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2007-04-10 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda Packet
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AGENDA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 6:30 P.M. City Council Chambers 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of March 13, 2007, Minutes 4. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 5. March Parks & Recreation Report (Available Tuesday) 6. Rogers Lake Park Skate Park - Graffiti on Components 7. Civic Center Field Improvements 8. Parks Projects for 2008-2012 Capital Improvement Plan 9. Commission Comments 10. Adjourn Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available at least 120 hours in advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide the aids. This may not, however, be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at 651-452-1850. Draft CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA PARKS AND RECREATION MEETING March 13, 2007 The March 2007 meeting of the Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation Commission was held on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M. The following Commissioners were present: Acting Chair Paul Portz, Commissioners; Tom Kraus, Larry Craighead, Raymond Morris, and Brian Hallman. Absent were Chair Richard Spicer and Commissioner Missie Hickie. City Staff present were Teresa Gangelhoff, Recreation Programmer, Guy Kullander, Operations and Projects Coordinator, Jake Sedlacek Assistant to the City Administrator, and Recording Secretary Nancy Bauer. MINUTES Commissioner Morris moved approval of the minutes as corrected. Commissioner Hallman seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR Acting Chair Portz postponed election of a Chair and Vice Chair with Chair Spicer absent. PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT Ms. Gangelhoff reported that it was a short ice skating season. She handed out numbers from past seasons of ice skating days. This season was comparable to the 2004-2005 season, but numbers were up this year. Youth hockey has been coming in and using the rinks because they can't get indoor ice time. Commissioner Craighead thanked Ms. Gangelhoff for putting the rink report together. Ms. Gangelhoff reported that she is still looking for one more over 30 softball team and will check with businesses in town. Commissioner Craighead said he was glad to see the July fishing derby was back and would volunteer again this year. Commissioner Kraus asked how registrations were going and how full the programs are. Page - 1 Draft Ms. Gangelhoff reported that the fishing derby has over 20 registrants and the safety camp is over half full. Commissioner Hallman asked if the golf programs were filling up. Ms. Gangelhoff said they are filling up. Acting Chair Portz asked if the could tell how registrations are going this year compared to last year. Ms. Gangelhoff believes the registrations are up a little bit from last year. Mr. Sedlacek said there were 240 golf registrations last year. Commissioner Hallman said his kids have participated in the golf program and safety camp and have had a lot of fun with both. Ms. Gangelhoff said the safety camp won a national award a couple of years ago and are going for it again. It is one of the best programs we do. The police and fire are part of it and that helps her and the kids. Commissioner Morris asked if Ms. Gangelhoff has advertised for the skate board camp. Ms. Gangelhoff reported she has and already has some registrations. This year it is a five day program. Acting Chair Portz complimented Ms. Gangelhoff on her good programs, good reports and good job. FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Sedlacek gave a brief overview of the field improvements. Mendota Heights Athletic Association (MHAA) came up with a list of field improvements at Hagstrom King Park and Civic Center ball fields. MHAA wants to upgrade Hagstrom King Park for baseball use. The issue tonight is will the Parks and Recreation Committee recommend to the City Council for Special Park Funds to improve the Civic Center and Hagstrom King ball fields. Mr. Sedlacek and MHAA representatives sat down and came up with a list of bare bone priorities. Moving the outfield fence closer at the Civic Center ball field is one for safety because there is no place for an arriving team to warm up when another game is in progress. Moving the fence is a $24,000 project with a 20% contingency. Hagstrom King Park is a youth softball park and is MHAA's second priority for upgrades. Acting Chair Portz believed there was good discussion last month with total project costs estimated at $80,000 to $96,000 and the Commission felt that would be too much to spend in one year and believes tonight is decision night. Page - 2 Draft Commissioner Morris asked if the "Hamburger Helper" grant was a matching grant and if it was likely to happen. Commissioner Hallman said he submitted the grant on behalf of the athletic association with the help of Mr. Sedlacek. It is a roll of the dice whether we get funds or not and it is not a matching grant. The grant money is up to $15,000 and any amount could be awarded like $1,000. Over 100 other organizations have also applied for this grant money. MHAA has not heard back about the grant application. Commissioner Morris said he wished he could approve all of the improvements however there are other priorities for the small pool of money. Commissioner Craighead suggested home plate be moved 15 feet closer to the existing outfield fence instead of moving the fence in 15 feet. He is quite opposed to spending $24,000 to move the fence up 15 feet. Moving the home plate 15 feet would allow the pitchers to warm up inside the fence along the first and third base line. If we added a batting cage it could be put along the side of the fence by the third base or first base line and be more assessable to each team. This would also help foul balls from going into the pond. It gets the kids onto the field and off the sidelines. The number two proposal about putting a fence in at Hagstrom King, I'm more supportive there, because there is no fence. Batting cages can be supported. Benches with shelter roofs have been supported in the past and have been approved. Backstops at Hagstrom King can be supported. They were added here at the Civic Center ball field and at Valley Park last fall. With the current balance of the Special Park Fund at $159,000 and shrinking, with the projects planned for this year it's going to be really tight with how much we have in the fund this coming September. Commissioner Hallman replied that it was an interesting idea moving the home plate up 15 feet and is a creative solution. 1,600 kids just registered for baseball with MHAA and is up from last year. The money spent on ball fields in the last five years has been very nominal compared to trails and playgrounds. Commissioner Craighead wants to know how many families have children in the youth athletic age bracket, not kids, families because how many senior citizen households are there. The senior citizens wanted the Valley Park tennis courts maintained which are used by the youth, adults and senior citizens. We need to have well mixed programs for all age groups. Commissioner Hallman said senior citizens would want to support MHAA's requests because they are going to sell their houses to younger families looking for a place to raise their family. Commissioner Craighead said up to half a million has been spent on playground upgrades in recent years and virtually nothing on trails. Commissioner Morris said he was very encouraged that MHAA prioritized their projects. I have sat on this Commission for quite a long time and I have seen our reserve fund fall from $300,000 to $159,000. We have some real serious demands. I support we provide some matching funds Page - 3 Draft up to $15,000 for MHAA and leave it up to MHAA what priority they want match. I think it's a reasonable start and that's about half what we put into rehabbing a playground. Mr. Kullander responded that the average playground costs are about $40,000 to rehab. Commissioner Morris said he thinks the Commission could raise it up to $18,000 and MHAA has in the past matched. That way I would leave it up to MHAA to match the funds and pick which improvements to do. We could request that the City Council fund some money. I agree it's been a long time since we did things at the ball fields. We do have a lot of other things that needs to be done like the trails. Some of the trails are really bad and that's a big ticket item. I want to help the kids. Commissioner Hallman said Commissioner Craighead and Commissioner Morris do make valid points and the trails are the gem of the City. We need to maintain the trails. Some of the trails are really bad. Commissioner Craighead believes something should be done. We've tried to prioritize things. Things need to be done right. Commissioner Kraus has said that groups walk in the door and that becomes the biggest priority. My kids have used the facilities. We need to be fair to everybody. The schools have come and asked for money. I have a problem spending a huge amount of money. I support some of the fences. I want to find ways to make it less expensive. Acting Chair Portz asked Mr. Kullander, if the Commission went forward with something, do they have the authority to fund it. Mr. Kullander responded the Commission would make a recommendation to the City Council that a specific project be built with Special Park Funds. Commissioner Morris made a motion to recommend to the City Council for up to $18,000 from the Special Park Fund in 2007 to MHAA for field improvements of their choice and if Council wants to add to the funding and MHAA could do some fund raising. Commissioner Hallman seconded the motion. Commissioner Kraus said prioritizing is somewhat arbitrary. One group or Commissioner has a project that is important to them. We are expected to reflect the values of the community. We lack a mechanism to know what those values are. There are two different approaches, muddle through as we have been and we'll appease whatever priority is urgent at the moment or we can try to find a mechanism to figure out what the values are. I find myself torn in these discussions because I am sympathetic to both sides. There are 1,600 kids that want to play on a properly equipped field. I don't know how to balance these issues without getting input from the community and what is lacking is the mechanism to do that and we got to address that. As a Commission we need to do that. We have an ever shrinking source of funding and ever growing list of priorities. I understand baseball season is right around the corner and there is some urgency to making this decision. With Commissioner Morris' proposal it buys some time and there is still a big issue looming. Page - 4 Draft Commissioner Morris said they have always had the Five Year Plan to work off. There has been a lot of thought put into it. Commissioner Hallman and MHAA bring up a good point and we have to send a clear message on it. We also have priorities that walk through the door and they are good things. We never know when they will come and we try to support them all. Commissioner Portz says he supports MHAA but it's a lot of money. MHAA has done an excellent job prioritizing their projects. If we had the $100,000 I would say lets do it, but we don't have it. I think we have enough money to go forward with somethings. We have $159,000 in the fund right now and monies coming in from the Summit. We can't fund the whole thing but we can fund some of it. The Civic Center has been functional for 20 years. We just recently put in some safety things with regard to the balls on the road and the kids running out there. In my opinion, we want to support MHAA. We should support the Hagstrom King Park priority I1 for $24,000. If there is support we should support the other improvements at Hagstrom King that would step up functionally. Commissioner Craighead asked if Acting Chair Portz supported it for the year 2007. 1 thought there were plans to do shelters over the benches in the year 2007. Mr. Kullander said there were no plans to do the shelters over the benches in 2007, that Staff was researching costs following MHAA's request last year. Commissioner Craighead said he could support Acting Chair Portz or Commissioner Morris' positions. I think we are spending over $100,000 this summer including the $20,000 proposal. I can't support $90,000 in one crack. We need to prioritize projects ourselves by using the list Mr. Kullander gave us. We need to try and think of what the community wants. I cansupportthe $20,000 this year. Commissioner Morris made a friendly amendment to the motion to up the amount to $20,000 and designate the money to what priorities MHAS thinks is needed. Acting Chair Portz asked if Commissioner Morris would accept $21,000, because that is half of what is needed for improvements to Hagstrom King Park. Commissioner Morris said he would make a friendly amendment to up the amount to $21,000 but no higher. Commissioner Hallman said Acting Chair Portz's idea of doing Hagstrom King Park is a good idea because it provides the greatest impact and increases the park's functionality. Commissioner Craighead asked what would be the estimated cost to move up home plate. Mr. Kullander responded it would create a lot of problems and could be as much as 1-1/2 times the cost of moving the fence. The interior infield grass would have to be relocated, the aglime would have to be moved out 15 feet and the irrigation lines would have to be relocated. Page - 5 Draft Acting Chair Portz said there is a motion on the table of $21,000 to help fund MHAA projects. Commissioner Hallman seconded the friendly amendment to the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Acting Chair Portz says he thinks this encourages MHAA to come here and we all want to support them, but we just don't have the money. This is a step to make a base ball field functional. PARKS AND TRAILS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2007-2012 Mr. Kullander said the Commission is half way through the current Five Year Plan and 2007 projects already approved by the City Council, funded by the Special Park Fund, will cost an additional $56,000 to complete. He explained that the City Council has asked staff to prepare a Five Year Capital Needs study for all City departments, buildings, and facilities by June or July of this year before the draft of the 2008 City Budget is prepared. Mr. Kullander recommended that the Commission terminate the current Five Year Plan, and recommend any additional projects for completion in 2007 now, and begin development of anew Five Year Plan (2008- 2012) that would coincide with the direction given by Council to the administrative staff. Mr. Kullander also recommended that the Commission view future improvement projects in the new Five Year Plan, based not on the cost of the project or the funding source, but rather on its need or value to the City's parks and trails system. The City Council would determine a funding source for each project. They could use the Special Park Fund, State Aid Funds, and Cell Tower Revenues as they did several years ago to address playground issues, or they could increase the General Tax Levy for the coming year. Mr. Kullander explained that he had included a list of projects, suggested over the past several years, in his memo and asked the Commission members to rank the importance of each project and return the list and he would summarize them for next months meeting. He estimated that the Commission at the April and May meetings would review the project rankings and present it to the City Council in June. Acting Chair Portz said a Five Year Plan will change — it may change the day after you put it together or six months later. He then asked if there would be designated revenues from the Special Park Fund. We need to have a broader view of projects and prioritize them. Mr. Kullander that trails have been built in the City such as the Opus trail which was funded by park dedication fees and the trail on Lexington Avenue was funded by County and MSA funds. He suggested the Commission should give the City Council a list of projects, let them determine the funding source, and let the City Council decide what is an appropriate balance to keep in the Special Park Fund. Action Chair Portz said it was a good approach. Page - 6 Draft Commissioner Morris asked if he wanted the Commission to act on the "You Are Here" signage. Which we need to do before Chair Spicer leaves — that is his legacy for all the years he's been on the Commission — it's always been on his list. Mr. Kullander replied that he would like the Commission to act on it. Commissioner Morris asked if he also wanted the Commission to act on the Friendly Hills playground replacement. Mr. Kullander responded that it is on the current Five Year Plan to upgrade this playground. Commissioner Morris said the playground upgrade is needed. Mr. Kullander replied that it has the older wood border timbers. We are completing two other playgrounds this year. It's not an imminent safety issue but this and other issues at this playground should be addressed in the near future. Friendly Hills Park is one of the highly used parks. It would be nice to get a plan from a couple of suppliers and get neighborhood input on the equipment. MHAA wanted an outfield fence put in but we should ask what the neighborhood thinks of that change in the park. Commissioner Hallman said the list of potential projects is extensive that Mr. Kullander put together. Commissioner Morris replied that the list does not include everything and cannot anticipate the three or four projects that walk through the door each year. Acting Chair Portz said that the list is extensive, complete, and gives you a good idea of projects facing the Commission. The projects can be prioritized. Mr. Kullander responded that once he gets the rankings by the Commission he can better explain the project details and other issues that are associated with each project to help the Commission rank or prioritize them next month. Commissioner Hallman asked when Mr. Kullander wanted the list back. Mr. Kullander responded that he would like it back in the next week or two. Then the Commission can go through it in April and May and tweak it before giving it to the City Council. Mr. Sedlacek added that Commissioners also need to add their comments to the list even if they seem silly. Mr. Kullander agreed that the Commission should add their comments that way he can research, respond to questions, and explain details of each project. Acting Chair Portz said the sheets will be filled out and returned in the next two weeks. Page - 7 Draft TRAIL PLANNING Dodd Road and Highway 13 Mr. Kullander updated the Commission on the Highway 13 and Dodd Road trails. The City Council has told staff to keep working on the plans and specifications. When preliminary plans are ready they will come before the Parks and Recreation Commission. The City Engineer has recommended that the trails be fully funded with MSA funds. PILOT KNOB II Mr. Kullander reported that the Pilot Knob II is going forward and the Trust for Public Lands is taking the lead for the City by negotiating the price on the land. The City applied for a grant from the Dakota County Farmlands. There will be a public hearing at the next City Council meeting for three DNR grants, as was done on the first Pilot Knob site. Commissioner Kraus asked if the City wanted a portion of the funding to come from private sources. Mr. Kullander responded that we received some funding from the Sierra Club, the Pilot Knob Association and the Trust for Public Land. A majority of the funds for Pilot Knob I came from three DNR grants, a Dakota County grant and the City. The Pilot Knob II site is 15 acres and is valued in the two million dollar range. Commissioner Kraus asked if the City was looking for funds from individual citizens. Mr. Kullander responded he thinks they are. They City received a $6,000 grant from the Historical Society for signage at the Pilot Knob I site. Commissioner Kraus said it would be good for the viewing public to know about the need to preserve this site. BUCKTHORN BUST Mr. Kullander said that Great River Greening would be removing buckthorn from the first Pilot Knob site. They are looking for volunteers to help remove buckthorn on Friday, April 201h from noon to 2:30 P.M. Commissioner Craighead made a motion for park "You are Here" signage for $6,000 with funds coming from the Special Park Fund in 2007. Commissioner Hallman asked if the $6,000 was for all the signs. Mr. Kullander responded that it was. He believes that 10 or 17 signs are needed. A manufacturer needs to be found that makes the signs and one would be put in each major park for now. More would be added later in the bigger parks. Commissioner Craighead asked what the signs would be like. Page - 8 Draft Mr. Kullander responded that it is like the sign on Lildyale Road - 4" x 8"in size with a roof and would hold a map of the City's parks and trails system. Commissioner Morris asked if it would be photo etched. Mr. Kullander responded that it would be Plexiglas with a printed version of the park map. We can cheaply update the maps every couple of years or if they become faded. Commissioner Kraus seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Mr. Kullander reported that at the February 201h City Council meeting Commissioner Libra was presented with a plaque recognizing him for his work, effort and time spent on the Parks and Recreation Commission. All other retiring Commissioners retiring from the Planning Commission and Airport Relations Commission were also recognized by the City Council. Commissioner made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Hallman seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 P.M. Page - 9 CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS JIL-W,•-. Date: APRIL 10, 2007 To: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION From: TERESA GANGELHOFF RE: MARCH PARK AND RECREATION REPORT Program Brochure and School Flyers The summer recreation events went to homes in the Late February edition of the Heights Highlights. Because of the timing of delivery to homes this spring the information will go out again in May. The summer brochure (blue copy) went home with school children in mid March. A shorter version will go home one more time at the end of the school year with programs we still have open for summer. Safety Camp (WE ARE FULL ALREADY AT 51 KIDS! -TAKING A WAITLIST) Plans are in place for theta' annual Safety Camp to be held August 14, 15, and 16th at Kaposia Park in South St. Paul. Micki and Ken from MHFD and Mario and Brian from MHPD are planning to volunteer as camp leaders again. Tennis Our instructor Tim Garvey and I have gone over plans for this year's tennis program, we hope to continue the same programming we offered this past summer, trying to increase the numbers in a few of the classes and possibly still running a small tournament the morning of the park celebration on June 2nd, 2007. We also plan on meeting in March to partner with other neighboring cities and run a Welcome back to Tennis clinic geared toward the 50 plus age group in association with USTA. We also have been granted a USTA Tennis Block Party to be held with our park celebration (as we have had the past 3 years) and also we are submitting a grant request with USTA. Tim and I just finished registering our program under USTA and NRPA this year. We hope to continue to "GROW TENNIS" in our community this summer. Cheerleading Cheerleading lessons moved to Mendota School this session for 12 weeks. Cost is $66.00 for ages 4 and up. We provide two sessions 4-7 yrs and 8 and up Cheer America provides the instructor and runs our program. Gymnastics The next session is being planned to start Fall 07. Park Celebration The Park Celebration is planned for June 2, 2007. 1 am currently securing all the activities for the day. I am going to have it run from noon to 3 pm at Mendakota this year. Letters were mailed out to all Mendota Heights Businesses and past sponsors. Right now we are at over $4,700 in donations for this year. Please let me know if the park commissioners would like to help at any of the events again this year! Youth Trips Spring break trips were full by the end of March. We are going in April to the new Water Park of America by the MOA. And another new trip to Pump it Up, where they climb, jump and play in all inflatable slides, jumps etc... and to roller skating in Woodbury. Our summer trips are in place and listed in the latest Heights Highlites and the blue school flyer brochure here is what we have planned this summer -register early some are already filling up! Here is what is planned: THURSDAY, JUNE 21 - VALLEYFAIR (IN SHAKOPEE) Cost: $29.00 Ages 10 & older. THURSDAY, JUNE 28 - MN TWINS - Cost $21.50 /person. Ages 6 and up THURSDAY, JULY 5 - NO trip this holiday week THURS. JULY 12 — SPRING LAKE PARK AMUSEMENT CENTER & CRYSTAL COVE AQUATIC CENTER Cost $20.00/person. Ages: 7 & up THURS. JULY 19 - WILD MOUNTAIN IN TAYLORS FALLS - WATER PARK ALPINE SLIDES, GO CARTS Cost $27.00/person. Ages: 8 & over. THURSDAY, JULY 26 - BUNKER BEACH (WAVE POOL -COON RAPIDS) & BOX LUNCH Cost $18.50 Ages 10 and over THURSDAY AUGUST 2"D CRYSTAL CAVES AND VISONQUEST SKATING AND FUN CENTER IN WISCONSIN Cost: $23.00 Ages: 6 and up Golf We are providing golf leagues, lessons and camps again at the Par 3. All programs are listed in the current Heights Highlights. It will also go to the schools in our summer brochure that went home with school kids in March. This program is very popular and registrations have been steadily coming in each day Cliff Timm Memorial Fishing Derby Plans for the derby are in place and will be held Wednesday, July 11 at Rogers Lake. Registrations are already coming in we have over 30 kids registered with 50 total spots in the derby. I am hoping Dick and Larry will help again this year with weighing and measuring the fish since they are such pros at it and do a great job! I invite anyone else that would like to volunteer to let me know! We were again accepted by Hooked on Fishing International and chosen as an official derby site and will receive some free items and prizes for the kids that enter the derby. Ace hardware will provide the worms and help with the derby. I will also have a few fishing pros (to be named) on hand to help. Summer Playhouse (formerly called Imagination Station) We will again have the Summer Playhouse perform for us on Mondays at Marie and Friendly Hills Park for six weeks. Start date TBD (June) Performances in the Parks All performances are set and will reach a variety of age groups throughout the summer and many will co -inside with many of our summer events. The schedule is as follows: Sat. June 1, Noon -Market Place (Village of MH) Music in the afternoon (TBD) co-sponsored with TPAC Sat., June 2, 12:15-1 p.m. Mendakota Park. "Splatter Sisters -Kids can dance and sing along to their favorite songs, a Twin Cities favorite! Sat., June 2,1:45-2:45 p.m.-Mendakota Park. "The Teddy Bear Band" inspires movement, imagination and fun (BYOTB- Bring Your Own Teddy Bear!) Weds., June 13, 7 p.m.- Performing on the Front Steps @ Henry Sibley High School. "The Alpahabits" This show is in conjunction with the Early Learning Advisory Council of ISD 197 "TRUCKS AND TRAVEL" Weds., June 27,6:30 p "Summer Playhouse". (Formerly The Imagination Station) will be making a special evening appearance at Mendakota Park. Weds., July 11, 7:30 p.m. - Rogers Lake Pavilion. "Kevin Hall Magic" He will entertain all ages with magic & comedy. You don't have to be part of the Fishing Derby to come and enjoy the performance! Tues., August 7, 6:30 p.m.-Mendakota Park Pavilion. "Woody" is back again to perform and entertain at the National Night Out event. Come and enjoy the comedy, magic and fun for all ages. Weds. August 29, 6:30 — 7:30 p..-Mendakota Park Pavilion. "Leroy's River Minstrels" provided by MH Park & Rec and free root beer floats provided by Thompson Park Activity Center. Playing old time hits and Big Band Sound. *If it rains, the concert will be held at The Village Commons of Mendota Heights in the Community Room (720 Liden St. - Hwy 100 & Dodd Rd). Softball I am planning for the same Tuesday and Thursday leagues. Men's D and Women's D on Tuesday and Men's over 30 league on Thursdays. All leagues are full. I have had a dozen more calls for Men's D on Tuesday I could have added 2 more leagues!!! Tuesday league starts April 2e and Thursday league starts May Td Skateboard Camp in August I am planning to hold another Skateboard camp put on by 3rd Lair. They will come and run the camp for me. We had a good response last fall so we are going to try a summer camp that will run July 30, 31 and August 1 and 2 and 3rd at Rogers Lake Skate Park. They have also agreed to come to the Park Celebration and do a demo and talk to kids about skateboarding. 3rd Lair will also do a cable show taping of "Community Parks Connection" with me at Rogers Lake in May. They will talk about our camp and do some demo's. Simple Steps Walking Program with Dakota County I gave you a copy of our new program we are doing with Dakota County Public Health Dept and neighboring communities. Simple Steps is a new program we are promoting to get people out and enjoy the benefits of regular walking. With our great trails in Mendota Heights this program is a perfect fit. We also sent it out to City Hall employees hoping to get them on board with our walking program! Over 200 people in the area have already signed up. The information is on our city website on how to register or you can pick up a flyer at the front desk with information. Rn Mark your calendars for Saturday June 2, 2007 as we Celebrate Mendota Heights Parks! All Events are FREE except Tennis Tournament & 5K Run/Walk City of MH and Gateway Bank 2nd Annual SKRun/Walk start at Gateway Bank lot) 9 A.M. City of Mendota Heights Park and Rec 2nd Annual Tennis Tournament @ Visitation HS (pre register) MENDAKOTA PARK NOON -3 P.M. Noon *Splatter Sisters Band *2 pm *Teddy Bear Band *Mendota Heights Fire Dept and Vulcan Fire Truck Rides *Soccer Shootout *Gateway Bank Hockey Shootout *Pony rides * Face Painting *Duck Pond *Fischerville Fish Pond *MHAA In House Baseball *Free Throw Contest *Caricatures *Par 3 Putting Contest .; *USTA Tennis Block Party * Duggan's Dashes *Pat Kaplan-Coldwell Banker Burnet Moon Walk *City and County Credit Union Petting Zoo *MH Police Department BIKE RODEO (please bring your bike!) *: 2:45 pm Prize drawings (Kids may have up to 4 entries -1. For bringing your bike and participating in the MHPD Bike Rodeo 2. Attending the park activities at Mendakota noon -3 pm 3. Participating at the Tennis Block Party on the basketball court at Mendakota Park '� 4. For participating in the morning Tennis Tournament *WATCH FOR MORE ACTIVITIES TO BE ADDED -IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR AN ACTIVITIY CALL CITY HALL If you would like to participate in the Tennis Tournament or 5k Run/Walk please use registration form on back or on line at www.mendota-heights.com 5K will start at The Village at 9 am. Participants re- ceive t -shirt, refreshments & awards/prizes. *Race day registration by 8:30 am $20.00 for 5k only. Tennis Tournament at Visitation Courts 9—Noon. Two flights of competition 1. Adult/Child-14 and un- der doubles. 2. Singles Age 14 and under open to both boys and girls. Fee includes t -shirt refreshments and awards. Sign up for tennis by May 31. SAFETY CAMP (SAFETY CAMP IS FULL -PLEASE SIGN UP ON WAITLIST This experience will last your child a lifetime - Don't miss it! For children entering the 3rd and 4th grades in the fall of 2007. Children will learn how to reduce the risk of accidents and increase safety in their everyday lives. Instructors for camp are volunteers from local police and fire departments, utility companies, paramedics as well as other professionals whose jobs deal with personal and public safety. Each camper will receive a camp t -shirt. Topics such as stranger safety, weather safety, drug awareness, animal safety, home safety and first aid are just some of the areas that will be addressed. At the conclusion of the camp on Thursday, campers can return that evening with their families for a family picnic with hot-dogs, chips and beverages. The camp is co-sponsored by the VFW Gallagher Hanson Post 295 of So. St. Paul. & MH, WSP and SSP Parks and Rec. Ages: children entering the 3rd & 4th grades in the fall of 2007 Dates: August 14, 15, 16th Fee: $15.00 (all lunches & snacks provided!) /lJi Location: Kaposia Park (Located at Wilde and Butler Ave. in So. St. Paul. Enrollment is limited and fills quickly so please register early! *MENDOTA HEIGHTS PARKAND REC 651-452-1850* MORE FUNINSIDE!!! ***REGISTER EARLYAS PROGRAMS FILL QUICKLY! REGISTRATIONFORMIS ON THE BACK*** SUMMER-THU 61 The trips listed below offer the perfect opportunities for kids with their friends, class- mates and siblings to participate in FUN well chaperoned activities. The trips are co- sponsored with WSP and SSP Park and Ree. Bus departs from MH City Hall parking lot at time listed. Please register by mail or in person at City Hall -1101 Victoria Curve, MH, 55118. Space for trips are limited and will fill up fast. Mark your calen- dars now and plan ahead. Registration will close the Monday prior to trips. THURSDAY, JUNE 21 - VALLEYFAIR (IN SHAKOPEE). Start the summer off with a day at Valley Fair. Bring a group of friends! Don't forget your swimsuit and towel for the water park! Bring a bag lunch or $ to purchase lunch/ snacks. Bus departs/returns 9:05 AM /6:10 PM. Cost: $29.00 Ages 10 & older. THURSDAY, JUNE 28 - MN TWINS - Spend an exciting afternoon at the metro dome. Game time is 12:10 PM - it is Recreation Day. The trip includes RESERVED SEATING in the "Home Run Porch" hot dog and pop, supervision, trans- portation and extra snacks and enjoy a day at the Park! Bus departs at 10:05 AM & will return after the game — approx. 3:30 PM. Cost $21.50 /person. Ages 6 and up THURSDAY, JULY 5 - NO trip this holiday week THURS., JULY 12 — SPRING LAKE PARK AMUSEMENT CENTER & CRYSTAL COVE AQUATIC CENTER We will begin the day with unlimited mini golf and other amusement park fun, including 10 balloons each for Water Wars, so bring your swim suits and towel. We then spend the rest of the afternoon swimming at Crystal Cove Aquatics Center; it has a water play area as well as 2 large waterslides. Bring a bag lunch or money for concessions and arcade. Bus departs/returns 9:05/4:00 Cost $20.00/person. Ages: 7 & up THURS. JULY 19 - WILD MOUNTAIN IN TAYLORS FALLS - WATER PARK, ALPINE SLIDES GO CARTS Don't miss Wild Adventure Island with 4 waterslides, climbing net, water cannons or just take it easy on a tube in the lazy river. Unlimited go carts & alpine slide rides. Bring a hearty bag lunch or $ for concessions, a swimsuit & towel, sunscreen plus tennis shoes (no flip-flops) for the alpine slide. Bus departs at 8:15 AM & returns at 4:20 PM. Cost $27.00/person. Ages: 8 & over. THURSDAY, JULY 26 - BUNKER BEACH (WAVE POOL -COON RAPIDS) & BOX LUNCH Bang your swimsuit, towel, change of clothes & if you want to rent an inner tube bring an extra $4.00 (we will be at pool for two, two-hour sessions). There is the wave pool, waterslides & adventure pool. Trip includes lunch, small pop, hot dog, chips & cookie; however, you can bring extra $ for additional snacks. Bus departs/returns at 10:05/3:50 Cost $18.50 Ages 10 and over THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND CRYSTAL CAVES AND VISONOUEST SKATING AND FUN CENTER IN WISCONSIN All this fun less than one hour away! First we tour Crystal Caves on a guided tour and then everyone will get to pan for gems just like the miners did. Afterwards we head to Menomonie to VisonQuest Family Fun Center where we will have pizza and pop for lunch and have fun roller skating (you may bring your own roller blades if you like), moonwalk, turtle scooters, interactive DJ and video screens (all included) Bring extra spending money for snacks/arcade/rollerblade rental (reg. skates are free) If you bring a helmet, knee, elbow and wrist protection you may go on the ramps for rollerblades or you may rent safety equipment for the ramps only. PLEASE BRING A SWEATSHIRT OR JACKET TO WEAR IN THE CAVES!!! Bus departs/returns 8:15/4:30 Cost: $23.00 Ages: 6 and up 3" LAIR SKATEBOARD CAMP JULY 30 TO AUGUST 3RD For the expert to beginner and everyone in between. The basics are taught: balance, pushing, dropping in, skatepark safety and etiquette. P Lair instructors are very experienced in the sport and have years of teach- ing knowledge. Equipment needed for camp: skateboard and helmet. (knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards are recommended. (If raining please meet under the pavilion.) Date: One week camp from Monday, July 30 to Friday, August 3rd Time: 9 am to noon Cost: $166.00 j Ages: All ages SI�1B��IRD 4r111ii MH SUMMER TENNIS PROGRAM IMf�T�T.:1 =7 K1 y _ Lessons will be held at Visitation Courts @ Mendota and Dodd Road. Our Tennis lessons and Teams are taught and T ' coached by Tim Garvey, a Certified developmental coach/instructor with United States Professional Tennis Association. F ;, We -'so have High School/College assistants working with Tim. Please call the Tennis Hotline at 651-255-1174 if weather is donable up to '/z hour before your lesson. Rain outs will not be made up -instead we have added extra time Fri- day, July 27 with a picnic, tournament, games and prizes. ENROLL EARLY -CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED!!! "Little Tennis" for youth ages 4-7 years old -T-shirt included (45 minute lesson once a week) -This program will introduce tennis to your child in a fun and safe environment. Mini nets & other teaching aids will be used to gear this program to your child's age level. Register early -program fills quickly. (The instructor would like a parent/chaperone to stay with child during lesson -you may coordinate with another parent to help with your child if you are unable to stay.) Dates: Thursdays, June 14 -July 26 (no lesson 7/ 5) Times: Littles I -8:30-9:15 Littles II -9:30-10:15 Cost: $40.00 (no rainout/makeup's) We may add more sessions if these two classes fill. Beginner Tennis Lessons for Youth Ages 8-14 years old We use a USTA "games approach" to get kids together to have fun and learn how to play tennis. They will learn sportsmanship, general etiquette, develop strokes, apply strategies & tactics for both singles & doubles in a supervised, safe environ- ment. T-shirt and tennis balls are included. Participants will need tennis shoes and a tennis racquet. Dates: Mon., Tues. & Wed. from June 11 -July 25 (18 hours total + fun day) no play July 2,3,4 Times: Session I- 8:30 — 9:25 for ages 8,9,10 years Session H- 9:30 — 10:25 for ages 11 to14 years. Cost: $75.00* Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Lessons for Youth ages 8 — 14 yrs old. This program is for youth with previous tennis experience or participated in our tennis program. Tim and his assistants will take them to the next level of training. You will work with the instructors at your level of play not age. Dates: Mon„ Tues. and Wed. from June 11 to July 25 (18 hours total + Friday Fun Day) no play July 2,3,4 Times: Session HI -10:30-11:25 am Session IV -11:30 — 12:25 Cost: $75.00 (If you plan on playing on the travel team and would also like to take lessons, please sign up for Session IV) In -House League Play for Ages 11 -14 -You may play in this program if you are in advanced lessons at 10:30 am or took lessons last year but you may not be ready for the travel team. You will need to qualify for this program and be evaluated your first day. If Tim feels your not ready your money will be refunded. Cost: $75.00 (if you sign up for both the 10:30 lessons and in-house you will get a reduced rate of $135.00 Dates: Mon. Tues. and Wed. from June 11 -July 25. (18hrs + Friday fun day) No Play on July 2,3,4. Time: 11:45-12:45 Traveling Tennis Team for youth ages 12 —14 years old (or approval of instructor) Traveling Tennis Team for youth ages 12 —14 years old (Coach will approve you to play on the first day -if he feels you are not ready for this program your fee will be refunded) Teams formed according to age. You travel to locations outside our city and some games will be at home courts at Vis. Game ending times vary. Fee includes Team t - shirt, USTA team fee. Most weeks you practice or play on Mon., Tues., and Wed., afternoons and have a chance to qualify for USTA Section Chp—r)ionship. Team members need a racquet, tennis shoes and shorts. Parents will need to take turns driving to playing sites. Instructor is no rued to drive players. Dates: Mon., Tues., Weds., from June 11 -July 25 (no play 2,3,4) Times: 1:30-3:30 (approximately) We will have .2 teams -one Competitive Flight and one Recreational flight and you play others at your level. Cost: $100.00 ***June 2, 2007 -Tennis Tournament at Visitation Courts 9—Noon. Two flights of competition 1. Adult/Child-14 and under doubles. 2. Singles Age 14 and under open to both boys and girls. Fee includes t -shirt refreshments and awards. Sign up by May 31. $10.00 MENDOTA PAR 3 GOLF LEAGUES, LESSONS, CAMPS REGISTRATIONS FOR ALL GOLF PROGRAMS HELD AT MENDOTA PAR 3 ARE ACCEPTED ONLY AT THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS OFICES (1101 VICTORIA CURVE) Registration closes for all leagues, lessons & camps 1 week prior to start date. Junior Golf League boys and girls ages 8-16 yrs. Junior golfers are expected to acknowledge golf course rules. This league is looking for vol- unteers to chaperone duties (will play free on volunteer day) Fee: $100.00 (must pre pay for all 11 weeks- no play July 2, 3, 4) 1. Boy's &/or Girls Mon. a.m. June 11 -Aug. 27. Tee times start 8:30 am 2. Girls only Tues. a.m. June 12 -Aug. 28 Tee times start 9am 3. Boys &/or Girls Wed. am. June 13-Aug.29. Tee times start 8:30 am. Family Friday and Sundav Afternoon Leagues. The Parent/Child Leagues are a great way for families to spend time together. Friday Eve- nings: June 15 - Aug. 24. No play July 6. Tee times start @4:08 pm. Sunday Afternoons: June 17 - Aug. 26. No play July 1. Tee Times start at 4:08 pm Fee: $182.00 (one fee for both players. You may have one parent/2 children -add another % of fee) *Must pre -pay for all 11 weeks) Women's League. Get your neighbors, friends and co-workers to play! Wednesday's May 23 - Aug. 29 (no golf on July 4th) Fee: $135.00 (Must pre pay for 14 weeks.) First tee time at 4:08 pm Golf Lessons. Three 1 -hour lessons covering golf course etiquette, golf club grip, stance, swing and correct putting techniques. There will be one teaching professional per 8 golfers, giving personalized instruction. You receive 2 free rounds of golf. (Beneficial for the beg. golfer.) Fee- Tuniors: $65 (Ages 6 and up) Parent/Child (one fee for both -ages 5 and up) & Adult Lessons Fee: $95.00 Thursday evening clan. Junior Lessons at 5 pm; Parent/Child Lessons at 6:10 pm; & Adult Lessons @ 7:20 pm Session I: May 3, 10, 17 Session H: May 24, May 31, June 7. Session III: June 14, 21, 28 Session IV: July 12, 19, 26 Session V: Aug. 2,9,16 Youth Golf Camps Ages: 6 - 13. All Skill Levels (you will be put with your level) Fee: $107.00 Time: 8 am - 11 am Session I: June l l — 14 Session II: June 18 - 21 Session III: June 25 -28 Session IV: July 9 - 12 Session V: July 16 - 19 Session VI: July 23 - 26 Session VII: July 30 - Aug 2 Session VIII: Aug. 6 - 9 Session IX: Aug 13 - Aug 16 FREE FAMILY "SUMMER PERFORMANCES IN THE PARK" The Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a series of "FREE" Performances In The Park! Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the entire performance. Sat., June 1, Noon -Market Place (Village of MH) Music in the afternoon (TBD) co-sponsored with TPAC Sat., June 2, 12:15-1 p.m. Mendakota Park. "Splatter Sisters -Kids can dance and sing along to their favorite songs, a Twin Cities favorite! Sat., June 2, 1:45-2:45 p.m. Mendakota Park."Teddy Bear Band" inspires movement, imagination, fun (BYOTB- Bring Your Own Teddy Bear!) Weds., June 13 , 7 p.m. Performing on the Front Steps @ Henry Sibley High School. "The Alpahabits" This show is in conjunction with +' Early Learning Advisory Council of ISD 197 "TRUCKS AND TRAVEL" Weds, June 27, 6:30 pm "Summer Playhouse" (formerly Imagination Station) will be making a special evening appearance @ Mendakota Park Weds., July 11, 7:30 p.m. - Rogers Lake Pavilion. "Kevin Hall Magic" He will entertain all ages with magic & comedy. Tues., August 7, 6:30 p.m.-Mendakota Park Pavilion. 'Woody" is back again to perform and entertain at the National Night Out event. Come and enjoy the comedy, magic and fun for all ages. Weds. August 29, 6:30 — 7:30 p.m-Mendakota Park Pavilion. "Leroy's River Minstrels" provided by MH Park & Rec and free root beer floats provided by Thompson Park Activity Center. Playing old time hits and Big Band Sound. 'If it rains, the concert will be held at The Village Commons of Mendota Heights in the Community Room (720 Linden St. - Hwy 100 & Dodd Rd). SUMMER PLAYHOUSE (formerly The Imagination Station) is a traveling variety show which will be making appearances at both Marie and Friendly Hills Parks this summer. This group will provide creative, quality per- formances free of charge. The shows will include: choreographed performances, puppet shows, songs and dances. Perform- ances last approximately thirty minutes and are designed to entertain families with young children. Performances will not be held if it is raining. Feel free to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to sit on. Mondays: June 18 - July 23 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Marie Park (Marie Ave. between Victoria & Lexington) 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Friendly Hills Park (Pueblo Lane & Apache) coarlrAl wGuirir- oGat=nRnneNrl= r)N WFnNFSDAY JUNE 27 AT MENDAKOTA PARK PAVILLION 6:30 PM Bring your fishin' pole and come on down to the Roger's Lake Fishing Hier to try to catcn the -tm., ulNt ! razes Will ue awarded in different categories! Each participant will also receive a bag of fishing derby goodies. This event is in memory of Cliff Timm who passed away in Dec. 05. Mr. Timm started our fishing derby. He provided funds to help build our pier and aerate the lake. We hope his love and passion for fishing continues in M.H. and we proudly renamed our fishing derby after him. Other prizes and goodies provided by Hooked on Fishing International and Wal-Mart and local resident Ira Kip. Entertainment by "Kevin Hall Magic" at 7:30 p.m. as part of "Performances in the Park" (you do not have to be registered in the fishing derby to enjoy the free entertainment.) Worms and our official weights and measurements will be provided by Ace Hardware of IGH. Fishing pros will also be on held to Casting Contest: A fun program that helps kids learn how help with casting contest. to cast, & rewards the best in two age groups: Under 1' When: Wednesday, July 11 11-16. Rods & Reels awarded. Where: Roger's Lake Fishing Dock & lake area (Wagon Wheel Trail) National Big Fish Contest: Pictures will be taken of the Ages: Youth 16 & under (Parent/guardian must accompany participants.) winners & sent to "Hooked on Fishing International!" -Prizes Fee: $5.00 per child/$10.00 non-resident fee for different fish categories. MUST PRE REGISTER AT CITY HALL -NO EXCEPTIONS! Meet a professional fishing pro & get expert advice. Time: 5:30 - 6 p.m.: Derby Registration - Park Shelter PLEASE PRE -REGISTER EARLY AT CITY HALL FOR 6 - 7:30 p.m.: Fishing on your own THIS EVENT. 6 - 7:30 p.m.: Largest Fish & Casting Contests 7:45 pm.: Fish -Weigh -ins End `Participants must bring their own pole and tackle. 8:00 p.m.. Awards (following entertainment) ----------------------------------------------------------- MENDOTA HEIGHTS PARK & RECREATION REGISTRATION FORM You may register in person or by mail for all activates at: Mendota Heights City Hall, Parks and Rec, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118.(Make checks payable to City of Mendota Heights) By signing below you agree that the City of Mendota Heights shall not be liable for any claims, demands, injuries, damages, actions or causes of action what- soever to you or your property due to the passive or active negligence of the City of Mendota Heights, it's agents or employees. I have read and understand this agreement by sign- ing below. We reserve the right to cancel any program due to insufficient enrollment with a complete refund. No refunds after start of activity. A $5.00 service fee will be charged fol cancellations made prior to the start of a program or it's registration deadline. Non-resident fee of $5.00 will apply for golf programs, fishing derby and Safety Camp only. City of Mendota Heights Parks & Recreation 1101 Victoria Curve Mendota Heights, MN 55118 651-452-1850 A I 01,A -A Name 3. ee Please fill in this section for Youth Programs Only: Male Female _ School Grade _ Child's Age _ Birth date _/_/_ Participants Name Home Phone (Youth uniy) rarems cell or worK pnone City Zip Participant signature (or Parent signature if participant is under 18) Date If you are not a Mendota Heights resident OR attend a MH school or St. Joseph school you must add a $5.00 Non Resident fee for each program EXCEPT youth trips & tennis. There will be no further confirmation for activities. Please be present on the date & time of your activity. No phone registrations. pje 5e5 AVL T3'�G� CtLVtt-i Program Basics o Join Simple Steps any time between April 1 St and August 15th with at least one other person and pick a group name. o Register on line at www.dakotacounty.net and search "Simple Steps." If you do not have internet access, call (651-554-6100) to get registration forms. o Receive a Simple Steps Starter Kit including a membership card, walking guide, maps of interesting places to walk in Dakota County and a tool to assess the walkability of your community o Keep track of the minutes you walk each week for your first six weeks and earn a Simple Steps sling backpack. o Continue to track your walking minutes each month for a chance to win prizes in several categories. Monthly drawings will be held for the following: o Walking groups in which all members tracked their walking minutes each week for the previous month (prizes to all members of winning group) o Individuals who tracked their walking minutes each week for the previous month o Individuals who reported walking with their group at least once each week for the previous month o Complete an assessment of the walkability of an area in your community and have the chance to win even more prizes! o Receive E-mail messages every 10 days to keep you motivated and let you know about special community events and opportunities to win prizes o Complete a final evaluation form and be entered into the final grand prize drawing with many opportunities to win! o Earn your 2007 Wellness Credit for April -October by participating in Simple Steps. o Simple Steps is sponsored by the Dakota County Employee Wellness Program. Simple Steps. in Dakota County: Frequently Asked Questions BASICS: Q. What is "Simple Steps?" Simple Steps is a new walking program for those who live or work in Dakota County. The goal of the program is to increase the number of people who walk regularly. The program is free and is easy to participate in. People need to find at least one friend, relative, neighbor or coworker to walk with one or more times each week. Simple Steps runs through October 31, 2007. Q. How does Simple Steps work? Participants can register anytime before August 15, 2007 by visiting the Simple Steps website. (Go to www.DakotaCounty.us and type "Simple Steps" in the search box.) You can either start a new group or join an existing group. After you register, you will receive a Simple Steps Starter Kit, which includes a membership card, walking guide, maps of interesting places to walk in Dakota County, and a tool to assess the walkability of your community. Return to the website regularly to enter the number of minutes you walk and be eligible for rewards and prizes. Q. Why are you offering this program? Only about 50% of all Minnesota adults regularly participate in enough physical activity to maintain their health. Lack of physical activity increases your risk for heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, depression and some forms of cancer. For many people, finding the time in their busy day to "exercise" is very challenging. Through the Simple Steps program we hope participants discover that it is easy to incorporate physical activity into their day through the simple and enjoyable activity of walking. Q. Who is eligible to participate? The program is intended for any adult who lives or works in Dakota County. All participants must be part of a walking group with at least one other adult. Adults who do not live or work in Dakota County can still be members of a walking group and register as a program participant. Q. Is walking the only activity you can do? The Simple Steps program is focused on walking because it is the easiest and most convenient form of physical activity for the majority of adults. This is particularly true for those who are currently inactive. Q. Can I still participate if I am disabled and not able to walk? Walking was selected for the Simple Steps program because it is an activity that almost everyone can do. However, we realize that some people cannot walk because of a disability and have found other forms of physical activity that better match their abilities. You may participate in Simple Steps by recording the number of minutes you participate in your chosen physical activity. REWARDS AND PRIZES: Q. What are the prizes? Simple Steps participants can win some great prizes simply by walking regularly and recording your time. Prizes include a Simple Steps sling backpack, a lunch bag, a pedometer, and gift cards for fitness clothing or equipment. Q. How do I win a prize? Each participant who logs the number of minutes walked each week for the first six weeks after registration will receive a Simple Steps sling backpack. There are lots of ways to be eligible for additional monthly prizes: ■ If all members of your group track their walking minutes each week of the previous month, then all members of the group are eligible for a prize drawing. ■ If you track your walking minutes each week for the previous month, then you will be eligible for a prize drawing. ■ If you report walking with your group at least once each week for the previous month, you will be eligible for a prize drawing. ■ If your walking group completes a brief assessment of the walkability of an area in your community, then all members of your group are eligible for a special prize drawing. ■ If you complete the final program evaluation, you will be eligible for a special prize drawing. Q. How do I use the Simple Steps membership card? During the program participants will receive information about additional program rewards and special events. If you attend these events and present your membership card, you will be eligible to receive rewards and prizes. Other Simple Steps member benefits are still being developed. REGISTRATION: Q. How do I register for Simple Steps? Register for Simple Steps anytime between April 1 -August 15, 2007. Go to www.DakotaCounty.us and type "Simple Steps" in the search box. You can either register as part of a new walking group with at least one other adult or as a member of an existing group. Q. I've forgotten my login and password — can you help? On the Simple Steps website login page there is a hotlink near the bottom of the page which you can click on to get help. It will prompt you by asking you the security question you entered when you registered. Q. What if I don't have a computer? If you do not have Internet access, call 651-554-6100 and ask to speak to the Simple Steps program coordinator to request a paper registration form. 2 . What is a considered a "group?" A walking group is one that includes yourself and at least one other adult. Your group can be as large as 12 people. Your group may include family members, neighbors, co-workers, friends and anyone else you would enjoy walking with at least once a week. Q. Can I switch groups? Yes, participants can switch groups. Click on "Change My Profile" and you can either form a new group or join a different existing group. Q. Can someone join my group later? Yes, up to 12 adults can join a group. Members can join until August 15, 2007. Q. Can my children be part of my group? We encourage parents to walk with their children. However, you must be 18 or older to register in the Simple Steps program. A special tracking form for children can be downloaded from the Simple Steps webpage. (Go to www.DakotaCounty.us and type "Simple Steps" in the search box.) Q. Will my information be kept confidential? The information you provide will not be shared with anyone outside of the Simple Steps program staff. RECORDING YOUR ACTIVITY: Q. How often do I need to record my activity to be eligible for prizes? You may wish to record the time you spend walking each week, but you may also enter your time once per month. Walking activity for each month must be entered by the 10t` of the next month to be eligible for prize drawings. Q. Why isn't there a place to record the distance that I walk? Experts recommend that adults should exercise at least 30 minutes on most days of the week to maintain good health. For those who would like to reach this goal, the Simple Steps program allows them to track their progress, without having to know the measured distance of their walk The Simple Steps Walking Guide includes suggested walking routes in Dakota County that include approximate distances. ABOUT THE SIMPLE STEPS CAMPAIGN: Q. How long does the Simple Steps campaign run? The Simple Steps program begins on April 1, 2007. Participants can join at any time until August 15th. The 2007 program ends October 31, but we plan to provide participants with on-going encouragement and support to maintain a regular habit of healthy walking. Q. Who is sponsoring the campaign? The Dakota County Public Health Department is the lead sponsor. We are pleased to have several sponsoring partners including the Dakota County Parks Department and the cities of 3 Apple Valley, Eagan, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South Paul and West St. Paul. Q. How is the campaign funded? This campaign is funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota as part of their Communities on the Move initiative. Q. How will you know if the campaign is successful? Based upon the information provided by program participants, we hope to see an increase in the amount of minutes walked, from the time people join the program until it concludes on October 31, 2007. We are hopeful that the program will be particularly attractive to those who are currently inactive and that they will significantly increase the amount of time they spend walking. We will also be requesting feedback from participants. Q. What are the plans for continuing the campaign? Our desire is to help people to incorporate more walking and other forms of physical activity into their lives on a regular basis, and for this to continue once the campaign concludes on October 31, 2007. Throughout the program, and particularly at the conclusion, we will request input and feedback from participants on how well we've done in achieving that goal. We will also be asking participants how we can best continue to support their practice of regular walking. Q. What if I want more information? Click the "Contact Us" button on the Simple Steps webpage to send an e-mail to the program coordinator. You may also call 651-554-6100 to speak with the Simple Steps program coordinator. - March 29, 2007 0 City of Mendota Heights MEMORANDUM April 4th, 2007 Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission and Assistant to City Administrate From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator Subject: Roger's Lake Park Skate Park - Graffiti on Components BACKGROUND: A resident on Wagon Wheel Trail, near the Skate Park, inquired if the City would allow a member of his family to paint over graffiti on various skate park components with a painted mural. "Taggers" have spray painted at several areas and the idea is that if a mural has been painted on an area the "taggers" may pass them by. At present the Public Works staff options are to try "graffiti remover" solutions or paint over the offending "tags". I asked the resident to submit samples of the proposed murals - he responded that he may not be able to get them too me until mid-April. DISCUSSION: Costs for the artist's paint and supplies can be reimbursed from Park Maintenance Funds. RECOMMENDATION: If the Commission is supportive of this offer, I will re-establish contact with the resident to ascertain if the offer is still valid, obtain work samples, and bring this issue back to the Commission for formal approvals. City of Mendota Heights MEMORANDUM April 4th, 2007 Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission and Assistant to City Adminis a r From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator Subject: Civic Center Field Improvements BACKGROUND: At the March meeting the Commission voted 5-0 to make a recommendation to the City Council to authorize funding from the Special Park Fund for ball field improvements, at a funding level of $21,000, at either Hagstrom-King Park or the Civic Center site. The Commission further recommended that the Mendota Heights Athletic Association rank and select which of the various projects discussed at the Commission meeting they wished to be constructed in 2007 (see attached Council memo dated March 30th, 2007). DISCUSSION: Additional options locating the batting cage(s) outside the existing fence were distributed to Council and Commission members as well as the Mendota Heights Athletic Association. Several Commission members indicated supported for batting cage(s) constructed outside the existing fence. MHAA stated that the Civic Center site was their number one priority and requested the outfield fence be moved closer to home plate and the batting cages built within the existing ball field footprint. City Council, at their April 3`d, 2007 meeting voted 3-0 to proceed with field improvements identified as Option #1 (attached). The Council also directed staff the that $21,000 of project costs come from the Special Park Fund and all additional costs would be funded from the Cell Tower revenues, which routinely go into the Water Tower Maintenance Reserve Fund. Project timeline: 1. Construction operations can not begin until MnDOT lifts the Spring Road Restrictions (last week in April to May 15th) and heavy trucks are allowed back on State Highways. 2. Excavation contractor will be ready to go when road restrictions are lifted (2 day operation) 3. Fence bids open on April 9th (5-10 working days for fence & batting cage installation) 4. Cage nets will be ordered April 5th (requires 3 to 5 week delivery time) 5. Public Works will remove the old fencing, spread and shape ag-lime, irrigation system modifications, net installation, turf restoration and other tasks as needed. Weather is the key factor on the progress of this project. ACTION REQUIRED: None, this memo is for information only. City of Mendota Heights MEMORANDUM ToMarch 30, 2007 0� Memo to: Mayor, City Council and City Administrato�'�1/1, I� From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Manager Subject: CIVIC CENTER BALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS BACKGROUND: The Parks and Recreation Commission made a recommendation to the City Council to authorize $21,000.00 in funding from the Special Park Fund for specific ball field improvements, to be selected by the Mendota Heights Athletic Association, at either Hagstrom-King Park or at the Civic Center. MHAA had requested improvements at both fields estimated to cost from $80,000 to $95,000. The Commission desired to support MHAA, at a lower funding level, and voted to defer to MHAA to rank and establish priorities for each of the requested improvements and determine which project(s) to proceed with in 2007 within the Commissions agreed upon funding level (attached "A"- March 15`h Council memo from Jake). Representatives from MHAA attended the March 20d' City Council meeting and participated with Council in discussion of the various improvements considered by the Parks and Recreation Commission but indicated to the City Council that their top priority was construction of two batting cages at the Civic Center ball field, the costs of which were higher than the Parks Commission recommendation. City Council directed staff to present alternate locations at the Civic Center where one or two batting cages could be located outside the existing ball field footprint and recommend a funding source for costs in excess of the $21,000 improvement cost budget established by the Parks Commission. DISCUSSION: Three new locations for one or two batting cages (Options 2.a, 2.b, and 2.c) along with the original concept (Option #1) were distributed last Friday, March 23rd, to the City Council, Parks and Recreation Commissioners, and MHAA representatives for comment (attachment "B"). Joel Johns (MHAA) sent the attached e-mail (attachment "C"), selecting Option #1 as the preferred MHAA number one priority improvement they desired. Jim Danielson forwarded Mr.Johns comments to the City Council. On Monday, while attending a meeting at City Hall on another matter, Council members Vitelli and Krebsbach, having read Mr. Johns e-mail, indicated a willingness to support the MHAA request. Previous capital expenditures for field improvements at the Civic Center field (2006- safety netting o ver backstop; 2003 - install taller backstop; and 1999 - addition of turf infield for youth baseball only use) a I I were funded from the Special Park Fund. Current balance in the Special Park Fund is $160,000.00. Park Dedication fees expected in 2007/2008 from the Opus "Summit" development are $196,000.00. In recent years City Council has approved funds for capital expenditures for parkland acquisition or improvements from a funding source(s) other than the Special Park Fund (Cell Tower Fund forplayground safety upgrades and most recently from a Reserve Fund for the Pilot Knob 1 site). RECOMMENDATION: The Parks and Recreation Commission, voting 5-0 at their March 6�' regular meeting, recommend the City Council authorize use of $21,000.00 of Special Park Funds for ball field improvements. (Note. Several members of the Parks Commission have indicated a preference to construct batting cage(s) outside the existing fence - Option #2. c - Estimated cost = $25, 000 to $28, 000) The Mendota Heights Athletic Association has prioritized as their "number one project", construction of two batting cages at the Civic Center field, as the improvement that would most benefit the youth athletic baseball program of our community (MHAA supports Option #1- relocation of outfield fence 15 to 20 feet closer to home plate, 15' wide warning track, and construction of two 16' by 80' by 10' high batting cages Estimated costs = $35, 000 plus $5, 000 contingency). ACTION REQUIRED: If the City Council desires to construct ball field improvements at the Civic Center field, identified as Option #1 described above ($35,000 plus $5,000 contingency), select one of the following: A. Authorize use of Special Park Fund for all costs ($35, 000 to $40, 000) to implement Option # 1 B. Authorize $21, 000 from the Special Park Fund, and identify a second funding source for remaining project costs (up to $19, 000) -(Cell Tower Revenue or another fund) C. Refer project back to the Parks & Recreation Commission for further discussion with MHAA to identify B project design and budget acceptable to both groups - bring back to City Council on April 170 If City Council elects to proceed with this project tonight (by selecting Item `A "or Item '?"above), authorize staff to issue Purchase Orders for completion of the work required as illustrated and itemized on attached drawing identified as Option #1 (attachment "B"). Staff will endeavor to expedite the work tasks necessary to complete this project within the next month or two, subject to availability of contractors, vendors, and products. 2 N CIVIC CENTER FIELD W f E Option # 1, �1 . A 1. l S 30 15 0 30 Feet 1 " = 50 ft 3/22/07 City of gk Mendota Heights .ly �— N� 1101 �I f 1 / +. D6rTf9 L:? -T) A - Cost Estimate: k1. PW - Remove & dispose existing fence $ 1,000 2. Remove turf & 6" topsoil (440'x 20' wide) $ 5,000 3. Ag -lime warning track (15' wide x 440') $ 4,500 o o i 4. Ag -lime base 6" in batting cages 2 @ 80'x16' $ 1,500 C" tt< k5. New 8' high outfield fence (a pprox.300') $ 5,000 / 1 6. Batting cages 2 @ 16'x80'x10 high w/gates $12,000 7. Electrical service to cages $ 1,200 / 8. PW - Repairtinstall irrigation lines/system $ 600 i 9. PW -turf repair $ 200 `i ..`:': 10. Field access gates -10' wide -field maintenance $ 1,500 ` 11. Nets for batting cages 2 -14'x 76' $ 2,500 Tota/ $35,000 12. Contingency $ 5,000 E I r t :.i *1. City of Mendota Heights MEMORANDUM April 6, 2007 Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission and Assistant to City AdministrEft From: Gu Kullander, Operations and Projects Coordinator �� Y P 1 ,: �- Subject: Select &Rank Projects for Parks Five Year 2008 thru 2012 Capital Improvement Plan BACKGROUND: The Commission, at last months meeting, was asked to rank various park and trail improvements projects from a list compiled over the past several years. Attached are the Commissioners combined rankings, as well as those of the parks crew and myself. This list of projects will be reduced by the Commission and the remaining projects included in a new Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for years 2008 through 2012. This plan will be a guide and planning tool for future improvements throughout the City's parks and trail systems. DISUCSSION: Past park and trail projects have been funded from many sources. Prior to passage of the $3.4 million Parks Bond Referendum in 1989 most funding came from the Special Park Fund. In 1990 and for several years after, referendum funds were expended to fulfill City parks and trail needs recommended by the 25 member Parks Citizen Review Committee who drafted the list of referendum projects (see attached 1989 Referendum literature). When the last referendum funds were expended park improvements were then funded from the Special Park Fund (supplemented in 2000/01/02 with approximately $150,000 from the City's Water Tower Fund). New trail segments built were funded from a combination of sources; Special Park Funds, Dakota County trail funds, MSA (Minnesota State Aid Road Funds), by a housing developer and a very small amount through direct property assessments. The project descriptions that follow were ranked by Park Commissioners and City staff as either "High" or "Medium" or "Low". The focus of tonight's discussion should be to select park or trail projects the Commission strongly recommend are needed within the City's parks or trail systems. Factors that should be considered for those projects receiving a high ranking should be "Safety", "Need", "Enhancement", "Missing segment /completes a trail loop", "Strong community support", etc. RECOMMENDATION: The Commission should review and discuss the value or merit of the following projects and their importance to the City's parks and trail systems. If the Commission wishes to follow the project funding / selection process discussed at last months meeting I suggest they rank the projects from one to five (1 to 5), irregardless of estimated costs, and based solely on their "need", "safety", or "benefit" to the parks and trail systems. The Council will expect the final plan to identify a funding source(s) for each project, but the Commission should not restrict their project selections based solely on the balance in the Special Park Fund and to rely on the City Council to allocate funds from a single or combination of sources for each project put forward by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Possible funding sources will be further discussed / identified a next month's meeting. Mendota Heights Park Referendum August 1, Vote Yes for Today Vote Yes for Tomorrow Something for Everyone: Parks, Trails, Ballfields Question 1: Vote Yes for Today $2.7 million to upgrade and expand the city park system • Major expansion of trail system • upgrade seven existing neighborhood parks, including new playground equipment and rebuilding ballfields • Construct 3 new neighborhood parks on land already owned by the city • Construct 5 new ballfields on land being dedicated to the city south of Mendota Heights Road and Huber Drive • Authorize funds for a joint 4 ballfield complex with District 197 adjacent to Sibley • Authorize funds for acqusition of additional land for more ballfields or other park needs Vuestion 2• Vote Yes forIvo IVl row $700,000 for future acquisition and development: • Provide funding authorization to buy land for future needs and to complete our park system • Relying on future referendums to acquire land will be too late ---the land will likely all be gone --- we must be able to negotiate and act quickly to acquire parkland as it becomes available What Will the referendum cost? • the tax impact of the 20 year bonds on a $150,000 house is $84.00 per year for question 1 and $17.00 per year for question 2. These figures include additional funds for maintenance. • It has been 18 years since the last successful parks referendum to provide what we enjoy today Mendota Heights needs 2 yes votes from YOU on August 15th Prepared and paid for by Volunteers for Mendota Heights Parks, Dick Spicer, Treasurer. Vote Yes for Today Vote Yes for Tomorrow Yesterday: Through land dedication by developers, and the use of federal, State, and local funds for purchases,' the City of Mendota Heights has acquired over 200 acres of public parkland. A bond referendum ap- proved by residents on November 2, 1971, enabled the City to develop our existing seven neighbor- hood parks as we know them today. Commission has been working to plan, acquire, and develop Since 1984, the Parks and Recreation the remainder of the parks system that is needed for Mendota Heights as it becomes a fully developed community. City officials and many residents believe that the time to act is now, before the remaining opportunities for parks are gone. Today: For the past several months, a 25 -member Parks Review Committee has been working to determine the park needs of the community, and to recommend a program of acquisition and development. The Mayor, City Council and Parks Commission have unanimously endorsed their recommendation. On Tuesday, August 15th, the voters of Mendota Heights will have their opportunity to insure that the City can meet the park needs of its residents by voting YES twice. Passage of the first question on the ballot, $2.7 million, will meet the needs of today by upgrading the existing seven neighborhood parks, developing three new neighborhood parks on land already owned by the City, constructing rniles of pedestriar.%bicycle trails, developing a 27 acre, 5 ballfield complex along Mendota Heights Road, providing for development (in conjunction with School District 197) of another ballfield complex adjacent to the Sibley High School campus, and permitting the City to acquire a third ballfield site and other park lands as they become available. Tomorrow: Even if the first question passes, there will be additional park needs for the future. Yet it is difficult for the City to negotiate the purchase of land before knowing if the voters will approve the expendi- ture. The second ballot question on August 15th will be for an additional $700,000 of bonding authority. Approval of that question will be forward looking, creating the authorization for the City to act quickly in acquiring future park land and making improvements as opportunities arise. If the voters approve of this second question, the City will not issue the bonds and begin taxing for debt repayment until such time as the monies are needed. Vote YES YES August 15th for Mendota Heights Yarks g M& g „a A 'A Why i this 9 eferen, hum being proposed UUM Yesterday Mendota Heights last passed a park referendum in 1971. The neighborhood parks we have today resulted from that referendum. Our population has grown 40% since 1971 and our needs have changed. More boys and girls are playing T -ball, softball & baseball. Our older youth need softball & soccer fields. More adults are interested in walking, cycling and playing ball. All of us have become more interested in recreation and concerned about our health. Our existing park system cannot begin to provide for our children, youth and adults. Today For the past several months, a 25 member Parks Review Commmittee has been working to determine the park needs of the community, and to recommend a program of acquisition and development. The Mayor, City Council and Parks Commission have unanimously endorsed their recommendation. Passage of the first question on the ballot, $2.7 mil- lion, will meet the needs of today by: • Upgrading the existing neighborhood parks and developing 3 new ones on land already owned by the City. • Constructing several miles of connecting links of pedestrianibicycle trails. • Developing a 27. acre, community recreation complex, including ballfields, on land being dedicated to the city. • Providing for development (joinuy with School District 197) of a ballfield complex adjacent to Sibley High School. • Permitting the City to acquire a third site for ballfields and other community park needs. Tomorrow: Even if the first question passes, there will be additional park needs for the future. The second ballot question on August 15th will be for an ad- ditional $700,000 of bonding authority. Approval of that question will be forward looking, creating the authorization for the City to act quick- ly in acquiring future park land and making improvements as oppor- tunities arise. The City will not issue the bonds and begin taxing for debt repayment until such time as the monies are needed. Perks, Trails, alffiel s e Something forVe yo Vote august 15th , hat will the 2.7 Million in Quesdon I provide? Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails : See Map on facing page ' ,ighborhood Park and Ballfield Improvements: s. Ivy Hills • Half Court Basketball • Play Structure Additions • Reseeding of Play Field • Additional Landscaping • Asphalt Parking 2. Wentworth • Half Court Basketball • New Play Structure • Additional Landscaping • Asphalt Parking 3. Victoria Highlands (new park) • Half Court Basketball 6. Mendakota (new park) • Asphalt parking lot • Landscaping • Two full size Softball fields • Play Structure 7. Curley Park • Landscaping, picnic table • Benches, trash receptacles 8. Rogers Lake • Play Structure • Ball field, backstop, benches • Benches, Trash Receptacles • Landscaping • Asphalt Parking 9. 4. Marie • Half Court Basketball • New Play Structure • Improved Play Field 10 • Asphalt Parking 5. Valley • Half Court Basketball • New Play Structure • Improved Play Field • Asphalt Parking • Half Court Basketball • Volleyball Court • Horseshoes • Canoe Launch • New Play Structure • Additional Landscaping • Asphalt parking Friendly Marsh • Wildlife Viewing Blind • Elevated Viewing Platform • Interpretive Signing Friendly Hills • Half Court Basketball • New Play Structure • Regrading, enlargement and seeding of Play Field • Landscaping • Asphalt parking 11. Hagstrom-King (new park) • Benches, Trash Receptacles • Landscaping • Ballfield grading & seeding, backstops and benches 12. Kensington Park (new community park) • Three full size Softball Fields • Two large Soccer/Football Fields • Comfort Station Restrooms, storage, concessions • Play Structure • Picnic Shelter • Landscaping • 190 Asphalt Parking Spaces 13. Sibley Park (new park) • Proposed joint facility with ISD 197 • Proposed Facilities to be determined by School District 197 and City of Mendota Heights: • Proposed: Two Softball, One Base- ball and One Soccer Field • Comfort Station: Restrooms, storage, concessions • Play Structure 14. New Park • Bonding Authorization to Acquire Additional Site for Ball Fields and Other Community Park needs What will the $700,000 in Question 2 provide? Funding authorization to buy land for future needs and to complete our park system We must be able to negotiate and act quickly to acquire park land as it becomes available. The City will not issue the bonds or begin taxing for debt repayment until the monies are needed. Future citizens committees may determine Mendota Heights needs a senior citizen center, more hockey rinks, scenic overlook, more trails, community center, etc., but if the land is not purchased now these possibilities can- not even be considered. How much will the Park Referendum cost ane.? Todays Assessed market value $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 Question #: #1 # 2 # 1 #2 #1 #2 Maximum annual tax increase 001 1991 $40 $8 $84 $17 $129$25 Above figures include estimated operating and maintenance costs. How much will the Sibley Clean-up Cost? *(Worst Case Scenario) Todays Assessed market value $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 Maximum annual tax increase 1991 and beyond** $9 $19 $30 *This assumes that zero dollars will be forthcoming from insurance, federal clean-up or litigation sources. However it is anticipated that a substantial amount will be available from these sources. POLLING PLACES Precinct 1: Somerset School Precinct 2: Dakota County State Bank (former Council Chambers) Precinct 3: Mendota School Precinct 4: Henry Sibley High School Board Rm. Precinct 5: Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church Precinct 6: Fire Station Question 1: Shall the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota be authorized to issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $2,700,000 for the acquisition and bet- terment of parks, consisting of neighborhood and community parks, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and community ballfields? Question 2: If the above proposal is adopted, shall the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, be authorized to issue additional general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $700,000 for the acquisition and betterment of parks, consisting of neighborhood and community parks, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and community ballfields? Note: Question 2 cannot pass unless Question 1 is approved. What if 1' xv,111 be owit of town, on Augrw ut 5th? You can vote ahead anytime during business hours at City Hall, or Saturday, August 12 between 1:00 and 3:00, or Monday evening August 14 between 5:00 and 7:00. �t,7 0�n? Call City Hall at 452-1850, or at- tend the informational meeting on Wednesday evening, August 9 at 7:00 PM at City Hall. City of Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Mendota Heights nAID _ - - 1101 Victoria Curve -Mendota Heights, MN - 55118 Permit No. 0158 St. Paul, Mn. 55113 CARRIER ROUT E PRESORT POSTAL PATRON MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN 55118 AND 55120 City of Mendota Heights April 6, 2007 Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator Subject: Commission Ranked Future Projects for 2008 thru 2012 Capital Improvement Plan - SECOND REVIEW PROCESS Background: Following are the project rankings received from six commissioners. For additional information to assist you in ranking future Capital Improvement Projects I asked Terry Blum, Mike Maczko, and John Boland, full-time Public Works employees that primarily maintain City parks and trails, to share there opinion and I have include my own rankings. PARK COMMISSION LOCATION /FACILITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION PRIORITY EST. COST HIGH MEDIUM LOW TRAILS: 1. Highway 13 2. Dodd Road 3. Dodd Road 4. Victoria Road 5. Wagon Wheel 6. Par 3 (if sold for Housing) 7. LeMay Lake Housing 8. Rebuild Valley Park trail 9. Rebuild Valley Park trail Civic Center Ballfield: 1. Relocate outfield fence 2. Batting cage 3. Shelters over players bench 4. Scoreboard 5. Sports lighting PUBLIC WORKS GUY PRIORITY PRIORITY HIGH MEDIUM LOW HIGH MEDIUM LOW Opus west to Lilydale Road $ 90,000 4 2 2 1 t Hwy 110 north to Marie Ave $200,000 4 2 d 2 o Mendakota Park to Wagon Wheel $ 60,000 3 I o 2 ( o o Celia Rd. to Celia Rd. $100,000 r 4 Dodd Rd. to Lexington Ave. $125,000 2 Bachelor / Wachtler $ 75,000 I t 4 2 t t o Link to Augusta Shores Housing $ 30,000 3 2 Hwy 110/Dodd to Marie $ 75,000 f4c77O I o I o Marie to Hwy 13 (one new bridge) $160,000 N-`1-1 t t o t v Fence, mow strip, ag-lime, irrigation Cage, electric, mow strip, ag-lime Copperfield Ponds: 1. Interpretative signage 2. Native plantings to replace buckthorn Friendly Hills Park: 1. Replace playground componenets-2 locations 2. Replace skating rink lighting -2 rinks 3. Outfield fencing for ball field 4. Storage lockbox at ball field 5. Replace backstop, add safety netting 6. Shelters over players benches 7. Replace double tennis court Low $= asphalt, High $=concrete 8. Install tennis "bang -board" $ 23,000 ZO Y 40urQc.i L.- 4_ 8_0-7 $ 18,000 $ 14,000 s 3 CS �, o $ 8,000 0 3 .3 $125,000 v Co 0 3 e $ 2,000 I 4 I o I 2 o e o $ 10,000 $55,000 2 2 2 $30,000 I 2 v $20,000 v Z 3 $ 1,500 2 I 3 z t o I c $11,000 3 z I I o 2 t $12,000 ) 3 v t z I $70-$120K $ 7,000 z PARK COMMISSION PUBLIC WORKS GUY LOCATION / FACILITY PORJECT DESCRIPTION EST. COST HIGH MEDIUM LOW HIGH MEDIUM LOW HIGH MEDIUM LOW Friendly Marsh Park: 1. Re -grade site for use as football, soccer or lacrosse field 2. Parking lot and other amenities for above uses Hagstrom-King Park: 1. Outfield fencing for ball field 2. Replace backstop, add safety netting 3. Shelters over players benches 4. Storage lockbox at ballfield Iyy Hill Park: 1. Picnic shelter Similar to Kensington 2. Replace double tennis court Low $= asphalt, High $= concrete 3. Install tennis "bang -board" 4. Install fountain in pond Kensington South Park: 1. Replace playground components and surfacing 2. Replace drinking fountain at concession building Kensington North Park: 1. Fountain in pond 2. Add additional Native plantings Marie Park: 1. Place asphalt in hockey rink + new boards 2. Picnic Shelter 3. Replace double tennis court Low $= asphalt, High $= concrete 4. Tennis bang -board" Mendakota Park: 1. Sports field lighting 2. Re -roof three cedar shake roofs (needed in 5-10 yr) 3. Shelters over players' benches (8) 4. Storage building (MHAA & City use) 5. Sand volleyball court 6. Replace playground surfacing material (sand to shredded wood) 7. Replace play components 8. Enlarge playground area + new play components 9. Sun shelter by play area Market Square Park: 1. Tables, chairs and amenities Roger's Lake Park: 1. Additional components for Tier 1 Skate Park 2. Pave upper parking lot 3. Permanent "stairway" for lake aerator 4. Replace & upgrade two (2) playground areas 5. Pave driveway and cul-de-sac parking area 6. Boat ramp and gravel access drive 7. Enhance shore fishing opportunities (park & "S" curve) Sibley Park (Joint powers with School District 197) 1. Sports lighting for four fields $40,000 3 0 o t o 0 $30,000 e d 2 3 v o I v v Z $20,000 5 0 l 0 1 2 t v b $11,000 4 z y o cs a 0 0 $12,000 2 2 2 r a t $ 1,500 3 t Z c 0 3 Q $30,000 ! 5 t Z v v ► c, $70-$120K t v y o I 6 t v $ 7,000 z Z Z 0 2 1 a $ 5,000 4 z t U p > 0 3 3 t t $45,000 2; t C I 1 1 © 1 $ 2,000 0 l� Z 3 C:' s $ 5,000 0 2 4 y 4 o C) I $ 3,000 0 $60,000 0 3 3 12 $30,000 I S v 7_ t r, 0 t $70-$120K t 3 t O t y t d $ 7,000 2 0 4 © 0 1�1 0 $300,000 $15,000 $60,000 $40,000 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 $30,000 $45,000 $10,000 $15,000 $25,000 $20,000 $25,000 $45,000 $20,000 $15,000 $20,000 $300,000 0 3 3 d 3 b v t d Z `L 3 0 a l 0 p 4 3 I z I 3 Z I v Z 1 v o U y o � E C� Z Z Z 0 2 1 a to t 2 t U p > 0 3 3 t t t Q t C l� Z 3 C:' s 4 ;;a t y 0 Valley View Heights Park 1. Nothing requested Victoria -Highlands Park: 1. Replace playground components & surfacing $45,000 PARK COMMISSION PUBLIC WPRKS 1 GUY 2 LOCATION / FACILITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION EST. COST HIGH MEDIUM LOW HIGH MEDIUM LOW HIGH MEDIUM LOW Valley Park: ! a O t o 1. Replace double tennis court Low $= asphalt, High $= concrete $70-$120K 3 2 2 c> 2. Tennis "bang -board" $ 7,000 € o 0 3 0 o 1 3. Entrance landscape enhancements $15,000 t ► o Z o 1 4. Extend trail from parking lot to Bachelor Avenue $30,000 4 ! y t Z d 1 6 5. Replace bridge over creek $45,000 ' ° 3 © I 6. Widen and realign trail (1 mile plus) $60,000 1 d 75 2- z 3 O 7. Outfield fence for ball field $ 5,000 1 G r v 0 3 a I 6 Valley View Heights Park 1. Nothing requested Victoria -Highlands Park: 1. Replace playground components & surfacing $45,000 2 1 I 2 l � o 2. Picnic shelter $30,000 o a 3. Ball field outfield fence $ 7,000 Wentworth Park: 1. Pave hockey rink $45,000 o 2. Replace hockey boards $15,000 1 2 3 3. Replace warming house $30-$55K z 3 0 Ct 4. Replace rink lighting $30,000 ' 4- 0 7- - D 5. Replace double tennis court Low $= asphalt, High $= concrete $70-$120K i 3 0 I U 6. Install tennis "bang -board" $ 7,000 z 4- 0 ' 6) a 7. Install fountain in pond $ 5,000 __7 4 E 4 y o 8. Ball field outfield fence $ 7,000 & 4 c 0 t o