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CITY OF
CHONSEN MEMORANDUM
7700 Market Boulevard
TO: Park and Recreation Commission
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
FROM: Todd Hoffinan, Director of Parks and Recreation
Administration
DATE: April 22, 2014
Phone: 952.227.1100
Fax: 952.227.1110
SUBJ: Establish Discussion Topics, Joint Meeting with City Council
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.2271180
Fax: 952.2271190
Your joint meeting with the City Council has been scheduled for Monday,
April 28, 2014 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the
Engineering
fountain conference room located in the lower level of City Hall. These
Phone: 952.227.1160
meetings are most productive if the Commission assembles a list of discussion
Fax: 952.227.1170
items prior to the meeting. I will forward the list to the City Manager for
distribution to the Mayor and City Council. A copy of last spring's discussion
Finance
points is attached.
Phone: 952.227.1140
Fax: 952.227.1110
Park & Recreation
Phone: 952.227.1120
Fax: 952.227.1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130
Fax: 952.227.1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
Fax: 952.227.1110
Web Site
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
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MEMORANDUM
MY OF
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
CHMNSEN
FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
DATE: Ap ril 3 2013
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Projects Initiated or Completed In 2012
Phone: 952.227.1300
SUBJ: Spring Meeting between the City Council and Park and
Administration
Recreation Commission — 2013 Discussion Points
Phone: 952.227.1100
watercraft inspections were conducted at three city -owned public water
Fax: 952.227.1110
The Park and Recreation Commission is looking forward to meeting with the
Phone: 952.227.1125
Mayor and City Council to discuss ongoing and future projects and events.
Building Inspections
2013 inspections are programmed over 102 days and will include 2,703
Phone: 952.227.1180
Future Projects
Fax: 952.227.1190
Engineering
1. Ball Field Lights at Lake Susan — Ball field space is in high demand.
Phone: 952.227.1160
Adding lights at the Lake Susan ball field would double its utility during
Fax: 952.227.1170
prime time evening hours, allowing two games to be played each evening
instead of one.
Finance
2. Bluff Creek Drive Trail Extension — Currently the Bluff Creek Drive trail
Phone: 952.227.1140
extension terminates south of the Hwy 212/Bluff Creek Drive Bridge. A
Fax: 952.227.1110
4,100 foot extension to the trail is needed to reach the Minnesota River Bluff
Park & Recreation
Regional Trail.
Phone: 952.227.1120
3. Pedestrian Trail to the Arboretum — A pedestrian underpass of Hwy 41 at
Fax: 952.227.1110
Hwy 5 is needed to reach the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Upon
entering the Arboretum property, a 6,100 foot trail is needed to reach the
Recreation Center
main grounds.
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Projects being initiated in 2013
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
1. Rice Marsh Lake Trail Extension — The City is currently working with
Natural Resources
MnDOT to acquire a Limited Use Permit (LUP) allowing portions of the
Phone: 952.227.1130
trail to be constructed on excess MnDOT right -of -way. Upon securing the
Fax: 952.227.1110
LUP and all other necessary permits, construction will commence.
Public works
7901 Park Place
Projects Initiated or Completed In 2012
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
1. AIS Program/Watercraft Inspections — The city's inaugural season of
watercraft inspections were conducted at three city -owned public water
Senior Center
accesses. A total of 2,834 inbound and outbound inspections were
Phone: 952.227.1125
completed for an overall inspection rate of 1.07 inspections per hour. The
Fax: 952.227.1110
2013 inspections are programmed over 102 days and will include 2,703
Web site
hours of inspections.
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.
Pl.aygroun.d 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.
c: Park and Recreation Commission
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