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Home My WebLink About1959-04-27 Park Board MinutesE E ti -D` ."-V,�,dE Pu-!,dw b4pril 27., 1959 MTsimbers present: Pqssrs. Pill,, Chairman; Stevens, Strachauer., Lewis,,, 14heeler Nlei,fbersabsent.- Piss s. Cria:ley., jacus The neeting Tyas called to order at 7-.-',0 p.m. I D-�9:� Arden Park The follmajing people were present to discuss the Arden Park Development: 1) Mr. & 1 -U -s. George an 5326 Arden Avenue 2) Mrs. Bower Hawthorne 5303® PUnnehaha Blvd.. 3) lllfrs, Thomas Yarkle 5309 Vdmehaha Blvd. 4) Drxe F-eed "vialworth 5221 Minnehalva Blvd. 5) Mrs. John N-sinrich 52141 Pannehaha Blvd. 6) Mrs. William MacPhail 5333 Minnehaha Blvd* 7) Mr. -Erling Grinley 1.622 Bruce Avenue 8) Mr..John Worrell 4620 Bruce Avenue Mr. George Riyan stated: ItOux- principle reason for being here this evening is to let you. knr.�,,r what our thiiAing is on this particular parking lot. We think Uhat it is entire2y un -necessary. If a parking lot is put in there yrou& will have to grade down and put in a buffer strip. You are creating a problem for parking for teenagers. On street parking makes good! sense, Try it for one year without a parking lot., the parking lot will be nothing but an eye sore and will cause a local problem we do not want to eVerience," Nrl MU stated that he would be agreeable to the idea of leaving out the parking lot entirely and wait to see what happens, 11, r. Stevens coneurredf stating that he would be agreeable to have -the parking lot deforred until sUch timn, as it would be necessaryto add it. Mr. Strachauer agreed. Mrs. Jolm Heinrich then said: "You- have modiMed things and things match rwro to our liking, At the sana tuirp-e if we are not going to have tuo ball fields,, bud® just the one open madmu field., ther ufty is it necessary to re -locate the hockey rink?" 11ro Hill an5zuered by saying thalk-0 the general skating -rink area is to be enlarged. Space also has to be provided for the "sro-all fry" hockear rink, and cars -o7ill have to be parked on Vhe- apen field during periods of heavy use. sref orat to do these things and avoid over-crc'uding. the hookey rii,Lk has to be ,roved to the ot'h_1ei,-- side of tbe creek, Sort-, in - group then proteaneoth L', nivvi:,-,g th-a hockey rink would make fit LrLpossibls for pare—hats to siif5 Jun, 'Uneir cars and watch. Uis hockey game. 2 fizi objectal on- to the warming hou-se i-nas b-raught up by one of the residents, She simYjV couldnft understand t&,.v this old, slipack couldn?t be taken da= in the, zpring,, as, it TTas. an eye sore, Mro French stated that this Tjarrdlig house u -as left up and was used for storage, He also said that it could comi dwdn, but that this is the first complaint he has received about it. H96tated -that by leaving this building up Year round Tic have saved $150 in labor,,, which it costs to take it down and put it back- up in the fall. The question was also raised as to the earlier proposed buffer plantings? This Mr, Hill answered by stating that with thelparking lot out the need for buffer planting is rem6ved, Also Vhat there has long been agreement that buffer planting along Minnehaha Boulevard would not be done as this would obstruct the view of the park from residents to the east. Mra Ull suggested that the Council be notified that the Park Board ree- omminds that the parking area not be dcae this spring. VLr. French reminded the Board that the off street parking lot to include 30 cars on the Minnehaha Boulevard side of the park was included at the specc direction of Vae Council. It was felt that in viev of the objections ofthe neighbors and the reasonableness of their request that the parking lot should not be con- structed, this spring., nor until use indicated.it is needed. Mr, Hill review -ed the items that were to be included in the proposed improve- mants and on which bids ,,,,,;ould be takerni 1) Creek channa-1 changed 2)N-ecessax-y fill and gradi� over the area from Rimie-haha Blvd. to the new creek charmal 3) Mkiis; same area to be seeded in grass 4) Nothing to be touched south. of approximated 53rd Street. 5) 'Nackey. rink to be re -located 6) A bridge across creek - 7) Necessary walks and steps so that people can get dMm the bank on the west side of the creek 8) A backstop for the baseball field. 9) Trees are to be preserved with the exception of one oak tree Yx. S-brachauor moved that the items as listed above be approved for construction and so recomrended to the Council. Mr. Stevens seconded the motion. It was Uranimous, 0 meetingsp,, 16if 1959 and Xr# Lewis iwved, that tim vdnutes of the last two April 6, 1959: be approys4- Mr. Strachauer seconded the motion, The minutes vers approved - n . Norpandale Li1w Plat Park Site Upon stuc�y of the Loke Edina Plat, with regard to the proposed dedicated park site,, the Board co„' that site asproposedwascompletely able. it, was further felt that thG park site to serve the general area of the Lake roina Plat should be located east and south of this plat; also that the shape of park site for this area should lend itself primarily for recrea tion use and of sufficient size to adequately buffer residential properties. Mx. Stevens moved that this park dedication as proposed in this _be rejected C50 per ai aMr. Strachauer seconded-the motion, passed •= ,Aunanimouslys Mr. FA Stow Aa' • the Park Boardstating that effective iizwdiately ser7ing notice to the Park Board and to the Council that he feels that it is un-constitutionalto pay double taxes on the 3and ' that he already owns. restraint We interA to appeal this., all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. This is of tradesand it is unfair, statingHe continued by else besides playgrounds in that there is something parks, There should considered park areas. Further# that he has done much for the Park Department.. such as giving 33 M.. "$2,000warning i-jouses plus mmV other things, Mr. stow also stated that he didn't underOAnd why he has to pay $19,000 an lana that he is to develop and then turn around _ • rte" an additional • 89p- OO because the Park Department., or Park Board does not want land that he cannot uset Valley View ^ . h . e Atties-of this area and Nr, French was Instructed to study the park site possibi3 It was pointed try to Y an out that before too such more development occurs the paric site should be acquired* Mr,. French reported that he had secured a purchase agreement for a park site to serve the Valley View Heigbts and Country Side area. Under the present negotia- tion the Village would be -,.' acquiring 9,1 acres at a price of $2.,000 per acre. This money to Y fromthe unallocated portion of park bond funds for 3and Under _ purchaseagreement provisions there will be no chance to enlarge the area when platted because the agreement calls for a road to be installed around the south and west boundaries of the park. Mr. Strachauer assured the Board . price very0-s•;.'.i it •. e• The bids on the backstops were studied, ,4r, Lewis moved to recommend awarding to the low bidder. Mr, Wheeler seconded the motion,, It carried. The Board concurred with the recommendation to reject the lone, bid on Highlands Park improvements and to re -advertise improvements at Highlandsp 52nd and Arten., and Jackson & Belmore F 11 1 - # ; , Mr. French reported at some length on various MWects of the park maintenance program and presented charts wereon the mowing 4Wd other turf care will be recorded during the season as it is done, This vill provide a camulative record. Discussion followed whereir. several questions arose on the general matter of the level or quality of maintenance to be achieved. The Board asked Mr, French to write up a raDort to cover such items as litter removal, watering,,, trTe trimming.. weed controls moving# fertilizing, tree spraying, etca From such a report the Board expects to detennine the kind and qual , ity of maintenance that is desireable and achievable,, and subsequently present to the Council recomnendations for CouneWs consideration. The final outcome to be a setting of park maintenance policies by the Council which should thereafter be implemntedc Mr. leicls moved that the meting be adjourned. Mr. Stevens seconded the motion. There being no further business., the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m, Respectfully submitted,,