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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY,NIINNESOTA
AGENDA
PARKS AND RECREATION COMNUSSION
' Jnne 14.2005
6:30 mm.—Council Chambers
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. May 10,2005 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes
4. Chair Spicer's Report on Committee Meeting to Plan 2006 Park Celebration/
50s'Anniversary Recognition.
5. Accessibility Improvements in City Parks—Funded by CDA
• 6. Mendakota Park—New Play Area Structure
7. Valley View Heights Play Area Upgrades
8. Recommend 2006 Capital Improvement Projects
9. Park Dedication Fee Survey
10. Updates
• OPUS/EcoLab
• Recreation Programmer's Report(available Tuesday)
• Police Report
11. Other Continents
12. Adjourn
Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request 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 with requests.
City of Mendota Heights
MEMORANDUM
June 7, 2005
Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Guy Kullander, Operations 8v Projects Coordinator
Subject: Accessibility Improvements in City Parks
Background:
Each year the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA)
contributes funds thru their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
program to the City for various programs. In recent years the City has not
drawn from this fund and has been informed that if the City does not spend
the money the funding will be withdrawn and used in another city.
• One type of authorized program eligible for the CDBG funds is to make
municipal facilities more accessible by removal of barriers that restrict access
to individuals with handicaps. Staff proposed two types of improvements that
were eligible to use these funds. One type, at City Hall, consisted of remodeling
of restroom facilities and the second type were the addition of pathways and
viewing pads in parks to accommodate wheelchair access to ball field and park
facilities.
The City Council, at their last meeting (May 17th) selected the second
option pending approval by the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Discussion:
Eligible improvements in the parks identified by staff are basically
construction of access pathways from existing paved parking areas or paved
trails to park shelters and/or viewing area(s) at playfields, plus installation of
8ft by 8ft concrete pad(s) for wheelchairs to be located adjacent to existing
bleacher or seating areas. Proposed improvements for each park are explained
in the attached Council memo in "Group 2: Barriers in Parks". A rough cost
estimate for the proposed improvements is $50,000.00.
At present bleachers located behind each ball field backstop are placed
on turf/dirt. Several years ago the Public Works parks personal requested
concrete pads be installed at each park to place the bleachers on to facilitate
turf maintenance. This request was viewed favorably by the Commission and
bleacher pads were included in a prior "Parks Capital Five Year Plan" but due
to the urgency and costs to upgrade playground equipment this project was
removed from the current project list. The cost to add 9 bleacher pads at ball
fields plus eight bench pads at Kensington would cost $14,000 to $15,000.
Recommendation:
I recommend the Commission approve use of CDBG funds for
accessibility improvements in eleven parks and further recommend that the
Commission request use of Special Park Funds for construction of bleacher
pads in eight parks and seating pads at Kensington Park.
Action Required:
Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding use of the CDBG
funds.
Attachments:
1. Council memo dated May 4, 2005
2. Sun-Current article dated May 26, 2005
3. St. Paul Pioneer Press article dated March 18, 2003
City of Mendota Heights COFy
MEMORANDUM
May 4, 2005
Memo to: Mayor, Council members and City Administrat(or�l `'
From: Guy P Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator VyC,
Regarding: CDBG Grant to improve access by removal of barriers to
the disabled in City parks or at City Hall
Background:
Dan Rogness, Dakota County CDA, met with staff last week to discuss
use of CDBG funds for possible accessibility improvements to City Hall or
in City parks to remove barriers that may block or hinder persons with
disabilities from fully utilizing these facilities. At present the balance in the
City's CDBG account is approximately $100,000.00.
Mr. Rogness provided the attached Fax describing eligible improvements
allowed in parks.
Discussion:
The following are very rough" estimates for two possible groups of
Improvement projects.
Group 1: City Hall:
1. Replace door knobs with lever handles - Upper Level-17 doors and for
the lower level there are 12 doors not including seven doors with push-button
locks. Cost estimate for all 36 doors: $10,000.
2. Modify restrooms to provide minimum five foot wide stall.
a. Lower level Men's: Remove urinal & partition-$4,000 to $6,000
b. Lower level Women's: Move sink, new counter, relocate partitions
and wall coverings: Cost estimate: $6,000 to $8,000
C. Upper level Men's: Remove one sink, move urinal, relocate
partitions to enlarge toilet stall, replace wall coverings, file repair.
Cost estimate: $10,000 to $15,000
d. Upper Women's: Remove one sink, relocate one toilet, relocate
partitions, new counter, new wall coverings, and etc.
Cost estimate: $10,000 to $15,000
3. Hire architect to prepare plans and specifications: $5,000 to $10,000.
Cost estimate for City Hail. Low = $45,000 to High = $64,000
Group 2• Barriers in Parks:
Eligible projects in the parks are construction of paved pathways from an
existing paved pathway or parking lot to provide access to a picnic shelter(s) or
bleacher seating area adjacent to a ballfield backstop or soccer field. At present
the only access from a parking lot or paved trail to the field area or backstop is
across irregular terrain (dirt, gravel or turf) and no hard surface viewing areas
exist at this time.
1. Wentworth Park: $2,500 for pathways & 8 ft by 8 ft hard surface
viewing area
- City funded "companion" project-concrete bleacher pad @ $1,200
2. Civic Center Ballfield: $4,000 for curb cut & pathway plus two 8 ft by 8
ft hard surface viewing areas adjacent to ballfield.
- City funded "companion" project-two concrete bleacher pads @ $2,000
3. Marie Park: $3,000 for curb cut, pathway 8s hard surface viewing area.
- City funded "companion" project-concrete bleacher pad @ $1,200
4. Victoria-Highlands Park: $2,500 for pathway and 8 ft by 8 ft hard
surface viewing area adjacent to ballfield.
- City funded "companion" project-concrete bleacher pad @ $1,200
5. Valley Park: $1,000 for pathway and hard surface viewing area.
- City funded "companion" project-concrete bleacher pad @ 1,200
6. Ivy Hill Park: $1,500 for pathway & hard surface viewing area
- City funded "companion" project-concrete bleacher pad @ $1,200
7. Friendly Hills Park: $16,000 for (a) 180' pathway from parking area to
shelter to play area, (b) for 170' pathway from shelter to shelter, (c) for
pathway from trail to backstop & 8'x8' hard surface area, and (d) for 190'
pathway from parking area over creek (includes new culvert 8& fill) to
picnic area near tennis courts.
- City funded "companion" project-concrete bleacher pad @ $1.200
8. Hagstrom-King Park: $6,500 for curb drop section, pathway from street
(includes drop curb section) to hard surface area by backstop, and
pathway from here to play area.
- City funded "companion" project-concrete bleacher pad @ $1,200
9. Kensington Park: $10,000 for two pathways from parking lot/trail to
mid-field (soccer) plus four 5'x8' hard surface areas.
- City funded "companion" project-8 concrete pads (16'x5l for bench
seating adjacent to access pathway @ $4,000
10. Roger's Lake Park: $1,500 for additional concrete patio area at existing
shelter to provide an access ramp up 8" to floor level of shelter.
11. Valley View Heights Park: $1,500 for hard-surface access pathway
from paved half-court/trail to play equipment area.
Cost estimate to remove barriers in City parks = $50,000
Recommend: "Companion" City funded project to install concrete pads for
bleachers at eight softball fields and concrete pads for spectator benches
at two soccer fields @$14,400.00 funded from the Special Park Fund
Recommendation:
Approve action on one group of improvements (City Hall or Parks) now
and consider action on the second group in a future year.
Action Required:
Provide direction to staff.
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1228 Town Centre Drive
Eagan, MN 55123 Dakota County
110 Phone: 651-675-4400 Community
FAX: 6511-675-4444 Development Agency
Fax
To: Jim Danielson,City of Mendota Heights From: Dan Rogness(651-675-4464)
Fare 651-45"944 Pages:+(including cover page)
Phone: Dear. 5/9/2005
Re: CDBG Rags for Park Accessibility items CC:
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a Comments:
I've circled the section that is most relevant to the proposed park improvements in Mendota Heights,as
identified on your list. This previous HUD memo is clear about the walkways being erigible, and I
believe the same holds true for pads that are installed for viewing events by handicapped persons.
The key test is whether or not the Improvements are to remove architectural barriers that prohbk the
elderly and handicapped access to the factlWimprovement ... as opposed to doing something that
would benefit the general public.
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August 22, 1994 print version
MEMORANDUM FOR: Bruce Crawford, Director, pmaii this to a friend
Community Planning and
Development, Division, 3.3C
FROM: Kenneth C. Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Grant Programs, CG
SUBJECT: Request for Policy Determination - Eligibility and National
Objective Determination of Activities Carried Out at a Regional Park
Westmoreland County, PA
This is In response to your memorandum dated April 21, 1994, requesting
guidance In determining whether several activities undertaken in Northmoreland
Regional Park by Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, with Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are properly classified as removal of
architectural barriers for
eligibility purposes and as special projects under §570.208(a)(2)(11)
for national objective purposes.
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County contends that the following activities undertaken in the park are
ble as Removal of Architectural Barriers, and that as such they can be
umed to benefit low- and moderate-income persons: paving of gravel
ways and parking lots; construction of a fishing dock; and construction of two
restrooms (comfort stations). It is the County's position that these alterationse park were for the purpose of making the park accessible to handicappedons. The Field Office agrees that paving the existing trails and walkways is
ble as removal of architectural barriers but it views the other activities
provements to a public facility.
major concern in this case is whether or not the modifications to the regional
were done principally to remove barriers which restrict the mobility and
ssibility of handicapped persons to the park or whether they constitute
ral improvements to the park. If they are not determined to be removal of
itectural barriers, the activities would apparently not be able to meet a
onal objective and therefore not be eligible For CDBG-assistance, since this is
an area benefit activity which does not serve a predominately low- and moderate-
income area.
Section 570.201(k) authorizes the use of CDBG funds for special projects directed
towards removing material and architectural barriers which restrict the mobility
and accessibility of elderly or handicapped persons to publicly-owned and
MAY-09-2005 15:14 DAKOTA COUNTY CDR 651 675 4405 P.03
privately-owned buildings, facilities, and improvements. This includes physJhe
modification to such buildings, Facilities, and improvements to make them
. accessible to handicapped persons. Section 570.201(c) of the regulations a
acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or installation of pu
facilities and improvements. Since the inception of the CDBG program, par
been recognized as public facilities.
In order to determine that each activity carried out by the County as remo
architectural barriers is properly classified, the material or architectural ba
which prevented access to the public facility must be identified and it mustevident that the primary beneficiaries of the modifications are elderly andhandicapped persons, not the general public. Documentation which supporthe activities meet the eligibility criteria for removal of architectural barrierparticularly important with respect to these activities since they might othe
not be eligible for CDBG assistance, our conclusions and comme
o the activities is as o ows!
Parking Lots
The County paved several gravel parking lots. According to the information
provided, the lots were paved to accommodate wheelchairs. Approximately one-
tenth of the parking spaces are wider and set aside as designated parking for
handicapped persons. The Pittsburgh Office Indicated that only two slots per lot
were designated for handicapped persons.
Clearly gravel parking lots are a barrier to persons in wheelchairs as well as to
others who may use walkers or canes or have difficulty walking without assistance.
The primary issue in this instance appears to be whether paving the parking lots
removed architectural barriers which prevented access to park facilities by elderly
or handicapped persons and, thus, whether the entire cost of the paving is eligible.
As a general rule, the design of the park facilities should be considered to
determine the extent to which modifications to the existing improvements, such as
parking lots, are needed to permit access by elderly or handicapped persons. The
primary beneficiaries of any activity classified as removal of architectural barriers
must clearly be handicapped persons. Therefore, in the instant case, expenditures
for paving the Regional park's parking lots are
allowable as removal of architectural barriers to the extent that the County can
identify the barriers that were removed and justify the extent to which the paving
was needed to make the park facilities and improvements accessible to
handicapped persons. if the County is able to provide adequate justification for
paving the entire parking lots, the Department will accept the activities as removal
of architectural barriers.
Fishing peck
The County stated that the fishing "dock" which was constructed for handicapped
persons is actually a deck built to accommodate wheelchairs. Prior to the
installation of the deck, the only access to fishing was a stone and gravel grade
leading down to the lake which was not accessible by wheelchair.
The picture of the fishing deck provided to Headquarters shows a moderate size
deck that provides a place from which handicapped persons are able to fish that
did not exist previously. This appears to be a reasonable accommodation to allow
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handicapped persons access to fishing and we have determined that the cost of
construction of the deck is eligible as removal of an architectural barrier if it is
documented that the structure is clearly for the accommodation of handicapped .
persons. This appears to be the case based on the information available to us. The
structure appears to not replace the large fishing area at the water's edge from
which non-handicapped individuals may fish.
Comfort Station
Prior to the construction of the comfort station, the County supplied portable
restrooms which were permanently attached to the ground, The County replaced
the portable restrooms with•a newly constructed comfort station containing sic
stalls, three for women and three for men. Two of the stalls and two sinks were
designed to make them accessible to handicapped persons.
It is clear that the newly constructed comfort station provides benefits to the
general public, particularly because the portable restrooms were removed.
Furthermore, there are portable restrooms which are designed to accommodate
handicapped persons in wheelchairs which could have been installed to
supplement the portable restrooms. Therefore, for this improvement, the eligible
costs will be limited to the lesser of either: (1) the costs which the County would
have incurred to supply portable restrooms for handicapped persons to the park;
or (2) the actual costs of the modifications to the comfort stations that are
accessible to handicapped persons.
As a part of this same project, the County paved several roads leading to and
away from the parking lots. The County stated that these improvements were
eligible as removal of architectural barriers. It Is our understanding that the road
is for vehicular traffic and is not generally Intended for pedestrian use. Therefore,
the pavement of the roads is not a removal of an architectural barrier because it
does not remove barriers exclusively for handicapped persons; it represents a
barrier for any vehicle. As such, it could only be eligible as an improvement to a
public facility and must meet one of the three national objectives.
The Field Office questioned whether the construction of the restrooms and dock
meet the criteria previously addressed In a February 12, 19901 policy(
memorandum which stated that Section 570.201(k) "plainly permits removal of
barriers from existing structures, and does not contemplate expenditure to defray
costs of assuring that barriers are not created in new structures."
Generally, we would agree that the use of CDBG funds to pay for parts of newly
constructed facilities to make them accessible to handicapped persons would not
be eligible under §570.201(k), and we would not agree to pay for the construction
of a public facility that would not otherwise meet a national objective. However, in
this case where we have an existing public facility which contains barriers which
limit the access of handicapped persons to portions of the facility, it is the
Department's policy to allow the cost of modifications to allow full use of the
facility by handicapped persons.
If you have any further questions, please contact the Entitlement Communities
Division at (202) 708-1577.
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improvements in Mendota Heights curb cuts from parking lots to trails and
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"There will be work done on the
By BLAIR REYNQLDs bleachers at the ball fields as well," said
Sun Newspapers Danielson. "These are simply improve-
ments to make the parks easier for those
Accessibility with disabilities to use." ,
A key word for the Mendota Heights The fishing pier at Rogers Lake will be
City Council and its focus on city parks. improved to provide even more access
At its May 17 meeting, the council di- for those in wheelchairs, said Danielson.
rected staff to use approximately$50,000 "These are improvements we are try-
in Dakota County Community Develop- ing hard to make in a short amount of
ment Agency (CDA) Community Dev'el- time," he said. "This money will come in
Went Block Grant funds to remove handy for us to make these improve-
sical barriers at the city's parks: ments to eliminate as many barriers as
"The money is ear-marked for the city we can."
to use," said City Administrator Jim The issue will go to the Park and
Danielson. "We have looked at our op- Recreation commissioners for their re-
tions. If we don't use this money, it will view, said Danielson.
be given to another community that "If they agree with the council, then
will." we will go ahead with the changes," he
The money, which is not part of the said. "I don't see this as a major obsta-
city's budget, will be used to make the cle."
parks, parking lots and fishing piers Councilmember Mary -Jeanne
more user-friendly for all people, said Schneeman said the- council and city
Danielson. staff have done their homework on the
"This money is coming directly from matter.
the county,"he said. "The council prefers "We looked at all the "options," she
to look at the parks this year and possi- said. "This direction will help us,help as
bly at the City Hall next year." many users of our parks and city ameni-
Much of the effort to remove barriers ties as possible. This is a win-Win situa-
from the city's parks includes making tion."
TUESDAY,
MARCH 18,
2003 ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS •
BROOKLYN PARK
Mleelchair users stilt
over parks is resolved
BY IIANNAH ALLAM
Pioneer Press "With things like this, unless
A mother who sued the city of Brook- you get in so,meone's face and
lyn Park for not providing wheelchair-
accessible public facilities so she could insist they make changes,
watch her son play sports announced an
$85,OW settlement Monday that includes they won't do it."
changes at 23 city parks.
Patricia Scott filed the stilt against the PATRICIA SCOTT
city and the Brooklyn Park Athletic Mother suing Brooklyn Park
Association in 2W1 after growing frus-
trated with the obstacles she faced when
trying to watch her son Zachary play "I was shocked that they would pay a
basketball, baseball, soccer and football consultant thousands of dollars and then
at public venues, according to court do nothing,"Scott said.-me surveys are
papers. Scott uses a motorized wheel- good,but let's not put them on the shell:
chair as a result of post-polio syndrome, Let's priorltize and put them to use"
an effect of surviving polio when she was A League of Minnesota Cities' attor-
1%. ney who represented Brooklyn Park ffi
Scott said several parks lack reserved the case was not available for comment,
accessiible parking areas and curb cuts but a spokeswoman for the organization
from the parking lots to the park areas, said the problems identified in internal
and few have pathways that she can man- reports were in various stages of
age in her wheelchair. She contended progress when the suit was filed.
Monday that the city knew about these The settlement calls for more than 60
problems from internal accessibility
reports written in 1984 and 1993. PARKS LAWSUIT RESOLVED,5B
Parks lawsuit resolved it included things they were access.
already planning to do as ren- Although Scott's son —
ovations,"Lake said "On the now 14 —no longer plays at
ment still needs final surface, it looks like a broad most of the sports venues,
(continued) approval from a judge. list of issues,but a lot of those she said,the years of negotia-,
The city will pay Scott things were-already in the tions with the city taught him
modifications to 23 parks. $20,0W in damages, $65,000 works." the value of tenacity.
The changes will include for her legal fees and also will Lake emphasized that the "With things like this,
creating parking spaces for shoulder the improvement city has long complied with unless you get in someone's
people with disabilities, costs.Stephanie Lake,League the Americans with lisabill- face and insist they make
accessible paths to ball of Minnesota Cities spokes- ties Act and offers services changes, they won't do it,"
fields, picnic and play- woman,said she doesn't have such as interpreters for park Scott said.
ground areas and installing a cost estimate for the visitors with hearing impair-
wheelchair-accessible toi- changes. ments and the relocating of Hannah Alum can be reache
lets, said Rick MacPherson, "Some of it's timing, a lot programs to other parks if a at haliam@pioneerpress.ca e
+Scott's attorney. Thq settle- of its small issues�wd a lot of participant doesn't have full or(651)228.2172.
City of Mendota Heights
MEMORANDUM
June 8, 2005
Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission ,(�
From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinatorzt
Subject: Mendokota Park- New Play Area Structure
Background:
At the May Commission meeting staff proposed installation of a new play
component at Mendakota Park to be installed in early 2006 prior to the Annual
Parks Celebration/City's 50th Anniversary recognition. In the current Parks
Five Year (2005 thru 2009) Capital Improvement Plan upgrades in this park
had been scheduled for the 2009 construction season.
Discussion:
The type of play component proposed is called a "Spacenet" (see
attached). Detail product brochures and a scale model will be available at
Tuesday's meeting.
This unit could be located directly west and connected to the existing
playground area which is enclosed by an eight inch thick concrete curb. To
prepare the site for installation of the play component will require removal of
500 cubic yards of earth (55 ft by 55 ft area), installation of 90 ft of retaining
wall (2 ft to 6 ft high), addition of 70 ft of concrete curbing and restoration of all
disturbed turf areas. Estimated cost for this portion is $18,500.00.
Rough estimate for the play component ("Spacenet"), installation, drain
tile and wood fiber surfacing is $23,500.00.
Estimate of total project cost:
1. Site preparation: $ 18,500 (Work done in 2005)
2. Component & installation $23,500 (Macro Spacenet)
3. Contingency .$ 4,000
4. Staff time $ 4,00
Total: $ 50..000.00
Recommendation:
Consider improvements at this park in 2005/2006 rather than 2009.
If the Commission desires to proceed with this project on a schedule for
completion prior to the 2006 Annual Parks Celebration they must make a
recommendation to the City Council for use of Special Park Funds for site
preparation work that must be completed during the 2005 construction period
with installation of the play component in May of 2006.
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MEMORANDUM
June 9, 2005
Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator
Subject: Valley View Heights Park - Replace Playground
Background:
Wood timber play structure and swing unit installed in 1988/89.
Equipment purchased by City and installed with assistance from neighborhood
supporters that requested installation of play units on this "tax-forfeited" single
family lot (1/3 acre). Wood timber border edging was also installed with 6 to 8
inches of pea-rock as surfacing.
Staff and Mayor Huber have had discussions with local residents
regarding upgrading this playground within the past year.
Discussion:
Existing structure, many components, and location of border edging do
not meet current Consumer Product Safety Guidelines or ADA accessibility
standards.
Total replacement of this playground is scheduled in the Parks Five Year
(2005 thru 2009) Capital Improvement Plan for 2007 at an estimated cost of
$35,000.00.
Staff has directed the playground vendor that is making improvements to
Wentworth and Marie Park play areas in 2005 to salvage usable components
from Marie Park (those suitable for re-use) and to store the usable parts
pending further instructions from the City. Cost for this additional effort will be
approximately $1,000.00.
Refurbishing of the salvaged components plus the addition of new
components will enable the City to install these units at Valley View Heights
Park for a total project cost of$25,000.00. The number and variety of
components will be greater than what could have been purchase at the original
$35,000 budgeted for this improvement.
Recommendation:
Consider improvements at this park in 2006 rather than 2007.
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MEMORANDUM
June 9, 2005
Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator
Subject: Recommend 2006 Capital Improvement Projects /
Background:
Preparation of department budgets for the Draft 2006 City Budget begins
this month and a printed draft will go to City Council in early August.
The Commission should identify, as soon as possible, any park
improvement projects they wish constructed in 2006 and identify the funding
source they deem appropriate (Special Park Fund, Parks Maintenance Budget,
• General Fund, etc.). Council makes final determination which projects will be
included in next year's budget.
Discussion:
Projects identified in the Parks Five Year (2005 thru 2009) Capital
Improvement Plan scheduled for 2006 construction:
1. Victoria-Highlands Playground Rehabilitation $ 35K
2. Ivy Hills Playground Rehabilitation $ 35K
3. Friendly Hills-Path in lieu of bridge to tennis courts $ 4 to 8K
(Note:funding for this project may come from CDBG grant)
4. Replace 3 youth softball backstops $ 21K
5. Replace hockey lights @ Friendly Hills $ 20K
(Hold neighborhood "Open House"for comments")
Staff recommends the following projects "replace" one or more of above in 2006 and
that replaced projects be rescheduled for a later year.
6. Valley View Heights-Replace play components $ 25K
(Currently scheduled for 2007 @ .$35K) New plan is
to use refurbished components from Marie + new units)
7. Mendakota Park- Space Climber $ 50K
(Currently scheduled for 2009)
Recommendation:
Select 2006 improvement projects and direct staff to submit
recommendations to City Clerk and Finance Director for inclusion in Draft
2006 City Budget.
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MEMORANDUM
June 8, 2005
Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator
Subject: Park Dedication Fee Survey Results of Metro Cities
For Your Information... Attached are survey results from forty-seven
Minnesota cities that provided information regarding Park Dedication Fee
requirements.
Action Required:
None.
Park Planning and Design
1510 Como Ave.S.E.
Park Dedication Survey - September '04 ' Minneapolis,MN 55414(612)377-2500
Single F 2x T.H. Multi F Moblle.H. Commerclalllndustrial Commercial Industrial
city Residential Dedication $/unit slunk $/unit $/unh Slunk Dedication $/acre $/acre Other Method
Bemid I none none
Blaine fixed rate per tMe of dwelling unit 1870 1870 1870 1670 4870 fixed rate per acre of land 5500 3740
cash or land up to 10%of land cash orland upto 10%of land
$362 per
tel)$181
Bloomington value/area-fixed rate per hype of 45W 3800 3800 3000 n/a valus/area_fixed rate per hype ��per 1000 o 1000 sq ft per 1000 sq.ft.
dwelling unit of building square footage sq•ft of bldg. of bldg. of bldg.
Champlin fixed rate per type of dwelling unit 2700 2700 2700 2700 2700 fixed rate per acre of land 8000 7000
Chanhassen ash or land equal to 10%of land 2800 2200 cash or land equal to 10°/.of 7000
value/area land value/area
Corcoran Cash or land equal to 10%of land
n/a Cash or land equal to 5%of
valuelare not to exeed$6000 land value/area
cash or land equal to 10%of land
value/area for residential+recreation fee cash or land equal to 4%of
Cottage Grove of$150 per attached or attached 2000 1500 1600 1500 2000 land value
dwelling unit(or)fixed rate per type of
dwellinn unit
the greater of 1)pmposed unittacre cash or land equal to 7.5%of
Eagan 2 ones density/8-14% 2 110 2 106 1931 1943 n/a land value/area 4970 4317
East Grand
Forks fixed rate per type of dwallinn unit 250 250 250 250 250 none
Eden Prairie ash or land equal to 10%of land value/ 2 800 2,800 2,800 2,800 nia cash or land equal to 10%of 7,500 7,500
area land value/area
Edina cashnand=to 8%of land value/araa cashAand=to 8%of land
valus/area
Elk River rash or land equal to 10%of land area cash or land equal to 10%of
land area
cashAand--to 12.5%of land value or cash or land equal to 5%of
Farmington fixed rate per acre of land.Ave. land value/area and/or fixed
$30,000/acre rate per acre of land,appraised
value
Fridley fixed rate per type of dwelling unit 1500 750 750 750 750 fixed rate per acre of land 1000 1000
Golden Valley Up to 10%. n/a Up to 10%.
Grant None We noire
Ham Lake cash or land equal to 10%of land area! 2100 2100 2100 none
fixed rate per"of dwelling unit
Hastings fixed rate per type of dwelling unit 2200 1650 1100 1100 Fixed rate per acr of land 1500 gross acre 1200 gross
acre
Other. Land or equivalent value in cash
based on kn size in acres after plat 0-
Independence 4.99 ac=10%,5-9.99 ac=8%.,10- n1a
14.99 ac=6%,15-19.99 ac=4%,over
20 so=2%.
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Park Planning and Design
1510 Como Ave.S.E.
Park Dedication Survey-October V o `� 720001and
Minneapolis,MN 55414(612)377-2500
Single F 2x T.H. MutiFarcialllndustrlal Commercial Industrial
C Residential Dedication $/unit $/unit $/unit $/unitDedication $/acre $/acre Other Method
Inver Grove cash or land equal to 10%of land nd equal to 10%of
Heights value/area and fixed rate per type of 2000 2000 2000 2000 /area and fixed rate 4000 3000
dwellin unk. r acre of land
Jordan cash or land equa to 10%of land Na and equal to 10%of
valuelarea land valuelarea
Lakeville cash or land equal to 10%of land 2250 1714 1714 1714 2250 cash or land equal to 10%of 5 400 3200
valuelarea land value/area
Little Canada fixed rate per type of dwelling unit 625 625 312.5 312.5 none 5%of land value or 10%of
acreage.
Lino Lakes fixed rate per fps of dwelllna unit 1665 1665 1666 1665 1665 1 fixed rate per acre of land 2175 2175
cash or land equal to 5%of land cash or land equal to 5%of
Mankato valuelarea Na land valuelarea Na
Maple Grove fixed rate per type of dwelling unit 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 fixed rate per type of dwellingunit 7000 5500
Mendota Cash or land equal to 10%of land value Cash or land equal to 10%of
Heights /fixed rate 2700 Na 2700 2700 Na
g per type of dwelling unit land value/area
Moorhead Fixed rate per type of dwelling unit none
Now Bri hton I foxed rate per type of dwellinn unit 1050 1050 1050 low 1050 none
$5001un8-
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New Hope fixed rate per type of dwellin unit 1500 750 exceed fixed rate per acre of land 2500 2500
$5000/
acre
New Prague cash or land equivalent to 10%of land n/a cash or land equivalent to 10%
value/area of land value/area
Oakdale Fixed rate per of dwelling unit 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 fixed rate per acre of land 2200 2200
Owatonna None n/a none
10%of existing park land&trail
90%of existing park land&trail acreage, acreage,divided by the number
Plymouth divided by the city population(Le.90%x 2800 2800 2800 2600 2800 of jobs within the city(I.e: 10% 6800 6800
1,338 acres 165,894=0.183) x 1,338 acres 151,712 jobs=
.0026 acres per capfia)
Cash or land equal to 10%of land Cash or land equal to 10%of
Pdor Lake value/area(or)Fixed rate per type of 2670 2670 2670 2670 2670 land valuetarea(or)Fixed rate 5000 500o
dwelling unit per WN of dwelling unit
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►� r Park Planning and Design
1510 Como Ave.S.E.
Park Dedication Survey- October rQVCti{ Minneapolis,MN 55414(612)377-2500
Single F 2x T.H. Multi F Mobile.H. Commercialllnduatrial Commercial Industrial
city Residential Dedication $/unit Slunk $/unit $/unit $/unit Dedication Slacre Sfacre OtherMathod
Richfield none Na I none Na
Rogers Dash or land equal 10%of land 2000 2000 2000 20M Na cash or land equal to 10%of 6000 40Do
valuelarea land value/area
Rosemount cash or land equal to 1/25%of land of an 2400 24D0 2400 2400 2400 cash or land equal to 10%of gp000 45000
acre r dwellingland value/area
cash or land equal to 10%of land
Roseville valuelarea and fixed rate per type of 1000 1000 low 1000 5%FMV
dwellin unit
Savage casMand--to 10%of land value based cashAand=to 7%or fixed rate
9 on fixed rate per type of dwelling unit 1900 1900 1900 1900 1900 7000 7000
per acre of land.
South St Paul none Na Na Na Na Na none Na Na
St Cloud Faced rate per type of dwelling unit 1159 768 1 none
St.Peter other. 1 1 acres of land per 100 persons 4 persons/ 4 persons/ none(one in progress)
unit unit pro9 )
percentage of land based on Dwelling
units per acre: 2 units/acre=90%,2.4
unitstacre=11%,4.6=13%,6-8=15%,
e 8-10=17%,more than 10=add 1%for $325 for
Heights each dwelling unit per acre beyond 10 $325 for each
up to a max of 20%. (and/or)Sites of $1000 S.F. each$1000
20 kits/units or lammust dedicateS F.
$1500 per lotlunit More than 20
lots/units is based on the above formula.
cash or land equal to 10%of land Cash or land equal to 10%of
West St.Paul valuelarea/fixed rate per type of 1200 1000 800 800 land valuelarea-based on fair
dwelling unit, market value as established by
White B faced rate r of dwelitn unit 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 fixed rate county
r acre of land 3 000 3 000
White Bear fixed rate r o 7%of land
Lake per type xd dwelling unit 500 500 325 325 Na 7/.of land value or 52500facre 2,500 2,500 value
Average of all cities with per unit or $1,239
per acre fees
Average of greater Twin City metro
area titles with per unit or per acre $2,036 $4,871 $4,230
fees
The survey was sent to 110 cities in Minnesota in August 2004. 47 cities responded to the survey. Assumed an average single family density of 2.5 lots per acre.
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MENDOTA HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFIDENT SUMMARIES - PARKS 06-03-2005
CN: 05001368 OFFENSEIINCIDENT: Loud Music
DATE: 05/03/2005 23:16:0 OFFICER: Willson,C 2238
LOCATION: Wentworth Park
SYNOPSIS:
Responded to park on two carloads of kids.On arrival the park was empty and quiet.Cleared at 2321 hrs.
CN: 05001364 OFFENSEIINCIDENT: Damage to Property
DATE: 05/04/2005 11:59:0 OFFICER: Lambert,B 2234
LOCATION: Rogers Lake Park
SYNOPSIS:
Nature Call Inc. owner reports damage to the porto pottie in the park. Two bullet holes(possible.22 cal)were fired into the front
of the porto pottie exiting the back. One hole was made sometime last week and the other was made this week. No photos were
taken. There are no leads and officer cleared
CN: 05001468 OFFENSEIINCIDENT: Driving Complaint/DOBs
DATE: 05/12/2005 15:05:0- OFFICER: Lambert,B 2234
*CATION: Rogers Lake Park
SYNOPSIS:
Responded to Rogers Lake Park on complaint of DOBs driving erratic. Group of vehicles/DOBs found at park. DOBs were
advised of the complaint. Erratic driving was not witnessed and officers cleared.
CN: 05001680 OFFENSEIINCIDENT: Suspicious Vehicle
DATE: 05/30/2005 00:24:0- OFFICER: Rosse,T 2237
LOCATION: Valley Park
SYNOPSIS:
I responded to Valley Park to attempt to locate a suspicious vehicle. It was described as a white suburban.
On arrival at the park, I found no vehicles. 10-8.
CN: 05001697 OFFENSEIINCIDENT: Careless Driving/No Proof of Insurance
DATE: 05/31/2005 20:51:0 OFFICER: Larrive,J 2206
LOCATION: Rogers Lake Park
SYNOPSIS:
Dispatched to Rogers Lake Park on a report of a vehicle driving recklessly in the park.The caller thought that the driver of the
vehicle had done damage to the ground.Dispatch received suspect vehicle information and gave it to responding squads.Officers
sived,found that the gravel lot was tore up and the suspect vehicle was GOA.Contact was made with the suspect,who was
ued a citation.The vehicle was impounded.
SEE TAPED NARRATIVE.
City of Mendota Heights
ADD-ON AGENDA ITEM
June 13, 2005
Memo to: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Guy Kullander, Operations & Projects Coordinator
Subject: N.U.R.T. (North Urban Regional Trail) Alignment
Background:
The Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council approved an alignment
(location) for the proposed NURT trail, to be constructed by Dakota County this summer,
beginning at Dodd Road and extending easterly to Delaware Avenue and into West St.
Paul. The preferred alignment for the trail is basically adjacent to Market Street/North
Frontage Road of Highway 110. At the intersection of Dodd Rd. and Market Street a
storm water pond was constructed. The steepness of the pond slopes requires that a
safety railing (42" high, vertical rails, black painted) be installed along both the west and
north sides of the holding pond.
The developer, Ross Fefercorn, contends that the appearance of the fence will
be detrimental to his ability to market commercial/retail space in The Village at Mendota
Heights and is asking that the trail be relocated south of the pond closer to the main
driving lanes of Highway 110.
Discussion:
The County has left it up to the City to select the trail alignment, subject to
MnDOT approval because much of the trail lies within Highway right-of-way.
Aligning the trail adjacent to Market Street at Dodd Road better serves users of
the trail to access Town Center or connection to other City pathways to the north.
Aligning the trail south of the pond makes a more direct connection to the trail in Valley
Park, which is considered "part" of the NURT trail system that eventually connects to the
Big Rivers Trail at Lilydale Road/Sibley Memorial Highway/STH 13. Locating the trail
closer to the Highway 110 driving lanes south of the pond would also remove the need
for the safety railing on the north side of the pond, but not the west side adjacent to
Dodd Road which is a required safety feature.
The developer recommends locating the trail to south of the pond and that in the
future if a trail is required adjacent to Market Street the City could build this segment
with City funds.
Changing the trail alignment to south of the pond would be less expensive for the
County because it would remove the safety issues that require construction of 430 feet
of fencing. If the alignment is changed and the City desires to construct a trail segment
north of the pond (where it currently is proposed), City funds would pay for all trail
construction costs in addition to the installation of safety fencing at that time.
Recommendation:
I recommend that the trail alignment remain as originally shown, on the north side
of the storm water pond located at Dodd Road and Market Street.
Action Required:
Notify the City Council which alignment the Commission deems will best serve
the residents of Mendota Heights.
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