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P."iRK WAN) MINUTES
December 5 1960
Present. tAssrs. flit ,. Chairman, Crinkley, biercks, Stevens, Greer, Jacus,
Lewis, StTachauer, French. Others present: Mr. Brauer and Mr.
Harrison e ffatTiso , and Associates.
I. MAnut m of tho October 10, 1960 pari, Beard %ating were approved as written.
11. 2ivision and Rutlod e Area.
The meting moved to the Council Chambers where a delegation from
the Division and Rutledge area had gathered to present a petition. Mr.
Howard D. Knudson, 4'.516 Brookside Ave. read the petition requesting that
the Parks Board proceed with the development of park property in that area
so as to provide play space for children by next spring. K copp*.cf'the petition
with signers names and addresses is attached to these minutes.
Mr. Hill informed the delegation that the long; range plans call
for the years of 1560 and 1961 to be devoted to buying land. He stated
that the pare. Board is pleased to see a group come to say what they went
done in their area, and that the hoard would try to partially most their
needs within the next year.
fix°. R. Dudley Parsons, 4487 Brookside Terrace, made a statement as
to the e:%act, number of chil,dron in the. different age= groups in their area.
-a requested that, as a temporary measure, the Park Dept* contact the
Railroad Gompsny and .�aork with theca in clearing the railroad right-of-way
property so that the Children could use that area for play space, as it is
nice and flat. The a',a has a lob: of rubbish that could' be dangerous in
a play area.
Aftor consider le discussion, during rhich MrF Stevens stated that
the Burd is very muc aware of the needs and problems of that area, the
Board agreed to study the problem further and to lot the delegation know
i ., „.± . 4hat can, cone to o lvz zone ofttha problems.
.;french sa-i that there has been arnthE
g rink on Lake `�orneLia
K.: years and at this rink is next list for- A warming
houso. He stated tha i^e hac .last urea warminse bit fire., whi,l.ea it was
art loan to the school This eras the house ths to be used at the bake
Cornelia rink. The J enile Court has been a to definitely place the
blame on the baps InvcF+ . consequently f4r. -French has written to Mr.
laps-# 3isiness Uanagch for the school distract, asking for cash reirabbvrse-
ment �Ff 'rhe ,house which was totally destroyed by fire while on loan to the
school athlotic departingnt. Since writing the letter, the idea .has been
suggesteU that the school, instead of cash, give the tillage the old orae-.
rooms school housa noir Located, but unused, at Cahill Road and Street.
In either caso it appears that a warming house could be providod, therefore
for the record W. Strachauer moved that the Board recommend that the re-
quest of the )eti.tioners bs granted. Motion was seconded by 14. Jacius.
Motion carried.
Park Board linuta'y `r.4'ilt'd Pate 2.
T:%o Petition.to fi v; s,L Sa
IE, Coilncil of t1he, Village of Edinat 'We the Under-
signad: whose p op,rLy adjoins t1e W(Ist ens: Of lake Cornelia, urgently
re,:fvast that i;,jjv stirpl;rs :Ihi�,,h the Vi.11�ige may develop from excava-
tions, paving, et;c., in ovr vicinity be dumped on the Park Board property
so that the unsightly weeds will be covered and a firm share lire will
eventually be developed-"
. gx.-jnkley stated it was, definitely in the best interest of the
Village, and specifically for the parks, to do gust what the petitioners
were requesting,
W. Lv4s moved that the park hoard recommend to the Council that
th!� request of petitioners is consistent vrlth the objectives of the
developi,,1e11t of this pork ,axon and the Board therefore rec mmends approval.
V. La ung rem i'a �cr0r�
Mr. C�:t ;t hz>-,, rnOested an easement to enter his back yard over
parr pr�,party. He i; swllling to grant permission for people to cross the
Wok of his property to got to Fake Cornelia skating rink.
Qr. Crinkl.ey suggested that a strip be filled around the edge: of
vie lako to provide a walkway so that it would not be necessary for any one
to cross W., Cr .st's property. stir. Lewis stag that his beliefs based on
the last paragraph of the letter from the Village Attorneys that we do not,
cue the power to grant Mr. Cr st permission to crass the vacated street.
The fimn ers of tlie park boar st ated that they felt this matter was a
controv,+rsy between two neighbors which the park board should not enter.
ftt4 ovis made a motion that the park department does not need . to cross.
Mr. Cris/t�' gs, property
'4yaty `c�i�"t to the skating rr/1��nk ..�and nr is unwiyelgllingy { [too g ranyt-
C fyas'�"..ent faro Mr. 4./�4ist o SY. oss the y Macated street. Mr. VdarMVikley second-
ed the'faotion. Motion carried.
V1. handAc xst on
Mr. French told the members of the board that the county has pur-
chased
r -chased 5.62 acres along County Road lbs part of the bays Farm property
for $15,000. The "pillage retained the triangle of I.21 acres raest of and
adjacent to the piece sold*
B. 65th & York;.
' French and Mr. Strachauer have been talking to kyr# Bowmans, who
owns property adjoining the park property at 55th & York. ter. Bowman has
noi, offered this property to the Village for the s of $ He fools
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that his lot is worth $4000 for residential building. tom° French had orig-
inally
ri.g-inally offered $15,00 for the lana and hard made a second offer of $2000.
The lot is 75 foot wide and part o." the needed property to complete this
park sito'. After di.scussi.on$ lid. Steepens moved that Mr. Bowman be offered
$ 50. tam. Strachauor seoonded ` the motion.
'. re F Olxty.
r4rs. t ore called W. French and stated that they are considering
sell 111g hoe s.- pr�)er y at 5100 C;rot,re'treet. ►l.s property ac c�In8 Melody
Lake and consists of 5.2 acres. they have no'- W this property appraised
and are willing to considOr a fair offer ftom t.Le park bo".
&. French, stated that paras property is needed in this area and
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that this would bs a rine site. f3 °. Strachauer stated that it is very
;acct property and that the pay k board should definitely consider pur-
chasing
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4has ng i.t.
There was discussion about moving the horse to one of the park
lets at 54th and iingdale an, d selling the property owned there which
was secured by dedication. W. Crinkley* raised the question as to whether
we could sell such an area. W. Preach stated that it may be possible.
Mr. Crinkley rade a motion that the board explore°the possibility
of braying the Moore property. The mnotion.was seconded by Mr. Lewis.
[4otion carried.
VI1. Review of Contracts with Harrison & Aseociates.
Base contract and extensions.
t,W. French stated that the base contract with Harrison 9 dissociates
was scheduled to terminate in June of 1960 and he believes that since the
pork covered in this contract is finished, except for the items mentioned
in Rr. Brauer`s letter of December 20 1960s this contract should now be
terminated and further work should be done by letter contract. mr. Stevens
moved that if the Village Administration finds the base contract and
extensions with Harrison & Associates to be satisfactorily completed the
Park Board recommends termination of said contract and that additional
work be done by letter contract as required. torr. Jacus seconded the
motion which passed.
Letter contract for storm drainage at Highlands Park.
Mr. French reported that it was necessary to construct store drain-
age controls at Highlands Park where street dater rens into the Park at
Lochloy and Doncaster Way and at Northwood thrive and Doncaster Way. He
said that if such controls are not constructed then much of the park im-
provement work will be continually damaged by erosion. fir. Stevens stated
that he had seen the conditions and greed that the storm drainage controls
were necessary&
Mr. Lewis moved that the Board recommend approval of a letter con-
tract with Harrison & Associates to cover the necessary working plans and
drawings with cost estimates for the necessary storm drainage controls at
Highlands Park. Motion seconded by Mr. Stevens. Motion passed.
Letter contract for storm drainage control at Pamela Park.
Mr. French reported that because of the long standing dras�tage con-
trol and water level p-roblems at Pamela Park, expecielly the latter as it
affected residential property on Halifax which backs up to and abuts the
park on the eastvthat the Village Manager had authorized garrison and
Associates by letter contract to prepare working planst specifications and
cost estimates, necessary to alleviate the drainage and eater level problems.
Such plans are to be In accordance wit.h.the master development plan for
Pamela Park.
VIII. Letter to 52nd and Arden Park representatives.
`here had been no response to the letter sent to the 52nd and Arden
Park representatives except an oral statement by Mr. McPhail to Mr. Lewis
to the effect that apparently everybody that was interested in the original
problem had m w%rad out of the area.
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bl,ief roporu on, L. r" t.'jniter sports progrc`f%*
Skc-,ting .inks ail.l o#.en ,A.t,ht vete b;gir-uning ,of Chri€;tmas vacation* Where
will ba eight vjtn houses and seven a€i.thout. Figure
skating ins rructia€, and a boys, ice hockey program will take placee o,
skiing instruction plann6d.
lns seeti�€� ' `..` and other_ Vill.ace.. areas maintai.nec' by. Park Maint nance.
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' T. Hill swo�ula I a to see a c ange in t 0 typ o o ig t rug er
h6ckey rink at 52nd and Arden --with underground wiring and possibly re-
movable poles, to improve the appearance of this park. The warming house
could also be improved. In all other ways, his inspect'.on showed satis-
factory conditions.
t,t . Stevens stated that the Park Department is do:ung a very good
Job and leas made great improvement over previous years.
et�r ®.. riu kl y twotuld like to see the Soauthdale Island i taken cars of
by Dayton's maintenance crew. He believes they -should be, F1proached with
this suggestion., -
Mr. Diercks suggested that Garden Clubss, o•f which thele are many
in Edina, plant flowers in the various islands, triangles, anC park areas.
it was ported out by several members that garden chubs were W7.11ing to
do the''initial planting but were unable to provide the great auu.zunt of
c6ntinued care such plantings required and that the mark Departn-int did
not have the Stan power to provide the necessary care for such plc:s.
Ur. Crinkley inquired about the park area at histol Blvd. snd
14avelle Drive. He questioned -whether it was needed with Cornelia school
Park so close. Mr. French stated that originally this area was to .
held under private ownership and developed as a private park but it •*s
fay,rnall.y dedicated by ;plat to the Village. Its function now will be t1vt
of an open green area which. will also have to be used as a storm draini.ge
ponding area.
1. Golf Course and Hags -Ea _l. nd use olan..
Mr. French reported that last wreek the tees and greens were staked
out on the ground and, Mere possibles a swath was mowed between each tee
and green. Men Dan Rippels the golf course architect, Don Brauers Ken
Rosland and Clifton French inspected the layouts it was obvious that some
tuwo or three holes should be changed to take better advantage of terrain
features.
Such changes, however, meent making some shift in eight or nine
other holes. Rather than make paper changes for tonight's meetings Ri.ppel
suggested that it would be better to restake the course with . the 6hanges
and then heve the Park Roard see the layout our the grouind. Weather per-
mitting, the staking of the revised layout could be done out Friday and the
Park Board could snake its inspection on Saturday, or set some other time.
The Board expressed keen interest in seeing the golf layout on the
ground and agreed toeat Saturdays December 10, at 9 A.M. at the Dewey
Hill Road entrance.
X116 mr. Crinkley stated that h€3 had talked, with a representative of the Fish
and Wildlife Service and'' there will be 4000 bass fingerlings Put into
Lake cornelia next sari€ a.
g, u wng e urned
Respectfully submitted,
I tore p. F euuctu. ecce ;
tarso Park Board
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