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1992-06-09 Council Park Rec Comm WorkshopCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA Minutes of the Adjourned City Council Meeting and Joint City Council/Parks and Recreation Commission Workshop Held on Tuesday, June 9, 1992 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the adjourned City Council meeting to consider the Curley trail and the joint City Council/Parks and Recreation Commission, was held at 7:30 o'clock P.M. on Tuesday, June 9, 1992, at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Mayor Mertensotto called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The following members of the City Council were present: Mayor Mertensotto, Councilmembers Cummins, Blesener, Smith and Koch. The following Parks and Recreation Commission members present were: Huber, Katz, Damberg, Kleinglass and Hunter. Commissioners Lundeen and Spicer were excused. Also present were City Administrator Tom Lawell, Finance Director Larry Shaughnessy, Parks Project Manager Guy Kullander and Administrative Assistant Kevin Batchelder. CURLEY TRAIL REPLACEMENT Mayor Mertensotto opened the meeting by accepting a staff report from Public Works Director Jim Danielson on a bid opening conducted for the Curley trail replacement. The City Council acknowledged the bids. Councilmember Blesener moved to authorize staff to accept the Pine Bend bid for the amount of $2,965.00. Councilmember Smith seconded the motion. AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 RECREATION STAFFING AND PROGRAMMING Mayor Mertensotto acknowledged Administrative Assistant Batchelder who provided a presentation on recreation staffing and programming in the City of Mendota Heights. The presentation focused on the past year's discussion at the Parks and Recreation Commission level of providing recreation services in the City of Mendota Heights. The City Council and the Parks and Recreation Commission discussed needs for recreation services in the City. They also discussed residency requirements for participation in City programs. The City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission discussed options for staffing levels at the City to provide recreation services. A discussion focused on the creation of a permanent part-time staff person to provide recreation coordination and recreation programming at the City. The City Council directed staff to prepare a job description for a permanent part-time recreation coordinator for consideration in 1992 and to bring this job description to the Parks Commission for their review and recommendation at their July meeting. The Commission and the City Council provided staff with direction on items to include in the job description. PARK CONTRIBUTIONS Mayor Mertensotto stated that he felt the park dedication fee should be raised to $1,000 per lot. The group discussed the appropriateness of a 10 percent cash dedication fee for multi family and industrial areas. The Council and Commission directed staff to have the City Planner focus on appropriate park designations during the superblock planning efforts. LAND ACQUISITION Administrative Assistant Batchelder provided a brief report on the current status of the referendum monies and the future commitments for building referendum improvements. The City Council and the Parks Commission discussed future improvements that were remaining to be built with referendum money. The consensus was that the referendum money that is uncommitted at this point should be reserved for land acquisition in the future and that the Parks and Recreation Commission should begin to determine the goals and objectives for land acquisition. The City Council and the Parks Commission reaffirmed the City's decision not pursue tot lots. PAR 3 GOLF COURSE The City Council and the Parks Commission discussed the possibility of purchasing the Par 3 Golf Course for City operation with Finance Director Larry Shaughnessy. The City Council directed staff to contact the owners of the Par 3 Golf Course and begin discussing the possible purchase of it. PARK CELEBRATION Administrative Assistant Batchelder announced that the August 8, 1992 Celebrate Mendota Heights Park festivities were well underway and that volunteers are being actively ADJOURN recruited to help organize and participate in the day's event. Batchelder stated the parks celebration would include a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate Mendakota Park and that we are hoping to get some bands and other activities organized. There being no further business, Parks and Recreation Commission workshop at 9:30 o'clock P.M. Respectfully submitted, Kevin Batchelder Administrative Assistant the City Council and the adjourned their joint