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HomeMy Public PortalAbout11.08.2023 City Council Meeting Packet Posted 11/03/2023 Page 1 of 1 AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MEDINA CITY COUNCIL Wednesday, November 8, 2023 7:00 P.M. Medina City Hall 2052 County Road 24 I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of the October 17, 2023, Regular City Council Meeting V. CONSENT AGENDA A. Appoint Stephen Mettayer to the Position of Community Service Officer B. Approve 2024 TimeSaver Agreement C. Approve Granicus Proposal D. Adopt Resolution Granting Extension of Time to Request Final Plat Approval for Preserve of Medina; Amending Resolution 2023-83 E. Approve Right of First Refusal Agreement with Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. F. Approve Hackamore Road Change Order #2 VI. COMMENTS A. From Citizens on Items Not on the Agenda B. Park Commission C. Planning Commission VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Hunter Lions Park Pickleball Courts Recommendation B. Meander Park and Boardwalk – Lot Split and Amended PUD VIII. OLD BUSINESS A. Tree Preservation Ordinance Discussion 1. Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 of the City Code Pertaining to Tree Preservation and Replacement 2. Resolution to Publish Ordinance by Title and Summary IX. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT X. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL REPORTS XI. APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS XII. CLOSED SESSION: Consideration of Land Acquisition at PID 0411823110002 and PID 0411823140004 Pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 13D.05, Subd. 3(c) XIII. ADJOURN Meeting Rules of Conduct to Address the City Council: • Fill out & turn in comment card • Give name and address • Indicate if representing a group • Limit remarks to 3 minutes (period may be reduced by Council) 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Medina Mayor and City Council FROM: Scott Johnson, City Administrator DATE OF REPORT: November 2, 2023 DATE OF MEETING: November 8, 2023 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting Report V. CONSENT AGENDA A. Appoint Stephen Mettayer to the Position of Community Service Officer – Staff recommends the appointment of Stephen Mettayer to fill one of the vacant Community Service Officer positions. See attached memo. B. Approve 2024 TimeSaver Agreement – Time Saver Off Site Secretarial provides minutes for our regular City Council and Planning Commission meetings. The cost increase is $1.50 per hour and 50 cents per page. Staff thinks the increase is reasonable and recommends approval. See attached proposal. C. Approve Granicus Proposal – Staff recommends that the city partner with Granicus for a new website and agenda and packet creation software. The new website will improve the experience of residents accessing city services digitally and will improve staff efficiencies with updating and maintaining the website. The agenda and packet creation software will improve and streamline the packet preparation process for the city council meeting and commission meetings. See attached memo and proposal. D. Approve Resolution Granting Extension of Time to Request Final Plat Approval for Preserve of Medina Amending Resolution 2023-83 – The applicant has requested an extension for final plat approval to August 2, 2024. Staff recommends approval. See attached resolution. E. Approve Right of First Refusal Agreement with Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. – Staff was directed by the City Council to work with Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc to draft a right of first refusal for the parcel located at the future Tamarack Drive and Highway 55 intersection. The document is now complete. Staff recommends approval. See attached agreement. 2 F. Approve Hackamore Road Change Order #2 – The change order request includes material/labor cost increases to perform the work in 2024 for the right turn lanes and signal work along CR 116 due to the long lead times in in the manufacturing of the signal poles and other related equipment. Their delivery date is not scheduled until December. Change Order No. 2 is in the amount of $20,994.10. The additional costs will be split between the cities of Medina and Corcoran. The City of Corcoran approved the change order at their October 26, 2023 City Council meeting. Staff recommends approval. See attached Change Order. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Hunter Lions Park Pickleball Courts Recommendation – At its October 18th meeting, the Park Commission carefully weighed the relevant factors, took into consideration the costs associated with sound mitigation options, discussed anticipated outcomes of the various mitigation options, noted that the sound study concluded that pickleball activities at Hunter Lions Park are within the MPCA noise thresholds, and thereafter voted unanimously to make the following recommendation to the City Council for consideration: 1) That sound curtains are not purchased, 2) That the courts are not moved, 3) That trees are planted for screening as per the original plan, 4) That the court hours of use are from 7:00 a.m. to sunset, 5) That locking courts seasonally will be at the discretion of Public Works.   Staff is requesting City Council review and discussion. Recommended motion: A motion to adopt the recommendations provided by the Park Commission during its October 18, 2023 meeting for the reasons articulated during tonight’s meeting; or A motion to [insert details of City Council policy decision if it deviates from the Park Commission recommendations] for the reasons articulated during tonight’s meeting. B. Meander Park and Boardwalk – Lot Split and Amended PUD – On January 17, 2023, the Medina City Council granted PUD general plan and preliminary plat approval for the Meander Park and Boardwalk. On April 18, 2023, the Council granted approval of an amendment to the PUD as well as final plat approval. The applicant has requested an amendment to change the general plan of development in six ways: 1) Applicant proposes to purchase strip of property east of the commercial development and incorporate additional land into the project. 2) Increase daycare building from 7500 s.f. to 11,000 s.f. 3) Increase parking from 229 stalls to 249 stalls. 4) Increase square footage of lower level of the event venue structure. 5) Construct ground-mounted solar panel “car-ports” over portion of the parking lot. 6) Adjust landscaping plan to shift trees from under solar panels to other locations. Although the City has granted approval of the PUD and plat, the PUD ordinance has technically not yet become effective. One of the 3 provisions of the ordinance was that it would not take effect until the Meander Park and Boardwalk plat is recorded, which has not yet occurred. Staff is requesting City Council review and discussion of the six proposed amendments. Recommended Motion: Move to direct staff to prepare documents approving the lot split and the amended Meander Park and Boardwalk PUD and Plat subject to the conditions as presented. VIII. OLD BUSINESS A. Tree Preservation Ordinance Discussion – The City Council discussed the City’s Tree Preservation regulations at the September 19 and October 3 meeting. The City Council at the October 3 meeting requested further information on the following topics: planted trees, size of replacement tree/bare root prohibition, replacement ratio for pioneer trees vs. hardwood deciduous trees, and maximum replacement for pioneer trees. The information was included in the staff report. Staff is requesting City Council review and discussion. Recommended Motions: 1. Motion to adopt the ordinance pertaining to Tree Preservation and Replacement [with the following recommended changes, if any]. 2. Motion to adopt the resolution authorizing publication by title and summary XI. APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS Recommended Motion: Motion to approve the bills, order check numbers 054945- 055003 for $223,516.70, EFT 007037E-007058E for $79,528.10, payroll EFT 0513093- 0513122 for $64,914.35 XII. CLOSED SESSION: Consideration of Land Acquisition at PID 0411823110002 and PID 0411823140004 Pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 13D.05, Subd. 3(c) . Medina City Council Meeting Minutes October 17, 2023 1 DRAFT 1 2 MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 17, 2023 3 4 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on October 17, 2023 at 5 7:10 p.m. in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor Martin presided. 6 7 I. ROLL CALL 8 9 Members present: Albers, Cavanaugh, DesLauriers, Martin, and Reid. 10 11 Members absent: None. 12 13 Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, City Clerk Caitlyn Walker, Attorney 14 Dave Anderson, Finance Director Erin Barnhart, City Planning Director Dusty Finke, 15 Public Works Director Steve Scherer, and Chief of Police Jason Nelson. 16 17 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (7:10 p.m.) 18 19 III. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA (7:10 p.m.) 20 Johnson requested to add an item XI to the agenda, Closed Session: PFAS Litigation. 21 22 Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Martin, to approve the agenda as amended. 23 Motion passed unanimously. 24 25 IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (7:11 p.m.) 26 27 A. Approval of the October 3, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 28 Martin noted that prior to the meeting Johnson distributed changes that she had 29 proposed for incorporation. 30 31 Moved by Albers, seconded by Cavanaugh, to approve the October 3, 2023 regular City 32 Council meeting minutes as amended. Motion passed unanimously. 33 34 V. CONSENT AGENDA (7:12 p.m.) 35 36 A. Approve Final Voucher for Arrowhead Drive Turn Lane Expansion Project 37 B. Approve Final Voucher for Clydesdale Trail Rehabilitation Project 38 C. Approve LMCIT Insurance Liability Renewal Waiver 39 D. Resolution Certifying Delinquent Utility Charges to the Hennepin County 40 Auditor for Collection in 2024 41 E. Resolution Certifying Delinquent Stormwater Utility Charges to Hennepin 42 County Auditor for Collection in 2024 43 F. Resolution Certifying Delinquent City Charges for Services to the Hennepin 44 County Auditor for Collection in 2024 45 G. Resolution Authorizing Execution of MNDOT Agreement No. 1053965 46 Pertaining to Turn Lane Construction for Eagle Bluff 5th Addition 47 Moved by Albers, seconded by DesLauriers, to approve the consent agenda. Motion 48 passed unanimously. 49 50 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes October 17, 2023 2 VI. COMMENTS (7:13 p.m.) 1 2 A. Comments from Citizens on Items not on the Agenda 3 There were none. 4 5 B. Park Commission 6 Park Commissioner Mayer commented that the Commission will meet the following night 7 to continue discussions related to pickleball noise mitigation, review the Capital 8 Improvement Plan and Trail Work Plan, and to review the amendment request for 9 Meander Park and Boardwalk. He also provided a brief update on the progress on 10 different ongoing park projects. 11 12 DesLauriers referenced Hunter Lions Park and the reconstruction of the tennis court, 13 noting that phase two is now shown as 2025 and asked why that is not occurring in 14 2024. 15 16 Scherer commented that they will need to discuss what will be done with the old court. 17 18 DesLauriers commented that he would like to see the pickleball courts for Maple Park 19 moved forward, as those are shown in 2026. 20 21 Martin asked if there would be an available funding source that could move that project 22 forward. 23 24 Johnson stated that there would be an option for an interfund loan. 25 26 Scherer commented that he was unsure that would be necessary, noting that they were 27 being conservative in their planning. 28 29 Barnhart commented that there will be some revenue increase to the park fund as 30 discussed in budgeting beginning in 2024. 31 32 Reid wondered if there would need to be a mandatory buffer zone around pickleball 33 courts. She commented that the problems that arose relating to noise was due to the 34 proximity to homes. 35 36 Mayer commented that is part of the discussion the Commission has been having. 37 38 C. Planning Commission 39 Planning Commissioner Ahmed reported that the Planning Commission met the previous 40 week to hold a public hearing to consider an amendment to the Meander Park and 41 Boardwalk project. He stated that the amendment added a strip of property to the east 42 to increase the space for the daycare and parking along with a request to add carport 43 structures with solar panels. He stated that there was a lengthy discussion on the solar 44 panels/carport and the Commission recommended approval with the request that 45 landscaping is increased around the carport. 46 47 DesLauriers asked if any changes were requested to the solar panels. 48 49 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes October 17, 2023 3 Ahmed replied that no changes were recommended to the panels, but increased 1 landscaping. He noted that the applicant has stated that this will be an event venue and 2 therefore it is also in their best interest to make the site attractive. 3 4 VII. NEW BUSINESS 5 6 A. Resolution Awarding the Sale of $2,215,000 General Obligation 7 Improvement Bonds, Series 2023A (7:23 p.m.) 8 Keith Dahl, Ehlers, presented the sale results for the General Obligation Improvement 9 Bonds that will be used to finance road projects. He noted that the City was upgraded to 10 a AAA bond rating. He presented a placard acknowledging that the City has upgraded 11 its rating as this is a huge achievement for Medina. He stated that three bids were 12 received, and they were able to reduce the bond size by about $100,000. He 13 recommended awarding the bond sale to Northland Securities Inc. 14 15 DesLauriers thanked Barnhart for the work she does to help the City achieve this rating. 16 17 Barnhart acknowledged that it is a joint effort between staff and the Council. 18 19 Moved by DesLauriers, seconded by Albers, to approve the Resolution awarding the 20 sale of General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2023A, in the original aggregate 21 principal amount of $2,115,000; fixing their form and specifications; directing their 22 execution and delivery; and providing for their payment. Motion passed unanimously. 23 24 Moved by Martin, seconded by Albers, recognizing the years of hard work of City staff to 25 achieve the new bond rating. Motion passed unanimously. 26 27 B. Personnel Policies Update (7:32 p.m.) 28 Johnson stated that some changes were required to be made due to changes with State 29 law and provided a brief overview. 30 31 Walker stated that these changes are to ensure compliance with recent State law 32 changes and most of the language for the policies came from the League of Minnesota 33 Cities model personnel policies. She reviewed the changes related to drug and alcohol 34 testing for non-DOT employees. She reviewed additional changes to earned sick and 35 safe leave. 36 37 Martin asked how much earned sick and safe leave full-time employees would earn 38 compared to what is required by statute. 39 40 Walker replied that currently full-time employees earn eight hours per month and part-41 time employees earn four hours per month and the law requires one hour of earned sick 42 and safe leave for every 30 hours worked. 43 44 Barnhart noted that full-time employees earn 3.7 hours for every 80 hours. 45 46 Walker noted that temporary and seasonal employees would be capped at 48 hours per 47 year, per the State requirements. 48 49 Reid asked what safe leave is. 50 51 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes October 17, 2023 4 Walker replied that sick and safe leave would cover sick time, appointments, and issues 1 related to safety could be related to domestic situations. She also reviewed the other 2 updates related to pregnancy, nursing, parental leave, and voting leave. She noted that 3 staff will conduct a training to go over the changes with all staff. 4 5 Cavanaugh asked if there is an estimate of the financial impact of the discretionary 6 change regarding parental leave. 7 8 Walker commented that the goal was to simplify the policy and allow employees to use 9 their earned time during parental leave. 10 11 Barnhart commented that the impact would depend on the employee that would use it. 12 She stated that this change would allow an employee to use their earned sick time 13 before vacation time. She stated that there would probably be a reduced financial 14 impact with the proposed change as sick time can be carried over from year to year and 15 the updated policy would allow employees to utilize more of their sick leave. 16 17 Moved by Albers, seconded by DesLauriers, to approve the amended personnel 18 policies. Motion passed unanimously. 19 20 VIII. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT (7:46 p.m.) 21 Johnson had nothing further to report. 22 23 IX. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL REPORTS (7:46 p.m.) 24 Martin commented that she attended a ribbon cutting today for Tee Hive. She explained 25 that the ribbon cutting had been delayed because they opened during COVID. 26 27 X. APPROVAL TO PAY THE BILLS (7:47 p.m.) 28 Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by DesLauriers, to approve the bills, order check 29 numbers 054889-054944 for $1,062,654.94, EFT 007019E-007036E for $63,611.06, 30 and payroll EFT 0513058-05132092 for $66,677.39. Motion passed unanimously. 31 32 XI. CLOSED SESSION: PFAS LITIGATION 33 Moved by Martin, seconded by Cavanaugh, to adjourn the meeting to closed session at 34 7:48 p.m. to discuss the PFAS litigation issue pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13D.05, subd. 3(b). 35 Motion passed unanimously. 36 37 The meeting returned to open session at 8:02 p.m. 38 39 XII. ADJOURN 40 Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by DesLauriers, to adjourn the meeting at 8:03 p.m. 41 Motion passed unanimously. 42 43 44 __________________________________ 45 Kathleen Martin, Mayor 46 Attest: 47 48 ____________________________________ 49 Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk 50 1 TO: Medina Mayor and City Council FROM: Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk/Assistant to the City Administrator DATE: November 1, 2023 MEETING: November 8, 2023 SUBJECT: Community Service Officer Hiring – Stephen Mettayer Background At the June 7, 2023, regular meeting, the City Council authorized staff to begin the recruitment process to fill two vacant part-time Community Service Officer positions. In September we interviewed two candidates for the positions. The top candidate was given a background packet. Investigator Myhre has conducted a pre-employment background investigation on Mettayer and found him to be suitable a candidate for a Community Service Officer position. Appointee Background Stephen Mettayer is currently enrolled at Hennepin Technical College in the Law Enforcement Program with the goal of becoming a police officer. Mettayer has experience working in the automotive industry and lawn care. Mettayer has also served as an Explorer Sergeant with the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office for three years. Recommendation We recommend the City Council approve the hiring of Stephen to the position of part- time (non-benefited) Community Service Officer, effective November 13, 2023, with a beginning hourly wage (non-exempt) of $20/hour and a probationary period of 6 months per the Medina Personnel Policy. MEMORANDUM Agenda Item #5A Agenda Item #5B ADDENDUM TO RECORDING SECRETARY SERVICE AGREEMENT Dated: December 31, 2023 By and between TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. and the City of Medina, 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN 55340. 1. EXTENSION OF RECORDING SECRETARIAL SERVICE AGREEMENT: The term of the existing Recording Secretary Service Agreement dated December 31, 2022 shall be extended under the same terms and conditions to December 31, 2024. 2. TOSS CHARGES: TOSS shall be paid for its services as recording secretary for each meeting with a one (1) hour minimum, the highest rate prevailing, as follows: a. Base Rate: One Hundred Sixty -Seven and 00/100 dollars ($167.00) for any meeting up to one (1) hour (billable time) plus Thirty -Nine and 50/100 dollars ($39.50) for each thirty (30) minutes following the first one (1) hour; or b. Unit Rate: Fifty -One and 75/00 dollars ($51.75) for the first hour of meeting time and Thirty -Four and 50/100 dollars ($34.50) for every hour after the first hour plus Sixteen and 25/100 dollars ($16.25) for each page of draft minutes for submission to the City of Medina for their preparation of final minutes. At the end of the term of this Addendum or any extension of it, the parties may make a new Agreement or extend or modify the terms of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum to the Recording Secretary Service Agreement as of the day and year indicated. January _, 2024 CITY OF MEDINA By: Kathy Martin Its: Mayor By: Scott Johnson Its: City Administrator October 27, 2023 TIMESAVER OFF SITE SECRETARIAL, INC. By: Carla Wirth Its: President & CEO 1 TO: Medina Mayor and City Council FROM: Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk/Assistant to the City Administrator DATE: 11/1/2023 MEETING: 11/8/2023 SUBJECT: Granicus – Website and Agenda/Packet Building Software Background It has been a continual goal of the city to move more services online to improve the customer service experience for residents to allow easy and quick access to information and services. In 2023, the city adopted the goal of getting a new city website as the current website is outdated and difficult to navigate for residents and difficult to update for staff. Additionally, it has been a goal of staff to improve administrative efficiencies which has included researching software to improve the agenda and packet creation process. Staff researched and received product demonstrations for website hosting and management and agenda and packet creation from several providers and recommends partnering with Granicus. Granicus is a software company that provides a variety of digital civic engagement services to governments. Their services include website hosting and maintenance, agenda and packet management, online forms, mass communication, and City Council meeting streaming and video storage. Cities currently using Granicus include Plymouth, Minnetonka, Albertville, and St. Louis Park. Through the demonstrations and meetings with Granicus, as well as discussions with other cities that utilize Granicus products, it is clear that their products are the best on the market. Staff also received demonstrations on their mass communication software and online fillable forms. While staff does not recommend moving forward with these products right now as the website and agenda and packet creation software will be a large implementation project, these are products the city could add in the future. Overall, the product features, staff support, and expertise of Granicus has given staff confidence that this is the best long-term solution for the city’s customer facing digital infrastructure. The new website will improve service for residents by allowing them to access more information efficiently with improved site layout and search functions. The new website will improve staff efficiencies by reducing the time required to update and maintain the current website. Additionally, the new website will improve accessibility by being ADA compliant and providing a mobile version that is accessible on phones and tablets. The agenda and packet creation software will improve staff efficiencies by streamlining the formatting, organization, and distribution of city council and commission packets. The software provides an online portal for staff to submit their agenda documents, standardizes the format of the documents, provides a workflow process for agenda document approval, and efficiently produces the complete packet. It also provides a MEMORANDUM Agenda Item #5C 2 portal for council members and commissioners to easily access the packet online. The agenda and packet creation software will be integrated with the website which will provide efficient access to the online packet for residents and visitors. Implementation of the products will take about 6 to 9 months. Financial Impact The one-time implementation fee for the website and agenda and packet creation software is $8,500. This will be paid out of the revolving capital fund. The annual fees are: Year 1 - $9,096 Year 2 - $9,732.72 Year 3 - $10,414.01 The annual fees will be paid out of the data processing fund in the general fund. Recommended Motions Staff recommends the following actions: Move to approve the Granicus proposal. Attachments: 1. Granicus Proposal 2. Website Product Sheet 3. Agenda and Packet Creation Software Product Sheet THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE Order Form Prepared for Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 1 of 9 Granicus Proposal for Medina, MN ORDER DETAILS Prepared By:Lucas Perfetti Phone: Email:lucas.perfetti@granicus.com Order #:Q-300553 Prepared On:12 Oct 2023 Expires On:10 Nov 2023 Currency:USD Payment Terms:Net 30 (Payments for subscriptions are due at the beginning of the period of performance.) Period of Performance: The term of the Agreement will commence on the date this document is signed and will continue for 36 months. The subscription includes the following domain(s) and subdomain(s): ·https://medinamn.us/ ORDER TERMS Order Form Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 2 of 9 PRICING SUMMARY The pricing and terms within this Proposal are specific to the products and volumes contained within this Proposal. One-Time Fees Solution Billing Frequency Quantity/Unit One-Time Fee Granicus Web - Essentials Package Milestones - 40/30/30 1 Each $7,900.00 Peak - Setup & Configuration Up Front 1 Hours $200.00 Peak Online Group Training Upon Delivery 6 Hours $0.00 Open Platform - Setup and Configuration Up Front 1 Hours $200.00 Send Agenda (Peak) Set up and Config Up Front 1 Hours $200.00 govDelivery for Integrations Set Up and Config Up Front 1 Each $0.00 SUBTOTAL:$8,500.00 New Subscription Fees Solution Billing Frequency Quantity/Unit Annual Fee OpenCities SaaS License Annual 1 Each $5,400.00 Peak Agenda Management Annual 1 Each $3,696.00 Open Platform Suite Annual 1 Each $0.00 Send Agenda (Peak)Annual 1 Each $0.00 govDelivery for Integrations Annual 1 Each $0.00 SUBTOTAL:$9,096.00 Communications Cloud Tier: for up to 4000 subscribers Order Form Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 3 of 9 FUTURE YEAR PRICING Period of PerformanceSolution(s)Year 2 Year 3 OpenCities SaaS License $5,778.00 $6,182.46 Peak Agenda Management $3,954.72 $4,231.55 Open Platform Suite $0.00 $0.00 Send Agenda (Peak)$0.00 $0.00 govDelivery for Integrations $0.00 $0.00 SUBTOTAL:$9,732.72 $10,414.01 Order Form Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 4 of 9 PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS Solution Description Granicus Web - Essentials Package The Essentials package provides a citizen-focused website based on best practices & patterns out-of-the-box using proven pre-configured layouts. This implementation level is recommended for organizations that need a rapid implementation timeline or those with a small implementation team that does not have the capacity to engage in a traditional UX Design process. This package includes: ·Professional Project o Management - Weekly / bi-weekly communication ·One (1) homepage layout from Granicus responsive design library ·One (1) Information Architecture (IA) Package (basic) o Best practices review ·One (1) Content Rationalization Package (basic) o Best practices review, one (1) hour session o Site scrape loaded into AIM framework document ·One (1) Visual Design Package o One (1) homepage design mockup – based on logo + 3 colors o Interior page sample o Mobile version sample o One (1) round of design revisions ·Development/CMS Implementation ·Content Migration - up to fifty (50) pages ·QA & Accessibility Report ·Remote Training - Delivered in three (3) non-consecutive sessions o eight (8) hours total - Up to ten (10) people Order Form Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 5 of 9 Solution Description OpenCities SaaS License The OpenCities platform allows you to launch modern, easy to use websites that evolve to put the needs of your community at the center. The SaaS License includes: ·All OpenCities out of the box functionality (excluding optional/premium modules priced separately) ·Platform setup and full project management ·Managed cloud hosting via Microsoft AzureGov ·Ongoing security updates ·Ongoing product updates and enhancements ·WCAG AA Accessibility maintained perpetually ·99.9% up-time guarantee and 24/7 support for Priority 1 issues (per SLA) ·Comprehensive SLA and Support Ticketing system See subscription agreement for details. Peak Agenda Management Peak Agenda Management is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables government organizations to simplify the agenda management and minutes recording process of the clerk’s office. Peak Agenda Management allows clerks to streamline the way they compile and produce agendas and record minutes for public meetings and includes: ·Unlimited user accounts ·Unlimited meeting bodies and meeting types ·Access to up to one (1) Peak Agenda Management site Open Platform Suite Open Platform is access to MediaManager, upload of archives, ability to post agendas/documents, and index of archives. These are able to be published and accessible through a searchable viewpage. Send Agenda (Peak)Send Agenda is dependent on an active subscription to the relevant govMeetings agenda. Peak - Setup & Configuration Setup and Configuration for Peak Agenda Management includes implementation of: ·Up to one (1) meeting body’s Standard Agenda, Cover Page and Minutes report template ·Up to one (1) public view page portal Order Form Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 6 of 9 Solution Description Peak Online Group Training Online Group Training for Peak Agenda Management allows clients to have up to six (6) users participate in online group sessions with a Granicus trainer and other client users to learn how to use the system. Group training includes: 1.30-60 minute kick off meeting 2.4 x 2hr group training sessions. 3.1hr peak review call Project Manager will conduct check in's along the way. Open Platform - Setup and Configuration Setup and configuration for Open Platform govDelivery for Integrations Send notification bulletins directly to constituents who subscribe to receive updates directly through Granicus (powered by govDelivery). Receive a monthly metrics report delivered via email to show subscriber growth and engagement activity for the past month of bulletin sends, and grow subscribers through access to the Granicus Advanced Network. Note: govDelivery integrations is dependent on an active subscription to the relevant govMeetings agenda or govAccess CMS solutions. GRANICUS ADVANCED NETWORK AND SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION ·Granicus Communications Suite Subscriber Information. o Data provided by the Client and contact information gathered through the Client's own web properties or activities will remain the property of the Client ('Direct Subscriber'), including any and all personally identifiable information (PII). Granicus will not release the data without the express written permission of the Client, unless required by law. o Granicus shall: (i) not disclose the Client's data except to any third parties as necessary to operate the Granicus Products and Services (provided that the Client hereby grants to Granicus a perpetual, non-cancelable, worldwide, non-exclusive license to utilize any data, on an anonymous or aggregate basis only, that arises from the use of the Granicus Products by the Client, whether disclosed on, subsequent to, or prior to the Effective Date, to improve the functionality of the Granicus Products and any other legitimate business purpose, including the right to sublicense such data to third parties, subject to all legal restrictions regarding the use and disclosure of such information). ·Data obtained through the Granicus Advanced Network. o Granicus offers a SaaS product, known as the Communications Cloud, that offers Direct Subscribers recommendations to subscribe to other Granicus Client's digital communication (the 'Advanced Network'). When a Direct Subscriber signs up through one of the Order Form Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 7 of 9 recommendations of the Advanced Network, that subscriber is a 'Network Subscriber' to the agency it subscribed to through the Advanced Network. o Network Subscribers are available for use while the Client is under an active subscription with Granicus. Network Subscribers will not transfer to the Client upon termination of any Granicus Order, SOW, or Exhibit. The Client shall not use or transfer any of the Network Subscribers after termination of its Order, SOW, or Exhibit placed under this agreement. All information related to Network Subscribers must be destroyed by the Client within 15 calendar days of the Order, SOW, or Exhibit placed under this agreement terminating. o Opt-In. During the last 10 calendar days of the Client's subscription, the Client may send an opt- in email to Network Subscribers that shall include an explanation of the Client's relationship with Granicus terminating and that the Network Subscribers may visit the Client's website to subscribe to further updates from the Client in the future. Any Network Subscriber that does not opt-in will not be transferred with the subscriber list provided to the Client upon termination. UPDATES TO SHARED SHORT CODES FOR SMS/TEXT MESSAGING (US CLIENTS ONLY): ·Granicus will be migrating all clients with SMS/Text Messaging Solutions using a shared short code option to a unique standard toll-free number within the United States (International numbers not supported). Short Codes are recommended for Text-to-Subscribe functionalities, if enabled where available, for an additional fee. ·Client must have explicit opt-in for all destinations sent to and adhere to all CTIA guidelines for the duration of its use. Order Form Medina, MN Order #: Q-300553 Prepared: 12 Oct 2023 Page 8 of 9 TERMS & CONDITIONS ·This quote, and all products and services delivered hereunder are governed by the terms located at https://granicus.com/legal/licensing, including any product-specific terms included therein (the “License Agreement”). 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Optimize accessibility and transparency govMeetings Resolution No. 2023-## DATE Member _________ introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF MEDINA RESOLUTION NO. 2023-## RESOLUTION GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME TO REQUEST FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR PRESERVE OF MEDINA; AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2023-83 WHEREAS, on August 2, 2023, the city of Medina adopted Resolution 2023-83, granting preliminary approval to H.L. Anderson, LLC, H.C. Anderson, LLC, H.J. Anderson, LLC, and P.B. Anderson, LLC (collectively the “Applicant”) of a plat to be called Preserve of Medina; and WHEREAS, under the terms of said resolution, the application for final approval was required to be requested within 180 days or the approval was to be considered void, unless a written request for time extension is submitted by the Applicant and approved by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a further extension of time to request final plat approval. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Medina, Minnesota, as follows: 1. The final plat approval shall be requested by August 2, 2024, or preliminary approval shall be considered void, unless a written request for time extension is submitted by the Applicant and approved by the City Council. 2. Except as explicitly stated above, all terms and conditions of Resolution 2023-83 are hereby reaffirmed. Dated: November 8, 2023. By: _______________________ Kathleen Martin, Mayor Attest: By: ___________________________ Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk Agenda Item #5D Resolution No. 2023-## 2 DATE The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member ______ upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: And the following voted against same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. Resolution No. 2023-## 3 DATE EXHIBIT A Legal Description of the Property [to be platted as Preserve of Medina, Hennepin County, Minnesota] DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 1 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT THIS RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into this __ day of _______________, 2023, by and between Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (hereinafter "Seller") and City of Medina, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota (hereinafter referred to as the "City"). R E C I T A L S : WHEREAS, Seller is the fee owner of the real property in City of Medina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"); WHEREAS, in consideration of the City’s payment to Seller of Ten and no/100 Dollars, Seller is willing to grant City a right of first refusal to purchase all or a portion of the Property, all on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, Seller and City hereby agree as follows: 1. Right of First Refusal. Seller hereby grants to City an irrevocable and continuing right of first refusal in accordance with the terms hereinafter set forth. If, during the term of this Agreement, Seller shall receive a bona fide offer to purchase, sell, transfer, or convey all or a portion of the Property from a third party that it intends to accept (the "Third Party Offer"), Seller shall not sell, transfer, or convey the Property pursuant to or in connection with the Third Party Offer without first offering City the first right to purchase the Property pursuant to the terms of the Agenda Item #5E DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 2 Third Party Offer by complying with the provisions of this Agreement. Seller shall provide written notice to City of the Third Party Offer that Seller intends to accept within ten (10) days of Seller’s receipt of the Third Party Offer, which notice shall include a complete copy of the Third Party Offer, subject to reasonable redactions pursuant to the confidentiality terms (if any) included in the Third Party Offer. City shall then have fifteen (15) business days after receipt of said notice to accept the terms of the Third Party Offer by sending written notice of such acceptance to Seller, accompanied by the earnest money required by the Third Party Offer. In the event City shall accept the terms of the Third Party Offer, Seller and City shall close the sale and purchase of the Property (or part thereof) pursuant to all of the terms and conditions of the Third Party Offer, except that no closing shall be required of City sooner than ninety (90) days after acceptance by City of the Third Party Offer and Seller shall convey the Property to City subject to only (i) such exceptions as set forth on Schedule B, Part II of the title commitment issued by First American Title Insurance Company, NCS-1130562-CHI2, dated March 12, 2023 and (ii) any instruments required by City to be recorded as part of Seller’s platting of Loram Industrial Addition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Seller and City, despite good faith efforts, have not finalized and executed a purchase and sale agreement consistent with the accepted Third Party Offer not later than the date that is thirty (30) days following City’s notice of election to accept the terms thereof, City shall be deemed to have waived its right to accept the terms of the Third Party Offer. In the event City shall refuse to accept the terms of the Third Party Offer (which refusal shall be conclusively established by City's failure to accept in accordance with the terms of this Paragraph), Seller shall be entitled to sell the Property (or the specified portion thereof) pursuant to the terms of the Third Party Offer. Any material deviation of the terms and conditions of the sale to the third party from the terms and conditions of the Third Party Offer shall require a new notice to City and shall entitle City to a new right of first refusal on the terms of the modified or altered Third Party Offer. DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 3 Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Third Party Offer consists of a letter of intent and City does not accept the terms of the Third Party Offer within the 15 business day period, Seller need not provide another Third Party Offer notice to City if Seller and such bona fide offeror enter into a purchase agreement or option agreement consistent with such letter of intent. Upon sale of the Property (or a portion thereof) pursuant to the terms a bona fide Third Party Offer for which City has been provided notice and has refused to accept the offer in accordance with the term hereof, the rights of City with respect to the Property (or the portion thereof sold) shall expire and terminate and simultaneously with such sale, the City shall execute and deliver to Seller and instrument in recordable form evidencing such expiration and termination; otherwise, the rights of City shall remain in full force and effect for the term of this Agreement. In the event that only a portion of the Property is sold pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph, the rights of City hereunder shall continue and remain unimpaired with respect to the remainder of the Property. 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall expire two (2) years after the date first above written, provided that such termination shall not affect the rights with respect to a Third Party Offer made prior to said date. 3. Notice. Any notice to be given or served upon any party hereto in connection with this Agreement must be in writing, and will be deemed delivered, whether or not actually received, when deposited in the United States Mail, postage pre-paid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or by nationally recognized overnight service, addressed to Seller or City, as the case may be, and at the following addresses (or such other address as may be designated in writing): If to Seller: Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc 3900 Arrowhead Drive Hamel, MN 55340–9529 Attention: P.J. Homan DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 4 If to City: City of Medina 2052 County Road 24 Medina, MN 55340 Attention: City Administrator With a copy to: Kennedy & Graven, Chartered 700 Fifth Street Towers 150 South 5th Street Minneapolis MN 55402 Attention: David Anderson 4. Inspection of Property. From and after the date hereof and during the term of this Agreement, City and its agents and representatives shall be entitled to enter upon the Property for inspection, soil tests, examination and land use planning. In this regard, no such examination will be deemed to constitute a waiver or a relinquishment on the part or City of its right to rely on the covenants, representations, warranties and agreements made by Seller or upon the tests, reports, plans, drawings, and agreements provided to City by Seller. City will restore any disturbance to the Property caused by its acts and will hold Seller harmless and indemnify Seller from and against any and all damages and liability occasioned by any claim asserted against Seller caused by such examination. 5. Affiliate Transfers; Assignment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller may sell or transfer the Property, or any part thereof or any interest therein, or any interest in Seller may be transferred, to any entity controlled by, controlling, or under common control with Seller or to any individual or individuals now owning any interest in Seller, directly or indirectly (hereinafter any of the foregoing entities is referred to as an “Affiliate”), without first complying with the provisions of this Agreement. No such transfer shall affect the validity of this Agreement and any and all Affiliates shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement. City may not assign its rights under this Agreement without the written consent of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller which then owns the Property, which consent shall be within Seller or such Affiliate’s sole DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 5 discretion. 6. Recording. This Agreement may be recorded with real estate records of Hennepin County, Minnesota. If required by City, Seller shall execute and deliver a memorandum of this Agreement in recordable form. The terms and conditions of this Agreement are hereby made binding on the successors and assigns permitted in accordance with this Agreement of the parties hereto. 7. Remedies. Seller acknowledges that in the event that Seller or any Affiliate breaches its obligations hereunder, in addition to any remedies that may be available at law, due to the unique nature of the Property and City's rights hereunder, City shall be entitled to injunctive relief against any proposed sale in violation of City's rights hereunder without the necessity of posting any bond. [remainder of page intentionally blank] DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 6 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above-named parties executed the foregoing instrument on the day and year first above written. Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. By __________________________________ Its __________________________________ STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) SS. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of ___________ , 2023, by _____________________________, the __________________ of Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, by and on behalf of the corporation. ___________________________________ Notary Public DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 7 CITY OF MEDINA By: __________________________________ Kathleen Martin, Mayor By: __________________________________ Scott T. Johnson, City Administrator STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of __________, 2023, by Kathleen Martin, the mayor of the city of Medina, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the municipal corporation. ____________________________________ Notary Public STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of __________, 2023, by Scott T. Johnson, the city administrator of the city of Medina, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the municipal corporation. ____________________________________ Notary Public This document drafted by: KENNEDY & GRAVEN, CHARTERED 700 Fifth Street Towers 150 South 5th Street Minneapolis MN 55402 DOCSOPEN-ME230-1A-893590.v5-10/19/23 8 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY Real Property located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, described as follows: LOT 1, BLOCK 2, LORAM INDUSTRIAL ADDITION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jim Stremel, City Engineer DATE: November 2, 2023 MEETING: November 8, 2023 City Council SUBJECT: Hackamore Rd Improvement Project – Change Order No. 2 Background & Progress to Date The Hackamore Road Improvement Project was officially awarded to Valley Paving, Inc. at the June 6th Council Meeting in the amount of $5,445,445.00. To date, there has been a lot of progress on the project, including concrete curb and paving in Phases A and B. The contractor is currently working within Phase C west of CR 116 and plans to place curb and the first lift of pavement before the end of the 2023 construction season. Change Order: The change order request includes material/labor cost increases to perform the work in Phase D in 2024 and a subsequent extension of contract completion dates. Phase D includes the right turn lanes and signal work along CR 116. The cities conducted a “joint trench” process to relocate the private utilities throughout the length of the corridor, which was contracted by a separate utility contractor (approved of by the various utility companies). The benefit of this process is that one contractor installs all the conduits for each utility company but is subject to this contractor scheduling and completing the work. There were delays in the joint trench process and further delays by the individual utility companies with the installation and cut-over of their new lines into the new conduits. The City’s contractor was not able to work concurrently with the utility contractor safely and efficiently due to the narrow corridor, the proximity of the underground utility lines, and the number of vehicles/equipment being used. The contractor has experienced long lead times in in the manufacturing of the signal poles and other related equipment, with their delivery date not scheduled until December. In addition, the inclement weather in October has further delayed progress on the project. With these issues in mind, the City’s contractor will need to perform the work within Phase D in 2024, instead of 2023, and has subsequently requested an increase in material/labor costs to complete these improvements and an extension of the contract time. In the original contract, work was already scheduled to occur in 2024 such as the final lift of wear course and striping, but the addition of Phase D will extend the completion dates roughly six weeks. Proposed substantial completion: June 30, 2024 and final completion: July 26, 2024. Agenda Item #5F 2 Estimated Project Costs & Funding Review The as bid/awarded construction cost was $5,445,445.00 and the prior Change Order No. 1 increased this amount to $5,474,249.00. With Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $20,994.10, the revised contract amount will then be $5,495,243.10. Specifically, for the work occurring along CR 116 including the turn lanes and signal on CR 116, this change order represents a 3% increase in cost. The additional costs will be split between the cities of Medina and Corcoran. The City of Corcoran approved the change order at their October 26, 2023 City Council meeting. Recommended Action A motion to approve Change Order No. 2 for the Hackamore Road Project in the amount of $20,994.10. Original Construction Contract Cost $5,474,249.00 + Additional Curb and ancillary work NE of CR116 $ 20,994.10 Updated Construction Contract (Change Order 1) $5,495,243.10 STATE AID FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION Rev. February 2018 CHANGE ORDER Page 1 of 3 SP/SAP: SAP 250-103-002, SAP 215-119-001 Minn. Project No. Change Order No. 2 Project Location: Hackamore Road Improvements Project Local Agency: City of Medina; City of Corcoran Local Project No. Contractor: Valley Paving Inc. Contract No. 020741-000 Contractor Address: 8800 13th Ave. East Shakopee, MN 55379 Total Change Order Amount: $20,994.10 Description: This change order includes material/labor increases to perform the work in Phase D in 2024 instead of 2023 and a subsequent extension of contract completion dates. Phase D includes the right turn lanes and signal work along CR 116. The listing of bid items below and related cost increases are the only items the contractor is requesting to increase. Estimate Of Cost: (Include any increases or decreases in contract items, any negotiated or force account items.) Group/Funding Category** Item No. Description Unit Unit Price + or – Quantity + or – Amount $ Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2106.507 EXCAVATION - MUCK C Y $1.10 75 $82.50 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2106.507 SELECT GRANULAR EMBANKMENT (CV) C Y $1.50 367 $550.50 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2106.507 EXCAVATION - SUBGRADE C Y $1.10 220.5 $242.55 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2106.507 EXCAVATION - COMMON C Y $1.10 385.5 $424.05 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2211.507 AGGREGATE BASE (CV) CLASS 5 C Y $1.50 231 $346.50 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2360.509 TYPE SP 12.5 NON WEAR COURSE MIX (3,B) TON $8.50 224 $1,904.00 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2360.509 TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (3,B) TON $8.50 224 $1,904.00 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2521.518 6" CONCRETE WALK S F $0.65 530.5 $344.83 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2531.503 CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER DESIGN B624 L F $1.75 127.5 $223.13 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2531.618 TRUNCATED DOMES S F $7.00 75 $525.00 Hennepin County Proj. No. 2183552 2565.516 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM SYS $7,900.00 0.5 $3,950.00 SAP 215-119- 001 2106.507 EXCAVATION - MUCK C Y $1.10 37.5 $41.25 SAP 215-119- 001 2106.507 EXCAVATION - SUBGRADE C Y $1.10 110.25 $121.28 SAP 215-119- 001 2106.507 EXCAVATION - COMMON C Y $1.10 192.75 $212.03 STATE AID FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION Rev. February 2018 CHANGE ORDER Page 2 of 3 SAP 215-119- 001 2106.507 SELECT GRANULAR EMBANKMENT (CV) C Y $1.50 183.5 $275.25 SAP 215-119- 001 2211.507 AGGREGATE BASE (CV) CLASS 5 C Y $1.50 115.5 $173.25 SAP 215-119- 001 2360.509 TYPE SP 12.5 NON WEAR COURSE MIX (3,B) TON $8.50 112 $952.00 SAP 215-119- 001 2360.509 TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (3,B) TON $8.50 112 $952.00 SAP 215-119- 001 2521.518 6" CONCRETE WALK S F $0.65 265.25 $172.41 SAP 215-119- 001 2531.503 CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER DESIGN B624 L F $1.75 63.75 $111.56 SAP 215-119- 001 2531.618 TRUNCATED DOMES S F $7.00 37.5 $262.50 SAP 215-119- 001 2565.516 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM SYS $7,900.00 0.25 $1,975.00 SAP 250-103- 002 2106.507 EXCAVATION - SUBGRADE C Y $1.10 110.25 $121.28 SAP 250-103- 002 2106.507 EXCAVATION - MUCK C Y $1.10 37.5 $41.25 SAP 250-103- 002 2106.507 EXCAVATION - COMMON C Y $1.10 192.75 $212.03 SAP 250-103- 002 2106.507 SELECT GRANULAR EMBANKMENT (CV) C Y $1.50 183.5 $275.25 SAP 250-103- 002 2211.507 AGGREGATE BASE (CV) CLASS 5 C Y $1.50 115.5 $173.25 SAP 250-103- 002 2360.509 TYPE SP 12.5 NON WEAR COURSE MIX (3,B) TON $8.50 112 $952.00 SAP 250-103- 002 2360.509 TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (3,B) TON $8.50 112 $952.00 SAP 250-103- 002 2521.518 6" CONCRETE WALK S F $0.65 265.25 $172.41 SAP 250-103- 002 2531.503 CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER DESIGN B624 L F $1.75 63.75 $111.56 SAP 250-103- 002 2531.618 TRUNCATED DOMES S F $7.00 37.5 $262.50 SAP 250-103- 002 2565.516 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM SYS $7,900.00 0.25 $1,975.00 Net Change This Change Order (Increase) $20,994.10 **Group/funding category is required for federal aid projects Due to this change, the contract time: (check one) ( ) Is NOT changed ( X ) May be revised as provided in MnDOT Specification 1806 Number of Working Days Affected by this Contract Change: Number of Calendar Days Affected by this Contract Change: Revise the substantial completion date to June 30, 2024 and the final completion date to July 26, 2024 STATE AID FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION Rev. February 2018 CHANGE ORDER Page 3 of 3 Approved By Project Engineer: Date: Print Name: Phone: Approved By Contractor: Date: Print Name: Phone: DSAE Portion: The State of Minnesota is not a participant in this contract. Signature by the District State Aid Engineer is for FUNDING PURPOSES ONLY and for compliance with State and Federal Aid Rules/Policy. Eligibility does not guarantee funds will be available. This work is eligible for: ___ Federal Funding ___ State Aid Funding ___ Local funds District State Aid Engineer: Date: 1 of 2 ME230-1A-912608.v2 MEMORANDUM TO: Medina Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Steve Scherer, Public Works Director DATE: November 02, 2023 MEETING: November 08, 2023 SUBJECT: Hunter Lions Park Pickleball Courts Background The Park Commission reviewed the formal study from a sound engineer consultant, heard from City staff and residents, and discussed sound mitigation options and other related topics at its September 20 meeting. Ultimately, the Commission tabled its discussion and recommendation to the October 18th meeting to provide members with additional time to review and digest all of the information presented. At its October 18th meeting, the Park Commission noted a tremendous amount of time was spent looking over all data pertaining to the pickleball courts, including pre-planning and post-installation data, the sound report, and feedback from staff and residents. The Park Commission carefully weighed the relevant factors, took into consideration the costs associated with sound mitigation options, discussed anticipated outcomes of the various mitigation options, noted that the sound study concluded that pickleball activities at Hunter Lions Park are within the MPCA noise thresholds, and thereafter voted unanimously to make the following recommendation to City Council: 1. That sound curtains are not purchased, 2. That the courts are not moved, 3. That trees are planted for screening as per the original plan, 4. That the court hours of use are from 7:00 a.m. to sunset, 5. That locking courts seasonally will be at the discretion of Public Works.  Discussion/Action The City Council should review and discuss the information and opinions presented, consider the various options, and determine whether any sound mitigation options should be pursued. The recommendations and comments from the Park Commission, staff, residents, and others, are advisory. Whether to employ any sound mitigation or limitations on park use is a matter of public policy for the City Council to discuss and decide. Regardless of its decision, the City Council should articulate its rationale in reaching its decision, which may include any relevant policymaking factors, such as political, economic, and social considerations. Agenda Item #7A 2 of 2 ME230-1A-912608.v2 Potential Motions A motion to adopt the recommendations provided by the Park Commission during its October 18, 2023 meeting for the reasons articulated during tonight’s meeting; or A motion to [insert details of City Council policy decision if it deviates from the Park Commission recommendations] for the reasons articulated during tonight’s meeting. Attachments • DRAFT Park Commission Meeting Minutes 10.18.2023 • Emails from residents (received to date) • ESI Engineering Summary of Results Pickleball Noise Monitoring 09.12.2023 CITY OF MEDINA PARK COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes October 18, 2023 Page 1 of 7 The Park Commission of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on October 18, 2023 at 7:00 1 p.m.2 3 Chairperson Mary Morrison presided. 4 5 1.CALL TO ORDER 6 7 Chairperson Morrison called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 8 9 Present: Park Commissioners Mary Morrison, Terry Sharp, Steve Webster, Will Gunter, and 10 Tom Mayer. Youth Park Commissioners June Ney and Grace Illingworth. 11 12 Absent: Park Commissioners Troy Hutchinson and Nila Norman. 13 14 Also Present: Public Works Director Steve Scherer, Public Works Administrative Assistant Lisa 15 DeMars, and Planning Director Dusty Finke. 16 17 2.ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA 18 19 Motion made by Morrison, seconded by Sharp, to move-up Agenda Item No. 8, Capital 20 Improvement Plan Review to Agenda Item No. 7 so the residents who are present for this 21 discussion do not have to wait. 22 23 3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 24 25 A. Approval of the September 20, 2023 Regular Park Commission Meeting Minutes.26 27 Motion made by Mayer, seconded by Sharp, to approve the September 20, 2023 Park 28 Commission meeting minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. 29 30 4.CITY COUNCIL UPDATE 31 32 Scherer provided an update on recent City Council actions including progress of the Hackamore 33 Road reconstruction and the Triple-A bond rating established by the City for the latest bond. 34 Scherer said discussion in the previous evening’s council meeting that Mayer attended may have 35 been confusing and clarified that the annual amount allocated to the municipal park fund is 36 $112,000. 37 38 There were no questions. 39 CITY OF MEDINA PARK COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes October 18, 2023 Page 2 of 7 5.REPRESENTATIVE AT NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING 1 2 Morrison noted upcoming Council meetings to be held on November 8 and November 21; and 3 December 5 and 19, noting that Norman is on the roster for November and Hutchison is on the 4 roster for December. Morrison also noted that Scherer will continue to provide meeting updates 5 if a Commissioner is unable to attend. 6 7 6.STAFF REPORT 8 9 DeMars presented the staff report and asked for Park Commission input on a request for little 10 libraries on public park land. 11 12 Resident Sharon Kreatz, 2856 Deer Hill Road asked to address the Commission and commented 13 about the popularity of little libraries in Eden Prairie, where she lived previously. Kreatz said 14 she is in support of little libraries in Medina. 15 16 The Commission directed DeMars to ask the Eagle Scout applicant to submit a proposal 17 including plan details, desired specific location, and the post-installation maintenance plan. 18 19 7.CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW 20 21 Finke reminded the Commission that CIP review is a multi-step process with recommendations 22 for the City Council who generally make final adoption in December, along with the budget. 23 Prior to preparing a final draft of the CIP for the City Council, Finke said Staff wanted to provide 24 another opportunity for the Park Commission to review parks and trails improvements. 25 26 The Commission discussed the CIP line item for reconstruction of the old tennis court at Hunter 27 Park. The court is in fair condition, the Commission agreed the best option is to plan on leaving 28 the court in use until 2025 then converting it to a basketball court. Additionally, the Park 29 Commission recommends a placeholder in 2025 for the trail renovations at Hunter Park. 30 31 The Park Commission discussed Deer Hill Trail. Finke noted easements have now been 32 obtained for trails throughout the conservation areas and the City mows some of the turf 33 corridors to provide the opportunity for walking. He asked if there is interest to formalize or 34 pave trail segments in the coming years, thus add to the CIP. 35 36 Finke referred the Commission to the 1,200-foot segment of the map provided in the packet that 37 would connect Deer Hill Road to Morningside Road. For context, he estimated the cost to build 38 CITY OF MEDINA PARK COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes October 18, 2023 Page 3 of 7 and pave trail for this portion is approximately $100,000, therefore estimated cost for the entire 1 loop as pictured on the map is approximately $400,000. 2 3 Morrison opened up the meeting for public comment. 4 5 Resident Tommy Leikas, 2825 Deer Hill Road, voiced his support and desire for paved trails in 6 the Deer Hill neighborhood. Leikas said there are now over twenty homes built and 7 approximately twenty-five children; and soon there will be forty homes with an anticipated total 8 of forty or fifty kids. Leikas said his family goes for walks nearly every day, and currently 9 utilizes the streets to do so. In addition to safe paved trails within the neighborhood, Leikas 10 indicated he feels it is a priority to add a trail plan to the CIP to connect and cross County Road 6 11 at Old Crystal Bay Road North so kids can safely walk to Orono School. 12 13 Resident Pam Wilkes, 1820 Deer Hill Road, echoed Leikas comments. Wilkes indicated her 14 preferable priority would be to connect Deer Hill Road to Medina Morningside because these 15 neighborhoods share the same school bus route and the kids are currently utilizing Willow Drive 16 to walk back and forth to spend time playing with each other, which is dangerous because of the 17 traffic on this busy and high-speed road. Wilkes said the kids regularly enjoy the athletic center 18 at the Orono School, so a safe means to cross County Road 6 is also very important. 19 Additionally, Wilkes said she walks her dogs on the existing mowed trail and would like to see it 20 more formalized because it is uneven and easy to twist an ankle; and her dogs come home very 21 muddy. She also commented that a trail connecting to Baker Park would be ideal. 22 23 Deer Hill Preserve Developer Susan Seeland, 470 Peavey Road, said after a conversation with 24 the attorney for the City who was involved in a federal lawsuit, she is convinced the City has a 25 thirty-three-foot-wide easement from Willow Road to Homestead Trail that was dedicated and 26 platted in 1903. 27 28 Finke noted there has been a fair amount of discussion on the right-of-way subject, and based on 29 the documentation, the City has been advised not to pursue easement. 30 31 Scherer said now that easements have been obtained for trails throughout the conservation areas 32 public works is mowing and will work on a plan to clear a path in the woods. He said the goal 33 will be to begin work in the woods next year, however this work is coordinated around street and 34 utility projects and will be performed when the weather conditions cooperate. Scherer said as an 35 example, we wouldn’t undertake this sort of work during wet weather when the machines would 36 tear up the ground. 37 38 CITY OF MEDINA PARK COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes October 18, 2023 Page 4 of 7 Motion made by Morrison, seconded by Webster, to pave the trail section connecting Deer 1 Hill Preserve to Medina Morningside in 2024, make improvements to the existing mowed trail so 2 it is safer for pedestrians to walk on, and work on the trail through the woods. 3 4 The Park Commission discussed additional pickleball courts. Morrison asked if the Council 5 provided desire for courts in Hamel Legion Park. Scherer indicated some of the councilmembers 6 received input from residents asking for more courts in more parks. 7 8 The Park Commission agreed pickleball courts are in high demand and when solicited, residents 9 ask for more courts. The Commission agreed Hamel Legion Park would be a great location for 10 courts, but questioned the impact to parking when it is already so busy, and now the addition of 11 the grandstand. The Commission recognizes Maple Park as further away from homes, which 12 was really the only complaints associated with the existing courts, and also that Maple Park is 13 another park which is virtually underutilized during the summer months. 14 15 Motion made by Gunter, seconded by Sharp, to move the pickleball courts at Maple Park 16 from 2026 to 2024, and add pickleball courts at Hamel Legion Park for 2028 on the CIP 17 recommendation to Council. 18 19 Morrison informed the residents in attendance that the Commission will move on to the next 20 agenda item. She explained the Park Commission is the recommending body to the City 21 Council, and as motioned, is recommending a plan beginning in 2024 for Deer Hill Preserve. 22 She asked everyone to bear in mind that Medina doesn’t have a parks department, so the public 23 works department work in these tasks after their street and utility responsibilities. 24 25 The residents thanked the Park Commission and Staff, and asked how CIP status would be 26 communicated back to the neighborhood. Finke responded the CIP recommendations will be 27 discussed in the December 5 City Council meeting. 28 29 Finke asked if any Park Commission have additional placeholders over the CIP. 30 31 Ney noted the fallen tree on the trail in Medina Lake Preserve. DeMars said it has not been 32 cleaned up yet because it is still too wet for the equipment to safely enter this area. 33 34 Webster noted kids regularly trip on the cement curb surrounding the playground at The Park at 35 Fields of Medina. He noted this was mentioned during park tours and understands the purpose 36 of the taller height curb is to prevent mulch from blowing outside of the playground, nonetheless, 37 directed public works to assess and determine if more mulch is needed in this park. DeMars 38 agreed to add the task to the public works action item list. 39 CITY OF MEDINA PARK COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes October 18, 2023 Page 5 of 7 1 8.HUNTER LIONS PARK - PICKLEBALL 2 3 Scherer presented the memo and stood for questions. 4 5 Sharp thanked Scherer and DeMars for providing the memo attachments to this meeting. He 6 explained the Commission decided to table the discussion in the September meeting to review 7 and digest all information presented. Sharp said he talked with Hutchinson as well as some of 8 the other Commissioners about the noise report and all of the emails sent to the City. 9 10 Sharp noted he attended a Council meeting in early August to provide the parks update and 11 commented about reaching out to the Maple Grove Park Commission, where he served for seven 12 years, for feedback on pickleball related complaints. After the meeting, Sharp learned that one 13 of the same people who is sending emails to the City had sent one to the City Council, criticizing 14 what he had presented and misrepresenting what he had said. In the email, this person 15 referenced Maple Grove meeting minutes, which had nothing to do with Sharp, in an attempt to 16 discredit his comments. Sharp expressed his disappointment, both as a fellow resident and a 17 volunteer Park Commissioner and set the record straight by explaining his comments at the 18 Council meeting were based solely on a one-on-one conversation with a Maple Grove Park 19 Commissioner. 20 21 Sharp explained a tremendous amount of time was spent looking over the data and details that 22 led up to building pickleball courts. He pointed out the estimated cost for Staff to handle the 23 email requests this summer was around $8,000; the cost of the sound study to determine if we are 24 within the law was $7,000; the cost to convert pickleball courts to tennis courts would be 25 $60,000, the cost of sound barriers would be $25,000 plus annual upkeep charges with no 26 guarantee they would make enough of a difference; and the cost of planting trees would be 27 around $5,200. 28 29 Sharp noted that many of the emails received refer to ordinances or laws in other states thus not 30 applicable to our situation in Minnesota. Sharp said he reviewed the documentation, the costs 31 associated with sound mitigation and the probability of any efforts satisfying complaints, and the 32 sound study that shows we are within the noise thresholds. Sharp emphasized it is the 33 responsibility of the Park Commission to serve in the best interest of all residents of Medina for 34 recreational activities while being good stewards of city assets, and keeping this in mind, is now 35 ready to make a recommendation to Council. 36 37 CITY OF MEDINA PARK COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes October 18, 2023 Page 6 of 7 Morrison thanked Sharp and Hutchinson for taking the lead on this discussion item after the 1 September meeting and for bringing the group up to speed. Morrison echoed Sharp’s summary 2 and opened the floor for additional comments. 3 4 Gunter stated the summary captured the necessary points and was well said. 5 6 Mayer stated he supports Sharp’s summary. 7 8 Webster stated he agrees but asked if trees could be planted on the East side of the court. 9 10 Scherer responded trees could not be planted due to storm pipe, however, will look into this 11 closer to see if anything can be done. 12 13 Ney recognized the thoughtfulness put into the summary and agreed with the comments. 14 15 Illingworth thanked the Commissioners for the logical review and recap and stated she is also in 16 agreement with the summary. 17 18 Motion made by Sharp, seconded by Gunter, to recommend to City Council that sound block 19 curtains are not purchased, that the courts are not moved, to proceed with planting trees for 20 screening as per the original plan, that the court hours of use are from 7:00 a.m. to sunset, and 21 that locking courts in the winter to avoid damage from chipping snow and ice off of the surface 22 will be at the discretion of Public Works. 23 24 9.MEDINA VENTURES – MEDINA PARK AND BOARDWALK 25 26 Finke noted the Park Commission previously reviewed the application in fall of 2022. He 27 presented the amendment to change the general plan of development where the applicant 28 proposes to purchase additional property and incorporate land into the project, increase the size 29 of the daycare, parking, and venue, add solar panels, and adjust the landscaping plan. 30 31 Motion made by Gunter, seconded by Webster, to recommend requiring the trail easements 32 and grading/slope easement described in the staff report and cash in-lieu of additional park 33 dedication. 34 35 Applicant and resident Chris Pederson, 4130 Fescue Drive, asked to make a comment. He 36 thanked the Commission for their support of the amended boardwalk plan but approached the 37 podium in support of pickleball courts. Pederson indicated a minimum of six courts are required 38 to support a tournament, therefore we should go big or go home, and build at least six courts. 39 CITY OF MEDINA PARK COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes October 18, 2023 Page 7 of 7 7. ADJOURN 1 2 Motion made by Gunter, seconded by Sharp, to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was 3 adjourned at 8:38 p.m. Minutes prepared by Lisa DeMars. 4 From: Cathy Carr <> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 8:26 AM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Dusty Finke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>; Steve Scherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Kate Agarwala <>; Joseph Cavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>; Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Jason Nelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>; Tad Allard <t>; Priyanka Pillai<> Subject: 9/25/23 article related to distance/noise issues Good Morning. 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I'm passing along a few more links to articles in the recent news. I ask you to take the time to read these and consider what other cities are doing and how it can apply to our situation at Hunter Park. The first article was released on 9/15/23 and is from Wichita, KS and their local government amending their plans based on known issues with the sport. An excerpt of this article states: "Some people had expressed concern that the noise from the complex would be irritating to neighbors. Troy Houtman, Park and Recreation Department director, said a noise study showed that could happen. “We wanted to make sure we were doing the right thing,” he said. “We started learning a little bit about pickleball and started reading a whole lot more about lawsuits across the country.” “The pickleball actually makes a very loud noise coming off the paddle, and it’s been measured and researched and … it’s at a certain frequency where it (the sound) travels,” Houtman said." The second link is a 9/25/23 article from the USA Pickleball Association and their new initiative which I've sent an excerpt below. It is quite interesting that the governing body for this sport admits there is specific site work necessary to build courts and noise issues to be addressed. "To address noise concerns in local residential communities, and enhance the overall experience for players, USA Pickleball will expand its site design, evaluation, and acoustic mitigation services within its Facilities Development program. These services engage key principles throughout the development process, including greenfield builds, court conversions, and expansions, to assess key variables that affect the acoustic propagation " . The third link is a 10/2/23 article regarding the increase in pickleball and its issues that are rising from its popularity. An excerpt of that one " The game’s rapid rise — between 2020 and 2022, it saw a 113% increase in participation, according to a 2023 Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) report — has made for ugly turf wars, furious noise complaints, violence, lawsuits and even potential criminal charges." https://www.ksn.com/news/local/is-pickleball-too-noisy-wichita-listens-and- responds/?fbclid=IwAR2F2judq9_DriCN6rbZzTFr89waHmF9OdZriq5uwApjQmGCnhB0-FSJYr4_aem_ARo- rFUXHefTgvPWCKsdBNxZH7rOy_m22CeMdDIzgBzYitaFO0IIxAk_aMRNo_92dAg&mibextid=S66gvF https://usapickleball.org/news/usa-pickleball-announces-quiet-category-for-pickleball- products/?utm_source=thedink.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-end-of- pickleball-as-we-know-it&fbclid=IwAR2_3APEJQS4-N8k_Y8aZxsqoKmdZoDo2slGjDzLQ97u- LGCKvUvu4Tnt9U_aem_Acsx_BGQlchJfFQoQvsRB8NnXTAoLP6gOVvMKVkAxUWz9d1k5OOOl_IoVElWIk CLGzs&mibextid=S66gvF https://nypost.com/2023/10/02/pickleball-is-wreaking-havoc-across-the- us/?fbclid=IwAR0RIcrXOSQuhne96MPjuFrUGmt12H5zcofeH-w1R7NAHqAKLvKW8o8pNmU Last is an image from a leading Acoustics firm that has done noise studies for pickleball in other communities and has made the following recommendation: Again, I ask your consideration in moving the courts to Hamel Park to solve this issue we have been discussing since opening of the courts at Hunter Park. In addition, I previously sent you a Google Maps image depicting sites in the US with issues of lawsuits or cities that are having residents complaining of noise. The latest image available depicts 182 spots now. Remember, these are only the ones in the local news, etc. It doesn't feel so good for Medina to be a statistic in this manner. Cathy Carr From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Thursday,September28,20234:54PM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;JasonNelson<jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>; RohitAgarwala<> Subject:COordinance Goodafternoon. Here'sasummaryofarecentordinancepassedSept19,2023inCentennial,CO.Anotherexampleofa town'ssensitivitytothedistancebetweencourtsandpropertylines. GoogleMapscantellyouthatmypropertylineandseveralotherneighborsareverywellwithin250 feetoftheHunterParkpickleballcourts(outlinedinitem#3below).Asitem#1demonstrates,600 feetisanacceptabledistancebutneedstocorrelatewithitem#4tobeapproved.I'veattachedacopy oftheMarch2023ordinanceforyourreference. CENTENNIAL COLORADO PICKLEBALL ORDINANCE On September 19, 2023, Centennial amended its Land Development Code to govern the construction of Pickleball courts. A lengthy 24 page ordinance amending several separate sections of the code. Here’s a summary: ͳǤ A permit is NOT required for any Pickleball court more than 600 feet from a residential property. ʹǤ Measurements are taken from the closest exterior court line of the pickle ball court to the property line of the closest residential zoned property. ͵Ǥ NO pickleball court is allowed within 250 feet of a residential property. ͶǤ For any permit application within the 250 foot to 600 foot distance the applicant must provide a noise Noise Impact Assessment from a qualified engineer. ͷǤ Any mitigation recommended by the Assessment must be installed. Noise barrier height is a minimum of 10 feet. ͸Ǥ For the mitigation design, and during use of the courts, noise level cannot exceed 47 decibels at the residential property line. Noise measurements must be by the Adjusted Sound Exposure Level procedure of ANSI 12.9 Part 4. ͹Ǥ Issuance of the permit does not relieve the applicant of complying with all other ordinances, including noise and nuisance laws. Here are some of the highlights of the March 2023 ordinance before it was passed: WHEREAS, pursuant to readily available information and research, outdoor pickleball is known to create a notable change in the acoustic environment of the area surrounding pickleball courts in comparison to other forms of outdoor recreational activities; and WHEREAS, according to some acoustical engineers, the sound produced by pickleball paddle impact with a pickleball is classified as an “impulsive sound” that is near the most sensitive frequency range of human hearing; and WHEREAS, impulsive sounds are known to create greater annoyance than other forms of sound because they are similar to sounds that contain important information about our environment that alert people to events occurring nearby that may necessitate a response to such as footsteps, a door opening, or speech; and WHEREAS, research shows that continuous impulsive sound such as pickleball paddle impact with a pickleball make it difficult to relax, concentrate, or sleep soundly without disturbance as each impact heard draws attention and creates distraction; and WHEREAS, it is established that high amplitude acoustical pressures may cause hearing impairment as well as other types of injury to the body and that low level noise may have adverse long term psychological effects; and WHEREAS, low level noise exposure that disturbs sleep and concentration are known to produce a range of diagnosable illnesses and disorders; and WHEREAS, due to noise concerns and complaints from residents, many local governments have researched and have established distance and noise abatement requirements for outdoor pickleball courts to best address pickleball court compatibility with residential areas, most often where pickleball courts are within 500 feet of residential uses; I am attaching a draft of the March 2023 ordinance for your review. Again, I ask you to move the courts from Hunter Park to Hamel to relieve the noise that we experience daily along Hunter Rd. We cannot continue to be subject to this noise as numerous articles can attest it is...a noise that has physical and mental health effects on residents. Cathy CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 2023-O-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND ON THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS SEEKING THE APPROVAL OF A PERMIT OR LICENSE, INCLUDING APPLICATIONS FOR OR ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS AND BUSINESS LICENSES, FOR OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN 500 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL ZONED OR RESIDENTIALLY USED LAND AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Centennial is a home rule municipal corporation created and organized pursuant to Article 20 of the Colorado Constitution and the Charter of the City of Centennial; and WHEREAS, by virtue of Article 20 of the Colorado Constitution, and as further authorized by state law, including, but not limited to, Sections 31-15-401 and 31-23-301 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the City of Centennial has broad authority to exercise its police powers to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community and its citizens; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 31-23-301 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, such police powers include the power to regulate the location of uses and the use of land within the community; and WHEREAS, temporary suspensions on the acceptance and on the processing of applications and permits (commonly called moratoria) for land uses are judicially approved as a method or means of enabling local governments to plan for, regulate and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted comprehensive zoning and development regulations codified in Chapter 12 of the Centennial Municipal Code, which regulations are known as the City’s Land Development Code (“LDC”); and WHEREAS, the City is aware of both the growing popularity and demand in Centennial and across the nation for outdoor pickleball facilities and the potential for compatibility concerns when such facilities are located in close proximity to residential areas; and WHEREAS, pursuant to readily available information and research, outdoor pickleball is known to create a notable change in the acoustic environment of the area surrounding pickleball courts in comparison to other forms of outdoor recreational activities; and WHEREAS, according to some acoustical engineers, the sound produced by pickleball paddle impact with a pickleball is classified as an “impulsive sound” that is near the most sensitive frequency range of human hearing; and WHEREAS, impulsive sounds are known to create greater annoyance than other forms of sound because they are similar to sounds that contain important information about our environment City of Centennial Ordinance No. 2023-O-03 Page 2 of 5 that alert people to events occurring nearby that may necessitate a response to such as footsteps, a door opening, or speech; and WHEREAS, research shows that continuous impulsive sound such as pickleball paddle impact with a pickleball make it difficult to relax, concentrate, or sleep soundly without disturbance as each impact heard draws attention and creates distraction; and WHEREAS, it is established that high amplitude acoustical pressures may cause hearing impairment as well as other types of injury to the body and that low level noise may have adverse long term psychological effects; and WHEREAS, low level noise exposure that disturbs sleep and concentration are known to produce a range of diagnosable illnesses and disorders; and WHEREAS, due to noise concerns and complaints from residents, many local governments have researched and have established distance and noise abatement requirements for outdoor pickleball courts to best address pickleball court compatibility with residential areas, most often where pickleball courts are within 500 feet of residential uses; and WHEREAS, the City’s current regulations do not comprehensively address outdoor pickleball courts and any associated noise mitigation requirements when outdoor courts are located near residential uses and there is a present need to review, evaluate, and consider updates and amendments of the regulations to ensure that the City’s regulations best address compatibility between outdoor pickleball courts and residential uses in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, suspending the City’s acceptance, processing, and issuance of approvals or permits or licenses for outdoor pickleball courts in close proximity to residential land uses is determined to be prudent, reasonable, and necessary as such suspension is temporary in nature and intended only to afford the City the opportunity to consider and reasonably amend its standards and regulations as needed; and WHEREAS, the City possesses the power and authority to impose a temporary moratorium on the acceptance or processing of applications for specific land uses and to temporarily limit the issuance of approvals and permits and licenses for specific land uses to review and consider how such land uses may be accommodated and approved to best advance the health, safety, and welfare of the City of Centennial; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby legislatively determines that temporarily suspending the acceptance or processing of applications and the issuance of approvals, permits, and licenses for outdoor pickleball courts located within 500 feet of residential land uses is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the community and its citizens. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, ORDAINS: City of Centennial Ordinance No. 2023-O-03 Page 3 of 5 Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing recitals are affirmed and incorporated by this reference as legislative findings of the City Council. Section 2. Temporary Suspension and Delay Enacted. The City of Centennial hereby imposes a temporary suspension and delay (moratorium) on the acceptance and on the processing of any form of application or request for approval, including applications for or issuance of building permits and business licenses, related to outdoor pickleball courts located within 500 feet of land zoned or used for a residential land use. This temporary suspension and delay shall automatically terminate at midnight on October 1, 2023, unless terminated earlier by the City Council or extended in its duration by the enactment of another ordinance. This Ordinance and the temporary suspension and delay imposed hereby shall be self-executing without further action by the City or its City Council. Section 3. Exclusion from Moratorium. This Ordinance and the temporary suspension and delay imposed by this Ordinance shall not apply to any use that is a lawfully recognized vested property right pursuant to: (i) Colorado common law (i.e., generally established by issuance of a building permit and reasonable reliance upon such permit); or (ii) pursuant to a final approved application for vested rights; or (iii) or pursuant to an annexation, development, or other agreement approved by the City. Section 4. Severability. Should any one or more sections or provisions of this Ordinance be judicially determined invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Ordinance, the intention being that the various sections and provisions are severable. Section 5. Emergency Declared; Effective Date. The City Council hereby legislatively declares that the passage of this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety. Absent passage of this Ordinance as an Emergency Ordinance, the City risks the submission of applications for outdoor pickleball courts located close in proximity to residential land uses and the processing of such proposed uses with the existing LDC regulations which do not address the potential impacts or mitigation related to such uses. Upon passage by a supermajority of City Council members in office, as required by Section 7.6 of the Centennial Home Rule Charter (¾ of all members in office or 7 or more votes of the 9 member Council), this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption. Section 6. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated pursuant to the City’s home rule authority and under the general police power of the City of Centennial, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that this Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative objective sought to be obtained. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, UPON A MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON THE ___ DAY OF _________, 2023. City of Centennial Ordinance No. 2023-O-03 Page 4 of 5 CITY OF CENTENNIAL By: Stephanie Piko, Mayor Approved as to Form: _____________________________ For City Attorney’s Office I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced to the City Council of the City of Centennial at its meeting of ____________, 2023 and ordered published one time by title only in The Centennial Citizen newspaper on ____________, 2023, and in full on the City web site in accordance with Section 2-1-110 of the Municipal Code. ATTEST: SEAL By: City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk FINALLY ADOPTED, PASSED, APPROVED WITH AMENDMENTS, IF ANY, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY, IN THE CENTENNIAL CITIZEN NEWSPAPER AND IN FULL ON THE CITY WEB SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2-1-110 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, UPON A MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED AT ITS MEETING HELD ON THE ____ DAY OF ______________, 2023, BY A VOTE OF _____ IN FAVOR AND ______ AGAINST. CITY OF CENTENNIAL By: Stephanie Piko, Mayor I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was finally adopted by the City Council of the City of Centennial at its meeting of ________________, 2023, and ordered published by title only, one time by The Centennial Citizen newspaper on _________________, 2023 and in full on the City web site in accordance with Section 2-1-110 of the Municipal Code. 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! !  !  !!! !  ! !!   !.5e?0^5eUNKB5Ie`@V?e?\I4Q54UeK6e93@C@V@5Ue0I4e 3KJ35T54eUV0B5?KD45RUeK^5QeW?5eG0UWe eHKIW?Ue0I4e>0W?5R54e3KIU@45R02D5e40W0eR5D0W54eWKeW?@Ue XKN@3e /5R5eIK`e`5DD5O[@NN54e0I4eR504ceWKeC0[I3?eV?@UeNQK>R0He ,(e&@3BC520DCeNE0IUeVKe3KIW@I[5eVKe@I^5UVe@Ie@WUe03K[UV@3eQ5U50Q3?e0J4eNQK>R0HUe@I3D[4@I>e 04^0I3@I>eW?5e30E@25ReK6eQ5HKV5e0I4eKI U@W5e5^0D[0V@KIUeH0W5R@0CUe>[@40I35eVKeH0I[93W[Q5RU e 0I4eNRK^@4@I>e@JN]WeWKeH[J@3@N0C@W@5Ue=Re5^KC^@J>e3K45Ue0J4eKR4@I0I35Ue$KR5e@I=QH0V@KJe02K\Ve -(e&@3BC520EEUe03K[UW@3eNRK>R0HUe`@DCe25e0IIK[J354e@IeV?5e3KH@I>eHKIV?Ue From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Tuesday,September26,20235:25PM To:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; JasonNelson<jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>; KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;Scott Johnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;RohitAgarwala<> Subject:Pickleballadditionalinformationtoconsider  Helloagain.  Iamattachinganothercopyofanoiseassessmentdonebyoneoftheleadingacousticsengineering firmsonpickleball.Iwanttopointoutafewitemsofparticularnoticeandconsideration.  1.Page60AdjustedSoundPressureLevel.Thissectionspeakstothedecibel(dB)adjustmentsapplied forpickleballpaddleimpactsduetotheimpulsivenature.Therearetwoadjustmentsnormallyapplied whichequateto17dB.GiventhisadjustmentwhichisNOTaccountedforontheESIEngineeringreport duetoMNnothavingstandardizedimpulsesoundsratings,thedBlevelsatHunterParkwouldexceed statestandards.  2.Page65Setbacks.Thisreportspeakstotheminimumsetbacktonoisesensitiveareas(residents)and howParkCity,Utahhasimposedaminimum600feetofresidentialpropertiesrequirement.Courts within150ofpropertiesarenotpermitted.  3.Page72Section10.1WhenaNoiseImpactAssessmentisNeeded."Courtslocatedwithin350of residentialpropertiesinmostcasesrequirenoiseabatement.Pickleballcourtsiteswithin500Ͳ600feet ofnoisesensitiveareasshouldbereviewedbyaqualifiedacousticalengineerinthesiteselectionphase oftheproject."WasthisdonebytheCityofMedinagiventheknownissueswithpickleball?Whatnoise abatementsdoweacrossfromthecourtshavecurrently....ZERO.Asfaraswe'retold,nothingis plannedeither.  4.Page72Section10.2.3Topography."Homessittingatanelevationhigherthanthecourtscanbe difficulttoshieldwithanoisebarrier.Refractioncaneffectivelycausesoundtotravelfurther."The homesonHunterareelevatedthuscreatingadifferentneedforsoundmitigation.Thedeckheightcan notbetheonlyconsiderationasbedroomsandlivingareasarehigherthanthedecklevelwhichis wherethemicrophonefortestingwasplaced.Soundabatementonlyworkswhenthelineofsightto theplacewherethesoundisemanatingisblocked.Thiscannotbeaccomplishedatthetoplevelofour homes.IfIcanseetheballhittingthepaddle,afenceorsoundwalldoesnogood.Thisistherealityof thesituationwe'redealingwithatHunter.Areyougoingtobuildawallhigherthanthecurrentchain linkfenceandhopeitworks?  IamalsoattachingaCNBCarticlejustreleasedonSept.25,2023.ThisisfromUSAPickleballitself statingthenoiseisaknownissue.ItalsoreferencesBobUnetich,theengineerIreferencedinmy speechtoyouattheCityCouncilmeetingonJuly18.Itseemstellingthattheleadingorganizationhas comeouttostatetheyacknowledgechangesneedtobemadeduetothenoisethegamecreates. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/25/pickleballͲnoiseͲremediesͲinͲtheͲworks.html  ESIstatedintheirreport:"Themonitoringincludedallnoiseintheenvironment,suchastraffic,birds, weathergeneratedsounds,pickleball,tennis,lawnmowers,etc.,andforsome hourstheL10andL50levelsexceededtheStatenoisestandards."Whatisbeingdonetocorrectthis violation?  Lastly,attachedisanimagefromasitethattrackspickleball"hotspots"intheUS.Thissituationis nationwide,widespreadandcannotbeunderestimated.  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On tĞĚ͕^ĞƉϮϬ͕ϮϬϮϯĂƚϵ͗ϰϰථWD<ĂƚŚůĞĞŶDĂƌƚŝŶфkathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> wrote: While we appreciate your comments, we typically do not tolerate name-calling among residents. Could you please advise if you are a Medina resident and provide your address? > On Sep 20, 2023, at 9:11 PM, Ryan Prekker < > wrote: > > Hi Medina city council - I think it would be absolutely ridiculous if you are to bend over to the Karen’s of the world complaining about pickleball noise. Please don’t let these whiners control you. A great thing was done for this community and it would be a waste of our time and money moving these courts. I think the fact there is an 8pm summer close is soft enough. From: Michael Korf < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 6:10 PM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Subject: IN FAVOR - Hunter Field Pickleball Courts ĞĂƌDĂLJŽƌDĂƌƟŶ͕ŝƚLJĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕WůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ&ŝŶŬĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůDĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ /ĂŵǁƌŝƟŶŐƚŽĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŵLJĨĂǀŽƌŝŶŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŝĐŬůĞďĂůůĐŽƵƌƚƐĂƚƚŚĞ,ƵŶƚĞƌ&ŝĞůĚPark. It is a great ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĂŶĚƐŽŶŝĐĞƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŽƉƟŽŶƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŚŝůĞ ŐĞƫŶŐƐŽŵĞĨƵŶĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ͘ I understand there are complaints about the noise and perhaps we could compromise with some sort of fenĐĞĂƉƉůŝĞĚƐŽƵŶĚďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ In any event, I support these pickleball courts remaining where they are and how they enhance the ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞŽƉƟŽŶƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƵƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘ Thank you. Michael Korf From: Erica Dovenberg < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 7:17 PM dŽ͗^ĐŽƩ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶфƐĐŽƩ͘ũŽŚŶƐŽŶΛŵĞĚŝŶĂŵŶ͘ŐŽǀх͖<ĂƚŚůĞĞŶDĂƌƟŶ фŬĂƚŚůĞĞŶ͘ŵĂƌƟŶΛŵĞĚŝŶĂŵŶ͘ŐŽǀх͖ƵƐƚLJ&ŝŶŬĞфĚƵƐƚLJ͘ĮŶŬĞΛŵĞĚŝŶĂŵŶ͘ŐŽǀх͖dŽĚĚůďĞƌƐ фƚŽĚĚ͘ĂůďĞƌƐΛŵĞĚŝŶĂŵŶ͘ŐŽǀх͖ŝŶŽĞƐůĂƵƌŝĞƌƐфĚŝŶŽ͘ĚĞƐůĂƵƌŝĞƌƐΛŵĞĚŝŶĂŵŶ͘ŐŽǀх͖:ŽƐĞƉŚĂǀĂŶĂƵŐŚ фũŽƐĞƉŚ͘ĐĂǀĂŶĂƵŐŚΛŵĞĚŝŶĂŵŶ͘ŐŽǀх ^ƵďũĞĐƚ͗WŝĐŬůĞďĂůů /ŬŶŽǁƚŚŝƐŝƐůĂƐƚŵŝŶƵƚĞďƵƚŝƚǁĂƐũƵƐƚďƌŽƵŐŚƚƚŽŵLJĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ͘ƐƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁŚŽĞŶũŽLJƐƉůĂLJŝŶŐ WŝĐŬůĞďĂůůĂƚƚŚĞŶĞǁĐŽƵƌƚƐŽŶ,ƵŶƚĞƌŝŶ,ĂŵĞů͕/ǁŽƵůĚƌĞĂůůLJŚŽƉĞƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽƐƚĂLJŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ /ƚŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐƵĐŚĂǁĂLJƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐĨƵůůŽĨƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĞŶĞƌŐLJ͘&ƌĞƐŚĂŝƌ͕ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚ ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌĐĂŶŶŽƚďƌŝŶŐĂŶLJŝůůǁŝůůǁŝƚŚŝƚ͘/ŶĨĂĐƚ͕ŝƚ͛ƐďĞĞŶƐŽŐŽŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂƐƚŚĞǁŽƌĚŚĂĚƐƉƌĞĂĚ ĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚŝƚŝƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͊ /ƚŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƚŽůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞƉŝĐŬůĞďĂůůĐŽƵƌƚƐĂƐŝƐ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƌĞůLJ͕ Erica Dovenberg From: Angie Shannon < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 1:51 PM To: Website Inquiries <city@medinamn.gov> Subject: New submission from Contact Us Name Angie Shannon Comments I’m unable to attend the Park Commission meeting this evening but want to voice my support of the pickleball courts. The courts have been a great asset to our community bringing people together. It has also provided both physical and mental benefits to ages. For example, senior citizens who are widowed or just looking for others to bond with have had the opportunity to do so by playing pick up games at the courts. Thanks and in support of the courts! Angie From: Bill Moss < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 7:42 AM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Subject: Save the Pickleball courts Good morning! I am emailing regarding the possible changes or removal of the new (beautiful) courts at Hunter Lions Park and some thoughts. >We use these courts weekly (after work) and have never been there without the courts being full (which speaks to the popularity) >The inclusivity is outstanding. It’s a perfect example of what makes America with all the different cultures and ages using the courts. Asian, Caucasian, Muslim, seniors, women, men, mixed couples and even some youngsters. You don’t see this diversity at a hockey rink, baseball fields or basketball. >What is the plan IF the courts are removed…what would make the complainant happy? What if the tennis courts are next? You can’t please everyone but you can please the greater good. >I can’t believe removing or further limiting the hours would even be open to discussion. The greater good of the community should easily outweigh the complaints of an individual who chose to move where a park is in the backyard. Thak you- Bill Moss From: Mike Keegan < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 2:51 PM To: Website Inquiries <city@medinamn.gov> Subject: Hunter Drive pickleball courts Hello, I'm writing in support of the pickleball courts on Hunter Drive. I'm part of a group of six adults in their 50s who use those courts along with others all over the northwestern suburbs over the course of the outdoor season. Pickleball has reached a level of popularity where there are more players than courts available and the Hunter Drive courts are a valuable community asset. Thank you, Mike Keegan From: Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 8:44 PM To: Website Inquiries <city@medinamn.gov> Subject: Hunter Lions Park - Pickel Ball Courts Good Evening. I want to put in my support for the pickleball courts at Hunter Lions Park. The people I play with at the park weekly have heard that a neighbor near the courts is trying to limit or stop people from playing Pickleball. Our group that plays weekly and other people we know enjoy the courts and feel it’s a great community asset. Everyone we have encountered at the Pickleball courts follows all of the rules and respects the park, the other players, and the neighborhood. Our groups include people from Medina, Corcoran, and Plymouth, and we play at different parks in the area. We have never noticed any issues or reasons that someone would have an issue with the courts. The courts attract at diverse group of people of all ages. Thanks Tom Hewitt 20162 78th Place Corcoran, MN 5340 From: Gary Graham < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 10:50 AM To: Website Inquiries <city@medinamn.gov> Subject: Hunter play field pickleball courts Hello, It was recently brought to my attention that there are some complaints and a petition going around to remove the Pickleball courts. I live close by and have played at the new Pickleball courts many times with friends and family this summer. I know firsthand how great they are for kids, adults, families, and anyone that just wants to do something healthy outdoors. These courts bring a smile to so many people, and they were built very well for the community to enjoy. I heard there is a meeting tonight and I unfortunately will not be able to attend, but please pass this along as I know many people who have thoroughly enjoyed these Pickleball courts, and will continue to use them on a regular basis in the future. I see many other open spaces in the community are not used nearly as much as that so it was money well spent and in a great location for the community. Perhaps a simple sound barrier could be put up on the sides facing residential areas? Best Regards, Gary Graham From: Mandy Dixon < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 3:49 PM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Subject: KEEP the Pickleball Courts in Hamel/Hunter Field! Hi Mayor Martin, I'm a resident of Medina and cannot attend tonight's meeting. I want to share my opinion/vote to keep the pickleball courts on Hunter Field in Hamel. It's a great outdoor sport to play and people of all ages should be encouraged not discouraged to play even if it's a little noisy. I live next to 101 and traffic has increased, the noise has increased, but just like everyone else we adjust to it. Besides, most of the time outdoor pickleball only lasts a few short months in Minnesota. Thank you! Mandy Dixon From: Cathy Carr < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 2:26 PM To: Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Kate Agarwala < >; Rohit Agarwala < > Subject: Meeting tonight Dusty & Scott, I just saw this post on Facebook. This kind of posting is likely to have players show up to support the courts this evening. I have to ask for your consideration to keep in mind the following: 1. This is absolutely inaccurate as you both know we are asking for courts to move, NOT be removed from Medina. This is false information being spreading online. 2. Anyone just showing up based on that post, has NO back story on the issues we are experiencing. They clearly ONLY want to play a game rather than be a responsible citizen for the community. 3. As you know, you have been supplied with numerous article, news clippings, scientific studies and multiple neighbor complaints all on the same issue...the noise. It's all the same complaint and its nationwide. This is not just a Medina issue and anyone who has access to that information or who cared to look further into would see that. I am writing to ask you to remember your duty to the residents most affected by these courts whose livelihood is disrupted daily. I ask you to remember that this is a park for ALL to enjoy and right now, it is not being used that way as players are disrespectful in their multiple violation of hours, language and use of the courts. I'd like to think this was not the intent of the City to install such a volatile activity over at Hunter. Lastly, remember this is a luxury for players to have access to free courts. They will still have that opportunity when the courts are moved to Hamel. They also get restrooms, parking closer to the courts and no one complaining. Sounds like a win-win. Again...this is a game they are fighting for. We, along Hunter, are fighting for our use of our home and our physical and mental health. Which is more important in the end? Thanks for the open mind on this...there really is a way to satisfy players and residents. Keeping the courts as-is, will definitely not do that. Cathy Carr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Facebook Hamel Medina page today: Anyone who enjoys playing Pickleball at the new courts on Hunter in Hamel….. please consider showing up to the planning commission meeting at 7pm tonight at the Medina city hall. Some neighbors over there have complained and are pushing to have the courts removed. They will be there tonight so we need positive voices to show up and support the courts so we can keep them. It is the first item on the agenda this evening so it would be easy to show up, support the city and courts and then be gone right after. Please consider helping if you are a pickle ball player! I encourage you to attend in person if possible, a voice has much more impact than a letter. However, if you cannot attend please consider sending positive feedback to the following City Members today, it only takes a few minutes and it can be done in one email sent to all of the people listed below: Mayor Kathy Martin: kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov City Administrator Scott Johnson: scott.johnson@medinamn.gov Planning Director Dusty Finke: dusty.finke@medinamn.gov City Council: Todd Albers - todd.albers@medinamn.gov Dino Deslauriers -dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov Joseph Cavanaugh - joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov From: Bakken, Lynnea N < > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 2:58 PM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; scott.johnson@medinmn.gov; Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; deino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Subject: Hunter Lions Park (Hamel) Pickleball - Planning Commission topic Good afternoon, I heard there is a planning commission meeting taking place today and one of the agenda topics is due to complaints about the noise caused by the pickleball courts being added to Hunter Lions Park and an argument to have them removed. I wanted to share how much I appreciate the investment to add them, and I love having the option to bike over there with my daughter (we live in the Enclave next door) and play a game that is very family friendly. I would question that the pickleball courts would be any noisier than a gaggle of kids on the playground or people playing tennis on the nearby courts as well. Every time I drive by there is at least one group of people playing pickleball, so it is clearly a sport of interest to those in the area, and a great opportunity to get more people out and about and physically active. It would be really sad to see such a great investment be removed from the area. Please don’t remove the pickleball courts. My active family of 4 would love your support to keep them there. সহ঺঻ Thanks for listening and for investing your time to make Medina great. Cheers, ____________________ Lynnea Bakken From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Tuesday,September19,20238:23AM To:DustyFinke<dusty.Įnke@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMarƟn<kathleen.marƟn@medinamn.gov>; DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;ScoƩJohnson<scoƩ.johnson@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;RohitAgarwala<> Subject:ESIreportquesƟon  Goodmorningall,  Iaskyoutotakejust4minutestolistentothissoundengineerspeaktoimpulsivenoiseandits diīerencetoambientnoise.  hƩps://soundcloud.com/nalinil/pickleballͲnoiseͲlawsͲmustͲchangeͲwͲpanosͲ la?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing  ESIhasstatedintheirreport“thesestandardsdonot,bythemselves,idenƟfythelimiƟnglevelsof impulsivenoiseneededforthepreservaƟonofpublichealthandwelfare.”TheStateofMinnesotadoes nothaveaseparatenoisestandardforimpulsivenoise,andpickleballnoisemeetstheState’sdeĮniƟon ofimpulsivenoise”.ThisstatementiswhyIsentthepreviousemailaboutimposingapenaltyofa minimumof5dbtothenumbersprovided.Ifthisisdone,thenumbersWILLindicatethepickleball noiseexceedsthecurrentstandardsatmulƟpleƟmesthetesƟngwasperformed.  InaddiƟon,thereISproofinthereportofexceedingMNstandards.UndertheConclusionsecƟonfrom ESI:Themonitoringincludedallnoiseintheenvironment,suchas traĸc,birds,weathergeneratedsounds,pickleball,tennis,lawnmowers,etc.,andforsomehoursthe L10andL50levelsexceededtheStatenoisestandards.  MyquesƟontoyouthenis,howdoesMedinasƟlljusƟfythepickleballcourtslocaƟoninHunterLions Park?Knownissueswithaccuracyindata,knownissueswithnoisefrommulƟplevenuesnaƟonwide, knownissueswitheīectsonresidentswithin500Ͳ600feetofcourts,mulƟplecomplaintsfromresidents alongHunterRdandsƟlltheCitymaintainsthatthisisanappropriatelocaƟon?  Pleasemakethismakesensetomyselfandmyneighborswhoarerepeatedlyaskingforyourhelp.Iam alsorequesƟngthisemailandallotherssentbymegetsforwardedtotheParkCommiƩeeasnoemails havebeenprovidedforustocontactthemdirectly.  Cathy  From:RohitAgarwala<> Sent:Tuesday,September19,202311:37AM To:DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;CathyCarr<>;BrianKirkendall<>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkͲPickleballcourts   ThankyouDustyforyourefforts.Imadeamapofourcourtswiththehomesthathaveraisedconcerns. CanyoupleaseincludethiswiththeemailstosendtotheParkCommission?Thanks,RohitAgarwala    From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Monday,September18,202310:40AM To:DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;Dino Deslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Subject:Newsclips Goodmorning. Justtokeepeveryoneintheloop,Iamsendingalinkto72newsclipscurrentlyonYouTuberelatedto pickleballnoiseissuesandproximitytoresidentsnationwide.IrealizeyouwillnotwatchthembutI sendthemtoillustratethesheeramountofwidespreadproblemsthissportbringstoresidents.Please alsobearinmindthattheseareresidentsthatchosetoengagewithnewspeopleandmaketheirplight knownbecausetheycouldnotgetheardanyotherway.Icanimaginetherearenumerousothertowns inthesituationwearethathavenotengagedwithmedia. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiE_ͲsJͲ53KyaqmqbvSHRPJqLh1zbgEcq&si=bMhIyvm_Rc7IKuGR Themessagesareallthesame.Thecourtsaretooclosetohomesandthegameistooloud.Residents havelosttheuseoftheirhomeastheyonceknewit.Thesoundpermeateswallsandispersistent.The resident’smentalandphysicalhealthisbeingimpacted. Iaskyourconsiderationforyourconstituentsimpactedbythisgame.Forsomeitisafungame.For othersitisahealthhazard.Sincewhendoesanelementoffunoverruleahealthhazardfor residents?Theplayershaveeveryrighttoplayinthecorrectvenue.Thoseofusnearthesecourts shouldhavearighttouseourhomeasweusedtobeforethecourtsopenedandnotsuffermentally andphysicallyfromthisgameanditsnegativeeffects.I’dliketothinkthatistheintentofthe Council…toprovideabenefittothecommunity.Currently,theONLYclearbenefitisfortheplayers. I’dventuretosaythatpickleballwillbejustaspopularoveratHamelPark.Canyouthinkofanyreason theywouldn’tplaythere?I’dlovetohearit. CathyCarr From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Thursday,September14,202312:54PM To:DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala <>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;Joseph Cavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;Todd Albers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson<jason.nelson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Movingforward Helloall, InresponsetoDusty'spropositionforfencingaroundthepickleballcourtsonHuntertohopefully,yet unproven,alleviatethenoiseofthepbcourts,Iaskthatyoutakesometimetodigintothesearticles andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeinformationincluded.AquickanalysisoftheESIreportseemsto indicatethatthecourtsonHunterarewithinMNstandards.However,Ifyoureadthearticlesbelowon NoiseFundamentalsandthecurrentcommunitystandards,youwillseethatduetoitsimpulsesound whichisNOTaccuratelyreflectedontheESIreport,thecourtswillbeabovethecurrentstandardswith thepenaltyapplied(seeArticlefromScienceDirectbelow).Somecurrentsoundstudiesonother locationsintheUShaveapplieda12dbpenaltytoaccuratelyreflecttheimpulsenoisepickleball creates.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022460X96900772  x Annoyance penalty of impulsive noise – The effect of impulse onset 2020, Building and Environment Citation Excerpt : The measures are described in Fig. 1 where the A-weighted SPL time profile is analyzed with Fast time weighting, LAF. The method suggests that the sampling of LAF is made using 10–25 ms time window, which conforms with the suggestion of Rice [14]. The starting point of an impulse is the first point where the first order linear regression slope between two consecutive SPLs is over 10 dB/s. Impulsive sound can be perceived more annoying than a steady- state sound having the same A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level, LAeq. The difference in perceived noise annoyance can be compensated by adding a penalty or an adjustment k to LAeq (rating level). Many legislations apply a constant penalty value, such as 5ௗdB or more, but the validity of this procedure has been questioned. Nordtest method NT ACOU 112 identifies an impulse from the time profile of sound pressure level by using two measures describing the onset of an impulse: level difference (DL) and onset rate (Ron). The purpose of this study was to determine how the annoyance penalty depends on DL (5–40ௗdB) and Ron (5–800ௗdB/s) and to compare obtained results to the penalty prediction model of Nordtest method. A psychoacoustic laboratory experiment of 32 participants was conducted. Synthetic and periodic impulsive sounds were studied with two alternative spectra. The sounds were presented at 55ௗdB LAeq. Steady-state sounds at levels 49–70 dB were used to derive the penalty of impulsive sounds. The observed penalty values ranged between 0 and + 8 dB. The penalty values depended somewhat on spectrum. The penalty deviated from zero when DLௗ>ௗ10ௗdB or Ron > 15ௗdB/s and increased with increasing DL and Ron. The penalty predicted by Nordtest method usually overestimated the observed penalty when Ron • 200ௗdB/s. The results are against constant penalty values and they can be used to develop future penalty schemes. Inaddition,  Jan2023articles....  OnsoundbarriersandeffectivenessͲ>https://pickleballscience.org/pickleballͲsoundͲbarriers/  OnnoiseandcommunitystandardsNOTaccuratelyreflectingimpulsenoiseͲ >https://pickleballscience.org/pickleballͲcommunityͲnoise/  OnNoiseFundamentalsincludingaccuracyofreadingsͲ>https://pickleballscience.org/acousticͲ fundamentals/  x Acousticreflectionsoffofadjacentbarriers,nearbystructures,andtrees willprovideadirectsoundtransmissionpathtotheresidence. x Reverberationswithintheenclosedcourtwillprolongthesoundduration, causeechos,andamplifytheimpactnoiselikethesoundboxofanacoustic guitar. x Refractionbytheatmosphere(i.e.,inversionlayers)candirectthesound downwardtowardstheresidenceatcertaintimesoftheday. Acousticalengineerswillthereforeconservativelyestimatethatsoundbarrierssuchas thoseusedonpickleballcourtswillprovideonly10dBofsoundattenuation.Althougha 10dBreductionofsoundlevelequatestoahalvingoftheperceivedloudnesslevel,itis oftennotadequatetosatisfyhomeownersandcommunities.Furthermore,vinyl barriersthatarehungonfencesarepronetoweatheringandtearingandmaynot otherwisebesuitableforuseinhighwindareas.   Iamrequestingthefollowingtobeconsideredimmediately: 1.Asidebysidequoteontheactualcostsoffully(includingdoors)enclosingthecourts withasoundbarrierwithprovendataofeffectiveness(notjusttheclaimsfromits manufacturer)VSanactualquotetomovethenetsandrestripingofthecourtstoone ofthetenniscourtsatHamelPark.Untilthesenumbersareactualized,thereisNOway toknowwhichisthemostfiscallyresponsibleuseoftaxpayersmoniesinrectifyingthis issue.Noadditionalmoniesshouldbespentwithoutknowingallthedatapossibleat decisiontime. 2.TheelevationofthehomesalongHuntermustincludethe1st(notgroundlevel)AND 2ndfloor(bedroomsandadditionallivingareas)spaces.Thesemustbeconsideredon thenoisetravelprojections.Consideringonlythedeckheightisnotenoughfor accuracy.Noisetravelsupasthearticlesillustrateandwillgoupandabovethefencing line. 3.AsRohitAgwarlasuggestedinhisemailof9/14/23,ifthenewpickleball(pb)courts aretobewrappedandnopbisallowedonthenewtenniscourt,thenitiscleartheold tennis/pbcourtisnowanissue.ItseemsinseparateconversationswithSteveand Dusty,thattheoldtennis/pbcourtisnowstayingeventhoughtheoriginalParkplans thatwerepresentedtothepublicforcomment,indicateitbeingremoved.Ifitstays andpbispermittedtobeplayedthere,itmustbealsowrappedwithfencing.Hasthis costalsobeenfactoredin?Wecannotcontinuetodoonethingoneplaceandanother notbeincludedwhenthecourtsareinsuchcloseproximity.Wealreadysawthiserror whenhourswerechangedforthenewcourtsandthenpbplayersjustwentovertothe oldtennis/pbcourttoplayafter8pm.Consistencyallaroundmustbeinplace. Inconclusion,atwhatpointdoesMedinastopspendingtimeandmoneyoneffortsto appeasethepbplayersandadmitanerroroflocationwasmade?Thedescriptionof thisParkonourownCityofMedinawebsitestates: HUNTER LIONS PARK Location: This park is located at 3195 Hunter Drive in the Hunter Farms subdivision. Description: This neighborhood park is 6.8 acres in size and mainly serves the residential properties south of Hamel Road along Hunter Drive. Ifthisparkisdesignatedtoserveourneighborhood,thenWHYispbbeingallowedhere whenitisaknownfactthatplayersarefromalloverPlymouthandthesurrounding areas.ThisisslatedasasmallresidentialparkandnowisbeingusedbynonMedina residentsforasportattractinghundredsdaily. Meanwhile,thecourtsandparkspaceatthe40acreHamelParksitunusedamajority oftheday.Theneedtojaminoneofthemosthighlycontroversialsports,withNO indicationofanyresearchfromtheCityadministratorsintoitspotentialeffectsonthe surroundingresidents,intoatinyresidentialparkisunacceptableandfrankly unnecessary.AsIstatedinmyspeechtotheCityCouncilon7/18/23,the City Code Book of Medina has outlined this in Section 330.01 Public Nuisance Defined. It states a nuisance as “a situation that maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort or repose of any considerable number of members of the public”. In addition, the 2022 MN Statute 609.74 Public Nuisance maintains the same wording. It is followed by Statute 609.745 stating that “whoever having control of real property permits it to be used to maintain a public nuisance or lets the same knowing it will be so used is guilty of a misdemeanor.” MN Private nuisance laws are defined formally as anything “injurious to health, indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property.  Readthatlastsentenceagainplease.Thisisanuisancetoyourconstituents...no question.Thismustberectifiedimmediately.Dotheproperanalysisoftheabundance ofarticlesonpbanditseffects,runthenumbersbutmostimportantly...listentoyour residentswhodealwiththissituationeveryday.Ifyouwouldspendanentiredayin oneofourhomes...youwouldrealizetheegregiousnessofthedecisiontoputpbat HunterPark.Standingcourtsidefor15minutesisnotanaccurateanalysis.Relyingona noisestudywithinsufficientmetricsisalsonotaccurate.AsIwritethis,mybackdooris closed,nowindowsareopenandthereare2pbgamesgoingon.Icanhearthepopping soundsoftheballinthefrontofficespaceofmyhome.Thisisanunwelcomeintrusion toourlivesthatshouldhaveneverhappenedyetcanbefixed.Pleasemovethepb courtstoHamelPark. Cathy  From: Gavin Allard < > Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 4:06 PM To: Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc: Subject: Fw: Hunter Lions Park - Pickleball Concerns Hello Mr. Finke, Mr. Johnson, and Mayor Martin. Down below is a email sent out in July to Mayor Martin about the pickleball courts. In my opinion, it will be best for the community to have the pickleball courts in Hamel Legion Park. Replace the existing tennis courts with pickleball courts. It will have a cost, but much less since there are already existing courts there. Pickleball is a loud game and even though it might be fun to play as a high schooler, hearing it at 8am- 8pm all through the summer from my own backyard (and my house) was not ideal. There are ways to fix this situation and I hope your group can find a solution. -Gavin Gavin Allard 3217 Butternut Drive Medina, MN 55340 Scouts/Business Email: Phone: Begin forwarded message: On Monday, July 24, 2023, 9:23 AM, Gavin Allard < > wrote: Good Morning Mayor Martin, My name is Gavin Allard and I’m reaching out on the pickleball courts across our street. My family, the Allard Family, have been annoyed by the constant “plunk” of the pickleball across the paddle since we first reached out to you on June 23rd. Articles and news stories have recently come out highlighting the issues with this sport and the noise. Originally I admit, I didn’t have a problem with having a pickleball court near my house. I could walk across the street to it and play it with my high school friends. Though the problems outweigh the positives which I’m about to touch on. First, I’m a little disappointed in the email that you sent back to my family when we reached out weeks ago with Cathy Carr and the group of neighbors. Is calling 911 really the most productive option for our police officers if the pickleballers get “too loud”? Just yesterday, Saturday July 22nd, one of my family members overheard a Medina cop at a local pool mention how they have been getting calls about people violating the times and/or being rowdy. Neighbors will keep calling in as long as this court is still here. My family has not called 911 yet but we are about to as early as today. As far as I’ve heard, there have been no solutions other than adding “court hours'' that people violate. The court hours signs are quite obnoxious as well as when we look out our window, we see this. Where are the trees that are supposedly in the original plan? Coincidentally as I’m writing this email draft on Sunday night here, there are 2 groups still playing at 8:20pm. I heard them out as late as 9:15pm the second day after the court hours sign went up. Ultimately what I’m trying to get at here is what is the long term option? Just keep calling 911? I strongly strongly hope that you and the staff consider putting the pickleball courts in Hamel Legion Park where the Medina Celebration Days happens. It would be perfect next to the existing tennis courts or behind it! I bike to that park almost everyday the last 4 years and I can tell you first hand there would be a whole lot less mess with this topic as it is farther away from houses. Just replace the pickleball courts at hunter lions here with a tennis court. When I go by the courts, I’m not recognizing local residents at all. I’m guessing that most are from Plymouth and surrounding areas. This has been a peaceful neighborhood and area since my family moved here as I entered second grade back in 2013. I hope it means something that it’s not just the adults in my neighborhood that are getting fed up with this, it’s also the kids. There are solutions to this problem and I hope that the council/staff of Medina takes this matter seriously. I am curious to hear your thoughts on this situation and what long term solutions there are. Ultimately I just want what's best for my neighborhood and this community. I understand that pickleball has grown in popularity, but putting a new court right by houses is not the right solution. 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We gave it a try without complaining, but what has taken place this summer with the introduction of pickleball courts behind our house became too much. The noise we are enduring each day from the courts is beyond what any of my neighbors or myself would have ever imagined when first shown the park plans. Our assumption from the plans was that the courts would generally produce noise akin to tennis courts at the park – this is just not true. The addition of pickleball courts is a dramatically different and intense noise nuisance w.r.t. pitch, volume, irregularity and hours of play. We can only assume that the city of Medina either lacked the due diligence in studying the effects of pickleball noise on neighborhoods or, if they did understand it, that they didn’t care if those nearby homes were so negatively affected. I hope that the former is the case, although that would be a poor statement in itself. As Fall approaches I hope that things can be righted so we don’t have to deal with another summer like this one. There has been a clear and economical solution that has been proposed to the park planning committee to relocate the pickleball court to the much larger Hamel park. The proposal makes perfect sense as the park can handle the increased activity, parking and most importantly, much longer distances to homes in the area. According to all the studies we see, the locations of courts in large acreage parks and not in smaller neighborhood parks are the effective solution. In addition to the spacing required, the courts in Hamel park have fully grown hedges surrounding which can assist abating pickleball noise – this is something that is will not be possible at Hunter neighborhood park due to lack of spacing required to the path and road. Overall for the cost of relocating posts, some chainlink and restriping this transformation can be done quickly and economically. I hope the park planning committee can follow through on the solution to this problem that has been created. It’s in everyone’s best interest long-term to give the pickleball the right home at Hamel Park. Let’s get to work on making that improvement for neighbors and families. Thank you, -Tad Allard 3217 Butternut Drive Mayor Kathy Martin: kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov City Administrator Scott Johnson: scott.johnson@medinamn.gov Planning Director Dusty Finke: dusty.finke@medinamn.gov Dear Kathy/Scott/Dusty, We are writing to you as concerned neighbors from the Enclave Medina community who have been severely impacted by the recent addition of pickle ball courts. We are one of the homes that are directly across from the courts who are impacted by the noise being generated by activities in the courts. As you are aware, this issue has been raised multiple times by impacted neighbors in the community and we want to share our concerns as well. We have been living in this neighborhood for over 10 years now and the recent addition of multiple pickle ball courts has had an adverse impact for all of us. While it's great that the city and its residents have access to these facilities, it comes at a severe cost to some of us who can't do anything about it. The crowds who flock the courts over summer make it a continuous affair of noise (especially the noise made with the balls/paddles) most of the day on weekends and morning/weekends on week days. Most of us in the area have invested in patios and decks and we are unable to use that because of the amount of irritating noise coming from the courts which also impacts our privacy. Unfortunately, one of our neighbors has been so severely impacted by this change that they have decided to move out from their home. It's so sad to see that kind of impact to our long-standing neighborhood. We welcome you to come visit us and experience first-hand the daily impact this is causing to us by experiencing it in person from our back yards. It's fairly obvious to most of us that the courts are not just used by the nearby communities of Medina and Hamel but by residents of other nearby cities as well. And while these are community facilities and open to anyone, making residents and neighbors bear that cost for the benefit of external residents seems like a cost that is being born unfairly by a few of us. We understand the need for having outdoor sports facilities and that's why the suggestion from some in the community to leverage the areas/courts in the Hamel park area for pickle ball seems to be a fair compromise. Those areas are setup right from the beginning as community areas with baseball fields, volleyball courts, tennis courts, etc. There is also ample parking to support the crowds. Repurposing those tennis courts for pickle ball and repurposing the Lions park courts for tennis would leave the same number of courts in place and alleviate the struggle for a lot of us. Additionally with all these crowds being drawn from outside, being in that space allows some foot traffic to be drawn to the local businesses in the neighborhood who can benefit as well since they are so close by. So it seems there are multiple benefits to be gained by that move. We sincerely request that you consider the impact this is having on folks and make a balanced and fair compromise so that the community can have its facilities while also making it less impactful for us neighbors who don't have any choice/option except to just put up given that we are already in the area. Sincerely, Dinesh Chandran and Priyanka Pillai 3193 Butternut Drive, Medina (Residents of Medina Enclave community) On Sep 15, 2023, at 2:36 PM, Qingqing Liao < > wrote: Hi, I am writing to bring the situation to your attention. The pickle ball field at Hunter Park in Medina is too noisy all day long. It disturbs our daily life as residents at Enclave community. It gave us anxiety hearing it unstop. I hope to have the courts moving to Hamel Park. Best wishes, Qingqing Liao & Lue Du From: Kristin Illingworth <> Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 1:25 PM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Subject: Thank You! Mayor Martin, This is a long-overdue thank you to you, the Parks Commission, and the City Council for the Pickball court additions on Hunter Road! My family and I are heavy users of the courts. I'm a lifelong tennis player who has recently taken up Pickleball. I love the game because, unlike tennis where players have to be equivalent skill levels... all ages and skills can play Pickleball TOGETHER! We have had great family time on those courts with our 4 kiddos ... and my Mother (in her mid-70's) who recently moved to the area has joined in the fun as well. We have the most beautiful parks in Medina, and the addition of Pickleball has only made them better. Thanks again for listening to the residents and bringing us more ways to enjoy the parks with our loved ones. Sincerely, Kristin Illingworth From: Kate Agarwala <> Date: August 25, 2023 at 9:51:01 AM PDT To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>, Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>, Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>, Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>, Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>, Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>, Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>, Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject: Pickleball This morning I was at Hamel Park with my kids and you can imagine my surprise to see the tennis courts being worked on. When I asked what was happening, I was told they were restriping and that pickleball lines would be added to one of the courts. Meanwhile I have been told that nothing can be done over here until the sound study results come back. Why is moving the courts to Hamel Park not even being considered? On page 1 of Chapter 6 of the city's comprehensive plan it says that the city should "correct problems or conflicts if they occur" in regards to parks. Why is the city adding more pickleball courts if there is already an unsolved problem with them? On page four of this same plan, it says that Hunter Lions Park is 6.8 acres in size and primarily serves the area south and west of Uptown Hamel, including the Enclave, Tuckborough Farms, Hunter Farms and Elm Creek Addition. Hamel Legion Park is the City’s primary community park and the largest in the City’s system at almost 40 acres in size. The park is located south of Uptown Hamel on the east boundary of the City. The park was developed through invaluable partnerships with local organizations and includes many amenities which serve the entire community. Since these four dedicated pickleball courts were highly requested and are highly used, Hamel Park is a better fit. As the city's own plan states, Hamel Park has amenities to serve the whole community rather than the neighborhoods Hunter Park primarily serves. Does the city have the results of the sound study? Will you share those with me? If you don't have the results yet, can you provide them to me as the city receives them? Kate Agarwala Hi Lisa, Yes my household is one that ends up contacting the city if there are issues. I live directly right behind the courts on 3217 Butternut. Anna lives nextdoor. I’ve emailed the mayor twice and have gotten a bit of an idea of the current situation happening there. Court hours were a smart idea to add, but that won’t take away the main issue which is the courts being right next to many residential houses. Personally, I have no issues with the sport of pickleball. I play it with friends and it’s a blast. The issue is when us neighbors here the constant, and it really is constant “pluck” of the paddles/ball, it drives us a little crazy. Add that in with 4 courts in session and people being loud and you can get a mental picture of what us neighbors have to deal with from 8am-8pm every single day. I mentioned to the mayor that this pickleball court part of the plan was not a good idea. I like how we are getting a new playground and a new baseball field (though that area could still use some improvement). Me, and most my neighbors, support the new park plan on everything except the pickleball courts. When it’s 200 feet away, it’s just to close to us! What I’m about to say probably won’t sit well with the city and would be costly but maybe think about putting the courts in Hamel Legion Park by the big hill. It’s away from residential houses and is a beautiful spot for get togethers. I head out there almost daily on a bike ride and it’s perfect. Maybe take the current tennis courts there and replace them with pickleball courts. Please consider this or some alternative option! Just my ideas and I’m sorry if I ranted a bit here but this is an issue that needs to be addressed as we haven’t gotten much answers to the “long term solution”. I don’t think it’s too late to change some things around so we take away the stress from the police, us neighbors, and the staff with the city in this project. I love this park and the community in general. You and your staff have made the Harriet Woods, Legion Park, and so many other spots a perfect spot to go out and enjoy nature. In the meantime though regarding the pickleball courts, us neighbors will continue to provide feedback to the city and call the non emergency number for the police if necessary. Thanks, Gavin Allard 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Wednesday, August 16, 2023 9:35 PM To:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Past hours again Helloagain.Iamjustkeepingyouintheloopofanotherlatehoursviolationatthepickleballcourtstonight.Policewere calledasthecourtswerefullat8pm.Afewplayersleftabitlaterbutanothergroupstayeduntil8:51pm! Policenevershowedbutwerecalled.IcanassumetheyhadothercallstotendtobutthefactissomepeoplewillNOT leaveunlessescortedofforitgetstoodarkasitdidtonight.Incomparison,lastnightpolicewereintheparkinglotat8 pmandallpartiesleftrightontime.Whatdoesthattellyou? Somethingneedstobedonetogetpeopleoutwhenthecourtsareclosed.Signsarenotworkingandthepoliceshould nothavetobecalledeverynightorsitinthelottogetthemessageacross. Yourassistanceisappreciated. Cathy 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Friday, August 11, 2023 12:04 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Newest article out MayorandCouncil, CanyoupleasepointmetowhereIcanfindtheoverallParksPlan?IdonotseeitonlineattheCityofMedinasite. Didyougetaquoteonthecosttomovethepickleballcourt?Canyousharethatplease? Thanksforanythingyoucanprovide. Cathy OnMon,Aug7,2023at7:02ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Cathy,tomovethecourtstoHamelParkisanexpensivepropositionandcontrarytoourparksplan.TheCityhas commissionedasoundstudy,whichtheParksCommissiondesirestoreviewbeforetakingfurtheraction. OnAug7,2023,at8:17AM,CathyCarr<>wrote: GoodMorningall. Anothercitywithnoisecomplaintssuchasours.ThisarticlewasreleasedthisweekendonNBCNews. HowmanymorearticlesandcitationsdoweneedtoprovidetheCounciltohelpunderstandthenoise issuethisgamecreates?Wearenotmakingthisup(assomeinthemeetingsbelieve)andthe numerousnationwidearticlessupportourclaims. Istillstandbymyquestionwhichhasneverbeenanswered…whynotmovethecourtstoHamel Park?Theamountoftimeandmoneyspentonthesecourtsintheircurrentlocationsofaris incredible.TheseeffortssurelycouldhavebeenappliedsomewhereelseinMedinaandwecouldall moveon. HaveyousentthepoliceouttoHamelParknearlyeverynighttotelltennisplayerstoleaveatthe statedhours?HaveyouheldCouncilandParksmeetingsrepeatedlyoverthetopicoftennisforthe Hamelcourts?HaveneighborscalledfornoiseissuesspecificallyrelatedtotennisatHamel Park?Haveyoureadaboutlawsuitsovernoiseissuesfromtennisplayersandthesoundtenniscreates inrelationtoproximitytoresidentshomes?IbelievetheanswertoallthosewillbeNo.Whyis that?Anythingtodowiththetreelinedcourtshundredsoffeetawayfromresidentialproperties? DenyingthefactsdoesnotequatetoprogressfortheCity.ThishardlinetheCityistakingwithno substantivereasonsisdismissiveandreeksofnegligence. 2 Pleaseprovideyourtaxpayerswitharticlessupportingpickleballclosetoresidentshomes.Throwinall thearticlesofhowmanypeopleneartoanycourtsthatlovehearingtheconstantpingingsoundofthe gamealldayandintothenight.Andpleaseincludealltheresearchcitedandarticlesthatwereread andconsideredbeforetheHunterParkcourtswereinstalled. I’dlovetoreadthem. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlyͲnews/video/noiseͲcomplaintsͲariseͲasͲpickleballͲgrowsͲinͲ popularityͲacrossͲuͲsͲ190097477605 CathyCarr 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Friday, August 11, 2023 12:04 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Newest article out MayorandCouncil, CanyoupleasepointmetowhereIcanfindtheoverallParksPlan?IdonotseeitonlineattheCityofMedinasite. Didyougetaquoteonthecosttomovethepickleballcourt?Canyousharethatplease? Thanksforanythingyoucanprovide. Cathy OnMon,Aug7,2023at7:02ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Cathy,tomovethecourtstoHamelParkisanexpensivepropositionandcontrarytoourparksplan.TheCityhas commissionedasoundstudy,whichtheParksCommissiondesirestoreviewbeforetakingfurtheraction. OnAug7,2023,at8:17AM,CathyCarr>wrote: GoodMorningall. Anothercitywithnoisecomplaintssuchasours.ThisarticlewasreleasedthisweekendonNBCNews. HowmanymorearticlesandcitationsdoweneedtoprovidetheCounciltohelpunderstandthenoise issuethisgamecreates?Wearenotmakingthisup(assomeinthemeetingsbelieve)andthe numerousnationwidearticlessupportourclaims. Istillstandbymyquestionwhichhasneverbeenanswered…whynotmovethecourtstoHamel Park?Theamountoftimeandmoneyspentonthesecourtsintheircurrentlocationsofaris incredible.TheseeffortssurelycouldhavebeenappliedsomewhereelseinMedinaandwecouldall moveon. HaveyousentthepoliceouttoHamelParknearlyeverynighttotelltennisplayerstoleaveatthe statedhours?HaveyouheldCouncilandParksmeetingsrepeatedlyoverthetopicoftennisforthe Hamelcourts?HaveneighborscalledfornoiseissuesspecificallyrelatedtotennisatHamel Park?Haveyoureadaboutlawsuitsovernoiseissuesfromtennisplayersandthesoundtenniscreates inrelationtoproximitytoresidentshomes?IbelievetheanswertoallthosewillbeNo.Whyis that?Anythingtodowiththetreelinedcourtshundredsoffeetawayfromresidentialproperties? DenyingthefactsdoesnotequatetoprogressfortheCity.ThishardlinetheCityistakingwithno substantivereasonsisdismissiveandreeksofnegligence. 2 Pleaseprovideyourtaxpayerswitharticlessupportingpickleballclosetoresidentshomes.Throwinall thearticlesofhowmanypeopleneartoanycourtsthatlovehearingtheconstantpingingsoundofthe gamealldayandintothenight.Andpleaseincludealltheresearchcitedandarticlesthatwereread andconsideredbeforetheHunterParkcourtswereinstalled. I’dlovetoreadthem. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlyͲnews/video/noiseͲcomplaintsͲariseͲasͲpickleballͲgrowsͲinͲ popularityͲacrossͲuͲsͲ190097477605 CathyCarr 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Friday, August 11, 2023 8:57 AM To:Steve Scherer Cc:Kathleen Martin; Scott Johnson Subject:Re: Needing clarification ThankyouforthatinformationSteve. IstillcannotunderstandhowthetreesalongHunterwediscussedforthevisualaspectofthecourtshasanythingtodo withthesoundstudy.Canyouhelpwiththatcorrelation? TheresearchI’vedoneonlinesupportthefactthatduetothetopographyandelevationofthehomesalongHunter,NO treeswilleffectivelyblockthesoundcreatedbythecourts.Therefore,theplacementoftreesalongtheeastsideof Hunterwillbeforvisualblockageonly. So,whatdoesthesoundstudyhavetodowithseeingthecourts? Cathy OnFri,Aug11,2023at8:48AMSteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy,inresponsethetree’sIdiscussedwhenImetyouonsiteafewweeksbackIwaslookingtoseehowmuch roomwehadandhowtheymightfitintotheriteofwaypriortotheParkmeeting.Ireportedbacktothemandthey didnotwanttotakeanyactionuntilthesoundstudywasdone.SteveScherer From:ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>Sent:Friday, August11,20238:04AM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject:FW:Needingclarification HiSteve, Pleaserespondtotheemailbelow. Thanks Scott 2 From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Thursday,August10,20239:00AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;Joseph Cavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson<jason.nelson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:Needingclarification ThankyouforyourquickreplyMayor.Iunderstandandappreciatethetoughchoicesthepolicemakeinresponding andamthankfulfortheirservices.InnowayamIimplyingtheyareignoringthecalls.Iamsimplyaskingifthereisno responsewhatistheconsequencetotheplayersviolating?ItisatwoͲfolditeminthatthereISaviolationandthereis NOconsequence.Thatisthecruxofthisissue.Nofollowthroughofenforcementassignsindicatetherewillbe. DoyouoranyoneelsehaveanyinformationonthetreesStevestatedweregoingin? Thankyouallforyourongoingeffortstofindasolution.Weallneedaresolutionsoon. Cathy OnThu,Aug10,2023at8:46ථAMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thepolicemakechoicesbetweenaddressingcriminalactionsandlifethreateningsituations,ontheonehand,and pickleballcourtcomplaintsontheother.Believeme,theyarenotsittingaroundignoringyourcalls.Whentheyare abletodoso,theywillrespond.Yourchoiceastowhetheryouwanttocontinuetocall. TheParksCommissionwillevaluatetheentiretyofthesituation,includingtheresultsofthesoundstudy,afterithas thedatafromthestudy,andmakeitsrecommendationtotheCouncil. OnAug10,2023,at7:16AM,CathyCarr<>wrote: 3 GoodMorningall. IamlookingforsomeclarificationontheprotocolrecommendedbytheCouncil.Lasteveningat8:36 twopeopleshoweduptoplaytennisattheoldtennis/pickleballcourt.Icalledthepoliceatthattime andaskedforthemtocometothecourttoescortthemoff.At8:52theplayersleftontheirownasit wasgettingdark.Atnotimedidthepoliceevershowupeitherwhiletheywerethereoranytime after.Iunderstand,aswehavebeenadvisedmultipletimes"policemustprioritizecalls",however notshowingupATALLisdisappointing. Whatwouldbethepointofuscontinuingtocallwhentheymayormaynotshowup?Isitsolelyto trackthenumberofviolationsbasedonhowmanytimeswe,theresidents,callforenforcementof thehoursveryclearlystated?Theseplayershadtoliterallywalkunderneaththebannertoplay.SoI askagain,howeffectiveisthatsignage?Whataretheconsequencesfortheseviolators?Absolutely nothing.Iftherearenoconsequences,therewillbecontinueddismissalofsignage(asweallknowis anissue)andwearestuckinacycleofviolations,phonecalls,policeshowup(maybe),people leave.Repeatthenextday.IsthiswhattheCityhasplannedtomonitorthesecourts?ThereHAVEto beconsequencesforviolatorsanduntiltherearenone,thiswillnotstoponitsown.We,the residents,aresufferingdailyduetothelackofownershipofthisongoingandpersistentproblem.I havetobelieveiftherewasadogbarkingorothersimilarviolationthatwentonEVERYDAY,whereas thepolicehadtobecalledoutEVERYDAY,therewouldbefinesorsomeotherpenaltyforthe offendingparty.HowisthisallowedtocontinuewithNOconsequences?Whyisitnowmyjobto monitorthecourts?Thecamerawhichcouldhavebeenusedtodosuchhasbeentakendown.So pleasetellme,whatistheplan? Anotheritemwhichhasnotbeencompletedyetweweregiveneveryindicationwasasurety, weretreesalongtheEastsideofHunter.Canyouhelpmeunderstandthecorrelationbetweentrees (promisedbySteveinaconversationinmybackyardaboutamonthago)plantedforvisualscreening andtheimpendingresultsofasoundstudy?ThetreesheandIdiscussedwouldhaveabsolutelyNO bearingonanysoundmitigationduetothetopographyofthearea.Strictlyvisual.I'dliketoknow howandwhytheyaretiedtogether.Itsurefeelslikeemptypromises. I'dliketoremindyouofthefollowing: 2022MNStatute561.01Nuisance:Action Anythingwhichisinjurioustohealth,orindecentoroffensivetothesenses,oranobstructiontothe freeuseofproperty,soastointerferewiththecomfortableenjoymentoflifeorproperty,isa nuisance.Anactionmaybebroughtbyanypersonwhosepropertyisinjuriouslyaffectedorwhose 4 personalenjoymentislessenedbythenuisance,andbythejudgementthennuisancemaybe enjoinedorabated,aswellasdamagesrecovered. Thenoiseandissueswehavebroughttothecouncilsincethesecourtswereopened,andarestill bringingtoyou,areapersistentproblemforthoseofuswhoheariteveryday.Playerscancomeand playandgohometotheirquietspace.Therearemultipleoutletsandvenuesforplayerstoenjoythe game.Theyplayedbeforethesecourtswereinstalledsoclearlytheyknowofotherplaces.We,along Hunter,haveoneplacewecallhomeanditisunderconstantattack.Weneedreliefandweneedit immediately.Weneedenforcementofstatedhoursinamannerthatwillhavemeaningto violators.Thisunfortunatesituationwascreatedbythedecisionofthecouncilandnowneeds remedyingbythesamecouncil.Whilewewaitforhelp,ourdailylives,familiesandwayoflivingis affected.ThisisnotwhatlivinginMedinashouldbelike.PlayshouldNEVERbeprioritizedoverthe needstoliveandworkpeacefully.Yet,thisiswhatishappeninghererighthereinMedina. Cathy 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Friday, August 11, 2023 10:05 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Joseph Cavanaugh; Todd Albers; Dino Deslauriers; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Dusty Finke Subject:Pickleball IreceivedtheRockfordCommunityEdbrochureinthemailthisweek.Thebrochurestatesthattheir pickleball/tenniscourtswillbeclosedfortheseasonafterOctober15,withthepossibilitythatinclement weathercouldclosethemsooner.Ilookedupthelocationofthesecourts.Theyarenotclosetoanyhomes. Theclosestresidentialstructureisover600feetawayfromthesecourts. WhenwillthecourtsatHunterParkclosefortheseason? Ifyoudon'tclosethem,peoplewillplayevenincoldandsnowyweather.Thismorning,andnotforthefirst time,peoplebroughtequipmenttodrythecourtsfromtherain. KateAgarwala 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Thursday, August 10, 2023 7:15 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Todd Albers; Dino Deslauriers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke; Steve Scherer Subject:Needing clarification Attachments:IMG_4013.HEIC GoodMorningall. IamlookingforsomeclarificationontheprotocolrecommendedbytheCouncil.Lasteveningat8:36twopeople showeduptoplaytennisattheoldtennis/pickleballcourt.Icalledthepoliceatthattimeandaskedforthemtocome tothecourttoescortthemoff.At8:52theplayersleftontheirownasitwasgettingdark.Atnotimedidthepolice evershowupeitherwhiletheywerethereoranytimeafter.Iunderstand,aswehavebeenadvisedmultipletimes "policemustprioritizecalls",howevernotshowingupATALLisdisappointing. Whatwouldbethepointofuscontinuingtocallwhentheymayormaynotshowup?Isitsolelytotrackthenumberof violationsbasedonhowmanytimeswe,theresidents,callforenforcementofthehoursveryclearlystated?These playershadtoliterallywalkunderneaththebannertoplay.SoIaskagain,howeffectiveisthatsignage?Whatarethe consequencesfortheseviolators?Absolutelynothing.Iftherearenoconsequences,therewillbecontinueddismissal ofsignage(asweallknowisanissue)andwearestuckinacycleofviolations,phonecalls,policeshowup (maybe),peopleleave.Repeatthenextday.IsthiswhattheCityhasplannedtomonitorthesecourts?ThereHAVEto beconsequencesforviolatorsanduntiltherearenone,thiswillnotstoponitsown.We,theresidents,aresuffering dailyduetothelackofownershipofthisongoingandpersistentproblem.Ihavetobelieveiftherewasadogbarkingor othersimilarviolationthatwentonEVERYDAY,whereasthepolicehadtobecalledoutEVERYDAY,therewouldbe finesorsomeotherpenaltyfortheoffendingparty.HowisthisallowedtocontinuewithNOconsequences?Whyisit nowmyjobtomonitorthecourts?Thecamerawhichcouldhavebeenusedtodosuchhasbeentakendown.Soplease tellme,whatistheplan? Anotheritemwhichhasnotbeencompletedyetweweregiveneveryindicationwasasurety,weretreesalongtheEast sideofHunter.Canyouhelpmeunderstandthecorrelationbetweentrees(promisedbySteveinaconversationinmy backyardaboutamonthago)plantedforvisualscreeningandtheimpendingresultsofasoundstudy?Thetreesheand IdiscussedwouldhaveabsolutelyNObearingonanysoundmitigationduetothetopographyofthearea.Strictly visual.I'dliketoknowhowandwhytheyaretiedtogether.Itsurefeelslikeemptypromises. I'dliketoremindyouofthefollowing: 2022MNStatute561.01Nuisance:Action Anythingwhichisinjurioustohealth,orindecentoroffensivetothesenses,oranobstructiontothefreeuseof property,soastointerferewiththecomfortableenjoymentoflifeorproperty,isanuisance.Anactionmaybebrought byanypersonwhosepropertyisinjuriouslyaffectedorwhosepersonalenjoymentislessenedbythenuisance,andby thejudgementthennuisancemaybeenjoinedorabated,aswellasdamagesrecovered. Thenoiseandissueswehavebroughttothecouncilsincethesecourtswereopened,andarestillbringingtoyou,area persistentproblemforthoseofuswhoheariteveryday.Playerscancomeandplayandgohometotheirquiet space.Therearemultipleoutletsandvenuesforplayerstoenjoythegame.Theyplayedbeforethesecourtswere installedsoclearlytheyknowofotherplaces.We,alongHunter,haveoneplacewecallhomeanditisunderconstant attack.Weneedreliefandweneeditimmediately.Weneedenforcementofstatedhoursinamannerthatwillhave 2 meaningtoviolators.Thisunfortunatesituationwascreatedbythedecisionofthecouncilandnowneedsremedying bythesamecouncil.Whilewewaitforhelp,ourdailylives,familiesandwayoflivingisaffected.Thisisnotwhatliving inMedinashouldbelike.PlayshouldNEVERbeprioritizedovertheneedstoliveandworkpeacefully.Yet,thisiswhat ishappeninghererighthereinMedina. Cathy 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Friday, August 11, 2023 8:57 AM To:Steve Scherer Cc:Kathleen Martin; Scott Johnson Subject:Re: Needing clarification ThankyouforthatinformationSteve. IstillcannotunderstandhowthetreesalongHunterwediscussedforthevisualaspectofthecourtshasanythingtodo withthesoundstudy.Canyouhelpwiththatcorrelation? TheresearchI’vedoneonlinesupportthefactthatduetothetopographyandelevationofthehomesalongHunter,NO treeswilleffectivelyblockthesoundcreatedbythecourts.Therefore,theplacementoftreesalongtheeastsideof Hunterwillbeforvisualblockageonly. So,whatdoesthesoundstudyhavetodowithseeingthecourts? Cathy OnFri,Aug11,2023at8:48AMSteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy,inresponsethetree’sIdiscussedwhenImetyouonsiteafewweeksbackIwaslookingtoseehowmuch roomwehadandhowtheymightfitintotheriteofwaypriortotheParkmeeting.Ireportedbacktothemandthey didnotwanttotakeanyactionuntilthesoundstudywasdone.SteveScherer From:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent:Friday,August11,20238:04AM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject:FW:Needingclarification HiSteve, Pleaserespondtotheemailbelow. Thanks Scott 2 From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Thursday,August10,20239:00AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;Joseph Cavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson<jason.nelson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:Needingclarification ThankyouforyourquickreplyMayor.Iunderstandandappreciatethetoughchoicesthepolicemakeinresponding andamthankfulfortheirservices.InnowayamIimplyingtheyareignoringthecalls.Iamsimplyaskingifthereisno responsewhatistheconsequencetotheplayersviolating?ItisatwoͲfolditeminthatthereISaviolationandthereis NOconsequence.Thatisthecruxofthisissue.Nofollowthroughofenforcementassignsindicatetherewillbe. DoyouoranyoneelsehaveanyinformationonthetreesStevestatedweregoingin? Thankyouallforyourongoingeffortstofindasolution.Weallneedaresolutionsoon. Cathy OnThu,Aug10,2023at8:46ථAMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thepolicemakechoicesbetweenaddressingcriminalactionsandlifethreateningsituations,ontheonehand,and pickleballcourtcomplaintsontheother.Believeme,theyarenotsittingaroundignoringyourcalls.Whentheyare abletodoso,theywillrespond.Yourchoiceastowhetheryouwanttocontinuetocall. TheParksCommissionwillevaluatetheentiretyofthesituation,includingtheresultsofthesoundstudy,afterithas thedatafromthestudy,andmakeitsrecommendationtotheCouncil. OnAug10,2023,at7:16AM,CathyCarr<>wrote: 3 GoodMorningall. IamlookingforsomeclarificationontheprotocolrecommendedbytheCouncil.Lasteveningat8:36 twopeopleshoweduptoplaytennisattheoldtennis/pickleballcourt.Icalledthepoliceatthattime andaskedforthemtocometothecourttoescortthemoff.At8:52theplayersleftontheirownasit wasgettingdark.Atnotimedidthepoliceevershowupeitherwhiletheywerethereoranytime after.Iunderstand,aswehavebeenadvisedmultipletimes"policemustprioritizecalls",however notshowingupATALLisdisappointing. Whatwouldbethepointofuscontinuingtocallwhentheymayormaynotshowup?Isitsolelyto trackthenumberofviolationsbasedonhowmanytimeswe,theresidents,callforenforcementof thehoursveryclearlystated?Theseplayershadtoliterallywalkunderneaththebannertoplay.SoI askagain,howeffectiveisthatsignage?Whataretheconsequencesfortheseviolators?Absolutely nothing.Iftherearenoconsequences,therewillbecontinueddismissalofsignage(asweallknowis anissue)andwearestuckinacycleofviolations,phonecalls,policeshowup(maybe),people leave.Repeatthenextday.IsthiswhattheCityhasplannedtomonitorthesecourts?ThereHAVEto beconsequencesforviolatorsanduntiltherearenone,thiswillnotstoponitsown.We,the residents,aresufferingdailyduetothelackofownershipofthisongoingandpersistentproblem.I havetobelieveiftherewasadogbarkingorothersimilarviolationthatwentonEVERYDAY,whereas thepolicehadtobecalledoutEVERYDAY,therewouldbefinesorsomeotherpenaltyforthe offendingparty.HowisthisallowedtocontinuewithNOconsequences?Whyisitnowmyjobto monitorthecourts?Thecamerawhichcouldhavebeenusedtodosuchhasbeentakendown.So pleasetellme,whatistheplan? Anotheritemwhichhasnotbeencompletedyetweweregiveneveryindicationwasasurety, weretreesalongtheEastsideofHunter.Canyouhelpmeunderstandthecorrelationbetweentrees (promisedbySteveinaconversationinmybackyardaboutamonthago)plantedforvisualscreening andtheimpendingresultsofasoundstudy?ThetreesheandIdiscussedwouldhaveabsolutelyNO bearingonanysoundmitigationduetothetopographyofthearea.Strictlyvisual.I'dliketoknow howandwhytheyaretiedtogether.Itsurefeelslikeemptypromises. I'dliketoremindyouofthefollowing: 2022MNStatute561.01Nuisance:Action Anythingwhichisinjurioustohealth,orindecentoroffensivetothesenses,oranobstructiontothe freeuseofproperty,soastointerferewiththecomfortableenjoymentoflifeorproperty,isa nuisance.Anactionmaybebroughtbyanypersonwhosepropertyisinjuriouslyaffectedorwhose 4 personalenjoymentislessenedbythenuisance,andbythejudgementthennuisancemaybe enjoinedorabated,aswellasdamagesrecovered. Thenoiseandissueswehavebroughttothecouncilsincethesecourtswereopened,andarestill bringingtoyou,areapersistentproblemforthoseofuswhoheariteveryday.Playerscancomeand playandgohometotheirquietspace.Therearemultipleoutletsandvenuesforplayerstoenjoythe game.Theyplayedbeforethesecourtswereinstalledsoclearlytheyknowofotherplaces.We,along Hunter,haveoneplacewecallhomeanditisunderconstantattack.Weneedreliefandweneedit immediately.Weneedenforcementofstatedhoursinamannerthatwillhavemeaningto violators.Thisunfortunatesituationwascreatedbythedecisionofthecouncilandnowneeds remedyingbythesamecouncil.Whilewewaitforhelp,ourdailylives,familiesandwayoflivingis affected.ThisisnotwhatlivinginMedinashouldbelike.PlayshouldNEVERbeprioritizedoverthe needstoliveandworkpeacefully.Yet,thisiswhatishappeninghererighthereinMedina. Cathy 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Wednesday, August 9, 2023 1:24 PM To:Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Dusty Finke; Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Todd Albers; Cathy Carr Subject:Re: Pickleball Courts HiScott, Idon'tunderstandwhatthesoundstudyhastodowithplayersbreakingthecurrentrules.Ithasbeen3 weeks,andtheeducationtheplayershaveistheycansimplykeepplayinguntiltheyaretoldtoleavebecause thereisnorealconsequence,likeafineoranactualthreattoclosethecourtstemporarily.So,mostnights, unlessthepolicedrivebyontheirown,Ioranotherneighborhastocall.Thisisincrediblyunfairtoneighbors whoalreadyaresufferingtoseethiswillfuldefiancebyplayersandlackofregardforourtime. DoestheParkCommissionevenknowhowmanyhourviolationstherehavebeen? Canplayerscontinuetobreaktherulesastheywishwithnoconsequenceuntilafterthesoundstudy?Ifwe aredependentonthesoundstudy,whenisthisscheduled? Iassumethesoundstudyisnotscheduledtobecompletedbeforenextweek'sParkCommissionmeeting. ThatmeanswearewaitinguntilatleasttheSeptember20thParkCommissionmeetingforthemtoreviewit. TheCityCouncilmeetingafterthatdateisOctober3rd.WillnothingchangebeforeOctober? KateAgarwala From:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent:Wednesday,August9,202311:13AM To:KateAgarwala<>;SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;CathyCarr<>Subject:RE:Pickleball Courts HiKate, TheCityhascommissionedasoundstudy,whichtheParksCommissiondesirestoreviewbeforetakingfurtheraction. OurPoliceOfficerswillcontinuetodrivebytheparkbefore8AMandafter8PMasschedulespermittoeducatethe courtusersabouttheupdatedtimesforplay.Pleasecallifpeoplearenotrespectingthepostedtimesofplay. Sincerely, ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:KateAgarwala<> Sent:Wednesday,August9,20235:45AM To:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers 2 <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;CathyCarr<> Subject:Re:PickleballCourts HiScott, OnJuly21styouaskedformoretimeinregardstoenforcementofthehourschangetothecourts.Howlong doyouneed?Thehourschangedthreeweeksagotodayandtheyareclearlynotbeingfollowed.Thepolice havetositinthemorningtodeterpeoplefromstartingearlyandarehavingtocomebyintheevening,either becauseofcallsorpatrolandremovepeoplefromthecourts.Itiscompletewillfuldefianceoftheplayers. Lastnightassoonasthepolicestarteddrivingdownthepathtowardthecourts,thepeoplestartedleaving. Theyknewexactlywhatthepoliceweretherefor. Atwhatpointwillyoushutthecourtsforbreakingoccupancy,asthesignstates? Ifyouarenotgoingtoshutthecourts,areyouplanningtohavethepoliceissuecitations?Itseemslikeplayers aregoingtocontinuetoplayoutsideofhourssincetherearenoconsequences. Whatistheplantoenforcetherules? KateAgarwala From:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent:Friday,July21,20232:04PM To:KateAgarwala<>;SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;CathyCarr<> Subject:RE:PickleballCourts HiKate, PleaseallowtheCitymoretimetomonitorandrespondtocomplaints.Thebannersatthecourtswereinstalledat4:30 PMonWednesday,July19,2023.Nowarningonthetimechangewasprovidedinadvancetothepublic.Staffis followingupasdirected: 1. TheCityCouncilandParkCommissiondirectedstafftofindsoundengineerstoconductastudy.Staffisworking withourCityEngineeratWSBtofindoptions. 2. OurPoliceOfficersaredrivingbytheparkbefore8AMandafter8PMasschedulespermittoeducatethecourt usersabouttheupdatedtimesforplay. Sincerely, ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:KateAgarwala< Sent:Friday,July21,20238:25AM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid 3 <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;CathyCarr< Subject:PickleballCourts Hello, Iamwritinginregardstothenewhoursatthepickleballcourts.AsCathymentionedyesterdaythehours werenotfollowedWednesdaynightorThursdaymorning.Lastnightwasparticularlyegregious.At8:05,when Icalledthepolice,allfivecourtswerestillinuse.Inthe25minutesittookthepolicetocome,somecourts emptiedandrepopulated.Thatiscompletewillfuldefianceasthesignscannotbemissed.Thismorningplay startedbefore7.Again,Ihadtocallthepoliceandhehadtoclearmultiplecourts. WhydoIhavetobepartoftheenforcementoftherules?Idonotwanttostartandendmydayhavingtocall thepolice.Iamnotwillingtodothiseverymorningandnight,butIassumetheplaywillcontinuetohappen duringclosedhours. Clearlythesignsarenotworking.Whatisthenewplan?Areyougoingtolockthemduringclosedhours?If not,someoneneedstobetherefrom7Ͳ8amand8Ͳ9pmeverydaytoenforcetherules. Therulessignatthecourtsclearlystates"Ifplayersdonotrespectoccupancy,courtswillbeclosedand locked."Between8pmand8amoccupancyis0.Whenwillthesecourtsbeclosedandlockedforlackofrule following? Ithinkit'sprobablytimetolockthecourtsfulltimeanduseafobsystem.OnlyMedinaresidentswouldbe abletousethem.Inordertogetafob,playerscouldalsosignacodeofconductacknowledgingtherules.If therulesarebroken,youwouldknowwhowasmostrecentlyatthecourtsandtheirfobaccesscouldbe revoked.Therewillalwaysneedtobesomeonegoingtothecourtsat8pmtogetremainingplayerstoleave. Kate 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Monday, August 7, 2023 8:17 AM To:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Newest article out GoodMorningall. Anothercitywithnoisecomplaintssuchasours.ThisarticlewasreleasedthisweekendonNBCNews. HowmanymorearticlesandcitationsdoweneedtoprovidetheCounciltohelpunderstandthenoiseissuethisgame creates?Wearenotmakingthisup(assomeinthemeetingsbelieve)andthenumerousnationwidearticlessupport ourclaims. Istillstandbymyquestionwhichhasneverbeenanswered…whynotmovethecourtstoHamelPark?Theamountof timeandmoneyspentonthesecourtsintheircurrentlocationsofarisincredible.Theseeffortssurelycouldhavebeen appliedsomewhereelseinMedinaandwecouldallmoveon. HaveyousentthepoliceouttoHamelParknearlyeverynighttotelltennisplayerstoleaveatthestatedhours?Have youheldCouncilandParksmeetingsrepeatedlyoverthetopicoftennisfortheHamelcourts?Haveneighborscalledfor noiseissuesspecificallyrelatedtotennisatHamelPark?Haveyoureadaboutlawsuitsovernoiseissuesfromtennis playersandthesoundtenniscreatesinrelationtoproximitytoresidentshomes?Ibelievetheanswertoallthosewill beNo.Whyisthat?Anythingtodowiththetreelinedcourtshundredsoffeetawayfromresidentialproperties? DenyingthefactsdoesnotequatetoprogressfortheCity.ThishardlinetheCityistakingwithnosubstantivereasonsis dismissiveandreeksofnegligence. Pleaseprovideyourtaxpayerswitharticlessupportingpickleballclosetoresidentshomes.Throwinallthearticlesof howmanypeopleneartoanycourtsthatlovehearingtheconstantpingingsoundofthegamealldayandintothe night.AndpleaseincludealltheresearchcitedandarticlesthatwerereadandconsideredbeforetheHunterPark courtswereinstalled. I’dlovetoreadthem. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlyͲnews/video/noiseͲcomplaintsͲariseͲasͲpickleballͲgrowsͲinͲpopularityͲacrossͲuͲsͲ 190097477605 CathyCarr 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Monday, August 7, 2023 7:05 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Todd Albers; Robin Reid; Joseph Cavanaugh; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke; Steve Scherer Subject:City Council Meeting Goodmorning, IwasunabletoattendthispastCityCouncilmeetingbutIdidwatchthevideo. IamwritingthisemailinresponsetotheParkCommissionfeedbackfromTerrySharp,particularlyhisfocuson MapleGrove.HeusedtheMapleGroveargumenttodismissmeattheJuneParkCommissionmeetingaswell. AfterthatmeetingIdidmyownresearchofMapleGrove'spickleballcourts. Icangivespecificcitations,buttosummarize,MapleGrovedidtalkintheirmeetingsregardingLakeview Knollsaboutnoiseimpacttoneighborsbothin2022and2023.IfnoiseisthenonͲissueTerryclaimedandthey trulyhavehadnocomplaintsaboutnoise,whyaretheydiscussingitatall? Terryalsomentionedroughly64pickleballcourtsinMapleGroveduetotenniscourtsbeinglined.Lined tenniscourtsdonotattractthesameamountoftrafficasdedicatedpickleballcourts.Caseinpoint,theold HunterParktenniscourtislinedforpickleballbutneverattractedanynotice/complaintsbeforethissummer. AttheendofthedayMedinaisnotMapleGrove.Icouldgiveyoualonglistofcitiesthatareexperiencingthe issuesweareexperiencinginMedina,includingAppleValley.Courtsarebeingclosedacrossthecountryand citiesareamendingtheircodestoincludeminimumsetbacksforcourts.Therewouldnotbetheamountof nationalnewscoverageontheissueifthiswasarareoccurrence,includingNBCNightlyNews’storythispast week.MaybeMapleGroveistheoutlier,notMedina. IfinditconcerningthatTerrymentionedthatifthesoundstudyshowsthatthenoiselevelsarecompliant withstatelawsthattheywouldn'thavetodoanything.Therealityisthereisasoundissuenegativelyaffecting ourlivesandpropertynomatterwhatthenumbersshow.PleaseupholdMedinacitycode:“TheCityof Medinahasaninterestinsafeguardingtherightofitsresidentstoenjoy,intheirhomeanddwelling,afeeling ofwellͲbeing,tranquility,andprivacy.” 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Wednesday, August 2, 2023 6:08 PM To:Scott Johnson Cc:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: City Council Meeting August 2nd ThanksScott.Soitsoundslikethestudywillinfactbeforcontinuousnoiseratherthanimpulsiveunless requestedotherwise. Cathy OnWed,Aug2,2023at6:02PMScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy, BelowaresomequickresponsesfromTonyBaxteratESI: ϭ͘HowmanypickleballortennissoundassessmentshasESIperformedinthepast?Canweseethereportsifany?I'm sureconfidentialityisanissuesonamescancertainlybetakenoffthereport.[AJB]Wehavedoneonlyonepickleball noiseproject.However,wehavedone100’sofnoisecontrolprojectstoevaluateandcontrolnoiseoutdoors. Ϯ͘Dothetechniciansperformingthestudyhaveexperienceinmeasuringimpulsivenoises?[AJB]Yes,wehave experiencemeasuringimpulsivenoise.Anexampleisnoisefromgunranges. ϯ͘IstheequipmenttheyareusingClass1/Type1certifiedequipment?[AJB]Yes,theequipmentweusemeetsthe Class1requirementsandisfactorycalibratedeveryear,andwefieldchecktheequipmentcalibrationbeforeand aftermeasurements. ϰ͘Whatmetricsaretheyusingtomeasurethesound?[AJB]WewereaskedtocomparethenoisetotheMPCAnoise rulerequirements.TheMPCANoiseStandardsaretheL10andL50levels,whicharehourlystatisticallevelsusingthe fastresponsetimeweightedmeasurements(LAF). ϱ͘AretheyusingLAF/LASoracombinationofLApkandexposuretoquantifythesound?Thisisextremelyimportantto accuratelymeasuretheimpulsivesounds.[AJB]Ourequipmentevaluatesfast,slow,Leq,impulse,peak,max,min andmore,simultaneouslyforthedurationofthemonitoring.Wetypicallysetuptheequipmenttomakeallthese measurementseverysecond.So,allthesevaluesaremade86,400timesper24hrday. ϲ͘TheystatetheyaremeasuringfromalocationontheeastsideofHunter.TheyareonlyusingONElocationfor measurements?Mostsoundengineersusenolessthan3locations.Thisonesitemeasurementisvery concerning.ThisindicatestheyaremeasuringcontinuousNOTimpulsivenoises.[AJB]Wecanmeasureatmore locationsifthatiswhattheCitywantstodo.Orwecanuseshorterdurationmeasurementsandjudgementto determinetheloudestlocationandmakemeasurementsthere.Thegoalofthestudywastoevaluatenoiselevels relativetotheMPCAnoiserules. 2 From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Wednesday,August2,20231:28PM To:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:CityCouncilMeetingAugust2nd HelloScott, ThankyouforsendingoverthequotefromESIEngineeringforthenoisestudy.Ihaveafewfollowupquestions relatedtotheworkproposed. 1. HowmanypickleballortennissoundassessmentshasESIperformedinthepast?Canweseethereportsifany?I'm sureconfidentialityisanissuesonamescancertainlybetakenoffthereport. 2. Dothetechniciansperformingthestudyhaveexperienceinmeasuringimpulsivenoises? 3. IstheequipmenttheyareusingClass1/Type1certifiedequipment? 4. Whatmetricsaretheyusingtomeasurethesound? 5. AretheyusingLAF/LASoracombinationofLApkandexposuretoquantifythesound?Thisisextremelyimportantto accuratelymeasuretheimpulsivesounds. 6. TheystatetheyaremeasuringfromalocationontheeastsideofHunter.TheyareonlyusingONElocationfor measurements?Mostsoundengineersusenolessthan3locations.Thisonesitemeasurementisvery concerning.ThisindicatestheyaremeasuringcontinuousNOTimpulsivenoises. Theoutsourcingofthesoundstudyiswelcomeasweallhavethesamegoal...getanaccurateassessment.Pleaselet meknowwhatyoufindoutfromESIrelatedtomyquestionsabove.Thankyouforyourongoingattentiontothis. Cathy OnWed,Aug2,2023at7:12ථAMScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: 3 CathyandBrian, AttachedisacopyofthequotefromESIEngineeringforanoisestudyperCityCouncildirection.TheCityCouncil planstoaddthisinformationtotheAugust2ndagenda. Sincerely, ScottJohnson CityofMedina 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Tuesday, August 1, 2023 2:45 PM To:Steve Scherer Cc:Scott Johnson Subject:Re: 8:25 pm and yes, pickleball still being played Steve, Thankyouforthatinformation.Itistrueplayersarestayingpastthe8pmhoursasyounowhavevideoconfirming so.WhythenisnothingbeingdonetouseTHISinformationyoualreadyhavetoenforcethehoursotherthanneighbors callingthealreadyunderstaffedpolice? Ihavenoexpectationof"monitoringtheparkforever"asoncethehoursarestrictlyenforcedwithactualandreal consequences,thisbehaviorwouldideallystop.Untilanyonehasconsequences,theruleswillcontinuetobebrokenas thevideoevidenceclearlyshows. It'shardtounderstandwhyifacameraissetupthathasevidenceofclearviolationofrules,whyisnooneenforcing theserules?TheCityCouncilvotedonthesehours...nowit'stimetoenforcethemwithaction.Tellingsomeoneto leavethecourtsat8:25isnotenforcement.It'smerelylettingpeopleplayuntiltheyaretoldnotto.Yoursignsstate therewillbeconsequencesofcourtclosingyetnooneseemstobeevenwillingtodiscussthisoptionyourdepartment putonthesign. Yourhelpinunderstandingisappreciated. Cathy Cathy OnTue,Aug1,2023at12:19ථPMSteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy,Yesafterlookingatthefootagethemajorityoftheplayersleftat8:00buttwoplayersremainedonthenorth westcourttill8:15.Andtwotennisplayerswereplaying.Thepurposeofthecamerawastogathermoreinformation soeveryonecanmakeaninformeddecision.Wedonotmonitorthecamaraconstantlybutithelpstoverifypreand post8:00o’clockstartsandstopsifwelookbackatit.Itsverylowtech.Thepoliceareonthereownscheduleand havebeenmakingappearancesastheretimeallows.Wehavenointentionofmonitoringtheparkforever.Steve Scherer From:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent:Tuesday,August1,202310:39AM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject:FW:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed 2 HiSteve, PleaserespondtothequestionsfromCathyCarronthetrailcamera. Thanks Scott From:CathyCarr< Sent:Tuesday,August1,202310:22AM To:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed Soevenifitisnotmanned,itmostlikelyhascapabilitiestonotifyofmotionwhenplayersarriveandsoit’spossibleto sendpoliceoutwhentriggeredbefore8amandafter8pm.Isthissomethingthatcouldbeutilized? OfcoursethecamerawouldhavetocoverthenewpickleͲballANDtenniscourts.Inaddition,theoldtennis/pickleball courtshouldbeequallyrepresentedforaccurateinformationofusage. ThanksfortheongoinginformationScott. Cathy OnTue,Aug1,2023at10:02AMScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy, 3 PublicWorksstaffinstalledatrailcameraatthepickleballcourts.Thetrailcameraisnotmannedandisbythe pickleballcourts. Steve–doesthetrailcamerahaveviewsofthenewtenniscourts? ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Tuesday,August1,20239:07AM To:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed Thepolicepatrolsareasmuchappreciatedastheyarenecessary. Onemorequestion,Isawacamerawasinstalledonthenewpickleballcourt.Canyoutellmeifthisismannedandif italsohasaviewofthenewtenniscourts?Wouldthatnotbeanopportunitytoseewhenplayersareplayingearlyor pastpostedhours? ThankyouforyourtimelyresponsesScott. Cathy OnTue,Aug1,2023at8:49ථAMScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy, OurPoliceOfficerswillcontinuetodrivebytheparkbefore8AMandafter8PMasschedulespermittoeducatethe courtusersabouttheupdatedtimesforplay.Pleasecallifpeoplearenotrespectingthepostedtimesofplay. 4 Sincerely, ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Tuesday,August1,20238:19AM To:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed Iappreciatethepatrolsandcontinuedawareness.It’strueIdidnotcalllastnightorSundayasIsawthepatrolcar driveupSundaynightat8:25andassumedpatrolswerehappening.Ialsounderstandthepriorityofcallsforthe CitywhichiswhyIhesitatetocall.Itfeelsfutiletocallandhavethemarriveafterthepartieshaveleftontheirown. Soit’satrickything….callandtakethepoliceofficerstimedrivinghereonlytohavecourtsempty? AsyoustatedaboveevenifIhadcalledlastnighttheywererightfullyhelpinginamuchmorediresituationand wouldnothavebeenheretoescortanyoneout. Thesignsareclear.Thefactthatpeoplearediscussingthemisalsoclear.SoIaskatwhatpointdothecourtsget closedfor“playersdonotrespectoccupancy“asthesmallbluesignboldlystates? Itrulywanttofindasolutionandsignsdonotseemtobeit.Ifthepoliceneedtobecalledtoenforce,isthatthe City’ssolution? Inaddition,forinformation,playersstayeduntil9onthenewtenniscourtlastnightandtheoldtennis/pickleball courtsuntilafter9. I’mstrugglingtobelieveongoingpatrolsarethebestanswer.Atwhatpointareadditionalmeasurestakento alleviatetheneedforpolicetopatroleverymorningevening? Cathy 5 OnTue,Aug1,2023at8:04AMScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy, ChiefNelsoninformedmethismorningthatwereceivednocallslastnightonthepickleballcourts.ChiefNelson spokewiththePoliceOfficerondutylastnightandovertheweekend.ThePoliceOfficerproactivelyaskedpeople toleaveFri,SatandSunnightat8orlatereachnight.ThePoliceOfficerdidnothaveachancetocheckitlastnight ashewasworkingona3carpersonalinjuryaccident.Staffcontinuestoworkdiligentlytoensurethatparkusers arefollowingestablishedrules.Pleaseknow,however,thatourpolicedepartmentmustprioritizecalls,which meansthatcrime,safetyandemergencymedicalcallswilltakeprecedentovercallsrelatedtothe pickleballcourts.ThePoliceOfficerdidsaythattheydidn’treceiveanycallslastnightorthispastweekendonthe pickleballcourts. OurPoliceOfficerscontinuetodrivebytheparkbefore8AMandafter8PMasschedulespermittoeducatethe courtusersabouttheupdatedtimesforplay. Sincerely, ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Monday,July31,20238:26PM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JasonNelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed Goodevening. I’mjustreportinginthatit’s8:25pmandboththeoldtennis/pickleballcourtANDthenewcourtsstillhaveplayers inthem.Lastnightpeoplealsohadtobetoldtoleavethenewcourts. 6 AgainIaskwhendoadditionalmeasuresgointoplacetoensurethecourtsareclearasthehoursstate? Thecurrentplayersonthenewtenniscourtarrivedat8:05pm.Theoldtennis/pickleballcourtarrivalswereat 8:15pm. Askingforhelpinenforcementofrules. Thankyou Cathy OnThu,Jul27,2023at8:59PMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyouforsharingyourinputandconcerns,allofwhichwillcontinuetobewellͲdocumented. Citystaffandofficialsareworkingthroughaprocessandgatheringnecessaryinformationbeforemaking anyfinaldecisions. Untilthen,staffwillworkdiligentlytoensurethatparkusersarefollowingestablishedrules.Please know,however,thatourpolicedepartmentmustprioritizecalls,whichmeansthatcrime,safetyand emergencymedicalcallswilltakeprecedentovercallsrelatedtothepickleballcourts. Inthemeantime,Isuggestthatourdialogueremainprofessionalandconsiderate.Imusttakeissuewith yoursuggestionof“anemergingpatternofdishonestyinthePublicWorksDirecting,SitePlanning,andParks Councilprocesses.”Ifindourcitystafftobeofthehighestintegrityandourparkscommissionerstobelaudable publicvolunteers.Perhapswecanremovesuchinflammatorycommentsfromandkeepourfutureconversations civil. Haveaniceevening. 7 ͲKathyMartin MayorofMedina From:CathyCarr> Sent:Thursday,July27,20231:44PM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;Dino Deslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed Hiall, Iappreciatetheactionstepsoflookingintonewsignagefortheoldtenniscourtandtheinstallationofcameras andnewsignageonthenewcourtsͲthankyou. Youstillhavenotprovidedmewithsufficient,truthful,norreasonableevidencethatMedinaCityCouncilandthe ParksCommissiondidtheirduediligenceinsiteplanning.Untilthisisprovided,Icannotacceptyourreasoningas towhyHunterLionsParkwasthebestchoicefornewcourtinstallationsgivenitsobviousspatiallimitationsand proximitytoresidentsͲcoupledwiththeknownsoundissuesthatpickleballhascausedacrosstheUS.Asstatedin myaddresstotheCouncilon7/18,IamnotopposedtopickleballbeingplayedintheappropriatelocationͲbutI andmanyotherresidentsbelievethatappropriatelocationisHamelPark,notHunterLionsPark.Withadequate planningandtime,thisshouldhavebeenapparent. ThereareclearshortcomingsandanemergingpatternofdishonestyinthePublicWorksDirecting,SitePlanning, andParksCouncilprocesses.In2020,Stevehimselfstated"havingactualpickeballcourtsprovidesabetter experiencethanstripingtenniscourts",anditwasnotedthat"thecitydoesnotcurrentlyhaveanypickeball courts"(ParkCommissionMeetingNotes,October21,2020). Iwouldlikeyourresponsewithclarificationoneachofthesethreepointsspecificallyrelatedtothe"old tennis/pickleballcourt": 1.WeweretoldbymembersofCityCouncilthatthenewpickleballcourtsarea"testsite"withthepossibilityof additionalsitesinMedina.IftheoldtenniscourtwasalreadystripedforpickleballasStevestatesinhisabove response,thenewcourtswouldnotbeatestsite;theyaretheadditionalsites. 8 2.IamattachingaphotoItookofmydaughteronthecourtin2016Ͳpleasenotetherearenopickeballlinesinthe foregroundnorbackground.Still,ifStevewascorrectinhisstatementthatthecourthasbeenfor"stripedthat way"for10years,wouldthatnothavefulfilledthewants,iepickleballcourts,ofthesurveyedcommunity? Additionally,ifitwasstriped,whywasthetenniscourtnotusedasthetestsite? 3. Theoldtennis/pickleballcourtisnotadvertisedontheHunterLionsParkwebsiteasapickleballcourt,no signagereferstoitassuchandnoonehaseverreferredtoitassuchinanyofourcommunicationswhetheremail orinperson.Ifthepublicresponsewassogreattothenewcourts,whywouldthepickleballcommunityfailnotice thattheyalreadyhadonetouse?IsuspectbecausetheyarenotMedinaresidents,andthecourtwasnotstriped forpickelball. 10 Iamfrustratedattheseobviousfailuresofourlocalgovernmentanddishonestexplanationsthatultimatelyresult inresidents'inabilitytoenjoythequietandwideopengreenspacethatMedinaisknownfor(andforwhichwe movedtothistownship),andIlookforwardtoyourcommentsabove. Thankyou, CathyCarr OnThu,Jul27,2023at8:43ථAMSteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>wrote: FYIthecourthasbeenstripedthatwayfortenyears.itwasrestripedabout4yearsagowithoutdigginginto it.ThatbeingsaidIwillseeifwehaveanothersignormakenewonesspecifictoPickleballplaysotenniscan continueasalways. From:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent:Thursday,July27,20236:11AM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject:Fwd:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed HiSteve, PleaserespondtoCathyCarr’semail. Thanks Scott SentfrommyiPhone Beginforwardedmessage: 11 From:CathyCarr<> Date:July26,2023at8:36:34PMCDT To:BrianKirkendall<>,CrinnyKirkendall<>,DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>, DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>,JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>,KateAgarwala >,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>,RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>, ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>,SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>,ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:8:25pmandyes,pickleballstillbeingplayed Helloall.It’s8:26andwecameoutsidetoenjoyourdeckbutwearestillsubjecttohearing pickleball.Why?Becausepickleballplayersareonthenewlystripedcourtsoftheoldtennis courtatHunterPark. Nosignstodisallowplayafter8pmsopeopletakeadvantageofthat. Thissituationisexacerbatedinthatpeopleshoweduptoplaytennisinthenewcourt(yesat8:32 pmevenwiththesignsup)butcan’tevenplayinoldcourtbecausethepickleballplayersareon it. What’stheplanhere?Signsonoldtenniscourtnowtoo?Nowthattheoldcourthasbeen stripedyouhaveallowedpeopleanopportunitytostillplaypast8pm.Beconsistentplease.Is thattoomuchtoask? CathyCarr From: Cathy Carr <> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2023 1:44 PM To: Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>; Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov> Cc: Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject: Re: 8:25 pm and yes, pickleball still being played Hi all, I appreciate the action steps of looking into new signage for the old tennis court and the installation of cameras and new signage on the new courts - thank you. You still have not provided me with sufficient, truthful, nor reasonable evidence that Medina City Council and the Parks Commission did their due diligence in site planning. Until this is provided, I cannot accept your reasoning as to why Hunter Lions Park was the best choice for new court installations given its obvious spatial limitations and proximity to residents - coupled with the known sound issues that pickleball has caused across the US. As stated in my address to the Council on 7/18, I am not opposed to pickleball being played in the appropriate location - but I and many other residents believe that appropriate location is Hamel Park, not Hunter Lions Park. With adequate planning and time, this should have been apparent. There are clear shortcomings and an emerging pattern of dishonesty in the Public Works Directing, Site Planning, and Parks Council processes. In 2020, Steve himself stated "having actual pickeball courts provides a better experience than striping tennis courts", and it was noted that "the city does not currently have any pickeball courts" (Park Commission Meeting Notes, October 21, 2020). I would like your response with clarification on each of these three points specifically related to the "old tennis/pickleball court": 1. We were told by members of City Council that the new pickleball courts are a "test site" with the possibility of additional sites in Medina. If the old tennis court was already striped for pickleball as Steve states in his above response, the new courts would not be a test site; they are the additional sites. 2. I am attaching a photo I took of my daughter on the court in 2016 - please note there are no pickeball lines in the foreground nor background. Still, if Steve was correct in his statement that the court has been for "striped that way" for 10 years, would that not have fulfilled the wants, ie pickleball courts, of the surveyed community? Additionally, if it was striped, why was the tennis court not used as the test site? 3. The old tennis/pickleball court is not advertised on the Hunter Lions Park website as a pickleball court, no signage refers to it as such and no one has ever referred to it as such in any of our communications whether email or in person. If the public response was so great to the new courts, why would the pickleball community fail notice that they already had one to use? I suspect because they are not Medina residents, and the court was not striped for pickelball. I am frustrated at these obvious failures of our local government and dishonest explanations that ultimately result in residents' inability to enjoy the quiet and wide open green space that Medina is known for (and for which we moved to this township), and I look forward to your comments above. Thank you, Cathy Carr On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 8:43ථAM Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> wrote: FYI the court has been striped that way for ten years . it was re striped about 4 years ago without digging into it. That being said I will see if we have another sign or make new ones specific to Pickle ball play so tennis can continue as always. From: Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2023 6:11 AM To: Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject: Fwd: 8:25 pm and yes, pickleball still being played Hi Steve, Please respond to Cathy Carr’s email. Thanks Scott Sent from my iPhone 1 From:Brian Kirkendall <> Sent:Wednesday, July 26, 2023 10:52 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Todd Albers; Dino Deslauriers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Steve Scherer Subject:First two house showings FromEdinaRealtyagentthisAM:“Myclientwouldhavebeenahardyes.Lovedthehouse.Lovedthearea.Thenoise fromthecourtsandthelocaƟonofthemsoclosetothehousemakesitanounfortunately” Fromagentyesterday“whatagreathouse.Myclientsaregoingtokeeplooking.Itisn’tanobuttheyareconcernedat thenoiseontheporchfromthecourtsandhowprevalentitis” Ourworstfearrealized.WeputourhouseupforsalestarƟngMondayandhavehad3showings.Iknewwewerenot exaggeraƟngthepotenƟalimpactofthis.Thisiswhytherearesomanyopenlawsuitsacrossthecountryonthisissue. Thosearejustthefacts. BrianKirkendall From: To: Subject: Date: Cathy Carr Brian Kirkendall; Crinny Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers 8:25 pm and yes, pickleball still being played Wednesday, July 26, 2023 8:36:34 PM Hello all. It’s 8:26 and we came outside to enjoy our deck but we are still subject to hearing pickle ball. Why? Because pickle ball players are on the newly striped courts of the old tennis court at Hunter Park. No signs to disallow play after 8 pm so people take advantage of that. This situation is exacerbated in that people showed up to play tennis in the new court (yes at 8:32 pm even with the signs up) but can’t even play in old court because the pickleball players are on it. What’s the plan here? Signs on old tennis court now too? Now that the old court has been striped you have allowed people an opportunity to still play past 8pm. Be consistent please. Is that too much to ask? Cathy Carr 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Monday, July 24, 2023 11:51 AM To:Scott Johnson Cc:Kathleen Martin; Steve Scherer; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Late Hours at Pickleball Courts ThankyouScottandyes,IamawarethatotherthingsarehappeninginMedinahencethehesitancytocall..specifically call911.ThisiswhyIcalltheNonͲEmergencynumbereventhoughwewereinstructedtocall911. Iunderstandthatthebannerswereinstalled"withoutpriorwarning".However,assumingonecanread, playersshouldbefullycapableofunderstandingwhatthepostedhoursmean. Wasawarningonatimechangetrulynecessary?Again,assumingoneknowshowtotelltime,arulingwasmadeand thereforeshouldbekept.Idon'tknowwhat"educatethecourtusers"meansotherthantellingthemtheyarein violationoftheveryprominentlypostedcourthours. Iappreciatethetimeyourstaffisputtingintoasoundstudyandthetimethepolicespendpatrollingthe area.Unfortunately,itseemsapolicepresenceistheonlywaypeopleunderstandthesigns. Thankyouagainforyourattentiontothismatter. Cathy OnMon,Jul24,2023at11:41ථAMScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy, ChiefNelsoninformedmethismorningthatwereceivedonephonecallthisweekendregardingpickleballplayafter8 PMonSundaynight.OurPoliceOfficerwasrespondingtoaprioritycallatthesametimeaccordingtoChief Nelson.PleaseallowtheCitymoretimetomonitorandrespondtocomplaints.Thebannersatthecourtswere installedat4:30PMonWednesday,July19,2023.Nowarningonthetimechangewasprovidedinadvancetothe public.Staffisfollowingupasdirected: 1. TheCityCouncilandParkCommissiondirectedstafftofindsoundengineerstoconductastudy.Staffisworking withourCityEngineeratWSBtofindoptions. 2. OurPoliceOfficersaredrivingbytheparkbefore8AMandafter8PMasschedulespermittoeducatethecourt usersabouttheupdatedtimesforplay. Sincerely, ScottJohnson 2 CityofMedina From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Monday,July24,20237:17AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;Scott Johnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:LateHoursatPickleballCourts GoodMorning! Againlastnightplayerswereonthecourtsuntil8:40.Atthattime,myhusbandGregyelledover"thecourtsare closed".Thefinalgroupplayersleftafterthat.Until8:30therewere2courtsinuse. IcalledtheNonͲEmergencypolicenumberabout8:25andwasputonholdindefinitely.Ihungupandatthattime Gregyelledovertothegroup. Weneedsupportfromthepolicefortheenforcementofthesehoursasthesignsarebeingignored.Theblatant disregardforthesenewhoursistrulydisappointing.Howmanymorecallsdowehavetomaketoouralready understaffedpoliceforce? Asthesignstatesinboldletters,"Ifplayersdonotrespectoccupancy,thecourtswillbeclosedandlocked".Soisthis onlyathreatoranactualeventthatwouldbeanaturalconsequenceoftheactionswehavewitnessed? Whatistheplan?Continueonthispathofcalls,emailsandincreasedfrustrationonusmostaffectedortakeaction? CathyCarr 3201ButternutDr 1 From:Brian Kirkendall <> Sent:Sunday, July 23, 2023 9:03 PM To:Kathleen Martin; Todd Albers; Dino Deslauriers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Steve Scherer Subject:Assessment after first few days First thank you all for taking some acƟon. Steve thank you for being so prompt on puƫng up the banners Ͳ your turnaround was great. I am sure the police didn’t want to have to monitor the court but they were prompt and consistently took acƟon Ͳ I really am grateful for what they do. Part of why I love living in Hamel is I don’t ever worry about things, you always feel safe Ͳ they do a great job (even though they did give me a speeding Ɵcket right in front of my own house on Hunter Drive last year Ͳ but I deserved it). I saw a few Ɵmes people showed up early and were dissuaded by the new banners. Tonight people were there unƟl around 830. Almost each day there were people early and late but I am sure if messaging stays clear that will stop. For me it was a nice start Ͳ and I was able to enjoy reading my paper this AM in peace. Again thank you Ͳ none of you took your role to deal with residents complaining about noise at a court but you are taking ac Ɵon any way. I can’t wait to see some trees / natural landscape as I think when you can’t see it as clearly your mind won’t focus on the sound as much either. It will make the structure blend in more with the surroundings. One suggesƟon Ͳ in the name of consistency can we get the same banners put up at the other tennis court in the park with the same hours? I think if the courts are the same hours and noted as court hours on the banner (not park hours), it reinforces the message and is more clear. Having two structures 100 feet apart without same messaging leaves open a path to confusion that isn’t necessary. The cleaner, clearer and more consistent the communicaƟon the easier for all parƟes including the police. Thank you again! Brian Kirkendall 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Thursday, July 20, 2023 8:12 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Scott Johnson; Robin Reid; Dusty Finke; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Cc:Kate Agarwala; Crinny Kirkendall Subject:New hours banner GoodMorningeveryone. IwanttothankallwhowereinvolvedinthequickturnaroundonthepostingofthenewhoursbanneratHunter pickleballcourts.Hopefullytheuserswillstarttofollowtherulesasplaycontinueduntil8:45lastnightandbegan around7:35.Onewouldthinkthelargesignsareclear. Ilookforwardtocontinuedconversationrelatedtothesecourtsandfindingaplaceofcompromiseforusand thecommunity. CathyCarr 1 From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Wednesday,July19,20238:51AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov> Cc:CrinnyKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:7/18/23Councilmeeting Helloall.Thankyouforthetimelastnighttospeakandletyouknowthesituationfrom"mysideofthestreet". Asrequested,IamattachingmyspeechIgavelastnight.IaskthatyoutakethetimetoreͲreadandtakeparticularnote ofthenoiseinformationincluded.Iwelcomeanyquestionsyoumayhave. Throughmyextensiveresearch,Ihavebeenintouchwithanindividualwhowashimselfaffectedbycourtsbuiltbyhis home.HewasgenerousenoughtoshareasoundstudydoneinJuneof2023writtenbyPickleBallSoundMitigation,a leadingcompanyledbyBobUnetich,whoIreferencedasanexpertonthistopiclastnight.Thisisanexcellentexample ofanappropriatesoundstudyforoursituation.AnythinglesswillNOTproperlyaddressthetopography,studyofsound wavesandavailablesoundmitigationoptions.Icannotstressenoughtheneedforacousticalengineerswithexperience inassessingtheimpactofshortdurationimpulsesoundsaspickleballcreates.Failuretodoso,willnotprovide accurateinformationandwillonlyopenthedoorformorequestionsandpotentialcomplaints. ItwasdishearteningtohearthenaiveteinthewordsoftheCouncilmemberswhospoketo"addingtreesanda windscreen"asoptionstomitigatesound.InthenumerousarticlesthatIhavesentinpreviousemails,itshouldhave beenapparentthattreesandabasicscreenaroundthecourtswillNOTsolveourissuesasmyhomeandothersare abovethelevelofthecourtsandsoundwillcarryupandover.TheattachedsoundstudyaddressesSoundBarrierson page27.Iaskthatyoupayparticularattentiontopages31and32wheretheydrawconclusionsandrecommendations. Ireiteratemywordsfromlastnightthatasoundstudydonebeforebuildingthesecourtsmayhaveshownthatthesite proposedwouldnotworkandapropersitecouldhavebeenchosentointroducepickleballinourcommunity.Toselect asiteforasportwithsuchspecificcourtrequirementsandnoiseaccommodatingneedspurelyonitsaestheticvalueand 2 becausepeoplewantaplacetoplayintheparkisanegregiousact.ThefinalsitemaynothavebeenHunterLionsPark duetoitssmallsizeandproximitytoneighbors. IamalsoattachingaFeb2022articlefromRidgewood,NewJerseywhereinatownwasconsideringaddingasecond layerofpanelsbecausetheyfoundonlyonedidnotwork.Luckilyforthetaxpayers,theMayordidnotgoforwardas shespoketothemanufactureranditwasagreedtherewasnoaddedbenefit. Beforeanymoretaxpayermoniesarespentonthesecourts,IaskthatduediligenceisdoneNOWbeforeanymore decisionsaremade.We,asresidents,areduethatconsideration. Thankyouagainforyourtime.Pleasefeelfreetoreachoutforanyadditionalquestionsorinformation. CathyCarr https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2022/02/25/ridgewoodͲnjͲpickleballͲcourtsͲ soundproofingͲpanelsͲnoise/6922064001/ https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/coloradoͲcitiesͲpickleballͲpoliciesͲnoiseͲ ordinance/?fbclid=IwAR0YmlZFAbSkVTW0Y0MJxHNYDiPkFPAbCvIp53Hziv0mSgR0Tsu_GLzMCPI https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181131598/fixingͲpickleballsͲnoiseͲproblem 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Wednesday, July 19, 2023 4:42 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Crinny Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: 7/18/23 Council meeting I’dalsoaskthatmyemailfromthismorninggetspassedalongtoMrDavidAnderson. CathyCarr OnWed,Jul19,2023at3:15PMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyouforsendingthewrittenstatementaswell.Scott,wouldyoupleasesharetheinformationwithourcity engineer? From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Wednesday,July19,20238:51AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov> Cc:CrinnyKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:7/18/23Councilmeeting Helloall.Thankyouforthetimelastnighttospeakandletyouknowthesituationfrom"mysideofthestreet". Asrequested,IamattachingmyspeechIgavelastnight.IaskthatyoutakethetimetoreͲreadandtakeparticular noteofthenoiseinformationincluded.Iwelcomeanyquestionsyoumayhave. Throughmyextensiveresearch,Ihavebeenintouchwithanindividualwhowashimselfaffectedbycourtsbuiltbyhis home.HewasgenerousenoughtoshareasoundstudydoneinJuneof2023writtenbyPickleBallSoundMitigation,a leadingcompanyledbyBobUnetich,whoIreferencedasanexpertonthistopiclastnight.Thisisanexcellentexample ofanappropriatesoundstudyforoursituation.AnythinglesswillNOTproperlyaddressthetopography,studyof soundwavesandavailablesoundmitigationoptions.Icannotstressenoughtheneedforacousticalengineerswith experienceinassessingtheimpactofshortdurationimpulsesoundsaspickleballcreates.Failuretodoso,willnot provideaccurateinformationandwillonlyopenthedoorformorequestionsandpotentialcomplaints. 2 ItwasdishearteningtohearthenaiveteinthewordsoftheCouncilmemberswhospoketo"addingtreesanda windscreen"asoptionstomitigatesound.InthenumerousarticlesthatIhavesentinpreviousemails,itshouldhave beenapparentthattreesandabasicscreenaroundthecourtswillNOTsolveourissuesasmyhomeandothersare abovethelevelofthecourtsandsoundwillcarryupandover.TheattachedsoundstudyaddressesSoundBarrierson page27.Iaskthatyoupayparticularattentiontopages31and32wheretheydrawconclusionsand recommendations. Ireiteratemywordsfromlastnightthatasoundstudydonebeforebuildingthesecourtsmayhaveshownthatthesite proposedwouldnotworkandapropersitecouldhavebeenchosentointroducepickleballinourcommunity.To selectasiteforasportwithsuchspecificcourtrequirementsandnoiseaccommodatingneedspurelyonitsaesthetic valueandbecausepeoplewantaplacetoplayintheparkisanegregiousact.ThefinalsitemaynothavebeenHunter LionsParkduetoitssmallsizeandproximitytoneighbors. IamalsoattachingaFeb2022articlefromRidgewood,NewJerseywhereinatownwasconsideringaddingasecond layerofpanelsbecausetheyfoundonlyonedidnotwork.Luckilyforthetaxpayers,theMayordidnotgoforwardas shespoketothemanufactureranditwasagreedtherewasnoaddedbenefit. Beforeanymoretaxpayermoniesarespentonthesecourts,IaskthatduediligenceisdoneNOWbeforeanymore decisionsaremade.We,asresidents,areduethatconsideration. Thankyouagainforyourtime.Pleasefeelfreetoreachoutforanyadditionalquestionsorinformation. CathyCarrhttps://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2022/02/25/ridgewoodͲnjͲpickleballͲ courtsͲsoundproofingͲpanelsͲnoise/6922064001/https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/coloradoͲcitiesͲ pickleballͲpoliciesͲnoiseͲ ordinance/?fbclid=IwAR0YmlZFAbSkVTW0Y0MJxHNYDiPkFPAbCvIp53Hziv0mSgR0Tsu_GLzMCPIŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬ ǁǁǁ͘ŶƉƌ͘ŽƌŐͬϮϬϮϯͬϬϲͬϬϴͬϭϭϴϭϭϯϭϱϵϴͬĨŝdžŝŶŐͲƉŝĐŬůĞďĂůůƐͲŶŽŝƐĞͲƉƌŽďůĞŵ 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Wednesday, July 19, 2023 4:33 PM To:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Speaker last night Helloagain.I’dliketopointoutonethingfromlastnight’smeetingthatneedstobeknownbyallofyou. Theyoungmanwhospoke(Vogel?)WASforsurethemanwhomouthedofftoChristineKirkendalltheotherdayatthe courts.Iwitnesseditandcanattestitwashim.Itwasdisappointingtoseehimshowupwithsuchkindwordsforthe CouncilwhenIsawhimouttherecussingandbeingextremelydisrespectfultoher. Hehappenedtobeoutsidewithhisparentsafterthemeetingwhenafewofuswerechattinginanotherarea.Christine wentoverandaskedhimifhewasinfactthereatthecourts.Hestammered,shuffledaroundandthenhisMomsaid “it’sclearwehavedifferentopinions.”Christinesaid“I’mjustaskingifhewasthere”.Hesaid“Idon’thavetoanswer that”.Theconversationended. Ibringthisuptomakesureallpartiesareonthesamepageandshareinformationtomakeopinions. Again,Iappreciatethetimeandwelcomeanyquestions. CathyCarr 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Wednesday, July 19, 2023 4:42 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Crinny Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: 7/18/23 Council meeting I’dalsoaskthatmyemailfromthismorninggetspassedalongtoMrDavidAnderson. CathyCarr OnWed,Jul19,2023at3:15PMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyouforsendingthewrittenstatementaswell.Scott,wouldyoupleasesharetheinformationwithourcity engineer? From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Wednesday,July19,20238:51AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;Dino Deslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov> Cc:CrinnyKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:7/18/23Councilmeeting Helloall.Thankyouforthetimelastnighttospeakandletyouknowthesituationfrom"mysideofthestreet". Asrequested,IamattachingmyspeechIgavelastnight.IaskthatyoutakethetimetoreͲreadandtakeparticular noteofthenoiseinformationincluded.Iwelcomeanyquestionsyoumayhave. Throughmyextensiveresearch,Ihavebeenintouchwithanindividualwhowashimselfaffectedbycourtsbuiltby hishome.HewasgenerousenoughtoshareasoundstudydoneinJuneof2023writtenbyPickleBallSound Mitigation,aleadingcompanyledbyBobUnetich,whoIreferencedasanexpertonthistopiclastnight.Thisisan excellentexampleofanappropriatesoundstudyforoursituation.AnythinglesswillNOTproperlyaddressthe topography,studyofsoundwavesandavailablesoundmitigationoptions.Icannotstressenoughtheneedfor acousticalengineerswithexperienceinassessingtheimpactofshortdurationimpulsesoundsaspickleballcreates. Failuretodoso,willnotprovideaccurateinformationandwillonlyopenthedoorformorequestionsandpotential complaints. 2 ItwasdishearteningtohearthenaiveteinthewordsoftheCouncilmemberswhospoketo"addingtreesanda windscreen"asoptionstomitigatesound.InthenumerousarticlesthatIhavesentinpreviousemails,itshouldhave beenapparentthattreesandabasicscreenaroundthecourtswillNOTsolveourissuesasmyhomeandothersare abovethelevelofthecourtsandsoundwillcarryupandover.TheattachedsoundstudyaddressesSoundBarrierson page27.Iaskthatyoupayparticularattentiontopages31and32wheretheydrawconclusionsand recommendations. Ireiteratemywordsfromlastnightthatasoundstudydonebeforebuildingthesecourtsmayhaveshownthatthesite proposedwouldnotworkandapropersitecouldhavebeenchosentointroducepickleballinourcommunity.To selectasiteforasportwithsuchspecificcourtrequirementsandnoiseaccommodatingneedspurelyonitsaesthetic valueandbecausepeoplewantaplacetoplayintheparkisanegregiousact.ThefinalsitemaynothavebeenHunter LionsParkduetoitssmallsizeandproximitytoneighbors. IamalsoattachingaFeb2022articlefromRidgewood,NewJerseywhereinatownwasconsideringaddingasecond layerofpanelsbecausetheyfoundonlyonedidnotwork.Luckilyforthetaxpayers,theMayordidnotgoforwardas shespoketothemanufactureranditwasagreedtherewasnoaddedbenefit. Beforeanymoretaxpayermoniesarespentonthesecourts,IaskthatduediligenceisdoneNOWbeforeanymore decisionsaremade.We,asresidents,areduethatconsideration. Thankyouagainforyourtime.Pleasefeelfreetoreachoutforanyadditionalquestionsorinformation. CathyCarr https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2022/02/25/ridgewoodͲnjͲpickleballͲcourtsͲ soundproofingͲpanelsͲnoise/6922064001/ https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/coloradoͲcitiesͲpickleballͲpoliciesͲnoiseͲ ordinance/?fbclid=IwAR0YmlZFAbSkVTW0Y0MJxHNYDiPkFPAbCvIp53Hziv0mSgR0Tsu_GLzMCPI ŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ŶƉƌ͘ŽƌŐͬϮϬϮϯͬϬϲͬϬϴͬϭϭϴϭϭϯϭϱϵϴͬĨŝdžŝŶŐͲƉŝĐŬůĞďĂůůƐͲŶŽŝƐĞͲƉƌŽďůĞŵ -----Original Message----- From: Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:10 PM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Cc: Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Caitlyn Walker <Caitlyn.Walker@medinamn.gov>; Ginger Anzalone <> Subject: FW: Tonight’s council mtg-Pickleball courts in Hamel Mayor and Council Members, Staff received the following email from Ginger Anzalone from the Wild Meadows HOA. Scott -----Original Message----- From: gingeranzalone Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 6:01 PM To: Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject: Tonight’s council mtg-Pickleball courts in Hamel Good afternoon Scott, I unfortunately injured myself today and will not be able to attend the meeting as I had planned too. My attending was on behalf of Myself and over 20+ Pickleball players who reside in the Wild Meadows neighborhood who wanted to express our gratitude and appreciation for the amazing courts the City has installed. Many surrounding cities have already had some in place, however, unfortunately due to the fast growing popularity of the sport, those cities restrict the play on those courts during popular times to residents only. It precludes many of us from playing anywhere close to home. So this has been a welcome addition to our fine city. In relation to complaints being fielded regarding the courts I would like to counter those with some positive thoughts . First and foremost, in building in the Enclave, there was full knowledge of an established park directly across the street. Purchasing a homestead next to/across from a park comes with full knowledge that groups of people, kids and adults alike will gather to have fun and enjoy the provided amenities. A Tennis court, a park and baseball field all existed there before the homes were built, I know this because when we first moved here almost 9 years ago, our son played little league many a time at that field. Adding on another tennis court and pickle courts is welcomed and not a surprise or unexpected as all surrounding cities have been adding these on. Furthermore, the noises associated with a pickle ball and paddle are no louder, if not less than an indoor vacuum or hair dryer in decibel level. These are both acceptable decibel levels of sound and not considered harmful or disturbing. Quite frankly the decibel level of an aluminum bat and a softball or baseball are literally twice if not more the level of a Pickleball! Not to mention, outdoor lawn equipment and blowers etc are a much louder disturbance. To suspend hours and/or days defeats the purpose of the courts benefit. Many people play at 8 or 9 am so to get it in before work or after 4p following work. Another consideration is to compare this to the train. Does the train not bother the residents, only the pickle courts do? I live over a mile plus from the train and we hear them loud and clear many times through the night…. Again it’s a part of where we live so we accept it. Also the baseball events/practices will create much more noise then Pickleball. Not to mention there are no lights on the fields or courts which could have been even more of an issue. The caliber of people this sport seems to attract are those of high quality sportsmanship and integrity. It’s been so refreshing the people we have met in playing this game. And if kids gathering to play is bothersome I really would question those complaints….. and todays current social climate I relish seeing kids gathering and playing outdoors, being athletic and healthy! Any kids out playing a game are kids that are off social media, off screens, not causing mayhem or nefarious activities, not bullying or being bullied behind a screen, rather …. They are being physically and mentally active in a healthy way, not being bullied but enjoying friendship and sportsmanship, and being kids! Not to mention also that this sport is generally an older population of players many in to their 70+ years. This is awesome to see! On behalf of the WM players we ask that you consider options for screening (wind screens/fence screens that pro use some sound buffering) and tree planting. We humbly ask you to NOT co sided closing it on days or restricting the hours to less than 8a -8p. Lastly, let’s also be honest here….. these courts are only able to be utilized for a short amount of time in the year due to our wonderful MN weather, so why preclude residents even more so from enjoying a healthy athletic outlet that is only available for a short amount of time. Thank you Scott for taking the time to read this and hear our support and position on this matter. And thank you for holding this for us!! Sincerely, Ginger Anzalone WM HOA President 340 Bergamot Drive Medina MN Sent from my iPhone 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Wednesday, July 19, 2023 1:19 PM To:Steve Scherer Subject:Park Commission HiSteve, Itismyunderstandingthatthevideofromlastnight'sCityCouncilmeetingwillbesharedwiththePark Commission.WillyoupleasealsosharewiththemthevideofromtheCityCouncilmeetingonJuly5th? Kate 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Sunday, July 16, 2023 9:32 PM To:Brian Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson Cc:Crinny Kirkendall; Kate Agarwala; Kathleen Martin; Steve Scherer; Joseph Cavanaugh; Todd Albers Subject:Re: 915 PM and still going Theonlyreasonthegroupjustleft(itis9:27)isthatweheardthemsay“let’splayanothergame”andweyelledacross andsaidtheyneedtoleave.Hesaid“really?”Wesaid“thesignsaystilsunset”.Theyleftalongwithanothergroupof 4. Yes,ALLdayweheardthis.Youtrulyhavenoideawhatthisisliketoliveby. ThisHAStochange. CathyCarr OnSun,Jul16,2023at9:27PMBrianKirkendall<>wrote: IsentyouatimestamppicturestartingwhenIwokeupat545AMandapictureat607am.NowIamheadingtobed toreadandhereisatimestamppictureat915PM.It’sabithardtomakeoutbecauseitisalmostdark.Sofrom545 amͲ915pm.Theonlybreakinactivitywasthebriefperioditrained.Anotherdaycompletelyunabletositonmydeck upstairsorpatiodownstairsandenjoyreadingtheNewYorkTimesintheamandtryingtofinishtheJohnGrisham novel“TheGuardians”Istartedinthepm. BrianKirkendall 1 From:Brian Kirkendall <> Sent:Sunday, July 16, 2023 9:27 PM To:Kathleen Martin; Todd Albers; Steve Scherer; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Cathy Carr; Crinny Kirkendall Subject:915 PM and still going IsentyouatimestamppicturestartingwhenIwokeupat545AMandapictureat607am.NowIamheadingtobedto readandhereisatimestamppictureat915PM.It’sabithardtomakeoutbecauseitisalmostdark.Sofrom545amͲ 915pm.Theonlybreakinactivitywasthebriefperioditrained.Anotherdaycompletelyunabletositonmydeck upstairsorpatiodownstairsandenjoyreadingtheNewYorkTimesintheamandtryingtofinishtheJohnGrishamnovel “TheGuardians”Istartedinthepm. BrianKirkendall From: Brian Kirkendall <> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2023 8:20 AM To: Caitlyn Walker <Caitlyn.Walker@medinamn.gov> Subject: Fwd: A few questions Hi Caitlyn, in the email thread below between me and the mayor she recommended I reach out to you. I am looking for a copy of the Hunter Lions Park plan that was refunded in a past meeting minutes. I tried to find it online but was not able to find it. Can you send that to me? The meeting minutes from July 15, 2020 state that the initial plans were delivered on July 14, 2020 and refined plans will be reviewed at the August 19th meeting. I can not fine either of those plans and would like to see what was presented by the consultant who is referred to as WSB in the meeting minutes. ůƐŽ/ƌĞĂĚĂůŽƚŽĨŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŶŽƚĞƐĂŶĚŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƐĂǁƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚŚŝƌĞĚǁŚŽĚŝĚĂ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĂŶĚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐŽƉƚŝŽŶϮ͘,ŽǁĚŽ/ ŐĞƚĂĐŽƉLJŽĨƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů͍/ǁŽƵůĚƚŚŝŶŬĂƐĂĐŝƚŝnjĞŶ/ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĨŝůĞƐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚ͘/ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƌĞĂĚŝŶŐŝƚ͘ Brian Kirkendall Begin forwarded message: From: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Date: July 6, 2023 at 12:22:08 PM CDT To: Brian Kirkendall <> Cc: Caitlyn Walker <Caitlyn.Walker@medinamn.gov>, Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>, Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>, Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject: Re: A few questions ůƐŽ/ƌĞĂĚĂůŽƚŽĨŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŶŽƚĞƐĂŶĚŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƐĂǁƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚŚŝƌĞĚ ǁŚŽĚŝĚĂƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĂŶĚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐŽƉƚŝŽŶϮ͘,ŽǁĚŽ/ŐĞƚĂĐŽƉLJŽĨƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů͍/ǁŽƵůĚƚŚŝŶŬĂƐĂĐŝƚŝnjĞŶ/ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĨŝůĞƐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚ͘/ǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƌĞĂĚŝŶŐŝƚ͘ 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Sunday, July 16, 2023 7:30 AM To:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Early again Attachments:IMG_0.MOV Goodmorningall.Itisanothermorningweawoketothesoundofpickleballplayersvoicesyellingandballsoundsat 6:20am.Thisvideowasasnippetoftheirplay. Hoursneedtobechangedimmediatelyandweasresidentsneedtobeheard.Whydoplayershavemorerightsthan us?WegetNOrelieffromthisgameunlessweleaveourhouse. Pleasehelp! CathyCarr 1 From:Brian Kirkendall <> Sent:Friday, July 14, 2023 6:42 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Todd Albers; Steve Scherer; Kate Agarwala; Cathy Carr Subject:Play started at 6am ItookthisasIwasleavingforwork.Ileftthetimestampsoyouwouldseeitis630am.Weneedtogetthehours changedasdiscussedatlastcouncilmeeting.Youcannotsleepwithwindowsopenasthisiswhatyouwouldwakeup to.Thisisnotananomaly. 2 #SJBO,JSLFOEBMM 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Monday, June 26, 2023 5:15 PM To:Kate Agarwala Cc:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Articles regarding noise & pickleball courts Attachments:IMG_0.MOV; IMG_0.MOV Stillgoingstrongat5pm.Thisisadifferentgroupof2courtsplayingwith8people.Pleaselistentotheattachedvideos forwhatiscurrentlyhappeningrightoffmydeck. Youcanclearlyhearconversationsandthepickleballsoundsevenoverthesoundofacarpassing. Thisisthereasonwhyitisimpossiblenowtoenjoyourdeckonanicesummerevening.Thegamesandsubsequent soundsfromthemwillmostlikelycontinueuntilabout9:30tonight.Thisisnotok. CathyCarr OnMon,Jun26,2023at1:18PMKateAgarwala<>wrote: Thankyouforsharingthisvideo.ThenoisepenetratingourhousethismorningwasamongtheworstI've heard. KateAgarwala From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Monday,June26,20239:22AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;CrinnyKirkendall<>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;Dusty Finke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:Articlesregardingnoise&pickleballcourts Asampleofsoundstodayat9:20am.2pickleballcourtsinuseby8people. CathyCarr OnSun,Jun25,2023at2:11PMCathyCarr<>wrote: Helloall, Ididnotseethishappenbutwantedtomakeyouawarethattracksweremadeinthefieldthismorning. 3 Pleaseseeattachedphoto. CathyCarr OnThu,Jun22,2023at11:08AMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Correction:ItoldyouIdidnotknowifstudieswereconducted. OnJun22,2023,at11:05AM,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyoufortheadditionalinformation. OnJun22,2023,at9:28AM,CathyCarr>wrote: MayorMartinandothers, AsImentionedtoMayorMartinandMr.AlbersonMondayevening,Ihaveattached asmallsampleofarticlesandvideosfoundonlineallrelatedtotheeffectsof pickleballonacommunity.Inthesearticlesyouwillfindalitanyofcomplaintsfrom residentsonthenoiseandeffectsontheresidentsnearby.Alsoyouwillfind acousticalstudiesandrecommendationsondistancefromresidents. ItappearsNOstudiesweredonebyMedinabeforedecidingonthecurrent location.MayorMartintoldmethisdirectlyinourchatMondayevening.Inaddition tothatstatement,shehadnoknowledgeofanyarticlesrelatedtoanyissuesother communitiesarehaving.TherearearticlesI'vefoundbelowgoingbackasfaras 2016relatedtothis.Iamtryingtounderstandhowaninvestmentinourtownwas madewithzerosoundstudiesorconsiderationforresidents.Ifyouhaveinfactdone thestudies,I'dbeinterestedinreadingthefindingsandbelievethisshouldbe sharedwithmyselfandmyneighborswhoaresendingemailsregardingthis matter.ThefactthatnoonefromtheCityhasoncereferencedthemseemsto indicatetheproperpreͲworkwasNOTdone. Ikindlyaskthatyoutakethetimetoreadthroughandwatchthevideosbelowto properlyassessthesimilarities.Thestatementsmadebyalmosteveryresidentin thearticles/videoscitedmimicexactlytheissueswearehaving.It'squiteclearthisis notanEnclaveResidentonlyissue. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/business/pickleballͲsportsͲnoiseͲcomplaintsͲ tennisͲctpr/index.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022Ͳ03Ͳ03/pickleballͲnoiseͲfuelingͲ neighborhoodͲ drama#:~:text=Extended%20exposure%20to%2080%2Ddecibel,it%20does%2C%E2% 80%9D%20he%20said. 4 https://masspickleballguide.com/sport/pickleballͲnoiseͲ impact/#:~:text=Pickleball%20noise%20in%20decibels,than%2090%20can%20be%20 harmful. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/nextͲwithͲkyleͲclark/pickleballͲ noiseͲdividesͲneighborsͲandͲplayers/73Ͳ8beb759cͲc19fͲ40f2Ͳ83f3Ͳ e09d0753242a#:~:text=City%20ordinance%20only%20allows%20for,Deputy%20Dire ctor%20Scott%20Gilmore%20said. https://www.arlnow.com/2022/11/30/exclusiveͲmoreͲresidentsͲareͲthreateningͲ legalͲactionͲbecauseͲofͲpickleballͲnoise/ https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/lawͲandͲlife/whatͲcanͲyouͲdoͲaboutͲpickleballͲ noise/ https://picklevine.com/howͲfarͲdoesͲpickleballͲnoiseͲ travel/#:~:text=According%20to%20research%20from%20Spendiarian,sounds%20wit h%20the%20greatest%20clarity. https://www.acousticalnoise.com/noiseͲcontrol/whyͲareͲyourͲpickleballͲcourtsͲ receivingͲcomplaintsͲfromͲneighbors/ https://hoalaw.tinnellylaw.com/amp/pickleballͲinstallation/ https://www.theflipsidecommunications.com/weͲareͲopposingͲpickleͲballͲ expansionͲinͲourͲneighborhood/ https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲcreatingͲaͲ quieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videoregardingsoundoftennisv pickleball:https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲ creatingͲaͲquieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videofrom2016ofresidentissuesofnearby courts:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PijͲt8gAJtQ Videoofhowpickleballislouderthan tennis:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQoY_hOpMo SanDiegoUnionTribuneJune2022 The average noise level coming from a pickleball court is measured around 70 decibels at about 100 feet away from the court. This reduces to 64 decibels when measured at 200 feet away from the court. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes that noise exposure becomes dangerous when an individual is exposed to 90 decibels or greater for eight hours or more. For comparison, typical ambient neighborhood noise is about 45 decibels and average 5 conversation is around 60 decibels. So is pickleball noise dangerous? No. Does pickleball add noise to the environment? Yes. StarTribunearticlefromMarch2019inApple Valley:https://www.startribune.com/appleͲvalleyͲneighborsͲinͲaͲpickleͲoverͲ pickleballͲnoise/507726242/ Lance Willis, an acoustical engineer from Arizona, has prepared many noise abatement plans for pickleball courts in states such as California and Idaho. He typically recommends prefabricated concrete walls around the ball courts, at a cost of about $100 a foot, though other wall systems and fencing can also muffle sound. Some other methods, such as using sound-deadening paddles or balls, would require enforcement to work. Willis also suggests that pickleball courts be located at least 150 feet from residences. ArticleandexcerptbelowofJuly2021articleinNJ town:https://projects.nj.com/pickleball/ If you dig deep into the whole kerfuffle, you likely will find the pickleball complainers actually have recent history on their side. In fact, you could argue the original sin in Ridgewood is that no one in leadership studied pickleball enough to know where to put the courts. If members of the Village Council had done some Googling beforehand, they would have seen that pickleball noise complaints are nothing new. Just over the past five years, sound disputes have been documented in Berkeley, California; Punta Gorda, Florida; Rockford, Illinois; Woodbury, Minnesota; Miami and, now, Ridgewood, New Jersey. In fact, in Punta Gorda, a man who lived across the street from pickleball courts said the noise caused him to suffer a stroke. “Nothing was ever discussed with the neighbors about putting in the courts,” Kling said. “It was fait accompli.” Will Thornton, who runs an acoustics and vibrations consulting company in Pittsburgh, said “the fight over this and the viciousness of this is not unique. This has become a really common community noise problem.” Thornton said the main issue is pickleball is such a new sport that most communities haven’t properly vetted where to build courts or realized the noise generated by the game is greater than tennis. “Fundamentally the structure of a pickleball racquet, and pickleball itself, emits noises that are louder and have tonality — frequency 6 content — that is more problematic,” he said. “The sound emitted by pickleball, it’s staccato, constant ringing, basically. And it happens to emit noise, sound that is roughly in the center of human audiological hearing acuity. So, basically, the frequencies, the tones that we’re most sensitive to.” Thornton said the proper distance between courts and residential areas “can easily be hundreds of feet.” In Ridgewood, roughly a half-dozen houses are less than a hundred feet or so from the court Iwelcomeyourthoughtsonanyoftheinformationabove.Iamalsointerestedin yoursiteworkpreparationinordertodeterminethatHunterParkwasthebest optionavailable.HunterParkisalreadyutilizedforbasketball,tennis,baseball, cricket,aplaygroundandvolleyball.Itisa6.8acreparkwithlimitedparkingandno restrooms.Myhomeis104+Ͳfeetfromthenewcourts.Idon'tbelieveanyresident isasclosetoanycourtoverinthelargerHamelPark.HamelParkhassimilar amenitiesyetprovidesrestrooms,ampleparkingandis40acres.Notonlythatit alreadyhastreesoundbarriersaroundthe2tenniscourts.Hasitoccurredtoanyone thatbeforethecourtswentinthatnoisecomplaintsfromHunterParkwereanonͲ issue?Sincetheywereinstalled,Iknowof6neighborsthathaveeitherwrittenor contactedthecityregardingnoise.Thesecourtsarewellusedasyoucansee.The issueistheyareinabadlocation.Therelocationofthepickleballtothelargerpark alleviateseveryissuewearecomplainingabout.Pleaseconsiderswitchingthe HameltenniscourtsandtheHunterpickleballcourts.Infrastructureisalreadyin place. I'mlookingforhelpandsomeinformation.IknowI'mnottheonlyoneasking this.Pleaselistentoyourtaxpayersmostaffectedbythis.Itisnottakinganything awayfromthecommunitytomovethecourts.Therewillstillbepickleballavailable aswellastennisforalltoenjoy! CathyCarr 3201ButternutDrive Medina,MN 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Thursday, July 13, 2023 11:01 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Todd Albers; Dino Deslauriers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke; Steve Scherer Subject:Another article regarding nuisances of courts Good Morning. I'd like you to take a minute to read another article. Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Closing Pickleball Courts – Falmouth MA In 2019 the city of Falmouth spent $310,000 to convert one tennis court and one basketball court into 5 pickleball courts. On 1-04-2022 neighbors filed a complaint in Superior Court alleging failure of the Zoning Board to enforce the town bylaws against nuisances. The neighboring homes ranged between 40 and 350 feet from the new courts. The complaint included a copy of the acoustical engineer’s report paid for by the neighbors. The complaint also noted that the City had declined a 2021 recommendation from the Recreation Department to install a $50,000 noise mitigating wall. On 9-12-2022 Plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction to halt pickleball pending resolution of the suit. A hearing was held on 9-29-2022 and on 9-30-2022 the judge wrote his decision: “The plaintiffs have established a likelihood of success that they would suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not issued, that the plaintiffs' claimed injuries outweigh the defendants harm, and that the injunction would not harm the public interest. Therefore the preliminary injunction is ALLOWED. UPON THE PAYMENT OF $90.00, the preliminary injunction will be issued to plaintiffs.” On 10-6-2022 the judge issued the formal Order for Preliminary Injunction stating that the city is “hereby enjoined and restrained from allowing the use of the courts located at the Lawrence Middle School for playing pickleball until further order of this court”. Neighbors have also submitted an amended complaint seeking money damages for Nuisance and Infliction of Emotional Distress, as well as attorney fees. The city website has now posted a copy of the Order for Preliminary Injunction on its website and announced temporary closure of the courts. Tennis & Pickleball Courts | Falmouth, MA (falmouthma.gov) Hundreds of articles such as these are all over the internet and have been for years back as far as 2012 and noise issues brought on by the location of courts too close to neighborhoods. The recommendations are that courts should be built no closer than 500-600 feet from houses. My home is 100 feet from the courts. I am curious how much research was done by the company hired (with our taxpayer monies) and by you, our elected officials, on the issues we are all currently facing. This is NOT a new issue as the plethora of articles online clearly indicate. A simple search online is all it takes. Please consider moving the pickleball courts to the Hamel Park existing tennis courts. Restriping and net placement seems to be a cheaper alternative to this ongoing conversation. How much time are we all collectively spending on evaluation, discussion, reading, etc? At some point, the costs involved in constant discussion of this could pay for the relocation efforts. Ž‘‘ˆ‘”™ƒ”†–‘Š‡ƒ”‹‰›‘—”–Š‘—‰Š–•Ǥƒ–Š›ƒ”” From: Kari Koznick <> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2023 11:09 AM To: Hamel Community Building <hcb@medinamn.gov> Subject: Do you need Pickleball Coach for Community? Hi Christine- I have been playing at the new Pickleball courts at Hunter lions Park and love them. I am a certified instructor and would love to teach on those courts. Does the community offer lessons and if not, could we maybe arrange this? Also, is it ok for me to post a flyer at the courts for anyone interested in taking lessons? I do have a 9am-5pm job near the courts, but it is very flexible and would love to make this work. Call my cell oremail me to discuss further. Currently, I am coaching with Lynch Athletic Camps in Rogers & Moundsview. I am looking to give beginner lessons; see my credentials attached to this email. Kari Koznick 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Wednesday, July 12, 2023 9:37 AM To:Crinny Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Replay this please Attachments:IMG_0.MOV Goodmorning! Forthoseofyoureadingthisemail,I’daskyoutoplaythisvideoALLdayinthebackgroundofyourworkday.Startitat 7amandplayuntil9:30pm. Thisiswhatit’sliketoexperiencelivingbythesecourtsinHunterPark. Iamaskingforrelieffromthis,theuseofmyyardbackandtheabilitytoopenmywindowsandnothearthisallday. Again,hasanyonecheckedforidsonthecourtstoensuretheyareallresidents?Anotheropportunityexistsnowtodo this. CathyCarr 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:25 AM To:Kate Agarwala Cc:Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Robin Reid; Todd Albers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Steve Scherer; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke Subject:Re: Pickle ball court violations 6/27/23 Here'sapictureofthegroup.IfindithardtobelievethisisNOTleagueplayastheyallshowedupatthesametimeand havebeenrotatingplayersinandoutallmorningsincearrivalat8am.Thenoisefromthisgroupisquiteloud.Ihope someonecantaketimeouttovisitthecourtsandcheckiftheyareallresidentsasthesignclearlystatestheyshould be.Canyoualsoadviseonwhenthelastcheckofid'swas?Ithasbeenmentionedasanissuebutwe(asresidents) havenotheardinanymeetingstheresultsofthesechecks...iftheyhavebeendone. Thankyouforlistening. Cathy OnTue,Jul11,2023at9:18ථAMKateAgarwala<>wrote: Goodmorning, Itmightalsobeagoodtimetoremindplayerswhomisstheparkinglotthatourbackyardsarenottobeused forUͲturns.Thismorningaround8:30,aredconvertiblemissedtheparkinglot,pulledoverinmybackyardto 2 letacarpass,andthendidaUͲturn.Theythenpulledintotheparkinglotandwalkedtothepickleball courts. Thankyou, Kate From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Tuesday,July11,20239:09AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:Pickleballcourtviolations6/27/23 Sorry!Here'sthevideoImeanttosendwiththelastemail Cathy IMG_3499.MOV OnTue,Jul11,2023at9:07ථAMCathyCarr>wrote: Helloagain.ThisisthegroupImentionedinthepreviousemailaboutapotentialleaguetakingplaceaswellas possiblenonͲMedinaresidents.Therearepeoplewaitingoutsidethefencingandrotatingintoplay.Thisiswhyit seemstobealeague.Pleaselistentothesoundleveltakenjustnowfrommydeck. CathyCarr OnTue,Jul11,2023at8:35ථAMCathyCarr<>wrote: GoodMorningall. Justaheadsup..lookslikeleagueplayrightnowatthecourts.Apparentlyalargegroupwasalsothereyesterdayat thistimetoo. MaybenowwouldbeagoodopportunitytocheckandseehowmanyareMedinaresidents?Justathoughttofollow uponthatconcern. Thanksforyourconsideration. CathyCarr OnWed,Jun28,2023at1:04ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Pleasecallthepoliceifyouwitnessfurtherviolations. OnJun28,2023,at11:22AM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Helloall, Iamwritingtoinformyouofacrowdlastnightthatwasinclearviolationoftherulespostedonthe pickleballcourtsonHunter.Asfrustratingasitwastohearthiscrowdplayat6pmforalongwhile, 3 Ididnotrealizeuntilitwaspointedouttometoday,thattheywereinviolationoftheclearly markedRules.IamattachingpicturesofthesignanditsRulesaswellasthegroupviolatingthe following: x Prohibiteditems:Outsidechairs x Spectatorsmustremainoutsidefence CanyouclarifythestatementpostedinBOLDonthesign:"Ifplayersdonotrespectoccupancy, courtswillbeclosedandlocked".Whoandwhatdeterminesthis? Thanksforanyinformationyoucanprovide. CathyCarr 3201ButternutDr,Medina,MN55340 <IMG_0821.jpeg> <IMG_2305.HEIC> From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Cathy Carr Kathleen Martin Dino Deslauriers; Robin Reid; Todd Albers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Steve Scherer; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke; Kate Agarwala Re: Pickle ball court violations 6/27/23 Tuesday, July 11, 2023 8:36:05 AM Good Morning all. Just a heads up..looks like league play right now at the courts. Apparently a large group was also there yesterday at this time too. Maybe now would be a good opportunity to check and see how many are Medina residents? Just a thought to follow up on that concern. Thanks for your consideration. Cathy Carr On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 1:04ௗPM Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> wrote: Please call the police if you witness further violations. On Jun 28, 2023, at 11:22 AM, Cathy Carr <> wrote: Hello all, I am writing to inform you of a crowd last night that was in clear violation of the rules posted on the pickleball courts on Hunter. As frustrating as it was to hear this crowd play at 6 pm for a long while, I did not realize until it was pointed out to me today, that they were in violation of the clearly marked Rules. I am attaching pictures of the sign and its Rules as well as the group violating the following: Prohibited items: Outside chairs Spectators must remain outside fence Can you clarify the statement posted in BOLD on the sign: "If players do not respect occupancy, courts will be closed and locked". Who and what determines this? Thanks for any information you can provide. Cathy Carr 3201 Butternut Dr, Medina, MN 55340 <IMG_0821.jpeg> ,0*B+(,&! 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:18 AM To:Cathy Carr; Kathleen Martin Cc:Dino Deslauriers; Robin Reid; Todd Albers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Steve Scherer; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke Subject:Re: Pickle ball court violations 6/27/23 Goodmorning, Itmightalsobeagoodtimetoremindplayerswhomisstheparkinglotthatourbackyardsarenottobeused forUͲturns.Thismorningaround8:30,aredconvertiblemissedtheparkinglot,pulledoverinmybackyardto letacarpass,andthendidaUͲturn.Theythenpulledintotheparkinglotandwalkedtothepickleballcourts. Thankyou, Kate From:CathyCarr<cacarr5@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday,July11,20239:09AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:Pickleballcourtviolations6/27/23 Sorry!Here'sthevideoImeanttosendwiththelastemail Cathy IMG_3499.MOV The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. OnTue,Jul11,2023at9:07ථAMCathyCarr<>wrote: Helloagain.ThisisthegroupImentionedinthepreviousemailaboutapotentialleaguetakingplaceaswellas possiblenonͲMedinaresidents.Therearepeoplewaitingoutsidethefencingandrotatingintoplay.Thisiswhyit seemstobealeague.Pleaselistentothesoundleveltakenjustnowfrommydeck. CathyCarr OnTue,Jul11,2023at8:35ථAMCathyCarr<>wrote: GoodMorningall. Justaheadsup..lookslikeleagueplayrightnowatthecourts.Apparentlyalargegroupwasalsothereyesterdayat thistimetoo. MaybenowwouldbeagoodopportunitytocheckandseehowmanyareMedinaresidents?Justathoughttofollow uponthatconcern. 2 Thanksforyourconsideration. CathyCarr OnWed,Jun28,2023at1:04ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Pleasecallthepoliceifyouwitnessfurtherviolations. OnJun28,2023,at11:22AM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Helloall, Iamwritingtoinformyouofacrowdlastnightthatwasinclearviolationoftherulespostedonthe pickleballcourtsonHunter.Asfrustratingasitwastohearthiscrowdplayat6pmforalongwhile,I didnotrealizeuntilitwaspointedouttometoday,thattheywereinviolationoftheclearlymarked Rules.IamattachingpicturesofthesignanditsRulesaswellasthegroupviolatingthefollowing: x Prohibiteditems:Outsidechairs x Spectatorsmustremainoutsidefence CanyouclarifythestatementpostedinBOLDonthesign:"Ifplayersdonotrespectoccupancy, courtswillbeclosedandlocked".Whoandwhatdeterminesthis? Thanksforanyinformationyoucanprovide. CathyCarr 3201ButternutDr,Medina,MN55340 <IMG_0821.jpeg> <IMG_2305.HEIC> 1 From:Kirkendall, Brian <> Sent:Saturday, June 10, 2023 6:41 AM To:Steve Scherer Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Newrecord.Someoneisplayingpickleballat615AM.Wokeusupaswesleptwithwindowsopentoappreciatethe coolair. From:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202311:30:58AM To:BrianKirkendall<>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;LisaDeMars <lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:RE:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts AsIsaidyesterdayinmyeͲmailtoyouBrian,pleasegivemeacall.YoureͲmailcoversalotofgroundbeyondthe pickleballcourts.Again,mynumberis763Ͳ473Ͳ8842SteveScherer From:BrianKirkendall<> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202310:21AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;LisaDeMars<lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts YesitisabigchangeforsurethatIknowwedidn’tanticipatebetweenusandourneighborswehavetalkedtoincluding impromptudiscussioninbackyardbetween4ofuslastnight.ThebiggestthingistheearlyAM.Peopleareconsistently arriving630Ͳ7AM.Certainlychangesthedynamicsofwhatearlymorningsare. BrianKirkendall OnJun6,2023,at8:56AM,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: 2 Thankyou,again,forsharingthisveryhelpfulinformationwithus.Icanappreciatethatafterayearof littleornouse,fulluseoftheparkatthismagnitudeisasignificantchange. OnJun4,2023,at8:48AM,BrianKirkendall<wrote: ThisisagoodexampleofthesoundIwastalkingaboutthathasbeengoingonsince around7.Thisiffromourdeck.2pickleballcourtsgoing,tenniscourtandsomeone playingmusicalthoughthankfullytheydon’thaveitatvolumemanydowhentheybring music.Youcanseetheviewofwhatoncewasthebaseballfieldandtreesisnowthis whatweseeandIamjustsurprisednothroughwasgiventoblendintothe surroundingsorshieldthis.Thereisenoughspacebetweentheroadandsidewalkfor plantingslikeriverbirchorpinesoramixofboththatwouldmakeforthiscourttobe muchmoreinlinewiththesurroundingareaandnotjustthisstructurebytheroad. <opengraph-content-icon-folder-dropbox- landscape.png> Pickleball dropbox.com BrianKirkendall OnJun1,2023,at2:00PM,ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: Mr.Kirkendall, Thankyouforyouremail.OurPublicWorksDirectorSteveSchererand hisstaffaremonitoringthenewpickleballcourts.Heisoutoftheoffice untilMondayandwillfollowupwithyounextweek. ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Thursday,June1,20231:05PM To:Kirkendall,Brian<> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts Thankyouforyourcomments.Iamcopyinginourkeystaffmembers toreviewyourthoughts. 3 OnMay31,2023,at11:14AM,Kirkendall,Brian <>wrote: AddedmypersonalemailasIjustrememberedour workemailcanattimesbeheavyhandedtoblocking anddeletingemailsfromsourcesthesystemdoesn’t recognizesoifyourespondIwantedtomakesureI sawit. From:Kirkendall,Brian Sent:Wednesday,May31,202311:03AM To:kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov Subject:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts HiMayor.IamaresidentofHamel/Medina.Iliveright acrossthestreetfromtheparkandthenewcourts.The courtscertainlyseemtobecreatingalotmoretrafficat theparkthanhasbeentheresincewemovedin10 yearsago.Thecourtsarecreatingafewchallengesthat Ithinkthecityneedstoadjustgivenitisdirectlyacross thestreetandbesideanumberofresidentialhouses.It isfranklystartingtocausesomerealissuesforthoseof usthatlivebyitasitiscertainlygettinguseddailynow andforextendedperiodsoftheday. Therulesneedtobemoreprominentandtakeinto accountothersbeyondtheparkusers.Whatwasonce anicequietspaceischanging.Herearesome suggestions: 1. Hours:thecourtscan’tbesunriseto10pmas statedintheparkhoursonline.Thereare peoplethereat7amboththismorningand yesterday.Thesoundofpickleballsbeinghitin thosecourtsechoesacrossthestreetandis easilyheardanddisruptive.Ifyouhavenever playedorheardpickleballitmakesaloudnoise asitisessentiallytwopiecesofhardplastic comingintocontactwitheachother.Itismuch louderthantennisandsinceyouendupwith morepeopleinasmallerspace,thesoundis exponentiallyincreased.Soyoucannolonger sleepwithyourwindowsopenorsitonyour deckforaquietstarttothemorning.Oneway todothatwouldbetolockthecourtsduring certainhourssopeoplecannotgetin.There arewaystodothatremotelythatwouldnot involvesomeonephysicallyhavingtoputalock onthegate. 2. Thereneedstoberulesagainstusingspeakers andplayingmusicatthecourts.Thereare groupsthatcometoplaypickleballandthen 4 playmusiconBluetoothspeakersabovethe soundofthepickleballwhichmakesitveryloud anddisrespectfultoothersinthecourtsandthe park 3. Thereshouldnotbealcoholallowed.From whatIhaveseen,thosethatcomeisamixof usebetweenunsupervisedminorsand adults.Theadultsbringingcoolersof beer/seltzersetcisn’treallyappropriatebeside twoyoungkidsplayingforfun 4. Peopleshouldnotbeabletotieuptheirdogsto thecourtswhiletheyplay.Thatcreatesafew potentialissues.Thereareunsupervised childrenintheparkandatsomepointa dog/childinteractionwillendbadly.Thereare dogsbarkingasballgoesbackandforth (happenedthisweekend–itwas constant).Thentheobviousofdogwastethat willbetherewhenbaseballgamesstartatthe field. 5. Whichbegsthequestionofshouldtherebe unsupervisedchildrenrules.Ibelieveaparkisa publicspaceandiftherearekidsthatwantto ridetheirbiketoaparktoplayIdon’thavean issuewiththat.Whenourkidswereyounger theywouldgoacrossthestreettotheparkand playfootballwiththeirfriendsorbasketballat thecourt.Sowouldbeunfairformetosay anythingdifferent.Theadultsneedtobe respectfulofthekidsthoughandthat’swhyI bringupthealcoholanddogs. 6. Thereshouldberulesagainstanyleagues formingandtakingawaypublicuse.Thecourts areintendedforgeneralpublicuseandnot leagues.Thecourtsshouldnotbeabletobe reserved.Therewasaninstancethisweekend whencourtsgotfulloftwokids–Iwouldguess 8to10yearsold–weretoldtoleavebyalarge groupthatshowedup.Iwassittingonourdeck andsawthekidsplayandthentalkedtoand thenleaveandsoIaskedthemwhathappened andtheyweretoldthereweregames scheduledandtheyhadtoleave.Thatisn’t right. LastlyIamverydisappointedthecityandHOAwerenot inconcertheretohelpblocktheviewasthathuge courtjustjumpsoutnowandtakesawaywhatwasa pleasantgreenscapeasyougodowntheroadorfrom theneighboringhouses(includingours).Iunderstand thereisalwaysdebateonprogressandparkusagevs homeowners.Whatshouldhavebeentakenand 5 reflectedinourzoninglawsisspacebetweentheroad andthecourtssotrees/shrubsetccouldhavebeen donesothecourtsaremorepartofthelandscapevs justthishugeeyesorethatdominatesthe landscape.AsacityandtownofHamelwearebetter thanthat.Weliveinsuchagreatplaceandtohave thatlargecourtbecomethedefiningviewontheroad withoutthinkingofviewofresidentsandtheoverall aestheticofourtownisamiss.Ifthecourtswere furtherbackfromtheroadandtreesplantedinfrontit wouldbeamuchdifferentviewofthepark.Lookatthe Legionparkhowthetenniscourtisnotviewedfromthe roadortheparkingarea.Thattypeofzoningiswhat weshouldexpectinMedina.Pleasetellmetherewill notbelightsinstalledandanexpectationoflighted nighthoursasthatwouldbeawful. Thankyouforreading.Iamsureyourroleandothersin thecitygovernmenthavetotakeinmanyfactors.Iam sharingwithyoutheearlyresultsnowthatthecourts areactivesothecitycanmakechangesandadaptas theparkisusedandthenewcourtsareused. BrianKirkendall 3185ButternutDrive Hamel,MN55340 <image001.jpg> From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Steve Scherer Lisa DeMars RE: pickleball and HAC Monday, July 10, 2023 1:12:11 PM All good information, I am looking into some type of portable irrigation for the field, let him know that for now. Until we can either irrigate constantly until the grass germinates we will never get it going in this heat. My plan is to hit it hard mid to late August with some type of irrigation as we work into the cooler fall temperatures. From: Lisa DeMars <lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2023 11:53 AM To: Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject: pickleball and HAC Hi Steve, Ryan Wilson (HAC) called me to ask about condition of Hunter ballfield, he is wondering if we could schedule water truck couple times a week to get that grass growing so they can count on the fields next year for the kids’ practice games next season. He also complimented the new tennis court and pickleball court and noted that HAC members have utilized / are very happy with the new courts and asked him about reservations. I let him know the city is not taking or planning reservations at this time, and he asked if HAC could be considered if we ever do decide to allow reservations. The HAC organization would offer their services, just like they do for baseball, if we want them to schedule any other fields. 1 From:Rohit Agarwala <r> Sent:Friday, July 7, 2023 12:45 PM To:Steve Scherer Cc:Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Todd Albers; Robin Reid; Joseph Cavanaugh; Scott Johnson Subject:Hunter Park Pickleball hours HiSteve, ThispastWednesdaynightyoumenƟonedyouweregoingtotalkwithParkCommissionersregardingachangeofhours atHunterPark. IspentsomeƟmereviewingtheschedulesotherciƟesaroundtheUShavebeenusingbasedonsimilarnoiseproblems theyarehaving.MostofthecourtshaveseƩledatlessthan40hoursofallowedplayperweek.Themajorityofthem alsoincludeatleast1dayoīperweek. ThetwomainideasIseearelongerdayswithmoredaysoī,andshorterdayswithlessdaysoī. Basedonmyanalysis,IhavecomeupwithsomesuggesƟonsthatMedinacouldconsider.IamhappytosharethelinksI usedandtheanalysissheetifyouwouldlike. 1. 9Ͳ5M,W,F;10Ͳ4Sat,Sun;ClosedT,Th.Totalhours36 2. 9Ͳ4M,T,Th,F;10Ͳ3Sat,Sun;ClosedW.Totalhours38 3. 9Ͳ7M,W,F;10Ͳ1Sat,ClosedT,Th,Sun.Totalhours33 Item3isanactualimplementedsoluƟoninVienna,VA.Itdoesallowformoreeveningplay. ThesehoursareinlinewithwhatotherciƟeshaveimplemented.Itwouldallowaīectedhouseholdssomequietinthe morningandevening,aswellassomeoutdoorfamilyƟmeforkidstoplay. HopefullysoonwecanarriveatalongͲtermsoluƟonthatworksforbothneighborsandplayers. Thankyou, RohitAgarwala 3241BuƩernutDrive > On Jul 6, 2023, at 10:57 AM, Brian Kirkendall <> wrote:> > Thank you no rush. I went to meeting last night and asked Todd if you were ok because they said he was acting Mayor so I was concerned. Glad my concerns were unfounded. > > I spoke at meeting yesterday and it was oddly intimidating. I meet with and compete with large companies all over the world and was more nervous/anxious at that meeting than I remember being in years. The meeting was also not at all what I expected - not in any way in particular just different. I expected more of a give and take format I think - more like a business meeting than the way it runs. Was really interesting though and glad i went > > Brian Kirkendall > > On Jul 6, 2023, at 7:05 AM, Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> wrote: >> > Hello. I just wanted you to know that I have had a house full of family this past week and once I have a quiet moment I will do my best to respond! >> > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Kirkendall <> > Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 7:58 AM > To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> > Subject: A few questions >> > Hope you had a good 4th. I wondered how the city structure is set up - as mayor do parks depts etc work up through you? This whole thing at Hunter Lions Park has made me much more interested in understanding how local gov’t works and to be a more involved / engaged citizen. Most important thing we all have is time and I decided to start to spend some time being a more engaged citizen. I always had interest but never really thought about it beyond a wonder what it is like. Don’t worry - I will never run for mayor - I have no time to get that involved. I was looking at the commissions and just wondered how it works. >> > Also I read a lot of meeting notes and minutes and saw there was a consultant hired who did a proposal for the park and some of the comments were around people choosing option 2. How do I get a copy of that proposal? I would think as a citizen I would have access to files like that. I would be interested in reading it. >> > I really love our little town in Hamel and the convenience of where we live and so have been asking how I can help make our community better. >> > Brian Kirkendall From: To: Subject: Date: Lisa DeMars Steve Scherer pickleball Thursday, July 6, 2023 3:37:00 PM Hi Steve, Harvey Josin, 3084 Cypress Circle N, 4, called in to express how happy he isw/pickleball courts. He and his neighbors play once a week, during the week, between 8 and 10 andwould like to see benches or picnic tables for times when they have to wait their turn. He and hisneighbors would also like to see racquet holders. He loves the courts, he is so happy to have ameans to exercise without getting hurt. Ha! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Kirkendall <> > Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 7:58 AM > To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> > Subject: A few questions >> > Hope you had a good 4th. I wondered how the city structure is set up - as mayor do parks depts etc work up through you? This whole thing at Hunter Lions Park has made me much more interested in understanding how local gov’t works and to be a more involved / engaged citizen. Most important thing we all have is time and I decided to start to spend some time being a more engaged citizen. I always had interest but never really thought about it beyond a wonder what it is like. Don’t worry - I will never run for mayor - I have no time to get that involved. I was looking at the commissions and just wondered how it works. >> > Also I read a lot of meeting notes and minutes and saw there was a consultant hired who did a proposal for the park and some of the comments were around people choosing option 2. How do I get a copy of that proposal? I would think as a citizen I would have access to files like that. I would be interested in reading it. >> > I really love our little town in Hamel and the convenience of where we live and so have been asking how I can help make our community better. >> > Brian Kirkendall > ĞĂƌDĂLJŽƌDĂƌƟŶ͕ > хKƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJůŝǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŶĐůĂǀĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶDĞĚŝŶĂ͘tĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶŽŝƐĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉŝĐŬůĞďĂůůĐŽƵƌƚƐďĞŚŝŶĚŽƵƌŚŽƵƐĞ͘dŚĞŶŽŝƐĞŝƐůŽƵĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĨƌŽŵĚĂLJďƌĞĂŬƚŽ ƐƵŶƐĞƚĂŶĚŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJŽƵƌŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ͘/ƐƚŚĞƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞĚŽŶĞ͍ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƟŵĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ > хdŚĂŶŬLJŽƵ͕ хĚƌŝĂŶĂĂŶĚƌĂŶĚŽŶ,ƵŐŚĞƐ хϯϮϰϵƵƩĞƌŶƵƚƌŝǀĞ хDĞĚŝŶĂ͕DEϱϱϯϰϬ From: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:05 PM To: Ellen Bach <> Cc: Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Caitlyn Walker <Caitlyn.Walker@medinamn.gov> Subject: Re: Pickleball Courts Thank you so much for your supportive message and offer to help enhance the program. I have copied our Council and our key City Staff to ensure your suggestions are heard. On Jun 29, 2023, at 6:56 PM, Ellen Bach <> wrote: Hello Kathleen, I'm a resident of Medina and wanted to let you know I absolutely love the new pickleball courts. I have met so many new neighbors at the courts with their families. It has been such a nice addition to the Hamel Lions Park. I am an avid pickleball player and have been playing at a very high level for years. I would love to help in any way possible with promoting the courts. Some ideas are hosting pball clinics for Hamel days or Medina celebration days or even freeze your buns run/pball days. I think this will be so fun for all Medina/Hamel residents. I will help run it. Contact me with any questions. Thanks so much, Ellen Bach 220 Bergamot Drive, Medina, MN Ellen Bach 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:21 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Robin Reid; Todd Albers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Steve Scherer; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke; Kate Agarwala Subject:Pickle ball court violations 6/27/23 Attachments:IMG_2305.HEIC Helloall, Iamwritingtoinformyouofacrowdlastnightthatwasinclearviolationoftherulespostedonthepickleballcourtson Hunter.Asfrustratingasitwastohearthiscrowdplayat6pmforalongwhile,Ididnotrealizeuntilitwaspointedout tometoday,thattheywereinviolationoftheclearlymarkedRules.IamattachingpicturesofthesignanditsRulesas wellasthegroupviolatingthefollowing: x Prohibiteditems:Outsidechairs x Spectatorsmustremainoutsidefence CanyouclarifythestatementpostedinBOLDonthesign:"Ifplayersdonotrespectoccupancy,courtswillbeclosed andlocked".Whoandwhatdeterminesthis? Thanksforanyinformationyoucanprovide. CathyCarr 3201ButternutDr,Medina,MN55340 2  1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Wednesday, June 28, 2023 6:41 AM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Dino Deslauriers; Robin Reid; Todd Albers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Steve Scherer; Scott Johnson Subject:Re: Pickleball Hours You'rewelcome.Thankyouforaskingformythoughtsonthismatter. IwantedtoclarifythatthehoursIsuggestedarelimitsoftime,notmeanttobefullhours.Duringtheweek,I thinkplayshouldoccurbetween9amͲ7pm,nottoexceed7totalconsecutivehoursdaily.Overtheweekend, Ithinkplayshouldoccurbetween10amͲ5pm,nottoexceed4totalconsecutivehoursdaily. Thankyou, KateAgarwala From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Saturday,June24,202310:08AM To:KateAgarwala<> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:PickleballHours Thanks,Kate,foryourresearchandthoughtfulinput. OnJun24,2023,at7:28AM,KateAgarwala<>wrote: Goodmorning, Thankyouforyourworkontheissueofpickleballnoise. WhenMayorMartinvisitedmyhome,sheaskedwhatIthoughtappropriatehoursofpickleball playwouldbe.AtthetimeIwasn'tsurewhatwouldhelpthenoisesituation.Ihavebeengiving italotofthoughtanddoingresearch.Iamfindingthatmanycourtslocatednearresidences havefeweropenhoursthanthecourtsatHunterPark.Inadditiontoreducedhours,thereare courtsthatareclosedoncertaindaystoalsohelpalleviatethenoise.Iamthinkingthatmy answertothequestionofhourswouldfallsomewherealongthelinesofMondayͲFriday9amͲ7 pmandSaturdayandSundayfrom10amͲ5pm.Herearesomearticlesandaquicksynopsis thatshowcasesomedifferentscenariosofhourusage. Closedfromuse:7p.m.to8:30a.m.MondaythroughSaturday,andfrom6p.m.to10a.m.on Sunday. https://www.newportri.com/story/news/local/2022/07/26/pickleballͲcourtsͲnewportͲ vernonͲhunterͲparkͲcauseͲissuesͲcityͲreduceͲhours/10142410002/ 2 Open4Ͳ8pmMondayͲFridaywithtenniscamps;9amͲ8pmwithouttenniscamps;9Ͳ5on Saturdays,andclosedSundays. https://6abc.com/chestnutͲhillͲpickleballͲphiladelphiaͲnoiseͲwaterͲtowerͲrecreationͲ center/12001533/ https://chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/waterͲtowerͲpickleballͲcourtsͲgetͲnewͲhoursͲasͲaͲ potentialͲlawsuitͲlooms,23076 OpenMonday,Wednesday,Friday9amͲ7pmand9amͲ1pmSaturday.ClosedTuesday, ThursdayandSunday. https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/02/02/viennaͲtownͲcouncilͲcutsͲpickleballͲhoursͲatͲglyndonͲ parkͲurgingͲuseͲofͲquieterͲpaddles/ Open9amͲ5pm https://provincetownindependent.org/community/2021/10/27/westͲendͲinͲaͲpickleͲoverͲ popularͲsport/ Open8amͲ8pm.Ofparticularnote,thisisParkCity'sactualcodeamendmentwhichrequiresa minimumsetbackof600feetfromlotlinesofadjacentresidentialpropertiesforcourtswith nonoisemitigation.ThesehoursarelessthanHunterParkhourswithrequiredsetbacksthat appearmorethandoublethedistancethecourtsarefrommylotline. https://www.parkcity.org/departments/planning/codeͲamendments/pickleball Thankyou, KateAgarwala 1 From:Cathy Carr > Sent:Tuesday, June 27, 2023 3:05 PM To:Steve Scherer Subject:Re: Parking at Hunter Park Great.Thanks! Cathy OnTue,Jun27,2023at3:01ථPMSteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>wrote: Imeangointoyourneighborhoodandlistentowhatyouarelisteningtowhenpeopleareplayingpickleball.Ihavethe article. From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Tuesday,June27,20232:52PM To:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;Joseph Cavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;KathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:ParkingatHunterPark Great.ThanksSteve! Idon’tknowwhat“listentothenoiselevelonyourstreet”encompasseshoweverI’daskthatyoureadthearticle belowasitreferencessoundandstudiesdone. https://www.acousticalnoise.com/noiseͲcontrol/whyͲareͲyourͲpickleballͲcourtsͲreceivingͲcomplaintsͲfromͲneighbors/ Cathy OnTue,Jun27,2023at2:25PMSteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>wrote: 2 HiCathy,atleastoneIthinktwoParkcommissionersweregoingtolistentothenoiselevelonyourstreet,andalso lookattheexistinglandscape.Ithinkfromastaffprospectivewearelookingatoptionsforeithersoundorvisual screeningsowhenwegetbacktogetherwecanhaveanideaofwhatoptionsareavailableandwhatmightbethe costofthesemitigationitems.SteveScherer From:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Sent:Tuesday,June27,202311:38AM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Subject:FW:ParkingatHunterPark HiSteve, PleaserespondtoquestionfromCathyCarr. Thanks Scott From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Tuesday,June27,202311:25AM To:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Cc:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;Joseph Cavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;KathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:ParkingatHunterPark Quickfollowupquestion…aretheoptionsyouarediscussingtoaddressthevisualaspectornoisedisturbances? Cathy OnTue,Jun27,2023at11:13AMCathyCarr>wrote: Thankyoufortheupdate. 3 Cathy OnTue,Jun27,2023at10:56AMScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy, AsMayorMartinsaidwecontinuetogatherinformationonthecourtsandtheParkCommissionwilldiscussoptions atafuturemeeting(astheydiscussedattheirJune21stmeeting).Thesechangeswillmorethanlikelyincludehours ofuseandpossiblescreening.PublicWorksDirectorSteveSchererhasreachedouttoyourHOAtolookinto possiblescreeningoptions.Wewillkeepgatheringcommentsbothpositiveandnegative.Thisinformationwillbe sharedbyPublicWorksDirectorSteveSchererwiththeParkCommission. ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:CathyCarr> Sent:Tuesday,June27,20239:56AM To:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;Joseph Cavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;KathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:ParkingatHunterPark Helloagain.Thismorningas3pickleballcourtswereinuse,thiswastheparkinglot.Notevenfullcapacityofthe courts.Iamcuriouswheretheadditionalvehicleswillparkwhenabaseballgameisscheduledorevenotherpark users.Thatcouldbeupwardsof20morecarstoparkinthislot. Itseemsmostplayersdrivetothislocationandmaybeonceaweekthere’saplayerthatarrivesbybicycle. CathyCarr 4 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Monday, June 26, 2023 5:15 PM To:Kate Agarwala Cc:Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kathleen Martin; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Articles regarding noise & pickleball courts Attachments:IMG_0.MOV; IMG_0.MOV Stillgoingstrongat5pm.Thisisadifferentgroupof2courtsplayingwith8people.Pleaselistentotheattachedvideos forwhatiscurrentlyhappeningrightoffmydeck. Youcanclearlyhearconversationsandthepickleballsoundsevenoverthesoundofacarpassing. Thisisthereasonwhyitisimpossiblenowtoenjoyourdeckonanicesummerevening.Thegamesandsubsequent soundsfromthemwillmostlikelycontinueuntilabout9:30tonight.Thisisnotok. CathyCarr OnMon,Jun26,2023at1:18PMKateAgarwala<>wrote: Thankyouforsharingthisvideo.ThenoisepenetratingourhousethismorningwasamongtheworstI've heard. KateAgarwala From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Monday,June26,20239:22AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;CrinnyKirkendall<>;DinoDeslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:Articlesregardingnoise&pickleballcourts Asampleofsoundstodayat9:20am.2pickleballcourtsinuseby8people. CathyCarr OnSun,Jun25,2023at2:11PMCathyCarr<>wrote: Helloall, Ididnotseethishappenbutwantedtomakeyouawarethattracksweremadeinthefieldthismorning. 2 3 Pleaseseeattachedphoto. CathyCarr OnThu,Jun22,2023at11:08AMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Correction:ItoldyouIdidnotknowifstudieswereconducted. OnJun22,2023,at11:05AM,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyoufortheadditionalinformation. OnJun22,2023,at9:28AM,CathyCarr<>wrote: MayorMartinandothers, AsImentionedtoMayorMartinandMr.AlbersonMondayevening,Ihaveattached asmallsampleofarticlesandvideosfoundonlineallrelatedtotheeffectsof pickleballonacommunity.Inthesearticlesyouwillfindalitanyofcomplaintsfrom residentsonthenoiseandeffectsontheresidentsnearby.Alsoyouwillfind acousticalstudiesandrecommendationsondistancefromresidents. ItappearsNOstudiesweredonebyMedinabeforedecidingonthecurrent location.MayorMartintoldmethisdirectlyinourchatMondayevening.Inaddition tothatstatement,shehadnoknowledgeofanyarticlesrelatedtoanyissuesother communitiesarehaving.TherearearticlesI'vefoundbelowgoingbackasfaras 2016relatedtothis.Iamtryingtounderstandhowaninvestmentinourtownwas madewithzerosoundstudiesorconsiderationforresidents.Ifyouhaveinfactdone thestudies,I'dbeinterestedinreadingthefindingsandbelievethisshouldbe sharedwithmyselfandmyneighborswhoaresendingemailsregardingthis matter.ThefactthatnoonefromtheCityhasoncereferencedthemseemsto indicatetheproperpreͲworkwasNOTdone. Ikindlyaskthatyoutakethetimetoreadthroughandwatchthevideosbelowto properlyassessthesimilarities.Thestatementsmadebyalmosteveryresidentin thearticles/videoscitedmimicexactlytheissueswearehaving.It'squiteclearthisis notanEnclaveResidentonlyissue. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/business/pickleballͲsportsͲnoiseͲcomplaintsͲ tennisͲctpr/index.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022Ͳ03Ͳ03/pickleballͲnoiseͲfuelingͲ neighborhoodͲ drama#:~:text=Extended%20exposure%20to%2080%2Ddecibel,it%20does%2C%E2% 80%9D%20he%20said. 4 https://masspickleballguide.com/sport/pickleballͲnoiseͲ impact/#:~:text=Pickleball%20noise%20in%20decibels,than%2090%20can%20be%20 harmful. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/nextͲwithͲkyleͲclark/pickleballͲ noiseͲdividesͲneighborsͲandͲplayers/73Ͳ8beb759cͲc19fͲ40f2Ͳ83f3Ͳ e09d0753242a#:~:text=City%20ordinance%20only%20allows%20for,Deputy%20Dire ctor%20Scott%20Gilmore%20said. https://www.arlnow.com/2022/11/30/exclusiveͲmoreͲresidentsͲareͲthreateningͲ legalͲactionͲbecauseͲofͲpickleballͲnoise/ https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/lawͲandͲlife/whatͲcanͲyouͲdoͲaboutͲpickleballͲ noise/ https://picklevine.com/howͲfarͲdoesͲpickleballͲnoiseͲ travel/#:~:text=According%20to%20research%20from%20Spendiarian,sounds%20wit h%20the%20greatest%20clarity. https://www.acousticalnoise.com/noiseͲcontrol/whyͲareͲyourͲpickleballͲcourtsͲ receivingͲcomplaintsͲfromͲneighbors/ https://hoalaw.tinnellylaw.com/amp/pickleballͲinstallation/ https://www.theflipsidecommunications.com/weͲareͲopposingͲpickleͲballͲ expansionͲinͲourͲneighborhood/ https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲcreatingͲaͲ quieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videoregardingsoundoftennisv pickleball:https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲ creatingͲaͲquieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videofrom2016ofresidentissuesofnearby courts:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PijͲt8gAJtQ Videoofhowpickleballislouderthan tennis:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQoY_hOpMo SanDiegoUnionTribuneJune2022 The average noise level coming from a pickleball court is measured around 70 decibels at about 100 feet away from the court. This reduces to 64 decibels when measured at 200 feet away from the court. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes that noise exposure becomes dangerous when an individual is exposed to 90 decibels or greater for eight hours or more. For comparison, typical ambient neighborhood noise is about 45 decibels and average 5 conversation is around 60 decibels. So is pickleball noise dangerous? No. Does pickleball add noise to the environment? Yes. StarTribunearticlefromMarch2019inApple Valley:https://www.startribune.com/appleͲvalleyͲneighborsͲinͲaͲpickleͲoverͲ pickleballͲnoise/507726242/ Lance Willis, an acoustical engineer from Arizona, has prepared many noise abatement plans for pickleball courts in states such as California and Idaho. He typically recommends prefabricated concrete walls around the ball courts, at a cost of about $100 a foot, though other wall systems and fencing can also muffle sound. Some other methods, such as using sound-deadening paddles or balls, would require enforcement to work. Willis also suggests that pickleball courts be located at least 150 feet from residences. ArticleandexcerptbelowofJuly2021articleinNJ town:https://projects.nj.com/pickleball/ If you dig deep into the whole kerfuffle, you likely will find the pickleball complainers actually have recent history on their side. In fact, you could argue the original sin in Ridgewood is that no one in leadership studied pickleball enough to know where to put the courts. If members of the Village Council had done some Googling beforehand, they would have seen that pickleball noise complaints are nothing new. Just over the past five years, sound disputes have been documented in Berkeley, California; Punta Gorda, Florida; Rockford, Illinois; Woodbury, Minnesota; Miami and, now, Ridgewood, New Jersey. In fact, in Punta Gorda, a man who lived across the street from pickleball courts said the noise caused him to suffer a stroke. “Nothing was ever discussed with the neighbors about putting in the courts,” Kling said. “It was fait accompli.” Will Thornton, who runs an acoustics and vibrations consulting company in Pittsburgh, said “the fight over this and the viciousness of this is not unique. This has become a really common community noise problem.” Thornton said the main issue is pickleball is such a new sport that most communities haven’t properly vetted where to build courts or realized the noise generated by the game is greater than tennis. “Fundamentally the structure of a pickleball racquet, and pickleball itself, emits noises that are louder and have tonality — frequency 6 content — that is more problematic,” he said. “The sound emitted by pickleball, it’s staccato, constant ringing, basically. And it happens to emit noise, sound that is roughly in the center of human audiological hearing acuity. So, basically, the frequencies, the tones that we’re most sensitive to.” Thornton said the proper distance between courts and residential areas “can easily be hundreds of feet.” In Ridgewood, roughly a half-dozen houses are less than a hundred feet or so from the court Iwelcomeyourthoughtsonanyoftheinformationabove.Iamalsointerestedin yoursiteworkpreparationinordertodeterminethatHunterParkwasthebest optionavailable.HunterParkisalreadyutilizedforbasketball,tennis,baseball, cricket,aplaygroundandvolleyball.Itisa6.8acreparkwithlimitedparkingandno restrooms.Myhomeis104+Ͳfeetfromthenewcourts.Idon'tbelieveanyresident isasclosetoanycourtoverinthelargerHamelPark.HamelParkhassimilar amenitiesyetprovidesrestrooms,ampleparkingandis40acres.Notonlythatit alreadyhastreesoundbarriersaroundthe2tenniscourts.Hasitoccurredtoanyone thatbeforethecourtswentinthatnoisecomplaintsfromHunterParkwereanonͲ issue?Sincetheywereinstalled,Iknowof6neighborsthathaveeitherwrittenor contactedthecityregardingnoise.Thesecourtsarewellusedasyoucansee.The issueistheyareinabadlocation.Therelocationofthepickleballtothelargerpark alleviateseveryissuewearecomplainingabout.Pleaseconsiderswitchingthe HameltenniscourtsandtheHunterpickleballcourts.Infrastructureisalreadyin place. I'mlookingforhelpandsomeinformation.IknowI'mnottheonlyoneasking this.Pleaselistentoyourtaxpayersmostaffectedbythis.Itisnottakinganything awayfromthecommunitytomovethecourts.Therewillstillbepickleballavailable aswellastennisforalltoenjoy! CathyCarr 3201ButternutDrive Medina,MN 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Monday, June 26, 2023 1:18 PM To:Cathy Carr; Kathleen Martin Cc:Brian Kirkendall; Crinny Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Articles regarding noise & pickleball courts Thankyouforsharingthisvideo.ThenoisepenetratingourhousethismorningwasamongtheworstI've heard. KateAgarwala From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Monday,June26,20239:22AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;CrinnyKirkendall<>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;Dusty Finke<dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>;KateAgarwala<>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:Articlesregardingnoise&pickleballcourts Asampleofsoundstodayat9:20am.2pickleballcourtsinuseby8people. CathyCarr OnSun,Jun25,2023at2:11PMCathyCarr<>wrote: Helloall, Ididnotseethishappenbutwantedtomakeyouawarethattracksweremadeinthefieldthismorning. 2 Pleaseseeattachedphoto. CathyCarr OnThu,Jun22,2023at11:08AMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Correction:ItoldyouIdidnotknowifstudieswereconducted. OnJun22,2023,at11:05AM,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyoufortheadditionalinformation. OnJun22,2023,at9:28AM,CathyCarr<>wrote: MayorMartinandothers, AsImentionedtoMayorMartinandMr.AlbersonMondayevening,Ihaveattacheda smallsampleofarticlesandvideosfoundonlineallrelatedtotheeffectsofpickleball onacommunity.Inthesearticlesyouwillfindalitanyofcomplaintsfromresidents onthenoiseandeffectsontheresidentsnearby.Alsoyouwillfindacousticalstudies andrecommendationsondistancefromresidents. 3 ItappearsNOstudiesweredonebyMedinabeforedecidingonthecurrent location.MayorMartintoldmethisdirectlyinourchatMondayevening.Inaddition tothatstatement,shehadnoknowledgeofanyarticlesrelatedtoanyissuesother communitiesarehaving.TherearearticlesI'vefoundbelowgoingbackasfaras2016 relatedtothis.Iamtryingtounderstandhowaninvestmentinourtownwasmade withzerosoundstudiesorconsiderationforresidents.Ifyouhaveinfactdonethe studies,I'dbeinterestedinreadingthefindingsandbelievethisshouldbeshared withmyselfandmyneighborswhoaresendingemailsregardingthismatter.Thefact thatnoonefromtheCityhasoncereferencedthemseemstoindicatetheproperpreͲ workwasNOTdone. Ikindlyaskthatyoutakethetimetoreadthroughandwatchthevideosbelowto properlyassessthesimilarities.Thestatementsmadebyalmosteveryresidentinthe articles/videoscitedmimicexactlytheissueswearehaving.It'squiteclearthisisnot anEnclaveResidentonlyissue. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/business/pickleballͲsportsͲnoiseͲcomplaintsͲ tennisͲctpr/index.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022Ͳ03Ͳ03/pickleballͲnoiseͲfuelingͲ neighborhoodͲ drama#:~:text=Extended%20exposure%20to%2080%2Ddecibel,it%20does%2C%E2%8 0%9D%20he%20said. https://masspickleballguide.com/sport/pickleballͲnoiseͲ impact/#:~:text=Pickleball%20noise%20in%20decibels,than%2090%20can%20be%20h armful. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/nextͲwithͲkyleͲclark/pickleballͲ noiseͲdividesͲneighborsͲandͲplayers/73Ͳ8beb759cͲc19fͲ40f2Ͳ83f3Ͳ e09d0753242a#:~:text=City%20ordinance%20only%20allows%20for,Deputy%20Direct or%20Scott%20Gilmore%20said. https://www.arlnow.com/2022/11/30/exclusiveͲmoreͲresidentsͲareͲthreateningͲ legalͲactionͲbecauseͲofͲpickleballͲnoise/ https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/lawͲandͲlife/whatͲcanͲyouͲdoͲaboutͲpickleballͲ noise/ https://picklevine.com/howͲfarͲdoesͲpickleballͲnoiseͲ travel/#:~:text=According%20to%20research%20from%20Spendiarian,sounds%20wit h%20the%20greatest%20clarity. https://www.acousticalnoise.com/noiseͲcontrol/whyͲareͲyourͲpickleballͲcourtsͲ receivingͲcomplaintsͲfromͲneighbors/ https://hoalaw.tinnellylaw.com/amp/pickleballͲinstallation/ https://www.theflipsidecommunications.com/weͲareͲopposingͲpickleͲballͲexpansionͲ inͲourͲneighborhood/ 4 https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲcreatingͲaͲ quieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videoregardingsoundoftennisv pickleball:https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲ creatingͲaͲquieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videofrom2016ofresidentissuesofnearby courts:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PijͲt8gAJtQ Videoofhowpickleballislouderthan tennis:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQoY_hOpMo SanDiegoUnionTribuneJune2022 The average noise level coming from a pickleball court is measured around 70 decibels at about 100 feet away from the court. This reduces to 64 decibels when measured at 200 feet away from the court. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes that noise exposure becomes dangerous when an individual is exposed to 90 decibels or greater for eight hours or more. For comparison, typical ambient neighborhood noise is about 45 decibels and average conversation is around 60 decibels. So is pickleball noise dangerous? No. Does pickleball add noise to the environment? Yes. StarTribunearticlefromMarch2019inApple Valley:https://www.startribune.com/appleͲvalleyͲneighborsͲinͲaͲpickleͲoverͲ pickleballͲnoise/507726242/ Lance Willis, an acoustical engineer from Arizona, has prepared many noise abatement plans for pickleball courts in states such as California and Idaho. He typically recommends prefabricated concrete walls around the ball courts, at a cost of about $100 a foot, though other wall systems and fencing can also muffle sound. Some other methods, such as using sound-deadening paddles or balls, would require enforcement to work. Willis also suggests that pickleball courts be located at least 150 feet from residences. ArticleandexcerptbelowofJuly2021articleinNJ town:https://projects.nj.com/pickleball/ If you dig deep into the whole kerfuffle, you likely will find the pickleball complainers actually have recent history on their side. In fact, you could argue the original sin in Ridgewood is that no one in leadership studied pickleball enough to know where to put the courts. 5 If members of the Village Council had done some Googling beforehand, they would have seen that pickleball noise complaints are nothing new. Just over the past five years, sound disputes have been documented in Berkeley, California; Punta Gorda, Florida; Rockford, Illinois; Woodbury, Minnesota; Miami and, now, Ridgewood, New Jersey. In fact, in Punta Gorda, a man who lived across the street from pickleball courts said the noise caused him to suffer a stroke. “Nothing was ever discussed with the neighbors about putting in the courts,” Kling said. “It was fait accompli.” Will Thornton, who runs an acoustics and vibrations consulting company in Pittsburgh, said “the fight over this and the viciousness of this is not unique. This has become a really common community noise problem.” Thornton said the main issue is pickleball is such a new sport that most communities haven’t properly vetted where to build courts or realized the noise generated by the game is greater than tennis. “Fundamentally the structure of a pickleball racquet, and pickleball itself, emits noises that are louder and have tonality — frequency content — that is more problematic,” he said. “The sound emitted by pickleball, it’s staccato, constant ringing, basically. And it happens to emit noise, sound that is roughly in the center of human audiological hearing acuity. So, basically, the frequencies, the tones that we’re most sensitive to.” Thornton said the proper distance between courts and residential areas “can easily be hundreds of feet.” In Ridgewood, roughly a half-dozen houses are less than a hundred feet or so from the court Iwelcomeyourthoughtsonanyoftheinformationabove.Iamalsointerestedin yoursiteworkpreparationinordertodeterminethatHunterParkwasthebest optionavailable.HunterParkisalreadyutilizedforbasketball,tennis,baseball, cricket,aplaygroundandvolleyball.Itisa6.8acreparkwithlimitedparkingandno restrooms.Myhomeis104+Ͳfeetfromthenewcourts.Idon'tbelieveanyresident isasclosetoanycourtoverinthelargerHamelPark.HamelParkhassimilar amenitiesyetprovidesrestrooms,ampleparkingandis40acres.Notonlythatit alreadyhastreesoundbarriersaroundthe2tenniscourts.Hasitoccurredtoanyone thatbeforethecourtswentinthatnoisecomplaintsfromHunterParkwereanonͲ issue?Sincetheywereinstalled,Iknowof6neighborsthathaveeitherwrittenor contactedthecityregardingnoise.Thesecourtsarewellusedasyoucansee.The issueistheyareinabadlocation.Therelocationofthepickleballtothelargerpark alleviateseveryissuewearecomplainingabout.PleaseconsiderswitchingtheHamel tenniscourtsandtheHunterpickleballcourts.Infrastructureisalreadyinplace. 6 I'mlookingforhelpandsomeinformation.IknowI'mnottheonlyoneasking this.Pleaselistentoyourtaxpayersmostaffectedbythis.Itisnottakinganything awayfromthecommunitytomovethecourts.Therewillstillbepickleballavailable aswellastennisforalltoenjoy! CathyCarr 3201ButternutDrive Medina,MN 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Monday, June 26, 2023 2:29 PM To:Steve Scherer Subject:Pickleball Soundproofing HiMr.Scherer, InmyfirstemailIaskedthatsoundproofinglikeAcoustifencebelookedinto.AsI'vebeenlookingintoitmore therearealotofdifferentoptionsforsoundproofingthatappeartobebetteroptions.Iwantedtoamendmy originalasktobesoundproofing,ratherthanaspecifictype.I'mseeingthatsoundabsorbingratherthan reflectiveproductsaremoreappropriate. Thankyou, Kate On Jun 23, 2023, at 2:02 PM, Tad & Diana <> wrote: Dear Mayor Martin, We are 10-year residents of the Enclave neighborhood and live on Butternut Drive, just across the street from the new pickleball/tennis courts. Although we welcome the post-pandemic opportunities for fun in our community, our family has had some concerns with this new development to the park. With these observations, we also have some suggestions (which we understand are also supported by other neighbors, e.g. the Carr Family who live just a few houses south of us). 1. Noise. As you might agree based on onsite observation, the noise that the pickleball rackets give is very noticeable, even when only one court is being used. (This is a problem in communities nationwide of course.) Unlike tennis, these are smaller courts with more frequent ball hits, so the sound is loud and continuous. Add to it the fact that the city took down several trees west of our backyards. We now have not only an unsightly view of a chain link fence, we also have to hear the conversations and reactions of the pickleball players. It is a sound that is hard to ignore, and only likely to increase as word spreads about this new opportunity for pickleball players to have fun. This may drive down the value of our home because of the constant, loud, and annoying noise. Had we known a pickleball court with a chain link fence was in our future backyard view, we might've chosen a different lot when we built our house. 2. 3. Furthermore, the posted hours of pickleball say sunrise to sunset, and we see that is in fact happening. There's no chance for a quiet morning coffee on our porch even at the early hour of 7:15 a.m. because, weather permitting, we can count on the courts being used from sun up until the bugs come out at sundown. The courts are definitely being used by people from all over the Twin Cities as evidenced by Facebook posts encouraging people to play. So, despite posted rules indicating the courts are for residents and their guests, we now expect full use of these courts all day, every day, spring through fall, weather-permitting. 4. 5. Parking. As a trending sport, the courts are full almost everyday. With the full courts, come fuller parking lots. Since the development is still in progress, we as nearby Enclave residents worry about what will happen when events like baseball games, basketball practices, and tennis practices also require parking spaces. This is a concern for us residents as we do not want random park goers parking in our neighborhood. Alternatively, we do not want an expanded parking lot either as that would only add to the current eyesore we have to look at. 6. 7. Traffic. We were told traffic on Hunter Drive was at 10% when we moved here and it was expected to increase to 20-30%. We are not experts on how to gauge traffic, but we can anecdotally say that traffic has increased quite a bit so far, and will likely increase more so as the park development continues. If there is any way to contain this, we would appreciate that. Perhaps our suggestions below can do that. Suggestions: 1. Move the pickleball courts to the Hamel Legion Park and let our backyard park hold tennis courts instead. Yes, there are tennis lessons at Legion Park courts, but those have contained times of popular use. More, so the general play of tennis is quieter in ball strikes and rowdiness among players. Why Legion Park? First, there aren't houses within a few hundred yards of the courts (something we think could have been considered when creating the Lions Park courts). Next, there are ample trees - and room for more - in Lions Park to absorb the noise of play. Finally, there is more parking in this park and even room for more, should it be deemed necessary. In addition, this should decrease some of the traffic we are seeing on Hunter Drive and move it to the more obvious main street of Hamel Road instead. 2. Plant trees on the eastern side of Lions Park. Regardless of the courts, we are dismayed that our park haven which brought us to Medina ten years now holds a chain link fence and no trees. While we do understand the need to expand a park due to the growth of the community, we cannot understand why greenspace was removed completely. Again, this impacts our present views and sound quality but also hurts our house valuation. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for allowing us to voice our concerns. We look forward to hearing back from you/the city council regarding these or alternative suggestions. Warm regards, Allard Family 3217 Butternut Dr Medina, MN 55340 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Thursday, June 22, 2023 1:28 PM To:Steve Scherer Cc:Kathleen Martin; Scott Johnson Subject:Re: Pickle Ball ThanksfortheinformationSteve.Sotobeclearonmyrequestearlier,wereanyacousticstudiesperformedor consideredduringtheplanningprocessregardingtheimpacttosurroundingsparticularlywithregardtothegameof pickleball?Asthiswasanewactivityfortheparkanditsneighbors,Iwonderifthoseweretakenintoconsideration. Iamalsoabitdisappointedtohearthattheentirebaseballfieldwasshiftedtoaccommodatetheminimal(maybe10a season)gamesplayedthereeverybaseballseason.Ifthoseparents/playerscanrequestsuchachangeandbeheard, whyarethevoicesofmyselfandtheothersnotalsogiventhatconsideration?Baseballseasonisshortandgamesare short.The4courtswearediscussinghavethepotentialtobeusedfromAprilͲOctober.7daysaweek,15hoursa day. CathyCarr OnThu,Jun22,2023at1:06ථPMSteveScherer>wrote: Foreveryone’sknowledgebelowwastheprocessesthecityusedwhenreͲdesigningtheHunterPark,itisoffour website.Thepickleballcourtswerepushedtothewestsideofthetenniscourtstokeepthemroughlythesame distancefromtheneighborsonthewestsideofthepark.Theballfieldwasorientatedasitistokeepthesunoutofthe eyesoftheballplayersjustasarethecourtsnorthsouthlayout.TheParkcommissiondiscussedthislastnightand wanttocontinuetomonitorthings.Acoupleofthecommissionersaregoingtochatwiththeplayerstogetinputand findoutiftheyareresidentsofMedina.Theteamwillalsowitnessthenoiselevelsforthemselves.Thecommission wantstostaytheoriginalcourseandplantoevaluatemoreanddiscusstherefindingsatthenextmeeting.Steve Scherer 2    SteveScherer|PublicWorksDirector|CityofMedina Direct:(763)473Ͳ8842•Fax:(763)473Ͳ9359•steve.scherer@medinamn.gov 2052CountyRoad24•Medina,MN•55340   1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Thursday, June 22, 2023 9:28 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Dino Deslauriers; Joseph Cavanaugh; Robin Reid; Todd Albers; Dusty Finke; Kate Agarwala; Brian Kirkendall; Crinny Kirkendall Subject:Articles regarding noise & pickleball courts MayorMartinandothers, AsImentionedtoMayorMartinandMr.AlbersonMondayevening,Ihaveattachedasmallsampleofarticlesand videosfoundonlineallrelatedtotheeffectsofpickleballonacommunity.Inthesearticlesyouwillfindalitanyof complaintsfromresidentsonthenoiseandeffectsontheresidentsnearby.Alsoyouwillfindacousticalstudiesand recommendationsondistancefromresidents. ItappearsNOstudiesweredonebyMedinabeforedecidingonthecurrentlocation.MayorMartintoldmethisdirectly inourchatMondayevening.Inadditiontothatstatement,shehadnoknowledgeofanyarticlesrelatedtoanyissues othercommunitiesarehaving.TherearearticlesI'vefoundbelowgoingbackasfaras2016relatedtothis.Iamtrying tounderstandhowaninvestmentinourtownwasmadewithzerosoundstudiesorconsiderationforresidents.Ifyou haveinfactdonethestudies,I'dbeinterestedinreadingthefindingsandbelievethisshouldbesharedwithmyselfand myneighborswhoaresendingemailsregardingthismatter.ThefactthatnoonefromtheCityhasoncereferenced themseemstoindicatetheproperpreͲworkwasNOTdone. Ikindlyaskthatyoutakethetimetoreadthroughandwatchthevideosbelowtoproperlyassessthesimilarities.The statementsmadebyalmosteveryresidentinthearticles/videoscitedmimicexactlytheissueswearehaving.It'squite clearthisisnotanEnclaveResidentonlyissue. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/business/pickleballͲsportsͲnoiseͲcomplaintsͲtennisͲctpr/index.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022Ͳ03Ͳ03/pickleballͲnoiseͲfuelingͲneighborhoodͲ drama#:~:text=Extended%20exposure%20to%2080%2Ddecibel,it%20does%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said. https://masspickleballguide.com/sport/pickleballͲnoiseͲ impact/#:~:text=Pickleball%20noise%20in%20decibels,than%2090%20can%20be%20harmful. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/nextͲwithͲkyleͲclark/pickleballͲnoiseͲdividesͲneighborsͲandͲ players/73Ͳ8beb759cͲc19fͲ40f2Ͳ83f3Ͳ e09d0753242a#:~:text=City%20ordinance%20only%20allows%20for,Deputy%20Director%20Scott%20Gilmore%20said. https://www.arlnow.com/2022/11/30/exclusiveͲmoreͲresidentsͲareͲthreateningͲlegalͲactionͲbecauseͲofͲpickleballͲ noise/ https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/lawͲandͲlife/whatͲcanͲyouͲdoͲaboutͲpickleballͲnoise/ https://picklevine.com/howͲfarͲdoesͲpickleballͲnoiseͲ travel/#:~:text=According%20to%20research%20from%20Spendiarian,sounds%20with%20the%20greatest%20clarity. https://www.acousticalnoise.com/noiseͲcontrol/whyͲareͲyourͲpickleballͲcourtsͲreceivingͲcomplaintsͲfromͲneighbors/ 2 https://hoalaw.tinnellylaw.com/amp/pickleballͲinstallation/ https://www.theflipsidecommunications.com/weͲareͲopposingͲpickleͲballͲexpansionͲinͲourͲneighborhood/ https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲcreatingͲaͲquieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videoregardingsoundoftennisvpickleball:https://crazypickleballlady.com/2021/06/07/respectingͲourͲneighborsͲ creatingͲaͲquieterͲpickleballͲenvironment/ Videofrom2016ofresidentissuesofnearbycourts:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PijͲt8gAJtQ Videoofhowpickleballislouderthantennis:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQoY_hOpMo SanDiegoUnionTribuneJune2022 The average noise level coming from a pickleball court is measured around 70 decibels at about 100 feet away from the court. This reduces to 64 decibels when measured at 200 feet away from the court. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes that noise exposure becomes dangerous when an individual is exposed to 90 decibels or greater for eight hours or more. For comparison, typical ambient neighborhood noise is about 45 decibels and average conversation is around 60 decibels. So is pickleball noise dangerous? No. Does pickleball add noise to the environment? Yes. StarTribunearticlefromMarch2019inAppleValley:https://www.startribune.com/appleͲvalleyͲneighborsͲ inͲaͲpickleͲoverͲpickleballͲnoise/507726242/ Lance Willis, an acoustical engineer from Arizona, has prepared many noise abatement plans for pickleball courts in states such as California and Idaho. He typically recommends prefabricated concrete walls around the ball courts, at a cost of about $100 a foot, though other wall systems and fencing can also muffle sound. Some other methods, such as using sound-deadening paddles or balls, would require enforcement to work. Willis also suggests that pickleball courts be located at least 150 feet from residences. ArticleandexcerptbelowofJuly2021articleinNJtown:https://projects.nj.com/pickleball/ If you dig deep into the whole kerfuffle, you likely will find the pickleball complainers actually have recent history on their side. In fact, you could argue the original sin in Ridgewood is that no one in leadership studied pickleball enough to know where to put the courts. If members of the Village Council had done some Googling beforehand, they would have seen that pickleball noise complaints are nothing new. Just over the past five years, sound disputes have been documented in Berkeley, California; Punta Gorda, Florida; Rockford, Illinois; Woodbury, Minnesota; Miami and, now, Ridgewood, New Jersey. In fact, in Punta Gorda, a man who lived across the street from pickleball courts said the noise caused him to suffer a stroke. “Nothing was ever discussed with the neighbors about putting in the courts,” Kling said. “It was fait accompli.” 3 Will Thornton, who runs an acoustics and vibrations consulting company in Pittsburgh, said “the fight over this and the viciousness of this is not unique. This has become a really common community noise problem.” Thornton said the main issue is pickleball is such a new sport that most communities haven’t properly vetted where to build courts or realized the noise generated by the game is greater than tennis. “Fundamentally the structure of a pickleball racquet, and pickleball itself, emits noises that are louder and have tonality — frequency content — that is more problematic,” he said. “The sound emitted by pickleball, it’s staccato, constant ringing, basically. And it happens to emit noise, sound that is roughly in the center of human audiological hearing acuity. So, basically, the frequencies, the tones that we’re most sensitive to.” Thornton said the proper distance between courts and residential areas “can easily be hundreds of feet.” In Ridgewood, roughly a half-dozen houses are less than a hundred feet or so from the court Iwelcomeyourthoughtsonanyoftheinformationabove.Iamalsointerestedinyoursiteworkpreparationinorderto determinethatHunterParkwasthebestoptionavailable.HunterParkisalreadyutilizedforbasketball,tennis,baseball, cricket,aplaygroundandvolleyball.Itisa6.8acreparkwithlimitedparkingandnorestrooms.Myhomeis104+Ͳfeet fromthenewcourts.Idon'tbelieveanyresidentisasclosetoanycourtoverinthelargerHamelPark.HamelParkhas similaramenitiesyetprovidesrestrooms,ampleparkingandis40acres.Notonlythatitalreadyhastreesoundbarriers aroundthe2tenniscourts.HasitoccurredtoanyonethatbeforethecourtswentinthatnoisecomplaintsfromHunter ParkwereanonͲissue?Sincetheywereinstalled,Iknowof6neighborsthathaveeitherwrittenorcontactedthecity regardingnoise.Thesecourtsarewellusedasyoucansee.Theissueistheyareinabadlocation.Therelocationofthe pickleballtothelargerparkalleviateseveryissuewearecomplainingabout.PleaseconsiderswitchingtheHamel tenniscourtsandtheHunterpickleballcourts.Infrastructureisalreadyinplace. I'mlookingforhelpandsomeinformation.IknowI'mnottheonlyoneaskingthis.Pleaselistentoyourtaxpayersmost affectedbythis.Itisnottakinganythingawayfromthecommunitytomovethecourts.Therewillstillbepickleball availableaswellastennisforalltoenjoy! CathyCarr 3201ButternutDrive Medina,MN 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Thursday, June 22, 2023 1:28 PM To:Steve Scherer Cc:Kathleen Martin; Scott Johnson Subject:Re: Pickle Ball ThanksfortheinformationSteve.Sotobeclearonmyrequestearlier,wereanyacousticstudiesperformedor consideredduringtheplanningprocessregardingtheimpacttosurroundingsparticularlywithregardtothegameof pickleball?Asthiswasanewactivityfortheparkanditsneighbors,Iwonderifthoseweretakenintoconsideration. Iamalsoabitdisappointedtohearthattheentirebaseballfieldwasshiftedtoaccommodatetheminimal(maybe10a season)gamesplayedthereeverybaseballseason.Ifthoseparents/playerscanrequestsuchachangeandbeheard, whyarethevoicesofmyselfandtheothersnotalsogiventhatconsideration?Baseballseasonisshortandgamesare short.The4courtswearediscussinghavethepotentialtobeusedfromAprilͲOctober.7daysaweek,15hoursa day. CathyCarr OnThu,Jun22,2023at1:06ථPMSteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>wrote: Foreveryone’sknowledgebelowwastheprocessesthecityusedwhenreͲdesigningtheHunterPark,itisoffour website.Thepickleballcourtswerepushedtothewestsideofthetenniscourtstokeepthemroughlythesame distancefromtheneighborsonthewestsideofthepark.Theballfieldwasorientatedasitistokeepthesunoutofthe eyesoftheballplayersjustasarethecourtsnorthsouthlayout.TheParkcommissiondiscussedthislastnightand wanttocontinuetomonitorthings.Acoupleofthecommissionersaregoingtochatwiththeplayerstogetinputand findoutiftheyareresidentsofMedina.Theteamwillalsowitnessthenoiselevelsforthemselves.Thecommission wantstostaytheoriginalcourseandplantoevaluatemoreanddiscusstherefindingsatthenextmeeting.Steve Scherer 2    SteveScherer|PublicWorksDirector|CityofMedina Direct:(763)473Ͳ8842•Fax:(763)473Ͳ9359•steve.scherer@medinamn.gov 2052CountyRoad24•Medina,MN•55340   1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Thursday, June 22, 2023 9:33 AM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer Subject:Re: FW: Monday 8:45 am ThankyouforyourtimeMondayevening.Isentaseparateemailwithafewarticlesandvideos. Wewelcomeyourfeedbackontheseitemsandhopeyoutakethetimetoreviewthem.It'snevertoolatefor adjustmentsinplanstobemadeespeciallywhentheimpactissogreat! CathyCarr OnMon,Jun19,2023at8:35ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: PleasecopyScottJohnsonandSteveSchererwhenyousendthecouncilinformationonthepickleballissues—ithelps usensurethatwhatyouhavetosharereachestherightpersonsatcityhall.Iamforwardingthisonetothemwiththis reply. Thanks. ͲKathyMartin MayorofMedina From:CathyCarr> Sent:Monday,June19,20238:48AM To:DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>; KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject:Monday8:45am Mondaymorning.3courtsusedby10people.Pleaselisten. Notevenfullcapacity. 2 CathyCarr OnSun,Jun18,2023at3:33PMCathyCarr>wrote: Helloall, IamwritingtogiveyouanideaofthesoundofONEpickleballcourtinuseonSundayat2:11pm.Thiswasrecorded frommydeckdirectlyacrossHunter.I'malsointerestedinknowingthenoiseleveltobeconsideredanuisancein Medina.Iwillcontinuetorecordasthecourtsgetbusierastheydointotheevening.It'sashameourfamilycannot enjoyourdeckonFather'sDayunlesswehearthisconstantnoise.Thisstartedat8amtoday. Thanksforyourtime. CathyCarr 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Thursday, June 22, 2023 9:05 AM To:Steve Scherer Subject:Re: Pickle Ball HiSteve, ThankyouforkindlyhavingmeattheParkCommissionmeetinglastnight.Iappreciatehowyourespectfully listenedtomyconcernsandareworkingonthisissue.ThiswasmyfirstParkCommissionmeetingandI’m curious,isitcommonforsomeonetalkingtotheCommissiontoberepeatedlyquestionedbyanother memberoftheaudience?Ifeltthequestioning,andhersometimesuntrueretortstatementstomyconcerns, wasinappropriateandwouldhavepreferredtoanswerquestionsfromtheactualCommission.Ididnotice thatyouredirectedthispersononce. Ididnotattendtheopenhousenorbringupanyissuespriortonow.Ihadabsolutelynoideahowdisruptive thesecourtswouldbe.IalsotrustedthatMedinahadcarefullyconsideredtheimpactonneighborsandhada planthatwasinthebestinterestofbothplayersandnearbyhomes. Iknowthatpickleballisquitepopularandthatthesecourtshavebeenwellreceivedbymany.Idonot begrudgethemaplacetoplay.Ithinkit’sgreatthatMedinawasresponsivetothefeedbackprovidedby communityplayers.Theseplayersdeservetohaveaplacetoplay,butweashomeownersdeservetouseour decks,porches,andbackyardsandtobeabletobeinourhomeswithouthearingconstantpinging.Inmy researchonthistopic,noiseisaverycommonproblemwithpickleballcourts.Realtorsinsomecommunities withpickleballcourtsarenowstartingtoshowpropertieswhenitisnotbeingplayed. ThecontactinformationfortheEnclaveHOAisincludedbelow. KateAgarwala 2 From:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Sent:Tuesday,June20,20239:50AM To:KateAgarwala<> Subject:RE:PickleBall Ican’tcopyeveryoneonthiseͲmailbecauseofopenmeetinglaws.Idon’trecallanyonefromtheEnclavecomingtothe openhousebringinganyoftheseissuesup.ThisisourfirstPickleBallCourtsoweasagroupwerearelearningsome thingsaswego.AsfarasscreeningifyouhaveacontactforyourHOAthatwouldbehelpfultomesoIcaninvestigate thepossibilityofplantingsalongtheRiteofWayandthewetlandwherethereisnoscreening.TheHamelParkplantings werearesultoftreereplacementfromthetreesthatwereremovedfromtheEnclavedevelopment.Iactuallyplaced themallaroundtheparkbutforawindbreakforthetenniscourts.Iamlookingintootherwaytoscreethecourtsas well.IhavebeenconsumedwithstreetpavingprojectsforthepastmonthandIhavealittlebreakbeforephasetwo startssoIcanspendalittlemoretimeonthis.SteveScherer From:KateAgarwala<> Sent:Saturday,June17,202310:13AM To:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;Dino Deslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh<joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:PickleBall HiSteve, Duringplanning,whatweretheconsiderationsfortheimpactonneighbors,particularlyacrossHunterRoad? Whatplansweremadeduringthisprocesstomitigatepotentialimpacts? Whatscreeningmeasuresarecurrentlybeinginvestigated?Arebothplantingsaroundthefencingand acousticfencing/barriersbeinglookedinto? IhaveattachedpicturesofthetenniscourtsatHamelPark.Thecourtshavecompletescreeningcoverageon twoofthesides.WhywasthisnotplannedforatleastthethreesidesoftheHunterParkcourtsthatemit soundtothehousesacrossHunterRoad?Thenewcourtshold2.5timesmorepeoplethantheHamelPark courts,20vs.8,houseasignificantlylouderandmorerepetitiveandsocialgame,andaremuchcloserto homes. Ithinktheimpactisquitewidespread,asIrarelyseepeopleusingtheirdecksandporches,whichisunusual forthistimeofyear. Kate From:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Sent:Monday,June12,202310:46AM To:<> 3 Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:PickleBall HiKate,SteveherefromPublicWorks.IaminchargeofParks,Water,Sewer,Stormwater,andStreets.IreadyoureͲ mailandastheMayorsaidwearegatheringinformationforacoupleofweeksandwewilldiscussthiswiththePark Commission.WeareexcitedthatthecourtsandtheparkIngeneralisbeingused,thatwasourgoal.ThatbeingsaidI thinkafewchangesareinordermostlikelyhoursofuse,andpossiblescreening.Therewereseveralmeetingsandan openhousebeforethesecourtswentinsowehavenointentionofmovingthemafterthreeweeks.Idosympathize withyoumyneighborhasacourtinhisbackyardandhehaslightssohecanplayatnight.IamaresidentofMedina andhavebeenfor62yearssoIdounderstandchangeisnoteasy,asyoucanimagineIhaveseenalotofMedina changefromacornfieldtohousingdevelopment.Iactuallywentoverandplayedonthecourtyesterdayandtherewas anicemixofagesgreattosee.Wewillkeepgatheringcommentsbothpositiveandnegativeanddiscussthemwiththe commission.ThanksSteveScherer SteveScherer|PublicWorksDirector|CityofMedina Direct:(763)473Ͳ8842•Fax:(763)473Ͳ9359•steve.scherer@medinamn.gov 2052CountyRoad24•Medina,MN•55340 Hello Mayor Kathleen Martin, I am a resident of Medina and I live in the Enclave subdivision off of Hunter drive. I am writing today regarding the new pickle ball court that was put up in the park across from our subdivision. I was wondering if it would be possible to plant more trees around the court and align the street to help block some of the noise. The pickle ball court is used frequently, so anything that can be done to add more trees would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your consideration. Tonya & Randy Austin 3171 Butternut Drive Medina, MN 55340 From: Anthony Weldon < > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 1:44 PM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Subject: Hamel Park Hello Ms. Martin - Love the new Pickle Ball Courts... Great win for the community. Just wondering though if they could be flipped to the court nearest the playground? It's oddly loud for surrounding houses. Thanks! Tony Weldon From: Cathy Carr <> Date: June 19, 2023 at 8:48:17 AM CDT To: Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>, Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>, Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>, Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>, Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>, Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov> Subject: Monday 8:45 am Monday morning. 3 courts used by 10 people. Please listen. Not even full capacity. Cathy Carr On Sun, Jun 18, 2023 at 3:33 PM Cathy Carr <<mailto:>> wrote: Hello all, I am writing to give you an idea of the sound of ONE pickleball court in use on Sunday at 2:11pm. This was recorded from my deck directly across Hunter. I'm also interested in knowing the noise level to be considered a nuisance in Medina. I will continue to record as the courts get busier as they do into the evening. It's a shame our family cannot enjoy our deck on Father's Day unless we hear this constant noise. This started at 8am today. Thanks for your time. Cathy Carr 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Sunday, June 18, 2023 2:51 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Brian Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park new courts Attachments:IMG_2070.HEIC; IMG_2074.HEIC; IMG_0.MOV; IMG_0.MOV Anothervideoforreference.Thisisonmydeckat2:15today.ItisimportanttoknowthisisonlyONEcourtplayingat thisvideobeingshot.Iwillcontinuetorecordlikethistoillustratethenuisancethesecourtshavecreated. CathyCarr 3201ButternutDr,Medina,MN55340 OnSat,Jun17,2023at1:39PMKathleenMartin<>wrote: Copyinginkeycitystaffandtherestofourcouncil,butthemessagewouldnotgothroughwithallthepictures.Cathy, couldyoutrytosendthepicturesagininasmallerformat?Thanks. OnJun17,2023,at12:41PM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Goodmorningall!I'mgivingaSaturdaystatusreporthere... 1. Courtshavebeenoccupiedsinceabout8am.FirsttherewasjustatennismatchwhichIsentavideo belowoftoreferencethesounddifferencebetweenonly1courtinuseand2playersvs.thesoundsof even1courtofpickleballand4players. 2. Alsoattachedisapictureandvideoofthedogchaineduptothefencebarkingwhileitsowners played.Thishasbeengoingonforatleastanhour.Areweasneighborssupposedtogooverand handle? 3. MyhusbandandIjustcamebackfromanhourwalkatHamelLegionPark.Whilethere,only1of thetenniscourtswasoccupiedforthelast15minutesofourwalk.Meanwhile,overonthenew courts,bothtenniscourts(oldandnew)inuseand3pickleballcourtsused.OveratHamelPark,the baseballfieldswereemptyexceptforafewpeople,andtheparkinglothadabout4carsinit.Itwas prettymuchemptyandveryquietasopposedtothesoundswehearwhenwegethomeinourown backyard.AlsonotedarethemassivetreessurroundingtheHamelcourtstotheWestandSouth sides.Picturebelowtoshow.IftreescangetplantedtherewherethereareNOneighbors,whycan wenothavesimilarplantedforustotheEastofthenewcourts? IlookforwardtoyourvisitMondayeveningandthoughtI'dsharethisnowsoyouareawareofone thingIhopetodiscuss. 2 Cathy OnFri,Jun16,2023at2:10ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyou. From:CathyCarr> Sent:Friday,June16,20231:44PM To:KathleenMartin<> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;BrianKirkendall<>Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Sure,noproblem. Seeyouthen. Cathy&GregCarr OnFri,Jun16,2023at1:39ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy.MayIinviteanthercouncilpersontojoinusatyourhouseonMondayat6:30?Dueto publicmeetinglaws,IcanonlyhaveoneotherpersonpresentbutIthinkitwouldhelptohavetwo ofusunderstandtheissues. From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Thursday,June15,20239:34AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;BrianKirkendall<>Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Feelfreetocheckitoutfrommyhousetoo(3201Butternut)ifyou'reherebutIwouldstilllikeyou toseewhatit'slikeintheeveningasit'smuchbusier(translation...louder). 3 Thankyouforyourtime! Cathy OnThu,Jun15,2023at9:31ථAMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: AndmaybeI’lldrivebyKate’shousetomorrowmorningatabout7:30(Ihavean8:30exerciseclass inPlymouthsoIhopeit’sokIarriveingymclotheswithmessyhair!).Kate,tellmewhichhouseis yoursasI’mdrivinguphunter.Ihaveyouraddress,butI’lljustparkalongHunterandthenwalkup toyourbackpatio(unlessyouarenearthewetland). OnJun15,2023,at8:00AM,KateAgarwala<>wrote: Thankyousomuchforyourattentiontothisissue;itisappreciated! Howaboutamorningbetween7Ͳ8forwhatappearstobeleagueplay?My sonhasanearlymorningcampnextweek,buttheweekafterworks.Ican reachoutattheendofnextweektocoordinateadayifyouarestill interestedafterheadingtoCathy'sonMonday. Thankyouagain, Kate 3241ButternutDrive From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Wednesday,June14,202310:12PM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Thatworksforme! 4 Cathy OnWed,Jun14,2023at10:09PMKathleen Martin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: HowaboutnextMonday,June19? From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>Sent: Wednesday,June14,202310:01PM To:CathyCarr> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Letmecheckmyschedule—maybesometimeearlynextweek? OnJun14,2023,at9:53PM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Yes,ofcourse!We’dlovetohaveyouoveraround6or7pmto experiencethe“afterworkcrowd”.Letmeknowwhatday worksforyouandthankyouforyourquickresponse! Cathy&GregCarr 3201ButternutDr,Medina,MN55340 OnWed,Jun14,2023at9:09PMKathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyouallforyourcommentsandinputonthenewpickleball courts.I’mwonderingifIcouldstopbyoneormoreofyour homesattimesthataremostimpactfultoyourfamiliessoIcan appreciatewhatyouareexperiencing. /ĨĂŶLJŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞĂŵĞŶĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĂƚ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞůĞƚŵĞŬŶŽǁǁŚĞŶ/ ŵŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƉďLJĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĞĚŽŐŝǀĞŵĞLJŽƵƌĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƉŚŽŶĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶ͊ Ͳ<ĂƚŚLJDĂƌƚŝŶ DĂLJŽƌŽĨDĞĚŝŶĂ 1 From:Cathy Carr com> Sent:Saturday, June 17, 2023 4:38 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Brian Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park new courts PicsofdogtiedupandtreesoverinHamelParkcourtstoillustratewhatweneed OnSat,Jun17,2023at1:39PMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: 2 Copyinginkeycitystaffandtherestofourcouncil,butthemessagewouldnotgothroughwithallthepictures.Cathy, couldyoutrytosendthepicturesagininasmallerformat?Thanks. OnJun17,2023,at12:41PM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Goodmorningall!I'mgivingaSaturdaystatusreporthere... 1. Courtshavebeenoccupiedsinceabout8am.FirsttherewasjustatennismatchwhichIsentavideo belowoftoreferencethesounddifferencebetweenonly1courtinuseand2playersvs.thesoundsof even1courtofpickleballand4players. 2. Alsoattachedisapictureandvideoofthedogchaineduptothefencebarkingwhileitsowners played.Thishasbeengoingonforatleastanhour.Areweasneighborssupposedtogooverand handle? 3. MyhusbandandIjustcamebackfromanhourwalkatHamelLegionPark.Whilethere,only1of thetenniscourtswasoccupiedforthelast15minutesofourwalk.Meanwhile,overonthenew courts,bothtenniscourts(oldandnew)inuseand3pickleballcourtsused.OveratHamelPark,the baseballfieldswereemptyexceptforafewpeople,andtheparkinglothadabout4carsinit.Itwas prettymuchemptyandveryquietasopposedtothesoundswehearwhenwegethomeinourown backyard.AlsonotedarethemassivetreessurroundingtheHamelcourtstotheWestandSouth sides.Picturebelowtoshow.IftreescangetplantedtherewherethereareNOneighbors,whycan wenothavesimilarplantedforustotheEastofthenewcourts? IlookforwardtoyourvisitMondayeveningandthoughtI'dsharethisnowsoyouareawareofone thingIhopetodiscuss. Cathy OnFri,Jun16,2023at2:10ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyou. From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Friday,June16,20231:44PM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;BrianKirkendall<>Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Sure,noproblem. 3 Seeyouthen. Cathy&GregCarr OnFri,Jun16,2023at1:39ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy.MayIinviteanthercouncilpersontojoinusatyourhouseonMondayat6:30?Dueto publicmeetinglaws,IcanonlyhaveoneotherpersonpresentbutIthinkitwouldhelptohavetwo ofusunderstandtheissues. From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Thursday,June15,20239:34AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;BrianKirkendall<>Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Feelfreetocheckitoutfrommyhousetoo(3201Butternut)ifyou'reherebutIwouldstilllikeyou toseewhatit'slikeintheeveningasit'smuchbusier(translation...louder). Thankyouforyourtime! Cathy OnThu,Jun15,2023at9:31ථAMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: AndmaybeI’lldrivebyKate’shousetomorrowmorningatabout7:30(Ihavean8:30exerciseclass inPlymouthsoIhopeit’sokIarriveingymclotheswithmessyhair!).Kate,tellmewhichhouseis yoursasI’mdrivinguphunter.Ihaveyouraddress,butI’lljustparkalongHunterandthenwalkup toyourbackpatio(unlessyouarenearthewetland). OnJun15,2023,at8:00AM,KateAgarwala<>wrote: Thankyousomuchforyourattentiontothisissue;itisappreciated! 4 Howaboutamorningbetween7Ͳ8forwhatappearstobeleagueplay?My sonhasanearlymorningcampnextweek,buttheweekafterworks.Ican reachoutattheendofnextweektocoordinateadayifyouarestill interestedafterheadingtoCathy'sonMonday. Thankyouagain, Kate 3241ButternutDrive From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Wednesday,June14,202310:12PM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:BrianKirkendall>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Thatworksforme! Cathy OnWed,Jun14,2023at10:09PMKathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: HowaboutnextMonday,June19? From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Wednesday,June14,202310:01PM To:CathyCarr<> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts 5 Letmecheckmyschedule—maybesometimeearlynextweek? OnJun14,2023,at9:53PM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Yes,ofcourse!We’dlovetohaveyouoveraround6or7pmto experiencethe“afterworkcrowd”.Letmeknowwhatday worksforyouandthankyouforyourquickresponse! Cathy&GregCarr 3201ButternutDr,Medina,MN55340 OnWed,Jun14,2023at9:09PMKathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyouallforyourcommentsandinputonthenewpickleball courts.I’mwonderingifIcouldstopbyoneormoreofyour homesattimesthataremostimpactfultoyourfamiliessoIcan appreciatewhatyouareexperiencing. Ifanyofyouareamenabletothat,pleaseletmeknowwhenI mightstopbyandpleasedogivemeyouraddressandcontact phonenumberonceagain! ͲKathyMartin MayorofMedina The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. 1 From:Cathy Carr <> Sent:Saturday, June 17, 2023 4:36 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Brian Kirkendall; Dino Deslauriers; Dusty Finke; Joseph Cavanaugh; Kate Agarwala; Robin Reid; Scott Johnson; Steve Scherer; Todd Albers Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park new courts Attachments:IMG_0.MOV Videoof1coupleplayingtennis.Nopickleballplayers. OnSat,Jun17,2023at1:39PMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Copyinginkeycitystaffandtherestofourcouncil,butthemessagewouldnotgothroughwithallthepictures.Cathy, couldyoutrytosendthepicturesagininasmallerformat?Thanks. OnJun17,2023,at12:41PM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Goodmorningall!I'mgivingaSaturdaystatusreporthere... 1. Courtshavebeenoccupiedsinceabout8am.FirsttherewasjustatennismatchwhichIsentavideo belowoftoreferencethesounddifferencebetweenonly1courtinuseand2playersvs.thesoundsof even1courtofpickleballand4players. 2. Alsoattachedisapictureandvideoofthedogchaineduptothefencebarkingwhileitsowners played.Thishasbeengoingonforatleastanhour.Areweasneighborssupposedtogooverand handle? 3. MyhusbandandIjustcamebackfromanhourwalkatHamelLegionPark.Whilethere,only1of thetenniscourtswasoccupiedforthelast15minutesofourwalk.Meanwhile,overonthenew courts,bothtenniscourts(oldandnew)inuseand3pickleballcourtsused.OveratHamelPark,the baseballfieldswereemptyexceptforafewpeople,andtheparkinglothadabout4carsinit.Itwas prettymuchemptyandveryquietasopposedtothesoundswehearwhenwegethomeinourown backyard.AlsonotedarethemassivetreessurroundingtheHamelcourtstotheWestandSouth sides.Picturebelowtoshow.IftreescangetplantedtherewherethereareNOneighbors,whycan wenothavesimilarplantedforustotheEastofthenewcourts? IlookforwardtoyourvisitMondayeveningandthoughtI'dsharethisnowsoyouareawareofone thingIhopetodiscuss. Cathy OnFri,Jun16,2023at2:10ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: 2 Thankyou. From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Friday,June16,20231:44PM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;BrianKirkendall<>Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Sure,noproblem. Seeyouthen. Cathy&GregCarr OnFri,Jun16,2023at1:39ථPMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: HiCathy.MayIinviteanthercouncilpersontojoinusatyourhouseonMondayat6:30?Dueto publicmeetinglaws,IcanonlyhaveoneotherpersonpresentbutIthinkitwouldhelptohavetwo ofusunderstandtheissues. From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Thursday,June15,20239:34AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:KateAgarwala<>;BrianKirkendall<>Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Feelfreetocheckitoutfrommyhousetoo(3201Butternut)ifyou'reherebutIwouldstilllikeyou toseewhatit'slikeintheeveningasit'smuchbusier(translation...louder). Thankyouforyourtime! Cathy 3 OnThu,Jun15,2023at9:31ථAMKathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: AndmaybeI’lldrivebyKate’shousetomorrowmorningatabout7:30(Ihavean8:30exerciseclass inPlymouthsoIhopeit’sokIarriveingymclotheswithmessyhair!).Kate,tellmewhichhouseis yoursasI’mdrivinguphunter.Ihaveyouraddress,butI’lljustparkalongHunterandthenwalkup toyourbackpatio(unlessyouarenearthewetland). OnJun15,2023,at8:00AM,KateAgarwala<>wrote: Thankyousomuchforyourattentiontothisissue;itisappreciated! Howaboutamorningbetween7Ͳ8forwhatappearstobeleagueplay?My sonhasanearlymorningcampnextweek,buttheweekafterworks.Ican reachoutattheendofnextweektocoordinateadayifyouarestill interestedafterheadingtoCathy'sonMonday. Thankyouagain, Kate 3241ButternutDrive From:CathyCarr<> Sent:Wednesday,June14,202310:12PM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Thatworksforme! Cathy 4 OnWed,Jun14,2023at10:09PMKathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: HowaboutnextMonday,June19? From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Wednesday,June14,202310:01PM To:CathyCarr<> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;KateAgarwala<> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParknewcourts Letmecheckmyschedule—maybesometimeearlynextweek? OnJun14,2023,at9:53PM,CathyCarr<>wrote: Yes,ofcourse!We’dlovetohaveyouoveraround6or7pmto experiencethe“afterworkcrowd”.Letmeknowwhatday worksforyouandthankyouforyourquickresponse! Cathy&GregCarr 3201ButternutDr,Medina,MN55340 OnWed,Jun14,2023at9:09PMKathleenMartin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyouallforyourcommentsandinputonthenewpickleball courts.I’mwonderingifIcouldstopbyoneormoreofyour homesattimesthataremostimpactfultoyourfamiliessoIcan appreciatewhatyouareexperiencing. Ifanyofyouareamenabletothat,pleaseletmeknowwhenI mightstopbyandpleasedogivemeyouraddressandcontact phonenumberonceagain! Ͳ<ĂƚŚLJDĂƌƚŝŶ DĂLJŽƌŽĨDĞĚŝŶĂ From: Kate Agarwala <> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2023 10:13 AM To: Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Cc: Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Subject: Re: Pickle Ball Hi Steve, During planning, what were the considerations for the impact on neighbors, particularly across Hunter Road? What plans were made during this process to mitigate potential impacts? What screening measures are currently being investigated? Are both plantings around the fencing and acoustic fencing/barriers being looked into? I have attached pictures of the tennis courts at Hamel Park. The courts have complete screening coverage on two of the sides. Why was this not planned for at least the three sides of the Hunter Park courts that emit sound to the houses across Hunter Road? The new courts hold 2.5 times more people than the Hamel Park courts, 20 vs. 8, house a significantly louder and more repetitive and social game, and are much closer to homes. I think the impact is quite widespread, as I rarely see people using their decks and porches, which is unusual for this time of year. Kate From: Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2023 10:46 AM To: kate > Cc: Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject: Pickle Ball Hi Kate, Steve here from Public Works. I am in charge of Parks, Water , Sewer , Stormwater , and Streets. I read your e-mail and as the Mayor said we are gathering information for a couple of weeks and we will discuss this with the Park Commission. We are excited that the courts and the park In general is being used, that was our goal. That being said I think a few changes are in order most likely hours of use, and possible screening. There were several meetings and an open house before these courts went in so we have no intention of moving them after three weeks. I do sympathize with you my neighbor has a court in his back yard and he has lights so he can play at night. I am a resident of Medina and have been for 62 years so I do understand change is not easy, as you can imagine I have seen a lot of Medina change from a corn field to housing development . I actually went over and played on the court yesterday and there was a nice mix of ages great to see. We will keep gathering comments both positive and negative and discuss them with the commission. Thanks Steve Scherer Steve Scherer | Public Works Director | City of Medina Direct: (763) 473-8842 • Fax: (763) 473-9359 • steve.scherer@medinamn.gov 2052 County Road 24 • Medina, MN • 55340 1 From:Kate Agarwala <> Sent:Sunday, June 11, 2023 8:49 AM To:Kathleen Martin; Dino Deslauriers; Todd Albers; Robin Reid; Joseph Cavanaugh Cc:Steve Scherer; Scott Johnson; Dusty Finke Subject:Re: Pickleball Thankyouforyourreply.Iappreciatethatmitigationmeasuresarebeinginvestigated. IwasthinkingthatanothersolutioncouldbetorelocatethepickleballcourtstoHamelPark,basically swappingthetwosetups.HunterParkwouldhavethedoubletenniscourtsandHamelParkwouldhaveone tenniscourtandfourpickleballcourts.ThatwaytherewouldstillbedoublecourtsforAgretennisandthere wouldbenohomesclosetothepickleballcourts.Iunderstandthatyoucan'treplyaboutpolicy,butIstill wantedtoshare. KateAgarwala From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Saturday,June10,20239:51AM To:KateAgarwala<>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;ToddAlbers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Cc:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;DustyFinke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov> Subject:RE:Pickleball Thankyouforyourverythoughtfulmessage.Wehavereceivedsimilarcommentsfromotherswholiveclosetothe courts.CityStaff(primarilyourPublicWorksDirector,SteveScherer)isgatheringdataonthecourtsandinvestigating potentialmeansforthecitytomitigatetheimpacts. OurpublicmeetinglawsinMNdonotpermittheCounciltodiscusspolicymattersoutsideascheduledpublicmeeting, sopleasedounderstandthatwhilewehaveallreadyourmessagewecannotdiscussitviaemail;thusyoumostlikely willnotreceiveareplyfromtheothercouncilpersonsbutIhavecopiedourkeystaffpersonssotheyarecertaintobe awareofyourconcerns. From:KateAgarwala<> Sent:Saturday,June10,20237:31AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>;DinoDeslauriers<dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>;Todd Albers<todd.albers@medinamn.gov>;RobinReid<robin.reid@medinamn.gov>;JosephCavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov> Subject:Pickleball Hi, ThankyouforyourworkforthecityofMedina. IamreachingouttodayinregardstothenewpickleballcourtsatHunterParkandthenoisetheyarecreating. Iliveacrossthestreetfromthesecourtsandthenoisetheyarecreatinghasmadeitimpossibletoenjoyour 2 porch.Thenoisetravelsinsideourhousewiththewindowsclosedtoo.Wehearpickleballplayingat breakfast,whenwearetryingtogotosleep,andalldayinbetween.Itislikesomeoneisplayingpingpong nexttousallday.Thenoiseislouderthanprettymuchanythingelse,includingtrucks,lawnmowers,andmy kids. IreachedouttoDustyFinkeacoupleofweeksagoaboutplanstodampenthesoundfromthecourts.He repliedthattherearenoplansforthis. Therearemanynewsarticlesabouttheproblemswithpickleballnoise,includingthisNPRarticlewritten yesterday:https://www.npr.org/2023/06/09/1181246866/pickleballͲnoiseͲproblemͲcourtsͲbatsͲplay IurgeyoutoconsideraddingnoisedampeningtothesecourtseitherviaAcoustifence,plantingsorother methods.Iamgladthatthecourtsareservinganeedinthecommunity,butwanttoenjoymyhousetoo.IfI havetofocusonsomethingIhavehadtostartwearingearplugs. Thankyou, KateAgarwala 3241ButternutDrive 1 From:Kirkendall, Brian <> Sent:Saturday, June 10, 2023 6:41 AM To:Steve Scherer Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Newrecord.Someoneisplayingpickleballat615AM.Wokeusupaswesleptwithwindowsopentoappreciatethe coolair. From:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202311:30:58AM To:BrianKirkendall<>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;LisaDeMars <lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:RE:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts AsIsaidyesterdayinmyeͲmailtoyouBrian,pleasegivemeacall.YoureͲmailcoversalotofgroundbeyondthe pickleballcourts.Again,mynumberis763Ͳ473Ͳ8842SteveScherer From:BrianKirkendall<b> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202310:21AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;LisaDeMars<lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts YesitisabigchangeforsurethatIknowwedidn’tanticipatebetweenusandourneighborswehavetalkedtoincluding impromptudiscussioninbackyardbetween4ofuslastnight.ThebiggestthingistheearlyAM.Peopleareconsistently arriving630Ͳ7AM.Certainlychangesthedynamicsofwhatearlymorningsare. BrianKirkendall OnJun6,2023,at8:56AM,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: 2 Thankyou,again,forsharingthisveryhelpfulinformationwithus.Icanappreciatethatafterayearof littleornouse,fulluseoftheparkatthismagnitudeisasignificantchange. OnJun4,2023,at8:48AM,BrianKirkendall<>wrote: ThisisagoodexampleofthesoundIwastalkingaboutthathasbeengoingonsince around7.Thisiffromourdeck.2pickleballcourtsgoing,tenniscourtandsomeone playingmusicalthoughthankfullytheydon’thaveitatvolumemanydowhentheybring music.Youcanseetheviewofwhatoncewasthebaseballfieldandtreesisnowthis whatweseeandIamjustsurprisednothroughwasgiventoblendintothe surroundingsorshieldthis.Thereisenoughspacebetweentheroadandsidewalkfor plantingslikeriverbirchorpinesoramixofboththatwouldmakeforthiscourttobe muchmoreinlinewiththesurroundingareaandnotjustthisstructurebytheroad. <opengraph-content-icon-folder-dropbox- landscape.png> Pickleball dropbox.com BrianKirkendall OnJun1,2023,at2:00PM,ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: Mr.Kirkendall, Thankyouforyouremail.OurPublicWorksDirectorSteveSchererand hisstaffaremonitoringthenewpickleballcourts.Heisoutoftheoffice untilMondayandwillfollowupwithyounextweek. ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Thursday,June1,20231:05PM To:Kirkendall,Brian<> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts Thankyouforyourcomments.Iamcopyinginourkeystaffmembers toreviewyourthoughts. 3 OnMay31,2023,at11:14AM,Kirkendall,Brian <>wrote: AddedmypersonalemailasIjustrememberedour workemailcanattimesbeheavyhandedtoblocking anddeletingemailsfromsourcesthesystemdoesn’t recognizesoifyourespondIwantedtomakesureIsaw it. From:Kirkendall,Brian Sent:Wednesday,May31,202311:03AM To:kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov Subject:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts HiMayor.IamaresidentofHamel/Medina.Iliveright acrossthestreetfromtheparkandthenewcourts.The courtscertainlyseemtobecreatingalotmoretrafficat theparkthanhasbeentheresincewemovedin10 yearsago.Thecourtsarecreatingafewchallengesthat Ithinkthecityneedstoadjustgivenitisdirectlyacross thestreetandbesideanumberofresidentialhouses.It isfranklystartingtocausesomerealissuesforthoseof usthatlivebyitasitiscertainlygettinguseddailynow andforextendedperiodsoftheday. Therulesneedtobemoreprominentandtakeinto accountothersbeyondtheparkusers.Whatwasonce anicequietspaceischanging.Herearesome suggestions: 1. Hours:thecourtscan’tbesunriseto10pmas statedintheparkhoursonline.Thereare peoplethereat7amboththismorningand yesterday.Thesoundofpickleballsbeinghitin thosecourtsechoesacrossthestreetandis easilyheardanddisruptive.Ifyouhavenever playedorheardpickleballitmakesaloudnoise asitisessentiallytwopiecesofhardplastic comingintocontactwitheachother.Itismuch louderthantennisandsinceyouendupwith morepeopleinasmallerspace,thesoundis exponentiallyincreased.Soyoucannolonger sleepwithyourwindowsopenorsitonyour deckforaquietstarttothemorning.Oneway todothatwouldbetolockthecourtsduring certainhourssopeoplecannotgetin.There arewaystodothatremotelythatwouldnot involvesomeonephysicallyhavingtoputalock onthegate. 2. Thereneedstoberulesagainstusingspeakers andplayingmusicatthecourts.Thereare groupsthatcometoplaypickleballandthen 4 playmusiconBluetoothspeakersabovethe soundofthepickleballwhichmakesitveryloud anddisrespectfultoothersinthecourtsandthe park 3. Thereshouldnotbealcoholallowed.From whatIhaveseen,thosethatcomeisamixof usebetweenunsupervisedminorsand adults.Theadultsbringingcoolersof beer/seltzersetcisn’treallyappropriatebeside twoyoungkidsplayingforfun 4. Peopleshouldnotbeabletotieuptheirdogsto thecourtswhiletheyplay.Thatcreatesafew potentialissues.Thereareunsupervised childrenintheparkandatsomepointa dog/childinteractionwillendbadly.Thereare dogsbarkingasballgoesbackandforth (happenedthisweekend–itwas constant).Thentheobviousofdogwastethat willbetherewhenbaseballgamesstartatthe field. 5. Whichbegsthequestionofshouldtherebe unsupervisedchildrenrules.Ibelieveaparkisa publicspaceandiftherearekidsthatwantto ridetheirbiketoaparktoplayIdon’thavean issuewiththat.Whenourkidswereyounger theywouldgoacrossthestreettotheparkand playfootballwiththeirfriendsorbasketballat thecourt.Sowouldbeunfairformetosay anythingdifferent.Theadultsneedtobe respectfulofthekidsthoughandthat’swhyI bringupthealcoholanddogs. 6. Thereshouldberulesagainstanyleagues formingandtakingawaypublicuse.Thecourts areintendedforgeneralpublicuseandnot leagues.Thecourtsshouldnotbeabletobe reserved.Therewasaninstancethisweekend whencourtsgotfulloftwokids–Iwouldguess 8to10yearsold–weretoldtoleavebyalarge groupthatshowedup.Iwassittingonourdeck andsawthekidsplayandthentalkedtoand thenleaveandsoIaskedthemwhathappened andtheyweretoldthereweregames scheduledandtheyhadtoleave.Thatisn’t right. LastlyIamverydisappointedthecityandHOAwerenot inconcertheretohelpblocktheviewasthathuge courtjustjumpsoutnowandtakesawaywhatwasa pleasantgreenscapeasyougodowntheroadorfrom theneighboringhouses(includingours).Iunderstand thereisalwaysdebateonprogressandparkusagevs homeowners.Whatshouldhavebeentakenand 5 reflectedinourzoninglawsisspacebetweentheroad andthecourtssotrees/shrubsetccouldhavebeen donesothecourtsaremorepartofthelandscapevs justthishugeeyesorethatdominatesthe landscape.AsacityandtownofHamelwearebetter thanthat.Weliveinsuchagreatplaceandtohave thatlargecourtbecomethedefiningviewontheroad withoutthinkingofviewofresidentsandtheoverall aestheticofourtownisamiss.Ifthecourtswere furtherbackfromtheroadandtreesplantedinfrontit wouldbeamuchdifferentviewofthepark.Lookatthe Legionparkhowthetenniscourtisnotviewedfromthe roadortheparkingarea.Thattypeofzoningiswhat weshouldexpectinMedina.Pleasetellmetherewill notbelightsinstalledandanexpectationoflighted nighthoursasthatwouldbeawful. Thankyouforreading.Iamsureyourroleandothersin thecitygovernmenthavetotakeinmanyfactors.Iam sharingwithyoutheearlyresultsnowthatthecourts areactivesothecitycanmakechangesandadaptas theparkisusedandthenewcourtsareused. BrianKirkendall 3185ButternutDrive Hamel,MN55340 <image001.jpg> 1 From:Kirkendall, Brian <> Sent:Friday, June 9, 2023 7:35 AM To:Steve Scherer Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Steveareyouavailablethisafternoontochat?Icancallprettymuchanytimeafter130 From:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202311:30:58AM To:BrianKirkendall<>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;LisaDeMars <lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:RE:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts AsIsaidyesterdayinmyeͲmailtoyouBrian,pleasegivemeacall.YoureͲmailcoversalotofgroundbeyondthe pickleballcourts.Again,mynumberis763Ͳ473Ͳ8842SteveScherer From:BrianKirkendall<> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202310:21AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;LisaDeMars<lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts YesitisabigchangeforsurethatIknowwedidn’tanticipatebetweenusandourneighborswehavetalkedtoincluding impromptudiscussioninbackyardbetween4ofuslastnight.ThebiggestthingistheearlyAM.Peopleareconsistently arriving630Ͳ7AM.Certainlychangesthedynamicsofwhatearlymorningsare. 2 BrianKirkendall OnJun6,2023,at8:56AM,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: Thankyou,again,forsharingthisveryhelpfulinformationwithus.Icanappreciatethatafterayearof littleornouse,fulluseoftheparkatthismagnitudeisasignificantchange. OnJun4,2023,at8:48AM,BrianKirkendall<>wrote: ThisisagoodexampleofthesoundIwastalkingaboutthathasbeengoingonsince around7.Thisiffromourdeck.2pickleballcourtsgoing,tenniscourtandsomeone playingmusicalthoughthankfullytheydon’thaveitatvolumemanydowhentheybring music.Youcanseetheviewofwhatoncewasthebaseballfieldandtreesisnowthis whatweseeandIamjustsurprisednothroughwasgiventoblendintothe surroundingsorshieldthis.Thereisenoughspacebetweentheroadandsidewalkfor plantingslikeriverbirchorpinesoramixofboththatwouldmakeforthiscourttobe muchmoreinlinewiththesurroundingareaandnotjustthisstructurebytheroad. <opengraph-content-icon-folder-dropbox- landscape.png> Pickleball dropbox.com BrianKirkendall OnJun1,2023,at2:00PM,ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: Mr.Kirkendall, Thankyouforyouremail.OurPublicWorksDirectorSteveSchererand hisstaffaremonitoringthenewpickleballcourts.Heisoutoftheoffice untilMondayandwillfollowupwithyounextweek. ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Thursday,June1,20231:05PM To:Kirkendall,Brian<> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts 3 Thankyouforyourcomments.Iamcopyinginourkeystaffmembers toreviewyourthoughts. OnMay31,2023,at11:14AM,Kirkendall,Brian <>wrote: AddedmypersonalemailasIjustrememberedour workemailcanattimesbeheavyhandedtoblocking anddeletingemailsfromsourcesthesystemdoesn’t recognizesoifyourespondIwantedtomakesureIsaw it. From:Kirkendall,Brian Sent:Wednesday,May31,202311:03AM To:kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov Subject:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts HiMayor.IamaresidentofHamel/Medina.Iliveright acrossthestreetfromtheparkandthenewcourts.The courtscertainlyseemtobecreatingalotmoretrafficat theparkthanhasbeentheresincewemovedin10 yearsago.Thecourtsarecreatingafewchallengesthat Ithinkthecityneedstoadjustgivenitisdirectlyacross thestreetandbesideanumberofresidentialhouses.It isfranklystartingtocausesomerealissuesforthoseof usthatlivebyitasitiscertainlygettinguseddailynow andforextendedperiodsoftheday. Therulesneedtobemoreprominentandtakeinto accountothersbeyondtheparkusers.Whatwasonce anicequietspaceischanging.Herearesome suggestions: 1. Hours:thecourtscan’tbesunriseto10pmas statedintheparkhoursonline.Thereare peoplethereat7amboththismorningand yesterday.Thesoundofpickleballsbeinghitin thosecourtsechoesacrossthestreetandis easilyheardanddisruptive.Ifyouhavenever playedorheardpickleballitmakesaloudnoise asitisessentiallytwopiecesofhardplastic comingintocontactwitheachother.Itismuch louderthantennisandsinceyouendupwith morepeopleinasmallerspace,thesoundis exponentiallyincreased.Soyoucannolonger sleepwithyourwindowsopenorsitonyour deckforaquietstarttothemorning.Oneway todothatwouldbetolockthecourtsduring certainhourssopeoplecannotgetin.There arewaystodothatremotelythatwouldnot 4 involvesomeonephysicallyhavingtoputalock onthegate. 2. Thereneedstoberulesagainstusingspeakers andplayingmusicatthecourts.Thereare groupsthatcometoplaypickleballandthen playmusiconBluetoothspeakersabovethe soundofthepickleballwhichmakesitveryloud anddisrespectfultoothersinthecourtsandthe park 3. Thereshouldnotbealcoholallowed.From whatIhaveseen,thosethatcomeisamixof usebetweenunsupervisedminorsand adults.Theadultsbringingcoolersof beer/seltzersetcisn’treallyappropriatebeside twoyoungkidsplayingforfun 4. Peopleshouldnotbeabletotieuptheirdogsto thecourtswhiletheyplay.Thatcreatesafew potentialissues.Thereareunsupervised childrenintheparkandatsomepointa dog/childinteractionwillendbadly.Thereare dogsbarkingasballgoesbackandforth (happenedthisweekend–itwas constant).Thentheobviousofdogwastethat willbetherewhenbaseballgamesstartatthe field. 5. Whichbegsthequestionofshouldtherebe unsupervisedchildrenrules.Ibelieveaparkisa publicspaceandiftherearekidsthatwantto ridetheirbiketoaparktoplayIdon’thavean issuewiththat.Whenourkidswereyounger theywouldgoacrossthestreettotheparkand playfootballwiththeirfriendsorbasketballat thecourt.Sowouldbeunfairformetosay anythingdifferent.Theadultsneedtobe respectfulofthekidsthoughandthat’swhyI bringupthealcoholanddogs. 6. Thereshouldberulesagainstanyleagues formingandtakingawaypublicuse.Thecourts areintendedforgeneralpublicuseandnot leagues.Thecourtsshouldnotbeabletobe reserved.Therewasaninstancethisweekend whencourtsgotfulloftwokids–Iwouldguess 8to10yearsold–weretoldtoleavebyalarge groupthatshowedup.Iwassittingonourdeck andsawthekidsplayandthentalkedtoand thenleaveandsoIaskedthemwhathappened andtheyweretoldthereweregames scheduledandtheyhadtoleave.Thatisn’t right.  LastlyIamverydisappointedthecityandHOAwerenot inconcertheretohelpblocktheviewasthathuge 5 courtjustjumpsoutnowandtakesawaywhatwasa pleasantgreenscapeasyougodowntheroadorfrom theneighboringhouses(includingours).Iunderstand thereisalwaysdebateonprogressandparkusagevs homeowners.Whatshouldhavebeentakenand reflectedinourzoninglawsisspacebetweentheroad andthecourtssotrees/shrubsetccouldhavebeen donesothecourtsaremorepartofthelandscapevs justthishugeeyesorethatdominatesthe landscape.AsacityandtownofHamelwearebetter thanthat.Weliveinsuchagreatplaceandtohave thatlargecourtbecomethedefiningviewontheroad withoutthinkingofviewofresidentsandtheoverall aestheticofourtownisamiss.Ifthecourtswere furtherbackfromtheroadandtreesplantedinfrontit wouldbeamuchdifferentviewofthepark.Lookatthe Legionparkhowthetenniscourtisnotviewedfromthe roadortheparkingarea.Thattypeofzoningiswhat weshouldexpectinMedina.Pleasetellmetherewill notbelightsinstalledandanexpectationoflighted nighthoursasthatwouldbeawful. Thankyouforreading.Iamsureyourroleandothersin thecitygovernmenthavetotakeinmanyfactors.Iam sharingwithyoutheearlyresultsnowthatthecourts areactivesothecitycanmakechangesandadaptas theparkisusedandthenewcourtsareused. BrianKirkendall 3185ButternutDrive Hamel,MN55340 <image001.jpg> 1 From:Kirkendall, Brian <> Sent:Tuesday, June 6, 2023 3:03 PM To:Steve Scherer; Brian Kirkendall; Kathleen Martin Cc:Scott Johnson; Lisa DeMars Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts AcknowledgingyouremailandVM.ThanksSteve.Justswampedtodayatwork.IwillcallyoubackWednesdayor Thursday. BrianKirkendall From:SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202311:30:58AM To:BrianKirkendall<>;KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;LisaDeMars <lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:RE:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts AsIsaidyesterdayinmyeͲmailtoyouBrian,pleasegivemeacall.YoureͲmailcoversalotofgroundbeyondthe pickleballcourts.Again,mynumberis763Ͳ473Ͳ8842SteveScherer From:BrianKirkendall<> Sent:Tuesday,June6,202310:21AM To:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Cc:ScottJohnson<scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>;Kirkendall,Brian<>;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;LisaDeMars<lisa.deMars@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts YesitisabigchangeforsurethatIknowwedidn’tanticipatebetweenusandourneighborswehavetalkedtoincluding impromptudiscussioninbackyardbetween4ofuslastnight.ThebiggestthingistheearlyAM.Peopleareconsistently arriving630Ͳ7AM.Certainlychangesthedynamicsofwhatearlymorningsare. BrianKirkendall OnJun6,2023,at8:56AM,KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>wrote: 2 Thankyou,again,forsharingthisveryhelpfulinformationwithus.Icanappreciatethatafterayearof littleornouse,fulluseoftheparkatthismagnitudeisasignificantchange. OnJun4,2023,at8:48AM,BrianKirkendall<>wrote: ThisisagoodexampleofthesoundIwastalkingaboutthathasbeengoingonsince around7.Thisiffromourdeck.2pickleballcourtsgoing,tenniscourtandsomeone playingmusicalthoughthankfullytheydon’thaveitatvolumemanydowhentheybring music.Youcanseetheviewofwhatoncewasthebaseballfieldandtreesisnowthis whatweseeandIamjustsurprisednothroughwasgiventoblendintothe surroundingsorshieldthis.Thereisenoughspacebetweentheroadandsidewalkfor plantingslikeriverbirchorpinesoramixofboththatwouldmakeforthiscourttobe muchmoreinlinewiththesurroundingareaandnotjustthisstructurebytheroad. <opengraph-content-icon-folder-dropbox- landscape.png> Pickleball dropbox.com BrianKirkendall OnJun1,2023,at2:00PM,ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>wrote: Mr.Kirkendall, Thankyouforyouremail.OurPublicWorksDirectorSteveSchererand hisstaffaremonitoringthenewpickleballcourts.Heisoutoftheoffice untilMondayandwillfollowupwithyounextweek. ScottJohnson CityofMedina From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Thursday,June1,20231:05PM To:Kirkendall,Brian<> Cc:BrianKirkendall<;SteveScherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts Thankyouforyourcomments.Iamcopyinginourkeystaffmembers toreviewyourthoughts. 3 OnMay31,2023,at11:14AM,Kirkendall,Brian <>wrote: AddedmypersonalemailasIjustrememberedour workemailcanattimesbeheavyhandedtoblocking anddeletingemailsfromsourcesthesystemdoesn’t recognizesoifyourespondIwantedtomakesureIsaw it. From:Kirkendall,Brian Sent:Wednesday,May31,202311:03AM To:kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov Subject:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts HiMayor.IamaresidentofHamel/Medina.Iliveright acrossthestreetfromtheparkandthenewcourts.The courtscertainlyseemtobecreatingalotmoretrafficat theparkthanhasbeentheresincewemovedin10 yearsago.Thecourtsarecreatingafewchallengesthat Ithinkthecityneedstoadjustgivenitisdirectlyacross thestreetandbesideanumberofresidentialhouses.It isfranklystartingtocausesomerealissuesforthoseof usthatlivebyitasitiscertainlygettinguseddailynow andforextendedperiodsoftheday. Therulesneedtobemoreprominentandtakeinto accountothersbeyondtheparkusers.Whatwasonce anicequietspaceischanging.Herearesome suggestions: 1. Hours:thecourtscan’tbesunriseto10pmas statedintheparkhoursonline.Thereare peoplethereat7amboththismorningand yesterday.Thesoundofpickleballsbeinghitin thosecourtsechoesacrossthestreetandis easilyheardanddisruptive.Ifyouhavenever playedorheardpickleballitmakesaloudnoise asitisessentiallytwopiecesofhardplastic comingintocontactwitheachother.Itismuch louderthantennisandsinceyouendupwith morepeopleinasmallerspace,thesoundis exponentiallyincreased.Soyoucannolonger sleepwithyourwindowsopenorsitonyour deckforaquietstarttothemorning.Oneway todothatwouldbetolockthecourtsduring certainhourssopeoplecannotgetin.There arewaystodothatremotelythatwouldnot involvesomeonephysicallyhavingtoputalock onthegate. 2. Thereneedstoberulesagainstusingspeakers andplayingmusicatthecourts.Thereare groupsthatcometoplaypickleballandthen 4 playmusiconBluetoothspeakersabovethe soundofthepickleballwhichmakesitveryloud anddisrespectfultoothersinthecourtsandthe park 3. Thereshouldnotbealcoholallowed.From whatIhaveseen,thosethatcomeisamixof usebetweenunsupervisedminorsand adults.Theadultsbringingcoolersof beer/seltzersetcisn’treallyappropriatebeside twoyoungkidsplayingforfun 4. Peopleshouldnotbeabletotieuptheirdogsto thecourtswhiletheyplay.Thatcreatesafew potentialissues.Thereareunsupervised childrenintheparkandatsomepointa dog/childinteractionwillendbadly.Thereare dogsbarkingasballgoesbackandforth (happenedthisweekend–itwas constant).Thentheobviousofdogwastethat willbetherewhenbaseballgamesstartatthe field. 5. Whichbegsthequestionofshouldtherebe unsupervisedchildrenrules.Ibelieveaparkisa publicspaceandiftherearekidsthatwantto ridetheirbiketoaparktoplayIdon’thavean issuewiththat.Whenourkidswereyounger theywouldgoacrossthestreettotheparkand playfootballwiththeirfriendsorbasketballat thecourt.Sowouldbeunfairformetosay anythingdifferent.Theadultsneedtobe respectfulofthekidsthoughandthat’swhyI bringupthealcoholanddogs. 6. Thereshouldberulesagainstanyleagues formingandtakingawaypublicuse.Thecourts areintendedforgeneralpublicuseandnot leagues.Thecourtsshouldnotbeabletobe reserved.Therewasaninstancethisweekend whencourtsgotfulloftwokids–Iwouldguess 8to10yearsold–weretoldtoleavebyalarge groupthatshowedup.Iwassittingonourdeck andsawthekidsplayandthentalkedtoand thenleaveandsoIaskedthemwhathappened andtheyweretoldthereweregames scheduledandtheyhadtoleave.Thatisn’t right. LastlyIamverydisappointedthecityandHOAwerenot inconcertheretohelpblocktheviewasthathuge courtjustjumpsoutnowandtakesawaywhatwasa pleasantgreenscapeasyougodowntheroadorfrom theneighboringhouses(includingours).Iunderstand thereisalwaysdebateonprogressandparkusagevs homeowners.Whatshouldhavebeentakenand 5 reflectedinourzoninglawsisspacebetweentheroad andthecourtssotrees/shrubsetccouldhavebeen donesothecourtsaremorepartofthelandscapevs justthishugeeyesorethatdominatesthe landscape.AsacityandtownofHamelwearebetter thanthat.Weliveinsuchagreatplaceandtohave thatlargecourtbecomethedefiningviewontheroad withoutthinkingofviewofresidentsandtheoverall aestheticofourtownisamiss.Ifthecourtswere furtherbackfromtheroadandtreesplantedinfrontit wouldbeamuchdifferentviewofthepark.Lookatthe Legionparkhowthetenniscourtisnotviewedfromthe roadortheparkingarea.Thattypeofzoningiswhat weshouldexpectinMedina.Pleasetellmetherewill notbelightsinstalledandanexpectationoflighted nighthoursasthatwouldbeawful. Thankyouforreading.Iamsureyourroleandothersin thecitygovernmenthavetotakeinmanyfactors.Iam sharingwithyoutheearlyresultsnowthatthecourts areactivesothecitycanmakechangesandadaptas theparkisusedandthenewcourtsareused. BrianKirkendall 3185ButternutDrive Hamel,MN55340 <image001.jpg> From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Brian Kirkendall Kathleen Martin Scott Johnson; Kirkendall, Brian; Steve Scherer; Lisa DeMars Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Tuesday, June 6, 2023 10:21:14 AM Yes it is a big change for sure that I know we didn’t anticipate between us and our neighbors we have talked to including impromptu discussion in backyard between 4 of us last night. The biggest thing is the early AM. People are consistently arriving 630-7 AM. Certainly changes the dynamics of what early mornings are. Brian Kirkendall On Jun 6, 2023, at 8:56 AM, Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> wrote: Thank you, again, for sharing this very helpful information with us. I can appreciate that after a year of little or no use, full use of the park at this magnitude is a significant change. On Jun 4, 2023, at 8:48 AM, Brian Kirkendall <> wrote: This is a good example of the sound I was talking about that has been going on since around 7. This if from our deck. 2 pickle ball courts going, tennis court and someone playing music although thankfully they don’t have it at volume many do when they bring music. You can see the view of what once was the baseball field and trees is now this what we see and I am just surprised no through was given to blend into the surroundings or shield this. There is enough space between the road and sidewalk for plantings like river birch or pines or a mix of both that would make for this court to be much more in line with the surrounding area and not just this structure by the road. <opengraph-content-icon-folder-dropbox- landscape.png> Pickleball dropbox.com Brian Kirkendall On Jun 1, 2023, at 2:00 PM, Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> wrote: Mr. Kirkendall, Thank you for your email. Our Public Works Director Steve Scherer and his staff are monitoring the new pickleball courts. He is out of the office until Monday and will follow up with you next week. Scott Johnson City of Medina From: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2023 1:05 PM To: Kirkendall, Brian <> Cc: Brian Kirkendall <briankirkendall@icloud.com>; Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject: Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Thank you for your comments. I am copying in our key staff members to review your thoughts. On May 31, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Kirkendall, Brian <> wrote: Added my personal email as I just remembered our work email can at times be heavy handed to blocking and deleting emails from sources the system doesn’t recognize so if you respond I wanted to make sure I saw it. From: Kirkendall, Brian Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:03 AMTo: kathleen.martin@medinamn.govSubject: Hunter Lions Park and the newPickleball courts Hi Mayor. I am a resident of Hamel/Medina. I live right across the street from the park and the new courts. The courts certainly seem to be creating a lot more traffic at the park than has been there since we moved in 10 years ago. The courts are creating a few challenges that I think the city needs to adjust given it is directly across the street and beside a number of residential houses. It is frankly starting to cause some real issues for those of us that live by it as it is certainly getting used daily now and for extended periods of the day. The rules need to be more prominent and take into account others beyond the park users. What was once a nice quiet space is changing. Here are some suggestions: 1. Hours: the courts can’t be sunrise to 10pm as stated in the park hours online. There are people there at 7am both this morning and yesterday. The sound of pickleballs being hit in those courts echoes across the street and is easily heard and disruptive. If you have never played or heard pickleball it makes a loud noise as it is essentially two pieces of hard plastic coming into contact with each other. It is much louder than tennis and since you end up with more people in a smaller space, the sound is exponentially increased. So you can no longer sleep with your windows open or sit on your deck for a quiet start to the morning. One way to do that would be to lock the courts during certain hours so people cannot get in. There are ways to do that remotely that would not involve someone physically having to put a lock on the gate. 2. There needs to be rules against using speakers and playing music at the courts. There are groups that come to play pickleball and then play music on Bluetooth speakers above the sound of the pickleball which makes it very loud and disrespectful to others in the courts and the park 3. There should not be alcohol allowed. From what I have seen, those that come is a mix of use between unsupervised minors and adults. The adults bringing coolers of beer/seltzers etc isn’t really appropriate beside two young kids playing for fun 4. People should not be able to tie up their dogs to the courts while they play. That creates a few potential issues. There are unsupervised children in the park and at some point a dog/child interaction will end badly. There are dogs barking as ball goes back and forth (happened this weekend – it was constant). Then the obvious of dog waste that will be there when baseball games start at the field. 5. Which begs the question of should there be unsupervised children rules. I believe a park is a public space and if there are kids that want to ride their bike to a park to play I don’t have an issue with that. When our kids were younger they would go across the street to the park and play football with their friends or basketball at the court. So would be unfair for me to say anything different. The adults need to be respectful of the kids though and that’s why I bring up the alcohol and dogs. 6. There should be rules against any leagues forming and taking away public use. The courts are intended for general public use and not leagues. The courts should not be able to be reserved. There was an instance this weekend when courts got full of two kids – I would guess 8 to 10 years old – were told to leave by a large group that showed up. I was sitting on our deck and saw the kids play and then talked to and then leave and so I asked them what happened and they were told there were games scheduled and they had to leave. That isn’t right. Lastly I am very disappointed the city and HOA were not in concert here to help block the view as that huge court just jumps out now and takes away what was a pleasant greenscape as you go down the road or from the neighboring houses (including ours). I understand there is always debate on progress and park usage vs home owners. What should have been taken and reflected in our zoning laws is space between the road and the courts so trees / shrubs etc could have been done so the courts are more part of the landscape vs just this huge eye sore that dominates the landscape. As a city and town of Hamel we are better than that. We live in such a great place and to have that large court become the defining view on the road without thinking of view of residents and the overall aesthetic of our town is a miss. If the courts were further back from the road and trees planted in front it would be a much different view of the park. Look at the Legion park how the tennis court is not viewed from the road or the parking area. That type of zoning is what we should expect in Medina. Please tell me there will not be lights installed and an expectation of lighted night hours as that would be awful. Thank you for reading. I am sure your role and others in the city government have to take in many factors. I am sharing with you the early results now that the courts are active so the city can make changes and adapt as the park is used and the new courts are used. Brian Kirkendall 3185 Butternut Drive Hamel, MN 55340 <image001.jpg> From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Attachments: Brian Kirkendall Scott Johnson Kathleen Martin; Kirkendall, Brian; Steve Scherer; Lisa DeMars Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courtsSunday, June 4, 2023 8:48:01 AM opengraph-content-icon-folder-dropbox-landscape.png This is a good example of the sound I was talking about that has been going on since around 7. This if from our deck. 2 pickle ball courts going, tennis court and someone playing music although thankfully they don’t have it at volume many do when they bring music. You can see the view of what once was the baseball field and trees is now this what we see and I am just surprised no through was given to blend into the surroundings or shield this. There is enough space between the road and sidewalk for plantings like river birch or pines or a mix of both that would make for this court to be much more in line with the surrounding area and not just this structure by the road. Pickleball dropbox.com Brian Kirkendall On Jun 1, 2023, at 2:00 PM, Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> wrote: Mr. Kirkendall, Thank you for your email. Our Public Works Director Steve Scherer and his staff are monitoring the new pickleball courts. He is out of the office until Monday and will follow up with you next week. Scott Johnson City of Medina From: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Thursday, June 1, 2023 1:05 PM To: Kirkendall, Brian <> Cc: Brian Kirkendall <>; Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject: Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Thank you for your comments. I am copying in our key staff members to review your thoughts. On May 31, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Kirkendall, Brian <> wrote: Added my personal email as I just remembered our work email can at times be heavy handed to blocking and deleting emails from sources the system doesn’t recognize so if you respond I wanted to make sure I saw it. From: Kirkendall, Brian Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:03 AM To: kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov Subject: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Hi Mayor. I am a resident of Hamel/Medina. I live right across the street from the park and the new courts. The courts certainly seem to be creating a lot more traffic at the park than has been there since we moved in 10 years ago. The courts are creating a few challenges that I think the city needs to adjust given it is directly across the street and beside a number of residential houses. It is frankly starting to cause some real issues for those of us that live by it as it is certainly getting used daily now and for extended periods of the day. The rules need to be more prominent and take into account others beyond the park users. What was once a nice quiet space is changing. Here are some suggestions: 1. Hours: the courts can’t be sunrise to 10pm as stated in the park hours online. There are people there at 7am both this morning and yesterday. The sound of pickleballs being hit in those courts echoes across the street and is easily heard and disruptive. If you have never played or heard pickleball it makes a loud noise as it is essentially two pieces of hard plastic coming into contact with each other. It is much louder than tennis and since you end up with more people in a smaller space, the sound is exponentially increased. So you can no longer sleep with your windows open or sit on your deck for a quiet start to the morning. One way to do that would be to lock the courts during certain hours so people cannot get in. There are ways to do that remotely that would not involve someone physically having to put a lock on the gate. 2. There needs to be rules against using speakers and playing music at the courts. There are groups that come to play pickleball and then play music on Bluetooth speakers above the sound of the pickleball which makes it very loud and disrespectful to others in the courts and the park 3. There should not be alcohol allowed. From what I have seen, those that come is a mix of use between unsupervised minors and adults. The adults bringing coolers of beer/seltzers etc isn’t really appropriate beside two young kids playing for fun 4. People should not be able to tie up their dogs to the courts while they play. That creates a few potential issues. There are unsupervised children in the park and at some point a dog/child interaction will end badly. There are dogs barking as ball goes back and forth (happened this weekend – it was constant). Then the obvious of dog waste that will be there when baseball games start at the field. 5. Which begs the question of should there be unsupervised children rules. I believe a park is a public space and if there are kids that want to ride their bike to a park to play I don’t have an issue with that. When our kids were younger they would go across the street to the park and play football with their friends or basketball at the court. So would be unfair for me to say anything different. The adults need to be respectful of the kids though and that’s why I bring up the alcohol and dogs. 6. There should be rules against any leagues forming and taking away public use. The courts are intended for general public use and not leagues. The courts should not be able to be reserved. There was an instance this weekend when courts got full of two kids – I would guess 8 to 10 years old – were told to leave by a large group that showed up. I was sitting on our deck and saw the kids play and then talked to and then leave and so I asked them what happened and they were told there were games scheduled and they had to leave. That isn’t right. Lastly I am very disappointed the city and HOA were not in concert here to help block the view as that huge court just jumps out now and takes away what was a pleasant greenscape as you go down the road or from the neighboring houses (including ours). I understand there is always debate on progress and park usage vs home owners. What should have been taken and reflected in our zoning laws is space between the road and the courts so trees / shrubs etc could have been done so the courts are more part of the landscape vs just this huge eye sore that dominates the landscape. As a city and town of Hamel we are better than that. We live in such a great place and to have that large court become the defining view on the road without thinking of view of residents and the overall aesthetic of our town is a miss. If the courts were further back from the road and trees planted in front it would be a much different view of the park. Look at the Legion park how the tennis court is not viewed from the road or the parking area. That type of zoning is what we should expect in Medina. Please tell me there will not be lights installed and an expectation of lighted night hours as that would be awful. Thank you for reading. I am sure your role and others in the city government have to take in many factors. I am sharing with you the early results now that the courts are active so the city can make changes and adapt as the park is used and the new courts are used. Brian Kirkendall 3185 Butternut Drive Hamel, MN 55340 <image001.jpg> 1 From:Kirkendall, Brian <> Sent:Thursday, June 1, 2023 2:03 PM To:Kathleen Martin Cc:Brian Kirkendall; Steve Scherer; Scott Johnson Subject:Re: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Thankyouall.Appreciateyourcommitmenttoservice From:KathleenMartin<kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov> Sent:Thursday,June1,20231:05:03PM To:Kirkendall,Brian<> Cc:BrianKirkendall<>;SteveScherer<steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>;ScottJohnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov> Subject:Re:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts Thankyouforyourcomments.Iamcopyinginourkeystaffmemberstoreviewyourthoughts. OnMay31,2023,at11:14AM,Kirkendall,Brian<>wrote: AddedmypersonalemailasIjustrememberedourworkemailcanattimesbeheavyhandedto blockinganddeletingemailsfromsourcesthesystemdoesn’trecognizesoifyourespondIwantedto makesureIsawit. From:Kirkendall,Brian Sent:Wednesday,May31,202311:03AM 2 To:kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov Subject:HunterLionsParkandthenewPickleballcourts HiMayor.IamaresidentofHamel/Medina.Iliverightacrossthestreetfromtheparkandthenew courts.Thecourtscertainlyseemtobecreatingalotmoretrafficattheparkthanhasbeentheresince wemovedin10yearsago.ThecourtsarecreatingafewchallengesthatIthinkthecityneedstoadjust givenitisdirectlyacrossthestreetandbesideanumberofresidentialhouses.Itisfranklystartingto causesomerealissuesforthoseofusthatlivebyitasitiscertainlygettinguseddailynowandfor extendedperiodsoftheday. Therulesneedtobemoreprominentandtakeintoaccountothersbeyondtheparkusers.Whatwas onceanicequietspaceischanging.Herearesomesuggestions: Hours:thecourtscan’tbesunriseto10pmasstatedintheparkhoursonline.Therearepeople thereat7amboththismorningandyesterday.Thesoundofpickleballsbeinghitinthosecourts echoesacrossthestreetandiseasilyheardanddisruptive.Ifyouhaveneverplayedorheard pickleballitmakesaloudnoiseasitisessentiallytwopiecesofhardplasticcomingintocontact witheachother.Itismuchlouderthantennisandsinceyouendupwithmorepeopleina smallerspace,thesoundisexponentiallyincreased.Soyoucannolongersleepwithyour windowsopenorsitonyourdeckforaquietstarttothemorning.Onewaytodothatwouldbe tolockthecourtsduringcertainhourssopeoplecannotgetin.Therearewaystodothat remotelythatwouldnotinvolvesomeonephysicallyhavingtoputalockonthegate. Thereneedstoberulesagainstusingspeakersandplayingmusicatthecourts.Therearegroups thatcometoplaypickleballandthenplaymusiconBluetoothspeakersabovethesoundofthe pickleballwhichmakesitveryloudanddisrespectfultoothersinthecourtsandthepark Thereshouldnotbealcoholallowed.FromwhatIhaveseen,thosethatcomeisamixofuse betweenunsupervisedminorsandadults.Theadultsbringingcoolersofbeer/seltzersetcisn’t reallyappropriatebesidetwoyoungkidsplayingforfun Peopleshouldnotbeabletotieuptheirdogstothecourtswhiletheyplay.Thatcreatesafew potentialissues.Thereareunsupervisedchildrenintheparkandatsomepointadog/child interactionwillendbadly.Therearedogsbarkingasballgoesbackandforth(happenedthis weekend–itwasconstant).Thentheobviousofdogwastethatwillbetherewhenbaseball gamesstartatthefield. Whichbegsthequestionofshouldtherebeunsupervisedchildrenrules.Ibelieveaparkisapublic spaceandiftherearekidsthatwanttoridetheirbiketoaparktoplayIdon’thaveanissuewith that.Whenourkidswereyoungertheywouldgoacrossthestreettotheparkandplayfootball withtheirfriendsorbasketballatthecourt.Sowouldbeunfairformetosayanything different.Theadultsneedtoberespectfulofthekidsthoughandthat’swhyIbringupthe alcoholanddogs. Thereshouldberulesagainstanyleaguesformingandtakingawaypublicuse.Thecourtsare intendedforgeneralpublicuseandnotleagues.Thecourtsshouldnotbeabletobe reserved.Therewasaninstancethisweekendwhencourtsgotfulloftwokids–Iwouldguess8 to10yearsold–weretoldtoleavebyalargegroupthatshowedup.Iwassittingonourdeck andsawthekidsplayandthentalkedtoandthenleaveandsoIaskedthemwhathappened andtheyweretoldthereweregamesscheduledandtheyhadtoleave.Thatisn’tright. LastlyIamverydisappointedthecityandHOAwerenotinconcertheretohelpblocktheviewasthat hugecourtjustjumpsoutnowandtakesawaywhatwasapleasantgreenscapeasyougodownthe roadorfromtheneighboringhouses(includingours).Iunderstandthereisalwaysdebateonprogress andparkusagevshomeowners.Whatshouldhavebeentakenandreflectedinourzoninglawsisspace betweentheroadandthecourtssotrees/shrubsetccouldhavebeendonesothecourtsaremorepart ofthelandscapevsjustthishugeeyesorethatdominatesthelandscape.AsacityandtownofHamel wearebetterthanthat.Weliveinsuchagreatplaceandtohavethatlargecourtbecomethedefining 3 viewontheroadwithoutthinkingofviewofresidentsandtheoverallaestheticofourtownisamiss.If thecourtswerefurtherbackfromtheroadandtreesplantedinfrontitwouldbeamuchdifferentview ofthepark.LookattheLegionparkhowthetenniscourtisnotviewedfromtheroadortheparking area.ThattypeofzoningiswhatweshouldexpectinMedina.Pleasetellmetherewillnotbelights installedandanexpectationoflightednighthoursasthatwouldbeawful. Thankyouforreading.Iamsureyourroleandothersinthecitygovernmenthavetotakeinmany factors.Iamsharingwithyoutheearlyresultsnowthatthecourtsareactivesothecitycanmake changesandadaptastheparkisusedandthenewcourtsareused. BrianKirkendall 3185ButternutDrive Hamel,MN55340 From: Kirkendall, Brian Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:03 AM To: kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov Subject: Hunter Lions Park and the new Pickleball courts Hi Mayor. I am a resident of Hamel/Medina. I live right across the street from the park and the new courts. The courts certainly seem to be creating a lot more traffic at the park than has been there since we moved in 10 years ago. The courts are creating a few challenges that I think the city needs to adjust given it is directly across the street and beside a number of residential houses. It is frankly starting to cause some real issues for those of us that live by it as it is certainly getting used daily now and for extended periods of the day. The rules need to be more prominent and take into account others beyond the park users. What was once a nice quiet space is changing. Here are some suggestions: 1. Hours: the courts can’t be sunrise to 10pm as stated in the park hours online. There are people there at 7am both this morning and yesterday. The sound of pickleballs being hit in those courts echoes across the street and is easily heard and disruptive. If you have never played or heard pickleball it makes a loud noise as it is essentially two pieces of hard plastic coming into contact with each other. It is much louder than tennis and since you end up with more people in a smaller space, the sound is exponentially increased. So you can no longer sleep with your windows open or sit on your deck for a quiet start to the morning. One way to do that would be to lock the courts during certain hours so people cannot get in. There are ways to do that remotely that would not involve someone physically having to put a lock on the gate. 2. There needs to be rules against using speakers and playing music at the courts. There are groups that come to play pickleball and then play music on Bluetooth speakers above the sound of the pickleball which makes it very loud and disrespectful to others in the courts and the park 3. There should not be alcohol allowed. From what I have seen, those that come is a mix of use between unsupervised minors and adults. The adults bringing coolers of beer/seltzers etc isn’t really appropriate beside two young kids playing for fun 4. People should not be able to tie up their dogs to the courts while they play. That creates a few potential issues. There are unsupervised children in the park and at some point a dog/child interaction will end badly. There are dogs barking as ball goes back and forth (happened this weekend – it was constant). Then the obvious of dog waste that will be there when baseball games start at the field. 5. Which begs the question of should there be unsupervised children rules. I believe a park is a public space and if there are kids that want to ride their bike to a park to play I don’t have an issue with that. When our kids were younger they would go across the street to the park and play football with their friends or basketball at the court. So would be unfair for me to say anything different. The adults need to be respectful of the kids though and that’s why I bring up the alcohol and dogs. 6. There should be rules against any leagues forming and taking away public use. The courts are intended for general public use and not leagues. The courts should not be able to be reserved. There was an instance this weekend when courts got full of two kids – I would guess 8 to 10 years old – were told to leave by a large group that showed up. I was sitting on our deck and saw the kids play and then talked to and then leave and so I asked them what happened and they were told there were games scheduled and they had to leave. That isn’t right. Lastly I am very disappointed the city and HOA were not in concert here to help block the view as that huge court just jumps out now and takes away what was a pleasant greenscape as you go down the road or from the neighboring houses (including ours). I understand there is always debate on progress and park usage vs home owners. What should have been taken and reflected in our zoning laws is space between the road and the courts so trees / shrubs etc could have been done so the courts are more part of the landscape vs just this huge eye sore that dominates the landscape. As a city and town of Hamel we are better than that. We live in such a great place and to have that large court become the defining view on the road without thinking of view of residents and the overall aesthetic of our town is a miss. If the courts were further back from the road and trees planted in front it would be a much different view of the park. Look at the Legion park how the tennis court is not viewed from the road or the parking area. That type of zoning is what we should expect in Medina. Please tell me there will not be lights installed and an expectation of lighted night hours as that would be awful. Thank you for reading. I am sure your role and others in the city government have to take in many factors. I am sharing with you the early results now that the courts are active so the city can make changes and adapt as the park is used and the new courts are used. Brian Kirkendall 3185 Butternut Drive Hamel, MN 55340 <image001.jpg> From: Kate Agarwala <> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 9:48 AM To: Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov> Subject: Hunter Park Hi Mr. Finke, We live across the street from Hunter Park and I was curious, are there plans to add soundproofing to the new pickleball courts? Either via trees, Acoustifence, or some other method. The pickleball courts have proved very popular with people playing 12+ hours a day. The sound of the balls carries very well and our porch is becoming unusable since the ball is louder than pretty much all other sounds including lawn mowers and cars. We can even hear the game in our house with the windows closed. I am glad that the courts are being used and serving a need in the community, but hope that people who live nearby can also enjoy their homes. Thank you, Kate Agarwala 1 From: Cathy Carr <>   Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 4:28 PM  To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson  <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Kate Agarwala <>; Dino Deslauriers  <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>; Robin Reid  <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>;  Jason Nelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>; Rohit Agarwala <>  Subject: Article in Pickleball Magazine Nov 2023  Hello all,  I'd like you to read this quick article just released in Pickleball Magazine of November 2023.  It mostly relates to the  quieter equipment being researched due to the known issues with noise and the game.  The writers, well known in the  field, admit the game is loud and draws complaints when not researched on court location.  Even if new equipment is  available, you need to convince and/or enforce the use of it which is another issue to contend with at a public park.  The closing paragraph states:  "While the enforced use of quieter equipment can be challenging, having the pickleball community and the wider  neighborhood community aware of the need to take sound into account before courts are installed will benefit the  entire community and enable the continued growth of pickleball. "  As no studies were produced when I asked the City Council for any/all research done before the installation of the courts  related to noise issues and proximity to homes, it is evident now that this is a misstep on the pre‐construction phase of  this endeavor at Hunter Lions Park.  That error has led us to this situation we are in.  Please make the necessary and  quite frankly, long overdue, correction of court location and move the Hunter Lions pickleball courts to Hamel Park  where the closest neighbors are outside the minimum recommended 500 ft from courts.    Please pass this email on to the Parks Commision. Thank you.  Cathy Carr  September 12, 2023 Mr. Scott Johnson City of Medina 2052 County Road 24 Medina, MN 55340 Subject: Summary of Results Pickleball Noise Monitoring Hunter Lions Park – Medina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Johnson: We understand the City of Medina recently installed four new pickleball courts at Hunter Lions Park and nearby residential neighbors have complained about noise. Figure 1 is an aerial image showing the approximate location of the pickleball courts. ESI Engineering was retained to measure pickleball noise and compare the results with State of Minnesota noise limit requirements. This letter is a summary of noise monitoring performed in August 2023. Figure 1 – Aerial image showing Hunter Lions Park, the pickleball courts (overlay) and nearby residential properties. Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 2 Noise Requirements The State of Minnesota Rule 7030: Noise Pollution, enforced by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), has requirements for limiting noise levels, or standards, evaluated at the location of the person who hears the noise. The levels are calculated statistical values that quantify noise over a period of time, the minimum being one hour. Table 1 shows the Rule 7030 L10 and L50 noise standards (in dBA1) per noise area classification (NAC) of the receiving land use. L10 is the sound level that is exceeded 10% of the time during a measurement period. L50 is the sound level that is exceeded 50% of the time during a measurement period. NAC 1 land use is residential and recreational, NAC 2 is commercial, and NAC 3 is industrial. Table 1 – Minnesota Noise Standards The daytime noise standards for residential land use (NAC 1) are an L10 level of 65 dBA and an L50 level of 60 dBA. However, the noise rule says that “these standards do not, by themselves, identify the limiting levels of impulsive noise needed for the preservation of public health and welfare.” Impulsive noise is defined in the rules to be a sound pressure peak with either a rise time of less than 200 milliseconds or a duration of less than 200 milliseconds. By this definition and the measurement data, pickleball noise is impulsive noise. The State of Minnesota does not have a separate noise standard for impulsive noise. Therefore, as requested by the City of Medina, the pickleball noise monitoring results in this letter are compared with the daytime L10 and L50 standards in Table 1, knowing that other factors may need to be considered by the City in evaluating the impact of the pickleball noise on the residential receivers. The noise rules require that noise monitoring of the statistical L10 and L50 levels be conducted for at least one hour and that the sound level meter use “A” weighting and Fast response characteristics. The State of Minnesota Rule 7030 is included for reference as Attachment A. Additional information can be found in Minnesota Pollution Control Agency document A Guide to Noise Control in Minnesota. 1 dBA is the abbreviation for an A-weighted decibel measurement. A-weighting is a filtered decibel level that reflects the human ear response to sounds of a low pressure level. L10 L50 L10 L50 1 Residential 65 dBA 60 dBA 55 dBA 50 dBA 2 Commercial 70 dBA 65 dBA 70 dBA 65 dBA 3 Industrial 80 dBA 75 dBA 80 dBA 75 dBA Noise Area Classification Receiver Type Daytime (7AM - 10PM)Nighttime (10PM - 7AM) Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 3 Noise Background Information Noise levels are commonly evaluated with a sound level meter, which measures pressure variations in air. Sound level amplitudes are displayed in a decibel (dB) unit, which is a logarithmic ratio of the measured pressure variation to 20 Pa (considered the lowest pressure variation a healthy human ear can detect). On the decibel scale, an increase of 6 dB represents a doubling of the sound pressure, however, an increase of 10 dB is necessary before the human ear perceives the sound level to be twice as loud. The following describe subjective impressions of changes in sound levels: 1 to 3 dB Change = Just Noticeable Difference 5 dB Change = Noticeable Difference 10 dB Change = Twice or Half As Loud The perceived loudness of sound changes with frequency. A young, healthy human ear can sense pressure variations between 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz. The ear is most sensitive to sounds between 2,000 Hz and 5,000 Hz and is less sensitive to low frequencies and high frequencies. To simulate the response of the human ear, sound level meters can filter the low and high frequencies of the measured pressure variations. One of the common filters is called an A-weighted filter. Sound levels that have been A-weighted are designated with the unit dBA. Measured sound levels can be quantified with a single value, overall dB or dBA level. When more information is needed, sound levels can be displayed in frequency bands called octave bands. Multiple noise sources add logarithmically. Adding two 50 dBA sources will be 53 dBA (50 dBA + 50 dBA = 53 dBA) and three 50 dBA sources equal 54.8 dBA. Logarithmic addition of sources that are more than 10 dBA different result in no increase from the higher level (e.g., 50 dBA + 40 dBA = 50 dBA). Sound propagation through the atmosphere can be complicated. However, within 300’ of a source, atmospheric effects like wind and temperature inversion can be ignored. Generally, sound pressure waves travel away from a point source spherically and the reduction in level is 6 dB with every doubling of distance. Consideration needs to be given to reflections from large flat surfaces and the barrier effect caused by walls, berms or buildings. Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 4 Site Conditions An aerial image of the Hunters Lions Park area with an overlayed drawing of the new park is shown in Figure 2. The center of the four pickleball courts is approximately 260’ west of the nearest home. There is also one new tennis court adjacent to the pickleball courts. We understand that use of the tennis and pickleball courts is limited to 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Hunter Drive, also on the east side of the park, has a 40 mph speed limit. Noise was monitored for multiple days at Location A in Figure 2. This location was chosen because it was in the direction of the nearest home. Figure 3 is a photograph of the microphone 13’ above the ground at Location A. We recognized that traffic on Hunter Drive would add to the measured noise levels, however that was true at all other locations too, although at lower levels. Adjusting for traffic noise was going to be necessary regardless of the measurement location. In our opinion, pickleball noise at locations farther to the north or south from Location A would be similar to or lower than the noise at Location A. To confirm this, additional measurements were made at Locations 1 through 5 shown in Figure 2. Although not discussed here, noise from pickleball activities at Location 1 were similar to the other four locations. Figure 4 shows a sketch of the relative elevation of the courts, the microphone at Location A and the nearest home. The microphone height of 13’ was in direct line of sight of the courts, similar to the sightline of people of the decks of the homes. Although there would normally be reduction in noise due to the increased distance from the microphone to the deck, we suspect that reflections from the house increased noise levels equally. It is conservative to assume that the pickleball noise levels at homes to the east of the courts are the same as at Location A. Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 5 1007' 1003' 1007' 1004' 1005' 1005' 1018' 1007' 1008' 3 2 1 4 5 260' 180' A Fig u r e 2 – Ae r i a l i m a g e s h o w i n g c o u r t s a n d m e a s u r e m e n t l o c a t i o n s . Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 6 Figure 3 – Photo showing the microphone at Location A. Figure 4 – Sketch showing the elevation of the microphone at Location A relative to the pickleball courts and the nearest home. 260' 180' 13'5' 11'16' 1003'1005' 1007' ß Microphone Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 7 Noise Monitoring Results The noise monitoring equipment was installed at Location A at 1:00 PM on Thursday, August 10, 2023 and removed at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The equipment setup and measurement methodology following the procedures defined in the State noise rules and in guidelines provided by the MPCA. Observations and other noise measurements were made on the morning of Friday, August 11th between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM and Sunday, August 13th between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM. The monitoring system logged noise levels every one second. Each day there were 86,400 seconds measured, and in each second, 45 separate values were saved. The hourly L10 and L50 statistical levels are normally calculated using the Fast response levels every second, however because these levels may have missed the highest Fast response pickleball noise, the data was reevaluated using the Fast Max values, which resulted in higher L10 and L50 levels. Both the Fast and the Fast Max L10 and L50 levels are presented in the summary table. In my opinion, the higher Fast Max levels should be compared to the State daytime standards. The monitoring equipment made sound recordings at the beginning of every hour. Although these recordings helped determine if the pickleball courts were in use, it was not possible to know how many players were on the courts. The monitoring system measurement data at Location A is provided in Attachment B. Pickleball noise was present in recordings and evident in the data, characterized by short duration increases in the noise level. Hourly L10 and L50 statistical results for the seven days of noise monitoring at Location A are summarized in tables in Attachment C. The daytime hours from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM are highlighted yellow. The hourly values in red font in the tables exceeded the State noise standards. Some of the hours that exceeded were during times the courts were open for use and some hours were when the courts were not being used. The loudest noise sources at Location A were vehicular traffic and lawn mowing. Traffic noise was easily identified as the level slowly increased as the vehicle approached and then slowly decreased as it moved farther from Location A. Observations and additional noise measurements were made on Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. All four pickleball courts and the tennis court were being used during this period. The L10 and L50 hourly levels for Sunday are shown in Table 2. The hourly levels from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM did not exceed the State standards. Figure 5 shows the one second Fast Max noise levels from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM. The highest levels around 70 dBA were from passing vehicles. There was a noticeable increase in noise at 8:00 AM which appeared to be from the start of pickleball activities. Noise after 8:00 AM had more high frequency content and shorter duration events. Figure 6 shows the noise from 7:50 AM to 8:20 AM. The passing vehicles were easily identified in this data. The pickleball noise was mainly the short duration events in the 54 dBA to 62 dBA range. Most of the pickleball noise was from the ball and paddle impact, however there was also talking and occasional shouting. Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 8 Table 2 – Noise Monitoring Results – Sunday, August 13, 2023 To estimate noise levels at that were only from the pickleball activities, the Location A data between 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on Sunday, August 13, 2023 was edited to remove noise from passing vehicles. The noise from passing vehicles was identified and removed from the 7,200 second Fast Max data set for the period and the L10 and L50 statistics were calculated using the remaining 5,990 samples. This period was selected because all four pickleball courts and the tennis court were being used. The L10 and L50 results with and without traffic noise are shown in the graphs of Figure 7. The L10 levels were 62 dBA with traffic and 57 dBA without traffic. The L10 State requirement was 65 dBA. The L50 level was 53 dBA with traffic and 51 dBA without, and the State requirement was 60 dBA. In addition to using the LA Fast Max data to calculate the statistical L10 and L50 hourly levels, the LA Impulse Max data was also used. Although the Impulse Max time weighting measurement captures the amplitude of the impulsive noise more accurately , statistical results will be high because of the long decay time. The L10 levels using the Impulse Max data were 66 dBA with traffic and 63 dBA without traffic, and the State requirement was 65 dBA. The L50 level was 58 dBA with traffic and 57 dBA without, and the State requirement was 60 dBA. LAfast L Afast Max MPCA LAfast L Afast Max MPCA Date Hour L10, dBA L10, dBA L10 Limit L50, dBA L50, dBA L50 Limit 12:00:00 AM 49 55 47 50 1:00 AM 47 55 46 50 2:00:00 AM 46 55 45 50 3:00:00 AM 55 55 45 50 4:00:00 AM 45 55 44 50 5:00:00 AM 45 55 44 50 6:00:00 AM 47 48 55 42 43 50 7:00:00 AM 51 53 65 42 43 60 8:00:00 AM 57 60 65 47 52 60 9:00:00 AM 60 63 65 49 54 60 10:00:00 AM 62 64 65 48 51 60 11:00:00 AM 64 66 65 49 51 60 12:00:00 PM 62 64 65 47 50 60 1:00:00 PM 63 65 65 50 55 60 2:00:00 PM 62 65 51 60 3:00:00 PM 64 65 50 60 4:00:00 PM 64 65 46 60 5:00:00 PM 60 65 46 60 6:00:00 PM 63 65 51 60 7:00:00 PM 60 65 46 60 8:00:00 PM 57 65 44 60 9:00:00 PM 50 65 47 60 10:00:00 PM 52 55 48 50 11:00:00 PM 55 55 51 50 Sunday, August 13, 2023 Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 9 Figure 5 – Noise data at Location A for Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Figure 6 – Noise data at Location A for Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 7:50 AM to 8:20 AM. Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 10 40455055606570 6:0 0 A M 7:0 0 A M 8:0 0 A M 9:0 0 A M 10 : 0 0 A M 11 : 0 0 A M 12 : 0 0 P M 1:0 0 P M Sound Pressure Level, dBA L1 0 -L A f a s t m a x Tr a f f i c Re m o v e d W i t h Tr a f f i c 2hr p e r i o d L1 0 r e q u i r e m e n t 40455055606570 6:0 0 A M 7:0 0 A M 8:0 0 A M 9:0 0 A M 10 : 0 0 A M 11 : 0 0 A M 12 : 0 0 P M 1:0 0 P M Sound Pressure Level, dBA L5 0 -L A f a s t m a x 2hr p e r i o d L5 0 r e q u i r e m e n t Tr a f f i c Re m o v e d W i t h Tr a f f i c Fig u r e 7 – 8 A M t o 1 0 A M S u n d a y A u g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 2 3 m o n i t o r i n g d a t a w i t h a n d w i t h o u t t r a f f i c no i s e r e m o v e d . 40455055606570758085 8:0 0 : 0 0 A M 8:0 6 : 0 0 A M 8:1 2 : 0 0 A M 8:1 8 : 0 0 A M 8:2 4 : 0 0 A M 8:3 0 : 0 0 A M 8:3 6 : 0 0 A M 8:4 2 : 0 0 A M 8:4 8 : 0 0 A M 8:5 4 : 0 0 A M 9:0 0 : 0 0 A M 9:0 6 : 0 0 A M 9:1 2 : 0 0 A M 9:1 8 : 0 0 A M 9:2 4 : 0 0 A M 9:3 0 : 0 0 A M 9:3 6 : 0 0 A M 9:4 2 : 0 0 A M 9:4 8 : 0 0 A M 9:5 4 : 0 0 A M 10 : 0 0 : 0 0 A M Sound Pressure Level, dBA LA F a s t M a x w i t h T r a f f i c LA F a s t M a x w i t h o u t T r a f f i c Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 11 Conclusions ESI Engineering was asked to monitor pickleball noise levels at Hunter Lions Park in Medina, Minnesota and compare the results with the State of Minnesota Noise Rule requirements. The State of Minnesota has requirements for noise levels evaluated at the location of the person who hears the noise. The levels are calculated statistical values that quantify noise over a period of time, the minimum being one hour. The daytime noise standards for residential land use are an L10 level of 65 dBA and an L50 level of 60 dBA. However, the noise rule says that “these standards do not, by themselves, identify the limiting levels of impulsive noise needed for the preservation of public health and welfare.” The State of Minnesota does not have a separate noise standard for impulsive noise, and pickleball noise meets the State’s definition of impulsive noise. Therefore, as requested by the City of Medina, the pickleball noise monitoring results in this letter were compared with the daytime L10 and L50 standards, knowing that other factors may need to be considered by the City in evaluating the impact of the pickleball noise on the residential receivers. The results of the monitoring included noise from traffic passing on Hunter Drive and other sources not related to pickleball. In our judgement, there was not a better location to measure the pickleball noise. The monitoring included all noise in the environment, such as traffic, birds, weather generated sounds, pickleball, tennis, lawn mowers, etc., and for some hours the L10 and L50 levels exceeded the State noise standards. There were also hours when the pickleball courts were in use with L10 and L50 results that did not exceed the standards. Pickleball noise was present in the recordings and evident in the data . The loudest noise sources at the monitoring location were vehicular traffic and lawn mowing. Noise from passing vehicles was removed from the data for a two-hour period between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on Sunday, August 13th when all four pickleball courts plus the tennis court were in use. The L10 and L50 results from this period were calculated with and without traffic noise. • The L10 level using the Fast Max data with traffic was 62 dBA and 57 dBA without traffic. The L10 State requirement was 65 dBA. The L50 level was 53 dBA with traffic and 51 dBA without, and the State requirement was 60 dBA. • The L10 levels using the Impulse Max data were 66 dBA with traffic and 63 dBA without traffic, and the State requirement was 65 dBA. The L50 level was 58 dBA with traffic and 57 dBA without, and the State requirement was 60 dBA. Although by this assessment, pickleball noise did not exceed the State standards, the noise rules state that “the standards do not, by themselves, identify the limiting levels of impulsive noise needed for the preservation of public health and welfare.” Pickleball noise meets the State’s definition of impulsive noise. Mr. Scott Johnson September 12, 2023 City of Medina Page 12 We appreciate the opportunity to serve the needs of the City of Medina and remain available to assist in the resolution of these and any other matters. Please let us know if you have any questions or need more information. Sincerely, Anthony J. Baxter, P.E. Principal ESI Engineering, Inc. Attachments Attachment A State of Minnesota, Rule 7030: Noise Pollution Control Hunter Lions Park Pickleball Noise Monitoring – September 12, 2023 1 CHAPTER 7030 MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL GENERALLY 7030.0010 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. 7030.0020 DEFINITIONS. 7030.0030 NOISE CONTROL REQUIREMENT. 7030.0040 NOISE STANDARDS. 7030.0050 NOISE AREA CLASSIFICATION. 7030.0060 MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY. 7030.0070 SOUND ATTENUATION MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY. 7030.0080 VARIANCE. MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS 7030.1000 DEFINITION. 7030.1010 PROHIBITIONS. 7030.1020 SCOPE. 7030.1030 EXCEPTIONS. 7030.1040 NOISE LIMIT FOR VEHICLES OVER 10,000 POUNDS. 7030.1050 MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS FOR MOTORCYCLES. 7030.1060 NOISE LIMITS FOR OTHER VEHICLES. GENERALLY 7030.0010 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. For the purpose of chapter 7030,American National Standards Institute,Specification for Sound Level Meters,S1.4-1983 is incorporated by reference.This publication is available from the American National Standards Institute,1430 Broadway,New York,N.Y.10018 and can be found at:the offices of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,520 Lafayette Road North,St.Paul,Minnesota 55155;the Government Documents Section,Room 409,Wilson Library,University of Minnesota,309 19th Avenue South,Minneapolis,Minnesota 55454;and the State of Minnesota Law Library,25 Rev.Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd.,St.Paul,Minnesota 55155.This document is not subject to frequent change. The Federal Highway Administration publication,Sound Procedures for Measuring Highway Noise: Final Report,FHWA-DP-45-1R (August 1981)is incorporated by reference.This publication is available from the United States Department of Transportation,Federal Highway Administration,1000 North Globe Road,Arlington,Virginia 22201 and can be found at:the offices of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road North,St.Paul,Minnesota 55155;the Government Documents Section,Room 409, Wilson Library,University of Minnesota,309 19th Avenue South,Minneapolis,Minnesota 55454;and the State of Minnesota Law Library,25 Rev.Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd.,St.Paul,Minnesota 55155. This document is not subject to frequent change. Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 7030.0030 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 2 Statutory Authority:MS s 115.03;116.07 History:11 SR 43;18 SR 614;41 SR 763 Published Electronically:January 27,2017 7030.0020 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1.Application.The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this part. Subp.2.A-weighted."A-weighted"means a specific weighting of the sound pressure level for the purpose of determining the human response to sound.The specific weighting characteristics and tolerances are those given in American National Standards Institute S1.4-1983,section 5.1. Subp.3.Daytime."Daytime"means those hours from 7:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m. Subp.4.dB(A)."dB(A)"means a unit of sound level expressed in decibels (dB)and A-weighted. Subp.5.Decibel."Decibel"means a unit of sound pressure level,abbreviated as dB. Subp.6.Impulsive noise."Impulsive noise"means either a single sound pressure peak (with either a rise time less than 200 milliseconds or total duration less than 200 milliseconds)or multiple sound pressure peaks (with either rise times less than 200 milliseconds or total duration less than 200 milliseconds)spaced at least by 200 millisecond pauses. Subp.7.L10."L10"means the sound level,expressed in dB(A),which is exceeded ten percent of the time for a one hour survey,as measured by test procedures approved by the commissioner. Subp.8.L50."L50"means the sound level,expressed in dB(A),which is exceeded 50 percent of the time for a one hour survey,as measured by test procedures approved by the commissioner. Subp.9.Municipality."Municipality"means a county;a city;a town;a regional planning and development commission established under Minnesota Statutes,chapter 473;the metropolitan council;or other governmental subdivision of the state responsible by law for controlling or restricting land use within its jurisdiction. Subp.10.Nighttime."Nighttime"means those hours from 10:00 p.m.to 7:00 a.m. Subp.11.Person."Person"means any human being,any municipality or other governmental or political subdivision or other public department or agency,any public or private corporation,any partnership, firm,association,or other organization,any receiver,trustee,assignee,agency,legal entity,other than a court of law,or any legal representative of any of the foregoing,but does not include the agency. Subp.12.Sound pressure level."Sound pressure level",in decibels,means 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure to the reference pressure.The reference pressure shall be 20 micronewtons per square meter. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:11 SR 43;L 1987 c 186 s 15;18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.0030 NOISE CONTROL REQUIREMENT. No person may violate the standards established in part 7030.0040,unless exempted by Minnesota Statutes,section 116.07,subdivision 2a.Any municipality having authority to regulate land use shall take Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 3 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 7030.0050 all reasonable measures within its jurisdiction to prevent the establishment of land use activities listed in noise area classification (NAC)1,2,or 3 in any location where the standards established in part 7030.0040 will be violated immediately upon establishment of the land use. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:11 SR 43;18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.0040 NOISE STANDARDS. Subpart 1.Scope.These standards describe the limiting levels of sound established on the basis of present knowledge for the preservation of public health and welfare.These standards are consistent with speech,sleep,annoyance,and hearing conservation requirements for receivers within areas grouped according to land activities by the noise area classification (NAC)system established in part 7030.0050. However,these standards do not,by themselves,identify the limiting levels of impulsive noise needed for the preservation of public health and welfare.Noise standards in subpart 2 apply to all sources. Subp.2.Noise standards. Noise Area Classification Daytime Nighttime L50 L10 L50 L10 1 60 65 50 55 2 65 70 65 70 3 75 80 75 80 Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:11 SR 43;18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.0050 NOISE AREA CLASSIFICATION. Subpart 1.Applicability.The noise area classification is based on the land use activity at the location of the receiver and determines the noise standards applicable to that land use activity unless an exception is applied under subpart 3. Subp.2.Noise area classifications.The noise area classifications and the activities included in each classification are listed below: Noise Area Classification Land Use Activities 1 Household Units (includes farm houses) Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 7030.0050 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 4 Hotels,motels,or other overnight lodging Mobile home parks or courts Other residential units Motion picture production Medical and other health services Correctional institutions Educational services Religious activities Cultural activities and nature exhibitions Entertainment assembly Camping and picnicking areas (designated) Resorts and group camps Other cultural,entertainment,and recreational activities. 2 Railroad terminals (passenger and freight) Rapid rail transit and street railway passenger terminals Bus passenger terminals (intercity and local) Other motor vehicle transportation Airport and flying field terminals (passenger and freight) Marine terminals (passenger and freight) Automobile parking Transportation services and arrangements Wholesale trade Retail trade,including restaurants and bars Finance,insurance,and real estate services Personal services Business,legal,or other professional services Repair services Contract construction services Governmental services (except correctional institutions) Miscellaneous services (except religious activities) Public assembly (except entertainment assembly and race tracks) Amusements (except fairgrounds and amusement parks) Recreational activities (except designated camping and picnicking areas) Parks Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 5 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 7030.0050 3 Manufacturing Transportation (except passenger terminals) Highway and street right-of-way Communication Utilities Race tracks Fairgrounds and amusement parks Agricultural and related activities Forestry activities and related services (including commercial forest land,timber production,and other related activities) Fishing activities and related services Mining activities and related services Other resource production and extraction All other activities not otherwise listed. 4 Undeveloped and unused land area Noncommercial forest development Water areas Vacant floor area Under construction Subp.3.Exceptions.The noise area classification for a land use may be changed in the following ways if the applicable conditions are met. A.The daytime standards for noise area classification 1 shall be applied to noise area classification 1 during the nighttime if the land use activity does not include overnight lodging. B.The standards for a building in a noise area classification 2 shall be applied to a building in a noise area classification 1 if the following conditions are met: (1)the building is constructed in such a way that the exterior to interior sound level attenuation is at least 30 dB(A); (2)the building has year-round climate control;and (3)the building has no areas or accommodations that are intended for outdoor activities. C.The standards for a building in a noise area classification 3 shall be applied to a building in a noise area classification 1 if the following conditions are met: (1)the building is constructed in such a way that the exterior to interior sound level attenuation is at least 40 dB(A); (2)the building has year-round climate control;and (3)the building has no areas or accommodations that are intended for outdoor activities. Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 7030.0060 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 6 D.The standards for a building in a noise area classification 3 shall be applied to a building in a noise area classification 2 if the following conditions are met: (1)the building is constructed in such a way that the exterior to interior sound level attenuation is at least 30 dB(A); (2)the building has year-round climate control;and (3)the building has no areas or accommodations that are intended for outdoor activities. Statutory Authority:MS s 115.03;116.07 History:11 SR 43;18 SR 614;41 SR 763 Published Electronically:January 27,2017 7030.0060 MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY. Subpart 1.Measurement location.Measurement of sound must be made at or within the applicable NAC at the point of human activity which is nearest to the noise source.All measurements shall be made outdoors. Subp.2.Equipment specifications.All sound level measuring devices must meet Type O,I,II,or S specifications under American National Standards Institute S1.4-1983. Subp.3.Calibration.All sound level measuring devices must,at a minimum,be externally field calibrated before and after monitoring using a calibration device of known frequency and sound pressure level. Subp.4.Measurement procedures.The following procedures must be used to obtain representative sound level measurements: A.Measurements must be made at least three feet off the ground or surface and away from natural or artificial structures which would prevent an accurate measurement. B.Measurements must be made using the A-weighting and fast response characteristics of the sound measuring device as specified in American National Standards Institute S1.4-1983. C.Measurements must not be made in sustained winds or in precipitation which results in a difference of less than ten decibels between the background noise level and the noise source being measured. D.Measurements must be made using a microphone which is protected from ambient conditions which would prevent an accurate measurement. Subp.5.Data documentation.A summary sheet for all sound level measurements shall be completed and signed by the person making the measurements.At a minimum,the summary sheet shall include: A.date; B.time; C.location; D.noise source; E.wind speed and direction; F.temperature; Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 7 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 7030.0080 G.humidity; H.make,model,and serial number of measuring equipment; I.field calibration results; J.monitored levels;and K.site sketch indicating noise source,measurement location,directions,distances,and obstructions. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:11 SR 43;17 SR 1279;18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.0070 SOUND ATTENUATION MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY. Subpart 1.Purpose.Sound level measurements made for assessing sound attenuation as specified in part 7030.0050,subpart 3,item B,C,or D,shall be made according to the requirements of this part. Subp.2.Equipment.The equipment shall meet the requirements specified in part 7030.0060, subpart 2. Subp.3.Calibration.The equipment must meet the calibration requirements specified in part 7030.0060,subpart 3. Subp.4.Measurement procedure.The measurement procedure described in FHWA-DP-45-1R, section 8 must be used for determination of the sound attenuation. Subp.5.Equivalent methods.Methods equivalent to those described in subpart 4 may be used provided they are approved by the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.The commissioner shall approve an alternative method if the commissioner finds that the method will produce representative data and results which are as reliable as the methods specified in subpart 4. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:11 SR 43;L 1987 c 186 s 15;18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.0080 VARIANCE. If,upon written application of the responsible person,the agency finds that by reason of exceptional circumstances strict conformity with any provisions of any noise rule would cause undue hardship,would be unreasonable,impractical,or not feasible under the circumstances,the agency may permit a variance upon the conditions and within the time limitations as it may prescribe for the prevention,control,or abatement of noise pollution in harmony with the intent of the state and any applicable federal laws. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:11 SR 43;18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 7030.1010 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 8 MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS 7030.1000 DEFINITION. "Motor vehicle"means any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks and any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle and includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys which are propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails, except snowmobiles. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.1010 PROHIBITIONS. Subpart 1.Operation of vehicle.No person shall operate either a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,chapter 168 at any time or under any condition of grade,load,acceleration,or deceleration in such a manner as to exceed the noise limits contained herein for the category of motor vehicle and speed limits specified,when tested with a measurement procedure approved by the commissioner. Subp.2.Sale of vehicle.No person shall sell or offer for sale a new motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,chapter 168 which when maintained according to the manufacturer's specifications would exceed the noise limits contained herein for the category of motor vehicle and speed limits specified,when tested with a measurement procedure approved by the commissioner. Subp.3.Modification of vehicle.No person shall modify a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,chapter 168 in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the vehicle,above the noise limits contained herein for the category of motor vehicle and speed limits specified,when tested with a measurement procedure approved by the commissioner.No person shall operate a motor vehicle so modified. Subp.4.Sale of parts.No person shall sell or offer for sale replacement or additional parts for a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168 which when installed in the vehicle will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the vehicle, above the noise limits contained herein for the category of motor vehicle and speed limits specified,when tested with a measurement procedure approved by the commissioner.No person shall operate a motor vehicle incorporating such parts. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:L 1987 c 186 s 15;18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 9 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 7030.1040 7030.1020 SCOPE. This chapter applies to the total noise from a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,chapter 168 and shall not be construed as limiting or precluding the enforcement of any other provision of law relating to motor vehicle exhaust noise. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.1030 EXCEPTIONS. Vehicles under parts 7030.1050 and 7030.1060 are allowed to exceed the noise limits contained herein when performing acceleration maneuvers for safety purposes. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.1040 NOISE LIMIT FOR VEHICLES OVER 10,000 POUNDS. Motor vehicle noise limits for vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds and any combination of vehicles towed by such motor vehicle. A.Speed limits greater than 35 mph. B.Speed limits equal to or less than 35 mph and stationary run-up tests (for vehicles with governed engines).For stationary run-up tests on all-paved surfaces,add 2 dBA. C.Speed limits equal to or less than 35 mph and stationary run-up tests (for vehicles with governed engines),for vehicles manufactured on or after January 1,1978.For stationary run-up tests on all-paved surfaces,add 2 dBA. D.Speed limits equal to or less than 35 mph and stationary run-up tests (for vehicles with governed engines),for vehicles manufactured on or after January 1,1982.For stationary run-up tests on all-paved surfaces,add 2 dBA. Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 7030.1060 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 10 Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.1050 MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS FOR MOTORCYCLES. A.For vehicles manufactured before January 1,1975. B.Speed limits greater than 35 mph for vehicles manufactured on or after January 1,1975. C.Speed limits equal to or less than 35 mph for vehicles manufactured on or after January 1, 1975. Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 7030.1060 NOISE LIMITS FOR OTHER VEHICLES. Motor vehicle noise limits for any other motor vehicle not included under parts 7030.1040 and 7030.1050 and any combination of vehicles towed by such motor vehicle. Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. 11 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL 7030.1060 Statutory Authority:MS s 116.07 History:18 SR 614 Published Electronically:December 12,2003 Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. Attachment B Noise Monitoring Data for August 10, 2023 through August 16, 2023 Hunter Lions Park Pickleball Noise Monitoring – September 12, 2023 Calibration Frequency: 1 kHz Initial Calibration: 94.2 dB Final Calibration: 94.1 dB Last Cal. Check: 08/16/23 @ 11:03 PM Location: Measurements: Meteorology: Preamplifier: Location: Project: Engineer: Microphone: Last Calibrated: Analyzer: Calibrator: Start Time: End Time: Run Time: City of Medina, Pickleball Noise Monitoring P2965 Medina, Minnesota A.J. Baxter Project No: Date: Calibration Check: Acoustic Test Results Minneapolis, Minnesota | o: 952.831.4646 | esi-engineering.com Figure B1 Larson Davis PRM831 s/n 070949 Larson Davis 377C20 s/n 320010 Larson Davis CAL200 s/n 18322 January 30, 2023 Larson Davis 831 s/n 4694 1:51:23 PM 36517.0 seconds 12:00:00 AM 8/10/2023 One Second and Hourly Ambient Noise Levels A-Weighted Results 12:00:AM 2:00:AM 4:00:AM 6:00:AM 8:00:AM 10:00:AM 12:00:PM 2:00:PM 4:00:PM 6:00:PM 8:00:PM 10:00:PM 12:00:AM Time, h.m.s AM/PM 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 dB So u n d P r e s s u r e L e v e l , d B r e . 2 0 µ P a 23081000.LD0.s - LAFmax 23081000.LD0.s - LN10 23081000.LD0.s - LN50 5:07:41 PM 57.5 dBA 64.5 dBA 49.7 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L50 Data Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 1:51:23 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 60 dBA 50 dBA 49 dBA 51 dBA 50 dBA 53 dBA 49 dBA 48 dBA 52 dBA 51 dBA 49 dBA Location A Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L10 Data Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 1:51:23 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 73 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 67 dBA 65 dBA 65 dBA 60 dBA 59 dBA 54 dBA 52 dBA 55 dBA Temperature: 73 °F Wind Speed / Dir.: 7 MPH Humidity: 57% LA fast (not fast max) LA fast (not fast max) Calibration Frequency: 1 kHz Initial Calibration: 94.2 dB Final Calibration: 94.1 dB Last Cal. Check: 08/16/23 @ 11:03 PM Location: Measurements: Meteorology: Preamplifier: Location: Project: Engineer: Microphone: Last Calibrated: Analyzer: Calibrator: Start Time: End Time: Run Time: City of Medina, Pickleball Noise Monitoring P2965 Medina, Minnesota A.J. Baxter Project No: Date: Calibration Check: Acoustic Test Results Minneapolis, Minnesota | o: 952.831.4646 | esi-engineering.com Figure B2 Larson Davis PRM831 s/n 070949 Larson Davis 377C20 s/n 320010 Larson Davis CAL200 s/n 18322 January 30, 2023 Larson Davis 831 s/n 4694 12:00:00 AM 86400.0 seconds 12:00:00 AM 8/11/2023 One Second and Hourly Ambient Noise Levels A-Weighted Results 12:00:AM 4:00:AM 8:00:AM 12:00:PM 4:00:PM 8:00:PM 12:00:AM Time, h.m.s AM/PM 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 dB So u n d P r e s s u r e L e v e l , d B r e . 2 0 µ P a 23081100.LD0.s - LAFmax 23081100.LD0.s - LN10 23081100.LD0.s - LN50 9:00:31 AM 51.0 dBA 63.2 dBA 50.6 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L50 Data Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 49 dBA 45 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 47 dBA 51 dBA 51 dBA 51 dBA 53 dBA 49 dBA 50 dBA 48 dBA 49 dBA 56 dBA 61 dBA 49 dBA 48 dBA 47 dBA 49 dBA 49 dBA 48 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L10 Data Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 52 dBA 51 dBA 47 dBA 49 dBA 46 dBA 52 dBA 56 dBA 61 dBA 65 dBA 63 dBA 65 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 65 dBA 64 dBA 63 dBA 68 dBA 71 dBA 62 dBA 59 dBA 57 dBA 55 dBA 52 dBA 53 dBA Temperature: 73 °F Wind Speed / Dir.: 9 MPH Humidity: 75% Location A LA fast (not fast max) LA fast (not fast max) Calibration Frequency: 1 kHz Initial Calibration: 94.2 dB Final Calibration: 94.1 dB Last Cal. Check: 08/16/23 @ 11:03 PM Location: Measurements: Meteorology: Preamplifier: Location: Project: Engineer: Microphone: Last Calibrated: Analyzer: Calibrator: Start Time: End Time: Run Time: City of Medina, Pickleball Noise Monitoring P2965 Medina, Minnesota A.J. Baxter Project No: Date: Calibration Check: Acoustic Test Results Minneapolis, Minnesota | o: 952.831.4646 | esi-engineering.com Figure B3 Larson Davis PRM831 s/n 070949 Larson Davis 377C20 s/n 320010 Larson Davis CAL200 s/n 18322 January 30, 2023 Larson Davis 831 s/n 4694 12:00:00 AM 86400.0 seconds 12:00:00 AM 8/12/2023 One Second and Hourly Ambient Noise Levels A-Weighted Results 12:00:AM 4:00:AM 8:00:AM 12:00:PM 4:00:PM 8:00:PM 12:00:AM Time, h.m.s AM/PM 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 dB So u n d P r e s s u r e L e v e l , d B r e . 2 0 µ P a 23081200.LD0.s - LAFmax 23081200.LD0.s - LN10 23081200.LD0.s - LN50 9:00:31 AM 55.4 dBA 63.2 dBA 50.2 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L50 Data Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 46 dBA 45 dBA 45 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 45 dBA 46 dBA 48 dBA 48 dBA 50 dBA 51 dBA 51 dBA 51 dBA 59 dBA 50 dBA 49 dBA 47 dBA 48 dBA 49 dBA 48 dBA 49 dBA 52 dBA 50 dBA 48 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L10 Data Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 47 dBA 46 dBA 50 dBA 48 dBA 47 dBA 47 dBA 55 dBA 56 dBA 61 dBA 63 dBA 63 dBA 63 dBA 63 dBA 68 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 63 dBA 61 dBA 62 dBA 59 dBA 56 dBA 57 dBA 53 dBA 50 dBA Temperature: 73 °F Wind Speed / Dir.: 9 MPH Humidity: 61% Location A LA fast (not fast max) LA fast (not fast max) Calibration Frequency: 1 kHz Initial Calibration: 94.2 dB Final Calibration: 94.1 dB Last Cal. Check: 08/16/23 @ 11:03 PM Location: Measurements: Meteorology: Preamplifier: Location: Project: Engineer: Microphone: Last Calibrated: Analyzer: Calibrator: Start Time: End Time: Run Time: City of Medina, Pickleball Noise Monitoring P2965 Medina, Minnesota A.J. Baxter Project No: Date: Calibration Check: Acoustic Test Results Minneapolis, Minnesota | o: 952.831.4646 | esi-engineering.com Figure B4 Larson Davis PRM831 s/n 070949 Larson Davis 377C20 s/n 320010 Larson Davis CAL200 s/n 18322 January 30, 2023 Larson Davis 831 s/n 4694 12:00:00 AM 86400.0 seconds 12:00:00 AM 8/13/2023 One Second and Hourly Ambient Noise Levels A-Weighted Results 12:00:AM 4:00:AM 8:00:AM 12:00:PM 4:00:PM 8:00:PM 12:00:AM Time, h.m.s AM/PM 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 dB So u n d P r e s s u r e L e v e l , d B r e . 2 0 µ P a 23081300.LD0.s - LAFmax 23081300.LD0.s - LN10 23081300.LD0.s - LN50 4:14:35 AM 44.1 dBA 44.7 dBA 43.8 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L50 Data Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 47 dBA 46 dBA 45 dBA 45 dBA 44 dBA 44 dBA 42 dBA 42 dBA 47 dBA 49 dBA 48 dBA 49 dBA 47 dBA 50 dBA 51 dBA 50 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 51 dBA 46 dBA 44 dBA 47 dBA 48 dBA 51 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L10 Data Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 49 dBA 47 dBA 46 dBA 55 dBA 45 dBA 45 dBA 47 dBA 51 dBA 57 dBA 60 dBA 62 dBA 64 dBA 62 dBA 63 dBA 62 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 60 dBA 63 dBA 60 dBA 57 dBA 50 dBA 52 dBA 55 dBA Temperature: 73 °F Wind Speed / Dir.: 9 MPH Humidity: 61% Location A LA fast (not fast max) LA fast (not fast max) Calibration Frequency: 1 kHz Initial Calibration: 94.2 dB Final Calibration: 94.1 dB Last Cal. Check: 08/16/23 @ 11:03 PM Location: Measurements: Meteorology: Preamplifier: Location: Project: Engineer: Microphone: Last Calibrated: Analyzer: Calibrator: Start Time: End Time: Run Time: City of Medina, Pickleball Noise Monitoring P2965 Medina, Minnesota A.J. Baxter Project No: Date: Calibration Check: Acoustic Test Results Minneapolis, Minnesota | o: 952.831.4646 | esi-engineering.com Figure B5 Larson Davis PRM831 s/n 070949 Larson Davis 377C20 s/n 320010 Larson Davis CAL200 s/n 18322 January 30, 2023 Larson Davis 831 s/n 4694 12:00:00 AM 86400.0 seconds 12:00:00 AM 8/14/2023 One Second and Hourly Ambient Noise Levels A-Weighted Results 12:00:AM 4:00:AM 8:00:AM 12:00:PM 4:00:PM 8:00:PM 12:00:AM Time, h.m.s AM/PM 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 dB So u n d P r e s s u r e L e v e l , d B r e . 2 0 µ P a 23081400.LD0.s - LAFmax 23081400.LD0.s - LN10 23081400.LD0.s - LN50 8:00:06 AM 69.7 dBA 66.5 dBA 52.0 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L50 Data Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 54 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 45 dBA 47 dBA 49 dBA 50 dBA 52 dBA 50 dBA 48 dBA 49 dBA 51 dBA 52 dBA 49 dBA 50 dBA 51 dBA 51 dBA 52 dBA 50 dBA 48 dBA 46 dBA 44 dBA 43 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L10 Data Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 57 dBA 54 dBA 47 dBA 47 dBA 46 dBA 54 dBA 59 dBA 64 dBA 67 dBA 65 dBA 61 dBA 64 dBA 66 dBA 68 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 66 dBA 66 dBA 64 dBA 62 dBA 59 dBA 54 dBA 53 dBA 56 dBA Location A Temperature: 64 °F Wind Speed / Dir.: 11 MPH Humidity: 87% LA fast (not fast max) LA fast (not fast max) Calibration Frequency: 1 kHz Initial Calibration: 94.2 dB Final Calibration: 94.1 dB Last Cal. Check: 08/16/23 @ 11:03 PM Location: Measurements: Meteorology: Preamplifier: Location: Project: Engineer: Microphone: Last Calibrated: Analyzer: Calibrator: Start Time: End Time: Run Time: City of Medina, Pickleball Noise Monitoring P2965 Medina, Minnesota A.J. Baxter Project No: Date: Calibration Check: Acoustic Test Results Minneapolis, Minnesota | o: 952.831.4646 | esi-engineering.com Figure B6 Larson Davis PRM831 s/n 070949 Larson Davis 377C20 s/n 320010 Larson Davis CAL200 s/n 18322 January 30, 2023 Larson Davis 831 s/n 4694 12:00:00 AM 86400.0 seconds 12:00:00 AM 8/15/2023 One Second and Hourly Ambient Noise Levels A-Weighted Results 12:00:AM 4:00:AM 8:00:AM 12:00:PM 4:00:PM 8:00:PM 12:00:AM Time, h.m.s AM/PM 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 dB So u n d P r e s s u r e L e v e l , d B r e . 2 0 µ P a 23081500.LD0.s - LAFmax 23081500.LD0.s - LN10 23081500.LD0.s - LN50 11:09:39 AM 57.5 dBA 63.8 dBA 49.3 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L50 Data Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 41 dBA 40 dBA 39 dBA 40 dBA 43 dBA 48 dBA 52 dBA 54 dBA 54 dBA 51 dBA 47 dBA 49 dBA 50 dBA 49 dBA 49 dBA 51 dBA 53 dBA 52 dBA 52 dBA 52 dBA 49 dBA 53 dBA 52 dBA 51 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L10 Data Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM 10:00:00 PM 11:00:00 PM 45 dBA 46 dBA 43 dBA 50 dBA 56 dBA 53 dBA 58 dBA 66 dBA 65 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 64 dBA 65 dBA 64 dBA 66 dBA 67 dBA 66 dBA 64 dBA 63 dBA 57 dBA 57 dBA 54 dBA 52 dBA Location A Temperature: 70 °F Wind Speed / Dir.: 11 MPH Humidity: 64% LA fast (not fast max) LA fast (not fast max) Calibration Frequency: 1 kHz Initial Calibration: 94.2 dB Final Calibration: 94.1 dB Last Cal. Check: 08/16/23 @ 11:03 PM Location: Measurements: Meteorology: Preamplifier: Location: Project: Engineer: Microphone: Last Calibrated: Analyzer: Calibrator: Start Time: End Time: Run Time: City of Medina, Pickleball Noise Monitoring P2965 Medina, Minnesota A.J. Baxter Project No: Date: Calibration Check: Acoustic Test Results Minneapolis, Minnesota | o: 952.831.4646 | esi-engineering.com Figure B7 Larson Davis PRM831 s/n 070949 Larson Davis 377C20 s/n 320010 Larson Davis CAL200 s/n 18322 January 30, 2023 Larson Davis 831 s/n 4694 12:00:00 AM 39796.0 seconds 11:03:16 AM 8/16/2023 One Second and Hourly Ambient Noise Levels A-Weighted Results 12:00:AM 2:00:AM 4:00:AM 6:00:AM 8:00:AM 10:00:AM 12:00:PM 2:00:PM 4:00:PM 6:00:PM 8:00:PM 10:00:PM 12:00:AM Time, h.m.s AM/PM 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 dB So u n d P r e s s u r e L e v e l , d B r e . 2 0 µ P a 23081600.LD0.s - LAFmax 23081600.LD0.s - LN10 23081600.LD0.s - LN50 10:00:14 AM 55.3 dBA 67.5 dBA 51.6 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L50 Data Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 Time L50 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 51 dBA 50 dBA 49 dBA 48 dBA 47 dBA 46 dBA 46 dBA 52 dBA 57 dBA 52 dBA 52 dBA 69 dBA Noise Monitoring Measured Hourly L10 Data Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 Time L10 12:00:00 AM 1:00:00 AM 2:00:00 AM 3:00:00 AM 4:00:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 8:00:00 AM 9:00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:00:00 AM 52 dBA 51 dBA 50 dBA 48 dBA 48 dBA 50 dBA 57 dBA 64 dBA 66 dBA 65 dBA 68 dBA 74 dBA Location A Temperature: 77 °F Wind Speed / Dir.: 14 MPH Humidity: 59% LA fast (not fast max) LA fast (not fast max) Attachment C L10 and L50 Summary Tables for August 10, 2023 through August 16, 2023 Hunter Lions Park Pickleball Noise Monitoring – September 8, 2023 C1 LAfast L Afast Max MPCA LAfast L Afast Max MPCA Date Hour L10, dBA L10, dBA L10 Limit L50, dBA L50, dBA L50 Limit 2:00:00 PM 64 65 50 60 3:00:00 PM 64 65 49 60 4:00:00 PM 67 65 51 60 5:00:00 PM 65 65 50 60 6:00:00 PM 65 65 53 60 7:00:00 PM 60 65 49 60 8:00:00 PM 59 65 48 60 9:00:00 PM 54 65 52 60 10:00:00 PM 52 55 51 50 11:00:00 PM 55 55 49 50 12:00:00 AM 52 55 49 50 1:00 AM 51 55 45 50 2:00:00 AM 47 55 46 50 3:00:00 AM 49 55 46 50 4:00:00 AM 46 55 46 50 5:00:00 AM 52 55 46 50 6:00:00 AM 56 55 46 50 7:00:00 AM 61 63 65 47 48 60 8:00:00 AM 65 67 65 51 55 60 9:00:00 AM 63 65 65 51 54 60 10:00:00 AM 65 67 65 51 54 60 11:00:00 AM 64 66 65 53 55 60 12:00:00 PM 64 66 65 49 50 60 1:00:00 PM 65 67 65 50 53 60 2:00:00 PM 64 65 48 60 3:00:00 PM 63 65 49 60 4:00:00 PM 68 65 56 60 5:00:00 PM 71 65 61 60 6:00:00 PM 62 65 49 60 7:00:00 PM 59 65 48 60 8:00:00 PM 57 65 47 60 9:00:00 PM 55 65 49 60 10:00:00 PM 52 55 49 50 11:00:00 PM 53 55 48 50 12:00:00 AM 47 55 46 50 1:00 AM 46 55 45 50 2:00:00 AM 50 55 45 50 3:00:00 AM 48 55 46 50 4:00:00 AM 47 55 46 50 5:00:00 AM 47 55 45 50 6:00:00 AM 55.2 55.0 45.9 50.0 7:00:00 AM 56 58 65 48 49 60 8:00:00 AM 61 63 65 48 62 60 9:00:00 AM 63 65 65 50 62 60 10:00:00 AM 63 65 65 51 55 60 11:00:00 AM 63 65 65 51 62 60 12:00:00 PM 63 65 65 51 56 60 1:00:00 PM 68 70 65 59 60 60 2:00:00 PM 64 65 50 60 3:00:00 PM 64 65 49 60 4:00:00 PM 63 65 47 60 5:00:00 PM 61 65 48 60 6:00:00 PM 62 65 49 60 7:00:00 PM 59 65 48 60 8:00:00 PM 56 65 49 60 9:00:00 PM 57 65 52 60 10:00:00 PM 53 55 50 50 11:00:00 PM 50 55 48 50 12:00:00 AM 49 55 47 50 1:00 AM 47 55 46 50 2:00:00 AM 46 55 45 50 3:00:00 AM 55 55 45 50 4:00:00 AM 45 55 44 50 5:00:00 AM 45 55 44 50 6:00:00 AM 47 48 55 42 43 50 7:00:00 AM 51 53 65 42 43 60 8:00:00 AM 57 60 65 47 52 60 9:00:00 AM 60 63 65 49 54 60 10:00:00 AM 62 64 65 48 51 60 11:00:00 AM 64 66 65 49 51 60 12:00:00 PM 62 64 65 47 50 60 1:00:00 PM 63 65 65 50 55 60 2:00:00 PM 62 65 51 60 3:00:00 PM 64 65 50 60 4:00:00 PM 64 65 46 60 5:00:00 PM 60 65 46 60 6:00:00 PM 63 65 51 60 7:00:00 PM 60 65 46 60 8:00:00 PM 57 65 44 60 9:00:00 PM 50 65 47 60 10:00:00 PM 52 55 48 50 11:00:00 PM 55 55 51 50 Thursday, August 10, 2023 Friday, August 11, 2023 Saturday, August 12, 2023 Sunday, August 13, 2023 C2 LAfast L Afast Max MPCA LAfast L Afast Max MPCA Date Hour L10, dBA L10, dBA L10 Limit L50, dBA L50, dBA L50 Limit 12:00:00 AM 57 55 54 50 1:00 AM 54 55 46 50 2:00:00 AM 47 55 46 50 3:00:00 AM 47 55 46 50 4:00:00 AM 46 55 45 50 5:00:00 AM 54 55 47 50 6:00:00 AM 59 55 49 50 7:00:00 AM 64 66 65 50 51 60 8:00:00 AM 67 68 65 52 53 60 9:00:00 AM 65 67 65 50 51 60 10:00:00 AM 61 63 65 48 49 60 11:00:00 AM 64 66 65 49 51 60 12:00:00 PM 66 68 65 51 52 60 1:00:00 PM 68 70 65 52 53 60 2:00:00 PM 64 65 49 60 3:00:00 PM 64 65 50 60 4:00:00 PM 66 65 51 60 5:00:00 PM 66 65 51 60 6:00:00 PM 64 65 52 60 7:00:00 PM 62 65 50 60 8:00:00 PM 59 65 48 60 9:00:00 PM 54 65 46 60 10:00:00 PM 53 55 44 50 11:00:00 PM 56 55 43 50 12:00:00 AM 45 55 41 50 1:00 AM 46 55 40 50 2:00:00 AM 43 55 39 50 3:00:00 AM 50 55 40 50 4:00:00 AM 56 55 43 50 5:00:00 AM 53 55 48 50 6:00:00 AM 58 55 52 50 7:00:00 AM 66 68 65 54 55 60 8:00:00 AM 65 67 65 54 56 60 9:00:00 AM 64 66 65 51 55 60 10:00:00 AM 64 65 65 47 49 60 11:00:00 AM 64 66 65 49 52 60 12:00:00 PM 64 67 65 50 53 60 1:00:00 PM 65 67 65 49 52 60 2:00:00 PM 64 65 49 60 3:00:00 PM 66 65 51 60 4:00:00 PM 67 65 53 60 5:00:00 PM 66 65 52 60 6:00:00 PM 64 65 52 60 7:00:00 PM 63 65 52 60 8:00:00 PM 57 65 49 60 9:00:00 PM 57 65 53 60 10:00:00 PM 54 55 52 50 11:00:00 PM 52 55 51 50 12:00:00 AM 52 55 51 50 1:00:00 AM 51 55 50 50 2:00:00 AM 50 55 49 50 3:00:00 AM 48 55 48 50 4:00:00 AM 48 55 47 50 5:00:00 AM 50 55 46 50 6:00:00 AM 57 55 46 50 7:00:00 AM 64 66 65 52 53 60 8:00:00 AM 66 68 65 57 58 60 9:00:00 AM 65 67 65 52 55 60 10:00:00 AM 68 65 52 60 Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Monday, August 14, 2023 From: Cathy Carr <> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 1:41 PM To: Kathleen Martin <kathleen.martin@medinamn.gov>; Todd Albers <todd.albers@medinamn.gov>; Scott Johnson <scott.johnson@medinamn.gov>; Dusty Finke <dusty.finke@medinamn.gov>; Robin Reid <robin.reid@medinamn.gov>; Steve Scherer <steve.scherer@medinamn.gov>; Kate Agarwala <>; Jason Nelson <jason.nelson@medinamn.gov>; Joseph Cavanaugh <joseph.cavanaugh@medinamn.gov>; Dino Deslauriers <dino.deslauriers@medinamn.gov>; Rohit Agarwala <> Subject: Interesting re: residential pb courts Good Afternoon, Ran across this article regarding residential pickleball courts. Thought it may be interesting to see how this community is thinking with regards to home courts and the requirements necessary. https://pickleballunion.com/how-a-kansas-city-suburb-plans-to-mitigate-pickleball-noise/? fbclid=IwAR1pwbI-gXS_xbQ9vN2FrzInqYK5DkrzyTlohxYgbDq2Mv6VQ1LPlaIB0-g I don't know how many Medina residents have them already but something to consider as its popularity is continuing to rise and we all know its potential issues. - Cathy Carr Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 1 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting TO: Mayor Martin and Members of the City Council FROM: Dusty Finke, Planning Director DATE: November 2, 2023 MEETING: November 8, 2023 City Council SUBJECT: Medina Ventures – Medina Park and Boardwalk - 1472 Highway 55 (PID 0211823330003) – Plat and PUD Plan Adjustment Summary of Request On January 17, 2023, the Medina City Council granted PUD general plan and preliminary plat approval for the Meander Park and Boardwalk. On April 18, 2023, the Council granted approval of an amendment to the PUD as well as final plat approval. The applicant has not commenced with construction at this time and has indicated that they intend to begin in the spring of 2024. The applicant has requested an amendment to change the general plan of development in the following ways: 1) Applicant proposes to purchase strip of property east of the commercial development and incorporate additional land into the project. 2) Increase daycare building from 7500 s.f. to 11,000 s.f. 3) Increase parking from 229 stalls to 249 stalls. 4) Increase square footage of lower level of the event venue structure. 5) Construct ground-mounted solar panel “car-ports” over portion of the parking lot. 6) Adjust landscaping plan to shift trees from under solar panels to other locations. The subject site is located north of Highway 55, south of Meander Road, and east of Arrowhead Drive. An aerial of the site and surrounding property can be found at the top of the following page. The strip of property proposed to be added to the project is outlined with a magenta dashed line. Although the City has granted approval of the PUD and plat, the PUD ordinance has technically not yet become effective. One of the provisions of the ordinance was that it would not take effect until the Meander Park and Boardwalk plat is recorded, which has not yet occurred. Nonetheless, the approvals remain in place and can be effectuated upon recording of the plat. Many aspects of the proposal remain unchanged. This report will first provide context on the proposed changes noted above, but then also provide the broader review of the development. Most of the information except for the changes noted above will be unchanged from previous reports. Proposed Uses: Event Venue 13 lodging suites Restaurant Day Care 9,600 s.f. retail 4 townhomes. Gross Site Area: 18 acres Net Site Area: 4.9 acre commercial 1.5 acre residential Land Use (north): LDR Current Zoning (north): RR-UR Land Use (south): Commercial Current Zoning (south): CH Proposed Zoning: PUD MEMORANDUM Agenda Item #7B Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 2 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Lot Split/Rearrangement – 1234/1248 Highway 55 A 60-foot wide strip of property is located east of the Meander Park and Boardwalk property. The applicant seeks to purchase the portion of this parcel south of Meander Road and add additional land into the commercial development. A driveway is located within this strip north of Meander Road to serve two homes to the northeast. The owners of these homes each own an undivided half interest in the land. Their driveway used to extend all of the way to Highway 55, but the access was removed from Highway 55 when Meander Road was constructed. The land south of Meander Road currently does not contain any improvements. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 3 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting The applicant proposes to split the 60-foot strip of property at Meander Road. The applicant would purchase the land south of Meander Road and incorporate it into the Meander Park and Boardwalk plat. The homeowners to the northeast would retain ownership of the strip north of Meander. Easements/Right-of-way The subdivision process allows the City the opportunity to require dedication of easements and right-of-way. In this case, right-of-way exists for Meander Road and easements will be required from the southern parcel in the Meander Park and Boardwalk plat. Staff recommends deferring dedication of public easements from the northern parcel until the parcel is replatted in the future. Park Dedication The subdivision process allows the City to require park dedication as well. Because the split results in two unbuildable parcels, staff recommends that park dedication be deferred until future subdivision. Analysis/Staff Recommendation The existing parcel does not meet minimum lot size requirements and the parcels resulting from the lot split would be even smaller. Generally, the City would not allow a subdivision resulting in substandard parcels. In this case, the applicant proposes to include the land south of Meander Road in the subsequent plat, which helps to improve the situation. Staff recommends that the lot split be contingent upon approval and recording of the Meander Park and Boardwalk plat. The City’s subdivision ordinance establishes the following criteria: “the City shall deny approval of a preliminary or final plat if one or a combination of the following finding are made: (1) That the proposed subdivision is in conflict with the general and specific plans of the city, or that the proposed subdivision is premature, as defined in Section 820.28. (2) That the physical characteristics of this site, including but not limited to topography, vegetation, soils, susceptibility to flooding, water storage, drainage and retention, are such that the site is not suitable for the type of development or use contemplated. (3) That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development or does not meet minimum lot size standards. (4) That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage. (5) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements are likely to cause serious public health problems. (6) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with public or private streets, easements or right-of-way.” Staff recommends that the approval of the lot split acknowledge and be conditioned upon the fact that the resulting parcels (north and south of Meander Road) do not meet minimum lot size standards and are not separately buildable. Staff recommended approval of the lot split subject to the following conditions: 1) The proposed division is contingent upon final approval of the plat of Meander Park and Boardwalk and shall only be effectuated in connection with recordation of such plat. 2) The Owners acknowledge that the proposed division results in two parcels which do not meet minimum dimensional standards and which are not buildable. The division is Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 4 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting approved at the request of the Owners in-lieu of platting the parcels are outlots as an exception to platting the land. 3) Park dedication shall be deferred for this division until subsequent platting/subdivision of the parcels. 4) The Owners and Applicant shall abide by the recommendations of the City Attorney related to title matters and recording instructions. 5) The Applicant shall pay to the City a fee in an amount sufficient to reimburse the City for the cost of reviewing the lot split and other relevant documents. 6) The lot split shall be effectuated within 180 days of the date of this resolution or the approval shall be considered void, unless a written request for time extension is submitted by the Applicant and approved by the City Council. Amended Meander Park and Boardwalk PUD and Plat Purpose of a Planned Unit Development According to Section 827.25, PUD provisions are established to provide comprehensive procedures and standards designed to allow greater flexibility in the development of neighborhoods and/or nonresidential areas by incorporating design modifications and allowing for a mixture of uses. The PUD process, by allowing deviation from the strict provisions of this Code related to setbacks, lot area, width and depth, yards, and other development standards is intended to encourage: 1. Innovations in development to the end that the growing demands for all styles of economic expansion may be met by greater variety in type, design, and placement of structures and by the conservation and more efficient use of land in such developments. 2. Higher standards of site and building design. 3. The preservation, enhancement, or restoration of desirable site characteristics such as high-quality natural resources, wooded areas, wetlands, natural topography and geologic features and the prevention of soil erosion. 4. Innovative approaches to stormwater management and low-impact development practices which result in volume control and improvement to water quality beyond the standard requirements of the city. 5. Maintenance of open space in portions of the development site, preferably linked to surrounding open space areas, and enhanced buffering from adjacent roadways and lower intensity uses. 6. A creative use of land and related physical development which allows a phased and orderly development and use pattern and more convenience in location and design of development and service facilities. 7. An efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and streets thereby lower development costs and public investments. 8. A development pattern that effectuates the objectives of the Medina Comprehensive Plan. (PUD is not intended as a means to vary applicable planning and zoning principles.) 9. A more desirable and creative environment than might be possible through the strict application on zoning and subdivision regulations of the City. When reviewing a proposed amendment to a PUD, staff believes it is reasonable to consider these purposes within the context and scale of the proposed amendment. Two potential ways to frame an amendment may be to consider: 1) If a proposed change of a PUD seems contrary to the purposes of the PUD ordinance, it may be appropriate to deny the amendment; 2) the Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 5 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Planning Commission and Council may consider whether they would have supported the PUD if it were to have been proposed in this way originally. The City has a high level of discretion when considering PUD requests, including amendments to previously approved PUDs. As noted above, the previous approvals would still be in place if the City does not approve the proposed amendments. Summary of Proposed Changes Incorporation of additional land to east The applicant proposes to expand the footprint of the plat and development 34 feet to the east by purchasing additional land. This additional property allows for construction of an additional 20 parking stalls and to increase the size of the childcare building. The parking lot is proposed to be setback 10’ from the “new” eastern property line, which was the same setback within the approved PUD. The setback for the structures on the site from the eastern property line will increase as a result of the line shifting east. The lot split to allow the land south of Meander Road to be included with the plat was described above. The applicant has indicated that they would only need to incorporate 34’ of the 60’. In discussion with the applicant, staff indicated that the City may likely consider whether there is interest in the remaining width for a trail easement. This location was identified as one possible location for the future Diamond Lake Regional Trail crossing of Highway 55. The City obtained a trail easement to the southeast of Highway 55 as part of the Loram Industrial plat. Incorporating this strip of property into the project provides the City the opportunity to discuss the need for trail easement and staff also believes it will be advantageous for the strip of property to be in common ownership with either the subject site, or the parcel to the east. If the City does not ultimately determine that a trail easement is necessary in this location, the remaining 26’ of land could be platted as an outlot and either sold to the property to the east or incorporated into the subject site at some point in the future. Staff has not identified concern with the proposal to add the additional land into the project. See Park Dedication section on page 12-13 for more information related to potential trail easement. Increase Childcare Building Size The applicant proposes to increase the size of the childcare building from 7500 to 11,000 square feet. The structure is proposed to be deeper toward the parking lot but maintain the same setback to Meander Road as previously approved. The building is proposed to be slightly longer as well, but the setback to the “new” eastern property line is larger than previously approved. As noted above, adding additional property allows for an additional 20 spaces within the development. The parking analysis states that parking demand of this larger use would be an additional 10 spaces and the peak parking demand is anticipated to differ from the event venue and restaurant. Staff has not raised concern with the increase in size for the childcare structure. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 6 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Increased Parking The applicant proposes to increase the number of parking stalls from 229 to 249. Parking was discussed during the original approval process, especially related to larger events at the event venue. The approved PUD required the owner/operator of the event venue to implement an active parking management plan for larger events which would include actions such as shuttling to off-site parking locations. The parking management plan still anticipates active parking management, but additional parking is advantageous. See parking information on page 11 for more detail. Increased Lower Level Area – Event Venue The applicant proposes to increase the size of the lower level of the event venue building from 7000 to 15,000 square feet. The applicant proposes to add approximately 8000 s.f. of floor area for data center use in addition to area in the lower level for storage and service space for the event venue. The applicant has indicated that a data center use would only have a few employees. Staff recommends a condition that no other use be permitted within this area without review to confirm that sufficient parking is provided. Solar Panel Car-ports The applicant proposes to install ground mounted-solar arrays over approximately ¾ of the parking spaces. Ground-mounted solar equipment is not permitted within the underlying CH district, but the applicant requests the allowance as part of the PUD. Although ground-mounted solar equipment is not permitted in the CH district, it is allowed within the B zoning district, subject to the following conditions. For the sake of comparison, staff has summarized the proposed solar equipment with the requirements in italics: (1) Ground-mounted Solar Equipment shall only be permitted in the Business and Industrial Park zoning districts and only following Conditional Use Permit approval. The underlying zoning district is CH and ground mounted solar equipment would generally not be permitted but could be allowed through the PUD. (2) Solar Equipment shall be set back a minimum of 300 feet from residential property. The proposed equipment is more than 300 feet from surrounding residential property. The townhomes within the PUD north of Meander Road are just under 300 feet from the equipment. (3) Solar Equipment shall meet all setback requirements for principal structures in the zoning district where located. The proposed equipment is located within the parking lot and exceeds the setback of all structures. (4) The footprint occupied by Solar Equipment shall be considered lot coverage and impervious surface for the purpose of calculating such standards. The footprint shall include all space between pieces of Solar Equipment unless the pieces are separated by more than 25 feet. The equipment is proposed over the parking lot, which is already impervious surface. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 7 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting (5) The footprint occupied by Solar Equipment shall not exceed 20% of the lot. The proposed equipment is over the proposed parking lot and is approximately 12% of the buildable portion of the commercial portion of the site. (6) The equipment or device may not exceed a height of 20 feet. The height of the proposed equipment is under 16 feet. (7) The City may require landscaping or other means of screening to limit visual impacts of the mounting devices of the Solar Equipment. The proposed equipment is within the proposed parking lot. Landscaping is proposed around the site, and the Planning Commission and Council could determine if more landscaping is necessary related to the solar equipment. (8) The equipment or device must be designed and constructed in compliance with all applicable building and electrical codes. Staff would recommend compliance with this condition if the solar equipment were approved. (9) The equipment or device must be in compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding co-generation of energy. Staff would recommend compliance with this condition if the solar equipment were approved. (10) All solar arrays or panels shall be installed or positioned so as not to cause any glare or reflective sunlight onto neighboring properties or structures or obstruct views. The solar panels are proposed within in inverted V to point internal. Staff recommends a condition to verify non-reflective characteristics for the panels. The equipment is located within the parking lot surrounded by taller structures, so staff does not believe they would obstruct views. (11) The City may require compliance with any other conditions, restrictions or limitations deemed reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and to promote harmony with neighboring uses. The Planning Commission and Council can discuss whether any additional conditions are appropriate. Cross-section of the solar panels can be found on the final page of the plans and photos of other installations are attached to the applicant’s narrative. As noted above, ground-mounted solar equipment is not permitted within the underlying CH zoning district but would be permitted within the B district. The proposed equipment appears to meet the requirements which apply within the B district. The Planning Commission and City Council can discuss whether allowing the solar equipment within the PUD serves the purposes of the PUD district. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 8 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Adjust Landscaping Within Parking Lot If the solar equipment is constructed as described below, the landscaping plan would need to be adjusted to shift trees out of the parking lot under and near the solar equipment. The applicant proposes the same number of trees as originally approved but proposes to shift them to other locations. Staff believes this amendment is appropriate if the solar equipment is approved. Proposed Plat/Site Layout-Commercial The following table compares the proposed commercial development with the dimensional standards of the CH district. The applicant proposes an integrated development which shares parking. As such, parking crosses the property lines and the buildings are closer to one another. Setbacks noted below are to the exterior of the site. The applicant has proposed to subdivide the strip of property south of Meander Road from the remaining property owned by the owners to the northeast and then to incorporate this property into the amended plat. This split would need to occur simultaneous with the proposed plat or neither would be permissible. Staff recommends a condition that the amended plat be contingent upon approval of the lot split and be conditioned upon the split. CH Requirement Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot 4 Minimum Lot Size 1 acre (0.5 acre if coordinated) 2.78 acre 0.79 acre 1.164 acre 0.941 acre Minimum Lot Width 100 feet 150’ 250’ 160’ 230’ Minimum Lot Depth 120 feet 430’ 120’ 250’ 210’ Front Setback (Meander) 25 feet 160’ 12’ NA NA Front Setback-Hwy 55 50 feet 177’ NA 140’ 138’ Side Setback 15 feet 205’ W 50’ E 56’ E 285’ W Residential Setback 50 feet 160’ 48’ NE 12’ N 440’ 440’ Parking Setbacks Front Yard 25 feet 62’ 62’ NA NA Side/Rear 10 feet 310’ W 10’ E 10’ E NA Residential 40 feet 62’ N 62’ N NA NA Building Height 45 feet 30’ 23’ 18’ 16’ Hardcover 75% 50% of gross area; 73% of upland area The proposed lots meet the dimensional standards required for lots within an integrated development. The approved PUD provided flexibility for the setback for the daycare building from Meander Road. The approved PUD identified four twin homes north of Meander. The proposed amendment does not alter the proposed arrangement from that which was originally approved. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 9 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting The following table summarizes the layout of the residential portion of the site approved on the PUD. R1 Requirement R2 Requirement Proposed Net Density 2-3 units/acre 2-3 units/acre 3.5 units/acre Minimum Lot Size 11,000 s.f. 5,000 s.f./unit 14,520 s.f./unit incl shared drive Min Lot Width 90 feet 50 feet/unit 50 feet/unit Min Lot Depth 100 feet 90 feet 90 feet Front Setback 25’ (30’ to garage) 25’ (30’ to garage) 4.5’ to drive 50’ to Meander Side setback 25’ combined (10/15) 15’ combined (10/5) (single-family) 10’/10’ (2-family) 483’ to north 12’ between units Rear setback 30’ 25’ 489’ to west Max. Hardcover 40% 50% 50% of net area The applicant proposes to plat a 26’ wide outlot along the eastern property line, which would be deeded to the City if the City requires dedication of a trail easement. If the City does not require the easement, the applicant could either incorporate that property into the lots or could plat this outlot to be combined in the future or sold to the property to the east. Architectural Design The approved PUD included specific architectural requirements for the structures which varied from the general standards of the CH district and were discussed at length during review. The applicant has not proposed alteration to the proposed architectural design of the structures, except for the increased size of the daycare building. Architectural information is included with the approved plans for reference. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 10 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Wetlands The wetland along the western edge of the development requires upland buffers with the average width indicated to the right. The width of the buffer can be averaged along the edge of the wetland, provided the width is not less than the average width indicated, and provided the area of the buffer is at least equal to the area of the average buffer. The City also requires a 15-foot setback for principal structures from the buffers. The approved PUD provided flexibility for the minimum width of buffer in some locations, but resulted in a total area of upland buffer which exceeds the minimum area if the average buffers were applied. The proposed buffers are not proposed to be changed. • Buffer width of 2’ adjacent to the water feature along the boardwalk (area to be made up in other locations along the wetland) • Provide less area of upland buffer adjacent to the wetland north of Meander Road but provide more area adjacent to the wetland south of Meander Road to offset. • Elimination of structure setback to buffer for the townhomes – fencing is proposed to prevent impacts to buffer. The applicant is not proposing wetland impacts within their development site, but construction of turn lanes and the trail to support the development would necessitate 0.13 acre of wetlands impacts. Staff recommends a condition that any approval be subject to approval and implementation of a wetland replacement plan. Wetland Classification Avg Buffer Min Buffer North of Meander Preserve 35’ 25’ South of Meander Manage 2 25’ 20’ Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 11 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Floodplain A floodplain is located within the large wetland to the west of the site with a base flood elevation of 986. The lowest floor elevation of the twin homes and venue basement is proposed at 989, which meets the minimum required separation of two feet. The plans do include fill below the floodplain elevation for the street widening and trail construction. The applicant proposes to excavate in other locations adjacent to the floodplain to provide compensatory storage. Tree Preservation, There are a total of 78 existing significant trees on the subject site; approximately 34 trees near the existing barn on the property and 44 trees (cottonwood, ash and boxelders) along the edge of the wetland. The applicant proposes to remove 68 of the trees (87%) on the site. The tree preservation ordinance would generally allow 30% of the trees to be removed without replacement. The applicant notes that 44 of the trees to be removed are boxelder and cottonwood, and 19 are ash trees. The applicant requests flexibility from replacement as part of the PUD. The tree preservation ordinance does include a provision to exempt pioneering trees such as boxelder, but this is intended as part of natural resource management. The PUD previously approved provided flexibility in terms of replacement as shown on the landscaping plan. Landscaping - Commercial Landscaping standards can be altered in connection with a PUD, but the requirements for commercial districts are provided for reference. • Building Setting - At least 10 feet of landscaped area shall be provided adjacent to all buildings except for walks, outdoor sales areas, plaza space and approved loading docks. Walks within this landscaped area shall be limited to where practically necessary to serve access points of buildings. • Minimum Planting: • Parking lot landscaping – minimum of 8% of parking lot area • Landscaping islands every 20 spaces, wider separations for cells of 120 spaces The number of plantings has not changed significantly from the plan approved with the original PUD. As noted above, the applicant proposes to shift shade trees which were previously proposed in the parking lot to the perimeter of the site if the solar arrays are approved. The approved PUD allowed 5% of the parking lot area to be landscaped, rather than the 8% required by code. The applicant has redesigned the parking lot area and added 20 spaces, resulting in lower % of landscaped area. Staff seeks feedback from the Planning Commission and Council if a further reduction is acceptable, or if 5% should be required. Providing more landscaping would result in the loss of a few parking spaces. Requirement Required Proposed Overstory trees 1 per 50’ site perimeter 49 trees 50 Ornamental trees 1 per 100’ site perimeter 25 trees 26 Shrubs 1 per 30’ site perimeter 82 shrubs 174+1074 perennials Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 12 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Landscaping – Residential The proposed landscaping plan has not changed compared to the plan approved with the original PUD. The R2 district would require a minimum of 2 trees per unit. A buffer yard would be required to the east and west of the subject residential development. In this case, there is a wetland with a width more than 1000 feet to the west. The applicant has proposed 24 shade and coniferous trees as well as a hedge of shrubs and perennials east of the shared driveway. Transportation Transportation considerations were reviewed at the time of original approval and the proposed amendments would not change the outcome significantly. The applicant proposes one access for the commercial property to Meander Road along the west of the project. The applicant has submitted a traffic analysis which has been reviewed by the City Engineer. The analysis recommended construction of a left-turn lane from Meander into the site. The City completed a visioning study for future Tamarack Drive located approximately ¼ mile to the east during the summer of 2020. The vision anticipated a signalized intersection at Highway 55 and Tamarack Drive which would serve as the primary access for commercial development in the area, including the subject site. The study included a broader study of the future circulation for development property east and west of Tamarack Drive as well. The conceptual layout approved at the end of the study calls for connection from Meander Road to Tamarack Drive and for the commercial development in this area to have convenient access to the connection to more easily reach Tamarack Dr. The City Council discussed potential connectivity from this site to the commercial property to the east during concept plan review. Ultimately, the City Council’s feedback during concept plan review was that the City should not require a street connection through this subject site or a specific connection to the east. The Council encouraged that the design provide flexibility for potential connection to the east so that connectivity may be possible depending on the layout of the site to the east. The proposed layout of this site includes parking along much of the eastern frontage. Staff believes this provides a fair amount of flexibility, because an access could be extended to the east almost anywhere along the edge of the parking lot. Staff recommends a condition addressing the possibility of this future connection in the development agreement. The Tamarack visioning study had identified the cost of improvements at Highway 55 to install the signals and turn lanes and had estimated the area of different new uses which necessitate the improvement. The subject site was estimated as 5.4% of the signal project and 8.2% of the northern turn lanes at Highway 55. Staff recommends that the City require execution of a Petition and Waiver allowing future assessment of this portion of the project against the lots in the development. Parking As noted above, the applicant proposed to construct 20 spaces more than shown on the originally approved plan. Increasing the size of the daycare building increases parking demand Use Calculation # Required stalls Restaurant 1 stall/3 seats 250 seats 84 Venue 1 stall/3 seats 300 capacity 100 Daycare 1/250 s.f. 7500 s.f. 44 Retail 1/250 s.f. 10,000 s.f. 40 Total: 268 Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 13 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting less than 20 spaces and is expected to not occur at the same peak as the event venue and restaurant. The applicant proposes approximately 249 parking spaces. Adding the total minimum parking spaces for the uses, a minimum of 268 spaces would be required. The parking ordinance allows adjustments to minimum parking requirements for shared parking when peak use does not overlap. Staff believes the venue and restaurant would share peak use, which would be at different times from the daycare. As such, providing consideration for shared parking seems reasonable. The applicant included a parking needs analysis as part of their traffic study. The analysis concludes that parking would be sufficient during average parking generation. It concludes a deficit at the 85 percentile of parking generation. The applicant notes that they would propose to use valet parking and shuttling for large events. The applicant also anticipates significant rideshare use for the venue. Staff recommends a condition that the applicant implement these practices as necessary and that agreements be recorded against the lots ensuring shared parking. Sewer/Water The applicant will extend sewer and water to the site from the east. Staff recommends that sewer service be extended north of the twinhomes because this is anticipated to serve future residential development north of Fields of Medina. Staff recommends a condition that the applicant address comments of the City Engineer, which are attached for reference. Stormwater/Grading Review The applicant proposes stormwater management with a dry retention basin for the twin home area and a biofiltration basin and underground irrigation reuse for the commercial area. Staff recommends a condition that the applicant meet the requirements of the Elm Creek Watershed and address the comments of the City Engineer. Lighting The applicant proposes lantern-style light fixtures which are downcast but provide a decorative shield which glows. The applicant also proposes lighting beneath the solar panels if these are approved. Details are included with the plans. The CH district requires all lighting to be downcast and that light not exceed 0.5 FC at the property line. The applicant has submitted photometrics which show compliance with this requirement. Park/Trails/Multi-Modal Upon the original final plat approval, the City required dedication of a trail easement along the north of Meander Road and cash-in- lieu of additional dedication in the amount of $64,640. With the inclusion of the 60-foot strip south of Meander into the Park and Boardwalk project, the required amount of park dedication increases to account for the additional land. Park Dedication • Trail along north of Meander • Trail easement along east • Park fee for remainder Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 14 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting The City’s subdivision ordinance requires the following to be dedicated for parks, trails and public open space purposes, at the City’s option: • Land – 0.8 acre – Up to 10% of the buildable land • Cash-in-lieu of land – estimated $87,670 – 8% of the pre-developed market value; residential portion subject to minimum of $3500/residential unit, maximum of $8000/residential unit • Combination of the above Park/Trail Plan The Park at the Fields of Medina is located approximately ¼ acre to the northeast of the site and no additional park improvements are identified in the City’s Park Plan. An existing trail is located north of Meander Road to the northeast of the site. The City’s trail plan calls for the trail to be extended westerly to Arrowhead Drive. A trail easement for the continuation of this trail was required upon the original approval. The potential route for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail is also in the vicinity of this property. The route shows the corridor going from north of Fields of Medina with a grade-separated crossing of Highway 55. The conceptual route approved by City Council for consideration in the Master Plan is shown in green on the aerial on the following page. The site is outlined in pink. Although the conceptual route is east of the subject site, staff believes it is advisable to consider alternative opportunities to provide the most flexibility for the trail to be connected in the future. It may be advantageous to require dedication of more easements than may be necessary to provide more flexibility to link the corridor with adjacent sites. The City may not utilize all the easements, but could vacate in the future. The City obtained a large trail easement from the Loram plat, located southeast of Highway 55. This location is outlined with a purple dashed line. Staff would recommend that a trail easement be considered along the east of the commercial development to provide an opportunity to connect from Meander Road to a Highway 55 crossing location. It should be noted that easements could be required from future development of the larger commercial site further east, but staff believes it may be advisable to obtain the easement from this project, because the timeline of development to the east is not known. Proposed Improvements The applicant proposes sidewalk, boardwalk and trail connections within the commercial development. Staff would recommend that the sidewalk near the boardwalk be extended to the eastern property line for potential connectivity in the future. The applicant also proposes a 2nd emergency access along the northeast corner of the site, which could also function as a trail connection to the east along the south of Meander Road. Park Commission Recommendation The Park Commission reviewed at the October 18 meeting recommends that that the City require the following in terms of park dedication: Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 15 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting • Trail easement north of Meander Road be required as was the case upon the original approval. This area is approximately 0.14 acres, which is 17.5% of the maximum area the City could require. • Trail easement over eastern 26-feet of the 60-foot strip being added to the east of the site. The approximate location of this easement is shown with a yellow line on the aerial on the previous page. This area is approximately 52.8% of the maximum area the City could require. • Grading/slope easement over the 10- feet of property east of the parking lot. • $26,038 cash-in-lieu of additional dedication (remaining 29.7% of max dedication). Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 16 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Review Criteria/Planning Commission Recommendation The City has a high level of discretion when reviewing a PUD because it is a rezoning, which is a legislative action. The PUD purpose and options of how an amendment to a previously approved PUD may be framed are described on page 4. The most significant change appears to be the addition of the solar panel carports. The City Council are encouraged to consider how that change serves the purposes of the PUD district. Staff does not believe the other changes significantly alter the original approval. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendment at the October 10 meeting. An excerpt from the meeting minutes is attached for reference. The Planning Commission did not raise concerns with most of the proposed changes. The Commission discussed the proposed ground-mounted solar equipment at some length. Balancing the ability to provide renewable energy options with the appearance of the equipment and parking lot was the primary subject of discussion. Ultimately, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the amendments (including the proposed solar equipment) with the conditions noted below. The Commission did request that the applicant review ways to design and potential add elements to the structure holding the solar equipment to improve the appearance. If the Council determines that the proposed amendment meets the objectives described above, the following actions could be taken: Move to direct staff to prepare documents approving the lot split and the amended Meander Park and Boardwalk PUD and Plat subject to the following conditions: 1) Approval of the plat is contingent upon effectuation of a subdivision for the additional property to the east. 2) The Applicant shall enter into a development agreement with the City, which shall include the conditions described below as well as other requirements by City ordinance or policy. 3) The Applicant shall install all improvements shown on the plans dated 09/11/2023 except as may be modified herein. The plans shall be updated to address the comments of the City Engineer. 4) Use of the lower level of the event venue shall be limited to data center use or accessory storage/service space for the venue. 5) Solar equipment shall be designed and constructed in compliance with all applicable building and electrical codes and shall be in compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding co-generation of energy. 6) The Applicant shall incorporate design features and landscaping to improve the appearance of the vertical poles (legs) of the solar equipment. 7) The Applicant shall construct turn lane improvements on Meander Road as recommended by the City Engineer. 8) The Applicant shall execute and record instrument(s) in a form and of substance satisfactory to the City Attorney to ensure all lots have access to a public roadway. 9) The Applicant shall provide park dedication as determined by the City Council 10) The Applicant shall ensure that the secondary emergency access is maintained/plowed to ensure usability. 11) Vehicle-resistant barriers or fencing shall be provided between Meander Road and the play area for the daycare. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 17 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting 12) The watermain and hydrants within the commercial lots shall be privately maintained. 13) The Applicant shall submit a letter of credit in an amount of 150% of the cost of site improvements in order to ensure completion. 14) Park dedication for the subdivision shall be provided as follows: a. Trail easement north of Meander Road b. Trail easement over eastern 26-feet of the Property c. Grading/slope easement for trail construction over eastern 10-feet of lots 1 & 3, block 2 d. $26,038 cash-in-lieu of additional dedication 15) The Applicant shall execute and record a Stormwater Maintenance Agreement in a form and of substance acceptable to the City Attorney to describe the responsibility of the property owners to maintain the private stormwater improvements. 16) The Applicant shall implement the Wetland Conservation Act Wetland Replacement Plan. 17) The Applicant shall establish Upland Buffers in the locations identified on the General Plan of Development. Such buffers shall meet the requirements of the wetland protection ordinance including but not limited to: execution and recordation of Upland Buffer Easement Agreement in a form and of substance acceptable to the City Attorney, planting of appropriate vegetation, and installation of signage. 18) The commercial property shall be subject to the City’s lawn and landscaping irrigation regulations. No lawn or landscape irrigation systems shall be permitted to be connected to the City water system. 19) The Applicant shall obtain all permits required by Elm Creek Watershed District, Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Metropolitan Council and any other relevant agencies. 20) The Applicant shall enter into a petition and waiver with the City in a form and of substance acceptable to the City Attorney related to future assessment for construction of Tamarack Drive. 21) The Applicant shall provide proof of agreement(s) for off-site parking during peak usage that meets the satisfaction of the City. 22) The Applicant shall provide for ongoing active management of the lodging facilities located on the commercial property. 23) Building plans shall be subject to review and approval by City staff for general compliance with the general plan of development and Architectural Narrative document created by Villamil Architecture dated 04/04/2023, except as required to be modified herein. 24) The Applicant shall address the comments of the City Attorney’s plat opinion and abide by the recommendations of the City Attorney with regard to title matters and recording instructions. 25) The plat shall be recorded in the office of the Hennepin County Recorder and Registrar of Titles within 180 days of the date of the resolution or the approval shall be considered void, unless a written request for time extension is submitted by the Applicant and approved by the City Council. 26) The Applicant shall pay to the City a fee in an amount sufficient to reimburse the City for the cost of reviewing the plat, general plan of development, construction plans, and other relevant documents. Meander Boardwalk and Park Page 18 of 18 November 8, 2023 Lot Split, Amended Plat, PUD General Plan City Council Meeting Attachments 1. Excerpt from 10/10/2023 Planning Commission minutes 2. Excerpt from 10/18/2023 Park Commission minutes 3. Engineer Comments 4. Applicant Narrative 5. Plat 6. Plans Medina Planning Commission Excerpt from Draft 10/10/2023 Minutes 1 Public Hearing – Meander Park and Boardwalk – Medina Ventures – 1472 Highway 55 – Amendment to Planned Unit Development and Plat Finke stated that approvals were granted earlier this year for the project for both the plat and PUD. He stated that the applicant is requesting a series of changes to the approved plan which are summarized in the report. He commented that the uses remain the same and the applicant is looking to add some property to the east to increase the footprint of the daycare building, add ground mounted solar above the parking area, among other changes. He compared the approved PUD to the proposed changes. He noted that while the daycare building would be larger, the setback would also be larger because of the additional land along with 20 additional commercial parking spaces. He stated that there is a proposal to increase the space in the basement for a data center use and staff recommends that a condition be added to limit that use to a data center type use that would have low demand on parking. He stated that if the ground mounted carport solar were allowed the trees that were planned within the parking area would be shifted to other locations on the site. He stated that ground mounted solar is not allowed in the commercial highway district typically, but the request would be to allow it under the PUD. He noted that ground mounted solar is allowed in different zoning districts along the Highway 55 corridor and reviewed some of those standards. He noted that the proposed solar arrays would meet the setback standard of the other districts as well as the structure setback for commercial highway. He noted that the solar would also meet the standards related to height and maximum footprint. Jacob noted a statement referencing a potential easement for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail (DLRT) and asked for more information. Finke replied that during the initial review there was discussion, before this additional land was added to the project, where a strip of property east of the site was identified as a potential easement for the trail. He noted that now that the applicant has purchased that property, staff has continued those discussions. He explained that the applicant would be occupying a portion of the strip, but there would still be land remaining that could be used for trail purposes that could be dedicated for trail. He noted that would likely be the recommendation to the Park Commission, to secure the dedication of the trail easement. Popp asked why the business district was chosen for comparison of solar standards. Finke replied that was the best comparison they had. He noted that by and large it is not a bad comparison as many of the other standards are also similar between the two districts and there is some crossover in allowed uses. He stated that from what he could recall, the decision to not allow ground mounted solar in the commercial highway was to not occupy limited commercial space with solar. He noted that the thought during that time was more related to solar farms. Popp referenced the additional space proposed to be added to the data center and asked how that space was previously proposed to be used. Finke replied that not all areas of the event center previously proposed to have basement under and therefore that are was not excavated. Jacob asked how the design of the solar panels would fall in line with the rural character. Finke commented that there are often quite a few ground mounted solar units in rural areas, where a commercial setting within a rural area might be seen differently. Rhem invited the applicant to speak to the Commission. Medina Planning Commission Excerpt from Draft 10/10/2023 Minutes 2 Chris Pederson, applicant, commented that they are trying to use the space in the most effective manner to create a sustainable development. Piper asked if the basement was always planned to be a data center and whether it would be owned and operated by a separate company. Pederson replied that space was always planned to be used for a data center and explained that the event center company would own and operate the data center. Ahmed asked if the height of the venue increased. Pederson replied that the venue height is below the maximum height and noted that height was not added in this revision. Ahmed asked the number of hotel rooms. Pederson replied that they proposed 14 rooms but may look to reduce that to 13 rooms based on input from structural engineering. Nielson asked why the proposed to the east is being acquired. Pederson commented that he has been trying to acquire that parcel since the beginning of this process as it is otherwise a dead piece of land. He stated that they do have interest from a childcare center that has a desire for more space. He noted that the additional space would allow for that expanded size as well as additional parking stalls. Jacob referenced the solar structure and asked how ice and snow would be kept off in the winter if it is a flat surface. Pederson noted that the panels do generate a bit of heat and therefore will shed some of that on their own. He stated that they will also attempt to clear the panels. He noted that the same carport design has been used in other recent developments. Nielson asked if there would be more standing water freezing in the parking lot from the solar panels. Pederson commented that would still be plowed and pushed off the lot. Nielson commented that if the snow melts, that would be water running off that could then freeze on the parking lot. Pederson commented that with the grading they should not have any issues with runoff and would handle ice in the same manner they would in other areas of the lot. He stated that if the water were to run off, that would most likely occur on the edges, and they would handle that to ensure safe use of the area for their guests. Piper asked whether the buildings would be owned or leased by tenants and who would be in charge of site maintenance. Pederson replied that the site pads would most likely be sold to a third-party developer and they could choose to sell or rent the spaces, with the exception of the event center. He commented that there will be an HOA for the other businesses involved and to address maintenance. Medina Planning Commission Excerpt from Draft 10/10/2023 Minutes 3 Ahmed asked if there will be reflection issues from the panels. Pederson commented that is a common misconception as the panels absorb the sun and therefore there are no issues of glare. Piper referenced the site plan for the northern portion of the property and asked if those homes would have garages. Rhem clarified that those are the floorplans, and all the buildings would be the same. Jacob asked the intent of the data center. Pederson commented that the data center was included in the original plan. He noted that a data center puts out heat and with proper planning they will be able to use the excess heat to heat portions of the building and potentially other things on the site. He confirmed that it would also generate income for the venue. Piper asked if there are standards for the design of a data center. Pederson commented that they are working with an experienced company and there are specified requirements under fire code and related to security. He explained that there would be a maximum of six to seven staff regardless of the size of the data center, with two to three employees on site at any time. He explained that increasing the size of the data center would not increase the need for more employees and provided more explanation of what a data center is. Nielson asked if other alternatives were considered for the solar panels, such as placing them on the roof. Pederson confirmed that they did review those options, noting that while it would be less expensive to place the panels on the roof, that would not be an option because of a lack of space because of the design. He stated that placing the panels on a carport also provides a sheltered space for people to park under. Nielson commented that she does not love the look and asked if there are other carport solar panels that are more aesthetic. Pederson recognized that is very subjective. He noted that as they move forward, solar panels will become more common place, and this will not look out of place. He commented that they are spending resources to create a beautiful venue and therefore they would ensure the carport looks good too. He provided input on the thought they have put into the design. He noted that while they are incorporating some unique elements into their projects, he commented that they are just a bit ahead of the curve and these things will continue to come forward in other developments. He also provided details on lighting and security. Rhem asked the thought that was put towards screening. Pederson commented that they will have a venue where people get married next to a highway with a lot of truck traffic. He noted that they would be planting a lot of trees along Highway 55 to screen the property, while still providing some visibility to the businesses. He noted that many people driving by would not even notice the solar. He described the changes to the parking lot that would occur, noting that the trees would be moved to another area, and they would still provide landscaping in those areas. Rhem asked if there could be increased buffering/landscaping from the side view. Medina Planning Commission Excerpt from Draft 10/10/2023 Minutes 4 ?? commented that they did try to move the landscaping from the parking area to the side. Rhem confirmed that was his intent. Jacob asked how the solar panel generation would compare to the consumption. Pederson provided details on the kilowatts that would be generated annually and the amount of energy the venue and hotel could potentially use. He noted that the venue, data center and hotel would use the energy generated by the panels. He stated that if there were excess energy being produced, they could approach others in the development but did not anticipate that would be the case. Rhem opened the public hearing. No comments made. Rhem closed the public hearing. Nielson commented that she loves the idea of the venue although she is not thrilled with the carport concept. Popp commented that he would hope there is a plan to manage the drainage from the carport. He commented that aesthetically he does not think the carport is less attractive than the blacktop. He commented that the solar also generates energy and therefore he supports this proposal. Piper commented that they have to be realistic with energy issues in the future and there will be a lot more of these requests. She commented that she supports the changes. Ahmed commented that it looks like a great project. Jacob commented that he generally supports the project. He stated that if something could be done to increase the aesthetics of the carport, that would be great. Pederson commented that they want the site to look as beautiful as possible as they are investing money into the site. Nielson asked the life expectancy of the panels. Pederson replied that the manufacturer warranty is 20 to 25 years. He commented that the lifespan is far longer than that as panels from the 1980s are still operating. He explained that solar panels are most often replaced in order to have updated panels that are more efficient as technology evolves. Rhem commented that his main concern was around aesthetics and he would like to see more architectural design to the carport. Pederson commented that panels are panels, and the design is about as cutting edge as it comes with the butterfly wing. He agreed that they could do something to improve the look of the posts. ?? commented that they did talk about screening around the edges as well. Motion by Piper, seconded by Nielson, to recommend approval of the amendments to the PUD and plat for Meander Park and Boardwalk as discussed. Motion carries unanimously. (Absent: Plec) Medina Park Commission Excerpt from Draft 10/18/2023 Minutes 1 MEDINA VENTURES – MEDINA PARK AND BOARDWALK Finke noted the Park Commission previously reviewed the application in fall of 2022. He presented the amendment to change the general plan of development where the applicant proposes to purchase additional property and incorporate land into the project, increase the size of the daycare, parking, and venue, add solar panels, and adjust the landscaping plan. Motion made by Gunter, seconded by Webster, to recommend requiring the trail easements and grading/slope easement described in the staff report and cash in-lieu of additional park dedication. K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx 70 1 X E N I A A V E N U E S | SU I T E 3 0 0 | M I N N E A P O L I S , M N | 55 4 1 6 | 76 3 . 5 4 1 . 4 8 0 0 | W S B E N G . C O M September 29, 2023 Mr. Dusty Finke City Planning Director City of Medina 2052 County Road 24 Medina, MN 55340-9790 Re: Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review City Project No. LR-23-341 WSB Project No. 019539-000 Dear Mr. Finke: WSB staff have reviewed the Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD Plans and Final Plat submittal dated September 11, 2023. The applicant proposes to construct a business park, boardwalk, recreational amenities, and four townhomes on a total of 18-acres located along Meander Road on the north side of TH 55 and east of Arrowhead Drive. The documents were reviewed for general conformance with the City of Medina’s general engineering standards and Stormwater Design Manual. We have the following comments with regards to engineering and stormwater management matters. Final Plat & General Comments 1. The City Planner will provide comments pertaining to the proposed landscaping, sidewalk/trail connectivity/easements, and tree preservation plan under separate cover. 2. Provide additional right-of-way along Meander Road to accommodate future right turn lanes into the applicant’s commercial site and the future commercial site further to the east that will have an access road opposite Cavanaugh Drive. Complete. 3. Provide additional ROW on the north side of Meander Road, 2’ from far edge of trail. In progress, the applicant is proposing a trail easement to accommodate the additional area. Complete. 4. A visioning study was completed in August of 2020 that included this development area, the adjacent commercial development area to the east, and the Tamarack Drive extension corridor. The study included potential commercial site layouts that indicated access between commercial parcels. For the primary access drive lane proposed from Meander Road south and east adjacent to the future “Day Care” location provide cross access easement agreements to provide flexibility in the connection of the driveway to future easterly commercial areas. In-progress, applicant to provide. Consider the reduction of parking spaces along this corridor to minimize conflict points. See additional comments below within the traffic study section. Complete. 5. Provide confirmation that sufficient electrical service is available for the data center use. Complete. 6. In order to calculate a letter of credit and construction engineering escrow amounts for the final development agreement, an engineer’s estimate (in Excel format) of the proposed street and utility improvements along with a schedule for completion of City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 2 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx construction will be required. The estimate should also include the cost of landscaping items. 7. Additional comments have been provided directly on the plan sheets. Not all comments on the plans have been summarized in this review letter. Existing Conditions & Demolition Plans (Sheets C1.0 – C1.2) 8. With preliminary plat submittal, provide a removals/demolition plan to show what trees are proposed to be removed, buildings to be demolished, impacts to Meander Road, etc. Complete. 9. The existing site and demolition plans will also need to include existing utility pipe sizes, pipe material types, etc. Complete. Site & Paving Plans (C2.0 – C2.2 & C3.0 – C3.2) 10. Provide a figure showing truck movements throughout the site including the largest truck (semi-truck) and the largest fire truck. Design driveways and circulation routes to accommodate these vehicles and turnaround space(s) as required by the City Fire Marshall. The Fire Marshall will review and provide comments under separate cover. Provided and in-progress, awaiting Fire Marshall approval. 11. City design standards typically require horizontal and vertical curve lengths to meet a 30 MPH design speed (for the townhome road). Where site constraints do not allow this standard to be met and the roadway is designated as private, the City will consider alternative designs where emergency access requirements are met. Complete. 12. The proposed private road does not meet City design standards at 20’, refer to City design standards. Complete, 13. The City standard for a trail width is 8’ with 5’ boulevard. The plans show a 10’ trail along Meander Road. Complete, City staff is fine with 10’ wide trail. 14. A fence is shown directly adjacent to edge of emergency access to Meander, please move at least 2’ from edge of trail to provide more clearance. Complete. 15. Add no parking signage along private driveway, this will be used as a fire lane. Complete. 16. Additional Meander Road comments: a. Meander Road is a State aid street and so State Aid design standards are necessary. Complete. b. For the proposed improvements along Meander Road, the design standards for horizontal and vertical curves will need to mee a 40 MPH design speed. Complete. c. Provide a profile view with future submittals that include vertical curve lengths. Provide alignment data. Complete. d. Lane widths meet state aid standards. Complete. e. Provide confirmation that turn lane length sufficient to accommodate projected turning movements into the site. Complete. City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 3 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx f. If this plan is submitted to MnDOT State Aid there will need to be an SEQ, earthwork information, and cross sections. Complete, the applicant is not submitting for funding and so this will not be needed. Grading, Drainage, & Erosion Control (Sheets C4.0 – C4.4) 17. Provide a more detailed grading and drainage plan with future submittals. With final plat submittal include drainage arrows on the grading plan showing the direction of flow and slope percentages. Complete. 18. Provide EOF locations for all low points inside and outside the roadway. Complete. 19. A full review of the erosion/sediment control plan and SWPPP sheets will be completed with final construction plans. a. Silt fence should be shown around all wetland boundaries. Redundant perimeter control is required adjacent to wetlands. Complete, the applicant has shown bio- roll as the redundant BMP. 20. With final plat submittal provide the following a. In general maintain all surface grades within the minimum of 2% and maximum 33% slopes. Vegetated swale grades shall also be a minimum of 2.0%. Complete. b. Drainage arrows on plans showing direction of runoff. Note specifically high points between each side-yard swale. Complete. c. Include percent slope In all other swale locations and verify that it meets the City requirement of 2% minimum. Complete. d. The City will require a common draintile collection system (rigid PVC Schedule 40 or SDR 26) for sump pump discharges. A separate foundation pipe system in addition to the sump discharge system should be considered where full basements are proposed. The size of the common collection system should be 6” and comprised of PVC schedule 40 or SDR 26. Complete. e. Add rip-rap quantities and class notes at each flared end section and pond overflows (if applicable). Complete, provided on storm sewer sheets. f. Note the size of proposed storm sewer structures. Complete, provided on storm sewer sheets. 21. The grading of the Private Drive changed from the last submittal and no longer has the “inverted crown” to direct drainage to the singular catch basin (CB-103). In general, an alternative design should be considered with a more consistent crown and/or cross slope that incorporates curb and additional catch basins. The prior/current design will be more difficult to construct without the risk of unintended long term drainage consequences. 22. See other comments on the plans about specific drainage concerns/considerations. SWPPP (Sheets C4.5 – C4.6) 23. The proposed project will disturb more than one acre. Develop and include a SWPPP consistent with the MPCA CSWGP with future plan submittals. Complete. 24. An NPDES/SDS Construction Storm Water General Permit (CSWGP) shall be provided with the grading permit or with the building permit application for review, prior to construction commencing. In-progress, provide copies of permit documents prior to the start of construction. City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 4 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx 25. A detailed review of erosion/sediment control and SWPPP will be conducted with the final construction plan submittal. In-progress with plan updates. 26. Redundant erosion control, applicant is proposing the redundancy to be a bio-roll so there is flexibility in moving and changing locations. Utility Plans (Sheet C5.0 – C5.4) General 27. With final construction plans, provide conformation of MDH (watermain) and MPCA (sanitary sewer) plan review and permitting. The City Engineer will need to review and sign the sanitary sewer permit. Based on the current design, it appears the applicant will also need to apply for a permit from the DLI, provide copy to City. In-progress, awaiting final permitting documents from applicant. 28. Any public sanitary sewer and watermain shall be encompassed by drainage and utility easements where located outside of public road right of way. Drainage and utility easements will need to allow for a 1:1 trench from the invert of the utility with a minimum of 20’ centered on the utility. Additional easement needed for 30’ deep sanitary sewer, verify need to acquire additional easement on adjacent property to the east. 29. Consider routes for the sewer/watermain that utilize the same tranches and/or connect in similar locations. For example, make the connection with the proposed watermains at the same location on Meander utilizing a cross instead of separate tees (easterly connections). Complete. 30. The general location of existing/proposed watermain and sewer were shown on the concept plan. With future submittals also show the nearest existing hydrants and valve locations. Label the pipe size and pipe material for existing/proposed watermain and sanitary sewer. Complete. 31. Add general notes to the utility plans to the effect of: Complete. a. The City shall not be responsible for any additional costs incurred that are associated with variations in the utility as-built elevations. All utility connections shall be verified in the field. b. The City, or agents of the City, are not responsible for errors and omissions on the submitted plans. The Owner and Engineer of Record are fully responsible for changes or modifications required during construction to meet the City’s standards. c. All watermain and sanitary sewer testing shall be conducted in accordance with the City standards and specifications. Copies of all test results shall be submitted to the City (Public Works Director, City Engineer), the Owner, and the Engineer of Record. d. Watermain shall have a minimum cover of 7.5’. e. Tracer wire installation shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the MN Rural Water Association Standards. See these standards for further details. f. The City will require televising for sanitary sewer pipe installations prior to accepting a warranty for the utility system; provide report and video files to the City for review. 32. With final construction plan submittal provide the following: a. Plan/profile sheets for watermain and sanitary sewer along the townhome access road. The sanitary sewer will be considered a public main. Unchanged City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 5 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx b. Provide dimension notes from watermain to parallel sewer mains (storm and sanitary sewer); the minimum horizontal separation between mains is 10 feet. Where watermain crosses storm or sanitary sewer, add a note at each location to the effect of “Maintain 18” Minimum Separation, 4” Rigid Insulation” on both the plan view and profile view locations (both utility and storm sewer sheets). Improved, but not provided at each location. a. Show water/sewer service location to each lot and include the curb stop location at utility easement location (10’ beyond ROW). For each lot location add the low floor elevation, sewer service station from downstream manhole, sewer service invert elevation at utility easement (10’ beyond ROW), riser height if applicable, and curb stop elevation. Provide additional information, see markups on plan. Watermain 33. Hydrant locations shall be approved of by the Fire Marshal; typically, a maximum of 250’ influence radius (approximately 400’ spacing) is required to serve the immediate residential areas. Provide an exhibit showing hydrant influence spacing. In-progress, awaiting Fire Marshall approval. 34. Watermain looping connections will be needed to minimize long dead-end watermain sections. Consideration of further watermain looping needs, stubs for future phases, or other adjacent developments may be required and will be reviewed with future submittals. With that in mind, at the southeasterly portion of the site, provide an 8-inch stub to extend east. Complete. 35. The watermain connections to the building(s) shall be reviewed and approved by the City Fire Marshall. Show the location of the PIV (if sprinklered) and curb stop location on the plan(s). The City requires that domestic and fire services are separate taps from the main; A separate curb stop is required for the domestic service and gate valve (PIV) for the fire line. Complete. Sanitary Sewer 36. Sanitary sewer main extending to the north into the detached townhome development area will need to be placed as deep as possible to account for future development connections to the north. Complete. 37. The sewer service shown for the Day Care building should be directed downstream. The City does not allow service to be connected directly to manholes. Sewer main entering/existing a manhole should have at least a 90 degree separation where possible; one of the manholes shown with less than a 90 degreed separation. If the existing watermain stub will not be used, the City will require that it is removed up to the existing watermain. Complete. 38. With future submittals show proposed sanitary sewer service line invert elevations on plans; the City requires a minimum depth of 4’ from low floor elevations. A separate water/sewer service. Complete. 39. Gravity sewer is being proposed to serve all units within the development. The City’s typical standard is to place sewer a minimum of 10’ below the surface (18” vertical separation below the watermain). Where this depth is not feasible, the City will allow an 8’ depth; depths less than 8’ will require review on a case-by-case basis. Storm Sewer City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 6 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx 40. With final construction plans, if basements are proposed with the detached townhomes, the City will require draintile or other connections for sump pump discharges connecting to the storm sewer system. A separate foundation pipe system in addition to the sump discharge system should be considered. Complete. 41. Storm sewer stubs are shown on the plan, confirm whether these are for roof drains. 42. The City will require subgrade 4” draintile to extend 150’ upstream from the CB’s on Meander Road. Note size/pipe material on plan, a cleanout is required at each upstream end. 43. The City public works department is fine with 8” watermain through the commercial site, unless calculations are provided that show a 10” pipe is needed for capacity and fire flow, or required by the Fire Marshall. Civil Details (Sheets C6.0 – C6.12) 44. The proposed street and pavement sections should be reviewed and designed by a geotechnical engineer. Provide soil borings and geotechnical report with final plat submittal. Geotechnical report referenced in pavement section details does not provide for a specific design but more generalizations, provide full report. A typical section for the private drive not provided. 45. A full review of standard details will be conducted with the final construction plan submittal. a. Inside drop details provided (Sheet C6.2) – Where on the plans are inside drop manholes proposed? The City does not allow inside drops, they must be outside drops. b. Separate the retaining wall detail from detail plate STR-13 on Sheet C6.5. c. The City no longer allows the internal “top-hat” on sanitary sewer manholes and instead requires “Flex-Seal” to be installed. This is also an ESS Brothers product or approved equal. Note correction on sanitary sewer manhole detail(s). Stormwater Management 46. The applicant will need to submit a Stormwater Management Plan and modeling consistent with Medina’s Stormwater Design Manual. 47. The development will need to meet the City’s volume control requirement to capture and retain onsite 1.1” of runoff from the net new impervious surface. By satisfying the volume requirement the water quality requirement is considered met. Follow the City’s Stormwater Design Manual for alternative credits towards the volume requirement if infiltration is not feasible. Stormwater treatment will be required north of Meander road before discharging into the wetland. Complete. 48. Water quality control standards are considered satisfied if the volume control standard for the site has been met. If it is infeasible to meet the volume control standard due to contaminated soils, site constraints, or other factors, the proposed BMP will need to detain and treat a sufficient volume of stormwater to achieve a phosphorus load reduction of 20% from existing conditions using an approved BMP. Complete. 49. The applicant may want to consider using the stormwater ponds for irrigation. Credits for volume control can be given for stormwater reuse. City ordinance does not allow for City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 7 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx municipal water system to be used for irrigation. Re-use for irrigation is being proposed, however the additional credit is not needed to meet the volume control requirements. Complete. a. 2. Approved capacity of an irrigation practice will be based on: i. Approved capacity of an irrigation practice will be based on: 1. An irrigation rate of 1.0 inches per week over the irrigated pervious area(s) or the rate identified through the Stormwater Reuse Calculator (whichever is less); or as approved by the City; 2. No greater than a 26 week (April 15th to October 15th) growing season. ii. Design of the irrigation system must include, but is not limited to, the following items. Each system will be reviewed and approved by the City on a site-by-site basis. 1. Plumbing code review, adherence, and permitting, if applicable. 2. Water reuse pump system design including supply line, intake, meter, and pump. 3. Electrical and controls design. 4. Construction drawings, specifications, and system integration. iii. Two (2) feet of permanent pool from the bottom of the pond must be maintained following drawdown for irrigation. Stormwater Design Manual City of Medina, MN WSB Project No. 011705-000 Page 20. iv. Use rates should be monitored at least monthly for at least three years. This should be compared to the water budget analysis of the design to determine whether the modeled level of performance is being achieved. 50. The development will need to meet the City’s rate control requirement, which states that post development discharge rates for the 2-year, 10-year, and 100-year Atlas 14 MSE 3, 24-hour storm events must be less than or equal to existing conditions discharge rates. Complete. 51. The City requires two feet of freeboard from structure low openings to 100-year high water levels and EOF’s. Provide maintenance access to all ponding facilities. Complete. a. Provide EOF routes and HWL for the stormwater BMP’s to verify there is suitable freeboard. b. Legend shows symbol for EOF 944.5’ but does not appear on the basins. Please update the EOF for each basin and label on the plan set. c. Stabilized EOF’s should be provided for all low areas. 52. HWL elevations should be shown for each stormwater bmp on the plan set. Complete. 53. CB131 should be a sump with a minimum of 4’ to provide pretreatment before discharge to filtration basin. Meander road CB should have pretreatment before discharging into filtration basin. Complete. 54. Include soil borings to verify that is a minimum of 3’ of separation from the bottom of the filtration basin to the seasonally saturated soils. Complete. 55. Provide size, amount, and slope of proposed drain tile within the filtration basin. Complete. City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 8 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx 56. The development will need to meet the appropriate watershed standards for Elm Creek Water Management Commission and the applicant shall submit for the required permits. In-progress, the applicant has applied but needs to provide copies of final permit approval. 57. No private storm water facilities may be approved unless a long-term maintenance plan is submitted that defines how access will be provided, who will conduct the maintenance, the type of maintenance and the maintenance intervals. The long-term maintenance plan along with other stormwater maintenance requirements may have been included with the project development agreement. The applicant shall obtain all necessary easement or other property interests to allow access to the facilities for inspection or maintenance for both the responsible party and the City of Medina. a. Include recommended maintenance and operation guidelines for all stormwater bmp’s including water reuse. Manufacture recommendations should be included when available. Traffic & Access 58. Based on the proposed site plan the anticipated traffic generation would be approximately 2,256 daily trips, 398 AM peak hour trips and 440 PM peak hour trips assuming the uses outlined in the proposed site plan (venue space, daycare, restaurant, twin homes, retail space). The proposed access to the site is located on Meander Road approximately 470 feet west of Cavanaugh Drive and has an acceptable spacing (greater than 400 feet). Complete, acknowledged by applicant. 59. Based on the anticipated traffic generation left and right turn lanes should be provided on Meander Road at the site access for the commercial site to the south. Also, a two lane northbound approach should be provided on the south site approach to Meander Road (left / right turn lanes). The site plan includes a left turn lane into the site and the two-lane northbound approach from the site. The analysis indicates that the eastbound right turn lane would not be required for capacity. It should also be looked at with respect to safety utilizing right turn lane warrant criteria. Complete, the analysis was provided and ROW was included for future turn lanes if needed. 60. Only one site access is proposed for the commercial area to the south. With the anticipated traffic generation from the site, consideration of a secondary access in the easterly direction which can accommodate the future development area to the east of the site should be considered. The intention was to extend this internal site roadway up to the future Tamarack Drive extension as indicated in the visioning and traffic study completed in August 2020. A future access to the development area to the east is not included or discussed with the proposed plan. This should be documented. Complete, currently the second access is shown as emergency access only, but the plan appears to provide flexibility for a future access to the east from the parking lot area if needed. 61. A traffic analysis should be completed documenting the queuing of vehicles at the site access to Meander Road. The parking row should be located such that it does not interfere with the queuing of vehicles. A traffic analysis was completed dated September 8, 2022. We have the following comments on the Traffic and Parking Study. Complete. i. The Capacity and Level of Service worksheets should be provided. Complete. City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 9 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx ii. The analysis indicates that the eastbound right turn lane would not be required for capacity. However, based on the traffic conditions the right turn lane volume is anticipated to be larger than the Meander Road thru volume. The need for a right turn lane should also be looked at with respect to safety utilizing right turn lane warrant criteria. - Complete iii. The parking demand should be analyzed assuming “Shared Parking”. This can be completed by evaluating the time-of-day peaking characteristics of each use found in the ITE Parking Generation Manual. This may improve the parking needs for the peak events. Complete. iv. Is it reasonable that patrons would walk from the Loram property to the event center? If so are facilities available to accommodate the pedestrian movements? Complete. v. Conclusion #4 indicates no roadway improvements. This should be modified to include the turn lanes assumed (left turn lanes) and identified in the study (possible right turn lane). Also address comment for left turn lane. Complete. 62. A sight line analysis (vertical curves) should be completed at the driveway intersection on Meander Road. Provide an exhibit. Provided, see plans provided with set, plan/profile drawings. Complete. Wetlands & Environmental 63. Permanent and temporary wetland impacts are proposed. Permanent impacts totaling 0.09 acres have been approved by the WCA, conditional on the purchase of 0.18 acres of wetland credit from a wetland bank. A USACE Section 404 permit is also required for the project. Complete. The USACE permit has been received and the purchase of wetland credits has been verified by BWSR. 64. Upland buffers and buffer setbacks will be required for the project. The northern lobe of Wetland 1, north of Meander Road is classified as a Preserve based on the City’s functional classification of wetlands and requires an average 35-foot buffer (minimum 25 feet). Buffer shown on the site plan notes 17-foot minimum buffers in areas abutting a proposed split rail fence, which do not meet the City’s ordinance. The southern lobes of Wetland 1, south of Meander Road are classified as Manage 2 and requires 25-foot average buffer (minimum 20-feet). Buffer shown on the site plan notes 2- foot minimum buffers, which do not meet the City’s ordinance. The city will determine if flexibility from the buffer ordinance is appropriate during the PUD review process. 65. The proposed gazebo is an accessory structure and requires a 5-foot buffer setback. No planned buffer was shown for the gazebo. Not applicable, gazebo removed from plans. 66. Approved wetland boundaries should be shown on the grading plans or the site plan of the property. Complete. 67. Upland Buffer Zones and locations of buffer markers must be shown on the grading plans or the site plan for the property. Complete. 68. The Meander Park & Boardwalk Development Wetland Buffer Memo (dated 9/9/22) notes that the residential units on the north site would have decks that extend over the upland buffer zone but would allow for vegetation to grow beneath. City ordinance requires that upland buffer zones are preserved predominantly in their natural state and alterations, City of Medina – Meander Park & Boardwalk PUD/Final Plat & Plans – Engineering Review September 29, 2023 Page 10 K:\019539-000\Admin\Docs\2023-09-12 Submittal (Final Plat)\_2023-09-29 Meander Park & Bdwk Final Plat & Plans - WSB Engineering Review.docx including mowing, removal of vegetation, or the introduction of non-native vegetation are prohibited. Homeowners of the proposed residential units must be aware of this prohibition such that mowing and unapproved plantings do not occur within the upland buffer zone. 69. Similar to the comment above, the upland buffer zone beneath the proposed boardwalk/deck area on the southern wetland, should an exemption from the Principal Structure Setback Buffer requirement be approved, must remain predominantly in its natural state. 70. Disturbed areas within the upland buffer zone must be seeded with a native seed mix. Complete – Seed Mix 35-641 noted on landscape plan. With future submittals, include a response to the comments in this letter. We would be happy to discuss this review in more detail. Please contact me at 612-419-1549 if you have any questions or if you would like to set up a time to meet. Sincerely, WSB Jim Stremel, P.E. City Engineer Memorandum w w w.s rf consul tin g.com 3701 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 100 | Minneapolis, MN 55416-3791 | 763.475.0010 Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer SRF No. 15295.01 To: Dusty Finke, Planning Director City of Medina From: Paul Schroeder, Project Manager Date: September 11, 2023 Subject: Meander Park & Boardwalk – Entitlement Project Revision Summary Overview On behalf of the development team of Chris Pederson-Medina Ventures, LLC, Pablo Villamil- Villamil Architects, and Paul Schroeder-SRF Consulting Group, we are providing this memo to summarize project revisions that are identified on the related resubmitted plans, reports, and documents. Meander Park & Boardwalk project was approved by the City of Medina City Council in April 2023 and advancements in project development proceeded. During the following months, an opportunity arose to purchase additional land to enhance the project, which are described below. It is our request that the City of Medina Planning Commission and City Council provide a simple re- approval of our current application to accommodate the minor changes. Project revisions are almost exclusive to the south commercial parcel with an exception of a small modification to the drainage and utility easement by the underground storm chamber on the north parcel. Property Medina Ventures, LLC has come to an agreement with the easterly adjacent property owner, Paul Hermann and Robert Clarke, to purchase the entire 60-foot corridor, approximately 690 feet long according to Hennepin County GIS records, between Meander Road and Highway 55 and adjacent to the eastern edge of the development property. The Property Identification Number is 0211823310005 and contains a 60 foot wide parcel from Highway 55 to the farmsteads northeast of the project, including the farmstead property itself. The 60-foot corridor, south of Meander Road appears to previously contain the farmsteads driveway from Highway 55, but was truncated when Meander Road was constructed. There has been little development activity for this corridor and has been minimally maintained involving an old driveway and adjacent easterly grove of trees. Of the 60 foot-wide corridor, Medina Ventures, LLC plans to incorporate approximately 34 feet on the western side of the strip for the development as indicated in the updated civil site plan. It is our understanding that City would favor pledging the remaining 26 foot strip of land on the eastern side of the parcel towards park dedication, which Medina Ventures, LLC is agreeable with expectations Dusty Finke – City of Medina September 11, 2023 Meander Park & Boardwalk – Entitlement Project Revision Summary Page 2 of it being credited towards the current $64,640 cash in-lieu park dedication fee, which we expect would reduce that fee in accordance with the City’s park dedication formula. It is our understanding that the City would prefer a lot split to subdivide the property before sale, and then after sale, be included in the final platting of Meander Park & Boardwalk. The platting of the south commercial property area will basically just extend the internal lot lines and Meander ROW dedication line to the new easterly boundary. Site Plans, Preliminary Plat, and Final Plat have been updated to on the civil site plan for the development showing the 34’ wide parcel areas and updated drainage and utility easements. Any additional site plan showing the entire 60’ parcel will be provided to the City as soon as needed along with documentation showing the transfer of land ownership. Site Plan and Site Lighting The extra property for the south commercial area has allowed the expansion of the Day Care building, going from 7,500 SF to 11,000 SF, which now accommodates a footprint more conducive to a modern-day care (childcare) provider. This building enlargement retained the PUD 12’ minimum building setback to Meander Road and pushed the structure into the first row of parking and further east toward the new additional property. The trash enclosure was flipped to the east side of the building and the fire lane / play areas were adjusted accordingly. The parking lot was modified by the day care building and expanded to the east which increased parking from 229 spaces to 249 spaces. To further modernize the parking lot, solar carports are being added to three dual rows of parking that will provide solar panels above on a butterfly structure, that will provide both renewal energy and some parking cover. The three middle parking islands under the solar carports will now contain Electric Vehicle charging stations and up to six adjacent parking stalls will be marked as such. Additional images of the solar carports are within the architectural plans. The Event Venue has some minor footprint revisions but basically is the same size, however the basement, containing storage, service/mechanical controls and a data center, is being enlarged to cover the entire building footprint, versus the smaller previous submittal. The larger trash enclosure and service drive under the boardwalk have been updated per the building demands and the revisions are illustrated on the Site Plans. The Landscape Water Feature is still in the project and generally located at the south end of the Event Venue, however the second location by the Event Venue trash enclosure may have limited space and is currently not shown in this location. Site Lighting Site lighting is similar to previous approved plans and meet the city’s requirements, but have some adjustments. The solar carports create a canopy over the parking areas, so lighting under the solar panels will be provided, such as rope lighting or individual fixtures mounted to the carport structure. The perimeter of the parking, excluding the carport area, is lit by parking pole lights, similar to before and is represented in the revised Photometric plan. Dusty Finke – City of Medina September 11, 2023 Meander Park & Boardwalk – Entitlement Project Revision Summary Page 3 Landscaping Trees in the parking islands by the solar carports would have a detrimental effect on solar performance, so these 18 trees in the 9 parking islands have been relocated along Meander Road and at the southeast corner of the property. Shrubs and perennials still remain in the six end-parking islands, however the solar carports cover the middle three island, so plants have been redistributed elsewhere in the project and rock mulch is now provided in the landscape bed where the Electric Vehicle charge stations will be located. Areas under the boardwalk/deck will have landscape rock mulch cover, since there would be minimal plant growth. Landscape beds around Event Venue and Day Care buildings have been updated due to the site revisions, and more strategic trees, shrubs, and perennials have been provided along the blank north wall of the Event Venue. Grading, Stormwater, and Utilities The basement of the Event Venue needed more clearance, so the basement elevation was lowered by 8 inches and the 1st floor raised by 8 inches to provide an overall increase of 1 foot and 4 inches, which also included raising the Retail and Restaurant building by 8 inches and blending grades in the parking lot. The Day Care building and easterly parking lot had some minor grade adjustments to accommodate the new site plan. The stormwater system, including the underground storm chamber was updated to reflect the increased impervious surface, but has the general layout and design. Sanitary Sewer and Watermain have been adjusted throughout the site, primarily at the easterly end of the new parking lot and the project is now looking at implementing geothermal heating/cooling to the site, with the underground pipe field in the boardwalk and wetland buffer area. Solar is also scheduled for the roofs of some of the buildings and at the carports, as previously mentioned. Updates have been provided on the Grading, Storm Sewer, and Utility Plans. Parking and Traffic Study The Parking and Traffic Study has been updated documenting the minor increase in Day Care building size and additional parking spaces, but since the parking lot is shared and reviewed as a Planned Unit Development, there is minimal issue. Architectural The Event Venue footprint is about the same as before but has added a full basement (15,600 SF) below the 1st floor versus the previous partial basement (7,033 SF). However, the use is still just scheduled for the similar size events with the lower level for storage and a data center. Interior uses have been modified to further refine the Event Venue operations including stairs from the boardwalk to the lower level and appropriate doors at all levels. The lodging on the second and third floors have been slightly reduced from 14 units to 13 units. The trash enclosure has been enlarged to accommodate the facility’s needs and have been moved further away from the building. The Day Care building has been enlarged but shows the same façade character as previously approved. Dusty Finke – City of Medina September 11, 2023 Meander Park & Boardwalk – Entitlement Project Revision Summary Page 4 Solar carport in Parking Lot We are looking for flexibility to install solar carport in the parking lot of our PUD given that ground-mounted panels are technically not permitted in the underlying Commercial-Highway zoning district. That being said, ground mounted solar panels continue to be installed in more and more places across the US (and world), and many have likely seen ground mounted solar panels visible from major highways and freeways across the State of Minnesota; a trend we expect to continue to grow given the environmental benefits that reducing reliance on fossil fuels provides and the finite nature of non-renewable energy sources. Structurally speaking, the solar panels installed at Meander Park and Boardwalk would be static, meaning they will not move and do meet the footprint and height limitations for ground mounted solar panels. Furthermore, adding a solar carport to our already forward-thinking development plan will not only provide significant renewable energy power to the development, but also offer shade from the sun for any vehicles parking under them during the day as well as temporary rain protection for patrons to be shielded from during inclement weather. They will also protect the asphalt underneath them from the elements, which from a long-term thinking perspective will reduce maintenance and prolong the life of the asphalt, making for a more sustainable development overall. After all, not only does more renewable energy equal less fossil fuel reliance for electricity production, but by minimizing asphalt repair and maintenance, also reduces fossil fuel reliance given that one of the main ingredients that hold asphalt together is bitumen, which is a byproduct of petroleum. Lastly, the lighting provided underneath the panels themselves are likely to cause less light pollution from the development overall given the nature of positioning lights underneath a solar carport vs typical parking lot lights which have higher height elevations and generally more visible from surrounding area homes. H:\Projects\15000\15295.01\_Sent\Medina Ventures\230907_MV-Draft Memo Project Revisions\Memo_15295.01-Meander-ProjectRevisionSummary_SRF_2023-09-07.docx RES UNIT 1 RES UNIT 3 DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RES UNIT 2 RES UNIT 4 RESTAURANT 4,952 SF NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF RETAIL 9,510 SF T TT T EV EV EV EV EV EV EVENT VENUE 15,600 SF BASEMENT (STORAGE / DATA) 15,600SF 13 LODGING UNITS (2ND/3RD FLOORS) 10,200 SF T TR E E * 7 8 TR E E * 2 8 TR E E * 2 9 TR E E * 3 3 TR E E * 6 2 TR E E * 6 1 TR E E * 6 0 TR E E * 5 9 TR E E * 5 8 TR E E * 5 7 >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> S W E L L PE D C VL T C C F O PE D C E E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG) > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > >> >> G G F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) S S S N PRELIMINARY PLAT PP1.0 I hereby certify that this plan, survey, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Land Surveyor under the laws of the State of Minnesota. 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DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL PRELIMINARY PLAT LEGEND PROPERTY LINE - PROPOSED LOT LINE EXISTING INTERNAL LOT LINES EXISTING EASEMENT PROPOSED EASEMENT SETBACK LINE (VARIABLE, NOT SHOWN) EXISTING CONDITIONS PROPOSED CONDITIONS DENOTES PROPOSED DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT AREA LOT 1 BLOCK 1 LOT 2 BLOCK 1 LOT 3 BLOCK 1 LOT 4 BLOCK 1 OUTLOT A OUTLOT B ROW DEDICATION TOTAL 4,500 SF 4,500 SF 4,500 SF 4,500 SF 42,256 SF 377,988 SF 3,908 SF 442,152 SF 0.103 ACRES 0.103 ACRES 0.103 ACRES 0.103 ACRES 0.970 ACRES 8.677 ACRES 0.090 ACRES 10.150 ACRES THE FOLLOWING LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS AS SHOWN ON LOT SURVEY PRODUCED BY SKYSURV, DATED NOVEMBER 17, 2021. Parcel 1: The East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 118, Range 23, excepting therefrom the East 196.73 feet thereof; and the North 457.63 feet thereof. Parcel 2: The East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 2, Township 118, Range 23 except that part thereof lying South of the North 457.63 fee of said Southwest Quarter and lying West of the East 196.73 feet of said Southwest Quarter and Except the East 60 feet thereof. Parcel 3: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 118, Range 23, lying North of the railroad right-of-way, excepting therefrom the East 60 feet thereof, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. EXISTING PROPERTY AREA = 866,174 SF (19.885 ACRES). ·NORTH PARCEL = 442,152 SF (10.150 ACRES). ·SOUTH PARCEL = 360,372 SF (8.273 ACRES). ·ROW EASEMENT = 40,575 SF (0.931 ACRES). ·ADDITIONAL EAST PROPERTY = 23,075 SF (0.530 ACRES). EXISTING PROPERTY - LEGAL DESCRIPTION 1.EXISTING PROPERTY IS BASED ON LOT SURVEY COMPLETED BY SKYSURV, DATED NOVEMBER 17, 2021, WHICH ALSO REFERENCES CERTAIN ITEMS, LIKE WETLAND DELINEATION, PROVIDED BY AREA M SHAPE FILE. SUPPLEMENTAL SURVEY DATA PROVIDED BY SRF CONSULTING, SUMMER OF 2022, AND PLATTING IN 2023. 2.PROJECT BEARINGS ARE BASED ON HORIZONTAL DATUM NEAD83(2011) AND VERTICAL DATUM NAVD88. 3.SRF PROJECT BENCHMARK IS LOCATED AT: SW CORNER OF SECTION 2, T118N, R23W, N: 194782.799, E: 453467.220, ELEVATION 995.550. 4.EXISTING ZONING - RURAL RESIDENTIAL URBAN RESERVE (RR-UR) = NORTH PARCEL, COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY (CH) = SOUTH PARCEL. 5.PROPOSED ZONING - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) = NORTH PARCEL, AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) = SOUTH PARCEL. 6.BUILDING SETBACK LINES = VARIABLE (PUD). 7.EASEMENTS AS DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED ON PLAN, AS APPLICABLE. 8.PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION IS RESIDENTIAL ATTACHED HOUSING FOR THE NORTH PARCEL, AND COMMERCIAL RETAIL FOR THE SOUTH PARCEL. FIRST FLOOR ELEVATIONS, SEE DEVELOPMENT GRADING PLAN. 9.SEE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFO. 10.SEE UTILITY PLAN FOR DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT DETAILS. PLATTING NOTES PROPOSED PLAT NAME: MEANDER PROPOSED PARCEL INFO: PROPOSED PROPERTY MEANDER - PLAT SUMMARY - NORTH LEGAL DESCRIPTION AREA ACRES HIG H W A Y 5 5 M E A N D E R R O A D LOT 1 BLOCK 2 LOT 2 BLOCK 2 LOT 3 BLOCK 2 LOT 4 BLOCK 2 OUTLOT C ROW DEDICATION TOTAL 121,073 SF 34,331 SF 50,713 SF 41,000 SF 133,304 SF 3,011 SF 383,432 SF 2.780 ACRES 0.788 ACRES 1.164 ACRES 0.941 ACRES 3.060 ACRES 0.069 ACRES 8.802 ACRES MEANDER - PLAT SUMMARY - SOUTH LEGAL DESCRIPTION AREA ACRES BLOCK 2 BLOCK 1 LOT 1LOT 2LOT 3LOT 4 LOT 1 LOT 2LOT 3 LOT 4 S00°16'12"W 512.20 N00°10'09"E 1264.65 N6 9 ° 5 9 ' 3 2 " E 6 4 9 . 6 5 N8 7 ° 2 1 ' 2 4 " W 5 9 5 . 0 6 S8 7 ° 2 1 ' 2 4 " E 6 0 5 . 9 3 19.79 D=25°36'41" R=44.28 16.12 D=20°51'53" R=44.28 S00°16'12"W 1328.42 N8 9 ° 2 5 ' 3 5 " W 6 1 2 . 7 3 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 90 . 0 0 90 . 0 0 90 . 0 0 90 . 0 0 72 . 2 8 22 0 . 1 4 99.04 13 3 . 1 7 131.11241.35 72. 8 1 44 . 6 0 111.25 61.4231.00 27 . 0 0 7.8 6 62.58 51 . 9 9 85 . 6 3 139.25 27 . 0 0 62.00 31.00 45 . 0 0 95 . 7 6 75.57 24 3 . 8 5 PROPOSED 28' WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT PROPOSED PERIMETER 10' WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT (TYP.) PROPOSED PERIMETER 10' WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT (TYP.) PROPOSED DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT PROPOSED DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT PROPOSED 20' WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT PROPOSED 20' WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT PROPOSED VARIABLE WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT S00°05'24"E 164.65 ROW DEDICATION 6.50 X 607.43 X 16.12 X 597.91 MINIMUM 12' FROM BACK OF CURB WITH ADDITIONAL 10' TRAIL EASEMENT ROW DEDICATION 6.01 X 312.00 X 6.00 X 312.00 MINIMUM 22' FROM BACK OF CURB ROW DEDICATION VARIABLE SIZE 275' FUTURE RIGHT-TURN LANE AND TAPER 20' FROM BACK OF FUTURE CURB FUTURE RIGHT-TURN LANE BACK OF CURB 60 7 . 4 3 83 . 8 5 6.00 5.84 84 . 1 0 125.69 1 12-22-2022 REVISION 3 2-10-2022 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 70 . 9 5 93 . 5 5 49 . 0 0 59.10 41.98 29.03 66.00 87.00 95.41 26.4 6 41 . 0 4 6.82 46 . 2 5 68 . 0 1 25 . 9 5 16.63 66 . 7 9 43. 0 0 47.75 29.38 40.42 131.61 54.79 19.82 20.97 46.6 2 19. 6 9 51 . 4 6 OUTLOT B OUTLOT A OUTLOT C 54.56 43. 1 0 14 9 . 6 7 13 0 . 6 5 32 5 . 6 1 6.506.01 177.12 463.81 266.47 698.87 COU N T Y D I T C H 2 6 APP R O X I M A T E C E N T E R L I N E NO R T H W E S T E R N B E L L T E L E P H O N E CO M P A N Y E A S E M E N T DO C . N O . 2 4 2 5 8 5 1 PROPOSED 36' WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT PROPOSED DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT PROPOSED PERIMETER 10' WIDE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT (TYP.) CAVANAUGH DRIVE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY - 34' WIDE WESTERLY CORRIDOR OF PID 0211823310005 FROM MEANDER ROAD TO HIGHWAY 55 S00°05'24"E 177.12 66.06487.21 N6 9 ° 5 9 ' 3 2 " E 3 5 . 0 2 68 . 1 5 MEANDER ROAD EASEMENT TOTAL 40,575 SF 40,575 SF 0.931 ACRES 0.931 ACRES MEANDER - PLAT SUMMARY - EXISTING ROW LEGAL DESCRIPTION AREA ACRES RES UNIT 1 RES UNIT 3 DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RES UNIT 2 RES UNIT 4 NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF T TR E E * 7 8 VL T C C F O PE D C E E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG)F/O(UG) >> >> >> S S · · · N SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 P. SCHROEDER 15295 N. SCHAUFENBUEL N. SCHAUFENBUEL P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25721 MICHAEL C. AARON 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL SITE PLAN NORTH C2.2 WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK (MIN. 15') WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER DELINEATED WETLAND LINE 10 TOTAL PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING 2 PER GARAGE AND 2 VISITOR) UPPER LEVEL DECK, LOWER LEVEL WALKOUT (TYP.) WETLAND WETLAND 2 CAR GARAGE PER UNIT (TYP.) VISITOR PARKING (9'X18' STALL) FIRE TRUCK HAMMERHEAD TURN-AROUND, PER MN STATE FIRE CODE FIGURE D103.1 INVOLVING "ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE TO 120' HAMMERHEAD" DRAINAGE & UTILITY EASEMENT (TYP.), SEE UTILITY PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLAT 10 ' B I T U M I N O U S T R A I L W / 5 ' B O U L E V A R D SHARED RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WITH RESIDENTIAL PRIVATE DRIVE, EX. GRAVEL RESIDENT DRIVEWAY, AND TRAIL EXISTING 12'± GRAVEL RESIDENT DRIVEWAY 4.5 ' 20 . 0 ' 4' M I N . 50.0' 60.0' 70 . 0 ' 20.0' R28' R28' 43.7' 45 . 0 ' 12.7' 17.5' 17.5' 3.0' 45 . 4 ' WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER SETBACK PUD FLEXIBILITY AT DEVELOPMENT, MIN. 25' AT GENERAL AREAS AND 17' AT RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH SPLIT RAIL FENCE AT BACKYARD PERIMETER (TYP.) WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER SPLIT RAIL FENCE AT RESIDENTIAL DOCK AREA NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL 1 10-20-2022 SUBM'T UPDATE 2 11-04-2022 SUBM'T UPDATE 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT RETAINING WALLS WITH SPLIT RAIL FENCE CAVANAUGH DRIVE TYP. SECTION A.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - STOP SIGN (30"X30", R1-1) B.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - NO PARKING FIRE LANE (12"X18", R7) C.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - ADA PARKING SIGN (12"X18", R7-8M) WITH VAN ACCESSIBLE (6"X12", R7-8bP) D.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - DUAL TURN LANE ONLY OPPOSITE (36"X30", R3-8aa) E.ENVIRO SIGNAGE - WETLAND BUFFER (TBD) F.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - 4" WIDE SOLID - WHITE PAINT G.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - 4" WIDE SOLID - YELLOW PAINT H.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - DOUBLE 4" WIDE SOLID WITH 4" GAP - YELLOW PAINT I.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - DOUBLE 4" WIDE SOLID OUTSIDE, DASHED INSIDE (10' W/ 40' GAP) WITH 4" GAP - YELLOW PAINT J.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - ADA SYMBOL AND NO PARKING ACCESS AISLE - WHITE PAINT K.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - LEFT TURN ARROW (PMA-2L) - WHITE PAINT L.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - RIGHT TURN ARROW (PMA-2R) - WHITE PAINT M.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - PEDESTRIAN CROSSING (3'X8' WITH 3' GAP) - WHITE PAINT N.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - 4" WIDE SOLID (45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH 4' GAP), YELLOW PAINT O.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGN WITH DIRECTIONAL ARROW SIGN (30"X30", W11-2, AND W16-7P) SIGNAGE AND STRIPING KEY NOTES STORM BASIN 13 . 4 ' 13 . 9 ' RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE DRIVEWAY APRONS TO MEET CITY STANDARD PLATE STR-12 SITE LEGEND PROPERTY LINE EASEMENT SETBACK LINE (PER CODE) EXISTING CONDITIONS TRUNCATED DOMES EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY RESTORATION CURB AND GUTTER CURB AND GUTTER (TIP-OUT) SPLIT RAIL FENCE PARKING LOT POLE LIGHT RETAINING WALL PARKING SPACES PER ROW WETLAND DELINEATION LINE WETLAND AVERAGE UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER & WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE M E A N D E R R D EXISTING GRAVEL PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE RES UNIT 1 RES UNIT 3 DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RES UNIT 2 RES UNIT 4 RESTAURANT 4,952 SF NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF RETAIL 9,510 SF T TT T EV EV EV EV EV EV EVENT VENUE 15,600 SF BASEMENT (STORAGE / DATA) 15,600SF 13 LODGING UNITS (2ND/3RD FLOORS) 10,200 SF T TR E E * 7 8 TR E E * 2 8 TR E E * 2 9 TR E E * 3 3 TR E E * 6 2 TR E E * 6 1 TR E E * 6 0 TR E E * 5 9 TR E E * 5 8 TR E E * 5 7 >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> N 1.SEE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND REMOVAL PLAN, ALONG WITH ANY RELATED SURVEYS FOR DETAILS ON PROPERTY BACKGROUND INFORMATION. 2.REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BUILDINGS, MONUMENT SIGNS, TRASH ENCLOSURES, AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS. VERIFY WITH ARCHITECTURAL PLANS THE EXACT BUILDING DIMENSIONS AND LOCATIONS OF EXITS, RAMPS, TRUCK DOCKS/SERVICE, AND OTHER RELATED BUILDING ITEMS. 3.SITE LIGHTING SHOWN ON PLAN IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY. REFER TO LIGHTING PLAN PREPARED BY OTHERS FOR SITE LIGHTING LOCATIONS, DETAILS AND PHOTOMETRICS. 4.ALL DIMENSIONS ARE TO FACE OF CURB, EDGE OF CONCRETE, OR EXTERIOR FACE OF BUILDING, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 5.ALL CURB RADII SHALL BE 5.0 FEET (TO FACE OF CURB), UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 6.ALL CURB AND GUTTER SHALL BE CONCRETE B612 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 7.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES SUCH AS BARRICADES, WARNING SIGNS, DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, FLAGGERS, AND LIGHTS TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC WHERE NECESSARY. PLACEMENT OF THESE DEVICES SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO PLACEMENT. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY SHALL CONFORM TO APPROPRIATE MNDOT STANDARDS, OR AS APPROVED. 8.BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE SECTIONS TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER, OR AS NOTED. PAVEMENT AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO ADHERE TO ALL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUDING SLOPE. CONTACT ENGINEER IMMEDIATELY INVOLVING ANY DISCREPANCIES. 9.CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN FULL ACCESS TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES DURING CONSTRUCTION AND TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO AVOID PROPERTY DAMAGE TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES. 10.CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL CONSTRUCTION STAKING. 11.CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL SITE GOVERNMENTAL PERMITS AND FEES. 12.SEE SHEET C2.2 FOR MEANDER ROAD TYPICAL SECTION. SITE NOTES 1.ALL TRAFFIC SIGNS, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, AND OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES SHALL CONFORM TO THE STANDARDS OF THE MINNESOTA MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (MMUTCD), OR AS NOTED OTHERWISE. 2.PARKING LOT STRIPING SHALL BE 4" WIDE COLOR WHITE, TWO COATS OF PAINT. CONTRACTOR SHALL PAINT ANY/ALL DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC ARROWS AS SHOWN IN WHITE (TWO COATS). 3.ACCESSIBLE PARKING SIGNS AND MARKINGS PER LATEST ADA CODE AND REQUIREMENTS. CONTRACTOR SHALL PAINT THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF ACCESSIBILITY IN EACH DESIGNATED ACCESSIBLE STALL IN BLUE BACKGROUND WITH WHITE BORDER (TWO COATS OF PAINT). CONTRACTOR SHALL PAINT THE WORDS "NO PARKING" IN EACH ACCESSIBLE ISLE ADJACENT TO AN ACCESSIBLE SPACE IN WHITE LETTERS MINIMUM 12" IN HEIGHT. SIGNS TO BE LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF THE PARKING SPACE. SEE ACCESSIBLE PARKING DETAILS. 4.ALL SIGNS SHALL INCLUDE MOUNTING HARDWARE, POST, CONCRETE FOOTING AND CASING WHERE REQUIRED. CONCRETE CASING REQUIRED IN LOCATIONS WHERE POST IS NOT PROTECTED BY CURB. 5.IF NOTED, ALL STOP SIGNS SHALL INCLUDE A 12" WIDE PAINTED STOP BAR IN WHITE PAINT (TWO COATS) PLACED AT THE STOP SIGN LOCATION, A MINIMUM OF 4' FROM CROSSWALK. ALL STOP BARS SHALL EXTEND FROM DIRECTIONAL TRANSITION BETWEEN LANES TO THE CURB. 6.ALL SIGNS SHALL BE PLACED 18" BEHIND THE BACK OF CURB, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. SIGNAGE AND STRIPING NOTES SITE DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY PROPERTY ADDRESS / PID:1472 STATE HIGHWAY 55 (PID 0211823330003) MEDINA, MN 55340 PROPERTY AREA:825,599 S.F. (18.953 AC), EXCLUDES MEANDER ROAD EASEMENT (40,575 SF) 442,152 S.F. (10.150 AC) = NORTH PARCEL 383,447 S.F. (8.279 AC) = SOUTH PARCEL (W/ ADD. EAST PROPERTY) DEVELOPABLE PROPERTY AREA:340,631 S.F. (7.820 AC) = 41.3% (EXCLUDING WETLAND)70,214 S.F. (1.612 AC) = 15.9% NORTH PARCEL 270,417 S.F. (6.208 AC) = 79.4% SOUTH PARCEL DEVELOPABLE PROPERTY AREA:279,856 S.F. (6.424 AC) = 33.9% (EXCLUDING WETLAND & WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER)52,322 S.F. (1.201 AC) = 11.8% NORTH PARCEL 227,534 S.F. (5.223 AC) = 56.69% SOUTH PARCEL PROPERTY OWNER:R & J PARTNERSHIP OF MEDINA PROPERTY DEVELOPER:MEDINA VENTURE, LLC EXISTING ZONING:RR-UR (RURAL RESIDENTIAL URBAN RESERVE) = NORTH CH (COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY) = SOUTH PROPOSED ZONING:PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH GUIDED R2 = NORTH GUIDED CH = SOUTH BUILDING SUMMARY: NORTH RESIDENTIAL (BLOCK 1, LOT 1-4):4 UNITS (2 DUPLEX), 2 LEVELS PLUS WALK OUT BASEMENT (1,944 S.F. FOOTPRINT OF EACH UNIT) SOUTH EVENT VENUE (BLOCK 2, LOT 1):15,600 S.F. =FIRST LEVEL, 15,600 S.F.=BASEMENT (STORAGE/DATA CENTER) SOUTH EVENT VENUE (BLOCK 2, LOT 1):13 LODGING UNITS (2ND AND 3RD FLOORS=10,200 S.F.) SOUTH DAY CARE (BLOCK 2, LOT 2):11,000 S.F. SOUTH RESTAURANT (BLOCK 2, LOT 3):4,952 S.F. SOUTH RETAIL (BLOCK 2, LOT 4):9,510 S.F. FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) - REQUIRED:PER PUD FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) - PROVIDED:PER PUD BUILDING COVERAGE MAXIMUM:PER PUD BUILDING COVERAGE PROVIDED:5.9% (48,838 / 825,599) BUILDING SETBACKS:PER PUD PROJECT IMPERVIOUS SURFACE - EXISTING:35,720 S.F. (0.82 AC), INCLUDING STREET / TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IMPERVIOUS SURFACE - PROPOSED:227,820 S.F. (5.23 AC), INCLUDING STREET / TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IMPERVIOUS SURFACE - INCREASE:192,100 S.F. (4.41 AC), INCLUDING STREET / TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS PARKING REQUIRED:PER PUD, SHARED PARKING PARKING PROVIDED:PER PUD, SHARED PARKING NORTH - RESIDENTIAL:10 SPACES (8 WITHIN GARAGES AND 2 VISTOR), EXCLUDING DRIVEWAY SOUTH - COMMERCIAL:249 SPACES (W/ 8 ACCESSIBLE) PARKING SIZE MIN. REQUIRED/PROVIDED:9' WIDE X 18' DEEP, 24' DRIVE AISLE (22' MIN.) PARKING SETBACK:PER PUD PARKING LANDSCAPE (COMMERCIAL ONLY):3,741 S.F. (3.97%) FOR 94,220 S.F. PERIMETER SITE PLAN OVERALL C2.0 SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 P. SCHROEDER 15295 N. SCHAUFENBUEL N. SCHAUFENBUEL P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25721 MICHAEL C. AARON 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL LANDSCAPE WATER FEATURE WETLAND CLASSIFICATION NORTH PARCEL PRESERVE SOUTH PARCEL MANAGE 2 UPLAND BUFFER ZONE AVERAGE WIDTH NORTH PARCEL 50 FEET (CITY ALLOWS 35 FEET) SOUTH PARCEL 25 FEET MINIMUM UPLAND BUFFER ZONE MINIMUM WIDTH NORTH PARCEL 30 FEET (CITY MAY ALLOW LESS) SOUTH PARCEL 20 FEET BUFFER SETBACK (PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE) NORTH PARCEL 15 FEET SOUTH PARCEL 15 FEET BUFFER SETBACK (ACCESSORY STRUCTURE) NORTH PARCEL 5 FEET SOUTH PARCEL 5 FEET WETLAND AVERAGE UPLAND BUFFER AREA 60,744 SF - EXISTING NORTH EXISTING 27,485 SF (35 FOOT AVERAGE) SOUTH EXISTING 33,259 SF (25 FOOT AVERAGE) WETLAND AVERAGE UPLAND BUFFER AREA 60,775 SF - PROPOSED (CROSS HATCHED AREA) NORTH PROPOSED 17,892 SF (20,295 SF SHOWN) SOUTH PROPOSED 42,883 SF PUD FLEXIBILITY NORTH PARCEL MINIMUM UPLAND BUFFER ZONE WIDTH (17 FEET MINIMUM AT DEVELOPMENT) NORTH PARCEL AREA REDUCTION WITH MITIGATION ON SOUTH PARCEL SOUTH PARCEL MINIMUM UPLAND BUFFER ZONE WIDTH (2 FEET MINIMUM AT LANDSCAPE WATER FEATURE) WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK (MIN. 15') WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER DELINEATED WETLAND LINE WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK (MIN. 15') DELINEATED WETLAND LINE BLOCK 2 BLOCK 1 OUTLOT LOT 1LOT 2LOT 3LOT 4 LOT 1 LOT 2 LOT 3 LOT 4 249 TOTAL PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING 8 ADA)10 TOTAL PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING 2 PER GARAGE AND 2 VISITOR) ELEVATED BOARDWALK ELEVATED BOARDWALK UPPER LEVEL DECK, LOWER LEVEL WALKOUT (TYP.) WETLAND WETLAND WETLAND WETLAND WETLAND WETLAND MEANDER ROAD PUBLIC STREET IMPROVEMENTS - URBAN SECTION WITH CURB - WEST BOUND LEFT TURN LANE - LANE CENTER LINE RADIUS TO ACCOMMODATE 40 MPH SPEED (667' MIN.) - CITY TRAIL CROSSING 10' CITY BITUMINOUS TRAIL WITH 5' BOULEVARD COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY WITH DEDICATED OUTBOUND LEFT AND RIGHT LANES RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY EXISTING FARMSTEAD RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY SITE LEGEND PROPERTY LINE EASEMENT SETBACK LINE (PER CODE) EXISTING CONDITIONS TRUNCATED DOMES EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY RESTORATION CURB AND GUTTER CURB AND GUTTER (TIP-OUT) ORNAMENTAL FENCE PARKING LOT POLE LIGHT RETAINING WALL PARKING SPACES PER ROW WETLAND DELINEATION LINE WETLAND AVERAGE UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER & WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER SETBACK PUD FLEXIBILITY AT DEVELOPMENT, MIN. 25' AT GENERAL AREAS AND 17' AT RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH SPLIT RAIL FENCE AT BACKYARD PERIMETER (TYP.) WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER SETBACK PUD FLEXIBILITY AT LANDSCAPE WATER FEATURE, MIN. 2' (TYP.) WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER DELINEATED WETLAND LINE WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER SUMMARY WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL 1 10-20-2022 SUBM'T UPDATE 2 11-04-2022 SUBM'T UPDATE 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT FUTURE FREESTANDING DEVELOPMENT SIGN AREA PROPOSED PLAT NAME: MEANDER PROPOSED PARCEL INFO: PROPOSED PROPERTY WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL SETBACK (MIN.15') M E A N D E R R D HW Y 5 5 CAVANAUGH DRIVE EXISTING GRAVEL PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE LOT 1 BLOCK 1 LOT 2 BLOCK 1 LOT 3 BLOCK 1 LOT 4 BLOCK 1 OUTLOT A OUTLOT B ROW DEDICATION TOTAL 4,500 SF 4,500 SF 4,500 SF 4,500 SF 42,256 SF 377,988 SF 3,908 SF 442,152 SF 0.103 ACRES 0.103 ACRES 0.103 ACRES 0.103 ACRES 0.970 ACRES 8.677 ACRES 0.090 ACRES 10.150 ACRES MEANDER - PLAT SUMMARY - NORTH LEGAL DESCRIPTION AREA ACRES LOT 1 BLOCK 2 LOT 2 BLOCK 2 LOT 3 BLOCK 2 LOT 4 BLOCK 2 OUTLOT C ROW DEDICATION TOTAL 121,073 SF 34,331 SF 50,713 SF 41,000 SF 133,304 SF 3,011 SF 383,432 SF 2.780 ACRES 0.788 ACRES 1.164 ACRES 0.941 ACRES 3.060 ACRES 0.069 ACRES 8.802 ACRES MEANDER - PLAT SUMMARY - SOUTH LEGAL DESCRIPTION AREA ACRES MEANDER ROAD EASEMENT TOTAL 40,575 SF 40,575 SF 0.931 ACRES 0.931 ACRES MEANDER - PLAT SUMMARY - EXISTING ROW LEGAL DESCRIPTION AREA ACRES DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RESTAURANT 4,952 SF NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF RETAIL 9,510 SF T TT T EV EV EV EV EV EV EVENT VENUE 15,600 SF BASEMENT (STORAGE / DATA) 15,600SF 13 LODGING UNITS (2ND/3RD FLOORS) 10,200 SF T TR E E * 2 8 TR E E * 2 9 TR E E * 3 3 TR E E * 6 2 TR E E * 6 1 TR E E * 6 0 TR E E * 5 9 TR E E * 5 8 TR E E * 5 7 >> >> S PE D C UN P / W A T E R V A L V E M A R K E R VL T C C F O PE D C E E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG)F/O(UG) > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >> >> >> > > G G G G F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) EX SAN MH RIM: 991.71 (RIM:991.42 PER PLAN) INV(N): 969.82 (PER PLAN) INV(S): 969.72 (PER PLAN) > EX SAN MH RIM: 1000.24 (RIM:1000.07 PER PLAN) INV(N): 971.37 (PER PLAN) INV(S): 971.27 (PER PLAN) EX SAN MH RIM: 1004.83 (RIM:1003.78 PER PLAN) INV(W): 973.28 (PER PLAN) INV(E): 981.38 (PER PLAN) INV(S): 972.98 (PER PLAN) S S S 8" PVC C900 SAN (PER PLAN)8" PVC C900 SAN (PER PLAN) N SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 P. SCHROEDER 15295 N. SCHAUFENBUEL N. SCHAUFENBUEL P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25721 MICHAEL C. AARON 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL SITE PLAN SOUTH C2.1 PLAY STRUCTURES AND FENCE PER DAY CARE PROVIDER 249 TOTAL PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING 8 ADA) TRASH ENCLOSURE TRASH ENCLOSURE TRASH ENCLOSURE TRASH ENCLOSURE LANDSCAPE WATER FEATURE (BY OWNER) LANDSCAPE WATER FEATURE (BY OWNER) ELEVATED BOARDWALK WETLAND WETLAND WETLAND WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK (MIN. 15') WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER DELINEATED WETLAND LINE ELEVATED BOARDWALK WETLAND 12'15.5'15.5' 15.5'15.5' EX. 12' EX. 12' LE F T T U R N L A N E LIMITS OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS LIMITS OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS EX. 15.5'EX. 12' EX. 15.5' EX. 15.5'EX. 15.5' EX. STREET RURAL SECTION WITH SHOULDER EX. STREET URBAN SECTION WITH CURB & GUTTER STRIPED MEDIAN STRIPED MEDIAN COMMERCIAL BITUMINOUS DRIVEWAY PEDESTRIAN CURB RAMP AND CROSSWALK 10 ' B I T U M I N O U S T R A I L W / 5 ' B O U L E V A R D 6' CONCRETE SIDEWALK 8' CONCRETE SIDEWALKBASEMENT LIMITS BASEMENT SERVICE DOORS BASEMENT 10' CONCRETE SERVICE ROUTE (UNDER BOARDWALK) 12 ' 12 ' 12 ' 30 . 0 ' 8.0 ' 9.0 ' 24 . 0 ' 19 . 0 ' 19.0' 19.0' 24.0' 19.0' 19.0' 24.0' 19.0' 19.0' 24.0' 19.0' 19.0' 24.0' 19.0' 19.0' 24.0' 12' 16' 11 ' 21 . 9 ' 12.2' 49.6' 59.3' 49.6' 59.2' 75.0' 10.7' 10.0' 49.2' 88.8' 80.2' 84 . 5 ' 60 . 1 ' 60 . 0 ' 60 . 4 ' 73 . 4 ' 77 . 4 ' 61 . 4 ' 35 . 7 ' DELINEATED WETLAND LINE DELINEATED WETLAND LINE WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER SETBACK PUD FLEXIBILITY AT LANDSCAPE WATER FEATURE, MIN. 2' (TYP.) NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL 1 10-20-2022 SUBM'T UPDATE 2 11-04-2022 SUBM'T UPDATE 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT FUTURE FREESTANDING DEVELOPMENT SIGN AREA 34 . 3 ' FIRE LANE WITH SURMOUNTABLE CURB PLAY AREA FENCE ALONG MEANDER ROAD TO BE VEHICLE-RESISTANT ARCHITECTURAL PATIO WALL SIGNAGE AND STRIPING KEY NOTES A.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - STOP SIGN (30"X30", R1-1) B.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - NO PARKING FIRE LANE (12"X18", R7) C.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - ADA PARKING SIGN (12"X18", R7-8M) WITH VAN ACCESSIBLE (6"X12", R7-8bP) D.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - DUAL TURN LANE ONLY OPPOSITE (36"X30", R3-8aa) E.ENVIRO SIGNAGE - WETLAND BUFFER (TBD) F.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - 4" WIDE SOLID - WHITE PAINT G.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - 4" WIDE SOLID - YELLOW PAINT H.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - DOUBLE 4" WIDE SOLID WITH 4" GAP - YELLOW PAINT I.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - DOUBLE 4" WIDE SOLID OUTSIDE, DASHED INSIDE (10' W/ 40' GAP) WITH 4" GAP - YELLOW PAINT J.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - ADA SYMBOL AND NO PARKING ACCESS AISLE - WHITE PAINT K.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - LEFT TURN ARROW (PMA-2L) - WHITE PAINT L.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - RIGHT TURN ARROW (PMA-2R) - WHITE PAINT M.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - PEDESTRIAN CROSSING (3'X8' WITH 3' GAP) - WHITE PAINT N.PAVEMENT MARKINGS - 4" WIDE SOLID (45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH 4' GAP), YELLOW PAINT O.TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGN WITH DIRECTIONAL ARROW SIGN (30"X30", W11-2, AND W16-7P)STORM BASIN 14 7 . 0 ' WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK (MIN. 15') SITE LEGEND PROPERTY LINE EASEMENT SETBACK LINE (PER CODE) EXISTING CONDITIONS TRUNCATED DOMES EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY RESTORATION CURB AND GUTTER CURB AND GUTTER (TIP-OUT) ORNAMENTAL FENCE PARKING LOT POLE LIGHT RETAINING WALL PARKING SPACES PER ROW WETLAND DELINEATION LINE WETLAND AVERAGE UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER & WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE FENCE TO BE 2' CLEAR OF FIRE LANE PAVEMENT M E A N D E R R D HW Y 5 5 CAVANAUGH DRIVE EXISTING GRAVEL PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE D R I V E 15.5' 12 . 0 ' 9' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND PARKING (TYP.), 6 SPACES SOLAR CARPORTS AND STRUCTURAL FOOTING (TYP.) - 3 DUAL PARKING ROWS ADDITIONAL PROPERTY - 34' CORRIDOR ON EAST PROPERTY LINE FROM HIGHWAY 55 TO MEANDER ROAD RES UNIT 1 RES UNIT 3 DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RES UNIT 2 RES UNIT 4 RESTAURANT 4,952 SF NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF RETAIL 9,510 SF T TT T EV EV EV EV EV EV EVENT VENUE 15,600 SF BASEMENT (STORAGE / DATA) 15,600SF 13 LODGING UNITS (2ND/3RD FLOORS) 10,200 SF T TR E E * 7 8 TR E E * 2 8 TR E E * 2 9 TR E E * 3 3 TR E E * 6 2 TR E E * 6 1 TR E E * 6 0 TR E E * 5 9 TR E E * 5 8 TR E E * 5 7 >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> S PE D C VL T C C F O PE D C E E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG) > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > >> >> G G F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) S S S 12 " P V C W A T ( P E R P L A N ) 10" PV C W A T (PER P L A N ) 12 " P V C W A T ( P E R P L A N ) 99 699 5 99 4 99 3 992 99199098998 8 98 8 98 999 0 99 1 99 2 99 3 99 4 99 1 99 0 98 9 994 99 3 992 991 990 989 988 988 987 986 985 98 4 986 987 988 989 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999 1000 1001 100 2 100 3 10 0 0 99 9 998 997 996 995 994 993 992 991 990 989 988 987 986 985 984 983 982 98 5 98 4 98 3 98 4 98 3 99 699 5 99 4 99 3 992 99199098998 8 98 8 98 999 0 99 1 99 2 99 3 99 4 99 1 99 0 98 9 994 99 3 992 991 990 989 988 988 987 986 985 98 4 986 987 988 989 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999 1000 1001 100 2 100 3 10 0 0 99 9 998 997 996 995 994 993 992 991 990 989 988 987 986 985 984 983 982 98 5 98 4 98 3 98 4 98 3 996 997 99 8 99 5 99 2 99 0 995 994 993 992991990 996997998 1000 998999 98 5 98 698 798 8 98 999 099 199 2 995 990 986988989990 985 984 990 992 994 996 998 1000 988 986 98 5 987 990992993992 99199 0 990 998 997 999 991 992 991 991 999999999999999999999 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 999999999 9999 999 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 PIV PIV PIV PIV N 1.THE SUBSURFACE UTILITY INFORMATION IN THIS PLAN IS UTILITY QUALITY LEVEL D. THIS QUALITY LEVEL WAS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES OF CI/ASCE 38-2, ENTITLED “STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR THE COLLECTION AND DEPICTION OF EXISTING SUBSURFACE UTILITY DATA.” 2.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FIELD VERIFY LOCATIONS AND ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING UTILITIES AND TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER OF ANY DISCREPANCIES OR VARIATIONS FROM THE PLANS. 3.CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL WORK AND MATERIALS FOR GRADING, SUBSOIL CORRECTIONS (IMPORT/EXPORT), RETAINING WALLS, TOPSOIL, EROSION CONTROL AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS. 4.SPOT ELEVATIONS REPRESENT FINISHED SURFACE GRADES, GUTTER/FLOW LINE, FACE OF BUILDING, OR EDGE OF PAVEMENT UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 5.CATCH BASINS AND MANHOLES IN PAVED AREAS SHALL BE SUMPED 0.04 FEET. ALL CATCH BASINS IN GUTTERS SHALL BE SUMPED 0.16 FEET. RIM ELEVATIONS SHOWN ON PLANS DO NOT REFLECT SUMPED ELEVATIONS. 6.ALL DISTURBED UNPAVED AREAS ARE TO RECEIVE MINIMUM OF 4 INCHES OF TOP SOIL AND SEED/MULCH OR SOD. THESE AREAS SHALL BE WATERED/MAINTAINED BY THE CONTRACTOR UNTIL VEGETATION IS ESTABLISHED. STRIP, STOCKPILE, AND REDISTRIBUTE EXISTING TOPSOIL, AS SUITABLE. 7.FOR SITE RETAINING WALLS "TW" EQUALS SURFACE GRADE AT TOP FACE OF WALL (NOT TOP OF WALL), "GW" EQUALS SURFACE GRADE AT WALL GRADE TRANSITION, AND "BW" EQUALS SURFACE GRADE AT BOTTOM FACE OF WALL (NOT BOTTOM OF BURIED WALL COURSES). 8.STREETS MUST BE CLEANED AND SWEPT WHENEVER TRACKING OF SEDIMENTS OCCURS AND BEFORE SITES ARE LEFT IDLE FOR WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. A REGULAR SWEEPING SCHEDULE MUST BE ESTABLISHED. 9.DUST SHALL BE ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED. 10.ALL SLOPES 1:3 (V:H) OR GREATER REQUIRED TO RECEIVE SURFACE EROSION CONTROL WHETHER IT IS INDICATED ON THE PLAN OR NOT: MAINTAIN SHEET FLOW AND MINIMIZE RILLS AND/OR GULLIES. 11.ALL STORM DRAINS AND INLETS MUST BE PROTECTED UNTIL ALL SOURCES OF POTENTIAL DISCHARGE ARE STABILIZED. 12.TEMPORARY SOIL STOCKPILES MUST HAVE EFFECTIVE SEDIMENT CONTROL AND CAN NOT BE PLACED IN SURFACE WATERS OR STORM WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS. TEMPORARY STOCKPILES WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SILT, CLAY, OR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ARE EXEMPT EX: CLEAN AGGREGATE STOCK PILES, DEMOLITION CONCRETE STOCKPILES, SAND STOCKPILES. 13.FINAL STABILIZATION REQUIRES THAT ALL SOIL DISTURBING ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT DISTURBED AREAS ARE STABILIZED BY A UNIFORM PERENNIAL VEGETATIVE COVER WITH 70% OF THE EXPECTED FINAL DENSITY, AND THAT ALL PERMANENT PAVEMENTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. ALL TEMPORARY BMP'S SHALL BE REMOVED, DITCHES STABILIZED, AND SEDIMENT SHALL BE REMOVED FROM PERMANENT CONVEYANCES AND SEDIMENTATION BASINS IN ORDER TO RETURN THE POND/BASIN TO DESIGN CAPACITY. 14.THE WATERSHED DISTRICT OR THE CITY MAY HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSPECTIONS VERIFYING PROPER CONSTRUCTION OF THE BEST MANAGMENT PRACTICES (BMP) - THE MORE RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENT SHALL APPLY. 15.SEE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) NOTES AND DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL EROSION CONTROL NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED EROSION CONTROL PERMITS/FEES, INSPECTORS, INSPECTIONS, AND DOCUMENTATION. PLAN REPRESENTS MINIMAL EROSION CONTROL, CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE PROJECT AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE. 16.CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL SUBGRADE SOIL CORRECTIONS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF SUBGRADE DEBRIS, FOR PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS BUILDING, PAVEMENT, UTILITY, RETAINING WALLS, AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS. REFER TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SITE PREPARATION INFORMATION OR REQUIREMENTS. 17.IF GROUND WATER IS PRESENT IN THE EXCAVATION, OR IF THE EXPOSED SOILS ARE WET AND UNSTABLE, CONTACT THE OWNER OR ENGINEER FOR A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER. 18.CONTRACTOR SHALL INSTALL ALL EROSION CONTROL MEASURES PRIOR TO COMMENCING GRADING ACTIVITIES AND SHALL MAINTAIN SAID MEASURES FOR DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF TURF, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REMOVE THE EROSION CONTROL MEASURES AND DISPOSE OF OFF SITE. 19.CONTRACTOR TO PREVENT DIRT AND/OR DEBRIS FROM ENTERING STORM SEWER OR BEING TRANSPORTED OFF SITE IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANOR. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY AT PROJECT CLOSEOUT THAT STORM SEWER SYSTEM IS CLEAR OF SEDIMENT AND/OR DEBRIS AND IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. 20.CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE REQUIRED EROSION CONTROL MONITORING, PER REQUIREMENTS AND CERTIFICATION, TO INSPECT AND DOCUMENT ALL EROSION CONTROL MEASURES WEEKLY (EVERY 7 DAYS) AND AFTER EVERY 0.5 INCH RAINFALL EVENT, PER REQUIREMENTS. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CORRECTIVE MEASURES IMMEDIATELY FOR ANY NON-COMPLIANCE OBSERVATIONS. 21.ALL DISTURBED NON-PAVED AREAS SHALL RECEIVE TEMPORARY PROTECTION OR PERMANENT COVER WITHIN 14 DAYS OF DISTURBANCE OPERATIONS. 22.WHEN TRAPPED SEDIMENT REACHES 1/3 OF THE HEIGHT OF SILT FENCE, IT SHALL BE REMOVED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED OF BY THE CONTRACTOR. 23.CATCH BASIN SEDIMENT FILTER SACKS SHALL BE CLEANED WHEN SEDIMENT REACHES 1/3 THE CAPACITY OF THE SACK. 24.WHEN SEDIMENT IS TRACKED ON TO PAVED SURFACES, IT SHALL BE REMOVED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DISCOVERY. 25.ANY SEDIMENT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SITE THAT ACCUMULATES ON OR OFF THE OWNER'S PROPERTY SHALL BE REMOVED BY THE CONTRACTOR AT HIS/HER EXPENSE. ANY DAMAGE THAT OCCURS FROM THE ACCUMULATED SEDIMENT OR FROM THE CONTRACTOR'S REMOVAL OF THE SEDIMENT, SHALL BE REPAIRED BY THE CONTRACTOR AT HIS/HER EXPENSE. 26.ALL EXCAVATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF OSHA 29 CFR, PART 1926, SUBPART P, “EXCAVATIONS AND TRENCHES.” THIS DOCUMENT STATES THAT EXCAVATION SAFETY IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. 27.THE CONTRACTOR MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT SPECIFIC STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN. TEMPORARY STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED UNTIL THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS ARE ESTABLISHED. CONTRACTOR TO DESIGN AND SUBMIT ALL TEMPORARY STORMWATER ITEMS FOR ENGINEER APPROVAL. 28.CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL SURVEY CONSTRUCTION STAKING. 29.SEE LANDSCAPING PLANS FOR EROSION CONTROL BLANKET TYPE AND PLACEMENT LOCATION. 30.CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE AND INSTALL ROLLED EROSION PREVENTION CATEGORY 70 FOR POND EMERGENCY OVERFLOWS. 20.COORDINATE STORMWATER REUSE WITH IRRIGATION SYSTEM. IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO BE DESIGN BUILD BY IRRIGATION CONTRACTOR. GRADING, DRAINAGE, AND EROSION CONTROL NOTES GRADING, DRAINAGE, & EROSION CONTROL PLAN OVERALL C4.0 SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 15295 N. SCHAUFENBUEL N. SCHAUFENBUEL P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25721 MICHAEL C. AARON 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL WETLAND DELINEATION LINE WETLAND AVERAGE UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK (MINIMUM 15') WETLAND DELINEATION LINE WETLAND AVERAGE UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND BUFFER PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE SETBACK (MINIMUM 15') FLOODPLAIN FILL VOLUME 210 CY COMPENSATORY FLOODPLAIN FILL VOLUME PROVIDED 230 CY TOTAL WETLAND IMPACT AREA 5,415 SF (TEMP=1,504 SF, PERM= 3,911 SF) FLOODPLAIN ELEVATION 986.0 GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL LEGEND PROPERTY LINE PROPOSED CONTOURS (MAJOR) PROPOSED CONTOURS (MINOR) EXISTING CONTOURS (MAJOR) EXISTING CONTOURS (MINOR) PROPOSED SPOT ELEVATION FLOW LINE UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE TC = TOP OF CURB D = DECK/BOARDWALK FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION HP/LP = HIGH/LOW POINT ± = MATCH EXISTING, FIELD VERIFY BW/TW = FINISHED GRADE AT LOW/HIGH SIDE OF WALL (DOES NOT INCLUDE BURIED WALL OR CAP) SI = STORM INLET RIM EMERGENCY OVERFLOW PROPOSED SURFACE SLOPE SILT FENCE BIO ROLL INLET PROTECTION ROCK CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE RIP-RAP STORM SEWER (SEE UTILITY PLAN) DRAIN TILE (SEE UTILITY PLAN) RETAINING WALL TIP-OUT GUTTER LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE FLOODPLAIN FILL AREA FLOODPLAIN COMPENSATORY STORAGE WETLAND IMPACT AREA 9 9 9 9NORTHERN WETLAND IMPACT AREA 3,016 SF (3,016 SF PERMANENT) SOUTHERN WETLAND IMPACT AREA 2,399 SF (1,504 SF TEMPORARY, 895 SF PERMANENT) ELEVATED BOARDWALK ELEVATED DECK MINIMUM EROSION CONTROL QUANTITIES SILT FENCE 2,385 LF BIO ROLL 2,627 LF INLET PROTECTION 18 EA RIP-RAP 56 CY ROLLED EROSION PREV. 52 SY PRODUCT CAT. 70 M E A N D E R R D HW Y 5 5 CAVANAUGH DRIVE EXISTING GRAVEL PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE TR E E * 7 8 TR E E * 2 8 TR E E * 2 9 TR E E * 3 3 TR E E * 6 2 TR E E * 6 1 TR E E * 6 0 TR E E * 5 9 TR E E * 5 8 TR E E * 5 7 >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> RES UNIT 1 RES UNIT 3 DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RES UNIT 2 RES UNIT 4 RESTAURANT 4,952 SF NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF RETAIL 9,510 SF T TT T EV EV EV EV EV EV EVENT VENUE 15,600 SF BASEMENT (STORAGE / DATA) 15,600SF 13 LODGING UNITS (2ND/3RD FLOORS) 10,200 SF T S PE D C VL T C C F O PE D C E E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG) > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > >> >> G G F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) EX SAN MH RIM: 991.71 (RIM:991.42 PER PLAN) INV(N): 969.82 (PER PLAN) INV(S): 969.72 (PER PLAN) > EX SAN MH RIM: 1000.24 (RIM:1000.07 PER PLAN) INV(N): 971.37 (PER PLAN) INV(S): 971.27 (PER PLAN) EX SAN MH RIM: 1004.83 (RIM:1003.78 PER PLAN) INV(W): 973.28 (PER PLAN) INV(E): 981.38 (PER PLAN) INV(S): 972.98 (PER PLAN) S S S 8" PVC C900 SAN (PER PLAN)8" PVC C900 SAN (PER PLAN) 12 " P V C W A T ( P E R P L A N ) 10" PV C W A T (PER P L A N ) 12 " P V C W A T ( P E R P L A N ) PIV PIV PIV PIV N UTILITY NOTES UTILITY PLAN OVERALL C5.0 UTILITY LEGEND PROPERTY LINE STORM SEWER DRAIN TILE SANITARY SEWER WATER MAIN ELECTRIC (BURIED) ELECTRIC (OVERHEAD) TELEPHONE (BURIED) TELEPHONE (OVERHEAD) TELEVISION (BURIED) TELEVISION (OVERHEAD) FIBER OPTIC (BURIED) FIBER OPTIC (OVERHEAD) COMMUNICATION (UNDEFINED) NATURAL GAS LINE LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE DRAINAGE & UTILITY EASEMENTS STORM MANHOLE/CATCH BASIN STORM FLARED END SECTION CLEAN OUT (CO) SANITARY MANHOLE HYDRANT GATE VALVE 1.THE SUBSURFACE UTILITY INFORMATION IN THIS PLAN IS UTILITY QUALITY LEVEL D. THIS QUALITY LEVEL WAS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES OF CI/ASCE 38-2, ENTITLED “STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR THE COLLECTION AND DEPICTION OF EXISTING SUBSURFACE UTILITY DATA.” 2.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL UTILITY LOCATES. CONTACT GOPHER SATE ONE CALL PER STATE STATUTES FOR PUBLIC UTILITY LOCATES PRIOR TO ANY EXCAVATION. THE CONTRACTOR MUST HIRE A PRIVATE UTILITY LOCATING SERVICE TO LOCATE PRIVATE UTILITIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA PRIOR TO ANY EXCAVATION. 3.SEE EXISTING CONDITIONS FOR SURVEY INFORMATION. THE ENGINEER CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR INACCURACIES RELATED TO THE SURVEY INFORMATION. 4.COMPLY WITH ALL LOCAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILITY MATERIALS, INSTALLATION, AND TESTING. 5.OBTAIN ALL PERMITS OR APPROVALS FROM LOCAL UTILITY OWNERS PRIOR TO BEGINNING UTILITY INSTALLATIONS. NOTIFY UTILITY OWNERS OF THE START OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PROJECT AND ANY SPECIFIC UTILITY WORK AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. 6.FIELD VERIFY AND COORDINATE ALL BUILDING UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTIONS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING LOCATION, TYPE, SIZE, AND INVERT ELEVATION. NOTIFY ENGINEER OF ANY DISCREPANCIES FROM THE PLAN FOR RESOLUTION PRIOR TO BEGINNING UTILITY INSTALLATIONS. 7.ADJUST, OR ARRANGE TO BE ADJUSTED BY UTILITY OWNER, ALL STRUCTURES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, TO PROPOSED GRADES WHERE DISTURBED. COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF UTILITY OWNERS. STRUCTURES BEING RESET IN PAVED AREAS TO MEET OWNER'S REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAFFIC LOADING. 8.SERVICE UTILITIES, SUCH AS ELECTRIC (TRANSFORMER), GAS, TELEPHONE, CABLE, FIBER OPTIC, AND OTHER RELATED SMALL UTILITIES, MAY BE SHOWN FOR GENERAL REFERENCE AND ARE DEEMED CONCEPTUAL LOCATIONS. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING AND COORDINATING ALL LOCATIONS OF SERVICE UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND RELATED ITEMS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS. 9.WATERMAIN AND WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS TO BE C900 POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC), UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. MAINTAIN 7.5' OF COVER ON ALL NEW WATERMAIN, PROVIDE WATERMAIN THRUST RESTRAINTS AT CHANGE OF DIRECTION, AND PROVIDE 18" SEPARATION BETWEEN SEWER PIPE. ADJUST WATERMAIN VERTICALLY, AS NECESSARY, AS APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. IF INSULATION IS REQUIRED, PROVIDE DOW STYROFOAM HI BRAND 35 OR EQUIVALENT, AT 4-INCH THICKNESS. RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE TO BE 1" HIGH DENSITY POLY ETHYLENE (HDPE). COMMERCIAL WATER SERVICE (DOMESTIC AND FIRE) TO BE SCHEDULE 40 POLY VINYL CHLORIDE, SIZE AS INDICATED ON THE PLAN. 10.WATERMAIN SHALL BE INSTALLED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY ENGINEER'S ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA (CEAM) STANDARDS OR THE CITY'S WATERMAIN INSTALLATION STANDARDS. WHERE CONFLICTS OCCUR, THE MORE RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENT SHALL GOVERN. 11.SANITARY SEWER PIPE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING SHALL BE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) SDR35 OR 26. SDR 26 REQUIRED FOR DEPTHS GREATER THAN 15 FEET. 12.STORM SEWER PIPE SHALL BE REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE (RCP), WITH R-4 GASKETS. RCP CLASS 5 FOR PIPE DIAMETERS 18" OR SMALLER, CLASS 3 FOR PIPE DIAMETERS 21" AND LARGER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PIPE (PVC) TO BE SCHEDULE 40. IF ALLOWED BY THE CITY, HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPE (HDPE) SHALL MEET REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM F2648. PIPE SHALL BE WATER TIGHT ACCORDING TO ASTM D3212 REQUIREMENTS. FLARED END SECTIONS SHALL BE RCP WITH TRASH GUARDS AND ROCK RIP-RAP. 13.OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, INLET AND OUTLET CONNECTIONS TO SEWER STRUCTURES SHALL USE APPROVED RESILIENT RUBBER JOINTS TO MAKE WATERTIGHT CONNECTIONS TO MANHOLES, CATCH BASINS, AND OTHER STRUCTURES. 14.ALL MANHOLE COVERS TO BE STAMPED EITHER SANITARY OR STORM SEWER. 15.PIPE LENGTHS THAT MAY BE SHOWN ARE HORIZONTALLY FROM CENTER OF STRUCTURE TO CENTER OF STRUCTURE. 16.SITE UTILITY SERVICES TYPICALLY TERMINATE 5 FEET FROM BUILDING, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 17.ALL EXCAVATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF OSHA 29 CFR, PART 1926, SUBPART P, “EXCAVATIONS AND TRENCHES.” THIS DOCUMENT STATES THAT EXCAVATION SAFETY IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. 18.DRAINTILE LOCATIONS AND QUANTITIES ARE APPROXIMATE AS ILLUSTRATED. FIELD VERIFY FINAL LOCATIONS. 19.AFTER CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH AN AS-BUILT RECORD OF UTILITY CONSTRUCTION. THE AS-BUILT SHALL INCLUDE LOCATION AND LENGTH DEVIATIONS OR CHANGES TO THE PLAN. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY WITH OWNER OR ENGINEER WHETHER A PLAN WITH POST-CONSTRUCTION ELEVATIONS IS REQUIRED. 20.COORDINATE STORMWATER REUSE WITH IRRIGATION SYSTEM. IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO BE DESIGN BUILD BY IRRIGATION CONTRACTOR. SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 P. SCHROEDER 15295 N. SCHAUFENBUEL N. SCHAUFENBUEL P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25721 MICHAEL C. AARON 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL CITY OF MEDINA GENERAL UTILITY NOTES A.THE CITY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS INCURRED THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH VARIATIONS IN THE UTILITY AS-BUILT ELEVATIONS. ALL UTILITY CONNECTIONS SHALL BE VERIFIED IN THE FIELD. B.THE CITY, OR AGENTS OF THE CITY, ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS AND OMISSIONS ON THE SUBMITTED PLANS. THE OWNER AND ENGINEER OF RECORD ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED DURING CONSTRUCTION TO MEET THE CITY'S STANDARDS. C.ALL WATERMAIN AND SANITARY SEWER TESTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS. COPIES OF ALL TEST RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY (PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER), THE OWNER AND THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. D.WATERMAIN SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COVER OF 7.5'. E.TRACER WIRE INSTALLATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF THE MN RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION STANDARDS. SEE THESE STANDARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. F.THE CITY WILL REQUIRE TELEVISING FOR SANITARY SEWER PIPE INSTALLATIONS PRIOR TO ACCEPTING A WARRANTY FOR THE UTILITY SYSTEM; PROVIDE REPORT AND VIDEO FILES TO THE CITY FOR REVIEW. M E A N D E R R D HW Y 5 5 CAVANAUGH DRIVE EXISTING GRAVEL PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE TR E E * 7 8 TR E E * 2 8 TR E E * 2 9 TR E E * 3 3 TR E E * 6 2 TR E E * 6 1 TR E E * 6 0 TR E E * 5 9 TR E E * 5 8 TR E E * 5 7 >> RES UNIT 1 RES UNIT 3 DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RES UNIT 2 RES UNIT 4 RESTAURANT 4,952 SF NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF RETAIL 9,510 SF T TT T EV EV EV EV EV EV EVENT VENUE 15,600 SF BASEMENT (STORAGE / DATA) 15,600SF 13 LODGING UNITS (2ND/3RD FLOORS) 10,200 SF T S G G L G L - PE D C TF O B + TF O B TF O B TF O B TF O B - UN P / W A T E R V A L V E M A R K E R VL T C C F O PE D C E E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG) > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > >> >> G G F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) S S S PIV PIV PIV PIV FD C FDC FDC FDC HIG H W A Y 5 5 CAVANAUGH DRIVE PRIVATE DRIVE M E A N D E R R O A D PRIVATE DRIVE EX.GRAVEL PRIVATE DRIVE CONIFEROUS TREES COMMON NAME SIZE CONTAINER REMARKS QTY PICEA GLAUCA `DENSATA`BLACK HILLS SPRUCE 6` HT.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 18 DECIDUOUS TREES COMMON NAME SIZE CONTAINER REMARKS QTY ACER RUBRUM `NORTHWOOD`NORTHWOOD MAPLE 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 5 ACER X FREEMANII 'ARMSTRONG'ARMSTRONG FREEMAN MAPLE 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 10 ACER X FREEMANII 'JEFFERSRED'AUTUMN BLAZE® FREEMAN MAPLE 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 5 BETULA NIGRA `CULLY` TM HERITAGE RIVER BIRCH 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 6 CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS COMMON HACKBERRY 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 7 GINKGO BILOBA `AUTUMN GOLD` TM AUTUMN GOLD GINKGO 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 3 GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS INERMIS `HARVE`NORTHERN ACCLAIM HONEYLOCUST 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 3 QUERCUS BICOLOR SWAMP WHITE OAK 2.5" CAL.CONT.SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 7 QUERCUS X MACDANIELLI `CLEMONS` TM HERITAGE OAK 2.5" CAL.CONT.SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 4 SALIX ALBA `TRISTIS`GOLDEN WEEPING WILLOW 1.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 10 ULMUS DAVIDIANA JAPONICA `DISCOVERY`DISCOVERY ELM 2.5" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 8 ORNAMENTAL TREE COMMON NAME SIZE CONTAINER REMARKS QTY MALUS X `SPRING SNOW`SPRING SNOW CRAB APPLE 2" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 13 MALUS X 'PINK SPIRES'PINK SPIRES CRABAPPLE 2" CAL.B&B SINGLE, STRAIGHT LEADER 12 SHRUBS COMMON NAME SIZE CONTAINER REMARKS QTY CORNUS STOLONIFERA `FARROW`ARCTIC FIRE RED TWIG DOGWOOD #5 CONT.PLANT 4` O.C.27 COTONEASTER LUCIDUS HEDGE COTONEASTER #5 CONT.PLANT 4` O.C.14 JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS 'MINT JULEP'MINT JULEP JUNIPER #5 CONT.PLANT 5` O.C.9 RIBES ALPINUM ALPINE CURRANT #5 CONT.PLANT 4` O.C.61 SPIRAEA X BUMALDA 'ANTHONY WATERER'ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA #5 CONT.PLANT 4` O.C.109 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'HOLMSTRUP'HOLMSTRUP ARBORVITAE #5 CONT.PLANT 5` O.C.4 PERENNIALS AND GRASSES COMMON NAME SIZE CONTAINER REMARKS QTY CALAMAGROSTIS X ACUTIFLORA `KARL FOERSTER`KARL FOERSTER FEATHER REED GRASS #1 CONT.PLANT 3` O.C.309 HEMEROCALLIS X `STELLA SUPREME`STELLA SUPREME DAYLILY #1 CONT.PLANT 18" O.C.598 NEPETA X `WALKER`S LOW`WALKER`S LOW CATMINT #1 CONT.PLANT 24" O.C.53 RUDBECKIA FULGIDA `GOLDSTURM`GOLDSTRUM BLACK-EYED SUSAN #1 CONT.PLANT 18" O.C.48 SALVIA X SYLVESTRIS `MAY NIGHT`MAY NIGHT SAGE #1 CONT.PLANT 18" O.C.89 SPOROBOLUS HETEROLEPIS PRAIRIE DROPSEED #1 CONT.PLANT 24" O.C.105 N LANDSCAPE NOTES LANDSCAPE PLAN - OVERALL L1.0 I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 15295 J. FILLMORE J. FILLMORE P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25820 PAUL D. SCHROEDER 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL LANDSCAPE LEGEND PROPERTY LINE DECIDUOUS TREE CONIFEROUS TREE ORNAMENTAL TREE SHRUBS/PERENNIALS ROCK MULCH SOD MESIC PRAIRIE SOUTHEAST (MNDOT SEED MIX 35-641) WITH WITH CATEGORY 20 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET STORMWATER SOUTH & WEST (MNDOT SEED MIX 33-261) WITH CATEGORY 10 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET ON BOTTOM OF BASIN AND CATEGORY 20 ON SIDE SLOPES WETLAND BUFFER EXISTING TREE/SHRUBS TO REMAIN LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE LANDSCAPE EDGER LIMITS OF IRRIGATION (NOT SHOWN) 1.CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT GOPHER STATE ONE CALL TO VERIFY LOCATIONS OF ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF ANY PLANTS OR LANDSCAPE MATERIAL 2.ACTUAL LOCATION OF PLANT MATERIAL IS SUBJECT TO FIELD AND SOIL CONDITIONS. 3.NO PLANTING WILL BE INSTALLED UNTIL ALL GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. 4.COORDINATE ALL LANDSCAPE WORK WITH APPROPRIATE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT EROSION CONTROL. 5.ALL SUBSTITUTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF ANY BID AND/OR QUOTE BY THE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR. 6.CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TWO YEAR GUARANTEE OF ALL PLANT MATERIALS. THE GUARANTEE BEGINS ON THE DATE OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHlTECT'S OR OWNER'S WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE OF THE INITIAL PLANTING. REPLACEMENT PLANT MATERIAL SHALL HAVE A ONE YEAR GUARANTEE COMMENCING UPON PLANTING. 7.ALL PLANTS TO BE SPECIMEN GRADE, MINNESOTA-GROWN AND/OR HARDY. SPECIMEN GRADE SHALL ADHERE TO BUT IS NOT LIMITED BY, THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: -ALL PLANTS SHALL BE FREE FROM DISEASE, PESTS, WOUNDS, SCARS, ETC. -ALL PLANTS SHALL BE FREE FROM NOTICEABLE GAPS, HOLES, OR DEFORMITIES. -ALL PLANTS SHALL BE FREE FROM BROKEN OR DEAD BRANCHES. ALL PLANTS SHALL HAVE HEAVY, HEALTHY BRANCHING AND LEAFlNG. -CONIFEROUS TREES SHALL HAVE AN ESTABLISHED MAIN LEADER AND A HEIGHT TO WIDTH RATIO OF NO LESS THAN 5:3. 8.PLANTS TO MEET AMERICAN STANDARD FOR NURSERY STOCK REQUIREMENTS FOR SIZE AND TYPE SPECIFIED. 9.PLANTS TO BE INSTALLED AS PER MNLA & ANSI STANDARD PLANTING PRACTICES. 10.PLANTS SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY PLANTED UPON ARRIVAL AT SITE. PROPERLY HEEL-IN MATERIALS IF NECESSARY; TEMPORARY ONLY. 11.PRIOR TO PLANTING, FIELD VERIFY THAT THE ROOT COLLAR/ROOT FLAIR IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE BALLED & BURLAP TREE. IF THIS IS NOT THE CASE, SOIL SHALL BE REMOVED DOWN TO THE ROOT COLLAR/ROOT FLAIR. WHEN THE BALLED & BURLAP TREE IS PLANTED, THE ROOT COLLAR/ROOT FLAIR SHALL BE EVEN OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FINISHED GRADE. 12.OPEN TOP OF BURLAP ON B&B MATERIALS; REMOVE POT ON POTTED PLANTS; SPLIT AND BREAK APART PEAT POTS. 13.PRUNE PLANTS AS NECESSARY - PER STANDARD NURSERY PRACTICE AND TO CORRECT POOR BRANCHING OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED TREES. 14.WRAP ALL SMOOTH-BARKED TREES - FASTEN TOP AND BOTTOM. REMOVE BY APRIL 1ST. 15.STAKING OF TREES AS REQUIRED; REPOSITION, PLUMB AND STAKE IF NOT PLUMB AFTER ONE YEAR. 16.THE NEED FOR SOIL AMENDMENTS SHALL BE DETERMINED UPON SITE SOIL CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PLANTING. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR THE NEED OF ANY SOIL AMENDMENTS. 17.TOPSOIL (AND PLANTING SOIL) TO ADHERE TO MN/DOT STANDARD SPECIFICATION 3877 (SELECT TOPSOIL BORROW), AND TO BE FREE OF ROOTS, ROCKS (LARGER THAN ONE INCH), SUBSOIL DEBRIS, AND LARGE WEEDS, UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE. UTILIZE EXISTING ON-SITE TOPSOIL AS APPROPRIATE. MINIMUM 4" DEPTH TOPSOIL FOR ALL LAWN GRASS AREAS AND 12" DEPTH TOPSOIL (PLANTING SOIL) FOR TREE, SHRUBS. AND PERENNIALS. 18.MULCH TO BE AT ALL TREE, SHRUB, PERENNIAL, LANDSCAPE BED, AND MAINTENANCE AREAS, OR AS INDICATED ON THE PLAN. SHREDDED HARDWOOD MULCH TO BE A MINIMUM 4-INCH DEPTH, RED COLORED (OR AS DIRECTED), AND FREE OF DELETERIOUS MATERIAL. ROCK MULCH TO BE A MINIMUM 3-INCH DEPTH, BUFF LIMESTONE (OR AS DIRECTED), AND 1.5-INCH TO 3-INCH DIAMETER. ROCK MULCH TO BE ON COMMERCIAL GRADE FILTER FABRIC, BY TYPAR, OR APPROVED EQUAL WlTH NO EXPOSURE. MULCH AND FABRIC TO BE APPROVED BY OWNER PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. 19.EDGING TO BE PROVIDED BETWEEN MULCH AND LAWN TURF AREAS, OR AS INDICATED. STEEL EDGING BETWEEN LANDSCAPE BEDS AND LAWN TURF AREAS TO BE COMMERCIAL BLACK STEEL EDGING, INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION GUIDELINES. BLACK STEEL EDGING SHALL BE PLACED WITH CONNECTORS AND METAL STAKES NO GREATER THAN 4-FOOT ON CENTER AND ELEVATION BELOW LAWN MOWER CUT LINE. UTILIZE CURBS AND SIDEWALKS FOR EDGING WHERE POSSIBLE. INDIVIDUAL TREE AND SHRUB AREAS TO BE SPADED EDGE BETWEEN MULCH AND LAWN TURF GRASS AREAS WITH V-SHAPED DEPTH AND WIDTH TO CREATE SEPARATION. 20.All DISTURBED AREAS TO BE SODDED OR SEEDED, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. SOD TO BE STANDARD MINNESOTA GROWN AND/OR HARDY BLUEGRASS MIX, FREE OF LAWN WEEDS. SEED MIX AND APPLICATION RATE AS SPECIFIED PER MN/DOT SPECIFICATIONS, OR AS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL TOPSOIL AREAS TO BE RAKED TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND ENSURE POSITIVE DRAINAGE. SLOPES OF 3:1 OR GREATER SHALL BE STAKED. IF NOT INDICATED ON LANDSCAPE PLAN, SEE EROSION CONTROL PLAN. REPAIR, REPLACE, OR RESEED ANY DAMAGED OR UNESTABLISHED AREAS UNTIL PROJECT ACCEPTANCE AND COMPLETION OF WARRANTY. 21.PROVIDE IRRIGATION TO ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS ON SlTE, OR AS COORDINATED. IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO BE DESIGN/BUILD BY LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN PLANS, CALCULATIONS, AND SHOP DRAWINGS FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT APPROVAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE OPERATION MANUALS, AS-BUILT PLANS, AND NORMAL PROGRAMMING. SYSTEM SHALL BE WINTERIZED AND HAVE SPRING STARTUP DURING FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. SYSTEM SHALL HAVE ONE-YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL PARTS AND LABOR. COORDINATE ALL IRRIGATION PIPES, WIRING, SLEEVING, AND OTHER COMPONENTS WITH OTHER PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS. 22.CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE NECESSARY WATERING OF PLANT MATERIALS UNTIL THE PLANT IS FULLY ESTABLISHED. OWNER WILL NOT PROVIDE WATER FOR CONTRACTOR. 23.REPAIR ALL DAMAGE FROM PLANTING OPERATIONS AT NO COST TO OWNER. WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND PLANT SCHEDULE TR E E * 2 8 TR E E * 2 9 TR E E * 3 3 TR E E * 6 2 TR E E * 6 1 TR E E * 6 0 TR E E * 5 9 TR E E * 5 8 TR E E * 5 7 >> >> DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RESTAURANT 4,952 SF NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF RETAIL 9,510 SF T TT T EV EV EV EV EV EV EVENT VENUE 15,600 SF BASEMENT (STORAGE / DATA) 15,600SF 13 LODGING UNITS (2ND/3RD FLOORS) 10,200 SF T S G G L G L - PE D C TF O B + TF O B TF O B TF O B TF O B - UN P / W A T E R V A L V E M A R K E R E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG)F/O(UG) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > > G G G G F/O(U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) F/ O ( U G ) S S PIV PIV PIV PIV FD C FDC FDC FDC (7) BLACK HILLS SPRUCE (4) HERITAGE OAK (3) AUTUMN GOLD GINKGO (3) COMMON HACKBERRY (4) COMMON HACKBERRY (4) SWAMP WHITE OAK (3) PINK SPIRES CRABAPPLE (3) SPRING SNOW CRAB APPLE (3) PINK SPIRES CRABAPPLE (3) SPRING SNOW CRAB APPLE (3) PINK SPIRES CRABAPPLE (3) SPRING SNOW CRAB APPLE (3) PINK SPIRES CRABAPPLE (4) SPRING SNOW CRAB APPLE (3) AUTUMN BLAZE® FREEMAN MAPLE (3) NORTHERN ACCLAIM HONEYLOCUST (2) GOLDEN WEEPING WILLOW (8) GOLDEN WEEPING WILLOW (10) ARMSTRONG FREEMAN MAPLE (2) DISCOVERY ELM (3) DISCOVERY ELM (3) DISCOVERY ELM (8) BLACK HILLS SPRUCE (3) BLACK HILLS SPRUCE (2) DISCOVERY ELM HIG H W A Y 5 5 M E A N D E R R O A D PRIVATE DRIVE N LANDSCAPE PLAN - SOUTH L1.1 I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 15295 J. FILLMORE J. FILLMORE P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25820 PAUL D. SCHROEDER 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL LANDSCAPE LEGEND PROPERTY LINE DECIDUOUS TREE CONIFEROUS TREE ORNAMENTAL TREE SHRUBS/PERENNIALS ROCK MULCH SOD MESIC PRAIRIE SOUTHEAST (MNDOT SEED MIX 35-641) WITH WITH CATEGORY 20 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET STORMWATER SOUTH & WEST (MNDOT SEED MIX 33-261) WITH CATEGORY 10 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET ON BOTTOM OF BASIN AND CATEGORY 20 ON SIDE SLOPES WETLAND BUFFER EXISTING TREE/SHRUBS TO REMAIN LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE LANDSCAPE EDGER LIMITS OF IRRIGATION (NOT SHOWN) SOUTH PARCEL LANDSCAPE SUMMARY MINIMUM NUMBER OF TREES AND SHRUBS REQUIRED ·SOUTH PARCEL LOT PERIMETER = 2,525 ·1 SHADE TREE PER 50 LF LOT PERIMETER = 51 REQUIRED ·1 ORNAMENTAL TREE PER 100 LF LOT PERIMETER = 26 REQUIRED ·1 SHRUB PER 30 LF LOT PERIMETER = 85 REQUIRED PROPOSED NUMBER OF TREES AND SHRUBS ·EXISTING TREES TO BE SAVED AND CREDITED TOWARD THE MINIMUM REQUIRED TREES ON A SITE = 8 ·PROPOSED SHADE TREE = 50 ·PROPOSED ORNAMENTAL TREE = 26 ·TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPOSED TREES = EXISTING TREES TO BE SAVED + PROPOSED TREES = 58 TREES ·PROPOSED SHRUBS = 174 ·PROPOSED PERENNIALS = 1,045 WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND ALL EXISTING VEGETATION DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE WETLAND BUFFER TO BE RESTORED WITH MESIC PRAIRIE SEED MIX APPROXIMATE IRRIGATION SYSTEM CONTROLS AND WATER SUPPLY (REUSE ROOF WATER CISTERN AND SUPPLEMENTAL WELL) OVERHEAD UTILITIES STORMWATER SOUTH & WEST SEED MIX WITH CATEGORY 10 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET ON BOTTOM OF BASIN AND CATEGORY 20 ON SIDE SLOPES MESIC PRAIRIE SOUTHEAST SEED MIX WITH CATEGORY 20 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET SOD SYNTHETIC TURF ARCHITECTURAL PATIO AREA TREES TO BE PLANTED 10' MINIMUM FROM BACK OF CURB WELL NOTE SEE SHEET L1.3, L1.4, AND L1.5 FOR SHRUB AND PERENNIAL BED PLANTING LAYOUT ROCK MULCH AND WEED BARRIER FABRIC BELOW BOARDWALK DECK, TYP. TR E E * 7 8 RES UNIT 1 RES UNIT 3 DAY CARE (CHILD CARE) 11,000 SF RES UNIT 2 RES UNIT 4 NORT H P L A Y AREA 6 5 0 0 S F PL A Y A R E A WEST PLAY AREA 3,800SF T G G L G L - TF O B + TF O B TF O B TF O B TF O B - UN P / W A T E R V A L V E M A R K E R E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) E( U G ) F/O(UG)F/O(UG) > >>>>> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > G G G G S (7) BLACK HILLS SPRUCE (3) HERITAGE RIVER BIRCH (3) SWAMP WHITE OAK (3) NORTHWOOD MAPLE (1) NORTHWOOD MAPLE (3) COMMON HACKBERRY (4) COMMON HACKBERRY (1) NORTHWOOD MAPLE (3) HERITAGE RIVER BIRCH (4) SPRING SNOW CRAB APPLE (3) AUTUMN BLAZE® FREEMAN MAPLE (3) NORTHERN ACCLAIM HONEYLOCUST (10) ARMSTRONG FREEMAN MAPLE (8) BLACK HILLS SPRUCE PRIVATE DRIVE M E A N D E R R O A D PRIVATE DRIVE EX.GRAVEL PRIVATE DRIVE NORTH PARCEL LANDSCAPE SUMMARY MINIMUM NUMBER OF TREES AND SHRUBS REQUIRED ·4 TREES PER UNIT (16 TOTAL) ·0.2 OPACITY BUFFER YARD TO EAST AND WEST ·NO SHRUBS OR PERENNIALS REQUIRED PROPOSED NUMBER OF TREES AND SHRUBS ·EXISTING TREES TO BE SAVED AND CREDITED TOWARD THE MINIMUM REQUIRED TREES ON A SITE = 1 ·SHADE TREE/EVERGREEN TREES = 24 ·TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPOSED TREES = EXISTING TREES TO BE SAVED + PROPOSED TREES = 25 TREES ·PROPOSED SHRUBS = 64 ·PROPOSED PERENNIALS = 191 PROPOSED EAST BUFFER YARD CALCULATION ·BUFFER YARD WIDTH = 5' ·BUFFER YARD LENGTH = 225' ·BUFFER YARD POINTS PER 100 LF = 84 ·BUFFER YARD POINTS REQUIRED = 225100 = 2.25*84 = 189 ·BUFFER YARD POINTS PER 'TALL DECIDUOUS SHRUB' = 5 ·TOTAL NUMBER OF BUFFER YARD POINTS = 113*5 = 565 PROPOSED WEST BUFFER YARD CALCULATION ·BUFFER YARD WIDTH = VARIES, ASSUME 15' ·BUFFER YARD LENGTH = 240' ·BUFFER YARD POINTS PER 100 LF = 198 ·BUFFER YARD POINTS REQUIRED = 240100 = 2.40*198 = 476 ·BUFFER YARD POINTS PER '2.5" CAL OVERSTORY TREE' = 50 ·TOTAL NUMBER OF BUFFER YARD POINTS = 10*50 = 500 N LANDSCAPE PLAN - NORTH L1.2 I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. SHEET SHEET TITLE PROJECT INFO DRAWN: DESIGNED: CHECKED: PROJECT NO: ISSUE RECORD Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: Print Name: CERTIFICATION Signature Name: Date:Lic. No.: PREPARED FOR PROJECT Print Name: 3 02-10-2023 CITY RESUBMIT 4 04-04-2023 CITY COMMENTS 5 09-11-2023 CITY RESUBMIT M E A N D E R P A R K & BO A R D W A L K D E V E L O P M E N T 14 7 2 S T A T E H I G H W A Y 5 5 , M E D I N A , M N 5 5 3 4 0 15295 J. FILLMORE J. FILLMORE P. SCHROEDER XXXXX 25820 PAUL D. SCHROEDER 3701 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-3791 PH: 763-475-0010 www.srfconsulting.com NO. DATE DESCRIPTION 0 09-09-2022 CITY SUBMITTAL LANDSCAPE LEGEND PROPERTY LINE DECIDUOUS TREE CONIFEROUS TREE ORNAMENTAL TREE SHRUBS/PERENNIALS ROCK MULCH SOD MESIC PRAIRIE SOUTHEAST (MNDOT SEED MIX 35-641) WITH WITH CATEGORY 20 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET STORMWATER SOUTH & WEST (MNDOT SEED MIX 33-261) WITH CATEGORY 10 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET ON BOTTOM OF BASIN AND CATEGORY 20 ON SIDE SLOPES WETLAND BUFFER EXISTING TREE/SHRUBS TO REMAIN LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE LANDSCAPE EDGER LIMITS OF IRRIGATION (NOT SHOWN) EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITIESPROPERTY LINE STORMWATER SOUTH & WEST SEED MIX WITH CATEGORY 10 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET ON BOTTOM OF BASIN AND CATEGORY 20 ON SIDE SLOPES MESIC PRAIRIE SOUTHEAST SEED MIX WITH CATEGORY 20 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET ALL EXISTING VEGETATION DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE WETLAND BUFFER TO BE RESTORED WITH MESIC PRAIRIE SEED MIX SEE SHEET L1.4 FOR SHRUB AND PERENNIAL BED PLANTING LAYOUT WETLAND UPLAND BUFFER WETLAND SOD SEE SHEET L1.4 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TREES TO BE PLANTED 10' MINIMUM FROM BACK OF CURB 2' WIDE SOD STRIP, TYP.NOTE SEE SHEET L1.4 FOR SHRUB AND PERENNIAL BED PLANTING LAYOUT ALL EXISTING VEGETATION DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WETLAND BUFFER TO BE RESTORED WITH SOD. SPLIT RAIL FENCE. SOD EDGE 1' OFF FENCE. T T T NO PAR K I N G NO PA R K I N G NO PA R K I N G NO PAR K I N G EV EV EV EV EV EV RETAIL 9,600 SF RESTAURANT 4,800 SF CHILD CARE 11,000 SF LEVEL 1&2 LODGING 10,200 SF MAIN LEVEL VENUE 15,600 BASEMENT 15,600 SF PR I V A T E D R I V E RES UNIT 4 2900 SF RES UNIT 3 2900 SF RES UNIT 2 2900 SF RES UNIT 1 2900 SF WATE R F E A T U R E BO A R D W A L K BOARD W A L K BOARDWALK PLAZA GROTTO MEANDER ROAD DE C K HWY 55 CO U R T Y A R D NOTE: REFER TO CIVIL FOR SITE PLAN. BOARD W A L K TR A S H \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1" 40'-0" A000 SIT E P L A N 09 / 0 1 / 2 3 Co n c e p t 1" 40'-0"1 SITE PLAN No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e UP T T T NO P A R K I N G NO P A R K I N G NO P A R K I N G NO P A R K I N G EV EV EV EV EV EV98996 99 9 13 8 779101112 9 13 1418 UP UP LOADING DOCK 4,160 SF BASEMENT 1,230 SF KITCHEN310 SF COOLER 100 SF FREEZER 3,550 SF CONSERVATORY BASEMENT 160 SF STAIR NOTE: REFER TO CIVIL FOR SITE PLAN. 120 SF ELEVATOR 4,390 SF BALLROOM BASEMENT 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 130102030405 A C D E F G H B AA J 260 SF LAUNDRY 60 SF T.R. 60 SF T.R. 60 SF T.R. 360 SF MECH UTILITY EDGE OF BOARDWALK ABOVE. 170 SF FOUNTAIN UTILITY 220 SF ELECTRIC UTILITY TRASHLAUNDRY TLVENT DATA CENTER DATA CENTER STORAGE 320 SF TRASH EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ HOOD TRASH 19 ' - 9 " 59 ' - 1 " 21 ' - 7 " 9' - 9"39' - 4"10' - 5"10' - 0"5' - 10"8' - 1"8' - 1"8' - 1"6' - 4"12' - 8"18' - 1"21' - 0"47' - 9"13' - 0" 12 ' - 9 " 11 ' - 0 " 10 ' - 1 1 " 10 ' - 1 1 " 13 ' - 0 " 9' - 0 " 11 ' - 2 " 0' - 1 1 " 6' - 6 " 14 ' - 2 " 36' - 2" 9' - 9 " 1/8" 1'-0"1 BASEMENT \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/8" 1'-0" A100 VE N U E B A S E M E N T F L O O R P L A N 09 / 0 1 / 2 3 Co n c e p t No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e DN DN DN T T T NO P A R K I N G NO P A R K I N G NO P A R K I N G NO P A R K I N G EV EV EV EV EV EV98996 99 9 13 8 779101112 9 13 1418 UP UP 1,230 SF KITCHEN 240 SF MENS 240 SF WOMENS 120 SF COATS 120 SF ELEVATOR 230 SF ELEV LOBBY 300 SF ENTRY 70 S F RE C E P T I O N 190 SF STAIR 200 SF STAIR 170 SF COATS 340 SF ENTRY 70 S F RE C E P T I O N 370 SF HALL 1,010 SF LOUNGE 340 SF UNISEX 320 SF SUITE 340 SF SUITE 3,710 SF CONSERVATORY 4,630 SF BALLROOM 3,080 SF BALLROOM PLAZA 830 SF BOARDWALK 1,390 SF GROTTO 130 SF HALL110 SF HALL 280 SF HALL 970 SF COURTYARD 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 130102030405 A C D E F G H B AA J TL LAUNDRY TRASH VENT 320 SF TRASH OPEN TO BELOW OPEN TO BELOW HOOD 49' - 8"9' - 10"9' - 11"5' - 10"24' - 3"5' - 11"13' - 1"7' - 9"11' - 2"80' - 5" 9' - 9"7' - 0"18' - 0"17' - 7"16' - 2"10' - 6"7' - 3" 12 ' - 2 " 8' - 6 " 12 ' - 1 " 10 ' - 9 " 11 ' - 4 " 21 ' - 1 1 " 11 ' - 0 " 12 ' - 9 " 60 ' - 0 " 78 ' - 1 0 " \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/8" 1'-0" A101 VE N U E M A I N L E V E L F L O O R P L A N 04 / 0 3 / 2 3 Co n c e p t No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e 1/8" 1'-0"1 GROUND DN DN DNUPUP DNDN 480 SF ROOM 3 330 SF ROOM 4 760 SF ROOM 2 500 SF ROOM 5 460 SF ROOM 7 490 SF ROOM 9 780 SF ROOM 1 340 SF ROOM 6 630 SF ROOM 8 440 SF HALLWAY 190 SF STAIR 120 SF ELEVATOR 200 SF STAIR 06 07 08 09 10 11 1205 A C D E F G H B AA J TL LAUNDRY TRASH ICE VEND. VENT 16 ' - 9 " 9' - 1 1 " 8' - 1 " 9' - 9 " 27 ' - 1 0 " 8' - 11"3' - 8"14' - 4"5' - 11"8' - 1"6' - 5"8' - 1"5' - 11"7' - 2"7' - 8"10' - 1" 12' - 7"14' - 4"5' - 5"8' - 7"6' - 2"8' - 4"13' - 1"9' - 3"8' - 0" 1,030 SF SUITE 1 730 SF SUITE 2 770 SF ROOM 3 120 SF ELEVATOR 430 SF HALL 420 SF ROOM 4 200 SF STAIR 190 SF STAIR ROOF ROOF 06 07 08 09 10 11 1205 TL LAUNDRY TRASH ICEVEND.VEND.VENT 580 SF BALCONY 2 640 SF BALCONY 1 9' - 11"7' - 6"14' - 0"22' - 7"5' - 0"7' - 8"10' - 1" 10 ' - 1 0 " 8' - 8 " 8' - 3 " 9' - 8 " 4' - 2 " 15 ' - 7 " 13 ' - 9 " 9' - 11"7' - 6"14' - 0"5' - 11"8' - 7"13' - 1"17' - 9" 43' - 10"48' - 4" 1/8" 1'-0"1 LODGING LEVEL 1 1/8" 1'-0"2 LODING LEVEL2 \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/8" 1'-0" A102 LO D G I N G L E V E L 1 & 2 F L O O R P L A N S 09 / 0 1 / 2 3 Co n c e p t No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e RETAIL 3,380 SF RETAIL 2,870 SF RETAIL 4,760 SF RESTAURANT TRASH TRASH PLAZA DROP OFF RETAIL \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/8" 1'-0" A103 CO M M E R C I A L F L O O R P L A N S 04 / 0 3 / 2 3 Co n c e p t 1/8" 1'-0"1 RETAIL FLOOR PLAN No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e NOTE: REFER TO CIVIL FOR SITE PLAN. DN DN UP UP DN UP UP GARAGE KITCHEN BED BATH BED ENTRYDININGHALL DECK CLOSET HALLWAY ROOF TERRACE DECK BELOW MASTER BATH BATH BED CLOSET CLOSET BED LIVING CLOSET BATH PATIO EARTH \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/4" 1'-0" A104 DU P L E X F L O O R P L A N S 12 / 2 2 / 2 2 ME D I N A T O W N H O M E S 1/4" 1'-0"2 MAIN LEVEL 1/4" 1'-0"3 UPPER LEVEL 1/4" 1'-0"1 BASEMENT BASEMENT CLOSET 50 SF BASEMENT BATH 52 SF BASEMENT BED 143 SF BASEMENT LIVING 527 SF 772 SF MAIN LEVEL CLOSET 38 SF MAIN LEVEL HALL 66 SF MAIN LEVEL BATH 78 SF MAIN LEVEL ENTRY 94 SF MAIN LEVEL KITCHEN 124 SF MAIN LEVEL BED 153 SF MAIN LEVEL BED 244 SF MAIN LEVEL DINING 358 SF 1,156 SF ROOM SCHEDULE Level Name Area UPPER LEVEL CLOSET 42 SF UPPER LEVEL BATH 69 SF UPPER LEVEL HALLWAY 74 SF UPPER LEVEL CLOSET 88 SF UPPER LEVEL BATH 149 SF UPPER LEVEL BED 242 SF UPPER LEVEL MASTER 348 SF 1,013 SF No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e GROUND 0' - 0" LEVEL 225' - 6" LODGING ROOF37' - 6" LEVEL 1 14' - 0" VERT. GAP WD. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC. BRICK MTL. PLANTERS BASEMENT -10' - 4" MTL. BALLROOM ROOF22' - 0" GROUND0' - 0" LEVEL 2 25' - 6" LODGING ROOF37' - 6" LEVEL 114' - 0" WATER FEATURE & PLANTINGS MTL. BRICK TILE BASEMENT-10' - 4" MTL. GROUND 0' - 0" LEVEL 225' - 6" LODGING ROOF 37' - 6" LEVEL 114' - 0" TILE BRICK TILE MTL. STONE VERT. GAP WD. VERT BOARD FORMED CONC. MTL. MTL. BALLROOM ROOF22' - 0" GROUND0' - 0" LEVEL 2 25' - 6" LODGING ROOF37' - 6" LEVEL 114' - 0" VERT. GAP WD. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC. PLANTERS BRICK TILE MTL. BASEMENT-10' - 4" MTL. MTL. TILE STONE BALLROOM ROOF22' - 0" 1' - 0 " 10 ' - 5 " 1' - 5 " 8' - 0 " 1' - 0 " \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/8" 1'-0" A200 VE N U E E L E V A T I O N S 09 / 0 1 / 2 3 Co n c e p t WEST SOUTH EAST NORTH No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e 1/8" 1'-0" TRASH ENCLOSURE EAST ROOF14' - 0" ROOF 17' - 0"CONC.VERT. WD. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC. CORTEN STL.HORIZ. WD.VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC. CORTEN STL. HORIZ. WD.METAL ROOF17' - 0"ROOF16' - 0" HORIZ. WD. CORTEN STL. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC.HORIZ. WD. CORTEN STL. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC. VERT. WD.CONC. METAL HORIZ. WD. METAL ROOF29' - 0" VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC. HORZ. WD.METAL ROOF HORZ. WD. CONC.CONC. VERT. WD. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC.MTL. CORTEN STL. VERT. BOARD FORMED CONC.MTL. HORIZ. WD. \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/8" 1'-0" A201 RE T A I L E L E V A T I O N S 09 / 0 1 / 2 3 Co n c e p t RESTAURANT SOUTH RETAIL NORTH DAYCARE SOUTH DAYCARE EAST No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e 1/8" 1'-0" (NORTH IS SAME BUT MIRRORED) RETAIL SOUTH RESTAURANT NORTH RETAIL WEST RETAIL EAST RESTAURANT WEST RESTAURANT EAST DAYCARE WEST MAIN LEVEL10' - 0" UPPER LEVEL21' - 6" ROOF31' - 6" VERT. GAP WD. HORIZ. WD.HORIZ. WD. MAIN LEVEL10' - 0" UPPER LEVEL 21' - 6" ROOF31' - 6" VERT. GAP WD. MTL. VERT. GAP WD. \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/4" 1'-0" A202 DU P L E X E L E V A T I O N S 01 / 3 1 / 2 3 ME D I N A T O W N H O M E S No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e EAST WESTSOUTH MAIN LEVEL 0' - 0" SOFFIT 20' - 0" T.O. ROOF 32' - 0" \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale: 1/4" 1'-0" A204 DU P L E X E L E V A T I O N S H I P - R O O F 03 / 2 8 / 2 3 Pr o j e c t S t a t u s No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e EAST 1' - 0 " 12 ' - 0 " 3' - 6 " 8' - 0 " 25' - 0"25' - 0" 15 ' - 3 " W24X68 3' - 0" BO A R D W A L K PERIMITER LIGHTING ON SOLAR ILLUMINATES PARKING SPOTS UNDER CANOPY. UNDERGROUND CONDUIT FOR SOLAR 1,295 SOLAR PANELS \//\ VILLAMIL ARCHITECTURE Plo t S t a m p : N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N Architect Pablo Villamil (612) 388-6622 PabloV@VillamilArchitecture.com Owner Chris Pederson Medina Ventures LLC MadMrChristopher@gmail.com General Contractor Kalcon LLC (612) 244-1141 KalconLLC.com Scale:As indicated A300 SO L A R A R R A Y 09 / 0 1 / 2 3 Co n c e p t No . De s c r i p t i o n Da t e 2 SOLAR ARRAY PERSPECTIVE 1/8" 1'-0"3 SOLAR ARRAY STRUCTURE 1" 20'-0"1 SITE PLAN SOLAR Tree Preservation Page 1 of 3 November 8, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting TO: Mayor Martin and Members of the City Council FROM: Dusty Finke, Planning Director DATE: November 2, 2023 MEETING: November 8, 2023 City Council Meeting SUBJECT: Tree Preservation Regulations Background The City Council discussed the City’s Tree Preservation regulations at the September 19 and October 3 meeting. Background information related to the City’s existing regulations, regulations in other communities, implications of various changes to replacement requirements, and a description of the changes to the ordinance recommended by the Planning Commission were described in the staff reports presented at these meetings, which are attached for reference. Discussion/Direction at October 3 Meeting Planted Trees The Council discussed how the Tree Preservation regulations should apply to trees which were planted by the current property owner. The Planning Commission had recommended that planted trees which are removed should be exempt from replacement. At the October 3 meeting, the City Council discussed and determined that planted trees should not be exempt. Instead, the Council expressed support for the existing regulations, which allow previously planted trees to be credited toward required Tree Replacement. Examples of how these two regulations would apply were described in the October 3 staff report. If the Council proceeds with the current language providing Replacement Tree credit for previously planted trees, staff would recommend that the Council consider adjusting the language related to the maximum amount of credit for these Planted Trees. The current ordinance limits credit to 2” (as if the tree was being planted new). Staff would recommend that the City Council consider crediting the actual size up to a maximum of 8”. This language can be found at the top of page 7 of the ordinance. Size of Replacement Tree/Bare Root Prohibition The draft ordinance would remove the prohibition of planting bare root stock as discussed by the City Council on October 3. The City’s forestry specialist agreed that this would be a beneficial change. The ordinance also permits planting of Replacement Trees under 2” of size, but only if necessary to achieve species diversity when larger stock is not available. MEMORANDUM Agenda Item #8A Tree Preservation Page 2 of 3 November 8, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting The Council discussed the possibility of increasing the warranty period for Replacement Trees from two years to three years. The City’s forestry professional noted that they were not aware of warranty periods longer than two years. They also noted that smaller trees may actually need shorter warranty periods. Generally, one year of transplant shock is expected per inch of size. Language allowing smaller trees to improve species diversity can be found in the middle of page 8 of the ordinance. Replacement Ratio for Pioneer Trees vs. Hardwood Deciduous Trees The October 3 staff report provided examples of the results of applying different replacement ratios to one specific development scenario. The Planning Commission had recommended, and the City Council had previously discussed, reducing required replacement for Pioneer trees such as box elder and cottonwoods. Following review of the information in the October 3 staff report, the Council discussed an interest in potentially maintaining the 1”:1” replacement for Pioneer trees and potentially increasing the replacement ratio for hardwood deciduous trees and an incentive for preservation. Replacement for all hardwood deciduous trees in excess of 1”:1” would be high compared to requirements in other communities. Plymouth requires 1.25”:1”, but has a much higher removal allowance. The summary of allowed removal and required replacement in other communities was included in the September 19 staff report and is copied below: Staff believes that requiring a lower replacement ratio for Pioneer trees as recommended by the Planning Commission provides an incentive to design a site to prioritize preservation of hardwood deciduous trees. The draft ordinance would reduce replacement for Pioneer Trees to 0.5”:1” as recommended by the Planning Commission. If the Council desires to not have a reduced replacement, language at the top of page 8 could be updated. Allowed Removal (Residential) Allowed Removal (Commercial)Replacement Notes Medina 25%-30% 25%-30%1 inch: 1 inch Plymouth 50%75%1.25 inch:inch $125/inch Maple Grove 50%70-80%2 inch:1inch Only applies in higher value wooded area Victoria 20%20%1 inch:1 inch replacement limited to 40 trees per acre; Replacement credit for saved woodlands Chanhassen Varies (see below) Varies (see below)Minimum canopy 1 tree = 1089 s.f. canopy (40 trees per acre) Minnetrista 30%30%1 inch: 1 inch Dayton 40%60%1 inch: 1 inch Lake Elmo 30%30%.25-.5 inch : inch .25 for boxelder, cottonwood, ash Eagan 40%48%1-6 trees:tree 4" replacmenet trees are tree:tree; softwood are 1/2 replacement Woodbury 30%30%.5 inch: 1 inch 1/8":1 for 'common'; 1/4":1" for evergreen Shorewood None None 2-3 trees/tree Limited to 8 trees/acre Chaska Not regulated Not regulated Only Bluff/steep slope removal regulated Corcoran Not regulated Not regulated Preservation encourged through PUD Tree Preservation Page 3 of 3 November 8, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting Maximum Replacement for Pioneer Trees The City Council discussed whether the required replacement for Pioneer Trees should be limited for very large trees. The Council inquired whether there was a good ecological rationale for limiting replacement, such as a size when it was more common that a tree is closer to the end of its anticipated lifespan. In consultation with the City’s forestry professional, it would be difficult to quantify a maximum replacement amount on an ecological basis. Emily indicated that this is more of a policy question. During discussion at the October 3 meeting, Council members discussed limiting the maximum replacement at a 36” Pioneer Tree. Staff has included this limitation, which can be found at the top of page 8 of the ordinance. Potential Action Once the City Council has completed review, the following actions can be taken: 1. Motion to adopt the ordinance pertaining to Tree Preservation and Replacement [with the following recommended changes, if any]. 2. Motion to adopt the resolution authorizing publication by title and summary Attachments 1. Ordinance 2. Resolution to publish by title and summary 3. September 19, 2023 Staff Report 4. October 3, 2023 Staff Report 5. Comparison of current draft ordinance to version reviewed at October 3 Council meeting Ordinance No. ### 1 DATE CITY OF MEDINA ORDINANCE NO. ### AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO TREE PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT The City Council of the City of Medina ordains as follows: SECTION I. Section 828.41 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the struck through language as follows: Section 828.41. Tree Preservation and Replacement. Subd. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to promote, within the city, development that retains Medina’s rural character, in which the natural environment is the dominant feature. Trees and landscaping are a major component of the natural environment, and the city recognizes that preservation and replanting of trees is important in order to maintain a healthy and desirable community. The city further recognizes that a certain amount of tree loss is an inevitable consequence of the development process, but that the reforestation of this valuable renewable resource will ultimately provide a long- term environmental and economic benefit. In light of such purposes and the various functions outlined in subdivision 2, the requirements provided in this section bear an essential nexus and rough proportionality to the negative impacts of Significant Tree removal, and the city has a legitimate interest in addressing such impacts through the mechanisms described herein. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority provided to the city under state law, including, but not necessarily limited to, Minnesota Statutes, sections 412.221, subd. 8 and 462.358. Subd. 2. Function. The function of this ordinance includes but is not limited to: (a) improving air quality; (b) reducing noise pollution; (c) improving water quality; (d) preventing of soil erosion; (e) conserving energy by providing natural insulation and shading; (f) reducing the urban heat island effect; (g) increasing property values by establishing tree buffers that provide privacy protection between conflicting land uses; (h) providing habitat for wildlife, including birds that help control insects; (i) enhancing the city’s physical and aesthetic environment; and (j) enhancing the quality of life and the general welfare of residents. Subd. 3. Definitions. The following words and terms, wherever they occur in this ordinance, are defined as follows: (a) “Best Management Practices” (“BMP”) are the Erosion and sediment control Ordinance No. ### 2 DATE practices as well as conservation or Low Impact Development principles related to Tree preservation and removal, thatwhich are the most effective and practicable for controlling, preventing and minimizing negative impacts on existing Trees, minimizing soil exposure and protecting tracts of Woodland and Old Growth Forest Remnants. (b) “Crown Cover” is the protective canopy created by the overlapping leafy heads of Trees that shelters the habitat beneath it. (c) “Development Site” is the surveyed parcel, or site, including those improvements that occur on-site or adjacent to the Development Site or spoil site locations. A Development Site includes both the Primary and Secondary Construction Zones. (d) “Diameter” is the width of a Tree’s trunk, measured at four (4) feet above the ground. (e) “Dripline” is the farthest distance away from the trunk of a Tree that rain, or dew, will fall directly to the ground from the leaves or branches of the Tree to the roots. (f) “Forestry Specialist” is a person certified in urban forestry functions and management, who has been retained by the city, or an applicant. (g) “Initial Site Development” is the grading and construction of streets, trails, and sidewalks; the installation of utilities, including water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, natural gas, electric, and cable television; or the grading and construction of drainage ways and storm detention areas. (h) “Lost Trees” are Significant Trees in areas to be preserved but that die as a result of construction or Development Site improvement activities and must be replaced at the same ratio as Significant Trees. Such Trees shall be considered Lost Trees when they die as a result of: (i) grade change or land alteration, whether temporary or permanent, of greater than one (1) foot, measured vertically and affecting forty (40) percent, or more, of the Tree’s root zone (the area under a Tree that is at and within the Dripline of the Tree); (ii) secondary construction activities that result cutting forty (40) percent, or more, of the Tree’s root zone (the area under a Tree that is at and within the Dripline of the Tree); (iii) mechanical injury to the trunk of a Significant Tree, causing the loss of thirty (30) percent, or more, of the bark at a specific part of the Tree; or (iv) compaction to ninety (90) percent of a depth of six (6) inches, or more, of forty (40) percent, or more, of the Tree’s root zone (the area under a Tree that is at and within the Dripline of the Tree). (i) “Low Impact Development” or “LID” means multi-functional site design, Ordinance No. ### 3 DATE streetscapes and architecture that maintains and restores vital terrestrial ecological processes necessary to protect the ecological integrity of the land. (j) “Natural Resources Inventory” is a document developed by the city that denotes where regionally significant natural resources are located within the city. (k) “Principal Structure” means any building or structure on the property in which the main use of the property takes place. (l) “Private Road” means a privately owned (or controlled) and maintained drive, street, road, lane, or any improved or unimproved surface, not dedicated to a governmental entity as a public road, which provides the primary means of vehicular ingress and egress from a public road to two or more dwelling units, lots, parcels or principal buildings, whether created by a private right-of way, easement, or other device. (m) “Old Growth Forest Remnant” is a natural forest remnant that is one acre or greater, that has developed over a long period of time, generally around 100 years, with young, middle-aged and old Trees present. It is dominated by shade tolerant species, such as sugar maple and basswood. All Old Growth Forest Remnants are identified in the city’s current Natural Resource Inventory or in the current Natural Areas and Community ID Numbers map which are available at city hall. (n) “Replacement Trees” are Trees that replace removed Significant Trees. (o) “Significant Tree” is a healthy, deciduous Tree, measuring eight (8) inches in Diameter or greater, or a healthy coniferous Tree, measuring four (4) inches or greater in Diameter. (p) “Subdivision” means the separation of an area, parcel, or tract of land under single ownership into two or more parcels, tracts, lots, or long-term leasehold interests where the creation of the leasehold interest necessitates the creation of streets, roads, or alleys, for residential, commercial, industrial, or other use or any combination thereof, except those separations: (1) where all the resulting parcels, tracts, lots, or interests will be 20 acres or larger in size and 500 feet in width for residential uses and five acres or larger in size for commercial and industrial uses; (2) creating cemetery lots; (3) resulting from court orders, or the adjustment of a lot line by the relocation of a common boundary. (q) “Tree” is a woody plant, which at maturity, is thirteen (13) feet or greater in height and that has a more or less defined crown. (r) “Tree Preservation and Replacement Plan” is a certified survey, which shows the location and species of all Trees to be preserved, removed, or disturbed, and the location of and type of Replacement Trees within the site, meeting the requirements of SubdivisionSubdivision 9(c) of this Section 828.41. (s) “WCA” means the “Wetland Conservation Act,” Minnesota Statutes Sections Ordinance No. ### 4 DATE 103G.222-.2373. (t) “Woodland” is a group of Significant Trees and understory plants that are one (1) acre or greater in size and non-species specific, with a Crown Cover of fifty (50) percent or greater. Old Growth Forest Remnants are a species-specific type of Woodland. Subd. 4. Applicability. This ordinance shall apply to any of the following circumstances: (a) removal of more than two (2) Significant Trees on any property, developed or undeveloped, within a given calendar year, except as exempted by subdivision 5 of this section. (b) any formal land use application to the city that is to be zoned residential, including, but not limited to, Subdivisions, minor Subdivisions, site plans, rezoning and conditional use permits; (c) site improvements requiring a building, grading, driveway, sign or WCA permit; or (d) redevelopment of a legal non-conforming Principal Structure. Subd. 5. Exemptions. The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this ordinance: (a) removal of invasive species of Trees (as defined by the Minnesota Department of Nature Natural Resources as invasive (including, but not limited to, Buckthorn, non-native honeysuckles, Siberian elm, and winged burning bush), and the control of pioneering Tree species such as box elder when needed to manage other ecosystems and where the removal will not cause erosion or damage to riparian areas; (b) removal of Trees that were planted as part of a horticultural tree farm or commercially-zoned properties which follow the zoning-specific requirements nursery; (c) removal of a Tree that has been infested by Dutch Elm Disease or Emerald Ash Borer, or has been determined by a Forestry Specialist to be diseased; (d) removal of Trees in connection with an emergency that poses an immediate danger to life or property; (e) removal of Trees that are located in areas in the Three Rivers Park District-managed Morris T. Baker Park and the Department of Natural Resources-managed Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Areas; Ordinance No. ### 5 DATE (f) removal of Trees that are dead or significantly damaged by storms or natural disasters; or (g) removal of Trees within an existing Conservation Easement which is consistent with an existing private management plan. (h) Removal of Trees by a public agency upon public land, right-of-way, or easement for the installation of public improvements. (g)(i) Removal of Trees related to improvements to existing public roadways adjacent to a Development Site or extension of utilities to a Development Site which are required by the City as a condition of land use application approval. Subd. 6. Allowed Tree Removal. (a) The following amount of Significant Trees may be removed from a site and replacement shall not be required. Initial Site Development Activities other than Initial Site Development Total property area included in the land use application or served by improvements Allowed percent of Significant Trees that may be removed Lot Size Allowed percent of Significant Trees that may be removed 0.1-1.0 acre 15% 0.1-1.0 acre 20% 1.1-5.0 acres 15% 1.1-5.0 acres 15% 5.1-10.0 acres 10% 5.1-10.0 acres 15% 10.1-20.0 acres 10% 10.1-20.0 acres 10% 20+ acres 10% 20+ acres 5% (b) For activities that include the Subdivision of property or dedication of public or private right-of-way, the allowed number of Significant Trees that may be removed for Initial Site Development shall be based on the lot size prior to Subdivision. After the property is subdivided, the allowed number of Significant Trees that may be removed shall be based on the individual lot sizes within the Subdivision. Subd. 7. Waiver. Notwithstanding the City's tree preservation and protection goals, there may be instances in which development consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and desirable to the City may not be practicable without removing more than the Allowed Tree Removal amounts described in Subd. 6. Accordingly, A waiver,a reduction of the number of Trees required to be replaced, may be granted by the city council, in its full and absolute discretion, on a case-by-case basis for circumstances where the applicant Ordinance No. ### 6 DATE has exhausted all reasonable design options for the Development Site. An applicant shall be eligible for a waiver only if he or shethey implements all Best Management Practices listed in Subdivision 8 of this ordinance. Waivers associated with a land use application shall be considered by the city council at time of the review of the application and shall not be considered after this review is approved. Subd. 8. Standards Governing Tree Preservation, Protection and Planting. The following Best Management Practices shall be used for those Development Sites that utilize conservation easements that protect Old Growth Forest Remnants or Development Sites that are requesting waivers from certain requirements of this section: (a) Realignment of proposed streets and utilities in order to avoid Tree removal; (b) Reduction of required street width and increase of street grade up to an eight (8) percent slope by the city when the applicant can demonstrate that these changes result in Tree preservation; (c) The use of Private Roads in lieu of public streets; (d) Variation in street radius and speed design; (e) Modified grading plans; (f) Flexible lot lines; (g) Alternative utility configurations, such as the use of ejector pumps, force mains, or revised home elevations to minimize grading; (h) The use of flexible development standards, such as clustering of homes or otherwise reducing the footprint of development, in order to preserve Old Growth Forest Remnants, Significant Trees and open space; (i) The preservation of unique and rare Tree species or communities identified in the Natural Resource Inventory; and (j) The use of Low Impact Development principles. Subd. 9. Tree Preservation and Replacement Requirements. For all activities that are subject to this section, a Tree Preservation Plan must be submitted by the applicant for review and approval by the city. To the extend extent possible, Significant Trees and Trees located within Old Growth Forest Remnants, Woodlands and natural habitat areas shall be preserved. The Tree Preservation Plan shall include the following information: (a) Tree Inventory. The Tree inventory shall identify Significant Trees on the property. It shall include: Ordinance No. ### 7 DATE (i) The location of and a list of all Significant Trees by species. In cases involving large stands of Trees, an applicant may, with city staff review and consent, show the area on the site plan and use a representative sample in order to calculate the number and species of Significant Trees. The list shall be provided in table and electronic spreadsheet format and shall quantify Significant Trees by the following categories: A. Disease/Insect Susceptible Trees (Ash and Elm). B. Pioneer Trees (Aspen, Box Elder, Cottonwood, Poplar, and Willow). C. Coniferous Trees. D. Hardwood Trees (Basswood, Birch, Catalpa, Cherry, Hackberry, Hickory, Ironwood, Locust, Maple, Oak, and Walnut). (ii) Significant Trees that are proposed to be removed. They shall be marked with an “X” on the site plan. The Diameter of each removed Significant Tree, in inches, shall also be noted. (iii) Identification of areas within Old Growth Remnant Forests, as defined by the Natural Resources Inventory. If an applicant wishes to adjust the area based on fieldwork, city staff must review and approve of any adjustment. (iv) A list of any ecologically unique and/or significant areas on the Development Site that are identified in the Natural Resources Inventory report. (b) Identification of the locations of any protective fencing and any other measures that will be taken to preserve the Trees. Protective fencing must be placed at least one foot beyond the Dripline of all Trees to be preserved. Any Trees lost as a result of construction activity will be counted when determining the amount of Trees that were removed, which may cause additional Replacement Trees to be required. (c) Tree Replacement Plan. If the proposed removal of Significant Trees exceeds that allowed by subdivision 6 of this section, Tree Replacement will be required and a Tree Replacement Plan will need to be submitted to the city for review and approval by the city council. The Tree Replacement Plan shall be certified by a Forestry Specialist. It shall contain the following information for each Replacement Tree. (i) (i) Number and Size of Trees to be Replaced. For Significant Trees located within an Old Growth Forest Remnant or other significant area identified by the Natural Resources Inventory, a Tree Replacement ratio of a Diameter of two (2) caliper inches per one (1) inch of removed Significant Trees and Lost Trees is required. For all other areas containing Significant Trees, a Tree Replacement ratio of a Diameter of one (1) caliper inch per one (1) inch of removed Significant Trees and Lost Trees is required. Required Replacement shall be provided as follows: A. Disease/Insect Susceptible Trees (Ash and Elm) shall be replaced at a ratio of at Ordinance No. ### 8 DATE least one (1) Replacement Tree per one (1) Significant Tree removed. B. Pioneer Trees (Aspen, Box Elder, Cottonwood, Poplar, and Willow) shall be replaced at a ratio of one-half (½) inch Replacement Tree per one (1) inch of removed Significant Tree. Pioneer Trees in excess of 36 inches shall require a maximum of 18 inches of Replacement Trees. C. Coniferous Trees shall be replaced at a ratio of one (1) inch Replacement Tree per one (1) inch of Significant Tree removed. A.D. Hardwood Trees (Basswood, Birch, Catalpa, Cherry, Hackberry, Hickory, Ironwood, Locust, Maple, Oak, and Walnut) shall be replaced at a ratio of one (1) inch Replacement Tree per one (1) inch of Significant Tree removed. (ii) Type of Replacement Trees. All Replacement Trees shall be native trees as defined by subdivision 10 of this section. All Replacement Trees shall be appropriate for the soil conditions found at the planting site. All Replacement Trees shall be from certified nursery stock and shall not be bare root stock. If more than twelve (12) Replacement Trees are required on a Development Site, there shall be no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the same species. (iii) Minimum Size of Replacement Trees. All deciduous Replacement Trees shall be a Diameter of at least two (2) caliper inches in size, except as described below. All coniferous Replacement Trees shall be at least four (4) feet in height, which shall be equivalent to two (2) replacement inches. (A) Replacement of Disease/Insect Susceptible Trees may be smaller than two (2) caliper inches. (B) Replacement Trees smaller than two (2) caliper inches, but no smaller than 1 ¼ caliper inches, may be permitted only if necessary to achieve species diversity if larger stock is not available for such species. If a smaller tree is planted to improve species diversity and the City determines larger stock is not available, these Replacement Trees shall be calculated as (2) caliper inches to encourage diversity. (iv) Placement of the Replacement Trees. All Replacement Trees shall be planted within the Development Site, in a non-patterned arrangement, duplicating natural conditions whenever possible. Replacement Trees may be planted in an alternative location if that location is approved by the city council. (v) Survival of Replacement Trees. All Replacement Trees must survive for at least two growing seasons from the date of planting before the city will refund the financial guarantee required by subdivision 13 of this section. In the event that a Replacement Tree dies or has severely declined (25% of crown has died) before the two growing seasons have passed, it shall be replaced with a Tree of the same caliper inch size. The new Tree must survive for two growing seasons from the date of its planting before the city will refund the financial guarantee. (vi) Credit for Previously Planted Trees. An applicant may, if they have previously Ordinance No. ### 9 DATE planted Trees on the property while the property was under their ownership, receive credit for these Trees as part of the Replacement Plan. The Trees must meet the requirements of Replacement Trees stated above. The applicant must produce proof, acceptable to the city, that the planting of the trees occurred under the applicant’s ownership of the property. Credit for each previously planted Tree shall be granted based on the minimum size Replacement Tree allowed under this ordinance, unless the applicant is able to provide proof as to the size of the Tree at the time of plantingon the size of the planted tree, except that credit shall be limited to eight (8) caliper inches per planted tree. (vii) Replacement Trees in Uptown Hamel. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Replacement Trees are required within the Uptown Hamel zoning district, they shall be provided at a ratio of two (2) Replacement Trees per Significant Tree removed, except Disease/Insect susceptible trees (Ash/Elm) shall be provided at a ratio of one (1) Replacement Tree per Significant Tree removed. (d) Off-site Replacement; Contribution to City Environmental Fund. If required Tree Replacement is not practicable on the subject site because, in the City’s discretion, insufficient space exists to plant the Replacement Trees, an applicant may propose to plant in other locations in the City. Alternatively, an applicant may contribute an amount described in the City’s fee schedule to the City’s Environmental Fund for the purpose of forest management. The contribution shall be based upon the estimated cost equivalent to planting the required amount of Replacement Trees. (e) Amendments. A Tree Preservation or Replacement Plan may need to be amended after it has been approved by the city council. Requests for amendments shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of the Tree Replacement permit. The city’s Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to approve minor amendments. Request for amendments after the Tree Replacement Permit has been issued shall be considered by the City Council. Subd. 10. Native Trees. The following is the list of Trees that are native to Minnesota for purposes of this section as specified by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ “Field Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota, the Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province.”: (a) Ash, Black (Fraxinus nigra) RESERVED (b) Ash, Green (Fraxinus Pennsylvanica) RESERVED (c) Ash, White (Fraxinus Americana) RESERVED (d) Aspen, bigtooth (also called largetooth aspen, poplar, popple)(Populus grandidentata); (e) Aspen, quaking (also called trembling aspen, poplar, popple)(Populus tremuloides); (f) Basswood, American (Tilia Americana); (g) Birch, paper (Betula papyrifera); Ordinance No. ### 10 DATE (h) Birch, river (Betula nigra); (i) Birch, yellow (Betula alleghaniensis); (j) Butternut (Juglans cinerea); (k) Cedar, northern white (Thuja occidentalis); (l) Cherry, black (Prunus serotina); (m) Cherry pin (Prunus pensylvanica); (n) Elm, American (only Dutch Elm Disease resistant cultivars) (Ulmus Americana); (o) Fir, balsam (Abies balsamea); (p) Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis); (q) Hophornbeam, eastern (also called ironwood) (Ostrya virginiana); (r) Hickory, bitternut (Carya cordiformis); (s) Hickory, shagbark (Carya ovata); (t) Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos); (u) Hornbeam, American (also called blue beech)(Carpinus caroliniana); (v) Maple, black (Acer nigrum); (w) Maple, red (Acer rubrum); (x) Maple, silver (Acer saccharinum); (y) Maple, sugar (Acer saccharum); (z) Mulberry, red (Morus rubra); (aa) Oak, black (Quercus velutina); (bb) Oak, bur (Quercus macrocarpa); (cc) Oak, northern red (Quercus rubra); (dd) Oak, northern pin (also called Hill oak)(Quercus ellipsoidalis); (ee) Oak, swamp white (Quercus bicolor); (ff) Oak, white (Quercus alba); (gg) Pine, eastern white (Pinus strobes); (hh) Pine, jack (Pinus banksiana); (ii) Pine, red (also called Norway pine)(Pinus resinosa); (jj) Spruce, black (Picea mariana); (kk) Spruce, white (Picea glauca); (ll) Tamarack (also called eastern or American larch) (Larix laricina); and (mm) Walnut, black (Juglans nigra). (nn) Willow, Black (Salix nigra) (oo) Willow, Peachleaf (Salix amygdaloides) (pp) Willow, Heartleaf (Salix eriocephala) Subd. 11. Permit Required. Any activity regulated by this section shall require the applicant to obtain a Tree Preservation permit from the city. The application shall include a Tree Preservation and Replacement Plan (if required) for the Development Site. The application shall also include payment of a permit fee which shall be set by ordinance by the city council from time to time. Subd. 12. Financial Guarantee for Tree Replacement. In the event that Tree Replacement is required, the applicant shall submit a financial guarantee, in a form acceptable to the city at the time of obtaining the Tree Replacement Permit. The Ordinance No. ### 11 DATE financial guarantee must be for at least two growing seasons in order to ensure both the planting and the survival of the Replacement Trees. If no Replacement Trees are required, the City may require a financial guarantee that will ensure that in the event that any existing Significant Trees are damaged or killed as a result ofat time of development, they will be replaced by Replacement Trees complying with the requirements hereof. No financial guarantee shall be required when there are no Significant Trees on the property. Subd. 13. Violations. It shall be a violation of this section for any person, firm or corporation, to destroy the number of Significant Trees beyond the limits established by this section. The Zoning Administrator shall determine non-compliance with this section, subject to review by the city council. In addition to any other enforcement method available to the city, Tthe destruction or partial destruction of any Significant Trees in violation of this section shall be considered a violation and may result in revocation of the Tree Replacement permit or an action against the financial guarantees. Subd. 14. Penalties. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment as specified by state statute. Such penalty may be imposed in addition to an action against the financial securities, suspension or revocation of the Tree Replacement permit. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to prohibit the city from enforcing this section through any other means available to it under law, including, but certainly not limited to, injunctive relief. SECTION II. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication. Adopted by the Medina city council this _____ day of _______, 2023. _____________________________ Kathleen Martin, Mayor Attest: _________________________ Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk Published in the Crow River News on the ______ day of _____________, 2023. 1 Resolution 2023-## DATE Member _____ introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF MEDINA RESOLUTION NO. 2023-## RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE NO. ### BY TITLE AND SUMMARY WHEREAS, the city council of the city of Medina has adopted Ordinance No. ###, an ordinance amending Chapter 8 of the City Code pertaining to tree preservation and replacement; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statues § 412.191, subdivision 4 allows publication by title and summary in the case of lengthy ordinances or those containing charts or maps; and WHEREAS, the ordinance is 11 pages in length; and WHEREAS, the city council believes that the following summary would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city council of the City of Medina that the city clerk shall cause the following summary of Ordinance No. ### to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the ordinance in its entirety: Public Notice The city council of the City of Medina has adopted Ordinance No. ###, an ordinance amending Chapter 8 of the City Code pertaining to tree preservation and replacement. The ordinance adjusts required replacement for certain classifications of trees and for replacement in the Uptown Hamel zoning district. The ordinance also adds exemptions for removal for certain purposes and makes other technical changes in terms of how the regulations are administered. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the city council of the City of Medina that the city clerk keep a copy of the ordinance in their office at city hall for public inspection and that they post a full copy of the ordinance in a public place within the city. Dated: November 8, 2023. ____________________________________ Kathleen Martin, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member 2 Resolution 2023-## DATE ________ upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: And the following voted against same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. Tree Preservation Page 1 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting TO: Mayor Martin and Members of the City Council FROM: Dusty Finke, Planning Director DATE: September 14, 2023 MEETING: September 19, 2023 City Council Meeting SUBJECT: Tree Preservation Regulations Background The City’s Tree Preservation ordinance regulates the removal of trees for construction and development activities. The ordinance was adopted in 2006. City Council members and staff discussed reviewing aspects of the tree preservation regulations during review of recent land use applications. Summary of Existing Regulations The current regulations require replacement of trees if more than a certain percentage of the total trees are removed. The allowed amount is based upon the size of the lot, with more removal allowed on smaller lots. The ordinance allows a certain percentage to be removed for “initial site development” (essentially streets and utilities in a development), and a certain amount to be removed for all other activities: Initial Site Development Activities other than Initial Site Development Total property area included in the land use application or served by improvements Allowed percent of Significant Trees that may be removed Lot Size Allowed percent of Significant Trees that may be removed 0.1-1.0 acre 15% 0.1-1.0 acre 20% 1.1-5.0 acres 15% 1.1-5.0 acres 15% 5.1-10.0 acres 10% 5.1-10.0 acres 15% 10.1-20.0 acres 10% 10.1-20.0 acres 10% 20+ acres 10% 20+ acres 5% The table is a bit difficult to translate without context, but in most common developments, total removal allowed without replacement is usually 25%-30%. If removal is in excess of these amounts, replacement is required on an inch:inch basis. A tree with a diameter of 18”, for example, would need to be replaced with six 3” trees or nine 2” trees. Medina’s regulations do not differentiate by land use, which is fairly common in other communities. MEMORANDUM Agenda Item #7B Tree Preservation Page 2 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting The ordinance only applies to “Significant Trees” which are defined as: “a healthy, deciduous Tree, measuring eight (8) inches in Diameter or greater, or a healthy coniferous Tree, measuring four (4) inches or greater in Diameter.” The ordinance allows removal of two significant trees from a parcel per year without a permit, and includes the following exemptions: (a) removal of invasive species of Trees (as defined by the Minnesota Department of Nature Resources) and the control of pioneering Tree species such as box elder when needed to manage other ecosystems and where the removal will not cause erosion or damage to riparian areas; (b) commercially-zoned properties which follow the zoning-specific requirements; (c) removal of a Tree that has been determined by a Forestry Specialist to be diseased; (d) removal of Trees in connection with an emergency that poses an immediate danger to life or property; (e) removal of Trees that are located in areas in the Three Rivers Park District-managed Morris T. Baker Park and the Department of Natural Resources-managed Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Areas; (f) removal of Trees that are significantly damaged by storms or natural disasters; or (g) removal of Trees within an existing Conservation Easement which is consistent with an existing private management plan. Comparison to other Communities Staff reviewed tree preservation regulations in other communities as background information. Following is a table summarizing the requirements: Two out of thirteen communities do not have specific tree preservation regulations for all development. Chaska regulates removal only along bluffs/steep slopes. Corcoran does not regulate tree removal in standard zoning but encourages during consideration of PUDs. Allowed Removal (Residential) Allowed Removal (Commercial)Replacement Notes Medina 25%-30% 25%-30%1 inch: 1 inch Plymouth 50%75%1.25 inch:inch $125/inch Maple Grove 50%70-80%2 inch:1inch Only applies in higher value wooded area Victoria 20%20%1 inch:1 inch replacement limited to 40 trees per acre; Replacement credit for saved woodlands Chanhassen Varies (see below) Varies (see below)Minimum canopy 1 tree = 1089 s.f. canopy (40 trees per acre) Minnetrista 30%30%1 inch: 1 inch Dayton 40%60%1 inch: 1 inch Lake Elmo 30%30%.25-.5 inch : inch .25 for boxelder, cottonwood, ash Eagan 40%48%1-6 trees:tree 4" replacmenet trees are tree:tree; softwood are 1/2 replacement Woodbury 30%30%.5 inch: 1 inch 1/8":1 for 'common'; 1/4":1" for evergreen Shorewood None None 2-3 trees/tree Limited to 8 trees/acre Chaska Not regulated Not regulated Only Bluff/steep slope removal regulated Corcoran Not regulated Not regulated Preservation encourged through PUD Tree Preservation Page 3 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting Medina’s removal allowance is on the more stringent side of the comparisons. One community has a lower allowed removal percentage but has a limit on the amount of replacement which can be required (40 trees per acre). Three communities have limitation of 30%, but two of those communities have a lower replacement amount (0.5” per 1”). Maple Grove’s regulations only apply to woodlands identified in their natural resource inventory. Removal of trees scattered through a site or along tree lines would not be regulated. Chanhassen’s regulations (attached for reference) are unique amongst the communities. The regulations account for the “baseline canopy” of a site and different land uses. Their regulations establish a minimum amount of the site which is required to be tree canopy, which is adjusted based on how wooded the site is to begin with, and what land use is planned. A site with few trees, for example, may end up having to plant more trees than a development site which is partially wooded but which preserves trees. Staff believes it may be worth discussing whether Medina’s ordinance should consider existing tree coverage and land use as factors. Recommended Changes Administering the tree preservation ordinance over the past 16 years, staff has identified the following potential changes to be discussed. Staff presented these changes to the Planning Commission, and the consensus was that these changes were appropriate. Add language related to off-site planting or contribution to forest management fund In several developments, the amount of required tree replacement was too high to sustainably and practically plant on a subject site. The City’s practice has been to either allow planting in off-site locations within the City, or to accept a contribution to the City’s forest management/reforestation fund equivalent to the planting. The ordinance does not describe this allowance, so staff recommends that a provision be added to describe this practice. Language can be found on the top of page 8 of the ordinance. Exemption: Trees within public right-of-way or easement by public agency The primary strategy of the tree preservation ordinance is to encourage design which avoids as many trees as possible, not necessarily as a penalty for removing trees. In the case of street expansions and utility projects, the ability for public agencies to avoid trees is limited by the location of existing improvements and easements. As such, staff believes it is reasonable to exempt removal by public agencies. Recommended language can be found on the bottom of page 4 of the ordinance [Subd. 5(h)]. Exemption: Removal for improvements to existing public streets The City often requires construction of turn lanes on existing public streets adjacent to a development. Similar to the rationale for exempting removal by public agencies, staff believes it is reasonable to consider exempting trees which a developer would need to remove along the outside of a development site to add turn lanes to an existing street. It would not likely be practical to design improvements to avoid the trees. Recommended language can be found on the bottom of page 4 of the ordinance [Subd. 5(i)]. Tree Preservation Page 4 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting Planted Trees The existing regulations references “credit for previously planted trees” [see Subd. 9(c)(vi)]. The current language suggests that previously planted trees can be considered as replacement trees if replacement is required in a project. The thought behind this type of provision is so there is not a disincentive for property owners planting trees in the years and decades prior to development or a construction project. Staff believes it may be reasonable and more straight-forward to exempt trees planted by the owner from consideration on the front end, rather than counting as replacement on the back end. Staff has suggested this language at the bottom of page 7, top of page 8. Replacement for Old Growth Forest The current Tree Preservation ordinance states that replacement for trees removed from an Old Growth Forest Remnant is required to be on a 2 inch:1inch basis. The ordinance notes that Old Growth Forest Remnants are identified within the City’s natural resource inventory. The City’s 2008 Inventory does not include sufficient detail to specifically identify Old Growth Forest remnants, although Wolsfeld Woods is known as Old Growth at the very least. There may be other remnants. One of the communities which was surveyed for comparison (Victoria) requires 2:1 replacement for “heritage trees,” so there is one example of a community which has a multiplier for replacement. In their case it is for older, larger trees. While the City could attempt to spend additional efforts to identify whether there are other remnants within the City, or remnants could be identified at the time of a tree survey on a specific site, staff believes other tools would be more effective to preserve these areas rather than relying on the tree preservation ordinance. Examples include land planning, acquisition, or requiring dedication of the land as park dedication. Staff has some concern about requiring a multiplier in terms of replacement. Staff has suggested language to remove this multiplier [See Subd. 9(c)(i) on page 7] Remove Ash Trees from Allowed Species With the emergence of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in the area, staff recommends removing ash trees from the list of allowed replacements. The ordinance does require diversification for replacement trees (no more than 25% of one species), which is best practice to limit impacts from future tree diseases and infestations. Additional Changes Recommended by the Planning Commission Standards by Land Use – Uptown Hamel The City’s current removal allowances are based on lot size, irrespective of planned land use. Several communities which were reviewed by staff established different regulations for allowed removal based on land use. Staff believes it may be advisable to consider regulations by land use. The Uptown Hamel district, for example, is intended to allow a more “urban” or Tree Preservation Page 5 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting “downtown” style of development, has a lot of smaller lots and allows 90% coverage by buildings and parking. It likely is difficult to develop in this style while also preserving trees. Most sites do not have stands of trees to preserve, but they are instead scattered through the site. Staff believes it is appropriate to address this in the tree preservation ordinance. In the past, the City has accounted for land use differences through the “waiver” procedures which are described within the existing regulations. The waiver procedure is described on the bottom of page 5. The City has granted waivers in the case of land planned for more intensive uses, provided the applicant made efforts to preserve trees. The City Attorney recommends that, to the extent possible, the City should try to specify expectations for removal within the ordinance, rather than commonly relying on waivers to address such instances. The Planning Commission discussed whether it was appropriate to consider differing removal allowances for different land uses. The consensus of the Commission was that it seemed reasonable to regulate tree removal in Uptown Hamel differently because the objectives for this area in the Comprehensive Plan were unique amongst land uses in the City. Staff has recommended language which would require replacement on a ratio of 2 trees per removed tree in Uptown Hamel. Rather than establishing a different replacement calculation for Uptown Hamel, the ordinance could establish a different removal allowance. For example, since hardcover is permitted over 90% of a lot in Uptown Hamel, perhaps a higher removal allowance could be established. Alternatively, generally language similar to “Site Plans shall preserve existing trees to the extent practicable.” Staff believed a replacement per tree alternative may be the best alternative in Uptown Hamel to support replanting of some shade trees while still accounting for the more intensive development pattern in Uptown Hamel. This language can be found in Subd. 9 (c)(vii) on the bottom of page 8. Ash/Elm/Box Elder removal/replacement Several communities required a lower replacement amount for softwood trees such as box elder, cottonwood, and ash. The City’s current regulations include a provision that can exempt “removal of invasive species of Trees (as defined by the Minnesota Department of Nature Resources) and the control of pioneering Tree species such as box elder when needed to manage other ecosystems and where the removal will not cause erosion or damage to riparian areas.” Staff believes the original intent of this provision was for cases of tree/forest management, not as an exemption for removal of such trees during development. Nonetheless, relying on this language and the allowance of the waiver provision of the code, the City has reduced replacement requirements in several cases for lower quality trees such as cottonwood and box elder. If that is to be the practice, staff would recommend formalizing either the exemption or reduction in replacement for such trees. The Planning Commission discussed at the August meeting and generally agreed that a different standard was appropriate. Tree Preservation Page 6 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting Several other communities address this issue by requiring half as much replacement for certain trees. Staff has suggested language which would lower the replacement requirement for trees such as Box Elder, Cottonwood, Willow, Aspen, and Poplar to ½. Staff has also added language for discussion which would lower the replacement for disease/insect susceptible trees (Ash and Elm) to tree:per:tree rather than inch:inch. There was some discussion during the Council update at the 8/15 meeting whether it was appropriate to encourage removal and replacement of Ash trees because of Emerald Ash Borer. Staff believes a low replacement requirement may provide such an encouragement. Draft language is included in Subd. 9(c)(i) on page 7. The Council may wish to discuss the following options on this subject: • Replacement ratio – the ½ ratio was suggested partially because it is a standard found in other communities. This amount could be adjusted or the “categories” be adjusted. • # of Tree:Tree – staff suggested a tree:tree replacement for Ash/Elm trees partly as a way to generate discussion. These trees could be assigned a replacement ratio instead of tree:tree as well. Similarly, trees such as Box Elder could be dealt with irrespective of size (for example, require 2-4 replacement trees per Box Elder). • Maximum Replacement per Tree – a “hybrid” approach could also be considered whereas replacement of certain trees could be calculated on an inch:inch basis, but, the replacement for each tree capped at a certain amount. For example, a 32” cottonwood tree could be limited to replacement of 4 trees. While there are many ways to approach different types of trees and situations, it should be noted that each different standard adds a level of complexity for both the applicant’s team and the City review. The Planning Commission discussed and believed the adjustment to the replacement requirements recommended by staff seemed appropriate. Commissioners raised concerns with additional complexity of multiple calculations and submittal requirements. Staff noted that the ordinance already requires tree surveys to identify species and size, so classifying the trees and quantifying differently should not be much more difficult. Other Topics Staff has identified several topics for additional discussion by the Planning Commission and Council for other potential changes. The Planning Commission discussed and did not believe it was necessary to make these changes to the regulations. Allowed Removal As noted above, Medina is one of the more stringent communities with regard to tree removal allowances. Medina is also unique in how removal for “initial site development” is accounted for separately from “other activities.” For commercial or multi-family sites which do not have public streets, this two-part approach can actually result in a more restrictive allowance because Tree Preservation Page 7 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting a project may need to remove more trees for a larger building/parking footprint rather than for streets. The Planning Commission discussed and the consensus was that, with some adjustments to the Uptown Hamel district, the standards were appropriate to address the objectives of the City. PUD as incentive for preservation The Planned Unit Development (PUD) ordinance identifies the following as one of the purposes of the City considering a PUD: “The preservation, enhancement, or restoration of desirable site characteristics such as high quality natural resources, wooded areas, wetlands, natural topography and geologic features and the prevention of soil erosion.” Staff believes this language is sufficient for the City to provide flexibility for a developer to design a site to preserve wooded areas. Because the City has the discretion in determining whether to approve a PUD, the Planning Commission and Council will need to balance the tree preservation goals against other interests which may be raised by residents (minimum lot size, unit count, type of dwelling, etc.). The PUD can be a good tool, but the developer would need to realize sufficient value from the flexibility granted to make the project more desirable for them as well. The Planning Commission believed existing language was sufficient to encourage preservation through a PUD. Density Bonuses/Transfer of Development Rights Maple Grove’s ordinance includes language which allow a property owner to transfer development rights from wooded acreage to other sites and allows the City to grant density bonuses for preserving wooded areas. The PUD process provides some ability to “transfer” density from one portion of a site to another, at the discretion of the City. Density would need to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, which does allow +20% density “for developments that protect the natural features or exceed other standards of the zoning district.” Staff believes it is fair to interpret that the existing PUD ordinance would allow this +20% density at the discretion of the City for woodland preservation. If the Planning Commission and City Council wanted to emphasize this incentive, it may be advisable to add the language more explicitly in either the Tree Preservation ordinance or the PUD ordinance. While the PUD ordinance would certainly allow flexibility in lot size and layout to shift the location of buildings within a development site, the City does not explicitly address transfer of development rights BETWEEN sites. Such transfers are often suggested conceptually in studies as a tool to preserve desirable features, but are not widely utilized. Transfers may be challenging to administer and track over time. Maple Grove has had this option in their regulations for a number of decades of extensive development, and was utilized only a few times. Density bonuses were utilized much more often. The City likely could regulate a transfer of development rights through a PUD process (even for non-contiguous sites) if the opportunity ever presented itself. However, the likelihood is much lower if the option is not explicitly described in code. Tree Preservation Page 8 of 8 September 19, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting Staff seeks feedback on whether bonus density language should be emphasized in code, or if transfer of development rights language should be added. The Planning Commission believed that the Comprehensive Plan and PUD language was sufficient to allow for density bonuses if deemed appropriate by the City. The Commission did believe in crafting regulations to allow a transfer of development rights was likely overly complicated, and if there was ever was an opportunity, the City could likely address through a PUD process. Park Dedication credit The City can require 10% of buildable land from any subdivision to be dedicated to the City for Parks, Trails, and Open Space. This provides a fairly powerful tool to preserve the highest priority wooded areas. Requiring dedication of wooded areas would compete with requiring dedication of lands for active recreation (parks/trails) or obtaining cash-in-lieu of dedication. The City would also then obtain property rights over the wooded area. Several communities note that the City would provide some credit toward park dedication requirements if wooded areas are preserved within a development site. Staff believes there may be an opportunity to provide credit for preserved woodland areas. If such lands were preserved, but not open to the public, partial park dedication credit could be considered. The Planning Commission did not recommend adding specific language, and noted that the City could already utilize Park Dedication without additional language. Planning Commission Recommendation/Potential Action The Planning Commission discussed the ordinance at the August and September meetings. Excerpts from this discussion is attached for refence, and the Planning Commission recommendations were reference throughout this report. Following discussion, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. Staff seeks feedback and direction from the City Council on the subjects discussed above. There is not necessarily a required timeframe for adoption of amendments. If the City Council needs additional information or discussion, the ordinance can be continued to future meetings. Once the City Council has completed review, the following action can be taken: Motion to direct staff to present the ordinance related to Tree Preservation for action at the following consent agenda [with the following recommended changes, if any]. Attachments 1. Ordinance 2. Excerpt from 8/8/2023 Planning Commission minutes 3. Excerpt from draft 9/12/2023 Planning Commission minutes 4. Chanhassen regulations Tree Preservation Page 1 of 3 October 3, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting TO: Mayor Martin and Members of the City Council FROM: Dusty Finke, Planning Director DATE: September 28, 2023 MEETING: October 3, 2023 City Council Meeting SUBJECT: Tree Preservation Regulations Background The City Council discussed the City’s Tree Preservation regulations at the September 19 meeting and requested examples of potential implications of following proposed changes: 1) Reduction of replacement for pioneering trees (box elder, willow, cottonwood, etc.) 2) Exemption for planted trees More information related to the City’s existing regulations, regulations in other communities, and a series of other proposed changes was described in the staff report presented at the September 19 meeting, which is attached for reference. Calculation of Replacement Ratio Options Both the Planning Commission and City Council had discussed that it seemed reasonable to discuss a lower replacement ratio for faster growing, pioneering trees such as box elder, cottonwood, and willow trees. The draft ordinance presented at the September 19 meeting included a ratio of 1/2” Replacement: 1.0” Removed for these types of trees. The City Council also discussed whether coniferous trees such as Black Hills Spruce, which tend to be more landscape trees, made sense to have a lower ratio. Staff reviewed the tree survey from the Marsh Pointe Preserve to provide an example. Each development is going to be unique based upon the existing share of trees, but this provides an example. The full tree survey is attached for reference. Following is a table showing the required replacement based upon three different replacement ratios. Column F shows replacement under existing regulations, Column G shows replacement with pioneer trees at ½”:1”, and Column H shows replacement with coniferous and pioneering trees at ½”:1”. This table assumes no waiver or reduction for planted trees. A B C D E F G H Existing Trees Removed Removed %Replacement Trees Req. inch:inch (current code) 0.5 pioneer, tree:tree Ash 0.5 pioneer, coniferous Ash/Elm 109 62 56.9% 29.3 343 70 70 Common 141 77 54.6% 41.75 444 222 222 Coniferous 191 158 82.7% 110.25 1075 1075 538 Hardwood 155 52 33.5% 13.25 141 141 141 596 349 58.6%2003 1508 971 Required Replacement Options MEMORANDUM Agenda Item #8A Tree Preservation Page 2 of 3 October 3, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting During discussion on September 19, the Council also discussed the option of “capping” the replacement for pioneering trees (perhaps requiring inch:inch replacement, but not over 16” or 20” for any tree). In this case, most of the pioneering trees were under 20”, so the cap would not have come into play. As a note, staff calculates the replacement requirements starting with the smallest removed trees (since the ordinance allows removal of a certain number of trees, staff assumes that the largest trees were allowed to be removed). If we assume a development site of this size may be able to plant 300” of replacement trees, the contribution to the reforestation/forest management fund under each scenario is shown to the right: Staff has requested spreadsheets for some other recent developments and may be able to provide some additional examples at the October 3 meeting. Calculation for Planted Trees The Council discussed various options for potential ways to reduce replacement requirements for trees that are planted by the current property owner. Existing Regulations The existing regulations allow a property owner to claim credit for trees which were planted. The credit is provided at the size at time of planting, with a minimum of 2” assumed. In the Marsh Pointe Preserve example, it appears that the ordinance would have calculated at 94” of replacement trees. Exemption The current draft ordinance includes language which would exempt planted trees from the replacement calculations. The following table summarized the replacement calculation if the planted trees were exempt, and can be compared to the table above. A B C D E F G H I Existing Trees Planted Trees "Native" Trees Total Removed Planted Removed "Native" Removed "Native" Removal % Replacement (planted exempt) Ash/Elm 109 44 65 62 39 23 35.4%14 Common 141 30 111 77 28 49 44.1%101 Coniferous 191 191 0 158 158 0 NA Hardwood 155 42 113 52 36 16 14.2%0 596 307 289 115 Column Ratio Contribution F 1”:1” (current) $170,300 G ½”:1” pioneer $120,800 H ½”:1” pioneer+ coniferous $97,100 Tree Preservation Page 3 of 3 October 3, 2023 Regulations City Council Meeting Other Potential Alternatives In this example, the planted trees were predominantly coniferous (191 of 308) and only 42 of 308 planted trees were hardwood deciduous. Thinking through this example, the following additional alternatives came to mind: 1) Exempt Pioneer and/or Coniferous 2) Limit replacement of planted trees (tree:tree or 8” per tree) The two tables above allow a good approximation of how these alternatives may apply in the Marsh Pointe example. If pioneer and coniferous trees were exempted, but hardwood deciduous trees were not, an additional 141” of replacement would be required. The “Planted Removed” column F would show approximately how many additional trees would be required if they were not exempted. Size of Replacement Trees/Bare Root Prohibition The Council requested that staff report whether the City’s limitation on bare root replacement trees should be reviewed. Staff discussed with Emily Ball, a forestry professional at WSB, who advised that the City may actually be better served by considering removing the 2” minimum planting requirement. Finding a diversity of tree species available at 2” will likely be difficult and may become more difficult with increased interest in planting to mitigate for Emerald Ash Borer. Allowing 1 ¼” or 1 ½” trees would make planting more diversity much more practical. Because the City requires a 2-year guarantee on the plantings, Emily believed it would be reasonable to leave flexibility for the type of stock (container, B&B, bare root), again to address potential supply issues of different tree species. If the City allows the planting of smaller trees to improve opportunity for species diversity, this would lead to a higher number of trees because much of replacement is based on an inch calculation. Staff believes it may be appropriate to provide “credit” at 2” to encourage diversity. Staff seeks feedback on this subject before incorporating language. Planning Commission Recommendation/Potential Action Staff seeks feedback and direction from the City Council on the subjects discussed above. There is not necessarily a required timeframe for adoption of amendments. If the City Council needs additional information or discussion, the ordinance can be continued to future meetings. Once the City Council has completed review, the following action can be taken: Motion to direct staff to present the ordinance related to Tree Preservation for action on a future consent agenda [with the following recommended changes, if any]. Attachments 1. Ordinance 2. September 19, 2023 Staff Report 3. Example Tree Survey   Ordinance No. ### 1 DATE CITY OF MEDINA ORDINANCE NO. ### AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO TREE PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT The City Council of the City of Medina ordains as follows: SECTION I. Section 828.41 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the struck through language as follows: Section 828.41. Tree Preservation and Replacement. Subd. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to promote, within the city, development that retains Medina’s rural character, in which the natural environment is the dominant feature. Trees and landscaping are a major component of the natural environment, and the city recognizes that preservation and replanting of trees is important to maintain a healthy and desirable community. The city further recognizes that a certain amount of tree loss is an inevitable consequence of the development process, but that the reforestation of this valuable renewable resource will ultimately provide a long-term environmental and economic benefit. In light of such purposes and the various functions outlined in subdivision 2, the requirements provided in this section bear an essential nexus and rough proportionality to the negative impacts of Significant Tree removal, and the city has a legitimate interest in addressing such impacts through the mechanisms described herein. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority provided to the city under state law, including, but not necessarily limited to, Minnesota Statutes, sections 412.221, subd. 8 and 462.358. Subd. 2. Function. The function of this ordinance includes but is not limited to: (a) improving air quality; (b) reducing noise pollution; (c) improving water quality; (d) preventing of soil erosion; (e) conserving energy by providing natural insulation and shading; (f) reducing the urban heat island effect; (g) increasing property values by establishing tree buffers that provide privacy protection between conflicting land uses; (h) providing habitat for wildlife, including birds that help control insects; (i) enhancing the city’s physical and aesthetic environment; and (j) enhancing the quality of life and the general welfare of residents. Subd. 3. Definitions. The following words and terms, wherever they occur in this ordinance, are defined as follows: (a) “Best Management Practices” (“BMP”) are the Erosion and sediment control   Ordinance No. ### 2 DATE practices as well as conservation or Low Impact Development principles related to Tree preservation and removal, which are the most effective and practicable for controlling, preventing and minimizing negative impacts on existing Trees, minimizing soil exposure and protecting tracts of Woodland and Old Growth Forest Remnants. (b) “Crown Cover” is the protective canopy created by the overlapping leafy heads of Trees that shelters the habitat beneath it. (c) “Development Site” is the surveyed parcel, or site, including those improvements that occur on-site or adjacent to the Development Site or spoil site locations. A Development Site includes both the Primary and Secondary Construction Zones. (d) “Diameter” is the width of a Tree’s trunk, measured at four (4) feet above the ground. (e) “Dripline” is the farthest distance away from the trunk of a Tree that rain, or dew, will fall directly to the ground from the leaves or branches of the Tree to the roots. (f) “Forestry Specialist” is a person certified in urban forestry functions and management, who has been retained by the city, or an applicant. (g) “Initial Site Development” is the grading and construction of streets, trails, and sidewalks; the installation of utilities, including water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, natural gas, electric, and cable television; or the grading and construction of drainage ways and storm detention areas. (h) “Lost Trees” are Significant Trees in areas to be preserved but that die as a result of construction or Development Site improvement activities and must be replaced at the same ratio as Significant Trees. Such Trees shall be considered Lost Trees when they die as a result of: (i) grade change or land alteration, whether temporary or permanent, of greater than one (1) foot, measured vertically and affecting forty (40) percent, or more, of the Tree’s root zone (the area under a Tree that is at and within the Dripline of the Tree); (ii) secondary construction activities that result cutting forty (40) percent, or more, of the Tree’s root zone (the area under a Tree that is at and within the Dripline of the Tree); (iii) mechanical injury to the trunk of a Significant Tree, causing the loss of thirty (30) percent, or more, of the bark at a specific part of the Tree; or (iv) compaction to ninety (90) percent of a depth of six (6) inches, or more, of forty (40) percent, or more, of the Tree’s root zone (the area under a Tree that is at and within the Dripline of the Tree). (i) “Low Impact Development” or “LID” means multi-functional site design, Formatted: Not Highlight   Ordinance No. ### 3 DATE streetscapes and architecture that maintains and restores vital terrestrial ecological processes necessary to protect the ecological integrity of the land. (j) “Natural Resources Inventory” is a document developed by the city that denotes where regionally significant natural resources are located within the city. (k) “Principal Structure” means any building or structure on the property in which the main use of the property takes place. (l) “Private Road” means a privately owned (or controlled) and maintained drive, street, road, lane, or any improved or unimproved surface, not dedicated to a governmental entity as a public road, which provides the primary means of vehicular ingress and egress from a public road to two or more dwelling units, lots, parcels or principal buildings, whether created by a private right-of way, easement, or other device. (m) “Old Growth Forest Remnant” is a natural forest remnant that is one acre or greater, that has developed over a long period of time, generally around 100 years, with young, middle-aged and old Trees present. It is dominated by shade tolerant species, such as sugar maple and basswood. All Old Growth Forest Remnants are identified in the city’s current Natural Resource Inventory or in the current Natural Areas and Community ID Numbers map which are available at city hall. (n) “Replacement Trees” are Trees that replace removed Significant Trees. (o) “Significant Tree” is a healthy, deciduous Tree, measuring eight (8) inches in Diameter or greater, or a healthy coniferous Tree, measuring four (4) inches or greater in Diameter. (p) “Subdivision” means the separation of an area, parcel, or tract of land under single ownership into two or more parcels, tracts, lots, or long-term leasehold interests where the creation of the leasehold interest necessitates the creation of streets, roads, or alleys, for residential, commercial, industrial, or other use or any combination thereof, except those separations: (1) where all the resulting parcels, tracts, lots, or interests will be 20 acres or larger in size and 500 feet in width for residential uses and five acres or larger in size for commercial and industrial uses; (2) creating cemetery lots; (3) resulting from court orders, or the adjustment of a lot line by the relocation of a common boundary. (q) “Tree” is a woody plant, which at maturity, is thirteen (13) feet or greater in height and that has a more or less defined crown. (r) “Tree Preservation and Replacement Plan” is a certified survey, which shows the location and species of all Trees to be preserved, removed, or disturbed, and the location of and type of Replacement Trees within the site, meeting the requirements of ubdivisionSubdivision 9(c) of this Section 828.41. (s) “WCA” means the “Wetland Conservation Act,” Minnesota Statutes Sections Formatted: Not Highlight Formatted: Not Highlight Formatted: Not Highlight   Ordinance No. ### 4 DATE 103G.222-.2373. (t) “Woodland” is a group of Significant Trees and understory plants that are one (1) acre or greater in size and non-species specific, with a Crown Cover of fifty (50) percent or greater. Old Growth Forest Remnants are a species-specific type of Woodland. Subd. 4. Applicability. This ordinance shall apply to any of the following circumstances: (a) removal of more than two (2) Significant Trees on any property, developed or undeveloped, within a given calendar year, except as exempted by subdivision 5 of this section. (b) any formal land use application to the city that is to be zoned residential, including, but not limited to, Subdivisions, minor Subdivisions, site plans, rezoning and conditional use permits; (c) site improvements requiring a building, grading, driveway, sign or WCA permit; or (d) redevelopment of a legal non-conforming Principal Structure. Subd. 5. Exemptions. The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this ordinance: (a) removal of invasive species of Trees (as defined by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as invasive (including, but not limited to, Buckthorn, non- native honeysuckles, Siberian elm, and winged burning bush), and the control of pioneering Tree species such as box elder when needed to manage other ecosystems and where the removal will not cause erosion or damage to riparian areas; (b) removal of Trees that were planted as part of a horticultural tree farm or commercial nursery; (c) removal of a Tree that has been infested by Dutch Elm Disease or Emerald Ash Borer, or has been determined by a Forestry Specialist to be diseased; (d) removal of Trees in connection with an emergency that poses an immediate danger to life or property; (e) removal of Trees that are located in areas in the Three Rivers Park District-managed Morris T. Baker Park and the Department of Natural Resources-managed Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Areas; (f) removal of Trees that are dead or significantly damaged by storms or natural   Ordinance No. ### 5 DATE disasters; or (g) removal of Trees within an existing Conservation Easement which is consistent with an existing private management plan. (h) Removal of Trees by a public agency upon public land, right-of-way, or easement for the installation of public improvements. (i) Removal of Trees related to improvements to existing public roadways adjacent to a Development Site or extension of utilities to a Development Site which are required by the City as a condition of land use application approval. Subd. 6. Allowed Tree Removal. (a) The following amount of Significant Trees may be removed from a site and replacement shall not be required. Initial Site Development Activities other than Initial Site Development Total property area included in the land use application or served by improvements Allowed percent of Significant Trees that may be removed Lot Size Allowed percent of Significant Trees that may be removed 0.1-1.0 acre 15% 0.1-1.0 acre 20% 1.1-5.0 acres 15% 1.1-5.0 acres 15% 5.1-10.0 acres 10% 5.1-10.0 acres 15% 10.1-20.0 acres 10% 10.1-20.0 acres 10% 20+ acres 10% 20+ acres 5% (b) For activities that include the Subdivision of property or dedication of public or private right-of-way, the allowed number of Significant Trees that may be removed for Initial Site Development shall be based on the lot size prior to Subdivision. After the property is subdivided, the allowed number of Significant Trees that may be removed shall be based on the individual lot sizes within the Subdivision. Subd. 7. Waiver. A waiver, of the number of Trees required to be replaced,Notwithstanding the City's tree preservation and protection goals, there may be instances in which development consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and desirable to the City may not be practicable without removing more than the Allowed Tree Removal amounts described in Subd. 6. Accordingly, a reduction of the number of Trees required to be replaced may be granted by the city council, in its full and absolute discretion, on a case-by-case basis for circumstances where the applicant has exhausted all reasonable   Ordinance No. ### 6 DATE design options for the Development Site. An applicant shall be eligible for a waiver only if he or she implements allthey implement Best Management Practices listed in Subdivision 8 of this ordinance. Waivers associated with a land use application shall be considered by the city council at time of the review of the application and shall not be considered after this review is approved. Subd. 8. Standards Governing Tree Preservation, Protection and Planting. The following Best Management Practices shall be used for those Development Sites that utilize conservation easements that protect Old Growth Forest Remnants or Development Sites that are requesting waivers from certain requirements of this section: (a) Realignment of proposed streets and utilities to avoid Tree removal; (b) Reduction of required street width and increase of street grade up to an eight (8) percent slope by the city when the applicant can demonstrate that these changes result in Tree preservation; (c) The use of Private Roads in lieu of public streets; (d) Variation in street radius and speed design; (e) Modified grading plans; (f) Flexible lot lines; (g) Alternative utility configurations, such as the use of ejector pumps, force mains, or revised home elevations to minimize grading; (h) The use of flexible development standards, such as clustering of homes or otherwise reducing the footprint of development, to preserve Old Growth Forest Remnants, Significant Trees and open space; (i) The preservation of unique and rare Tree species or communities identified in the Natural Resource Inventory; and (j) The use of Low Impact Development principles. Subd. 9. Tree Preservation and Replacement Requirements. For all activities that are subject to this section, a Tree Preservation Plan must be submitted by the applicant for review and approval by the city. To the extent possible, Significant Trees and Trees located within Old Growth Forest Remnants, Woodlands and natural habitat areas shall be preserved. The Tree Preservation Plan shall include the following information: (a) Tree Inventory. The Tree inventory shall identify Significant Trees on the property. It shall include:   Ordinance No. ### 7 DATE (i) The location of and a list of all Significant Trees by species. In cases involving large stands of Trees, an applicant may, with city staff review and consent, show the area on the site plan and use a representative sample to calculate the number and species of Significant Trees. The list shall be provided in table and electronic spreadsheet format and shall quantify Significant Trees by the following categories: A. Disease/Insect Susceptible Trees (Ash and Elm). B. CommonPioneer Trees (Aspen, Box Elder, Cottonwood, Poplar, and Willow). C. Coniferous Trees. D. Hardwood Trees (Basswood, Birch, Catalpa, Cherry, Hackberry, Hickory, Ironwood, Locust, Maple, Oak, and Walnut). (ii) Significant Trees that are proposed to be removed. They shall be marked with an “X” on the site plan. The Diameter of each removed Significant Tree, in inches, shall also be noted. (iii) Identification of areas within Old Growth Remnant Forests, as defined by the Natural Resources Inventory. If an applicant wishes to adjust the area based on fieldwork, city staff must review and approve of any adjustment. (iv) A list of any ecologically unique and/or significant areas on the Development Site that are identified in the Natural Resources Inventory report. (b) Identification of the locations of any protective fencing and any other measures that will be taken to preserve the Trees. Protective fencing must be placed at least one foot beyond the Dripline of all Trees to be preserved. Any Trees lost as a result of construction activity will be counted when determining the amount of Trees that were removed, which may cause additional Replacement Trees to be required. (c) Tree Replacement Plan. If the proposed removal of Significant Trees exceeds that allowed by subdivision 6 of this section, Tree Replacement will be required and a Tree Replacement Plan will need to be submitted to the city for review and approval by the city council. The Tree Replacement Plan shall be certified by a Forestry Specialist. It shall contain the following information for each Replacement Tree. (i) Number and Size of Trees to be Replaced. Required Replacement shall be provided as follows: A. Disease/Insect Susceptible Trees (Ash and Elm) shall be replaced at a ratio of at least one (1) Replacement Tree per one (1) Significant Tree removed. B. CommonPioneer Trees (Aspen, Box Elder, Cottonwood, Poplar, and Willow) shall be replaced at a ratio of one-half (½) inch Replacement Tree per one (1) inch of removed Significant Tree. Pioneer Trees in excess of 36 inches shall require a maximum of 18 inches of Replacement Trees. C. Coniferous Trees shall be replaced at a ratio of one (1) inch Replacement Tree per   Ordinance No. ### 8 DATE one (1) inch of Significant Tree removed. D. Hardwood Trees (Basswood, Birch, Catalpa, Cherry, Hackberry, Hickory, Ironwood, Locust, Maple, Oak, and Walnut) shall be replaced at a ratio of one (1) inch Replacement Tree per one (1) inch of Significant Tree removed. (ii) Type of Replacement Trees. All Replacement Trees shall be native trees as defined by subdivision 10 of this section. All Replacement Trees shall be appropriate for the soil conditions found at the planting site. All Replacement Trees shall be from certified nursery stock. If more than twelve (12) Replacement Trees are required on a Development Site, there shall be no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the same species. (iii) Minimum Size of Replacement Trees. All deciduous Replacement Trees shall be a Diameter of at least two (2) caliper inches in size, except that Replacement for removal of Disease/Insect susceptible Trees may be smaller.as described below. All coniferous Replacement Trees shall be at least four (4) feet in height, which shall be equivalent to two (2) replacement inches. (A) Replacement of Disease/Insect Susceptible Trees may be smaller than two (2) caliper inches. (B) Replacement Trees smaller than two (2) caliper inches, but no smaller than 1 ¼ caliper inches, may be permitted only if necessary to achieve species diversity if larger stock is not available for such species. If a smaller tree is planted to improve species diversity and the City determines larger stock is not available, these Replacement Trees shall be calculated as (2) caliper inches to encourage diversity. (iv) Placement of the Replacement Trees. All Replacement Trees shall be planted within the Development Site, in a non-patterned arrangement, duplicating natural conditions whenever possible. Replacement Trees may be planted in an alternative location if that location is approved by the city council. (v) Survival of Replacement Trees. All Replacement Trees must survive for at least two growing seasons from the date of planting before the city will refund the financial guarantee required by subdivision 13 of this section. In the event that a Replacement Tree dies or has severely declined (25% of crown has died) before the two growing seasons have passed, it shall be replaced with a Tree of the same caliper inch size. The new Tree must survive for two growing seasons from the date of its planting before the city will refund the financial guarantee. (vi) Previously Planted Trees. Trees which An applicant may, if they have been previously planted byTrees on the current property owner shall be exempt fromwhile the property was under their ownership, receive credit for these Trees as part of the Replacement Plan. The Trees must meet the requirements of this section. Such Trees shall be excluded from the total number of Trees when calculating the allowed Removal and Replacement requirements.Trees stated above. The applicant must produce proof, Formatted: Not Highlight Formatted: Not Highlight   Ordinance No. ### 9 DATE acceptable to the city, that the planting of the trees occurred under the applicant’s ownership of the property. Credit for each previously planted Tree shall be granted based on the size of the planted tree, except that credit shall be limited to eight (8) caliper inches per planted tree. (vii) Replacement Trees in Uptown Hamel. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Replacement Trees are required within the Uptown Hamel zoning district, they shall be provided at a ratio of two (2) Replacement Trees per Significant Tree removed, except Disease/Insect susceptible trees (Ash/Elm) shall be provided at a ratio of one (1) Replacement Tree per Significant Tree removed. (d) Off-site Replacement; Contribution to City Environmental Fund. If required Tree Replacement is not practicable on the subject site because, in the City’s discretion, insufficient space exists to plant the Replacement Trees, an applicant may propose to plant in other locations in the City. Alternatively, an applicant may contribute an amount described in the City’s fee schedule to the City’s Environmental Fund for the purpose of forest management. The contribution shall be based upon the estimated cost equivalent to planting the required amount of Replacement Trees. (e) Amendments. A Tree Preservation or Replacement Plan may need to be amended after it has been approved by the city council. Requests for amendments shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of the Tree Replacement permit. The city’s Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to approve minor amendments. Request for amendments after the Tree Replacement Permit has been issued shall be considered by the City Council. Subd. 10. Native Trees. The following is the list of Trees that are native to Minnesota for purposes of this section as specified by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ “Field Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota, the Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province.”: RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED (d) Aspen, bigtooth (also called largetooth aspen, poplar, popple)(Populus grandidentata); (e) Aspen, quaking (also called trembling aspen, poplar, popple)(Populus tremuloides); (f) Basswood, American (Tilia Americana); (g) Birch, paper (Betula papyrifera); (h) Birch, river (Betula nigra); (i) Birch, yellow (Betula alleghaniensis); (j) Butternut (Juglans cinerea); (k) Cedar, northern white (Thuja occidentalis); (l) Cherry, black (Prunus serotina); (m) Cherry pin (Prunus pensylvanica);   Ordinance No. ### 10 DATE (n) Elm, American (only Dutch Elm Disease resistant cultivars) (Ulmus Americana); (o) Fir, balsam (Abies balsamea); (p) Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis); (q) Hophornbeam, eastern (also called ironwood) (Ostrya virginiana); (r) Hickory, bitternut (Carya cordiformis); (s) Hickory, shagbark (Carya ovata); (t) Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos); (u) Hornbeam, American (also called blue beech)(Carpinus caroliniana); (v) Maple, black (Acer nigrum); (w) Maple, red (Acer rubrum); (x) Maple, silver (Acer saccharinum); (y) Maple, sugar (Acer saccharum); (z) Mulberry, red (Morus rubra); (aa) Oak, black (Quercus velutina); (bb) Oak, bur (Quercus macrocarpa); (cc) Oak, northern red (Quercus rubra); (dd) Oak, northern pin (also called Hill oak)(Quercus ellipsoidalis); (ee) Oak, swamp white (Quercus bicolor); (ff) Oak, white (Quercus alba); (gg) Pine, eastern white (Pinus strobes); (hh) Pine, jack (Pinus banksiana); (ii) Pine, red (also called Norway pine)(Pinus resinosa); (jj) Spruce, black (Picea mariana); (kk) Spruce, white (Picea glauca); (ll) Tamarack (also called eastern or American larch) (Larix laricina); and (mm) Walnut, black (Juglans nigra). (nn) Willow, Black (Salix nigra) (oo) Willow, Peachleaf (Salix amygdaloides) (pp) Willow, Heartleaf (Salix eriocephala) Subd. 11. Permit Required. Any activity regulated by this section shall require the applicant to obtain a Tree Preservation permit from the city. The application shall include a Tree Preservation and Replacement Plan (if required) for the Development Site. The application shall also include payment of a permit fee which shall be set by ordinance by the city council from time to time. Subd. 12. Financial Guarantee for Tree Replacement. In the event that Tree Replacement is required, the applicant shall submit a financial guarantee, in a form acceptable to the city at the time of obtaining the Tree Replacement Permit. The financial guarantee must be for at least two growing seasons to ensure both the planting and the survival of the Replacement Trees. If no Replacement Trees are required, the City may require a financial guarantee that will ensure that in the event that any existing Significant Trees are damaged or killed as a result of development, they will be replaced by Replacement Trees complying with the requirements hereof. No financial guarantee shall be required when there are no Significant Trees on the property. Formatted: Not Highlight Formatted: Not Highlight   Ordinance No. ### 11 DATE Subd. 13. Violations. It shall be a violation of this section for any person, firm or corporation, to destroy the number of Significant Trees beyond the limits established by this section. The Zoning Administrator shall determine non-compliance with this section, subject to review by the city council. In addition to any other enforcement method available to the city, the destruction or partial destruction of any Significant Trees in violation of this section may result in revocation of the Tree Replacement permit or an action against the financial guarantees. Subd. 14. Penalties. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment as specified by state statute. Such penalty may be imposed in addition to an action against the financial securities, suspension or revocation of the Tree Replacement permit. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to prohibit the city from enforcing this section through any other means available to it under law, including, but certainly not limited to, injunctive relief. SECTION II. The City’s fee schedule is hereby amended by adding the following fee: Contribution in-lieu of planting Replacement Trees $100 per caliper inch SECTION III.SECTION II. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication. Adopted by the Medina city council this _____ day of _______, 2023. _____________________________ Kathleen Martin, Mayor Attest: _________________________ Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk   Ordinance No. ### 12 DATE Published in the Crow River News on the ______ day of _____________, 2023. Planning Department Update Page 1 of 2 November 8, 2023 City Council Meeting TO: Mayor Martin and Members of the City Council FROM: Dusty Finke, Planning Director DATE: November 2, 2023 MEETING: November 8, 2023 City Council SUBJECT: Planning Department Updates Land Use Application Review A) Meander Park and Boardwalk – Meander Rd, east of Arrowhead Dr – Medina Ventures had requested PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat approval for a development to include four residential units north of Meander Rd, and commercial uses south of Meander Rd including a venue, restaurant, daycare, and speculative retail space. The City Council granted amended PUD and Final Plat approval at the April 18 meeting. The applicant has submitted an amendment to the plat and plans which would add a strip of property along the east of the property, increase the size of the daycare, add parking, and proposes solar panel “carports” over much of the parking lot. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 10 and unanimously recommended approval, but recommended improvements to landscaping and design of the solar panel structure. Staff intends to present to City Council on October 17. B) 500 Hamel Road Apartment Site Plan Review – Medina Apartments LLC has requested review of a site plan review for development of an 89-unit apartment building at 500 Hamel Rd. The application is currently incomplete for review. Staff will present for public hearing at the Planning Commission when complete, potentially at the November 14 meeting, but more likely the December 12 meeting. C) 1225 Maplewood Concept Plan – John and Lisa James have requested review of a concept plan for a three-lot subdivision. Staff is conducting preliminary review and will schedule a public hearing when complete. D) School Lake Nature Preserve 3rd Addition and PUD Amendment – School Lake Nature Preserve LLC has requested to separate the area of the formal garden from one of the lots within the development. The garden area is proposed as a stand alone outlot. The City Council granted approval at the September 19 meeting. Staff will work with the applicant to finalize documents necessary to meet the conditions of approval. E) Preserve of Medina (fka Blooming Meadows) – east of Holy Name Dr, north of CR24 – Tim Boser has requested PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat approval for a 5-lot rural subdivision. The applicant proposes to restore a large area of wetlands and create a wetland bank in addition to the lots. The City Council granted general plan of development and preliminary plat approval on August 2. Staff will await final plat application. F) BAPS Site Plan Review – 1400 Hamel Road – BAPS Minneapolis Medina has requested an amendment to their approved site plan review. The Council approved the amended Site Plan Review at the December 6, 2022 meeting. The applicant has submitted site/civil construction plans for review and has indicated that they may move forward with site work in the fall of 2023 or spring of 2024. The applicant has indicated that building construction likely would not begin until the spring of 2024. G) Hamel Townhomes Final Plat – 342 Hamel Rd – Hamel Townhomes, LLC has requested final plat approval for a 30-unit townhome development. The Council granted final plat approval on MEMORANDUM Planning Department Update Page 2 of 2 November 8, 2023 City Council Meeting August 16. Staff will work with the applicant to finalize documents prior to beginning of construction. H) Ditter Heating and Cooling Site Plan Review – 820 Tower Drive – Ditter Heating and Cooling has requested a Site Plan Review for an approximately 5,000 square foot addition to its building. The application is incomplete for review and will be scheduled for a hearing when complete. I) Pioneer Trail Preserve – This project has been preliminarily approved and the City is awaiting final plat application. Other Projects A) Maplewood/Morningside Stormwater Project – WSB has completed a draft Feasibility report for ravine stabilization and construction of a stormwater pond within the Morningside/Keller neighborhood. The City has received approximately $240,000 toward this project, and the engineer’s estimate is approximately $410,000. Staff is scheduled to meet with the property owners where the improvements would occur. B) Tree Preservation Ordinance – staff presented the Tree Preservation Ordinance to the Planning Commission for preliminary discussion. The Planning Commission provided recommendations at their September 12 meeting, Council discussed on September 19 and October 3 and requested more information. Staff intends to present to City Council at the November 7 meeting. C) Hennepin County Hazard Mitigation – planning staff assisted Public Safety and Public Works departments with review and information of the 2023 Hazard Mitigation plan update for Medina. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Jason Nelson, Director of Public Safety DATE: November 2, 2023 RE: Department Updates Sergeant Hall is working with the Plymouth Police Department, Department of Homeland Security, and security personnel at Holy Name to conduct a security assessment at the school/church as well as updating their emergency response plans. I met last week with Reserve Sergeant Chorley and Officer Gregory to discuss our Reserve program. The Reserve role has changed in the past twenty plus years, and I wanted to take a new look at this from a different approach so we can focus our recruitment efforts moving into 2024. There will be more to come on this in the goals setting session with council. Sergeant’s Hall and Boecker continue to work on backgrounds. The Community Service background has been completed and a recommendation to hire will be in this council packet. They are both working on the out of state police officer candidate background and hope to have that finished up in the next couple of weeks. Sergeant Hall and Administrative Assistant Groth have been working on preparing new recruiting documents that we can utilize at college job fairs throughout the state going into 2024. Prior to last year, our agency had never attended the college job fairs but due to the difficulty in recruiting new candidates, we attended Alexandria, Hennepin Tech, and Mankato’s last year. We will continue to investigate different ways to recruit new officers and evaluate if this method is working for us. It is the time of year when we start taking more vehicle versus deer accidents. This past week, one of our squads hit a deer causing $4300 in damage to the front grill and bumper areas. We also took a report of a West Suburban Rescue truck that had struck a deer at 3:30 am while responding to a medical call. I should say the deer struck the rescue vehicle as it ran right into the passenger side door. Minor damage to the rescue and no one was injured other than the deer in both accidents. Patrol: The following are updates of Patrol Officers between October 12th, 2023 and October 31st, 2023: Citations –18 Warnings – 50 PD Accidents – 5 PI Accidents – 0 Medicals – 16 Falls – 7 Suspicious Calls – 12 Traffic Complaints – 4 Other Agency Assists – 10 Business/Resid Alarm - 15 Welfare Checks - 3 Disturbance Calls - 2 On 10/13/2023 at 0859 hours officers were dispatched to an unconscious male in the 4100 block of Fairway Drive. Family reported the patient had recently got a COVID shot but unknown if related to the current medical situation. Patient was transported to the hospital by North Ambulance. Assisted by West Suburban Fire Department. On 10/14/2023 at 0011 hours an officer was dispatched to a vehicle fire in the 4900 block of Highway 55. Upon arrival the officer found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on the property. West Suburban Fire responded and extinguished the fire. On 10/14/2023 at 0225 hours an officer was dispatched to a damage to property report at Inn Kahoots. Reports were received that a male slashed the tires on several vehicles before leaving on foot. The officer was able to locate the suspect a short distance away and he was taken into custody. The suspect began to show signs of having medical issues and North Ambulance was called to the scene. The suspect was ultimately transported to the hospital. A total of six vehicles had tires slashed. The case was forwarded to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for charging. On 10/16/2023 at 0941 hours officers were dispatched to a person slumped over in a vehicle at the storage facility off Rolling Hills Road. Upon arrival officers made contact and were able to wake the subject who stated he was having vehicle troubles and his cell phone had gone dead, so he was unable to contact anyone. Officer let the subject make a call to a friend to come to assist him. On 10/21/2023 at 1011 hours officer was dispatched to a fraud report in the 3000 block of Butternut Drive. Reporting party’s 12-year-old son had sent an inappropriate photo of himself to someone on Snapchat and was now being extorted for money. The officer provided advice to the parent not to pay the money requested as this was a common online extortion scam. The victim did not pay any money and has not been contacted any further by the suspect. On 10/22/2023 at 1027 hours an officer was dispatched to an ATL (attempt to locate) at Norgren Automotive. Wayzata PD had been contacted by Minneapolis PD that a vehicle registered to a Wayzata resident had been involved in multiple attempted theft from autos in their city. The Wayzata resident reported his vehicle had been left at Norgren Automotive for service and he was supposed to pick it up and they had left the key under the floor mat. Officer confirmed the vehicle was missing from Norgren Automotive and was believed to have been stolen. Wayzata was to enter the vehicle as stolen. On 10/24/2023 at 1001 officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint on westbound Highway 55 from Plymouth. It was reported an SUV was running red lights and driving recklessly. Officer located the vehicle and attempted to stop it and the vehicle fled. The vehicle was determined to be a fresh stolen from the city of Crystal. Officers pursued the vehicle east into Plymouth. The vehicle turned around and came back west towards Medina before turning around once again near Hamel Road to go back eastbound. Officer performed a PIT maneuver which sent the vehicle into the ditch, and it was disabled. Several juvenile females exited the vehicle and were taken into custody. The driver later exited after several commands and was also taken into custody. The driver was charged with fleeing and possession of the stolen motor vehicle. On 10/25/2023 at 2215 hours an officer was dispatched to a vehicle in the ditch near County Road 24 and Mohawk Drive. Reporting party also reported the female driver was believed to be intoxicated. While en route the reporting party advised a male had arrived, believed to be the female’s husband, and picked up the female. Upon arrival by the officer the officer spoke to the witnesses to obtain information. The vehicle left in the ditch was found to be registered to a Plymouth address and officers were requested to respond to the address to make contact. The female driver was later found at the address, found to be very intoxicated, and placed under arrest for DWI. She later submitted to a DMT breath test which showed a BAC of .20. On 10/28/2023 at 2142 hours officers were dispatched to a loud party involving suspected underage drinking on Shawnee Woods Road. Upon arrival officers made contact with the homeowners who were allowing a party for their juvenile daughter who had numerous friends over. No one was found to be drinking and it was believed a person who was kicked out earlier had called in the report of underage drinking. On 10/30/2023 at approximately 0035 hours an officer on patrol struck a deer with his squad car causing damage to the squad. An accident report was made by a neighboring agency. On 10/31/2023 officers responded to multiple vehicles in the ditch due to the first snowfall of the season. No injuries were reported from the incidents. Investigations: Sent MAARC report to Hennepin County Attorney for financial related charges. Worked with several agencies to develop suspects in a fraud ring, sent in the charges to Hennepin County Attorney for review. Wrote subpoenas for fraud case. Obtained video with suspect information for check fraud case and issued a crime alert. Sent OFP violation in for charging. Received and closed a child protection report. Located vehicle in traffic complaint, vehicle was confirmed stolen, pursued vehicle and apprehended adult suspect and several juveniles. Investigations currently have 4 open/active cases. 1 TO: Medina Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Steve Scherer, Public Works Director DATE: November 02, 2023 MEETING: November 08, 2023 SUBJECT: Public Works Update Streets • The striping and shouldering are now complete on the Town Line Road project and the street looks great. • Public Works finalized patch work and is now prepping manholes and valves so they do not become a hazard to the snowplows. • Staff is working with Mark Smith at Weston Woods to resolve infrastructure issues prior to winter setting in. • All trucks are in the process of being DOT certified for the upcoming winter season. • Public Works has been shouldering on several streets where the excessive rain has washed the shoulder material away. Water/Sewer/Stormwater • The Willow Drive lift station start-up went very smooth with some punch list items to follow up on. The project is close to completion. • Public Works repaired several valve boxes in our water system. Most of the valve boxes had broken tops from snowplows. • Greg Leuer has been working on Hamel Legion Park and several HOA groups to turn off their irrigation water systems for the season. • Fall hydrant flushing has been completed throughout the City. • Public Works addressed two different drainage issues in the past week along Mohawk Drive. Parks/Trails • The parks are still being mowed and will require a fall cleanup in the next week or so after most of the leaves are off the trees. • Information presented to the Park Commission at their October 18th meeting and their recommendations to Council regarding pickleball are in your packet. • The dock has been removed at Lakeshore Park and we are still hoping to install the benches on the hillside decks this fall. • The field house has been winterized for the season. MEMORANDUM ORDER CHECKS OCTOBER 17, 2023 – NOVEMBER 8, 2023 054945 ALL AMERICAN TITLE CO., INC ............................................... $321.43 054946 DESHPANDE, ASHISH ............................................................. $250.00 054947 DORWEILER, NANCY ............................................................... $500.00 054948 KIRKENDALL, MICHAEL/CHRISTINE ........................................... $6.10 054949 CITY OF MAPLE PLAIN ......................................................... $2,050.00 054950 MARK OF EXCELLENCE HOMES ......................................... $5,750.00 054951 MEDTOX LABS ......................................................................... $109.14 054952 MYERS, MARK/MEGAN ............................................................ $176.69 054953 NECHANICKY, BETH .................................................................. $40.44 054954 NORTH MEMORIAL .................................................................. $120.00 054955 NORTHWEST FAMILY PHYSICIANS ........................................ $102.00 054956 OSTERBERG, MICHAEL ............................................................. $73.39 054957 RESULTS TITLE........................................................................ $100.00 054958 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY .................................... $1,170.90 054959 SWANSON HOMES ............................................................. $10,000.00 054960 TITLE SPECIALISTS INC ............................................................ $57.60 054961 ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS .......................................... $446.65 054962 ADVANCED GRAPHIX INC .................................................... $1,095.00 054963 AGRE, CAROLINE .................................................................... $150.00 054964 ALLEY, VIJAY/MONICA ............................................................. $150.00 054965 BEAUDRY OIL & PROPANE .................................................. $2,607.68 054966 BOYER FORD TRUCKS INC ..................................................... $923.01 054967 CAREFREE SERVICES INC ..................................................... $552.00 054968 CONTEMPORARY IMAGES ................................................... $3,211.40 054969 CORE & MAIN LP ................................................................. $67,688.05 054970 DEAN QUNELL AUTO REPAIR .............................................. $2,621.87 054971 DESIGNING NATURE, INC. ................................................... $1,331.60 054972 DITTER COOLING & HEATING................................................. $682.78 054973 EARL F ANDERSEN INC ....................................................... $1,690.58 054974 ECM PUBLISHERS INC .............................................................. $65.80 054975 ESS BROS. & SONS, INC. ........................................................ $982.00 054976 GMH ASPHALT CORP ......................................................... $10,391.80 054977 GRAINGER................................................................................ $422.37 054978 GUARDIAN FLEET SUPPLY LLC ........................................... $3,385.78 054979 HACH COMPANY ...................................................................... $174.30 054980 HAWKINS INC. ....................................................................... $2,996.05 054981 JIMMY'S JOHNNYS INC ............................................................ $666.28 054982 KENNEDY & GRAVEN CHARTERED .................................... $7,662.40 054983 LANO EQUIPMENT INC ......................................................... $1,323.70 054984 LORETTO AUTO BODY ............................................................ $339.00 054985 MATHESON TRI-GAS INC .......................................................... $54.62 054986 METRO WEST INSPECTION ............................................... $41,341.15 054987 MN DEPT OF AGRICULTURE .................................................. $225.00 054988 MOTLEY AUTO SERVICE LLC .............................................. $1,635.50 054989 NAPA OF CORCORAN INC ...................................................... $404.03 054990 NELSON ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR ................................ $12,704.00 054991 NUSS EQUIPMENT GROUP LLC ............................................. $772.72 054992 OMANN BROTHERS PAVING INC ........................................... $810.90 054993 OPPIDAN INVESTMENT CO .................................................. $1,580.80 054994 ROLF ERICKSON ENTERPRISES INC ................................ $12,808.92 054995 SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP ................................................. $1,794.24 054996 SOLUTION BUILDERS INC .................................................... $3,408.39 054997 STAR TRIBUNE........................................................................... $64.77 054998 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL ............................................................... $732.95 054999 TEGRETE CORP .................................................................... $2,978.00 055000 SSI MN TRANCHE 1 #10322006 ............................................ $3,690.95 055001 SSI MN TRANCHE 3 #10327096 ............................................ $4,096.25 055002 WATER CONSERVATION......................................................... $345.72 055003 WESTERN ELECTRIC ........................................................... $1,680.00 Total Checks $223,516.70 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS OCTOBER 17, 2023 – NOVEMBER 8, 2023 007037E ELAN FINANCIAL SERVICE ................................................ $12,619.65 007038E FARMERS STATE BANK OF HAMEL ......................................... $10.00 007039E MEDIACOM OF MN LLC ........................................................ $1,090.95 007040E FURTHER ................................................................................. $208.64 007041E AFLAC ....................................................................................... $491.08 007042E PR PERA .............................................................................. $20,720.70 007043E PR FED/FICA ....................................................................... $20,318.67 007044E PR MN Deferred Comp ........................................................... $3,967.47 007045E PR STATE OF MINNESOTA .................................................. $4,585.63 007046E CITY OF MEDINA ........................................................................ $25.00 007047E FURTHER .............................................................................. $2,127.39 007048E CIPHER LABORATORIES INC. .............................................. $1,692.00 007049E MINNESOTA, STATE OF ....................................................... $2,589.00 007050E CENTERPOINT ENERGY ......................................................... $295.99 007051E DELTA DENTAL ..................................................................... $3,150.47 007052E GREAT AMERICA FINANCIAL SERVI ...................................... $178.95 007053E FARMERS STATE BANK OF HAMEL ....................................... $150.00 007054E CITY OF PLYMOUTH ............................................................. $1,190.64 007055E WRIGHT HENN COOP ELEC ASSN ...................................... $2,277.77 007056E THE VALVOLINE COMPANY 68 ............................................... $119.08 007057E FURTHER ................................................................................. $801.52 007058E MARCO (LEASE) ....................................................................... $917.50 Total Electronic Checks $79,528.10 PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSITS OCTOBER 25, 2023 0513093 ALTENDORF, JENNIFER L. ................................................... $1,197.67 0513094 BARNHART, ERIN A. ............................................................. $3,019.12 0513095 BOECKER, KEVIN D. ............................................................. $2,909.74 0513096 CONVERSE, KEITH A. ........................................................... $2,915.03 0513097 DEMARS, LISA ....................................................................... $1,614.87 0513098 DION, DEBRA A. .................................................................... $2,198.99 0513099 ENDE, JOSEPH...................................................................... $2,121.39 0513100 FINKE, DUSTIN D. ................................................................. $3,122.31 0513101 GLEASON, JOHN M. .............................................................. $2,226.87 0513102 GREGORY, THOMAS ............................................................ $2,095.11 0513103 GROTH, BRENNA L ............................................................... $1,504.54 0513104 HALL, DAVID M. ..................................................................... $2,499.25 0513105 HANSON, JUSTIN .................................................................. $2,411.62 0513106 JOHNSON, SCOTT T. ............................................................ $2,784.01 0513107 KLAERS, ANNE M. ................................................................. $1,750.79 0513108 LEUER, GREGORY J. ............................................................ $1,848.26 0513109 MCGILL, CHRISTOPHER R. .................................................. $1,645.02 0513110 MCKINLEY, JOSHUA D .......................................................... $2,439.05 0513111 MYHRE, JORDAN J ............................................................... $2,469.64 0513112 NELSON, JASON ................................................................... $3,044.17 0513113 RATKE, TREVOR J ................................................................ $2,006.29 0513114 REINKING, DEREK M ............................................................ $2,458.75 0513115 RUCKE, MARIA ...................................................................... $1,888.39 0513116 SCHEIBE, CONNIE L ............................................................. $1,624.64 0513117 SCHERER, STEVEN T. .......................................................... $2,730.27 0513118 VINCK, JOHN J ...................................................................... $2,013.05 0513119 VOGEL, NICHOLE ..................................................................... $927.11 0513120 WALKER, CAITLYN M. ........................................................... $2,056.30 0513121 WIESE, TANNER .................................................................... $1,885.75 0513122 BURSCH, JEFFREY ............................................................... $1,506.35 Total Payroll Direct Deposit $64,914.35