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Home My WebLink About2002-08-26 PRC Packet . ~il~ate~ THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA ~ STILLWATER PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING NOTICE AUGUST 26. 2002 The Stillwater Parks and Recreation Board will meet on Monday, August 26, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at Stillwater City Hall in the Council Chambers Conference Room, 216 N. 4th Street. AGENDA 1. Approval of July 22, 2002 Minutes. . 2. Parks Master Planning. 3. Downtown Plan and Lowell Park! Aiple Proposed Improvements. 4. Trail Improvement Connecting Co. Rd. 5 & Co. Rd.12 through Our Saviors Church Site. 5. Parks and Dog Policy. 6. Skateboard Facility at Lily Lake Park. 7. Lumbetjack Days, Cost/Benefit to City. 8. Other Items: - Update Lily Lake/Staples Field - Park CIP Items - Next Meeting Agenda . CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 651-430-8800 . City of Stillwater Park and Recreation Board July 22,2002 Chairperson Polehna called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Present: Board Members Snellman, Milbrandt, McGarry, Polehna, Others: Community Development Director Russell Absent: Board Members Amrein, Flynn, Junker APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion made by Board Member , seconded by Board Member to approve the June 24, 2002 minutes. Motion passed unanimously. SALE OF LILY LAKE PARK OFFICE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DISCUSSION . Council requested opinion from the Board. The Board does not want to give away land for affordable house without getting anything in return. There was some discussion about Staples Park as well as Lily Lake Park. The Board does not feel comfortable giving away park land for affordable housing. Motion made by Board Member , seconded by Board Member Staples Park is to remain park property, unless it is bought at market value or traded for other park property. Motion passed. Motion made by Board Member , seconded by Board Member to retain Lily Lake Park until Park and Recreation Board is able to determine what to do with it. Motion passed unanimously. SETTLERS PARK UPDATE Community Development Director Russell updated Board on construction of Settlers Park. Settlers Park will be maintained by developer until all units are sold. After units are sold it is not known if the City will take the park over or the homeowners association will continue maintenance . Motion made by Board Member , seconded by Board Member to include turf acceptance specifications in the development agreements for new subdivisions. Motion passed unanimously. . BROWN'S CREEK MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION Priority of the warming house at Brown's Creek was discussed. Motion made by Board Member , seconded by Board Member to approve Brown's Creek Master Plan concept plan including location of warming house and relocated parking. Motion passed unanimously. OTHER ITEMS DISC GOLF of Lakeland, MN was concerned about the disc golf area. Targets have been stolen from the rearrange park or find another possible location for disc golf. would like to see something done with disc golf so the area kids have something to do. The Board agreed that if the city of Stillwater is going to continue having a disc golf course it should be well maintained. BUDGET - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN . The Board would like to get a priority list of set objectives. There was an overall discussion how money is spent. The Board would like to be more directly involved in the budget process. The Board is concerned about additional staff for the additional parks and additional equipment that is needed. Budget priorities: additional $165,000 to complete Phase I at Lowell Park, look at getting a better quality turf at Legends and Stillwater Crossings and sweeper added to budget. TARGET MARKET - USE OF BANDSHELL Motion made by Board Member I seconded by Board Member to deny use of the band shell to Target Market because of disruption of the neighbor and there is no policy in effect for this type of event. Motion passed unanimously. MEMORIAL BENCHES Motion made by Board Member , seconded by Board Member to approve Friends of the Park program to place memorial benches in area parks. Motion . . passed unanimously. Parks department should provide locations for new benches. Motion made by Board Member , seconded by Board Member to adjourn the meeting at _ p.m. Motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Bobbi J. Ward Recording Secretary . . . Steve Russell From: .ent: 0: Subject: Milbrandt, Wally [ Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3: 14 PM Steve Russell Parks Board Steve, I have been giving Monday's meeting lots of thought and want to develop a game plan for creating a master planning document. I think some of the frustrating stems from the fact that since we have no direction we are always reacting with no common foundation. I also am dismayed that the members have not even visited all the parks and do not know what we are talking about at times. Here is my idea: Create a sheet per park and have each member visit, rate and review the existing parks. Then roll the individual results up. I am thinking about looking a t current uses of each, expansion opportunities, physical condition of grounds and equipment etc., we can discuss the details. Develop a classification system for the parks, i.e. neighborhood, low impact, high impact, passive/active sports. Look at our future growth and expansion areas and prepare a game plan. Establish standpoint. . some priorities from both an expense and capital Identify and close our policy gaps--band shell, Lowell Park. Steve, so about the rambling. Give me a call so we can set a specific meeting. We will need to engage Larry at some point because at some point we need to figure out how to get you out of the middle. I think we are desperate for your planning expertise at this time, but we should be able to get past this and into more of the implementation mode, which is Klayton's area. Thanks Wally Milbrandt Manager Network Operations Qwest Global Services . 1 PARK NAME: ADDRESS: . _ Regional _ Community _ Neighborhood ACTIVITIES AND BUILDINGS Soccer Softball _ Hockey Tennis Basketball _ Playground _Age _Age Grills Covered Pavilion Benches Tables _ Hiking Bathrooms _ Port-a-Potty Other: Expansion Capabilities: . Condition: Poor Fair Good Excellent Turf - Grass Turf - Field (if any) Equipment Suggestions: Concerns: . Park Board Member: Date inspected: . I 08/21/02 16:20 MAGNUSON LAW FIRM NO. 103 [jJ02 ~ MAGNUSONLAwFlRM , LICENseD ~ MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN 1llE DaSCH Omca BI,l,...tllNC 333 NOIlTtfMI\INS'mzJT . SUlTlI1n02 . P.O. Box 438 . STIw....AUll,MN55Q{l2 nLl!~KOm; (6$1)439.9464 . .flAX: (6S1)~3\l.S641 DAVlD T. MAGNUSON MARGARET M. MURPHY MEMORANDUM TO: Larry D. Hansen, City Administrator Steve Russell, Community Development Director Klayton Eckles, City Engineer Tim Thompson, Parks Director David T. Magnuson. City Attomey~ ~ August 21, 2002 FROM: DATE: RE: Dog and Park Regulations At last nigbt's meeting, the Council direoted us to review regulations regarding dogs in parks and this memo is to summarize the rules as they now exist and to provide some options for clarification. The existing regulations are piecemeal. The chapter in our Code dealing with dogs provides as follows: USection 21-1, subd.. S. No animal shall be allowed to run at ,large." "Subd. 7. It is unlawful for any owner to suffer or pennit an animal to defecate on public property or the private property of another without inunediately removing tbe exorement and disposing of it in a sanitary mlUUler." "Subd. 6. It is the obligatioll of an owner to prevent animals from committing a nuisance. A nuisance is (among other things) habitually bark or cry It nigbt. orto frequent schoolyards ~ Rarks or beaches." There is nothing specific in the Nuisance Ordinance except a general statement that no persons shall defile or commit nuisance on public property, however, this is not specific enough fo.r us to use. . . . 08/21/02 16:20 MAGNUSON LAW FIRM NO. 103 [jl03 .. r Chapter 48-2 dealing with the llse of Parks contains regulations preventing the destruction of property, regulating parkingl speed~ open fires, swimming or wading, but contains no mention of pets. If we would like to clarify matters, we should lKid a new subdivision to the Park Ordinance Chapter 48-2, subd. 7. The first option would read as follows: Alte~ative 1: Subd. 7. Dogs, animals or pets are not pennitted in any public park. Alternative 2: Subd. 7. It is unlawful for any owner to allow a pet or dog to be upon any park property, unless the animal is restrained by leash or other control device and the owner has in possession a bag or other receptacle for the collection and disposal of the animal's excrement and the owner immediately collec~ any feces or excrements in a bag and disposes of it in a sanitary manner. It seems to me, for what it's worth, that the second alternative would be more in keeping with public sentiment, but of course, this is a matter for the Council to detennine. Please let me know whether you have any thoughts. Yours very truly, ~~ David T. Magnuson /nm 2 . . . CITY OF STILLWATER, MINNESOTA SCHEDULE OF 2003 CAPITAL OUTLAY DEPARTMENT Parks Trail System (2000 Unspent) Lowell Park (2001 Unspent) Carry 2002 Unspent for Historical Society Property Lowell Park (2002 Unspent) Lowell park Creekside crossing park Bergmann/SW crossing park Trail sweeper Riding mower 48" cut Turf tractor (replace 1987) Park equipment and improvements - Crossings, Bergmann & Rutherford TOTAL PARKS FUND REQUESTED RECOMMENDED 22,670 180,000 8,000 175,000 165,000 45,000 50,000 15,000 10,000 45,000 100,000 $ 815,670