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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 07-26 PRC Minutes PARKS � RECREATION COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes July 26, 2010 APPROVED Members Present: Maureen Bartz,Jason Eisold,Mike Eliason,Barb Farrell Members Absent: Kevin Strayton Staff Presen� Dan Schultz,Director of Parks and Recreation and Sonja Honl,Recording Secretary Student Volunteer. None Others Present None 1. CALL TO ORDER: Eliason called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None 3. APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 28,2010 MEETING MINUTES: MOTION by Bartz to approve the minutes of the June 28,2010 meeting. SECOND by Farrell. Ayes:4 Nays:0 Motion passed. 4. AUDIENCE INPUT: None 5. DISCUSSION(Response to Audience Input): None 6. OLD BUSINESS: a. Schwarz Pond Park—Wedand Mitigation and Enhancements— Schultz reviewed a concept plan that was provided by WSB. The plan identified improvement opportunities for Schwa.rz Pond Park that included a fishing dock/pier,bridge/culverts,additional water area,and landscaping. SKB has no issues with the project and is ready to start it as soon as possible. We do still need to talk with the DNR and work out a nuxnber of details related to the project. Schultz also provided an aerial photo of the site and pointed out possible access options to the site during construction. WSB will also put together a scope of construction plan and cost estimate. The concept plan was forwarded to the high school staff for review,but we have not heard back from them. Our goal is to work with the high school to provide improved recreation and learning opportunities and to remove invasive species and restore the shoreline. We want to work with the high school to create a site that is beneficial to everyone. Farrell thought that the trails looked nice. Bartz asked if it would be possible to install an aerator and also have some type of rain garden to ftlter run-off and improve the water quality. Per Schultz,this is something we can look into. Eliason asked if Schwarz Pond's water level would be lowered by the new water area proposed in the concept plan. Schultz did not think it would be affected,but hydrology studies will need to be done and we will also contact the DNR for their recommendations. 7. NEW BUSINESS: a. Park Dedication Fee Study—Two residential developers recendy requested that the City lower the parks dedication fees. They feel that the current fee of$85,000/acre is too high. A market value analysis was done by Dennis Kelsall,Certified General Real Property Appraiser,who performed a similar analysis for the City in 2002. The results and recommenda,tions were included in the Commission packet. Schultz reviewed the information. He felt that the recommendations based on the analysis may be a little high for the single family residential category,and asked for the Cominission's input. Schultz will also be discussing this further with the City Attorney. Farrell felt we should keep our parks dedication fees on the high side of the fair range. Bartz eapressed concern that if we cut our fees now,and building picks up,we will not increase the fees to match the increase in land values and will end up leaving money on the table that could have been collected for our parks. Eisold asked if fees had ever decreased. Per Schultz,we had been increasing fees yearly unti12006,and we have never decreased fees. Farrell noted that the Business Park Land Analysis didn't list an adjusted price for the final"Range" (in bog at bottom of table) as the previous analysis categories did. It should be$77,923 to$185,700 instea,d of$144,301 to $363.262. - 1 - PARKS � RECREATION COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes July 26, 2010 b. Director's Report—The park improvement fund balance as of June 30,2010 was$1,488,575.45. There were no dedication fees. We received a$5,000 grant for bike racks. Interest was$180.20. There were egpenditures of$42,723.83 for improvements at Brockway Park(stone and fence),Charlie's Park Tennis Courts and plans for the Fatnily Resource Center Improvements Grant Project. DCTC Soccer Lights—The City Council approved an amendment to allow DCTC to purchase lights with the$103,000 remaining in the soccer field project fund. The City owns three sets of lights and will manage the scheduling and fees for use of the lights. UMore Ballfield Project/DCTC Baseball Field Project—We are close to approval and are just working out an issue with LTMore regarding how the parks dedication will be collected. DCI'C submitted a proposal to build a full-size baseball field with seating for 600,and we have discussed partnering with them. This project may change the size of the fields we choose to build on the UMore land. We may need to look at the layout for the UMore project again,if the DCTC ball field project goes forward. - Tennis Town USA—Rosemount has been selected as a top 10 finalist in the USTA's Best Tennis Town contest. The top three ftnalists will be flown to the U.S. Open in New York,where the winner will be announced. Tour of Steeple Center—The Steeple Center ribbon cutting was held on Friclay,July 23,and an open house is scheduled for Friday,July 30. The Commission left the Council Chambers at 7:53 p.m. for a tour of the Steeple Center Facility. 8. �Jouxx�Errr � MOTION by Bartz to adjourn the meeting(at the Rosemount Steeple Center). SECOND by Eisold. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 830 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Sonja Honl, Recording Secreta,ry -2 -