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1993 07 27 Agenda I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I FILE AGENDA CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1993, 7:30 P.M. CHANHASSEN CITY HALL, 690 COULTER DRIVE CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 P.M. 1. Introduction of newly appointed commissioners. 2. Approval of June 22, 1993, Park and Recreation Commission Minutes. 3. Visitor Presentations. 4. Land Development Proposal: 115 Single Family Lots Located on the west side of Galpin Boulevard, one-half mile north of Highway 5: Song-Carlson Property Lundgren Brothers Construction 935 East 'Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391 Schoell and Madson 10550 Wayzata Boulevard Minnetonka, MN 55343 5. Land Development Proposal: 20 Single Family Lots Located just south of Heron Drive on the east side of Audubon Road, Shenandoah Ridge. Shamrock Development 3200 Main Street, Suite 300 Coon Rapids, Mn. 55433 John Oliver & Associates 580 Dodge Avenue Elk River, MN 55330 6. Land Development Proposal: Preliminary Plat to Subdivide 4 Acres into 4 Single Family Lots on Property Located at 6301 Church Road; Church Road Addition. Greg Reed 6301 Church Road Excelsior, MN 55331 Advance Surveying & Engineering 5300 South Highway 10 1 Minnetonka, MN 55345 7. Land Development Proposal: Vacation of Portion of Right-of-Way, Hopi Road and Preliminary Plat to Subdivide a 50,443 sq. ft. parcel into 3 Single Family Lots on Property Located at 6661 Nez Perce, TJO Addition. Todd Owens 6661 Nez Perce Avenue Chanhassen, MN 55317 Westwood Professional Services 14180 West Trunk Highway 5 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 8. Establish agenda for the 1993 Joint City CounciIlPark and Recreation Commission Meeting. Second Quarter Park and Trail Fee Revenue Report, Period Ending June 30, 1993. 1993 4th of July Celebration Evaluation. Administrative Presentations: a. Response from Earl F. Anderson/Landscape Structures, Inc.; Playground Safety b. Summer Program Update c. Program Development; Fal1/Winter 1993 d. 1994 Budget Process Preview Commission Member Presentations. Administrative Packet. I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I ~ CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 3UNE 22. 1993 Chairman Schroers called the meeting to order. MEMBERS PRESENT: Fred Berg. Jim Manders. Jim Andrews. Ron Roeser, Larry Schroers, and Jan Lash STAFF PRESENT: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director; Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Supervisor; and Dawn Lemme, Program Specialist APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Roeser moved, Andrews seconded to approve the Minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated May 25. 1993 as presented. All voted in favor, except Lash who abstained, and the motion carried. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS: John Dietrich: Thank you Commissioners. John Dietrich, RLK Associates. 922 Main Street, Hopkins, Minnesota 55343. In regard to the proposed park development on the Wenzel. Ziegler and Headla properties. Andrews: Mr. Coairman. I think the intent was for this to be an open presentation for items not on the agenda, correct? Lash: Right. So you have something for item 3. correct? John Dietrich: Yes. Schroers: But you didn't want to present it at this time. When we get to item 3. John Dietrich: Yes. I apologize. Schroers: r.m sorry. That may be part of my confusion as well. Is there anyone else that wishes to address the Park and Rec regarding issues that are not on tonight.s agenda. If not. then we will move on to item 3. LAND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR 57 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. LOCATED NORTH OF KINGS ROAD AND WEST OF MINNEWASHTA PARKWAY. MINNEWASHTA SUBDIVISION. HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT. RLK ASSOCIATES. Public Present: Name Address Alex Watson Don Yeager John Dietrich Sue Morgan Linda Scott Jo Ann Hallgren Dave Headla 7080 Kings Road 6310 castle Ridge RLK Associates, 922 Mainstreet, Hopkins 4031 Kings Road 4031 Kings Road 6860 Minnewashta Parkway 6870 Minnewashta Parkway Name Address I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 2 Larry & Nancy Wenzel Oscar Anderson Bill Muning David J. & Margie Borris Janet Carlson 6900 7115 6850 4071 4141 Minnewashta Parkway Kings Road Stratford Road Kings Road Kings Road Hoffman: Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission. First off I would like I to let the audience know that this is a diagram of what the concept plan we're discussing looks like on the board. Please take an opportunity to I come up and look at that. There's also one copy, the public copy of tonight's agenda that is around the corner. This proposal is a concept site plan to subdivide 37 plus or minus acres of property into 43 single family lots and a 10 plus or minus neighborhood park for Minnewashta I Subdivision. The location is north of Kings Road and west of Minnewashta . Parkway. To get everybody's bearings on where that is. You have Highway 5 to the south. Obviously Lake Minnewashta. Highway 7 along the northerly I border. And the parkway running between Highway 7 and Highway 5. The dashed line on here indicates the trail which will be constructed starting at Highway 5 on the east side of the parkway. Crossing at this point, I which is the...proposed park, then extending north. Just a side note on that trail. It.will probably be going in in about the next month. They, have a, from my' understanding in talking to the engineers, they have a 1 of work left to do on the underground... The properties in question are outlined in this fashion right here. This being the Ziegler property to the south. The Wenzel parcel from this line back and then the Headla property from this line back... The applicant is Heritage Development, I being represented by John Dietrich of RLK and Associates. Present zoning in this, in the vicinity of this plat specifically is RSF, residential single family. All adjacent zonings and land use are identical to that. I The City's comprehensive plan identifies this site as being centrally located in a park deficient area. Specifically that area being number 6. That's shown in a diagram which is on the city's comprehensive plan. The diagram is labeled park deficiency areas. The development is located in al area number 6 which is typically referred to as the west Minnewashta region. That area bordered by Highway 5 to the south, Highway 7 and the far edge of the lake. The Park and Recreation Commission and the City . Council have focused their attention on this deficiency over the years, an~ that specifically about the past 5 to 8 years. The critical nature of the need for this park acquisition in this area led to the Commission's actionJ of establishing a park fund reserve for land acquisition west of Lake Minnewashta. That reserve has been up and running for about 6 years. Thi reserve carries with it the criteria that it be used in conjunction with park dedication and that the park be of at least 10 acres in size. The thinking there is obviously we want to leverage our options of gaining parkland through both purchase and then dedication requirements. The public's desire for this park was reaffirmed throughout the public meeti. held to review the upgrade of the parkway. On at least two separate occasions we were asked, that being the city, when that park would be developed. My response back to those questions or inquiries echoed the consensus of the Park Commission. That the City will acquire a park of atJ least 10 acres in size through a joint park dedication purchase arrangemen at a time when any combination of the parcels we're here to discuss I I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 3 tonight, the Ziegler, Wenzel, Headla, and/or the Hallgren properties were acquired and presented for development. As you and everyone else is aware, that time has arrived and thus the need for this discussion. During the period after this goal was established and concluding within the past 2 weeks, the City explored an alternate land acquisition possibility, namely the acquisition of the Hallgren property. The Hallgren property is to the north. These three properties...for everyone's information. This configuration. Ms. Hallgren is here tonight. Ms. Hallgren was cordial throughout these inquiries, and those inquiries span about the past 2 years when we had conversations about this possibility but in our last meeting she respectfully declined th~ life estate concept which we were discussing. It's her present position that if the land, if her land use is to change, it would be through an outright sale of her property or some other real estate action of her choice. I informed Ms. Hallgren through a follow-up thank you note that the City was not in the position to acquire her property and with that case being closed, we focused our attention back onto the southerly three property parcels and subdivision proposal at hand. Many of the conversations held over the years among commission members, City Council members and staff included statements reflecting the desire to locate the West Minnewashta Park, as it's titled, on the Parkway, or adjacent to it. As negotiations with Mr. Dietrich of RLK Associates intensified, the city retained Hoisington-Koegler Group, the firm which we use routinely in these type of matters to draft park studies for three defined areas. . Two of these study areas included all or portions of the Hallgren property, thus the plan now being recommended. The plan which has been defined is shaped by years of discussion, is Park Study A. Plan A was subsequently refined and is represented full size in your packet by the document dated June 17, 1993. For everyone's information I'd like to flip that up so you can see what that looks like. Again, this is the area that we thought about for park. 10 plus or minus acres...to include open areas for soccer fields, open play area...The parking lot will be off of Kings Road adjacent to the play structure. A picnic area and volleyball courts. A ballfield probably with an aggregate infield nature did not fit...also as an area defined here to the west which would be left open for potential future improvements... The final element would be...We have an overhead of that for your reference. The amenities depicted on this plan again represent those identified as desireable for this park in the city's comprehensive plan in which we typically find in our neighborhood parks. One exclusion to that is a tennis court. Recent policy decisions of the Commission recognize that neighborhood parks are not the optimum location for construction of tennis courts. The best location is community parks of a greater size and such that has restricted said construction. One issue which needs to be discussed and resolved is the issue of the lake frontage which is included in this property. The property being looked at for park purposes includes approximately 480 feet of lakeshore on Lake Minnewashta. This property is very narrow, being separated from the main proposed park site by the Parkway. The area totals just under 20,000 square feet. This property was not displayed on the applicant's concept plan as being included in park. 1 don't know why. We could ask Mr. Dietrich that question. I am recommending that it be included as a part of the park to be maintained as a small, low impact type swimming beach. City code does not allow the applicant to utilize the area as a recreational beachlot and that is because of a stipulation for boats. A size. You need 30.000 square feet to be able to put docks in there. It could be utilized for the I . association as a swimming beach if 80% of the homesites fell within 1,000 I feet of the site. and it does not do that. I believe it's 1,000 or 800. The documents here. 80% falling within 1,000 feet of the recreational beachlot so in the current configuration it does not meet that standard. By taking public ownership, both the new development, the new homes and I families coming in and the existing neighbors would benefit from that lakeshore. In regard to the comprehensive trail plan, again I'm pleased to report that the city's efforts to upgrade the parkway included the I installation of an 8 foot bituminous trail. This trail will parallel the entire parkway and it satisfies the comprehensive plan requirement of a trail along the parkway. We've talked previously about the other trail issue would be the internal trail loop which would filter you through the I different park amenities found on this site. Proposed site. The recommendation to the Commission this evening in regard to parks. is that the Commission recommend the City Council approve the concept site plan as I presented with the inclusion of the acquisition of the lakeshore property. The acquisition of this park to be accomplished through park dedication. That being approximately 1.72 acres and a purchase arrangement of I approximately 7 1/2 acres. This acquisition shall be a condition of the . final plat approval. Purchase price arrangements would then be negotiated and approved by the City Council. Full park fee credit would be granted as a part of these negotiations. In regard to trails, it is recommended that I the Park and Recreation Commission recommend to the City Council that they require as a co~dition of approval for the proposed Minnewashta SUbdiViS~ a 20 foot trail easement connecting to the proposed north cul-de-sac. In addition, the construction of such trail segments from the cul-de-sac to the park. the applicant shall be compensated for such construction through the reduction of trail fees at a rate of $12.00 per lineal foot. The remainder of the trail fees to be assessed equally among the proposed 43 I lots. And again that trail connection, we would ask that it be completed from the cul-de-sac radius, through the easement here, to the park property and then down to the border of the park where we would pick that up and I continue it through the park... . Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 4 Schroers: Thank you Todd. In looking at this and being involved in the I past for several years here trying to find available park space in that area of Chanhassen, do you feel that this approximate 10 acres is going to be large enough to service our needs out there? Hoffman: It's always been stated that that was the goal. Our comprehensivJl plan identifies neighborhood parks at that 10 acre plus or minus range. Many of our neighborhood parks fall below that. It certainly would be nic1 to acquire a larger park. However, that becomes both unreasonable from a development standpoint to some degree, but the biggest factor is obviously the financial abilities of the city to acquire additional property. I Schroers: Why don't I at this time, we take any visitor comments on item 3. John Dietrich: Thank you Commissioners. Again John Dietrich, RLK Associates. We are the landscape architects and civil engineers who have worked with Heritage Development on the proposed Minnewashta Subdivision and when we began putting this project together, there was mention that a 10 acre park was going to be developed up and within this area of . I I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 5 Chanhassen. It was made very clear by Todd and Kate Aanenson that this is a park deficient area and a park would need to go in the area. We are not opposed to a park or a park development. We realize the importance of parks in the neighborhood and in the communities and we have a few reservations just in the way this process has gone about. The Wenzel, Ziegler and Headla properties constitute approximately 37+ acres and when we began our discussions with Mr. Hoffman approximately the first part of May, it was made, directed to us that we were looking at closer to the northern part of the properties. Up towards the Hallgren properties for where the park would be developed. On that concept, Heritage Development was executing purchase agreements with the Ziegler, Headla and Wenzel properties. Their intent was to work with the park dedication necessary on that 37 acres. But also looking at originally coming in with a subdivision totally approximately 57 acres. Throughout the arrangements that were put together, it apparently became clear that a workable solution was not going to be reached with Mrs. Hallgren on her property. Our initial preliminary plat submission which was dated June 7th had identified the Hallgren property as the proposed park area with our park dedication on the north end of the Headla parcel which would basically preserve the only stand of trees that are existing on that parcel to being used in conjunction with the Hallgren property. The issue where the park changes from the Hallgren down to the Ziegler property is a point that my client has raised that if that's in fact the direction of the commission, that's how it will go. They were basically,' they purchased that property with the intent that there would be a park dedication and not a 10 acre parcel or less park dedication. 8 acre parcel, plus or minus taken away from the single family homes and put into parkland. The Ziegler property had been on the market over the past 2 years and there has been communication with the city staff that identified, this property was available in different forms and formats and we feel at that time, before Heritage Development became involved, that would have been a good time to identify that as a strong likelihood of a park location on the parkway. And in conclusion we would just like to say, we had attempted to work with the city staff and make a preliminary plat submission in the first part of June. From that time the plan that you do see in front of you that is dated, I believe June 16th, was a resubmitted preliminary plat concept plan that identified the 10 acre parcel and the 43 home sites versus the original preliminary plat submission that identified 57 single family homes within the Wenzel, Ziegler and Headla properties. So our intent is to work with staff. Work with the commission. We just feel there was, it would have been cleaner for everyone involved if the parcel on the parkway would have been identified as a potential park site prior to Heritage Development becoming involved in that property and looking at the potential development of single family homes in that area. Thank you. Schroers: Thank you for your time. Is there anyone else that would like to address the Commission on item 37 Margie Borris: I'm Margie Borris. I live at 4071 Kings Road which is on the south side of your park. Just so you can get an idea. This would be about here. Now according to all our abstracts, the people on the south side of Kings Road actually own Kings Road. I didn't know if you were aware of that or not. Nobody has asked us about this increased traffic or what they plan on doing with this road. Plus the natural waterway that goes down...through their property there, feeding all the animals and stuff Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 6 I . that live out there. I guess I need to know what the developer, or whoeverl has this design.. . nobody asked us anything and we own it. Schroers: That's an interesting point. road was privately owned. I guess I'm not aware that that I I I I I I , Margie Borris: It used to be a cow pasture and was transferred to a road. It's a dirt road. There is not enough. Schroers: I know what road it is but who made it into that dirt road? Margie Borris: The families that live there. It's part of an old homestead. The Trombles homestead owned all of that property. Plus the yellow house... If you look at the plat, it's very difficult to determine. Schroers: Excuse me. We're having a little problem hearing with the confusion. If you would speak into the microphone and state your name for us, we'd appreciate it. Sue Morgan: My name is Sue Morgan and I live at 4031 Kings Road. And if you look at the plat it's very hard to determine where the road ends and properties begin. All of this area was part of an old family homestead which belonged to the Trombles and it's been sold off through the years. And I know when- we bought our property there was some discussion as to where the property boundaries were and working from the corner of Minnewashta Parkway all the way down Kings Road. We're all very much concerned about the development of this road. Margie had mentioned the wildlife. It does, there is a, I don't know if it's a runoff or a natural I waterway that runs under Kings Road and empties into Lake St. Joe and it runs across our property at 4031 Kings Road. And according to the drawings here, it looks like it's going to be straighten out. There are some trees along Kings Road that have been, not valued but aged at over eo or 90 yeart old and I don't know if those red cedar trees are going to removed or what. But we've not been approached at all about the development or how that's going to impact us. The wildlife. The environment. So I guess that's an I issue that some of us here would like to have addressed. Personally my thoughts are, I would prefer to have a park across the street from me rather than 20 or 30 homes. And I'm sorry if that doesn't agree with the development but that's my own personal opinion. I Hoffman: Chairman Schroers and members of the Commission, and as well members of the audience. Issues of concern as to the road, I would I encourage those people to give a call into the city planning and/or engineering department and talk to them about that scenario. I'm certainly unaware of those type of things which are being discussed this evening. 11 regards to issues of the subdivision itself and planning issues. In the packet you have a copy of the letter which was distributed to the residents, if they received one in the area. This will come before the Planning Commission probably the first or second meeting in July. That . would be the forum at which many of these questions, the ones I've heard here in the past few moments. That's the forum where those type of questions should be asked. I I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 7 Schroers: Thank you for that clarification Todd and to simplify it even more. Is that this Commission deals with only park and trail related items and we don't have anything to do with the design of the development or placement of roads or that sort of thing. That's all taken care of at the Planning and City Council. Sue Morgan: I did have one other item...that's included in the packet here and it shows that there's a nature trail. I don't know if you want to address this map here. That runs right across our property and no one's approached us about putting in any kind of nature trail. Or acquiring our property to do it. It's called a trail plan. Hoffman: Yeah, the comprehensive trail plan. I don't have an overhead of it but the trail plan has in the past identified a nature trail running around in the back side of Lake St. Joe in this type of configuration. That's all but been ruled out due to the type of terrain which is found in there. This comprehensive plan dates back 12 years...possible trail connection. In addition, with the proposal for the Boley property, this was reviewed by the Commission probably a months ago. At that time again they reaffirmed that their position on that trail would probably not come true. Sue Morgan: Okay. Is that property across Lake St. Joe on the south side, is that part of the development? Hoffman: This is part of a separate development here. This property and it extends down farther here. It's a proposal by Lundgren Bros Construction and... Sue Morgan: Okay, thanks. Thank you. Schroers: Thank you. Does anyone else have a comment on the Minnewashta Subdivision? Okay. How about the commission response to this item. One thing that I would like to say is that we went out as a group of us and viewed these sites about close to a month ago now. What we found, that on the northern boundary of the Headla property there is already a street stubbed in with a cul-de-sac on the end of it and we found out that that street is probably going to come through and connect future developments in there and that would have cut straight through the middle of the park plan that we were looking at in the northern area and that sort of ruin the prospects of having a park up on that end of the development. I don't know if you wanted to respond to that. John Dietrich: If I may just comment on that. May I put this overhead up? This is not the plan that you have in front of you. This was a previous plan that we had. The road that you were speaking of is the Hallgren driveway I believe. Schroers: No. Not the road that I'm talking about that cuts through. It goes on the north of the Headla property and cuts straight through their property north to south, which would cut the park property or the proposed park property right in half. Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 8 I . John Dietrich: Okay, currently that roadway is in and this roadway. We J had originally looked at making a connection from Stratford Road and havin the access or easement on Headla. This is not public property at this time so there would be potentially, we had to hold some type of option. There I would be a shared of the park location versus all 10 acres within this development that is being proposed. Hoffman: And the Commission, you do have a variety, I think you have 9 or I concept plans which show a variety of those possible park configurations which were looked at. They were essentially, involve 3 different areas. One being the Hallgren property...this does necessitate the acquisition of I at least the front portion of this property. And finally the last... Schroers: Just to help orient us a little better, would you point out the Headla home site on there. I I Hoffman: Headla home site? Schroers: Yes. Hoffman: Those folks live on the Parkway right on this lot here. And the. Wenzel's home is here. And then Ziegler's parcel are right there. Chairma~ Schroers, if I ~ay bring up some clarifications in regard to comments ~ brought before you tonight. We certainly did lead Mr. Dietrich and thei client to believe that we were looking at a park site there on the Hallgre property. That is one of the reasons, that is the reason we expedited thos conversations with Jo Ann and came to the conclusion that we did. It is also true that Morehouse Realty has approached the city. I think the I initial conversation was from the city to Morehouse Realty and that dates back a number of years, probably 5 or 6 years ago. And at that time conversation was held with the Parks and Recreation Commission concerning I the potential acquisition and the purchase price at that time which exceeded $700,000.00 so again it was assumed that we were not interested in the purchase at that time. What that actually did is reaffirmed that in order to make this thing happen, we would have to do it jointly between I dedication and acquisition and continue to build on our reserve, which the Commission then did a couple years down the line. The speed of the process, we were aware up front that the applicant and Mr. Dietrich wanted I to expedite this as quickly as possible. Staff has attempted to work with Mr. Dietrich in doing that but again it certainly does take time to go through all the steps to communicate with all the parties involved and I we're doing the best possible job we can. In regard to the comprehensive plan. The Commission is fully aware that our comprehensive plan is deficient in that it doesn't identify specific parcels. Currently it identifies park deficiency areas. Thus we get into the situation where we I have to then attempt to work with the applicants and the parcels of land which are coming in for development to identify a park which best suits both the neighborhood, it's needs, the short and long range desires of th. city and then in addition, it fits into the development which they're approving. For everyone's knowledge, other than the commissioners, the Commission is working on amending and updating that comprehensive plan to I identify specific parcels throughout the city and then so for everyone's knowledge, when they come in and proposals developments or people take a I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 9 look at land sales or land purchases, they're fully aware of the city's intentions in that area. Schroers: Thank you for that clarification. Is there any more commission discussion on this item? Resident: I have a couple more questions. If you did the park, no matter where it is, would there be any sort of sound barrier set up so the other residential people would not be bothered by the ballpark. soccer field and all the other stuff? Hoffman: There are certainly plant massings which are depicted. This is very conceptual. Put some plant massings which are depicted along here. This is called existing vegetation and this would show plant massings in this vicinity. So my response would be yes, we'd be aware of that situation...to meet those type of concerns. One thing as the park is obviously used very intensively during the summer and the remainder of the year is less active and actually provides very nice view, if you will out your home. Take a look at it, at the park site at least in my opinion. Resident: Well most of those...lights also. Andrews: The i~tent of this is to be a neighborhood park. As a commission we are not in favor of lighting neighborhood parks as active use parks. Nor is it the intent to use the park as a destination park for various group activities. The intent of the neighborhood parks is to service the neighborhoods. Schroers: That's generally, each time that we develop a neighborhood park, the neighbors come in and are concerned and they think that because we're developing a neighborhood park, that half the people from the state are going to converge on that park. That is usually not the issue. It's just really not a whole lot more noise than the neighborhood kids make every day. Resident: We don't have any kids out there now... 1 mean we're all old. Schroers: Well it may increase the activity there somewhat but I don't think it would be to the point where it's going to. Resident: ...like team sports or team soccer or something that... Schroers: Generally speaking the neighborhood parks are not used for league or organized recreation events like that. Resident: I'd like to ask one question. How do you decide that a park is needed? Is it just that every district or...? Schroers: No. We have a formula and a plan that's called a comprehensive park plan or master plan of the city, and correct me if I'm wrong but it states what we would like to do is have all residents of the city be able to access a park within a half a mile of where they live. Is basically what it is and we use that for a guideline and we look at the maps and we decide where parks are needed and where they aren't needed and if you can Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 10 I . show me a park on the west side of Lake Minnewashta that services that I community, I'd love to see it. We've been looking for one for a long time so we know definitely that that is a park deficient area and we have had a lot of requests from people to develop a park in that area and that's whatl we're trying to do with this development. Any further discussion? Andrews: I have one comment. I guess I'd like to thank the applicant for being understanding and patient with the Park Board and the City as we try I to solve the problem of a park in this area. Appreciate your flexibility. Bill Munig: My name's Bill Munig. I live at 6850 Stratford Boulevard in I the Stratford development. Just for what my opinion is worth. This is al new to me. I just heard about this when I got your letter in the mail and I haven't been in on what all the options are for all this but what they I were just showing, with the park on the west side of the Stratford development would be a whole lot more interesting to me than down there on Kings Road. Just for the point of view that this, the...access road right now is along Stratford Ridge and Ms. Hallgren has an easement to use it I indefinite. Forever. We're just concerned that some day this is going to be houses up here and this will be condemned and I'm right here. I've got a street on three sides of me. And so if the park goes here, with the road I connection right through here, it'd be much preferrable to having a park right down the ,trail here than to have this be a main street feeding to , these houses out here. So a park right up here would be a whole lot bet than a park down here as far as I'm concerned... Schroers: Well we like that idea up there but another problem was access in to it off the Parkway. You had to circle around through the neighborhoods in order to gain access into the park, which is pretty undesireable also. It makes the park difficult to find and it also increases traffic in a residential neighborhood. I Bill Munig: My neighbors, to make this look, if this becomes park here, to make this a pedestrian trail with access down into the Minnewashta Parkway trail would be fine. They can have a pedestrian trail and then access to I the park. This is actually closer to Highway 7 up here coming off of this way than it is coming all the way down around Minnewashta again. This is your short cut up to TH 7 with that. I Hoffman: As I addressed in the staff those type of negotiations due to the property owner. If you would like to discussions. report, we have a closed case on response we received from that instruct me to open those type of I I I . Schroers: Thank you. Can I ask staff if there are options at this point regarding looking at the northern half of the park, or of the proposed development? Hoffman: At the concepts, which include the Hallgren property? Schroers: Yes. Schroers: No I don't. I just wanted a reiteration on that so we were and that it's clear in people's minds here that we just can't sit here surJl and I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 11 do anything that we want to do. We have to work within reasonable bounds that are available to us. Okay if there are no further discussions, is someone ready to make a recommendation on land development proposal item 3. Lake Minnewashta Subdivision. Andrews: For the purposes of identification, these are labeled aren't they? Hoffman: Correct. Andrews: We have A and then what? Hoffman: The option being recommended...is A. Andrews: The rest are unidentified. Hoffman: The identification is, again the document dated June 17th... Andrews: I'm the designated person to make the motion. I'd like to make a motion that we accept staff recommendation that we aquire 1.72 acres in dedication and enter into discussions for purchase of additional 7.48 acres as shown on concept plan, which I call A. Which I think is the one that's shown on the detailed drawings. And that we accept trail dedication again as outlined in -the staff paragraph, do I have to read it all Todd or can we just refer to it. And also, as far as the comprehensive plan goes, that we use that to issue credit as part of the process. Is that consistent with your recommendation? Hoffman: Yeah. Credited as detailed then in the trail report. Andrews: Do you need me to read that for you? Hoffman: Again, part of the negotiations for purchase of the park, full park fee credit would be granted. Clarification in that regard is that those acreages noted are not definite. Those would be flexible depending on. Andrews: Approximate. Hoffman: Approximate. And then in regards to the trail construction, we would ask that during street development, they install that trailw8Y which I would call a trail segment between the cul-de-sac and then the border or the edge of the park proper and then will be compensated for that at a rate of $12.00 per lineal foot. The remainder of the park fee is to be then distributed equally among the proposed 43 lots, or however many lots are finally platted. Eventually platted. Lash: Do we want to have added in there that the acquisition be a condition of the final plat approval? Andrews: It would have to be. Lash: Right. In case the, well he's got that in there. In case acquisition broke down, we would need to. Schroers: Okay. Is there a second to the motion? I . I I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 12 Andrews: I would accept that as clarification. Roeser: I second it. Schroers: Okay, there's been a second. Andrews moved, Roeser seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend that the City Council approve the concept site plan as presented with the inclusion of acquisition of the lakeshore property. The I acquisition of the park to be accomplished through park dedication of 1.72 acres and purchase of 7.48+ acres. This acquisition shall be a condition of final plat approval. Purchase price arrangements to be negotiated by J the Park and Recreation Director in consultation with the City Manager.s office and City Attorney. contingent upon City Council approval. Full par fee credit is to be granted as a part of these negotiations. It is also recommended that a 20 foot trail easement connecting to the proposed I cul-de-sac north of the park. In addition to the construction of such a trail segment from the cul-de-sac to the park. the applicant shall be compensated for such construction through the reduction of trail fees at al rate of $12.00 per lineal foot. The remainder of the trail fees to be assessed equally among all the lots in the subdivision. All voted in fa, and the motion carried. LAND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR 115 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF GALPIN BOULEVARD. ONE-HALF MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 5. Public Present: Name Address Jim & Mary Stasson Renelle Ulrich Julius Smith 6400 Peaceful Lane 6581 Nez Perce Drive 7600 France Avenue, Suite 108, Minneapolis I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 13 Hoffman: Item number 5. Again, as a preliminary plat to subdivide 6.1 acres into 12 single family lots on property zoned RSF, residential single family. It also includes a vacation of a portion of right-of-way of Peaceful Lane which is of interest to the commission obviously for potential trail purposes. The title of this proposed subdivision is Tower Heights. The location is south of Pleasant View Road, west of Troendle Circle and then east of Peaceful Lane. To get everyone's bearings. We have Powers Boulevard, County Road 17 coming in off of Highway 5. Passing Kerber Boulevard in this location and heading north into Excelsior and then to get to the site, currently it is proposed that you need to travel Lake Lucy Road. Get onto Nez Perce and then the street in the plat would extend through in this configuration out to Pleasant View. So this is the site in question. To further orientate you, this is the water tower which is located just off of Powers Boulevard. Again the applicant is JMS Development. Present zoning in all adjacent land zoning around the site is single family residential. The comprehensive plan identifies this section, in regard to recreation, as being within the neighborhood park service areas of Curry Farms Park, Carver Beach Playground, and Carver Beach Park. You can see that in the attachment. The developments which are just to the east of this site, the Troendle Addition, Vineland Addition. Those similarly were reviewed by the Commission and the same information applied there. In regard to the comprehensive trail plan, the nearest segment of the city's comp~ehensive trail plan parallels Powers Boulevard, County Road 17. Access to that proposed trail would be on street via Peaceful Lane and then Pleasant View Road. As 1 mentioned, this proposal does include the vacation of a portion of Peaceful Lane which allows the city the opportunity to consider the creation of a trail along the street right-of- way. I had a conversation with Sharmin Al-Jaff, the planner who is handling this application and secondhand information from Sharmin indicates that the applicant would not have a problem with that trail connection. Now we may be able to get information from the applicant's representative here this evening in that regard. Under the current site plan however, that would require a narrow separation between Lot 13 and the trail. However, the terrain found in that area and the fact that it's a road bed, it looks very much like a corridor. A travel corridor of some type. Would allow for a nice trail corridor. I want to bring that opportunity to the commission's attention so you can consider it in your recommendation this evening. The recommendation is that the Park'and Recreation Commission recommend the City Council accept full park and trail fees as a condition of approval of Tower Heights. The subject fees to be paid at the time of building permit application at a rate then in force. Current park and trail fees are $600.00 and $200.00 per lot respectively. In addition to that then 1 would ask that you consider that trail connection. To explain that.. .information. The segment of the comprehensive trail plan which they talk about, travels along Powers Boulevard. Currently to access that from this site you would have to travel the new road configuration onto Peaceful Lane north to Pleasant View and then out to the main trail segment. We have an opportunity here. This is Peaceful Lane. Area of Peaceful Lane which will be vacated. You have an opportunity to take the easement to acquire an easement here for a very nice connection, trail connection. For no other reason than to provide some diversity, it gets you out into a wooded region which overlooks a ponding area in this vicinity. It gets you off the street. So those would be the issues in regard to trails. Andrews: said? Hoffman: Again I would think, typically construction has been advocated aJl part of the road improvements. It's the time to do it prior to residents moving in and then coming in after the fact and attempting to put that I trail segment in there. So as part of the vacation it would be, you could retain an easement for trail purposes and then require the construction of that trail segment. Again depending on the length, we may run out of, we've got 12 homes. 12 single family homes at $200.00 so about $2,400.00 I to work with. If we run short of credit, then we would have to chip in at a city level but that can be taken care of. Roeser: So you're saying the quality of that road bed is not satisfactory I for a trail bed? Would you prefer an easement, not construction? Is that what I . I I I I I I I ~ Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 14 Roeser: So the remalnlng link from that corner to CR 17, down further. Right in that corner of the site plan. A little higher up. Hoffman: Right here? Roeser: Yeah. That distance from there to CR 17 is already? Hoffman: That would be part. Roeser: Part of the water tower road? Hoffman: Part of the water tower property there. Schroers: Basically what this connection would do would be to provide an access from the residents living in that area to access the main trail corridor along Powers Boulevard. Hoffman: Correct. Schroers: So it would be an avenue for the neighbors to come out of the neighborhood and access the main corridor. It wouldn't be a connecting point between two major trails. Hoffman: That's correct. Hoffman: Oh, sure it is. Sure it is but just in asphalt and aggregate, I you know $2,400.00 doesn't go too far. Schroers: Okay. Thank you Mr. Hoffman. I Andrews: I've got a couple questions before we get, because I wanted the trail issue clarified before we get more comment. Is the intersection Of~. this proposed trail back to Kerbers a suitable connection? The terrain ~ quite rough there isn't it? Right at the. Hoffman: The intersection with what road? I I Roeser: You mean Powers. I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 15 Andrews: Powers I mean. Where the extension would connect with Powers, right along the property line. Isn't that pretty rough territory right there? Or is the road bed in good shape there? Hoffman: As you drive north there, you can look down on the road bed there and it's... Schroers: Okay, are there any visitor comments on this item? Anyone in the audience this evening that wishes to comment on this development. Jules Smith: Hi, my name is Jules Smith and I'm just curious. What you're really talking about is vacating Pleasant View from wherever Pleasant View isn't needed for a public road. To connect it over. Whatever's left of, not Pleasant view. Peaceful Lane. Because presumably they have to come up part of Peaceful Lane so it's just wherever that's not needed to have more over to the trail...I think there are utilities in that... Hoffman: Yep. Utilities that run through there and those utility easements would be retained by the planners so this would be, many applications where you have those utility easements in addition. A trail easement is a plus on top of that because it provides you access to maintain those utilities which are down in that corridor. Resident: So how wide would this trail be? Hoffman: Depending on what the commission felt was appropriate, it may either be 8 foot bituminous or more of an aggregate path. Andrews: It might even be wider wouldn't it for possible maintenance or utility easement? Hoffman: 8 feet is standard width. Schroers: The total distance we would be talking about there would be less than a couple hundred yards I would guess. Hoffman: Yeah, I did not scale that off. Roeser: It's about 200 yards. Hoffman: Sounds about accurate. Schroers: Yeah, I would say it's about 200 yards. We're not talking about a major trail. All it is is an avenue. It's a way for people to get from the neighborhood out to Powers Boulevard without winding around on Pleasant. Roeser: Is the trail plan along Powers intended to be on the east side of Powers? Hoffman: Highway because side. Currently at the southern terminous of Powers Boulevard, at 5, it comes up along the east side so it would most likely continue we have some pretty significant segments going in there on the east Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 16 I . Lash: You know and that may be the only way that we'd ever be able to hav~ some kind of an off street trail right along that area because there's not a lot of space between CR 17 and the pond. Roeser: That's what I'm getting at. I I Lash: Yeah. So that may end up being the only way we could get up and around the pond and then back down over by Pleasant View. Hoffman: That's a good point. In addition, when people talk about trailS) trails of this type rank much more highly in people's opinion of how aesthetic and how nice they are to walk than just along a highway. Andrews: I have one concern and that would be, this may sound funny. If I you build this trail connection, it would logically connect people between Pleasant View and Powers. The section of Pleasant View from Peaceful back over to Powers again is a really dangerous area. There's a hill and curve I where you can't see people there at all. I guess I think there would likely be a demand and I don't think it's necessarily an improper demand . that we do something with Pleasant View there as well to make it a safe connection. If we're going to put people on there, I think you would have I a responsibility to provide a safe path back to Powers. And I don't think we could do that without improvement. , Hoffman: Yeah, as a part of the review of this proposal, those road questions are being addressed to take care of those situations. Andrews: They need to be dealt with I think at the same time. I Lash: Schroers: Okay. Anything else? I guess I would be prepared to move on this one. I'll recommend that the Park and Rec Commission accept full par~ and trail dedication fees as a condition of the approval of Tower Heights.". Subject fees to be paid at the time of building permit applicant at the rate then in force. And also to require a trail easement on that portion I of Peaceful Lane which would connect to Powers Boulevard that is not being used in the development plan. I I Easement and construction? Or just easement? Schroers: that? Easement and construction. Is anyone interested in seconding Lash: I'll second that. Hoffman: Point of clarification would be that the trail fees would then bel reduced accordingly. Either reduced or a full credit given accordingly for the construction of that trail. Schroers: Okay. Then is there a second? . I Lash: Second. Schroers moved, Lash seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend the City Council accept full park fees as a condition of approval. I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I i II Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 17 of Tower Heights. The subject fees to be paid at the time of building permit application. at a rate then in force. Current park fees are $600.00. Also. to require the trail easement and construction on that portion of Peaceful Lane which would connect to Powers Boulevard that is not being used in the development plan and that the trail dedication fees be determined accordingly. All voted in favor and the motion carried. CONSIDER HOSTING MRPA STATE TOUCH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT. Ruegemer: Thank you Chairman Schroers. Recently Jon Burlingame, the Assistant State Director of the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association approached myself and the City of Chanhassen with the possible...for hosting the 7 person touch football league which would encompass 30 to 40 teams. In that consideration we did check out potential sites within the city of Chanhassen. Lake Ann Park would lend itself to be the best location...would lend itself to tournament headquarters. In an effort to generate interest for a league that I will try to establish this coming fall, there would be an opportunity to show exposure for the league in hosting the State Tournament coming in October. It also would benefit our business community as well as far as gaining additional revenue from that weekend and would help our our Association, the MRPA in assisting... In addition to Todd's comments, I did have an opportunity to visit the fields on site and take a look at the turf damage that exists as we speak. With the past rain here in the last 4 or 5 days, it's beyond the saturation point. It's...it's really a mess. Right now also with the irrigation project not progressing as we had once hoped would be completed at this time, I feel would be a detriment in considering this possibility for this coming fall. I would like to ask that the park and Rec Commission, that they would favor this at a future time. Once the turf does get established. I think it really would be a benefit to the city of Chanhassen to premiere our Lake Ann Park as one of the best kept secrets really in the southwest metro area. So that would be my recommendation and at this point in time that we not progress with this consideration at this time. I would like to, as well as Todd, would like to see that grass develop and the irrigation project take effect without causing permanent turf damage to the site. Schroers: Thanks Jerry. That sounds reasonable to me. Does anyone else have a problem with that? Berg: I'd like to see you look, wherever they have it this year, I'd like to see you go up and investigate when they're done. Ruegemer: It's been...in the past 2 to 3 years. Berg: We can get some sort of feel for the impact that it has on these fields. Ruegemer: Yeah. Hutchinson said, I did talk...the people in Hutchinson really felt that it really didn't do a whole lot of damage but with established turf I think it would be less of a factor... Hoffman: Hutchinson is the same community that scoops out their sand volleyball courts and fills them with 4 feet of mud for a mud volleyball Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 16 I . tournament. They're not opposed to just about anything. Lash: food? Schroers: Okay, are you looking for some formal action on this Jerry, or just a general consensus? I Ruegemer: I think a general consensus and I can relay that consensus back to Mr. Burlingame with the MRPA. Schroers: Yeah. I think if you presented this the way that you presented I it to us. That our turf isn't ready yet but check again next year and we'd like to be able to accommodate. Very good. . PRESENTATION OF CITY OF CHANHASSEN 1993 FOURTH OF 3ULY CELEBRATION SCHEOUL~ OF EVENTS. I Ruegemer: The memorandum is just kind of a schedule of events. We've just highlighted some of the new events that will be on the schedule. The memo is just...if there's any questions, I will field those at this time. If I not, we can go on. I Did you guys decide what you're going to do with the fees for the Hoffman: I think we're at, again a major change this year is that the city. will no longer be serving the free food. We have turned that over through I a cooperative arrangement with the Rotary. So the Rotary, they served concessions in previous years. They'll be hosting the community picnic ~ it will be the same type of format but we've concluded that it would eit be $2.50 for an adult and $1.50 for a child or $3.00 for an adult and $1.0 for a child. So my reasoning behind that is, this is obviously a community function which benefits the community from having it but it's also an I opportunity to build upon the activities which we have in the city.' By providing free food we're taking revenues out of typically the HRA funding so we take $2,000.00, $2,500.00 out of there to buy the food, which is a nice thing to do. It was initiated to generate interest in the downtown. I But if we go to this scenario. Now, not only do we not spend that $2,000.00. but we probably generate $3,000.00 or $4,000.00 which then gets fed back into the community so our net impact is really about $6,000.00 I which gets fed back into the community. So I think it's a positive approach. We'll probably certainly take a few comments but my response would be, after getting free food for this many years, I mean paying a rea\. reasonable fee. . Lash: Let's make sure that it's listed in the advertisements so people who come. I Hoffman: It is. Lash: Okay. And the price is too so they're not coming thinking they're I going to spend a buck a person or something and then end up. Hoffman: The price has not been set. The flier will go in this Wednesd~ but we can get the price in the advertisements and then post it that day~ too. I I I . I I I I. I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 19 Lash: Well when we talked about it the other night, I think we kicked around the $2.50 and I mentioned that to some people and they, I know somebody said the other night to round it off so you don't have to fiddle around with change and I heard a couple comments from people that it would be nice. But I don't know, I think we need to get into this kind of gradual where people are going from paying nothing to all of a sudden if you take your family up there, it's going to cost you $10.00 or $12.00 as opposed to in the past you're paying nothing. Roeser: Well isn't it going to be up to the Rotary anyway? Lash: Is it up to the Rotary? Hoffman: Well, we put a stipulation on there. We would certainly like to participate in that and allow them in future years to make up their own mind but Jan's comments are well taken. We want to make sure we're not jumping overboard. Andrews: I have one comment, if we are going to charge a fee, let's make sure we don't run out. I think it was last year or the year before we ran out. Hoffman: With Festival Foods right across the street, taken care of. Lash: Well is the kid's meal is a hotdog, are the proportions going to be the same except for just an adult gets one more hotdog? Hoffman: I think adults have always gotten as many hotdogs as they wanted. Lash: No, no. But now if you're a kid, you get one hotdog, beans, chips and watermelon. If you're an adult, you get two hotdogs, beans. chips and watermelon, right? Hoffman: Correct. Lash: Okay. So if you go from one hotdog to two hotdogs, I think I'd squawk over paying $2.00 more for one more hotdog. I'd get a kid to, you know really if you think about it. If all you're getting is just one more hotdog and you have to pay 2 more bucks for one hotdog. Andrews: Alright, $2.00 for a kid and $3.00 for an adult. Hoffman: Cheaper than anyplace else in town. But if you want to make a specific recommendation, I'll certainly take that to the Rotary. Schroers: I guess it depends on how you look at it. If you just focus on that individual thing. Last year I got it free. This year it's costing me $3.00. But then if you compare it to one ice cream cone costs you over $2.00, you don't get much for $3.00 so. I would say that you know, go with it for a year and see what kind of response we get and if it's necessary, make some changes. Any other? Berg: I agree but I'd like to see us go $1.00 and $2.00 just to lowball it because it's been free for so long. Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 20 Lash: $2.00. Yeah, I think so too. If they can still make money off of $1.00 I and . I I gl Hoffman: In my oplnlon we can't go that low because then we're asking the Rotary to take on a huge work responsibility to make a very small profit back into their funding. So we have to be reasonable, from that perspective as well. Roeser: Maybe they can work out some kind of family thing too. Hoffman: I think they're planning on selling 50 cent tickets. They're going to have ticket booths to make it very easy. Everybody can buy tickets and everything's going to be rounded to 50 cents and whether you to their concession stand or you go to the food line. So I guess maybe with the variety of opinions here, I would be comfortable if the commissiol could reach a consensus on what a recommended price from this body would be. Lash: Well maybe it shouldn't be by kids. I mean I know a lot of women J that would eat what a kid would eat but a kid would eat what an adult woul eat. So I mean are they going to. I say a one I hotdog meal age. That'd be' Manders: $3.00 for everybody. Lash: Yeah. I mean are they going to make, maybe we need to hotdog meal is so much and a 2 hotdog meal is so much and a 3 is so much. Do- you know what I mean? Instead of doing it by Roeser: If they're going by tickets, I'd say $1.50 and $2.50. my preference. Lash: And $1.50 would be a one hotdog meal and $2.50 would be a two hotdOI meal? Hoffman: But again, you might as well buy two one hotdog meals for $3.00 I and get all that extra beans and potato chips. Manders: Why don't we get off of this thing...Why not go back and let the Rotary do what they want to do. I Schroers: Do you want my opinion? You couldn't pay me to eat a hotdog for $5.00. I Lash: See I don't like beans so I'm going to go in there and pay all this for a whole big pile of beans that I'm going to throw out. Lemme: We'd better tell you too, they're going to be turkey hotdogs. Oh, I'll eat at home. Lash: Roeser: What did we come up with, besides increasing his headache? Manders: $1.50 and $2.50. I I -- I I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 21 Lash: But instead of saying kids and adults, just have it. Manders: A and B. Schroers: 1 like that too. That's simple. If you don't want to eat too much, you take A and if you're hungry, take B. Hoffman: ...1 don't want to carryon but they're very well taken in that, you're paying, I don't care. $2.00 and $2.50 as far as pricing goes. Retail pricing would probably be more appropriate. Andrews: Why don't you do it. Schroers: Yeah, 50 cents for an extra hotdog. Lemme: We sell a hotdog at Lake Ann for $1.45. Andrews: Look what happens. People break in to get the money. Schroers: Okay. Any other comments on the 4th of July. REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHT. NORTH LOTUS LAKE PARK. Hoffman: Chairman Schroers, commission members. Real straight forward. Took one phone call from a resident who was concerned about the parking after park hours in the lot. Obviously when that occurs we get the request that we light those parking lots. The approximate cost, as- you can see estimated by Northern States Power is in the ballpark of $2,000.00 to do that. It's a 220 foot run. If the commission wishes to act on this improvements, an appropriation of funds would need to be made in the 1994 CIP. Schroers: Has there been any noticeable problems as a result of not having a light there or has it just been a one time concern from one resident? Hoffman: The one request to install a light there prompted this. As noted, traditionally we do not provide lighting in our parks. Certainly there are occurences which do take place. Potentially putting in a light there would eliminate but if we started here and if you made, this would be a policy decision. If you said yes, we want to do that. You've essentially made a policy decision which said you'd like to do that through the city in the parking lots. Maybe they want your pay in this one. Andrews: I vote no. Lash: So for how many, we have one person asking for the light and how many people are going to complain if we put it in? I mean how many people come to these meetings and say, and are you going to be putting lights in my neighborhood park, because we don't want lights. Berg: Let's wait and see if it develops into more of a problem. Schroers: Okay, 8 is no. Park and Rec Commission Heeting June 22, 1993 - Page 22 I . ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS: B. UPDATE. BANDIMERE PARK ISSUES. Hoffman: Chairman Schroers and commission members. 9(b) is of interest t~ the commission. It's the update of the Bandimere Park issues. As you rea41 in the report, upon receiving direction from the commission to do so, I intensified my inqu~ry with Lundgren Bros Construction. Specifically Hr. JI Terry Forbord in that regard. He explained it to me in a phone conversati01l of probably 15 to 20 minutes. Essentially what it comes down to is, when comparing the two parcels and how it would layout for lots, you have more lots which are negatively impacted in the southern region, or the Bandimert Park issue because of the pipeline and the TH 101 frontage. They look at that because it impacts their pricing for those homes which can go on those lots so if you have to put the pipeline in back yards, you know that I impacts a lot of homes which many people would say oh big deal but it is a real depreciation in their opinion. And then Highway 101, additionall you would have a lot of backyards on Highway 101. The funny thing which occur) is when you go to the north parcel, or the one that we looked at that day, we parked right in front of it. When you get into that region, the lots which would go on TH 101 are the same lots that would have the pipeline in the back so you get a double whammy but you really only have to appreciateJ the lot once. So that's in their favor. But at this time they declined t investigate further the possibility of a land swap with the city of Chanhassen. Lash: Can I go back to the 4th of July thing for just a second. understand that you don't need any volunteers then? Are we I , to I .1 I Lash: That's tpo bad. Roeser: Yeah, that was a good idea I thought. Ruegemer: I was going to get to that. Lash: Oh, okay. Never mind. Jeff Shingleder: Park Commission? Hoffman: Yep. Jeff Shingleder: I'm Jeff Shingleder with JMS. Sorry. I was not the one. that was supposed to be here but I got home tonight and had a call that th41 one who was broke her hip. Schroers: Okay. Let us back up here. I Lash: Should we just give to him our motion and see if he's got anything. Schroers: Yeah, what we did. There really wasn't a lot to do there with I the JMS development so let's see here. Hoffman: Larry, should I just briefly go through that? tI I I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 23 Schroers: Yeah, you can do that. Hoffman: Did you receive a copy of the report? Jeff Shingleder: I have. I did... Hoffman: Essentially it's very similar to the Troendle and Vineland Additions...In the issue of trails, this will be a major trail corridor at some point in the future so we want to get these folks in these neighborhoods out onto that. Currently we talked about getting out onto Peaceful Lane. Going north to Pleasant View and then out onto the corridor. The opportunity that was brought to the attention of the commission is that with the vacation of Peaceful Lane, we could bring that trail connection down through here to add some variety to the trail system. In talking with Sharmin, she indicated that the applicant, and that would yourself, and you could clarify...that that would not be a problem. Jeff Shingleder: That's not a problem. Hoffman: Okay. So that was the recommendation. That we would work with you to have this installed. The utility easement there. Jeff Shingleder: Actually you already have the...from a platting standpoint...and I'm not as up to speed on this as I'd like to be but the vacation of the old right-of-way there has occurred. The city retained an easement for water and sewer purposes there. There's actually a water and sewer project that's running through there with stub services for maybe half a dozen sites. And I assume that your trail network can certainly run on that same easement. So rather than platting back or changing all the survey and title work we've already completed. What would be simpler is just to overlap the easement. Hoffman: Correct. Just add language. Jeff Shingleder: Rededicate the exact same easement that already exists. Hoffman: With trails. Jeff Shingleder: That legal's done and I would think that that would make your engineering department feel pretty good about having access to that for maintenance and it would also serve no purpose to us to not grant the easement. That will be an added amenity to the plat and it certainly additionally, it doesn't hinder us in any way. We can't build on the easement and it's a setback that exists anyway. So it seems like a win- win. Hoffman: Great. That would be very easy to do. We would just work through the engineering. The attorney's office to put the appropriate language in there. We just can't plop a trail on a utility easement but we can just add the language to include trails on this same alignment. The same legal description for that easement. Well taken. Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 24 I Schroers: Then the only other part of that was that we were to accept normal park dedication fee in lieu of park property. t_ How I Jeff Shingleder: Those are paid at the time of permit to Chanhassen? much, out of curiousity, is that? Hoffman: $600.00 currently per home. In addition we'd like to work with you, and it was included in the motion of the commission to have you I construct that trail segment as part of the road improvements and then you'd be compensated for that as a part of a trail fee credit. Trail fees would be $2,400.00 on this site. If that doesn't meet our costs, then we would owe the remainder of those costs. We like to hear it stated, it's al win-win. It certainly is but we like to see them in while people are out viewing lots so you get the appropriate buyers who think that is an amenity so it doesn't go in after the fact. I Jeff Shingleder: You'd give us a credit for $2,300.00 against our future park fees? I Hoffman: There's a trail fee assessed to this site as well, and it's $200.00 per lot. So it's a total of $2,400.00. Typically we'd have to take a look at the cost of constructing that $12.00 a foot or something that nature depending on how easy it is to construct it. ofl Jeff Shingleder: How wide of a trail? I Hoffman: e feet. So we'll take a look and make those calculations and then approach you with an agreement there. Trail fees would either...an' then we would need to chip in with some additional if we felt that appropriate because of the cost estimates. Or if it came very close, $2,200.00, simply give you a full credit in that type of situation. Jeff Shingleder: ...agreements? I Hoffman: We talked about that. live very close to therll pond. That pond's not Schroers: We're guesstimating about 200 yards. I and it just basically runs across the back of that very big. I don't think it's much over 200 yards. I Jeff Shingleder: That's 600 feet. Schroers: But that's just my guesstimate, realize that. I didn't step itl off. Hoffman: .. .and allocate resources appropriately. I I . I I Jeff Shingleder: So that would be. Hoffman: $7,000.00. Jeff Shingleder: Yeah. I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I II I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 25 Jeff Shingleder: Does every plat in the city of Chanhassen pay a trail fee? Hoffman: You bet. Either pay a park and trail fee or dedicate land as a part of the plat. Jeff Shingleder: Are there any other fees associated with the plat? Park fees. Trail fees. Hoffman: No fees. No, not unless you want to make a donation for a playground structure or something in the area. Jeff Shingleder: Okay. And you... Hoffman: Yes, we certainly would. It's most appropriate and 8gain, for the reasons we discussed, you're in the area. It's done. People come to view the lots and see it there, they say boy. That's a nice deal. Schroers: That's pretty much the long and the short of it. Jeff Shingleder: Sorry I'm late. Sorry Rosemary had a, I saw her leave the office with a nice big plat. It was all colored and project and I get home at 8:30 and there's a message. Fell. Sroke hip. Can't get to Chanhassen. Seen with her 8 years so I said well, I guess I'd better get my shoes on and get to Chanhassen. Hoffman: For your information I should let you know that a representative of Frank Beddor, Jules Smith was here today. He did speak in regard to the road configuration. I think they have made contact with the Park Commission and it was in regard to some tree issues but they did not bring that up this evening so. Jeff Shingleder: Obviously...not involved directly with all these people but I will assure you that...and I certainly hope that our project will achieve your city's goals... Hoffman: We have so far. Berg: Appreciate your coming in. Jeff Shingleder: Yeah, sorry someone wasn't here about 2 hours ago. Thank you. Lash: Todd. can you just show me on that map where Mr. Seddor lives that he has so much concern over. Hoffman: I don't know which lot it is specifically. It's right up here. Lash: What's the big deal? Hoffman: Traffic on Pleasant View... Manders: That was Smith that was here...represents Seddor? Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 26 Hoffman: Correct. Jules Smith. Lash: Okay. I wondered. Okay. Schroers: No. I think we're treading water on that deal. want to negotiate, we can't do much about that. If they don't I c. INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR SWINGS GOLF. you for information purposeJl is recommending denial. It has to do with I I , Hoffman: Again, as noted, this was forward to only. As you can see, the planning department There's a lot of things going on on this site. recreation, thus I gave you the report. Berg: Should I feel guilty about going and using this place? Hoffman: Make ~p your own mind. o. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ONR GRANT. LAKE SUSAN AERATION. Hoffman: In regard to 9(d), it's straight forward. I believe the Commission at the grand opening or the dedication of the building was I informed that this had been granted by the Department of Natural Resources It does carry with it some implications or the stone continues to roll on, if you will. As you recall, the HRA did authorize purchase of this with I funds from the HRA last year, if need be. But at the same time the DNR said you know, we're sorry. The grant didn't get funded but we'd like you to resubmit next year because we think there's a very good opportunity so we were playing this balancing act I mean. We were testing the lake I aeration or the lake oxygen level every couple of weeks and we wanted to keep that balancing act. But we made it through the winter. So the $20,000.00 from the HRA did not have to be expended to buy this. Then we I get the news from the DNR that the grant is coming, so that's all good news. The issue is that the Park Commission did authorize the expenditure of approximately $60,000.00 for lights at Lake Susan. We held off on that until this cleared up because it would be my recommendation that we pursuel conversations with the HRA in regard to tax increment picking up the bill for the lights instead of park acquisition and development. As you're aware, Lake Susan has been just about wholly developed with tax increment I dollars. In addition, 8S you certainly can see, that $60,000.00 could be used out at West Minnewashta for land acquisition. So I'm not interested in running the bank out of money. It certainly is not advantageous to t. park system so at every juncture that we can extend our purchasing power . I'm certainly interested in doing that. So if it does not displease the I I I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 27 commission, I will be approaching the HRA in that regard. I've had conversations with the City Manager and his only comment was, let me get this straight. You came and asked for 20. You got that approved and you didn't spend it so now you want to come back and ask for 3 times that much. Sure, okay. That's fine. Just so I understand. So that's where we're at and that should be pursued. Probably in the month of July or the first part of August so then we can address the issue of lights because that has been included in a CIP and thus we have a responsibility to address that issue. Schroers: My vote would be go. Do it. Lash: We'll ask for the 60 and if they say no, get the 20 that they promised you before and use it. It still saves us 20. Schroers: ...down on that wonderful fishing pier that we put down there and within 15 or 20 minutes personally witnessed 5 walleyes caught out of Lake Susan. Wonderful. Put in the aerator. Keep going. These are little ones. They're little but there's hope. E. REGIONAL RAIL CORRIDOR. INTERIM USE PERMIT. Hoffman: Item 9(e) is again, I think can be addressed in short order but it does carry with it some lasting effects and some important information. Hennepin Parks has assumed the lead role in developing that, which was a positive undertaking from the city's perspective. Obviously some of the commission mem~ers will recall, we addressed that issue and these certainly were not, simply were not in a position to fund that type of improvements. We had bridge questions and getting rid of the ballast and bind just to hold a bunch of rock to put down in there and then ongoing maintenance and trail heads and all sorts of things. So when that news came about, we were certainly willing participants and cooperative in that venture. The two trails which we have are the north trail, which is just barely hits the corner of Chanhassen. In fact it's our corner border. City of Chanhassen goes halfway in the center of that thing so that's in place. It's being used. People are utilizing it for recreation. The southern trail is just in real rough shape. They came in. They took out the railroad ties. There's some washout areas in it which erosion's a significant problem there and there's some major improvements which need to take place. So Hennepin Parks is talking about those issues. They're as well battling with fundings. They're not receiving the allocations from the legislature that they thought they would be. So they had indicated that the trails were top priority, so even if they got some money, that the trails would be first because they didn't want to get involved in these big regional parks. The Minnewashta one and the Bryant one prior to having all the necessary resources to get the job done, so they thought they could get these trails accomplished. Now for the first time it is my understanding that Hennepin Parks will sell bonds to acquire the cash neccesary to do some of these improvements. Schroers: That has been approved for Bryant Lake. Hoffman: That has been approved? Okay. parK ana Rec Commlsslon Meetlng June 22, 1993 - Page 28 I Schroers: That has been approved for Bryant Lake. And I don't mean to interrupt here but something that has really caught my attention here is.. request a resolution and I don't think the action that we would want to take. Maybe a letter of support and encouragement. I think if you push them up against a wall, they'll pull the plug. I think a letter that states something to the effect that the City of Chanhassen is eager and I anxious to work with Hennepin Parks in the development of the trail. You know, are in support of. Would very much like to see the trail process get underway but I don't think we want to try to back them up against the walll because they don't like to get pushed around. Hoffman: Larry's in a good position to give us a recommendation in this I regard so I would certainly heed that. Lash: I have just a couple of questions on that. Now I was down on TH 101 the other day and the bridge is gone so what are we supposed to do about that now? Crossing TH 101. Hoffman: That's the reason that, one of the reasons that it's more of a I battle to get across there. It's obviously a major expenditure. If you want to continue it on and so that is probably a terminous point which they're looking at strongly because you can come down on grade on TH 101 and get down into Shakopee which is their ultimate goal. So to continue . this beyond there you have to convince them, which we have sent a letter o~ interest already from the City of Chaska, City of Chanhassen and Carver Cou~ty stating our interest in participating in being full backers of the I proJect. . Schroers: pro~ablY another letter of interest and a request for a statu~ update. Where they're at with it, would be kind of you know. They'll say well these people are interested out here. Let's get on the band wagon an see what we can do, or else. Hoffman: Whatever we do, we need to get the City Council involved. It's I obviously a very important issue and we want to get equal boards talking to each other and the City Council and the Hennepin County Board are in some I way equal. Sch,oers: But to answer Jan's question. If that project is taken on by I Hennepin Parks, and I suspect it will be a joint effort between them, the Metropolitan Council and you know a number of other factions. But they'll build a bridge over that like they've got across 169 north from Coon RaPidi downtown Creek Park. I mean it crosses a major connector. It's just this dam bridge that goes across everything you know and so. When we get into it, it won't be a small time deal. Hoffman: It's a pretty easy one because you've got two abuttments. I meal you're right there. You're already at the elevation you want to be so. Manders: Wasn't that rail route once considered for light rail transit? I . I I Hoffman: Still is. Lash: It's just sort of an interim use isn't it? I . I I I I I I I , I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 29 Hoffman: Interim use. The agreement is between the Metropolitan Rail Authority and the Hennepin Parks for this interim use. Schroers: The metropolitan area has a trail plan as does the city of Chanhassen have our own trail plan and this is a connecting link from Minneapolis. The trail comes down from Coon Rapids Dam, through Elm Creek Park and all down through connects. It goes through Medicine Lake and into Theodore Wirth and the City Chain of Lakes and then it would come out this way. Hook into the Minnesota River. Get on that Minnesota River Trail. Go down to Mankato. Cut over to Cannon Falls. This trail's going to go everywhere. And it also connects into the Munger Trail that goes up to Duluth and probably another connection down to the Root River trail which is in far southeast Minnesota. And it's all in a great big master plan. It may take a long time to complete but if it ever does, that will be really neat. Lash: lines. Then I just can't get my bearings here with the last couple of Referring to the high school campus. So that's located... (There was audio equipment trouble at this point.) Schroers: Okay then, have we covered the item of the trail corridor? Anything further needed on that? Hoffman: I would prefer a formal recommendation from the commission. Lash: Okay. I.would move that we send a letter of support. Ask the City Council. You want it from the City Council right? Hoffman: Correct. Lash: Okay, that we send a recommendation to City Council to write a letter of support and encouragement to. Schroers: Hennepin Park Board of Directors. Lash: Yep. To pursue the trail rail system. Hoffman: The full Chanhassen link. Lash: Right. Schroers: And request our current status. Lash: Right, and updates. Schroers: Very good. I'll second that. Lash moved, Schroers seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend that the City Council write a letter of support and encouragement to the Hennepin Park Board of Directors to pursue the Regional Rail Corridor throughout the city of Chanhassen and to send update on the current status. All voted in favor and the motion carried. Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 30 I F . COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. ON HOLD. .. Hoffman: We're in a catch 22 unfortunately and there's not a lot we can ~ about it. The same applications which we need this update for are just bombarding us and now we're into the summer season. From a workload standpoint, if I can pay the full attention needed to an item, which I think the comprehensive plan needs, I don't feel comfortable addressing it so I would prefer to put it off until fall. Schroers: Good plan. Good judgment I think. I I I just I COMMISSION MEMBER PRESENTATIONS: Ruegemer: Larry, I just have another point of interest here if I can interrupt for a minute. Schroers: Sure. Ruegemer: Just to satisfy my own curiousity I did check o~t some numbers I as far as the use for using the Leisure Line that we have available for checking on programs, adult softball rainouts, playground programs, senior information. I did collect some numbers and I was quite surprised with thl number of people that are using the line. If I can just go through those numbers real quickly then we can go on. From April 10th to the present time, and this is June 21st, the main number collected 7,674 calls with I that. From May 10th to June 10th, or excuse me from May 10th to June 21st softball calls ~ere 987 using the phone line. Seniors using the line fr, May 10th to June 21st was 77 people and then the playground program from June 10th thru June 21st was 93 people with a grand total then of 8,831 people using this phone. So on that type of volume, you can imagine the relief on our department on support staff not answering phone calls. That really has been a blessing in disguise with that phone line so, that's jus I an FYI. For your information and I thought I'd bring it to your attention. Lash: That's money well spent huh. Hoffman: You approved that. Good going. I I I I the I Schroers: We did good. Someone had a good idea. Very good. Any presentations from commission members. Roeser: I had one. The trail from Lake Ann over to Greenwood Shores. Hoffman: Is an absolute mess. Roeser: No, the trail isn't so bad. It's the end of the trail. Lash: I've heard complaints that the whole thing was pretty messy but end is for sure. Roeser: I can deal with the trail but it's the end of the trail. It's just a real short area. . It wouldn't take much I don't think. It's just. mud hole. I I I . I I I I I I I r I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 31 Lash: It would have to be filled or something. Schroers: You could put a drain tile in there and run it right down to the lake. . It's right next to the lake. Run a drain tile out the end of it. Lash: You know now that you mentioned that, I noticed I was walking over there the other day and there's two little culvert looking things coming down one from Greenwood Shores and one kind of looks like it comes from the Eckankar property and then all that crud just runs under the trail and goes in the lake doesn't it? Do we want that happening? Hoffman: Well, it's how it's addressed. I mean water flows downhill and I'm not sure where it's coming but it's probably coming out of some sheet drainage areas. Lash: Street drainage? Hoffman: No, sheet drainage. You know just running across yards and collecting in these drainage swales and coming down into the lake and that's being addressed as part of the surface water management program. Schroers: That's what they're talking about fertilizers getting into the lake. Lash: Oh I know it. No wonder it's all cruddied up. Hoffman: It al,! goes downhill but new developments, you know now with these storm water management plan, they have to discharge into a filtering basin prior to going into these type of areas. Schroers: But the old stuff still makes sense. Hoffman: How would you like to solve the Greenwood Shores thing? Would you like to just do another 50 foot segment or would you like to take it up to the road? Roeser: I think if you just got it up to that gravel driveway. It'd be a fairly short, I mean that's all you'd really have to do is fill it in with some type of aggregate. To take you up to that harder surface gravel area. Schroers: I think that that is.. .but I don't think that that's the only thing that you can do because a mud hole is a mud hole and it's going to be there unless you drain it out. To extend the trail would be a good idea but also you're going to need to incorporate some drainage in that particular spot. Otherwise the trail will go to pieces there. Hoffman: We'll take a look at that. It's right on the lake too. I mean there's not a whole lot of elevation there to work with just for drainage but we'll attempt to do that. Roeser: I think that trail gets used a lot and it just really screws up the whole thing. Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 32 I Schroers: It does. I get off my bike and walk around it. There's one I place, if you take one big giant step, sometimes you can make it Without. getting your feet wet. Hoffman: We talked about it in the past. The park maintenance and pUbliCI works crews had a list of asphalting from last year which they're just getting to this spring and that includes Lake Ann and Power Hill Park. The parking lot up there. They put a trail down to Lake Ann Beach to provide accessibility and then also to make it easier to service the beach for I refuse and that type of thing. Received one call on it. Looks like we restricted, took a lot of sand. We really didn't. What's happening, the lake is so far up that we lost about 10 to 12 feet of our beach so if I you're down there on your next visit, you'll see that there's a trail there. It looks different. It certainly does. Manders: You going to run that all the way up through the trees then? I Lash: Yeah. And that was on the one that I wanted, get some property and I got voted down on that one. else going in, or is that that big? Hoffman: Then there's all those large lots with long driveways and there'~ really no other vacant developable land until you hit Lake Lucy Road and Galpin. Other than the corner directly on Powers and ,Lake Lucy but that would be directly, that would be right in the vicinity of Carver Beach andl Curry Farms. Hoffman: Yeah. At some point the commission has talked about that. So we'll bring the garbage cans out onto that. They leveled it off. It I provides great accessibility for strollers. People in wheelchairs. Those type of things and it provides a kind of like, I don't know what you'd call it. A boulevard area. Access point. I Lash: I just thought of it tonight, during the course of the meeting when we were talking about that Tower Hill or whatever it was called. And I wa, looking at the map over at Lake Lucy on the west side of Powers Boulevard. And I know when. that started coming in for development, we kind of went ~ round and rouno and I think I lost on that one. The park on the south s' of Lake Lucy. Now has anything more been coming in or are they just comi in. are they just dribbling in so we're never really seeing, because we talked about once it got further west we'd try to get some park property on the south side of Lake Lucy but I've never seen anything else come in. SOl has nothing come in? But it seems like when I drive over there, it's really starting to fill in and I don't know if we've missed an opportunity or. I Hoffman: Willow Ridge came in. That was a pretty big one. I think I wanted to I But isn't something Lash: So how did I get saying when development okay. But we can't get big lots right? schmuckered into that one because I already way I west of this one then we'll get some there. Well, anything west of there because it's all just great . I I t . I I I I I I I r I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 33 Hoffman: I understand your desire but again, I think if you move farther west, the Commission would have a tough time approving parkland because then you have Pheasant Hills directly across the street. Lash: Okay. Schroers: Yeah, I had the pleasure of running into a former commissioner, Curt Robinson and he was all smiles about a tennis court in South Lotus Lake. And some other neighborhoods, there are some other neighbors that happened to be there at the time said, is that what they're cutting those trees down for along the lake and TH 101? And they're along Highway 101 and they all looked at me and I didn't know. I said I can't imagine that we would be cutting down trees to put in a tennis court. We wouldn't put a tennis court that close to the road, I wouldn't think. But I didn't have any positive answers but why' are they cutting those trees down? Hoffman: For that huge interchange there of TH 101. I mean if you've driven there, it's the look of eastern Chanhassen there has changed dramatically. That's a huge project there. You know the rerouting of TH 101. Bringing it straight. . Schroers: That's what was happening. Hoffman: That's all part of that. Schroers: I didn't realize that that was going on currently. Hoffman: In my complaints today about the financing for improvements of park development, the Assistant City Manager took the opportunity to remind me that that tennis court is fully paid for again by another parent tax increment project. Schroers: So Curt has reason to smile. Hoffman: Yes. tennis court. Curt has good reason to smile. That's going to be a nice It has water and lights. Double courts. Lash: So now you just need to run into Ed Hasek. We've got it make. We're getting a park out west now. Schroers: Okay. Anything else. Anything on the Administrative Packet? ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET. Manders: Yeah, what's this land use, park road property article about? I didn't understand that at all? Hoffman: The situation there is, that is going to be a trail connection which comes under Lake Ann. The culvert there. And then if you travel south and there's P.ince's property there. His Paisley Park studio. There's a cul-de-sac back in there which both the Assistant Manager, Todd Gerhardt and Don Ashworth have talked to me about. That the city owns it. It cannot be developed, or it's not developable and that's why we ended up owning it. And as we develop that corridor, think about some park issues Park and Rec Commission Meeting June 22, 1993 - Page 34 I that you, some park applications that you could use that for. In the .. interim the public works people found out, found it to be a nice stock piling site and that type of thing so they made a formal request to make that a permanent stock piling area for their salt and sand needs and those type of things so that's why this letter came out. I Schroers: Okay. If there's nothing else, a motion to adjourn. Manders moved, Roeser seconded to adjourn the meeting. and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned. All voted in favor I Submitted by Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director I I I I I , I I I I I I II I I Prepared by Nann Opheim I II I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I C ITV OF CHANHASSEN 4- - 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission ;ff FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director DATE: July 23, 1993 SUBJ: Song Property, A Proposed Planned Unit Development by Lundgren Brothers Construction As the commission will recall, this item was originally scheduled for review on Tuesday, June 22, 1993, but was omitted from the agenda at the applicant's request. To reacquaint the commission with'the application, I have provided an overview of the documents compiled to date in this regard. Commissioners can make their own conclusions as to what relevance each of these documents have in the review process, Attachment No. 1. Staff Report Dated August 11. 1992: This report addressed park and trail issues as a part of the application made by Lundgren Brothers Construction to subdivide 95.19 acres of property referred to as the Johnson/Dolejsi/Turner property. This property is located to the immediate west of the Song property. As presented in the report, staff was not opposed to the development of an association or private park. However, concern over how a neighborhood with a private park would interface with the larger community was expressed. A position was also presented that if Lundgren Brothers confirmed their intent to develop a private park, it was staff's preference that the city retain park fees generated by the development to be used in a combination purchase/land dedication venture in a future development in the area. The proposal to develop the Song property does represent such a development. Attachment No.2. Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes Dated August 11. 1992, Pages 10-18: Verbatim minutes of the discussion entertained and the action taken by the commission on the aforementioned application. Attachment No.3. Staff Report Dated June 18. 1993: This report addresses park and trail issues as a part of the application to subdivide the Song property. During a meeting with representation of Lundgren Brothers Construction on Monday, July 19, 1993, Lundgren Brothers continued to express their displeasure over this report; citing its lack of objectivity and content relative to the positive aspects of this proposed development. I did not deny the lack of discussion on a variety n ~.1 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Park and Recreation Commission July 23, 1993 Page 2 of subject areas relative to the application, stating that access to a narrative at the time of preparing a report would have proved valuable in this regard. Lundgren Brothers concurred with this reasoning. As a part of this conversation, I offered to admit any wrong-doing, including an apology if I misrepresented previous discussions with representatives of Lundgren Brothers in the report. Lundgren Brothers did not think that the content of the letter was misrepresentative, but cited again its objectivity and lack of positive comment. Attachment No.4. Letter from Lundgren Brothers Construction Dated June 21. 1993: The applicant's request to be removed from the June 22, 1993, Park and Recreation Commission agenda. Attachment No.5. Letter from Paul Krauss. Planning Director Dated June 22. 1993: Response to Lundgren Brothers' request. Attachment No.6. Letter from Mr. Bret Davidson. 7291 Galpin Boulevard. Excelsior. MN 55331 Dated June 22. 1993: The content of this letter relates to the need for a neighborhood park in the area of Royal Oak Estates and the Song property. Royal Oak Estates is a 23 home subdivision being developed by Mr. Davidson to the south and east of the Song property. .' Attachment No.7. Letter from Lundgren Brothers Construction Dated June 23. 1993: Rebuttal to staff's report of June 18, 1993, in regard to the Song property proposal. Attachment No.8. Letter from Lundgren Brothers Construction Dated June 23. 1993: This letter expressed Lundgren Brothers' desire to be considered as a corporate gold sponsor of park and recreation special events. The letter was delivered with Attachment No.7. The Chanhassen City Council maintains a policy of reviewing all donations in excess of $500.00 prior to their acceptance. City Manager Ashworth is recommending that the donation be returned due to the timing of the offer. Attachment No.9. Letter from Carol Berg. 6910 Chaparral Lane. Chanhassen. MN dated July 1. 1993: This letter, addressed to Mayor Chmiel, presents Ms. Berg's opinions in regard to the letter received from Lundgren Brothers Construction dated June 23, 1993, in regard to staff's report. This letter is presented to the commission with the consent of the author. Attachment No. 10. Letter from Lundgren Brothers Construction Dated Julv 2. 1993: Response to comments and issues raised in staff's report dated June 18, 1993. It provides information on the merits as presented by the applicant of the proposal. Note: The issues presented in this letter are also included in the narrative received by this office on July 21, 1993. As such, I will address issues of concern presented in it during the review of the narrative. Attachment No. 11. Letter from Don Ashworth. City Manager dated July 6. 1993: Response to Lundgren Brothers Construction in regard to the Song property proposal and related matters. I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I Park and Recreation Commission July 23, 1993 Page 3 Attachment No. 12. Narrative Presenting the Song Propertv Planned Unit Development Concept Plan and Preliminary Plan Submitted by Lundgren Brothers Construction. Received by this Office on July 21. 1993: The report is addressed to the Planning Commission and City Council. When questioned in this regard, Lundgren Brothers Construction responded by saying the Park and Recreation Commission was omitted from the title page in error. In reading the 16 page report and its attachments, it can be seen that Lundgren Brothers has provided details of their proposal in a very thorough manner. Section X discusses neighborhood recreation specifically. Prior to discussing this section, I will reference sections of the report which are likely to be of interest to the commission. As City Manager Ashworth mentioned in his letter to Lundgren Brothers, the issue of whether a developer should be required to dedicate land for a "public park" if a "private park" is proposed in the same area has never been debated by our council or commission. The commission's decision in this regard will in effect be a policy decision which will guide future applications of this nature. Page 1. Titled "Historv of Development Proposal": This paragraph, among other things, discusses the relationship between the Song property and the Johnson/Dolejsi/furner parcels. Staff concurs that this coordination of efforts results in a unified development, making an important east/w~st connection between Galpin Boulevard and TH 41. The applicant will be installing a sidewalk as a part of this connection. The presence of this sidewalk will allow non- vehicular travelers to trickle out from the neighborhoods, gaining access to future trails on Galpin and TH 41. Page 2: In regard to the complicated development purchase agreement the veto authority by the Carlsons and the Songs, and that the Carlsons and Songs do not want any public park, their concern being that a public park would only invite trespass and disturbance of quietude and the natural environment lake. The city respects the Songs and Carlsons positions, however, the city represents the interests of not only the Songs and Carlsons as residents of the community, but all other present and future residents as well. Furthermore, I would conclude that these same concerns, founded or unfounded, are also applicable to a private park. People, as the primary user, are basic to either a public or private park. Page 5: Under the development summary, the acreage noted for homeowner association recreation is 3 acres. This representation is inconsistent with the labeling of the association park as 4.6 acres under Section X, page 13, paragraph 6. In speaking with the applicant's consulting planner, I was informed that the number is flexible, but that the 4.6 acres more closely represents the proposed park's size. Page 6. Item 3. Subparagraph C. Public and Private Open Space: Staff concurs with this subparagraph, but would include other citizens of the city in the fold as needing recreational servIces. Park and Recreation Commission July 23, 1993 Page 4 Page 11. Section X. Neighborhood Recreation Area: Staff does not dispute that the private or association recreation area, if developed at 4.6 acres in size with the amenities noted, meets the park needs of those residing within the development However, it is the intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan to provide recreational services for all residents. I do not know whether residents of the city residing outside of this development would be welcome or allowed to utilize this facility. A more important question in my opinion is would they feel welcome. The gross density of 1.50 units per acre is low; however, open space associated with private lots while providing for sun light and fresh air does not meet public needs for access to the park space. The site does include two relatively large areas of land unencumbered by structures, roads and utilities. These "wetland areas" are also proposed to remain under association ownership. This section makes reference to a neighborhood park as being 5 acres in size and serving 1,000 people. These standards have not been applied in the city for at least the past five years in favor of the 1 acren 5 people standard. The report goes further in supporting Lundgren Brothers position that their proposal meets the needs for parks within its own development. The policy decision facing the commission is whether this exclusive approach to development is in the best interests of the city. RECOMMENDATION Staff's recommendation of June 18, 1993, remains valid. Parks In regard to park dedication, the commission has many options. The three most obvious being: 1. Recommend the rejection of the preliminary plat due to its lack of public open space. 2. Identify zero to 4.6 acres of land for acqulsloon as public parkland and recommend the requirement of this dedication as a condition of approval for the plat. 3. Recommend the acceptance of park fees in lieu of land dedication (subject to the private park being developed). Trails It is recommended that the following conditions of approval in regard to trails be forwarded to the City Council: I II I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I Park and Recreation Commission July 23, 1993 Page 5 1. A 20-ft. trail easement be retained along the entire easterly property line to facilitate the future construction of a trail along Galpin Boulevard. Note: The applicant has stated it would be their desire to have this trail constructed within the road right-of-way. The additional 17 feet of right-of-way required is for road purposes. The city will also need a utility easement along this alignment. This easement can overlay the trail easement where they interface. 2. In addition, any trail easements and/or trail construction which would be necessitated by the identification of a park site within this plat should be required. pc: Don Ashworth, City Manager J 0 Ann Olsen, Senior Planner Paul Krauss, Planning Director I .It 1 1 1 II- I~ o l::i 0. a.. <t 1 1 1 I~ 1 ~ I~ - It(/) I I CL E,."T E ,4/~ N ;<<- ,,;:. c- I(jf3 lfl r ': DATE: August 11, 1992 ;l v./,yNi1N/tJcJLLvSI, ~(/AI~G~~H CC DATE: -~ITY OF CHANHASSEN HOFFMAN:k -4" STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: Rezoning, Planned Unit Development and Subdivision of 95.19 acres of property into 120 lots, alteration/filling of 2.81 acres of wetland, J ohnson/Dolej si!furner property; a single family residential Planned Unit Development concept. LOCATION: See vicinity map APPLICANT: Lundgren Brothers Construction, Inc. 935 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391 Mr. Terry Forbord PRESENT ZONING: A-2, Agricultural Estate District ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N . RR, Rural Residential District S - A2, Agricultural Estate District E- RR&A2 W - State Highway 41 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan, Recreation Section for public recreation open space is not being met as a part of this proposal. The provision of a 2.3 acre "private" or association park does not meet the city requirements of providing public parkland as a part of the subdivision and development of a parcel or parcels of land. In addition, open space, which is comprised of wetlands, is not acceptable for park fee credit under city ordinance. City Code allows for the capture of one acre of developable land for every 75 persons the platted land could house based on 3 persons per single family dwelling unit for public park purposes. This city ordinance is derived from state statutes. In this application for land development review and acceptance, that amounts to 360 persons or 4.8 acres. Putting aside the proposed development plan for this ATTACHMENT 11 Lundgren Brothers Proposal August 11, 1992 Page 2 property and addressing the site solely on its proximity to existing or proposed neighborhood based I recreation sites, reveals the void currently existing in this area in respect to neighborhood parks. Being historically agriculturally based with intermittent estate residential areas, there has been no impetus up I until this point to acquire and develop neighborhood parks. Requiring a public park space as a part of this subdivision may be advisable; however, if the applicant confIrms their intent of developing a private recreational facility in this neighborhood, it is preferable that the city retain the park fees generated by I this development as capital to be used in a combination purchaselland dedication venture in a future development in this area. If the applicant chooses not to pursue their private facility, then it is I recommended the city require parkland dedication in an amount not to exceed 4.8 acres in a location deemed appropriate and desirable by the Park and Recreation Commission with park fee requirements being reduced by the appropriate percentage. .. I Staff is not opposed to development of a residential neighborhood containing a private or association park; however, there would be no public use or control over such a facility. The types of amenities I proposed for the private recreation area, i.e. a tennis court, basketball area, and children's play structure, are appealing to the home buyers targeted by this development. Lundgren Brothers has found this approach successful in other cities, such as Plymouth, which is why I assume they are proposing it here. For their private parks in Plymouth, Churchill Farms and Stromseth, Lundgren Brothers did not receive any park fee credits, and the granting of any credit was never considered. I- II. COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL PLAN: The City's Comprehensive Trail Plan calls for the future installation of a trail along State Highway 41 I (the western edge of the Johnson/Dolejsin'urner property abuts Highway 41--see attachments). Highway 41 is classified as a Class I minor arterial and currently has a 150 ft. right-of-way. The attached diagram details the cross section of a Class I minor arterial showing Highway 41 will in the future be a four lane I highway with a median, leaving approximately 27 feet of clear zone at its edges. In many instances, 27 feet will not accommodate the utility and drainage needs and the construction of a trail combined, due to constraints such as the presence of stands of trees or specimen trees, excessive slopes, uneven I terrain, etc. It is therefore appropriate to require the dedication of a 20 ft. wide easement for potential future trail construction purposes along the entire western border of the subject property abutting State Highway 41. I It is also advisable to install a concrete sidewalk along Street A which will in the future be the thru I street in this development. The City's Planning Department will address this need. No trails are proposed to be constructed by the applicant, thus no consideration for trail fee credit is necessary. RECOMMENDATION I Based on the preceding comments, staff recommends that the Park and Recreation Commissio_ recommend that the City Council: ~ I I -I - I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I Lundgren Brothers Proposal August 11, 1992 Page 3 1. Accept full park and trail dedication fees in the absence of land dedication or trail construction. These fees are to be paid at the time of building permit applications at the per lot fee in force for residential property at the time of permit application. The current fees are $500.00 and $167.00 per lot, respectively. The above recommendation being contingent upon the applicant indicating their intent to develop the "private" park area as indicated on the general development plan. 2. The applicant supply a 20 ft. wide easement for potential future trail construction purposes along the western border of the subject property abutting the right-of-way of State Highway 41. 3. 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It is anticipated that a majority of thtllt traffic would be coming off of Powers 80ulevard with that interchange there at Highway 5 and Powers. We will have to present that into traffic studir to help show... (There was a tape change at this point in the discussion.) Schroers: . ..pass on our concerns to the Planning Commission and City Council as well, we'd very much appreciate it. Thank you. I I Lash: And Todd, you'll do that also? .R/!- ;41 fJ.;;z. LAND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN REVIEW 30HNSON DOLE3S TURNER PROPERTY; A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT. LUNDGREN BROS. CONSTRUCTION. Name Address I I Public Present: Mike Pflaum Thomas & Darlene Turotte Bruce Geske Don Roy . Paul Youngquist Marlene Bentz Lundgren 8ros. Construction 7325 Hazeltine 8lvd. 7205 Hazeltine Blvd. 7105 Hazeltine Blvd. 7300 Galpin 8lvd. Hoffman: Chairman Schroers, commission members. Mr. Mike Pflaum, representative of Lundgren Bros. Construction is in the audience this + evening to address this issue as is the rest of the members of the audie as interested parties. This proposal is a rezoning planned unit development and subdivision of 95.19 acres of property into 120 single family lots. It includes the alteration and filling of 2.81 acres of . wetland and is known as the Johnson, Dolejsi and Turner property. A sin~ family residential planned unit development, PUD concept. Again the applicant is Lundgren Bros. Construction. The present zoning is A-2 or JI agricultural estate. To the north we have rural residential district. ~. the south is A-2 again, agricultural estate. To the east or back towards town, is both rural residential and agricultural estate. And then directly adjacent to the west is Highway 41. In reference to the City's J comprehensive plan, the intent of the plan, recreation section for publi recreation open space is not being met as a part of this proposal. The provision of 2.3 acre private or association park does not meet the CitY'1 requirements providing public parkland as part of a subdivision and development of the parcel or parcels of land. In addition, open space which is comprised of wetlands is not acceptable for park credit under cil~ ordinance as the commissioners are aware. The City Code allows for the capture of 1 acre of developable land for every 75 persons platted land could house, based on 3 persons per single family dwelling unit for the purposes of park. The City ordinance is derived from State Statutue. . this application for land development review and acceptance, that amoun to 360 persons or 4.8 acres. If we put aside the proposed development plan for this property and address the site solely on it's proximity to eXistill ATTACHMENT 12 I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I Park and Rec Commis5 n Heeting August 11, 1992 - Page 11 or proposed neighborhood parks, it reveals the void currently existing in this area in respect to neighborhood park sites. Being historically agriculturally based with intermittent estate residential areas, there's been no need up until this point to acquire and develop neighborhood parks. Requiring of public park space as part of this subdivision may be adviseable. However, if the applicant confirms their intent of developing a private, recreational facility in this neighborhood, it is preferable that the city retain the park fees generated by this development as capital to be used later on in a combination purchase, land dedication venture in a future development in this area. If the applicant chooses not to pursue their private facility, then it is recommended the City require parkland dedication in an amount not to exceed 4.8 acres in a location deemed appropriate and desireable by the Park Commission with park fee requirements being reduced by the appropriate percentage. You have in your packets the proposed site plan. This can confirm where the applicant is proposing the so called private park or association type recreation area. Here's Highway 41 to the west. The main access road or Street A as it's labeled running east and west. This will be the future thru road to other developments which will be coming along from the east. Again, this is the location. Currently on the plan it shows a tennis court, full size, half court basketball area, a piece of play structure. facilities which are commonly found in a neighborhood park although on a larger site. These are facilities which again appeal to the perspective buyer of these homes. In regard to the comprehensive trail plan, the city's plan calls for the future installation of a trail along State Highway 41, which again is the western edge of this property in question. Highway 41 is classified as a Class I Minor Arterial and currently has a 150 foot right-of-way. The diagram enclosed in your packet shows the future layout of that roadway. And it shows there will be 4 lanes. A 4 lane highway with a median leaving approximately 27 feet of clear zone at it's edges. In many instances. 27 feet will not accommodate the utility. drainage, and construction of a trail combined due to such constraints as the presence of stands of trees or specimen trees, excessive slopes, uneven terrain, etc.. It is therefore appropriate to require the dedication of a 20 foot wide easement for potential future trail construction purposes along the entire western border of the subject property abutting State Highway 41. Questions have been raised by the applicant in regard to, has the City undertaken a study looking at which side of Highway 41 the trail would potentially go on. Staff's response to that is that it indeed may go on both sides of State Highway 41. If not, with the presence of the large land holdings of the Minnewashta Regional Park and then the Arboretum property, some of which is on that side. and the Girl Scout, Campfire location, we would assume that higher density residential areas would be developed on the eastern side or the side of the street or highway which this development is occurring. So potentially in that light, the east side makes more sense. As far as terrain. it is difficult on both sides. One side is no better than the other. In fact, they almost mirror each other. When one side of the road drops off on the west, it typically drops off on the other side as well. It is also adviseable to install a concrete sidewalk along Street A which will in the future be the thru street in this development. The City's planning department will address this need. No trails are proposed to be constructed by the applicant, thus no consideration for trail fee credit is necessary. An additional comment from the applicant in regards to, back of the trail. You'll notice, if you've driven along Highway 41... Park and Rec Commiss~un Meeting August 11, 1992 - Page 12 I stands of mature pine trees which are there. I can only presume that s~ of those were planted by the Highway Department when that road was put in forbuffers and that type of thing. The stand in question is in this location to the south of their access road. At the time the applicant I assumed that those were inside of the property line. The fact that they are not and are currently in the road right-of-way. If you go ahead in the future when they upgrade Highway 41 and these trees are in the right-of- . way, they're on the edge of the right-of-way so they would be left but thlr if you try to put in a trail behind it, it would be squeezing the alignment. That is one reason it is adviseable to take an additional 20 I' feet of right-of-way for, if you will insurance policy to the city. The trail issue has gotten a real high priority from the community. We don't want to... The area inside those trees is primarily agricultural. To the south is fairly flat. To the north you see some relief in this area. Inl light of these findings, staff recommends that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend the City Council, one, accept full park and trail dedication fees in the absence of land dedication or trail construction. I These fees are to be paid at the time of buiding permit application at th per lot fee then in force for residential property. The current fees are $500.00 per lot and $167.00 per lot respectively. The above recommendation being contingent upon the applicant indicating their intent to develop t1 "private park" as indicated on the general development plan. Two, the applicant supply a 20 foot wide easement for potential future trail construction purposes along the western border of the subject property abutting the right-of-way of State Highway 41. And 3, the inclusion of private park ~oes not diminish the requirement for public recreation an open space as a part of a subdivision, therefore no credit will be considered for the inclusion of this private facility. Mr. Pflaum may ha some comments in that regard or either Mr. Pflaum or myself will answer questions from the Commission. Schroers: Okay. I think before we get to that part, maybe the commissicl would be interested in entertaining comments from other residents or concerned parties in regards to this development this evening, after whic__ maybe our questions, all of our questions could be better addressed. So.1r that's acceptable at this point, I would invite anyone that wishes to share some information on this development with us to please come to t'he pOdiumt and state your name and address for the record and share your informatio with us. Paul Youngquist: I just have a question. My name is Paul Youngquist and I I live at 7105 Hazeltine Boulevard which is the 26 acre farm on the north edge of the proposed project. The information refers to a city's comprehensive trail plan and I haven't been at every meeting that there'St ever been so I've never seen that. Is that in the room? Do we have one those around? Hoffman: Currently no. It's a plan which shows all of the proposed trail link systems throughout the city. If you would like to address that, I could certainly give you a copy of it. Paul Youngquist: You don't need to do it now. Is it typically go down~ 41 and all the way to TH 5? I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I Park and Rec Commiss~vn Meeting August 11, 1992 - Page 13 Hoffman: Correct. Typically the alignments are along, as you can see if we reference the map behind the Commission. East to west Highway 5 would be a link and then the major connectors coming through north to south are part of the comprehensive trail plan. Highway 41, Galpin, Audubon, Powers Boulevard, all on down the line. Typically it incorporates a major roads or collector roads. Paul Youngquist: Okay. North of this site, the east side of the TH 41 gets real hilly. Real high and when you said that the two sides kind of reflect each other, I think that's until you get north of the site. I'm not sure that really means you're going to end up with a trail on the west side though anyway. Is there any concept of where various parks should be? I assume, I mean I know that you've been planning parks around town. Is there thoughts about where parks should be in this whole area between Galpin and TH 41? Is there anything on paper with that kind of stuff or not really yet? ' Hoffman: No. The City of Chanhassen has not developed a long range comprehensive park plan. However, now with this portion of the city is inside the MUS A line, we would be addressing that. Taking a look at the potential future development and specifically keying in on geographical features and areas which would be beneficial to a parks creation. So to answer your question specifically, I could not tell you in reference to your property or this subject property where the park would be planned. Paul Youngquist: Okay, thanks. Schroers: We are aware that there is a need for more parkland in the western part of the city and we are looking for potential places to develop parks in that area and hoping to acquire property along with development as the most viable way for us to obtain property out there. And also I believe in the comprehensive plan we have, are the spurs that go to Lake Minnewashta Regional Park and the Arboretum are included in the comprehensive trail plan so there are proposals to connect the trail to the Arboretum and Lake Minnewashta Park. Don Roy: I'm Don Roy and I live at 7205 Hazeltine Boulevard. The question I've got is, I see my property kind of abuts the north part of this project and I don't know just exactly where the park is going to be and I'm concerned about with the type of park it's going to be. The size and.. .facilities you're going to have for it. So I'd like to know a little more specifics on the park itself. Schroers: I think that Lundgren Bros. would have to address that question for you. Don Roy: Alright. Then I have one other question. Is there a time table on the widening of Highway 41? Hoffman: We would not have that information. It's a State Highway. You would need to give a call down to the State Highway Department. Don Roy: There won't be any coordination with the development? There won't be any highway widening at that point then? Park and Rec Commission Meeting August 11, 1992 - Page 14 I - Hoffman: There may be, not highway widening but allowance for deceleration acceleration lanes. Don Roy: off. Yeah, that's a very dangerous highway right now getting on and I I Hoffman: Right. And those types of concerns would be addressed by the City Engineer and Planning Department and City Council. Koubsky: The only thing I've noticed is they are widening the intersectill down on TH 5 and TH 41 to allow for turn lanes. Don Roy: Well when you want to make a left turn off of TH 41 it's, you 'vi got your life in your hands. Don Roy: But the main thing I just wanted to be... detail on it. I'd like a little I mOIr Koubsky: Yeah, I do that every day. Schroers: Okay, we'll make sure that that question is asked. Is there anyone else in the audience that would like to address the Commission thi evening? Okay then, we'll open it to questions from the Commission. Andrews: I'd like to have the applicant speak here briefly. Schroers: Would you like to? Yeah, that'd be fine. Mike Pflaum: I'm Mike Pflaum and by way of a little bit of introduction I and an apology. I have not been involved in the planning phase of this project. A gentleman by the name of Terry Forbord, with whom I think you are familiar, has been doing from our end that is, from a corporate end, I all of the coordination and planning work on this. And as a consequence am not in an entirely desireable position to answer specific questions about the proposal. Terry had suggested that this meeting with the Park I and Recreation Commission be postponed until he could be here. The Planning Department however wished that this meeting occur so that the results of the meeting would be available for inclusion in the Planning Department report. Hence I am here. Now Terry would have been here but t had another meeting equally important which he had to attend and it was heads. So that's where he is. To answer the question to the best of my ability about what would the park be like. It is not, I'm sure definitell planned at this point. Typically the final planning of features is done the final stage of plan development which is after preliminary approval. I am familiar with similar sorts of parks that we have built elsewhere and I would imagine that the same seneral facilities and type of use would be carried over here. One such facility is in Plymouth in a project called Churchill Farms and it contains a prefabricated play structure of the sort that you would see a grade school. It is a very sophisticated, efficie. in it's design structure. That particular play area also has integrate with it, at a different location actually down the street, facilities for older kids and adults. There's in that instance a tennis court and a hal. court basketball court. So as far as traffic is concerned, the objective. I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting August 11, 1992 - Page 15 is to have a private facility used by the owners of properties within the development. It is a walking use. Walking or bicycle riding use. It is not a drive in use. And there would be no provision for extra parking for people that might want to drive to it. Fundamentally that's how these things are set up. They're designed as an amenity to provide close at hand recreational opportunities and in a certain sense provide supplementation to the community's own park plan, park schedule. So far as other specifics of the development I can only offer generalities and kind of muddle my way through. Todd probably knows more about it than I do. But I'd be happy to attempt to answer your questions. Lash: Do you know what the approximately size is? Mike Pflaum: Of this park area? According to the report, it's 2.3 acres. Schroers: And if we were to ask for park dedication, parkland dedication from this development we would be asking for 4.8 acres, is that correct? Hoffman: Correct. The 2.3 acres does contain a holding pond or wetland area so of what the Commission would call park property, it's less than 2.3 but the total which the City or the Commission could require is the 4.8. Erickson: Todd, is this property covered on the map up here? Hoffman: Just the southern tip! believe. You see the large canary grass type wetland. That is the southern fringe of this area. Schroers: Any questions? Does anybody have any questions? Okay. In light of that then, is anyone prepared to make a motion? Koubsky: I just have one question I guess Larry. As! look at this, and these are tough to read with the contour lines but it seems like there's quite a lot of relief in here and it is pretty hilly. Am! correct? Is there 4.8 acres of flat land in that development? Mike Pflaum: I doubt it. Koubsky: It looks like your park or your play area is the only plateau I see. Mike Pflaum: I think that's a fair observation. Koubsky: I'm assuming that your soil correction will just be sufficient to put in the roads and then the building pads. Mike Pflaum: I'm assuming the same thing but I wouldn't be so bold to assure you of that without having seen the preliminary grading plan. We are very sensitive to the value of wetlands, relief and trees and when we lay something out, we try to preserve as much as we can because to us that's value. So I would imagine that the plan... I would imagine that your observation is accurate. The minimum amount would be done. Lash: From the Tree Board perspective here, are we looking at any stands of mature trees that are going to be getting wiped out Todd? I - Hoffman: Not to my knowledge. There certainly would be tree loss as part of the development but in staff discussions, it has not been pointed out r my attention that we'll be losing significant stands of trees. I Hoffman: Correct. That will be part of their review in Wetland Alteration Permit. I Andrews: Is the applicant bound by any of the Federal Regulations regarding park and facility accesses, park type equipment for handicappedl people? Park and Rec Commission Meeting August 11, 1992 - Page 16 Erickson: As far as the alteration or filling of the 2.8 acres of wetlands, is that a Planning Commission issue? Hoffman: For ADA? Yes, to certain points. To certain degrees. I I Andrews: I think you should make it a point and coordinate with the developer about that so they're in compliance if that's an issue. Schroers: Okay. If there are no questions, I guess I'll attempt the motion. Mike Pflaum: Could I ask one question. This easement for trail purposes along Highway 41. questions. This being a State Highway, is it in the right-of-way? is not in connection...on I guess I have two prohibited to put the tra Hoff~on: No, it certainly would not be. It would be again a coordination. effort between the State and the City to see that that trail alignment a~ identified in our comprehensive plan would be built. Again as stated, a1l as shown in the Commissions packet, once that roadway is upgraded, we have 27 feet of clearance which when allowing for site constraints and Change] in elevations, those type of things, tree stands, does not give us the necessary leeway to construct that trail. An additional 20 feet would tH n allo~J us only in the areas which are necessary, will allow us to go outside of the road right-of-way to see that that trail is put in in the most I environmentally sensitive and prudent manner. Mike Pflaum: Not being familiar with this property, presumably the traill is going to travel some distance along 41, is that correct? Hoffman: Correct. Mike Pflaum: Does this mean that the City would be acqulrlng 20 feet of I easements from all the other landowners along Highway 41? I Hoffman: Absolutely. As you would, being that this property has just recently been put into the MUSA, Metropolitan Urban Service Area, additional developments will be coming in and we will be obtaining thosl easements. There certainly will be exceptions but as a rule, we want t take a look at receiving that additional leeway so that that comprehensi trail plan can be followed. I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I Park and Rec Commission Meeting August 11, 1992 - Page 17 Mike Pflaum: Excuse me, I would like to make a request that since it seems to be the general intent to utilize the area close to the highway for trail purposes, that the trail be constructed within the right-of-way wherever it is reasonable and feasible and where it is not constructed on the property of the subdivision, there be a vacation after the trail has been constructed for those areas the trail does not occupy that were set aside as trail easements. So it was only the portion that the trail really needs is set aside as easement. As individual homeowners I'm sure you can see the advantages of not having an easement there. Hoffman: Staff has no objections to that request as long as it's reasonable. We're not going to vacate minor little jogs but as long as some realistic straight lines and that type of thing can be drawn to the easement documents, that can be accomplished. Schroers: Okay. Lash: Mr. Roy and Mr. Youngquist, do you feel like your questions have been answered? Paul Youngquist: Yeah, I do. I was just going to say. I don't know what everyone's thinking about what is happening to the other property along the road but as for our family we'd just as soon, we're just going to keep it as our family.for a while. We have young kids and it's a great place to live so we don't plan to sell it and I'm not here because I want to see how neatly mine could be developed next year. I'm here just because this is where we're going to live. Schroers: Thanks. Alright, with that let's attempt a motion. I'll move to accept full park and trail dedication fees in the absence of land dedication for trail construction. These fees are to be paid at the time of building permit application at the per lot fee in force for residential property at the time of the permit application. The current fees are $500.00 and $167.00 per lot respectively. The above recommendation being contingent upon the applicant indicating their intent to develop the private park area as indicated on the general development plan. Okay. Two. The applicants supply a 20 foot wide easement for potential future trail construction purposes along the western border of the subject property abutting the right-of-way of State Highway 41 and that the City not require that easement to be maintained in an area that is not going to specifically be used for trail. And three, the inclusion of the private park does not diminish the requirements of the public recreation and open space as part of a subdivision. Therefore, no credit will be considered for the inclusion of this private facility. Schroers moved, Andrews seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend that the City Council require full park and trail dedication fees in the absence of land dedication or trail construction. These fees are to be paid at the time of building permit application at the per lot fee in force for residential property at the time of permit application. The current fees are $500.00 and $167.00 per lot, respectively. The above recommendation being contingent upon: Park and Rec Commission Meeting August 11, 1992 - Page 18 I - 1 . The applicant indicating their intent to develop the private park area as indicated on the general development plan. . The applicant supply a 20 foot wide easement for potential future tra~ construction purposes along the western border of the subject propert. abutting the right-of-way of State Highway 41. . The inclusion of the private park does not diminish the requirements for public recreation and open space as part of a subdivision. Therefore, no credit will be considered for the inclusion of this private facility. I I I 2. 3. All voted in favor and the motion carried. CARVER BEACH PARK. VEHICLE PARKING. Hoffman: Upon receiving the Commission's recommendation in this regard, for the designation of four parking spaces at Carver Beach. I consulted.. with the City Manager before giving this to the City Council. Finding t~ Commission's action consistent with the Carver Beach Park adopted master plan, the Manager suggested I include the item in the July 27th City Council administrative packet as an informational item. If no comments were received~ I would then move ahead with the designation of the four parking spots. No comments or questions were heard from the Council th evening but prior to moving ahead with this project I received a call fr a resident of the area. That resident was at the meeting, at the Park a Recreation Commission. This person stated that they did not believe all their questions had been addressed satisfactorily at the Park and . Recreation Commission meeting. In talking with the individual I could n9l. resolve their concerns and they voiced a desire to speak to the Mayor or somebody else on the City Council. He eventually chose the Mayor. The Mayor upon receiving this call talked to the individual at length. Mayorl Chmiel then took the time to arrange a site inspection with me. After . which a meeting between all parties, this person and their spouse, Mayor Chmiel and myself, was scheduled to discuss their concerns. Thi's meetin~ was held on the morning of July 31st. The result of that meeting it's hi. recommendation to reconsider your previous action in recommending a total of 4 parking spaces be designated. Reconsider that action of recommendi] 4 parking space be designated. Instead designating a total of 3 parking spaces for Carver Beach Park. This is somewhat inconsistent with typical action. Typically it goes to the full Council, there for review prior to a recommendation for action coming back to the Commission or approval taki~ place. However, it is recommended that the Park Commission rescind their. previous recommendation of June 23, 1992 recommending the City Council approve the construction and signing of 4 parallel parking spots on the I south side of Lotus Trail for Carver Beach Park. One of the four spaces designated for persons with disabilities as specified and shown on the attached map. And have planning and engineering take a careful look tOtl ensure that there will be no damage done to the existing trees in the a . Instead make the following recommendation. The Park and Recreation Commission recommends the construction of signage of three parallel parking spots on the south side of Lotus Trail at 'Carver Beach Park consistent wit the park's master plan. One of the three for persons with handicaps and I I It I I I It- Z I~ - 1([ a.. <t I I I I~ ,8 w It:: en II I I I PRC DATE: June 18, 1993 ~ CC DATE: $ HOFFMAN:k CITY OF CHANHASSEN STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: Rezoning of 11 acres from RR, Rural Residential to PUD-R, Planned Unit Development-Residential; Preliminary Plat to Subdivide 112 acres into 115 single family lots and a Wetland Alteration Permit LOCATION: West of Galpin Boulevard, one-half mile north of Highway 5, Song Property APPLICANT: Lundgren Brothers Construction 935 East Wayzata Blvd. Wayzata, MN 55391 PRESENT ZONING: RR, Rural Residential ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N-RR S - A2, Agricultural Estate E - RR, Galpin Boulevard W - RR and A2 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: " , The Comprehensive Plan identifies the site as being centrally located in park deficient area No.3 (see Attachments A, B, and C). Attachment C also indicates the recent developments which have been approved in the area without the acquisition of public parkland. The dashed lines indicate the service J. ATTACHMENT #3 ..~ ..: . .... Park and Recreation Commission February 23, 1993 Page 2 areas of Pheasant Hill Park and the new schooVpark site. Both of these destinations will eventually be accessible to this site via the city's comprehensive trail system. However, both are located well beyond the site's service area. I informed Mr. Terry Forbord of Lundgren Brothers Construction of this park deficiency immediately upon his disclosure of this pending proposal this past winter. His reaction at that time, which remains his position today, is that Lundgren Brothers Construction will absolutely not consider dedicating land for public park purposes at this site. They have identified a site for an association park similar to the one they will be developing in their adjacent project to the west. In the interim, I have had several phone conversations "debating" the merits' of park dedication requirements with Mr. Forbord. We obviously have different opinions on this subject. It remains known, however, that the city has an obligation to meet the short and long term recreational and open space needs of its present and future residents. This commission and commissions before you have lived through the pain of apologizing to residents for shortfalls of the past in areas where public land was not set aside. The city has the authority through park dedication to accept land not in a malicious or damaging fashion, but with the mutual understanding that public parks improve the quality of life in a community. Lundgren Brothers has taken the position that they know what is good for this development and public parks are not on their list. In speaking with Mr. Forbord this afternoon, it was his position that the city, by considering park dedication, is not being open minded. My response was that, if there was a closed mind in this scenario it was his for taking the immediate "absolutely not" 'position. I find it necessary to relay these unfortunate occurrences to you because the connotations of these conversations carry with them very serious implications. Staff remains open to negotiating a consensus in regard to the acquisition of a park andlor open space as a part of this proposal. COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL PLAN The Comprehensive Trail Plan identifies a trail along Galpin Boulevard. In a few short years, this trail will playa very important role in transporting grade school students to the new school. It is not known at present which side of the road the flIst alignment of trail will be constructed. Eventually, however, the trail will be desirable on both sides of Galpin Boulevard due to the nature of this north/south collector and its relationship to Highway 5, Highway 7, the new school site, and the proposed access boulevard. RECOMMENDA TION Parks In regard to park dedication, the commission has many options. The three most obvious being: 1. Recommend the rejection of the preliminary plat due to its lack of public open space. I. tf' I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I Park and Recreation Commission February 23, 1993 Page 3 Trails 2. Identify zero to 4.6 acres of land for acquisition as public parkland and recommend the requirement of this dedication as a condition of approval for the plat. 3. Recommend the acceptance of park fees in lieu of land dedication. It is recommended that the following conditions of approval in regard to trails be forwarded to the City Council: 1. A 20-ft. trail easement be retained along the entire easterly property line to facilitate the future construction of a trail along Galpin Boulevard. 2. In addition, any trail easements and/or trail construction which would be necessitated by the identification of a park site within this plat should be required. ATTACHMENTS . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A--Park Deficiency Areas B--Park Deficiency Narrative Trail Plan Resident Mailing Vicinity Map Preliminary Plat hrllt1#A1'EU7 A City 0 f Chanhassen Minnesota Park Deficiency Areas 1>1 Existing Parks and Service Areas B 2000 MUSA Line I .. , t7. "!' - - i .: - G;il'::'.."';.^~ ~_ .;, ~. ~ ~"'~;.''-- ~ .,'; . _ I II I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I #T7,fV"~".7T 8 (2/91) construction of trails connecting to Chanhassen's major parks and with recreational opportunities in Eden Prairie. ZQlil.Z Although a significant amount of vacant land presently exists in Zone 2, most of the land has either been platted or is a later phase of a previously approved planned unit development. Because most of the land parcels in this area have been included in proposed residential developments, the City of Chanhassen has secured most of the requi red 1 and for future parks wi th the exception of the eventual expansion of the Bandimere (Lake Riley) Community Parl<. The recreation plan calls for a 25 - 30 acre expansion on the north side of the existing park. In the southeast corner of this zone, an area exists that is deficient in its access to neighborhood parks. This ar~a should be served either by the installation of a future neighborhood park north of Lyman Boul evard or access to other parks shoul d be , 'a a convenient and safe trail system. he are dentified on the map as Zone 3 is presently largely un eve oped. According to the Land Use section of this plan, this area will be serviced by sanitary sewer prior to 2000. As a result, additional neighborhood parks in Zone 3 should be considered as additional development occurs. Future park plans call for the construction of a trail encircling Lake Ann. The construction of such a trail could effectively link the eastern half of the area to Lake Ann Park. The western half of Zone 3 whi ch 1 i es between Hi ghways 41 and 117 may requi re a separate neighborhood park. The land around Lake Harrison would be a possible site for such a facility. ZONE 4 Zone 4, is becoming fully developed with residential land uses. In the west"side of this zone, residential areas exist with large lots (2.5 acres). Curry Farms Park was recently acquired in the eastern portion of Zone 4. Development of facilities in this area will 72 - ~ - I r I' I . J I I c:rrY OF . . . . Na ture Trail Connection Points .e j pi , - ~o - - -:- , I -.- t 'I I I I_~ --t ~ ---1 .- I .._J _-1 I 5.1 I 61 I 71 I I IIII~ . ' , , ...e - 1188 I I . :.~ -.- : .-=i ---I ~.- J 0" J I , , I I y 45 I It I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I c\Ot1 t" r ':'} (o~ [ lV - '-1, CITY OF ~~U) J CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 June 16, 1993 Dear Resident: The City of Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission will be reviewing a land development proposal for 115 single family lots located on the west side of Galpin Boulevard, one-half mile north of Highway 5. The Park and Recreation Commission will be addressing park and trail issues relative to this proposed development. A copy of the a'genda for next Tuesday's meeting is attached. If you wish to provide input to the commission, but are unable to attend the meeting, you may submit written comments to my attention. This item has tentatively been scbed.uled for review by the Planning Commission on July 7, 1993. If you require additional information prior to next Tuesday, please contact me. Sincerely, ~~ Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director TH/ Enclosure '. , / J. v ,} ". PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER E. Jerome & Linda Carlson Dennis & Beverly Jacobson Paul & Roxanne Youngquist I 6950 Galpin Lake Road 6841 Hazeltine Blvd. 7105 Hazeltine Blvd. tI Excelsior, MN 55331 Excelsior, MN 55331 Excelsior, MN 55331 Duane & M. Johnson Jay C. Dolejsi Roben & Penelope Arneson I Box 102 6961 Chaparral Lane 6921 Galpin Blvd. Chaska, MN 55318 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Excelsior, MN 55331 I Neal & Deborah Wunderlich Michael & C. Klingelhutz Brett A. Davidson I 7011 Galpin Blvd. 8601 Great Plains Blvd. 7291 Galpin Blvd. Excelsior, MN 55331 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Excelsior, MN 55331 I David & Anga Stockdale Prince R. Nelson Martin & Beth Kuder 7210 Galpin Blvd. c/o BJRS 6831 G~pin Blvd. I Excelsior, MN 55331 10345 Olympic Blvd. Excelsior, MN 55331 Los Angeles, CA 90067 I Earl Gilbert III Valentine & C. Winz Lundgren Brothers 6901 Galpin Blvd. 19380 Highway 7 935 E. Wayzata Blvd. Excelsior, M~ 55331 Excelsior, MN 55331 Wayzata, MN 55391 I I I I I I . 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A10/~" //k- ;{::#,c.tC~7/V'~ ~@ ~;- #~/C7E e:;7A/ ~A1~~c #~~.z2 ;' ~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ #/I'ZJ ~; ///,- i/?,f}T~'41/.n/~' ~. c/:0': ~~~P 7/A-_ #//K/ L1- #~'p",~;,.,;p~#/ /J/../ /~/~:L~;t!',/',t. Vp,l,f-".-?/ l".' " . ~'-~~._,.-._~...-. '~." -.,," -~.~-....--.",~. I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I ~UnDGREn BROS. I CONSTRUCTION I I I 935 E Wayzata Blvd I Minnesota 55391 I INC Wayzata (612)473-1231 I I I I I I II I June 21, 1993 Mr. Todd Hoffinan Parks Director Members of the Chanhassen Parks Commission 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: Due to the content of the Staff Report written by Parks Director Todd Hoffinan, Lundgren Bros. Construction, Inc. regrettably has no other choice but to fonnally withdraw from consideration before the Parks Commission its review of the Song property PUD at its June 22, 1993 meeting. In the next few days we will fonnally respond in writing to Mr. Hoffinan's comm~ts and look forward to the opportunity to present to the City of Chanhassen the Song Property PUD. With Regrets, ~~ - C=::> -- Vice President TMF:bw cc: Don Ashworth Jerome Carlson Charles and Irene Song RECEIVED JUN 2 2 1993 CITY OF CHANHASSc.N ATTACHMENT #4 C ITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 June 22, 1993 Mr. Terry Forbord Lundgren Bros. 935 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391 Dear Mr. Forbord: The Planning Department has received your letter dated June 21, 1993, to Todd Hoffman. Park and Recreation Director. concerning park issues with the Song Property proposal. Your letter states that you nave formally withdrawn from consideration before the Park and Recreation Commission the review of the Song Property. The issue of park dedication greatly impacts the layout of the proposed plat. Since the outcome of the Parks and Recreation Commission is an integral part of our review, we have no choice but to pull your item off the Planning Commission agenda until the park issue is resolved with a reconunendation from the Parks and Recreation Commission. The large amount of proposals being submitted by developers for review by the Planning and Engineering Departments does not allow us time to review plans which have a good chance of being amended or pulled from agendas. Therefore. I am delaying action on your proposal until matters are clarified. Should you have any questions. please feel free to contact me. Sincerely. awe g.UUVXJ Paul Krauss, AIep Planning Director PK/ ATIACHHENT 115 ..'\ w tti PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER I J'. , . I II I I I I I I I ..1 I I I I 411 I I I It I I I I I I JurI e 2 2. , 9 9 3 Bret A. Davidson 7291 Galpin Blvd Excelsior, MN 55331 470-9087 Mr. Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director city of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Hoffman, i :.: .~ de:' s tar :: .~ h a .:.:. t. ;', e 0 r" 'j per t y 0 W r. e c bye h '3 ~ '! e S !i n d . ! r en e Sons 1S In the ~nlti~l development stages by Lundgren Erotr,er's Constr-uctiorl. I have not reviewed the pians in detaij but ! unde~stand that they will be proposing a orivate neighborhood park in this development. As ' mentioned to yeu on the phone this morning. this park pia:: cc,ncerns. me g!~eatl)'. This developfi!ent;s in a "park (H~ .~ i c i en t" a r' ea. F e h' 1 1 fan y. par c e 1 s ; nth ear e a 0 f s~fficie~t size for a neig~borhood park still exist that are urplat~ed. where land could be donated for a park. I I I I I I II I I ~he~e are c~rrert1y ~omeowners in the area that have already paio a park fe~ whe~ build1ng the1r homes that expect the m00~\ to be used for a near-by neighborhood park. I~ aac'tior, ther'e are rel'l developments in the area that wi11 alsc contr,bwte this park fee with the expectatior of a park ~~in9 b~ilt near' the~r neighborhood. '-)v: <""';:-' ~',-, ; a C-d":'er,t r:crr,eowv'er ;n the area but I am a'lso develo~in9 Royal Oak Es~ates, a 23 home subdi~ision diag0nally across the street from the proposed Lundgren Brother development. Therefore, I feel it is correct in saving that this letter is actually representing 23 homeowners in the area. This area needs a neighborhood park. Homeowners in the area have been and will be contributing money to have one nearby and I trust the City will make wise use of the land available for one. Thank you. Sin ~:" e j Y~J ' ;1 !~0~/; J<ut-c/;1-v,,-- /V Bret A. Davidson ATTACHMENT 16 LUnDGREn BROS. CONSTRuCTION INC 935 E WayLa:a Bvc Wayza:a Mlnntso:G :'53';: (612i4731231 June 23, 1993 I II I I I I I I Mr. Don Ashworth City Manager City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Don: On June 21,1993 I received a Staff Report prepared by Todd Hoffman, Parks Director, regarding the Song/Carlson Property PUD recently submitted by Lundgren Bros. The Staff Report's content and tone was contemptuous to say the least and was written with absolutely no overview of the project being proposed. This is unfortunate as it is very important to objectively weigh the merits of all aspects of the project and with this project there are many. This Staff Report indicates to us that your Parks Director is using his position unfairly to hurt business people in your community. It is the most personal Staff Report we have ever received and he obviously has gotten his own ego too involved. We regard this as a very serious problem. As a result, during the last few days I have made numerous phone calls to area business people to see if they have had similar problems. So far I have talked to representatives of Gateway Partnership, Ryan Development, Opus, Steiner Development, James Development, Hans Hagen Homes, Joe Miller Homes and I am awaiting phone calls from others. What I have discovered is that our situation is not an isolated incident. It is obvious that a sinister pattern of abuse toward developers and land owners has developed within the Parks Department and possibly elsewhere. I regret to say that all the people I spoke with have had the same unprofessional, arrogant and uncooperative treatment from Todd Hoffman that Lundgren Bros. has. These are people that collectively have a couple hundred years of tradition and experience in dealing with government and building quality, successful projects throughout the metropolitan area. I I I I I I . I I Everyone says the same thing. That Todd can be very likeable and can be fun to talk to, but when it comes to your project he repeatedly twists the facts, changes his mind, provides confusing information, makes extremely unreasonable demands and displays disrespect and a disregard to business people and land owners who ATTACHMENT 117 I It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I June 23, 1993 Page 2 are investing millions of dollars of their own money into Chanhassen. The most unusual aspect of it is how personal he gets. He says he does these things to protect Chanhassen from "people like us'~. This negative attitude and obstructionist behavior greatly increases the difficulty of conducting business in the City and unnecessarily increases the cost of doing business. This hurts everyone, including the City. All of us have reached a point where we collectively would like to meet privately with you, the Mayor and another Council person to share our concerns and hopefully to resolve this serious problem. We all feel it is appropriate to talk to you privately first rather than go to the Council publicly or take other alternative measures. Don, all of these business people have made a huge financial commitment in Chanhassen and are dedicated to providing quality communities, homes, services, conveniences, jobs and an expanded tax base within the City. All of us care a great deal about the City and wish to contribute to a better quality of life by doing a good job in building the City as it grows. We believe after you hear our stories you will agree that this unfair treatment must stop and the way to do that is have dialogue with you first. We believe it probably would be a good idea if we could have a continuing dialogue with you and staff so problems like tIus do not occur again. Please let me know as soon as possible when we can all meet with you to discuss this very serious problem. c Very truly yours, ~.~~ Terry M. 'ru::? Vice President TMF:bw cc: Mayor Don Chmiel Peter Pflaum, Lundgren Bros. Construction, Inc. Kent Carlson, Ryan Development Paul Steiner, Steiner Development Howard Dahlgren, Gateway Partnership Jim Ostenson, James Development Ron Isaak, Joe Miller Homes Hans Hagen, Hans Hagen Homes Michelle Foster, Opus E. Jerome Carlson, Instant Web Charles and Irene Song CONSTRUCTION June 23, 1993 I II I I I I I I . LUnDGREn BROS. INC 935 E Waj'zata B!vJ Mayor Don Chmiel City Manager Don Ashworth Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Supervisor City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Way22:a Dear Gentlemen: M:nnes:,',; r;:,,~' (6121473 i/': It is my pleasure on behalf of Lundgren Bros, Construction, Inc. to participate in the City of Chanhassen's sponsorship program for the various special events that Chanhassen puts on within the community throughout the year. The quality oflife in Chanhassen is very important to Lundgren Bros. and its employees. We all enjoy doing our part in building and contributing to the future of Chanhassen. Please accept our corporate sponsorship and this gift of$3,000.00 to the citizens of the City ofChanhassen. It is our pleasure to do so. ATTACHMENT la I I I I I I . I I Very truly yours, C~erry~ C'_ Vice President TMF:bw cc: Peter Pflaum I - I N 00 en <..0 I N C> 0 z I l<: U w J: U I r o' 4 cr 0 0 Z w I > I c;; C") If) '" <{ ~ 0 (fJ I w z z ~ ~ <{ I N ~ ~ U ~ I z 0 t= 0 :) a: I ~ UI Z 0 0 en I 0 a: m z w a: I Cl 0 Z :) .J It I I . ~" ...... " ~ ';, .:i'~ . I. ,: '...' I' ':) t ,~3 :~~: t:~~. \-:; 1,_,' 1 . f') 1" . , I, I \") (", , I (....t . . I, I I:: ~~.~l I~) (", . f,.) 1 ~' ,-) f1' f-) ('J .... 1.,0 ! ' I', ,- ~ I.') If) ~ .! (1 1-) I Ul I') I') I I"U 1..0 N CO en (!) N C> o z ci :Z1O z~ O~ -I <f) -1< 0 i5~ ~I~ a: 0 ~~ . N ZZ lri~ u 4(0 w a: Ill::; a: ~ ' UlZ ::> wO 0 It-l >- cz::! a: 00 12 z Z ~ w a: 0 Z < Z cJ 0 ~ Z a: 0 - Q. <f) Z 'i ~ 0 :I: U ~ ~ w 0 0 => a: .... en z 0 0 '" 0 Cl. OJ C') m &tl &tl Cc:i~ \LI~O m(/J Of ~~ \:1~~ Q>:!: <lei z:: ~!;t JWN &tl~ ...J bl ~ " .. . ',\' , .'" . .;~ ....,-~ '.1' . " '1',' , . I- Z :J o :!: <{ I- W Z OJ '1.l tJ'l o III z OJ 15 0 w J: U w !;( o CI o . c- o o ~ f<) * * * -l;!\ f'1 lTl " 1'1 OJ " an 1.,0 0 r-, f". -. .~ Z .-1 I') a: (j ~1 0 0 In z w > lL o >- 1- H U 2. :E' .IY Z I!l '7 Ilj 1-- iii tl) .J in (0 ::.:1 I1l ~l.1a ILl],: z ;1. a Co cr I(1'l, Ut.ou a: w > wO :!iCo:z:a:u. ~I-I-OO " ' ~ ~. . " " . ..'" .".;-\" .'. .' : ,', " .;:.' '0 .r" . i'- - - ~ CtI Ln - - o ~ ;'/ ':.: [J'" Ln CtI o o [J'" ru [J'" o ':.: ~ ru CtI [J'" tll ru o ~ -:\ " . ~;; i-, 6910 Chapi5iT51 Lane Ch;jnh~::;sen. ~1N 55317 .Ju!y 1.. 1993 I -- I I I I I I i'ir. Don Ct'lfniei. f'layor c./o Cl'lof'tt'IO::.sen City Hall Coulter Dri ve [:hanhassenj M~J 55317 Dear Don Quite often I ha'....e felt that I should \'vrite a letter regarding an issue.. but.. as rnany of us. i do not fo11o'o/" through on that Ulought. However.. this is one issue that I will rIot ignore 'yvithout sayin,~ sornething. M~ hust'f:rpj.. Fred 5el-g.. is on the PBrk Bnd Rec. Commi ssi on where he 'Ivorks '."lith TClljd Hoffrnen. Often, to keep myself informed.. I read the minutes arllj agendae of ~he different rneetip!~s. In t'lis last packet of papers was a letter frorn Lund'~ren Eirothers Construction After rea1jlnq the letter I was upset at t\'vo thmqs. First ~ ~ of all.. niL:; ietter \'VfJ.S at1soluteiy slanderous tlecause Ule writer malje t1CCUSi:itions 'tliU', no proof. That v./a::; obvious solely from a journalisticpoint of \lie\'\'. Secondlld, I coul,j not t'elie....e tt-,ot an employee of Chant-lassen could behave in Hie manner de:::cri tied i Ii Hie 1 etter.. for I have never had anythi ng but posit i ve e~~peri ences at CitW H;:; 11. ATTACHMENT #9 I I I I I I II I I In reaction to the last point, I decided to talk to Todd myself and get t-lis side of the story. Vesterday.. .June 30.. I went to Cay Hall and talked to Todd. I found h1tl1 to be incredibly Quiet and unassuming--totally unllke the person described in Lundgren BroU-,ers' letter. f"lore importantly.. however, I know he is sincerely concerned about our cay and as environment. As an ordinary citizen.. J am tired of large businesses thinking that, because they have great amounts of money.. they can do as they want wah no regard to what is right or what is best for the communay with which they are dealing. t10RE IMPORT ANTL V.. I am tired of these companies showing complete disregard for the integray of f1V cay and its employees. They will come in, destroy the earth.. get their money, and be on to another cay where they will use the same tacHes. . It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I Don. i tlope U'lat you .........ill see t'eyond the obvi ous bull yi ng tacU cs of LLmdgren Erc,tJlers and stand firrn .........iUt Todd. CI'lanl'lassen I'las a real asset in t'drn. cc. Dun Ash....vorth T odd Hoffman " LUnDGREn BROS. CONSTRUCTION INC 935 E Wayza:a Blvj Wayza:a Mlllnes~lta 553~1 (612)473123~ July 2, 1993 Mr. Todd Hoffman, Parks Director Members of Parks Commission City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: We thought it would be a good idea prior to appearing before the Parks ~ommission to respond in writing to comments and issues raised in the June 18, 1993 Staff Report. Furthermore we would like to embellish upon the merits of the proposal as submitted. We hope this will help you better understand our assumptions, analysis and conclusions. Every project has its uniquenesses and challenges and this one is no exception. Because both the Songs and Carlsons are going to continue to live in or adjacent to the project a great deal of time has been spent listening to their needs and designing a project to their satisfaction. The parties to the land purchase contract, Charles and Irene Song and Jerome Carlson, made it clear to Lundgren Bros. from the beginning that they wanted Lundgren Bros. to construct a park facility on their property like the one recently approved by the City of Chanhassen on the JohnsonIDolejsifTurner Property ("JDT") to the west of the Song/Carlson Property, except they do not want it visible from their new homes. We have provided this accommodation. They greatly prefer the Association Park option to a public park option. Lundgren Bros. concurs. Weare fortunate that after 23 years of developing 77 neighborhoods and building over 1,800 homes we have learned a lot about what our home buyers want and expect from our neighborhood communities. We believe it is fair to say that at Lundgren Bros. we try to spend more time identifying the individual neighborhood needs of our clientele than our competitors do. Every year we try to get better at it. There are other reasons as well that Lundgren Bros. proposes the type of recreational facilities for residents of our neighborhood communities: 1. It is important that the project be large enough to make providing such facilities economically feasible (the Song/Carlson project is 100 acres and 115 lots). 2. Our studies and interviews with homeowners show that the type offacilities our clientele like to have are landscaped areas with children's playground systems, tennis courts and basketball/racquetball courts with benches and areas for people to gather, sit and relax. Our customers expect to have these amenities built as soon as possible within the development. ATTACHMENT #10 I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I July 2,1993 The Comprehensive Plan also addresses an open space benefit as the protection of the natural resource base of the community. The plan removes very few trees with the development of roads and utilities and preserves the wildlife habitat with the preservation of the wetlands, including an appropriate buffer area and selected adjacent wooded uplands. This combination provided for the protection of these resources under private ownership. With the. additional specific storm water sedimentation ponds in combination with the wetlands, the water quality and flood protection has been maximized. The very low density and low hard surface coverage indicates a subdivision that works as well, if not better, than other subdivisions in the City ofChanhassen. The Comprehensive Plan goes on to recognize the positive impact on economic development and real estate values that open space has in the community. The integration of the open space with the protective features mentioned has been designed to have a positive impact on the neighborhood property values. The open space system protects the views and common natural amenities in combination with the neighborhood private recreation system to provide the unique neighborhoods that will gain value with maturity and will provide future residents with excellent resale value. In addition to the positive impact to real estate values that the private open space and recreational system has, the additional park and recreational fees paid to the city will help balance and augment the city's community park system. Additionally, the private easements and recreation system proposed in the Lundgren neighborhood will not have a public burden 'for ongoing maintenance and improvements. When balancing all of these factors, and knowing that the development is at a very low density, the city can be confident that the recreational open space needs of this neighborhood are being very well met. I I I I I I . I I The subdivisions does provide for all of the recreation amenities that the future residents will require. The Comprehensive Plan refers to park dedication in respect to future residents directly by stating, "land dedication requirements are justified on the grounds that a subdivision is responsible for providing recreational amenities to the residents who reside within it." The subdivision when compared to the specific requirements of the comprehensive plan more than meets the specific private park needs that one would expect for a public neighborhood park to serve this neighborhood. City subdivision ordinance also recognizes private parks and their ability to meet the recreational requirements of future residents. Section 18-79(g) of the subdivision ordinance even allows park dedication credit for private open space and recreational facilities. Lundgren Bros. is not asking for this credit but is providing significant open space and recreational amenities with full development. As previously stated, normal park and trail fees are being paid to the city to help the city meet other recreational demands in the community. Within that same section in (i), the amount ofland needed for park dedication is one acre for every 75 people of population proposed in the platted land. This is based on three people per single family dwelling which would indicate approximately 350 people might reside in the Song property. July 2,] 993 The Comprehensive Plan indicates that a neighborhood park should be five acres in size and serve 1,000 people, with a service area ofa quarter to one mile. The proposed private recreational facility is 4.6 acres and serves 350 people. This facility surpasses the recommended standards in the comprehensive plan and will be a distinct benefit to the overall community to have this neighborhood so well served. The comprehensive plan indicates that there is already a surplus ofland for neighborhood parks in the community and that as new neighborhoods develop, neighborhood facilities need to be reviewed depending on location. In the case of the Lundgren proposal, the private recreational facility far exceeds the recommended standards in the comprehensive plan. The subject properties are shown in the park deficiency map as zone number three. The Song proposal meets all of its recreational needs and thus meets any deficiency for neighborhood parks within its own development. The need for other facilities whether they are other neighborhood facilities within zone three or community facilities connected to schools within the area, the park and trail fees are being paid to more than compensate for that additional recreational requirement. Zone three does not indicate any deficiency in community parks and does not indicate whether or not the deficiency can be met with private facilities. Clearly, the subdivision ordinance recognizes private facilities and allows the developer to obtain credit for those facilities. With the proposed subdivision clearly taking both paths at once, with full park fees being paid and with three times the private services for the population that is required by the City, the overall balance of the recreational system is being met. The overall theme of the City of Chanhassen's park system is "balance". This is viewed as passive and natural areas in combination with active recreational facilities to give an overall recreational experience to the citizens. The balance is also in the scale of recreation form the regional facilities, like Lake Minnewashta to the small neighborhood parks throughout the city. To complete that balance there can be a point of view that the public system can be enhanced by the cooperative ventures of a private system balancing public facilities. With the proposal of complete private recreational facilities and open space within the proposed subdivision reflective of the very low density of development, the City can feel very comfortable that a recreational balance is being struck. The park fees, in addition to all of the taxes being paid by the future residents will contribute handsomely to the ongoing implementation of the City's community wide park system. Additionally, the sidewalk system is being connected through the collector road that runs east/west through the subdivision to connect the neighborhood to the west. Additional right-of-way is being dedicated for Galpin Road which can accommodate a trail within that additional 17 feet. With the potential of future development both north and south of the Song property, additional lands can be dedicated through the subdivision process in those new developments creating neighborhood parks to serve those areas. These new parks can be developed with the funds generated by the Lundgren Bros. neighborhood development. I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I ~ I I I I I I . I I July 2,1993 As you know, unfortunately, due to budget and staff constraints the City of Chanhassen (as well as other cities) can no longer offer facilities like the ones proposed by Lundgren Bros. in neighborhood parks. Cities cannot afford to build them right away either or afford to maintain them. With Lundgren Bros. paying to construct these facilities and the Homeowners Association maintaining them the City benefits. (In addition to the payment of Park Dedication Fees by Lundgren Bros.) 3. We have found that by adding amenities like these in our neighborhoods we have a distinct competitive advantage not found in other neighborhoods. 4. Our buyers have found that when they go to sell their homes they also have a distinct competitive advantage over other homes, similar to theirs, that may be for sale on the market in other neighborhoods, without amenities. Obviously our customers enjoy this advantage. The Song Residential Planned Unit Development proposed by Lundgren Bros. has taken a unique approach to meeting the open space and recreational goals of the City of Chanhassen. The plan creatively develops home sites in and amongst rolling wooded hills and varied wetland topography to maximize the preservation of open space and natural features of the site. In addition, the open space areas and sensitive wooded portions of the site are further restricted with proposed preservation easements to maintain the character of the site after development. Also with the proposed private recreation area, the overall plan more than meets the criteria set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan for the development of this neighborhood. The City of Chanhassen's Comprehensive Plan defined open space as any land parcel that is not used for buildings or other structures. A significant amount of the land within the Song Planned Unit Development comprises of wetland and associated buffer area and wooded preservation areas. These combine together to create two very large areas of land unencumbered by structures, roads and utilities. This open space system also creates unique features for the neighborhood and preserves the natural character for all of the city to enjoy when visiting the new neighborhood. This open space is very important as the Comprehensive Plan points out. It provides fresh air and sunlight and a sense of openness that can produce positive effects on human health both physically and psychologically. These attributes exist whether or not the open space is publicly or privately owned. Fresh air and sunlight know no legal boundaries. The private recreation area with its design and specific location as a feature element of the neighborhood, will enhance social interaction and bring people together for neighborhood unity. The private recreation area in combination with the open space provided all of the needs for the future residents of the neighborhood. July 2,1993 As a final comment regarding the Staff Report I would like to respond to alleged quotes and paraphrases attributable to me that were reported to you out of context. In my conversations with Mr. Hoffinan I did not refer to the City of Chanhassen as having a closed mind. I did tell Mr. Hoffinan that due to his decision to not weigh all the merits of the proposal, that he was in effect being closed minded. My "absolutely not" comment to Mr. Hoffinan was my response to his additional request for land dedication after Lundgren Bros. had proposed to the City all the amenities included in the Association Park and our willingness to pay Park and Trail Dedication Fees to the City. We regret that we found it necessary to remove this item from your previous agenda, but we wanted you to know all of the facts. We look forward to appearing at your next meeting. We respectfully submit this proposal for the development of the Song/Carlson property to you for your consideration and approval. Very truly yours, c---- c ~~ ; ___-------::.., /l... Terry M. Forbord Vice President TMF:bw cc: Paul Krauss Don Ashworth I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I C ITV OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937.1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 July 6, 1993 Lundgren Brothers Construction Co. Attn: Messrs. Peter Pflaum and Mike Pflaum 935 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391 Dear Peter and Mike: Your representative, Terry Forbord, has informed the city that your company is in the process of purchasing the Song/Dolejsi/Carlson properties and wish to develop such. Further, you are tentatively considering including a "private park" as a part of that development plan. Mr. Forbord has his opinion as to whether we should have a "public park" in this area. It is not surprising to me that our Park and Recreation staff would have a different opinion. In fact, it would not surprise me that most private developers within the Twin City area would have a different opinion on that subject than any park department within the Twin City area. To the best of my knowledge, the issue of whether a developer should be required to dedicate land for a "public park" if a "private park" is proposed in the same area has never been debated by our Councilor commissions. I am unsure as to how our local Park Commission or City Council will respond to that question. However, I believe that they will make that decision after hearing all sides and publicly debating the issue. That is how the process should work and that is how the process will work. How Mr. Forbord could have possibly turned this issue into a personal tirade against Todd Hoffman is beyond me. I find that this behavior is totally inappropriate within this city and will simply not be permitted. If your company determines that it wishes to continue to pursue development of the Song/Dolejsi/Carlson properties, you will be placed onto the Park Commission and City Council agendas in the typical fashion. I will expect, as a part of that process, to receive a public apology. Please note that I will be recommending that the Council return the $3.000 check. To have included this in the same envelope that was seeking Mr. Hoffman's demise was not appropriate. ATTACHMENT 1111 n ~., PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Should either of you wish to meet with me, I stand ready to do such. I II I I I I I I Messrs. Pflaum July 6, 1993 Page 2 Sincerely, Ja~ Don Ashworth City Manager DA:k pc: Mayor Don Chmiel Kent Carlson, Ryan Development Paul Steiner, Steiner Development Howard Dahlgren, Gateway Partnership Jim Ostenson, James Development Ron Isaalc, Joe Miller Homes Hans Hagen, Hans Hagen Homes Michelle Foster, Opus E. Jerome Carlson, Instant Web Charles and Irene Song I I I I I I . I I I .- I I I I I I SONG PROPERTY a planned unit development by lundgren bros. I I I I I I II I I 19 JULY 1993 ... .~,...- -. ~~:; r~":';"'- -~ ......... . !-.. ~...- ~~ "'3 '- . 0.0 f.i ~ I",,, I DAHLGREN i Sl-lARDlDW I :AND'UBAN ! ,..._.",...-,...l',.... ,'" ~. ~ CONSUlTINC 'lANNERS LANDSCAPE A.ll;CHITl.CTS JOO flUT AVENUE NO~TH SUIT[ 2\0 . MINNEAPOLIS. MN ~~"Ol 612339 BOO ATTACHMENT #12 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLAN : I II I I I I I I SONG PROPERTY PREPARED FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL OF CHANHASSEN,MITNNESOTA Submitted by: Lundgren Bros. Construction. Inc. 935 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata. Minnesota 55391 (612) 473-1231 I I I I I I II I I I .- TABLE OF CONTENTS I I. DEVELOPMENT TEAM I II. INTRODUCTION III. GENERAL STATEMENT OF CONCEPT I A. Location I B. Legal Description C. Zoning I D. Project - - I E. P.U.D. Criteria F. Comprehensive Plan Acceptability 1. Land Use Guide Plan/Density 2. . Site Utility Availability and Service 3. Traffic Access and Circulation IV. TENTATIVE STAGING AND SEQUENCE SCHEDULING I V. FINANCIAL CAP ABILITY VI. NATURAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS I VII. WETLAND MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT I VIII. TREE PRESERV A TION/MONUMENT A TION/SIGNAGE IX. COVENANTS I X. NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION I XI. ROAD SYSTEM XII. DEVELOPMENT FLEXIBILITY I XIII. CONa...USION II XIV. ATTACHMENTS I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 1 I. DEVELOPMENT TEAM The fee owners of the property are Charles and Irene Song. The developer of the Song property is Lundgren Bros. Construction, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation located in Wayzata, Minnesota. The Lundgren Bros. tradition has been synonymous with quality neighborhoods throughout the Metropolitan Area for 23 years. The Development Team is coordinated by Terry Forbord, Vice President and Project Manager of this development. Consultants Planner: The site plan design by Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc., Minneapolis, MN. Engineer: The plat and public facilities engineering by Schoell & Madson, In~, Minnetonka, MN. Surveyor: Site surveying by Schoell & Madson, Inc. Legal: John Kuehn, Leonard Street & Deinard, Minneapolis, MN. Wetland Biological Analysis: Regulated wetland permits, delineation and monitoring by Ron Peterson of Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc., Edina, MN Landscape Archi tecture: Entrance monumentation and landscape design by Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. Market Analysis: Preliminary market analysis by Conhaim & Assoc., Minneapolis, MN. II. INTRODUCfION Purpose of Presentation The purpose of this presentation is to provide the O1anhassen Planning Commission and City Council details of the proposed Planned Unit Development (p.U.D.) and to obtain the necessary concept plan, preliminary plan and preliminary plat approval with a wetland alteration permit History of Development Prooosal Lundgren Bros. has pursued different properties in the City of O1anhassen for development and have spent over three years trying to acquire the Song property. TIley have already assembled the Johnson/Dolejsi/l'umer parcels directly to the west and have an approved preliminary plat for those properties. Throughout that planning period it became evident that the Song property was an important link to combine a unified development between T.H.41 and Galpin which would also include the east/west collector road. During this process, Jerome Carlson, the landowner to the north of the Song property and a friend of the Songs, proposed to purchase the Song property to protect views from his homesite next to the Harrison wetlands. Terry Forbord from Lundgren Bros. worlced with Jerome and Linda Carlson and Charles and Irene Song to facilitate the acquisition of the Song I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I at I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 2 property by Lundgren Bros. and prepare a development proposal that would meet everyone's definitive objectives for the property. 1l1is included veto authority by both the Carlsons and the Songs if specific environmental and design performances were not adhered to. With this complicated agreement, Lundgren Bros. then proceeded to develop conceptual plans to study with the Cartsons and the Songs to make sure that everyone's objectives were being met It is important to understand in this complicated development purchase agreement that the property can only be developed by strict adherence to detailed development criteria to the satisfaction of both the Carlsons and the Songs. That basic development criteria is as follows: . The views of any new development of homes is to be minimized from the Carlson home on the north side of the Harrison wetland and the future Song homesite at the northeast comer of the Harrison Wetland Complex. Several concepts and grading plans were prepared with a few cross-sections showing the probable views from the Carlson's and future Song homesites to future development These were reviewed by the Carlsons and the Songs so that a clear understanding of the proposed d~elopment would secure a minimal impact of views from their respective homes. . Additionally, views to the collector road system were to be minimized so that the impact of traffic would not be evident from the Song and Carlson homesites, as well as the Harrison Wetland Complex area. A grading plan and road alignment was c~ated not only to match in at an appropriate place for a Galpin Road intersection but also to develop benning and topographic relief to buffer the collector road system from the area north. 1l1is created a long segment of road along the Harrison wetland with only open space, benning, landscaping, and homeowners association recreation area to minimize the road impacts. . The proposed association recreation facilities were also to be screened from view from the Song and Carlson residences. 1l1is created additional berming of the facilities along the collector road to minimize the visual impact from these facilities. . To assure the quietude and preservation of the natural settings of the Carlson and future Song residential sites, no access to the Harrison Lake Wetland Complex is to be created. The wetland complex is surrounded by wooded steep slopes or sloping pasture which is being reconfigured into relandscaped sloping areas and benns. No trails, roads, or access easements will be developed around the Harrison Lake Wetland Complex. . The Carlsons and the Songs do not want any public parle The concern is that a public park would only invite trespass and disturbance of the quietude and the natural environment of the wetland area. It is proposed that a conservation easement would be placed over the Harrison Lake Wetland area to preserve its natural setting and minimize the potential for disturbance of wildlife and delicate plant communities. . The preservation of trees in the northwest area of the Song property must be assured to the satisfaction of the Carlsons and the Songs as they have placed their trust in Lundgren Bros. and it is recognized by all that some trees will be lost with the construction of roads and utilities. Careful consideration in the design has been given to maintaining the significant wooded character around the Harrison Wetland. Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 3 · Within the adjacent wooded areas. the custom siting of individual homes will be reviewed by the Carlsons and Songs to their assurance that every attempt possible is being made to preserve trees and minimize the visual and physical impact of the area surrounding the Harrison Lake wetland. · lbroughout the Governmental review process, Lundgren Bros. must continue to show compliance with the Song's and Carlson's concerns or the purchase agreement will be negated. Contractually, the Songs and Carlsons have complete veto power over the Lundgren Proposal and any conditions imposed by the City. In other words, if they do not like any aspect of the Lundgren Proposal or conditions proposed upon the development by any governmental agency, they can terminate the sale. Extreme effort is being taken by Lundgren Bros. to match and balance the concerns of the landowners, neighbors, city rules and regulations with their own wisdom and prudence in developing an attractive, successful neighborhoods. Without a balance of all of these co~cerns, the project. not only economically will it not be feasible. but the opportunity for the very best development for this area may pass by. II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF CONCEPT A. Location. This proposed Residential Planned Unit Development by Lundgren Bros. is located in Chanhassen in Section 10. Township 116, Range 23. The 112 acre project is served by County Road 117 to the east, State Highway No.5 to the south and the proposed east-west collector from the IohnsonLDolejsi/I'Umer. Lundgren project to the west. The Iohnson/Dolejsi/I'Umer PUD received preliminary plat approval on October 26, 1993. North of the Song property is the Jerome and Linda Carlson residence overlooking the Harrison Lake wetland. The Carlsons are a third party to the contract to acquire the Song property. The development plans have been carefully designed with consideration of the future Song homesite in the northeast comer, the Carlson home site, and the environmental setting of the entire site. B. Legal Description Registered Land Survey No. 94, Tracts A and B. C. Zoning The project consists of two tracts of land owned by the Songs. The property is currently zoned RR, Rural Residential. The developer proposes to rezone the property to a Residential Planned Unit Development I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 4 D. The Project The project consists of 114 single family residential home sites and a 10 acre future Song homesite that will be developed on lots ranging from 90 feet to 200 feet plus in width with lot depths varying from 130 feet to 300 feet plus. Each lot will be developed to match the site with a choice of pre-designed models. Each home will have a minimum two car garage with a driveway and major emphasis placed on walkout basements where topography allows. Tree preservation will be about 90 percent for the construction of roads, utilities and development grading. In wooded areas, each home will be custom fit to the lot to maximize the preservation of trees and natural terrain. The Songs will retain their existing homestead along with an approximate 10 acre parcel on the northeast comer on the project for a future home site. Lot Size (excluding future Song homesite): : Gross Average Lot Size Net Average Lot Size Smallest Lot Size Largest Lot Size 38,887 s.t. 27,519 s.f. 11,470 sJ. 75,640 sJ. Proposed Building Setbacks: 30' Front Yard Setback Typical 20' Front Yard Setback (minimum) (where natural areas may be preserved) 30' Rear Yard Setback (minimum) 6' Interior Side Yard Setback for Garages 9' Interior Side Yard Setback for Living Area 20' Minimum Separation Between Buildings 40' Rear Yard Wetland Setback (minimum) Large, meandering wetlands create a variety of constraints to development, requiring unique approaches and mitigative efforts aimed at providing quality homesites while maintaining the integrity of the wetlands. Measures such as conservation easements, reduced setbacks, road design, and restrictive covenants all contribute to this and will be discussed later. As previously noted, lots will vary in size from 11,470 s.f. to 75,640 s.f. 1be range of lot sizes provides an opportunity to accommodate different home styles. Besides offering the advantage of a highly varied streetscape, the mixture of home plans and lot sizes can help to diversify target markets. Generally this option does not achieve densities as high as those using conventional platting procedures evidenced by the gross density shown on this plan of about 1.0 unit/acre with a net average lot size of 27,519 sJ. The Oty of Chanhassen's 1990 Comprehensive Plan called for Low Density Residential with an average net density of 2.6 units per acres. The proposed plan is less dense than what the Oty planned for. With the difficult constraints on the site, the mitigative measures that we propose such as preservation of wetlands and large trees with additional ponding creates a development that is Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan s aesthetically pleasing and environmentally responsible. The development team has meet with the property owners and toured the site over a dozen times to fine nme the development constraints and conceptual approach to the many difficult issues. An extensive tree survey was completed locating all of the large trees so that early conceptual planning could be accurate and representative of the final development environment Aerial reconnaissance both from helicopter and detailed measurable photographs were assembled for detailed analysis of the site and to assist in the accurate location of wetlands, wooded areas, and homesites. Based on a variety of concept plans developed, each was studied with sections cut through the viewshed of proposed homesites. These were developed to meet the variety of design parameters included in the purchase agreement of which both the Songs and Carlsons reviewed for compliance with their environmental concerns. All of these concepts also had to match the concerns for appropriate location for collector road, separation and buffering from high voltage power lines along the western edge of the property, and circulation and lot patterns to connect the adjacent Lundgren neighborhood into the overall development scheme. All of these concerns are encompassed in the design of the development and proposed in the PlJD with a balanced approach to landowner's concerns, environmental protection, and good subdivision design which addresses city infrastructure and development requirements. These mitigation measures speak to the purpose of the P.U.D. and successfully create the ultimate condition that the P.U.D. was designed to affect. Development Summary: Total Acreage Song Parcel for Future Home Homeowner Association Recreation Open Space Co. Rd. 117 R.O.W. Area of Street R.O.W. Net Developable Number of Lots (excluding Song) Gross Density (all lots on total property) Net Density (Lundgren Bros. lots) 111. 77 ac. 10.0 ac. 3.0 ac. 13.81 ac. 1.10 ac. 11.84 ac. 72.02 ac. 114 1.05 units/acre (115 + 111.77) 1.58 units/acre (114 + 72.02) E. P.D.D. Criteria The O1anhassen Zoning Ordinance (May, 1992) outlines three expected attributes of Planned Unit Developments. Those expected attributes and the developer's findings are outlined below: 1. Attribute: The City should be offered enhanced environmental sensitivity beyond nonna! ordinance requirements. Finding: The overall concept is oriented around the development of individual neighborhoods defined by the road system and the integrated open space system. This community was designed to accommodate moderate-size single family homes while providing generous amounts of open space. TIle Comprehensive Plan allows up to I II I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 6 four units per acre for Low Density housing but our proposal is for a very low one unit per acre. The plentiful open space shown affords the visual amenity provided by ponds, wetlands, mounds and depressions and combines them with the landscape elements such as grass, flowers. shrubbery and trees added to the new streets. Berms and perimeter landscaping buffer the new homesites and create a special entrance to the neighborhood. Over and above this, open space provides the means to preserve and enhance existing natural amenities, thus preserving wildlife habitat and migration corridors. With the proposed conservation easement over the Harrison wetland, the diverse habitat will be protected with minimal human intrusions. The developer has used this process that embraces the delicate balancing act of locating roads and home sites where it has the least effect on the wetlands. !fees and steep slopes to create a development that is innovative and harmoniously sensitive to the environment. 2. Attribute: Lot sizes should be mixed to reflect the sites' environmental limitations and opportunities and to offer a range of housing pricing options. Finding: The proposed plan maximizes the potential of the limited developable land on this property while providing an efficient use of open space that benefits as many home sites as possible. Because of the unusual amount of constraints existing on this site such as: the large wetlands. the visual and noise concerns of Galpin Road and its future expansion and the extensive wooded- vegetation, Lundgren Bros. is requesting a P.U.D. on this property. A P.U.D. would provide more efficient use of land and public services, consolidation of areas for recreation, and reductions in street lengths and other utility related expenses. The curvilinear road system, rolling topography, and general site design help create many interesting and unique building sites which further promotes diversity in housing within the development 3. Attribute: Quality of development in: landscaping, construction quality, provision of public/private open and recreational space. a. Landscaoing - By design, the road system locates entrances which identify points of arrival to individual neighborhoods. The entrance features will consist of entry monuments, ponds, extensive landscaping and planted medians. The cul-de-sacs, while allowing development of rolling hills and creating niches for smaller more private neighborhoods, also affords the opportunity for landscaped islands and medians, another feature of this development These areas will be maintained by a homeowner's association as well as covenants on the land that must be adhered to by owners. b. Construction Oualitv - Lundgren Bros. invests a great deal of time and money periodically upgrading its entire home design inventory, and this project will be no exception by keeping current with design trends that are the most in Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 7 demand and efficient. The latest innovative construction techniques are implemented upon their introduction to the building industry. Lundgren Bros. has been developing residential single family developments and building quality homes in the Twin Cities area for 23 years. The Lundgren Bros. tradition of quality neighborbood communities has been recognized nationally by many industry publications such as: Better Homes & Gardens, Professional Builder and Builder Magazine. c. Public and Private Onen Soace - The amount of open space together with the neighborbood recreation area and the numerous ponds created within the development are a direct result of the flexibility allowed under a P.U.D. Additionally, in special situations that necessitate reduced lot sizes and setbacks, the developer is able to provide other neighborbood community benefits that reduce the strain on City parks and trails. - The plan addresses the need for neighborbood park activity by locating a 4.6 acre association recreation area near the east entrance of the development. In addition to a landscaped entrance feature, other amenities proposed are two tennis courts, a If}. basketball court and a play structure. The future residences of the Song parcel are the Chanhassen citizens requiring recreation and Lundgren Bros. is providing that needed neighborhood facility and extensive open space tree preservation. The City may elect to provide other services using the park fees paid by the proposed development d. Subdivision Flexibilitv - Through the departure from the strict application of required setbacks, yard areas, lot sizes and other minimum requirements and . perfonnance standards associated with traditional zoning, Planned Unit Developments can maximize the development potential of the developable land while remaining sensitive to its unique and valuable natural characteristics. F. Comprehensive Plan Acceptability 1. Land Use Guide Plan!Density The property is currently guided for Low Density Residential Single Family Housing by the City's Land Use Guide Plan. This designation allows 1 to 4 residential dwelling units per acre. The Song property development plan proposes 115 residential single family lots on approximately 112 acres for a gross density of approximately 1.0 dwelling units/acre. 2. Site Utility Availability and Service The site is within the MUSA expansion area. The February, 1992 report prepared by Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates presents the general plan for extension of trunk sanitary sewer and watennain to this site. I II I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 8 Sanitary sewer service will be provided by the 12-inch diameter trunk sewer extension fonn the Lake Ann Interceptor which is presently under construction and ends at Galpin Lake Road about 200 feet south of the Song property. A lO-inch gravity sewer would be extended north to the Song property and westerly on E Street to the Johnson!Dolejsitrumer site. The internal gravity sewers for the Song property would be extended from the lO-inch sewer, with one exception. The northeast comer would receive sewer service by extension of a gravity sewer from the Lake Ann Interceptor which traverses the northeast comer of the property. The lO-inch gravity sewer would also service the Jolmson/Dolejsitrurner site and the property north of it The sewer extensions would be done in phases as necessary to service the phased development. beginning with the southeast portion of the site. Water service would be provided by watennain extensions from the existing and proposed trunk watennains on Galpin Lake Road. A 16-inch diameter trunk watennain is proposed on A Street. the proposed east-west collector between Galpin Lake Road and Highway 41. Discussions with Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlil5 & Associates indicated that initially water service would be provided by the 8-inch watennain on E Street. with the trunk watennain construction postponed until the north portion of the site develops. The design of the trunk sanitary sewer and watennains is in process with City Council plan approval and authorization to advertise for bids scheduled for July 14, 1993. Easements for the proposed facilities across the Song property will be provided by Lundgren Bros. Construction, Inc. The stonn drainage system on the site consists of stonn sewers in streets which will discharge into stonn water treatment ponds. These ponds will outlet into existing wetlands. In general, the site drainage pattern is from the north portion of the site to the large wetland southeast of the site. The drainage facilities will be constructed in phases along with the other site improvements. They will be designed to NURP standards according to the City of Chanhassen's "Best Practice" Manual. 3. Traffic and Access Circulation The road system, open space system and trails have been developed to best facilitate the movement of traffic safely and conveniently in accordance with the City's designated road system, while at the same time providing a unique neighborhood community consistent with Olanhassen's high standards. Primary access to the development will be through an east-west collector connecting State Highway No. 41 and County Road No. 117. Galpin Road also provides access to the Song Property located at the southeast comer. The road system is designed to identify a hierarchy of traffic with cul-de-sacs running into this collector. The southern interior road is connected to the east. eliminating a previously planned cul-de- sac. Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 9 IV. TENTATIVE STAGING AND SEQUENCE SCHEDULE The developer intends to develop the project in approximately five phases over a period of approximately four to five years. Obviously, economic conditions may affect the actual time frame and specific areas of development lbis sequence is derived by the approximate location of utilities which will serve the southern part of the property first Undeniably, the phasing will be heavily influenced by marKet conditions. V. FINANCIAL CAPABILITY As the optionee, Lundgren Bros. intends to develop the Song property once they receive every governmental approval necessary for development to occur. Lundgren Bros. is a principal developer in the City of Chanhassen and throughout its tenure of developing neighborhood communities has never failed to meet its obligations. ; VI. NATURAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS The topography is generally rolling terrain with the highest elevation being 1,056 feet and the lowest elevation being 972 feet There exists 23.:t acres of 8 separate protected wetlands on the site with both the Army Corp of Engineers and the City of O1anhassen having jurisdiction. The 112 acre site is a mix of cultivated fields, wetlands, areas with miscellaneous vegetation, and some significant wooded areas. The developer has taken these features into consideration in the planning of this neighborhood community. The eastern edge of the Song Property is encumbered with a powerline which has to be carefully incorporated into the subdivision design. In addition to these natural features, the development will include significant pending and some enhancement of existing wetlands and along with additional landscape elements proposed by the developer, we believe the result will be an overall development that is attractive and enduring. VII. WETLAND MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT The project contains a total of 23+ acres of wetlands of various types. The eight wetlands have been mapped and analyzed by Ron Peterson of Peterson Environmental Consulting. His report is included for review. The largest wetland is known as Harrison Lake. Sedimentation ponds will intercept and collect storm water nmoff prior to discharging it into the wetlands. The developer's intent is that upon its completion, the site should have equal or greater wetland acreage with overall higher quality than existed prior to development This should provide an improved variety of plant types and a better habitat for more species of wildlife. Compensatory mitigation for unavoidable wetland losses shall occur in the form of a wetland creation project adjacent to Harrison Lake. This would provide a ratio of 1:1 acre for acre replacement of wetlands to be affected by the project As the project moves into final design the locations and designs of these sites will be finalized. I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 10 A conservation easement will be established over and around each wetland. An attached exhibit shows the location of these easements. These wetlands will be owned by the Homeowners Association. The primary purpose of the conservation easement is to provide nesting habitat and wildlife cover peripheral to the wetland. In addition, the easement combined with the proposed sedimentation ponds will work. together to improve and maintain the character of the wetlands further filtering runoff. . Protection of a natural buffer area and prohibiting mowing will be part of the easement controls. Each lot shall have a deed restriction in recordable form and easement that forbids the home buyer from violating and tampering with the conservation easement All marketing material, purchase agreements, Homeowner Association (HOA) documents, and protective covenants for homebuyers will clearly identify the conservation areas and governing rules. Table 1 Wetland Impact Summary Song Property Development : Summit Basin No. City Regulatory Classification Acres Filled Size A B C D E F G H Ag/Urban Ag/Urban Ag/U rban Natural Ag/Urban Not Identified Ag/Urban Natural 14.00 .47 7.60 .48 .19 .06 .15 1.50+/- o .47 .106 o o o o o Total 22.86 .576 VIII. TREE PRESERV ATION/MONUMENTATION/SIGNAGE The western and southern portion of the Song Property is wooded with oak and maple being the predominate trees. Ash and boxelder are found in other areas of the site and in cultivated areas along with other woody shrubs. Careful attention has been paid to all of the oak-maple woods on the western and southern edge. Overall, 717 large trees are located on the Song Property accounting for 15,241 caliper inches. Our primary goal is to minimize as much tree removal as possible in the development process so that premier wooded home sites would be created. Oak trees account for 450 of the trees ranging in size from 12 inches to 60 inches in diameter and also account for 9,934 caliper inches. The maple trees fonn a significant presence in the woods ranging from 12 inches to 38 inches in diameter with 167 trees being counted. Maple trees account for 3,339 caliper inches of the total wooded area. Through careful location of streets, utilities. and specific road design considerations. we will be able to preserve about 90 percent of the trees with site development We will only lose 8 of the 99 trees that are 30" or larger in diameter. Trees lost due to anticipated road and utility construction total 1480 Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 11 caliper inches less than 10 percent of the total trees. The remaining trees will all be located in wooded lots where the customizing of homes to each site will include a tree survey and site plan with each building permit showing tree preservation techniques and sensitive siting of buildings to preserve the wooded character of the area. Terry Forbord has walked the site many times with the Songs and Carlsons to identify tree preservation and protection areas. Tree preservation will include the establishment of pregrading of construction limits and delineation of utility corridors into individual lots to minimize root disruption for front yard trees. Lundgren Bros. has been very successful in their subdivisions with protecting and maintaining the health of existing trees. These techniques are being fully applied to the development of the Song Property. The area where the greatest amount of large trees can be found is the high ground on the northwest portion of the site. This land has large oak and maple trees and a lotting pattern was carefully adjusted to minimize the impact on the woods. 1be area has also been designated for conservation easements, in addition to the wetland setbacks to further preserve the wooded character. This will include many of the larger trees, such as the 60 inch oak tree found along the western edge of the wetlancj area. Grading will be minimized in these areas, and boulder retaining walls will be used whenever possible to absorb changes in grade without damaging root structure of the surrounding trees. This careful attention to the layout and the construction techniques used in this part of the site will maintain the aesthetic setting and environmental integrity of the large Harrison Lake wetland. Other portions of the site that are not wooded are being graded to accommodate collector roads and home pads with the wooded areas being designed for minimal amounts of grading. These areas that are being graded, and the other portions of the site will have trees planted in the front yard and side yards abutting the right-of-way with additional plantings of native materials around the Harrison Lake wetland, along the east-west collector, and along Galpin Boulevard. With the preservation of a significant amount of existing woods and the planting of hundreds of new trees, the overall community will blend together in a "Savannah Woods" character. Landscaped entrance features along with buffering of County Road 117 will add to the natural amenities of the area. Professionally designed and landscaped entrance monuments and medians will be provided at each entrance to the P.D.D. The elements of the monumentation and signage shall be consistent throughout the neighborhood community. The design team shall take advantage of the creativity the P.D.D. ordinance allows and develop an identity that blends well with the natural surroundings. All monumentation shall be owned and maintained by the homeowners association and shall be consistent with the quality monumentation found in other exclusive Lundgren Bros. neighborhood communities. IX. COVENANTS As in all neighborhood communities created by Lundgren Bros., strict architectural and protective covenants shall be established and recorded to protect the investment of each homeowner and the wetland conservation easements essential to wetland protection. X. NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION AREAS One of the most important elements of the development is an association recreational area for the Lundgren neighborhood. This will be located on the south side of Harrison Lake and developed in such a fashion as to screen the facilities from the natural areas and yet make them readily available to I . I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 12 the new residents on the Song Property. This area is located on the north side of the east-west collector road and is connected to the sidewalk system through to the Jolmson/DOlejsi-Lundgren Development directly to the west. These two developments work together in their unified design and neighborhood concept with association recreation areas close to the east and west entrances. This association recreation area is to the benefit of the community as a whole because it relieves the City from some community recreational demand and yet provides for full park dedication fees being paid to the City for the development or enhancement of other parks to the benefit of the entire community. This recreational area along with the amenity outlots will be owned and maintained by the Homeowners Association who will assume all maintenance and liability for the areas. We have found that these recreation areas not only form a unique feature for the Lundgren Development but also unify the neighborhoods with an activity area for which they have responsibility and control. These add uniqueness and value to each one of the neighborhood homes and provides a safe and convenient location for neighborhood activities. We believe the City strongly benefits from this program by having private enterprise build ~d maintain recreational facilities with the development of homes. at the same time giving the City additional funds to build other parks for the community. This doubling of recreational opportunities is an important part of creating a quality neighbornood with its own facility for the day-to-day convenient recreational needs and providing funds to the City for larger and more diverse opportunities that the City may wish to develop. This enhanced recreational planning. combined with the sensitive development in the woods and around the wetlands to preserve the natural setting, will create a neighbornood of sUperior quality and perpetual vitality. Recreation and the Comorehensive Plan The Song Residential Planned Unit Development proposed by Lundgren Bros. has taken a unique approach to meeting the open space and recreational goals of the City of Chanhassen. The plan creatively develops home sites in and amongst rolling wooded hills and varied wetland topography to maximize the preservation of open space and natural features of the site. In addition, the open space areas and sensitive wooded portions of the site are further restricted with proposed preservation easements to maintain the character of the site after development Also with the proposed association recreation area, the overall plan more than meets the criteria set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan for the development of this neighbornood. The City of Chanhassen's Comprehensive Plan defines open space as any land parcel that is not used for buildings or other structures. A significant amount of the land within the Song Planned Unit Development comprises of wetland and associated buffer area and wooded preservation areas. These combine together to create two very large areas of land unencumbered by structures, roads and utilities. This open space system also creates unique features for the neighborhood and preserves the natural character for all of the city to enjoy when visiting the new neighborhood. This open space is very important as the Comprehensive Plan points out It provides fresh air and sunlight and a sense of openness that can produce positive effects on human health both physically and psychologically. These attributes exist whether or not the open space is publicly or privately owned. Fresh air and sunlight know no legal boundaries. The association recreation area with its design and specific location as a feature element of the neighbornood, will enhance social interaction and bring people together for neighborhood unity. The association recreation area in combination with the open space provides all of the needs for the future residents of the neighborhood. Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 13 The Comprehensive Plan also addresses an open space benefit as the protection of the natural resource base of the community. The plan removes very few trees with the development of roads and utilities and preserves the wildlife habitat with the preservation of the wetlands, including an appropriate buffer area and selected adjacent wooded uplands. This combination provides for the protection of these resources under private ownership. With the additional stonn water sedimentation ponds in combination with the wetlands, the water quality and flood protection has been maximized. The very low density and low hard surface coverage indicates a subdivision that worlcs as well, if not better, than other subdivisions in the City of Chanhassen. The Comprehensive Plan goes on to recognize the positive impact on economic development and real estate values that open space has in the community. The integration of the open space with the protective features mentioned has been designed to have a positive impact on the neighborhood property values. The open space system protects the views and common natural amenities in combination with the neighborhood association recreation system to provide the unique neighborhoods that will gain value with maturity and will provide future residents with excellent resale value. : In addition to the positive impact to real estate values that the association's open space and recreational system has, the additional park and recreational fees paid to the city will help balance and augment the city's community park system. Furthennore, the private easements and recreation system proposed in the Lundgren neighborhood will not have a public burden for ongoing maintenance and improvements. When balancing all of these factors, and knowing that the development is at a very low density, the city can be confident that the recreational open space needs of this neighborhood are being very well met. The subdivision does provide for all of the recreation amenities that the future residents will require. The Comprehensive Plan refers to park dedication in respect to future residents directly by stating, "land dedication requirements are justified on the grounds that a subdivision is responsible for providing recreational amenities to the residents who reside within it" The subdivision when compared to the specific requirements of the comprehensive plan more than meets the specific park needs that one would expect for a public neighborhood park to serve this neighborhood. City subdivision ordinance also recognizes private parks and their ability to meet the recreational requirements of future residents. Section 18-79(g) of the subdivision ordinance even allows park dedication credit for private open space and recreational facilities. Lundgren Bros. is not asking for this credit but is providing significant open space and recreational amenities with full development. As previously stated, nonnal park and trail fees are being paid to the city to help the city meet other recreational demands in the community. Within that same section in (i), the amount of land needed for park dedication is one acre for every 75 people of population proposed in the platted land. This is based on three people per single family dwelling which would indicate approximately 350 people might reside in the Song property. The Comprehensive Plan indicates that a neighborhood park should be five acres in size and serve 1,000 people, with a service area of a quarter to one mile. The proposed private recreational facility is 4.6 acres and serves 350 people. This facility surpasses the recommended standards in the comprehensive plan and will be a distinct benefit to the overall community to have this neighborhood so well served. The comprehensive plan indicates that there is already a surplus of land for neighborhood parks in the community and that as new neighborhoods develop, neighborhood facilities need to be reviewed depending on location. In the case of the Lundgren proposal, the private recreational facility far exceeds the recommended standards in the comprehensive plan. I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 14 The subject properties are shown in the park deficiency map as zone number three. The Song proposal meets all of its recreational needs and thus meets any deficiency for neighborhood parks within its own development The need for other facilities whether they are other neighborhood facilities within zone three or community facilities connected to schools within the area, the park and trail fees are being paid to more than compensate for that additional recreational requirement Zone three does not indicate any deficiency in community parks and does not indicate whether or not the deficiency can be met with private facilities. Oearly, the subdivision ordinance recognizes association facilities and allows the developer to obtain credit for those facilities. With the proposed subdivision clearly taking both paths at once, with full park fees being paid and with three times the private service for the population that is required by the City, the overall balance of the recreational system is being met The overall theme of the City of Chanhassen's park system is "balance". This is viewed as passive and natural areas in combination with active recreational facilities to give an overall recreational experience to the citizens. The balance is also in the scale of recreation from the regional facilities, like Lake Minnewashta to the small neighborhood parks throughout the city. To complete ~at balance there can be a point of view that the public system can be enhanced by the cooperative ventures of a private system balancing public facilities. With the proposal of complete private recreational facilities and open space within the proposed subdivision reflective of the very low density of development, the City can feel very comfortable that a recreational balance is being struck. The parle fees, in addition to all of the taxes being paid by the future residents will contribute handsomely to the ongoing implementation of, the City's community wide park system. Additionally, the sidewalk system is being connected with the collector road that runs east/west through the subdivision to connect the neighborhood to the west Additional right-of-way is being dedicated for Galpin Road which can accommodate a trail within that additional 17 feet. With the potential of future development both north and south of the Song property, additional lands can be dedicated through the subdivision process in those new developments creating neighborhood parks to serve those areas. These new public paries can be developed with the funds generated by the Lundgren Bros. neighborhood development. XI. ROAD SYSTEM The development continues the collector road platted with the JOhnson/DOlejsi/fUmer property by Lundgren Bros. in 1992. When completed, this collector road will connect east-west through the two developments between State Highway 41 and County Road 117. This collector road is designed to be on a 60 foot right-of-way with a 36 foot wide gutter-to-gutter urban street with a sidewalk along the north side. TIuough the Song Property, the road will be developed in an alignment around wetlands and large wooded hills and along the south side of the Harrison Lake wetland on an alignment and grade that anticipates the regrading of the open pasture areas to develop depressed road sections to maximize the protection of the natural areas surrounding the wetland. Careful attention was paid to screening views from the wetland area to surrounding the potential homesites and road alignments. The collector road will intersect County Road 117 at the crown of the hill to maximize safe visibility. The intersection will be divided to help define traffic movements onto and off of County Road 117. We anticipate shoulder enhancement along County Road 117 to accommodate the turning movements onto the collector road. Additional 17 feet of right-of-way is being dedicated along the county road to accommodate future road expansions. This right-of-way dedication is anticipated to include a possible Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 15 trail along the county road. The county road itself will be benned where possible from the development with trees planted in rear yards to create a buffered edge from future traffic. At the southeast corner of the Song Property, the local road system connects to County Road 117 and will also have an entrance island associated with the county road intersection. The local roads throughout have 50 foot right-of-ways and are curvilinear in design to adjust to the topography of the area and create roads that encourage slower traffic. This road design creates a lotting pattern that minimizes the typical wall effect of multiple facades that one would experience on a straight road. This is an important part of the creation of quality home sites, as well as the practical function of access and neighbOll100d circulation while providing a pleasant streetscape. The road system is proposed to connect to the most easterly cul-de-sac of the Jolmson/DOlejsi/l'urner-Lundgren Development This cul-de-sac and adjacent lots have been redesigned so that the road system will be connected through. This will allow for more internal circulation opportunities as has been requested by City Engineering. Where the road crosses a small creek in the southwesterly portion of the site, a bridge-like culvert system will be develope<! to minimize the interference with the natural flow of the water and to create a more channing road amenity for the area residents. In the southern portion of the site, two private driveways are proposed to access several lots. These are done in areas where it is important to work around the irregular fonns of the wetland to access prime homesites. The maintenance of these roads will be part of the overall Homeowners Association. Because the northwest portion of the site is so characterized by the oaklmaple woods, it deserves a departure from the typical road design. TIle unique road design that is being created is designed on a 40 foot right-of-way with a 24-foot curb-to-curb paving section. This is to minimize the amount of grading needed for a road system with utilities and to develop a more sensitive development in the high canopied woods. We anticipate retaining walls and the very careful construction of roads and utilities in this area in a fashion that can be described as almost surgical in its intent A great respect and sensitivity to this area has been strongly promoted by the Songs as owners of the property and the Carlsons who are a third party to the Song contract Lundgren Bros. strongly supports this and has collaborated closely with them to keep this area as environmentally responsible as possible while maintaining the project feasibility. This unique road design is an important part of the sensitive development of this part of the Song Property. XII. DEVELOPMENT FLEXIBn..ITY Within the PUD, we are requesting not only flexibility in road design but also with setbacks to allow for more careful siting of each home to the lot We are proposing six-foot side yard setbacks to garages and nine-foot side yard setbacks for living areas. We request this flexibility with the condition that no structures get closer than 20 feet to each other. With all the lots meeting the 90 foot width at the setback line, we will be able to adjust the homes slightly on each lot and even twist them slightly, where necessary, to provide for a more aesthetic and interesting placement to the benefit of the whole neighborhood. I - I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I Planned Unit Development Concept & Preliminary Plan 16 Additionally, we would request flexibility on the front yard setback to assist in the preservation of natural areas, specifically woods and wetlands. Where it would be appropriate in viewing final house designs on individual lots. we would request the flexibility to setback 20 feet. if needed. to save trees. provide for better drainage. or the aesthetic placement of the home. XIII. CONCLUSION Lundgren Bros. feels that the proposed preliminary plan for development of the Song property enhances the quality goals and objectives of the City of Chanhassen. We are proud of the efforts put forth by the Songs. Cadsons. and the Development Team in preparing an extremely high quality and environmentally sensitive neighborhood community. It is our pleasure to respectfully submit to you our proposal for your consideration and request your acceptance. .--- - - --- ---------- - ------..-- - - - - - . -. -- - -.-.--.. -.. --....-- -.-. -.- --- ~ - - _.- .~ -.. -- --- -- - --- - ---.- - - .-. -- ;--: --.--.::.--. :_-:-__.:~- _.~--.-..~---- , : . ..' . .-.:.. -, . -=='1- E;':.;,'--E .g -l.~ -r!~~.~- f _ \ 'e~.! :cot. . l.: ~_ - - PETERSON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSUlTING, INC. June 4, 1993 Mr. Terry Forbord Lundgren Brothers Construction Company 935 Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 Subject: Wetland Delineation and Regulatory Analysis Song Property, Chanhassen, Minnesota PEC Project No. 93-011 Dear Terry: As requested, we have completed our wetland delineation on the above-referenced site and offer the following regulatory analysis. Wetland Delineation Results Wetland boundaries on the subject property were delineated based on the Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineation Jurisdictional Wetlands (Interagency Task Force on Wetland Delineation, 1989) and the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual (1987). The former method is required by the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 and the latter is used by the Corps of Engineers in making permit decisions under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Both methodologies were found to yield the same wetland boundaries. Wetlands were also classified according to the methodologies set forth in Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (FWS/OBS Publication 79/31; Cowardin et a1.) and Wetlands of the United States (USFWS Circular 39; Shaw and Fredine 1971). We also reviewed the official City of Chanhassen wetland maps to determine how the City has classified wetlands on the property for purposes of their wetland ordinance. I_'{)l! \"t><176fh Sf/WI. Suill' ]()c . EdIna ,\fmnesota 55435 . 617-831-8565 . Fax 61].831.8;J5 I . I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I. It I I I I I I Mr. Teny Forbord June 4, 1993 Page 2 PEC Project No. 93-011 Wetlands identified on the subject property are shown on the attached graphic and described as follows: . Basin A: Basin A is Harrison Lake and its adjacent wetlands. Harrison Lake has been designated by the Minnesota Department ofNat~ral Resources (MDNR)as state-protected water 8W; no ordinary high water elevation has been established for Harrison Lake (Ceil Strauss, MDNR Area Hydrologist, Pers. Comm.). Harrison Lake is overall a intermittently exposed palustrine unconsolidated bottom wetland (pUBG; Circular 39 Type 5 open water) with a fringe of seasonally and semi-permanently flooded wetland (pEMC and F; Circular 39 Types 3 and 4 shallow and deep marsh) and scattered stands of seasonally flooded forested wetland (pF01B; Circular 39 Type 1 bottomland hardwoods). The dominant plants are broad-leafed cattail (Typha Iatifolia) and reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea). The dominant forest species is box elder (Acer negundo) with scattered mature black willows (Salix nigra) also being present. Basin B: I I I I I I It I I Basin B is a saturated palustrine emergent wetland (pEMB; Circular 39 Type 2 wet meadow) dominated by reed canarygrass. This basin drains toward Harrison Lake but is separated from the lake by a strip of upland (Hayden loam 25-40 percent slopes) which is . presently under cultivation. Basin B is a depression underlain by Glencoe silty clay loam which is a hydric soil. Basin B has been degraded by the active cultivation that surrounds it on all sides. Basins C and D: Basin C is seasonally flooded palustrine emergent wetland (pEMC; Circular 39 Type 3 shallow marsh) which drains into a saturated emergent wetland (pEMB; Circular 39 Type 2 wet meadow). The seasonally flooded and saturated portions of the emergent basin are dominated by cattails and reed canarygrass, respectively, with scattered box elders and common elderberry (Sambucus pubens) along the fringes. Basin C eventually drains into Basin D which is a seasonally flooded forested drainageway (pFOIC; Circular 39 Type 1 bottomland hardwoods). Approximately 375 linear feet of the drainageway between Basins C and D has not been delineated as wetland because its steep grade does not allow hydrophytic plants to become established. This portion of the drainageway passes through an area of Hayden loam with 6 - 18 percent slopes and, thus does not have hydric soils. Basin D comprises the lower portion of the drainageway at the southwest comer of the site and is underlain by Glencoe silty clay loam which is a hydric soil. Basin D is dominated by box elder. Mr. Terry Forbord June 4, 1993 Page 3 PEC Project No. 93-011 Basin E: Basin E is a small, apparently man-made excavated wetland immediately south of the existing Song residence. This basin is a semi-permanently flooded unconsolidated bottom wetland (pUBF; Circular 39 Type 5 open water) and lies in an area of either Hayden or Lester soils, neither of which are hydric. This pond may be located within a small inclusion of Cordova or Webster soils which are hydric. Basins F and G: Basins F and G are sections of road ditch along Galpin Boulevard which have r:evegetated with willows and reed canarygrass. Basin H: The portion of Basin H lying within the project site is a ditched/partially drained saturated palustrine emergent wetland (pEMB; Circular 39 Type 2 wet meadow) vegetated with reed canarygr~ss). NWI Areas Not Staked: Two areas shown on the USFWS National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps as wetland were not staked. First is an area of partially drained seasonally flooded palustrine emergent wetland (pEMCd; drained Circular 39 Type 3 shallow marsh) which lies at the very northeast comer of the site. This area lies in Lot 9 of Block 1 which will be a 413,100 square foot (9.48 acre) lot to be occupied by one residence. Since this lot is so large and construction would be so far from the wetland, the boundary of this basin was not staked. The second area not staked is shown on the NWI map as a small seasonally flooded emergent wetland (PEMC) in the east-central portion of the site. A thorough search of this area indicated it to be entirely topographically elevated upland. Wetland Impacts The wetland impacts of the proposed project have been estimated based on preliminary plat prepared for the property by Schoell and Madson (dated June 1993). We anticipate that our wetland impact estimate will be refined further as the design process proceeds. The total filling impact of the proposed project will be approximately 22.870 square feet (0.576 acre) with an additional 4.650 square feet being excavated for a stormwater pond. Stormwater from impervious surfaces on the site would all be routed though stormwater basins meeting National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) standards prior to being discharge into downstream wetlands. The impacts of the project are described in detail as follows: I - I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I -- I I I I I I Mr. Terry Forbord June 4, 1993 Page 4 PEC Project No. 93-011 Basin A: Basin A would incur no adverse impacts as a result of the project. As described below, 30,200 square feet of replacement wetland will be created in a location contiguous to but above the ordinary high water elevation of Basin A. Basin B: Basin B (19,800 square feet or 0.45 acre) will be filled in its entirety during the construction of a local park. The uplands adjacent to Basin B cannot be utilized without filling this basin due to the heavily rolling topography across this area. In addition to allowing the creation of a level area for the park, grading in this area will screen residential property to the north from the proposed development. Basin B has been degraded due to the active cultivation that surrounds it on all sides. Basin C: .' I I I I I I It I I Basin C will be largely unaffected by the proposed project. The only impact incurred by Basin C will be the construction of a stormwater pond adjacent to A Street which will result in 9,300 square feet (0.21 acre) of impact about half of which will be excavation and half will be fill for a berm to separate the pond from the remainder of Basin C. The affected area is a saturated portion of the basin dominated by monotypic reed canarygrass. Basin D: About 620 square feet (0.01 acre) of Basin D will be filled to create a berm for a stormwater pond adjacent to E Street. The pond itself will lie outside the delineated wetland boundary. Basins E. F G and H: Basins E, F, G and H will not be affected by the proposed project. Compensatory Mitigation The proposed project will include the creation of 30,200 square feet of replacement wetland to be located in the northeast comer of the site. This created wetland will represent a mitigation ratio of slightly over 1 to 1. This area is a cultivated upland which is contiguous to wetlands that fiinge Harrison Lake. This mitigation area will be excavated to a depth of 2 to 4 feet lower than the surface water elevation of the lake to ensure adequate wetland hydrology. The created wetland will be blended into the wet Mr. Terry Forbord June 4, 1993 Page 5 PEC Project No. 93-011 meadow which lies immediately to the west to form one continuos wetland. The bottom of the replacement wetland should be lined with 6 to 12 inches of organic material from the other wetlands affected by the project. The scarified area can then be seeded with a Corps of Engineers approved wet meadow seed mix. Areas that will generally be under standing water will revegetate naturally to obligate wetland species from the seed and root masses contained in the organic substrate that is deposited in the bottom of the basin. We anticipate that the created wetland will become a combination of wet meadow, shallow marsh and deep marsh (Circular 39 Types 2, 3 and 4 wetland). The wetland fringe and bottom contours have been designed to maximize the diversity of vegetation and water regimes within the basin. Regulatory Analysis Corps of Engineers The proposed project will result in the filling of about 22,870 (0.53 acre) square feet offill and 4,650 feet (0.1 acre) of wetland excavation, for a cumulative impact of 27,520 square feet (0.54 acre). All of this fill would occur in what we believe to be isolated wetland. Because the proposed wetland impact totals more than 0.5 acre but is less than 3 acres, this activity should be covered by Nationwide Permit No. 26 (33 C.F.R 330.5(a)(26)(ii); hereafter referred to as NWP 26) subject to any special conditions resulting from the pre- discharge notification (pDN) process. If the total impact were less that 0.5 acre, the project would be covered by NWP 26 without a PDN. With a PDN, the Corps typically requires a demonstration that the proposed wetland impact cannot be avoided or further minimized and that unavoidable impacts are being compensated. It appears that the impacts of the proposed project have been avoided and minimized to the extent practicable. The impact to Basin B cannot readily be avoided because of the steep topography in which it is situated. This area must be regraded to provide sufficient level space for park and open space uses as well as to screen property to the north from the proposed development. The level of this basin's degradation was a factor in detennining the extent to which this basin could be avoided. Impacts to Basins C and D have been minimized to the extent possible. The minor impacts being incurred by these basins result from efforts to route access roads according to existing topography so that impacts to both mature trees and wetlands can be minimized. The proposed wetland replacement is in excess of a 1 to I acreage ratio and should meet the mitigation requirements of the Corps. I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I It I I I I I I Mr. Terry Forbord June 4, 1993 Page 6 PEC Project No. 93-011 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The proposed project should not require an MDNR protected waters permit since the project will does not appear to involve work below the ordinary high water level (OHWL) of Harrison Lake. The only work to be done in proximity to the lake is the construction of replacement wetland which will not be contiguous to the Type 3 or 4 portions of the basin. The MDNR has not established an OHWL for Harrison Lake; however, MDNR staff has indicated they will be available to confirm in the field that the mitigation work does not require a MDNR permit. LGU Certification under the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 The City of Chanhassen is the Local Governmental Unit (LGU) under the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA). The City must certify that the proposed project complies with the Board of Water and Soil Resources' (BWSR's) Administrative Guidelines for the Interim Program of Wetland Regulation under the WCA. The interim program is in force through July 1, 1993; however, during the 1993 session, the Minnesota Legislature amended the WCA to allow LGU's to extend the Interim Program through the end of 1993. Based on discussions with Mr. Paul Krauss, Community Development Director, the City will be extending the Interim Program as allowed by the WCA as amended. I I I I I I It I I We have reviewed the exemptions contained in the WCA and find that the proposed project does not appear to be an exempt activity. Assuming no exemptions apply, the WCA requires that the wetland acreage lost to the project be replaced with an equal acreage of wetland in the same County or watershed. This 1 to 1 acreage replacement requirement changes to 2 to 1 on July 1, 1993; however, with the City's extension of the Interim Program, the 1 to 1 ratio should continue to apply through the end of 1993. The proposed permanent BWSR Rules indicate that LGU certification during the Interim Program will "grandfather" the 1 to 1 compensation until no later that June 30, 1995. The proposed project appears to meet the necessary criteria for obtaining a no-net-loss certification under the WCA. While the Interim Program does not require the application of the avoid-minimize-compensate sequence, sequencing has been applied on this project as described above. Since the project involves the on-site creation of replacement wetlands at a ratio of slightly more than 1 to 1, the compensation requirements of the interim program have also been met. Chanhassen Wetland Ordinance We have obtained copies of the official City wetland maps and associated data sheets for the project site. Based on these materials, all wetland basins on the project site except D Mr. Terry Forbord June 4, 1993 Page 7 PEC Project No. 93-011 and H have been classified as Ag-Urban; Basins D and H have been classified as Natural. The City ordinance requires that both wetland classifications have a 40 foot structure setback and that Ag-Urban and Natural wetlands have 0-20 (average 10) and 10-30 (average 20) foot vegetated buffer strips, respectively. Any buffer strips created for Natural wetlands must be entirely composed of native plants. The concept plan appears to provide adequate space within each lot to provide for the necessary setbacks and buffer zones. Basin H lies entirely within a 9.48 acre lot which allows more than adequate space to meet setback and buffer zone requirements. The lots along Basin D range in depth from 160 to 400 feet; the shallowest of these lots has about 100 feet of depth between the front and rear yard setback lines (including buffer areas). This should be sufficient depth to allow for home and yard construction. Similarly, most of the lots adjacent to Ag-Urban wetlands have sufficient depth to meet the structure setbacks with a 10-20 foot buffer strip. A few lots (e.g. Lots 34 and 35 of Block 4) may be too shallow for a buffer strip; however, because these shallower lots are so few in number, the required 10 foot average buffer strip width can readily be met. It is our understanding that all wetlands and buffer strips will be protected by easement and monumented. .. The mitigation being provided for unavoidable wetland impacts appears to meet all of the criteria set forth in the Chanhassen ordinance. The replacement wetland to be created will provide an acreage replacement ratio of slightly more than 1 to 1. The water levels in the proposed mitigation area should be stable and related to water levels in Harrison Lake. No runoff from impervious surfaces within the project will enter the mitigation area without first being pre-treated in a stormwater treatment pond constructed to National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) standards. As described above, we have developed shoreline and bottom contours to maximize diversity and a mixture of water regimes within the basin. Side slopes have been designed to vary between approximately 10 to 1 and 20 to one. Riley-Purgatory-BluffCreek Watershed District The Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District do~s not have a local wetland ordinance. I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I tI I I I. ft I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I Mr. Terry Forbord June 4, 1993 Page 8 PEe Project No. 93-011 We hope that the forgoing discussion is of assistance in your planning activities on the above-referenced project. Please feel free to contact this office with any questions. We look forward to assisting you in obtaining the necessary wetland permits for the project. Best regards, Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc. ~~ onald P. Pe erson Attachments cc. John Uban/John Scalzo - Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban Ken Adolf - Schoell and Madson I .-- i I I I I I tI I I I It '111 I , I I I I ~..".....,II I I ha.ll ~.Otf ......dl ..':"'..f ~ ':-:'8' I H \ .-- \ =.::.:.:;. ! .. . ~()NGL~ARLSON PROPE~~TY .' _. . .~:. ...:;!!.... L6CATiON'lr"fAP'h. . . r ,. , CHANHASSEN. MN. ..- ..... -., .. .., ..~ .......10. "'=:I~.~... I I I ,\ ! - I .:..;- . 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PONDS SETBACK TO BE FILLED I 5 uare feet in feet in feet s uare feet s uare feet s uare feet 1 1 16740 120 180 0 0 0 16740 2 1 16895 .95 175 0 0 0 16895 I 3 1 24180 100 165 0 0 0 24180 4 1 4Cl610 110 215 0 0 0 40610 5 1 30070 105 190 0 0 2170 27900 I 6 1 16740 95 150 0 0 930 15810 7 1 13330 90 150 0 0 0 13330 8 1 15190 100 135 0 0 0 15190 I 1 2 13485 100 155 0 0 0 13485 2 2 14880 110 180 0 0 0 14880 I 3 2 15655 115 205 0 0 0 15655 4 2 17360 115 200 0 0 0 17360 5 2 16120 95 180 0 0 0 16120 6 2 16740 110 195 0 0 0 16740 I 7 2 19840 120 205 0 0 0 19840 8 2 14880 105 150 0 0 0 14880 9 2 31465 110 180 0 0 0 31465 10 2 18910 100 125 0 0 0 18910 11 2 23405 95 190 0 0 0 23405 12 2 17050 .. 100 190 0 0 0 17050 13 2 18290 100 190 0 0 0 18290 14 2 21390 90 185 0 0 0 21390 15 2 19220 95 180 0 0 0 19220 16 2 15190 95 140 0 0 0 15190 I 17 2 13020 90 130 0 0 0 13020 18 2 15035 95 150 0 0 0 15035 19 2 15500 110 175 0 0 0 15500 20 2 14260 125 185 0 0 0 14260 I 225 0 0 0 19840 1 3 19840 90 2 3 18910 90 165 0 0 0 18910 I 3 3 16585 90 155 0 0 0 16585 4 3 20150 90 185 0 0 0 20150 5 3 13020 110 130 0 0 0 13020 I 6 3 12300 90 130 0 0 0 12300 7 3 14260 120 160 0 0 0 14260 I I It I I SONG/CARLSON I PROPERTY LOT BLOCK GROSS LOT LOT AREA OF AREA OF STORM WATER NET AREA NO. NO. AREA WIDTIIAT DEPTII WETLANDS WETLANDS MGT. PONDS SETBACK TO BE FILLED s uare feet in feet in feet 5 uare feet 5 uare feet s uare feet I I 5 75640 245 225 7633 0 0 68007 2 - 5 32785 115 150 4753 0 3999 24033 3 - 5 28468 130 180 2480 0 1136 24852 I 4 5 31878 90 270 0 0 0 31878 5 5 57145 100 350 2583 0 0 54562 6 5 49060 20 N/A 7130 0 0 41930 I 7 5 41075 20 N/A 5683 0 0 35392 1 6 21855 105 140 5668 0 0 16187 I 2 6 20305 90 180 1136 0 0 19169 3 6 17670 90 150 1860 0 0 15810 4 6 17825 95 165 620 0 0 17205 I 1 7 22320 115 190 4650 0 0 17670 2 7 23715 105 195 3448 0 0 20267 I 3 7 20150 90 230 0 0 0 20150 4 7 15500 95 170 0 0 0 15500 5 7 24180 105 220 0 0 0 24180 6 7 23095 105 245 0 0 0 23095 7 7 22630 .. 90 210 0 0 0 22630 8 7 19530 105 160 0 0 0 1953 9 7 39370 95 230 1350 0 0 3802 10 7 44485 120 190 5952 0 0 38533 11 7 45105 115 220 1033 0 0 44072 12 7 17825 105 180 0 0 0 17825 13 7 35805 110 265 286 0 0 35519 I 14 7 29915 130 255 2015 0 0 27900 15 7 85405 140 265 5208 0 0 80197 16 7 50065 135 300 0 0 0 50065 I 17 7 32705 215 120 0 0 0 32705 18 7 24490 115 220 0 0 0 24490 19 7 21700 115 235 0 0 0 21700 20 7 24645 110 205 0 0 0 24645 I 21 7 23560 100 170 0 0 0 23560 22 7 24645 105 165 0 0 0 24645 23 7 27900 100 195 0 0 0 27900 I 24 7 19220 110 150 0 0 0 19220 25 7 16740 90 180 0 0 0 16740 26 7 22785 170 150 0 0 0 22785 I I . I I MAY-27-93 THU 12:41 SCHOELL & MADSON, INC FAX NO. b4o~Uob r. ua uo I SONG CARLSON PROPERTY It CHANHAS5EN, MINNESOTA TREE SURVEY MARCH 1993 PERFORMED 8Y SCHOE~L. & MADSON, INC. I SONG CARLSON PROPERTY TREE SPECIES TOTAL. lbor DIAMETER NUMBER INCHES 14" 2 28 IOTAL 2711 1 27 Arbor 3 se; 'Sh 12" 7 a~ 1411 6 84 I 15" 1 15 16" 15 60 18" ~ 162 20" 4 80 I 22," 1 22 2411 5 120 26" e t52 30" 1 30 3f!" 1 32 42" 1 42 AL. A5h 43 803 1 12 .OTAL. I 15 1 18 Rsh Twin :5 4~ I...wood 14" ;3 42 16" 1 16 I 18" 1 18 20" 4 eo 22" 3 66 I 24" 1 24 26" 1 26 28" a 84 30" 1 30 I ~" 1 34 36" 1 36 TOTAL S....wood 20 4156 1-5liWOOd Quad 18" 1 18 jliAL Bas.-ood Quad 1 18 -.wood Triple 24" 1 24 I PAGE 1 (lNTED 27-May-93 nHT-':-~J Inu l,.ql ~vnUtLL & nHU~UN, INLi t'H1\ NU, O'lOtlUOO t', Uj/UO.__ I SONG CARLSON PROPERTY II TREE SPECIES TOTAL DIAME1'ER NUMBER INCHES TOTAL Basswood Tr-iple 1 24 I Basswood Twin 22n 1 22 as" 1 28 I TOTAL Bils.wood Twin 2 SO 81 reh I 12" 1 1~ TOTAL. Sir-ch 1 12 8 i r-eh Cluster I 12" 1 12 TOTAL B i r'C'h Clus't.r 1 12 8irC!'h Twin I 10" 1 10 18" 1 18 I TOTAL Birch Twir. e 28 BoxEld 1211 3 36 26" 1 2G 3(1" 1 30 33" 1 33 36" 1 36 TOTAL BoxE:ld 7 161 Chwrry I 12" 1 12 TOTAL Ch~ry 1 12 Cotton I IS" 1 18 TOTAL Cotton 1 18 I ElM 12" 1 12 16" 1 16 'I 26" 1 26 TOTAL ElM 3 ~ Ironwood I 14" 1 14 161. 1 16 TOTAL :r...onwood e. 30 I It"'O~od Twi n 12" 1 12 -- TOTAL I~ood Twin 1 12 ....pIt! I 12" 7 &-4 PAGE 2 PRINTED 27-M..y-93 I MAY-2?-93 THU 12:42 SCHOELL & MAD~UN, IN~ t'HJ\ NU, o"o~uoo f,U't!...UU I SONG CARl.SON PROPERTY I: SPECIES TOTAL. DIAMETER NUMBER INCHES lit" 17 S:J8 I 15" 9 135 16"' 26 ~16 1811 32 576 I eo II 1B 360 22" 8 176 24" 1B 432 26N 5 .130 I e7" 3 81 28" 3 B4 3011 11 330 I 32" 3 9& 34" 1 34 38" 3 114 TOTAL Maple 164 3286 I.Pl. Twi r, 1~" 1 15 ~OTAL lS" .1 18 20" 1 20 Maple Twin 3 53 1 14 Ai- Mullberry 1 14 12" 15 180 I 14" 3b 1504 15" It 60 16" 49 784 18" itS 864 I 20" 50 1000 21" 1 21 22" 25 S50 I 24" 35 &~O 26" 36 936 27" 2 54 I 2811 29 812 30" 27 al0 32" 11 35e 34" 7 238 I 36" 5 180 38" 7 266 40" 1 40 I 4C!: .. 2 84 48" 1 48 60" 1 GO TOTAL. O~k 392 8S83 . Triple 12" 1 12 I 1&" a 32 PAGE 3 PRINTED 27-Mily-93 I nAY-t{~~j lHU l~;qj ~vHUtLL ~ MAU~UN, INv t'AX NU, b4o~Uob ~. Ub/Uo I SONG CARI..SON PROPERTY II TREE SPECIES TOTAL DIAMETER NUMBER INCHES 18" 2 36 I eo" 2 40 3611 1 36 TOTAl.. Oak Triple 8 1S6 I Oak Twin 12" 2 24 1411 7 96 I 15" 2 30 16" 7 112 18U Ii 108 I 20" 3 60 2.2 " 5 110 24" 2 48 26" 2 S2 I '27" 1 27 28" ~ 112 3011 2 GO I 32" 1 32 ,34" 2: &8 36" 1 36 a6" 2 76 42" 1 42 TOTAL. Oak Twin 50 1095 Willow 14" 1 14 16" 1 16 I 24" 1 24 28" 3 84 TOTAL. Willow 6 1:18 Willow Cluster I 26" 1 26 TOTAL Willow Clus~f!>r 1 26 I TOTAL TREES ON SITE 717 1.41 I I I -- I PAGE 4 PRINTED 27-MaY-93 I I I ".L: J..,..z- r.~~'-_ _'.'''t 7:." , " . WILL BE DONE BY PROfESSIONALS DURING APPROPRIATE PRUNING SEASON. PERCEHT OF CROWN r TO EQUAL PERCENT Of ROOT PRUNlHG. -'" ./ I NO STORAGE OF IUJERlALS.,OPERAnoN Of MACHIHfRV:OA ~ OF /.XV SORT WILL OCCUR W~ OF ~'= WITHOUT ~l IN WRITING FROM THE ....... ROOTS BY VIBRATORY PLOW TO MINIMUM 3' ~PTH. ~ PRUNIN~ SHAU. NOT EXCEED 1/3 Of THE ~Al fREE CANOPY RADIUS. BACKfILL AND COMPACT TRENCH T a.EAH TOPSOIl- eIc,. SHOW fENCING C()NT1HUOUSLY ALONG ORIGINAL DRIP UHE AMD SEaR,TO METAL POSTS SET 6' O.c., r TO BE ERECTED MINIMUM l' -0' OUTSIDE TRENCH. ./ ./ ./ /' . .. /~t;;~ GRAlllHG TO BE OONE oHct AFTER PROTECTIVE MEASURES I "-!,' j))1 .E BEEN TAKEN AMP AU. CONTRACTORS nAVE BEEN V~-). ...., "" PlIESEIlYAnON TEe","OUES ;' v I':~LL BE PERMITTED ",SlOE D'''''LINE iI.1y<~ , ~~ I WOODLAND PRESERVATION ~ ,!J b' '( :~~TOPERlODICREVISION TECHNIQUE It"d.~~~ sV' ELEVATION ~ . . 'l~ t;v1J~ .... ,,~ ~ )( :\ ,_.' ~ ( ,...- , ~ '- ~ ~~ ~ &\ MOSTORY cr. ~ ""~ {.s ~ _ '- \ -:,,~ ~5 · ,<!..J'l "'-\ y. ~. f/ \:~9g' i)~ L.:AN VIEW I II I I .. ~-- ~/ / & /l)V= ~ ...~ n;,c;:, ----- ... - ( ~ \ ) I I -- I II I I I \~ II LINE \ I --1 ------ ,~~ /' I ~ tJt/ I I I I I II I I 28' 60' , \ " 28' ROADWAY . WIDTH I CUL-DE-SAC DESIGN 120. DIAMETER SCALE 1"-30' ,I . 1 1 1 I~ I~ I~ 0.. IQ.. r4- I 1 I I!C! I~ IW I- - If> 1 I PRC DATE: 7/27/93 S- CC DATE: HOFFMAN:k -4 CITY 0 F CHANHASSEN STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: Rezoning of 11.5 acres of property zoned PUD and A2 to RSF and Preliminary Plat to subdivide 11.5 acres into 20 single family lots, Shenandoah Ridge LOCATION: South of Heron Drive, East of Audubon Road (see vicinity map) APPLICANT: Shamrock Development 3200 Main Street, Suite 300 Coon Rapids, MN 55433 John Oliver and Associates 580 Dodge Avenue Elk River, MN 55338 PRESENT ZONING: PUD, Planned Unit Development and A2, Agricultural Estate District ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N . PUD-R, Planned Unit Development S - A2, Agricultural Estate E - PUD-R and A2 W - Audubon Road COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: This site is located in close proximity to Power Hill Park and Sunset Ridge Park. The proposed Osprey Lane will eventually connect to the existing Osprey Lane of Lake Susan Hills West. Upon entering Lake Susan Hills West, a trail connection to Power Hill is available within 1000 feet. Access to Sunset Ridge. Park would require a walk or bicycle ride of one-third mile. Park and Recreation Commission July 27, 1993 Page 2 COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL PLAN: The Comprehensive Trail Plan identifies a trail abutting this proposed plat along Audubon Road. The trail currently terminates just to the north of this subdivision at Heron Drive. The existing trail is constructed approximately 1 ft. outside the residential property lines in the right-of-way of Audubon Road. RECOMMENDATIONS Park It is recommended that land acquisition not be pursued in favor of park fees. Fees to be collected at the time of building permit application at the rate then in force. Trails It is recommended that as a condition of approval of Shenandoah Ridge, the applicant shall construct the portion of the city's comprehensive trail system previously described in this report. Specifically, from the southern curb of Heron Drive to the southern terminus of Lot 4, Block 2. This trail to be 8 ft. in width with bituminous surfacing per standard city specifications. In consideration for this construction, trail and park fees will be reduced by an amount equal to the cost of construction. Said costs to be determined by the applicant for presentation to the city with documentation for verification. Current park and trail fees are $600.00 and $200.00 per single family unit, respectively. I- e I I I I II I , I I I I I I . I I -I ~O' J t.Plan I ~-I- Site Location \"' ;. ('brit. m.. : I..ke UK'" c.- ........e.. ....ta,. . .." , . I " I = I I . PRe DATE: 7/27/93 CC DATE: 0 -;Jj/ ---- HOFFMAN:k CITY OF CHANHASSEN I- Z <l () :J 0- n. <t . J I~ Ig I~ - '. I en , - STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: Preliminary Plat to Subdivide 4 acres into 4 Single Family Lots on Property Zoned RSF, Church Road Addition LOCATION: 6301 Church Road (See Vicinity Map) APPLICANT: Greg Reed 6301 Church Road Excelsior, MN 55331 Advance Surveying & Engineering 5300 South Highway 10 1 Minnetonka, MN 55345 PRESENT ZONING: RSF, Residential Single Family ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N . RSF, West 62nd Street S - RSF, Highway 7 E - RSF W - RSF, Church Road COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Cathcart Park, located immediately across Church Road, fulfills the city's park requirement standards for the Church Road Addition as identified in the City's Comprehensive Plan. COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL PLAN: The City's Trail Plan does not identify any trails immediately adjacent to this subdivision. Church Road, however, is the natural connection between the North Railroad Corridor Trail and the Minnewashta Parkway trail now is being constructed. i ... WI i -------...,8 .., ~ /// ~ :r i ! ~l , . / / / Park and Recreation Commission July 27, 1993 Page 2 RECOMMENDATION Parks and Trails It is recommended that full park and trail fees be accepted as a part of the platting of the TJO Addition. These fees to be collected at the rate in force upon building permit application. Current park and trail fees are $600.00 and $200.00, respectively. I - I I , 1 .J I It I I I I I I Todd Jay Owens 6661 Nez Perce Ave. Chanhassen, HN. 55317 July 6, 1993 To: City Of Chanhassen Regarding: TJO Addition Project Summary & Narrative Pr-e>jE3!c::t S-..:n:nmC3.z-y Project Name TJO Addition (Plat name) Location East of Nez Perce Ave. at the intersection of Lake Lucy Road. Owner I Developer I Avvlicant I I I I I I It Todd J. Owens 6661 Nez Perce Ave. Chanhassen, HN. 55317 Home Phone: 474-2972 Office: 944-9690 Site Planner. Surveyor. and Engineer Westwood Professional Services, Inc. 14180 West Trunk Highway 5 Eden Prairie, MN. 55344 Phone: 937-5150 Contact: Tim Erkkila . I ~ I It I I I I I I P~~~~~t N~~~~ti~~ ------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction I have had numerous meetings and discussions with city staff, (mainly Sharmin Al-Jaff & David Hempel), in pursuing this project. They have been exceptionally helpful and pa~ian~ wi~h me ~hroughau~ ~his learning experience as this is not my everyday business. I have made every attempt to comply with their recommendations and requests. One of my wife.s and my goals throughout this project has been to develop the property in a way that would have the least negative impact on the surrounding neighbors. We have kept in touch with the surrounding neighbors from the beginning st~es of this project. We feel that the proposed plat accomplishes this goal. ExistinR Conditions This property has been home to m:y wife and m:yself since we were married in 1979. The existing home is an older home border~d by older homes on one side and new homes on two sides. The property is an oversize lot for the area, an acre of heavily wooded land which slopes to the north. The woods consist of many mature Maples, Oaks and Basswoods. I I I I I I -- I I Description of Proposed Develovment Our land together with the vacation of Hopi allows enough area for three lots. Lot 2 could be accessed from Hopi or Nez Perce and lot 3 could be accessed from further north on Nez Perce. The desilitIl solution we selected features a combined drive off Nez Perce which is at the high side of the building sites for custom walk out homes. The common drive is preferred due to the fact that more tree removal would be reguired with the other options we looked at. In creating this lot configuration we feel the need to include the neck area of lot 2 in the area calculations to get sufficient lot area and orderly lot lines. All lots are at least 15,000 square feet and existing buildings comply with set back requirements. Note: The shed in lot 2 would be removed or moved to lot 1 depending on the wishes of the new owner of lot 1. Architecture I am not a builder or developer by profession. My assumption is that the buyers of the lots would build quality custom homes of an upper scale similar to the quality of the Vineland Forest development which directly abuts our property to the north. GradLTill On our plan we have shown #'trading for access drive only. We have not shown. building pad grading as that would be up to the new architecture chosen buy the new owners of the lots. While we don~t have a plan we have tried to identify potential impa.ct in the tree survey. Tree Preservation We estimate that approximately 29 trees out of 110 surveyed and identified trees over 6" diameter will be affected. That calculates to 26% removed and 74% kept intact. My goal is to work with the buyers of the lots to potentially save even more trees. Utilities Lot 1 has water and sewer and will remain as is off Nez Perce. New lots 2 Be 3 will receive water service from Nez Perce via 2" diameter common water service and we don~t expect to disturb Nez Perce because water service is available on the east side of Nez Perce. Sanitary sewer will come from existifi#it manhole on Hopi and serve lots 2 & 3 via 6" PVC. Both services are proposed to put in 20. wide easements. Gravity systems will be used. Streets No new streets are proposed. As proposed, Nez Perce will provide access. 30~ wide by 60. long easement for joint access is proposed for lots 2 Be 3. 20~ wide 7 ton bituminous drive will be constructed as proposed by me in conjunction with house construction. Street Vacation With this submission we are regllesti~ vacation of 1/2 of Hopi Road abuttin#'t our property. This area is included in lot and area calculations. I have been working with my attorney and city staff on acquirifi#it 1/2 of vacated portion of Lake Lucy Road which abuts the north e~e of our property. Chanhassen vacated this land by a resolution on January 8, 1990 and filed it with the county May 8, 1990. I attended the public hearing relati~ to this. When I inguired of the council at the public hearin~ I was told that it was likely I would receive 1/2 of the vacated portion. The land area is 4,405 square feet and is shown on our plat but not included in the lot confil{Uration or area. If I acquire this land before the final plat the lot line between lots 2 Be 3 will be adjusted sli#'thtly for an eguitable distribution and to improve lot 2. Wetlands - None on site or affected by project. . '-0. I II I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I. '1 It I I I I I I I I I I I I II , I I CITY OF CHANHASSEN ~ 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director -# FROM: DATE: July 20, 1993 SUBJ: Agenda for Joint City Council/Park and Recreation Commission Meeting In coordination with the City Manager's office, I. will be scheduling the commission's annual meeting with the City Council. I am relying ontbe commission to establish an agenda for this upcoming meeting. The location and time of where you would prefer we meet, i.e. City Council Chambers, Lake 'Ann Shelter, off-site, should also be determined. This is the commission's annual opportunity to take center stage with the . council allowing for free exchange of information and ideas. Upon formulating an agenda, I will make the necessary arrangements for the meeting. ft ~., PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER I It I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I q C ITV OF CHANHASSEN - - 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission T"I~ FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director DATE: July 20, 1993 SUBJ: Second Quarter Park and Trail Fee Revenue Report Ending June 30, 1993 Attached please find a copy of the June detailil:mdget report for Fund 410, Park and Trail Acquisition and Development The report indicates that revenues have dipped below anticipated levels with 50% !Jf the year expired. However, an offset of 5% does not represent an issue to be overly concerned about with six months of the year remaining. I will answer any questions the commission has in this regard on Tuesday. P.S. 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I I J I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ,., . . . It') lD ,.. III '" 'It '" '" _n nnn I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I ~ 0 ~ N M .., ~ ~ ,.. '" It'J 10 1ft II) V) 1ft U'lI I . I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I C ITV OF CHINHISSEN /0 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director FROM: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Supervisor Dawn Lemme, Program Specialist rtt; I t~ i DATE: July 23, 1993 SUBJ: Fourth of July Evaluation FRIDAY. JULY 2 CHANHASSEN'SENIOR CENTER ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Everything went well. The senior chorus group, the Chan-O-Laires, performed to the audience. Next year for the second year anniversary, a celebration will not be planned. However, the seniors would like to get involved in different portions of the 4th of July celebration. KIDDIE PARADE It was a good idea moving the start of the parade ahead a half hour to 6:00 p.rn. Everything ran smoothly since more traffic control was added on the parade route. The entire north parking lot of the school was blocked off, allowing parade goers to get ready without the threat of cars pulling in and out. ENTERT AINMENT I would have the balloon twistingclovmagain, but not the rest. Wasn't impressed. HORSE RIDES Six horses were used in the rotation around ballfield. More horses would be nice to accommodate more kids. Many kids were turned away because of the overwhelming popularity. The Eden Prairie Horse Club even shortened up the laps around the ballfields to move the lines along faster. Maybe cutting the price down and shortening up the rotation around the ballfield might help. Definitely have again next year. n ~J PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director July 23, 1993 Page 2 EMPERORS OF JAZZ Crowd enjoyed as they roamed around playing dixieland and jazz music. Many positive comments were made and a similar-type band will be contacted again next year. CHANHASSEN CHAMBER TRADE FAIR 33 businesses participated this year. Participants need to bring their own extension cords. It helped having them set up their tables. A 40' x 80' tent minimum will be needed next year. Chanhassen Park and Recreation talked about getting a table. CARNIV AL GAMES Have coordinator set up by 4:30 p.m. It helped having a coordinator responsible for ordering and dividing up prizes. More change is needed for next year ($100.00 1993). At least 15 volunteers will be needed. SP ACEBALL '" 116 rides were given. I would do it again. HAPPY HURRICANE Don't have in 1994. Company was disorganized and late for the engagement. Won't be back. CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TABLE If they would like, they can have the table again. It worked out nice having the table by the t- shirt sales and the prize board. ROTARY PICNIC Determine arrangement with the Community Picnic immediately for 1994. Fees would also need . . . I -- I I I I I I I I I I t , .- I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director July 23, 1993 Page 3 STREET DANCE Hi- Tops were great again. To get more people involved, maybe some contest could be developed. People left early before the Hi-Tops were done playing. Maybe ending at 11 :30 p.m. might help persuade people to stay longer. SATURDAY, JULY 3 KIDS FISHING 115 registered. Having boundary cones helped a great deal. Continue to have time set at 1 hour and 15 minutes. Everything went great. RONALD MCDONALD SHOW Would have been a great turnout had it not rained. Ronald could have attracted more kids if he showed up a little earlier. We will try to book him again next year. SAND SCULPTURE Will offer again next year and will promote more. Prizes for everyone. TREASURE HUNT Went well. People were getting into the clues. Playground staff did a great job in coordinating the program and will do it again next year. WIND SURFING DEMONSTRATION, SPACEBALL: Both cancelled due to weather. FAMILY GAMES Keep to 1 hour. Having games down by beach was a great location. CANOE RACES Cancelled due to weather and lack of participants. Definitely try again next year. Look to schedule time where it doesn't conflict with any other activities. HULA HOOPILIMBO Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director July 23, 1993 Page 4 Went well. Could have used more participants. Have prizes for everyone. INNERTUBE RELAYS Weather was okay, but stopped people from participating. Will defmitely offer again next year. SUNDAY, JULY 4 ADULT FISHING Worked out nice having contest length at two and a half hours. Helped having boat with electric trolling motor to roam around the lake checking on people. Get promotional information out by June 1st. Indicate weigh-in time and age categories. Have rental boats available. Change prizes. SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT 7 Men's Open Teams. Co-Rec didn't go. Change prizes. Keep local. MUSIC IN THE PARK Full Circle was great. People really enjoyed their music. They extended their contract and played a half hour longer. Stage faced north/south by beach area and worked out nicely. They should be considered next year. JOE SCOTT Performance wasn't well attended in the park-view picnic area. A different band may be looked at for that area. FIREWORKS Fireworks display was very entertaining. Next year we definitely need more boomer shells. Next year the show will defmitely be increased to $10,000 or more. A different launch location will need to be obtained, maybe a different portion of the park. It helped out a great deal having parking people directing traffic in the interior of the park. City radio and flashlights were used to control and direct traffic. Traffic flowed more efficiently with this new program. Have a portable phone available in case of an emergency. 1994 PROPOSED SCHEDULE July 1st, Friday night PicniclDance I" tI I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I J " . I I I I I I I I I I I I III I I Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director July 23, 1993 Page 5 July 2nd, Saturday July 3rd, Sunday July 4th, Monday Family Day, Kids Fishing No activities planned Softball tournament Adult fishing contest Fireworks I It I I I I I I -EFA IIA Earl F. Andersen, Inc. 9808 James Circle Bloomington, MN 55431 Phone: 612-884-7300 MN WATS: 1-800-862-6026 FAX: 612-884-5619 Note: This letter is dated February 12, 1993; however, it was received in June of 1993. The pictures which are referenced in this informatio will be distributed on Tuesday. TH (7-20-93) February 12, 1993 Mr. Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Coordinator City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Dr. Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Todd: I I I I I I . I I In response to your letter of December 1, 1992 regarding the allegations that playground equipment we have suppJied to the city does not meet the 1981 CPSC safety guidelines, please note the attached memo discussing each photo. As you will note, there are no violations of the 1981 guidelines. The LSI response is from Steve King, Chairman of Landscape Structures, Inc. the manufacturer. As a major manufacturer of playground equipment, Landscape Structures, Inc. has always, as we have also, taken the safety of the users seriously. Thank you. David Owen Sales Consultant Registered Landscape Architect DO/ba attachment . Park and Playground EqUipment . Site Furnishings . Resilient Safety Surfacing . Scoreboards . Floating Docks Natural Boardwalks . Traffic Control Signs and Products . Custom Signs and Markings . Sign Post Mounting Systems . Traffic Marking Products . Architectural Signage Complete consulting, design, layout and installation services. "Equal Opportunity Employer" ,,.., ..,.. r,...,~ ~r'''''' ~,., II" __ , ~..." rrr''-__ If 1/ CITY OF ff:;;;"A?), CHANHASSEN R~341 I I I I I I 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 December 1, 1992 Mr. Dave Owen Earl F. Anderson and Associates, Inc. 9808 James Circle Bloomington, MN 55431-2976 Dear Mr. Owen: As you may be aware, a citizen of Chanhassen has questioned the safety of play equipment existing in the City of Chanhassen which was manufactured by Landscape Structures and supplied by Earl F. Anderson and Associates, Inc. Specifically, this person has stated that some components of t!te equipment the city has purchased ~ince 1981 violates that year's edition of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's duidelines. These alleged violations are documented in the 28 photos enclosed. Some of these photos are simply to point out "lousy" joints. Since receiving these photos, this resident has down played their allegations stating that "the degree of violation varies and judgement calls must be made." In any event, I feel that it is important that Landscape Structures and/or Earl F. Anderson and Associates, Inc., respond to these allegations. The city's ultimate responsibility is to ensure the play equipment, which it maintains, is safe. Sincerely, -~~ Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Coordinator TH:k Don Ashworth, City Manager Dale Gregory, Park Foreman Enclosure: 28 4-inch x 6-inch photos pc: ft '-., PRINTED ON REC~LED PAPER I .1 I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I CHANHASSEN PARKS 1. Rice Marsh Lake Park - Phase I 1988 Phase II 1992 comm~ on back of photo - "Entrapment" EFA~ comment - "If Over 5"."Turn Panel l800to lower it or add a spacer board under panel to reduce space to 3~" per 1991 CPSC". (EFA - Section lQ.2.2, 1981 Vol. II) 2. Rich Marsh Lake Park - Phase I 1988 Phase II 1992 comm~ on back of photo - "3 swings" EFA~comment - "No 1981 Viol.ation. Remove center swing to conform to 1991 CPSC". 3. Rice Marsh Lake Park - Phase I 1988 Phase II 1992 Comment on back of photo - "not in violation - just a lou~~int." EFA/~comment - "We agree. Our tunnel slides have a lip over the joint now" 4. Lake Ann Beach - Purchased 1988 Comment on back of photo - "Chain ladder rail creates trip hazard." EFA~ comment - "No violation to 1981 but should deck mount to conform to 1991 CPSC". 5. Lake Ann Ballfield - Purchased 1990 comm~ on back of photo - "Handrails wrong length." EFA~comment - "An Installation Issue". 6. Lake Ann Ballfield - Purchased 1990 Comment on back of photo - "Just a poor step~il. " EFAI\L~ comment - "We agree it could be. better". placement of 7. Lake Ann Ballfield - Purchased comm~ of back of photo - " 3 EFA~ comment - "s e e #2". 1990 swings?" 8. Lake Ann Ballfield - Purchased 1990 comm~ of back of photo - "entrapment" EFA LSI comment - "Not in 1981. Add spacer wal to reduce space to 3~" per 1991 CPSC". board under (EFA - See 111) 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 9. Lake Ann Ballfield - Purchased 1990 co~ on back of photo - "No free fall" EFA LSI comment - "Not a violation to 1981. wit nake climber to conform to 1991 CPSC". (EFA - Section 1:1, 1981 Vo1.lj) Replace 10. Lake Ann Ballfield - Purchased 1990 Comment on back of photo - "Large knots on swing posts- mor~~tical than playstructure. EFA~comment - "Agree, but no :hazard". Meadow Green Park - Purchased 1984, 1986, 1991 and CPSC update 1992. Comment on back of photo - "The oldest structure does~t have these problems." EFA LS comment - "What Problems? Some non conformities to 1 1 CPSC. Review entire structure". (EFA: This structure was updated in 1992.) City Center Park - Purchased 1991 Comment on back of photo - Runouts should be 15 - 18" - lous~oint. " EFA~ comment - "No viola t ion to 1981. Runou t is 24" long., conforming to 1991 CSPC. Sec. 113". (EFA: Section 11.5.3.2 1981 Vol. It- Runout at least 16") City Center Park - Purchased 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Spacing fre~ll." EFA~ comment - " No violation to - Zero 1981, see 119". City Center Park - Purchased 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Spacing or bottom of ~;g1)ail unsafe." EFA LSI comment - "No violation to 1981. Reduce to 3~" per 1991 CPSC". City Center Park - Purchased 1991 Comment of back of photo - "Lousy design - 5 Vertical ladders on one deck cluster? Horizontal ladder same heig~s adjacent decks. EFAecomment - "No violation to 1981 CPSC". Lake Susan Park - Purchased Phase I 1990, Phase II 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Sliding pole violates '91 9Uid~ine - must be straight." EFA S comment - "We agree. 1991 guidelines became effec ive on November 15, 1991". I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I 'It I I I I I I 17. Lake Susan Park - Purchased Phase I 1990, Phase II 1991 Comment on back of photo - "spacing - Plastic Deck?" EFA@ comment - "No violation to 1981 CPSC. Lower rail spacing should be 3~" or less to conform to 1991 CPSC". ( E FA: See 111) 18. Lake Susan Park - Purchased Phase I 1990, Phase II 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Entrapment spacing on guard rail " EFA~~comment - "No violation to 1981 CPSC. See 1117". 19. Lake Susan Park - Purchased Phase I 1990, Phase II 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Entrapment" EFA@comment - "See 111". 20. Lake Susan Park - Purchased Phase I 1990, Phase II 1991 Comment on back of photo - "3 Swings" EFA/~comment - "No violation to 1981 CPSC, see 112". 21. I I I I I I II I I 22. 23. 24. Lake Susan Park - Purchased Phase I 1990, Phase II 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Converging angle on talk tube." EFA@ comment - "We agree;However, surfaces do not converge per 1981 CPSC. Suggest adding infill above bracket anyway". (EFA: Section 10. 1981 Vol. II) Lake Susan Park - Purchased Phase I 1990, Phase II 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Converging angles - several of these." EFA/lLSI) comment - "No violation. Angle -: opens downward. If ~~e is gheater than 3~", move hood to reduce space per 19~1 CPSC . Lake Susan Park comm~on back EFA SI comment to re uce space (EFA: See 111) - Purchased Phase I 1990, of photo - "spacing" "No violation to 1981. to 3~" per 1991 CPSC". Phase II 1991 Turn panel 1800 South Lotus Lake Park - Purchased 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Non-galvanized steel posts- may ~he only one in Minnesota." EFA~ comment - "No violations. We eliminated the non- galvanized steel posts in 1991". 25. South Lotus Lake Park - Purchased 1991 comm~ on back of photo - "Converging Angles" EFA~ comment - "No violation. See 1122". 26. South Lotus Lake Park - Purchased 1991 Comment on back of photo - "Spacing on handrail for spi~lide - must avoid 3-1/2" - 9". EFA~comment - "No Violation to 1981 CPSC. See fI14". 27. Don't know which park - Comment on back of photo - "Converging angles on several units. EFA,@l)comment - " No violation to converging angles unless parts are in line. See 119". 28. Don't know which park - comm@ on back of photo - "Another converging angle" EFA LS comment- "No violation. See 1122". .' I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I R"" i" (.,r:-,' c';', " P'I ~ ~^~' ~_, ~ ''',~. . ~~ L 'J.,:' :"~;' '4' ~.;>'<', ! . i ~ ' ~ '::1, :~, Earl F. Andersen, Inc. -"~~T'.,I C~F C'i-:~.\i\~~~ :.c,'S~'~ July 8, 1993 Mr. Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director CITY OF CHANHASSEN POBox 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Todd: I apologize for the delay in responding to your letter of June 8th, requesting information on "playground signage". It would not be our recommendation that the city provide instructional signage at your playground sites. However, this is a choice that you will have to make. There is nothing on instructional signage in the previous CPSC Guidelines or the most current guidelines which were published in November of 1991. In regards to signage, as it relates to age appropriate, was not addressed in the 1981 CPSC Guidelines. In the 1991 CPSC Guidelines, on pages 2 and 3, section 4.3, addresses age appropriate equipment and also the last sentence in this section pertains to signs. Enclosed are copies of the 1981 and 1991 CPSC Guidelines. If you have any additional questions, please let us know. David wen Sales and Design Consultant Registered Landscape Architect 00/ dk Committed to Service, Excellence is our Goal 9808 James Circle. Bloomington, MN 55431 · Phone 612-884-7300 · MN Wats: 1-800-862-6026 · Fax: 884-5619 "Equal Opportunity Employer" CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 June 8, 1993 Mr. Dave Owen Earl F. Anderson and Associates, Inc. 9808 James Circle Bloomington, MN 55431-2976 Dear Mr. Owen: In a continuing effort to ensure that play equiptnent maintained by the City of Chanhassen provides a safe play environment, I am requesw.ginformation in regard to playground signage. Specifically, should the city be providing instru~tional signage at our playground sites? Secondly, is it the opinion of B.F.A. and/or Landscape Structures that the play equipment purchased by the City of Chanhassen from E.F.A. was designed with age appropriate criteria in mind, and therefore should be signed appropriately?\(fhe city maintains Landscape Structures equipment at 14 sites in 13 parks. What age childrep. was the equipment at: Minnewashta Heights Park, Curry Farms Park, North .Lotus Lake Park, Lake Ann Park (2 sites), Rice Marsh Lake Park, Lake Susan Park, Sunset Ridge Park, Chanhusen Hills Park, and Bandimere Heights Park designed for? Please respond at your earliest (;;onvenience. If you are in J:leed of clarification as to the intent of my inquiry, please contact me. Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director TH:k pc: Don Ashworth, City Manager ft ~J PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER I tI I I I I I I I .1 I I I I II I I I Handbook for Public Playground Safely It procedures, and general hazards presented by protru- sions, sharp edges, and pinch points. I I I I I I 3. DEFINITIONS Composite Stnacture - Two or more play structures, attached or directly adjacent, to create one Integral unit that provides more than one play actlvlty (e.g. combination climber, slide, and horizontal ladder). Entrapment - Any condition that Impedes withdrawal of a body or body part that has penetrated an opening. FaD Zone - The surface under and around a piece of equipment onto which a chUd falling from or exiting from the equipment would be expected to land. Footing - A means for anchoring playground equipment to the ground. Guardrail - An enclosing device around an elevated platform that Is Intended to prevent Inadvertent falls from the platform. InfW - Materla1(s) used In a protective barrier to prevent a user from passing through the barrier. Non-Rigid Component - A component of playground equipment that significantly deforms or deflects during the normal use of the equipment. Preschool Age Children - Children from 2 years of age to not more than 5 years of age. I I I I I I Protective Barrier - An enclosing device around an elevated platform that Is Intended to prevent both lnad- wrtent and deliberate attempts to pass through the barrier . Protective surfacing - Surfacing material In the fall zone that conforms to the recommendations In Section 10.2 of this handbook. RoDer SUde - A slide that has a bed consisting of a series of individual roUers over which the user travels. School-Age ChDdren - Children owr 5 years of age but not ouer 12 years of age. ' _ Tube SUde - A slide In which the sliding section consists p of a totally enclosed tube or tunnel. I I 2 Upper Body Equipment - A device designed to support a child by the hands only (e.g. hOrlzontalladder, owrhead swinging rings). ~\ 4. lAYOUT AND DESIGN OF PlAYGROUNDS 4.1 Choosing. Site When planning a new playground, It Is Important to consider hazards or obstacles to chUdren traveling to or from the playground. A barrier, surrounding the playground, Is recommended to prevent chUdren from lnadwrtently running Into a street. Such a barrier should not preclude supervision. 4.2 locating Equipment The playground should be organized Into different areas to prevent Injuries caused by conflicting activities and children running between activities. Actlw, physical activities should be separate from more passive or quiet activities: areas for play equipment, open fields, and sand boxes should be located In different sections of the playground. In addition, popular, hea~ pieces of equipment or activities should be dispersed to a\lOld crowding In anyone area. The layout of equipment and activity areas should be without visual barriers so that there are clear sight lines everywhere on the playground to facOltate supervision. t> Moving equipment, such as swings and merry-go-rounds should be located toward a comer or edge of the play area. Slide exits should also be located In an uncon- gested area of the playground. Composite equipment has become increasingly popular on public playgrounds. Care should be taken to ensure that the play and traffic patterns of children using adjacent components of composite equipment are complementary. j 4.3 Age Separation of Equipment It is recommended that playgrounds have separate areas for younger children with appropriately sized equipment and materials to serve their less advanced deYe10pmental levels. It Is also Important to recognize that preschoolers require more attentlw supervision on playgrounds. Throughout this handbook, consideration Is given to specific recommendations for equipment designed for preschool-age children (2 to 5 years). t) j ( The design and scale of equipment should make the Intended user group obvious. Some playgrounds, often referred to as "tot lots, II are designed only for yolD'lger chlldren, so separation Is not an Issue. In playgrounds Intended to serve chUdren of all ages the layout of pathways and the landscaping of the playgrolD'ld should show the two distinct areas for the two age groups. The areas should be separated at least by a buffer zone of ample physical space. Signs posted In the playgrolD'ld area can be used to give some guidance to adults as to the age appropriateness of the equipment. 5. INSTAllATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT 5.1 Assembly and Installation Proper assembly and installation of playground equipment are crucial for structural integrity, stability, and overall safety. The people who assemble and Install playground equipment should not deviate from the manufacturer's Instructions. After assembly, equipment should be thoroughly Inspected before Its first use. t As a precaution, the manUfacturer's assembly and installa- tion Instructions, and all other materials collected concern- Ing the equipment should be kept in a permanent file. 5.1.1 StabUity When properly Installed as directed by the manufacturer's Instructions and specifications, equipment should with- stand the maximum anticipated forces generated by active use which might cause It to overturn, tip, slide, or move In any way. Secure anchoring Is a key factor to stable Installation, and because the required footing sizes and depths may vary according to equipment type, the anchoring process should be completed In strict accor- dance with the manufacturer's specifications. 5.2 Maintenance Inadequate maintenance of equipment can lead to injuries on the playground. Because the safety of playground equipment and Its suitability for use depend on good Inspection and maintenance, the manufacturer's mainte- nance Instructions and recommended inspection schedules should be strictly followed. . A comprehensive maintenance program should be developed for each playground as a whole. Generally, all equipment should be Inspected frequently for any poten- H.xlbook for Public Playground &fety I tIaI hazards, for corrosion or deterioration from rot, ., Insects, or weathering. The playground area should also ~ be checked frequently for broken glass or other dangerous debris. I I I One poSSible procedure Is the use of checklists. Some I manufacturers supply checklists, for general or detailed inspections, with their maintenance instructions. These I can be used to ensure that inspections are In compliance with the manufacturer's specifications. Inspections alone do not constitute a comprehensive maintenance program. I All hazards or defects identified during Inspections should be repaired promptly. All repairs and replacements of equipment parts should be completed In accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. A general checklist that may be used as a guide for frequent routine inspections of public playgrounds Is included at Appendix A. For each piece of equipment, the frequency of thorough inspections will depend on the type of equipment, the amount of use, and the local climate. Based on the manufacturer's recommendations regarding maintenance schedules for each piece of equipment, a maintenance schedule for the entire playgrolD'ld can be created. The detailed inspections should give special attention to 11lOVIng parts and other components which can be expected to wear. inspections should be carried out In a systematic manner by trained personnel. In addition to this general maintenance inspection, more detailed Inspections should be conducted on a regular basis. The procedures and schedules for these detailed Inspections will depend on the types and amount of equipment on the playground, the level of use, and the local climate, as well as the maintenance instructions provided by equipment manufacturers. Therefore, this checklist Is only one of many elements which should be considered in the development of a comprehensive Inspection schedule and system of maintenance. Any damage or hazards detected during Inspections should be repaired immediately, In accordance with the manufac- turer's Instructions for repair and replacement of parts. The checklist at Appendix A Is Intended to address only general maintenance concerns. It does not provide a complete safety evaluation of equipment design and layout. For example, It does not address the risk of falls from equipment, moving Impact incidents, or head entrapment. Therefore, It Is essential to use this checklist only for general maintenance purposes. The detailed design recommendations contained In the Handbook should be used to evaluate the safety of each piece of equipment and the playground as a whole. I I I I I I II I I 3 I It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I C ITV OF CHANHASSEN / I b 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Director of Parks and Recreation FROM: Dawn Lemme, Program Specialist/Sr. Coordinator D'r}' DATE: July 23, 1993 SUBJ: Summer Program Update The following is a list of summer programs that are either in progress or completed. Overall summer program registration has been increased over last year. This has been a good indication of the growth or the city as well as growth in people's awareness of the value of parks and recreations in their busy lives. Golf Lessons Y outh-6 Adult-13 Adult Softball 67 teams Summer Playground 347 Super Events Lava Links - 40 Wave Pool - 41 Kidsports - 30 Wing Dings Michael Hennessy - 150 Movies/Popcom - 125 Ross Sutter - 130 Animal Adventures - 150 Kids In Kitchen 35 Summer Sensations 31 (3 year olds) Fishing Clinic 15 n ~J PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Summer Update July 23, 1993 Page 2 Marbleizing Art Class 8 Picasso Pals 7 Porn Porn & Cheerleading 5 Lake Ann Adventure Camp 18 (still registering) Children's Pioneer Tasks 25 Youth Tennis Lessons 78 (still registering) Junior Tennis Team 20 Lawn Charr Lyrics 200+ (each concert) Whitewater Cedar Avenue Big Band Senior Citizens Coffee Concert - 15 Golf Workshop - 3 Bingo Night - 19 *On a weekly basis, seniors come to the Center for bridge, cards, bingo, singing, meetings, and occasional crafts. I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I CITY OF CHANHASSEN lIe 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director Dawn Lemme, Program Specialist D:cl- FROM: DATE: July 23, 1993 SUBJ: Fall/Winter Program Development Program planning is currently underway for falLand early winter. Because we are still in the early stages, your input and ideas, as well as the Park and Recreation Commission's, would be appreciated. The following is a list of programs from last fall that are being considered again for this fall. . Middle School Teen Night Out Men's 5-Man Basketball Adult Open Gym Fall Softball League Adult Touch Football League Golf Lessons Halloween Party and Hayride Craft Classes Parent{fot Classes Tiny Tot Tours ~~te Sattifday.Open Gym Septembenest Birthday Bonanzas Breakfast with Santa Seniors Program!frips As we look ahead to our major fall special event (Septembenest), one main change is that the festival will occur on Saturday rather than Friday night. This will give us more time for extended programs or entertainment. Ideas so far are to have a Taste of Chanhassen, and two bands have been hired this year. A traditional German style band, and the Killer Hay Seeds, a country western band. The Senior Citizen Chorus (Chan-o-laires) will also be penorming. #It \..1 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director July 23, 1993 Page 2 New ideas for this event, as well as for the proposed February Fest are needed! I hope that our fall and winter programs will meet the needs of the residents of Chanhassen, or at least that we can continue to improve the current programs and events that occur. I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I II CITY OF CHANHASSEN l/~ - 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission -# FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director DATE: July 20, 1993 SUBJ: 1994 Budget Process The establishment of an annual Park Acquisition and Development Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is one of the major responsibilities of the Park and Recreation Commission. The annual CIP is guided by the Park and Recreation 5 Year Capital Improvement Program. The process simplified is to 'Pull information from the 5 Year CIP for year 1994, modify it, apply cost estimates, and package the information as the 1994 Park Acquisition and Development CIP. The 5 Year CIP (attached), the City's Park Plan and Inventory Manual (please bring your copy next Tuesday--copies will also be available for those who do not have one), and the resources and knowledge of each commissioner and staff will be drawn upon in formulating the new CIP. The formulation of an annual CIP is a very important and exciting project. City residents rely on the guidance of the commission to ensure that the CIP will work effectively towards meeting the recreational and leisure needs of all residents. Upon completion, the proposed CIP will be forwarded along with other park and recreation requests to the City Council. As part of the budget process, public hearings are held by the City Council to allow for citizen comments from the proposed 1993 City Budget. Similar to 1992, a conservative spending policy relative to all park and recreation budgets has carried over in 1993, in particular, Fund 410. This policy is not to say that the city is shirking its responsibility to move forward with its annual Capital Improvement Program. The department continues to be committed to working towards the completion and maintenance of a quality park and trail system. Conservative management more closely describes the department's position-- this being accomplished through competitive purchasing practices, doing the job with less, and opting to perform more in-house work in lieu of contracting out. The decision to perform more work in-house; however, has created a backlog of uncompleted projects. The current cash on hand in Fund 410 is approximately $300,000. This is down from a high of near $600,000 of four years ago. The purchase of parkland, and a variety of construction projects, i.e. Lake Susan, Herman Field, Lake Ann ballfields, Lake Ann Shelter, South Lotus Lake, Curry Farms, Sunset Ridge, Power Hill Park, and other park projects have resulted in this decline in assets. In n ~.1 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Park and Recreation Commission July 20, 1993 Page 2 addition, the "robbing Peter to pay Paul" scenario which has been discussed by the commission before, and is later mentioned in this memo, further exacerbates our situation. When accounting for reserves of $275,000; $150,000 for a land purchase west of Lake Minnewashta (which will fall short of what is needed), $25,000 for matching District 112 funds for future playground equipment, and a $100,000 general reserve, the fund is left with little leeway for aggressive spending. The fund's vulnerable situation continues to concern me, and coupled with anticipated future demands, Le. land acquisition west of Lake Minnewashta, proposed m 10 1 trail costs, development of current land holdings, and trail development has resulted in the current conservative spending practices in the department. Forecasted 1993 Revenue In consultation with the City Manager's office, preliminary indications show a year of similar or improved park and trail fee revenues in 1993. Construction activity is obviously linked to economic cycles, but if a downturn were to occur, expenditures can be modified at any time to match revenues. Single family home starts account for a majority of the revenue with commerciaVindustrial development running a close second. The multi-family dwelling market has accounted for very little revenue in the past years, but provides some promise in 1994. With housing starts continuing strong, and with the likelihood that commercial!mdustrial development will continue at a steady pace, park and trail revenues in 1994 should again exceed the $150,000 mark. Budget Process I envision the commission would use an open forum to formulate a park-by-park 1994 CIP in one or two work sessions. The goal of the CIP is obviously not to spend $100,000 to $150,000 in revenue, but to effectively work towards meeting the city's park, recreational, and leisure needs. It is recommended that the maximum budgeted expenditures, including any new reserves, not exceed $150,000 again in 1994. The commission should also be aware that the fund supports approximately $25,000 in annual expenditures for salaries (20% of Director), consulting fees, legal fees, and miscellaneous materials and supplies. Above and beyond capital improvements, the 1994 budget cycle is also the second full year of the mandate for taxation of city purchases and $9,750 was set aside for tax in 1993. Allocating as much of this $150,000 to reserves as possible should be considered. It is further recommended that the commission, recognizing the pending heavy demands on the 410 budget, request supplementary funding assistance from the City Council in an amount to be determined by the commission. These dollars to supplement park and trail fee revenues helping to reduce the discrepancy between annual revenues and increased demands for facilities. Without such funding, the city will be forced to continue spending money generated by new development to retrofit and refurbish parks in established neighborhoods. This practice of robbing Peter to pay Paul further inhibits the city's ability to fulfill the recreational demands of our growing community. I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I It I I I I I I I 'I I I I I . I I Park and Recreation Commission July 20, 1993 Page 3 Note: I would be remiss if I did not note that the HRA and City Council have been very supportive in stretching "park" dollars through the contributions of tax increment dollars for projects such as Lake Susan and South Lotus Lake Parks. City management will chuckle at my labeling the spending practices of the department as conservative. The fact is, I am aggressive at attempting to locate alternative funding resources including grants, Le. Lake Ann pier, Lake Susan aerator, and CDBG moriies (used for City Center Park playground, Lake Susan pier, and accessibility projects at Lake Ann). CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ". 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Note: As Instructed by the Commission, I have noted the Improvements which have been completed by boldlng the dollar figure associated with the Improvement. Those figures which have been Italicized are on hold or have been deleted from the CIP. Figures do not represent exact expenditures. Edited July 20, 1993 I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I 41 I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Bandimere Community Park Address: 9405 Great Plains Blvd (TH 101) Acres: 30 Class: Community Improvements 1992 1993 1994 400.00 1.0. Sign TOTALS 400.00 Notes: Concept Master Park Plan prepared in 1989. 2 1995 1996 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Bandimere Heights Park 9290 Kiowa Trail Address: Acres: 3 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Wood Park ID Sign 200. P lay Area '. .00 .00 .00 8,000. Refurbishment Swings 1500.00 TOTALS: 200. 1500.00 .00 .00 8,000. I II I I I I I I I .1 I I Notes: Extensive regrading and site work was initiated in the fall of 1991. Work to be I completed in 1992. I 41 3 I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Address: Acres: Class: Bluff Creek Park Hesse Farm Road 21 Open Space Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 . TOT ALS: .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Notes: To be incorporated into the Bluff Creek Preservation zone. 4 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Address: Acres: Class: Carver Beach Park 6891 Lotus Trail 8 Neighborhood Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Play Area 2,200. Refurbishment Grills(2) 400. Picnic Tables(2) 1,300. Swimming Bouy's 1,500. & Signage (Mini Beach) Swimming Bouy's & Signage 1,500. (Main Beach) Park Benches 2,000. TOTALS: 2,200. 3,200. 1,500 .00 2,000. Notes: ~ I II I I I I I I I I I I I I 41 I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Address: Acres: Class: Carver Beach Playground 900 Carver Beach Road 3 Neighborhood Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Wood Park ID Sign 200. Replacement of Swing 950. Add'n of Two ,,Spring 1 ,000. Animals Bleacher 1400. Skating Rink Electrical 6,000. Service with Light Board Wood & Pea 1 ,400. Gravel New Backstop 1,200. TOTALS: 3,550. 1,400. 6,000. .00 1,200. Notes: 8 Park Name: Address: Acres: Class: FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Chanhassen Estates Mini Park 55 Lake Drive East 1 Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Wood Park 10 Sign 200. Picnic Tables(3) Basketball Court 2,500. Play Area .00 TOTALS: 200. .00 2,500. .00 Notes: y I tI I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I lit I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Chanhassen Hills Park Address: 8579 Chanhassen Hills Drive South Acres: 8 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Wood Park ID Sign 250. Construction of a 1,500. Ballfield Basketball Half Court 2,500. Trees 1,000. Play Area Expansion 10,000. TOTALS: 1,750. 3,500. 10,000. .00 Notes: 8 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Chanhassen Pond Park Address: 7500 Laredo Drive Acres: 16 Class: Open Space Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Wood Park 10 Sign 200. Wheel Chair 500. Accessable Picnic Table . Picnic Table 450. Wood Park 10 Sign 250. Replace Stairs .00 .00 4,000. Repair Observation *2000. Platform TOTALS: 1 ,150. 2250. .00 .00 4,000. Notes: * Removed with no intentions to replace. 8 I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: City Center Park Address: 710 Coulter Drive Acres: 10 Class: Community Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Play Area Expansion (50% share) New Basketball Poles and Standards Play Area Expansion 12,000. (50% Share) Tennis Courts Maintenance 4,000. TOTALS: .00 .00 16,000. .00 .00 Notes: Configuration of park is subject to change dependent on the outcome of Central Park Master plans. 1'0 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Curry Farms Park Address: 1300 Stratton Court Acres: 6 Class: Neighborhood Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Wood Park 10 Sign 200. Trees 500. Swi ng Set .' 1500. Play Area Expansion 5,000. TOTALS: 200. 2000. .00 5000. sod Notes: 11 I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I -- 'I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Greenwood Shores Park Address: 7110 Utica Lane Acres: 4 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Grills (2) 400. TOTALS: .00 400. .00 .00 .00 Notes: Discussion included possibility of installing a sand volleyball court. Site constrictons make this installation prohibitive. 1"2 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Herman Field Park Address: 2591 Forest Avenue Acres: 13 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1 st Phase Play Area *13,000. with Border Wood/Pea Gravel Superdeck * 6, 000. Boardwalk Picnic Tables.& Play *1,500. Area Bench . Single Tennis Court 20,000. with Basketball Hoop Play Area Expansion Beyond 1996 Wood Park J.D. Sign 200. TOTALS: 20,500. 200. .00 20,000. Notes: *These improvements are scheduled to be completed in 1993. 1'3 ~ I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I -- I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Address: Acres: Class: Lake Ann Park 1456 Arboretum Blvd (Hwy. 5) 98 Community Improvements 1992 1993 ~ 1995 1996 SHELTER First Aid supplies 400. Lifeguard Room Equipment 1,500. Rescue Board 500. Cash Register 150. Freezer 400. Refrigerator 500. Microwave 300. Menu Boards 300. Building Supplies & 3,000. Equipment Row Boats(2) 1,300. Canoes (3) 1,200. Paddle Boats (4) 1,650. Life Jackets (20) 500. Canoe Paddles (10) 200. Play-aks (6) 1,800. Play-ak Paddles (8) 200. Outboard Motor 750. Shelter Landscaping 1,500. Boundary Buoys 1,300. SUBTOTAL: 150. 17,300. 1"4 GENERAL 1992 ~ ~ 1995 1996 Drainage Improvements, 1,000. Field #6 Supplies for Conversion of 500. Field #2 to Little League Fencing 2,200. Picnic Shelter (Parkview) 50,000. Ballfield Restroom & Beyond 1996 Concession Building Trees 1,000. 3,000. Contingency 1,200. Dock 2,500. SUBTOTAL: 3,700. .00 .00 .00 50,000. GRAND TOTAL: 3,850. 19,500. 5,500. .00 50,000. Notes: Lake Ann Park is entering a stage of final transformation to a "full service" community park. The installation of services, i.e. phone, electric, sewer, water will allow the future construction of a group reservation picnic shelter at the parkview area, the construction of a serviceable shelter at the ballfields, and other improvements. 1"5 I . I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Lake Susan Park Address: 903 Lake Drive East Acres: 27 Class: Community Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Trail Line to 21,000. Chanhassen Hills Aeration system Installation Track Ride 1,500. Ballfield Lights 65,000. Archery Range Targets 300. TOTALS: 21,300. 65,000. 1,500. .00 .00 Notes: 1'6 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Meadow Green Park Address: 921 Pontiac Lane Acres: 18 Class: Neighborhood Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Installation of Trees 400. Bleacher 1,400. . Skating Rink Electrical 6,000. Service With Light Play Area 20,000. Refurbishment TOTALS: 400. 1,400. 6,000. .00 20,000. Notes: 1-7 I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Minnewashta Heights Park Address: 6220 Dogwood Avenue Acres: 2 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Play Area Expansion *3,000. Skating Rink Electrical 6,000. Service w/Light Play Area 7,000. .00 Refurbishment TOTALS: 3,000. .00 6,000. 7,000. .00 Notes: * This expansion is being completed in 1993. 1'8 / / FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: North Lotus Lake Park Address: 295 Pleasant View Road Acres: 18 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Skating Rink Electrical .8,000. Service w/Lights Hockey Rink with 25,000. Lights Play Area Expansion 12,000. Trees 1,000. TOTALS: .00 1,000. 20,000. 25,000. .00 Notes: Additional wind screen plantings for the tennis courts will occur in 1992. 1'9 ~ I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Pheasant Hill Park Address: 1720 Lake Lucy Lane Acres: 11 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Engineering, surveying, * 10,000.00 Staking, Grading, Surfacing, & Site Preparation Associated with Initial Phase of Construction . P lay Area 20,000.00 Picnic Tables 3,000.00 Park Benches 1 ,600.00 Double Tennis Court Beyond with Basketball Hoops 1996 Play Area Expansion Beyond 1996 TOTALS: 10,000.00 .00 24,600.00 .00 .00 Notes: Park Master Plan approved in 1991. *Carried over into 1993 20 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Power Hill Park Address: Flamingo Drive Acres: 18 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 General Improvements, 15,000.00 Final Grading, Seeding Entrance Road & Parking Play Area Expansion 18,000.00 .. Trees and Backstop 3,500.00 Picnic Shelter Beyond 1996 TOTALS: .00 15,000.00 3,500.00 18,000.00 .00 Notes: Boundary of this park is being defined through the development of the 7th and 8th addition of Lake Susan Hills West. New homes are currently being constructed on the eastern border of the park. 21 I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Prairie Knoll Park Address: 1124 Dove Court Acres: 4 Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Site Preparation 4,000.00 P lay Area 10,000.00 TOTALS: .00 .00 4,000.00 .00 10,000.00 Notes: The access trail to Prairie Knoll Park from Dove Court will be installed by the developer to the rear of the lots which it bisects. 22 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Rice Marsh Lake Park Address: 8119 Erie Circle Acres: 30 (90% wetland) Class: Neighborhood Improvements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Play Area Expansion 4,000.00 Play Area 7,000.00 Refurbishment Picnic Shelter Beyond Replacement 1996 TOTALS: 4,000.00 .00 .00 .00 7,000.00 Notes: 23 I . I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: South Lotus Lake Park Address: 7610 South Shore Acres: 7 Class: Community Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Unsurmountable 10,000.00 Curbing Play Area Expansion 14,000.00 TOTALS: .00 .00 10,000.00 .00 14,000.00 Notes: 24 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Park Name: Sunset Ridge Park Address: 1364 Lake Susan Hills Drive Acres: 10 Class: Neighborhood Imorovements 1992 . 1993 1994 1995 1996 Installation of Trees 800.00 Single Tennis Court . 20,000.00 with Basketball Hoop Trees 1,000.00 Play Area Expansion 14,000.00 TOTALS: 800.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 .00 .00 Notes: 25 I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I OTHER IMPROVEMENTS Imorovements 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Park Rules Signs 3,500. Picnic Tables, Benches 3,000. Spectator Seating, Signage Boy Scout Project Tree Farm 200. Contingency 1,000. TOTALS: 7,700. 26 CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TOTALS YEAR AMOUNT 1992 $ 80,950.00 (Budgeted $145,000) 1993 $159,550.00 1994 $ 137,100.00 1995 $ 93,000.00 1996 $116,700.00 ~7 I . I I I I I I I .1 I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I FUND 410 REQUIRED RESERVES General Fund Reserve $100,000.00 Land Acquisition, West of Lake Minnewashta $150,000.00 City Center Park $ 25,000.00 (for the purpose of matching School District #112 Funds invested in City Center ParklChanhassen Elementary School Playground) Total Required Reserve $275,000.00 28 I It I I I I I I CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1991 updated: December, 1990 I I I I I I . I I Imorovements Totlot Expansion Project Totlot (Ballfields) Totlot (Ballfields Phase II) Nature Trail (Woods) Community Park Shelter Street Curbing Raft Concession Improvements Soccer Lights Handicap Picnic Area Player Benches 1988 8,000 1989 (300,000)* 10,000 1990 1991 I II I I I I I I Five Year Caoitallmorovement Proaram Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Lake Ann Park On the north side of Highway 5, 1 mile west of downtown Chanhassen 98 Community park 8,000 10,000 "2,500 Total 8,000 10,000 8,000 12,500 * Referendum Funds: These costs were not calculated into the totals. I I I I I I . I I * Accessibility is being addressed in 1993 using COBG grant monies. .' Five Year CaDital ImDrovement Proaram Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Lake Susan Park Intersection of Lake Drive & CR 17 27 Community Park Total ~ 1989 1990 1991 221,000 10,000 10,000 2,500 -0- 110,500" 10,000 12,500 LAWCON Grant Project* Totlot Totlot Expansion Bleacher, Player Benches * Entrance road, boat aCQass, ballfield, archery, trail, fishing pier, tennis, basketball, etc. As this is a matching grant, only one-half of the project cost is paid by city. I I I I I I . I I I ImDrovements 1988 1989 1990 1991 Paved Parking 2,000 Tennis Nets 600 Bleachers 3,000 Bike Rack Total 5,600 -0- -0- -0- I II I I I I I I Five Year CaDitallmDrovement Proaram Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Meadow Green Park Pontiac Drive 21 Neighborhood Park I I I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I Five Year Caoitallmorovement Proaram Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: North Lotus Park Pleasant View Road 18 Neighborhood Park Imorovements 1988 ~ 1990 ~ Totlot Ballfield Volleyball Courts Paved Parking Totlot Expansion Tennis Courts Natural Windscreen Swings 5,000 15,000 300 2,000 1,000 Total 20,300 2,000 -0- 1,000 I I I I I I . I I Five Year Caoital ImDrovement Proaram I - I I I I I I Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: South Lotus Lake Park South Shore Drive 5 Neighborhood Park I mDrove me nts 1988 1989 1990 1991 Fishing Dock 1,500 Ballfield General Improvements (Trees & Bench) 1,000 Totlot 10,000 Tennis Courts Total 1,500 -0- -0- 11,000 I .1 I I I I . I I I It I I Park: Location: Acreage: I Park Type: I I moroveme nts I Land Acquisition Total I I I I I I I . I I Greenwood Shores Park Utica Lane 4 Neighborhood Park 1988 -0- Five Year Caoitallmorovement proaram 1989 -0- 1990 -0- 1991 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- Five Year Capital Improvement Proaram I . I I I I I I Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Carver Beach Playground Carver Beach Road 3 Neighborhood Park Improvements 1988 1989 1990 1991 Basketball Court 3,000 Park 10 Sign Landscaping Totlot Upgrading 5,000 Total 3,000 -0- -0- 5,000 I I I I I I . I I I -- I Park: I Location: Acreage: Park Type: I I Imorovements Carver Beach Linear Park Lotus Trail 8 Neighborhood Park 1988 I General Improvements * Seating Fishing Dock Landscaping I Total Five Year Caoitallmorovement Proaram -0- * Retaining wall, raft replacement, canoe racks, etc. I I I I I I . I I 1989 1iiQ 1991 3,000 1,500 3,000 -0- 1,500 Five Year CaDitallmDrovement Proaram I tt I I I I I I Park: Chanhassen Pond Park Location: Kerber Boulevard Acreage: 16 Park Type: Neighborhood Park, Open Space ImDrovements 1988 1989 1990 1991 Wood Duck Houses 100 Off-Street Parking Benches Correction of Erosion Problems Grade Trail Total -0- 100 -0- -0- I I I I I I . I I I It I I Park: Location: I Acreage: Park Type: I Rice Marsh Lake Park Erie Circle 30 Neighborhood Park 1988 I I mDrove me nts Paved Parking I Bleacher Totlot Expansion Total I I I I I I . I I 1,500 1,500 Five Year CaDitallmDrovement Proaram 1989 1990 ~ -0- -0- -0- 1,000 -0- -0- 1,000 lmorovements 1988 1989 1990 Off-street Parking Asphalt Basketball Totlot Expansion Total -0- -0- -0- I tt I I I I 1991 I 500 3,500 I 4,000 Five Year CaDitallmDrovement Proaram Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Bandimere Heights Park Kiowa Trail 3 Neighborhood Park I .1 I I I I . I I I It I I Park: Location: I Acreage: Park Type: I Five Year CaoitallmDrovement Proaram Bluff Creek Park South of Bluff Creek Golf Course 21 Community Park 1988 ImDrovements I Traillmprovements Access Road I Land Acquisition Total I I I I I I . ,I I -0- ~ 1990 1991 -0- -0- -0- Five Year CaoitallmDrovement Proaram I -- I I I I I I Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Minnewashta Heights Park Dogwood Avenue 2 Neighborhood Park 1 mDroveme nts 1988 1989 1990 199~ Park 10 Sign 400 Totlot Updating Warming Shelter Total 400 -0- -0- -0- I I I I I I 41 I I I It I I I I I I morovements Access Road, Initial Phase of Development I Park: Herman Field Park Location: Forest Avenue Acreage: 13 Park Type: Neighborhood Park Total I I I I I I . I I 1988 -0- Five Year Caoitallmorovement proaram ~ 1990 -0- ~ 50,000 -0- -0- 50,000 Five Year CaoitallmDrovement Proaram I 411 I I I I I I Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: City Center Park Coulter Drive 10 Community Park ImDrovements 1988 1989 ~ 1991 Warming House 500 Tennis Windscreen 500 Play Surface Totlot 40.000 Master Park Plan 2,000 Park Reconfiguration 60.000 * Total 500 500 -0- 102.000 * 30,000 of this 60,000 was in the form of a Community Development Block Grant for purchase of Handicapped Accessible Play Equipment. I I I I I I . I I I It I I Park: I Location: Acreage: Park Type: I Five Year Caoitallmorovement proaram Chanhassen Hills Park Chanhassen Hills Drive South 8 Neighborhood Park I Imorovements Master Park Plan I General Development Tennis Courts 1988 1989 1990 .!ill 2,000 10,000 Total -0- 2,000 10,000 -0- I I I I I I It I I Five Year CaoitallmDrovement Proaram Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Curry Farms Park Devonshire Drive 6 Neighborhood Park ImDrovements 1988 1989 1990 1991 Totlot 2,500 Master Park Plan 2,000 General Development 10,000 Tennis Courts Total 2,500 2,000 -0- 10,000 I tt I I I I I I I .1 I I I I . I I I It I I I I I I Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Improvements Five Year Capital Improvement proaram Lake Susan Hills West - Sunset Ridge Lake Susan Hills Drive West 9 Neighborhood Park 1988 Master Park Plan Totlot General Development Tennis Courts Total I I I I I I . I I -0- 1989 1990 1991 2,000 10,000 3,000 2,000 -0- 13,000 Five Year CaDitallmDrovement Proaram Park: Location: Acreage: Park Type: Lake Susan Hills West - Prarie Knoll Dove Court 4 Neighborhood Park lmorovements 1988 Totlot 1989 1990 I tI I I I 1991 I -0- I -0- I Total -0- -0- -0- I I I I I I . I I t -- I Five Year CaDitallmDrovement Proaram I Park: Lake Susan Hills West - Power Hill Location: Acreage: 18 I Park Type: Neighborhood Park I ImDrovements I I 1988 Master Park Plan Totlot General Development -0- Total I I I I I I . I I llii ~ 1991 -0- -0- -0- Five Year CaoitallmDrovement Proaram t - I I I I I I Park: Bandimere Youth Parkland Location: South Highway 101 Acreage: 35 Park Type: Community Park ImDrovements 1988 1989 1990 1991 Master Park Plan 1,500 Rough Grading General Improvements Total -0- 1,500 -0- -0- I I I I I I . I I I It I I Park: I Location: Acreage: Park Type: I I I mcrovements Master Plan I General Oevelopmen1 I I I I I I . I II Pheasant Hill Parkland Lake Lucy Lane 10 Neighborhood 1988 Five Year Cacitallmcrovement Proaram ~ ~ 1W. 2,500 2,500 Land Acauisition Curry Farms Lake Susan Hills West Chanhassen Hills Bandimere Youth Complex Pheasant Hill West of Lake Minnewashta East of Lake Minnewashta North/Central Chanhassen Total 1988 -0- -0- -0- Five Year Caoital Improvement Program 1991 1989 1990 1m t tI I I 1992+ I I 1_~~,000 I -0- I (200,000)* ( 75,000)** 100,000 -0- 175,000 100,000 -0- -0- * Land Purchase as a result of referendum. These costs were not calculated into totals. ** Transfer Out 100,000 I .1 I I I I . I I t . I I Park: Chanhassen Tree Farm Location: Lake Ann Park Acreage: I Park Type: I Imorovements I Restocking 1988 5,000 I Total 5,000 I I I I I I . I I Five Year Caoital Imorovement Proaram 1989 3,000 1990 SOO 1991 1,000 m&t 3,000 3,000 500 1,000 3,000 Five Year CaoitallmDrovement Proaram Year Totals 1990 Arnts. Have Been Changed to Show What Has or Will Original Arnts. Original Arnts. Be Completed Proposed Park 1988 1989 1990 1991 Lake Ann Shelter (110,000)* Lake Ann Park (Expansion) 300,000)* (20,000)* Lake Ann Park 8,000 10,000 9,000 22,500 Lake Susan Park -0- 110,500 10,000 12,500 Lake Susan Park (Expansion) (120,000)* Meadow Green Park 5,600 -0- -0- 500 No. Lotus Park 20,300 2,000 -0- 2,000 So. Lotus Park 1,500 60,000 -0- 11 ,000 Greenwood Shores Park -0- -0- -0- -0: Carver Beach Playground 3,000 350 -0- 6,000 Carver Beach Linear Park -0- 3,000 -0- 5,000 Chan Pond Park -0- 2,000 -0- 3,000 Rice Marsh Lake Park 1,500 -0- -0- 1,000 Bandimere Heights Park 3,500 -0- -0- 4,500 Bluff Creek Park -0- -0- -0- -0- Minnewashta Heights Park 400 -0- -0- -0- Herman Field Park -0- -0- (50,000)* -0- City Center Park 500 2,500 1,000 68,000 Chanhassen Hills Park -0- 2,000 10,000 -0- Curry Farms Park 2,500 2,000 -0- 10,000 Lake Susan Hills West Outlot G -0- 2,000 -0- 19,000 Outlot H -0- -0- -0- -0- Outlot F -0- -0- -0- -0- Pheasant Hill Parkland -0- -0- -0- 2,500 Bandimere Youth Complex -0- 1,500 -0- -0- Chanhassen Tree Farm 5,000 3,000 500 1,000 Land Acquisition -0- ( 200,000)* (75,000)* -0- Trail Construction -0- -0- 13,000 Fund Reserve Reserve Tables and Grills -0- 5,000 -0- 3,500 Eagle Scout Projects -0- -0- -0- 3,000 Fund Reserve -0- -0- (100,000)* (200,000)* t . I Proposed I 1992+ 95,000 I 10,000 I I I 1,000 10,000 50,000 50,000 7,000 -0- 2,000 11 ,000 2,500 75,000 15,000 -0- 30,000 30,000 30,000 I I I I 938,000 I I . I I 30,000 10,000 31,500 40,000 300,000 1,000 100,000 Fund 3,000 4,000 (200,000)* Totals 175,000 51,800 200,850 43,500 * Capital Improvement Projects, Transfers Out: These costs are not calculated into totals. t . I Capital Improvement Projects I I I Park Proiect I I Five Year CaDitallmDrovement Proaram Transfers out represents transfers from the general 410 Park Acquisition and Development Fund into separate capital improvement project funds. This allows for accurate tracking of expenditures and revenues incurred over the entire period of construction. 1990 1991 110,000 Lake Ann Park Community Park Shelter Lake Ann Park Expansion Lake Susan Park Expansion Herman Field Park, Access and Initial Dev. Pheasant Hills Parkland 20,000 120,000 50,000 75,000 I I I I I I . I I I: .,;.. -- I I I I I I ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION I I I I I I . I I I CITY OF CHAHHASSEH 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Park & Recreation Director Scott Barr, Public Safety Director f July 2, 1993 FROM: DATE: SUBJ: Citizen Concern I have received a call from Ms. Lydia Porter, 7217 Pontiac Circle, 474-8615, regarding concerns she ha~ regarding parking problems and people walking through her property to access the park: which she feels is the result of inadequate parking. Actually, this problem has been going on long enough that Jim Chaffee had dealt with her on it years ago. From an enforcement perspective, I'm not sure how)HlfCh I can do to help. Is there anything that Park and Recreation can do? I would appreciate you contacting her to get her perspectiye on it, because she is very frustrated with the situation as it exists. cc: Ms. Lydia Porter ~. / ~{ft~. _./#~J-;:-~ />tl(' ..tfK P< ~9/,p;:r- ~-t'~/ ~'- ~?~~ ft ~ ~ .aHt/~~ {I , f..' , 'I -- I I I I I I I I I I I' . -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I C ITV OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 July 20, 1993 Mr. Mark J. Rosentreter 1271 Sapphire Lane Shakopee, MN 55379 CERTIFIED Dear Mr. Rosentreter: I have been advised by the Carver County Sheriff's Department that on July 15, 1993, damaged occurred to the Lake Ann gate perimeter fence. I was told that because a vehicle registering to you (145 GBL,1981 Buick), had beenleft unattended in the park after closing time when the gate was locked. When the deputy went to unlock the gate, the new damaged was discovered, along with the fact that your vehicle was missing. If this damage was caused because of your exiting the park after closing, your simply contacting the Park & Recreation Director (Mr. Todd Hoffman, 937-1900, ext. 5), to pay for the damage will clear this matter up. I will ask that you respond to Mr. Hoffman within 5 days of receipt of this letter. If there is no response, or the situation is not taken care of, this matter will be referred to the Carver County Sheriffs Department for prosecution. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. sinr9 ::{~f I Scott Harr Public Safety Director SH:cd cc: Todd Hoffman, Park & Recreation Director n ~ J PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER ~.~ ~.,,::~ '.F i:.~ t ... -{~S!:i~ IB O...~~ 2,i ifl e"i ~ -. 0 cnig 'i 1;:8 :: ~" IrE iI"!.f~=t:f!;;;tifi~!o .;~> ~ t/).. rl91ril-fIl",0 v, --nil i~ft~o[lI' u~5i"f~ ~5f I: ...'Et iU'~ &11" CJ'll1'i f.'("I~i~o ~iiJlbh!~~ Bil.~ ..fii fi, i ~~.~' .f'fEI 1~1li, a i t~ ~... - A ~fhi~ i(D _~ ~llig lif ,.., . 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ID~~ r= enO....~ B~.i &. ~-~~~.~5~ i.~1.; !:1 ~ ii! J i= j' ,. rr~'IISJ-i. r-i~;::~ fa, fill' ,1'B~fS:S:IIO 1. i-r ne II oJ:R'!lonr-'oo 1;' rr"oci.i'o- ;. =~ . ._li' :... elf =: is-<crr:t!~~ . 8.B~ ':;' 0 011 (I) .. n - C:n_ c t I !Ii ~,~r21 Ire C:: ~ I!' ~i gl sill ~ III ill s~a ;;'''n,f ~ s:~iIj~ l'oOQ, ....2"'i-I;.D' I'n ~~an'''ncl'o " ,51!:~~$i..g~ '" ~~! ~~~.-< ii~ ":~~l i'f:l! ~ i.'! r cl.~Pi=_!B:g.;':~!.1I 's: So !3l&, J,.,r-O!::': r-'~. Jill' ....;"'!:' 9 o'~L g!!..:. 2.0 &~. i ~ 11_ ';Ii e =-~g.t'"ci' e.~2 :1m CDa IE 12.::::1 --::::I caD) 0:1 OCD ..a,. I It ;,';" Cathcart Park will be maintained by both Shorewood and Chanhassen :1 By Drew W1lkJnaon A joint maintenance agreement be- tween Shorewood and Chanhassen gov- erning Cathcart Park was approved by the Shorewood City Council at its June 14 meeting. The park is located in Chanhas- sen but.- owned by Shorewood Under the agreement, both cities will tZ'eat the park as their own in the matter of assessments for improvements. "Neither city will specially assess the other for public improvements," said City Manager James Hurrn. He also not- ed that Chanhassen "will not be charg- ing the City of Shorewood for their storm sewer utility charge for the park." Shorewood will continue to improve the park in accordance with its capital improvement program, and maintain equipment, facilities and buildings. Chanhassen will be responsible for mowing the grass and other landscape maintenance. In another agreement approved Mon- day, Hoisington Koegler Group will manage the 1993 parks improvement pro- ject According to Mark Koegler, the cost of coordinating park improvements will not exceed $700. This does not include construction monitoring or supervision costs. These costs are estimated to be another $5,350. Other park commission business in- cluded a report from commission chair Steve Dzurak. He reported that the com- mission is applying through the Depart- ment of Natural Resources (DNR) for a $49,000 federal grant under the Intermo- dal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The city will provide $21,000 in matching funds if the grant is ap- proved "This would be for a project that is located in the southeast section of the city," said Dzurak. The project would be a trail from Covington Rd to Silverwood Park, and along Old MarketRdtoHwy. 7. .1 I I 1 I 1 1 I ,I 1 I . AA, AI-Anon meetings AA and Al-Anon meetings are held ~ery Thursday at 7 p.m. at the West 'Metro Recovery Sezviees offices, 6140 Lake Linden Dr. in Shorewood 1 Ken Campbell InveshnentJgxecutive I PaineWebber Dzurak also reported that master park plans had been updated Freeman Park changes include ~location of tennis courts due to water line, and changing the football field to soccer fields. Bad8er Park will get a new trail and bridge. Because the Senior Center Task Force has suggested that Shorewood City Hall property would be a good site .for a pro- posed senior center, council discussed related zoning and land use issues. The main topics were liquor and revenue. Renting the facility for wedding recep- tions or other functions was the example used concerning both issues. - Bob Gagne, task force chair, said his group just wanted to know what council policy will be so they can plan accord- ingly. "Presently, five cities support the center, the ongoing operating costs at least,with block grant money," .aid Gagne. "What we're trying to do is not only built it, but establish a way to fund it so we don't have to come to the cities ~king for this money." Liquor was discussed because CUlTent ordinance proQibits its presence on city prope'rty. Most of the councilmembers agreed they would like to see Ii self-sup- porting operation, but were not likely to change the liquor on city property ordi- nance just to enhance the revenue of a senior/community center. Councilmember Rob Daugherty sug- gested it might be better if they planned on making a permanent commitment to maintaining the facility and not focus on generating revenue. Council approved a grant request to get $10,000 from the Metropolitan Waste Con- trol Commission to fund an inflow and infiltration reduction project to stop clear water flowing into the sewer system. An amendment to the zoning ordi- nance was approved, saying residents can have only one detacbed larage per detached house. It also ltate! any new houses must be built to allow room on the lot for at least a tw~car praae. In other action, councD apPl'OYed the final plat tor Waterford 5th Addition, and approved a revised concept stage plan and development .tqeplan for Seasons Planned Unit Development. 1:....,....,:...... 10'W\ Taking Stocl( by R~h Mason 5nlr"-t1 Environmentalists, led by Vice President. of Planet Earth being inundated by spilled ( and polluted soil from service stations' leak quietly acting to solve the many problems c companies have begun marshalling bugs to t! . are using bacteria to digest the nastiest pol and carbon dioxide. It 8eeIDS something good finally emerJed ~ill in Marcb of 1989. At first cleanup ere atones, one by one, along 900 miles of befou oil that bad seeped into cracks and under I with hot, pressurized seawater. But mails, heat or smothered by cburned up sand. By t! beacbes seemed to be returning to normal. Meanwhile, the Environmental Proteetior besieged by about 50 manufacturers of Ip( attack the oU spill. After two months of 1m to a limited test on one secluded beach. 'n bugs," no private manufacturers. Instead ar fertilizer on a cobblestone beach. In two .. .....cb'. surface. The bacteria makers were e: fertw.zer could succeed in cleaning up the 0 potential of specially created bacteria and r the year the EPA continued to experiment' when microbes were finally allowed, the clea ~ve~.~e yea~~ t.he-EPA has gradually euec: v t1>X-policed' ~ein~p sites are receiving bio-t Jerry Bowers, a bacteria pioneer, wb . Califomia,.got a break years ago when the harbor and transformed into a floating hotel. so filled with oil and tar they were a fire traJ: a few boxes of primitive bugs into the bilges. .and in three weeks the bilge water was pum: Somar-Interbio, now owned by R.B. Grubbl many other manufacturers make and sell up bacteria are used to clean up animal waste, t. ing up gasoline leaked from service .tation au Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. bas annour strain is found in natural seawater. but an ad< linking and an application of nitrogen terti. same bacteria being used to deodorize farms' the same for buman excrement in a flushle. Kelowna, British Columbia, for use in rural h the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Author. apace, the county recently opened a $1.3 mi sludge and lawn clippings. The end prodUCl conditioner that the county uses on its park There are about 20 similar plants around the r BioTrol Inc. of Cbuka, Minnesota bas ins dump lites to remove everything from solvent tive pentacborolphenol. BioTrol's reactor COD baeteria cline. When air is pumped in .. tiny trap and chew up anything that floats by. Gel pI'OIreII in developing bacteria to destroy P were used to imulate pipes and electric tran: cinogenic in 1177. Scientists report that lab tests indicate bact. materiala .. zinc oxide, a byproduct of eleetr over military proving Iround.. Cbicalo-b received a patent for a microbe that eata DB becomes sulfur dioxide wben bU1'Ded in utUit: engineered to replace pesticides and protect human consumption.Scientistl are exploitin( special foods, they excrete enzymes that b dumps. Other microbes are beina tested for a 7-5 vote, the board rejected a variance request from the 24-member Gideons Point Homeowners Association in Tanka Bay. After failing to win board approval for an earlier dock reconfiguration at the April meeting,' the group came back with a new plan. :. -rhey have come before us with a plan of what they want rather than what they need,' said Douglas Babcock, chair of the ". . LMCD Water Structures Committee, -who ~~ urged the plan be defeated. "I am against ., . the z:oeccmfiguration because it does not fit j the dock use area.' e ) . ) " '!Oo''' r Tonka Bay's LMCD representative Tom Penn blamed the problem on "the way the Joss. June 22. 5400 bUt. Yorktown Ln.. tbeft of IOUDd equipment and misc. items &om ~hicle; $1.590 Joss. undetermined damage. June 22. 2000 bUt. E. Center Cin:le. theft of 81IIer used to dig footings; $2.050 loss. nIEFr BY SWINDLE: June 17. 1100 bllt. Vicksburg Ln.. repon of . '. suspect identifying himself as a 'Plymouth police officer" and asking for money for DAIlE ;.-' (Drug Awareness' Resistance Educaticm) pro. \."' pam. . : . . ASSAULT:' June 18.100 blk. Saratoga Ln.,.aUeged -. aaault of Plymouth female. 40. by piymouth male. 45. . JUDe 21. 3200 blk. Harbor LD.;"aJ1e,ed If:'fS ,. ::Y 276 :Jr" " ...".... ... ...... Scllaal. "'1 _........ Cllhtr .. 1cIlaII. n.tir ...... ... .... ~.. - ,........-. ..... ......... -' .. .. ..... -... .. .. ftIIlIioIoln ... ..,., or "" ".... 1Ii ~~A.A..4I.. .. Nt'" _...., .... atIIa; ..... ..c..r ~... .-. , ..... It .. .. ...., ~2: 0IIMIhe :.. .... ... ""*'-; ..... DIrt; .... .. "- "-'""; -..: CIII't u.n;.; -.r: GIrIW .......; whole thing was laid out by the dewlop- fIr.- . ~...... : " ": '. ~. ... :~. :..A representative ril the~ome~WDers association took issue with Babcock's _ remarks, calling them ~grossly unfair." ''The dock requests, he contended, "are rea- sonable. They are needed. We are not asking for excessive dock lengths. · In other business, the board learned . that . the person hired earlier this year to 'WftAft"r this years Eurasian water milfoiJ harvesting program, now underway, bas resigned, effective June 30, to move to Aorida. Todd Graham, a teacher in the Eden Prairie School District, 'bas now been hired to manage the IO-penon staff. assault of Minneapolis male. 22. and death threats toward victim and female by suspec:t. JUDe 21, 15..00 bllt. 3rd Ave.} arrest of Plymouth male. 65. for alleged assault of Plymouth female. 6O;1Uspec:t reportedly threw buDets at victim.. DRUGS: June 17, Fembrook LnJCty. 6. arrest of Troy Tbomu O'Dean. 22. Lona Lake. for aIJeged pas. 8eIIion of drus paraphernalia; 1Iehkle stopped foa: traffic checlt; also. DO proof of insurance . and cIrtvinJ after lUlpeDSiOll. CItDIINAL SEXUAL CONDVCJ': . June 21, alJeJed sexual assault of male. 10. by male. 11. IL\RASSING COMIIt1NJCADONS: 6 .JlE.POaTED TERROIUS11C THREATS: 2 ...... . policy CIII IIIIl<riIIs ......... CIII . IlnI ...... . """'"*" Grant 'I1lmIlno III aooIil diSlM ........ far 1992.93. t"3-fl .. t"..". a..-w..fd "_II... r... 19'11\1.1 ..... .C\'In. !he II.. ,. rkllity 1.........._... .... ... . IlnI ...... ....... .. ...oe r""" ,..", Qwilor ... _........ .... ..... .. .. ......., ..... T.... WIn "'lIHi... !he mntly......... '""""'" _'ID..............". ...... ......oli~..ly .., O<m lor 1......(_ or_ .........Iilt. 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MINNETONKA INDEl'EHDENT SCHOOL DISmItT 276 July I. 1993 WEEKLY NEWS', 15' MhmeJonka trans FIom PaP 1 _ ~ wri&~ to bUild a pedestrian crolsing ~id.e over the Burlington Northern lailJ1>ad track.at 1-494. But most of the.Joop-~ expense is paid from the city,'s Benn fund unCIa- ih"Capital ImprovemeDt ProaPa)Il. . ~".'" ~.. ~/ . T/' To date, IIbout half of the ' .'. has .!teen comJll;etecJ aud the.en rc~mile ..,an is expected to be in place by the end Of 1997, But, 8CCOI'CtiJig to Hill, -nus pro- II'am is not ..finite in aature. The trail sys_ tem will coDliDue to poW with the. needs of the C'Wft~.ftity." For information about the loop trail system, i:aU 93-TRAIL (938-7)45). An Informatiou brochure with' a detailed map of the ~ is also aVllilable at the Minnetonka -city offices. .' ...... ~ .-"'t In other action, COuncil Voted prelimi- "Dary apprcwaJ. for' a"'l~-unit townhome developm8llt Called -Itowland Park. . Located jutt ~.of Rowland Ild. and . -lIOIthwestol.Joriuen Rd... the 4.I..cre site . part of a Iarpr pal'i:;ehhat was original- ly approved for tbe ~~unit Rowland Pointe TOWIi'bomes . ... .' ". prvJect" - However;~ty 22 of. tbe 1iriginaJly planned un'ita w~ lMaih'; and Rowland Park will . the place bf thOse 44 units DQt constructed; 1bat means a reduction of 27 units fOr the total site. . ..iIllt far '_n J_ 16. '''3. n.,.e ~ far EaeIlaior a.-y. AaIllorlal;,. ... c--. Acl\'1ny C........ ID .. ........,..... ....., fII.... ........ ... .......far .. ,. flllIlr """"" . ........ .... ..... .....m ................. __ a...-.-.-. r . "4"'--4. '0:4' p.... " -, . c.' , Mr. Rk __, Clerlt Th. .bo.~ .rr'.bbrrvl.1ftI minUIe. 01,... tH'OCftdin,. of 1M Board o' Educalion. Mlnula lIIIy .. Ned In 'ulI at ... omce ol1k Superim"..II. ......Ie.. I..... WEEKLY NEWS III...., olJuIy, t"3. "....."...SCIfOO'... '...... ..... '1.">'.."_' .,' .....' '.' . . :<, .: .--'-':", :.:. '"," . .. . .-..... . , . . ,.-.,. .... . ,",..-. '. -,,' .' . .'. : " - . .... .:.:> . -' ..... , -. . -';:"~' ,..;.;..-;.....",' '.:. '. .' -., '::. ::. ....-. INDEPENDENT SCHeOL DIImUCT 110. .... .~,..-- JICn'Ia or .,D , TIle klo_1 ....... ., 1.__11... klo_ Dtnrt.. _..... .a7a..., ..~ WW........Ior.. . aUUlEJl UP1.\Cl:lll:Nr ..uJ ...... _ w.........y. 31111 '7. 1"3 at" AdmiaiItra'"- 8alJdUrc, ll10 a,.Id. 101 NardI. WQIata. ~ II3Jl. at wllicb aiM... wW be...... aad s-s aloud. .......... -.... to be IIaId at w.,...1a W_ ~r. HiP. w.,...1a Blllll. and ..",. A.... w.,...ta,....... II3Jl _ 'l'Isunday.3u1y 1. 1.3.'10 Ul. ""'U- - nallabM at .. C-tn1 Senkw FacIlity. 1'730S tlth Aw. N.. P1~........ ....7......., IhnluP J'nday. ..... to 4 p.m., or .. ~"-,-""--at4'7Wll1. . AU "'.l1li be aallalltlR _ . Bid Pt..-I.. ill. ..w evelape plainly --- ...... ___to ad addI-.I to Ind......t SdlooI Diatrict No. _ IN, 110 Cty.lId, 101 NortII, P.O. Boa MO. w.,...Ia. ~ 51311. No ... Iha1I be wI1IstIra1lll aabaaqunt to Use 0I*liDI 01 billa without 1M _t 01 hIeJl INIaat IIctaaaI DiItrid No. IN lor . period 01 thirty (Jell cIa)'l .,... Use acbeduJad lime for tbe... 01 bide. :n-lIoard fII "_w. _.. riPt to atlIlIpl or ~.y or aD taitll. to - aD)' iDfanuJi-..... tD....... Use bMIlt'" to .. ill tbe b.a iIltlnst 01 tbe .tlooI dIItrict. . .INDEPENDENT SOfOOL DJS'I'JUCT NO." J)J:BL\ 3AM1tOGJEWIc:z, CIartl MIiabad Ia... WBKLY NI:WS 1IlII14th.y fII, 3_ ad WI 11& day oi JuIJ. .JtI3. . " .... ..... ~.. -~:..,~" ~. ".' ~ I tI I I 1 1 I I I .1 I 1 1 1 . I I " . The move to lower the deci~llevel was prompted by the findings of a May 2S decib'el fest on Lake Minnetonka. con- ducted by the Minnesota Polludon Control Agency (MPCA). W'J'hey (Iakeshore residents) don't need to put up with the noise we heard in this ' test," said Deephaven representative Bert I I 'mto me agencys n:senre IWJU;'. nc: mem- "ber cities' share of the -operating bUdget 'for 1993 was $60,000, down froni the '$107,230 levied in 1992. That was doe in 'part to a substantial increase in Jicense and permit fees that took effect in 1992, ~To Pap 15 I Minnetonka trail system wins award By HoWa WWeford , I The Loop Trail Corridor System in Minnetonka is a nationally recognized off- road hiking and biking trail that, when fully developed. will run 30 miles around 'and through some of the city's loveliest scenery . This 8-ft. wide bituminous and crushed liinestone trail incorporates several miles of old railroad bed and portions of the Riley-Purlatory.' Nine-Mile end Minnehaha cieek conidors to connect five major community parks, several neigh- borhood parks, and many of Minnetonka's local and regional commer- cial centers, During the June 28 MinMtonka City Council meetipg. the City of Minnetonka was awarded the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association's (MRPA) 1993 Award of Excellence for development of the loop system. Representing the MRPA. Mary Bisek was on hand to present the award and congratulate council for sup- porting the trail system, The loop trail generally circumnavi- gates the southern half of the city and branches off into two large loops north ,of Minnetonka Blvd. at the Minnetonka Civic Center and further east at Big Willow Park. It is plowed during the win- ter months to allow year-round enjoy- ment. and is patrolled by the Minnetonka . ~I , :1 I I I I Weekly News staff will take a vacation, I "De Weekly News .... .. be ....' Ished 011 TIIursday, JuIJ 19. IlIIowInI .." __ waudoa tIlDe ....... .... ' pNdous --........ fte Weekly News offices w.n M cIe~ that week-MoDdq, J1I" at ~ friday, July SO. ." ...." lite deadline for our fInIt ........ A.I.st, 'bursday, AUI' S. will ... ..~,Au.Z.5~.. We.. ,.. at safe and Uppy ..- ... I . I I Police Department. The loop trail is nobody's particular ,"brainchild." but more the latest evolu- tionary phase of a trail system that began emerging in the 19705 and has continued to II'Qw along with the community. The City of Minnetonka is now 9S percent developed and that obviously presents a ~pecial challense in a:eating new trails today. It can ~ be.....ed that it makes the concept more important than ever. . _ "Hikiaa eDd bikiD& ere one of coday's top recreational pursuits'" said Minnetonka Trails Coordinator Bob Hill during a telephone .interview with the Weekly Ne\w. "Community response has .. been tremendous. The loop trail is being en~ by people of all ages who want to walk. jog or ride bikes, and most segments . are handicapped accessible: Hill contin- ued. But the city's vision doesn't Itop at providing recreational access to itS parks. wetlands, lakes and forests. Feeding the loop trail is a 6S-mile net- work of connecting bikeways and waik- ways that run throughout the city',. neigh- b.orhoods.providing . direct link to schools,.the civic center,.and many Other cultural activities. Bus routes and employ- ment centers such as Opus 2. Ridgedale. Cargill and the Carlson Center can also be accessecJ from the trail system. ! . .Ow- trail system ties the whole com- , inunity together," said Hm. "And we have , many residents who DOYiuse it to walk W' bike to the store or even to work when the weather permits. It makes sense to further promote its environmental and economic value as a local uanspo'rtation alternative to the single-occupantautomobile trip." be continued. "Not only will it save money and cut down on pollution, but using the trail to get around town can provide healthy and invigorating exercise;. In. recognition of that ideal, the Metropolitan Traffic Advisory Board recently awarded the City of Minnesota one of the first grants issued under the Federal Intennodal Surface Transporta- tion Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 199 J. The 'To .... 15 . Auto/Personal Injury :Departments that had to ipnng into con- certed action were the county sheri Frs ' pffice and the.city police, county and city !lfUbUc works. .tbe. ~ty .eDJineer and , ,.~aoddty~~. 'a1Sk Manager Greg DaVIes said most . c",nti~ have a twofold responsibility UDder elDqency situations: to keep the "nistrative center of the county func- tionins, and to provide services to dis- tressed areas. "Our situation is unique," he said. "We bad to protect the new build- .~ (thehalf.buih Justice Center), too,. .' Other countlfls helped by sendina ,Sentence-fa-Service work crews. young poisoners .-vlng alternative sentences. to ;Chub to fill undbags and build them 1nto protective dikes'. St. Francis Ambulance Senice in Shakopee stationed 8ll ambulance in Chub since Hwy. 41 ,between the two cities was closed at die ,river. Volunteers monitored the dike 'night and'day, and county officials ..orked through tbe nigbt' organizing .'.,quipment and person~el for rebuilding fhe dike aad coordinating tbe entire oper- ation. ," ' .. Much of the diKuuion at the meeting Ioc:uMd OR the !'eIIlCMJ of the dike around the __ eDd 01 Court House Lake chat left . ,the CQUlltJ_ buildilllS and the City of Cbaska exposed to potential f1oodinl. -rhe dike had to ~e down to reroute the sewer.lfor' the '~ew Justice Center),. Did Davies:'-nae-question was whether to t'4'ebuild the dike immediately or do it ,".ter.- , :.. 11Ie Marine Corps of Engineen is due ~"'-.tart a massive Bood control project in ,Chaska this summer and, once that is completed in two years time, the Court House Lake dike will no longer be needed. .-yfe removed it and hoped we wouldn't ,~_"bave to put it back,. said Stolz, .When there wa-e no spring Doods. we congratu- , ,Iated ourselves on doing it in the right year-who expects floods at the end of June?" he asked. "After 24 years (without. floods). it was worth a try,"'said Swanson. Rebuilding the dike from the dirt that had been stockpiled nearby cost the coun- ty.l2 houn of truck and driver time, and Davies lUessed the total flood prevention reIpOnse cost approximately $1 million. The county ho'pes to retrieve 7S percent of its disaster ~ntion costs from federal , disaster fUnds. but Davies said that money is unlikely to be paid until 1995. Bills will be paid from, the conting~ncy fund in the meantime. Although county buildings escaped unharmed. many Chasb residents have several feet ,of water in their basements. But no amount of flood protection can prevent this &om happening when houses are built on the floodplains of rivers. As the water table' rises about the level of basements in unusually wet years, water seeps through basement walls. , Davies advised affected residents to call tJ an un ev; 40 co ~ till bL; or ... ~ m: lie Ql bt W .tr.Cl '''; .~ .:' , .' Certified Acupuncture _ ~___ ~_..J '1'...__:_... u"........ Iffl ~ ~ a: ~ . . JJlH(di~ -,1 Ii ~ flr:J .. ! -<. . .f~lrIIJIUII!jI8~ hC< '. .... .... Ji") IIIEsl t..o Ifr , '.: .... - ;.rr :Jls ,lrlJJ~ _. . . . , 2. q 2.1..J1. 'f s. .A . .- J I2!C ' c; . t 'i I v, . t!lltttU/f a ~ rd'(!il.HuiJr r en :'ni!~ltliJn!:~i~~ .... . . (frnshhrlrrllt -. . . i'llll- II .tllil 0 . .1 s.tl. '&1'. il~Jf I;. ::s ~ a a. -I t~ I It . r!.&lilf ~I~lil . 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MN 55106 (612) 772-7955 June 18, 1993 Mr. Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Coordinator City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Hoffman, During our phone conversation yesterday, you asked for confirmation regarding the portable pump and baffle aeration system for Susan Lake. Please use this letter as confirmation thaffunds were secured from our FY94 budget cycle for the aeration unit. In the near future I will be sending you a maintenance/liability agreement that will outline our respective responsibilities. Once the agreement is executed, I can requisition the aeration system. Hopefully, this process can be completed in time for delivery of the unit by this winter. If you have any questions, please contact me at once. #"EE//f f/~Q./e ?#h~~ ....7 t1t? ~ d~r Gerald J. Johnson Project Coordinator MN DNR-Fisheries ~#/'_~/v ~~'(// v~ f1H:!~~B - AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ,._.~_......-~, - ~-.'~_7 I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I' It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I C ITV OF CHANHASSEH 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission ~;J/-L FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director DATE: July 8, 1993 SUBJ: Letter of Support At the request of Paul Krauss, the city's Planning Director, the attached letter of support was drafted under the signature of Commissioner Andrews. By this notification, I would like to ensure that the statements made in this letter are representative of all commissioners. Please contact me if you have a concern in this regard. n ~J PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937.5739 TO: Paul Krauss, Planning Director FROM: Jim Andrews, Highway S Task Force Co-Chairperson and Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission Vice-Chairperson DATE: July 8, 1993 SUBJ: Intennodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) Grant Application for Non- Vehicular Components of Highway S Project On behalf of the Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission, I would like to voice our strong and unified support of the Non-Vehicular Components of the Highway S Project from Powers Boulevard (CSAH 17) to TH 41. The commission is highly supportive of an ISTEA grant application seeking fmancial assistance in the city's effort to create a truly "intennodal" transportation system along and connecting to the Highway S corridor. The commission is impressed and excited by the partnership which has been fonned between the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the city. As you are aware, the east/west trail segments which will be constructed in unison with the proposed frontage roads are basic to the city's comprehensive ttail system. Due to the highway's central location within the city, and the travel corridor which it represents, the majority of the community's trail segments feed directly to or relate to Highway S. One of the city's major watersheds, the Bluff Creek drainage, also crosses Highway S and is identified as a trail corridor. Land and easement acquisitions along the creek are progressing as development occurs. However, for all that it represents to the community, Highway S also poses a major barrier to the city's non-vehicular 1ransportation system. The trail crossings proposed at the intersections of Highway S and Bluff Creek and Highway S and Riley Creek are essential to the success of the city's entire trail system. Highway S bisects an area filled with parks, commercial and industtial businesses, residential developments, and open space. The new Chanhassen Elementary School will be built within the next two years on Highway S at Galpin Boulevard. More development of a diverse nature is currently being proposed for the remaining vacant parcels within the corridor. Additional park, natural areas, and trail connections are being planned to compliment these future improvements within the community. I cannot stress enough the magnitude of the "missing link" which would be created if the crossings of Highway S did not become a reality. The investment necessary to create these underpasses will be paid for many times over through benefits received by the community. pc: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director Park and Recreation ColIUjljsion ~., PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER 'I II I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I' It I I I I I I __ 'l-\Z,-ct:J.. 5? ~ 7/'/ -=-.J ~~.k~ ~ #aP~//7it'~ t7"v ~ /C.- >v/f/, / /;;- ;#/",."e~ // /c;- % ~ p#' /,h? 57/// / /,g'ff ffi- /A-f/C,?"E-:::? ffi/r---- '-:pAY~ ~ /4 A--~-< v:// &-- /ft" ~~h' F' . ~;-- (y,~,,/ P"'~c..-" ~ ~ . cc. ~ .",.~,;-("'"v UI'/." t!("(/,r~I';< 1 ,7UordS con't ex '0" rr:'./h press .- your thought(ulne - IS oppr-e . $~ Cloted. I I I I I I . i I I . C ITY OF CHAHHASSEH 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 July 19, 1993 Mr. James Hunn City Administrator City of Shorewood 5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, MN 55331 Dear Jim, On behalf of the City of Chanhassen, I would like to express our gratitude for the City of Shorewood's understanding in negotiating a Cooperative Operations and Maintenance Agreement for Cathcart Park. The city's park maintenance division will commence mowing the week of July 19, 1993. ~ I have reconfirmed my discussion with Mr. Dave Hempel, Assistant City Engineer, in regard to the storm sewer charge, Dave informed me it will be deleted as of today. With our continuing working relationship, I am confident that the residents of Shorewood and Chanhassen will be the beneficiaries! Sincerely, '-:;7 ~/'~h'.. /&~~ .~7'~~ Todd Hoffman Director of Parks and Recreation THljlr pc: Don Ashworth, City Administrator Dale Gregory, Park Superintendent Charles Folch, City Engineer ft t.J PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER 'I II I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I' It I I I I I I ~ I I I I I I . I I ...' t ~ . ~.:~ :. I 7/19/93 """,'""1 '" : ..,; ~ .... , '<~;'''~'' Bob Skubic 8619 Chanhassen Hills Drive North Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 934-8445 Larry Schroers Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission 1020 Carver Beach Road Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 Dear Mr. Schroers: As a resident of the Chanhassen Hills development I have kept in touch with the Park and Recreation Director Todd Hoffman regarding park development in our neighborhood. I am disappointed with the lethargy of which the scheduled additions are being implemented. . The planneCl tennis courts were eliminated in favor of a basketball court. Three years later there is not yet a basketball court. . The baseball backstop and infield are not yet installed even as the development is nearing completion. . The number of playground activities is substandard relative to some comparable developments. It is my understanding that some of these deficiencies are still many years away from being corrected. My greatest anxiety relates to the absence of a trail to connect with other parts of the community. We are locked into the corner of highway 101 and Lyman Blvd, two highways hardly navigable by youngsters seeking other play areas. Yes there is the planned trial to connect with the Lake Susan development and points beyond but based on past delays I fear this will not happen until too many individuals take undo risks traveling less safe routes. Our development is nearly complete so there are hundreds of children seeking playful activities. I ask that you consider the safety of our children in seeing to it that the park and trail commitments of the Chanhassen Hills development be completed promptly. Warmest Regards, .~j.. S~ Bob Skubic cc: Todd Hoffman Ii . Date: To: July 20. 1993 Youth Commission Members & Friends of the Youth Commission Jeanne Straus. Community Ed Liaison to the Youth Commission Enclosures t: :' 2 '.f 1993 ..... .'.. ;... RECErvEO From: Re: ~I ry OF- CH^!\;'Hl- :-:~I\ Enclosed are the following: 1. Minutes from the July 12th meeting. Please read carefully. Tasks or responsibilities are in bold print. 2. Copy of the Membership Application Forms. Please review. If you would like to see anything added or changed. give me a call as soon as possible. 3. Copy of the proposed Annual Report. Please-review and call in any changes as soon as possible. 368- 3686. 4. Copy of the brochure on the workshop "Weavillg together. Youth Apprenticeship, Youth Worh- Youth Service, and Youth Entreprelleurship Initiatives with Education/or Employment. This is a three hour workshop. It would be nice if we could get 4 or S five of us together to attend. Any volunteers for driving? Please call me by July 26 if you wish to attend. ..... 'I II I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I' 'It I I I I I I ~ I I I I I I . I I' YOUTH COMMISSION Carver, Carver County, Chanhassen, Cbaska, Victoria, ISD 112 110600 Village Road Chaska MN 55318 Youth Commission Meeting July 12, 1993 7:30 PM School Board Room Chad Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Present were Molly DeB ower, Natalie Rossini, Tanya Bishman, Chad Peterson, Rich Lambert, Jeanne Straus, Susan Hurm. Chris Czerwonka arrived at 8:30 pm. The minutes were read. MotionlDeBower, SecondIRo'ssini to approve the minutes. Motion rarried. The first matter for discussion was the Annual Report. Members who had written synopses of various Commission activities read their reports for review. Chad Petersorr Youth Resource Directory and By Laws Tanya Bishman: Youth Volunteer Service Directory and Leadership Labs Natalie Rossini: League of Women Voters Forum Chris Czerwonkas: Governor's Advisory Council and the Fireside Chat Jeanne Straus: Membership Report and Values Committee All reports were accepted and will be added to the Annual Report. Discussion on the changes to the By Laws took place. Agreed that no change was needed to re-define the fact that a 2/3 vote was necessary to pass an amendment to the ByLaws. Thus the December 8 entry on the By Law Changes will be deleted. It is anticipated that the Annual Report will be compiled by Friday, July 16, including a cover letter to be written by the Executive Committee and any other volunteers. A final draft will be distributed to Youth Commission members for final approval. Please note: Any suggested changes to the Annual Report or the Member Application Form must be called in to 368-3686 by July 23, 1993. The process of informing the respective city councils, the County Commissioners, the School Board and the Community Education Advisory Council was discussed. The Annual Report, Member Application Forms, the Service Directory can and should be made available to those groups. Call the contact person for your organization and set up an appointment to address them in August, 1993. Let the Community Education Office know how many copies you need of each for your presentations. 368-3688 Remember: Both 1992-3 and 1993-4 members are invited to participate in those presentations. Also, both youth and adults. There was discussion on the Youth Volunteer Service Directory. One notice asking for changes/updates was mailed to agencies represented in the Directory when copies were mailed out in November, 1993. Several changes/updates were received at that time. Suggested that copies of Directories be mailed in all future requests. Suggested that a letter be sent to all District 112 staff. The Commission's goal is to have the Directory updated and published by September 3, 1993. Members of the sub-committee working on the Volunteer Service Directory include Molly DeBower, Susan Hurm, and Jeanne Straus. Molly DeBower agreed to locate the 92-93 copies of the Directory which were moved during the recent cleaning of the Resource Center. A suggestion was made by Natalie Rossini that the Directory be introduced to the high school students at the first pep fest. Natalie will look into that possibility. Discussion on By Law Changes. MotionILambert, SecondIRossini to change By Laws to include Youth Representation on the Community Education Advisory Council. Motion rarried. Changes to the By Laws include: 1) Election of officers and schedule for membership recruitment/year of service. 2) Meetings will be held the first Monday of each month. 3) Add the position of Historian. Question of whether or not the Historian serves on the Executive Committee. Rich Lambert has agreed to serve as Chairman ofihe By Laws Committee. The exact "language" changes to the ByLaws will be drafted and brought to the next meeting by Rich. New members include Farrah Merchant of Victoria and Lori Wellens of Carver. Danielle Mannix will represent the School Board. One area of representation has NOT been filled at this point. That is the position of adult for the City of Carver. Some inquiries will be made by Jeanne. Also, we await notification from the School Board as to the adult representative from the School Board. That decision will be made by July 29. The process of recruiting new members was discussed. We need to work closer with the respective organizations when membership needs arise. We need to make them aware of their specific responsibilities in the recruitment process. The Youth Commission representatives are responsible for communicating with their organizations. Materials to be shared with the organizations include copies of the following: ByLaws, Letter of Understanding, Youth Service Directory, Membership Application Form, Cover Letter, Schedule for Member Recruitment and Election of Officers, and a Membership List which includes terms of office. Election of officers will be held at the August 2, 1993 meeting. If you plan to run for Chairperson, Vice-Chair or Secretary or Historian, please come prepared to make a brief presentation to the Commission. Chad and Tanya gave an update on the June 28th meeting they attended with Darroll Bussler on Leadership Labs. Next year Regional Leadership Conferences will be held instead of one State 'I II I I I I I I ~ I .1 I I I I . I I I' It I I I I I I ~ I I I I I I . I I Conference such as the one held at St. Cloud State University. Local people wiIl be involved in the planning. Natalie was "appointed" to act in a leadership role in planning for our area. The process of compiling literature on the Leadership Lab process for national distribution is taking place. It wiIl take some time. however. Bishman, Peterson and Dan Priester (Lakeville) are writing an article which should appear in "Partners." a nationally distributed publication. Other business. Rich Lambert gave a report on his findings in researching the possibility of obtaining a video taped copy of a story done by KSTP on "Self-Esteem." It aired on Straight to the Point. One segment of that story included a piece of the Forum "Growing Up Female" conducted by the League of Women Voters and the YouthCommission. The cost ofa copy is $75.00. Rich plans to write them a foIlow-up letter making a second request for a tape but at a much reduced price. Also in other business. Rich informed the Commission that all monies received or expended by the . Commission are managed through the Community Education staff and run through the CE account. Thus. we cannot have a Treasurer. . . -, Members were informed of an upcoming opportunity to attend a Youth Service Workshop sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education. It is open to adults and youth at no cost and is offered at various locations throughout the state. Dates are in August. beginning August 2. The workshops are only 3 hours in length. Anyone interested in attending, please RSVP to Jeanne by July 26. It would be nice if 4 or 5 members could attend. Motion/Bishman. SecondlHurm to adjourn. Adjourned at 9:23 pm. Next meeting is August 2 at 7:00 pm in the School Board Room of the Early Childhood Center. Rossini is in charge of reserving the School Board RoonL I tI I I I I I I I \. YOUTH COMMISSION APPLICATION Name Address City/State/Zip Code Grade Date Phone Position applying for: 1. What do you know about the Youth Commission? 2. Why do you want to serve on the Youth Commission? 3. What organizations/activities/jobs are you currently involved in? I I I I I I . I I 4. What skills/experiences do you bring to the Youth Commission that would be helpful to you as a member? S. What kind of commitment are you willing to make to the Youth Commission? I L ;1 ,. ';1 t tl I :1 ,I ~:I \ t:" tit, i.1 , "I ,,' ~, X;[;?t doln us In . >),", ,:"~~j~, "", " , "L" · ~.. ~'<'~': .,."Weawlna "oae"he'r ,idJiJ:,.1~:~;;~., ,. touth Rpprentlceshlp. "outh UJDrkI-l'.uth:~~ i" ' lerulce. and Youth Entrepreneursblp ".lllltluiIV . it. with Education for Emploument~ :,~,;:~;ti\;~i~~~~?':~.i::I.~ :::.. ., ,; . .\.<. "', '.~"J.f:5~ :){r~:fi ' ~1~~-t'1~f' ~.,.".:~~~:~~, ~f>~'> :..~>.., A seminar about three Innovative PrOllfalns that~~I? !~::.J~ ~0}~,. change the fabric of education ,. we 1cnow /t./")f:~<"'~,~;/ .;/.i~~;:\~;::1;< , ,'., . '..\.' " ..}., '';.~', ,~; .1\"';..;~f " ~'t;,~.:.;. 'Please plan to attend a semi~ to _ more &bout Y~ulh Woib;~~'H~C~,~~..f"'~~'~'-- , -. , " " ~< . ~ " n ...*'._~. ,~ v h A", . hi dE ._hl", 11 " , " "~".\'."""\<'<'::r)''''~' .',. lOut "..,prentices p. an ~ne..._"t'.., you~,~, ~~.~~'~"':'/.~"i~~~~~;~;-_ 'please send a representative. ,;...: '",:: ,-;-:-.. '_C",;.:;"t;l"!7~~~~~~,~.~;:),r-~f~"''''<:' Become acquainted with, motivated to eipIore, end undenrtand~M:, " .. ~~~t't'~"~':f{' - lBgislation rega'fling youth apprenticesh/t?S, youth works, .jJ;~;:..,9. ~~~',~;2-;.:1~'.;;;.~~~J"'~I,. entrepreneurship and how they fit into Minnesota's Educational Systsm, .=-' ~'~~~'". . changes .' .,;; ;.. , .... - '.' . . . . .. . (l:}(';' '~rr:~~~~~"~,.+y:...;.>~.~~t.i~1,;f~~',,, DEADLINE FOR RETURNING POSTCARDS: Monday,)ULYJ2 '~.. :;:)"::."':-; July 27 July 28 July 29 August 3 August 4 a..-- August 5 ...-- August 9 v August 17 August 18 ,/ August 24 st 25 Thief River Fals Brainerd Fergus Falls Marspan St Cbud Minneapolis St Paul Rochester Mankato Eveleth Duluth -a.t W...em Inn 8nIinerd HolIday Inn, ,-~,:r .;:..t....:OO PM . Park Inn " . . ': ,:.:~3-l'.:OO-12:00 noon 80uIhweIt SlIde Uriv -Room I. 214 -' i ,4 -..:00 PM HolIday 1M . ,/8:00-12:00 noon . Mimeapolis Communly CoIIIge '. .:00-12:00 noon St Paul Techniclll CoIege 1:00-4:00 PM Ar:x:he8t. 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I I I I I I PAGE # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 k Introduction Report Summary: Report Summary Report Summary Report Summary Report Summary Report Summary Report Summary Report Summary Report Summary Report Summary Summaries of Minutes Summaries of Minutes Summaries of Minutes Summaries of Minutes Summaries of Minutes Summaries of Minutes : Summaries of Minutes Summaries of Minutes Summary of Goals Summary 1992-1993 List 1993-1994 List INDEX 'I - I I I I I I TOPIC Annual Report Community Learning Center Youth Volunteer Service Directory Leadership Labs Youth Resource Directory By-Laws Membership Values Week Forum "Growing Up Female" Governor's ChildrenIY outh Council Fireside Chat 1st, 2nd, 3 rd Meetings 4th, 5th 6th Meetings 7th, 8th, 9th Meetings 10th, 11 th Meetings 12th, 13th, 14th Meetings 15th, 16th Meetings 17th, 18th, 19th Meetings 20th, 21 st, 22nd Meetings 1993-1994 Youth Commission Amendments to the By-Laws Membership List Membership List I .1 I I I I . I I I " I I I I I I I I I I I I It ,I I 1992-1993 ANNUAL REPORT OF YOUTH COMMISSION The Youth Commission was just an idea originally conceived by members of the Youth Development Task Force which began its work in 1986. The first Youth Commission meeting was held April 7, 1992 at Living Hope Church in Chaska. Those in attendance included (adults) Greg Shank, Stephanie Young, Pastor Dave Beety, Ken Frey, Louise Lehner, Lori Johnson, Rich Lambert, Charles Lawler, Tim Clark, Jeanne Straus, (students) Tanya Bishman, Chad Peterson, LeeAnn Olinger, Chriz Czerwonka, Heidi Halvorson, and Molly DeB ower. One of the first items on the Youth Commission's agenda was the election of officers. All of the officers elected were students. Chairperson - Chad Peterson. Vice- Chairperson - .ChVs Czerwonka. Secretary - Tanya Bishman. They are to be commended for jobs well done. The first draft of the By-Laws and the Letter of Understanding were drawn up by members of the Youth Development Task Force. The Mission of the Youth Commission is stated in the Letter of Understanding as follows: Provide youth an environment in which they can make good decisions and are valued members of the community. It is on that basis that the Youth Commission proceeded in planning and in making decisions. The Youth Commission has been involved in many activities during its first year. Various members have summarized those activities and those summaries are attached. Some of the original members are now off the Commission with new members taking their places. Membership lists are also attached. Brief summaries of the Youth Commission meetings are enclosed. At the close of the Annual Report is a summary of the goals for the 1993-1994 Youth Commission. As the Community Education liaison to the Youth Commission, I would like to thank the dedicated members of the Youth Commission for their commitment. Time and effort were required of all the members. Also, I would like to commend the City Councils, the County Commissioners, and the School Board for their involvement and support of the Youth Commission. Together, the youth and adults of this community are working together to "provide an environment in which they (youth) can make good decisions and are valued members of the community." I hope this kind of commitment and involvement continues for many years to come. Last but not least, I would like to thank and commend the Community Education Advisory Council and the Youth Development Task Force for their insight and vision in instituting a process by which young people have an actual say in the decisions made in their respective communities. The Youth Commission is a good example of democracy at work involving adults and youth. "Congratulations" to you in recognizing the fact that our young people are tomorrow's leaders but are also leaders of TODAY I Jeanne Straus, July 15, 1993 Page 1 COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER by Tanya Bishman July 1993 The Community Learning Center (CLC was a proposal through Community Education that woul~ incorporate iMovative learning techniques in the classroom. Goals included dismissing age segreation, using alternative staffing patterns, decentralizing decision-making and having a learner-centered approach. These all came together to sue the community as a whole for education. Two Youth Commission members, Tanya Bishman and Natalie Rossini, served as student representatives on the steering committee. Unfortunately, we did not receive funding for the learning center but greater awareness and support of the ideas resulted from our efforts. YOUTH VOLUNTEER SERVICE DIRECTORY by Tanya Bishman July 1993 The Youth Volunteer Service Directory was one of the biggest tangible accomplishments this year. We sent many requests out for information on volunteer service opportunities to various organizations in the District 112 area. These mailed requests were followed up by phone calls and 2nd mailed requests in an attempt to compile a list of as many opportunities as possible. The final product was a booklet 5 1/2 " X 8 1/2" with a blue cover listing volunteer opportunities for youth with 3 7 different agencies. There were approximately 2300 copies made. The booklets were distributed at the Chaska Middle School during the winter ParentlI'eacher Conferences. At the Chaska High School, they were distributed in classes. During the coming year, we hope to include even more opportunities and reach more students. LEADERSHIP LABS by Tanya Bishman July 1993 The Youth Commission was chosen as one of 15 Leadership Labs for a cooperative research project involving Mankato State University, 4-H, Minnesota Department of Education and the MiMesota School Board Association. The focus was to research the involvement of youth and adults on boards and councils in order to provide information for other groups working to incorporate youth. This involved attending 2 one day conferences, one at the beginning and one at the end of the process. We shared ideas and experiences with other groups and enjoyed being "energized" by the speakers. We were included in two inter-lab newsletters focusing on the ideas of Planning, Action, and Reflection or lip AR." The results ofDarroll Bussler's research (from Mankato State University) will be distributed nationwide. Page 2 l I II I I I I I I I I I I I I 41 I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I YOUTH RESOURCE DIRECTORY by Chad Peterson July 1993 One of the purposes behind the formation of the Youth Commission was for it to be a coordinating body between groups and organizations serving youth in our community. To accomplish this task the Commission first had to identify and assess the organizations it would be trying to coordinate. For this purpose a Youth Resource subcommittee was formed on June 22, 1992. The sub-committee included Tanya Bishman, Chris Czerwonka, LeeAnn Olinger, Heidi Halvorson, Jeanne Straus and Tim Clark. At the next meeting the sub-committee reported on how it would tackle this immense task. The chore was to be split into different areas such as health care, recreation, social services and so forth. Each area would then be assigned to a task force of Commission members. The final list would include the name of the organization, a contact person and phone number, and a description of the organizations's function. Due to the time and effort involved in the Volunteer Service Directory which was being compiled at the same time, and the loss of leadership from the Resource Directory's chairperson, TimClark who had just moved to S1. Paul, no further progress was made this year, Completion of the Youth Resource Directory will a major goal during the coming ", year. 'BY-LAWS by Chad Peterson July 1993 On April 20, 1992 a sub-committee was formed to study the By-Laws and report back to the Commission with any proposed changes. The Youth Commission's By-Laws at the time were just a rough draft drawn up by the Youth Development board and needed thorough looking over. The committee in charge of reviewing the By-Laws included Rich Lambert, Chad Peterson, Heidi Halvorson and Stephanie Young. At the next meeting, May 11, the sub-committee reported its findings and after discussion, the By-Laws were formally amended. The By-Law sub-committee was then disbanded. Several times during the course of the year it became apparent that changes were needed in the By-Laws to cope with the developing Commission. However, since an overhaul of the By-Laws was not necessary, the changes were made during regular Youth Commission meetings, These changes were not major but required time from the already late running meetings. Due to the seemingly quite requent changes needed in the By-Laws, it will be discussed whether a permanent By-Law sub-committee will be added in the future. Page 3 MEMBERSHIP by Jeanne Straus July 1993 The first year of the Youth Commission is now complete. After going through the first year and experiencing members going off and members coming on board, we have learned that there are some questions which need to be addressed. Perhaps a sub- committee would serve the Commission best. According to the By-Laws, the vacancies which result at the conclusion of a members term are to be filled by the respective governing agency. Candidates are to apply with the agency. For example. Ken Frey served a one year term from April '92 to April '93. By April '93, ideally. the new member would have been in place. Firstly. we were not paying attention to the upcoming expirations of members terms on the Commission. Secondly, there was no process in place by which a member formally announces that he/she plans to go off the Commission. Thirdly, communications between the Youth Commission and the respective agencies regarding vacancies was not good. There is no formal procedure in writing which would help both the member going off the Commission and the group which he/she represents. These issues will be addressed. In revi~wing the By-Laws. there was no set schedule or calendar of events which detailed the process of recruitment, selection. and placement of a new member on the Commission. Current members of the Commission have addressed that issue. A proposed schedule to follow in the recruitment process has been identified. An amendment to the By-Laws has been ratified. That amendment outlines the schedule. It is as follows: January Announce resignation. Begin recruitment process. Publicize the opening. Selections made(by Commission or by representative group) Name of new member announced. Annual Meeting with old and new members present. Annual report assignments made. Elect officers for the coming year. Last Commission meeting for members going off. Executive Officers Meetings. Includes old and newly installed. Beginning of new terms. Presentation of Annual Report to respective groups. Thus the terms would be from August to July of the following year. Currently. the By-Laws allow the Youth Commission to select new members when there is a vacancy which occurs in the midst of a term. Some confusion occurs here. There is some feeling by the respective governing agencies (City Councils. County Commissioners, School Board) that all vacancies be filled by the agency which is affected. Perhaps the whole mattter of filling vacancies can be reviewed by either a sub-committee or be addressed by a standing Membership Committee. We hope to resolve that matter by September. March Aprill May June/July August Page 4 I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I 41 I I I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I VALVES WEEK 1993 by Jeanne Straus July 1993 The Values Committee has been very active for the past three years. Each year there has been a week during the school year designated as Values Week. February 21- March 1 was designated as Values Week in 1993, a change from the traditional fall scheduling. Members of the Values Week Committee include Luke Melchert, Candy Lundgren, Jeanne Straus, Sue Hines, Jerry Schmieg, Dee Zajicek, Pam Pokorney, Cheryl Nelson, Bob Roepke, Greg Schol, Arlene Bomer, Margie KaJjalahti, Don Chmiel, Nancy Dilks, and Terese Bergquist. The primary goal is to promote the active involvement of every community member as role models of the officially adopted values which include generosity, citizenship, environmentalism, human worth and dignity, respect, responsibility, integrity, and learning. The week's activities began with a Family Fun day sponsored by Early Childhood/Family Education on Sunday, February 21 between 1 - 2:30 pm at Jonathan Elementary School. Nancy Dilks chaired that event which was very well attended and enjoyed by all. The featured speaker for the week was Mark Scharonbroich, a motivational speaker from St.Cloud. He spoke during a high schoollyseum and also spoke in an evening presenta~ion to the community. He was very well received. Jack Pearson was well received in the elementary schools as a presenter, musician, and resident artist. Saturday, February 27 many community residents were recognized for their volunteer efforts in supporting the community during the annual Community Values Awards Program. The Crystal Achievement Awards sponsored by First National Bank of Chaska were given out. The Outstanding Youth Awards were given out by The Chanhassen Bank. The Chaska High School Band, drama groups, Girl Scouts, and many other individuals were involved. Jeanne Straus, Community Education liaison to the Youth Commission, served as the program coordinator for the evening's event. Chris Czerwonka and Tanya Bi.shman, youth members of the Youth Commission, served on the decorating committee. The Youth Comrriission supports the efforts of the Values Week Committee and will be involved somewhat in the process. It is NOT the role of the Youth Commission to serve as the sole "coordinator" of the week's events. The Values Committee will continue to serve in that capacity. Page 5 FORUM "GROWING UP FEMALE" by Natalie Rossini July 1993 The League of Women Voters and Youth Commission worked cooperatively in putting together a panel discussion and open forum entitled "Growing Up Female - Adults and Youth Talk About Self-Esteem." Members of the League of Women Voters contacted the Youth Commission in February of 1993 asking for input and assistance with the project. Youth Commission members (Natalie Rossini, LeeAnn Olinger and Molly DeB ower, Chad Peterson) served on the panel with four adults. They included: Ann Hodgson (licensed marriage & family therapist), Liz Ferron (Independent Clinical Social Worker), Paul Holmes (Chaska High School Dean), and Dianne O'Connor (League of Women Voters member and Panel Moderator). The speakers each gave approximately 10 minute talks. Approximately 70 community residents attended. There was a very good exchange of questions and answers. In May 1993, the League came to the Commission again asking for assistance in distributing the results of a survey. The survey entitled "Patterns of Risk" was conducted by the League and given to high school students in 1989. Natalie Rossini and LeeAnn Olinger are currently helping facilitate the project. The goal is to bring the survey results back to the high school students. The project involves the production of media presentations (video tape) and/or skits highlighting the survey data. The video tape will be used in classrooms and be followed up With small group discussions. It is our hope that high school drama students will serve as actors in the presentation/so They are looking for high school teachers to assist in writing the script for a skit. We hope to see the finished product by late fall of 1993. Page 6 I 'I I I I I I I I ..1 I I I I . I I I " I I I I I I I I I I I I " I I Governor Carlson's ACTION FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCn. by Chris Czerwonka July 1993 Youth Commission members Christopher Czerwonka and Natalie Rossini brought to the Commission another connection to contemporary policy-making decisions. Their applications and successive appointments to Governor Arne Carlson's Actionfor ChildrenIYouth Advisory Council tapped into current efforts on the part of the State government to serve youth in the region. The positions provided the Youth Commission with a double-edged sword of infomtation and influence to combat concerns centered around our community's youth. Issues which the ChildrenIY outh Advisory Council dealt with included children's news, education legislation, and the impact of media on children. The CN AC which involved 26 youth from across the State, proved successful in its first year and will likely continue to serve as a valuable link between youth and official public policy. . FIRESIDE CHAT by Chris Czerwonka July 1993 Another exampie of the Youth Commission's role within the "community" was a springtime "Fireside Chat, II or a roundtable forum which brought approximately twelve adult local leaders from many walks of life together with several youth representing various student populations. Bankers, politicians, business people, scientists, students, teachers and Youth Commission members exemplified the diverse range of people represented. The Fireside Chat was held between 1-3 pm in the lower fireside level at the IDS Oak Ridge Conference Center located in Chaska. Refreshments were supplied courteous of the IDS Center. Participants addressed the following questions: How do we define community? What are some community concerns? . City ofChaska cable tv staff video-taped the fireside chat for purposes of airing on local cable in the future. The tape will be made available for future use by other groups interested in this same topic. The Fireside Chat successfully communicated through words the spirit and pulse of the community to the many different individuals which comprise it. Page 7 YOUTH COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT Very ~lJril7, 1992 1st Meetilfg Held at Living Hope Church. Membership of Commission included 7 adult voting members and six student voting members. That meeting served to introduce members to each other and review the process through which the Youth Commission became a reality. Stephanie Young explained the history of the Youth Development Task Force and how the Youth Commission was one of the four primary goals. The four goals include: 1) Formation of Youth Commission 2) Formation of Youth Issues Curriculum Team 3) Establishment of Resource Center 4) Establish a Values Committee. To date, the only one of the four goals which has not been met is the Resource Center. At that first meeting, the Letter of Understanding and the proposed set of By-Laws were reviewed. Pastor Beety introduced discussion on the current activities by an Ad Hoc Committee to establish a Teen Center. The probable location for the Center will be the Shepherd of the Hills Church basement. Adjoununent. Apri120, 1992. 2nd meetilfg Meeting began with a mixer. Minutes were taken by J. Straus. Commission decisions will be made using a process of motions, seconds, and voting. A simple majority with a minimum of two youth votes and two adult votes are necessary to pass a motion. A sub-committee was formed to review the By-Laws. Included Rich Lambert, Chad Peterson, Heidi Halverson and Stephanie Young. Agenda ' and minutes will be mailed prior to meetings. Agenda will be set by Chairperson with input from members. The following questions were raised: 1) How do we know what is already being offered in the community? It is important to know so that we do not duplicate. 2) Are we an advisory board or are we an "action" board? Wha~ does it,mean to collaborate and cooperate and with whom? . 3) How do we inform the public that the Youth Commission is in operation? Newspapers? When do we make it known? May 11. 1992. jrd Meeting. It was agreed that Tanya Bishman and Chris Czerwonka would serve as Co-Chairpersons until elections were held. A mixer for purposes of meeting new members was conducted. Rev. David Beety updated the Youth Commission on Teen Center planning. The Teen Center will open in the fall and be open to all District 112 students. The YC By-Laws were reviewed and generally accepted as amended by the Sub-Committee and the entire Youth Commission. Copies will be distributed to all of the YC members. No motion passed to formally accept amended By-Laws. Page 8 I II I I I I I I I I I I I I 41 I I I' II I I I I I I Mqy 2~r 1992. 4th Meeting. Members of the Value Committee gave a brief presentation to the YC. Presenters included Arlene Bomer, Margie Karjalahti, and Jerry Schmieg. They would like more involvement from the community, including Law Enforcement, City Councils, School Buildings, Planning Commissions, and families. The YC and representatives from the Values Committee brainstormed the following ideas: 1) Use banners in high traffic areas 2) Include a "big name" speaker if funds can be found. 3) Include small group discussions in the schools. Involve teachers as often as possible. 4) Include the eight values in employee training in businesses/schools including coaching staff. 5) Include broader involvement by communities and schools. 6) Bring business people into the schools for small group discussions 7) Encourage high school drama to put together a skit on the eight values. 8) Involve a professional group to "tell" stories, incorporating the eight values. Czerwonka movedlPeterson seconded to accept By-Laws as amended. Motion passed. Pastor Beety asked Commission members to help in the search for students to serve on the Teen Center Ad Hoc Committee. Molly DeBower reported on the activities of the Minorities Student Group. Presentations to high school students on May 26 were well received. Brief discussion on the matter of how students received information on Christopher Columbus. I I I I I I . I I June 8. 1992. 5th Meeting. Discussion on taking a position in making a statement on the historical picture of Christopher Columbus in the schools. Ideas included newspaper articles, decorating halls, bring Native American Indians in to speak. Suggestions to the Minority Students Group at the High School. Received an update on the Teen Center. Election of officers. Chairperson - Chad Peterson. Vice Chairperson - Chris Czerwonka. Secretary - Tonya Bishman. Discussion on Values Week activities. Banners, speakers including business people, newspaper articles on local heroes instead of bringing in big-time speakers, senior high students speak to elementary students (possibly coordinated by Betty Schwerman). Consensus of the group was that the YC is an "advocacy group" not a group which initiates and carries out special events. June 29, 1992. 6th Meeting There was discussion on developing a Resource Directory for Youth. Tim Clark will help with that project. J. Straus talked about the Violence Prevention Grants which District 112 was applying for. Some of those monies, if received, would be used for a teen center. There was also discussion about the process of developing a Youth Volunteer Service Directory. Page 9 July 7, 1992. 7th Meeting Sub-Committee gave report on how to develop a plan to compile a list of youth resources. Tim Clark will work with that committee. Received update on the grant process for dollars for Teen Center. Will be notified by October 1. Written grant due July IS. Sample letter to be sent to agencieslbusinesses requesting voluneer opportunity information was distributed to YC members for review. Goal is to complete a Youth Volunteer Service Directory prior to start of school. Discusses need for a logo for letterhead for YC. Discussion on how to inform the public. Agreed to first go back to City Councils/County Commission/School Board and present to them. Arlene Bomer gave an update on Values Committee work. Values Week will be held in February and not in the fall. The Values Committee questioned whether or not to bring in a "big speaker." Arlene asked for input from the Youth Commission. Ideas shared include: 1) Column in newspapers - Values in Action 2) Churches select a youth each month using the 8 values. 3) Businesses choose an employee of the month using the 8 values. 4) Other suggestions from prior meetings. Baseball outing for YC discussed. No definite plans made. Stephanie Young presented report "Patterns of Risk" conducted by the League of Women Voters. 'I II I I I I I I Ju~ 20.1992 8th Meeting. Chris Czerwonka gave a Resource Directory Sub-Committee report. Decided on 14 categories of youth resource agencies. Some of them may be combined in the future. Jeanne Straus distributed a sample letter to agencies asking them for information about youth volunteer opportunities. Revisions were made. A recommendation (not a vote) was made to support the distribution of letters to agencies. Chris Czerwonka & LeeAnn Olinger volunteered to contact Sue Orsen about a logo contest for letterhead for the Youth Commission. Other newspapers in the area will also be contacted. Jeanne announced several upcoming volunteer opportunities in the communities, including River City Day, the Elder Mentor program, and Exchange Student housing needs. August 17, 1992 9th Meeting. Copies of agency information on volunteer opportunities were distributed. It was decided to follow up the original letter with phone calls. YC members were encouraged to volunteer with that process. No additional work had been completed on the Resource Directory. Tim Clark, who had chaired it, had moved. There were no adult volunteers to work on the project. Jeanne Straus agreed to cOntinue working with the youth on the project. The Chanhassen Adult Position was open now. The City will make that decision and let us know. New deadline for the Logo Contest for YC letterhead is Sept. IS, 1992. Logo will be chosen at the next YC meeting. Discussion the possibility ofYC members attending a Twins Game as a group. RSVP's on the Sept. 12 or Sept.26 game were to be made to Ken Frey. Page 10 I I I I I I . I I L. I' ' , . II Jeanne S informed the group about the new formation of a Governor's Advisory Council and encouraged the youth members to apply. All youth were interested. Jeanne will have the selection board mail applications to all the youth members. Tanya shared her recent experience as a volunteer in West Virginia. She shared a very touching story of how she and others helped a man get his house in "livable" condition. Quite a volunteer story! Jeanne informed the group about a "paint a home" project in the metro area. Suggested it as a possible project for our community to become involved in. Next sub-committee meeting for the Resource Directory scheduled for Aug.24. I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I October 5-f 1992 10th Meeti~~ Discussed the problem with attendance. Members were encouraged to respond to Chad, the Chairperson if they were unable to attend. Margie Katjalahti and Candy Lundren from the Values Committee attended. They asked the Youth Commission to work with Values Week in coordinating the weeks' events. Lori Johnson stated a concern that the By-Laws did not indicate the YC serve as coordinator of events. The YC agreed to support Values Week, but did indicate an active role. Values Week will be held February'21-March 1, 1993. Ideas shared included: Classroom discussions, business people working with students, "Character" awards to students and adults in the community, Cultural Awareness Fair, Community Dance for all ages, and help coordinate efforts for renovating space for ECFE. Discussed the possibility of featuring a weekly article in local newspapers by students on the various values.Perhaps the journalism class could be contacted. Charles Lawler had contacted Jonathan Eisenthal from the Chaska Herald. Jonathan was interested-in the project. A community meeting was set for October 29 in the Chaska Community Center at 7 pm. Invitations were sent to community members. Discussed the "calendar" involving elections, recruitment of new members and transfer between old and new members. The following was proposed (not voted on): January - Begin recruitment process March - End of recruitment of new members April _ Annual meeting with old and new members present. May - Elect officers for the coming year. Last meeting for members leaving the Commission. June/July - Open Executive Meetings including old and new officers. August - Beginning of new terms. Schedule of completion of the Volunteer Directory was reviewed. Talheim and Waybury have contacted Jeanne about volunteer help in moving boxes/other items for senior citizens. Chris C agreed to contact Ann Smith about Student council involvement. The Youth Resource Directory project was put on "hold." Newspapers should be contacted regarding YC meeting dates. Volunteer was sought. The Community Education Adv. Council would like to include Youth members on their Council. Further discussion was tabled until the next meeting. November 10. 1992 11th Meeti~g Natalie Rossini became an official member. Copies of the By-Laws and the Volunteery Youth Service Directory were sent to the governing agencies. Selection of logo for YC letterhead was made. Chriz Czerwonka's sample was chosen. There was some discussion regarding the CEAC Youth Representative. Page 11 December 8., 1992 12th Meetin.g Discussion on the requirements for youth to serve on the CEAC. Must be in 9th, 10th, or 11 th grade. Two youth will serve on the CEAC. One will represent the YC. One will be from the population at large from District 112. This representative would serve on the YC. thus equalizing student and adult voting privileges. Chris motioned. Natalie seconded. Moved. A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the necessary placements of youth on the CEAC. Chad Peterson represented the YC at the Community Education Advisory Council Workshop on November 17. He gave a brief presentation and answered questions. Natalie Rossini and Chris Czerwonka have been selected to serve on the Minnesota Youth Advisory Council. They are currently involved with a video regarding the media's influence on youth. Their next meeting is January 10. 1993. Tanya Bishman. motioned to amend By-Laws in order to incorporate the recommended YC "calendar." LeeAnn seconded. Motion passed. The Youth Volunteer Service Directory has been printed. Enough copies were made for all middle school and high school students. Copies were distributed to CMS parents at conferences. Copies will be distributed on Dec. 10 by Student Council & Youth Commission representatives. Janua1:J 12, 1991 11th Meeting Sue Hurm of Chanhassen indicated an interest in the YC. The YC was selected as one of 15 organizations to be involved in a research project with the following groups: Minnesota Department of Education. Minnesota School Board Association. Minnesota ExtensionJ 4-H. and Mankato State University. Delegate to a January 14 meeting in St. Paul will be Chriz Czerwonka. The Chaska Chamber of Commerce requested the Commission to do some volunteer work in updating civic/community organizational lists of contact people. YC members agreed to divide up the work. Findings to be reported to Tanya by January 22. LeeAnn Olinger and Rich Lambert attended the CEAC meeting in which the recommendation for youth representation was made. Voting took place to select the YC member to serve on the CEAC. LeeAnn Olinger was selected. Announcement: Mark Scharenbroich has been contracted to speak to the high school student body on March 1. The Community Celebration of Values Week is set for Saturday. Feb. 27. 1993. Volunteers are needed to set up and take.down. Tanya B and Chris C will consider the "Unsung Heroes" article task. " Natalie Rossini will call and reserve the boardroom in the ECC for meetings each month. Februa1:J 1. 1993 14th Meeting Tanya updated the Commission on the Leadership Lab activities. Key points: This is a research project. There are expectations of us. Youth are part ofa Democracy. Everyone is a potential leader. Remember-Action takes time! Recommendation to the YC: Get the By-Laws officially recognized by the School Board. Sue Hurm noted that the Youth Service Directories were NOT distributed to the parochial schools. She will get 60 to St. Hubert's School. Page 12 l . 'I II I I I I I I I ,I I I I I 41 I I I' . " I I I I I I League of Women Voters have requested help from the YC in planning and carrying out an open forum on the issue of self-esteem for young girls. It will be held on March 29, 6-9pm at Jonathan Elementary. The YC chose to become involved. YC members will inform CHS students ofYC openings at the upcoming class meetings on Feb. 2, 1993. Natalie and LeeAnn have put together an application form. Matt Johnson reported on the Referendum Kick-Off to be held on Feb. 6. He asked the YC to become involved and have representation present. Natalie R and Chris C will try and attend. Norm Prusinski requested volunteers for the DARE concert on March 19. Chad Peterson will chair that effort. Each member share a "nugget" or most important piece of information they remember from the meeting. February 9. 1993 15th Meeting Colleen DeBower and Dianne O'Connor from the League of Women Voters attended. Gave an update on the upcoming forum of March 29; A panel of three experts will make brief presentations and facilitate the discussion between adults and youth. The Youth Commission has been asked to sit in as part of the panel and answer questions. The panel discussion is planned in response to information received in a survey conducted by the L WV -ECC. Tanya will address groups at CHS and the Coop to recruit new members. Motion Tanya Bishman/Second Chris Czerwonka to receive Sue Hurm into membership. Motion carried. Discussion on Values Week. Natalie, Susan, Chris, Chad, Tanya and Phyllis will consider helping with decorations. The Fireside Chat will be held on Monday, March 1 at the IDS Conference Center between 1-3 pm. Business people and students will discuss values and how they relate to schools and businesses. April 18-24, 1993 has been declared Volunteer Recognition Week. Each member was asked to go back to respective agencies and inform them. Article is due for the Leadership Lab Feb. 10. I I I I I I . I I March 2.1993 16th Meetin.g Reviewed five applications for YC. Positions open: Victoria Youth, CEACIYC Rep, District 112, Carver County Youth, Carver Youth and CEAC At-Large Position. Tabled making decisions until the next meeting. However, it was agreed that Shannon Dilks be aSked to serve as the District 112 representative. . Put out request for volunteers to do some phone calling for the referendum on March 18 and 25. Report on Values Week. Things went well, including Fireside Chat. National Youth Leadership Training in Mpls onApril14, 15, 16. Hope some members plan to attend, if only for one day. Tun Jackson indicated in a conversation with Jeanne Straus that he would be willing to come and talk with the Youth Commission about the "Tree House." Hope to schedule him soon. Discussed progress of Leadership Lab activities. Chad Petersen has recently presented to Carver City Council updating them on YC activities. Natalie and Sue are scheduled to address the City Council of Chanhassen. Page 13 Received update on League of Women Voters Forum scheduled for March 29. Reviewed the role YC members are expected to play. March 21 is a practice session at Jonathan Elementary. Tanya gave an update and general infonnation on the Community Learning Center being proposed in Dist. 112. All YC members backed the project. March 16" 1993 17th Meeting Four applicants were present, ready to be interviewed. A brief explanation was given regarding the positions which the YC had the power to appoint and which positions have to be filled by the respective agencies. For positions which are in the middle of a "tenn,", the YC can appoint. If it is a position which is at the close of a tenn, the agency must make the selection. There is a great deal of confusion about this whole matter. . All applicants will be ntoified by a written letter from the Chairperson. Natalie Rossini motjo~e~lly DeBower seconded that we accept recommend~d appointments upon acceptance of the applications and feedback from the School Board. Brainstonned ideas for future projects. Include completion of Resource Directory, conduct a community needs assessment, Paint-a-thon. Plan to hold a goal setting session at the next meeting. Briefupdate on National Youth Leadership Training in April. A Youth Summit will be held in Forest Lake on April 17. Cost of the summit will be covered by Community Education. Copies of the I:eadership Lab arrived. Chris' drawing appeared in this issue. Copies will be made and distributed at the next meeting. ADri/5. 1993 18th Meeting Interviews were conducted. Natalie Rossini and Sue Hunn presented to City Council ofChanhassen. Were well received. Received update on LWV-ECC forum at Jonathan Elementary School. Were approximately 70 people in attendance. Went very well. Felt it was crucial to have students involved. Received update on the May6 & 7 activities at St. Cloud State University for Leadership Labs. Be prepared to have slide presentation ready for the opening on Friday morning. Reviewed the possibility of involvement iri a Paint-A-Thon. ' Received a legislative update on the Governor's Youth Advisory Council. Discussed the need for a position of Histonan. Apri121, 199.1 19th Meetiltg Carver County Position filled. Carly Sorscher CEAC At-Large Position: Shannon Dilks Natalie R talked about the involvement ofKSTP in taping the LWV-ECC Forum. A presentation will be made to the student body. Natalie will be involved in that planning. Page 14 'I II I I I I I I I .1 I I I I . I I 'I' ' It May 12., 199~ 20th Meeting I Held at J's Restaurant. A brainstorming session on Goal Setting. The two main goals which were agreed upon included Community Assessment and Communications. Big items! I ' I I I I June 8, 1993 21st Meeting Only five in attendance. Carly, Natalie, Tanya, Phyllis and Jeanne. Did not hold official meeting. Instead, made phone calls to prospective members ofYC for the Victoria and City of Carver positions. June 15.1993 22nd Meeting Held at fs Restaurant Discussed the current process of finding and recruiting members. .' I I I I I I It I I Page 15 YOUTH COMMISSION GOALS 1993-1994 from meeting held on May 12, 1993 at rs Restaurant , 'I' ta I I I I I I IDEAS FROM BRAINSTORMING SESSION Needs Assessment: Identify and recommend programs to meet needs. Student Survey Speak Out ParentlTeacher Conferences Community Center - Distribute surveys Mailing - Survey In PersonlPublic Survey (clipboard) Help coordinate community Values Week activities. Help with Speak Outs on specific "values" Help organize write-ups for local newspapers on "values" Address City Councils. Inform them. Ask them for ideas Identify funding sources for Values Week activities. Provide Forumsfor Discussion on Youth Issues. Speak Outs with a specific topic. Spead Outs open for discussion Encourage Inter-Agency Cooperation. Encourage Home/School/Community Partnerships Seek ways to coordinate information for youth. Resource Directory League of Women Voters Survey Yearly update on Service Directory Use "Sights and Sounds" as a vehicle to communicate Report back to City Co~ncils, County Commissioners and School Board Get students involved. I I I I I I 41 I I Serve as an advocate for youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two primary Action Goals: 1. Needs Assessment 2. Communications Two Operating Goals/or YOlltll Commissioll 1. Run meeting more efficiently. 2. Form sub-committees to get work done. Page 16 I' It I I I I I I Changes to the By-Laws During April 92-June 93 November 10,1992 "Calendar" changes made regarding Elections, New Members, Recruitment, etc. January 12, 1993 Added a position of youth representative on the Community Education Advisory Council. May 12,1993 Meetings will be held the 1 st Monday of each month at 7 pm. June 15,1993 Add the position of Historian to the Executive Committee I I I I I I . I I Page 17. YOUTH Carver Countr Chris Czerwonka - Youth 2 year term ADULTS I tI I I I I I I DISTRICT 112 YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBERS First Meeting April 1992 Lori Johnson 1 year term Victoria LeeAnn Olinger - Youth 1 year term Louise Lehner 2 year term Chanhassen Heidei Halvorson 2 year term Tim Clark 1 year term Cal:m: Chad Peterson - Youth 2 year term Kenneth Frey 1 year term Chaska Molly DeBower - Youth 1 year term Rev. David Beety 2 year term District t t 2 Tanya Bishman - Youth 1 year term Charles Lawler 2 year term I .1 I I I I 41 I I Comm Ed Advisory Council Rich Lambert Comm Ed Staff'Liaison Jeanne Straus AGENCY CONTACfS: Deb Wagner - Carver Co. Todd Hoffman - Chanhassen Marjory Adams - District 112 Mayor Tom Griep - Carver Shirley Broers - Chaska Shirley Karls - City of Victoria Page 18 I I I I I I . i ' JOE SCOT!' or the ChaDhasseD Chamber of Commerce 1DD0IIDCfI prize wbmen darID& die tnde Ibow OD . . Friday DIgbL (Stafr pbotos by DeaD Trtppler) . . . r , I . ' I ' I U.S. birthday I celebration . I I I I I . I I ! offers both ~ sun and rain A Uttle sun and a little rain c:Jwac. taized this year's Fourth of.July cele- bration in Cbanhassen.' . The weekend kicked off on Fri- .y with warm, sunny weather. Sat- antay's activities at Lake ADD part, hoWever, ran into wet weather and bad to be rescheduled to Sunday. . Sunday's fun came with sun. . AcCording to Jerry Ruegemer, Chari"asseu recreation aupervisor, lIlendaDc:e this year seemed to be a little less than last year. Weather aDd the long weekend for most may bave . been the reason. '. But lOme good came from the weuend. Adventure Balloons, which wu unable to provide tethered bot- air balloon rides last year because of . : winds, lOt': some good weather OD I Friday and collected $168 for the 1 Carver County Food Shelf. . . Other activities included the an- ~ h:~ricf::~;n:~tyf~:~:MASTia'. .1tfta".tkaMt-~. ~~7:.~_' ,. . e. e . BAUOON ART, pmes, COIIteItI, lID... rides, food, . -~.... ........ .....-- . _deBts at F'rIdaY.....t'._ldekoIfto die p~ tl ~~ ~ rtdeI_.faa..... ,,-. I. . ~ .". ." ....'-. . ..I1Lll.~ 1 . ~ch~'Stable -)/~o'. t., 'i. , ~e~mlt Application l :~"'\." . .' I The following resJdn _. applied for renewal ~ her .... permit: . Cindy Marr. 8015 Chuka Road, ~ ~ resident wishing to comment on the iIIuanoe of .. liable permit :.ahould direct wrttten commen18 to the CIty Menager.880 CcUter DrtYe. , (;.Chanhassen. MN 55317 ~ 10 dayI of.. pubIk:aIIon.lfno commenII · ,.: are received, the permit wID be 1IIued. presented IUbject ta.apprcMII by : ... Stable 1nIpector. . '. . A ..____ .-._~_. " ,-- \ e I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I 41 I I I It I I I I '1... ' I I I I I I I . I I C~l~~~~1 .' L" /;At,; .... '.. .' .'. I...,.... ,l '<~~.e.:tC, . . .;~:. o. _..~~ ...,_~,,,'~. ;....\..'ft;t~.... . .... . .. At the Fourth . . ~::::'.:. :', THE CBANBASSEN Senior Center _w.lts colon durtDa the Idc:k-olf of &be d~'I Foartb of Jaly celebradon. Tbe senior center prol'lded music by the ChaD-o-IaIrel MDior moras .. Dot oaIy celebrating tbe bb1b of the udon, but the UlIlIvenary ofabe c:eDter'. 0peDiDg. See more pldDrel all pqe 11. (Stalfphoto by Dean Trtppler) 1/~/q3 Canoe winner . , . 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E:ErMf t ,..'" nli'r:e~ V)-.s a 6'. ,5' ~ 0 n 5' w ~ ~ .. i:I=a=i'OQ ~~!HtR- fi." -;'J1-8 i ~n 1:11 iJ' .:~: ,.~f ~ :liil!'~ 5'.!P'l ~!f, :..:fefSII'ClrS. Ig,R 1\0' , . is. f 'C I r; 8l ~III R S E - ':, "'l::l ~ go ! Q, fl ~ I Q S' i' =1 JI .-~ a ioOQ Ii IS. ~ ~ III .. E:OQ . , \ 2.al!Q is ;ii"':a'~ fll t f . .g,t" Q,s i''''"i Ie",. ('" ; . i i G' fat ';,( ~ 5- fa OQ 1- JI ;.'Jg'MS.g,~~O =ail ;. '"J Ii-I l ~ :~ff~l;g' ~;i~ (.~ I, ..SQ.I -. 'ti _g,5"C . ",1' E.' ~ !~I'; ~ "l~l I (IS'! Cf3 Vi )\08U' I I I I I ,"09NGSTERS USE_PI aacJ IDkdarlJlatMcItJ-ra ........ PD" ~ nab, Naq G..... ~t). (Sd~" ...,~) . I I I I '1 I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I DISTRICT 112 YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBERS Members as of July 15, 1993 YOUTH Carver County Carly Sorscher . Youth 2 year term Victoria Farrah Merchant. Youth 1 year term Chllnhllssen Natalie Rossini 2 year term CaM.t Lori Wellens. Youth 2 year term Chaska Molly DeBower . Youth 1 year term District 112 Danielle Mannix . Youth 1 year term AGENCY CONTACfS: Deb Wagner. Carver Co. Todd Hoffman. Chanhassen Marjory Adams. District 112 Page 19 ADULTS Lori Johnson 1 year term Louise Lehner 2 year term Susan Hurm 1 year term Open 1 year term Phyliss Lindstrand 2 year term Charles Lawler 2 year term Comm Ed Advisory Council Rich Lambert Corom Ed Staff Liaison Jeanne Straus Mayor Tom Griep - Cafver Shirley Broers - Chaska Shirley Karls. City of Victoria 'H. t. i..> J> t~ ~ ~ f.., , -.: ;; JL.JL ~.. ~"; 1933 r'.; I . Ur '~ :-~."";\'~--j':S.<:':~',.. July 21, 1993 Dear Chanhassen City Council. This letter from residents of the Minnewashta Parkway area is to let you know we strongly support the proposal to purchase land and build a park at the intersection of King's Road and Minnewashta Parkway. As yOU are aware. there are no parks in the area now and the trail being constructed as part of the road improvement would provide good access for all residents along the Parkway area. We especially support the reccommendation from the Park and Rec. committee that the park be large enough to allow for sports fields, playground equipment. picnic and beach areas. In conclusion. please follow the Planning Commissions reccomrnendation to not approve the Heritage Development Plan with a small park in a remote location but instead approve and fund the 10 acre park while undeveloped, centrally located property still exists. cc. Todd Heffman ,Park and Rec. Kate Aanenson ,City Planning Thank You. ~11 C II/lot G2~c~ 7 /G,~I ;11 iflf1ew((.r4.{.A... Pb..J y, ~~CClsIO"'( ;11;1/ ~331 --_. ----.-----.----.---...---.--.--- I -- I I I I I I I .1 I I I I . I I I' . -It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I LAWN CHAIR LYRICS CONCERT FEA TURING: ACOUSTIC CATS Tbursday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. in Central Park (ofT Coulter Drive soutb of Cbanbassen City Hall) Tbis free Concert in tbe Park is co-sponsored by the Cbanbassen Park and Recreation Department and tbe Cbanhassen American Legion Club " I It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I > 8 5 ... tt:l ~ - o ~ A- ~ > ~ (Il ~ z ~ s.~ ~ s. (J -. ~~ := :! .~ c ~~ I ~ t\.) ~ c V)~ ~ ~ =.~ ~ ~ '(J:= ~ ~ := a ~ ~ .., ~ c -. ~ I .., := ~ (J~ a -. ~ = ~ ~ = .., ;a ~ rI} ....... ~ ~ ~ '" .. ::::: c > I . ~ = I ~ (JQ I .., = I rI}: ~ ~ , ~- ""'-I I -. .. I ~ I ~ ! ~ ~I ~ eM ! ~ , -. I ~ : -.. , , I I I , , , I , , I I I , ~ ~ ~ := ~ . ~ o :s n Z R ~ ~ I ~ ()Q ~. ~ .., ~ .., ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . ~ . ~ ~ ::::-:~ ~ := ~ ,. ;:s~ sSe -..~ -.!"to ~ e ~ ~ ;:s ~ ~~ as. -. ~ ~ ~ ~ := ~e- . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .- ~ .. -.. -.. \:r" ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ ? -.. -.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ;:s I ~ ~ ~ ~ -6 ~ ~ .., ~ s. Q ..... ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ Q I ~~ ~ Qc <:: ~ . . ~~. :=I ~ ;:r- ~ toot. ~ -=~~~. ~ . ~ a. ~ ~ 5" Q. \Q-" .... \Q ~ ~ :=I ~ .... I -- I I I I I I I I I I I I . I ) C ITV OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director FROM: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Supervisor 1~ DATE: July 23, 1993 SUBJ: Chanhassen Umpire Tournament Don Schwartz has been Chanhassen's Umpire Coordinator for the Adult Softball Leagues for the past three seasons. Don has approached me e~loring the possibilities of offering a softball tournament in September. The tournament would be open to 24 Class "CII and Class "D" Women's teams and would take place September 11th and 12th at Lake Ann Park. The proceeds collected from the tournament would be toward doing something special for the Chanhassen umpires who have worked hard all year and have been very dedicated. Other communities buy a t-shirt, duffle bag, or some kind of gift for their umpires every year as a gesture of their appreciation. Fees were established for the rental of the ballfields for groups wishing to use them. A two-day tournament utilizing four fields would cost approximately $230.00 for residents and approximately $450.00 for non-residents. Since this group is made up of Chanhassen umpires, is there a possibility of reducing or waiving the fee for this tournament? I would like to obtain feedback from the Park and Recreation Commission regarding this matter. I will inform Don Schwartz of your decision after the upcoming Park.and Recreation Commission Meeting. n ~J PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Ms. Patricia Hansen July 22, 1993 Page 2 As the City of Chanhassen grows and more residents become involved with organized activities, the Legion sponsored baseball team will gain more notoriety. The Legion program has always had the support of the city like any other organized sport in our commumty. Legion Baseball has always been given equal consideration in terms of field scheduling and maintenance. You are right in stating that some excellent baseball games are being played by these young men in Chanhassen. In due time, the Legion and aD theorgani1id baseball programs in town will gain popularity . .6 ~) "\i :f.) n. ;... :i ..' ~., ~ !7 . '~~ :, ; '1 ~:"; .: ......., 1"-" .~' . _.,j f"'j"f -. ," . .' It is ni~!to ~ that you take so much pridCf~in.your cOm.lllwllty and oui beautiful parks. Your letter ~11f8punents ,were yery well taken, and I compliment you for taking the time to write. I hOBt1 illf! ~pn,tents of this letter give you: 8nbetter understandingr'of: how the maintenance schedule -e7{olve~ ,throughout. the spring and(sumirtet. If you have any questions regarding this letterr Pt~~(~: ~~l free to call me. .,:r, . . . ,OJ ' .~ '1 i '., j S. ~r. 7 ,,-, mCCn:::l'y' ."" " ~ 1<' l,,! C.R" , " OJF:~ w') 11. :', ~;. ~. ,I.,~ ('7 . ,.~. ') . Jerry Ruegemer t. Recreation Supervisor ~~ I l ' .,;.~,~ JR:jlr .=" " pc: Don Ashworth, City Manager Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director Dale G~egory, Park Superintendent Cbanha-sSen Pari-and Recreation Commission ,-" ';.'1 ~ ~: < ) ': -': ... '~'^" ,", ' ..... ... '- ...... \.. '<- . .. . :.-1 :.....s- < ", '-, ~~,.:J.'i<'- I tI I I I I I I r r r I r r (..- .~ " j f- I .It I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I .. .. , .21,! ,([ut, -1'gSQ ".,:".i..\.. . t,Y". , ;..., C <;[h ?A . ::.1 ~fb ; b:: rl ::--""" June 30, 1993 "'" ( .... "1 ,l, . ;/;~(. ~~'/ !;~ "[lIB 2.bd . rl - " -~ ill '1 .~'ffi To Chanhassen Park and R~creatJ Qr\'. Department f , 0 ;; h JifIji!f'.) "IrtlR1;J1ciQ How many people in Chanhassen are aware that we have a very good Legion sponcered Baseball Team in our town? . The ?IJI team is made up of youllg men frdm our' communi ty who put.\i1~. their valuable time 'and energy ito play baseball in a martrt~;f " that should ma,ke ever.yone' in.thl1s community proud. . Whe~; I-'gon their support? Being thatt.~~,';t.9~n gf Chanhasse,n doe!i':rrot' ~"i'jG have a town baseba 11 team if peop 1 e were made aware thatl;'ittne' "1,)i Legion team were playing right near their own neighborhood I feel that they might just take the opportunity to go out~,gB:';;;1l2 enjoy some excel lent basebal I games and show these young men their support. As a resident of Chanhassen the one thing that I take the most pride in about my community, and also where I am most happy to see my tax dollars go, Is to the many beautiful parks. The condition of the baseball field at La~e. Susan Park is another story. The fie 1 d is so poor 1 y '.. " maintained that It is often embarrassing for the home team:"" 'J.. At one point one of the players even brought his own line trimmer to cut down some of the two foot high weeds growing around the fence of the backstop. They spend sometimes close to an hour before games shoveling gravel to make the field playable. There Is not even any chalk for the baselines. These young men deserve better!! Also, a >, basebal 1 field Is for playing baseball, not softball. Nothing wi 1 1 ruin a playing field faster than al lowing softbal 1 to be played on a basebal 1 field. Many other communities have a sign posted that says "'BASEBALL 'PLA'Y:.I:bi.'G) ONLY - NO SOFTBALL II . Being that the cIty spent many thousands of tax dol lars building these fields I would thInk that there would be no question as to maIntainIng their quality in this sImply way. I hope that I have brought up some points to think about. In no way am I saying that someone is not doing their job, just that theIr should be a greater awareness of these problems. Sincerely, ~#~ q~t'-: SI7cJ