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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-01-12 Park Board Packetis 0 o e Cn to consO2.r+T��� 1868 AGENDA Regular Meeting of the Edina Park Board Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 7:00 P.M. Edina City Hall Council Chambers 4801 West 50'h Street PARK BOARD MEETING PROCEDURES During "Public Hearings," the Chair will ask for public comment after City staff members make their presentations. If you wish to speak on the topic, you are welcome to do so as long as your comments are relevant to the discussion. To ensure fairness to all speakers and to allow the efficient conduct of a public hearing, speakers must observe the following guidelines: • Individuals must limit their presentations to three minutes or less. The Chair will modify presentation times, as deemed necessary. • Try not to repeat remarks or points of view made by prior speakers and limit comments to the matter under consideration. • In order to maintain a comfortable environment for all those in attendance, the use of signs, clapping, cheering or booing or any other form of verbal or nonverbal communication is not allowed. PARK BOARD AGENDA I. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES * Tuesday, October 13, 2009, Park Board Minutes. II. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation of Audubon Certification Awarded to Fred Richards Golf Course and Audubon Re -Certification Awarded to Braemar Golf Course. B. *Amendment to City Code 1230.07. — Farmers Market at Centennial Lakes Park. C. *Veterans Memorial Proposal — Utley Park. D. 2010 Park Board Meeting Calendar. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS During "Public Comments, " the Chair will ask to hear from those in attendance who would like to speak about something not on the agenda. Individuals must limit their presentations to three minutes or less and cannot speak to an issue for which a public hearing was previously held and closed or a matter scheduled for a future hearing. Individuals should not expect the Park Board to respond to their comments. Instead, the Park Board might direct the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. V. UPDATES FROM STAFF VI. PARK BOARD COMMENTS VII. ADJOURNMENT The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing amplification, an interpreter, large print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. * These are agenda items that require or request Park Board action. Memo To: Edina Park Board From: John Keprios, Director Edina Park and Recreation Department Date: January 5, 2010 Re: TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010, PARK BOARD MEETING STAFF REPORT. Enclosed you should find the following items: 1. Tuesday, October 13, 2009, Park Board Minutes. 2. Tuesday, January 12, 2010, Park Board Agenda. 3. City Code Amendment Language. 4. December 23, 2009, Star Tribune Article "Edina could get its own farmers market." 5. Email from Mark and Sue Dixon. 6. Email from Gretchen Perbix. 7. Email from Diane Bomsta. The following is the monthly Staff Report concerning each item on the agenda with the exception of Approval of the Minutes, Public Comment and Park Board Comment. PARK BOARD MEETING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS EDINA CITYHALL 4801 WEST 50TH STREET The Tuesday, January 12, 2009, Park Board meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Edina City Hall. If you are unable to attend, please call either Office Coordinator, Janet Canton, at 952-826-0435 or me at 952-826-0430. II. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation of Audubon Certification Awarded to Fred Richards Golf Course and Audubon Re -Certification Awarded to Braemar Golf Course. The City of Richfield's Woodlake Nature Center Manager Karen Shragg and Braemar Golf Course Manager John Valliere will give a brief presentation about the Audubon Certification bestowed upon the Fred Richards Golf Course and the Audubon Re -Certification for Braemar Golf Course. Congratulations to John Valliere and his staff! No formal action is requested on this agenda item. B. *Amendment to City Code 1230.07. — Farmers Market at Centennial Lakes Park. The Cities of Edina, Richfield and Bloomington collectively applied for and were recently awarded a grant to promote the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP), which is a • Health Reform Initiative of the Minnesota Department of Health. There are a number of initiatives involved in this health improvement program; however, one of the initiatives for the City of Edina was decided to focus on increasing resident's access to fresh fruits and vegetables • by offering an Edina -based Farmers Market. Current existing City Code does not permit the sale of farm produce in parks. Current City Code reads: 1230.02 Conduct in Parks, Streets, Sidewalks, and Publicly Owned Property. No person, in any park, street, sidewalk or publicly owned property, shall: Park or occupy a vehicle or occupy a street or sidewalk to sell any farm produce or any other product or property, or for conducting any business or selling of services except as provided in Subsection 1230.07 of this Code. To organize, promote and administer a Farmers Market in an Edina park, the City Code must first be amended. It would be my recommendation that the City Code be amended in a manner to allow the Park Director the authority to approve a Farmers Market at Centennial Lakes Park. The Farmers Market would be eligible to sell any farm fresh produce, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as fresh flowers and other miscellaneous locally grown decorative goods. A draft written by our City Attorney shows the proposed new language for the City Code and is enclosed in this packet. The City Code permits the Park Director to establish rules for the Farmers Market that are more restrictive but not less restrictive. Centennial Lakes Park Manager Tom Shirley and I propose that we offer a Farmers Market under the following strategy: • • Proposed dates for the initial Farmers Market are June 25, 2010 to October 15, 2010. Total of 17 market dates. • The proposed day and times for the market are Fridays from 7:30am to 1pm. • This would be a growers market, meaning that all products sold at the market must be produced by the seller. Limited exceptions may apply for certain fruits. Producers of farmstead products such as cheese, maple syrup, breads, meats, fish and poultry may be sold. • Vendors would set up along the walkway from the Centrum Building north to the Parklawn Bridge. There is space for approximately 35 twenty foot wide spaces. We are also considering having half of the vendors north of the Centrum and half of the vendors south of the Centrum. This would centralize the event more around the building and main entrance plus make for easier loading/unloading for the vendors. • We would initially limit the number of vendors to 25. Cost per week would be $20 or $300 for the 17 week season. • Costs involved with the market would primarily be limited to our marketing efforts. We would plan on using the City Marketing Department to promote the market using as many low/no cost methods as possible, plus newspaper advertising, posters and brochures. We would also work with Centennial Lakes development members to promote the market in newsletters at the office park, Medical building and within the Village Homes. Total advertising budget would be approximately $4000, some of which may be paid for by SHIP. Revenues: Booth fees (20 vendors x $300) $6000 Sponsorships $1000 Total Revenues $7000 Expenses: Advertising and Printing $4000 General supplies $ 500 Cleaning supplies $ 500 Total Expenses $5000 Bloomington Public Health's SHIP Community Liaison Sueling Schardin will be giving the Park Board a brief presentation about the SHIP program and the need for a Farmers Market in Edina. Centennial Lakes Park Manager Tom Shirley will give the Park Board a brief presentation on the summary above and how he envisions a Farmers Market could operate at Centennial Lakes Park. I recommend that the Park Board recommend that the City Council approve the concept of a Farmers Market at Centennial Lakes Park and amend the City Code as written by our attorney. Formal Park Board action is requested on this agenda item. C. *Veterans Memorial Proposal at Utley Park. Earlier this year, Edina resident Mike Goergen approached me and asked if the City of Edina • would consider devoting some park land to develop a permanent Veterans Memorial. The purpose is to honor all those who have served in our country's armed forces and especially those Edina residents who were killed in action. After discussing a variety of ideas with Mr. Goergen and visiting some surrounding communities' Veterans Memorials, I would like to recommend that we consider designing and developing a Veterans Memorial at Utley Park in the open area just north of the existing Greg Rice Memorial Picnic Shelter. If the Park Board and City Council agree with the concept, there are many details that need to be discussed and resolved including an approved process. Getting the Park Board's approval in concept would be step one. If the Park Board approves of the concept, I propose the following process: Form a working Committee of the Park Board consisting of 11 core members including Edina resident Mike Goergen. Superintendent of Park Maintenance Vince Cockriel and I would serve as City staff liaison. More residents can serve as volunteers of the Park Board's Veterans Memorial Committee in a variety of Sub -Committee capacities. The core Veterans Memorial Committee would be responsible for the following duties: • Provide input into the design of the Veterans Memorial. • Conduct fundraising efforts to fund the project (methods of fundraising to be determined by the committee). Conduct research to verify names of Edina residents who were killed in action (include all wars since Edina became a Village in 1888). Develop and maintain a page on the City's website that defines and promotes the Veterans Memorial project. If approved by Park Board and City Council, I would recommend that the Edina Community Foundation serve as the fiscal agent. Procedurally, for the larger decisions, the Veterans Memorial Committee would make recommendations to the Park Board who in turn would make recommendations to the City Council for final approval. I further propose that the City of Edina fund the cost of a professional architect to design the project. I recommend that the Park Board propose that the dollars originally budgeted for development of a Community Garden ($30,000 in the 2010 CIP) should instead be used to pay an architect to design a Veterans Memorial. It is difficult to assess how much is needed to pay an architect and engineer for professional services until and unless the scope of the project is approved first. I would hope that total architect/engineering fees would be less than $30,000. The concept would be that a Committee of the Park Board would raise funds to cover all construction expenses. To give Park Board members an idea of what other surrounding communities have done to create a Veterans Memorial, I have taken several digital photos and will show them at the Park Board meeting. Mike Goergen and I have brainstormed a few ideas what the Veterans Memorial could include if built at Utley Park: • Granite tablets displaying names of all Edina residents who were killed in action. • One magnificent center piece bronze statue that honors all veterans. • A hard surface area large enough for small gatherings/ceremonies.. • Three flag poles (American, Minnesota State and a POW or City of Edina flag). • Three or four significant but generic quotes (honoring all veterans) etched into granite. • Brass plaques recognizing all branches of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines, etc. and I believe there are 16 different branches). • Benches for seating in and/or around the memorial structure. • Gift bricks in the ground with names of those who donated to the Veterans Memorial $200 to $5,000. • A permanent plaque recognizing gifts greater than $5,000 to the Veterans Memorial. • A donations box with literature handouts that include further information about the Veterans Memorial and an envelope and information about how to make a donation. I recommend Utley Park as the site for a Veterans Memorial for a number of reasons: • There happens to already be an "American Legion Memorial Flagpole" with a plaque at the base that reads "DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HONORABLY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE Edina Post No. 471 May 30,1955" • The 4`h of July Parade route goes right by the park. • The setting is visible to the high volume traffic on 50`h Street and yet it is nestled in a somewhat peaceful and serene area of the park next to Minnehaha Creek. • The site would not require removal of any trees. • The existing parking could accommodate small gatherings. • There are restroom facilities available during spring, summer and fall months. • The site is currently not used for any other scheduled activity other than the annual Johnny Appleseed Bash that is run by St. Stephens Church; however, I'm confident they could work around a new memorial structure. • In my view, the memorial would not be visually objectionable for neighbors closest to the park. This is a concept that has actually been talked about for years and I have heard the request to do more for our Veterans for some time. I am very pleased that Edina resident Mike Goergen has stepped forward and offered to serve and even chair a committee effort to raise funds and work with other concerned residents to develop a Veterans Memorial. Our Superintendent of Park Maintenance Vince Cockriel also has offered to serve on the Committee as he has strong passion to make this happen and has the knowledge, experience and strong military background and resources that would be valuable to the process. Vince was actively involved in the development of the Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial and is rightfully recognized on one of their granite plaques on site. • In short, I recommend that the Park Board make a recommendation to the City Council that they approve the concept of developing a Veterans Memorial at Utley Park and that they approve 2010 CIP funding not to exceed $30,000 to be used to hire architects and engineers to begin studying and designing a Veterans Memorial to be placed at Utley Park. I further recommend that we implement the process as proposed by staff. Formal Park Board action is requested on this agenda item. D. *2010 Park Board Meeting Calendar. Enclosed is a copy of the Park Board meeting calendar for the coming year. It is my hope that I can juggle agenda items in a manner that won't require a meeting in June as I will be out of the country that week. If need be, Assistant Director Ed MacHolda can fill in during my absence. The Park Board meeting in either August or September may have to be moved due to elections; however, the State of Minnesota has not yet determined which month may be affected. No formal Park Board action is requested on this agenda item. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS During "Public Comments, " the Chair will ask to hear from those in attendance who would like to speak about something not on the agenda. Individuals must limit their • presentations to three minutes or less and cannot speak to an issue for which a public hearing was previously held and closed or a matter scheduled for a future hearing. Individuals should not expect the Park Board to respond to their comments. Instead, the Park Board might direct the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. V. UPDATES FROM STAFF Staff will be giving a brief verbal update on the status of our outdoor ice rinks and current status of the Nine Mile Regional Trail process. VI. PARK BOARD COMMENTS This is the opportunity for Park Board members to provide comments on park and recreation related matters not on the regular agenda. Minutes of the Edina Park Board October 13, 2009 Edina City Hall, Council Chambers MEMBERS PRESENT: Jennifer Kenney, Todd Fronek, Dan Peterson, Jeff Sorem, Bill Lough, Rob Presthus, Randy Meyer, Joseph Hulbert, Keeya Steel MEMBERS ABSENT: Ben Pobuda STAFF PRESENT: John Keprios, Ed MacHolda, Janet Canton, Susie Miller, Donna Tilsner, Larry Thayer, Susan Weigle, Todd Anderson, Tom Shirley I. APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 PARK BOARD MINUTES Dan Peterson MOVED TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 PARK BOARD MINUTES. Bill Lough SECONDED THE MOTION. MINUTES APPROVED. II. NEW BUSINESS A. Krieg Grant Proposal — Jeannie Hanson, Edina Energy & Environment Commission - Science Education Project Proposal - Mr. Fronek informed the Park Board that Jeannie Hanson from the Edina Energy and Environment Commission was unable to attend tonight's meeting and that Mr. Keprios didn't feel he had enough information to keep the item on the agenda. Mr. Fronek asked Mr. Keprios if he could give a quick background just for the record on what it is they are trying to do. Mr. Keprios replied that in all fairness to the Energy and Environment Commission this is really a proposal from them and therefore he does not have anything to add other than what is in his staff report. B. 2010 Fees and Charges — Mr. Keprios informed the Park Board that, as he mentioned in his staff report, they didn't have as many increases as they typically do. He noted that regarding Arneson Acres they did bump up the fee in order to keep pace with what the expenses have been doing as well as try to keep pace with the wear and tear on the facility. Mr. Keprios explained that they have had an increasing number of non-residents renting the facility (non-residents have been allowed to reserve the facility for their exclusive use). He pointed out that for the first time they would like to a have a "non-resident fee" category for the rentals at Arneson Acres in order to try and be consistent with some of the other non-resident fees. He noted that he still thinks it's a good bargain it's just slightly higher than the resident fee. Mr. Keprios commented that another thing that could be considered is to eliminate non-residents from using the facility but that is not the intent from staff's perspective. He stated that there is enough desire for it and often times the non-residents will reserve the facility to which there are quite a few residents that attend their functions. Mr. Fronek asked in regards to Arneson Acres if he knows that the Edina Football Association and some of the other associations use the facility and asked if they have to pay for their use. Mr. Keprios replied that if it's part of their normal business then the participant fee they are paying will cover the expenses. However, if it's for a team party or something like that then there is an additional charge. He added that there is no written policy regarding this, it has just always been past practice. Mr. Fronek indicated that regarding the user fees per participant he knows that one of the ideas discussed last month was to possibly increase the outdoor hockey rink user fee and/or the other user fees and asked Mr. Keprios to comment on that. Mr. Keprios responded there are three different athletic association user fees; fields, gymnasiums and outdoor hockey rinks. He indicated that they try to keep them the same, regardless if one facility costs a little more to maintain, they just try to remain consistent. Mr. Keprios explained the reason staff is not proposing an increase for that particular fee is due to budget cuts. He pointed out that they are going to be reducing their number of part-time staff by four so the argument can be made that they are going to get slightly less service and therefore found it difficult to charge more for less. However, having said that he did slightly increase the dollar an hour use for the rental of general park areas and for the fields which are basically individual rentals so their expenses stayed the same and he believes they will still be able to provide the same quality of service for that. He added that he thinks arguably in the long run they are going to notice a slight reduction in service due to the lesser number of part-time staff. Mr. Meyer asked how the $9.00 per participant user fee was originally arrived at because it seems very reasonable especially for sports like soccer that play quite a number of days and there is lots of wear and tear on the turf. Mr. Keprios explained that the fee wasn't intended to ever capture all of the expenses incurred. He indicated that when the first fee came about years ago it was around $4.00/participant and has slowly gone up through the years. He commented that they are probably one of the first communities to initiate a per participant fee for the use of outdoor athletic facilities and added that most communities don't charge anything. He noted that the fee doesn't cover all of the facility maintenance expenses for all of the sports but it covers a large portion of it. Mr. Peterson asked Mr. Keprios what's the philosophy on the resident vs. non- resident pay differential because it seems to be about a 20% difference. In addition, is that what most other cities charge for non-resident use of their facilities. Mr. Keprios replied that percentage wise it's all over the board and he doesn't know if that's necessarily consistent with what other communities do. He explained that the way this is priced it's intended to discourage excessive non-resident use. However, it's also priced at a level that will more than capture the expenses and that's the philosophy behind it. Mr. Peterson indicated that it doesn't seem to be a big problem for competition between residents and non-residents to get the date they want. He asked if there would be any reason to give residents a leg up and give them a 30 day advantage to sign up over a non-resident. Mr. Keprios replied there really hasn't been a problem to date so they haven't had to initiate any further policy. However the minute residents are unable to get into the spot they want due to a non-resident staff will come forward and recommend a change in policy. 0 Mr. Meyer asked Mr. MacHolda if they are still planning to do the addition to the Edina Aquatic Center next summer and, if so, will the pool be shut down for any amount of time. Mr. MacHolda replied that currently there are too many unknowns regarding the CIP to know when it will take place. He also noted that it will not be necessary to shut down the pool because construction can take place during the fall/winter season. Mr. Sorem asked what is the justification or reason for increasing the Braemar Golf Course resident patron card $5.00. Assistant Manager Todd Anderson replied that basically for the life of the patron card it equates to a $1.00 a year increase because they only do it once every five years. He noted that last year was the first year for the non-resident patron card at the $110.00 rate and they did find it was a success. He added that they sold 258 cards but they also found that when some people did the math a number of them realized they weren't going to come out ahead because they weren't going to get in enough rounds. Todd Fronek ENTERTAINED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FEES AND CHARGES AS PROPOSED BY STAFF. Jeff Sorem SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. C. Community Education Services Board Representative — Mr. Fronek stated that this is a good chance to thank Ray O'Connell for all of his years of service to the Park Board. He noted that since Mr. O'Connell is no longer a Park Board member they need a new Community Education Services Board representatives and asked for a volunteer. Mr. Lough asked what specific agencies or commissions do the Community Education Services cover. Mr. Meyer responded that the Community Education Services Board primarily focuses on the Edina Community Education to which Doug Johnson is the Director. He indicated that it's all of the services that they provide primarily around Community Education. He noted that there are some school board reps as well as a number of reps from the different groups they are involved with such as early childhood education, community education and then there are a few activities that are also tied into that community services type of thing. III. OLD BUSINESS Closing Strachauer Park and Countryside Park Skating Rinks — Mr. Keprios informed the Park Board that he did talk to the President of the Edina Hockey Association about possibly coming forward with $3,700.00 in order to keep the rink at Strachauer Park open or would they be interested in raising the rink participation fee to cover the expense. He indicated that the EHA only reserved Strachauer Park for a total of four hours last season because it's not a rink that's really desired like some of the other rinks. Mr. Keprios pointed out that it is well known that this is not a heavily scheduled rink which is why it gets the amount of use that it does by both residents and non-residents. Mr. Keprios stated that the EHA has declined the offer to raise the fee to cover the expenses. He stated the EHA also commented in the interest of 3 finding ways to reduce some of the budget shortfall next year that closing Strachauer Park would be a good idea and they would support it. Mr. Keprios stated that the proposal is back on the table for Park Board's consideration to recommend on to the City Council to close Countryside Park and Strachauer Park outdoor skating rinks at least for the coming year. Mr. Meyer stated that the motion as it exists also includes that all rinks will close February 15th and asked if that is still correct to which Mr. Keprios replied yes. Mr. Meyer asked if different organizations would like to pay to have the rinks open or prepped for the weekends could that be an option. Mr. Keprios replied he would be very open to entertain the idea of groups coming forward if they were to pay what the cost is to keep one or more rinks open. The mission is to cut costs because they just don't have it in the budget. Mr. Fronek asked Mr. Keprios what type of notice he thinks they may or may not need to give the neighbors, what's the process. Mr. Keprios replied that once the Park Board makes a recommendation to the City Council at that point it becomes their decision and process. Mr. Meyer asked if this passed tonight are they going to get a bunch of outcry from the community and then they will be forced to go backwards. He also asked if they would be better off waiting another month to let the word spread and then decide do we proceed or is someone else going to step up with alternate funding. Mr. Keprios replied that after tonight this issue goes to the City Council so he believes it is best to not delay the decision. Mr. Keprios noted that Park Board is welcome to attend a work session next Tuesday at 5:00 pm to discuss the 2010 budget process. He added that the City Council is going to be interested in the recommendation you ultimately make. He stated once the Park Board makes a recommendation regardless of what it is it will likely not come back to the Park Board for further consideration, it will be in the City Council's hands. Ms. Steel stated that she agrees the City Council would be a good place for residents to voice their concerns and asked how are the residents going to know what's on the agenda revolving around the budget proposal. Mr. Keprios explained that he has already put together a memo of a variety of budget reductions that totals almost $200,000 that has been given to the City Manager. The City Manager then chooses what he feels is best to recommend to the City Council. He noted he was directed by the City Manager to bring this controversial item of closing two rinks, to the Park Board which will be the extent of the Park Board's involvement as requested. Mr. Keprios pointed out as far as the budget process; it will all take place in a transparent public forum. Mr. Hulbert asked if there were any other items that may have been on the final list that didn't come to the Park Board. Mr. Keprios responded that he made a number of recommendations to the City Manager of which he was not directed to bring to the 11 Park Board. He commented that some of the suggestions that were not accepted dealt with professional services, continuing education and conference cuts, removing the plastic bags from the dog waste stations, etc,. He noted that the City Manager did accept eliminating four part-time positions for the summer. He added that his recommendation to significantly reduce the paths and hard surface maintenance budget was not accepted. Mr. Hulbert stated that it seems to him like a worse case scenario would be to close a neighborhood rink. He commented that he thinks there would be a lot of disappointed kids if it's not open. Mr. Keprios pointed out that the City of Edina would not be alone in this approach to a budget savings measure. The City of Burnsville is going to stop flooding thirteen of their rinks and there are other communities shutting down rinks as well. He commented that this is the last thing they want to have to do (cut services); however, budget cuts do need to be made somewhere. Mr. Sorem stated that he thinks it's important to note that the EHA is just one user of these outdoor facilities. He commented that he and his family use them quite heavily in the winter. He added that during the last few years the amount of general skaters, not just hockey players, has been phenomenal. He noted that he would be okay with closing the rink at Countryside Park because there are not that many residents around there and there currently is no hockey rink. However, with Strachauer he's a little more reluctant especially because the next closest park would be Pamela Park which you have to walk across France to get there. Also because of the increasing number of skaters he would hate to lose the rink at Strachauer. Mr. Keprios indicated that as he looked at a variety of things to recommend cutting, this happens to be one of those activities that doesn't eliminate the opportunity to skate somewhere else in the park system. Mr. Meyer asked if they have ever looked at charging a fee or having an annual pass or some way of offsetting these costs. Mr. Keprios replied that he thinks if we administered a fee for the outdoor rinks he feels it would be a real negative for residents and non-residents who have traditionally been allowed to use the outdoor rinks for free, similar to many other public recreational facilities such as tennis courts, playground equipment, walking paths, etc. Mr. Peterson asked what the alternative is to saving $3,750.00 if you keep one rink open and close one. Mr. Keprios replied there are a couple of things he would recommend: one would be to eliminate the plastic bags for picking up dog droppings and another option would be to defer some maintenance to the paths and hard surface budget. Ms. Steel indicated that she is hesitant to close the rink at Strachauer Park but would be okay with closing the rink at Countryside Park. Mr. Lough stated that he has a comment regardless of how the vote goes but asked if it would be possible to get more lead time for the 2010-2011 year if the city is still in 5 budget constraints and they would have to consider cuts. He noted that this way they would not be forced at the last minute with concerns that many of the Park Board members have legitimately raised. Mr. Sorem indicated that since the usage is down at Countryside Park and they don't have a hockey rink it makes sense to close it. Therefore he would be in favor of splitting the difference and keeping the rink at Strachauer Park open. Ms. Kenney noted that she also is leaning towards splitting the difference close the rink at Countryside Park and keep the rink at Strachauer Park open. Mr. Hulbert agrees that this would be a good compromise as well. Mr. Presthus indicated that it makes sense to him to close the rink at Countryside Park for the season and close the rest of the rinks on February 15th. Mr. Fronek indicated that he does like the ideas of keeping Strachauer open and closing Countryside. Jeff Sorem MOVED TO CLOSE THE RINK AT COUNTRYSIDE PARK AND KEEP THE RINKS AT STRACHAUER PARK OPEN; PLUS ALL OUTDOOR SKATING RINKS WILL CLOSE FOR THE SEASON AT THE END OF THE DAY OF FEBRUARY 15, 2010 (This does not include Centennial Lakes Park). Rob Presthus SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IV. UPDATES FROM STAFF — A. Pamela Park Master Plan - Mr. Keprios thanked the Park Board for all the time and effort they've put into the Pamela Park master plan. He indicated that City Council did take the Park Board's recommendation and approved it 100%. He noted that it is now his goal to put the drawing behind Plexiglas or something and put it up at the park so that people can see the master plan and see what will be happening in the distant and not so distant future. He indicated he intends to do the same at Countryside Park and added that it was a great process and had a great outcome. B. York Park - Mr. MacHolda informed the Park Board that Edina residents, Jim and Zibby Nunn, Mr. Keprios and the Edina Community Foundation are working closely together to improve the ball field at York Park. He noted that the Nunns lost their middle child this summer and the contributions they received are going to convert the sand lot ball field at York Park into a very nice little league baseball field which he thinks the entire community will enjoy. The project should be complete for a dedication in the spring of 2010. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:50 PM. on • ORDINANCE NO. 2009 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EDINA CITY CODE CONCERNING FARMER'S MARKETS THE CITY OF EDINA ORDAINS: Section 1. Subsection 1230.01 of the Edina City Code is amended by adding the following definition: Farmer's Market. The seasonal selling or offering for sale at retail of vegetables or produce, flowers, orchard products, and similar nonanimal agricultural products, occurring in a predesignated area, where the vendors are individuals who have raised the vegetables or produce or have taken the same on consignment for retail sale. Section 2. Subsection 1230.07 of the Edina City Code is amended to provide as follows: 1230.07 Special Permits for Pushcarts and Sidewalk Cafes. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section 1230, certain pushcarts and sidewalk cafes are permitted on sidewalks and farmer's markets are permitted on City owned property subject to the requirements of this Subsection. Subd. 1 Pushcarts. Pushcarts, as defined by Section 721 of this Code, may be located on sidewalks within the area included in the plan prepared by the HRA entitled, "50th and France Commercial Area Plan" dated December 3, 1974, subject to a permit issued pursuant to this Subdivision. A. In addition to the requirements of Section 160 of this Code, no permit shall be issued for a pushcart unless the following requirements are met: 14894002 RNK:1 1/30/2009 1. The pushcart must be licensed in accordance with Section 721 of this Code. 2. The applicant for a permit must possess a valid food establishment license or take- out food license, pursuant to Section 721 of this Code, for a food establishment located in the 50th and France commercial area. 3. The pushcart shall not exceed eight feet in length, four feet in width, and eight feet in height. 4. The pushcart shall be equipped with casters or wheels to permit ease of movement. 5. The pushcart shall be equipped with facilities for the disposal of trash generated by the pushcart. B. In addition to the requirements of Section 721 of this Code, the following requirements shall apply to the operation of pushcarts: 1. Pushcarts shall be parked on public sidewalks and walkways only in those locations specified in the permit. 2. Pushcarts shall be stored indoors following the close of business each day. 3. Only food or beverages for immediate consumption may be offered from the pushcart. 4. Cleaning, servicing, and maintenance of the pushcart shall be undertaken only in an area approved by the Sanitarian. C. Permits issued pursuant to this paragraph shall expire on March 31 of each calendar year. D. The number of permits which may be in force under this Subd. 1 at any one time shall not exceed six. Subd. 2 Sidewalk Cafes. Sidewalk cafes may be located on sidewalks subject to a permit issued by the City Manager pursuant to this Subdivision. Applications for a sidewalk cafe permit shall be made on forms supplied by the Clerk and shall include a plan drawn to scale which illustrates the exact location of the proposed sidewalk cafe together with distances and dimensions of the adjoining buildings, the sidewalk, the distance to and location of the traveled portion of the street and distances to all obstructions in the vicinity. The application shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in Section 185 of this Code. If the application is denied, the application fee less $100 shall be returned to the applicant. A. In addition to the requirements of Section 160 of this Code, no permit shall be issued or renewed for a sidewalk cafe unless the following requirements are met: 148940)02 2 R N K: 11/10/2009 1. The applicant must possess a valid food establishment license pursuant to Section 721 of this Code. 2. A distance of at least 200 feet shall be maintained between the nearest point of the sidewalk cafe to the nearest point of property used for residential purposes. 3. The applicant must furnish to the Clerk, evidence that public liability insurance has been procured for any death or personal injury arising from the ownership, maintenance, or operation of the sidewalk cafe in amounts not less than $500,000 for injury to or death of one person, and $1,000,000 for any one incident, and not less than $50,000 for damage to property arising from any one incident. The applicant shall maintain such insurance in effect at all times during the term of the permit. The City shall be named as an additional named insured in the policy providing such insurance. 4. The applicant shall indemnify and hold the City and the City's officials and employees harmless from any loss, cost, damage and expenses arising out of the use, design, operation, or maintenance of the sidewalk cafe. 5. The area occupied by the sidewalk cafe shall abut and shall be operated as part of the food establishment operated by the applicant. No part of the sidewalk cafe shall adjoin any premises other than the applicant's food establishment. 6. The City Manager shall find that the sidewalk cafe will not unduly restrict the safe usage of the sidewalk by the public after taking into consideration the location of obstructions, vehicular traffic and other impediments to the passage of pedestrians. The City Manager shall renew a permit only upon finding that the operation of the sidewalk cafe complied with all provisions of this Subdivision and did not constitute a nuisance as defined by Section 1035 of this Code. B. In addition to the requirements of Section 721 of this Code, the following requirements shall apply to the operation of sidewalk cafes. 1. Only food or beverages for immediate consumption may be offered for sale. 2. Intoxicating liquors, beer or wine may be consumed only if the sidewalk cafe is licensed pursuant to Section 900 of this Code. 3. No expansion of the area occupied by the sidewalk cafe from that shown on the permit application shall be made. 4. No tables, chairs, furnishings, planters, railings or other obstructions shall be placed or remain on the sidewalk between November 1 and April 1 except on a day to day basis when the sidewalk cafe is open for business. 5. The applicant shall maintain the sidewalk cafe in a clean and sanitary condition as required by Section 721 of this Code. 148940x02 3 RN K:1 1 /30/2009 6. The applicant shall promptly replace or repair any damage to the sidewalk or other public property caused by the applicant's use of the sidewalk as a sidewalk cafe. C. Permits issued pursuant to this Subdivision shall expire on March 31 of each calendar year. Subd. 3 Farmer's Markets. Farmer's markets may be located in Centennial Lakes Park subject to a permit issued by the Park Director pursuant to this subdivision. Applications for a farmer's market permit shall be made on forms supplied by the City Clerk and shall include a plan drawn to scale which illustrates the exact location of the proposed farmer's market. The application shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in Section 185 of this Code. If the application is denied, the application fee less $100 shall be returned to the applicant. 1. The applicant must furnish to the Clerk, evidence that public liability insurance has been procured for any death or personal injury arising from the ownership, maintenance, or operation of the farmer's market in amounts not less than $500,000 for injury to or death of one person, and $1,000,000 for any one incident, and not less than $50,000 for damage to property arising from any one incident. The applicant shall maintain such insurance in effect at all times during the term of the permit. The City shall be named as an additional named insured in the policy providing such insurance. 2. The applicant shall indemnify and hold the City and the City's officials and employees harmless from any loss, cost, damage and expenses arising out of the use, design, operation, or maintenance of the farmers market. Section 3. This ordinance is effective immediately upon its passage and publication. First Reading: Second Reading- eading: Published- Published: ATTEST: ATTEST: 148940v02 4 RN K:11/30/2009 Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor Please publish in the Edina Sun Current on: Send two affidavits of publication. Bill to Edina City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of 20_, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of 20 City Clerk 14894ovo2 5 RN K: 11/30/2009 Edina could get its own farmers market • Residents may have a local market as soon as next summer. providers. The money goes to Because Edina's city code By .MARYJANE sMETANKA activities that are aimed at pro- bars sale of farm produce in smetan@startribune.com moting health parks, Keprios is taking a pro - Advisory health boards in posal that would change that Bloomington has a farmers mar- the three cities helped shape to the Park Board. The board ket, and so do almost all the oth- priorities in the grant, and in acts as an adviser to the City er cities that ring Edina, including Edina the farmers market was Council, which would have to Richfield, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, suggested as a way to increase approve the change in the city Minnetonka and Minneapolis. But residents' access ' to fresh code. not Edina food, said Eileen O'Connell, Keprios believes Centenni- Next year, it might. health promotion and plan- al Lakes is the best location for Thecitycould addafarmers market ning manager for the City of a market because of the park's as soon as next summer, if a proposal Bloomington Division of Pub- size and generous parking. that's going to the Edina Park Board in lic Health. Bloomington is t1ke Events like art, festivals have January makes its way through city re- fiscal agent for the grant. run successfully there, he said. view processes in time for the 2010 "People are very interested "I think it would lend it - season. The proposed location would and excited about the potential self to this very well," he said. be Centennial Lakes Park farmers market," said O'Connell, "There are a lot of businesses "I have a feeling this will be well who lives in Minneapolis near in that area, and some low -in - received," said John Keprios, the the Edina bordez She used her- come families as well. It just city's park and recreation director. "It self as an example. seems to be a beautiful setup would help create a sense of commu- "Now, I have to drive to for a farmers market." nity, which really fits with our mission markets in Minneapolis or If a market is approved, Ke - well — creating community through Richfield or Bloomington," prios said he believes vendors people, parks and programs." she said. "If one was added at should be limited to selling on - The idea of adding an Edina Centennial Lakes, I could walk ly locally grown produce. farmers market came out of a two- or bike because it would be "People want to know who year, $1.6 million grant that was re- closer to me." People who live the growers are," he said. ceived by Bloomington, Richfield near markets "hopefully are "They want to talk to people and Edina. The Statewide Health eating more fruits and vegeta- who grow this stuff," Improvement Program grant came bles, which research shows in- The proposal is expected to from the state health access fund, creases health And it's locally be discussed at the Jan. 12 Edina funded by a fee paid by health care grown, too." Park Board meeting. About $19,000 in the state grant is earmarked for the Mary Jane Smetanka • 612-673-7380 farmers market effort, and could pay for a feasibility study, signs, focus groups and the time that city staff spends on the issue. From: Susan Dixon [mailto:sdixon410@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:39 PM To: Lynette Biunno Subject: attn: Edina Park Board To whom it may concern, We recently saw in the Star Tribune that Edina is considering having a farmer's market at Centennial Park. We would LOVE to see that happen! We live in the Centennial Lakes area and would be very happy to "shop" for fresh produce in our neighborhood. What a treat! Mark and Sue Dixon 802 Coventry Place Edina,Mn 55435 952.929.1450 • ----- Original Message ----- From: Sweetland Orchard <sweetlandorchard@gmail.com> To: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Tue Dec 29 09:42:03 2009 Subject: Edina Farmers Market This message is intended for John Keprios: I read in the Minneapolis paper that Edina is considering a farmers market for 2010. If a market does pan out for the city, I'd be interested in selling at it. My husband, Mike, and I own Sweetland Orchard, which is located in southern Scott County. We grow 60 varieties of apples, 8 varieties of pears and 6 varieties of plums. We also press our own cider and sell it in raw and pasteurized versions. Also, if you need any farmer input in developing the market, I'd be happy to help. Gretchen Perbix Sweetland Orchard http://sweetlandorchard.com • From: dbomsta@comcast.net [mailto:dbomsta@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 3:00 PM To: John Keprios Cc: Dianne Plunkett Latham Subject: Edina Garden Council Support of Farmers' Market at Centennial Lakes Hi John, I want to share with you that the EGC, at its January 4th meeting, voted to support a farmers' market at Centennial Lakes which would have locally grown Minnesota produce. I understand the City Council will be considering this question and I would appreciate it if you would convey our support to them. Thank you very much and a belated Happy New Year to you. Diane Bomsta