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1989-01-30 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS CITIZENS PARKS REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS SUB -COMMITTEE MINUTES, JANUARY 30, 1989 The Neighborhood Parks Sub -Committee of the Citizen's Parks Review Committee began at 7:15 P.M. on Monday, January 30, 1989 in the conference Room at City Hall. The following members were present: Ayers, Bangasser, Councilmember Cummins, Damberg, and Katz. Absent: Mastel, Koch. REVIEW The sub -committee reviewed the agenda packet sent to each member regarding requests made of staff at the January 16 meeting. Administrative Assistant Batchelder gave a brief presentation on liability concerns about the play equipment. DISCUSSION Discussion topics were: * The feasibility of upgrading existing neighborhood parks so that we could fit official sized softball fields in them. Chuck Bangasser charted the possible additions as: Full sized T-ball sized Friendly Hills - 1 Hag. King - 1 Centex - 2 Marie - 1 Mendakota - 1 Ivy Hills - 1 Civic Center - 1 Valley - 1 Wentworth - 1 4 Victoria Highlands 1 7 * The sub -committee recommended that no money be spent for parking improvements and that curbing was not necessary. The sub -committee requested staff to look into the parking maintenance schedule and to make recommendations on what alternative surfaces are feasible. * Hard surfacing the ice rinks to include the halfcourt basketball proposals was discussed and staff was requested to explore costs and other factors. * Upgrading the soccer fields and combining softball fields with soccer fields. * Each park was examined for the possibility of fitting a full sized softball field within it and for enhancing the utilization of the park. CIVIC CENTER The sub -committee decided to pursue the possibility of fitting a full sized softball field here. It would be an appropriate use for the site and a gesture to Mend -Eagan that the city is supportive of softball. St. Peter was suggested as a possibility for a softball field. FRIENDLY HILLS It was felt, that with some grading, that a full sized softball field could be fit here. The committee decided to scratch the picnic shelter and concrete pad to save $15,000 and considered a joint picnic shelter and bigger warming house. This park should be in line for a hard surface ice rink if feasible. The parking area can be spruced up with re- seeding, plantings and shrubbery. Leave the existing play structure and improve the hillside area for picnicking. CENTEX PLAN C Combine softball with soccer field for an extra softball field. HAGSTROM KING The sub -committee felt that the plan for this park was best left alone. By having the city crews install the sign and reducing the landscaping costs by 25% the total bill could be brought down to $38,500. MENDAKOTA The sub -committee requested staff to explore the possibility of moving the backstop back, eliminating the trail and building a full sized field. A soccer field might fit in the eastern half. Dave Ayers suggested that we could do much better than the $30,000 price tag for play equipment. The sub -committee put him in charge of following up on this item. By removing the gazebo and the tennis courts, reducing the play structure and reducing the landscaping costs by 25% the total on this proposal was brought down to $154,000. IVY HILLS Parking is a problem here and should be expanded by 10 to 14 spaces. The park needs better maintenance on the Butler Street side. The play equipment needs a minor upgrade. MARIE Upgrade the parking area to be dust and maintenance free. This park should get a hard surface ice rink if feasible. ROGERS LAKE This park does not need a state of the art horseshoe pit and this line item was reduced to $1,000. The staff was requested to explore what could be done with the swamp area at the entrance as it was considered an eyesore and a hazard to children. Leave the rest of the recommendation intact. VALLEY PARR Needs better maintenance at the picnic grounds. WENTWORTH The entrance should be spruced up with landscaping and better maintenance. The staff was requested to analyze the condition of the facilities and play equipment. VICTORIA The sub -committee felt that this park had an HIGHLANDS extremely high price tag to put in another park within blocks of two other existing parks. They requested staff to explore seriously downgrading this proposal. ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 P.M. Kevin Batchelder Administrative Assistant CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS MEMO January 19, 1989 TO: Jeff Stenhaug, Frank MCGlauflin, Chuck Mastel, Bill Amadi{c/fk///a���n1d John Nowlin FROM: Kevin Fr:k /"ity Administrator SUBJECT: Materia s sent to the full committee for first meeting of January 9 The five of you have joined the citizens park planning committee subsequent to its first meeting, which was held on Monday, January 9, 1989. For your information and records, I am attaching a copy of the materials which were sent to the committee for that first meeting. Reviewing these should help ground you in the work of the committee. The only item not attached is the blueprint for what is referred to as the Centex Plan "C" Community Park. Unfortunately, we do not have additional copies of that blueprint. However, there will be copies at up coming meetings and you can review them there. KDF/rmd METO CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS January 10, 1989 To: Citizen's Parks Review Committee From: Kevin Frazell, City Administrator Re: Reminder of January 16th Meeting Although I knoweach of you was taking copious notes at the end of the last meeting, I felt it would be "prudent" to send a memo reminding everyone of the upcoming meeting of the committee on Monday, January 16th. The task force will be meeting in it's subcommittees at 7:00 p.m., then convening as a Committee of:the Whole around 9000 for reports. Listed below are the sub -committee memberships as you volunteered at the first meeting. The rosters also include additional people from the Parks Commission who have been invited to join the subcommittees. I have also indicated who will be staffing each subcommittee. Trails Neighborhood Parks Jim Danielson - staff Kevin Batchelder - staff Bev Lackenmyer Christine Koch John Huber Buzz Cummins Bernie Friel Carol Damberg Mike Dwyer Kevin Howe Jim Stein (Jann Blesener) vicki Katz Ballfields Kevin Frazell - staff Jim Losleben Kevin Howe Jim Kilberg Jeff Stenhaug Mike Kluznick Liz Witt Sandy Kresbach Jann Blesener No additional information is being sent to you prior to the meeting, but staff is preparing to answer the questions you have raised at Monday's meeting.