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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-08 Park Board Packet491N�,1`� oCn 1 J • RJAPoFN��O City of Edina EDINA PARK BOARD Tuesday, April 8, 1997 7:30 p.m. Manager's Conference Room AGENDA * 1. APPROVAL OF March 11, 1997, PARK BOARD MEETING MINUTES. *2- Bangu Soccer Club Proposal. *3. Edina Baseball Association Proposal. 4. Parks Referendum Projects Update. 5. Other. *6. Adjournment. * These are agenda items that require or request Park Board action. City Hall (612) 927-8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX (612) 927-7645 EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424-1394 TDD (612) 927-5461 I Memo To: Edina Park Board. From: John Keprios, Director Edina Park and Recreation Department Date: April 2, 1997 Re: STAFF REPORT. Enclosed you should find the following items: 1. Tuesday, April 8, 1997, Park Board Agenda. 2. Tuesday, March 11, 1997, Park Board Minutes. 3. Donations/Advertising Policy. STAFF REPORT The following is the monthly staff report concerning each item on the agenda with the exception of Approval of the Minutes and Other. "Other" is listed on the agenda in case last minute items come up between now and the Park Board meeting, plus, cover any other concerns of Park Board members and/or attendees. BANGU SOCCER CLUB PROPOSAL The Bangu Soccer Club is a locally based youth soccer club organization that is made up of approximately 40% Edina residents. The remaining are non- resident youths from around the Twin Cities area. Their soccer season runs simultaneously with the Edina Soccer Association and the Edina Soccer Club, which is the traveling team arm of the Edina Soccer Association. Essentially, the Bangu Soccer Club is requesting publicly owned soccer fields to accommodate their summer program. In the past, the Edina School District has been able to accommodate their field requests, however, this is a unique year with the Braemar soccer field under construction. There are simply not enough soccer fields to accommodate all requests. Even though the Bangu Soccer Club is requesting only one field, there are not enough fields to permit a primarily non-resident youth athletic program to have access to City or School District soccer fields this summer. It has long been an unwritten policy of the Edina Park Board that the City recognizes only one independently incorporated youth athletic association per -2 - sport, thus eliminating the creation of competing interest groups. The approach has long been that if residents have issues with the existing youth athletic association, the staff, Park Board and City Council will help resolve the issue(s) at hand and avoid competing interest group organizations. In the case of the Bangu Soccer Club, parents have formed their own soccer club with a mixture of residents and non-residents in an effort to allow their children to play with their friends who also attend private schools. This is not the only reason for the existence of the Bangu Soccer Club, however, it is staff's perception that this was initially the driving force. It is the Edina Soccer Association's view that children who participate in the Bangu Soccer Club program should be playing in the Edina Soccer Association program or the Edina Soccer Club. ESA and staff view the Bangu Soccer Club as a competing youth athletic association. There are currently approximately 2,400 Edina youth in the Edina Soccer Association and Soccer Club program. The Edina School District has recently established a policy that allows the Edina Park and Recreation Department first access to their soccer fields. If extra field space is available after the Edina Soccer Association has fulfilled its needs, then the School District allows non-resident groups to reserve remaining soccer field time. The Edina Park and Recreation Department treats the issue in the same manner, however, this year there will be no extra field space available Monday through Thursday evenings, which are the most sought after times. Patsy Clouser from the Bangu Soccer Club plans to be at the Edina Park Board meeting to explain more about their program and plead their case. The President of the Edina Soccer Association, Melissa Boughton, and the President of the Edina Soccer Club, David Kerr, also plan to attend the meeting. Please know that staff does their best to resolve these issues so that they do not become Park Board issues. Unfortunately in this case, we simply do not have adequate field space to accommodate a primarily non-resident competing youth program and the interested party will not accept no for an answer. Therefore, it is staff's recommendation that the Edina Park Board not recognize the Bangu Soccer Club as a bonafide Edina Youth Athletic Association and therefor not guarantee access to Edina's publicly owned soccer fields. We will gladly offer field space to the Bangu Soccer Club once all Edina Soccer Association and Edina Soccer Club program needs are met, however, it is doubtful that any desirable field dates and times will be available. • -3- Any remaining City owned soccer field space that is made available to the Bangu Soccer Club would be rented to their organization for $35 per hour or a $100 per day, whichever is less. Park Board action is requested on this matter. EDINA BASEBALL ASSOCIATION PROPOSAL The Edina Baseball Association (EBA) has recently approached staff and requested the replacement of all four existing scoreboards at Courtney Baseball Fields at Braemar Park. This was never a Park Referendum project and there is simply no funding available at this time. The cost to replace the existing scoreboards is approximately $12,000 installed. The EBA is requesting that the scoreboard be replaced for the following reasons: • Existing scoreboards are 12 years old. • Existing scoreboards are no longer reliable. • • Timely and costly to get scoreboards repaired because only vendor is out of state. • Existing scoreboards no longer meet EBA's expectations. Because the City currently has no available funding, the EBA is requesting that the City of Edina allow advertising on the scoreboards as a means of funding the project. As you will note on the enclosed City of Edina policy regarding donations and advertising, the general practice of advertising on park property has not been favorably received. This is not to say that the policy cannot be challenged and/or changed. It is staffs opinion that once we allow advertising on scoreboards we have set a precedence that would invite additional advertising on park property. I, for one, do not like the commercialized look of local advertising plastered all over a ball field, hockey rink, scoreboard or any other public park amenity. I also recognize that there are those who feel that this look creates a favorable impression of a small town - an identity. In my opinion, in our highly commercialized free enterprise system society, public lands and especially public parks are about the last bastion of commercial free space left in the state. Parks, in my opinion, should be a place where the recreational experience should be enjoyed without being inundated again with commercialization. In my opinion, if a park improvement is important enough to fund, then we should work hard to find alternate sources of funding other than advertising on park property. President of the Edina Baseball Association, Mr. Jon Edwards, and EBA Program Director, Mr. Jim Donohue, plan to attend the Park Board meeting to make the EBA proposal. This issue is worthy of debate. Park Board action is requested on this issue. EDINA PARK BOARD 7:30 p.m. March 11, 1997 MEMBERS PRESENT: Beth Hall, Jim Fee, Dave Crowther, Andy Herring, Becky Bennett, Michael Burley, John Dovolis, Bill Jenkins, Phyllis Kohler MEMBERS ABSENT: Andrew Montgomery, Jean Rydell STAFF PRESENT: John Keprios, Janet Canton, Mike Damman I. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Mr. Keprios opened up nominations for a Chair of the Park Board. Mr. Herring commented that Mr. Montgomery is out of town at the present time, however, he did indicate that he would like to continue on as Chair of the Park Board. Therefore, Mr. Herring nominated Andrew Montgomery. Mr. Keprios asked for a motion to close the nominations. Jim Fee MOVED TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. John Dovolis SECONDED THE MOTION. Mr. Keprios asked if there was any further discussion. Mr. Herring noted that last year the Chair changed and asked if his recollection is correct in that it was mentioned to have the same Chair for two years. He indicated that he would like to see the Chair move around. Mr. Herring commented that Mr. Jenkins did an excellent job as Chair as well as Mr. Montgomery has been doing an excellent job. However, he would like to be sure it's put in the records that we should move the Chair around to the extent that we have people willing to act as Chair. He pointed out that his reasoning for this is that it gives some new vitality to the group. Mr. Fee asked how long Bob Christianson and Joan Lonsbury were Chairs of the Park Board. Mr. Keprios replied that in the past he feels those were cases were they did a fabulous job and no one else really expressed a strong interest to serve in that capacity. Now it's a different scenario because during the last couple of years there have been a few people willing to serve. Mr. Keprios informed that Park Board that the way it's written in the by-laws is they serve a one-year term and then go through the nomination process again. Mr. Herring noted that he's not suggesting that be changed. NOMINATIONS CLOSED. EVERYONE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF MR. ANDREW MONTGOMERY AS CHAIR OF THE PARK BOARD. Mr. Keprios opened up nominations for Vice Chair. Mr. Herring NOMINATED DAVE CROWTHER. JOHN DOVOLIS MOVED TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. Jim Fee SECONDED THE MOTION. NOMINATIONS CLOSED. EVERYONE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF MR. DAVE CROWTHER AS VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PARK BOARD. H. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1997 PARK BOARD MINUTES. Andy Herring MOVED TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 11, 1997 PARK BOARD MINUTES. Phyllis Kohler SECONDED THE MOTION. MINUTES APPROVED. III. EDINA AQUATIC CENTER WATER PLAY EQUIPMENT Mr. Herring indicated that he was surprised as anyone to find out that we were suggesting revenue bonds. He noted that Mayor's Smith's reaction was we just did a 5.5 million dollar bond referendum and he didn't like the idea of going out with more debt. He then asked Mr. Rosland if there is some other way this could be done and Mr. Rosland indicated that they need to pay for the equipment when it's installed. Therefore, they could use the proceeds from the bond for cash flow purposes to buy the equipment and have it installed. The money will then be paid back from the cash flow from the pool. Mr. Herring indicated that they feel confident they can pay the money off within two years and also pointed out that the bond money has to be spent within two years. Mr. Fee asked how much more are we going to spend and Mr. Herring replied that it will be $135,000. Mr. Herring commented that he asked very specifically about this to make it clear that we are not taking the $135,000 out of the bond proceeds now. That we are not reducing what we are going to do under the bond with respect to the bond proceeds. Mr. Herring also pointed out that if we come up short we are going to be under a lot of pressure either through the bonds or if there is any money left in the Developer's Fund to make up the difference. Mr. Jenkins asked Mr. Keprios what his thoughts are on the future position of the pool from a revenue and expense standpoint. Mr. Keprios replied that's a tough one to answer because we are not really going to know until we see how much business St. Louis Park is going to take away from us. Mr. Keprios pointed out that he thinks the large play structure is going to be a big draw, more so than anything else we have done at the pool. Mr. Keprios gave a brief sequence of events which lead to this decision. He stated that in January the Park Board asked him to come up with some creative financing to fund the play equipment. He then explained that he and Mr. Montgomery talked and decided to wait until the arena bids came in to see where we were at financially because if the bids came in low we could take money out of the park bond. However, we were not that lucky and we knew at that point that there were no remaining funds to cover the equipment without not doing other projects. Therefore, with that in mind, we tried to do a lease to own option which we found out later would not work because the contractor indicated they wouldn't do that because they want control of the equipment. The contractor wants to be able to buy the equipment and own it because they are going to be responsible for it as a contractor. The contractor noted they would rather do it through a change order where we would go out and literally buy the equipment then we know whose 2 responsibility it is to take it off the truck and put it in the ground. Mr. Keprios explained that the play equipment was an add alternate, which was originally bid at $140,000. The contractor, Meisinger Construction, later offered to purchase and install the new equipment for $135,000. Mr. Keprios stated that thankfully Mr. MacHolda had a purchaser of our old equipment for $9,000 which included pumps, filters and old equipment, as well as, reassembling the equipment. Mr. Keprios commented that we paid $29,000 back in 1991 and we are getting $9,000 for it now. Therefore, the cash we initially had to come up with was $126,000. Mr. Keprios indicated that after meeting with the Finance Department and the Assistant City Manager, being that the City Manager was on vacation, it looked like the only way to do it was through revenue bonds. That is why the report as you see it went before the City Council. However, when it was brought before the City Council, the City Manager was back from vacation and saw this for the first time. He stated that he felt the money should come out of the bond issue for now and then when we are done spending all of this we will know where we are at. All of the bond money has to be spent by August 1, 1998. If we find ourselves short and there are some projects we still feel need to be done that have been promised, then at that point in time we will borrow the money that was used to pay for the pool project through revenue bonds. Mr. Keprios explained that in either scenario the agreement was that it will still function as a revenue bond and that the pool will have to use it's own revenues above operating expenses to pay that improvement back over whatever period of time if we borrow the money. He stated that the chances are that it will be spread out over a five or ten year period depending on how much money we need to borrow at that point. Mr. Jenkins commented that the bottom line is we got it done and that's the main thing. Also, he is encouraged that the City Council agreed with how it should be done. Mr. Keprios indicated that both Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Herring showed up at the meeting and did a very nice job speaking on behalf of the Park Board. IV. EDINA AOUATIC CENTER MASTER PLAN Mr. Keprios indicated that the Park Board passed a motion in January to spend an estimated $5,000 to do a master plan for the aquatic center. He pointed out that Mr. MacHolda feels Williams Associates Architects would be the best consultant to do the job. However, there are other consultants who can do this type of master plan and we may find one that would be cheaper. Mr. Keprios informed the Park Board that St. Louis Park is developing a wonderful facility and they used an out-of-town architect who did an excellent job for them. Mr. Keprios commented there a couple of big issues, however, that we have to get over. First, do we want to accept the fact that we will always be a competitive pool. If the answer to that is yes, this is something we are going to live with and we will do the best with what we've got then we will formulate a master plan around that theme that tries to be both. Mr. Keprios explained there are a couple of approaches to this issue. If we look at what St. Louis Park is doing, they are really becoming the leader in developing an outdoor 3 municipal family aquatic center. They are going to draw people to their pool, it's that simple. They took out their competitive 50 meter pool and started over. They have a zero depth entry main pool with speed slides, water slides, tube slides, mushrooms and all types of play amenities that are really an attraction for all ages. They do not cater to the low revenue producer which is the athletic part of it, the swim team. Mr. Keprios stressed that he feels this needs to be a conscious decision before we dive into a master plan. Mr. Jenkins asked how many hours a week does the Swim Team use the aquatic center. Ms. Bennett noted that they start at 5:30 a.m. and go until 10:00 a.m. Ms. Kohler asked is there another facility they could use such as Valley View or South View. Ms. Bennett replied they cannot use the schools because they are not 50 meters and in the summer they need a 50 meter pool. Mr. Keprios pointed out that 50 meter pools are not very common anymore. Mr. Crowther asked if St. Louis Park is like a business in that it's an enterprise deal where they are trying to operate not just as a traditional public facility but they are going beyond that. Mr. Keprios stated that they have built a facility that's going to draw revenue to help offset their expenses. They have built a facility that doesn't cater to the low revenue producer which is the athletic portion of it. Ms. Bennett indicated that she has been approached by a lot of parents who think they are going to lose their pool time at Blake as well as their fees are going to be increased from approximately $25.00 to $75.00 an hour because Blake is adding their own in-house programs. Therefore, the Swim Club is really in a crunch for pool space and she thinks they have talked to Mr. MacHolda and Community Education about it. They are currently trying to work out the scheduling for next year already but there is a problem. Mr. Crowther indicated that taking the devil's advocate position do we have to be competitive. Our philosophy has been not to have the best and if St. Louis Park wants to do a big full blown deal and it draws people away do we really need to compete with St. Louis Park. Can we provide a nice facility without having to worry about spending more money on it and let the people go to St. Louis Park if they want that kind of deal. Mr. Keprios indicated that it comes down to philosophically how do we want our pool to function. Should it be subsidized by the general tax dollar, which is what it probably will be if it continues to function as a competitive pool, or do we want to run it like a business where we will generate revenues. If we want to generate revenues then we do not operate the pool as a competitive pool. This is the issue. Mr. Herring asked Mr. Keprios if we should wait this summer and see how it goes before we shell out $5,000. Mr. Keprios noted that's what he is afraid of, if we shell out $5,000 will we still get the same pool. Mr. Keprios stated they have done a concrete core testing and the pool shell is going to be there for another 20 years. But if we go forward with this master plan essentially it will add things and be more of an attraction to the pool but yet continue to maintain it as a competitive pool as well. 4 Mr. Burley asked wasn't that the purpose of the master plan to allow us to not be short - sited in some of the construction that is taking place right now that would prevent an expansion two to three years down the road. Mr. Keprios indicated that is a good point and that was part of the drive behind it and the other question is where are we going to get the money to develop it. Mr. Burley pointed out that he is not arguing to say we should go ahead with the master plan but wanted to make sure he understands why we are doing this, because it sounds like we are changing our mind. Mr. Keprios noted that he just wants to make sure that we have all of the facts because it sounds great to have a master plan but when we would have the money to implement a master plan is another question. Mr. Keprios commented that they still owe the Developer's Fund $207,000 and now they are going to owe another $126,000 for the new equipment plus they still have capital debt from the 1991 renovation. Mr. Burley asked Mr. Keprios what his opinion is and Mr. Keprios responded that at this time he feels it is a waste of money. Ms. Bennett asked if the Park Board and staff could internally brain storm and come up with a long-range list of what we want and need. It seems like staff would probably have some sort of expertise if we just take the time and slow down a bit and try to be visionary about some of these things we could probably save ourselves some money. Mr. Keprios indicated that he thinks we have that vision on paper already and all the master plan would do is put down concrete numbers. He stated that we don't have the money to do that right now and therefore it doesn't make sense. Mr. Herring asked if the fence could be moved out so there is a picnic area. Mr. Keprios indicated that he will look into that and feels it will be cheap and easy to do. Mr. Herring also commented that he would like to see a sand volleyball court put in on the far west end. Ms. Bennett asked what the cost would be for a sand volleyball court and Mr. Keprios replied approximately $6,000. Mr. Herring asked Mr. Keprios if he can let the Park Board know about those two points and he indicated that he will have the information by the next Park Board meeting. Ms. Kohler indicated that if we are looking for someone to run sand volleyball Community Education is always looking for a partnership. Mr. Keprios pointed out that they are rebuilding the sand volleyball court at Lake Cornelia Park. They are going to relocate the one that is there right now. It's in the new playground equipment site plan, which will have its bid opening on March 27h, and it will be a dynamite sand volleyball court very close to the picnic shelter. It was noted to wait and see how that one functions to see if there is a need to put one in by the pool, because that can always be added. V. PARKS REFERENDUM PROJECTS UPDATE. Mr. Keprios informed the Park Board that the three bids have been approved by the City Council to go forward with the ice arena project. All three contractors have accepted, the building, the refrigeration/mechanical equipment and the dasher board system. He indicated that right now they are in the paper work stage and when that is done they will have a pre -construction meeting as soon as all of the paper work is in order. Mr. Jenkins asked how the bids came in compared to what was forecast and Mr. Keprios replied they were $169,333 over budget, and on a budget that size they didn't do too bad. Mr. Keprios indicated there was one problem, however, in that the parking is going to need more money than what the Engineering Department originally planned. Now, instead of $169,000 we are probably closer to $269,000. Mr. Keprios pointed out that the City is going to do the parking lot themselves. Mr. Keprios explained that there are two add alternates from the arena package that did not get accepted. The first one is the fire protection system, which will be put on hold for awhile. We hope to do that within the next five years to be funded through the Braemar Arena capital plan. The new arena will have a sprinkler system, that's part of the base bid. He explained that they rejected to add the sprinkler system which would essentially just be over the ice in the West Arena. It is important to abide by our own City Codes, which is why it is so important to add the fire suppression system in the West Arena. When we remodel a building we are supposed to then bring everything up to fire code. The other item that will not be done at this time is the sound system. That was approximately $11,000 which we will hold off on until we find another way to get that done. It was asked if the Hockey Moms would possibly be interested in helping out with that project. Mr. Keprios stated that he has to give the Hockey Moms a lot of credit for paying $25,000 for the new concession stand equipment. Mr. Jenkins commented that the whole concessions deal has been a huge success from his standpoint and the Hockey Moms have been fabulous. Mr. Keprios indicated that the City has some portable sound equipment units that will function well for the time being. Mr. Keprios indicated that the specifications call for the third indoor ice rink to be substantially completed by October la` Mr. Keprios noted stated that March 27`h is the bid opening date for Lake Cornelia Park. Also, they are still meeting with the shelter building committee. Mr. Keprios indicated he will be sending out notices next week to the residents of Todd Park to get their input. VI. OTHER A. Lewis Park Basketball Court - Mr. Keprios indicated that the Edina Basketball Association has made a commitment to fund $12,000 for the basketball court at Lewis Park. VII. ADJOURNMENT John Dovolis MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:10 P.M. Beth Hall SECONDED THE MOTION. MEETING ADJOURNED. Cel DONATIONS. SPONSORSHIPS AND ADVERTISING POLICY On Monday, June 5, 1995, the Edina City Council adopted the following policy regarding donations, sponsorships and advertising: OVERALL POLICY The City of Edina encourages and welcomes sponsorships and donations from civic groups, organizations, individuals, businesses or churches for a variety of community programs, projects or events. As a rule, sponsorships and donations will be sought after on a pro -active basis with the intent to enhance (or start new) programs or projects, as opposed to, seeking sponsorships and donations for the purpose of reducing tax funding for routine and/or essential goods and services provided by the City. The City encourages joint sponsorships, but, discourages exclusivity. In addition, the City will seek and rely on advertising for selected programs as a regular source of operating income when and where it is appropriate. PHILOSOPHY/BACKGROUND It has always been the philosophy of the Edina City Council to work together with the community in providing programs or events, such as Minnesota Splash, Golf Tournaments, Softball Tournaments, Edina Centennial Celebration and other special events which benefit the residents of Edina. The City of Edina and its various DepartnAents work cooperatively with many civic groups, neighborhood associations and businesses to encourage a partnership with the city. Community residents take a great deal of ownership and develop a deeper commitment to the community when they can contribute with either financial resources or with volunteers working on community projects. It is important, however, that all donations and sponsorships be in keeping with the mission, ordinances, philosophy and policies of the City of Edina. SPONSORSHIP/DONATION PLAN AND PROCEDURES Sponsorships and donations have benefited the City of Edina for many years and have come in many different forms and have come from many different sources. Examples of some of the City of Edina programs that currently receive funding in the form of sponsorships or donations include: 1. Minnesota Splash. 2. Edina Art Center fund raising events, such as The Juried Show, Bunnies And Baskets, etc. 3. Edina Adaptive Recreation bowling. 4. Edina Cup Championship Golf Tournament. 5. Wally McCarthy Pro -Am Golf Tournament. 6. Edina Firearms Safety Training Program. 7. Edina Team Tennis Program. 8. Edina Family Jamboree Event. Examples of some City of Edina programs that currently do not receive any alternative funding in the form of donations or sponsorships include: 1. Fourth of July fireworks display. 2. Tennis lessons. 3. Tennis tournament. 4. Coach pitch program. -2- 5. Playground program. 6. Adult bandy program. 7. Adult volleyball program. 8. Adult softball program. 9. Adult broomball program. 10. Adult hockey program. 11. Swimming lessons. 12. Ice skating lessons. 13. In-line skating lessons. 14. In-line hockey program. 15. Traveling puppet show. As a matter of policy, the City of Edina will seek donations or sponsorships for the above programs only in the event that the sponsorship or donation will further enhance the activity. As a matter of procedure, the City Manager will have the authority to coordinate the formal process of seeking and accepting donations and sponsorships to supplement and enhance City provided goods and services. Supplemental donations and/or sponsorships that exceed $5,000 (or commitments exceeding 12 months) will require prior City Council approval. Prior to seeking donations or sponsorships for goods or services, the City Manager will define the terms of sponsorship and, when appropriate, will seek bids for each opportunity. PROCEDURES TO ACKNOWLEDGE APPRECIATION OF DONATIONS In addition, the City Manager will coordinate official acknowledgment of donations and sponsorships, which will include letters of acknowledgment and appreciation from the Edina City Council. For every donation that is equal to or greater than $5,000, the City Manager's office prepares a Council resolution that expresses thanks and appreciation to the donor(s). The Department then writes a thank you letter, signed by the Department Head, and is sent along with a copy of City Council resolution to the donor(s). A copy of the Department Head's letter is forwarded to the City Manager's office. Each Department is responsible for coordinating their own fund-raising and donations campaigns and record keeping of those donations. DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS DEFINITION Sponsorships are typically acts of good or service where the sponsor their sponsorship. financial support of a program, receives advertising in return for Donations are considered gifts that typically demand no commercial advertising in return for their gift. Donations are usually recognized and acknowledged in the form of a plaque. There is fine line between a donation and a sponsorship, however, most sponsorships are driven by a desire to receive commercial advertising that will further benefit the sponsor's trade or business. Donations are those gifts given with no intent for commercial gain. Nonetheless, donations are often offered with specific personal demands. -3- DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS GUIDELINES As a matter of policy, the City of Edina will not accept donations or sponsorships from the private sector or civic groups in the following cases: 1. When the donor's or sponsor's conditions demand that the City advertise alcohol, tobacco or gambling. The City of Edina will not accept donations or sponsorships from individuals, groups or businesses who demand that, in return for their donation, the City advertise alcohol, tobacco or gambling. 2. When the donation or sponsorship advertising or recognition supersedes and/or interferes with the primary objective of the program or service provided by the City of Edina. The City of Edina will not accept sponsorships under conditions where sponsorship advertising detracts from, disrupts and/or adversely affects the experience and/or value of the recreation service being provided by the City of Edina. Each sponsorship demand must be judged individually as to whether or not the advertising or recognition supersedes and/or interferes with the recreation experience. Prior approval of advertising signs or banners is required. In no case should the sponsor's advertising disrupt or cheapen the recreation experience of the program or service provided by the City of Edina. 3. When the donated product or service poses an unacceptable level of liability to the City. For example, the City of Edina would not accept a donation of used playground equipment that did not comply with ADA requirements and/or appeared to be unsafe. In addition, the City of Edina would not accept donated services that expose the volunteer and/or others to unacceptable risks. ADVERTISING PLAN AND PROCEDURES The City will pro -actively seek and rely on advertising for selected programs as a regular source of operating income when and where it is appropriate. In the past, the City of Edina has seldom relied on advertising as a routine source of funding. One form of advertising that is currently sold as a routine source of operating income is the advertising space sold in the City of Edina's quarterly "About Town Newsletter." Another form of advertising space that is routinely sold is the sides of the ice-resurfacers used at Braemar Arena. As a matter of policy, the City of Edina will not.sell advertising on permanent fixed assets that are not considered rolling stock. For example, the City of Edina will not display commercial advertisements on baseball field fencing, backstops, tee signs at the golf courses, hockey boards etc. Advertising will, however, be considered on rolling stock, such as, a Zamboni. The City Manager shall determine the appropriateness of each advertising request. Edina Recreation Association Have you ever thought of doing a trial of "FIELD HOCKEY' for girls???? Maybe Fall field hockey or late spring or early summer. I grew up out East, and we had field hockey, great sport, and easy and relatively low injury rate. It is just a thought. We are such a big ice hockey town, and field hockey would add another dimension to an already big on hockey town. Thanks. Mrs. Miller 5833 Concord Ave Edina MN 55424' Pej� 30 w9l;JA .TtI r mi C April 2, 1997 City of Edina Dear Resident Neighbor of Todd Park: The Edina Park Board and Edina Park and Recreation Department is seeking your input on the proposed master plan for park improvements to Todd Park. The enclosed map shows the proposed park improvements, which include: • Park shelter building with restroom facilities. • Outdoor hockey rink boards and fencing. • New tot lot (replacement playground equipment). • 11 stall parking lot. • Future pathway around the park. The new park shelter building would replace the existing worn picnic shelter. This new park shelter building would be used in the winter months as a warming house for outdoor skating activities, including hockey. It would also be used in the summer months for children's playground programs. The restrooms would be accessible from the outside and would be open *n the public during daylight hours year around. The doors will automatically be locked at ght. The new playground equipment would be designed to serve children ages 1-9. There is current funding available through the Park Referendum to build a park shelter building, playground equipment and hockey rink. If the neighborhood prefers, a parking lot and pathway system could be added in the future. If you would like to share your views on the proposed park improvements, I urge you to write to me and/or attend the Todd Park neighborhood input meeting scheduled for: Thursday, April 17, 1997 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers Edina City Hall If you have any questions, feel free to call the Edina Park and Recreation Department office at 927-8861. Many thanks. 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