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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 10-27-03APPROVED Members Present: Mike Eliason, Mark Jacobs, Eric Johnson, Steve Wilson, Phil Sterner (arrived at 7:52 pm) Members Absent: None Student Volunteer: Philip Harris Staff Present: Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation Others Present: Eric Heflin, Irish Dome LLC, Rosemount MN CALL TO ORDER: Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: Item 7. e. River Trail Corridor APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 27, 2003 AGENDA: MOTION by Wilson to approve the agenda. SECOND by Johnson. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion passed. 3. APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 MINUTES: MOTION by Johnson to approve the minutes of August 4, 2003. SECOND by Wilson. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion passed. Introduction of Philip Harris, Student Volunteer with Project 540. 4. AUDIENCE INPUT: Eric Heflin gave a brief update on the proposed sports dome. He was invited to give further details about the project when it was discussed later in the meeting. 5. DISCUSSION (Response to Audience Input): None 6. OLD BUSINESS: a. Athletic Complex – Staff presented a proposed timeline that had been mailed to the Commissioners. The timeline was discussed and the meeting date of Monday, November 3, 2003 was changed to Wednesday, November 5, 2003 due to a staff conflict with a City Council meeting. The Council meeting needed to be changed from November 4th to the 3rd because of the elections. MOTION by Wilson to approve the timeline. SECOND by Johnson. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion passed. b. Park Signs – Schultz provided examples of park signs used by other local communities. Following the discussion at the September Commission meeting Schultz felt that there was a need for further discussion on the purpose each of the park signs would be serving. The Commissioners discussed their preference for having the park signs be welcoming but not necessarily saying “welcome”. They also felt the signs should include the city logo. It was stated that consistency is needed in the look of the signs but that the size could vary depending on whether the park is a mini-park or a community park. Staff will bring back some new designs for the Commissioners to review. NEW BUSINESS a. Brockway Concept Plan – Schultz presented a “bubble concept” plan of the proposed development on the Brockway site. The development could include over 600 housing units. Schultz recommended that we look into including a neighborhood park in the development based the park standards in the Parks Master Plan. Schultz stated the Commission did not need to take action on this item and that a more detailed concept plan would be discussed at the next meeting. Eliason wanted to make sure we did not allow another development to happen without acquiring active recreational facilities. He also felt that we needed parking for the park and that the road cutting through the passive park and active park was not needed. Johnson also felt that park areas feel very inclusive and that we need to make sure we have public recreation facilities. Schultz felt he had enough information to forward to the developer and would be bring back an updated plan once received. Sports Dome CUP – Schultz provided background information on the proposed size and location of the dome. Eric Heflin also gave the Commissioners an overview of their plans for the dome. The development process plan for the dome was discussed. Heflin indicated that they hoped to have the dome operational by January of 2004. He also stated that they hoped to be able to use the parking lot at Schwarz Pond Park. They want to see if the venture will be successful before building their own parking lot. When asked why they did not choose to locate the parking lot on the south side of the dome, Heflin said it was because RHS wanted to keep a soccer field in that location. Eliason inquired about why RHS does not cut a soccer field on the varsity baseball field like they do at Apple Valley High School. Heflin did state that if Irish Dome LLC was not able to secure parking at Schwarz Pond Park and RHS would not allow parking on the south side or another location then they would take the project elsewhere. Heflin also told the Commission that he felt RHS was a good location for the dome and that Mike Manning, Athletic Director at RHS invited the developer to locate the facility on RHS property. The Commission did voice a concern about the possible limited parking available to the public if the lot is shared by the dome. The Commissioner voiced their concern about the growth that would soon be taking place near the dome and the future increase of use by the residents. Also discussed were the park hours possibly needing to be amended if the City parking lot is used past current park hours. Schultz informed the Commission that the City was also looking into the storm water runoff, traffic, lighting plan, etc. MOTION by Johnson to recommend the Council require Irish Dome add a minimum of 80 parking stalls, location and quantity to be determined by the results of a traffic study and actual usage from January 2002 through April 2004. Irish Dome can us the Schwarz Pond Parking lot through April 2004, contingent on the Dome being complete and operational by January 30, 2004. SECOND by Eliason. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion passed. MOTION by Johnson to recommend that the Council expand the hours of Schwarz Pond Park parking lot to 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The remainder of the park would still be open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sterner asked about possibly making it 12 midnight Staff felt that at this point it was not necessary and it has not been requested. SECOND by Eliason Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion passed. c. Proposed 2004 Fees and Fee Policy - Schultz asked the Commission to review the proposed Fees and Fee Policy for 2004. Schultz stated this is done on an annul basis. Schultz indicated that this item would be discussed next month. Eliason reminded staff about some of the issues regarding late season facility use and impacts to other users. d. Director’s Report – Schultz gave an update on the Park Improvement Fund. e. Rosemount River Access Corridor Project – Revised Scope for Service – Schultz provided an update for the Commission on the status of the Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP) Grant that was received in 1999. Because the original project is not currently available to pursue, Schultz suggested an alternative project. Schultz proposed to revise the scope of the original overlook project and design an interpretive trail from the downtown area of Rosemount to the Mississippi River and Dakota County’s Regional Trail. Schultz provided project description and fee for service. The revised scope would be $26,365.00. MOTION by Sterner to approve the revised project scope and contract with Friends of the Mississippi River. SECOND by Eliason. Ayes: 4 Nays: 1 Motion passed.   8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Eliason to adjourn the meeting. SECOND by Sterner. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation