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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-03-12 Park Board MinutesEDINA PARK BOARD Tuesday, March 12, 1985 7:30 P.M. Edina City Hall MEMBERS PRESENT: Jean Rydell, Bob Christianson, Jim Fee, Mack Thayer, Bill Lord, Don Wineberg, George Warner, Andy Montgomery STAFF PRESENT: Bob Kojetin, Rick Jacobson, Madelyn Krinke OTHERS PRESENT: Donna Hipps Meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman, George Warner due to the absence of Joan Lonsbury. I. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 12, 1985 MEETING Don Wineberg made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 12, 1985 meeting. Mack Thayer seconded the motion. Motion carried. II. EDINBOROUGH PARK Bob Kojetin gave an update of Edinborough Park. The last drawings of the Edinborough Park portion of the Edinborough project showing a cost of the project being over 5 million. In a recent meeting of the project it was discussed how to bring the price down lower than 5 million dollars. The contractors from BRW suggested to cut the square footage out of the overall enclosed park by approximately making the facility 10 feet narrower through the center of the park. Also the question of possibility of eliminating the swimming pool at one end which was originally indicated by the developer that a pool should be included in the overall project. The concensus at the end of the meeting was to keep the pool if at all possible but cut down the overall square footage in the middle of the park, hoping that we would not disturb too much of the project. Mr. Kojetin brought up the topic of the Gymnastics Association has formed a building committee for a new facility to be built in the city. They are now looking at this feasiblity study after conversations with the Park Board and Leslie Turner and Bob Kojetin. The Edinborough Park will include a demonstration type facility, but is not a total year-round facility for gymnastics classes. One of the areas that could be 2 investigated in the Edinborough Park is to enclose the glass area over the top of the swimming pool area which then would be adequate to serve as a year-round class program and also could be incorporated into the gymnastics demonstration area. At some time during the gymnastic feasibility study they will address this situation and I think we should be thinking about this as a possibility rather than building a total new facility later somewhere else in the city. III. DEDICATED FUNDS Bob Kojetin stated that when the pool project was completed last year there were overruns which amount to $20,000 because of new valves and piping that we had to replace after the project was started. Jerry Dalen requested that the Park Board approve the allocation of another $20,000 out of the dedicated funds to cover the pool cost. The remaining funds in the dedicated fund will be used by the Bredesen Park project. Don Wineberg MADE A MOTION THAT TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BE TAKEN FROM THE DEDICATED FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE POOL OVERAGE. Mack Thayer SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED. IV. VAN VALKENBURG PARK Bob Kojetin showed one of the first preliminary plans of Van Valkenburg Park, showing the development of the three softball fields and the parking lots and entrance to the park off of County Road 18. A new development has been proposed adjoining the park on the East side. This project in evaluating the project the dedicated funds, Bob Kojetin explained some of the earlier concepts that were discussed for he property that adjoined the park. At that time it was felt that all the surrounding property on the South would be adjoined to the future Interlachen Boulevard. Originally there were three lots that were internally inside of the park that was owned by Carl Hansen. It was felt at that time that we should purchase that property which we did so as to have only roadway adjoining the park. The new development which is proposed will be approximately four lots adjoining the property line on the East side of the park. Because of the configuration there will not be a road on the East side of the property separating park property from private property. It is felt at this time that it would be more advisable to take the dedicated cash in lieu of land because at the present time there is a wide enough buffer between the back of the property line and the park. It is a staff 3 recommendation to the Park Board that we receive cash in lieu of land from the developer at the present time. Bob Christianson MADE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE THE CASH IN LIEU OF LAND. Jean Rydell SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. Bids on Van Valkenburg Park will be on the 28th of April and hopefully a contract would be awarded on May 6. This contract would include seeding, sodding, final grading, sewer, storm sewer, drains and back stops and fencing for the project. The core building and the lighting will be scheduled for 1986-87. It is hoped that the softball facility will be playable in the summer of 1986. George Warner asked whether we might go and look at the new construction at the next meeting. IV. GOLF COURSE Bob Kojetin indicated that the bids were not opened for the expansion of the Par 3 golf course after a pre-bid opening with the proposed contractor bidding on the project because of the state aid funding of Braemar Boulevard area and the depth of frost and that is in the #1 and #10 tee which the fill was to be used to spread over the top of the low areas on the expansion of the Par 3 would cause tremendous work problems and would escalate the cost if we would go into the project at this time. Contractors determined that it would be much better and possibly cheaper cost to the overall project if it could be started in the fall, such as about November, when the course is closed. So it was decided at that time we would still proceed with clearing the land of the brush and trees while some of the frost was still in the ground rather than trying to clear the brush with our own in-house crews in the summer time and early fall when the area is generally saturated with water. Also there has been a proposal to realign the hairpin turn on Valley View and the entrance at Braemar Park will be starting and possibly will be upgraded sometime this summer. The funds for that will be from state aid road funds. It has also been recommended that we should probably consider expanding of the clubhouse this year because of all the construction going on this fall and winter instead of our original plan of expansion in 1986. 4 VI. MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT GOLF COURSE Bob Kojetin reported that bids will be opened for the maintenance building on April 28th. Bob showed the plans for the proposed maintenance building. The estimated cost of the project is $250,000. The well located at the Braemar Maintenance Building area was only pumping 300 gallons a minute instead of the 600 gallons last summer. It was decided that we should pull the pump and evaluate the condition of the well. It was determined by the well contractor that the pump was in good shape and it was decided that we should use a TV camera to look at the cavity at the bottom of the well because during the past years this well had been sucking sand. In the evaluation of the TV tape of the well, the well contractor had determined two areas in the pipe one at 68' and the other at 100 feet where there were holes in the well casing so as water from one aquafor was going into another aquafor. A health law that was passed in 1980 states that any well deemed that aquafor were being mixed will be immediately filled with concrete and capped and not to be used again. At the present time we are investigating alternatives if at all possible anything else that can be done. Don Wineberg stated that he feels that the original contractor should have some responsibility toward the repair or redrilling of another one. Bob Christianson moved to adjourn the meeting. Don Wineberg seconded the motion. Meeting adjodurned at 8:25 p.m.