1985-03-12 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
AGENDA, MARCH 12, 1985
00 O'CLOCK P.M.:
FAREWELL GET-TOGETHER FOR DOROTHY MCMONIGAL. WE WILL BE MEETING DOWNSTAIRS
IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT 7:00 P.M. SHARP AND WILL RECONVENE AT 8:00 P.M. UP-
STAIRS IN ROOM 214 FOR OUR REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING.
1. Call to Order.
2. Introduction of New Member, Robert Leffert,
3. Roll Call.
4. Election of Officers.
5. Approval of Minutes, February 12th.
6. Memo on Recreation Director - Compensation Analysis.
7. Consideration of Warming House Hours of Operation - Terry Blum. (see attached)
8. Discussion of Old Business.
9. Discussion of Spring Recreation Program.
10. Discussion of Recreation Survey.
11. Adjourn.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO MEET IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT 7:00 P.M.
Administrative Offices
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
YOU ARE INVITED!
February 19, 1985
The Park and Recreation Commission is hosting a "farewell" reception for
DOROTiiY MCMONICAL
as she leaves size -years of service on the Park and Recreation Commission to
"move over" to the Planning Commission.
The punch and cookies reception is being held at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday,
March 12th, in the Community Room.
750 South Plaza Drive • Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 • 452-1850
The Mendota Heights Park and Recreation Commission in order to determine
short and long-term needs would like your help.
Please complete this city-wide survey with your family and return the ques-
tionnaire to the City offices by March 1, 1985.
Your answers and opinions will be used to guide the Park and Recreation
Commission on future park improvements and recreational activities or programs.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Jim Stein, Chairperson
Park and Recreation Commission
1. Have you or any other member of your household used city parks or partici-
pated in any city sponsored program in the past year?
No 1-5 Times 6-10 Times More than 10 times
2. Name of park nearest your residence.
3. Number of members in household by age groups:
Over 50 35-50 18-35 14-18 10-13
6-9 Under 5
4. How many years have you resided in Mendota Heights?
1 year _ 2-5 years _ 6-10 years _ Over 10 years
5. Lndicaee below (chuck _ approprjai P boxes) which aCtiVitieS you or any
niCoiber of your IunlSehold used in the past year.
t,.4 `�� (S901 Ac4ts)
VALLEY PARK
s4elker
q Berub* Tennis Court
(� Ped-way /7-2 A 1 L
l� Tables & Grills
q Kiddie Play Equipment
Ball Field -Little League Standard �\
I� HtpI,r
MARIE AVENUE PARK
Q Denble Tennis Court
[a Kiddie Play Equipment
r] Ball Field -Little League Standard
[j Hockey Rink
(� Free Skating Rink
LJWarming House
ROGERS LAKE PARK
\� Pavilion
Cj .Bauble Tennis Court
Table & Grills
.�j Kiddie Play Equipment
0 -?Ae4 e to; l e t
Q_-----
IVY PARK
Q Ball Field -Little League Standard
rJ Kiddie Equipment
r] Double Tennis Court
Q Hockey Rink
Free Skating Rink
(� Warming House
n __ _—
TN r� (" )'urss)
WENTWORTH PARK
Ball Field -Little League Standard
1 i Kiddie Equipment
T_Soccer Field (Fall)
i 'Hockey Rink
r! Free Skating Rink
11, Warming House
s
V pJ Iar l� r`rt
u
FRIENDLY HILLS PARK
Ball Field -Little League Standard S
jJ bauble Tennis Court
Kiddie Play Equipment
I`- Soccer Field (Fall) SKI Tk'r�l-5
I` Hockey Rink
Free Skating Rink
/Waa/rrming House
T�EN�Ly l'l��f (4o.z 14�us)
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VALLEY PARK
_ Tennis Court
_ Ped-way/Trail
_ Tables & Grills
_ Kiddie Play Equipment
_ Ball Field - Little League Standard
_ Shelter
Portable Toilet
MARIE AVENUE PARK
_ Tennis Court
_ Kiddie Play Equipment
_ Ball Field -Little League Standard
_ Hockey Rink
_ Free Skating Rink
_ Warming House
Portable Toilet
ROGERS LAKE PARK
_ Pavilion
_ Tennis Court
_ Table & Grills
_ Kiddie Play Equipment
Portable Toilet
FRIENDLY NARSH
_ Archery Range
WENTWORTH PARK
_ Ball Field -Little League Standard
_ Kiddie Equipment
_ Soccer Field (Fall)
_ Hockey Rink
_ Free Skating Rink
_ Warming House
Portable Toilet
FRIENDLY HILLS PARK
_ Ball Field -Little League Standard
_ Tennis Court
_ Kiddie Play Equipment
_ Soccer Field (Fall)
_ Hockey Rink
_ Free Skating Rink
_ Warming House
_ Ski Trails
Portable Toilet
2
IVY PARK
_ Ball Field -Little League Standard
_ Kiddie Equipment
_ Double Tennis Court
_ Hockey Rink
_ Free Skating Rink
_ Warming House
Portable Toilet
6. Which of the following
recreational
programs offered
by Park and
Recreation
Commission have you or
any member of
your household
participated
in during
the past year.
T-Ball Boys
T-Ball Girls
Volleyball
_ Art in the Park
_ Seniors Club
Tennis
7. The City allows the Mend -Eagan Athletic Association to use City park facil-
ities. Indicate what Mend -Eagan programs you or any member of your house-
hold participated in during the past year.
_ Hockey
_ Softball - Girls
_ Baseball - Boys
_ Soccer
Football
8. Do you participate in any recreational activity within the City on state,
school, City or private property which has not been covered by the previous
questions? (ie. slow pitch softball, cross country skiing etc.)
Activity:
Location
9. Do you or any member of your household participate in recreational activi-
ties sponsored by neighboring communities? (ie. swimming, soft ball, etc.)
Activity: Community:
10. What improvements would you like to see in our parks? Rank the following
improvements in order of their IMPORTANCE TO YOU. (Ranking: 1-Very
Important, 2-Somewhat Important, 3-Not Important)
1 2 3 Archery
1 2 3 Nature Study Areas
1 2 3 Adult Softball Fields
1 2 3 Outdoor Basketball Court
1 2 3 Baseball Fields
1 2 3 Bicycle/Walking Trails
1 2 3 Cross -Country Ski Trails
1 2 3 Football/Soccer Fields
1 2 3 Horsehoe Courts
1 2 3 More Neighborhood Parks
1 2 3 More Park Shelters
1 2 3 Swimming (Beach or Pool)
1 2 3 Outdoor Volleyball Courts
1 2 3 Picnic Areas
1 2 3 Playground Equipment
1 2 3 Pre -School Playground Area
1 2 3 Permanent Restroom Facilities
1 2 3 Self -guided Nature Trails
1 2 3 Outdoor Ampitheatre
1 2 3 Lighting for ball fields or tennis courts
1
2
3
1
2
3
Other
Other
ll. What improvements or new activities would you like to see offered in the
recreational program.
12. _ I am satisfied with the existing park facilities and recreational
programs offered and see no need for expanding them.
PARK AND RECREATION CO[�fISSION
MEETINGS
2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
Mendota Heights City Hall
Room 214
Engineering Department Conference Room
REVISED SURVEY RESULTS: September 16, 1985
PARK AND RECREATION SURVEY RESPONSES, DUNE, 1985
Have you
or any
other member of your household used the City
parks in
the past
year?
NO-28
1-5 TIMES - 27
6-10 TIMES- 22
MORE THAN 10,TIMES -153
Name of park nearest your residence.
IVY 32
WENTWORTH 41
VALLEY 26
MARIE 53
ROGERS LAKE 31
FRIENDLY HILLS & MARSH - 34
r of members in household by age group.
UNDER
5 - 69
6-9 YEARS
- 75
10-13
YEARS -
79
14-18
YEARS -
79
18-35
YEARS -
141
35-50
YEARS -
222
OVER
50 - 140
How many years have you resided in Mendota Heights?
1 YEAR - 10
2-5 YEARS - 30
6-10 YEARS -36
OVER 10 YEARS - 124
Which of the following recreation programs have you or any member of your
household participated in during the past year?
City Park & Rec Programs MendEagan Programs
T-BALL, GIRLS - 34, HOCKEY - 53
T -BALL, BOYS - 34 GIRLS SOFTBALL - 37
VOLLEYBALL - 8 BOYS BASEBALL - 55
ART IN THE PARK - 28 SOCCER - 55
SENIORS CLUB - 3 FOOTBALL - 9
TENNIS - 57
Do you or any member of your household participate in recreational activities
offered by other communities or organizations?
YES 93, NO 121
Should the City of Mendota Heights offer additional recreation programs?
YES - 65, NO -108
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you participate in any recreational activity within the City on state,
ool, City, or private property which has not been covered by the previous
stions? (i.e., slow pitch softball, cross country skiing, etc.)
S - 112 NO - 91
you or any member of your household participate in recreational activities
nsored by neighboring communities? (i.e., swimming, softball, etc.)
S -74, NO -118
ow are potential areas of improvement for our City park facilities.
ase rank the following improvements in order of their importance to you.
nking: 1-very important; 2-somewhat important; 3-not important).
ARCHERY
NATURE STUDY
ADULT SOFTBALL
OUTDOOR BASKETBALL
BASEBALL FIELDS
BIKE/WALKING TRAILS
CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILS
FOOTBALL/SOCCER FIELDS
HORSESHOECOURTS
MORE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
MORE PARK SHELTERS
SWIMMING (BEACH OR POOL)
OUTDOOR VOLLEYBALL COURTS
PICNIC AREAS
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUND AREA
PERMANENT RESTROOM FACILITIES
SELF -GUIDED NATURE TRAILS
OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE
LIGHTING FOR BALL FIELDS
LIGHTING FOR TENNIS COURTS
1
2
3
6
33
128
64
60
47
46
54
69
42
62
71
62
47
59
141
43
13
105
52
36
39
43
87
12
50
104
42
33
94
27
49
91
61
61
50
49
67
58
46
59
65
50
40
74
38
39
89
57
64
49
61
66
51
10
30
128
30
35
102
63
47
73
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February 1, 1985
Park and Recreation Commission
City of Mendota Heights
750 South Plaza Drive
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Dear Mendota Heights Resident:
Your Parks and Recreation Commission would like your help in answering
these two questions:
(1) How have Mendota Heights residents used their city paxksa/T��
in the past year?
(2) What improvements would Mendota Heights residents like
to see in their parks and recreational programs in the
future?
Your answers in the boxed -in portions of this city-wide survey will be
used to guide the Commission on future,improvements and recreational E" 1,
activities.
Please complete this survey with your family and return it to the
Commission by March 1. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
•1 Sim Stein ���,`r��,�pyt �yyLftiWL�'►:
Chair e"
Below is a listing of possible improvements for our city. We are asking
you to rank the improvements in order of their importance to you.
(1 = first choice, 2 = second choice, etc.) You may expand the list to
include other suggestions and ideas.
Archery
More Neighborhood Parks
More Park Shelters
Other:
Nature Study Areas
-�_
To determine short and long-term needs by
area we ould lilce to Imow your location in
the city® (For example; Somerset Park'
Friendly Hills, Ivy Falls, etc>�
tiame of park nearest you
IQumber of members in family by age groupso adults 14-15 10-13
6®9 under 5
Return to;
Park and Recreation Commission
City of T�tendota Heights
750 South. Plaza Drive
P4endota Heights9 NN 55120
Community Recreation Survey
—S�zcple —
Below is a map showing the Mendota Heights city parks and the recreational
activities they offer. Show how you and your family have used these parks
by checking the appropriate boxes.
Which. of th.e following recreational programs offered by the City has
your family participated in during th.e past year?
T®Ball Hockey Volleyball Art in the Park Seniors Club
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
MEMO
January 28, 1985
T0: Park and Recreation Commission
FROM: Lawrence E. Shaughnessy, Jr.
Treasurer
SUBJECT: Special Park Fund
Special Park Fund, 12-31-84
Fund Balance Per Books $232,500
Estimated 1984 Interest Allocation 15,000
Estimated Fund Balance 247,500
Income 1984 $54,400