13a 1999 Skate Park, City MgrCITYOF
IIANHASSEN
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUB J:
Todd Hoffman, Park & Recreation Director
Scott A. Botcher, City Manager ~
June 21, 1999
Skate Park
I read through your staff memo as part of the Park & Recreation Commission
agenda, as well as a memo from Linda Jansen raising some questions about the
skate park and your report. I am attempting in this memo to put to writing what
you and I discussed earlier this morning.
I am concerned that the recommendation on the part of the staff to request that the
council authorize a purchasing decision for skate park apparatus is premature. It
appears that any purchasing decision needs to follow some design and other
analysis to ensure the acceptability of any construction to the council.
Some of the issues that we discussed this moming include:
A basic design of the proposed skate park should be developed.
Obviously the design will give you some indication as to whether or not
we have the space available to construct a skate park and has an impact
on the indirect and direct costs such a skate park might generate.
B. A complete cost analysis including construction and annual maintenance
costs should be made part of your analysis.
C. As we discussed, please make sure that you have a place in mind to store
the apparatus when the hockey rink is in use.
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If your plan is to spend $15,000 and no more, thus eliminating the
necessity for raising private funds, then please so state. If your plan is to
accept contributions, you may wish to discuss how the contributions will
be solicited, where they will be deposited, and how they would be spent.
As I have said many times in the past, I do not believe it is the city's job
or staff's.job to be in the fundraising business.. Therefore, this ad hoc
focus group should be in a position to provide us with some good data
insofar as the potential availability of private dollars for these purposes.
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As I've said before, I personally doubt how much use a skate park will
receive. Ultimately, as you said, it is up to the council to decide whether
or not they believe the expenditure of $15,000 is in the best interests of
of £h#n/~assen. A ~rowln~ wmmunio, wlt3 ckan lakes, cua/it~ schooh, a chamtine downtown, thrivine businesses, and beautiful oarks. A ereat ~lace to live. work, and olay.
Mr. Todd Hoffman
June 21, 1999
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the City of Chanhassen. But from my perspective, some documentation
indicating level of use and level of interest in the community would be
useful and may help provide some support for those interested in seeing
such a project built.
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Finally, please make contact with our insurance carrier and get in writing
from them a position as to exposure and potential liability that owning
and operating a skate park will encumber upon the city and our carrier.
Please clarify whether this project will increase our property/casualty
rates.
To summarize, I believe an analysis still remains to be performed and I
believe, from my reading, that the council has directed staff to perform such
an analysis. If you would like to put together a small focus group of interested
parties who have knowledge of these types of facilities, please do so, and
begin performing the necessary work. Thank you.
c: Park & Recreation Commission
Mayor and City Council
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE:
RESOLUTION NO:
MOTION BY:
SECONDED BY:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A JOINT COOPERATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN AND HENNEPIN COUNTY
FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM IN FY 2000-2002
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota and the County of Hennepin have in effect
a Joint Cooperation Agreement for purposes of qualifying as an Urban County under the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs; and
WHEREAS, the City and County wish to execute a new Joint Cooperation Agreement in
order to continue to qualify as an Urban County for purposes of the Community Development
Block Grant and HOME Programs.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the current Joint Cooperation Agreement
between the City and the County be terminated and a new Joint Cooperation Agreement between
the City and the County be executed effective October 1, 1999, and that the Mayor and City
Manager be authorized and directed to sign the Agreement on behalf of the City.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 28th day of June, 1999.
ATTEST:
Scott A. Botcher, City Manager
Nancy K. Mancino, Mayor
.YES NO ABSENT