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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-12-12 Park Board PacketEDINA PARK BOARD Tuesday, December 12, 1995 7:30 p.m. Council Room Edina City Hall A G E N D A City of Edina * 1. Approval of November 14, 1995, Park Board meeting minutes. 2. Community Input Town Meeting (all parks included) 3. Activity Center Proposal. 40 4. Park Bond Referenda Recommendations To The City Council. 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 CITY OF EDINA PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM DATE: November 7, 1995 TO: All Park Board Members FROM: John Keprios, Directo L SUBJECT: Staff report for upcoming Park Board meeting. Enclosed you should find the following items: 1. November 14, 1995, Park Board Agenda. 2. Minutes from October 10, 1995, Park Board meeting. 3. 1996 Proposed Fees and Charges. 4. Golf Course reservation policy recommendation. 5. Park Referendum Neighborhood/Community Meetings schedule. 6. Sample of Neighborhood/Community Meeting notification letter. 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. 1996 CAPITAL PLAN As requested at the October Park Board meeting, Mr. Ken Rosland, City Manager, will be in attendance to explain and discuss the 1996 Capital Plan. 1996 FEES AND CHARGES Enclosed is the staff's recommended fees and charges for 1996. The only fees and charges that are recommended to be greater than 1995 fees are highlighted in bold print. Please note that there is a new category proposed for 1996, "ADULT REGISTRATION FEES." These fees are for a variety of adult athletic team sports. All of the adult athletic team sports are priced to be totally self-supporting. All of these adult team sports are administered by staff without any volunteer support. Braemar Golf Course is recommending that the Park Board approve a minor revision in the reservation policy. Please refer to the recommendation from John Valliere, Braemar Golf Course Manager. Staff is not recommending any senior discount rates for Braemar Golf Course or Normandale Golf Course. As you may recall, the Edina City Council approved the Edina Park Board's recommendation to implement a reduced rate for golfers who have disabilities which make them golf car dependent. If these golfers do not have another golfer to share the golf car rental expense, then the fee is 500 off. Edina Park Board action is requested on this matter. -2 - PARR IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATE The first Referendum Team's meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 13, 1995, 5:00 p.m., in the Council Room, Edina City Hall. A (first draft) slide presentation will be shown at the Referendum Team meeting. This slide presentation will be used to give residents a visual perspective of the two proposed bond issues for the purpose of receiving community input. Staff will give this brief presentation at the Park Board meeting. Eventually, this slide presentation will be made into a pre-recorded presentation to inform the public. As directed by the Edina City Council, staff has scheduled several community meetings, which are for the purpose of gathering input from the community regarding the proposed park -related bond issues. The final "Neighborhood/Community Meeting" is scheduled to take place during the December Park Board meeting at City Hall. A schedule of these meetings is enclosed. It is hoped that at least one Park Board member would be in attendance at the following Neighborhood/Community Meetings: 1. Weber Park (notices sent to all residents north of Morningside Road); Monday, November 27, 1995 7:30 p.m. Council Room Edina City Hall 2. Edina Athletic Association Presidents r Wednesday, November 29, 1995 7:00 p.m. Manager's Conference Room Edina City Hall 3. Todd Park and Walnut Ridge Park Saturday, December 2, 1995 9 a.m. Council Room Edina City Hall 4. Cornelia School Park Wednesday, December 6, 1995 7.00 p.m. Media Room Cornelia School Building 5. Edina Senior Citizen Members Friday, December 8, 1995 1:00 P.M. Room #350 Edina Community Center 6. Community Input Town Meeting (all parks included) Saturday, December 9, 1995 9:00 a.m. Council Room Edina City Hall Community Input Town Meeting (all parks included) Tuesday, December 12, 1995 7:30 p.m. Council Room Edina City Hall -3 - Invitational meetings have been scheduled for Weber Park, Todd Park, Walnut Ridge Park and Cornelia School Park mainly because there are some major park improvements proposed for those parks, which require community input/feedback. Residents within approximately a four to six block radius of their park have been mailed invitations to attend a neighborhood/community input meeting for their specific park. Hopefully, this will lighten the turnout for the two scheduled "Town Meetings." 1996 FEES AND CHARGES DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED FOR 1996 1995 1994 &K & RECREATION Bold, indicates an increase $35.00 $35.00 Playground $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 Coach Pitch $30.00 $30.00 $30.00 Tennis Instruction $30.00 $30.00 $27.00 Pee Wee Tennis $20.00 $20.00 $17.00 Team Tennis $55.00 $55.00 $33.00 ART CENTER Memberships $110.00 $105.00 $100.00 Family $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 Individual $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Class Fees` (members -10% discount) Non -Member Non-Mem/Mem Non-Mem/Mem based on # of hrs 25 hrs $3.58 $3.50/3.25 $3.25/3.00 24 hrs $4.08 $4.00/3.58 $3.50/3.25 21 hrs $4.35 $4.25/3.81 $3.75/3.50 14 hrs $4.64 $4.50/4.07 $4.00/3.75 12 hrs $4.92 $4.75/4.25 $4.25/3.82 8 hrs $5.25 $5.00/4.50 $4.50/4.02 5 hrs $5.65 $5.25/4.60 $4.75/4.25 4 hrs $6.15 $5.65/5.25 $5.15/4.65 'all clay and children's classes add $5 $92.00 $92.00 $95.00 Parent/Child Workshops' $52.00 $52.00 $50.00 1 child & 1 adult) Non-Mem/Mem Non-Mem/Mem Non-Mem/Mem 0Jcludes min $15/13 $15/13 $15/13 2 hrs $17/15 $17/15 $17/15 3 hrs $21/19 $21/19 $21/19 4 hrs $27/25 $27/25 $27/25 5 hrs $31/28 $31/28 $31/28 6 hrs $34/31 $34/31 $34/31 7 hrs $39/35 $39/35 $39/35 8 hrs $42/38 $42/38 $42/38 "all clay classes add $5 ARENA Hourly Rate (as of Sept., 1995) $110.00 $105.00 $100.00 Open skating (Youth & Adult) $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 Skate Rental $1.50 $1.50 $1.25 Skate Sharpening $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 Season Tickets (eff. 10/1/95) Resident Family: first 2 members $52.00 $52.00 $55.00 each additional member $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 maximum (7 persons) $77.00 $77.00 $80.00 Resident Individual $42.00 $42.00 $40.00 Non -Resident Family: first 2 members $67.00 $67.00 $70.00 each additional member $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 aximum (7 persons) $92.00 $92.00 $95.00 igon-Resident Individual $52.00 $52.00 $50.00 Classes $60.00 $60.00 $55.00 1996 FEES AND CHARGES DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED FOR 1996 1995 1994 Bold, indicates an increase GUN RANGE Pistol 1/2 hour $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 25 rounds trap $5.00 $5.00 $4.75 Building/hr $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Daily rental $165.00 $160.00 $154.50 Firearm Safety $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 AQUATIC CENTER Season Tickets Resident Family first 2 members $45.00 $45.00 $45.00 each additional member $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 maximum (8 members) $105.00 $105.00 $105.00 Resident Individual $40.00 $40.00 $40.00 Non -Resident Family first 2 members $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 each additional member $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 maximum (8 members) $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 Non -Resident Individual $60.00 $60.00 $60.00 Daily Admission $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 Admission after 6 p.m. $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 Aquatic Instruction $40.00 $40.00 $40.0 GOLF COURSE - Braemar Green Fees 18 hole - non patron $21.00 $20.00 $18.00 18 hole - patron $17.00 $16.00 $15.00 9 hole - non patron $11.50 $11.00 $10.50 9 hole - patron $9.50 $9.00 $9.00 Group Fees - 18 holes $29.00 $27.00 $24.00 Group Fees - 9 holes $15.00 $15.00 $14.00 Patron Cards Individual $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 Executive Course $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Computerized Handicaps Resident $16.00 $15.00 $14.00 Non -Resident $21.00 $20.00 $19.00 Lockers Men's 72" $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 Men's 42" $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Ladies' 72" $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 Club Storage $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 Club Rental $7.00 $6.00 $6.00 Pull Carts $2.25 $2.00 $2.00 Golf Cars 18 holes $20.00 $20.00 $20.0 9 holes $12.00 $12.00 $11.00 DESCRIPTION 18 holes -single person w/disability Group Car Fees Group Golf Lessons Adult Junior EXECUTIVE COURSE - Braemar Adult - non -patron Adult - patron Junior - non patron Junior - patron Golf Cars - everyone Pull Carts Group Fees BRAEMAR ROOM Resident - wedding related Non-resident - wedding related Other events Concession Fees (an annual increase of 5%, as a general rule) .ECUTIVE COURSE - Nonmandale Adult - non -patron Adult - patron Junior - non -patron Junior - patron Golf Cars - everyone Pull Carts Group Fees GOLF RANGE Large Bucket Small Bucket Warm-up Bucket GOLF DOME Large Bucket Senior Bucket Time Golf 1/2 hour Hourly field rental League 0 1996 FEES AND CHARGES RECOMMENDED FOR 1996 1995 1994 Bold, indicates an increase $7.00 $6.00 $10.00 $6.00 $6.00 $30.00 $28.00 $28.00 $58.00 $56.00 $55.00 $30.00 $28.00 $28.00 $8.00 $8.00 $7.00 $7.00 $7.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $10.00 $10.00 $9.00 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $11.00 $10.00 $9.00 $625.00 $675.00 $250-$675 $600.00 $600.00 $650.00 $650.00 $250-$650 $250-$650 $9.00 $9.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $7.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $10.00 $10.00 $9.00 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $11.00 $10.00 $9.00 $5.00 $5.00 $4.75 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $5.50 $5.25 $5.00 $5.25 $4.75 $4.75 $8.00 $7.75 $7.50 $100.00 $100.00 $95.00 $695.00 $675.00 $535.00 DESCRIPTION EDINBOROUGH Daily Passes Season Passes Edina Family first 2 members each additional member maximum (7 members) Edina Individual Non Edina Family first 2 members each additional member maximum (7 members) Non Edina Individual Towel Fee Skate Rental Building Rentals Commercial Use (Trade Shows) Category #1 City of Edina & Boards/Assoc. May -Oct Category #2 (per hour) Edina Civic & Edina Schools (M -Th) Great Hall Theatre Grotto Category #3 -General Fees(per hour) Great Hall Grotto Theatre Category #4 -Exclusive Rentals Friday Evening Saturday Evening Rental Amenities banners use of rink area cover ice area Domestic Photo Shoot (hourly) any park area blocked off Grotto Theatre Great Hall Ice Rink Commercial Photo Shoot (hourly) any park area blocked off Grotto Theatre Great Hall Ice Rink 1996 FEES AND CHARGES RECOMMENDED FOR 1996 1995 1994 Bold, indicates an increase $75.00 $75.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $195.00 $195.00 $195.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $270.00 $270.00 $270.00 $180.00 $180.00 $180.00 $215.00 $215.00 $215.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $315.00 $315.00 $315.00 $195.00 $195.00 $195.00 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $17/day+$12/man setup/down $17/day+$12/man setup/down $17/day+$12/man setup/dow $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.0 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 $1,500.00 $1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $100.00 $100.00 $75.00 $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 $400.00 $325.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 1996 FEES AND CHARGES DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED FOR 1996 1995 1994 General Park Areas: Bold, indicates an increase JTENNIAL LAKES $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Rental Concession items $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 Paddle Boats $70.00 $70.00 $70.00 2 -person boat/ 1/2 hr $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 4 -person boat/ 1/2 hr $5.00 $5.00 na Winter sled per hour $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 Ice Skates $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 Building Rental $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 Monday - Thursday 1/2 day - 1/2 room $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 1/2 day - full room $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 full day - 1/2 room $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 full day - full room $400.00 $400.00 $400.00 Friday Evening (6pm-10pm) $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 1/2 evening - 1/2 room $200.00 $200.00 na 1/2 evening - full room $400.00 $400.00 na Weekend Rental Full Evening (6pm - lam) Friday Evening $600.00 $600.00 $600.00 Saturday Evening $600.00 $600.00 $600.00 Sunday Rentals 1/2 room - 4hr increments after 2pm $200.00 $200.00 na full room - 4hr increments after 2pm $400.00 $400.00 na PARK DEPARTMENT RENTALS General Park Areas: commerical use (i.e. T.V.)/hour $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 commerical use with lights/hour $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 Picnic Shelter/day - Cornelia $70.00 $70.00 $70.00 Showmobile/day $700.00 $700.00 $700.00 Athletic Fields - residents only per field/day $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 per field/hour $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 per hour/field with lights $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 Arenson Acres Terrace Room per day; incl. formal gardens/gazebo $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 per hour, first hour $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 each additional hour up to 4 hrs $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Tupa Park: Cahill School & Grange Hall per day $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 per hour, first hour $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 each additional hour, up to 4 hrs $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 VanValkenburg & Courtney Fields residents only per field/day, includes building $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 Edina Athletic Associations field user fee/participant $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 :dina Hockey Association outdoor hockey rink fee/participant $6.00 $6.00 na To: The Edina PaVoar & John Keprios From: John Valliere MEMORANDUM Subject: Proposal to Change Reservation Policy at Braemar Golf Course Date: November 6, 1995 The Staff recommendation is to change the daily advance reservation system from four days to five. Additionally, it is recommended to permit same day and one day in advance reservations for non patrons. Al other reservation policies would remain the same. For twenty-nine years the four day in advance reservation policy for patrons has been in effect. There are two exceptions to this rule. 1. League members may sign up one week in advance within their allocated block of times. This saves pro shop phone reservations and is customer convenient. 2. Foursomes of all patrons may sign up one week in advance for Saturdays before noon. This is for customer convenience and discourages persons from having to secure times on a work day during the week. Both provisions work very well. They are fair and equitable. ONALE FOR CHANGE There are three reasons for recommending a change. 1. It would be advantageous to the patron to secure a more advanced reservation. 2. In some instances we are not completely selling all of our available times. The same day and one day in advance for non patrons will insure that any unused reservation times are utilized. Staff views this as a win/win situation because the patron will still have a full four days ahead of the non patron in securing a time. Some "getting used to" adjustments will be necessary. 3. The last reason is to bring Braemar into line with a metro wide effort to standardize reservation policies with other courses. While each course will always have many policies which are germaine only to it, the desire is to reduce golfer frustration where possible. In the future other policies such as rain checks, walk alongs, lightning and dangerous weather awareness may be standardized wherever possible. 0 PARK REFERENDUM NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY MEETINGS As directed by the Edina City Council, the following meetings have been set up for the purpose of receiving input from the community regarding the proposed park related bond issues: 1. Weber Park (notices sent to all residents north of Morningside Road); Monday, November 27, 1995 7:30 p.m. Council Room Edina City Hall 2. Edina Athletic Association Presidents Wednesday, November 29, 1995 7.00 p.m. Manager's Conference Room Edina City Hall 3. Art Center Thursday, November 30, 1995 4.00 p.m. Edina Art Center (Board Meeting) 4. Todd Park and Walnut Ridge Park Saturday, December 2, 1995 9 a.m. Council Room Edina City Hall 5. Senior Citizen Advisory Committee Wednesday, December 6, 1995 8:00 a.m. Edina Senior Citizen Center 6. Cornelia School Park Wednesday, December 6, 1995 7:00 p.m. Media Room Cornelia School Building 7. Edina Senior Citizen Members Friday, December 8, 1995 1:00 P.M. Room #350 Edina Community Center 8. Community Input Town Meeting (all parks included) Saturday, December 9, 1995 9:00 a.m. Council Room Edina City Hall 9. Community Input Town Meeting (all parks included) Tuesday, December 12, 1995 7.30 p.m. Council Room Edina City Hall November 6, 1995 City of Edina Dear Resident Neighbor of Cornelia School Park: The Edina Park Board and Edina Park and Recreation Department welcome you to attend a community input/information meeting regarding the upcoming park related bond issues for the following reasons: 1. Inform Cornelia School Park neighborhood residents of the proposed Park Improvement Bond Issue and Third Indoor Ice Rink/Multi-purpose Facility Bond Issue. 2. Inform Cornelia School Park neighborhood residents of the proposed plans specifically for Cornelia School Park. 3. Gather input from Cornelia School Park residents as to what they would prefer in their neighborhood park. 4. Gather input from residents regarding both proposed bond issues (all parks and proposed indoor ice rink/multi-purpose facility). This Cornelia School Park neighborhood meeting is scheduled for: Wednesday, December 6, 1995 7.00 p.m. Media Room Cornelia Elementary School Building This meeting will begin with an informational slide presentation that explains both bond issues in general. After the slide presentation, details will be presented regarding the proposed improvements specifically for Cornelia School Park. Your input on the proposed plans is very important. If you are unable to attend this meeting, we encourage you to attend one of the general Community Input Town Meetings scheduled for December 9, 9:00 a.m. and December 12, 7:30 p.m. at Edina City Hall. Or if you prefer, please feel free to send your recommendations in writing to me. And if you have any questions, feel free to call me at 927-8861. Sincerely, John Keprios, Director Edina Park and Recreation Department City Hall (612) 927-8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX (612) 927-7645 EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424-1394 TDD (612) 927-5461 October 31, 1995 John Kaprios Park and Rec Director 4801 W 50th St. Edina, MN 55424 Dear John: I am writing this letter as a follow-up to our conversation today. As we discussed; we, the residents of the Normandale Park neighborhood, would like to see if it would be possible to pave the rink (and if possible the outside area around the rink), at our park. It would provide the children of the neighborhood with a safe place to roller blade, keeping them off of the streets, sidewalks and the tennis courts. If paving the rink and surrounding area would also improve the maintenance of the ice during the winter, that would be even better. We would appreciate it if you could present this request to the city council at their meeting in December. We would also like to see the proposal on the referendum this spring as well. The following are signatures of a few of the residents of the Normandale Park neighborhood who would like to join in on this request. 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(Jeffrey Pieters/Staff Pho- – `"The genius of to a her) P is creating comma I Project plan-ners seek public input $4.9 million plan would repair parks By Jeffrey Pieters Staff Writs:r All but six of the city's parks would be touched by an im- provement,plan to be weighed by Edina voters in a referendum next spring. Capped at $4.9 million, the plan would repair or replace worn park equipment and infrastruc- ture at 33 city parks. The plan will be offered on the same ballot as another'issue — $2.5 million to build a third indoor ice rink. "A lot of the fixed equipment for the parks is over 20 years old," said John Keprios, director of the Park and Recreation Depart- ment. "Some of it is 40 years old." City officials invite public comment on the plan in a series of community meetings planned for this month and the next. The bond issue is more than twice as large as the only other multi-million bond proposal the department has proposed — a $2 million request voters defeated in 1975. It is also the first parks item voters will have considered since then - Many of the proposed im- provements are the kinds of things typically handled in the department's yearly budget: re- pairing tennis court surfaces, resurfacing pathways and fixing hockey rink boards, for example. However, the sheer volume of what needs to be done, Keprios said, exceeds what a yearly Park Department budget could handle. "[The budget] hasn't been able to keep up," he said. "You get to the point where you can't do the major repairs. "Tennis courts alone, we could have easily spent the entire cap- ital budget," he said. In his first two years as parks director, Keprios' department has been in the city's limelight several times: first with the pro- posal and eventual passage of a pesticide -use moratorium and environmentally friendly turf management plan, then with de- bates on the maintenance of ten- nis courts at Braemar Park and a Lewis Park skating rink. The first episode added to the complexity of the job the depart- ment performs; the other de- bates illustrated the increasing difficulty the department has in keeping up with the needs and desires of a fully grown city. Contracting improvement work to outside agencies, Keprios said, will help the de- partment catch up. "We'll be able to get to other projects we haven't been able to get to," he said. By the book Best-selling romance author Johanna Lindsey get in Edina Friday. (David Eyestone/Staff Pho PARKS: To Page 2A orth`o l'j Zee e L 1 i; eq` NTIQUES Dealer Shop 'enn Ave. South old • 798-1862 Call the Empty -Nest Specialist! u'II be treated with pest, concern & ierstanding. She will uide and counsel you through the complexities and joy of change with the benefit of personal experience and more than a dozen years as a full-time Real Estate professional. 'The Wright way to a smart move" • 1 • : ' • MLS. IS 0 aide for Empty Nesters =RPRISES ! AUNT WINDOW FASHIONS EY RICHFIELD Ivd. 6429 Ly61a39Ave. S., MPLS SKYWAY 625 Marquette Ave. , 376-0293 %,I-a]Lt sale Alegi s Lisa Edevold examines a carved moose at the Holiday Craft Sale, going on through De. cember at the Edina Art Center, 4701 W. 64th St. The sale opened Sunday. (David Eye- stone./Staff Photographer) Parks: Department is overwhelmE . From Page IA Keprios has divided the types of work into four main areas: general park work, improve- ments at the city's "enterprise facilities," changes that are pro - environment and miscellaneous jobs requested by the public. Besides tennis courts, walk- ways and hockey rinks, the first area includes things such as playground equipment, fencing, lighting, park shelter buildings, parking lots, bleachers and trash receptacles. "Enterprise facilities," de- signed by the city to be self -sup- ported financially, nonetheless need money to update their equipment, Keprios said. The city plans to upgrade or replace the Aquatic Center's 40 - year -old bath house, repair the Art Center's roof and walls and install energy-efficient windows there. At Braemar Arena, the plan calls for parking lot renova- tion, locker room expansion and a fire protection sprinkler sys- tem at the west arena, new ice resurfacing machines and a relo- cated garage to put them in. Irrigation systems, landscap- ing and grading will aid the city in its turf -management plan. Putting concrete under benches, bleachers and fencing will re- duce the amount of mowing to be done at each city park. Asphalt surfaces at the city's outdoor hockey rinks will allow a longer ice season and give in-line skaters a place for their hobby, Keprios said. "Right now, they're using our tennis courts, which we don't want them to do," he said. The focus of the plan is on neighborhood parks, Keprios said. No funds are slated for Braemar Golf Course, Edinborough or Cen- tennial Lakes Park, he said. Voters will address the bond issue in late April or early May next year. EDUCATION Creek Valley pitches writing Creek Valley Elementary School is working to get students writing. Caren Stelson, a freelance writer and Creek Valley parent, will lead third- and fifth -graders in workshops through January. With another parent, in 1990 Stelson helped start the Creek Valley Viewer, a magazine that publishes students' creative works three times annually. She led teachers in a writing workshop earlier this year where she encouraged them to be an example to children with their own writing. A special issue of the Viewer will feature teachers' works. Other school -wide activities are being planned, including a theater troupe's performance of a play based on the life of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Cremation Services Family Owned and Operated Since 1950 Excelsior Chapel Eden Prairie Chapel Mound Chapel 474-9595 949-4970 472-1716 If financed throughout the course of 20 years, the bonds will cost the owner of a $160,000 home just under $18 per year. The owner of a $250,000 home will pay a little more than $28 annually. If the bonds are approved, the park department must spend the money within three years. The department would exercise that limit, Keprios said. "This isn't the type of project. where you give money to a company and they build the thing," he said. "We're going to be dealing with many different contractors on many different projects," he said. Community meetings, at which Edina residents may com- ment on the plan, are scheduled for the following dates, times and places: • Weber Park -area residents, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., Edina City Hall, 4701 W. 50th St.; • Todd and Walnut s Park -area residents, Dec. d a.m., Edina City Hall; • Cornelia School Park -area residents, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., Cor- nelia Elementary School; • Senior citizens, Dec. 8, 1 p.m., Edina Community Center, Room 350; • All parks, Dec. 9, 9 a.m., and Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., Edina City Hall. Keprios said he is putting to- gether a slide presentation, which will show the types of im- provements the plan offers. Three civic groups have re- quested individual hearings, Keprios said. Other civic groups may request similar hearings, he said. City officials individually may state support for the plan; how- ever, their persuasive efforts as a body are restricted by state statute. A referendum team, as- sembled by Mayor Fred Richards, will work to inform voters on the project using leaflets, advertising and public meetings. The referendum team r 's for the first time Nov. 13. Keprios, himself, wouiun't say whether he supported the plan, but did say it would make parks "safer, more functional and easier to maintain." �' . Edina Athletic Account Fees A. Adult Summer Softball oCo-Rec & Mens Classic Leagues $330.00 *Mens, Womens, 35 & over And Industrial Leagues $295.00 *Non -Resident Fee (individual) $25.00 oNon-Resident Fee (team) $150.00 B. Fall Adult Softball oCo-Rec Leagues $225.00 *Mens Leagues $200.00 oNon-Resident Fee (individual) $25.00 oNon-Resident Fee (team) $150.00 C. Adult Volleyball *Officiated Leagues $205.00 oNon-Officiated Leagues $100.00 *Non -Resident Fee (individual) $10.00 D. Adult Softball Post Season Tournament *Team Entry Fee $50.00 E. Adult Basketball o3 -Man League $40.00 o5 -Man C League $375.00 o5 -Man B League $375.00 F. Adult Hockey o4 -Man League $100.00 G. Adult Broomball *Co-Rec League $450.00 H. Adult Bandy *A Division $1,550.00 oB Division $1,125.00 oC Division $625.00 Note: Attached are the individual budgets for each program AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1995 BRAEMAR GOLFING SEASON The 1995 Golfing Season was successful from both golf and financial aspects. Activity For all courses we did a total of 127,000 rounds. 55,000 of Executive course play and 72,000 of regulation course play. FINANCIAL Total receipts was in excess of $3,000,000 with bond and interest retirement of $630,000. The course made improvements amounting to $230,000. Including new equipment, improvements to physical plant and the course itself. The year end should show a small profit after bond and interest payment. The driving range had revenues of $305,000 with exceptionally high activity, including a very large teaching program. The dome is experiencing excellent fall activity after the infusion of some needed advertising dollars. This market has become highly competitive given the number of new domes in the metropolitan area. The Pro shop operation was assumed by the City in the calendar year of 1995 and has seen a real improvement in presentation and profits as well as dollar volume. In past years we have been hovering in the $150,000 area. In 1995 we have already exceeded $335,000. Another encouraging report is the golf car activity with the new nine coming on line. Golf car revenues have gone from $165,000 to over $220,000. Expenses have increased also. Along with increased activity and traffic, most assuredly comes higher labor and maintenance costs. This figure will top out at approximately $2,005,000. In the spring, weather was not good. April and May were both cold and wet. Most 18 hole courses saw a decline in rounds by 2 to 4000 rounds. This did affect Braemar's total revenues. If 1996 is an average year weather wise the course should see a marked improvement in revenues. The course has recovered very well from the construction of new holes.