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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-04-2022u O ITEM: 4. "4DO PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY City Of Apple COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: November 3, 2022 Valley SECTION: Regular CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE August 4, 2022 Minutes of the August 4, 2022, Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. PRESENT: Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Chair Brent Schulz; Committee Members Dave Freed, Noel Hammill, Lisa Hiebert, Matthew Hinrichs, and Mark Schori; Parks and Recreation Director Eric Carlson, Parks Superintendent Mike Endres; Administrative Coordinator Dorene Perkins; Golf Course Manager Jim Zinck; and Arena Manager Brian Christianson. ABSENT: None ITEM 1. Call to Order Chair Schulz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Everyone took part in the Pledge of Allegiance. ITEM 2. Approval of Agenda MOTION: by Hinrichs, seconded by Schori, approving the Agenda as presented VOTE: Yes — 7, No — 0 ITEM 3. Audience — 10 Minutes Total Time Limit — For Items Not on the Agenda Jerry Brown of 12795 Durham Way addressed the Committee with concerns regarding dog barking noise from the Huntington dog park area. Dog owners are not controlling the behavior of their pets and he would like the City to enforce the barking ordinance. Mary Clare Wareham of 217 Edgewood Lane, Diane Grier of 217 Park Lane, and Patsy Meserow of 393 Walnut Lane addressed the Committee with concerns about the deer population in Alimagnet Park and their destruction of the natural plant species as well as plantings in their yards. They would like the City to start a deer management program for the health of Alimagnet Park. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE August 4, 2022 ITEM 4. Approval of the April Minutes. MOTION: by Hammill, seconded by Hiebert, to approve the April 7, 2022, meeting minutes as presented. VOTE: Yes — 7, No — 0 ITEM 5.A. Agenda Items — North Creek Greenway Natural Resources Management Plan — Draft Review Christian Klatt, Dakota County's Natural Resource Specialist, presented the County's Natural Resources Management Plan for the North Creek Greenway by providing an overview of how the Greenway program promotes trailside native planting, invasive species management, and cost share for grant —funded restoration projects. The plan showcases improvement opportunities along the Greenway trail, providing opportunities for Dakota County and the City to work in partnership to implement projects within Cobblestone Lake, Quarry Point, Moeller and Finlay parks. The 60-day formal review time has expired, but the Committee was invited to provide comment on the plan. ITEM 5.B. Agenda Items — North Creek Greenway Trail (NCGT) City Engineer Brandon Anderson requested Committee input on concept plans of the gathering space and amenities to be incorporated near the storm water management area serving Orchard Place adjacent to the North Creek Greenway Trail corridor. The four preliminary concepts all include a trail amenity node and propose a range of program elements. The main goal of the Greenway is connecting the Dakota County communities with a place to sit/rest along the way. The plans are in the design phase now, bid process is planned for winter 2022-2023. Amenities may be two-part. Once the Greenway is connected the County takes over maintenance. ITEM 5.C. Agenda Items — Skate Park Open House — August 20, 2022 The Parks & Recreation Department will be hosting a Skate Park Open House at the Johnny Cake Ridge Park skate park from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 201h. The FREE event will feature the Zombie Board Shop Outskirts Tour. Activities will include music, contests, beverages, snacks and giveaways. Park staff will be on hand to hear feedback from the community regarding interest in including skate park improvements as part of a future Parks Bond Referendum. -2of4- CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE August 4, 2022 ITEM 5.1). Agenda Items — Park Tour Recap The City is exploring the possibility of a Parks Bond Referendum. As part of that, the four parks of Alimagnet, Redwood, Farquar, and Kelley have been chosen for Master Plan updates. On their July Park Tour the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee reviewed the concepts that have been developed based on resident feedback. The concept plans will be placed on the City's website in September to get more specific feedback. The goal is then to develop one plan for each park as part of a future Parks Bond Referendum. Timeline: Two plans for each park will go on the website in September for four to six weeks to collect comments. The comments will then be used to create a single plan. That plan should be back on the website in late November/early December with a host of other information such as cost estimates and tax implications. ITEM 5.E. Agenda Items — Division Updates Arena Manager Christianson noted the rubber flooring project at Hayes Park Arena hasiFieen completed. Learn -to -Skate session begins August 22"d, and Public Open Skate will be Sundays from 2:15-3:45 p.m. Limited skates will be available for rent. Youth Hockey Association registration is now open through the Associations. A job posting for drivers and ice guard positions coming soon. Park Maintenance Superintendent Endres recapped projects completed, staffing updates within the division, and upcoming projects. Construction of the Farquar dock has been completed and installation is coming soon. The dog park areas at Huntington and Delaney parks have been well received. Golf Course Manager Zinck presented a mid -season report on Valleywood operations. June and July produced record monthly revenue numbers. The clubhouse is seeing a steady increase in the number of private events as well as the number on inquiries for future events. The course experienced the theft of a few thousand range balls early in the spring and an incident of vandalism in June. Fall position openings at the course include Food & Beverage Servers, Outside Service, and Golf Shop Attendants. ITEM 6.A. Agenda Items — Committee / Staff Communications - Announcements Director Carlson noted the resignation of Administrative Coordinator Perkins and thanked her for her 37 years of work with the Department. ITEM 6.11. Agenda Items — Committee / Staff Communications — Items for Future Meetings -3of4- CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE August 4, 2022 Staff will do more research on the topics brought up during the Audience portion of the meeting and will include them as agenda items for a future meeting — 1.) Dog park rules and the enforcement of them, 2.) Deer herd management. ITEM 7. Adjourn There being no further business, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting was adjourned. MOTION: by Freed, seconded by Hammill, to adjourn the meeting at 8:46 p.m. VOTE: Yes — 7, No — 0 Respectfully Submitted, Eric Carlson, Parks & Recreation Director Approved by the Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee on November 3, 2022. -4of4-