1e. Centex Homes to Make Park Improvements and Authorize Expenditure of Funds 1 CITY OF
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Aata Sut,mitted 0 i:,,,nr1 ciort
DATE: May 11, 1989
SUBJ: Curry Farms Park .:-::- -) _S
I Attached please find a letter from Tom Boyce of Centex Homes
regarding their willingness to make improvements on Curry Farms
Park. Their proposal is to do the grading of the park, seed it,
I put in the volleyball court and donate $2,500. 00 for totlot
equipment. In exchange they are asking that the City maintain
the grass, install volleyball net and poles , and match the funds
for the totlot equipment.
ICentex Homes plans to have their construction in the Curry Farms
development completed by the end of the year. Therefore, they
I will not be offering to do this work or make this monetary
contribution next year.
I As this is not in the 1938 budget, and this is a relatively new
park, staff would not typically recommend a budget adjustment.
However, considerable staff time and money would be saved in the
long run by having Centex do this work. If the Park and
I Recreation Commission wishes to approve this request, it should
be recommended that the City Council approve the expenditures of
some of the funds originally allocated for the Bluff Creek
Iaccess. $6 , 800 remains of that allocation.
Update: May 16 , 1989
I The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the proposal sub-
mitted by Centex Homes at their meeting. The Commission felt
this was a generous offer and <•iere impressed that this developer
Iwas willing to assist the City in park development.
The Park and Recreation Commission unanimously acted to recommend
I that the City accept the offer to grade and seed the park, dig
out a volleyball area and fill it with sand, and the donation of
$2,500 for totlot equipment. Additionally, the Commission recom-
mended that the conditions of the offer be accepted as well, i .e.
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May 16, 1989 Update
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re-seed in the fall if the seed does not germinate, install I
volleyball poles and net, and match the $2,500, for a total
budget allocation of $3 ,000.
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The residents from the area asked that the City allocate more
than the $2,500. However, the Commission felt the 1989 budget was
already constrained and plan to allocate funds for 1990.
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Baker Technology Plaza
5969 Baker Road
Suite 300
Minnetonka.Minnesota 55345
May 4, 1989
City of Chanhassen
Park Board of Commissioners
P.O. Box 147
649 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
c/o Lori Sietsema
Re: CURRY FARMS PARK
Dear Commissioners:
It is my understanding that at your last regular meeting the Board
delayed any improvements to the Curry Farms Park until 1990 due to a lack of
Park improvement funds. Centex realizes the severe financial constraints
that the Metropolitan area cities are faced with.
Centex Homes prides itself in being more than just a home builder, a
land developer or mortgage company but a builder of neighborhoods with a
long term committment to the cities, states and neighborhoods we help plan
and develop.
Centex obviously has a special interest in development of the Curry
Farms Park. While we have no legal obligation to help develop the park, we
would like to offer the following, provided the city is willing to agree to
our donation terms.
1. Centex will regrade and reseed the Park area. If the seed does
not sufficiently germinate this summer the city will reseed in
the fall of 1989.
2. Centex will dig out the proposed volleyball court and fill with
sand provided the city supplies and installs the posts and nets.
3. Centex will donate $2,500.00 to the city for play area equipment
provided the city agrees to at least match our play equipments
contribution, and installs the equipment at the Curry Farms
Park.
MAY 0 5 1989 I
Baker Technology Plaza, 5959 Baker Road, Suite 300, Minnetonka, Minnesota / (612) 936-7833
CID_ OF CHANHASStt+i
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' Time is of the essence for the park development/As such the above
offer must be accepted no later than 5/30/89 or will be deemed revoked.
' Also, enclosed is a sample play area structure plan and proposal
prepared by Earl F. Anderson & Associate, Inc.
' Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
CENTEX REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
' Minnesota Division
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Thomas M. Boyce
President
cc: Don Ashworth
Bruce Kotzian
Ron Huss
Michael Livingston
John Spiess
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