HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12-22-03APPROVED
Members Present: Mike Eliason (arrived 7:03 p.m.), Mark Jacobs, Eric Johnson, Steve Wilson, Phil Sterner (arrived at 7:05 p.m.)
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation and Sonja Honl, Recording Secretary
Others Present: Jeff Mores, Town Pages newspaper
CALL TO ORDER: Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 22, 2003 AGENDA: MOTION by Johnson to approve the December 22, 2003 agenda. SECOND by Wilson. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0 Motion passed.
3. APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 24, 2003 MINUTES: MOTION by Johnson to approve the minutes of November 24, 2003. SECOND by Wilson. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0 Motion passed.
4. AUDIENCE INPUT: None
5. DISCUSSION (Response to Audience Input): None
6. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Athletic Complex/Community Facilities Task Force – Staff have discussed with City Council putting together a task force to look at the need for additional recreation facilities in
Rosemount. Staff had put together a brief list of what the needs assessment would look like. The task force would determine who our audience is, how to do sampling, what service level
is acceptable, etc. Staff recommended having a representative from the senior club, as well as a senior representative who doesn’t belong to the senior club, student representatives
from the high school and middle school, two Park and Recreation Commission representatives, and two at-large members. These task force members would decipher the feedback that is received.
Facilities we are looking at include a senior center, arts center, youth center, aquatic center, and a second sheet of ice. Schultz is recommending not including an athletic complex
at this time. Schultz will get a rough cost estimate and site plan for the athletic complex and mail it to the Commission. A timeline for the project hasn’t been set, but it should
be done in late spring. Schultz has sent a letter to RAHA asking for a representative from their organization to serve on the task force. There will be a short application form and
interview process. Johnson volunteered to serve on the interview committee. Sterner and Eliason volunteered to serve on the task force. Per Schultz, a press release will be done
asking for volunteers to serve on the task force.
b. 2004 MRPA Parks Dedication Fee Survey – Schultz reviewed the 2004 MRPA Parks Dedication Fees Survey results. Per Schultz, cities can take dedication of a reasonable amount of land
in a subdivision. State statute allows cities to take a portion in land and/or cash. The amount is based on the value of the land. Schultz is recommending increasing the fees from
$45,000 to $55,000 per acre. This increase is based on recent purchase amounts and discussions
with appraisers. There was discussion regarding the increase and Schultz explained that we are in the middle range of what other cities are charging. Schultz indicated that if a
developer felt the fee was to high they could request the Council to lower the amount. MOTION by Sterner to increase the parks dedication fees to $60,000 per acre - $2,400 per unit
for residential parks dedication fees. SECOND by Wilson. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS
a. Director’s Report – The park improvement fund balance for November is $253,215.60. The expenditures were for the remainder of the fees for Bloomfield Park, which were $109,563.34.
We do have parks dedication coming in from Rosewood, McMenomy/Bertog, and Minnea. These will increase the fund again for the next park to be developed – Minnea.
Dakota County Physical Development Committee of the Whole Meeting – Schultz attended this meeting. Discussion included parks and open space issues, Spring Lake Park Master Plan, a
possible future county park in Empire and an off-leash dog park.
Outdoor Rinks – Due to warm weather conditions, we have not been able to open the outdoor rinks as early as planned this month. Weather permitting, the outdoor rinks and warming houses
should be open and ready for skating on Friday, December 26. Schultz has asked staff to keep rinks open later for the season due to the late opening.
Jacobs asked for an update on the dome and the Pahl property. Per Schultz, with regard to the dome, a traffic study and a run-off study are both being done. The dome personnel are
working on getting approval from the National Guard for the NURP pond. They are currently looking at late summer construction. The Pahl property developer pulled the item from the
Planning Commission and asked for the opportunity to redraw the plan. Schultz did send them a letter with our recommendations.
8. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by Eliason to adjourn the meeting. SECOND by Sterner. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Sonja Honl,
Recording Secretary