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
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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
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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.
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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.