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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-18 - Parks and Trails Minutes City of Corcoran Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission Minutes March 18, 2014 - 7:00 PM 3b. The Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission met on March 18, 2014, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were, Commissioners - Anderson, Tessmer, Nybo, Regan, Meister, Krueger, Strehler, Dale; Student Commissioners Monzo, and Minkoff. Arriving at 7:15 pm – Commissioner Robran Also present were City Administrator Martens, and Council Liaison Mayor Guenthner Commissioner Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm 1. Call to Order / Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval a. Agenda Motion: made by Dale, seconded by Krueger to approve the agenda with removal of items 8b. and 8c. from the agenda to be placed on the April Parks and Trails Commission agenda. Voting Aye: Anderson, Tessmer, Nybo, Regan, Meister, Krueger, Strehler, and Dale (Motion carried 8-0) b. Minutes 01/21/2014 Motion: made by Nybo, seconded by Tessmer to approve the minutes as presented Voting Aye: Anderson, Tessmer, Nybo, Regan, Meister, Krueger, Strehler, and Dale (Motion carried 8-0) 4. Open Forum-None 5. Presentations-None 6. Reports/Information a. Active Corcoran Planning Applications –Informational no action required. 7. Old/Unfinished Business 8. New Business a. PUD Sketch Plan for Peachtree Partners, LLC for 103-acre Schendel property at 20400 County Road 10 (PID 23-119-23-42-0003) (City File 14-005)* - Terry Forbord and Paul Robinson gave a presentation of the sketch plan to the Commission. Chuck Lymangood (8105 County Road 116) presented two images of the proposed development to the Parks and Trails Commission and spoke of the lack of information provided by the applicant regarding loss of park land due to the proposed development. Commission members discussed the proposal in regards to the trail plan, park dedication, transportation and design. No motions were made however the following feedback was given by the Commission: i. The Commission was unsure whether natural areas within the development should be accepted as park and maintained by the City or whether they should be controlled and maintained by a homeowners association. ii. The Commission found the trail plan within the development to be generally acceptable. iii. The Commission agreed that the City Park is not sufficient in size to become an athletic complex and that the future athletic complex should be located on the Roehlke property of which the City has a purchase agreement. City of Corcoran Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission Minutes March 18, 2014 - 7:00 PM 3b. iv. The Commission agreed that park dedication in the form of fees is preferred to land acquisition to allow for improvements to the park as well as possible funds to purchase the Roehlke property. v. The Commission discussed the proposed location of the entrance to the proposed development and asked staff to look into if it could be shifted to the east to minimize the impacts to the City Park. vi. The Commission stated the importance of Meister field and that if the field were to be removed a temporary field would need to be constructed to meet the needs of the athletic association. It was also discussed that it takes two years to establish a field. vii. The Commission stated that if a cul-de-sac was built to serve the existing properties at the County Road 10/County Road 50 intersection trail connections should also be provided. 9. Subcommittee & Miscellaneous Reports a. City Council Liaison – Mayor Guenthner gave update on projects going on in the City. b. Athletic Association –Kevin Dale gave an update on Corcoran Athletic Association and stated registration is predicted to be approximately 250 kids of which there are 12 tee ball teams and three 10U teams. Jill Smith-Arens was thanked for getting information into the spring newsletter. Chad Robran gave an update on the soccer association and provided two checks to the City from the association. c. Park Dedication Fund – The commission reviewed the funds 10. Other Business - none 11. Announcements - none 12. Adjournment - Motion: made by Robran and seconded by Krueger to adjourn meeting. Voting Aye: Anderson, Tessmer, Nybo, Regan, Meister, Krueger, Strehler, Dale, and Robran (Motion carried 9:0) Meeting adjourned at 9:26 pm.