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082592 PK MINCITY OF SHOREWOOD PARK COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1992 M I N U T E S CALL TO ORDER SHOREWOOD CITY HALL 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD 7:00 PM Vice Chair Dzurak called the meeting to order at 7:16 p.m. i_Lla�2&1`0a Present: Chairman Wilson, Commissioners Lindstrom, Laberee, Dzurak, Mast, McCarty and Andrus; Park Secretary Niccum; Council Liaison Lewis; Administrator Hurm; and Park Planner Mark Xoegler APPROVAL OF MINUTES McCarty moved, Lindstrom seconded, to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried - 6 ayes - 1 abstain (Andrus) REPORT ON SOUTH TONKA LITTLE LEAGUE / TONKA MEN'S CLUB MEETING Lindstrom, who was present at the meeting, said the South Tonka Little League is growing in number, and fields are needed. Right now out of the 2 fields at Tonka Bay, 1 field at Manitou, 2 fields at Minnewashta School, 1 field at Cathcart, and two at Freeman, it is possible that Tonka Bay is losing one field, and the Minnewashta School will probably possibly have two fields unplayable next year while they are adding on to the school. Lindstrom said a five field complex in Freeman Park would be ideal. Parents would not have to drive their kids all over the place. He said the Little League and the Tonka Men's Club are looking into the possibility of purchasing part of the Wagner property east of Freeman Park, they would try to get a Contract for Deed funded through the Little League and the Tonka Men's Club, and ask other businesses to contribute. He said this would work out if the access to Highway 7 was closed, and the Babe Ruth Field was converted to a Little League Field. Hurm said the City is working on a referendum at this time, and the idea of the referendum is to improve the family area, the road, and the parkland we have now - -not purchase more land. Laberee asked if the City is sure that it would be big enough to fit all the fields in. Lindstrom said with removing one parking lot and coverting the Babe Ruth Field, it should be. Mast asked about closing the Highway 7 entrance, and if anyone has approached Wagner yet. It is very preliminary at this point. SHOREWOOD PARK COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1992 - Page two Lindstrom discussed the improvement plans for Highway 7, saying it would pinelealely might be another 20 years before the State would put in a stop light, and it would not be at the park entrance. If a light was put anywhere it would probably be Eureka Road, therefore having the entrance on Eureka would make sense. Hurm said additional land would have to maintained by the City. He said he has also introduced the concept to the Little League of having them eventually do their own mowing. He said if the City did close the Highway 7 entrance and sell the land, it would be a possibility for the Park Commission to approach the Council and request that the money received for the land sale be put back into the parks. He said this would likely be the only money that would be given by the City. REVIEW AND APPROVE ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Dzurak asked Lewis if he thought the Council would think the "Alternate Capital Improvement Plan" was reasonable. Lewis said he thought so. Hurm said the Council has already seen "Plan C ", which this derives from. REPORTS ON PARKS Silverwood Hurm explained that the City had received a $1500 credit on the contract for work being done. He said the job, except for the seeding, should be finished in approximately 3 days. Dzurak asked how the City was going to get equipment down to the pond. Koegler said if they change the shape of the pond a little, they could follow the proposed trail, this would be the best access. Lewis asked what would be done with the temporary road going into the park from Covington Road. Koegler said he assumes it will be restored. Koegler also said there is a fair amount of erosion on the hillside but it should be easily repaired. Freeman Hurm said he talked to the Osha family (25840 State Highway 7) regarding Ballfield #1. The Oshas were not aware if the ballfield encroaches into their property. Hurm told them we would be doing a survey of that area and would determine if there is any encroachment. Hurm informed the Commission that he does not have a recommendation yet because we estimated $5,000 for the survey and the lowest price we have been quoted so far is $7,000. The photography alone is around $1,200. Laberee asked if Mark Hurd's drawings were accurate enough. Hurm said there are a few problems to work out, he will come back with more information. SHOREWOOD PARK COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1992 - Page three Wilson asked if the dugouts had been finished. Hurm said Gary Dresel said he would fix them. Wilson said the holes have been filled in but it is still rough. Dzurak asked if there has been any comment on the posts used to mark the trails into Freeman from Shorewood Oaks. McCarty said the neighborhood appeared to approve of them, the bright yellow paint had given some of them a temporary shock. Cathcart Hurm reviewed the draft agreement between Chanhassen and Shorewood regarding Cathcart Park. Hurm will discuss the time period with the City Attorney. Lewis asked if Cathcart Park was being tied into the current C.I.P. Badger Hurm told the Commission that Badger tennis court is completed. Hurm said Public Works will be moving into their new building in a couple of months. Hurm also said a tree grant has been received from the "Small Business Association" allowing $2,500 for the new Public Works site and $2,500 for Badger Park /City Hall. REFERENDUM ACTION PLAN Dzurak said Bob Gagne liked the plan and, although because he is not running for reselection, he volunteered to speak on behalf of the referendum, he would like to see it pass. Hurm said Stover liked the plan. Lewis said Daugherty was very encouraged because there is an action plan that is to be followed. Hurm will talk to Mayor Brancel. The Commission individually mentioned who they have talked to, and who is interested. Names mentioned were Gordon Christensen, Roger Stein, Tad Shaw, Ken Vogel, Andy Pahl, Janice Holden, Steve Frazier, and Karen Vance. CHANGE IN MEETING DATE Mast moved, McCarty seconded, to hold the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 8 to Thursday, September 10 and to hold a presentation regarding the referendum to prospective committee members. Motion carried - 7/0. Lewis and Andrus will be absent from the September 10 meeting. SHOREWOOD PARK COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1992 - Page four MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR Lindstrom asked for input on the proposed Little League fields. Mast said she was not in favor of purch someone who does. She would like to see the City. She asked if we could request Department. Dzurak said there are three before they would consider a signal, he for them. asing land but would support someone donate the marshland tc a signal from the Highway criteria that have to be met has them at home and will look Hurm said the City could discuss the situation with the State. He said maybe if the City closed the Highway 7 entrance, the State could be persuaded to use the money they would have used there on the Eureka Road entrance, or another entrance. Lindstrom said he hated to mention it but with one entrance, it may reach the point where you would have an attendant there and charge a permit fee. Lewis asked who is doing the design. Hurm said this has yet to be determined. A net over the stands and concession building was discussed. Laberee said he thought some checking should be done regarding the size of the proposed and existing fields. He also questioned the sun orientation. He felt the park needed two entrances. Wilson also questioned whether all the fields would fit. Lindstrom said the road would have to be taken out. Hurm said the proposed budget has been presented to the City Council. Lewis said escalating costs are the main Council concern at this time. Hurm said 818 of the budget comes from property taxes. Zdrazil thought a ag lime trail running from Strawberry Lane to the family area would be a good idea. AD JOURNME N T Lindstrom moved, McCarty seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 9:05pm - motion carried - 7/0. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Sue Niccum Park Secretary MAYOR Barb Brancel COUNCI L Kristi Stover Bob Gagne Rob Daugherty .Daniel Lewis CITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD • SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331 • (612) 4743236 i • � 0 MEMO TO: Park Commission, Council Liaison Lewis, and City Staff FROM: Sue Niccum, Park Secretary DATE: August 5, 1992 RE: Park meeting and Referendum Action Plan As you will recall ... at the last meeting each member of the Commission was given the job of recruiting one member for the key referendum committee. We ask that you take the time you would have used to attend a meeting next Tuesday to recruit your key person. Steve Dzurak will be contacting you soon to talk about your "recruit ", and what to do next. Chairman Wilson postponed the August 11th meeting until August 25th because the one' major item for the agenda was the Referendum Action. Everything else could wait. Dzurak wanted to make sure you all had your recruits. He will be working on the Action plan. At the meeting of the 25th you will work on the referendum action plan so please come geared up for action and loaded with ideas! If you have any questions or suggested agenda items for the 25th, feel free to give me a call. A Residential Community on Lake Minnetonka's South Shore