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Home My WebLink About2010 06-28 PRC Minutes PARKS � RECREATION COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes June 28, 2010 APPROVED Members Present: Maureen Bartz,Jason Eisold,Mike Eliason,Barb Farrell,Kevin Strayton Members Absent: None Staff Present: Dan Schultz,Director of Parks and Recreation and Sonja Honl,Recording Secretary Student Volunteer: Stephen Sawyer Others Presen� Jason Lindahl,Citp Planner;Lil Leatham,Hoisington I{oegler Group,Inc.; 1. CALL TO ORDER: Eliason called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None 3. APPROVAL OF THE MAY 24,2010 MEETING MINUTES: MOTION by Eisold to approve the minutes of the May 24,2010 meeting. SECOND by Bartz. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion passed. 4. AUDIENCE INPUT: None 5. DISCUSSION(Response to Audience Input): None 6. OLD BUSINESS: a. Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan—Lil Leatham,of Hoisington Koegler Group,explained what the Pedestrian and Birycle Master Plan is and its benefits. T'he plan is a long tertn guide to promote walking and biking for all ages and to make it safe,convenient and fun. She reviewed the updated draft of the plan and egplained the various issues based on comments from the Commission and the open houses held in April and June. Kep items included completing gaps in trails and providing safe crossings on busy road such as Hwy 3 and Co.Road 42,providing on-line and printed maps as well as signage along tails to increase awareness,maintaining trails and sidewalks year round,and adding bike racks and rest stops. The main priority of the plan is to complete trail and sidewalk connections so that residents can bike and walk safely to Rosemount's downtown,schools and library. Having a safe route to Dakota County Technical College,and creating trail connections to surrounding cities and regional trails were also mentioned as being important. The Commission asked about the time table for the plan. Per Leatham,we can start with small items such as maps and signage for way finding, and the City can move forward on other items as funciing allows over the next 25 years. The Commission asked if we have strong enough zoning regulations to make sure sidewalks and trails are included in all new developments. Per Schultz,we have the ability to negotiate this with developers. This plan is meant to be a tool for the City to use as development occurs and funding is available. It will be presented to the Planning Commission,and once finalized it will be presented to the City Council. 'The Commission asked to see the final draft before making a recommendation on the plan. Schultz asked that the Commission pass on any comments to him,and he will forward them to Leatham. b. St.Joseph's School Athletic Fields—Possible Patmership—Schultz has talked with the St. Joseph's School staff regarding a partnership for ball fields on the school's property. Schultz reviewed the new field plan provided by the school which included two baseball fields and one soccer field. Schultz provided an aerial photo and overlay showing a different layout for the two baseball fields which would allow room for two soccer fields. (Strayton had to leave the meeting.)The cost estimate for construction of the fields that was provided by the school is appro%imately$270,748. The school also has provided staff with a draft agreement for use of the fields. As part of the agxeement,the City would pay most of the construction costs,with the school having priority use of the fields between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm on school days. They also did not want the fields to be a weekend tournament site,because of weddings,etc. at the church. Per Schultz,we want to be careful about any agreement we enter into that could end after 20 years and leave the City without fields. T'he Commission pointed out that the weekday evening use would be limited to about two hours,possibly less,per night,and there would be limited weekend use. Our priority would be to get fair use for the funds contributed to the project. The Commission was not in favor of paying a.11 costs for the project. - 1 - PARKS � RECREATION COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes June 28, 2010 c. Schwarz Pond Patk—Wedand Mitigation and Enhancements—This item was discussed at last month's meeting. Since then,SKB Environmental has decided to buy credits to meet the wetland mirigation requirements as they want to move forward with their egpansion without having the five year monitoring period of the new wedand. They are still willing to go ahead with the wetland mirigation they offered to do at Schwarz Pond Park. Eliason asked if as part of the mirigation,SI� could help with additional soccer netting,some type of picnic pavilion,or improving the trail between the Schwarz Pond parking lot and the ball fields.Our current plan for path form the Schwarz Pond Park parking lot to the varsity baseball f eld is to close the path down,and possibly put in a trail further north with a more gradual slope. Schultz will meet with ISD 196 representatives negt week to get their input and discuss improvements to the area that might be helpful to their science projects. He will bring back updated information to the Ju1y meeting. Farrell mentioned that a dock or pier would be a nice addition to the site. 7. NEW BUSINESS: a. Director's Report—The park unprovement fund balance as of May 31,2010 was$1,488,951.54. T'here were no dedication fees,grants or donations. Interest was$4,243,and there were expenditures of $2,733.88 for improvements at Brockway Park. Summer Programs—Our summer recreation programs began earlier this month and are in full swing. Adult Tennis—Our new adult tennis program is going well and we've had positive feedback from the participants. Brockway Park—Decorative stone is being added to the base of the shelter columns. It matches the stone on the development's clubhouse. Signs for the park will be coming soon. Farmers'Market—The farmers'market in the Community Center parking lot started on Tuesday, June 22. Summer Ice—Four new compressors were installed in the arena in June,and annual ice maintenance and flooding were completed early in June. Summer hockey camps and clinics are in full swing. Capital Improvement Budget—We will need to devote some time in the upcoming months to discussing priority CIP projects for the next two years. 8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Bartz to adjourn the meeting. SECOND by Farrell. Ayes: 4 Nays:0 Motion passed. T'he meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Sonja Honl, Recoxding Secretary -2 -