1988-11-16 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 169 1988
The
meeting
was
called
to order by
Chairman,
Jim Stein.
Members
present
included
Stein,
Damberg, Lachenmayer,
Leffert
and
Huber. Also
developer, Ted
present
Zinner,
were
Barry
City Administrator, Kevin
Warner of Barton-Aschman
Frazell,
and local
citizen,
Brian Kamin.
1. Presentation by Barry Warner for park concept for
Respectfully Pu
Victoria
Highlands. Motion
made by
Damberg
and
approved
to accept concept as
presented.
2.
Presentation by Barry Warner
Mendakota Park. Ted Zinner
there would be active ballfields
for park
expressed
near his
concept
concern that
development.
for
Motion
made by Lachenmayer
to accept
concept
as
presented
by Warner with plantings
on the
perimeter
of
the outfield
of the ballfield.
Motion passed.
3.
Presentation by Barry Warner
Hagstrom-King Park. Motion
accept plan and add a backstop.
for park concept
made by Lachenmayer
Motion passed.
for
to
4.
Meeting
for December cancelled.
5.
Meeting
adjoured 9:45 P.M.
bmitted,
Jo n ub
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,_ 1988 = 7:00 P.M.
NEW CITY HALL, 1101 VICTORIA CURVE
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Presentation of Schematic Plans for Hagstrom King,
Mendakota Estates and Victoria Highlands Parks. Barry
Warner will be present.
4. Appointment of Parks Review Committee Members,
5. Adjourn.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
MEMO
OCTOBER 6, 1988
T0: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Kevin D rZ City Administrator
SUBJECT: Cancellation of October 11 Meeting and Sundry Other
Items
OCTOBER 11 MEETING
Since there is little dressing business for the
Commission to consider, Chairman Stein felt that the
Commission members should use the evening of October 11 to
relax and enjoy their families, rather than coming out to a
meeting to approve minutes. Therefore, your assignment for
next week is to relax and enjoy!
HAGSTROM-KING PARK
At the August meeting, the Commission voted unanimously
to endorse the proposal for Hagstrom-King park as put forward
by developer Dick Putnam. This past Tuesday evening, the
City Council also approved the plan, so that the developer
could get on with installing his improvements yet this
construction season. Those improvements include: paved
parking lot, bike trail, tot lot, and 1/2 court basketball.
The City Council voted to expend up to $8,000 from the park
development fund for the purpose of upgrading the 1/2 court
basketball from asphalt to concrete, for putting curb and
gutter on the parking lot, and for expanding the size and
variety of equipment in the tot lot. Although I was not able
to bring this before the entire Commission prior to Council
action, I did consult with Chairman Stein who endorsed these
improvements.
BARYON-ASCHMAN WORK FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
Barton-Aschman will have its schematic concepts for the
Victoria Highlands, Mendakota, and Hagstrom-King parks
completed for consideration at the November meeting.
Attached is a letter from Barry Warner setting forth the
reasons why he does not recommend trying to put a ballfield
in the Mendakota park. His schematic for the park will
include other uses.
OF THE PARKS SURVEY
You may recall that some time ago a subcommittee of
Councilmembers Jann Blesener, Liz Witt, as well as Parks
Commissioners Bev Lachenmayer and John Huber was appointed
for the purpose of drafting a survey of community park
interests. The project was delayed for some time due to lack
of staff attention, but the subcommittee did meet late last
week.
After reviewing a draft survey instrument and some other
survey issues, the subcommittee members decided that it was
no longer in favor of doing a survey. They felt that the
survey was simply asking people their opinion on facilities
that we already know are needed, or which the community can
not likely afford anyway.
As an alternative, the committee has recommended that
the parks commission and the City Council each appoint one
more representative to the subcommittee, and that the
subcommittee then be given the charge of coming up with the
components for a new referendum that would be acceptable to
both the parks commission and the City Council,
The City Council will be discussing the subcommittee's
recommendation at its meeting of October 18. Assuming that
the Council endorses the recommendation, Chairman Stein plans
to exercise his prerogative to appoint an additional Parks
Commissioner to the subcommittee, subject to final approval
by the full commission at its November meeting. If you would
like to serve in that capacity, please contact either Jim or
me.
DATE FOR NOVEMBER MEETING
The second Tuesday in November, which would be the
Commission's normal meeting date, is general election day.
Therefore, the meeting will be postponed until Wednesday,
November 16, at 7:00 P.M. If all goes according to plan, you
will be meeting in the large conference room of the
beautiful, new city hall!
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