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Home My WebLink About1984-01-10 Park Board PacketEDINA PARK BOARD January 10, 1984 7:30 p.m. Edina City Hall AGENDA I. Approval of Minutes of November 8, 1983 Meeting II. Wooddale School Review III. Review of Plan for Parklawn Acres IV. Hennepin County Park Reserve District Extention of Edina Park System Guests: Dave Kostik, Public Affairs Manager Hennepin County Park Reserve District Greg Mack, Division Manager, Dept. of Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources Hennepin County Park Reserve District V. Metropolitan Regional Parks Extention of Edina Park System Guest: Bob Nethercut, Director of Parks & Open Space Metro Council ATTACHMENT A EDINA BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SITE OF A MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FACILITY (ARTIFICIAL SPEED SKATING RINK) Thoughts for Consideration The site location for this facility would be designated as an indoor Metropoli- tan Regional Park, an area 350' x 700'. The facility would - -have an artificial indoor 400 meter speed skating rink -have a 360' x 200' sheet of artificial ice on inside of speed skating rink in winter months -have a 360' x 200' field with artificial turf in the summer months -have a 440 yard artificial turf running track. -be a building 350' x 700' -have parking for 1700 cars -provide housing for 90 athletes in training for speed skating and other sports -have a heated area which would seat 5,000 people, rest of facility would be humidity controlled -be located adjacent to the Braemar Arena and Pavilion, located South of the Pavilion in the lower parking lot. The actual site location of the facility would become a Metropolitan Regional Park, the rest of Braemar Park would remain as it is now and not be included as a regional facility. The intent of the proposal is to recommend that Edina be considered for the site of this Multipurpose Athletic Facility (Artificial Speed Skating Rink), at the location previously stated, adjacent to the Arena and Pavilion, and that the 350' x 700' site be designated as a metropolitan regional park. Impact on Community If the facility was managed by two organizations, there could be considerable schedul- ing problems. Would the legislature give the authority to manage the facility to the City of Edina if it were to be designated a regional park? There would be a large volume of cars within Braemar for major events. A portion of the hill at Braemar would be used to fill the location for the facility. Possibly would need additional staff to handle extra work which needs to be done by the Park and Recreation staff and City staff. There would be additional playing facilities available for youth athletics in close proximity to our Edina youth. It would provide a controlled atmosphere for all athletic contests within the facility. The following are possibilities of athletic activities that could be played within the facility: Winter - September 1 to April 1 Speed Skating Ice -November 1 to April 1 - Bandy rink ice, figure skating ice, additional ice for hockey practices, large open skating area, running track. Page 2 Summer - April 1 - Nov. 1 Large Artificial Turf Area Indoor soccer/ football field, softball, volleyball courts, tennis courts, 400 yard running track, convention exhibit areas. The facility would be designed for local, regional, state, national and inter- national competition. Olympic training center for speed skating and other sports. POSITIVES Opens opportunities for upgrading arena and pavilion. Increases parking to about 1700 cars. Olympic training center for speed skating and other sports. Close proximity for youth to participate and observe world champion athletes. Close proximity for available rental use for all youth athletic associations and programs. All 3 sheets of ice would be on the same level (arena, pavilion and multipurpose facility, so ice surfacing machine could be used on all sheets of ice easily. High school could use the facility for its soccer and other athletic activities as well as for marching band practice. Large meeting room for athletic groups to meet. Also weight training rooms, training equipment, saunas would be available for youth athletic programs. NEGATIVES Youth programs may not want to pay the price for the use of the facility - cost of renting. Negative noice factor within the area. Tremendous amount of cars in the Braemar Park Area. 2/14/84 32' 'goo Iii • > > C) rTi I= r4 L ! op fl p DD [l D �D DD DD aD QD D� DD as �� D n� p dD D 0 ti ., r,ti , I= Below is listed attendance tallies for participants in activities at the Edina Senior �ommunity Center. Activities include Congregate Dining, Special Events, University Extension Classes, Blood Pressure Testing, Senior Screening Clinics, Card Tournaments, Tours around the Metropolitan Area, Bingo Parties, Arts and Crafts Classes, and Volunteer Work. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTE1,13E OCTOBER NOVEMBEI DECEMBE 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 2236 2247 2274 2,577 2494 2339 2449 2523 2,654 1630 2562 2936 3137 3,284 2545 2903 2722 2,537 2046 1900 2671 2473 3,100 1708 2751 12551 2321 2907 2450 1883 2241 1999 2527 2780 2338 2519 2087 2225 2309 2439 2,330 2098 2192 1938 R - 2532 2813 2029 2748 2035 1991 2949 2636 2771 2993 2673 2225 2339 2013 2596 2168 2503 2239 z 1 2034 1930 2369 2286 2032 1848 MONTH 1981 TRANSPORTATION 1982 1983 JANUARY 198 122 160 FEBRUARY 117 166 145 MARCH 176 167 199 APRIL 140 112 172 MAY 133 124 188 JUNE 105 113 165 JULY 132 133 107 AUGUST 100 152 195 SEPTEMBER 116 137 179 OCTOBER 112 163 201 NOVEMBER 117 199 167 DECEMBER 109 140 97 1984 1985 MARCH 1982 thru NOVEMBER 1982 1983 Average number of rides per day = 8.7 17.0 Number of people who use bus service = 96 130