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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-04-11 Park Board PacketCity of Edina **PLEASE NOTE STAFF'S REQUEST TO TOUR LEWIS PARK AT 7:00 P.M. (Transportation on your own) EDINA PARK BOARD **7:00 p.m. **Lewis Park Warming House (Dewey Hill Road & Cahill Road) 7:30 p.m. Council Room, Edina City Hall Tuesday, April 11, 1995 A G E N D A 1. Approval of March 14, 1995, Park Board meeting minutes. 2. Adaptive Recreation Report. * 3. Edina Soccer Association Proposal For Lewis Park. * 4. 1995 Park Board Task Force Sub -Committees: A. Park Board By-Laws/Articles Of Organization. B. Parks Improvement Plan. C. 1996 Budget. 5. Sponsorship/Donation Policy. 6. Other. * 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 CITY OF EDINA PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM DATE: April 3, 1995 TO: All Park Board Members FROM: John Keprios, Director SUBJECT: Staff report for upcoming Park Board meeting Enclosed you should find the following items: 1. April 11, 1995, Park Board Agenda. 2. Minutes from March 14, 1995, Park Board meeting. 3. Edina Soccer Association Proposal For Lewis Park. 4. Lewis Park map. 5. History of bandy. 6. Sponsorship/Donation 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. ADAPTIVE RECREATION REPORT Edina's Adaptive Recreation Supervisor, Laura Lancrete, will be present to give a brief overview of the Adaptive Recreation Program. In addition, Laura Lancrete will introduce five participants who will be present to give a prepared speech on how the Adaptive Recreation/Learning Exchange Program has affected their lives. The participants make up a group of program/self-advocates called "VOICES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING." This brief presentation is designed to serve as the Adaptive Recreation Annual Report. There is no Park Board action requested on this matter. EDINA SOCCER ASSOCIATION PROPOSAL FOR LEWIS PARR The enclosed "Edina Soccer Association (ESA) Proposal For Lewis Park" has some short term and long term requests. ® Summary of ESA Proposal: The ESA's short term proposal is to turn the Lewis west senior size soccer field into two junior size soccer fields. In addition, ESA is willing to help pay for a portable toilet facility with cedar fencing surrounding the 2 portable units on the west end of the park. -2 - The long term proposal requests that the City of Edina relocate the bandy program in order to utilize the bandy field area as a soccer field. In return, the Edina Soccer Association is willing to contribute up to $30,000 to improve the Lewis Park soccer field site. ESA is also willing to contribute approximately $10,000 per year on a long term basis to continue to make improvements to Lewis Park and other soccer facilities in Edina. The ESA proposal requests that the bandy program be relocated as of the spring of 1996, however, the ESA would prefer to have the field ready for soccer play in 1996. To become a playable field in 1996, the bandy field area would need to be developed in 1995. Summary of Adult Bandy Program: The bandy program in the United States began at Lewis Park in Edina in 1979. Information on the history of bandy is enclosed for your review. The number of adult bandy teams for the past five years is shown below: YEAR NUMBER OF TEAMS 1990 24 1991 29 1992 26 1993 25 1994 21 Teams may roster up to as many as 20 players, however, most teams average approximately 16-18 players per team. Approximately 100 of all adult bandy players are Edina residents. Registration fees and number of league games for the 1994-95 Adult Bandy Program were: DIVISION TEAM LEAGUE FEE # OF LEAGUE GAMES PER TEAM "A" $1,700 14 "B" $1,200 9 "C" $1,000 8 Each league also had a single elimination play-off tournament at the end of league play. All play-off games were played at the John Rose Minnesota Oval in Roseville. The following shows the total number of ice hours (one hour per game) used per league at each bandy rink facility for the 1994-95 season: DIVISION MINNESOTA OVAL LEWIS PARK "A" 32 15 "B" 27 20 "C" 17 17 The John Rose Minnesota Oval 1994-95 ice rental fee was $170/hour. The facility use fee for Lewis Park was $6/player, which is the same facility use fee charged to all other Edina youth and adult athletic programs. Pros and Cons of ESA Proposal: There are certainly pros and cons associated with the Edina Soccer Association's proposal. 4 matin Staff has attempted to outline some of the pros and cons of approving the ESA's proposal, as shown below: PROS 1. The soccer field will accommodate the demand resulting from a growing youth soccer program with City owned facilities, as opposed to relying on Edina School District facilities for ESA's program. 2. The extra playing field will further serve the Edina Football Association's facility needs. 3. The maintained turf will create a more aesthetic green area. 4. The soccer field area becomes a usable facility for six months of the calendar year, as opposed to only seven weeks for the outdoor skating season. 5. The soccer field area will serve more Edina residents. 6. The extra soccer field will allow for resting (non -scheduling) of fields on a rotating basis, which is an essential component of turf management. 7. This may encourage other communities to create a bandy rink and offer a program in other areas of the Twin Cities. 8. Elimination of the bandy rink frees up personnel hours to accomplish other winter maintenance tasks. CONS 1. In the short term, it will force the bandy program to move exclusively to the Minnesota Oval in Roseville, which will dramatically increase the cost of the program and (for some) create a long distance commute to play all their games. 2. It will create a shortage of bandy rink ice availability. 3. The proposal puts more pressure on Roseville to adjust an already tight schedule for the Minnesota Oval. 4. The large open skating area at Lewis would be eliminated, which would limit open skating to the much smaller area to the north of the warming house. 5. The proposal could adversely affect the future success of the bandy program by virtue of the increased cost of the program and limited bandy rink locations. There are likely more pros and cons associated with ESA's proposal than is listed above. Therefore, in order to make an informed decision, the following groups have been informed of this issue to be discussed at the April 11 Park Board meeting: - Soccer Edina (traveling youth soccer program) - Edina Soccer Association - American Bandy Association - Minnesota Bandy Federation - Roseville Parks and Recreation Department - Adult Bandy Team Managers It is staff's recommendation that the Edina Park board delay any decision on this matter until the May 9, 1995, Park Board meeting. It is also staff's recommendation that all residents who live within 500 feet of Lewis Park be given a letter regarding this issue. The letter will state that, if they have an opinion on the matter, they are welcome to communicate their opinion to the Park Board by mail or by attending the May meeting. To get a better understanding of the field areas affected by this proposal, staff is requesting that the Park Board meet at the Lewis Park warming house at 7:00 p.m. for a brief tour of the area. After the tour, we will immediately go to the City Hall Council Room for the start of the 7:30 p.m. meeting. 1995 PARK BOARD TASK FORCE SUB -COMMITTEES As discussed during the March Park Board meeting, staff is recommending that the Edina Park Board establish the following task force sub -committees: A. Park Board By-Laws/Articles Of Organization. B. Parks Improvement Plan. C. 1996 Budget. As envisioned by staff, the task force sub -committees would assist staff in making recommendations to the Park Board on those specific issues. Staff would provide all necessary and requested data and the Park Board volunteers would assist with policy making, prioritizing, new ideas and funding strategies. Staff is not recommending any long term standing committees at this time because the "Park Board By-Laws/Articles Of Organization" task force sub -committee should make those recommendations. Staff recommends that the Edina Park Board formally approve creation of the task force sub -committees and assign two or three members of the Park Board for each sub -committee. SPONSORSHIP/DONATION POLICY Enclosed you will find a copy of a proposed "Sponsorship/Donation Policy," which was created by staff at the direction of the Edina City Council. At the Monday, April 3, 1995, City Council meeting, staff was directed to bring this recommendation to the Edina Park Board for feedback. Therefore, please read the proposed policy and bring your suggestions for input to the Park Board meeting on April 11, 1995. EDINA SOCCER ASSOCIATION- PROPOSAL FOR LEWIS PARK February 13, 1995 One of the long range goals of the Edina Soccer Association is to create a "soccer complex". With increasing numbers in the soccer program, particularly in the U-6 and U-8 programs, we need additional fields that are in good condition, that have adequate parking, bathroom facilities, and lights. We think that by housing both the U-6 and U-8 programs at the same location, we will make participation in these programs much easier for families with young children. We propose the following improvements to facilitate Lewis Park as a soccer complex: 1. Short term- (1995 season) To use Lewis Park field west for the U-6 program. Existing senior size field would be made into two junior size fields. Existing permanent goal stands will be removed. ESA will help pay for a portable bathroom with wooden surround. 2. Long term -(begin in 1996 season) To regrade, sod, and finish irrigation to make three junior fields at east end of Lewis Park, add bleachers, improve existing bathroom facilities, expand parking lots as necessary. Retain middle field as a senior size field with lighting. Both east and west fields would be junior fields for U-6 and U-8 programs. When not in use for these programs, both fields could be used as senior fields for traveling or in house games and practices. 3. Financial commitment- If City of Edina could guarantee that the bandy program wil be relocated by spring 1996, ESA is willing to contribute up to $30,000. for improvement of Lewis Park. Additional contributions of approximately $10,000. per year will be made for improvements to Lewis Park and other soccer facilities in Edina. 4. Additional information- To keep athletic fields in their best condition, it is recommended that field use be rotated. ESA, along with the cooperation of other athletic associations and the Park and Rec Dept. would help to maintain fields by rotating use and contributing to their maintenance. Since the U-6 and U8 programs run from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, any times both before and after these programs could be used for practices for both in-house and traveling teams. 5. Registered players from 1994 season - House league Traveling U-6 450 U-10 82 U-8 475 U-12 80 U-10 351 U-14 64 U-12 250 U-16 48 U-14/16 242 U-17 17 U-19 30 House league total- 1,768 'Traveling total- 321 THE DEVELOPMENT OF BANDY IN THE USA 1973 Don Porter, Bill Kethan, Grigori Granaturov, Viktor Khototjkin discussed the expansion of their sport, bandy, and softball at the International GAISF meeting in Oklahoma City. Also discussed possibility of creating an exchange program to help in each other's sport. 1976 Jukka Suominen, representative of the Finish Bandy Federation, met March with Bob Kojetin and discussed the possibility of bandy in the USA. July Bob Kojetin invited to Moscow for the IBF meeting and the exchange program was organized as follows: Year 1 - exchange coaches to expose the sports in schools and colleges; Year 2 - exchange coaches to put on clinics to teach the sport to high schools and colleges; Year 3 - exchange teams to play exhibition games; Year 4 & 5 - exchange coaches to start leagues. December Claus Berner, Finnish bandy coach, put on first bandy clinic in Edina, Minnesota, USA. 1977 March Viktor Khototjkin, USSR, Michael Osintsev, USSR, Vacheslav Solovjav, USSR, and Walter Jagbrant, Sweden, put on bandy clinics in Edina, Minnesota; Duluth, Minnesota; and Detroit, Michigan, USA. May -June Bob Kojetin, Ida Jean Hopkins, and George Linnehan put on first softball clinics in USSR, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. 1978 July Bob Kojetin invited to Sweden. Discussed World Championship in Sweden. 1979 September Two American softball teams played 3 exhibition games in Sweden. December First bandy rink built in Edina, Minnesota. Dec. 10-16 First bandy game played in USA by two Swedish teams. Sweden's youth national team and Broberg's IF visited USA. Exhibition play in Boston and Minneapolis. 1980-81 The Swedish national instructor, Gunnar Fast, in USA for 3 months. First bandy league started - 7 teams. 1981 February 5 ABA, American Bandy Association, founded. Bob Kojetin elected chairman. February 11 ABA is elected as a member of International Bandy Federation (IBF). March Bandy/Softball Exchange program ends. Claimed the most successful sports exchange program ever held in the world. October First American bandy team in Sweden - played exhibition games in Soderhamn, Edsbyn, and Ljusdal. 1981-82 Second season in USA with 14 teams - senior and youth teams. Gunnar Fast in USA as an instructor. 1982 Second bandy rink built in USA in Bloomington, Minnesota. 1982-83 Third bandy season - 20 teams - 1st and 2nd division leagues. 1983 USA team to play first international competition at Dex World Cup Tournament. Third bandy rink built in USA in Roseville, Minnesota. 3-84 Fourth season - 23 teams in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd division leagues. 1984 Roseville, Minnesota, starts new league with three teams. First Invitational Bandy Tournament held in Bloomington, Minnesota. Playoff in lower division of play titled the Kojetin Cup. 1984 USA team wins lst game in international play in World Cup, Ljusdal. Minnesota Bandy Federation is formed. lst North American Cup Tournament held - 8 teams - 3 international teams, Sweden, Finland, Norway. 1984-85 26 teams in 5th season in Edina. 1985 USA team in first World Championship, Norway. Rink bandy starts. 1985-86 24 teams in 6th season Edina Bloomington league. 6 teams in lst season Roseville league. 1986 2nd North American Cup Tournament held - 8 teams - 1 international teams - Norway. 2nd season rink bandy. 1986-87 24 teams in 7th season Edina Bloomington league. 6 teams in 2nd season Roseville league. USA teams in 2nd World Championship, Sweden. 1987 3rd North American Cup Tournament held - 6 teams - 1 international team, Canada. 3rd season rink bandy. 1987-88 8th season - 24 teams Edina Bloomington league. 6 teams Roseville. 1988 First team to play in USSR Rossia Tournament, Abakan, Siberia. 1988-89 9th season - 27 teams Edina Bloomington league. 6 teams Roseville. 1989 USA team in 3rd World Championships, Soviet Union. 1990 First USSR team in United States. W-91 10th Season - 29 teams in Edina Metro League 1991 USA Team 4th World Championships, Finland 1993 World Championship, Sweden 1995 World Championship, Roseville, Minnesota, USA RECOf4M ENDATION Accept the staff's recommendation to adopt the following policy regarding sponsorships and donations: DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS PRIOR APPROVAL POLICY Regarding corporate, private or civic group sponsorships, prior approval by the Edina City Council will be required in the following cases: 1. For all exclusive sponsorships. Prior approval by the Edina City Council will be required when a donor demands exclusive sponsorship for a specific program, service or material goods. For example, donation of an electronic scoreboard system in exchange for a long term commitment to purchase exclusively the donor's product would require prior City Council approval. When exclusive sponsorships are involved, each request will be individually judged on its own merits by the City Council. 2. For all requests to sponsor existing Park and Recreation programs, services or material goods, which have not received or relied on private sponsorships in the past. Before seeking private funding for existing programs, the City Council must approve the concept in advance. As a rule, staff will not seek private funding for existing programs unless directed by the City Council. When approached by the private sector and civic groups to receive funding for existing programs, staff will bring the matter to the City Council for approval. 3. For all donations equal to or greater than $5,000. In other words, donations to the City that are less than $5,000, and are not considered exclusive sponsorships, and are not requested for existing programs, material goods or services, may be approved by the City Manager provided the donation meets all policy guidelines as listed below. 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 sign 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 sponsorship conditions are not commensurate with the value of the donation. For example, a $2,000 donation from a donor or sponsor would not be accepted in the case where the donor demands advertising and exposure that exceeds a value of $2,000. -2- 4. When the donated product or service poses an unacceptable level of e 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. 5. When the donor's or sponsor's conditions demand that the City permanently display commercial advertising on City owned public property. For example, the City of Edina would not accept a donation under the condition that the vendor's name be permanently displayed on an outfield fence, or hockey board, golf tee sign, or any other City owned property. The exception to this category would be in the case of a non-commercial oriented donation, such as, a memorial or individual private donation. Examples of these exceptions would include the Brian Wippermann Gun Range and Arneson Acres Park. As a matter of policy, the City of Edina will accept donations or sponsorships from the private sector or civic groups only under the following conditions: 1. That the City of Edina receive top billing (program identification) regardless of the amount of the donation or sponsorship. City of Edina offered programs and services will receive top billing, even in cases when the program or service is 100% funded by outside sources. For example, if the Fourth of July fireworks display is 100% funded by outside sources and yet still administered by the City of Edina, then the City of Edina will continue to receive top billing (program recognition) for the service provided. 2. That the proposed use of alternative funding is in keeping with the mission, ordinances and policies of the City of Edina and the Park and Recreation Department. BACKGROUND INFORMATION For many years, the City of Edina and ultimately the residents of Edina have benefited from alternative funds, which have come in a variety of forms, from many different sources and have been provided under a variety of conditions and demands. Some examples of previous contributions that have benefited the City of Edina include the following: 1. Volunteer services. 2. Financial contributions. 3. Land. 4. Trees, shrubs and flowers. 5. Buses. 6. Buildings/houses. 7. Showmobile. 8. Scoreboards. 9. Appliances. 10. Pool tables. 11. Piano. 12. Bird houses. 13. Food product. 14. Lumber. 15. Bicycles. 16. Arts and crafts supplies. 17. T-shirts. 18. Fire fighting equipment. 19. Bullet proof vests. -3 - Unquestionably, the most common form of contribution is given through volunteer service. The dollar value of volunteer service contributed to the City of Edina over the years has been significantly greater than all other contributions combined. Donations, contributions and sponsorships have come from many different sources. Some examples of previous sources include: 1. Corporations. 2. Small businesses. 3. Civic Groups/Service Clubs. 4. Foundations. 5. Individuals/Families. 6. Other Public Agencies. 7. Athletic Associations. 8. Booster Clubs. In cases where the donation is considered a sponsorship, the individual, group or business typically requires something in return for the sponsorship. The most common benefit to the donor in return for their sponsorship is advertising exposure. Several of Edina's youth athletic associations rely on sponsorships annually to help cover the costs of administering their sports program. In return for their contributions, sponsors typically get (at the minimum) their company name on the participants' t -shirts or jerseys plus other written advertisement recognition on schedules, rosters, newspaper and flyers. Another form of sponsorship benefit has been a commitment to purchase exclusively the sponsor's product for a pre -determined length of time. For example, the Van Valkenburg Park electronic scoreboards were donated by the Coca-Cola Company in exchange for the City of Edina's commitment to sell exclusively Coca-Cola product at Van Valkenburg Park softball complex for five years. In the case of Minnesota Splash, sponsors (vendors) are solicited to purchase a booth to sell their product during the event. Examples of some of the City of Edina Park and Recreation Department 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 Golf Dome advertising/special events. 9. Edina Family Jamboree Event. Examples of some City of Edina Park and Recreation Department 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. 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 rule, the City of Edina Park and Recreation Department not accepted donations or sponsorships in exchange for permanently displayed commercial advertising on City owned facilities. There has been a long standing desire to avoid permanent commercial advertising on hockey boards, outfield fencing, scoreboards, golf tee signs, and all other City of public property. has Edina Edina Federated Women's Club John Kepiros, Director Edina Park & Recreation Department 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 Dear Mr. Kepiros: It is my great Pleasure to inform you that Edina Park and Recreation Department has been selected to receive a donation of $10,000.00 from the Edina Federated Woman's Club to be used for Lake Cornelia Park playground equipment. Our Philanthropy money this year is a result of Santa House and member volunteer hours at Dayton's. EFWC Philanthropy contributions will be distributed at our May meeting. It will be held on Thursday, May I Ith at the Retreat, the private dining room at the Carlson Company Headquarters in Minnetonka. You are cordially invited to join us for the reception from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. The checks will be distributed at approximately 7:00 P.M. If you wish to join us for dinner, there will be a charge of $30.00. We ask that a three minute response to the fund presentation be given in which you explain to the club members how our donation will be used. It will be helpful for me to have the name of your representative as well as the position of that person in your organization. Please include the number of people attending and if you plan to join us for dinner. Your response by May 3 would be appreciated. If you have any questions or need directions, please call me at 920-3617. The Edina Federated Women's Club looks forward to this opportunity to say thank you for your efforts with a check from our organization. Sincerely, q�y�ttj— dt Annette Horton Chairperson, Philanthropy Committee Edina Federated Woman's Club March 31, 1995 CITY OF EDINA PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DATE: April 7, 1995 TO: All Edina Park Board Members. FROM: John Keprios, Directo SUBJECT: INPUT FOR SHeRPA'S STRATAGIC PLANNING PROCESS. Enclosed you will find a memo from Susan Wohlrabe that requests your input concerning human services issues. Please take just a few minutes to read the enclosed memo and "PURPOSE AND FUNCTION" information regarding SHeRPA and bring your thoughts and comments to the April 11, 1995, Park Board meeting. If you prefer, please feel free to submit your comments to me in writing. Thank you in advance for your consideration and I look forward to seeing you on April 11. Many thanks. 1�1 MEMORANDUM Date: March 23, 1995 From: Susan Wohlrabe Zl-eAi To: John Keprios and David Velde Subject: INPUT FOR SHeRPA'S STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS When you meet with your Board/Committee this month, please ask the following two questions in order to generate input from Edina for SHeRPA's strategic planning process. Please, therefore, submit to me any information you might gain from these questions by April 24th. Thank you! 1) What human services issues do you see emerging in our community related to the research, planning and coordination of services? 2) What do you believe are the local roles and responsibilities to address these issues? What are the regional roles and responsibilities to address these issues? sw Attachment • PURPOSE AND FUNCTION • The South Hennepin Regional Planning Office provides planning and coordination in the area of human services for the four cities of South Hennepin County (Bloomington, Richfield, Eden Prairie and Edina). The Regional Planning Agency has three arimary objectives: 1. To assist each city to understand its unique needs, develop strategies to address these needs and, when appropriate, form a partnership with one or more other cities in developing these strategies; 2. To create a two tiered (municipal and regional) collaborative structure in which the various sectors (both public and private) of the communities are represented and form an integral part of the development of strategies to address human service n:�eds. 3. To enhance the participation of residents and providers in the planning and development of human services. The Regional Planning Office serves the following functions: 1. Conduct surveys and other forms of research to assess human service needs in the region and the degree to which services presently meet needs. 2. Conduct research to assess trends in human services and social policy issues. 3. Maintain computerized systems of data to monitor trends in the needs and delivery of human service. 4. Coordinate with the public and private sectors in the South Hennepin communities to address human service needs. 5. Facilitate citizen input and participation in the planning of human services. 6. Provide planning services for the region on issues determined as priorities among two or more cities. The Planning Office may provide planning services for individual cities on local issues depending on the need and the availability of time. 7. Serve as primary link to local, regional and national agencies and information sources. South Hennepin Regional Planning Office: Organizational Plan, May 1991 (Reprinted 11/22/94) OF A PUBLC MEETING )NS INTERESTED IN SOCCER IN EDINA! The Edina Park and Recreation Department will hear a request to develop a SOCCER FIELD COMPLEX at LEWIS PARK in EDINA. LEWIS PARK is located at Cahill Road & Valley View Road. Date: Tuesday, April 11th Time: 7:30 PM Place: Edina City Hall City Council Chambers 50th St. S Normandale Ave. YOUR SUPPORT IS REQUESTED BY YOUR PRESENCE AT THE MEETING. BACKGROUND INFORMTION: • The EDINA SOCCER ASSOCIATION (ESA), of which SOCCER EDINA is a Part, has proposed that an area now used only as a bandy skating rink be developed into three new junior -size soccer fields. : The rink is now being used only during the hard -freeze winter -months by several bandy teams. Reportedly, these teams are comprised predominately of non -Edina residents. * Currently, there are 1,3S0 young recreational soccer players (Boys & Girls, aged 10 years and younger) registered for the ESA leagues for which current available fields are over- crowded and of marginal quality. For the demands of the youth -soccer needs in Edina to continue to be met, additional field -space is needed. Without these additional fields, some soccer -seeking youth will have to be turned away. * In total, there are over 2,200 young persons playing soccer in Edina --ranging in age from Under -6 to Under -14 years -of - age. TAX DOLLARS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSED FIELDS. The ESA Board has approved the expenditure of funds which have been saved during a period of years to support the plan. ESA President Patricia Kelly, and other ESA officers, will outline the proposal and the financial plan. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL FROM PERSONS DESIRING THE STATUS QUO AND FROM' OTHERS PROPOSING OTHER ALTERNATIVE USES OF THE SITE. PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS PROPOSAL WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE YOUTH OF EDINA. 4801 West 50th Street, Edina, Minnesota 55424