B. Spring Meeting between the City council & Park & Rec Commission IOW MEMORANDUM
CITY OF TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
F ROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director 'Z
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7700 Market Boulevard DATE: April 3, 2013
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 SUBJ: Spring Meeting between the City Council and Park and
Recreation Commission — 2013 Discussion Points
Administration
Phone: 952.2271100 The Park and Recreation Commission is looking forward to meeting with the
Fax: 952.2271110 Mayor and City Council to discuss ongoing and future projects and events.
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.227.1180 Future Projects
Fax: 952.2271190
1. Ball Field Lights at Lake Susan — Ball field space is in high demand.
Engineering Adding lights at the Lake Susan ball field would double its utility during
Phone: 952.2271160 prime time evening hours, allowing two games to be played each evening
Fax: 952.2271170 instead of one.
Finance 2. Bluff Creek Drive Trail Extension — Currently the Bluff Creek Drive trail
Phone: 952.2271140 extension terminates south of the Hwy 212 /Bluff Creek Drive Bridge. A
Fax: 952.2271110 4,100 foot extension to the trail is needed to reach the Minnesota River Bluff
Regional Trail.
Park & Recreation 3. Pedestrian Trail to the Arboretum — A pedestrian underpass of Hwy 41 at
Phone: 952.2271120 Hwy 5 is needed to reach the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Upon
Fax: 952.2271110 entering the Arboretum property, a 6,100 foot trail is needed to reach the
Recreation Center main grounds.
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.2271400 Projects being initiated in 2013
Fax: 952.2271404
1. Rice Marsh Lake Trail Extension — The City is currently working with
Planning & MnDOT to acquire a Limited Use Permit (LUP) allowing portions of the
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Phone: 952.2271130 trail to be constructed on excess MnDOT right -of -way. Upon securing the
Fax: 952.2271110 LUP and all other necessary permits, construction will commence.
Public Works Projects Initiated or Completed In 2012
7901 Park Place
Phone: 952.2271300 1. AIS Program/Watercraft Inspections — The city's inaugural season of
Fax: 952.2271310 watercraft inspections were conducted at three city -owned public water
Senior Center accesses. A total of 2,834 inbound and outbound inspections were
Phone: 952.2271125 completed for an overall inspection rate of 1.07 inspections per hour. The
Fax: 952.2271110 2013 inspections are programmed over 102 days and will include 2,703
hours of inspections.
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www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
Mr. Todd Gerhardt
April 3, 2013
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2. Bandimere Park Expansion — The City acquired two 2.5 -acre parcels in
2012. The westerly parcel is included in the Hwy 101 South improvement
project; the easterly parcel is proposed for use as a future hockey rink,
warming house and parking. The CIP includes $250,000 in 2017 as a
starting point for construction. Phase I of the new park development will
likely exceed $1,000,000.
3. Disc Golf Course Construction — The Bandimere Park Disc Golf course
opened in May of 2012. The newly installed course is being widely
utilized.
4. Herman Field Park Basketball Court — After receiving input from
neighbors solicited through an on -site neighborhood meeting, a new half
basketball court was installed in 2012. The plan is to attract a broader age
range of neighborhood youth to the park.
5. Highway 41 Trail Projects and Pedestrian Underpass — The new trail
and pedestrian underpass are substantially complete and opened to the
public in the fall of 2012. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this
spring or summer.
6. Pioneer Pass Park — Staff is currently developing a bid package for storm
water, parking lot, basketball court, asphalt trails and landscaping
improvements. This work will be scheduled for completion by fall.
Playground and picnic shelter improvements will be installed in 2014.
7. Riley Ridge Park — Riley Ridge Park was dormant seeded in late fall 2012.
A parking lot, pedestrian trail and half basketball court have been installed.
The playground is scheduled to be installed by neighborhood volunteers
this summer. A small picnic pavilion will be installed by city crews.
8. Skate Park Refurbishment — The city's skate park refurbishment project
was completed in September of 2012. A grand re- opening was held on
September 22, 2012.
9. Tennis Court Refurbishment Project — Eight tennis courts at North Lotus
Lake, South Lotus Lake, Meadow Green and Lake Susan Parks were re-
surfaced last summer. Four to seven additional courts located at City
Center Park, Lake Ann Park and the Chanhassen Recreation Center are
scheduled for work in the 2014 CIP.
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