Correspondence SectionAdministration Section
Letter to Conrad Fiskness dated May 15, 1998.
Letter from Jiaqing Lai and Le-Min Yin dated April 27, 1998.
Letter to Jiaqing Lai and Le-Min Yin dated May 1, 1998.
Memo from Craig Evans dated April 29, 1998.
Memo from Kate Aanenson dated April 20, 1998.
Voice mail message from Steve Berquist dated April 29, 1998.
Letter to residents dated May 27, 1998.
1998 Trail Project Update, Volume 1 - No. 1.
1998 Trail Project Update, Volume 1 - No. 2.
Letter from the Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce dated
April 20, 1998.
Letter from Barry and Hallie Bershow dated March 9, 1998.
Letter to Barry and Hallie Bershow dated March 12, 1998.
Urban Land Institute Symposium Invitation dated May 21, 1998.
CCHA Newsletter dated May 1998.
Voice mail message from Jerome Carlson dated May 5, 1998.
Letter from Dan Schwartz received June 9, 1998.
Letter from Wayne D. Salisbury dated May 28, 1998.
CITYOF
CHANHASSEN
690 C/0' Cemer Drive, PO Box I47
Ch, m/~asse~, 3'[i~;~esota 55317
Pho;~e 612.937.1900
&'~ie~al Fax 612937.5739
E,g3~ee~q,g Fax 612.937.9152
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May 15, 1998
Mr. Conrad Fiskness, Chair
Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District
c/o Barr Engineering
Suite 300, 8300 Norman Center Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55437
Dear Conrad:
The City of Chanhassen will begin construction on a portion of the Bluff Creek
Trail Corridor within the next sixty (60) days. A diagram depicting this trail
segment is attached. In conversations with Bob Obermeyer and Hal Runke of
Bart Engineering, and Phil Elkin of our office, I understand that matching funds
may be available for portions of this project. An agreement to share responsibility
for certain costs xvould be covered in a Petition for a Basic Water Management
currently being reviewed by the district.
Mr. Obermeyer encouraged me to forward documentation of eligible expenditures
to the district. It is my understanding that up to 50% of trail costs and up to 25%
of land acquisition costs are eligible. I will submit future correspondence
accordingly. Conrad, I appreciate your continued support of mutually beneficial
projects within the district.
Sincerely,
Park & Recreation Director
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Enclosure
c: Don Ashworth, City Manager
Mayor and City Council
vPark & Recreation Commission
Phillip Elkin, Water Resources Coordinator
Dave Nyberg, Howard R. Green Company
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Jiaqing Lai, Le-Min Yin
835 Lake Susan Hills Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
April 27, 1998
Mr. Todd Hoffman
Director
Park and Recreation
City of Chanhassen
690 City Center Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
APR 2 0 1998
CITY OF CHANHASS£N
Dear Mr. Hoffman:
We are living at 835 Lake Susan Hills Drive, backing up the neighborhood park Prairie Knoll
Park (1124 Dove Court) from its south.
Ever since the ground of the park was plowed, because
· there has not been a lot of grass growing on the park ground,
· our lot is at a lower altitude than the park,
· the lowest altitude area between the park ground at the back of our house and our lot is
still in our yard,
every time it rains, both rain and mud from the park ran into our backyard.
As a result,
· areas of our back yard floods by the rain water from the park,
· parts of our lawn has been washed away by the rain and mud draining down from the
park,
· the soil washed away from the park starts to deposit on to our lawn, and we have to
constantly clean those up to prevent further damage to our lawn.
We would like to ask you to look into the matter and resolve the problem, probably building
some kind of barrier at the border of our lot and the park, so that the water and soil would not
run over into our yard.
Thank you very much for your attention and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
· _,.: . e//Min ·
Jla~qlng Lab L Yin
Cc.: City Council
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CHAN gEN
690 G0, Ce~tter D;'it,e, PO Box 147
C/,a~hasso~, ~li~mesota 55317
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May 1, 1998
Jiaqing Lai and Le-Min Yin
835 Lake Susan Hills Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Jiaqing and Le-Min:
Thank you for your phone calls earlier this week and your letter dated April 27,
1998. Like you, I am concerned that the city's construction activities at Prairie
Knoll Park is negatively impacting your property at 835 Lake Susan Hills Drive.
As promised, I have directed Mr. Dale Gregory, the City's Park Superintendent to
investigate this issue and resolve the problem. Upon completing his inspection,
Dale will contact you with his findings. At the very least, I anticipate that we will
be installing an erosion control barrier until such time that the new grass is
established.
Thank you for working with us to solve this problem.
Todd Hoffman
Park & Recreation Director
c: Dale Gregory, Park Superintendent
Mayor and City Council
~Park & Recreation Commission
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Craig Evans Mac, Periscope '~'612-339-1700 ~ Apr. 29, 1998 E2:46 PM ~1/1
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
Todd Hoffman and fl~e Chanhassen Parks Commission
Craig Evans
April 29, 1998
Stone Creek Trail
Thmtk you for listening to fl~e opposing view regardh~g fl~e construction of fids trail.
Although the outcome was not to our liking, the majority has ruled. So be it.
There is one issue remainh~g to be cleared.., my personal credibility.
As a writer and journalist, I'm responsible for accm'acy. For fl~e record, in my candid
and cordial conversations wifl~ _Mr. Scott Harr, he was never asked to take the ridiculous
position fl~at "trails were tmsafe and should not be constructed." I did ask his opinion
and experience on what constitutes safe trails. Ftu'ther discussion led to the amotmt of
consideration safety was given in fl~e design and construction of the Stone Creek Trail.
I'd mentioned fl~e fact fl~at it could not be seen in its entirety fi:om either end and
cldldren in the Stone Creek play area could be targeted for crimes. Contrary to
statements make in Mr. Harr's previously tmseen memo of 4/20 ~- copies of which were
dispensed to all at last ~zight's hearing -- Mr. Harr did, indeed, state "safety should be a
bigger concern fl~an public access." Further, it was also his opinion the Parl~s
Commission and Safety Department did not commtmicate on safety matters as
frequently as Mr. Harr would like. Mr. Harr made several off,er, tmreported comments
that encore'aged my efforts to push for safer trails; specifically, "you're on the right
track." I find it distttrbing that, in what appears to be a "CYA" move, ~h'. Harr felt it
necessary to draw my credibility and integrib' h~to question tlu'ough the de~tial of these
statements. Especially considering it was done in a memo timed such that I would be
discredited prior to my presentation at fl~e hearing. The Comm/ssion should also know
the flyer triggering Mr. Harr's response (faxed to you by Deb Kind) was assembled by
me as a first draft positioning statement for fl~e members of fl~e b'ail's opposition. A
consensus had not yet been reached. These were my initial words prepared to give us
futm'e direction and consistency in om' flfinkh~g. From it, we were about to begin
discussions with Oaks neighbors and prepare a petition. Four copies of the flyer were
made. It was not distributed beyond otu' group, but it did fall into fl~e hands of b'ail
supporters in an attempt by a member of our team to start a neighborhood dialog. That
effort failed and apparently, served only as their rail)' cry. A regrettable circumstance.
But again, so be it.
Nancy and I sh~cerely hope fl~e Stone Creek trail provides fl~e commtmib' with more
good experiences fl~an bad.
Craig and Nancy Evans
8281 Benwood Circle
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Kate Aanenson, Planning Director
DATE: April 20, 1998
SUB J:
Congregate Dining
It has been five months since senior dining began. Staff would like to review with
the City Council how the dining is being received and plans to start Meals on
Wheels and the issues that come with the operation of the program.
The Chanhassen CAP Agency Senior Nutrition Site has been in operation since
October 31, 1997. As of the end of March 1998, there have been 1,303 meals
served. Seventy individuals eat their meals at the Center. As far as the number of
meals served per day, it is strictly related to the activity level at the Senior Center.
In general, the level of activity and attendance drops during the holiday and winter
months since a large number of seniors leave to the southern states and warmer
climates. This number increases as the weather improves and retirees return to
Chanhassen, and so does the number of seniors who attend activities at the Senior
Center. We expect the number of diners to increase accordingly.
Month # of Diners # of Diners Total Average # Volunteer
age 60 + age 60 or Meals per of Meals Hours
less Month per day
Oct. 97 13 3 16 16 2.75
Nov. 97 279 17 296 15.5 88
Dec. 97 252 31 283 11.4 50.5
Jan. 98 199 20 219 9.9 82
Feb. 98 234 28 262 12.3 41.5
Mar. 98 227 16 243 10.3 22.75
The ultimate goal of this program is to serve those individuals that are home
bound and cannot get to the Senior Center to receive their meal. The Senior
Commission recommended the initial phase of the program provide meals at the
center only. Once this portion of the program is perfected, the program would
expand to include the Meals on Wheels (meals delivered by volunteer drivers to
the homes of seniors who are home bound. The cost o£the meal is $2.50 which is
$0.25 more than a meal served at the Senior Center.) The Lions Club donated
funds to the Senior Center and specifically to the congregate dining program to
Don Ashworth
April 15, 1998
Page 2
ensure the Meals on Wheels segment is implemented. At the present time, South
Shore Senior Center serves half of Chanhassen (north of Highway 5). There is no
service provided for the area south of Highway 5. There are a number of seniors
who have requested Meals on Wheels who live south of Highway 5. Their request
has been denied because they live outside the service area for South Shore Senior
Center. The Senior Commission recommended the Meals on Wheels program be
implemented in Chanhassen to provide service to that group. Staff is hoping that
we can begin this program in the month of May. There seem to be one potential
problem. Currently, the Church of St. Hubert's participates in the South Shore
Senior Center by providing volunteer drivers, as well as financial contributions to
the program. The majority of clients served by South Shore are outside the city
limits of Chanhassen. In fact, only two households are served in Chanhassen.
They are not willing to provide service south of Highway 5. The director of the
program for St. Hubert's feels that if the city provided the service for Chanhassen,
they will loose their current volunteer drivers (the volunteers might choose to
drive for the Chanhassen-CAP program and serve people in their city rather than
drive in areas such as Deephaven, Shorewood, Minnetonka, etc.). Staff explained
that we have a responsibility to the residents of Chanhassen. Unless South Shore
is willing to expand their service area and include the area south of Highway 5,
the City will need to provide the service. We did promise the director of the
program in St. Hubert's that Chanhassen will not recruit volunteer drivers who
currently work for St. Hubert's. However, should they approach the Chanhassen
Senior Center to volunteer for the local program, staff will not reject them.
The current program is running smoothly. The part time paid employee
responsible for the preparation of the meals is working an average of three hours
per day. Kara Wickenhouser is responsible for providing volunteers for the
program and the partnership between CAP and Chanhassen is proving to be
successful. Should the Meals on Wheels portion of the program get implemented,
we anticipate the number of hours worked per day for the part time paid employee
to increase from 3 to 4 hours per day. The City Council authorized $5,200 to pay
the employee preparing the meals. The number of total hours worked should not
increase drastically with Meals on Wheels. In fact it might remain the same.
Hi Todd:
This is Steve Berquist. It's 8:30 on Wednesday morning (4-29-98). The second
reason I had gotten up to talk at last night's meeting was because I wanted to tell
the Park & Recreation Commissioners that I thought they did an excellent job on
the trail issue. With the potential controversy and what could have been generated
as a result of that was, for the most part, diffused. I thought they did an excellent
job.
I wish I would have said it directly them, but I am passing it on to you.
CITYOF
May 27,1998
690 CiO' Center D;ire. PO Box I47
Cl~,mh,~sse~, 3/i~mesota 55317
?/;o~te 612.937. I900
GeJ~eral ~tx 612 937.5739
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Dear Resident:
On Wednesday, May 13, the city council awarded the Bandimere and City Center
Community Park Projects to Ingram Excavating. The contract amount is $1,508,648.90.
This investment is made possible by the successful 1997 Park, Open Space, and Trail
referendum and an allocation of up to $200,000 in Park and Trail Acquisition and
Development contingency dollars.
Construction on Bandimere Park will commence the first week in June. We hope to start
work on City Center Park by mid-July. Both projects are scheduled for major
completion by November 1 of this year. The project team welcomes any questions you
may have. We also anticipate and appreciate your patience as these projects move
forward.
Project Team
Jeff Schoenbauer, Brauer & Associates, Project Manager/Inspector
Jason Amberg, Brauer & Associates, Project Inspector
Phone: 832-9475 Fax: 832-9542
Todd Hoffinan, City of Chanhassen Park & Recreation Director
Owner's Representative
Phone: 937-1900ext. 121 Fax: 937-5739
Please use caution around these work sites. Your assistance in reminding area children
to stay clear of construction equipment is helpful in maintaining a safe environment. The
size and weight of the equipment being used, combined with the noise and dust they
create, mandates that children and other onlookers stay clear. We will continue to keep
residents updated on the progress of these projects.
Sincerely,
Todd Hoffman
Park & Recreation Director
C~
Don Ashworth, City Manager
Mayor and City Council
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Brauer & Associates
Chanhassen Villager
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1998 TPail P oject Update
Volume 1 No. 1
Following several months of activity, the 1998
Chanhassen Trail project is finally ready to
proceed with construction this summer. Plans
were approved by the City Council and authorized for
bidding earlier this year. Bids were
opened on Tuesday, April 14, with
Midwest Asphalt as the low bidder.
Plans have been approved by Carver
County and also by the Minnesota
Department of Transportation.
Tentative Schedule
We are anticipating that construction will begin on the
Highway 7 segment sometime in mid-May. We are
hoping that all segments of the trail will be completed
in 1998.
An inspector for the project will be available during
:onstruction of the trail project. This person is
available to answer your questions and give you an
update on the status of the project. We anticipate that
the construction will move through the City, segment
by segment, with completion of the project scheduled
for the fall of 1998.
As with any construction project, the schedule and
completion of the project will be somewhat dependent
on the weather. If we have any significant
precipitation, the construction site may need to be left
alone to dry out prior to continuing work on each
segment. We will make attempts to minimize soil
erosion from precipitation along each segment. We ask
for your patience with projected weather delays
throughout construction of this project.
The Lake Riley trail is tentatively scheduled to be
completed after the Highway 7 trail.
uestions
Property owners with questions about the project
~.~should call Howard R. Green Company's
epresentatives--Paul Kauppi, Inspector, or Dave
Nyberg, Project Manager--at 6444389 for
construction-related questions. Paul's pager number is
637-6100. You may see him out on the project site,
driving a 1995 White Olds Sierra. Feel free to talk to
Paul about any issues or concerns related to the
construction.
Easements
Easement acquisition is continuing on several of the
segments of the proposed trail. Mr. Joel Jamnik, the
City Attorney, is making contact with many residents
along the proposed trail corridors to discuss the proposed
project and easements that are required to properly
construct the trail. If we need an easement from you to
construct the trail, you will be contacted soon by Mr.
Janmik. He will be coordinating all the efforts with
residents for easement acquisition. If you have any
questions about easements on the project, please call Mr.
Jamnik at 452-5000.
Proposed Construction
The trail project will consist of constructing an 8-foot
wide pavement trail. It will be necessary to disturb the
existing grass along the proposed trail alignment during
construction of the trail. Ail disturbed grass will be
revegetated. The contractor will attempt to minimize
vegetation disturbance to the greatest extent possible,
however, please keep in mind that the contractor will be
using equipment that requires considerable area to work
in.
We urge you to use caution around the work site. Your
assistance in reminding area children to stay clear of
construction equipment is helpful in maintaining a safe
environment. The size, weight, noise, and
dust created by construction traffic
make it very difficult for workers
to watch for onlookers.
We ask for your patience and cooperation during
construction of the proposed trail. We will continue to
keep residents updated on the progress with this
newsletter. Additional newsletters will be issued as the
project progresses through the City of Chanhassen.
City of
Chanhassen
1998 T ail P oject Update
Volume 1 No. 2 '~
Construction is continuing on the 1998 Chanhassen Trail
Project. Construction began on the Highway 7 segment
on Monday, May 18~h. The Contractor is
scheduled to complete paving of the
Highway 7 trail segment during the week of June I ~j~
to June 5. The Contractor's equipment will be
moving to the Lake Riley segment next.
Construction will begin on the Lake Riley segment
soon. Some clearing and grubbing of trees along the
Lake Riley segment may begin during the week of June I to
June 5.
Tentative Schedule
Construction of the Lake Riley Segment should take about four
weeks. The next segment to be constructed has not yet been
determined. We will update residents along all trail corridors of
the next trail to be constructed once we have made this decision.
An inspector for the project will be available during construction
of the trail project. This person is available to answer your
questions and give you an update on the status of the project. We
anticipate that the construction will move through the City,
segment by segment, with completion of the project scheduled for
the fall of 1998.
As with any construction project, the schedule and completion of
the project will be somewhat dependent on the weather. If we
have any significant precipitation, the construction site may need
to be left alone to dry out prior to continuing work on each
segment. We will make attempts to minimize soil erosion from
precipitation along each segment. We ask for your patience with
projected weather delays throughout construction of this project.
High. w. aY 7 Trail Users
As residents along Highway 7 may have noticed, the trail
construction stopped about 75 feet short east and west of the
Cypress Drive and Fir Tree Avenue road crossings. These road
access points to Highway 7 will be closed in the near future, as
part of the MnDOT Highway 7 improvements. The trail was not
constructed through these areas to save the expense of removing
and reconstructing the new trail in conjunction with the road
closure work. The road closure and trail completion work at both
Cypress Drive and Fir Tree Avenue will be completed soon by the
City of Chanhassen Street Department
Questions
Property owners with questions about the project should call
Howard R. Green Company's representatives--Paul Kauppi,
Inspector, or Dave Nyberg, Project Manager--at 6444389 for
construction-related questions. Paul's pager number is
637-6100. You may see him out on the project site, driving a 1995
White Olds Sierra. Feel free to talk to Paul about any issues or
concems related to the construction.
Easements
Easement acquisition is continuing on several of the segments of
the proposed trail. Mr. Joel Jamnik and Mr. Tom Scott, the City
Attorneys, are making contact with many residents along the
proposed trail corridors to discuss the proposed project and
easements that are required to properly construct the trail. If we
need an easement from you to construct the trail, you will be
contacted soon by Mr. Jamnik or Mr. Scott. They will be
coordinating all the efforts with residents for easement acquisition.
If you have any questions about easements on the project, please
call Mr. Jamnik or Mr. Scott at 452-5000.
Please be advised that many of the old stakes from last year are stil'
standing along several of the trail corridors. We have made many
adjustments to the trail alignments and easements since that time.
These stakes will be removed prior to construction of each segment.
Proposed Construction
The trail project will consist of constructing an 8-foot wide
pavement trail. It will be necessary to disturb the existing grass
along the proposed trail alignment during construction of the trail.
All disturbed grass will be revegetated. The contractor will attempt
to minimize vegetation disturbance to the greatest extent possible;
however, please keep in mind that the contractor will be using
equipment that requires considerable area to work in.
We urge you to use caution around the work site. Your assistance
in reminding area children to stay clear of construction equipment
is helpful in maintaining a safe environment. The size, weight,
noise, and dust created by construction traffic make it very difficult
for workers to watch for onlookers.
We ask for your patience and cooperation during construction of
the proposed trail. We will continue to keep residents updated on
the progress with this newsletter. Additional newsletters will be
issued as the project progresses through the City of Chanhassen.
April 20, 1998
Mayor Nancy Mancino
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
CHAMBER if COMMERCE
Dear Mayor Mancino: //, ,'~' '~2 ,~.'.,. L .... J .... " ,,4 ~
The issues pertaining to the extension of Coulter Boulevard were considered by the Board
of Directors of the Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce at our April 7 meeting. We
invited Howard Dahlgren and Todd Hoffman to present their perspectives on the project;
and Chanhassen residents Linda Janson and Mike Mullins also attended and voiced their
opinions. We understand that the Chap&assen Engineering and P!amning staff auppo~
completion of the long planned extension, while the Park and Recreation staff oppose it.
The Board concluded unanimously, with one abstention, that we should advise you and
the City Council that we strongly oppose the abortion of the Coulter Boulevard extension,
for the following reasons:
As you and Council members Senn and Mason heard at our last General Meeting,
our members recognize that transportation is one of the most critical issues facing
the Chanhassen business and residential community. Coulter Boulevard has long
been planned as an east/west lateral south of Highway 5 and a major part of ;the
City's transportation system. It will allow people working in the Arboretum
business park to reach downtown businesses without having to use Highway 5,
also give residents this option as well. Without it, many residents and employees
may elect to drive to the Chaska business areas instead.
Equally important to the continued economic development of Chanhassen is the
need to maintain commitments made to developers and the business community
and avoid costly "surprises" midway in projects. Business and the City must be
able to operate in good faith and expect commitments to be honored.
The Chanhassen Chamber does not usually take formal positions on items before the City
Council but felt it was appropriate to do so on this very critical issue. Thank you for
considering our views, and we look forward to working with you and the Council in the
future on issues directly affecting our membership.
Sincerely,
Earl Milbrath
Chair, Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce
CC: Don Ashworth, Chanhassen City Manager
80 West 78th Street, Chanhassen · MN 55317 o (612) 934-3903 · fax (612) 934-3561
RECEIVE
1 1998
CITY OF CHANH^SSEN
9271 Kiowa Trail
Chanhassen Mn 55317
March 9, 1998
Todd Hoffman
690 Coulter Drive
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Todd,
I am writing and asking you to pass on this thought on the dcvelopmcnt of Bandimere Park to the
appropriate parties. ! 'know that the budget is tight, and there are many competing and worthy
possibilities for the "amenities". It appears that the tennis court is at risk for being sacrificed. As
you know we are heavily in favor of the developments of the various soccer and ball fields in the
park, even though we will not have anyone still in the program by the time they are erected. These
developments appropriately serve large groups of people at a time. For a family looking to
participate in a sport, though, these fields don't meet their needs. A husband/wife, father/daughter
tennis game can build family relations, and provides a healthy recreation for those of us too old to
play team sports. If there is anything we can do to encourage the instillation of the tennis court
please let us 'know. We would even be willing to make a sizable contribution towards the park if
the courts go in.
Thanks for your consideratio_~n_,_
Barry and Hallie Bershow
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March 12, 1998
Barry and Hallie Bershow
9271 Kiowa Trail
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Barry and Hallie:
Thank you for your letter of March 9 concerning Bandimere Park. I understand
and agree with the message you presented. Unfortunately, the project budget is
well short of providing the necessary funds to construct the tennis court(s). The
attached memorandum portrays this in some detail. The Park and Recreation
Commission will work to construct the "missing" amenities over the years, but !
cannot predict which additions will come first. Your offer to contribute to the
courts is very generous, and certainly could play a part in future decisions over
priorities.
Please contact me at any time with your thoughts.
Sincerely,
Todd Hoffman
Park and Recreation Director
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~ficem arid Members ef the
Uli Executive Committee
James J. Chattin, Jr. Spring tsland SC
Prestdent
Harry H. Framplon III, t)eave~ Creek, CO
Vice President
ROgeT I. Galatas. The Woodlands TX
Vice President
Bruce L Ludwi$. Los Angeles CA
V~ce President
J. Ronald Terwiiliger Atlanta GA
Vice Pres/dent
Joseph W. O'Cennor, Boston MA
V,C9 Pres,dent and Treasurer
Urban Land
Institute
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Suite 500 West
Washington, D.C. 20007-5201
202-624-7000 Fax 202-624-7140
May 21, 1998
Dear Colleague:
I am pleased to invite you to participate in a symposium on urban parks and
open space to be held in Chicago on July 13 and 14, 1998. This event,
entitled "Leveraging Urban Parks for Growth and Revitalization," is
cosponsored by ULI and the Trust for Public Land to bring together a small,
high-level group of "thinkers and doers" and people who want to learn
about urban parks. This symposium provides an opportunity to exchange
ideas, experiences, and successful models for creating, maintaining,
designing, and financing urban parks and open space.
A ULI symposium is an educational forum intended to promote
communication and the understanding of important land use issues. The
format is designed to be conducive to discussion and encouraging
interaction among an interdisciplinary group of registrants. Participation in
the symposium is by invitation only, although invitations may be
transferred to another member of your organization.
The program will begin on the morning of Monday, July 13, and conclude
by noon on Tuesday, July 14. It will include a presentation on new parks
under development, how the public and private sectors are working together
in park development and management, creative financing techniques for
parks, and types of partnerships that are being formed around parks. In
addition, roundtables will be held xvith an expert moderator at each table, to
give participants the opportunity to discuss and ask questions in a small
group setting.
We would very much value your contribution to this important dialogue and
hope that you will be able to join us for this event. A summary of the
program, a fax-back registration form, hotel information, and information
about ULI and TPL are enclosed. If you have any questions about the
symposium, need additional information, or xvould like to propose other
participants, please call Jennifer LeFurgy at 202-624-7187..
Sincerely,
an Land Institute
Enclosures: Symposium Agenda
Fax-back Registration Form
Hotel Information
Background on ULI and TPL
THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
AND THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
LEVERAGING URBAN PARKS FOR GROWTH AND REVITALIZATION
July 13 and 14, 1998
Swissotel Hotel, Chicago
AGENDA
MONDAY, JULY 13, 1998
8:00-8:45 a.m.
8:45-9:00 a.m.
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast
Welcome remarks
ULI Chair James J. Chaffin, Jr. (confirmed)
Keynote
Forrest Claypool (confirmed)--Charlie Shaw (confirmed)
Mayor Daley's Chief of Staff and Former City Parks Director, Forrest Claypool, will
provide an overview of Chicago park projects, such as North Branch, Chicago River;
brownfield restoration: Southside Park; public access: Chinatown's new park; historic
and neighborhood revitalization: Garfield's restoration; expansion of Grant Park.
10:00-10:15 a.m.
10:15-11:00 a.m.
11:00-12:15 a.m.
12:15-1:OO p. m.
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Break
Plenary Session I: Parks as Placemakers
Why Make Parks?
Tom Murphy (invited), Mayor of Pittsburgh
Plenary Session II: New Parks
Where and how are new parks being developed?
Overview of national trends and case studies from four cities.
Peter Harnik (confirmed), co-founder and former head of Rails-to-Trails
Conservancy, Moderator
Jerry Adelmann (confirmed), Elliott Donnelley, Chicago
Roland Betts (invited), Chelsea Piers, New York,
Pinellas Trail representative (confirmed), Pinellas County, Florida
The Canal Reservation (invited), Cleveland
The Colorado River Park, Austin (invited)
Lunch
Christopher Glenn Sawyer, Chair, Trust for Public Land (invited)
Steve Friedman (confirmed), ULI Chicago District Council Chair
Plenary Session III: Partnerships
Partnerships for Parks Financing
Kathleen A. Blaha (confirmed), Vice President, Trust for Public Land,
Moderator
Robert Weinberg (invited), Friends of Post Office Square, Boston
Rhonda Rae (confirmed), Minneapolis Parks Department
3:00-3:15 p. m.
3:15-5:15 p. m.
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Chuck Flink (confirmed), Greenways, Louisville
Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta (EDAW) (invited)
Toni Gold, Riverfront Recapture (Hartford) (invited)
Break
Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable #1: Underuscd and Unused Land for Parks
How do you assess the appropriateness of brownfields, vacant lots, floodways, rail
corridors, and underused waterfronts as potential parkland?
Roundtable Leader: TBD
Roundtable #2: Designing City Parks
How can cities design (and redesign) parks to enhance safety, security, and cut
maintenance costs?
Roundtable Leader: TBD
Roundtable #3: Managing Parks with Partnerships and Plans
Assessing the role of strategic planning, community involvement, and long-range
thinking in managing parks.
Roundtable Leader: TBD
#4: Park Foundations on the Rise
role of park foundations? How do they get funded? How are they
Roundtable
What is the
managed?
Roundtable
Leader: TBD
Rouncltable #5: Using Parks to Leverage Development and bn, estment
What is required for cities to take advantage of their parks in order to enhance
development potential of the area around the park.
Roundtable Leader: TBD
Reception
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1998
8:30-9:00p. m.
9:00-9:30p. m.
Continental Breakfast
Opening Remarks
Managing Parks for People
Mayor Marc Morial (invited), New Orleans, US Conference of Mayors
Committee Leader on Parks
9:30-11:30p. m.
Plenary Session IV: Managing Parks for People
Linking Parks to the Community
Mark Francis (confirmed), Professor, University of California-Davis, Moderator
Paul Grogan, LISC (invited)
Blaine Bonham (invited), Philadelphia Green: Partnerships with CDCs
Nat Zaremba (invited), Developer, Cleveland: Linking Developers with City
Parks
Michael Scott, Garfield Park Alliance board member (invited), Chicago
11:30-11:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
The Urban Land Institute and Trust for Public Land
Leveraging Urban Parks for Growth and Revitalization
July 13 - 14, 1998
Swissotel, Chicago
(Project Code # 7651-04)
Swissotel Chicago
323 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601-9722
Phone: 312 / 565-0565
Guest Fax: 312 / 565-0540
Hotel Information
Reservations:
Rooms are available at the Swissotel at a discounted rate of $145
single/double. The cut-off date for this ULI group rate is June 11, 1998.
Contact the Swissotel at (312) 565-0565 to make reservations. Specify that
you are with the UL! group to obtain the discount rate.
Registration Information
Registration Fee: $100
This fee covers admission to the
symposium, program materials, two
continental breakfasts, and lunch on
Monday.
Registration Deadlines: Monday, July 6, 1998. Refunds must
be requested in writing, cannot be granted after Monday,
July 6, and are subject to a $25 administration fee. You may
transfer your registration to another person with your
organization for a fee of $25.
Please Print Or Type The Following Information:
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Title:
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Fax registration form with credit card
payment to: (202) 624-7147, or
Phone in registration with credit card
information to: (800) 321-5011, or
Mail registration form with payment for receipt by
Monday, July 6 to: Urban Land Institute, 1025
Thomas Jefferson Street, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC
20007-5201.
Questions? Contact ULI at (800) 321-5011
About ULI-the Urban Land Institute
ULI-the Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit education and research institute that is
supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide responsible leadership
in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment.
ULI sponsors educational programs and forums to encourage an open international
exchange of ideas and sharing of experience; initiates research that anticipates
emerging land use trends and issues; proposes creative solutions based on this
research; provides advisory services; and publishes a wide variety of materials to
disseminate information on land use and development.
Established in 1936, the Institute today has some 13,000 members and associates from
more than 50 countries representing the entire spectrum of the land use and develop-
ment disciplines. They include developers, builders, property owners, investors,
architects, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, appraisers, attorneys,
engineers, financiers, academics, students, and librarians. The Institute has long been
recognized as one of America's most respected and widely quoted sources of objective
information on urban planning, growth, and development.
About the Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a private nonprofit land conservation organization
that works nationwide to conserve land for people. Founded in 1972, TPL specializes in
real estate, applying its expertise in planning, negotiation, public finance, and law to
protect land for public use. Working with private landowners, communities, and
government agencies, TPL has helped protect almost 1 million acres nationwide for
people to enjoy as parks, playgrounds, community gardens, recreation areas, historic
landmarks, and wilderness lands.
Through its Green Cities Initiative, TPL is increasing awareness of the vital role of parks
and open space in the quality of urban life; generating funding to create, improve, and
maintain urban parks; and protecting public open spaces that preserve and celebrate a
city's unique heritage. TPL seeks to bring the best techniques of American business to
bear on the unique problems of conserving open space, lending creativity and citizen
involvement to the process.
CCHA Newsletter
Promoting Youth Hockey In Our Communities
Chaska Community Center
Ice Arena -- 5:30 to 7:00 pm
·
Prizes
A
Certificates will be held.
are good towards 1998/1999 Hockey Asse.,
or Chaska Community Center Programs and
Merchandise.
" (Ce~.ificates have no cash valuc)
CCHA
Board Election
The CCHA will start a special
Board Meeting at 7:15 pm to conduct
Elections. Elections will be open from
7:00 to 8:00 pm. Candidates will have an
opportunity to speak from
7:15 to 7:45 pm
(more time will be allotted if needed)
Free Hot Dogs
The CCHA and City of Chaska
will be serving hot dogs and fixings
from 5:30 to 6:30 pm free of charge.
Come see the Ice Arena and
Dinner is on us!
st Speakers
We will host a few key speakers:
Chaska Mayor - Robert Roepke
Victoria Mayor - Mary Meuwissen
School Board District 112
Chair Person - Kelly VandenBur
............... 6:15 to 6:45 pm
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Spotlight on Concessions
The Concession area will officially close for the season on Sunday, May 104. Thanks to all
the parent volunteers who helped staffthe stand during the season. Your efforts were
DEFINITELY appreciated.
Results
· Year end results will be published in the June Newsletter
Ice Credits
· Final ice credit statements will be distributed at the May 19~ meeting.
Summer Plans
Renovation - The Concession area will be renovated this summer as part of the lobby renovation project
sponsored by the City of Chaska. Special thanks to Tom Redman and the City of Chaska for allowing us
to participate in the design of the new area. More details to follow in the June newsletter
Ice Credit Opportunities We will be coordinating concessions for the men's softball tournament in
August. Dates and times will be published in the June newsletter. If you are interested in working the
tournament, let me know.
We Need to Hear From You
During the month of May, we will be complete a post-season review of concessions. By identifying
successes and opportunities for improvement, we hope to continue to make the process more effective. If
you have any suggestions/comments in any of the areas listed below, please call me @ 906-9953 or catch
me at the May 19* meeting.
Concession Sign Up Process at Registration
Scheduling Process
Communication (Newsletter information that was provided)
Products/Hours
Administration (cash reports, checklists, work:'ng with Community Center StafJ)
Training/Procedures
Ice Credit Process
Thanks again for your support! If you have any questions regarding the information above,
please contact me.
Susie Blake
Concessions Coordinator
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President's Corner
By: Jim Leone
I hope that you all will participate in our celebration of the building of our new ice sheet and our association
wide meeting to be held on May 19' (please see notice in this newsletter). It promises to be an evening of
great celebration and a time to ask question~ of your board members. We also plan to draw for some great
CCI-IA prizes. Our partnership with the City of Chaska and School District 112 has lead to some great
advantages that we all can participate in, but it has not been without some very hard work and pledges from
all of you. Please come and join us in celebration.
With the second sheet of ice just around the comer, we are blessed with a series of issues (I say this
consciously, as although they may be problems, they are good problems) of how to deal with our new found
time. We have chosen to take appropriate mounts of time to think through the issues, and not hastily make
any decisions. This has caused us to commit to all available ice time for the 1998/1999 season. While this
is a good thing for many, it could potentially cause great financial pain for the CCHA if we cannot use all of
the ice and do not have enough time to sell whatever remains before the season starts. It is for this reason
that it behooves us to start making some critical ice allocation decisions.
While there axe many points of view that exist on how the ice time should be used, we, as an association,
have to keep in mind the many different needs that our association members have. After listening to many
of you, and establishing our own internal task force, we have narrowed the issues into four general
categories. They are:
1). Cost. The more ice time the higher the cost, i.e. approximately $8/player/hour. Based upon
last year's fees, how much more would you be willing to pay for additional ice time?
2). Quantity. The number of ice hours and the number of days per week. How many hours
per week do you think would be appropriate for a child at your level?
3). Quality. The ice hour times. How important is it to you that your chiM play~practice
during age appropriate ice times?
4). Development. Skills, off-ice, and culture issues like character, tradition, pride, and
education. What kind of development programs would you like to see, and are these as
important, less important, or more important as ice time quantity?
If there is a goal on this difficult matter that the CCHA has adopted, it would be to improve in all areas
while keeping costs in line. As you know, these things may have an inverse relationship.
With all of this being said, let me, if I can, take just a few minutes to overview some of options that we are
discussing.
First, we recognize the need for some of our younger players to establish some consistency in
their ice times. Therefore, we will be implementing set days and hours for mite and mini-mite
schedules. In addition, where it is feasible we will try to establish limited ice times during the
traditional periods of religious instruction i.e. Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. This
will only be possible this year through our sale of ice time during those times to the Minnetonka
Association.
Second, it is important to recognize that we are on par with most of the district in regards to ice
time currently allocated. The exception to this is primarily PeeWee and Bantam A/B teams,
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where we seem to fall short in comparison with the perennial powers i.e. Jefferson and Eden
Prairie.
Third, we can minimize the effect of additional ice or lessen the expense of current ice by
allocating more shared ice times. This is not a new phenomenon, and if thought through can be
a very effective development time.
Fourth, whatever allocation plan is derived, we will try to supplement normal practice times
with specific skill clinics, perhaps much like this year's highly successful goalie program.
Fifth, we have district rules that limit the number of games that each level can play, which need
to govern all of our decisions.
Sixth, our goal will be to treat the situation with the following rules: treat all teams equally with
regard to practice to game ratios, give all teams the maximum ice allocation that we can give by
virtue of district rules; and do this while trying to keep ice costs in line.
Our task force has initially eslablished a ratio of 1.5 practice times to games. By following
district rules and by allocating the maximum amount of games to this ratio, we have come up
with a recommendation of the following:
LEVEL MAXIMUM GAMES HOURS % INCREASES
Squirt A 35 65 41%
Squirt B 35 65 41%
Squirt C 30 57 68%
Pee Wee A 40 75 47%
Pee Wee B 40 75 47%
Pee Wee C 30 57 78%
Bantara A 47 90 39%
Bantam B 47 90 39%
Bantam C 30 57 78%
While this may seem like a substantial increase in ice time (which it is), we believe that we can address the
quality issues by scheduling longer practice time i.e. 11/2 to 2 hour blocks for the older kids, which actually
may allow for no more trips to the rink than what we are doing now. Also, we believe that by allocating a
portion of these as shared practices, we can keep the cost in line with last year and allow for the generally
more experienced higher level coaches to work with some of the other teams (for example, the Pee Wee A
coach could coach the shared A/C practice).
In addition to these recommended ice allocation times, we would set up skill clinics throughout the year to
address some of our development concerns and give kids of all ability levels the opportunity to advance their
skill sets. We would also establish a 'pool' of ice times that teams could additionally purchase on their own,
providing there was a unanimous decision of parent representatives voting to do so on each team.
My personal hats off to all of the task force participants who spent a great amount of time on this issue. And
though these are recommendations, we are still soliciting feedback from the association. If you have any
comments, concerns or questions about these recommendations please contact our Ice Coordinator, Tom
Redman at 448-3176, extension 6, or me at 361-5500. We look forward to your feedback prior to finalizing
ice allocation for the upcoming season.
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Election of
Board Members
Elections of your 1998/1999 CCHA Board will be held at the
May 19~, Ice Arena Wall Raising Event. Elections will be held
from 6:45 to 7:30 PM.
Listed below you will find the open positions and current
nominees. If you would like to volunteer for one of these
position, please contact a CCHA Board Member for nomination.
Nominations to be included on the ballot are open until May
15th. Candidates after that date must be wdtten on to the ballot
the day of ejection.
Two Year Positions:
VP Business: Jan Glover
Secretary: (Open)
Equipment manager: Kevin Knutson
Dick Sether
Ice Commissioner:
Tournament Director:
Tom Redman
Peter Mitchell
Bantam Commissioner: Earl Schaub
PeeWee Commissioner:. Jim Liddell
Squirt Commissioner:
Mark Giordano
Jeff Tormoen
One Year Positions
Mite Commissioner:
MiniMite Commissioner:
Bob Raser
Tom & Lynne Nygaard
Position Overviews
VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS
Recruits team sponsors and oversees the organization's
fund-raising activities. This includes coordinating with
team representatives, distribution of raffle tickets and
soliciting sponsors and donors. Duties also include
soliciting additional advertising for tournament programs.
A financial statement is to be submitted to the Board at the
end of the regular season.
SECRETARY
Records and distributes minutes of monthly meetings, and
coordinates CCHA publicity for the monthly news letter
and the local media.
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
Maintains the inventory for all non-perishable items, and is
responsible for all purchases over $100.00. Obtains and
reviews equipment bids for the season based on projected
need, orders jerseys and pullovers and sees to needed
repairs. A budget, inventory and report is submitted to the
Board annually.
ICE COORDINATOR
Responsible for providing ice hours for the CCHA
programs during the season. The hours provided include
games, practices, clinics and tournaments.
Responsibilities include securing a contract for ice time
from the city and attending the District 6 scheduling
meetings in the fall.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Responsible for handling all tournament communications,
including invitations, applications, acceptance forms,
advertising, medical personnel and rosters. Position
requires reviews and possible revisions of tournament
rules. A financial statement is submitted to the Board
annually. Assisted by as many committee members as
deemed necessary.
LEVEL COMMISSIONERS
Responsible for overseeing the entire level represented,
including dealing with parent's issues. It also includes
administering the tryout process and assisting with post-
season evaluation.
Thank You
For Your Support
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Jim Liddell
PEE WEE Commissioner
I have been your PEE WEE commissioner for the last year. I have attended most all the CCHA board meetings as
well as special events, tryouts, tournaments, hosted the District 6 PEE WEE play off tournament, selected ice times
and schedules and sat on various committees. I appreciate the comments and letters that the '97 '98 parents had
expressed through out the season. You are my constituency and I support your common goals with respect to the
CCHA. I would appreciate your opinions and your vote for the position of PEE WEE commissioner for the '98 '99
season.
The best explanation of my qualifications would be to provide a bdef recap of events from the '97 '98 season, which
started with the Rink Rats program last summer. Rink Rats is an on ice program designed to give our PEE WEE
skaters an opportunity to maintain their skating skills throughout the Summer. The coach selection process and
tryout process went quite well this past year when you consider that our VP of Competition resigned just prior to
coach selection. The CCHA Board took nominations for a new VP of Competition and we were off to a new season
some 30 to 60 days behind schedule. The outside evaluator process brought in for tryouts was received very well
this past season. All skaters were judged on skating and hockey skill through drills and scrimmages. The
evaluators provided numerical grades for each skater and each drill. Our PEE WEE coaches used these
evaluations to select the vadous level teams. Parental comments were duly noted so as to make the '98 '99 season
tryouts operate more smoothly.
We as an association were very short on ice for the '97 '98 season. It is for this reason that we are building a
second sheet of ice....to be completed in the fall of '98. We scraped and bartered for practice ice whenever and
wherever we could this past season. Computer spread sheets assisted me in scheduling the maximum amount of
ica for each PEE WEE team. While the various level allotments that we were trying to meet were "A" & "B" 54
hours, and "C" 37 hours, we were able to meet the "A" & "B" goals, plus give the 2 "C" teams 48 and 46 hours
respectfully. Thanks to all for the patience shown in switching hours at will, getting up before the sun and traveling
some distances for practice ice.
The regular season records of district 6 play varied by level. The two "C" PEE WEE teams did very well with both
the Gold and Purple teams making the district 6 playoffs. The Purple PEE WEE team played exceptionally well
through the playoff's, ending up in second place. The PEE WEE "A" team fared far better in District 6 play than
CCHA PEE WEE tea, ns of previous years. While in some cases we are still being beat by District 6 power house
teams, the scores are getting really quite close. We hope to be in a position to beat these teams next year and/or
the year after.
Toumament play offers PEE WEE families a time to stay out of town and enjoy a family fun filled weekend. Our
teams did very well in tournament play take a look at the trophy case.
The '98 '99 season has already started with sign-ups for the first off-ice STP project. The City of Chaska, St.
Francis Physical Therapy and the CCHA have developed a program this year to allow our PEE WEE athletes to
participate in off-ica conditioning. Should you have missed the mailings or newsletter; please give me call, as it is
not too late to sign up. Our purpose is to teach our PEE WEE athletes good life style and dietary habits through a 3
day per week class at the Community Center. STP coupled with the '98 Rink Rat on-ice program this year will keep
our PEE WEE skaters in fine tune for the fall season.
The tryout procass this fall will take advantage of the positive comments from the CCHA membership, with
modifications from last year that include more emphasis on the scores from the outside evaluators. We will
transition last year's time trials into more skill and hockey knowledge this year. Additional emphasis will be placed
on the 2 tryout scrimmages with specific scoring. The PEE WEE "A" coach will then be given the top 18 to 22
skaters for the coaches selection process of who stays at the "A" level, and which skaters wilt play at the "B" level.
The determination will be made over a 2 week process where the top skaters will scrimmage and drill together as a
team. The same procass will take place with the "B" level skaters, where some will continue with the "B" team, and
some will skate with "B2" or"C" teams. We will take the time to thoroughly explain the process next fall in a PEE
WEE level specific; parent skater meeting.
Depending upon the number of skaters that we have sign-up in the fall, I am hoping to have one "A" team, one "B",
one "B2" and two "C" teams. The final ice allotment schedules are not as yet complete for the '98 '99 season. I am
hoping the "C" level teams have as many as 60 hours of game and practice ice, while the "A", "B" and "B2" teams
should undoubtedly have 75 hours of game and practice time.
Our PEE WEE program progressed very well this past season. I am looking at numerous improvements for next
year including the STP project, enhanced tryout process, more ice time, the addition of a "B2" level team and a more
competitive advantage within District 6 play. Please come to the upcoming elections to express your support for
CCH^ and thank you for your support. Jim Liddell 474-8746
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Peter Mitchell
Tournament Director
Since I am a relative newcomer to the CCHA, I thought I would start by including a little personal background
for those who don't know me. I grew up in the New York City suburbs playing youth hockey and high school
hockey, and went to college at Northwestern in Chicago. My wife Claire and I live in Chanhassen with our
three children, Pete, Elizabeth and Emily. Over the years I have worked for U.S. Steel, Walker Manufacturing
and am currently employed by the Donaldson Company in Bloomington. My career has included positions in
sales, purchasing, and manufacturing management. My present position is project manager for a company-
wide computer system implementation.
My work with kids goes back to my high school and college days when I was a YMCA summer camp counselor
for four years in New England teaching photography and leading backpacking trips on the Appalachian Trail. I
have coached youth hockey since 1984, with two associations prior to the CCHA, the Southeastern Hockey
Association of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and the Irish Youth Hockey League in South Bend, IN. I have
experience at levels from Mite house league to Pee Wee AA (including a third place finish in the Wisconsin AA
state tournament). I have been a certified coach at the Intermediate level since 1986. This past year I was an
assistant coach for the Pee Wee C Purple team that finished second in both league play and the District 6
tournament. Over the years my teams have consistently over-achieved pre-season expectations by
concentrating on teamwork, discipline, mutual respect, and positive attitude. The parents of my players have
been complimentary of my approach to the game, to how I work with kids, and especially to what my kids have
gotten out of their seasons.
I have a very definite philosophy regarding what youth sports are all about. As much as I love the game of
hockey, and I do, ask anyone who knows me, especially my wife, the game itself is secondary to the values
and life skills that we can teach through the game. Only a few of our players will eventually go on to play at
the high school level and even fewer will go beyond that. But all of our kids some day will become adult
members of society. We have the opportunity through youth hockey to help them become successful
teenagers, and then healthy, productive, contributing members of the community. I am interested in seeing our
organization develop fine hockey players. But I am more interested in seeing us develop fine young men and
women in whom we can be proud long after they hang up their skates.
We can do this by looking at each kid's time in the program as a special learning experience. How we treat the
kids should not depend on whether they play at the A, B or C level. As an organization we must provide role
model leaders that stress the values of hard work, self-discipline and teamwork, while keeping the experience
fun and enjoyable. As a Board member I would work to develop all levels of the organization. The rapid
growth of the community, as well as the exciting development of gids hockey will bring many challenges to the
practices of the past. I believe I have a perspective that will help the Board and the organization successfully
grow with these challenges.
As Tournament Director, I would propose to evaluate the tournament practices of recent years. Specifically, I
would look at whether we should organize tournaments by age level rather than AJB/C playing level. I like the
idea of having a Squirt tournament weekend (and a Pee Wee and a Bantam) where all players and families at
one age level could come together to host a first class tournament. I think this would help everyone to get to
know each other better, to root for each other, and to really pull together as an organization. A girls toumarnent
is also a possibility we should consider in the foreseeable future.
Another idea I have is to do some homework and find out which out-state programs have particularly strong
teams, and by inviting them, make the quality of competition in our tournaments top notch. Perhaps we could
look at which programs outside Distdct 6 won their district championship the previous year. We should also
look at going to an eight team draw at all ages and levels since we will now have two rinks to work with. We
certainly will want to maximize the revenue from tournaments as a primary means of keeping our ice fees as
Iow as possible.
As a Board member I would offer a strong project management background, long experience working with
youth, a balanced perspective on the organization's priorities, and tremendous enthusiasm for the
opportunities and challenges our organization faces in the future. I would appreciate your support and your
vote. Thank you.
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JEFF AND TRICE TORI~EN
7350-15~T!-I STREET $.W.
P..,.~V-r~, MN. 5531~-9~02
Dear hockey parents,
My name is JeffTormoen and ! am rmming for squirt commissioner
for the next two years. My family includes my wife Trice, and my ~wo sons,
Gan'at age 10, and Kyle age 8. We live by East Union, about 9 miles
southwest of Chaska. My wife and I moved in~o our home in 1989.I have
been actively involved in youth sports for six years either coaching or
assisting in some other capacity. My activity history for the CCHA is as
follows:
1993-1994--Assistant Coach Mini-Mites
1994-1095--Mini-Mite Commissioner and Assistant Coach
1005-1006---Mini-Mite Commissioner and Co-Coach, Assistant Coach for
1096-1997~Mite Commissioner, Mite Assistant Coach, Mini-Mite Co-
Coach
100?-109S--Squirt C Head Coach, Mite Assistant Coach.
As you can see I have the experience and knowledge to handle the task of
commissioner. With the additional sheet of ice becoming available the fiiture
of CCHA hockey looks very bright if we head in the fight direction. That
di~ction is decided by not only board mcmbers, but members at large as
well. I have taken the initiative to §c't a lot of parents involved with some
aspect of the hockey association. Either as board members or as concerned
parents that show up at monthly board meetings. If I am the commissioner 1
would see to it that parents involvement would be a key factor in the
development at our level. They would be informed and their concerns would
be brought up by me at monthly meetings. I would make certain that all
levels(A,B and C) would have access to the same amount of ice time. This
was accomplished when I was Mite commissioner and it is a goal I feel
should be easily met with the additional ice shee~. All coaches would be
certified in first aid in addition to coaching. More importantly the coaches
should be good communicators to the hockey players as well as the parents.
A coaches meeting every other month would accomplish these goals and
would solidify our efforts in making our children better players and more
competitive in District 6.
JeffTormoen
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Girls
Chaska Hockey
Development
Program
Program Ob_iectives and Emphasis:
* Grasp the fundamental skills necessary to play the game of hockey
* Increase confidence in skills
* Build a solid foundation which can be built and improved upon by use during the
season
Each session will consist of easy to understand drills and instruction to enable players
to develop specific fundamental skills. Players will be encouraged to be creative, have
fun and most of all not to be afraid to make mistakes. Creative scrimmage, situational
and fun drills will be part of each session.
Program Instructors:
Chuck Nichols: Head Varsity Girls coach for Chaska, former Junior Varsity Boys coach
for Bloomington Kennedy, Head Chaska youth level clinic instructor for four years,
Head Russo hockey training instructor for four years.
Craig Hollenbeck: Former Chaska Assistant Junior Varsity Coach, Former Chaska
Bantam Coach, Former Bloomington Kennedy Assistant Junior Varsity, Chaska Youth
level instructor for 4 yrs,
Beginning Skaters - Age 5 - 14
July 27 - Aug. 7 - 15 hrs. total
Monday - Friday
1:013 - 2:30 p.m.
Fee: $150.00
Experienced Skaters - Ages 7 - 15
July 27 - Aug. 7.15 hours total
Monday - Friday
2:45 - 4:t5 p.m.
Fee: $150.00
CCHA youth registration will be taken on a priority basis through June 20 after
which time registration will be opened to other communities.
This program is sponsored by the City of Chaska Park, Recreation and Art Dept.
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Concession Area Renovation Update
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Chaska Co~i~!~ ~i~ssociation
Chas~, Mi~ihe~t~55318
City of Chanhassen
Todd Hoffman
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, Mn, 55317
FIECE~VED
~k¥ ~-2. 1998
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Todd:
This is Jerome Carlson. We talked about this last year, actually it's been a while.
How are we doing on applying for some grant money on that tunnel, if that's what
it takes, under TH 41. I'll keep pestering you, Todd, because quite frankly, we've
got a big, big park over there--beautiful big park with trails, beach, well you
know it well, that is absolutely underutilized by our community. I really believe
that it would be utilized ten times as much as it is if people who are building and
have all these houses, Lundgren Brothers, my place, all these other places that are
going up. I really, really think that tunnel or some sort of a bridge is critical
because it is a dangerous highway and people are going to be reluctant. I think if
they had way to cross safely or even a flashing safety light, which is not
preferable. Can you tell me if we are still pursuing that and where we stand on
that? I'd appreciate your help. Thank you. My office fax is 474-0734 if you want
to fax me a note, or you can call me at 470-6420. I'm in and out so much that a
faxed note might be better. Anyway, let's communicate. Thank you.
May 5, 1998
Note: Spoke with Mr. Carlson by phone the next day. I reminded Jerome that we
had considered applying for this project under an "ISTEA" grant. However, an
initial feasibility study indicated that the project would not meet eligibility
requirements.
TH (5-27-98)
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RECDVEO
'jut~ o .9 1998
Ms Patty Dexter
Recreation Supervisor
May 28, 1998
Dear Patty,
My last work day will be Friday, June 5, 1998.
Again Patty, thank you for the opportunity you gave me to work at the rec
center. It was a wonderful experience. It put me back in the flow of life and
more importantly put me around people. I needed that.
Best wishes always,
Wayne D. Salisbury