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Home My WebLink About05/18/1982 � • CSTY OF APPTrE VALZEY PARK C�MMSTTEE MTNCITE� May 1$, 19$2 FRESENT; Chairman Robert Nae�eli, David Mil3�r� E12en Mi.1os, Vir�sni� Sterling (9:17 arra.val--School Braard Election)� Park SupervisQr '�'c�m Wahl, Plann�.n� As�istant Rick Kelley. ABSENT: bou�las Dah2en, Rita f�utenkauf� Terry Lan�a�er. Chairman Idae�eli� Ms» Milas� and Mr. Wa�1 m�;t at 6 g.m. 821C� $Oti�'f:� Li21'�3:3. $ p.m. ineludin� lo4king at the a�ailable Go1f �aurse �1u�house and its pas��.b2� locat�.csn in Fa�.th Park. IACA.TI4N fl�" Gf}LF COTJRSE CT.UBHOUSE IAi F�ITH FARK« The follawa.ng residents of th� Faith Park area were present tn state their vaews ec�nc�rning� the �csca��n� of the o3d clubhouse buildin� a.n Faith Park. They �rere: l�r. �ort L�zc�.»-6256 1�i4th Street,West Mr. Lee L�.ppert--6292 13�+th Street, West Mx. �tnd Mr„ Wayne Lindell--1354f� �erris Ave. Chairman N�egeli explaaned to the res�.dents that the Gdmm3.t�ee Y�as nc� idea h4w the 3.tem {Gol£.Cc�urse Clubhause /Faith Park� �ot r�n the Cau�.cii ag�nda fnr th� May 13 meeting. It was rerisc�vea; the Park Cc�mmf.tt�e h�s no� yet made a recc�mmen- dation �tt� the City Caunci].. �he qu�stic�� was asked, f�Wh� Put a warm3.n� hnuse i.n Faith Park in the first �'l,ace?ce Chairman Nae�eli exp2ained the view of the P�.rk Cammittee b�t �aying that th� park �.s r�ally n.ot that �mall, the �bui2ding c4u1.d be nicely s�es�led in the trees a bit �.orth o£ the l�ft field 13ne� it cauld be us�d a,s a summer faeil�ty tc� �.mplcment summer programs (s�.n�'e there i� nc� summ�r schofll this ye�ry seemingly mar�y chi3dr�r� would benefit fram su�nrner programs)y i� ca�zld serve �.s a cammunity bu�ld�.ng fc�r mee��.n�s, etc.� �nd also the benefit �urrounda.n� res3.dents wauld �et �'rr�m a warmin� hrause� uat just �hose closest ta Fai�h Park. The comment was made �ha� there are n�� that many pea�ale using the facilities in the win�er. Another c+�mment was made that �he ��po�ses frc�m pe�sons living c�n �he north� easty and �outheast sidas of the park were �egat3.ve when questioned abaut havi,ng the bu3.ld�r�g in Faith, Tha.s is a '�b� square faot bui2dingy ar�d the Faith peaple dc� nat feel a buil.din� is 21�"t;t�@!� '��'1@x'E was one o�' M�r. L�.pper��s co�m�nts. Ae a1s4 stated that it w�.s a rnatter nf pc+liey--h� feels it is a rather drasta.c ch�.n�e td put a: sma�,l house in a sma�.l nei�hborhapd parl�« The park is 3/4 natural area and 1/4 play area and is nat tha� lar�e to include that si�e bui:1�3�.n�. The quc�stiQn was asked as tc� haw that bu3.I.din� wauld fi,t th�: �concept of Faith Parl� developmen� a� this pai.nt`� Ms. Mi,ios resptinded that the Park Committee l.c�oks at idea� and co�sider� how the� wauld affect an entare n�i�hbar- hood ar bi��er are�, no� �v.st the surrounda.�,� few hc�uses (Aeop�.e}„ Mr. Lindel�. drew a d.e�criptive map an the board and expla�.ned "his oppasitifl�z--he fe1� a warm- in� house wo�zld be defaced r�ith fnur-].etter words, the park i� st� crawded naw �hat there �.s hat ad�quate rocam for the bualdan�y there a� n.at �z need fc�r a warmin� house, and tha� he woul.d do "every�thin� 1,e�a.11y pc�ssible tc� black havin� � warmi.n� house maeed, inta Faith Park. Mr. I,azar fe7.t that �.t ma�r b�came a. place where kids wc�u�.c� t#han� out". The r�sidents felt th�at there was a �dvenant made ia w'?2 that �.�d�.cat�d tY�e park ha� to harmoz�ize with �he neighborh+�c�d. � � PARK GC3MNfIT�� MI�TU`�ES l�ay 18� 1982 Pst�ge 2 Chairman Naegel,i tflld th� residents not tQ as�ume that the Par� Commi��e wa� �oin� tQ r�eommend putting the old clubhQUSe a.n Faith Park. He said. �hat the Ce,m�aitte� 1.aaks at �he �nti,re nei�h'banc��csd to �ee �rhere the �.eeds are� they try tt� find aut how the �;ei�hrabhc�od f�el�, and i.n a�.�. �ases try t�a da the be�t fc�r the ma�origy af the people. Th� �n�ent is tc� z�ake t2i� best use raf tha.� available bualding and th� best us� ma� be �ained at Fa�.th« Mr. M3.�.l�r st�.ted that the Com�3t�ee wants ta make t�c parks livable a�sd functiai�al. �crr the pee+ple of A.pple Valley_-if the bu�.ld�.n,�`is used far a warm�.n� hcsus� 3r� the wax��er a�,d for sum�er recreat%ana�, activities, perh�ps the park �rc�u3.d be u�ed m��s. Mr. i,ippert fe�,t ther+� would be ��ie gcs�ent�.ca�,a1 for �c�re c�rga�.ized activ3.ty and that he fe�.� we have f'over Qrgani��d�' in �his eaxnmunity. Ms. Mi1os stated that �he, to�,� �'el.t the cc�mmuni�y is t�Q 4rgar�i�ed, but that she alsc� reali�ed that there ar� ma�sy children whca dc� p�rti�3.pa�e and these service� shc�u3.d be prc�aided fpr them. By puttin� a buildi.n� at Faith, i� c�an still be kept as an u�Qr�anizecl r�e�.�hbarhaod park--it would no� be �or the VA�, to come a.n to use fos� orga�,�.�ed spc>rtsy et�. Chairman AT�e�eli told ca� keepin� same unor�ani�ed sp4rts o�zt of Faith when the VAA reques�ed �xse di that park. It was s�at�d that i� wauld be 300 feet �n th� nearest sewer 1.ine. There �.s th� desire tc� light a1.1 the p�.rks far secur�.�y� z�easeans. Mr. Lippert sug�ested that there should be a pra�.�.cy �hat the ne�.ghborhraod resident� �hQUI.d be cantacted when su�h a chan�e is thc��ht c�f ft�r a park--thos� �eople upc�n wh4m there will b� an impact a� a ��su1t c�f a big ch�n��e shaul� be �ware of what is beir�� d�.scussed �nd h�.ve th� c�pportunity t+� s�ate tl�sir c�pa.r�ic�ns. He felt that put�Gin� in a '7&$�square faQt buildin� �epresen�s a ma,�ar chan�e, that it wc�u3.d prabably take $1a•�1,5�C?40 to mave, relc��ate and. re�urbish �he bu3.ld.in�_- h� asksd �hat the �omm�.ttee p3ease think abaut placi�� it somew�.ere o��er tha�. Faith Park. $e stated that there were 14 c�ifferent �'arnilie� �hat abut th� park who are opposed to i.�t; be�'are the pr�,posal is presented td the C�ty �au�c�.l� he would be willing to take a straw vote ir� a thre� block rada.us. Mr. i�ahl �tated that i� is set an a steele fram� and it ca� be e�.ther l�ft c�n �.t or put on � fc+un.dat�.on; it s�QU1d b� masntaa.ned w�11.. Chairman P�aege�.�. sug�ested that the �r�s3deat� ke�p in mi.n.d �hat the skati�� r�nks wi.th warmin� h4uses were the l�st Qne� ta be C�.fls�c� b£?�c'LtlB€? of bud��t cuts. This waxmin� hQUSe� �.f put �.n Faith, wc�uld be ane in the area b�tween tk�e c�nes laeated at Gal�zxi� Park and th� one at Ha�emei,ster Park. It se�:�as tq be tlae ideal. plac� for � warrttin� haus�. The Park Committee wzll znake their recommendation at t�e June 1 Park.Committee meeting. PRE3P€?SEU AT�AITIQNAL P�.�I{ T7EI7IC�TI4N II� TH.E MORNTiJ(�VSE�1 PLA�iNEI3 D�VEI�fl�M��dT DI��RSG°�: Mr. Ke3.1ey r�as �resent tc� receive the dec�.�a.an of the Park Go�mi��ee conc�rzsing the difer from t?ra�in: Thc�mp�c�n Home� as tca the pds�ib�.la.ty c�f danatir�� an $.7 acre parcel. of land ratY��r t'han a cash d4nati�n c+f $83l,��C?.4Q in 1.ie�z of land. At thi.s pc�int in tkle �neetixi� a quar�m was not pr��en.�� sa a �orma�. vote �eau].d n€�t be takex�. Mr. M��.1e� and Ms. M31as i�ad�.cated th�� did r�at wi�sh tn r�eeive la�d.. Ms. Guter�kauf (by telephone� and Mar. Naege3.f felt tha� �he land was not so bad �aut there wa� really nat a r�eed for �.nather park a�,d paxta.��zlarly a.n that 1QCatinn� i r PARK CflMM��'TEE MIN[7'.t!ES May 18, 1q82 P��e 3 Thc�se pre�e�t w�.shed tb take tk�e cash dc�na��.an sn I�.eu af land. dTHER ITEMS BY C�MMITTEEt �l�.rn�g��et--bike �a�k shc�uld be maveci aver by the tnain builc3�.ng. picnic table 'b� th� 1.ittle �war�p by the play.area shc�uld be mr�ved �ver south flf �he equipme�t und�;r th� �rees� noteci that people may be livin� in th� woa�ds--Pc�l�.ce Gh�.ef` Rivcrs r�a.11 be informed of this,� ��laa�ey�-_shovels are braken, Mr« Wahl wi.�.l re�lac� w�.th ones �upplied by Game Time, Redarood Narth..-i�ench �n the woods r�eeds� �r� be plac�d a� the sauth ed�e di the park �lc�se to t�.e tri�.�.�ul.ar kn€��.1 Redwaec2 S€�uth�.-the first base line shc�e��.d be bualt �p. Ke],l�r--a �ril�. i� an the �round. There ir a problem w�.�h water nc�t draa,n3.n�« PeQple ir� �3elaney Park area have been askin� Mr. Dah3en i� �rash canta3.ners cauld be plac�d where pi�nic tabl.es ar� 1.trcateci and al�c� cic��se tp the ba1.�. fi�ld. Ms. Milc�s stateci that her chi,ld�ea are interested 3.� c�rganazi�zg a park patr�l and ir� her par�ieular situatic�n� to patro3 f4ur parks �.n the area. Mr. Mill�r had previausl� stated that his child was dain� sdme vo].unteer patroli�g at �1i.ma�r,net« 2hs Go�mittee felt this was a gAC�d idea ta cansid.er at the ne�ct �zee�ir�g, W�,th the �rri�ral. c�f Ms. �terlin� at 9r1'�, a quarum wa� preser�t at which time a vote cc��.d be taken co�cernin� the praposed add.atiQnal park dedicatiQ� �.n the Marn�n�view Flanned ��ve1Qp;�ent �a.strict. MOTZC3N. by l�s. M�,las, seec�nded. by Mr,» Mi�l3.er �o re�ect �he af�er �f �.? acre �arcel af land frnm Qrri.n Thompson Hame�; and ta.�e °the cash donation af �83,52{}.04 far the te,tal park d.edicati�n in the Mor�3n�v�.ew �.dditic�n. Vc3TE. Ye�, 4. No, 4. ESTIMATED C4ST �F GOMPI,ETT4N flF P�RK Bt}NI�: l�r. Wahl pass�d ��,t a lis� nf �hose it�ms �r�.th esti�ated ensts needed �a ccamplete th� parks and w�.�hed tc� have a�zy addi,t�.canal id�as from Park Ccsmmit�ee mer�bers. (Ms. M�.].os �.�ft the meeta.n� at 9.34 p.m.) '�n consi,dersr�g the i�ems, �the �Qllowing chan�es w��e made� �3gn�--more s�.�nage is impc�rtant--increase the �°I a5C30 ts� �2�4p4 fc�r s�.�ns. 1�1a»magnet--need� more si�na�e to ind�.c�.te �rails indicat3.ng senior citi�ens trails, p1:ay equipment� etc. The haad3capped traal is euppased to be tar�e� and should be �a�de enc�u�h fc�r two wheel. ehair� tr� . mee�. �ir. Wah�. woul.d 1.3ke some idea� far s�a,�ns. Carrollw�c�d�--�ir. Wahl w�.11 check tcr be sur�a �h� develc�per bla�ktc�pa tr, the pa�k �rop�rt�. . � PARK �4A4P��TTEE MIF�tTTE� May 18, 19$2 Pa�e �+ , T�nni.s Backboard� Green2ea� Game Court for �2�04(�--Ms. S�grla.n� wauld like ta th�.r�,k abc�u� �e�eping the �2y�3C��.�O in for t��s �t�;m; the c�thers fel� it coul.d be eliminated., I�rinka.ng Fduntai.r�--pull out the drinkin� fQUnt��.n at the ��:d af �reen�.�a� (Fc�rd�- ha� Ave.}; add a drinkin� fc+untain autside c�f the bui,ldin� at the Poo1 and Raaqus�t Club. �arkxn� I,ots--1]. parks will be stripped for v�hicle parkin�. Ba�ketba�.].--Purchase 9 mc�re basketba�.l pc�s�s �nd back'bc�ards--replace a1.d �ttel ba.ckbc�ards wi�h aluminum ones--3 ne�a Qnes to be put at Redwosad Narth and an extra one �rould b� a.n reserve�. �haa.rman Nae�e13., Ms. S�erlin�, Mr. P��11er and Ms. Milc�o� �vats.n� ir� absen,t3.on) a,�reed ta the e�timated cc�st of e4mpl.et�.Qn wa.�h the chan��s indica�ed that : A�r. Wahl presented. Vandala.sm--A�r. Wahl reparted c,n the �.ncr�ased v�nda3�.�m prc�blems �t Alimagn�t. Th� �om�itte� fee�s the need to h�ve th�.s park closed at '14 p.m. De�.aney--alsd �tore vandaiism, l�r. Wahl w€�uld nat Iik� to boa�d up the windows but rather cover them with a transp�rent cc�v�ring. �'arquhar--someone bxc�ke int� the fa�m hcause and �tr�le a wac�d stove valued at �4,54.0(3 and that we3.�h�d 500 �a�unds. MORE SECURITY LIGHTS ARE NEEDEA AT F.AR�"UHAR. The meeti�.� end.ed a� 14:34 p.m. *"*PARK C4MMI�2E� MEMBEI�S WII,L MEET at 6 p.m. June 1 and tnur parks untY1 8 p.m. at wh�.ch t�.me the meetir�� wil1. begin. Thi� w�.11 b� the sum�er schedul.e«