1984-05-08 Parks and Rec Comm MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
MAY 8, 1984
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Park and Recreation Commission was
called to order by Chairperson Stein at 7:30 P.M. Members present were: Stein,
Doffing, Knittig, McMonigal, Singer and Williams. Schneeman was absent. Also
present were Recreation Director Dewey Selander, Public Works Director Jim
Danielson, and area residents Sharon Liska, 2160 Timmy St., David and Kaye
Jankowski, 2145 Timmy St., and Anne and Arthur Maple, 2166 Timmy Street,
APPROVAL OF The minutes of the April 10, 1984 meeting were approved as
MINUTES submitted.
VACANT LOT TN Public Works Director Danielson presented two plans for a
CURLEY'S trail through the vacant lot at the corner of Timmy
ADDITION Street and Cullen. Plan #1 includes a trail running
along the NW side of the lot, with shrubbery on one
side and cyclone fence on the other side. The remaining
part of Lot 10 meets City requirements for a residential
lot and would be put up for sale. The profit after
improvements would go into the park fund.
Plan #2 includes a bike trail curving through the lot
with landscaping separating it from 2166 Timmy Street.
This plan does not include a residence.
The residents attending the meeting were opposed to Plan
#l. Mrs. Maple said the lot was not a suitable homesite
and worried that the lot would not sell. Mr. Jankowski
said he favored Plan #2 because it would be an inviting
green space in the neighborhood and a pleasing entrance
to Roger's Lake.
Stein pointed out that Lot 10 was bought by the City when
the neighborhood requested an access to Roger's Lake. It
was not open space, or park space, and could never be main-
tained as such on the City's park budget. The residents
were reminded that the original issue centered on the
debris and unwanted traffic. A home and bike trail on Lot
10 would best insure long-range care for the lot.
Doffing moved that the Commission recommend that the City
Council adopt Plan #1L with the proceeds from the sale of
the property to be used to cover construction costs and the
remainder to go into park and trail construction.
Singer seconded the motion.
Ayes: 6
Nays: 0
JOINT MEETING Williams commended Stein and the Commission on the excellent
meeting held April 10, with the City Council.
BIKE TRAIL Public Works Director Danielson presented a proposed improve-
ment to the Lexington corridor of the Backbone trail. He
showed that a trail easement along the watermain easement
under I-35E south to Mendota Heights Road would solve the
easement problem along Lexington.
If changed, the trail would proceed along Roger's Lake,
across Lot 10 to Timmy Street, to Mary Adele through to
Lexington and Marie.
Mr. Danielson noted that he will present this plan for
approval by the County, as it deviates from the original
plan. He will also figure costs on two trail plans to
Valley Park from Wentworth.
RECREATION Recreation Director Selander passed out job descriptions he
DEPARTMENT had prepared for his position and the warming house attend-
ants. They will be reviewed at the next meeting.
The Commission discussed two items that had been brought
before Selander and Stein:
1. Offering T-ball in late afternoons so that two parent
working families would find it easier to attend games.
2. Have boys and girls playing together in the first year
of T-ball.
Rnittig moved that beginning next spring, � parents be
given a choice of times _ early afternoon or late afterh�oon-
on the T-ball registration, and � the youngest age T-ball
teams include boys and ig rls.
Doffing seconded the motion.
Ayes: 6
Nays: 0
PARK CLEANUP Commission members will survey the City parks for mainten-
ance needs and repart at the next meeting. There will not
be an organized park cleanup this spring.
MISCELLANEOIIS Mr. Joseph Stefani owns the land across Marie Avenue from
Valley Park, where the beavers had built a dam which
flooded. the land. As this was not acceptable to Mr. Stefani,
the beavers had been removed.
The next meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission will
be on June 12, at 7:30 p,m.
ADJOURN There being no further business to come before the
Commission, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Marsha Rnittig,
Secretary