HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08-26-02Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
August 26, 2002
Approved
Members Present: Mark Jacobs, Eric Johnson, Jason Scribner, Phil Sterner
Members Absent: Mike Eliason, and Mike Hartley, Student Volunteer
Staff Present: Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation and Sonja Honl, Recording Secretary
Others Present: None.
Call to Order: Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Additions to the agenda: None
Approval of the August 26, 2002 Agenda: MOTION by Johnson, SECOND by Scribner to approve the August 26, 2002 agenda. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0
Approval of the July 22, 2002 Minutes: Jacobs requested two changes to the draft of the
July 22, 2002 minutes. MOTION by Scribner to table the approval of the minutes of July 22, 2002 until the next meeting. SECOND by Johnson. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0
Audience Input: Martha Magnuson, resident of Bloomfield Addition, had a question on whether Rosemount would be building a water park or a pool for lap swimming.
Discussion: Staff asked if she was interested in an indoor or outdoor pool. Ms. Magnuson stated she would prefer an outdoor pool. Staff stated that pools are identified in our Parks
Master Plan as needing an independent review which would be a direction from the City Council.
Old Business:
Bloomfield Park Plan – Four bids for the construction of Bloomfield Park were received on August 16, 2002. The cost estimate for the project is $420,000, not including playground equipment
and professional services. All four of the bids received were well over the budget for this project and were rejected by the City Council. The main reasons for the high bids were that
the plan had too much fencing, and the specs included four inches of new topsoil over the site, extensive grading, and drain tile. Staff reviewed the plans provided by Larson Engineering
with the Commission and discussed options for lowering costs for developing this park. Items discussed included: removing the trail around the soccer field; construction of eight
foot trails, rather than ten foot trails; eliminating the use of concrete for the hockey board posts; using more of the existing top soil; grading the park so drain tiling is not necessary;
and fencing only the north side of the park bordering the railroad tracks. MOTION by Johnson to remove the trail around the soccer field, construct eight foot trails rather than ten
foot trails if it is less expensive to do so, eliminate use of concrete when installing hockey board posts, resolve the top soil issue, grade to use natural drainage instead of drain
tile, and fence only the north side of the park along the railroad tracks. SECOND by Scribner.
Discussion was held regarding this motion. Sterner asked about the handicap accessibility of the soccer field with the change to the trail and why concrete wouldn’t be used for the
hockey board posts. Jacobs explained that the original trail squeezed the soccer field and created grading issues.
Johnson stated that the original trail runs through an unlit, isolated area of the park, and the new trail placement would be a safer alternative. Staff explained that we do not use
concrete for hockey board posts as it is easier to remove them for repair if they break. With no further discussion, a vote on this motion was taken. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0
b. Review Subdivision Ordinance – Park Dedication – Discussion continued on the recommendation to
increase the commercial and industrial park dedication amounts from 5% to 10% of the total land area. Staff asked the Commission to consider including churches in park dedication fees.
The Commission asked for information regarding how other communities have handled this. Staff will get policies from other cities so that the Commission can review them and come up
with a final revision for this ordinance to bring to the City Council. MOTION by Sterner to table this item until the next meeting. SECOND by Johnson. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0
New Business:
a. Bloomfield Park Playground Equipment – The deadline for submission of proposals for the
playground equipment to be installed at Bloomfield Park was 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 23, 2002. A neighborhood meeting was held on Monday, August 26, 2002 to look at the options
that were submitted for the playground equipment. Staff told the Commission that there was a lot of good input from those attending the meeting. Jacobs called for a 15-minute recess
at 8:40 p.m. so the Commission could review the proposals for playground equipment.
Jacobs called the meeting back to order at 8:53 p.m. This item will be discussed further at the next Commission meeting.
Director’s Report –
Schultz reported on the Park Improvement fund activity for the past month.
We should be receiving the following dedication fees by the end of the month: Rosewood - $176,000; Biscayne Pointe Fourth Addition - $62,400. Fees from Bards Crossing - $36,000.
Birch Park – Three lots were expanded and the park is nicely squared off in the final plat.
Rosewood Estates – Staff reviewed the final plat showing single-family units.
Dakota County Technical College has hired Eric VanBrocklin as the coach for their baseball program. The field at DCTC will no longer be available for youth or adult softball, but they
will work with us for baseball. They are in the process of recruiting players at this time and should have a team ready for spring.
Jacobs asked for an update on the skate park. Staff stated that he had sent a letter to SKB and the Jaycees asking for donations. A representative from SKB had contacted staff and
was interested in contributing, but were tapped out at this time. Staff had not heard from the Jaycees.
8. Adjournment: MOTION by Scribner to adjourn the meeting. SECOND by Sterner. The meeting
was adjourned at 9:03 p.m. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0
Respectfully submitted,
Sonja Honl
Recording Secretary