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Home My WebLink About1959-05-11 Park Board MinutesFINUMS CF 1MIaPR � MUD Members Ftesentt IXIssre, Steven,, Chairum- Crinkley, Lewis,, Wheeler, and Jacus, who arrived at BOO P.M. at the School Board. Meting. Yambers Absent: Hissrs. an, Strachauer The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. ry s. R/e�c�_m•9!e. dations from Pa�r�°#s�{Board on bidsforffor imr,roarernents at I�i.�h?�nds Park Z - a•id Arden P�� an !+a ks dMBeLfior -Land.r ®r r r i sr r •r �c r �• G1 f•/ � iii �i YYY YY iO i4ii �i Nr® S,%ds moved that the Council be advised that the park Board recommends the awarding of bids to the low bidder as per the attached sheet. SFr. Crinkley seconded the motion and it was carried unanLz iouslar/ P21pack Site Hr. Homer Brown, attorney representing the developer of the lake Edina Plat, was present. :fie stated that the proposed use of the Lake as a storm drainage area would require raising the elevation of the lots adjacent to the Lake, approxImatelY 2 feet* He had tried to work out with the other property owners the possibility of their sharing the expense of raising these shore lots, but this had been unsuccessful, therefore, he feels that they cannot do both the raising of the lots and the dedication thereof for storm sewer purposes and to make a park dedication of either land or cash in lieu of ]and® He revkued the proposal for park dedication which had been submitted to the Planning Commission the previous Wednesfty evening, and remiand. the Park Board that at their last meeting they had recorrmnded a cash contribution in lieu of land$ and that this was unacceptable to the developer and was considered unfair in Griew of the other requirdments to be imposed upon the developer$ . naneXv the dedication of the Iai`e for stoma sewer purposes• There was a great deal of discussion which folloieds in which the Parts Board asserted that the storm sevrer problems were outside their jurisdiction,, and also asserted that the land dedication of lots 7 hough 18 would sati.sfactori.3q meet park dedication requirements, Nr. CrinkleY moved that we reject the proposal as offered by Mr, Brown, and recommend that lots 7 throagh 18,, block 8 be dedicated for park purposes, Mro Wheeler soconded the motion and it carried. 2�� rier-KU Heights Plat Hre Lewis moved that cash in lieu of land be aceppted as satisfying the park dedication the anount to be $50 per dwelline. unit* 11r, Crinkley seconded w ► and it carried. Poplar r • developar i1 this plat was present and stated that this settlement was satisfactory to him. biro Poplar asked if the time of payment could be after the - of the ,r k�59::d Stow I s De Vr � k,3d! tion Mro Levis moved that the park dedication as worked oast at the PUnning Candosiork meeting be accepted. 16-r. Wheeler seconded the notion and It carries wvinimous3y. The solution worked out at the Planning Commission meetin P and reported by Plc Director, o Hite, es being satisfactor7 to fir. Stora, was the dedication ct 45 feet of the west boundaz7 of his plats the west 30 feet of whish would be used iior a street. Addition f Mr. Lewis moved that the Park dedication would be satisfactorily settled for cash at $50 per dwelling unit in lieu of land® Mr. CrinUey seconded the motion and it carriedo anJD- .�wss +Mricksow+ h AddiUM .. Jacobson Addition s .risw® wrrss sas.w Mr Lewis moved that the park dedication for the fri.ckson Addition be met by 5 per cent of the land of the gross area being acquired, and that the Village purchase the area needed in addition to this 5 per cent® fir. Crinkley seconded the motion and it carriedo In as Bauch as the piece desired for park Land is not 5 per cent, the park dedication would be satisfied by land plus cash to be the equivalent of 5 per cent. Mra Crinkley seconded this, and it carried. With regard to both Erickson and Jacobson Additions,, Mr. Lewis moved that it be reec mmended that the final approval on the plats not be .Bade until satisfactory; park land dedicationP dedicationpurchase, or cash contribution be negotiated. Mr. CrinkUy seconded the motion. H�ar�ld %Tvt 2nd Addition Crinkley moved that an arrangement be made for park dedication on the whole tract beforeapproval on the 2.lots presently being platted on this tract be'accepted. IL' . 1'rian le at 66th and Cornelia Drive -�3 The problems involved for readring this triangle for sale were referred to Afro Crinlsleyp who has been acting as a sabcorodttee of one on this transaction. • _. F'aintinlL a .. $ jugLeigaI. Pool Wa Frena% reported that he had been doing a good deal of study of the various Of paints that are used on swimrAng pools., and that he reco-rm€ads that the Edina Poll not be painted this year in order to gain more information on the results of the painting of pools with epoxy coatings or polyester base paints. He reported that the Municipal Pool at AustinO Mmesota, ices being painted this spring with the epi paint from H. B. Fulls Company, St. Paul, and that 'a'b we are 'several small private pools also being painted with epoxy paints. If the epoxy or the polyester bass paints prove satisfactory materials for painting pools it will be worth while waiting for in that the extra gVense involved in cost of mate ' °l gill. be more than made, tip in labor costs because this material should 2ast several seasons,, The present Mterl a%s most widely used are a chlorinated rubber base paint, or a cement 'bass paints either of whichl, if a pool is to loot in top shape, must be painted every year, &, 9Z:%1. tr a° the 1tRi While on the subject of the p001.9 Mrs wench reported that there had been a failure in the joint caulking materials It appears that most of the joints VM have to be re-caulked before the pool can be put into aPeration this season, Mr. French has contacted Mr. Iden Larrkin. and the A. J. Spanjers Capaw oho applied the presti to caulk compound and is in the midst of working out a satisfactory solution. JA,Clerificatioa oi' }'col Admiasi"an Policies= Gi�rr wr �� r..e r�:.�� r�sw Phe French brought up the fact -"t we have maw requests for pool season ticketsfrmn'those residents making applica ,ion, for exceptions to the poli►' stated in the season ticket application. = 3) A nelee coming to lige' with a famd3y for an ex4ended period. 2) Ouestsr or other relatives visiting an Fdi na fand3y9 could they be included. or could they purchase a fam, or individual ticket as the case might be 3) Eligibility of school district personnel, who are non.-residents to purchase season tickets® The Park Board reemmanded that the season ticket policy be striet3y adhered tai as there` is no basis,, in order to be fair s to grmnt one exception and not anathero With regard to the s&ool. district personnels. it was recwmended that because Huhinval employees who are non-residents�have ct ®bee ac do et mat persor�xie3. privilege that the same policy be in of but that no effort will be merle to publicize this information® Thais 'beina no further, business, the mosti.ng was adjourned at 9130 Pam* Respectfully submitted, Clifton E. French.. Secretary