HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-03-16 - Parks and Trails MinutesCorcoran Parks and Trails Commission
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
7:00 PM
Minutes
Present: Trish Krueger, Tom Anderson, Val Nybo, Rachel Tessmer, Rob Vassallo, Chad
Robran, Michelle Hausmann, Tom Cossette, and Kevin Dale
Absent: Joan Parks, Alt. Commissioner Joe Mailhot
Others: City Administrator Dan Donahue
1. Convene. Chair Krueger called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM in the Corcoran
Community Center
2. Approvals:
a. Agenda.
i. Cossette asked that a 7g- Greenway Committee Report be added to
the agenda.
Motion to approve agenda: Cossette/Nybo. All voted in favor
b. Minutes of 2 -16 -2010.
Motion to approve: Robran/Cossette. All voted in favor
3. Open Forum. No one came forward to speak
4. Presentations. None
5. Old /Unfinished Business
a. Review of 2010 Workplan, 2004 Master Parks and Trails Plan, and 2030
Comp Plan- Section 7 P & T Plan.
i. 2010 Workplan
1. Tessmer discussed a subcommittee meeting on the
memorial Garden she had held. Next meeting on April 4"'
(Item 1 in the plan)
2. General discussion on the workplan
a. Add space for comments
b. Would like to see on city web page
c. There was general agreement that a consultant and
park planner would be needed to assist the
Commission on items 3 (Park Dedication Ord.), 4
(updating the P & T Plan), 5 (prioritizing the P & T
Projects), and 6 (further developing P & T
Standards).
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d. There was concern that the use of the Park
Dedication Fund could be used
e. The Commission by consensus agreed that Sherri
Buss of TDKA would be an excellent resource and
consultant to assist the commission to address their
concerns and to assist in moving the 2010 Workplan
along. The administrator was asked to contact her
and see if she would be available to address the
Commission at a Special P & T Commission
meeting on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 7 PM.
f. There was further discussion on the need to
prioritize specific projects in the city park. It was
decided to form a subcommittee to review needed
facility maintenance issues such as signs, equipment
such as picnic tables, lights, water availability, toilet
facilities, etc. Volunteering for this subcommittee
was Anderson, Cossette, Robran, and Dale. The
commissioners expressed the desire that PW &
Parks Superintendent Meister be made available for
these meetings.
g. The Commissioners decided after discussion that
they would like to pursue immediately the
following:
i. Proceeding to get potable water by installing
a functioning well near the park pavilion
ii. Watering the ball fields
iii. Buying the bleachers for the T -Ball Fields
iv. Fencing around pond next to T -Ball Fields
b. Memorial Fund Update. Donahue discussed the financial report on the
fund. The Commissioners expressed that they would also like to see the
bank account statement for the non -city funds for the Memorial Garden.
c. Tree Give A Way at May 1s` Recycling Day. Anderson discussed the Tree -
Give -A -Way program. Robran stated that the Jaycees will donate $500 for
the program. The commissioners picked out six varieties of trees
(Mountain Ash, American Cranberry, Red Splendor, Black Hills Spruce,
Red Maple, and Sugar maple) that will be distributed. It was also
suggested by Anderson that the brochure the city has on Buckthorn should
be handed out along with the trees.
d. Meeting of March 23, 2010 Agenda. The Commissioners stated that the
only item on the agenda is to discuss with TDKA Consultant Sherri Buss a
Scope of Work for work and activities outlined at this meeting. This
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would then be developed into a document that the Commissioners would
like to deliver to the City Council at there meeting on March 25, 2010.
6. New Business
a. Request to Lease Tennis Courts. Donahue discussed a proposal to lease
the Tennis Courts. The City Council had requested that the P & T
Commission and make a recommendation back to the council on the
proposal submitted by Carrie Agre at the Council meeting of March 11,
2010. After discussion, the Commissioners decided to recommend:
i. If the Parks Superintendent recommends the plan, they would
recommend approval to the council. They recommended a fee of
$10 per day (assuming 3 'h hour lessons each day) per court
ii. The Agres would be responsible for putting in place signage
indicating hours that courts would not be available to the public
due to the lessons.
7. Subcommittee and Miscellaneous Reports
a. Council Liaison Report. None.
b. Athletic Association. Dale spoke about general activities.
c. Softball League. Robran said that the Jaycees would be organizing the
Softball League this year, they will pay the umpires, they will donate to
Athletic Association out of the Gambling Fund, they will pay the city in
excess of $500 for field use fee.
d. Tree Preservation. No report.
e. Memorial Park Sub - Committee. Tessmer said that she and committee
members will be setting up a second meeting in the near future. They
would be discussing the cost of actually putting in trails. Nybo and
Vassallo presented some information they had gathered from various
sources on these construction costs.
f Hennepin Youth Sports Grant. Donahue updated the Commission on the
status of the 2009 grant.
g. Greenway Committee. Member of this committee (Cossette, Kruger,
Anderson) updated the Commissioners on activities to date. There was a
brief discussion on policy direction and whether it was more important to
emphasize tree preservation or tree planting.
8. Other Business
a. Review of City Survey. Donahue discussed the current city wide survey
currently underway, This survey had gone out with the City Newsletter
mailed out on March 15t1i.
9. Announcements. None
10. Adjourn. Motion by Anderson /Cossette to adjourn. All in favor. Adjourned at
9:25 PM.
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R-es ectfully Submitted
A/ an bonalme
City Administrator