Council and they liked it and the Planning and Zoning Commission understood the plans. He stated the Park Board did not like the plans because they would prefer scattered neighborhood parks. He stated after evaluation of all parties concerned, they then presented their preliminary plat. Mr. Peterson then referred to the memo from the Park Commission regarding the requests for this park and he stated that he felt it was unreasonable to expect all that to be done. He stated that in this case they would give land, berm along Bunker Lake Blvd., grade, seed and put a post-cable fence along Bunker Lake Blvd. - not as credit but would be giving these things. He stated that this would far exceed anything any other developer has done. He then presented a drawing showing a possiblilty of layouts for ballfields and small soccer fields mentioning that it is up to the City as far as use for the land. This drawing was only showing suggestions for use of the area. He also asked that the Commission note u u Page 2 March 6, 1986 \ / that the distance of the ballfields from Bunker Lake Blvd. is 212'. Kinkade asked when the work would be completed in the park? Mr. Peterson stated that, for Phase I which includes the park area, it would appear to be reasonable to expect that the work would be completed by Fall of 1986. He stated that the grading would be done as soon as the frost is gone. Kinkade then referred to the memorandum stating the items of concern. He also referred to a statement from the November 5, 1985 City Council Meeting which indicated that the Council agreed that the Park Board has authority to designate where parkland is desired: and they should be making that decision based on the preliminary plat, not the sketch plan. The Commission then went over the memo to the Andover Review Committee which stated the reasons they did not want the park where it is situated and what they would like to have done if the park were to be there. Kinkade asked Mr. Peterson to consider what they could give to the City in the southern part of the development for a small tot lot. Also it was discussed as to lot I, Block 2 to be used for parking and Mr. Peterson stated that he was willing to give that lot for that reason. Strootman stated that he would prefer to see less land and more money for development of a park. Strootman also asked what enforcement the City has with a developer as far as getting the work done? Mr. Peterson stated that the City has the authority to not issue certificates of occupancy or to hold building permits etc. and he also stated that the developer puts 15% in cash escrow. Merlyn Prochniak stated that he wanted to note that it costs $600 per acre to maintain a park which has to be included in the park budget. He stated that with the park situation the way it is, he didn't know how this would be possible. He also stated that he felt that there should be a separate entrance and exit to the park area and that for safety reasons he felt strongly that the speed limit on Bunker Lake Blvd. should be 30 mph. Merlyn was making these comments as a concerned resident of Andover. Sabel then mentioned that grant monies would be more readily available in the future for graded, seeded parks in a residential sewered and water area. Another matter of concern was discussed regarding access onto Bunker Lake Blvd. and as to whether the County would grant that. Mr. Peterson stated that if the County would not grant that request, he would give lot I, Block 2 for use as parking. MOTION: by Sabel, seconded by Strootman to accept 8.6 acres as shown on preliminary plat with approximately 1/2 acres given from lot 30, block 5 for a total of approximately 9 acres with the remaining 1.9 acres to be given as cash in lieu of land at the time of the final plat approval. It is understood that: ~ J I. The developer will grade and:seed the two parcels. 2. The developer will berm the north edge of the park along Bunker Lake Blvd. (This berm will be approximately 3' to 4' high.) Page 3 March 6, 1986 o u 1 , 3. The developer will install a post-cable fence along Bunker Lake Blvd. 4. The developer will install two 20' walkways to the park area to include grading and seeding of the two walkways. 5. If the County denies access off Bunker Lake Blvd., the developer will give lot I, block 2 as park area. Items I through 4 upon City Engineer's approval. Motion carried with 3 yes votes and one no vote. McMullen stated that he was opposed based on the fact that he has never been in favor of this park area and that he preferred 2 neighborhood parks and money,due to future maintenance costs etc. MOTION: by Sabel, seconded by Strootman to request that the City Attorney inform us in writing in regard to the issue of allowing park land once accepted as such to be allowed for use for a fire station. It is the Park Commission's understanding that it would then have to be designated as an outlot; eg: Woodland Terrace, pumphouse. The Commission requests an answer from the attorney by March 20, 1986. The secretary stated she would send a letter to the Attorney,with copies to the City Council and City Engineer. GOOD RIDGE ACRES This item was tabled to the March 20, 1986 meeting. WATERING SYSTEM FOR CITY HALL PARK Merlyn Prochniak presented information regarding the watering system installation at the City Hall Site on behalf of the Andover Athletic Association. He presented a bid from Eide Plumbing and also made reference to the bid from last year from Toro. Prochniak stated that the Andover Athletic Association will be doing all the labor for the system. Prochniak stated that he would like to get bids and get started with this project by the Spring of 1986. The Commission questioned warranty of a system if only the parts are purchased with the labor done by someone else. It was also noted that there is money allocated in the 1986 budget for this system. In summary it was decided to get bids from other companies, verify warranty coverage and date of delivery. The Commission would like this information to be able to be presented to the City Council at the first meeting in April. MOTION: by McMullen, seconded by Sabel to request that the City Engineer review plans and solicit quotes from other~companies based on similar plans for early May 1986 installation date with labor donated by the Andover Athletic Association. Motion carried unanimously. \, I ...-..'-.. u u Page 4 March 6, 1986 , ' GRANT INFORMATION Sabel stated that she has been accumulating information regarding grants and more information will be coming to the City offices via mail. She stated that the City could acquire planks for a boat landing from the State free of charge. The PRC stated that would be a process to take into consideration: however, they wanted a memo sent to the City Council stating that the Commission has plans to make Round Lake Boat Landing (acquired from Creekridge plat) as a public boat landing in the hopes that the City Council will have no objection to this plan. A copy of that memo will also be sent to the city Attorney. It was decided to pursue matching funds for the Rum River South canoe access. It was noted that $5,750 has been allocated in the 1986 budget for that area. Sabel stated that she will get plans and further discussion will be at a later date. TREE CUTTING PERMIT It was brought to the attention of the Park Commission that Ron Roden would like to cut down some dead trees in the Rum River South Park. Mr. Stone stated that he would meet with Mr. Roden and mark the trees to be cut down. MOTION: by McMullen, seconded by Sabel to approve cutting of trees in Rum River South Park with Frank Stone's approval. Motion carried unanimously. PARK MAINTENANCE Frank Stone stated that he wanted the Commission to be aware of the fact that he has only one man to work the parks along with some CETA or JETA help this summer. He stated that along with the City Hall Site, there are II additional park areas that will need maintenance this summer. He stated that it would take one man 16 hours to maintain the City Hall site alone. He said that with this kind of problem, the park mowing will be done one park at a time with the summer school program (8 parks) taking priority. The Commission agreed to work along with Mr. Stone in setting up a matrix plan in order to assess this problem and try to arrange some kind of solution for this problem. TOURNAMENT APPLICATION FORM MOTION: by McMullen to (attached) as written. unanimously. accept the Tournament Application Form Motion seconded by Strootman and carried MOTION: by McMullen, seconded by Sabel that the fees collected by the tournaments be used in the park maintenance fund. Motion carried unanimously. s~b~yted b.~//~ 7~ / . d- I ~;g~~0~.~~ Lola Linaqulst, Secretary