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Home My WebLink About03/03/2016,at • 06 i eee let Meeting Location: Municipal Center City of Apple 7100 147th Street West Valley Apple Valley Minnesota 55124 March 3, 2016 PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE INFORMAL MEETING TENTATIVE AGENDA 6:00 p.m. 1. Apple Valley Presbyterian Seniors Project/Cobblestone Western Park 2. Regatta Park 3. Goals PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING TENTATIVE AGENDA 7:00 p.m. 4. Call to Order 5. Approval of the Agenda 6. Audience —10 Minutes Total Time Limit —For Items Not on this Agenda 7. Approval of the November 2015 Minutes 8. Agenda Items A. Apple Valley Presbyterian Seniors Project/Cobblestone Western Park B. Kelley Park Progress Report C. Dakota County North Creek Greenway County Road 38 Trail & Pedestrian Bridge Status Report D. Alimagnet Meeting Review E. Regatta Park F. Committee Elections G. Year -End Report and Division Updates 9. Adjourn NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS - Tentative: Thursday, May 5, 2016 6:00 p.m. (Informal) " 7:00 p.m. (Regular) 10 minutes 5 minutes 25 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 5 minutes 20 minutes Regular meetings are broadcast, live, on Charter Communications Cable Channel 180. (Agendas and meeting minutes are also available on the Citv's Internet Web Site www. ci tyofapplevalley. org) CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE January 7, 2016 Minutes of the January 7, 2016, Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. PRESENT: Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Chair Lee Strom; Committee Secretary Patrick Sullivan; Committee Members Jessica Montgomery and Brenton Schutz, Parks and Recreation Director Barry Bernstein; Park Superintendent Tom Adamini; Arena Manager Brian Christianson; Department Assistant Dorene Perkins Monn; City Planner Tom Lovelace; and four members of the public. ABSENT: Noel Hammill and Boyd Montgomery ITEM 1. Committee Chair Strom called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ITEM 2. Approval of Agenda Director Bernstein requested the addition of Division Updates. MOTION: by Sullivan, seconded by Schulz to approve the agenda with the addition of Item 5.G. Agenda Items — Division Updates. VOTE: Yes — 4, No — 0 ITEM 3. Audience — 10 Minutes Total Time Limit — For Items Not on the Agenda No one stepped forward to speak. ITEM 4. Approval of the November 2015, Minutes. MOTION: by Schulz, seconded by Sullivan, to approve the November 5, 2015, meeting minutes as presented. VOTE: Yes — 4, No — 0 ITEM 5.A. Agenda Items — Kelley Park Progress Report Director Bernstein announced a public meeting has been scheduled January 21, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. at Apple Valley Senior Center. This is follow-up to the December 3, 2015, public meeting. WSB will be presenting preliminary plans created from those previous discussions. MOTION: by Sullivan, seconded by J. Montgomery, setting January 21, 2016, special informal meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. VOTE: Yes — 4, No — 0 -lof3- CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE January 7, 2016 ITEM S.B. Agenda Items — Cortland Development Park Status Report Director Bernstein reported recent developments regarding the Cortland Development park property. The City has not yet taken possession of the property because the water retention pond was not functioning as effectively as it should. The property owner did some modifications to the pond, the City Engineering team now feels the pond is functioning properly. Property owner has requested the City assume ownership of the property, which includes approximately five acres of park property. City staff recommends waiting until spring to insure the restoration work is complete. A neighborhood meeting is proposed for late February/early March to discuss park concepts. There has been a request by the Kohls family to name the park Kohls Family Park recognizing their family farm previously located at the property. ITEM S.C. Agenda Items — Quarry Ponds Addition City Planner Tom Lovelace presented information on the Quarry Ponds Addition and its impact to further development as to park properties in the south central area, south of the gravel mining area. It's a twenty-five acre development with sixty single family lots. Part of this ongoing discussion is the extension of North Creek Greenway, the underpass underneath Pilot Knob Road, and 157' Street underpass. Illustrated was the proposed park dedication, part of which is Dakota County Greenway property. This development would allow for approximately an acre and a half of park dedication or equivalent cash in lieu of. Staff is seeking Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee input and comments regarding the expectation for Regatta Park as the development moves forward, as well as future development to the area to the north. Considerations include the potential location of a fire station in this area, should the pathway be shifted to an already existing trail on park property, zoning of the land is primarily residential with opportunities for high density in some areas. Majority of the property north of 155"'and 153 is designated mixed business campus. Staff has indicated to the developer the desire at minimum for park property to accommodate a warminghouse and ice skating rinks in the area. ITEM S.D. Agenda Items — 157b Street Underpass 157a' Street underpass project is scheduled to begin this spring. The trail will come through Quarry Point Park and tie in with the underpass to the south. The existing southern trail will be utilized, a north/south trail will be added into the 157a' Street underpass. ITEM S.E. Agenda Items — Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee 2016 Goals Director Bernstein requested the Committee bring forward their goals for city staff to accomplish in 2016. -2of3- CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE January 7, 2016 ITEM 5.F. Agenda Items — Mid -Winter Fest 2016 Director Bernstein noted Mid -Winter Fest is scheduled for the first weekend in February. The event has been combined into a one -day single location event at Hayes Park. Some events include mites hockey tournament, bouncy houses, refreshments and volleyball tournaments. ITEM 5.G. Agenda Items — Division Updates Director Bernstein reminded the Committee the Frozen Apple Concert series begins Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Valleywood with the David Gonzalez Band. Michael Monroe is scheduled February 6 and Patty Peterson & Friends are scheduled March 12. Apple Valley Community Center has four tournaments scheduled in January — two volleyball and two basketball. 108 volleyball teams are participating in winter leagues three nights a week. Warminghouses opened January 6. Arena Manager Christianson presented an update of arena operations. Rental revenue comparisons for ice, turf, and tennis rentals have increased over the last five years. Learn -to - Skate classes have started with 158 participants for the winter session. Advertising sales are in progress. Turf reservations are starting for the upcoming season. Park Superintendent Adamini presented a recap of maintenance projects; including ice rink flooding/building progress, park sign rebuilding, pathway plowing, and special projects like Cobblestone Park canoe rack, retooling batting cages at Quarry Point Park, and servicing of all mowers for the summer. Approximately 75 miles of trails are cleared during the winter by Park Maintenance crews. Several crew members move to street plowing during snow events. ITEM 6. Adjourn There being no further business, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting was adjourned. MOTION: by J. Montgomery, seconded by Sullivan, to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. VOTE: Yes — 4, No — 0 Respectfully Submitted, DOW" P Dorene Perkins Morn, Dept. Assistant Approved by the Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee 2016. -3of3- \' �� '• � � III _— - I' _ - ___ 4 I 1' t i 0 —I r 9 / Y � I i 1 ,,1 Cobblestone Lake West Park Apple Valley, Minnesota 2-4-16 • - some Stantec Jobt 19980J490/Geopllln/Coble#alaConceph.txW v /f OM07D Ouflot G 3.75 ac. + 1 1 �C COBBLESTONE "'Z LAKE f' \i 1 i� I Cobblestone Lake West Park Apple Valley, Minnesota 2-4-16 Stantec Job 0 1988p9Y90/G=hW0obO1esMreConcePhlydO Orr of .IPP[f Y.Mfr SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: • More than 398 acres of park land mowed weekly • 71,614 visitors to the Aquatic Center • More than 3,07S adult softball league participants • Valleywood Golf Course was named MGA's "Member Club of the Year" INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Advisory Committee q Park Maintenance 6 Recreation Programs 12 Senior Center 22 Aquatics 24 Valleywood Golf Course 26 Arenas 28 Annual Report January - December 2015 HEALTHY PARKS HEALTHY PEOPLE PAGE 2 From the Director The Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Department had an outstand- ing year! The Department will measure our success by people served, program participant evaluations, improvements to opera- tions, revenue received from program fees, net recreation program revenue, and the overall projects accomplished during the year. Our accomplishments truly reflect our mission! apartment Managers Director: Barry Bernstein Parks Superintendent: Tom Adamini Recreation Superintendent: Scott Breuer Golf Course Manager: Jim Zinck Arena Manager: Brian Christianson Administrative Coordinator: Dorene Perkins Morn Barry Bernstein Director, Parks andVecreation 2015 Adopted Budget Parks & Rec Dept., $7,696,041 City of Apple ,. Valley ! QUO Parks & Ree Ugfley; Dept. $2$;SiE326 Senior Center Budgets Aquatic Ctr Self -Supporting Redwood ■ 201S Adopted AVCC 2014 Actual Recreation... Park Maintenance P 2013 Actual Admininistration ■ 2012 Actual Valleywood Arenas $2,000,000 $0 PARKS & RECREATION PAGE 3 PAGE 4 irks and Recreation Ivisory Committee The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) is an appointed com- mittee of the City Council of volunteer citizens. The purpose of the PRAC is to advise and make recommendations to the City Council concerning parks, recre- ation, open space, and trail issues. In addition, the PRAC provides input to City staff, acting as an advisory board on community interests concerning recreation and parks. Organization The PRAC consists of seven (7) members. Members are appointed by the City Council for three (3) year terms. The Chairperson and Secretary are elected annually by the committee members at an "organizational meeting" typically held in March. Meetings are held the first Thursday of January, March, May, September, and November, with additional meetings called as needed throughout the year. Committee Members Lee Strom -Chair Cindy Hart (resigned) Patrick Sullivan Jr. —Secretary Boyd Montgomery Kanika Gupta (resigned) Jessica Montgomery Noel Hammill Brent Schulz Members' Role The PRAC's work covers a broad range of issues which must be acted upon in a timely manner. Occasionally, the formation of "task force" or "study groups" be- comes necessary to look into or work further on more complex issues. Participa- tion in these groups is voluntary. Park Dedication The City has enacted an ordinance under Minnesota law which grants a communi- ty the authority to receive land or cash in lieu of land for purposes from residential and commercial/industrial developers. This dedication is set depending on the size of the proposed development and whether it is a residential or commercial/ industrial development. If the amount of land is not sufficient to support a park, a cash dedication is accepted. The amount of the cash dedication is based on the type of residential or commercial/industrial unit. The Committee annually reviews dedication funds. The cash collected goes into a fund for purchase and/or devel- opment of parks throughout the community. PARKS & RECREATION PAGE 5 Comprehensive Guide Plan Required by the Metropolitan Council, the City maintains a "Comprehensive Guide Plan" for the city. One segment of the plan includes parks. Neighborhood service areas are defined to help de- termining what park needs might be for each portion of the City. A complete copy of the Plan is available on the City's web site at www.ci.apple-vallev.mn.us. 2015 Meetings Meetings were held January 15, March 5, May 7, July 16, September 3, and November 5. Regular meetings were held in the Municipal Center's Council Chambers and video broadcast on Charter Com- munication Cable Channel 180 starting at 7:00 p.m. Informal meetings were held at 6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Center's Regent Conference Room prior to each Regular meeting. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDED: • Cobblestone Lake Park South • Cobblestone Lake Park West • Cortland Development Park • Mid -Winter Fest • Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Goals • County Road 42 Trail • Dakota County North Creek Greenway County Rd 38 Trail & Pedestrian Bridge • Park Dedication Expenditure • Parks & Recreation Department Annual Report • Proposed Amendments to Park Dedication Requirements • Kelley Park Amenities Discussion • Quarry Point Park Soccer Field #7 Lighting • Parks and Recreation Division Reports and 2016 Fee Schedules • Accept Resignation of Two Committee Members • Introduction of New Committee Member • Traditions Development Cobblestone Lake 7th Addi- tion • Hayes Park Arena - Advertising • Youth Athletic Associations' Status Report PAGE 6 Park Maintenance The Park Maintenance Divi- sion once again met its pri- mary obligations in provid- ing well maintained grounds for general park users, and properly pre- pared facilities for count- less tournaments, picnics, and public celebrations. Accomplishments vary from routine maintenance items, to improvement of infra- structure. Highlights *coordinated installation of new floor within the lobby and hallways of the Apple Valley Community Center *coordinated installation of new epoxy floor within the locker rooms of Redwood pool •coordinated installation of new diamond brite shell to the Redwood wading pool •coordinated installing new diamond brite shell to the diving well at the Apple Val- ley Family Aquatic Center .coordinated renovation of the main room at the Red- wood Community Center *coordinated renovation of the Redwood pool conces- sion room *constructed new infield and backstop at Greenleaf Park *coordinated construction of security fence around the shop at Quarry Point Park PARKS & RECREATION *coordinated the extension of fence along Flagstaff Ave- nue. This was necessary to contain balls from field #8 where we install numerous small soccer fields. •coordinated installation of field lights for field #7 at Quarry Point Park •constructed four new dug- outs at Valley Middle Park. •installed new edging around playgrounds at Kel- ler and Hagemeister parks. •coordinated volunteer tree plant at Quarry Point Park, funded by tree trust *coordinated scout project at Robert Erickson, planting of wildflowers, installation of bluebird houses, and installation of mason bee nesting houses •coordinated a scout project at cobblestone lake, a screen was built around the porta-potty *coordinated a scout project at Quarry Point Park. Scouts planted the planter around the American flag on field #1 and also planted several spruce trees in the same area •coordinated with Jim Kluender (the birdman of Rosemount) who built, in- stalled, and maintains nu- merous bluebird and wood duck houses at cobblestone lake. in addition to this, he has installed two kestral boxes at Quarry Point Park *re -graded the infield of Quarry Point Park #2. this area has had drainage is- sues since the park original- ly opened *completed renovation of soccer fields #6 and #7 at Quarry Point Park. This in- cluded multiple aeration directions, sand topdress- ing, seeding and application of 10 tons of organic based fertilizer with the goal to improve the root zone. The clay content on these soils Highlights (cont.) is quite high and not condu- cive for heavy play. An aggres- sive strategy of turf mainte- nance is going to be essential on this site for some time. *completed renovation on field #9 at Johnny Cake Ridge Park West also was completed. We chose a seed mix with 90% turf type tall fescue for this project. If we can get it to work like we want, it should put roots down a foot deep, and be able to recover well from heavy wear. The field turf at Johnny Cake Ridge Park West gets more use than any other fields in the system. The users include Eastview High School sport teams, gym clas- ses, youth associations and summer camps. Staff works extremely hard in keeping these facilities in the best shape possible. •painted the interior of the Johnny Cake Ridge Park East gazebo •Legion Field press box and the concession building at Johnny Cake Ridge Park East •rebuilt the entire south wall of the Delaney Park shelter. A chronic slow leak from a win - dow caused a rot situation that needed to be addressed. *applied new epoxy flooring and painted the interior of the Alimagnet Park restroom *constructed a replacement hockey rink at Johnny Cake Ridge Park West *trails at Hayes Park sealcoated *trails and pedestrian areas at Johnny Cake Ridge Park East sealcoated *sanitary sewer connected to Quarry Point Park *parking lots at Huntington Park and Johnny Cake Ridge Park West re -striped *painted the park building at Apple Valley East *killed and removed willows around Cobblestone Lake .installed shade screen for players in waiting at the pickle ball courts *roof's constructed over dug- outs on three softball fields at Johnny Cake Ridge Park East *coordinated installation of automatic doors at the Apple Valley Community Center *painted the exterior of the Valley Middle building .installed new Legion Field sign Snow Removal 2000 1500 1000 657 633.5 g6�5 2013-2014 474 500 r�40 W 2014-2015 0 Pathways Walkways Parking Total Hours Hours Lots Hours Hours PAGE 7 Cobblestone Lake's dock is installed each spring and taken out each fall Park Maintenance division maintains 20 tennis courts, 6 pickle ball courts, and 23 basketball courts Routine Park Maintenance Duties *mowing as much as 300 acres weekly with an aver- age of 275 acres *weekly cleaning and maintenance of the Kelley Park fountains and splash pad *weekly concert and Shake- spearian play preparations at Kelley Park *watering, mulching, fertiliz- ing of park trees *painting of up to 100 ath- letic fields at any given time including baseball and soft- ball foul lines, soccer, foot- ball and lacrosse •6 restroom facilities to clean on daily basis •9 picnic shelters to clean on a regular basis •56 infields to level and groom *sun shades at Kelley, Quar- ry Point, and Cedar Isle parks put up and take down *annual set-up and winteri- zation of the Apple Valley _-----__ Family Aquatic Center and Redwood pool •repair and monitoring of 7 irrigation systems *boards installed and disman- tled each year at the sports arena *installation and removal of tennis courts at the Sports Arena *installation and removal of turf at the Hayes Park Arena *maintenance and repair of 56 playground structures *turf maintenance including fertilization, weed control, and aeration on mowed park properties •planting beds at each and every park, some with multi- ple beds *dock in dock out annually at Cobblestone Lake *maintenance of copious park signs both wood and metal •routine park garbage and disposal of items dumped in park property *Construction and mainte- nance of 22 sheets of ice in winter, which includes 10 boarded rinks •plowing of 75 miles of path- way and sidewalk *plowing of park parking lots where winter activities occur •maintenance of docks at Far- quar and Lac Lavon parks *daily and seasonal mainte- nance and repair of all park maintenance equipment •carpentry, plumbing and electrical repairs in all park facilities *assisted other departments where needed, street plow- ing, work at old city hall, etc. *Mid -Winter Fest and Free- dom Days support and maintenance *Coordination and removal of 58 diseased trees and 26 storm damage trees within the park system PAGE 9 ' 4F�R�Il9.`TI^i APPLE VALLEY MOWING ACREAGE ALIMAGNET 6.49 16.37 SUMMERFIELD 3.69 APPLE GROVE 12.23 HERITAGE 0.79 SUNSET 1.1 APPLE PONDS 4.12 HUNTINGTON 9.07 TINTAH 12.96 APPLE VALLEY EAST 9.38 JCRPE 37.31 VALLEY MIDDLE' 6.89 AVFAC 1.24 JCRPW 51.61 WALLACE 0.5 BELMONT 3.4 KELLER 3.46 WILDWOOD 4.27 BRIAR OAKS 2.2 KELLEY 1.64 CORTLAND DVLPMT 5.61 CARROLLWOOD 1.78 LAC LAVON 5.69 138TH ST. CT. OUTLOT 0.1 CEDAR ISLE 4.89 LARGEN 6.27 PIPELINE 3.66 CEDAR KNOLLS 1 LONG LAKE 5.44 CHAPPARRALL 2.71 LONGRIDGE 7.22 COBBLESTONE 15.16 MOELLER 7.25 DELANEY 9.82 NEWELL 3.72 DIAMOND PATE 15.33 NORDIC 1.89 DUCHESS 2.57 PALOMINO/ WELL 3 3.67 FAITH 5.68 PENNOCK 3.14 FARQUAR 11.62 QUARRY POINT 24.21 FINDLAY 1.69 REDWOOD N 11.11 GALAXIE 5.5 REDWOOD S 4.56 GREENING 3.45 REGATTA 7.5 GREENLEAF 15.33 ROBERT ERICKSON 1.97 HAGEMEISTER 5.79 SCOTT 4.2 TOTALS= 398.25 ACRES WITHOUT VALLEY MIDDLE PARKS & RECREATION PAGE I I Dec- Feb 12 sheets of outdoor ice are constructed and maintained, this includes 10 boarded rinks 20152016 Season ICERINK MAMIENANCE LOG Date d,-TEVe LOJE: F'. 07gE5t W'ATIE4 CTORS VAATENANCE A'P.'!EI7/COVVE8TS ETC. R.NKCONO 122/2015 33 26 59 ClouclyAlllarm Na frost no building of ice WA 12/2/2015 36 25 61 Cloudy/Warm N/A 12/3 2015 43 21 64 Clearin Warm N/A 12/4/2015 43 21 64 12 2015 42 38 8o " 12 2015 39 32 71 " 12 2015 44 30 74 ^ 12 2015 42 31 73 ` 12 2015 46 29 75 " 12/10/20151 45 1 37 82 " 12111/20151 39 1 34 73 1' 12 12 015 40 34 74 " 12132015 40 38 78 Rain ' 12 14 015 40 38 78 Cloudy' 12 15 015 34 31 65 ' 12 16 015 40 23 63 " 12/17 025 29 18 47 Colder Noststartln form 1218 015 20 9 29 needd frost and sin le clefts ' 12/192015 27 7 34 ^ 12 20 015 41 28 59 Warm " 12/212015 34 29 63 ` 11/22 015 35 29 64 12/2 /2015 35 27 59 Rain Iosin frasfit an " 12 2d 015 27 24 51 12/252015 29 26 55 ` 1212612015 31 28 59 ` 12127 015 29 11 40 frost tlevNo meet 1212912015 23 10 33 Snow late aftemoon start Ooodln ha es I.,ha ..cr w " 12/29 015 28 19 47 8'snow in rinks starttll in out finks 4 staff to streets " 12130 015 23 12 35 resume floodin. more Ink clean out ' 12 312015 18 5 23 ` PAGE 12 Puppet Theatre and Aroma Art We had a wonderful "371h Anniversary'- summer of Puppet Shows in 20151Our attendance was 5,069 for the 8 weeks of puppet shows, with an average of 24.25 per each show! The Aroma Art Program, now in its 121h year, had 2,038 participants over the 8 weeks, averaging 18.53 participants per stop. (NOTE -Aroma Art is only held at three parks per day, either in the morning or in the afternoon.) A new craft pertaining to the Pup- pet Show each week, is Our Staff in 2015 included offered free of charge to two returning and one new those children who attend member. There is a good the Puppet Show. The possibility that all staff theme was again — FAIRY members will moving on to i TALES, and included: Sleep- other opportunities next ing Beauty, Little Red Riding year, but, we are still look - Hood, Tangled (Rapunzel), ing forward to a wonderful Hansel & Gretel, the Prin- 2016 season of Puppet cess & the Frog, Frozen, Shows in the Apple Valley Charlie & the Chocolate Parks. Factory, and a Patriotic Puppet Theatre Show Viewers 5,200 5,069 5,100 5,000 4,900 4769 4,900 47,00 4656 4,591 4,600 Ft 4,500 4,400 4,300 T- --T -- 2012 20B 2014 2015 PARKS & RECREATION Themed-Show the week of July 4th. Playground Participants 3,500 3,158 3,000 3 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2013 2014 205 PAGE 13 Summer Playground Program The Apple Valley Parks and Recrea- tion Department offers a FREE summer program for children 6-11 years old. It offers games, crafts and organized sports in a safe and nurturing environment. Programs are held at multiple parks, four days a week for seven weeks during the summer. We have approximately one field trip planned each week in addition to our very popular summer camps. This summer we had two staff members at each park location, one male and one female. It was nice to have multiple staff members at each park. Playground Particpants by Park Huntington s 174 Wildwood '� 654 Hayes "M 382 Cobblestone iiM 107 Hagemeister 425 Faith ^ 224 Tintah r 192 Redwood I.. 263 Cedar Isle 608 Briar Oaks In 129 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — \ Day Camps i Our camp programs are very wants. We put a lot of time i i popular; growing and expand- and thought into our camp i i ing every year. We continued programs. i i with our "pre summer" camp i i this year and added a Teen Day i i Camp program. We evaluate i i and tweek our camp formats Our goal is to continue to im- Zi each session to keep things prove in service, variety and i fresh and to make sure we are community building. i providing what the community Camp Participants 146 147 146 144 144 — 142 140 140 138 136 2013 2014 2015 PAGE 14 Preschool Open Gym Offered every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at the Apple Valley _49Lj Community Center, this 1 FREE program takes place -- 1 156 days each year! Open to ages 5 & under with an accompanying adult. 1 i _ 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Each week, many children gather to play with balls, hoops, scooters, and more. We have added a 9:00-9:30 a.m. opportuni- ty for toddlers under 2 years of age to attend, before the "Older Pre- school kids" arrive. _N Recreation Programs The Recreation Division continues to offer a wide variety of Recreation Programs, year-round for all ages, from toddlers to adults, plus Parent -Child Programs and Family Programs/Events. ..- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / PARKS & RECREATION PA G E IS Seasonal Recreation Programs WINTER 2015: During the cold winter months, Apple Valley Community Center is busy all week long with seasonal pro- grams for tots, youth, adults and families, including: Tot's Holiday Parties, Letters from Santa, Cookies for Santa, and Skating with Santa. Breakfast with Santa has been sponsored by McDonalds of Apple Valley for more than 15 years now! SPRING 2015: Favorite pro- grams offered in the springtime include: Easter Basket Delivery, Baking for the Bunny, Flashlight Egg Hunt, Egg -citing Egg - Dyeing, and Breakfast with the Bunny (also sponsored by McDonald's of Apple Valley). Tots enjoyed Offered for the third summer classes of Dr. was "Kidz Kan Act" for 5-8 year Seuss on the olds. Sixteen children regis- Loose, Tiny tered for and performed two Tea Party, plays for their parents, in "Dr. Little Garden- ers, For the Birds, Teddy Bear Picnic, and Carnival. New classes included Bugs -Bugs-Bugs, Angry Birds, and Ships Ahoy. Spring gives us an opportunity to schedule classes and activities outdoors again, after a long cold winter. SUMMER 2015: Summer is our favorite season of the entire year —children are on summer vaca- tion and looking for fun activities to fill their days! For our pre- schoolers, we offer additional sessions for all of our year-round pre-school classes including Critters Club, Tot's Day of Fun, Little Scientists, Icky Sticky Fin- gers, Ooey Gooey Art, Summer Chefs, plus our yearly favorites of Little Luau and Little Explorers. Seuss Classics". In only two days, two hours per day, they auditioned, learned their lines, built two sets, made props & costumes, rehearsed and per- formed ! Fall 2015: Along with our year- round program offerings, we added four new classes that were fun and challenging — Star Wars Adventure, Monster Mash, Minecraft, and Ginger- bread Houses for Kids. These classes, plus our MEA Horse Camp led to a very successful fall season. "Once Upon a Star" owner, Kim Maxwell, continued to offer programs that are themed, and her "Frozen -Fancy Princess Par- ty" & Daddy -Daughter Frozen Princess Ball were among the most talked about and en- joyed new clas- Target Center/Xcel Energy Center TICKET BUYING OPPORTUNITIES The Recreation Division continues to work with both Apple Valley's recreation division offers programs that are fun, athletic, educational, musical, and artistic — we offer something for everyone! Target Center and Xcel Energy Center to offer discounted tickets, allowing residents to pay for their tickets on our registration website, and then pick them up at the Apple Valley Community Center. Ticket prices are discounted and don't carry additional handling fees. We reserve the tickets in advance so the seats are most often very good seats at a bargain price! 2015 January to date, we have sold 199 tickets to our residents, for 15 different events. Events include: The Harlem Globetrotters, Disney on Ice performances, Disney Live!, World's Toughest Rodeo, Champion- ship Shootout Tennis; Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the Amy Grant Christmas Concert. PAGE 16 Adult Recreational Athletic Leagues The Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Department provides a wide variety of adult league opportunities to Apple Valley residents as well as non- residents. (Priority status for registra- tion is given to Apple Valley residents.) The Apple Val- ley Community Center is an excellent site for adult leagues plus Johnny Cake Ridge Park is used for adult softball, adult kickball and adult summer sand volley- ball leagues. Volleyball Adult Open Gym Volleyball: Adult Open Gym Volleyball served over 8588 individuals in its Monday, Saturday and Sunday programs. Five addi- tional holiday "special" open gyms were also made availa- ble on normal nights that leagues would generally be held but were not, due to a holiday weekend or non school day, i.e. over MEA weekend and around other major holidays. Mid -Winter Fest Tourna- ments: As part of the 2015 Mid - Winter Fest, staff also pro- moted and ran a Women's and Co-Rec Adult Volleyball tournament and a Co-rec snow Kickball tournament. A total of 42 Women's and Co- Rec volleyball teams partici- pated in this event. The tournament not only gener- ated a $1020.00 profit, we PARKS & RECREATION Budget Summary 533 teams and over 15,869 individuals par- ticipated in Adult Ath- letic programs in 2015 2015 Revenues - $208,658 2015 Expenses - $123,794 Revenue over Expenses - $84,864 also donated 580 pounds of food to a local food shelf. We also had 6 Co-rec Kickball teams compete in the snow Kickball tournament. In 2014,staff expanded the vol- leyball tournament into a two day event. 2014 was also the ft year that a Co-rec snow Kickball tournament was offered. Between the two tournaments over 400 Adults participated in these two Mid -Winter Fest events. MRPA State Volleyball Tour- nament On March 14 & 15, 2015, the Apple Valley Community Cen- ter staff hosted the Minneso- ta Recreation and Parks Asso- ciation Men's and Women's State Volleyball Tournament. 42 adult teams throughout the state (including four Ap- ple Valley teams) competed in the two day event. I. 1 7' Park Attendants Three seasonal park attend- ants supervise Johnny Cake Ridge Park and Kelley Parks during the summer season. Their job is to greet park guests, answer questions, provide directions, clean up parks, operate the ball field lights, handle any on site issues with the adult league programs and assist at Kelley Park for the concert -in -the - park series. Staff Liaison The Adult Athletic Supervisor also works closely with the Recreation Superintendent who serves as staff liaisons to the Apple Valley and Eastview Youth Athletic Asso- ciations. Those two athletic associations serve over 12,000 youth representing twelve separate sports for each association. Park Attendants Three seasonal park attend- ants supervise Johnny Cake Ridge Park and Kelley Parks during the summer season. Their job is to greet park guests, answer questions, provide directions, clean up parks, operate the ball field lights, handle any on site issues with the adult league programs and assist at Kelley Park for the concert -in -the - park series. Staff Liaison The Adult Athletic Supervisor also works closely with the Recreation Superintendent who serves as staff liaisons to the Apple Valley and Eastview Youth Athletic Asso- ciations. Those two athletic associations serve over 12,000 youth representing twelve separate sports for each association. PA G E 1 7 League Highlights Adult Softball: while many local communities lost Adult Softball teams the City of Apple Valley added a total of ten teams (4 summer teams & 6 fall teams) for the 2015 season. Two Adult "All -City" League tournaments were also offered for in 2015. Eight Apple Valley Men's Recre- ational league teams participat- ed in the summer tournament at Johnny Cake Ridge Park as well as seven Apple Valley Men's intermediate level teams participated in the fall tourna- ment. Based on 2015 tournament numbers one fall tournament will be offed in 2016 with two separate divisions to accommo- date both the Recreational as well as Intermediate level teams. Also new in 2016 a fall outdoor Co-rec Volleyball tour- nament will be added to the venue to create more activity in the park and at the Concession stand. Adult Kickball: for the 2015 fall Kickball season an additional night (Wednesday evenings) was added to our programs of activi- ties. Six new recreational teams joined this league and we hope to expand the number of teams in this program in the fall of 2016. Adult League Promotional Flyer In the fall/winter of 2015 an Adult league promotional flyer was developed in-house. In 2016 that promotional flyer will be distributed to local Apple Valley businesses and Churches to en- courage additional participation in Apple Valley adult leagues and Open Gym programs. 3,J V V 3,000 PARTICII 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 0 I I 1 I ANTS ■ 2013 ■ 2014 N 2015 350 SORBqu "OtIEVSAII K10RBgtt BASKfr,8At( wIFgE84t 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 VL *1,kf6414 savKF4,11<( w/FFrFBq� TEAMS ■ 2013 ■ 2014 ■ 2015 PAGE IS Teen Center The Teen Center is a place that teens can call their own; this building is for "teens only". It's a place to gather to socialize, play board games, read, partici- pate in recreation activities, watch DVDs, play video games, dance, skateboard, play table tennis, air hockey & foosball, do their home- work, and eat if they're hungry, as concessions are provided. The Teen Center is open 360 days a year and is staffed by an experienced group of teachers, recrea- tion professionals, and oth- er adults who bring their many talents to the job including: graphic arts, po- etry, music, cooking, gar- dening, sports, and more. In 2015, the Teen Center Staff changed dramatically, as many moved on to new jobs, new cities, and new opportunities, near the start of summer. It was a season of transition but in the end, the three new staff members bring "new tal- ents" to the Teen Center. /•0• \ 00*0 �i000 00* •00 Apple lley 20,000 15,000 10,000 —♦-Attendance -*-Concession Sales 5,000 $705.00 $1,201.50 $8 0 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 15,563 11,567 07.50 ' 10,000 600.0 Activities are beginning to take place more often again, including: Teens versus Staff Challenges (table tennis, air hockey, and some video games that the staff know how to play!); birthday party rentals; and impromptu activ- ities with the Teens including board games, craft sessions, and chess/cribbage games being played. The Teen Cen- ter continues to be a wonder- ful "drop -in" facility for teens RECREATION to come to after school (especially from Eastview HS), or anytime. "EDIBLE GARDEN" The Teen Center Garden has now been planted two sum- mers. Although it is still not an easy thing to get the teens to assist with the Garden, they are learning that if they help, they will get to eat, even if it is VEGETABLES! They are begin- ning to take own- ership, and be- lieve it or not, are eating what is grown! i PARKS & 15,563 11,567 07.50 ' 10,000 600.0 Activities are beginning to take place more often again, including: Teens versus Staff Challenges (table tennis, air hockey, and some video games that the staff know how to play!); birthday party rentals; and impromptu activ- ities with the Teens including board games, craft sessions, and chess/cribbage games being played. The Teen Cen- ter continues to be a wonder- ful "drop -in" facility for teens RECREATION to come to after school (especially from Eastview HS), or anytime. "EDIBLE GARDEN" The Teen Center Garden has now been planted two sum- mers. Although it is still not an easy thing to get the teens to assist with the Garden, they are learning that if they help, they will get to eat, even if it is VEGETABLES! They are begin- ning to take own- ership, and be- lieve it or not, are eating what is grown! i PARKS & Activities are beginning to take place more often again, including: Teens versus Staff Challenges (table tennis, air hockey, and some video games that the staff know how to play!); birthday party rentals; and impromptu activ- ities with the Teens including board games, craft sessions, and chess/cribbage games being played. The Teen Cen- ter continues to be a wonder- ful "drop -in" facility for teens RECREATION to come to after school (especially from Eastview HS), or anytime. "EDIBLE GARDEN" The Teen Center Garden has now been planted two sum- mers. Although it is still not an easy thing to get the teens to assist with the Garden, they are learning that if they help, they will get to eat, even if it is VEGETABLES! They are begin- ning to take own- ership, and be- lieve it or not, are eating what is grown! i PARKS & Mid -Winter 1 Fest ' Our 38th Annual Mid -Winter Cele- Course. We added concessions by bration was held on February 1-2. Carbone's, Lunch with Klondike, a 1 The event included a Medallion TC Medallion Hunt, Horse -Drawn J Hunt, Adult Snow Kickball & Adult Wagon Rides, a Pickleball Tourna- Indoor Volleyball Tournaments, ment on Friday, a Senior Arts i outdoor skating & XC skiing and a Showcase, an AVHA vs EVHA bonfire, a cribbage tournament, Mites Hockey Jamboree, a DJ in the J inflatable jumpers, mini golf, enter- gym, and additional entertainers ' tainers, face painters, and an even- throughout the building. The 39" ing performance by Patty Peterson Annual MWF Celebration will be & Friends at Valleywood Golf 1 held on February 6-7, 2016. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — r 6d 519 Lb. of food collected for the local food shelf P A G E 1 9 PAGE 20 t Freedom Days The 2015 Freedom Days celebration featured many family -friendly activities and events: Classic Car/Motorcycle/Truck Show and Business Fair Youth Golf Tournament Kids Fishing Derby Seniors Music Concert Family Fun Night, with Kids Parade & Petting Zoo �I Carnival, Midway and Rides / �r Fourth of July Fun Run ' Fourth of July Parade 1 Fourth of July Entertainment & Fireworks e ' Hpppy 4th o f July ------------------- ----- PARKS & RECREATION PAGE 21 Freedom Days (cont.) Fun Run The 36" Annual Freedom Days 2-Mile & S-Mile Races were held on Saturday, July 4", 8:00am start at Hayes Park. The 2-mile race had 202 run- ners, with 101 males & 101 females. The 5-mile race had 211 runners, with 114 males and 97 females. We also offer a FREE "Half -Pint Half -Mile" Run for youth 10 years and under. This year we had 108 youth runners, all of whom received a Participation Ribbon at the FINISH Line plus some cool Freedom Days trin- kets and candy... We also awarded 1e` Place Trophies to the 1" Boy & Girl to cross the finish line. 700 , - 600 Soo 400 -' 300 ' 200 - 100 - - o._-_-_-,---___- 20U 20B • 1/2 pi. e 5 mile ■ 2 mile PAGE 22 Senior Center The Senior Center is a 21,000 square foot facility that provides modern ameni- ties and areas '. for meetings and special events with seating for up to 220. The Parks and Recreation Department markets the facility to possible rental groups and utilizes the facility to serve the recreation- al interests of our senior population. There was continued growth with Senior Center Member- ship. In 2014 there were 935 members. Presently there are 985 members. There was also growth in recreational offerings at the Apple Valley Senior Center. Some of the new programs and activities that were of- fered in 2015 include Tai Chi, Honoring Choices, Sen- ior Coloring Group, special- ized Spanish instruction and The Apple Valley Seniors organi- zation is headed up by volunteer committees. Primary Committees include: • Executive • Finance • Social & Recreation • Education & Service • Membership 2015-2016 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Jeannine Churchill Vice -President: Dick Geiger Secretary: Judy Adkins Treasurer: Wes Hasbrouck Assistant Treasurer: Ron Butler Member at Large: Linda Holle PARKS & RECREATION a month -long holiday gift exchange. Rental groups included churches, scouts, family celebrations, busi- ness meetings, and educa- tional seminars. PAGE 23 Some of the Seniors' Activities • Yoga • Zumba Gold • Zumba Gold Toning • Wii Bowling • Senior of the Month • Spanish Lessons • Driver's Improvement Courses • Painting Classes: Water Color, Acrylic & Oil • Line Dancing • Bike Group/Club • Tap Dancing • Military Support Group • Minnesota Law Project • Insurance Counseling • Segway Tours • Water Walking • Lap Swimming • Back to School Supply Drive - Westwood Elementary • Pickleball Lessons • Mitten Tree • Toys for Tots • Table Tennis • Ladies Pool • Morning Stretch • Bridge • Happy Stitches • Quilting Bees • Pinochle • Cribbage • Hand & Foot Cards • Donated Bread Program • First Edition Book Club • Gather Around Music • Mah Jongg • 500 Card Game • Hardanger • Knitters & Crochets • Feed My Starving Children • Men's Breakfast • Women's Breakfast • Members Bingo • Dominoes • Blood Pressure Checks • IMAX Coffee & Show • Trips and Catered Lunches • Computer Classes • Veterans Day Program • Holiday Parties l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --—--————————— — — — — —— PAGE G= Family Aquatic Center Record Attendance in 2015 ! a 1 Rf!"1 Outside Groups 'a40 2012 to 2015 . 120 116 116 100 100 80 60 20 0 2012 20 Group entries were 9%of total entries in 2015 PARKS & RECREATION 0 Wafer Walking and Lap Swim seven days a week: 4368 walkers in 2015 2609 14840 Outside groups are most valua- ble on days with marginal weather, since families may change their plans on a cooler day, but groups will come out regardless. Redwood Pool Redwood Attendance 8000 - - - - -- - -- _ - - - -- 7,303 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Soo 400 300 200 100 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 Punches Sold F_2,100 --- 1 380 f 1,160 980 2012 2013 2014 2015 Swimming lesson Participation 2012 2013 2014 2015 P A G E 2 5 Ninety three Lifeguards from both 93 facilities trained and recertified here in 2015. Forty-six pool rentals in 2015. For 46 groups, sports teams, families this is an inexpensive option to rent a pool. Fifty-one years of Redwood Out- door Pool, the teaching and train- 51 ing facility for the Aquatic Pro- gram. The third generation is now being taught to swim at Redwood by teachers who themselves learned to swim at Redwood. a PAGE 26 r =T1lleywood Golf Course Widely recognized as one of the premier public golf courses in the Twin Cities area. Located on 190 acres of rolling hills with eleven water ponds and majestic stands of trees. Valley - Id gives the feel country club at a y fee rate. The rse is surrounded by nature. It's not uncom- mon to see deer and wild turkeys on the course. 35,000 -T------------ 33,000 - N - e-1 31,000 m N 29,000- ♦i m 27,000 - - �- 2011 2012 I 18 Hole -in -Ones registered ► this year) � ► 0 Cq W M M vi N ul M d m 2013 2014 2015 M ,ozen Apple Concert Series iat., January 17 - Ic Sat., February 7 - Sat. March 7- 4EW SOUND FRED STEELE MICHAEL MONROE JINDERGROUND PARKS & RECREATION MGA "Member Club of the Year" Valleywood was awarded Minneso- ta Golf Association's (MGA) "Member Club of the Year" award at the association's 115th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner held November 2, 2015, at Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins. The award recognizes Valleywood as one of the Twin Cities' premier golf ven- ues, home to several imaginative, .. Food & I Beverage I • Biggest selling food items- 1,084 hot dogs and 704 brats • Most popular plated dinner- 213 Monterey Stuffed Chicken and 197 Pork New York • Most popular service style for tournaments —grill out buffet • 406 Bloody Mary's I I • 355 Chicken Bacon Wraps innovative junior and adult player development programs. Valleywood is one of a very few public golf courses to have re- ceived this award. Most recent recipients have been Rochester Golf & Country Club, Baker Na- tional Golf Club, and Brackett's Crossing Country Club. Cross -Country Meet Valleywood hosted the Section III cross country meet on Thurs- day, October 29. There were over 200 competitors repre- senting 16 schools. In addition, approximately 700 spectators attended the two races to cheer on their student athletes. _ _ - _ -.. e .. - - _ - - \ • 1,278 Tap Pours of • 489 Purple and 865 Red I Summit EPA PowerAdes PA G E 7 7 -7_te's4mi:' Sports Arena The Apple Valley Sports Arena is jointly owned with the Independent School District 196 and is connect- ed to the south end of the Apple Valley High School. In the winter fall and winter season the arena primarily serves the skating commu- nity and High School gym activities. The Sports Arena is converted to indoor ten- nis courts for the spring and summer seasons. Ice Logos For the first time ever staff painted the ice instead of the concrete flooring during the ice installation at both arenas. The City of Apple Valley logo was added at center ice for the first time ever along with the Apple Valley and Eastview High School logos in the neutral zones. The ice painting is done in a series of steps PARKS & RECREATION This year the Arenas saw about 5,800 hours of use for our ice, turf and tennis courts, resulting in just over a 9% increase in rental rev- enue for our facilities from 2014 to 2015. Overall, from 2010 to 2015 the arenas have seen a 40% increase in rental revenue. Arena staff has taken over the concession stand oper- ations at both Arenas. Hayes shown in the picture below. Park Arena housed a great existing concession area that made for a seamless transition for us. At the Sports Arena we had to get creative, a concession trail- er was purchased and we have put it to good use! Through December 2015 the concession stands have brought in about $17,000 in gross revenue. Revenue $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 - $100,000 $0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 First, we put a thin layer of water to level the surface of the concrete, then three coats of white paint are sprayed on the ice. Once the white paint freezes, three coats of clear water are sprayed on the white to seal the paint in. Following the clear coats, the logos and lines are hand painted using paint brushes. Once the painting process has been complet- ed we slowly build the sheet of ice to 1.5 inches to be ready for our first cus- tomers. It takes about 10,000 gallons of water to complete the process for each rink. Hayes Park Arena Hayes Park Arena is located on city property adjacent to the Ap- ple Valley Community Center/ Senior Center complex. In the summer, fall, and winter seasons the arenas primarily serve the indoor ice sports community. The arena is converted from ice to turf to host spring activities and back to ice in June for sum- mer, fall, and winter rentals. Staff has implemented an adver- tising program for Hayes Park Arena. We have started to sell Concessions Arena staff has taken over the concession stand opera- tions at both Arenas. Hayes Recycling This spring Hayes Park Are- na received a grant from Dakota County to imple- ment a recycling program to help reduce the amount of waste from the arena going to the landfill. With this program we have add- ed mixed recycling and composting. All products that we use in the conces- sion stand to serve on are compostable. We also re- ceived a water bottle filling station as part of the grant. advertising space within the arena. So far we have one dasher board ad and a scoreboard ad in produc- tion to be installed as soon as the ads are received from our vendor. Park Arena housed a great ex- isting concession area that made for a seamless transition for us. At the Sports Arena we had to get creative, a conces- The filling station has seen a lot of use throughout the season. It has been a great addition to our arena and has saved about 14,000 plastic bottles from going to the landfill and recycling centers to date. P A G E 2 9 Parlicipants Served by the Arenas • Apple Valley and Eastview High School boys and girls hockey teams • Over 340 participants in our Learn to Skate program • The Apple Valley and Eastview Hockey Association's practices, games and tournaments • Apple Valley High School gym classes • Many community families for public skating • Adult tennis leagues and lessons • Valley Athletic Association tennis lessons Sion trailer was purchased and we have put it to good use. Through December 2015 the concession stands have brought in about $17,000 in gross revenue. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- 1 Parks & Recreation Department I MISSION STATEMENT 1 City of To provide recreation and leisure opportunities 1 which: Apple Valley • Promote positive growth of individuals and I communities. 1 • Contribute to the social, physical, educa- tional, mental, emotional, cultural, and Apple Valley, MN 55124 general well-being of the community and 1 www.cityofapplevalley.org its people. 1 • Help people achieve fuller, happier, and more harmonious and effective lives. Phone: 952-953-2300 • Promote family units and develop under- E-mail: parks@cityofapplevalley.org standing and positive interaction among I people. Provide adequate physical facilities and program opportunities, which encourage people of the community to become more self-sustaining in their leisure. Healthy Parks Healthy People . Preserve and hold for the future our natural environment to assure freedom of choice 1 in recreational experiences. I � 1 20Is--———— — — — — —- �' Layout & Defigrr—Administrative Coordinator Dorene Perkins Mann