1988 11 22 Agenda
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AGENDA
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1988, 7:30 P.M.
CHANHASSEN CITY HALL, 690 COULTER DRIVE
1. Call to order.
2. Introduction to newly elected Council Members.
3. Approval of November 1, 1988 Minutes.
4. Review potential acquisition of parkland around Lake St. Joe.
5. Review responses to Tim Erhart's letter regarding equestrian
use on trails.
6. Review election results.
7. Commission appointment procedure.
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CITY OF
eHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147 . CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Elect Chmiel
Councilwoman Elect Dim1er
Councilman Elect Workman
FROM: Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission
Jim Mady, Larry Schroers, Carol Watson
Sue Boyt, Ed Hasek, Curt Robinson
DATE: November 17, 1988
We, the Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission would like to
invite you to our next Park and Recreation Commission meeting.
The purpose of this invitation is to introduce ourselves to you
and to answer any questions you may have of us.
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Nov. 1, '988
Subject: Chanhassen Trail System
Nature Trails
Mr. Erhart's letter of Oct. 5, 1988 seems to be a
personal affront againt the horse. His lack of in-
formation and knowledge regarding horses only makes
his letter more ludicrous.
Horses have been a part of my everyday life since I
moved to Chanhassen in 1971. At that time there were
hitching rails in town, plus the "Frontier" image was
just getting startea:- We chose Chanhassen because
horses were a welcome image to "Frontier" times.
Horses don't have sharp hooves, and riders don't run
out to saddle their horses the minute it stops raining.
The horse trail turf in Carver Park is minimally dis-
turbed and not dug up at all. Does Mr. Erhart think
grass won't die if joggers, bikers or walkers use the
trail? If he wants "undisturbed turf" on a trail, then
he is being unrealistic!
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In my many years of horse ownership, I have found there
is NOTHING better for kids than a horse. Besides teach-
ing the kids responsibility, compassion, horse knowledge
and maturity, they find the time spent with a horse be-
comes more important than trying cigarets, beer, sex,
dope or drugs. Horses are good for the community young
people.
Does Mr. Erhart realize the local economic impact gen-
erated by the horse? There's the farmer who sells hay,
corn and oats, the veterinarian, the farrier, the farm
stores, the tack stores and the statewide horse racing
industry. The horse supplements the ~ncome of many
Carver County residents. Horse riders deserve the same
trail accessibility as anyone.
There is no denying that where there's a horse, there
will eventually be manure. They are not toilet-trained,
but then neither are deer, fox,raccoon, dogs, cats, or
the huge flocks of ducks and geese!
Let's make the Chanhassen trail
for all nature lovers, athletic
watchers and serenity seekers.
all of these!
system a welcome place
enthusiasts, wildlife
The horseback rider is
Sincerely,
y/id-f! c;W&0/
JoAnn Hallgren
6860 Minnewashta Pkwy
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..... .... "'i paper prepared by Tim Erhart regarding trails and horse-!f, but
;:.'4~'i!'~H to pr...sent "atlotherpoint of view and p6int'Out some ~.''t:..i<'
,r:~~"~S~;+P.OSi,~iv~aspectS,?f. permi ttillg. hor;~eS9n~jr..ai 1.s.'j,f,.f,~el...J. can
'''(c~mrrient mlJ,cfJ;more~bQjecti Vel y than,:TimY!fpr~~ii n 'tfteYf.iot.,;.1lilace
'.I};'?,h~~~Lh~t. taken.:'~' s~esi Ji$. .pos~t~on'J1a",yt},~c:~.Cl,r.::s;~ave.~~' be
01151 derei:1'.i.'n" estabh shing.,;a . horse/pedestr lan. 'trah,'.however
..':rim's .paper 'onlytouched on the emotional tss\.i~s. I have' been
~.:.~..:;';J~~ll.:in,xol v...dwith .hor,:-e:- for over .25 years,don~ a considerable
~.~"'~~>"~1'..~amount of trail .rldlng, atld have been the cIty horse
:.JJiJti~'i:t,:;>jnspector ever since the city council .approved the horse.
""~!'1.'... "''ordinance.
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.Please refer tCI Tim's paper and item no 1, "the sharp shoe
incident".
At one time the area clf west Lake Minn..washta supp,;:.rt'ed over
100 hors..s and it still has a significant hors.. population.
Now if w.. assuCl',.. each h';:.rse. has fClur sharp shc,es and they. "l.,
.,.i'mo've arowld 'sc. e-ach sho.. strikes the ground on an av..rag.. of'
,on,:e e-very fOLlr s€;.:6nds fc.r t",n ho::.'Llrs a day ( a c.;:.nservati ve
calculation), then there would b.. 3,600,000 "sharp shoes
striking the groundeve-ry24 hours. If the "sharp shoe'" had
thedisastorous impact that Tim's paper would have you to I
,,,,"'(' b",l ieve, th",n we w,;:.uld have no pastLlres and no lawns for i~
:.~~.~;I;~".; all WI;)Llld have eroded and been wash",d into Lake Minnewasht,~.
:i~rL:'~{ No~:i..r", all kn,;:)"" that jLtstdid 11.:.t happen,oLlr pastures are r):i}...
q::;'1;;::',.,: still viabl", and when it rains th", pasture retains the water.... t",:l~~ I.
.i~ ..~;"andany runoff doe!'i/ not COtl t ai n the poi sonS,fOLt~1di.?1 aWI'\....;;~f};;r:.::f1~/.
. ';1~r~~~:fi~~n~~er' 2'c on~~i.;,.s 'shte~e~ts" tf1at . '~;~e;:~i~;i~;~Jji-;~~~~;1~::.'<~;~~;~:";""~~~'
. nd~j:ateS.lack;;'ofkribwhdge '::If tfl.. .real situation.)"hen one"".:--.\i;.t,;J,~~~':."
. ,.'\~':t-..~;..'1';,g. 0"'5 riding, 011e, w~l~ brush their horse a~1d cl.ea~ ~Ile.i.r.f&"'t{~.;\i'::'.~.i..
..."",:~8't'~'~'.J;.before and aft.er rldlng. otle- d,;:.",s not walt for It tof.stop .. " ':;,,\' ,
I}k~'~\';.~~.r!-ining an~ ~he-n go .trai 1 ~iding uimm,:,diate~y~'"I d~?~.t.~ know tX~:~
"'f';?~i.s,;."..anYOtl'" who l1k",s to stand III mud tryltlg to g&t' thelr, '/jorse ,\?~;;~:'T
-"'.:'f~~~'1f ,>ready to ride. One. the other fland, it may be raining....,or "';U."t,,';':
..... :"jl..lstquit raining, and everything is softan.d,.~uddy; ..l!-you " ." .. :..
.~:iit;1: :;,arear'unner, especially acompetitiveon.~'foY~bav.'..n";1".ll- ,.,?ft k".!~~~
terrait' bicycle, YOLt geo out and us", the trail.:Jhe Hyland
bi kepaths and Lake .Calhoutl are excellent~)(amples: oCh..ow... ...,..
damaging runner.s can b", when they "have toget".iii'~the~~i';'~~'1::.'
mileage", for~1l11the horseback trail riding I have-,don~and._J
seen, rLlntHi'rsand'di rt bi ke 'riders d,;:. .mLlch mori'damag'e,::~;)'es,~'}
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"'i~i!;;i~r'",. On item numb",r 3, a r esp.:.nsi b 1 e hor seper s,:;.n does nClt get :1' fj~
'::)~\,,;'(;their horse into tht?se situatic,ns simply, if for no other
f"...r"~~.~.~I&t,.,:.;"trea;;o..n, ...~.hi..S.. .1.'.S ~n ex.:el:",nt way t.:;, injLlr", y.,OLlr horse~. ..N....OW
.;~J:':lfi' i~ tIS fan,t,:;,say there IS a cer,taltl p",rcentage that wq,~ "
i'~",~~f,;i"r:::'.r:ide itl the~luck, likewise there is a certain percentageClf
"'.;'/:,>';"pedestrians that pi,:k prc.tected fl.:;.w",rs and ca1;tails. Each
., ,'Y: 'group has a ,sma.Il percentage that pr".sent a bad imag"" don't
j~;,.'>:A:.,...t.!...j. ....~(."..". jUdg. ....-.'a.ll;;,by\...... ,few~ . I.. thi nkthe >horse. peopl e c. .atl c.. on. .t r. ,.0. 1
,Al~f);"'; . ,:a. gr",at e~;.te,t1t the '-"bad" horsepec'ple the sam~ as the. ".,
~t;:;;';,,11M:'f!>nown\obile clubs have :done 5.:;. wEoll :in'creating"'ilil'c,sitivEo
,./:~p:'.'::i t magEo. 0 f. snowmobiler so" ". ' ',~ ,<',
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~:;;/-r'\', ;;"Item number.4 :ries to imply an imp,:;.ssible situa~ion. ~f we
;,r",., 'loc,k at th". 10u h':.rse e~;ampl", and a h,:;.rse g.:;,es SIX to eIght
':;t:';.,.: :';:, times a day, that means thet-'" would be 800 piles Cof horse '~~
manure a day flCowing into Lake Minnewashta. Why, it WCould
be a virtual cesspool within two years. The truth is Lake
'.Minnewashta is sti 11 the- s",.:c,nd ,:l",an",st lake itl the metr.=,
-area. If Tim's real int",r",st is in ke",ping feces out of the
:Jlakes and streams, I think h. would want to shoot every duck
~iandgoose in the county, two hours of having geese on my
'.~beach or swimming platform is literally disgusting.
~'~Incid~ntally,since I see an ordinance mentioned here, I
~ould like t~ bring up Ordinanc", Number 56. It is a horse
~rdinance that requir",s people owning a hors", in Chanhassen
to fill out a hors", ownership application annually. On Page
,1 of the l",tter to the Parks and Recreation Committ",e and the
City Council, dated October 5, 1988, the last sent",nce starts
, "Due to the h.:;,rse traffic (inclLlding OLlr own)"" et.:. N,;:)w, I
"~,have be",n the .:ity horse inspector since approval of the .
~horse ordinance. I have never seen an application nor have I
. ':"yisited tfl'" Tim Erhart r",sidence f.:,r a. fK.rse inspection.. N,:,w . ,i.,
~r;'}i'(i .;-'fjl in fa.:t yc.u d.;:) have a horse C.tl y':;'Llr prc'perty. I ,wou!d ,lil.<e 'f.~~5~
,;~',;>'i' ,~;>~:to ktlOW why you a.v~ ded obeyi ng the or9i nanc e atld ~ .:.. :oec'ot),d, "1#,'",,,;,,' ~~.~,..~.~,:./I/.....,
ijff~#,~';~1".;~xpect an application to be completed and senttocl,ty:~all:#,:,:'"/', ":fI.""..n~:
. ~(~i,th ,~h,e ~et}. ,clojlfr fee) bef.:;.re the etld, of N.=,vemb,er., ,.I!--::' .,.....,. .:1.;, c,":...;.",.' ;::-,,,,,,",',~,',"',"".,.'''''~'...~:,,.
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"jltemnumber .5 demonstrates the 1 ac k of ktK,wl edge of, what.. ,,;;;(,:4;.:,
\~r,~any flapP€'tls ,wfl,;,.n trail riding.' We had a nestitlg 'duck in
'r..~our p.asture one:year and used to ride up to'it on hors'e.back :..";ifil~
...",:;,,"'," 'and observe her sittitlg on the t1est. I .:,rigitlally fOWld the ' Jj
?~i~;~l~'H'::"nest be,:ause I was wal king on the gr.:;,und and frightened .her >'.;.}:~
-;~",~:':,r.:'::" ,into flight. S",veral times .:;,n horst-back on the Minnesqta . ",._
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l"~::~ ':Zde-er while Y'unnit1g and sent the-m off- in ful1_flight.r~ Whil.e Yi;:.{:~~
'~;:,,; \rUtlt1ing the W.:u:.d Lake Pr",s-a-rv", w",startl",d ducks and g~EoS~. ~':"i.,"t
., ~'''.?'~:!:>iCOt1t ~ nuoLlsl y ~ Wi 1 d 1 i f ~ tends, t.::, not spc.c.k at, anoth~<ranimal.;.....,.;.~:: >-;:'';iJi::''~~
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<;''.;kcloseness. ;~;_. '", .it;" .;.'.o:"~~' ':f;j~$
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'~:i.:X~i''"i'''N::'W for SCHlie .:.f the m.;:.re p.;:.sitive aspeds.
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~",;,;;',My con"ipc\t1y has assi gt1ed '::ot1e of thei I" personnelt.;:. the
" "Minneap':Jlis area. He callE.-d me this mQrning (10/31/88) and :~IJ~~:'
~,;i,was:a"Skit1g about 'a particular pla.:e itl}:Chatlhass~n. The '.~,~..;..
"";.,,,:~Yeasot1he had pickE.-d this place was it had thyee':woc.ded .acyes " i~/' ',;'
":;,;';',,.'J,(i1';r,Landan.excellent place to kE.-ep a h.;:.ysE.-. The family isfyom ,i!i'<~j~ t:
it:;. .;:,'~;< Huntsville and the daughter is into fwrses. It is mandatoyy '>I,'~ ."1",
J~~~t:~{}4;'~~~J.,it'Jtl).~iY family' that .they find a place where thei "'paughter, > .:/ ..... \...'rl'
4il;i:)~~"f;:;:','ran.lV"ve aryorse~ ';,(Th~i y! yat"i onale is thE.-~ wan~her ~I'--:t.."., ,:;:ti;r.:ii'~,;,.~Ii" .
~PM\:;'!~<; ,inteyested +'t1 )10YSE.-S ,Just~s, long ,as P?sslble~'~:There 1:S,~ /;\y ,,~i;T,,:;::tt;..;
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'~.~;there 'aye 1;1.1':) YOLlt1g girls that each have a yearling and they
:~~'~):;r~ ~:,,'\;,alk past our pla':e just abc.ut every day. f one takes time to
watch them, they are trying to leayn about the animal :they c,
love. What better ....ay to have thesE.- young ladies spet1d their
time as opposed to being involved ....ith otheys and doing ....hat
"peer pressure di.:tates. I feel we should struo:ture our .tyails".
to help thE.-se young people rather than present the negative.)i
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h d r- 't' . t' ' tf ~ Fr.-.t1tl''''r SaddlA' Club ',,\,4.,'
,a . ~,..':C.t1 le.ru1 rlelr narne, lere ....as ~ - ~ ~ "'1 ""
and when there was a parade Y';:'LI could count on the saddie .) . ~'t. ",:
.:. " . 'club":arlc:r~h;" Carver C.:,unty Posse to::> supp':,rt the parade (and ." ;-n,'"
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,fJ:(*!~Ii_~~~~1!~,,~~;e up .~w .a lot of that support ha~.b_~e.t::Y'l,~st"Y;'tJtt';,~.~~~,
..,... ... iil(lliybeiore this trai I syste-m is really set', -whY"~';vEin~t'';,~;~ """NJ.(;{
~t":he~se.peopl e, been h~~rd) fro0l7. We need at Jeast_Rtl....~t,raili.....l.r,;;..i1' ,"_~~}t,
OW~~"~O. ,the MinnE.-sota Rlver bottom.-- ::"\~ ~ ".<' '1",;",
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en..:the, horse, ordit1ance ....as being forra"Ltlated horse pepple }/:~~i;
,~d flpn,}'lorse peopl e 10101" ked tc'gethey for a fai Y, ef fecti ve:''r:':>,~t
" . y,dinance. Why is there not such an ad hoc cc'mmittee t'o ""~~
, ,.:~~\,('l"~rO.lV~ .thellt:li" se t I" ai I issue?,. ~:~~;~
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My daughter ....as one of just several young ladies in our area
that lived eVE.-ry day just so they could bE.- ....ith their horse.
This ,:an be E.i 'Very p.::>sitive asset t,:. the city. S,;:. matlY of OUI'
young pE.-ople can feel ....eekends are made for horseback riding.
Others may fE.-el "....E.-ekends are made for Michelob". Which
should ....e support?
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690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O. BOX 147 . CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commission
FROM: Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator
DATE: November 10, 1988
SUBJ: Election Results
As you probably know by now, the referendum on the Safe Sidewalk
and Trailway Plan failed by 8 votes on election day. The
Trailway Task Force worked long and hard to get the information
out to residents -- they are to be commended on a job well done.
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I do not know why the plan failed: but I believe there were still
a number of people who did not understand what was being proposed.
Attached please find a tally of how the votes came in. The
Commission may want to set aside some time to discuss this issue
further.
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690 COULTER DRIVE. P.O, BOX 147 . CHANHASSEN. MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commission Applicants
PROM: Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator
DATE: November 10, 1988
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SUBJ: Application Procedures
Thank you for your application and interest in serving on the
Park and Recreation Commission.
Typically the Park and Recreation Commission advertises for
applicants to the Commission when a position is available. Once .
applications are received, the Commission interviews the appli-
cants and ranks them. The applications are then presented to the
City Council, who reviews the minutes of the interviews and the
ranking. The Council then makes the appointment to the Park and
Recreation Commission.
It has come to my attention that a Commissioner's term will
expire at the end of the year, in addition to the already vacant
position. Therefore, I will advertise this position, continue to
take applications through November and the Commission will inter-
view for both positions in December.
Please call me if you have any questions. I will contact you as
to time and date of your interview.
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Partnerships for the
Future
Judith Robbins Rose of Littleto~'
Colo., has won the 1988 NRP A An.
nual Report Cover Contest. Her win-
ning photo appears on the cover of
the Annual Report, which is now
available. The theme of the 1988
report is "Partnerships for the Fu-
ture.'
A panel of judges comprised of
recreation professionals and lay
people in public relations, jour-
nalism, education and marketing said
Rose's photo best-captured the
contest's theme, "The Essence of
Parks and Recreation."
Developed to renew enthusiasm
for the report, the contest drew 15
entries - all of which, according to
one judge, deserved 'honorable men-
tion. '
Ms. Rose, an amateur photog-
rapher, is a community relations
specialist for the South Suburban
Metropolitan Recreation and Park
District in Littleton.
The Annual Report historically is
sent to Trustees (past and present),
Regional Directors (who distribute
to Regional Councils), Branch
Liaisons (who distn"bute to Branch
Boards) and the National Forum
(comprised of the Regional Council
Chairs and Branch Presidents).
Copies are also provided to potential
corporate sponsors.
Other excellent entries were sub-
mitted by: Diane Palacio of San
Francisco, Calif.; Myshell Lyday of
Denver, Colo.; Tom Grennan of
Rochelle, Ill.; Conner Shepherd of
Grand Junction, Colo.; Marge Dem-
bowski of Toledo, Ohio; Keith
Bleichner of New Orleans, La.; Bar-
bara Miller of Ridgway, 111.; Charles
Szabuniewitz of College Station,
Texas; Margaret McCormick of
Tacoma, Wash.; Greg Query of
Rochelle, Ill.; Clarence Towers of
San Francisco, Calif.; Martha Towell
of Rockford, 111.; Mary Jane Rust of
Maniton Springs, Colo.; and Marilyn
Pavia of Tuckerton, NJ.
The Annual Report is available to
the public upon request by sending a
9" x U' postage paid envelope to:
NRP A, Annual Report, 3101 Park
Center Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302.
SUrviving Your Term In
Office
Citizen- er
Branch (C-BM) of NRPA has
published an informative and lively
guide for park and recreation board
members: HOW TO SURV/JIEAS A
PARK AND RECREA TION
BOARD MEMBER.
The 36-page booklet is fun and
easy to read. Here are some excerpts:
· Learn to count fast _lfyou are
one of seven, unless you can get
three others to agree with you, move
on to the next agenda Item.
· Never reduce your budget by
cutting 10 percent of everything.
· Watcb the chair carefully _ you
may get the gavel next.
Authors Donald F. Bresnan and
Regina B. Glover draw on more than
40 years of combined experience on
park and non-profit boards to offer
suggestions, advice and warnings
regarding the role of park and
recreation board members.
For the nearly 30,000 members of
park and recreation boards in the
United States, this booklet gives im-
portant insights for solving problems
board members face as they try to do
a good job providing park and
recreation services to their com-
munities. Particularly helpful for
newly appointed board members, the
publication covers such basics as
meeting preparation and execution,
pitfalls, money, relationship witb ad-
ministrator and community support.
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NRP A President James A. Peter-
son described the booklet as, 'the
most practical, easily understood
publication ever written by and for
park and recreation board mem-
bers."
HOWTOSURV/JIEASAPARK
AND RECREA TION BOARD
MEMBER is available for S8 per copy
or in sets of five for S36 per set.
NRP A members may deduct 20 per-
cent from these prices.
Orders should be sent to the
NRPA Publications Center, 3101
Park Center Dr., Alexandria, Va.
22302. Orders under S2S must be
prepaid. Orders more than $25 must
be prepaid or accompanied by an
agency purchase order.
undlng Prepares
Inorlties, Disabled for
Therapeutic Recreation
Careers
The Department of Recreation
and Leisure at the University of Utah
has received a special grant from the
Office of Special Education' and
Rehabilitation Services of the
United States Department of Educa~
lion to support a program to prepare
lninorities and individuals with dis.
abilities for' eareers in Therapeutic
Recreation. The Utah University
projectisknown as "Training,
Educating and Advancement of
~inorities in.' Therapeutic Reaeit"
tion,' or TEAM TR'i
TEAMTR prepares stude.nts;lt
~different levels, including:l~l
t....paraprofessional; levelZ""
~rofessional(lJachelor'sDegree);
and level 3 * professional (Masters
Degree). At ~ch level both didacti~
and experiential methods will be util~
ized,a1ongWith supervised direct
service to prepare minority and dis-
abled students for eareers in TR. ,,--
Funded student positions arc
available at all three levels.1f you
have comments or questions, contact
either David M. Compton, project
director, or Terry Robertson, project
coordinator at: TEAM TR, College
of Health, HPR N-226, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84112 or call (801) 581-
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TOTAL PARKING SPACES 382
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LAKE ANN. CHANHASSEN
PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE
AUGUST 8. 1988
Park Roads 1370 L.F. x 24
3.653 sq. yd. @ $7.00 sq. yd.
Parking Lots (No curb and gutter 30 on 40 base)
11 (50 spaces) 1849 s.y.
12 (28 spaces) 926 s.y.
13 (50 spaces) 1849 s.y.
14 (74 spaces) 2346 s.Y.
TOTAL 6971 S.y. @ $7.00 sq. yd
Common Excavation (Does not include ballfields)
38.888 cu. yd. x $1.50
Seed - 12 ac (No ballfields) $800/ac
SUBTOTAL
3 Softball Fields/l Overlay Soccer Field
Includes rough and fine grading. backstop. seed
+ 1100 L.F. galvanized chain link fence 7' high
Soccer Field
Includes rough and fine grading. goal posts. seed
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL ROADS. PARKING. fIELDS
Future Entry Road - 710 L.F. x 24' . 1893 S.Y. @ $7.00/S.Y.
landscaping (Preliminary)
CONSTRUCTION COST TOTAL
Engineering fee - 7.0%
Planning Fee
CONSTRUCTION AND FEES TOTAL
Electrical Service Extension
Collins Electric has provided
cost estimate for electrical
extension to park shelter
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$ 25.570
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58.333
9.600
$142.300
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71.664
11 .900
$ 83.564
$225.864
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30.000
$269.114
18.838
$287.952
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