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1991 02 26 Agenda e ADENDA PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1991, 7:30 P.M. CHANHASSEN CITY HALL, 690 COULTER DRIVE CALL TO ORDER 4 . 5 . 6. .7 . 8 . e 9. 10. ll. 12. e 1. Approval of January 22, 1991 minutes 2. City Center Park Master Plan 3. Approve purchase of play area expansions, Bandimere Heights Park, Carver Beach Playground, Curry Farms Park and Lake Susan Park Establish 1991 Lake Ann Park Entrance Fees Establish group picnic and ballfield reservation fees Name parks - Lake Susan Hills West, Outlots F, G and H and Pheasant Hills parcel Amendment to motion establishing park and trail dedication fee schedule - Lake Riley Hills City Center Park Playground Advisory Committee Park and Recreation after hours information phone line Authorize contract, 4th of July fireworks Commission Presentations Administrative Packet NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING: A Park and Recreation Commission meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 1991 at 7:30 p.m. at Chanhassen City Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Lake Ann Park picnic/recreation shelter design. Mark Koegler of Van Doren Hazard Stallings, Inc. will be available that evening to present his findings in this regard. II ... e MEMORANDUM CITY OF CHANHASSEN -; / A 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 Coordinator ~ TO: Park and Recreation Commission FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation DATE: February 22, 1991 SUBJ: City Center Park Concept Plan This study was undertaken to investigate potential changes in the configuration of recreational facilities located at and proposed for city Center Park. The failure of the community center referendum last fall allowed this study to be initiated" It is prudent to have a master park plan developed at this time since $68,000 in capital improvements have been scheduled to occur in the park this summer. e e ~ ~ e \ '0" ,If ~ M " " - ";J-I-~~.'" -r I ' II =. t \ - ., __ . 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J- I JI ,:"--- I!, 1\',', !~ Id\i\ ":, . / I 'Ii,:" I // 1\\\" -" ,I \ \ , ___ / I!J\\~~~~:~~_~::~~- - '-==--=-=--==.:- 60___ ..... ......_-, '-- ~ ~" \ \ "~ \ \ I '\ I / { I I I / I Q ;/di1.- / -' I / 1" I '" ./ ./ / ( -OOFV ~~_ / '- - .......... .....-----:-.......... . , .... ;: -............. ----=- -" , / J I I, _--- I / ' I I - / \ '// / ( J I / -----------...... --~ ....._------"'" ---." I , I \ '\ I I / " , , ''', " CONCEPT ALTERNATIVE #1 CITY CENTER PARK CHANHASSEN. MINNESOTA , ~e t e e ~ VanDoren Hazard Stallings, Inc. e Architects. Engineers. Planners MEMORANDUM From: Bruce L. Chamberlain, Project Planner~~~. To: Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission and staff Date: February 19, 1991 Subject: City Center Park Concept Study Based on the discussion held at the January 22, 1991 Park and Recreation commission meeting and discussion held with city staff, the following City Center Park concept alternatives have been developed. The two concept alternatives consider future park needs, existing park concerns and a possible future land acquisition. e Concept alternative #1 park features ~2 hockey rinks (as existing) *Free skating (as existing) *Warminghouse (as existing) *2 play areas (1 as existing) *220 yard running track *5 softball diamonds *4 soccer fields *6 tennis courts (4 as existing) *1 basketball court *pedestrian/bike trail *30 additional parking stalls Concept alternative #2 park features *Future 3 acre land acquisition *2 hockey rinks (reconfigured) *Free skating (as existing) *Warming house (relocated) *2 play areas (1 as existing) *220 yard running track *7 softball diamonds *5 soccer fields *6 tennis courts (4 as existing) *1 basketball court *pedestrian/bike trail *58 additional parking stalls e 3030 Harbor Lane North, Bldg. II, Suite 104, Minneapolis Minnesota 55447-2175 (612) 553-1950 '-, 1 -,," e C ITV OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE e P.O. BOX 147 eCHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 e FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator ;( TO: Park and Recreation Commission DATE: February 19, 1991 SUBJ: Approve Play Area Expansions: Bandimere Heights Park Carver Beach playground, Curry Farms Park and Lake Susan Park. As part of the 1991 Capital Improvement program <CIP), monies were budgeted for play area expansions at the parks noted above. The specific budgeted amounts are as follows: e Bandimere Heights Park Carver Beach Playground Curry Farms Park Lake Susan Park $ 3,500.00 5,000.00 2,500.00 * 10,000.00 *Note: A total of $10,000.00 was allocated for general development at this park. The expenditure of $2,500.00 for Phase II playground equipment corresponds with the development plan for Curry Farms Park. The play equipment which currently exists at these parks are red- wood structures manufactured by Landscape Structures of Delano, MN. In working with their sales representative, Earl F. Ander- sen, Inc., site inspections were conducted and consideration for variation in play activity and age appropriateness was addressed. The attached quotation/proposals represent the culmination of these efforts. All purchases being made at this time are listed as Phase II proposals. Phase III proposals are included to show potential expansions to, or completions of these play areas. I have reviewed these quotations and plans, finding all to be satisfactory in respect to pricing and design. It is recommended that the Park and Recreation Commission approve these Capital Improvement Projects as presented. e TH:nd Enclosure: Quote forms and playground plans - EFA EARL F. ANDERSEN AND ASSOC., INC. 9808 James Circle Bloomington, MN 55431-2976 Toll-Free WATS Une 1-800-862-6026 . 612-884-7300 . Park and Recreational Equipment . Fitness Systems . Site Furnishings . leisure Environments . Illeacher IStadium Seating . Interior IExterior S.gn8:Je . Traffic Products . Custom Signs and Markings . Traffic Making Products . Scoreboards Complete conlUltlng, de.lgn, layout and In..a'letlon aervIce.. QUOTATION . CITY OF CHANHASSEN Parks and Recreation Department Attn: Todd Hoffman, Coordinator 690 Coulter Drive . Chanhassen, MN 55317 . Date ~b1;uary-lS, 1991 Your Ref. No. Bandemere Heiqhts Plan date: 2/15/91 Drawing no. DS-2160 We are pleased to quote you the following: QUANTITY TERMS: Net 30 Days KI To Be Arranged 0 DESCRIPTION PRICE EACH TOTAL BANDEMERE . HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND PHASE II 1 CUstom redwood playstructure, redwood decks Phase II Add: Playstructure i terns removed from CUrrie Farms playground - include: 1 horizontal ladder; 2 support posts, 1 vertical ladder Supers coop Digger #842-4300 Redwood borderwood for Phase I I (Allowance for City supplied pea rock) Phase II Tota $1,934.00 1 949.00 1 26 Ft. 1 295.00 125.00 ( 55.00) $3,358.00 1 PHASE III CUstom redwood playstructure, redwood decks, Phase $5,145.00 III, tire swing, 3 swing unit, talk tubes Redwood borderwood for Phase III 351.00 (Allowance for City supplied pea rock) (153.00) Phase III Total $5,649.00 Note: Borderwood to be pick up at EFA. 73 Ft. 1 (Phase I installed 1987 with Phase I only border and surface) SUB TOTAL SALES TAX Paid by EFA INST ALLA nON FREIGHT 000 TOTAL ~.B. Factory 0 Shipment approx. NOTE: This quotation valid for 30 days. Please write for confirmation after that date. 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CITY OF CHANHASSEN Parks and Recreation Department Attn: Todd Hoffman, Coordinator 690 Coulter Drive . Chanhassen , MN 55317 . Date February 15, 1991 Your Ref. No. Carver Beach Park Plan Date: 2/15/91 Drawing No. DS-2161 We are pleased to quote you the following: TERMS: Net 30 Days ~ To Be Arranged 0 QUANTITY DESCRIPTION PRICE EACH TOTAL CARVER BEACH PLAYGROUND PHASE II 1 Custom redwood playstructure with redwood decks, $3,628.00 Phase II 208 Ft. Redwood borderwood for complete project 998.00 1 (Allowance for City supplied pea rock) (353.00) PHASE II 'IDTAL $4,979.00 PHASE III 1 Custom redwood playstructure track ride, 3 seat 2,036.00 swing attached (Phase I jnstallcd) Borderwood to be picked up at EFA SUB TOTAL SALES TAX Paid by EFA FREIGHT n nn INSTALLATION TOTAL ~;~~;J~;~r~;~~I~;;::: r.ooi~ m.: ARE o:N EOUAL Ej\O:~E~lroZ==YER D~ ~ i i l I :Ill 'III J ~ i Iii 1 j~ J ~s is j' s C1 0 I. ~ n . f ! I ~ :: i ! ~I t' ~ 'l 1 I ~H ~ ::j i .. f --"'- ~ im I Ill!' 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Traffic Products . Custom Signs and Markings . Traffic Making Products . Scoreboards Complete conlUlting. deaign. layout .~ Installation 18f'Vlc:ea. QUOTATION . CITY OF CHANHASSEN Parks and Recreation Department Attn: Todd Hoffman, Coordinator 690 Coulter Drive . Chanhassen, MN 55317 . Date February , 5 I , 99' Your Ref. No. C'llrrj E' F'-3rm~ Pi'lrk Pl i'lygr()llTld Plan date: 2/9/91 Drawing No. DS-2159 We are pleased to quote you the following: TERMS: Net 30 Days KI To Be Arranged 0 OUANTITY DESCRIPTION PRICE EACH TOTAL CURRIE FARMS PLAYGroUND PHASE II 1 CUstom redwood playstructure, redwood decks $3,450.00 Phase II Credit: Remove Phase I playstructure items and - 949.00 move to Bandemere Heights Park - include: 1 horizontal ladder, 2 support posts, 1 vertical t;>2, 501. 00 ladder (Phase I installed 1988 with timber border and surfacing) SUB TOTAL SALES TAX Paid by EFA FREIGHT 0.00 INST ALLA TION TOTAL F.O.B. 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Custom Signs and Markings . Traffic Making Products . Scoreboards Complete conlUlting, design, layout and installation 181'Vicea. QUOTATION . CITY OF CHANHASSEN Parks and Recreation Department Attn: Todd Hoffman, Coordinator 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 . Date February 15 , 1991 Your Ref. No. Lake Susan Park PlaYQround Plan date: 2/15/91 Drawing No.: DS-1944 We are pleased to quote you the following: TERMS: Net 30 Days XJ To Be Arranged 0 _ QUANTITY DESCRIPTION PRICE EACH TOTAL LAKE SUSAN PLAYGROUND PHASE II . - 1 Custom redwood playstructure with tenderdecks $9,749.00 Phase II, tire swing, 3 unit swing, talk tubes PHASE III - 1 Redwood playstructure track ride with tenderdecks 1,819.00 (Phase I installed 1990 with t~r border and reslient surfacing) SUB TOTAL SALES TAX Paid by EFA FREIGHT 0.00 INST ALLA TION TOTAL F.O.B. Factory 0 Destination IZ _ShiPment approx.4-6 weeks after receipt of order. NOTE: This quotation valid for 30 days. 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FAX (612) 937-5739 Coordinator ~~ TO: Park and Recreation Commission Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation FROM: DATE: February 20, 1991 SUBJ: Estabish 1991 Lake Ann Entrance Fees In accordance with the Chanhassen City Code, Chapter 14 Park and Recreation, Section 14-59 Parking Permits, the parking permit fee for Lake Ann Park must be established by resolution each year. The following history of permit fees and annual gross revenue is provided for your information in reviewing this item. e YEAR 1987 1988 1989 1990 FEES Daily $ 3.00 Annual (Resident) 5.00 Annual (Non-Resident) 10.00 Daily 3.00 Annual (Resident) 5.00 Annual (Non-Resident) 10.00 Daily 2.00 Annual (Resident) 5.00 Annual (Non-Resident) 10.00 Daily 2.00 Annual (Resident) 5.00 Annual (Non-Resident) 10.00 GROSS REVENUE $13,600 17,200 11,000 12,500 Traditionally the debate over the Lake Ann Park entrance fee has centered on the amount of the fees and whether or not every person, regardless of their purpose for entering the park, should be charged. The possibility of discontinuing the parking fee has also been discussed. The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed this item extensively in 1989 before establishing the fees for 1990. The majority of discussion at that time related to the fairness of allowing youth participants of organized recreational e e e e February 20, 1991 Page 2 and instructional activities and their parents/spectators free access to the park. The Commission eventually made a recommendation to the City Council on November 28, 1989. This recommendation was approved by the City Council on January 8, 1990. Recognizing current economic trends and with the knowledge that the 1990 parking fee/gate attendant program operated smoothly and generated gross revenues of $12,500.00, no changes in the parking permit fees are being recommended. Specifically, it is recommended that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend the City Council establish the 1991 parking fees at the same rate as 1990 (see page 1) and that all park users, except youth participants of organized recreational and instructional activities and their parents/spectators, be required to pay the fee. Further, it is recommended that all adult softball teams pay for fifteen park stickers ($75.00) as part of their team registration fee. TH:nd Park and Recreation Commission Action (2-26-91): 14 Lash moved, Erhart seconded to recommend the City council establish the 1991 Lake Ann Park parking fees at the same rate as 1990 and that all park users, except youth participants of organized recreational and instructional activities and their parents/ spectators, be required to pay the fee. Further, it is recommended that the adult softball teams purchase fifteen seasonal park stickers ($75.00) as part of their team registration fee. All voted in favor and the motion carried. Recommendation: In accordance with the Park and Recreation Commission's motion, it is recommended that the City Council establish the 1991 Lake Ann Park entrance fees as follows: Daily Pass Annual Pass (Resident) Annual Pass (Non-Resident) $2.00 $5.00 $10.00 with the following exceptions and additions: 1. Youth participants of organized recreational and instructional activities and their parents/spectators are not required to pay entrance fees. February 20, 1991 Page 3 2. Adult softball teams be required to purchase fifteen seasonal park stickers ($75.00) as part of their team registration fee. Attachments 1. February 26, 1991 Park and Recreation Commission Minutes. 2. Copy of ordinance. e e e Park and Rec Commission Meeting February 26, 1991 - Page 15 e to see included first among that ranking system, I'd certainly welcome your opinion in doing so. ESTABLISH 1991 LAKE ANN PARK ENTRANCE FEES. e Hoffman: In accordance with the Chanhassen City Code, Chapter 14, Park and Recreation, Section 14-59, Parking Permits, the parking permit fee for Lake Ann Park must be established by resolution by the City Council each year. The history was provided there so you have some information on what has occurred with gross revenues and then with the fees which were charged to accumulate those gross revenues over the past 4 years. As you recall, last year in trying to review this item, I think I paged back all the way to September and then we talked about it in 4 different meetings during 1989 to finally come up to a conclusion or recommendation for the 1990 fees. As you can see, those fees which were $2.00 for a daily, $5.00 for an annual resident, and $10.00 for a non-resident annual accumulated in $12,500.00 gross revenues which was up a thousand from the year prior. As well, some of the majority of that discussion that time around centered around how we would operate the gate function itself. Who would be allowed in without paying. Who strictly has to pay. How are we going to handle the adult softball. Those types of things. The conclusion which was made and the recommend?tion which was made at that time is that participants of youth activities and instructional activities, whether that be a baseball program, swimming lesson, playground program, something of tHat nature, where they've signed up. They've paid a fee to be in the program. Those people and their spectators and/or parents would not be charged a fee to enter the park. That includes teams coming in from out of town visitor teams coming in to playa Chanhassen team in a particular ballgame. It was also recommended at that time to include 15 park stickers or $75.00 worth of park stickers right into the adult softball fee. Those two recommendations and those two guidelines or procedures worked fairly well or worked extremely well. The best of any that's been used in my experience at the gate house for the past 4 years. We had the least amount of problems and things seemed to operate fairly smoothly. There's also been talk in the past about, it's somewhat unusual to have this type of charge at a community park. We've talked that it is not unusual to have this type of charge at a beach. Strictly a beach function but Lake Ann is more than that. However, as noted in my memo, under the current economic situations which we're surviving, omitting the fee or dismantling at this time is not recommended either. What is recommended is that since things did operate smoothly, we stick with the same fees and recommend those fees and the same procedures as 1990. Andrews: I'd like to make one comment. I think for the sake of smoothness I agree it ought to be left alone but I've had a position of being a conservative when it comes to revenue and I think with the State and Federal government projecting, I've heard figures around 40% as far as reductions or contribution to local government and I guess I have a concern about that we have to watch our available resources and our available sources of money carefully and if indeed we do see our funding dry up that we'd have to take a look at raising our fees for 1992. e Schroers: As a benefit to the newer members of the commission, I think we might point out that this is an issue. that we have spent a lot of time on. It wasn't easy to reach a workable and acceptable solution and as far as Park and Rec Commission Meeting February 26, 1991 - Page 16 revenues that's generated in the overall budget of the park operations, it's really not all that significant. I mean if we raise the gate fees a buck or two, we're not really doing ourself a major justice by doing that. bY~ Hoffman: If you recall Jerry's end of the year report, when you take off the employee cost and those types of things associated with that, we were down around just in excess of $5,000.00 for a net revenue. Lash: I have just two comments that I thought of tonight. Originally I thought this was just fine and I still do. It worked last year and we spent hours discussing it last year. I think that's fine but one gripe that I end up with, and this is pretty petty I have to admit but I realize there are a lot of teams, men. Well, maybe women too. Softball teams who have non-residents on their teams and then they're getting the sticker for the resident fee. But I don't see that there's anything we can do about it but that kind of gripes me. Number one that they're non-resident and then they're getting the thing for the same price and can use it as many times as they want. Not just for games. But another thing just came to my mind and that's how similar some of the facilities at Lake Susan are to this park and is it something we want to think about. Do we want to have a similar kind of system at Lake Susan or is that just always going to be free admittance? ...adding on at Lake Ann if it's free and it's got the boat access and the swimming beach and the picnic shelter and a lot of the same facilities. Erhart: Maybe they'll go over there then. e Lash: Well yeah, maybe they will. Or maybe it would behoove us to have the same kind of system over there and double. Erhart: If you buy a pass for Lake Ann, you could get into Lake Susan? Hoffman: The situation, it has been discussed time and time again~ Initially the fee was established at Lake Ann as part of the beach program. Lake Ann was initially basically a beach setting. The ballfields were installed at the same time. There will not be an official, there's a sand area at Lake Susan Park. You would be hard pressed to find anybody who will partake in swimming there because of the water quality. It will not be maintained as a beach. It will not be marked as a beach and there will not be lifeguards there so Lake Ann will continue to be the popular and the most favorite spot for that type of activity. Schroers: Is the shelter at Lake Susan available for reservations? Hoffman: Yes. As noted in one of the upcoming items. Schroers: Okay. Well I guess that is something that we could look at some point in time in the future if we feel t~t it's warranted but for right now we're dealing with the 1991. Were you thinking about that for this season? Lash: No, no, no. I just thought it was food for thought. That if we're~ going to have this set up at one facility that is I think comparable in a 4 . . . Park and Rec Commission Meeting February 26, 1991 - Page 17 e lot of the things offered that .it just doesn't seem right to have it at one and not the other. Schroers: Well that's a good point. Lash: Just to think about it. Schroers: Okay, with that is there anyone interested in submitting a motion? Lash: Ann. I would move that we approve the park fees as used in 1990 for Lake For 1991. The same as 1990. Sch,oers: Okay, is there a second? Erhart: Second. Lash moved, Erhart seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend to establish the 1991 parking fees at the same rate as 1990 and that all park users, except youth participants of organized recreational and instructional activities and their parents/spectators, be required to pay the fee. Further, it is recommended that all adult softball teams pay for 15 park stickers ($75.00) as part of their team registration fee. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously. e ESTABLISH GROUP PICNIC AND BALLFIELD RESERVATION FEES. e Hoffman: You led us right into item 5 Larry in that this particular memo discussed group picnic and ballfield reservation fees. Group picnic fees are nothing new. Those have been established and used in the past years but the idea of the ballfield reservation or generating some income by use of the ballfields by non-resident groups is new to our community. However, it is used extensively in other communities to generate some considerable amounts of money for the general park funds. Again, Lake Susan Park, the one which I dealt with first, has been out of commission let us say for the past 2 years with the remodeling taking place at that park. Prior to that time it was, people call it a private park. It was isolated. The picnic shelter was constructed years before as part of a project to build a wellhouse which also exists as part of that building. However, it was made available for group reservations. They used the farmer's field access road to get down into that location and it remained a popular spot at that time. Now with the drastic changes which has taken place at Lake Susan, I would foresee that it is going to be even more popular than Lake Ann for group picnics due to the fact that it does having running water at the current time, electricity and the nice park shelter which is there. The amenities are listed. The recommended group rates are based off of those amenities. Taking a look at what other communities and what other agencies are charging and then as well taking into consideration both non-resident and resident groups and then as well giving a discount for recommended and discount for school groups, government groups and non-profits. Boy Scouts and senior groups. Those type of things. Fees which are being recommended for a resident group for Lake Susan Park shelter is $50.00 per picnic. Non-resident group would be $150.00. And then non-profit or senior group discounts would receive a 25% discount. Again, to clarify '. ) e 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 Coordinator .~ FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recr~ation DATE: February 20, 1991 SUBJ: Establish Group Picnic and Ballfield Reservation Fees e With the season of outdoor recreation fast approaching, an assessment of the departments group reservation fees is in order. These so called "user fees" have become standard practice. throughout the public recreation field. User fees are based on the fact that large reservation groups create the need for additional maintenance and money is expended paying for the costs associated with this maintenance. In reviewing this item, it is important to note that the fees being recommended at this time are based on the amenities presently found at each site. With improvements to the parks, i.e. availability of water, electricity, etc. the fees will rise accordingly. For ease of comparison, I will address each reservation site separately. LAKE SUSAN PARK: Park shelter available May 1 to September 30. Accommodates groups of 50 to 200 people. Amenities: 25'x45' covered shelter with stone fireplace and lights, electrical outlet, water spigot, bathrooms, picnic tables, trash receptacles, play area, sand volleyball court, ballfield, basketball court, tennis courts, fishing pier and boat access. Recommended group reservation rates: Resident Group $ 50.00 (50% of those attending are residents of Chanhassen) Non-Resident Group 150.00 Non-Profit/Senior Group Discount 25% e Group receives exclusive use of. the shelter area, all other park facilities are subject to use by the general public. e e e February 20, 2992 Page 2 LAKE ANN PARK: PARK~IEW GROUP RESERVATION PICNIC SITE Available May 1 to September 30. Accommodates Groups of 100-400 people. Amenities: Large grass picnic area, picnic tables, grills, trash receptacles, portable restrooms, sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, ballfields, play areas, swimming beach, fishing pier, boat access and tennis court. Recommended group reservation rates: Resident Group (50% of those attending are residents of Chanhassen) $25.00 and 1 parking permit per vehicle Non-Resident Group $75.00 and 1 parking permit per vehicle Non-Profit/Senior Group Discount 25% Group receives exclusive use of the picnic area and its volleyball court and horseshoe pits. All other park facilities are subject to use by the general public. LAKE ANN PARK: LAKE SIDE GROUP RESERVATION PICNIC SITE Available May 1 to September 30. Accommodates 40 to 150 people. Amenities: Grass picnic area adjacent to lake, picnic tables, grills, trash receptacles, portable restrooms, swimming beach, play areas, fishing pier, boat access, sand volleyball court, ballfields and tennis court. Recommended group reservation rates: Resident Group (50% of those attending are residents of Chanhassen) $25.00 and 1 parking permit per vehicle Non-Resident Group $75~00 and 1 parking permit per vehicle Non-Profit/Senior Group Discount 25% Group receives exclusive use of the picnic area. All other park facilities are subject to use by the general public. f ~ February 20, 1991 Page 3 e LAKE ANN PARK: BALLFIELDS Weekends May 1 to September 30, subject to availability Fields #1, #2 and #3 are available for 1 or 2 day rentals. Rental includes: Exclusive use of fields and unimproved shelter building, manual field drag, 2 bags of sparkle lining material per day, line marking machine, portable restrooms and refuse service. Recommended rental rates: Resident Group (50% of those attending are residents of Chanhassen) 1 Day 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m $100.00 2 Day 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. $175.00 Non-Resident Group 200.00 350.00 Rental of Lights - Field #1 until 10:00 p.m. - $25.00 per day Non-Profit/Senior Group Discount 25% TH:nd e Enclosure: Lake Ann Park Map e ..... , I I t ! I I - / \ \ , play lot \ 0 ~ ~ e I ~ \ " j , I propo~ed boat acce~~/parking/road .... e lake Ann tree farm r---' I 0 \ I Cl \ \ : Ow \ I \ tftnS 0"-1----- future tenniS TH5 "existing entrance to be relocated in future TH 5 e SITE PLAN I - U""J\u.I ....,..,. MO Lake Ann Park City of Chanhassen Facility Development Ql~~.,~-~ _.11'0"0 -'" Chanhassen, Minnesota --." ...- dlKII"'''''' , . ~ e CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator II! TO: Park and Recreation Commission DATE: February 14, 1991 SUBJ: Naming Parks e The acquisition of new parkland is an exciting occurrence for the City of Chanhassen. The preservation of open space and the development of recreation facilities are goals which the City and the Park and Recreation Commission are committed to. However, we need to name these new parks so each can begin to establish it's own identity. Park areas currently under the ownership of the city, but which remain nameless, include Outlots F, G and Hi Lake Susan Hills West and the Pheasant Hills park property. Recalling previous discussion by the Commission in regards to naming parks, I have attached a map indicating the location of each parcel and a list of natural and manmade features adjacent or relating to each. It is recommended that the Commission reach a consensus on names for all parcels at the February 26th meeting. If this is not possible, it would be recommended to name Outlot G and the Pheasant Hills Park at a minimum. Note: Outlot E is not being addressed at this time as it will not be deeded to the City until another phase of Lake Susan Hills is platted. e OUTLOT F, LAKE SUSAN HILLS WEST: 18 Acres Adjacent to Flamingo Drive on the east and connected to Mallard Court on the north by a pedestrian walkway. Natural Features: Contains a large hill in its southern region which, upon completion of park development, will be the park's focal point. Proposed Development: Two holding ponds will comprise the narrow "neck" of the park dividing its north and south regions. A bituminous and turf walkway will bisect the park connecting its activity center with all adjoining streets and cul-da-sacs. Proposed recreational facilities include a tennis court, play area, picnic area, sliding hill, play field and parking facilities. 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CONCEPT PLAN e CIty of e e e OUTLOT G, LAKE SUSAN HILLS WEST: 10 Acres Adjacent to Swan Court, Ibis Court and proposed Lake Drive West. Connected to Lake Susan Hills Drive and Heron Drive by a pedestrian walkway. Natural Features: Contains a wetland which contains open water and vegetation in its northeast corner. Formerly an agricultural field. Proposed Development: Grading of the park created a fairly uniform and level field on its west side, divided from the lower east side of the park by a distinct ridge (10 foot drop in elevation). Installation of a play area, ballfield, tennis court, volleyball court, hockey rink and parking area. This park will be the most developed and contain the least amount of natural area of any of the four out lots in Lake Susan Hills West. -0;;:: ~~40 - -- ~ C~ ~ ~~~ 1--." , \.. ~~, . .~ r- I: M I ~ ,\4J'. -- -< ~':I/ c ~ . ~'" \ro"""'" - ~ NstT I TFU L 1<!O ~l' IF- ;:. ~r-~~ ~. . -<>----- 2 I. -f.~ ......... - '- ~ J ,.... ~ ' ~ "'<:;. 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Ii 0=. -- I r ~~::.l ~ : ".. \ ! : ~ . ,:...~... !!.. . ..... ,\1 I - @> N~ld t:j3.l.S\'~ H l011nO >I~'Vd lS3M S111H N'VSnS 3>1'V1 elosauul~ 'UaS5eIlUell:l JO ~I!:l ,... ,... e ~ J ~ en ~ :J: ~ :J: (..) ~ , 0 I) ~ CJ '-1 01 /\ ,/ 0 ~-~~ , -, ~- ~ ~ ) , , , j'O I 0 _' 0 I;L~ II 0 - 0 c. ~ \ I o'-..o - 00 ~\ /l ".I ~ - ._-..:.:.--~ : ~ I ~'/ I 'r--' " ~ \\ .L- .~ ... e \ \ , , , '- ....-- ..... - -)- --- ~ -.::. ~~'':'' . ~ ; !' !,'~ \ ~ ~ 'I e e e e PHEASANT HILLS PARKLAND: Adjacent to the Pheasant Hills Subdivision 11 Acres Connected to Wood Duck Lane by a trail easement. Adjacent to Lake Lucy Lane along its southerly border. Natural Features: Property contains a wetland on the western end and higher ground along its eastern and northern border. Scattered tree cover is found throughout the property. Proposed Development: A master park plan will be developed this year. It is anticipated that selected recreational components of a neighborhood park will be incorporated into this site. 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Mady n.oved, Boyt seconded that the Park and Recreation Corrllttlssion recoMTlend to accept park and trail dedication fees in lieu of parkland and trail construction and that trail ease~ents run along the south and east boundary. All voted in favor except Lash who opposed and the motion carried with a vote of 3 to 1. SELECTION OF PARK NAMES FOR SITES LOCATED AT: A. CURRY FARMS B. CHANHASSEN HILLS C. LAKE SUSAN HILLS WEST (4 SITES) D. SOUTH PARK SITE (BANDIMERE FARM) Lash: Should we do sOrtlething real novel 1 ike Curry Fa-rills Park? Chanhassen Hills Park? Bandi~ere Park and then... Sietsenla: I t would I'lake a lot of sense to go wi th the subd i vision nallle in I'IOSt cases. I wOl.lld think that Curry Farnls and Chanhassen Hills are e Hofflllan: Are very pleasant na~es. Mady: My thoughts on this were basically what Jan's are. Use the subd i v isi on narrle whenever possible and if you have a si tua tion where there's ~ore than one park, you can bet almost every situation I can re~e~ber in the 3 or 4 years I've been here, there's always been one ~ajor park and then there's been bits and pieces here and there. Use the developI'lent naJTle for those and the little bitty piece parks Itlaybe if there's nothing else that really strikes us, we can just use the street na~e that they're on. . Boyt: How about Chanhassen...and there were a lot of indians in this area and a lot of the roads have the Frontier indian derivation, if we go back to sonle of tha t. Sortie of roots... Lash: Do you have a suggestion? Boyt: No. I think there's a list of street names. Lash: Okay, but...Kiowa is one. that. 00 you think there'd be a problem with . ' Boyt: ...that's confusing because there's 3 of thenl in town but we need, but that will give us sottle indfan words. We don't want one like Kiowa Park and people will never find that. They'll know there's like 3 or 4 Kiowas around. e Lash: Or are they set up, I I'lean I 'It I not even sure whe:re these all are but is it set up in a way that the:re's a di:rectional thing where one is no:rth . , , Park and Rec Co~~ission Meeting Dece~,ber 12, 1989 - Page 9 e Mady: It's in the sa~le, we call it Bandi~,ere FarItI COItl1'lunity Park, everyone will be happy. They'll find that out when the people are here for the park plan. Sietsema: This is Lake Susan Hills West. This is a piece of parkland, and this is. Schroers: These are just neighborhood parks where you're not going to have scheduled events mostly. Mady: There's a pretty good size park though. SietseI'"a: This one wi 11 be real active. This one won't be too Itluch goi ng on. I think this one will probably be more active and then there's this big piece between there. It's part of Lake Susan Hills West and part of Chanhassen Hills but it's a natural... Lash: Outlot E. Mady: Outlot park. Schroers: If we were going to be having scheduled events and things like tha t at SOI'le of the parks, it seeI'IS like the ItIOSt log ical way to handle that particular Lake Susan Hills because there's Itlore of the~I.. .and that's A not very iI'laginative and I realize that but just to keep things in order. .., At least you know what you're talking about. Lash: It's a very neat, tidy idea Larry but. Mady: But no one knows what field they're on up here. When you say diaI',ond #3 and they say, well that's where, which one is it? HoffI'lan: Thi s has got a streaI'1 running through it. Lash: Bea nti ful Creek Park. Hoffman: Have Creek in there. Stream. Boyt: Indian Creek Park. Lash: What's the naI'le of creek there? Hoffl",an: What is the naItle of the creek? Schroers: Call it Susan Creek. Sietsel",a: Who knows. Lash: How about Sunset Trail Park. Is that the name of this street? Mady: Is it there yet? e Sietsema: It stops right here. Park and Rec COJ1L!l.ission Meeting December 12, 1989 - Page 11 e up in hexe. We could COI'lIe up with sOl'tlething that describes prairie or forest or sOJ1'lethi ng. Mady: Creekwood is the naJ1'le of a road. SietseJ1la: Karen 1 i ves right over here. Mady: There you go, Karen's Park. SietseJ1la: And she has a red fox in her area all the til'tle and she Ii ve..s right around this park right here. Lash: Fox Creek. Mady: Fox Hollow. Fox Chase. Red Fox Park. Sietsepla: What about Red Fox? Well I can see why I never got very far wi th . . . Schroers: If we want to pick kind of a theI'lle, that would narrow it down and I'Ilake it easier. . Boyt: What was the type of indian that...Dakota and Sioux right? e SchroeT.s: I thought it was Chippewa but. Mady: Trees. SietseJ1la: Well, the streams that run through the town are types of trees, types of indians, and. Lash: Things that have nothing to do with this. Mady: Like What? Big Horn. Boyt: Calestoga. Mady: What's a Calestoga anyway? Lash: Covered wagon. SietseI'la: That's frontierish. Schroers: Frontieriesh, pioneerish. How about pionner Park? Sietsel'la: We could naIlle it after Jiltl Curry. Lash: We should naI'lle it after that sportscaster. SietseI'la: Sid? e Hoffl'tlan: correct? So we're trying to stay with the natural theI'lle right? Is that . . . ... Park and Rec COI'II1tlssion Meeting DeceI'lber 12, 1989 - Page 13 e Mady: Why don't we call it one of the~1 Van Doren, one Hazard, one Stallings. Hazard Park. Schroers: Cottonwood Park is nice. There's probably only "about 8,000 of therl in the state...but I think if you're going to do something like that, you've got to actually physically go there and make sure that the large cottonwood trees are in the park. We naItled area Suplac Knoll and then... Mady: Since we moved the geese out of Lake Susan, call one Canadian Geese" Park. Sietse~aa: Gooseless. Schroers: Missing Geese Park. That sounds like an indian na~e doesn't it? Lash: Running Geese. Sietserla: Cr i tter Creek. Lash: I guess I'd be interested in finding out what the naItle of the creek is here. Sietse~a: Do you like Critter Creek? Lash: I'd be interested in finding out what the narle of the creek is- heree and then I'd be interested in finding out what the names of the street will be by the other before I Jllake any rash decisions here on what we Jllay end up nanai ng . . . Mady: This is forever. Lash: I'll Jllake a I'I0tion that we wai t unti 1 we have the creek naItles and the naflle of the streets in Lake Susan. Mady: And na~e the other three? Lash: Well did everybody think that Bandimere... Sietse~la: You want to na~le it, since it's going to be a youth athletic cOI'lplex, do you want to Bandil'lere Athletic COItlplex or Athletic Park. Mady: Band il'"lere COIt&l'Iuni ty Park. Lash: Band il'lere COl'"lItluni ty Park? Mady: Sounds good to ~e. Lash: Okay, so we want to go Curry Farl'"ls Park, Chanhassen Hills Park, Bandi~lere COItll'Iuni ty Park and we're going to hold off on Lake Susan Hills until we have I'lore inforIllation. e Mady:" Second. . C ITV OF CHANHASSEN 7 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission Coordinator 1// FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation DATE: February 22, 1991 SUBJ: Amendment to Motion Establishing Park and Trail Dedication Fee Schedule - Lake Riley Hills e This subdivision was reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission on August 21 and September 25, 1990. The report presented to the Commission on September 25 and the corresponding minutes are attached for your review. Upon conclusion of the discussion that evening, the following motion was made and approved: The Park and Recreation Commission recomm.ends that the City Council require Lots 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, Block 3, Parcel 11 be dedicated as parkland. As part of this dedication, the applicant will prepare the site according to a grading plan provided by the city. It is further recommended that the applicant construct a 5 ft. wide concrete sidewalk along North Road and West Road and provide a 20 ft. trail easement along Lake Riley Road and Lyman Boulevard. In return for these requirements, the applicant will receive a $410.00 credit on park dedication fees per lot and 100% credit on trail dedication fees. The remaining $90.00 per lot park dedication fee will be collected as part of the building permit process. Conditions were also recommended by the Planning Commission. These combined conditions of approval resulted in revisions to the preliminary plat. The new preliminary plat dated January, 1991 is attached. This plat conforms closely to the Park and Recreation Commission requests, however, changes in the plat require an amendment to the motion passed on September 25, 1990. e The area originally requested a park contained 2.26 acres, representing 82% of the original park requirement. Outlot B, as it is shown on the new plat, contains 1.89 acres or 75% of the 2.49 acres of park which are now required for the new plat configuration. As such, a 75% pa!k credit or $375 can be given, Park and Recreation Commission February 22, 1991 Page 2 with the remaining 25% or $125 to be paid at the time of building permit applications. The other amendment which is necessary is the omission of the language requiring a 20 ft. trail easement along Lake Riley Road. This requirement is being met as part of the conditions of approval in the Senior Planner's report. . Therefore, it is recommended that the motion of September 25, 1990 be rescinded and the following motion be approved: The Park and Recreation Commission recommends that the City Council require Outlot B be dedicated as parkland. As part of this dedication, the applicant will prepare the site according to a grading plan provided by the city. It is further recommended that the applicant construct a 5 ft. wide concrete sidewalk along the boulevard area on the south side of the proposed North Road and east side of West Road. In return for these requirements, the applicant will receive a $375.00 credit on park dedication fees per lot and 100% credit on trail dedication fees. The remaining $125.00 park fee per lot is to be paid at the time of building permit applications. Note: Due to time constraints, this item was presented to the City Council on February 25, 1991 with the park and recreation 4It requirements being contingent on Commission approval on February 26, 1991. Attachments 1. Staff Report dated September 25, 1990. 2. Park and Recreation Commission Minutes dated September 25, 1990. 3. Copy of new Preliminary Plat dated January, 1991. 4. Copy of a portion of the Senior Planner's Report addressing Lyman Boulevard Right-of-way. 5. Memo to Jo Ann Olsen dated February 19, 1991. 4It e J- Z <t u - -.J a.. a.. <( e ~ ~ W J- - (f) e 5- CITY OF CHANHASSEN PRC DATE: 9-25-90 CC DATE: HOFFMAN:k STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: To subdivide 78.24 acres into 75 single family lots and 4 outlots. LOCATION: '\ . . Northwest of the ~ntersect~on of Lyman Boulevard/Lake Riley Boulevard and south of Tigua Lane. APPLICANT: John Klingelhutz 350 E. Highway 212 Chaska, MN 55318 PRESENT ZONING: RSF, Single Family Residential PROPOSED ZONING: RSF, Single Family Residential and R-12, High Density Residential ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N - RSF, Rice Lake Manor S - A2 (Ag. Estate), Unplatted Residential E - R-12 (high density), Lakeview Hills Apts. W - RSF and A2, Unplatted Residential COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Identifies this area as park deficient. COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL PLAN: The current draft of the plan update identifies the sections of Lyman Blvd. and Lake Riley Blvd. along the southern border of this plat as Phase III (2000- 2010) additions to the city's trail system. EXISTING PARKS: This property lies within a park deficient area as defined in both the 1980 Comprehensive Plan and the current draft of the plan update. Bandimere " Park and Recreation Commission September 25, 1990 Page 3 e dedication. Mr. John Klingelhutz, the applicant, has also been in contact with me concerning this subdivision. Mr. Klingelhutz initially was somewhat opposed to the dedication of park land. In concluding our conversation, he said he would like to review the proposal, but seemed open to the issue of land dedication. In conversations with both Mr. Klingelhutz and Engelhardt and Associates, the topic of sidewalks along North Road and West Road was discussed. It is apparent that pedestrian walkways in these locations would prove beneficial. Mark Koegler also mentioned the need for sidewalks along these routes when reviewing this new location for the proposed park. RECOMMENDATION Progress in solidifying negotiations to meet the recreational needs created by this development is significant. City Code allows for- a requirement of 2.76 acres of land be dedicated for park purposes in the development of parcel II. Parcel I will be considered separately in the event of future development. Lots 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 consist of 2.26 acres which represents 82% of the requirement. Therefore, it is recommended that the Park and Recreation Commission require Lots 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, Block ~ 3, Parcel II be dedicated as park land. 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I' I I' "I ;,1, ph _Ill u :!: vi c ~ ~ uo:!~5= ... ~ en w . '" '" z ~ ilB JiU cr! ::E C .. ::; ..J i / CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 25, 1990 e Chairman Mady called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.. MEMBERS PRESENT: Dawne Erhart, Jim Andrews, Wendy Pemrick, Curt Robinson, Jim Mady, Larry Schroers and Jan Lash STAFF PRESENT: Todd Hoffman, Recreation Supervisor; and Jerry Ruegemer, Program Specialist APPOINT ACTING CHAIR: Andrews moved, Pemrick seconded to appoint Larry Schroers as Acting Chair for the meeting. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mady moved, Andrews seconded to approve the Minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated August 21, 1990 as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously. RECONSIDER LOCATION OF PARK. LAKE RILEY HILLS. Public Present: Name Address John Klingelhutz 350 East Hwy. 212, Chaska d" " )4It ISCUSSlon. (The recording of the meeting was started at this point in the Mady: .. .we would have taken the land first and money second so. But this looks like a good balance. Schroers: Are there any other questions or input from the commissioners? Lash: I have one. I guess it's a question and a comment. In the recommendation Todd I didn't see anything, and I don't know if I just missed it, about putting trail along Lyman Blvd.. Hoffman: With the remainder of the pieces, part of the easement, it... When Mark brought his recommendation last time, he talked about recording the easement. That was omitted in here but we would require the trail easement along Lyman Blvd. and then as additional pieces would be looked at and the park is starting to be developed in 4 or 5 years and we start taking a closer look at each individual piece along Lyman Blvd., try to connect those trail segments so we can get that put in. Yes, that's correct. We would want to require a trail easement on Lyman Blvd. as well as over at Riley. Lash: Okay, that was I guess my main concern and my understanding, when we had some discussions about the Comprehensive Plan and how trails specifically, how we were going to accomplish some of these things that we wanted to try to accomplish when we were prioritizing, I guess I kind of ~ thought my understanding was that we'd try and take easements in a lot of ~ areas and collect as many fees as possible but then put them on the busier roads. I was thinking this looked kind of backwards. I mean we weren't asking for easements on trail on Lyman but then we were putting in the ~ ~ .fi ~ Pa,k and Rec Commission Meeting Septembe, 25, 1990 - Page 2 e sidewalks on the two residential st,eets and I was thinking that that seemed like it was backwards f,om the way I thought we were trying to head with, take the easements on the residential and the trails on the County Roads. Hoffman: Yeah. It's the opinion of at least myself and the folks in engineering that in a new subdivision when you',e installing brand new ,oads, going ahead and putting the sidewalks in at the same time, it's a cost save,. Let the people know up f,ont who a,e moving in that the,e. will eventually be a sidwalk in their front yard because it's there already when they',e looking at their lots and then again the piece on Lyman, we would just take the easement at this time because it's not a new road. It's not just being constructed and we don't have the means to connect that piece in a timely manne, for a few years. You're correct, we have talked about that in the past in some of the other subdivisions. Not taking the money the,e and putting it, 0, just banking it and taking a look at some larger collector routes and possibly getting them t,ails first before we go ahead and put sidewalks in subdivisions. But as far as getting them in and having the available for the future, at the time the subdivision was initially~ the g,ound was broken and the streets a,e laid in. ..that's the time to put those sidewalks in. e Sch,oers: A,e you saying Todd that you want to add that easement to your ,ecommendation right now? Hoffman: Correct. Along Lyman Blvd. to Lake Riley. Mady: Did we not put those easements in last time a,ound? Hoffman: Yeah. They were put into that. Mady: Our recommendation last month was they were al,eady in the,e so now all we're really doing is re-evaluating the site of the park itself. Hoffman: Cor,ect. Sch,oers: Do you want that wo,ding in the recommendation to include the easement? Hoffman: Correct... Other questions from the commissioners? Schroe,s: If not, is there anything M,. Klingelhutz would like to add? John Klingelhutz: Not really. I was a little surprised... Mady: Between John and Todd, is it going to be possible for you guys to attempt to straighten out that jag in the park boundary by moving a lot line here or there? Will that be feasible? It'd just make it I think easier for the residents and everyone to do that. e Hoffman: That's something we haven't talked about. It's fairly minor... Sch,oers: If there isn't any further discussion, would someone like to entertain a motion on this? Schroers: Is there a second for that? Robinson: I'll second it. Mady moved, Robinson seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend that the City require Lots 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, Block 3, Parcel II be dedicated as parkland. As part of this dedication, the applicant will prepare the site according to a grading plan provided by the City. It is further recommended that the applicant construct a 5 foot wide concrete sidewalk along North Road and West Road and provide a 20 foot trail easement along Lake Riley Road and Lyman Boulevard. In return for these requirements, the applicant will receive a $410.00 credit on park dedication fees per lot and 100% credit on trail dedication fees. The remaining $90.00 per lot park dedication fee will be collected as part of the Building Permit process. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously. ACQUISITION OF HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. e Hoffman: Item 5 is kind of a neat item in the fact that we have an opportunity to purchase the first ever handicap equipment which would be installed in any city park in Chanhassen. As well we have the opportunity to purchase and install a handicap accessible fishing pier.. .Lake Susan Park. As it states in the report, the amount that is available through the Block Grant situation.. .available for housing rennovation and that type ~f thing. The housing situation in Chanhassen.. .take advantage of that money. The Council acted at their last meeting to reappropriate that money to these two separate individual projects. The fishing pier at Lake Susan and the handicap accessible equipment. In their conversation that evening, they tried to decide which location would be best. At Lake Susan, which is just an up and coming park or at Lake Ann Park which is a proven park and generates a lot of activity and a lot of use and they wanted to determine which park would be the most appropriate site for that equipment. It's my belief that Lake Susan Park, with space available there. The facilities which are currently being installed at Lake Susan, that that park would be, next summer and the few years after that will be just as busy as Lake Ann Park is'currently. It's real close to the industrial business and it's going to get a lot of use from there. As well we have the next park shelter, which...constant use by group picnics and that type of thing and we have a lot of space there. If you've been out there recently you've seen the addition to the playground area and there's a lot of space to the south and to the west of. that. That area for additional expansion which can be put in futur~ years as more funds become available. I'd still like the commission to discuss the pros and cons on e each.. .and once we decide the locations, we'll work with the. ..Mark Koegler is looking at different companies which purchases this type of equipment from and probably go ahead and... e CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: JoAnn Olsen, Senior Planner .//1 FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator DATE: February 19, 1991 SUBJ: Park and Trail Dedication and Fees - Lake Riley Hills, Planning Case 90-10 SUB e This proposed subdivision was reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission on August 21 and September 25, 1990. A recommendation was made to the City Council on September 25 in relation to park and trail dedication and fees. Action taken that evening remains valid; however, changes to the preliminary plat require an adjustment in the park fees. The preliminary plat dated January, 1991 designates Outlot B as parkland which closely corresponds with the Commisssion's request. However, the reduction in size of the area requested for park requires an increase in recommended park fees for this subdivision. Outlot B represents 75% of the total parkland required of this subdivision. Therefore, the remaining 25%, or $125.00 per lot, will be charged at the time of building permit applications. The remainder of the September 25, 1990 recommendation remains essentially unchanged. As part of the park dedication, the applicant will prepare the site according to a grading plan provided by the City. The applicant will construct a 5 foot wide concrete sidewalk along North Road and West Road in lieu of trail dedica- tion fees. It is important to note that these requirements pertain only to the 78.32 acres proposed for development at this time. e As previously discussed, the changes in park and trail requirements outlined in this memo are subject to the approval of the Park and Recreation Commission. The Commission will review this amendment at their February 26, 1991 meeting. City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive, P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 (612)937-1900 e Date: February 4, 1991 To: Developnent Plan Referral Agencies From: Planning Department By: Jo Ann Olsen. Senior Planner Subject: Preliminary pht to !=;ubni vine 78.37 acres into 68 single family lots on property zoned RSF ~nn loc~ted just south of Tigua Lane. John KlinQelhl~z. Lake Riley Hill~ Planning Case: 90-10 SIfR The above described application for approval of a land developnent propOsal was filed with the Chanhassen Planning Department on January 31,1991 . In order for us to provide a canplete analysis of issues for Planning Carmission and City Council review, we would appreciate your camrents and recarmendations concerning the impact of this proposal on traffic circulatiqn, existing and pro- posed future utility services, stonn water drainage, and the .need for acquiring public lands or easements for park sites, street extensions or improvements, and utili ties ~ Where specific needs or problems exist, we would like to have a \rritten report to this effect fran the agency concerned so that we can make a recommendation to the Planning Oamnission and City Council. This application is scheduled for consideration by the Chanhassen _ City Council e - on February 25th at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Chanhassen City Hall. We would appreciate receiving your camrents by no later than FehT"'::lT'Y 1 Rt-h Your cobperation and assistance is greatly appreciated. l. City Departments (2--- MN Dept. of Natural Resources 7 !/ CCf~ City Engineer 8. Telephone Carpany b. City Attorney (NW Bell or United) (C;, City Park Director -a: Public Safety Director 9. Electric Carpany e. Building Inspector (NSP or MN Valley) Q) Watershed District Engineer 10. DCN)EN Cable System 3. Soil Conservation Service II. Roger Machrneier/Jim Anderson (4. MN Dept. of Transportation 12. U. S. Fish and wildlife "......'/ 5. u. S. Army Corps of Engineers 13. Carver County Engineer 6. Minnegasco 14. e Other /~t~', ~I , .. -. ~ " h II >~\ ' ~ I ~ ,--\ ~I u l~:' ~_.LI/ '~::,~'.~ , I . '-.:._'0 . - / ~,~}. ~)L / .q- - / , ,L_ . . / 'r'---- ,~: f . I ' / -- ---- ~ : ~ , ' LQogCC , ~'~ L 16F.n:~ . -:-~~::=-. =- --- ~,';;. ~"'" c.cr-- - ~'..';;. L'---" ' lCl '..... ~ ., '. J:J.... '_. "'l oJ') 1~ ~ _"lC > . e ~I I -::j U I- 0 ~ ~ ::::> 0 ....J W 0 ~I a::: ~ ':1- w ~l ''2 o. ~ o ;;, "- ~ ~ -.;- o OJ /~ \ \ \ " " -'- cr; \ ) ------ ------ < , t I .f' , ., . J Lake Riley Hills February 25, 1991 Page 7 e The aforementioned transportation study designated the segment of Lake Riley Boulevard north of Lyman Boulevard also as a minor arterial, Class II roadway. Therefore, a 120 foot wide right-of- way will also be required for this road segment. This width would incorporate the future trail. Thus a separate trail easement would not be necessary. The applicant has provided the 120 foot wide . right-of-way for Lyman Boulevard improvements. This ~ight-of-way will also accommodate safety improvements at the Lyman Boulevard/west road intersection in the form of a right turn lane ~ and bypass lane. . The ordinance requires that a m1n1mum center line offset distance of intersections be 300 feet. Therefore, the applicant will have to shift the intersection of South road and west road approximately 80 feet to the north or receive a variance. The location of the South road provides lots with adequate area for development without impacting the wetland. Since shifting the intersection to the north would result in a more closer impact to the wetland, staff would be in favor of a variance to allow the South road to have an offset of 220 feet. Initially, the only aCCess to the site will be from Lyman Boulevard. When future development occurs around this site, it is anticipated that North Road will be extended both to the east and west and provide additional access points to the subdivision. Until the North Road is extended in the future, temporary cul-de- sacs will be required to be installed at the ends of the North Road. Barricades will also be required to be installed at the temporary cul-de-sacs and they will be signed designating them to be only temporary and a future road extension. Outlot D, which is being separated from the rest of the property by the improvements for Hwy. 212, is currently designated as unbuildable and will be platted in the future. At that time street connections to the site will be reviewed. e :~ .~ .,; fl IV e t . CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN"MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: 7/1 JoAnn Olsen, Senior Planner FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation CoordiQator DATE: February 19, 1991 SUBJ: Park and Trail Dedication and Fees - Lake Riley Hills, Planning Case 90-10 SUB This proposed subdivision was reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission on August 21 and September 25, 1990. A recommendation was made to the City Council on September 25 in relation to park and trail dedication and fees. Action taken that evening remains valid; however, changes to the preliminary plat require an adjustment in the park fees. The preliminary plat dated January, 1991 designates Outlot B as parkland which closely corresponds with the Commisssion's request. However, the reduction in size of the area requested for park requires an increase in recommended park fees for this subdivision. Outlot B represents 75% of the total parkland . required of this subdivision. Therefore, the remaining 25%, or $125.00 per lot, will be charged at the time of building permit applications. The remainder of the September 25, 1990 recommendation remains essentially unchanged. As part of the park dedication, the applicant will prepare the site according to a grading plan provided by the City. The applicant will construct a 5 foot wide concrete sidewalk along North Road and West Road in lieu of trail dedica- tion fees. It is important to note that these requirements pertain only to the 78.32 acres proposed for development at this time. As previously discussed, the changes in park and trail requirements outlined in thi~ memo are subject to the approval of the Park and Recreation Co~~ission. The Commission will review this amendment at their February 26, 1991 meeting. j:~ ;';"..}. " --.,; 8 ... e C ITV OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator 11 TO: Park and Recreation Commission DATE: February 14, 1991 SUBJ: City Center Park Playground Advisory Committee e The 1991 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) identifies an expen- diture of up to $40,000 for the purchase of play equipment for City Center Park. Planning for this new play area will be a detailed process. The development of an advisory committee con- sisting of 2 representatives of the Chanhassen APT and 2 members of the Park and Recreation Commission to study all the issues relating to this improvement project is recommended. I had the opportunity to meet with the full board of the Chanhassen APT on Monday, February 11, 1991. At the close of this meeting, Sue Hoff and Bonnie Coffee were named, respect- ively, as a parent and teacher representative for the committee. I recommend the Park and Recreation Commission also elect two commissioners to participate on this committee. I have prelimi- narily targeted May 15, 1991 as the "order" date for the new play equipment. I would anticipate the advisory committee would meet four to six times prior to this date. I have enclosed a list of ten steps in creating a successful playground for your reference. e ~ .~ e e e CREATING A SUCCESSFUL PLAYGROUND 1. Site Analysis: - Must be highly visible - Stable and well draining soils - Away from utilities 2. User Analysis: - Involve planning groups - Develop pride in the playground - Designer must seek answers from the user group for questions such as: Where should the playground be located? What should it look like? What materials should be used? What kind of activities/apparatus should or should not be included? What type of safety surface should be used? Who should the landscape architect and equipment supplier be? 3. Equipment Selection: - Segregated individual components or continuous play? 4. Play Value Analysis: - Assess each play event as to its active,- social and creative play value: . Active Play: Develop coordination, balance and strength . · Social Play: Encourage group interaction and relationship play . Creative Play: Provide an opportunity for children to use their imagination 5. Age Appropriateness: - Generally speaking, a single play structure can provide a safe play experience for children in a 4-6 year age range. 6. Equipment Details: - Material - Structural integrity - Resilient coatings - Are there hazardous protrusions or trap areas - Compare swing hangers, chains and seats -. Compare delivery, installation and maintenance costs J ... 7. Safety Surface: - Sand, bark, pea gravel 4It - Synthetic - Falls to the surface account for 70% of all playground accidents 8. Adjacent Areas: - Sitting areas Bicycle racks and parking - Multi-purpose paved area for games 9. Specifying the Desi9n: - Prepare detailed plans and specifications - Receive authorization to seek bids - Evaluate bids and recommend supplier 10. Installation and Maintenance: - Quality installation is essential - Include new playground in overall maintenance program e e e e e 9 CITY 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 Coordinator FROM: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Supervisor jR DATE: February 21, 1991 SUBJ: Park and Recreation After Hours Information Phone Line With the population of Chanhassen constantly growing, it is cer- tain that the recreation population will grow also. With this constant growth in recreation programs, it is very important to have as many channels of communication as possible to relay information to the participants in our recreation programs. One communication feature would be an after hours information phone line. The phone line would be used to inform Chanhassen resi- dents of program times, changes and cancelations, up-to-date softball information, i.e: game changes, rainout information, etc. In gathering information regarding the phone line, I contacted various types of communicative businesses, such as; operator services, companies adding extra phone lines and voice mail system companies. In comparing the different businesses, there was quite a price difference for the services rendered. The prices included all installation and set up fees and monthly charges. Phone quotes were received from the businesses listed below. The information received includes the actual cost to set up and maintain the phone line on a monthly basis. Gemini Communicators $49.00 per month o - 90 calls 60.00 per month 95 - 135 calls $20.00 per month 25.00 installation $53.05 per month 34.00 installation $12.00 per month 10.00 installation Enhanced Telemanagement Inc. Voice Cast - Forwards calls to a recorder US West Business Lines Minnesota Comm. Paging 20 second greeting 20 second message 12 hour retention Todd Hoffman February 21, 1991 Page 2 e Air Signal 30 second greeting 30 second message 12 hour retention $12.00 per month no installation American paging 60 second greeting 30 second message 24 hour or 9 day retention $ 5.00 per month no installation In reviewing the pricing information, it is quite obvious that American Paging is the lowest price per month for adding an information phone line. Looking back to last summer, a lot of phone calls were taken regarding the status on programs and softball games. Adding the informational phone line would not only add another service for Chanhassen residents, but it would also save on staff time having to answer these types of calls. It is staff's recommendation to implement the after hours infor- mation phone line for this spring and summer's activities and to accept the quote of $5.00 per month from American Paging Corporation. e e -"/' // ) \.....~ . CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, 'MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM FR OM : Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator ~ Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Supervisor ~~ ~;.r~ February 21, 1991 TO: DATE: SUBJ: 4th of July Fireworks Contract e The bids for the annual 4th of July celebration were due by. February 15, 1991. The companies that were asked to bid were; Banner Fireworks Display, Arrowhead Fireworks Company, Inc. and Americana Fireworks Display Company. Banner and Arrowhead both submitted bids by the deadline date, but Americana did not. The bid for Banner was $5190.00, which includes $300,000 public liability and property damage insurance and Arrowhead's bid was $5000.00 which also includes the $300,000 liability insurance and operators to set up and fire the display. Banner Fireworks Display Company has presented the Chanhassen fireworks display since the inception of the annual celebration. Even though they are slightly higher in price than Arrowhead, the quality of their shows and Banner's good reputation with the City compensates for the $190.00 price difference. It is staff's recommendation to accept Banner Fireworks' bid of $5190.00 to perform at the 4th of July celebration. e . e e ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION Memo to Public Safety Commission and Park and Recreation Commission dated January 30, 1991. Memo to Park and Recreation Commission re: South Lotus Boat Access Site and Drainage Study dated January 15, 1991 with attachments. Memo to Park and Recreation Commission re: Herman Field Park Access and Initial Development Plan dated January 17, 1991. Memo to Don Ashworth re: Monetary Gift from the Chaska Lions Club dated February 4, 1991. Letter from Roger Holmes, DNR dated January 25, 1991. Letter to Gayle Degler dated January 28, 1991. Keep Up dated February, 1991. Article entitled "Lake Quality Improvement Probably Temporary". Article entitled "Packaging a Park: The Economics of Recreation" from American city and County dated January, 1991. Article entitled "Park Standards Are Up in the Air" from the December, 1990 Planning magazine. . CITY OF CHANHASSEH 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147 .CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Public Safety Commission Park and Recreation commiSSion.1(;l' ;t{" Scott Harr, Public Safety Director . Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator FROM: DATE: January 30, 1991 SUBJ: Joint Public Safety/Park and Recreation Meeting e This notice is to tentatively set our joint meeting for 7 PM on Tuesday, April 9, in the basement training room at the Chanhassen Fire Department. I am sending out this early notice so that people can adjust their schedules accordingly; however, I will not confirm this meeting date until both Commissions have had a chance to discuss at their February meetings. ~~~ e . e /..l/~,;:' CITY OF CHANHASSEN ~.f- 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 A.-.- .... .. t. ~ .v .'_ MEMORANDUM t.. TO: [ ;J./610{) ~-1_Z~1 ___ :2 -JJ -''jL_ Park and Recreation Commission FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator DATE: January 15, 1991 South Lotus Lake Boat Access - Site and Drainage Study SUBJ: The attached study was initiated by the City Engineering Department in a response to citizen and staff concerns over the appearance of the South Lotus Lake Boat Access site. As noted in the background section of this study, the problems at the site are a direct result of site revisions to an adjacent development, the disastrous storm of 1987 and the drought years that followed. Simply put, South Lotus Lake Park has never developed into the beautiful facility it should be. _ The study outlines specific improvements which are proposed to correct the situation. The purpose of these proposed improvements are two fold, to upgrade the drainage and runoff systems and to remedy the park's unsightly appearance. This being the case, a variety of funding sources are available for this improvement project. These include a $5,177.80 soil correction service grant, $24,000 from the environmental trust fund and a targeted amount of up to $20,000 from the Park Acquisition and Development Fund. As the estimated project cost is $40,587.00, the Park Acquisition and Development Fund portion of the cost would start at $11,409.20. Increases in this amount may occur as a result of project additions, cost over-runs, etc. This project was not addressed as part of the 1991 budgeting process. It would therefore, be necessary to amend the 1991 Capital Improvements Program to include a transfer out of $20,000 to establish a CIP Fund from which to draw from in paying the "parks" portion of this project. I apologize for not addressing this item as part of the 1991 budget discussions. I was aware of the proposed improvements prior to budget work sessions but as a result of my late involvement in the project was naive in regards to the proposed funding sources. However, considering the ~ importance of these improvements, coupled with the availability of South Lotus Lake Boat Access January 15, 1991 Page 2 $29,177.80 of funding outside the "parks" budget, amending the 1991 eIP to cover these costs is recommended. e Scott Harri of VanDoren, Hazard, Stallings, Inc. will be present at the January 22nd meeting if you have specific questions concerning this study. It is recommended that the Park and Recreation Commission approve the South Lotus Lake Boat Access si te and drainage study and recommend that the city Council amend the Park Acquisition and. Development 1991 Capital Improvement Program to include expendi tures of up to $20,000 as the "parks" share of this improvement program. Park and Recreation Commission Action (1-22-91): _,The Commission unanimously approved the study with minor amendments (Attachment 2) and recommended the City Council amend the 1991 Park Acquisition and Development CIP to include expenditures of up to $20,000 as the "park's" share of these improvements (see attached minutes). Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve the South Lotus Lake Boat Access site and Drainage Study with the noted changes, amend the 1991 Park Acquisition and Development Fund ~ to include expenditures of up to $20,000 for this project and authorize the preparation of plans and specifications. {c. /~ ~--:r L&. ::r ~ -" ~ aov;' r-:?n ~~ ~ ar a;p/ ~r ~~ e e C ITV OF CHANHASSEN /C0 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM DATE: Don Ashworth, City Manager Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator -,->>/~ February 21, 1991 TO: FROM: SUBJ: Amendment to site and Drainage study, South Lotus Lake Boat Access Note: Please bring your copy of the site and Drainage study for the South Lotus Lake Boat Access as included in the February 11th packet. If you cannot find your copy, please call me. e Attached please find Amendment No. 1 to the above mentioned proj ect. Per the request of Mayor Don Chmiel, the improvement project as initially presented was revised enabling the total probable cost estimate to be reduced while not compromising the effective life of the improvements. Specific questions raised at the February 11, 1991 City Council meeting are also addressed in the report. It is my belief that the total estimated savings of $7,275.00 for this project meets the desired intent of this amendment. Please note that the estimated expenditures from the Park Acquisition and Development Fund now totals $4,136.20. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve the South Lotus Lake Boat Access site and Drainage Study as amended; amend the 1991 Park Acquisition and Development Capital Improvement. Program to include expenditures of up to $8,000 for this project; and authorize the preparation of plans and specifications. Ie ~ VanDoren Hazard Stallings, Inc. e Architects. Engineers. Planners February 20, 1991 Mr. Todd Hoffman Park & Recreation Coordinator City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive P. O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Ref: Amendment No. 1 Site and Drainage Study South Lotus Lake Boat Access VHS Project No. 90-312 Dear Todd: e This letter is in response to your review comments and questions concerning various aspects of the Study and Report. Firstly, we wish to clarify a statement we made about the detention ponds "frequently" overflowing. This comment was intended to illustrate the fact that the additional volume of storm water runoff was exceeding the pond system capacity more often than initially predicted. As is normal practice, these ponds were originally sized for the runoff from a 100 year storm. A 100 year storm means that there is a one (1) percent probability of the storm event to occur - hence the saying "A 100 Year Storm." With a larger drainage area now upstream of the ponds, it takes a much smaller storm to produce the same volume of runoff. These storms are predicted to occur more frequently and in fact did occur on several occasions during the past 2 years. Another matter concerned the proposed plant materials. All plant material meets the City ordinances concerning size. The "caliper" inches are noted next to each species designation on the plan. The sumac ground cover is intended to improve the erosion resistance of the soil cover and will blend in rather well with the existing sumac on the hillside. The final issue is a response to an overall need to review proposed improvements and trim project costs where possible. We would recommend the following changes be made to reduce the cost while not reducing the effective life of the improvements: 1. Place large size rip rap stones as slope protection along the' south half of the lower retention pond in lieu of field stones. Cost savings are estimate to be $5,330.00. e 2. Revise outlet structure and pipe system. estimated to be $400.00. Cost savings ::lO::lO Hsn-ho.. T..,n", N"..+l. 'Dl,.l~ TT Q..:4-_ 10A ~;r:_----c1:- ""'u I ~,....-......-- '............ --- ._-- estimated to be $400.00. Mr. Todd Hoffman February 20, 1991 Page 2 e Enclosed please find a revised Estimate of Probable Cost. The revised Total Estimated Construction Cost is $33,314.00 or $7,273.00 less than initially estimated. The reduced cost is attributable to the following items:. Item Savinqs $ 5,330.00 400.00 573.00 970.00 $ 7,273.00 1. Rip Rap Slope Protection 2. Outlet Control Structure Revision 3. Contingency 4. Plans, Specifications, Bidding, Staking and Inspection TOTAL ESTIMATED SAVINGS The reduced project cost will also favorably impact the financing in the following manner: Total Estimated Project Cost Less Soil Conservation Service Grant Less Environmental Trust Fund $33,314.00 5,177.80 $24,000.00 $ 4,136.20 e Balance from Park Acquisition and Development Fund These changes have resulted in a positive economic impact to the project. We hope we have addressed your concerns satisfactorily. If you have any questions, please call. Sincerely, VAN DOREN-HAZARD-STALLINGS, INC. ?}w-H- H~ R. Scott Harri, P.E. Enclosure RSH/ev e e ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST Item 1. Remove and reconstruct upper pond baffle and outlet control. 2. Regrade and clean upper pond. 3. Sod with 4 inches topsoil at upper pond. 4. Catch basins 5. 12" RCP. 6. Connect to existing CB's 7. Top dress, seed & mulch 8. Wood fiber blankets 9. Restore boat access island with rip rap and concrete curb. e 10. Dredge and regrade pond bottom and slopes of lower pond. 11. Rip Rap slope protection on lower pond 12. Outlet Structure-Lower Pond 13. Sod with 4 inches topsoil at lower pond 14. Landscaping Estimated Quantitv Unit Cost Estimated Cost Lump Sum =$ 2,000.00 20 CY @ 7.00/CY = 140.00 400 SY @ 3.25/SY = 1,300.00. 2 EA @ 1,500/EA = 3,000.00 20 LF @ 20.00/LF = 400.00 2 EA @ 700/EA = 1,400.00 1850 SY @ 0.20/SY = 370.00 1180 SY @ 1.05/SY = 1,240.00 Lump Sum = 1,950.00 120 CY @ 7.00/CY = 840.00 55 CY @ 75/CY = 4,125.00 Lump Sum = 3,600.00 300 SY @ 3.25/SY = 975.00 Lump Sum = 2,700.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST =$24,040.00 Contingency (10%) Plans, Specifications, Bidding, Staking and Inspection = 2,404.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST 6,870.00 $33,314.00 4It ESTIMATE.FW4 Revised 2/18/91 --..., ..........'-'1011............. 'H;;.t;;."..LlI~ - rCUI Udf Y J..J.., .l."'1l. h. Request to Extend Approval of Front, Rear and both Side Yard Variances, 9247 lake Riley Blvd., James Jessup e i. Ordinance Amending Chapter 9, Article 3 of the City Code Regarding the Fire Code, Second Reading. j. Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Allow Emission Control Testing Stations as Conditional Use Permits in the B~ and lOP Districts, Second Reading. k. Approval of Accounts. . 1. City Council Minutes dated January 28, 1991 as amended by Councilman Workman on pages 18 and 19. Park and Recreation Commission Minutes dated January 22, 1991 All voted in favor and the .otion carried unani.ously. t E. APPROVE SOUTH lOTUS lAKE BOAT ACCESS SITE AND DRAINAGE STUDY. e Hayor Chmiel: I pulled this off because I thought that there were some specific things of concern to me. One of those being the estimate of a probable cost that we're looking totally at this, the total estimated project cost is going to run roughly about $40,587.00 and I think there are some things in here that could be shaved a little. I'm looking at some specifics regarding fieldstone boulder wall that we're looking at as a little rip rapping down at the park. In addition to that, I know that they've had some problems within a specific area whereby there was a problem with that 100 year storm caused some erosion within a particular part. Quite ironic we had two of those in one year. Supposedly not to happen within 100 years but we did have two within one specific year. I've had some discussions with Todd on this and I had one othe~ question in the VanDoren Report. Page 1." They indicate this additional area, in the last paragraph the fourth line from the bottom. The additional area has caused retention ponds to frequently overflow causing erosion, sedimentation deposits throughout the project area. 00 you know how many times that did happen by chance? Todd Hoffman: To quantify the word frequently? Hayor Chmiel: Yes. Todd Hoffman: Over the past, it would just be an estimated over the past 3 years. Specifically I think what they were reporting on is the area of those two times. Other than that, unless we're into a 2 inch rain, I wouldn't think that we're not going"to overflow that upper area...corrections thef are proposing will handle. We are restricted by the physical area which is available there. Corrections to that upper area which they had outlined there will help that so the frequency of that will go down. There still is the chance that we may have that overflow in that upper parking but that's not where the... Getting the water down to that low area and then...lower holding pond on out. That's where the major concern is. Hayor Chmiel: Yeah, okay. I see that financing the project can be funded from the following sources. We have the Soil Conservation, Environmental Trust Fund 2 e City Council Heeting - february 11, 1991 and Park Acquisition and Development fund. I think what I'd really like to see done with this is for you to re-review this and see what we can do as far as the total dollar expenditure is concerned. I know that we're getting these dollars ~ but we have to watch everybody's dollars all the way around. I'd looked at a .., couple of the other things too Todd on that landscaping plan with the trees of what's existing to what's being proposed. I know we're going to tak~ some of these from our own tree farm and i see that we're going to have 5 spring snow crabs, 6 seedless ash, 1 norway maple and 10 cut leaf sumac. The purpose for that sumac in the location that they're talking, is that an erosion area problem? Todd Hoffman: I don't believe that's going to address an erosion problem as more of an aesthetic factor as you drive down that area. Typically sumac isn't planted as an erosion control measure. Hayor Chmiel: It keeps a certain amount of ground from eroding and gives us ability to base with the roots. Root system. That's why I was wondering. I guess basically those were some of .y, some of the questions that I had. As I mentioned and would like to see staff take this back. Look at it and hopefully come in with a little better aspect. Probable cause for this. Hopefully you can bring this back to Council within a couple of weeks. Todd Hoffman: Ue can bring it on the next time. In talking to Scott Harri of Van Doren, Hazard today, we did go over those alternatives. The stone boulder wall was one of the most aesthetically pleasing as well the most sturdy to keep that wall up. There- are other alternatives being rip rap or...and we'll take a look at those and decide which one of those will be the nicest option both in the terms of the dollar cost as well as serving the purpose which we're trying to obtain in retaining the integrity of that... It is real tight to the ~ driveway and we do not want it to be eroding underneath the driveway and causing some structural problems there so we have to go in and do a major repair project. Hayor Chmiel: One of the other things I'd like to look at as well as plans and specifications, bidding, staking and inspection as well. I think that's a little bit high as far as I'm concerned. So with that one I would suggest that that remain for the next Council agenda. I don't think the.re's any action that's required. VISITOR PRESENTATION: None. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER APPROVAL Of A BLANKET VARIANCE TO THE 75 fOOT WETLAND SETBACK RE~UIREHENT fOR lOTS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CLASS B WETLAND IN CHANHASSEN VISTA 3RD AND 4TH ADDITIONS. Public Present: Na~e Address . Diana Haas 641 Conestoga Trail 3 e e e e C ITV OF CHANHASSEN ~J - l5 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900. FAX (612) 937-5739 A:'\:~ t ". ~'-.~.", MEMORANDUM 1:::::: ~. ,>/_Dw~___ ~:~." '".- F:,;... . _ " L .~ - 5 - 'II. _'~ .D.:j ~'-" TO: Park and Recreation Commission . Coordinator 1A .. fu.~C' ~~, . _ . ." ;-11- 'T I '---- FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation DATE: January 17, 1991 SUBJ: Herman Field Park Access and Initial Development Plan This item was last addressed by the Commission on April 24, 1990. At that meeting, the Commission authorized staff to have the property appraisals prepared and to enter into negotiations with the property owners for acquisition of an easement allowing access to the park. As this process was beginning, the City received a request from a group of residents in the area to vacate portions of Forest Avenue and Oriole Avenue. The City Council addressed this request at two Council meetings and approved a revised version of this request on November 5, 1990. A copy of the report presented that evening by Jo Ann Olsen, Senior Planner, is attached. Two important conditions pertaining to the development of Herman Field were included as conditions of approval for this request, i.e. 1) the provision of a 40 foot easement across the westerly lot line of Marcia Will Schiferle's property to provide access to Herman Field Park, and 2) the retention of the Oriole Lane right- of-way to protect existing storm sewer and to provide future trail access to the park. The easement and road vacation documents will be prepared, signed and recorded within the next few weeks (Attachment #2). With the issue of access to the park now solved, we can move forward with initial park development. A master park plan for Herman Field Park was developed and approved by the Commission and area residents in 1989 and was revised in 1990 (Attachment #3). Additional information was collected through a survey conducted by volunteers addressing the desires of the area residents in relation to the development of the park. The extent of work which can be completed this spring is only limited by the constraints of the $50,000 budgeted for development in 1991. The residents in this area have been invited to the January 22nd meeting to allow staff and the Commission to address any remaining Herman Field Park January 17, 1991 Page 2 e questions they have concerning the development of Herman Field Park. Hearing these and with the approval of the Commission, staff will then present this item to the City Council for their comment and approval. Plans and specifications will then be developed and brought back to the City Council and advertisement for bids will follow. At present, it is anticipated that construction can begin in Mayor June of 1991. Park and Recreation Commission Action (1-22-91): Lash moved, pemrick seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend that the City Council approve the necessary arrangements for construction of the access road to Herman Field Park to be constructed in the spring/summer of 1991. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously. Recommendation: The grant of permanent easement in this matter has been received and arrangements have been made to have Mr. & Mrs. Schiferli sign the agreement. It is recommended that contingent upon receiving these signatures and after recording this aocument with Carver County, the City Council authorize the preparation of plans and specifications for the Herman Field Park access road and .initial development project. 11/. cc.~ 1.(t' (1/ e e e e e CITY OF CHANHASSEN /704/ ~ 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 /.-;;,.. MEMORANDUM ~.. v' ~ TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager 1/1' FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator . '. .::~ DATE: February 4, 1991 --_.- t. ._---..-- '..'t :~ SUBJ: Acceptance of Contribution from Chaska Lions Club _:21/1.11.1 Please find attached a statement showing the Chaska Lions Chari- table Gambling contributions for the period 7/1/90 through 9/30/90. The Lions wish to contribute $1,700 to the Chanhassen Park and Recreation Department, a portion of the proceeds received from their gaming activity at Pauly's in Chanhassen. The acceptance of this contribution would bring their total contributions to $84,600. This money is used for park develop- ment and acquisition. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council accept this $1700 contribution and direct staff to mail a thank you letter to the officers of the Chaska Lions Club. A draft copy of a thank you letter is attached. "' C. ~. -Ji,,/'ll ,,;7t/A;r ~ STATE OF [N][N][g~@U~ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DNR INFORMATION (612) 296.6157 . 500 LAFAYETTE ROAD · ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. 55155-40 January 25, 1991 Todd Hoffman City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Todd: Thank you for coming to the meeting on Eurasian watermilfoil management last .weekend. The level of participation and the quality of ideas made it one of the most exciting public meetings I have attended. e Torn Sak, DNR's Eurasian Watermilfoil Program Coordinator, and the rest of the team that put Saturday's meeting together are busy compili~g meeting notes. As soon as the notes are ready, we will send them to you. If you have any questions about the meeting or the Program, please call Tom at (612) 297-8021. Thank you very much for your Minnesota's natural resources. meeting. concern and your dedication to I hope to see you at the next Sincerely, ~~ Roger Holmes, Director Division of Fish & Wildlife Department of Natural Resources RECEIVED JAN 2 9 1991 e en'r vr \"n''''~Il'''~:;;r.N AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER d~dj' e C ITV OF CHANHASSEN . 690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147. CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 . FAX (612) 937-5739 January 28, 1991 Mr. Gayle Degler 1630 Lyman Blvd. Chanhassen, MN 55317 e Dear Mr. Degler: The City of Chanhassen Park Acquisition and Development Fund for 1991 has been developed and approved by the City Council. I can now respond to your inquiry concerning the rental of park property in the Lake Susan Hills West area for agricultural purposes. I have enclosed ,a copy of an aerial photograph showing the approximate boundaries of park properties labeled "F", "G" and "H" and the proposed park/open space labeled "E". I will briefly outline the current status of plans to develop these parcels for park purposes. e Outlot "E": Currently not under the ownership of the city. At such a time when this parcel is deeded to the city, it will be left undeveloped as open space. The agricultural land which does exist within this parcel would then be used as a tree farm or seeded with an appropriate cover crop. Outlot "F": Grading within this parcel will occur in the spring/summer of 1991. Therefore, it is not available for agricultural purposes. Outlot "G"; Finish grading for park purposes will begin in the spring of 1991. The installation of a play area/ballfield will follow. No portion of this parcel is available for agricultural purposes. Outlot "H": Circumstances pertaining to Outlot H are unclear at this time. The parcel is under ownership of the city and a master park plan has been approved for this site. The coordination of grading for this parcel will occur in the near future. Allowing agricultural crops to be cultivated on Outlot H would hinder progress in this regard. Pursuant to what is outlined above, none of the park property in this area is available for cultivation. However, I will contact Mr. Gayle Degler January 28, 1991 Page 2 you when quotes are taken for the rental of the 22 acres of tillable land contained within the Bandimere community Park property. Thank you for your inquiry in these regards. additional questions, please contact me. Si~~ Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Coordinator TH:k Enclosure cc: Charles Folch, Assistant City Engineer If you have e e e ~ry 1991 KeePingU;;~) Boardsmanship. . . e by Dr. Ted Flickinger, CAE IAPD Executive Director and Managing Editor. From Illinois Parks & Recreation January/ February 1990 Volume 21, Number 1 e What makes an effective park, recreation or conservation agency board? Serving on a board should be personally rewarding and enjoyable. For this to take place, a board member must often make personal sacrifices and overlook minor grievances. Boards that are effective and enjoy one another's company possess the following qualities: 1. Every board member accepts all other board members regardless of their socio-economic status, race, sex or religious preferences. 2. Each board member appreciates the strengths and tolerates the weaknesses of fellow board members. 3. A board member respects the opinion of fellow board members even when there is a disagreement. 4. A board member will support the deci- sions of the board as a whole even when the decision is in opposition of his or her opinion, regardless of the closeness of the first vote. Here the board member recognizes that the whole board is more important than any of its parts. 5. Board members will make an extra effort to communicate with one another and attempt to understand another board member's views. 6. Board members understand that compromise decisions are the right decisions. 7. Each board member recognizes that it is often as healthy to disagree as to agree. 8. Each board member agrees to an acceptance of, and conformity to, a code of behavior related to the interaction of board members. This code involves courtesy, self-discipline, -honesty and respect. 9. The board members and the executive identify a clear definition of responsibili- ties so that each board member and the executive know what is expected of them. 10. A board member complements the work of fellow board members. 11. A board member attends educational meetings organized by the state and national associations, and compares notes on boardsmanship. 12. A board members' time and talents should not be wasted. Meetings are conducted with meaningful dialogue and address issues. 13. Board members complete tasks as- signed to them on time and with sound reasoning. 14. Board members believe they are wanted and their services are appre- ciated. e - ."".......".""Ne...._ ,_.". .~.. page 5 "GET SMART" 1991 Continuing Education Opportunities OUTSIDE OF MINNESOTA February 15-20 1991 NRPA National Swimming Pool and Aquatic Conference Location: Sheraton Harbor Island East Hotel, San Diego, CA Contact: Great Lakes Regional Director: 1-800-843-7529 February 17-22 School for Managers of Public Aquatic Facilities Oglebay Park, Wheeling, WV Contact: NRPA March 10-15 Revenue Sources Management School Location: Wheeling, WV Contact NRPA April 7-10 "Recr~ation- The Key to Healthy Aging" National Conference on Leisure & Aging Location: Lincolnshire Marriott Resort Lincolnshire, IL ' Contact: Walter Johnson 1-708-843-7529 April 14-18 NRPA National Aquatic Management School Location: Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO Contact: Walter Johnson 1-708-843-7529 April 29-May 1 Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation at Olympia Village Resort and Conference Center in Oconomowoc Wisconsin. 15. Board members are supplied with sufficient background information (pro and con) regarding an issue in order for them to make intelligent decisions. This ~nformation should be supplied enough In advance that he/she has sufficient time to study the issue so a fair decision can be reached. 16. The board is not dominated by the chairman, by a clique of a few board members or by the executive. Edward C Lindeman wrote in the Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work, "Democracy and Social Work", that it is vitally importantto practice the proper use of citizen participation functioning with democratic ideals. He wrote: ". . . In a democracy, power must always be tempered, must never become absolute or too highly centralized. Experts and the experiences of people need to be brought into working harmony. . . the agencies and institutions which employ skilled personnel must also be brought within the pattern of democracy. This democratizing process can become effec- tive only when technicians march forward to their tasks with citizens on their side. . . " IN MINNESOTA February 6-8 Minnesota State Bicycle Conference Location: St. Paul Hotel Contact: Greg Pates-296-1650 Co-sponsored by MRPA and Minnesota Department of Transportation February 12 MRPA's Annual National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA) Confer- ence at Courage Center, 3915 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Contact: Carrie Wagner at MRPA off~e March 21-22 An IPD by MRPA on "Economic Signifi- cance of Park and Recreation Services- A Balanced Perspective" Jointly sponsored by Continuing Education Committee and Administrative Section. Location: Brooklyn Park Community Center Watch fo.r registration brochure. April 11-12 Minnesota State Aquatic Conference at Mankato State University, Co-sponsored by MRPA and MAPERD Aquatic Educa- tors. Watch for program/r.egistration brochure. May 8-10 Minnesota City Managers Association Conference Location: Cragun's Lodge June 7 S_ummer Program Leadership Workshop, Sponsored by MRPA Programming Section. More information later. . June 16-18 Community Education Multi-State Conference Sponsored by College of St. Thomas Location: Madden's Resort Contact: Diane Poegue-647-5352 October 17-19 "BluePrints for the Future" Minnesota Community Education Associ- ation State Conference Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Sl Louis Park Contact Bridget Gothberg-925-4300 November 20-22 - "Quality Service-Challenging Our Limits" 1991 State MRPA Conference held at Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington tSOTA REC/?c..q -~ ~m~ ..... ......... ...... ...... - ..-."-' ..." -- - -The Council will bring several proposals the legislature to increase its annual ap- to the legislature in the 1991 session. propriation for operation and maintenance Among them are the following: of the regional parks from the current $3 Preserving farmland in the Metro million annually to $4 million. Doing so Area-The Council is recommending that would mean the state would pay about 10 the legislature set a minimum tax credit . percent of these costs. Park use has been per acre for farmland enrolled in the increasing, which has led to higher agricultural preserves program.' maintenance and operating costs. In part because of rising tax rates out. Washington County Section 8 Hous- side the Metro Area-which affect the cur- ing Program-The. county wants to rent ag preserves tax credit formula-the operate a Section 8 rentassi.stance pro- total credit paid to farmers dropped from gram independent of the Council's Metro $650,582 in 1986 to only $45,885 in 1990. Housing and Redevelopment Authority A minimum credit as high as $5 per (HRA). Legislation is required to allow this. acre could be supported by the current Dakota and Scott Counties also ad-' funding source, a $5 fee collected by minister the rent assistance program Metro Area counties on deed transfers through their HRAs. . and mortgage registrations. The Council is awaiting the report of The tax incentive is needed to en- its Regional .Housing Task Force, ex- courage reenrollment in the program, pected in late January, to begin for- which is designed to preserve long-term mulating legislative recommendations in agriculture in the seven-county Metro the area of housing. After public hearings, Area. ..' .-.........the r8portjS_~'5.Pected to be finalized in Parks Operation and Mainte- March. -. -......- · F n~nc~7The Council will encourage ..' ----.----------... _ arum from page 1 /a.:a;ke quality improvem~nt probably temporary .~. f the ~ational health bill-$125 bim~:1O in . . ;,.- 1 . IS wasted on unnecessary, map- A sampling of 21 Metropolitan Area is apparent, when viewed over a longer pro~a or actually dangerous t~tments lakes in 1990 showed some improvement period of time, that many lakes are actual- that have ot been 'proven effective. the in water quality, according to a new CoUI),. Iy degrading. he said. The Council has report say cil report. . . ~_been monitoring lake quality since 1980. Enablin the proliferation of neW However, the improvement is probably Little Long. and Minnewashta Lakes technologi s is a lack of control by third- a one-:time event, said Dick Osgood. ~ere the cl~anest of the 21 lakes studied party heal insurers. CounCil planner. In 1990; Spnng and Cedar Lakes were the Privat msurers have been slow to limit Above-average rainfall in the spring and worst. Three lakes monitored in 1990- early summer last year caused highllows Bryant, Medicine and Riley-appear to be into and out of lakes, flushing away large . degrading from their already impaired amounts of nutrients and algae, he said. states. The delayed algae blooms caused. For a copy of the report, A 1990 Study generally clearer waters compared to of the Water Quality of 21 Metropolitan previous years. . Area Lakes, see "Ne:^, Publications" on These events illustrate the value' of page 8. . long-term monitoring for tracking trends in lake quality, Osgood said. It In June, ana Tlnal aaopnon or MlJ1r amendments is tentatively scheduled in July. The Council is proposing to keep its current rural housing density standard, which calls for no more than one rTIUIt:r :JUIII!:I'C'IIl. ,;)tQIIUQI\.I.;J IVI VII-.;;JI'v sewage-disposal systems, such as having a second, backup drainfield location for. septic-tank systems, and well-testing at the point of sale. . Council seeks increase in agriculture credit Meeting set on health board explain the report's findings and recommendations, after which publiC _ comments will be heard. The meeting will. be held at 4 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. . . To register in advance to speak, please call Bernadine Scott at 291-6427. Written comments are also welcome: Address. them by Feb. 10 to Carole Peterson, Metropolitan Council, MearS Park centre, 230 E.Fifth St., St. Paul, 55101. For a copy of the report, see "New . Publications" on page 8. . ie-caurrcil and its Metropolitan He Planning BoarerWit1tlold . eeting on Thursday, Jan. 3f, to receive com. ments on the draft rElport "Medical Technology: A Regional Prescription" (see story, pg. 1)._ - The health board's report proposes a voluntary. community forum of health care providers, consumers, payers and others to make recommendations on the ap- propriate diffusion of high-cost medical technologies in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. At the meeting, the health board . .' Council candidates may speak at meetings', Three public meetings have been set . by the Governor's Nominating Committee to hear statements from or on behalf of candidates for nine seats on the Metropolitan Council. They are as follows: Monday, Feb. 4 . For candidates for Council Districts 2, 7, 8 and 10; in the Council Chambers at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Pau.1. Tuesdav. Feb. 5 . For candidates in more information, call Jan Reak inGOv: Arne Carlson's office at 296-0077. ~ Gov: Carlson will make the appoint-' ments. Council members serve four-year, part-time terms.. The full Council meets twice monthly and its four standing com. mittees meet weekly. .' The Council plans for the future of the > seven-county Metropolitan Area. It' is -. authorized bv state and federal law to plan In a move to reduce its role in the arts, the Metropolitan CounCil has contracted with a new private, nonprofit. agency to carry out its arts activities. Applicants for art grants in the seven- . county Metro Area should now call the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) at 292-8010 for information and applications. The MRAC's office is located in downtown St. Paul's Lowertown area. ShelIey Greenwood is executive director of the' new organization. She was most recently. head of the Minnesota Conser- vatory of Performing Arts in St. Paul. She is joined on the staff by Soyini Guyton. former Metro Council arts planner. . The chair of the MRAC's board of direc- tors is H. Yvonne Cheek, director of the Citizen Education Program at the Hum- phrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. . Under the six-month contract, the MRAC will provide services to art organizations and the art community in the Metro Area. The MRAC will accept grant .a, J'C(. Mt Co . ass ( 4; Vel tio: Cu Ch Hu Wa eel I gra cat: .offi the F at :: Wa, way tech . by ~ A foro scar ima tifi, T ~: / Emerging medica.1 technologies y of discussion for the commua the Metropolitan Health Plan". 9 payment for .unproven, expensive or duplicative technologies, the report says. tilt Medicare payment rates are adjusted every be year to keep up with technological changes di and inflation. ( e e .~ ~ 0~~ Cover ...~~ f\~ Story /?,p,-rr RECEfVEf) JAN 3 0 1991 el' Y VI i,..n~, "'1I-i~;)t.> Packaging A Park: The Economics Of Recreation Parks and reo departments are taking a business-like approach in their battle for bucks in American cities and counties. In a capitalist economy, demand drives supply. The more people want a good. or service, the more of it is consumed. Although decreasing supply increases price, consumers are willing to pay for a good or service if it is valua- ble and has no close substitute. Economic theory, while subscribed to in the private sector, for the most part, has not made a dent in the way parks and recreation departments in Ameri- can cities and counties are run or funded. As a result, these departments find themselves battling for funds, of- ten against services suct as police or fire protection, which are justified easily in the eyes of councilpeople and citizens. Weary of maintaining a defensive po- sition, many instead have gone on the offense by presenting parks and recrea- tion services as a valued and not-easily- substituted cornerstone of local econo- mies. Professionals in the parks and rec field long have argued that their serv- ices add to a community's quality of life. According to a 1989 assessment done in Greensboro, N.C., business leaders ranked parks and recreation as the service most positively affecting a good business climate. However, as John Crompton, professor of Recrea- tion, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University says, "Unless you can put a dollar value on it, you will lose out to services that you can put a dollar value on." 20 By Jennifer Carlile, Assistant Editor Because "quality of life" is difficult to define, local parks officials are ex- amining a mainstay of the private sec- tor - economic assessments. Armed with details such as current and poten- tial attendance and revenue that a park or recreation facility draws, as well as data on how the revenue affects the lo- cal economy, parks and recreation pro- fessionals are getting some much-needed ammunition for the general fund wars that many fight. Until recently, private companies conducted most of the assessments and feasibility studies for municipalities. Local governments - parks and recre- ation departments in particular - are notorious for management practices that would never stand up in the com- petitive private sector, staff shortages and lack of expertise in methods of re- search. When such studies were done on a local level, they were performed by large county or state departments. Thanks to increasing computer literacy and assessment models such as a small booklet available from the Toronto Ministry of Tourism & Recreation at the recent National Recreation & Parks As- sociation (NRP A) exhibition in Phoe- nix, smaller departments now have the option. The booklet, "Assessing Impact," is a step-by-step tool that helps munici- palities determine how much revenue entering a community is attributable to its parks. According to many parks and rec professionals, such a tool is Jong overdue. "We're having more difficulty get- ting money for our budget," says Barb Schmidt, assistant director of the Da- kota County, Minn., Parks Depart- ment. "That's why we need something like this economic assessment tool." Locally run, or "discretionary pro- grams like parks and recreation have a difficult time getting funding when money is tight," says Greg Mack, di- rector of the nearby Ramsey County, Minn., Parks and Recreation Depart- ment, which will be using the booklet as well. "We're wanting to conduct a workshop in 1991 for the state." The workshop will include two members of . AmerIcan City. County I January 1991 "jIIIF'" -- ..-." ~ the Toronto Parks and Rec Depart- ment. Performing an economic assessment is a preventive measure for the Parks and Recreation Department of Law- rence, Kan. The department has had no problem getting funds, according to Tom Wilkerson, the assistant director. Lawrence, population 50,000, swells to 75,000 residents during the school year, thanks to the University of Kan- sas. Part of Wilkerson's agenda in- cludes using the economic assessment tool to find out how much the universi- ty's sports programs affect the wider community economically. Wilkerson, also president of the Kan- sas Recreation and Park Association, is encouraging other cities in the state to jump on the assessment bandwagon and hopes the assessment process "will snowball into a statewide effort." He recommends the model to other communities, even those whose depart- ments have a general grasp on their contributions to the local economy. Af- ter doing initial fact-gathering, Wilker- son "was surprised that (he) overlooked some aspects" of parks and recreation- influenced buying such as purchases of athletic equipment in local stores. "We always think about bringing in outside dollars, but we may be sur- prised about what effect parks and rec- reation programs have on the local community," he says. As enlightened professionals are quick to point out, the economic rever- berations from recreation services ex- tend beyond user fees. Joan Chaplick, Landfill Turned Into Park Once a landfill, always a land- fill? Not in Cambridge, the first community in Massachusetts to re- claim a SO-acre municipal landfill for recreational use. The development of the former landfill has increased the city's open space by 20 percent. The Mayor W. Danehy Park now is the city's only year-round, multi-purpose recrea- tion center, providing more than SO acres of active and passive recrea- tional facilities. For transforming a used-up piece of earth into a com- munity asset, Cambridge won first place in the parks and recreation category, sponsored by Curtis Mar- keting Corp., in American City & County's 1990 Awards of Merit. More than a decade of thought and research went into creating the park. In the early '80s the city began monitoring the site to evaiuate con- ditions and potential public health risks. Areas of investigation in- cluded settlement, methane gas mi- gration, cover thickness, air and The park cover. 50 acres. 22 groundwater quality, radioactivity, storm drainage and revegetation. Results indicated the site was "highly suitable" for the new park. So the process began. Camp Dresser & McKee, the city's lead consultant, planned the development in two phases. Phase one, completed in September 1990, included vent trench repair, $ite grading, site fenc- ing, turf establishment and plant- ings, as well as building storm drain- age facilities, utility services, parking areas, a comfort station, multiple playing fields (soccer, football, soft- ball and baseball), basketball courts, jogging and biking paths and tot lots. "The likes of all ages were taken into account" when planning the park, says Richard Rossi, deputy city manager. Phase two, scheduled for comple- tion by summer 1991, involves reno- vating an adjacent playfield and seven-acre park. Tennis courts, a running track, spectator stands and a changing facility are planned for the future, depending on settlement conditions. In developing design criteria for the park, the city sought input from several neighborhood associations, area schools and local and state en- .vironmental groups. Rossi says care : was taken in assuring city residents . the landfill-turned-park was safe. : ; Residents were updated throughout . the process; questions were answered . and worries were put to rest. How is the park doing? According. to Rossi, "It's crowded every single day." 0 -Stephanie Thompson an outdoor recreation planner with the . National Park Service in San Francisco, discovered this fact the summer she learned to play tennis. When she began taking lessons at a publicly run recreation center, she wa. told the average expenditure for a be ginning tennis player for a summer was $IS0. After figuring in the cost of les- sons, equipment, exercise clothing and shoes, "I spent an average of $300," she says. Active recreation such as sports leagues and tennis lessons make an of- ten identifiable mark in local econo- mies, but passive recreation contributes as well. Passive, or non-structured, recrea- tion, usually centered around a park, can be a real boon to rural areas if ade- quate hotels, restaurants and shopping areas are located nearby. America's na- tional parks, for example, often attract visitors from other towns and states. If a tourist visits for more than one day, he has to have lodging, whether in a hotel or a campsite; he has to eat; and, generally, he will purchase a few souve- nirs during his stay . These basic expen- ditures often drive economies in "tour- ist towns." The World Tourism Center in Ma- drid, Spain, reports that tourism pro- duced $469 billion in the United States in 1987, much of it related to parks and recreation services. Even one-day attractions such as wa- ter parks generate more revenue than _ mere user fee indicates. According to William L. Haralson & Associates, a Dallas-based economic consulting firm specializing in parks and recreation, water parks generate about $3 per hour in visitor expenditures, not counting user fees. As the length of stay in- creases, so does spending. Once information like this becomes publicly acknowledged, parks and rec- reation officials hope to have more luck with state and local governments. Ac- cording to two NRPA surveys, $37.27 billion must be invested in state and lo- cal parks and rec systems through 1994 just to keep up with public recreation demand. Of this amount, $30.4 billion is needed for local governments' capital investment needs, which include reha- bilitation, land acquisition and devel- opment. On average, according to the surveys, almost half of total local agency capital funding comes from general tax reve- Due, a little more than IS percent from bond referendums, 12 percent from user fees, 8 percent from the states, 3 per- cent from the federal government, 3 percent from private gifts and 9 percent from other sources. a Shrinking budgets have caused park. and recreation personnel to reevaluate the way their departments operate. In the past, "everybody looked at govern- American City . County/January 1991 .~.......- -,..' e ment as a 100-percent free ride," says Eric Reickel, parks and recreation di- rector for Lansing, Mich. "Now you've got to justify much of what you do." For Reickel's department, which serves a population of 130,000, this meant hiring an economic consultant to do a feasibility study for a proposed city-county waterpark. Working with the consulting firm convinced him that he had to start running his department more like a business. "We look at whether a project can at least generate some revenue," says Re- ickel. While acknowledging that parks and recreation departments must pro- vide services for constituents who can- not pay for them, his department nev- ertheless is looking at increased user fees for various activities. In addition, he plans to use Toronto's economic assess- ment model to determine Lansing's ec- onomic multiplier, and how much of it is attributable directly to parks and rec- reation. Multiplier was the buzzword at last year's parks and recreation exhibition, with whole seminars devoted to the dif- ficult-to-define term and its signifi- cance. The multiplier effect concerns reve- nue entering a local economy; specifi- cally, how many times a dollar "turns over" or multiplies within the commu- nity and what fraction of it remains in the community. Although the potential for attracting outside dollars through parks and recreation attractions is high, the community's ability to "keep" that money may not be. "A community must have a big sup- port structure to keep the dollar in the community," says Crompton. Money spent, for example, on a hotel stay ac- tually may not multiply if the hotel buys its food and bed linens from merchants outside the community, he says. In- stead, that money leaks back out. Arguing that multipliers may be per- ceived as an economic panacea, Crompton points out rural areas may not benefit from a multiplier as much as officials might think. "A multiplier will be higher in a large metropolitan area because it will have more support serv- ices. San Francisco claims to have a multiplier of two," he says, meaning that every dollar entering the commu- nity multiplies twice within the com- munity's economy. "For a small town, the multiplier may be .3." For municipalities that are unable to hire a consultant or perform their own economic assessments, another option mil,;ht be using a research department from a local college or university. Rob- ert Arnold, director of parks and recre- ation for Fort Wayne, Ind., used re- searchers from Michigan State Univer- sity to assess the way his department was run. A few years later, he hired an economic consultant to perform feasi- bility tests for a water park, an ice arena and a golf course, among other things. Due in part to suggestions from the consultant, Arnold has added a four- person marketing division to the park and recreation department. The divi- sion develops a marketing plan and an end-of-season report on each project. "We spend $7 million of tax money (per year)," says Arnold. "We owe it to the taxpayers to run the department like a business." In keeping with this mindset, Arnold stresses both advertising and user fees in the parks and rec arena. "Before, we just took whatever (advertising) was free. Now we are trying to think of what a business would do. Now we know it's foolish not to advertise (our services)," he says. Although criticized for his aggressive user-fee stance - the department gen- erates 35 percent of its budget through user fees, with a goal of reaching 50 percent in two years - he says his de- partment has not forsaken those who cannot afford to pay by setting up a scholarship program that allots funding for the disadvantaged to use on parks and rec services. "We feel users appreciate the value more when there is some fee," he says. Arnold maintains that parks should be free but specific recreation activities should entail some expense. Running a government office like a business "is a trend," he says. "The recreation de- partment of the past is a dinosaur." The recreation department of the fu- ture is as yet undefined, although some drastic changes are in the making. More involvement in social services is an in- creasing trend for parks and recreation departments, says Barry Tindall, direc- tor of public policy for NRPA. "In Aurora, Colo., the. parks and recreation department makes about $1 million a year in child care revenues," he says. Efforts to curtail the program were met by citizen backlash. On a fed- eral level, Tindall says, last year HUn funded a $2.4-million program to set up sports programs in housing projects. As more parks and recreation depart- ments re-examine their program~, methods and funding sources, "a lot of conventional wisdom will be ques- tioned," he says. In the battle for bucks, parks and rec departments cannot afford to be left empty-handed. As they assess the eco- nomics of running their departments, many officials are adopting business practices common to the private sector. Through effective marketing and re- search, user fees and more thoughtful planning and programming, many de- partments are winning funding battles. Mark Tuley, general manager of Bur- dette Park in Evansville, Ind., says since instituting guidelines set down by an ec- onomic consultant, "it's been a little easier to get money from (the coun- cil). " But that is all short-run economics, and in the short run at least one varia- ble, such as labor or funding, is fIXed. Operating in the long run, where every- thing is variable, is different. As park and recreation departments assume more business-like personas, they also 8$Sume the distinctive risks that belong to the private sector. 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By James Krohe Jr. Once considered sacrosanct, national guidelines are coming in for their share of skepticism. lIT he ~ower of a park is not in its size:' insists Kevin Asher, a planner for the greater Miami park system. "The true stan- dard of a park is the level of customer satisfaction:' That comment would be a truism coming from a planner of resort hotels or golf courses, but it summarizes a real change in the way park planners and others have thought about community recreation needs for 75 years. In the old days, size was not simply a fac- tor in deciding whether a community had adequate parks and playgrounds; it was the only factor. Before World War I,in fact, the reform-minded Playground Association of America insisted that a minimally accept- able city playground needed 30 square feet of space for each child. Such numbers had no scientific basis, but were merely estimates based on common sense and the prevailing practice. But while the numbers changed slightly over the years-in the 1920s, a successor organization to the PAA changed that playground standard to one acre per 2,000 schoolchildren-the area- per-population concept has survived. Thday, the primary standard setter is the National Recreation and Park Association, s 21 ,oDD-member professional organization serving mainly park planners, managers, and recreation researchers. The NRPA has become to park planners what Julia Child is to the home chef-complete with cookbook, Recreation, Park and Open Space Standards and Guidelines, published in 1979 and known familiarly to park planners as "the yellow book," According to the yellow book, every city would offer a minimum of 6.25 acres of "developed open space" for every 1,000 people. The system would include acre-or- less miniparks (no farther than a quarter- mile from every resident). neighborhood parks (up to 15 acres each). community parks (serving neighborhoods in a two-mile ';~.:E".,:.. o.:H,' H,S:h, "'''1,'1,_,3:5, 215..,i,:I,'1 LEGEND, 'REDOMIN...NT U~fI TY'f _ "'~I"'N M"'lfS mIHI "'~I"'N ffM"'lfS IIIIIIIIIIIIII WHITf M"'ll~ IIIIIIIIID WHIT( FfM"'lf~ 11 Toronto's Grange Park is one of five parks that were examined in a 1985 study ("A Comparison of Five Inner-City Parks") commissioned jointly by the city's planning and parks departments. The clusters of letter/numerical/dot symbols reflect the study's unique method of counting types of uses. The idea was to observe how people actually use open space and to plan parks accordingly. One conclusion: Variety is best. _,'g,:;,:,",2...., 2S,S,~,s,s,V, S? "I,J,3T,.t,"..3i, 1-:'0__,' 61,t-,tz,:z,:z ~ :SA,1,S.:S,S, 3~1, 2'1,,, 'T, t 1,6H.'H,O.R. R, .,,3S.S,S.,.~..t r"T,If'T,t,';", 27,t .,'.5. S. S,,,2-i, 2" rL.\l... UNIYfl~ln seTTlEMfNT HOUst l' ~ TUN...GflS 113-1".... .141 L-.-,-3 CHilDREN 10.12 ,.... 014) cmml MIUD usn PO'UL...TION _ 0 PAU IfNCHfS. "CNIC T.....IS GRANGE PARK USER PROFILE radius). and regional or metropolitan parks of 200 acres or more. There's nothing wrong with rational standards, which clearly are an improve- ment over the allocation of park space on the basis of political favoritism. They con- tinue to be useful to neighborhood ad- vocates seeking a more equitable distribu- tion of urban park resources. And generic guidelines for acreage and access can be ac- ceptable substitutes for more specific ex- pertise. "Especially in rural areas," says David Simcox, who teaches park and recreation management at California State University, Chico, "the guy who's hired as the local parks planner is also the planner for everything else." However, detractors, who refer to the NRPA yellow book as the "Yellow Pages," complain that, while the guidelines may have improved the worst of our park systems, they have helped dumb down the rest. The criticism heated up in the 1970s, with charges that by emphasizing "how much" rather than "how good," the NRPA produced cookie-cutter parks. "The stan- dards become a crutch;" says Simcox. "Nobody is thinking beyond the standards. :l i 1 They look at a new subdivision going in, and they say, 'They need X acres of vest- pocket park and Y acres of neighborhood park.' People need a more complex range of landscapes to satisfy their recreational needs.' ' "Space is not service in and of itself:' argues Seymour Gold, the outspoken pro- fessor of environmental planning at the University of California, Davis. Design, location, equipment, and maintenance are more crucial to the success of a park or play space than size. Gold further complains that meeting the 10-acres-per-l,OOO-resi- dents rule of thumb in places as densely populated as Manhattan would req1o1ire tearing down half the city's buildings. Arguing for quality over quantity, William Anderson, a principal of the na- tional development consulting firm, Economics Research Associates, says, ''I'd rather have 10 acres of good park in the right location than 20 acres that aren't usable." Unusable parks, notes Anderson, who's in ERA's San Diego office, too often result from parkland donations by subdivi- sion developers of waste land that meets acreage standards but is otherwise unsuitable. el i. ;; Realities In many parts of the country, meeting the NRPA standards with any kind of land has proven difficult. In Clark County, Nevada, home of booming Las Vegas, planners set , the modest goal of four acres per 1,000 residents in their 1983 recreation master plan-substantially less than the 10 acres per 1,000 residents called for by the NRPA. But even with an abundance of nearby federal land leasable for public recreation, county planners don't expect to meet their own standard until 20 1 0 at the earliest. The real problem, says Clark County planner Dirick Van Gorp, is not so much the acquisi- tion as it is building and maintaining park facilities. In recent years, Miami's highly regarded park system has also fallen behind in its at- tempts to meet its own modest goal of 2.75 acres per 1,000 residents set in 1968. 'Ib make up the difference, says park planner Kevin Asher, county officials decreed that schoolgrounds and private recreational facilities be counted toward local open space totals. In 1979, landscape architect Paul Friedberg argued in a book called Play and Interplay that quality could be a substitute for quantity. He noted, for instance, that an experimental playground he designed in New York City accommodated 10 times more children than a conventionally equipped park of the same size; improved e e .~ ~_~. ..;; '""'.v~ ".. : 7 12' Planninl! December 1990 e design, he reasoned, could provide the same recreation in a fraction of the space. The NRPA responded to such complaints by naming a lO-person task force to update its standards, last issued in 1971. After a year and a half of work, the task force de- cided that the new standards (destined for publication in 1979 as the current NRPA yellow book) didn't need to be radically changed, but rather broadened. "We reviewed countless plans," recalls key task force member James Mertes, a pro- fessor in the department of park ad- ministration and landscape architecture at Texas Tech University and a consultant in the field. One thing that wasn't changed was the use of specific area-to-population ratios. "The bottom line was a profession- wide agreement that using specific area standards was still the approach to take. Sy Gold has come up with all kinds of social and behavioral ways of dealing with stan- dards setting. The problem is that when you get a subdivision plat under review and you have to calculate a land requirement, YOIl need a number." Theodore Wirth of Wirth Design Associates doesn't think it's necessary for most local park systems to revise their stan- dards. His Montana-based firm has been designing parks from Midvale, Utah, to Kuwait, and finds that needs don't vary much, and when they do, they can be met within the context of the NRPA' s guidelines. "Those of us in the profession know that some adaptation is necessary," he says. The NRPA insisted that the problem was not the standards themselves, but the way they were being applied by many parks planners. Thus, the 1979 revisions focused less on the numbers than on the planning process in which they were used. Ideally. wrote the yellow book's authors, a park system should set its own standards and i.mplement them within the context of a parks master plan. The manual also offered a simplified standards-setting methodology. e e Fear of freedom But while the NRPA can provide more flex- ible guidelines and new methodologies, it can't force less experienced planners to use them, especially those in smaller park systems that lack the trained staff needed to undertake even the simplest projects that deviate from the norm. Moreover, there may be some pressure not to try. Area stan- dards are typically used to justify local land donation ordinances or exaction fees, and a poorly drafted standard might result in such requirements being tossed out by the courts. (Mertes notes that the NRP" .m- dards have in fact been tested by the .rts and found to pass the' 'arbitr. , md Town Square Park, in downtown St. Paul, is located in the middle of the city's skyway system. Trees, _ benches, and noontime concerts are featured. ~ a Schools plus parks equals "Spark, " a Houston program for carving parks out of school grounds. Over S 1.2 million has been raised for 32 parks since 1983. -....... "'" ""---~'" ._... ,~~.; Tile history of the Cajuns and Creoles is played out daily at Vermilionville, a living-history museum located in Beaver Park-in Lafayette. Louisiana. unreasonable" test, since they reflect a con- sensus of local practice.) No cookbook can help communities come up with a tailor-made parkland stan- dard that satisfies both judges and the park- using public. For instance, population pro- jections must be correlated with land-use patterns and natural resource databases. Computers make the forecasting easier- but not necessarily more accurate. And user data is notoriously prey to misinter- pretation. The NRPA warns that demand projections should be based on a rather large population sample (at least the overall urban area) to be accurate. . Gold argues for a different sort of ap- proach. While granting that' 'we still need standards," he says the real question is "How do we arrive at them?" Toronto, for example, relied on direct observation as one way to learn how people actually use park spaces. In 1985, the city planning and development department and the parks department collaborated on a six-month study of five inner-city parks, using tech- niques pioneered by William Whyte. A number of communities across the country are now fully committed to the site-specific approach. In Miami, for in- stance, planners try to tailor the needs of each of the system's more than 600 parks to ~y '~'''''''"'''''''''''''''''''~ its neighborhood by compiling annually updated user profiles from census data and zip code-based market research databases. At least some of the new planning tech- niques are also being applied in Houston; Portland, Oregon; Madison, Wisconsin; and several California cities, including San Francisco, San Jose, Davis, and Sacramento. In Minneapolis, park planners place great emphasis on access, and are very close to their goal of providing a neighborhood park within six blocks of every house in the city. "We deviate from the NRPA standard in philosophy;' explains Minneapolis parks chief David Fisher. "Ours are social service standards rather than land-based standards." Progress is still too slow to suit Gold, however. "My guess," he says, "is that most communities are still using almost the same approach as they used in the 195Os:' Money is part of the reason, but equally important, in Gold's view, is that "relatively few peo- ple have the perception and the tools needed for site-specific standard setting." It's not so simple It's getting harder and harder to define a park. Whole new categories of land are coming into the domain of local park systems. And the park district's mandate now runs the gamut from open space preservation to habitat restoration and, in some cases, historic preservation. As a result, familiar categories of space have become confused. "What do we do," asks Robert Toalson, general manager of the Champaign, Illinois, parks, . 'with tracts that may not be good parkland but that for environmental reasons should be left open?" 1 Z . Increasingly, public park anc _..reation space is seen in a wider context, as merely one part of a complex network of spaces of different types that together comprise a city's recreation system. In the 1970s, Paul Friedberg and Seymour Gold pointed out that the city's real playgrounds are its streets, backyards, schoolyards, alleys- . and even its rooftops. Budget shortfalls have persuaded many park officials of the wisdom of taking advantage of this larger system. The well- regarded Champaign park district does not maintain an expensive golf course, for instance, having concluded that numerous private and university courses meet the demand. And on a broader level, the Philadelphia-based consulting firm of Wallace Roberts & Todd, in a recent open space plan for San Marcos, in southern California, simultaneously'considered recreation, open space preservation, .en- vironmental protection, and growth management. The 1980s saw most park planners hav- ing to face dilemmas unforeseeable by the drafters of the NRPA's yellow book, from the spread of the private park to the depopulation and gentrification of the inner city. In such a changed world, the old approaches were less inadequate than ir- relevant. Thlk among professionals in the field is that it may be time to update the NRPA standards again. But merely updating numbers will not be enough. As the association has warned repeatedly, standards are only as good as the people and organizations that imple- ment them. Poor training is part of the prob- lem. Seymour Gold notes that very few planners ever take.a course in recreation planning. David Simcox says he finds that landscape architects are often more recep- tive to new approaches than planners. For Miami's Asher, the culprits are the con- sultants who push park standards based on generic (rather than local) market research and landscape architects who confuse park design with park planning. Ultimately, the issue is not which stan- dards are essential to the planning of good parks. but about the tendency-under- standable if not inevitable-to use stan- dards as a substitute for good planning. However much else may have changed over the years, parks are still about people, not numbers. e e James Krohe Jr. is a regular contributor to Planning. e """""-__...w,, . ~ ~