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STILLWATER PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 AT 6:00 PM
The City of Stillwater Parks and Recreation Commission will meet on Monday, June 25, 2012, at
6:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall, 216 North Fourth Street.
AGENDA
1. Approval of the April 23 2012 Minutes
2. Open Forum - The Open Forum is a portion of the meeting to address the Board on
subjects which are not a part of the meeting agenda. The Board may take action or reply
at the time of the statement or may give direction to staff regarding investigation of the
concerns expressed. Out of respect for others in attendance, please limit your
comments to 5 minutes or less.
Action Items
3. St. Croix Rec Center Outdoor Field
4. Millbrook Park
Commission Items /Topics
Park Tour
Lowell Park
Ice Skating Rink Parks
Following the park tour, Park Commissioners will be meeting at the home of Rob McGarry at
1101 Broadway Street N for their annual summer social, please bring a dish to share. No
official business will be conducted at that time.
CITY OF STILLWATER
STILLWATER PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
APRIL 23, 2012
Present: Linda Amrein, David Brandt, Scott Christensen, Rob McGarry, Solveg Peterson,
Sandy Snellman and Council liaison Mike Polehna
Staff present: Tim Moore, Assistant Public Works Superintendent
Absent: Don Stiff
Chair Amrein called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Approval of minutes: Ms. Amrein noted a correction to the second paragraph in the action
related to the community garden — should be "City policy has been to not allow" ...; she also
suggested a change to the wording in Mr. McGarry's comments on page 2 to indicate Mr.
McGarry is opposed to privatizing the garden plots on public property "given the history of this
particular location." Ms. Amrein suggested in future, an effort be made to identify speakers by
name, in addition to address. Ms. Snellman moved to approve the minutes of March 26, 2012,
as corrected. Motion passed unanimously.
OPEN FORUM
No comments were received.
ACTION ITEMS
Rivertown Art Festival
Mr. Moore noted this has been an annual event. He stated this year the festival is being
organized by the Chamber and is pretty much the same as in past years, although he stated it
may be a bit larger this year. He said plans call for the use of Lowell Park from Myrtle to Nelson
Street on both sides of the bridge; he said plans also call for the use of the parking lots from
Nelson to the end of the paved area north of Myrtle. Mr. Moore said as the event is completed,
staff will charge for services as used. He verified that the organizer will be charged for parking
spaces. Ms. Amrein moved to approve the proposal for Rivertown Art Festival May 18 -22, 2012.
Mr. McGarry seconded the motion; motion passed unanimously.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Mr. Moore stated the City is moving along with the Lowell Park improvements. He said the park
is starting to take shape and invited commissioners to stop down for a look. He said about 600
yards of dirt has being hauled in and grading has begun on the north end. He said the goal is to
have that work completed by the June meeting, when the annual tour of parks usually takes
place. He said work on the gazebo is also under way.
COMMISSION ITEMS /TOPICS
Ms. Amrein asked for an update on the dog park. Mr. Moore said the proposal has gone to the
Planning Commission and Joint Board. He said the Joint Board asked that Community
Development Director Turnblad provide a list of such facilities in the Twin Cities so members
could arrange a tour. Mr. Moore said the proposal had to go to the Planning Commission
because of the special use permit requirement. Mr. Polehna asked if dog parks are generally
open in the winter; Mr. Moore said he believed that to be the case. Ms. Snellman said there
seems to be an increasing number of people using Northland Park to run their dogs; Mr. Moore
pointed out that even if a dog park is developed, the City will not change any of its rules
Park and Recreation Board Minutes
April 23, 2012
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regarding dogs in parks. Ms. Amrein spoke of a family with a large dog that frequents the ball
field at Lily Lake. Mr. Brandt noted that Otto Berg Park in Stillwater Township is also a popular
spot for taking dogs; he suggested the use indicates the demand for such a facility. Ms.
Snellman said she didn't think having a dog park will necessarily change the behavior of people
taking their animals to a nearby City park.
Mr. Polehna noted that Ms. Snellman and Mr. Christensen have been reappointed to serve
another term on the Commission.
Mr. Christensen asked about the community garden proposal. Mr. Moore said the proposal will
be discussed at the May 1 Council meeting.
There was a brief discussion about the plans for the relocation of the Shoddy Mill buildings. Mr.
Moore also provided some information on plans to move the Zephyr train from its current
location. Mr. Polehna told the Commission it appears unlikely that the Legislature will act on
funding for the Manning Avenue overpass for the Brown's Creek trail.
It was decided to not schedule a meeting in May unless there are some items requiring action. It
also was decided to begin the June 25 meeting at 6 p.m. followed by the tour of selected park
facilities and gathering at Mr. McGarry's home. It was decided to visit Lowell Park; Mr. Moore
suggested visiting parks where the City has skating rinks in preparation for a discussion on the
future of skating rinks in the parks.
Ms. Peterson said she had received a request that the City revise its ordinance related to
beekeeping. Mr. Polehna said the Council currently is looking at that issue.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. on a motion by Mr. McGarry, seconded by Ms.
Snellman; motion passed unanimously.
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To: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Tim Moore, Assistant Public Works Superintendent`L
Doug Brady, Facility Manager
Date: June 21, 2012
Re: St. Croix Rec Center Outdoor Field
BACKGROUND
In 2009 an outdoor skating rink was installed at the St. Croix Rec Center and used for outdoor
skating. Earlier this year Doug Brady was approached by the Stillwater Area Lacrosse
Association to use the outdoor skating facility for Lacrosse practices starting in the early spring
through the first week of August.
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The Stillwater Area Lacrosse Association would like to use this facility Sunday through Thursday
nights from 5pm to 9pm. This fits well with their schedule because a number of players also
play hockey at the Rec Center. In considering the use of the field during summer season the
Parks Commission should review the following items.
The use of this field is managed by Rec Center staff. Currently the Rec Center allows the
Hockey Association to use half of the outdoor rink in lieu of the Association building the
facility. Because of the added costs of management and maintenance of the field, a fee
should be charge for the use of the field for the summer. This keeps within the
standard operation of the Rec Center charging fees for use of their facilities.
Staff has estimated that additional time and expenses to maintain this field would be
approximately $1200 for fertilizer, weed control and seed, and would take
approximately 50 hours of staff time each summer to maintain. City staff has been
working on improving the turf on this field. At this time, it is unknown how much
damage the field incurs from flooding over the winter season and how much time it
takes each spring to develop an acceptable turf.
Stillwater Area Lacrosse Association proposes to contribute $1500 each year for
maintenance and to pay a rate of $25 /hour for field use. Use of fields around the
Metro area range from $45 to $80 per game (1% hour games).
The Rec Center has been approached by other groups interested in using the field for
summer recreation.
Todd Arens, Coordinator for the Stillwater Area Lacrosse Association and Doug Brady will be
present at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
RECOMMENDATION
The Parks and Recreation Commission will need to determine who uses the field, when and
how it is used and provide direction to the Rec Center.
Beth Wolf
From:
Tim Moore
Sent:
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 12:32 PM
To:
'todd.e.arens @ubs.com'
Cc:
Beth Wolf, Shawn Sanders
Subject:
RE: St. Croix Rec Center grass field (outdoor ice space)
Todd,
The Parks and Recreation Commission will meet on June 25 at 6:00 pm.
The meeting takes place in the Council Chambers on the main Floor.
I have you on the Agenda for that night and will forward a packet to you via e -mail when we have it ready.
Any questions feel free to contact me.
Tim Moore
Assistant Public Works Superintendent
City of Stillwater
Phone (65 1) 275 -4102
tmooregc i. stillwater. mn. us
From: todd.e.arens @ubs.com [mailto:todd.e.arens @ ubs.com]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 4:03 PM
To: Tim Moore
Subject: FW: St. Croix Rec Center grass field (outdoor ice space)
Tim,
I look forward to partnering with you and the City to make this a great option for everyone. Let me know when, where and
how I can be of help; and the terms and conditions that work well with you to make sure that we have a field for next
spring.
Thanks,
Todd
612 - 723 -8688
Todd E. Arens, CRPSO
First Vice President - Investments
Wealth Advisor
Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Management Program
Retirement Plan Consultant
Arens Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services Inc.
2200 UBS Plaza
444 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 298 -1628
Fax: (855) 535 -6189
www.ubs.com /team /arens
todd.e.arens(&ubs.com
From: Arens, Todd E.
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:32 PM
To: 'Recreation Center'
Subject: RE: St. Croix Rec Center grass field (outdoor ice space)
Doug,
I am the coordinator for the Stillwater Area Lacrosse Association representing 2nd, 3rd, 4th graders. Next year we will be
adding 1 st graders to our group. This year we will have around 75 players and three teams at our level. We would like to
book time as soon as possible for the St. Croix Recreational Center Field for this spring. Next year we are anticipating
over 100 kids at our level. These kids all live in the Stillwater school district. Most of our players also play spring hockey
with the Maverick's so this makes it very convenient for the parents to have a one stop solution for both hockey and
lacrosse in the same night We would like to partner with the city to help make the field outside the St. Croix Recreational
Center a great field for the city and a home for our young lacrosse kids. We would like to use the field starting in the
spring once the Recreational Center believe the field is ready through August 5th. We would like the first option of renting
time between Sunday - Thursday night from 5 - 9 pm at the rate $25 per hour. We will have our full year schedule
to Doug by April 1 st for the year so all the open time at the field would be available for the public. We will have a net
installed with Doug's approval to protect the warming house at our expense. We will donate $1,500 each spring to help
off set the cost of the new sprinkler system and yearly over seeding with high quality fertilizations.
Thanks,
Todd
Todd E. Arens, CRPSO
First Vice President - Investments
Wealth Advisor
Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Management Program
Retirement Plan Consultant
Arens Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services Inc.
2200 UBS Plaza
444 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone:(651) 298 -1628
Fax: (855) 535 -6189
www.ubs.com /team / arens
todd.e.arens(&ubs.com
Todd E. Arens, CRPSO
First Vice President - Investments
Wealth Advisor
Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Management Program
Retirement Plan Consultant
Arens Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services Inc.
2200 UBS Plaza
444 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone:(651) 298 -1628
Fax: (855) 535 -6189
www. u bs. com /tea m/a rens
todd.e.arens(&ubs.com
From: Recreation Center [ i Ito: recctr(abci. stil lwater. m n. us ]
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:53 AM
To: Arens, Todd E.
Subject: FW: St. Croix Rec Center grass field (outdoor ice space)
From: Recreation Center
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:08 PM
To: 'Todd Arens'
Subject: RE: St. Croix Rec Center grass field (outdoor ice space)
Todd,
I met with Mr. Moore today he said we could go to the parks commission on April 23 with a proposal. I would say your
proposal should have time element possible hours per week, rate for rental that will be the same for all users, a date
that you will have priority up to i.e. Jan 1 and the it is opened up to the other groups, and a priority user classification
similar to the current one at the Rec Center i.e. City, High School, Associations, Church groups, Citizens of District 834,
Citizens outside of the districts.
And a financial commitment to partner with the city in providing opportunity to its citizens
The current quote I have is 8,724.27 fully installed sprinkle upgrade
Sincerely,
Doug Brady
St. Croix Valley Recreation Center
Facility Manager
CAM,CAP,CAO
651 -430 -2601
From: Todd Arens [ mailto:toddarensCc ) gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:53 AM
To: Recreation Center
Subject: Re: St. Croix Rec Center grass field (outdoor ice space)
Doug,
Can you email me our progress? I will be traveling out of the country until Monday am. But will have email
coverage with some limited phone. I don't want to bug you but I need to know we are heading in the right
direction.
Thanks
Todd
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Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 19, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Todd Gmail < toddarensggmail.com > wrote:
Doug,
I would like to request first rights to scheduling the field where the outdoor ice was at the Rec
Center. I want to partner with you to make the field as good as we can. After raising the money
and having a first class heating system put in the warming house at the rec center, you know you
can count on me to help you make that field top notch. I know that their will be a front end
monetary commitment and I will be willing to make that on behalf of Stillwater Lacrosse. This
location is the only one that works because 70% of our players are playing Spring hockey at the
Rec Center already. This makes it easy for the parents to have a 5:00 pm Mavericks hockey
practice and then a 6:30 pm Lacrosse practice at the same place. Let me know the next steps to
get a long term great plan in place.
Thanks,
Todd Arens
2/3/4 Coordinator
612- 723 -8688
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To: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Tim Moore, Assistant Public Works Superintendent�
Date: June 21, 2012
Re: Millbrook Park
The City of Stillwater applied for a park improvement grant through the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources and recently was informed that the grant was not award to
the City of Stillwater. The Parks and Recreation Commission should now move forward with
improvements to this park and schedule a neighborhood informational meeting for the next
Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on July 23, 2012,
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To: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Tim Moore, Assistant Public Works Superintendent �® y
Date: June 21, 2012
Re: Parks Tour
At the April Parks and Recreation Commission meeting the Commission discussed the annual
parks tour for 2012 and it was decided to review the construction at Lowell Park and tour the
City skating rink locations.
Attached is the November 29, 2004 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting memorandum
and minutes regarding winter skating rinks. This provides some background information for
future discussion on size and location of skating rinks.
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Date: November 23, 2004
To: Park Board
From: Tim Thomsen, Public Works Superintendent
Subject: Winter Skating Rinks
Winter Skating Rinks 2004
Rinks Hockey Rink Pleasure Rink
Inside Rinks
Lily Lake Sports Complex 3
Outside Rinks
Benson Park 1
Legends Park 1
Meadowlark Park 1
Northland Park* 1 1
Old Athletic Field 1
Oak Park School 1
Staples Park 1
Triangle Park 1
Rink Totals 4 Hockey Rinks 8 Pleasure Rinks
*Warming House is closed
Stillwater Parks and Recreation Board
November 29, 2004
Page 3
Russell said that he has to talk with the City Council, so it would be helpful to have sup-
port from the group. Mr. Pohlena asked for a motion to present to the Council for ap-
proval of funding to proceed with the master plan process. Ms. Snellman moved. Mr.
McGarry seconded. Motion carried.
Outside Skating Areas for 2004 -05
Ms. Amrein inquired if this was the same as last year. Mr. McGarry said he thought it
was. Mr. Kriesel asked the size of the Oak Park rink. Mr. Polehna responded that he
didn't know but it was quite small. Mr. Kriesel questioned keeping Benson Park going
because it is so small and not used a lot. Mr. McGarry said he would like to know how
much more effort would be needed to make some of the smaller rinks bigger and/or bet-
ter. If it can't be done, perhaps the smaller ones shouldn't be maintained. Mr. Russell
stated that he didn't think there was a good sense of how many people use the rinks. Mr.
McGarry commented that the last few winters have not been very conducive to outdoor
skating.
Mr. Pohlena remarked that the old high school had a nice rink and suggested that that be
resurrected. It also has a warming house. Mr. Russell will pass the comments on. The
group suggested that. only 3 -4 good sized rinks should be maintained. The small rinks
should be eliminated.
Other Items
a. CR5 /62 °6 Curve Crest and Brown's Creek Trail Improvements Mr. Pohlena com-
mented that it was great. The link by Deer Path needs to be completed. Mr. Russell
said he thought the trails were plowed but were lower in priority than the streets. Mr.
Russell reported that Friday was volunteer day for Brown's Creek. There were about
50 people in attendance. A lot of good maintenance work was completed in three
hours. Mr. Russell stated there were plans to have an alumni ski race on New Year's
Day to raise money for new uniforms. Mr. Russell asked if the group could host the
race at Brown's Creek. The Board said that was fine.
b. December Meeting Mr. Polehna asked if there was any public building where the
group could meet and have a Christmas party afterward. Mr. Pohlena offered to host
it. The meeting will be at the government building and will then adjourn to the
Pohlena home. Everyone will bring some finger /snack foods. The date is Monday,
December 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Ms. Amrein asked if the Council had taken any action on Kolliner Park. Mr. Kriesel said
there was a resolution to keep it in its natural condition. Ms. Amrein asked about Kroc
money for the community center. Mr. Polehna said he had written e- mails, sent letters
and made phone calls but had gotten no response. He will attend the meeting on Friday
morning. He said he had received many calls from people saying a community center
CITY OF STILLWATER, MINNESOTA
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2012 CAPITAL OUTLAY
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DEPARTMENT
ADOPTED
Account Name
PARKS
Improvements (Unspent)
464,460 Improvements
Machinery & Equipment (Unspent)
2,100
Computer Equipment
Millbrook Park Improvements:
TOTAL SANITARY SEWER FUND UNBONDED)
$ 735,660
Parking lot
85,000
Improvements
Ballfield
15,000
Improvements
Playground includes sidewalk
85,000
Improvements
Northland Park irrigation
25,000
Improvements
Court Resurfacing - Lily tennis courts, Benson basketball court,
Northland tennis courts
45,000
Improvements
Lily Lake light repair
20,000
Improvements
Computer replacement
1,200
Computer Equipment
TOTAL PARKS FUND
$ 278,300
SANITARY SEWER FUND
Improvements (Unspent)
464,460 Improvements
Jetter Truck
270,000 Automotive
Computer replacement
1,200 Computer Equipment
TOTAL SANITARY SEWER FUND UNBONDED)
$ 735,660
TOTAL 2012 CAPITAL OUTLAY = 2,292,569
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CITY OF STILLWATER FIELD AND COURT INVENTORY
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Park Name
Anez Ridge Park
2
grass
Benson Park
1
sand
1
Bergmann Park
1
1
Legends Park
sand
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Lily Lake Park
2
3 lighted
Lowell Park
Meadowlark Park
sand w/
lights
Northland Park
2
1
1
Oak Park School
(ISD but city maintained)
Old Athletic Field
(ISD but city maintained)
Prairie Park
1
Public Works Park
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1
Ramsey -Grove Park
Schulenberg Park
1
Settlers Park
1
1
St Croix Rec Center
1 full size
indoor
Staples Field
1
Sunrise Park
1
1
Triangle Park
Washington Square
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grass
sand
1 full
sand
sand
3 lighted
1 full lighted
sand w/
lights
1 full
20 rubber
3 lighted
1 half
1 full
lighted
2
3 lighted
1 half
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1
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1 w/
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Stillwater Ballfield Prep Fees
2011 2010 2009 2008
SCV Girls Fastpitch $285
$435
$90
$225
SCV Baseball $570
$570
$570
$360
School District $840
$940
$900
$580
St. Croix Catholic $135
$60
$105
$120