HomeMy Public PortalAbout08.19.2009 Park Commission MinutesMedina Park Commission Meeting Minutes
August 19, 2009
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The Park Commission of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on August 19, 2009 at 7:10
p.m. at the Hamel Community Building. Park Commission Vice Chair Ben Benson presided.
1) Call to Order
Commissioners present: Ben Benson, Bill Waytas, Chris Hilberg, Paul Jaeb, Janet
White, and Ann Thies (7:35 p.m.)
Commissioners absent: Madeleine Linck
Also present: Steve Scherer, Jodi Gallup, and Carolyn Smith
2) Additions to the Agenda: None.
3) Approval of the Minutes
• July 15, 2009 Regular Meeting Minutes
A motion was made by Paul Jaeb and seconded by Chris Hilberg to approve the minutes
with no changes. Motion passed unanimously.
• July 29, 2009 Special Meeting Minutes
A motion was made by Chris Hilberg and seconded by Janet White to approve the
minutes with no changes. Motion passed unanimously.
4) Public Comments (on items not on the agenda): None
5) City Council Update:
Council member Smith updated the Park Commission that the City Council:
• Had a budget special meeting and will be having a budget open house on August
27th The open house will start with a tour of the Public Works facility and then a
budget presentation will be given. The 2010 budget will be decreased from 2009.
• Will be holding the bid opening for the Field House project at 2 p.m. on August
27th. Discussion occurred regarding possibly using $25,000 of the Lions donation
towards operations of the facility.
• Has made great progress on the Urban Residential ordinance in two meetings and
it will be on the consent agenda for approval at the September 1st meeting.
• Will be reviewing the business park and mixed use ordinance next.
• Working with Hennepin County to receive a grant to possibly purchase an
easement by Hidden Lake.
• Working with Dave Thill to complete the management plan for the Tomann
property.
6) Hamel Legion Park Master Plan Open House Discussion
There was a general consensus that the special meeting had gone well, and the consultant
was given a lot of good direction. Everyone felt comfortable with the consultant making
changes to the Hamel Legion Park Master Plan with the direction he received and
bringing it back to the next meeting to make any final tweaks and then approve the plan.
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Benson expressed some concern about one of the audience member's idea to use some of
the existing park for a future parking lot. He did not want to give up an ounce of land for
additional parking in the park.
Smith stated that the City Council had been working on acquiring more land in Uptown
Hamel for municipal parking and that the city would not need to turn more of the park
into a parking lot.
7) Eagle Scout Project Request
Scherer introduced Eagle Scout Kellan Passow from troop 206 and the three projects he
is interested in doing to satisfy his Eagle Scout requirements.
Passow introduced himself to the Park Commission and explained the three projects he
will be doing at Lakeshore Park and his research in more detail.
1. Install horseshoe pits at Lakeshore Park. Passow stated that the pits will be placed
away from the playground equipment on the other side of the boat landing in the
shade. He showed pictures of horseshoe pits that Three Rivers Park District uses.
He stated that he will need to dig dirt, put down a cloth for erosion control, put the
stakes in the ground, and then fill back in with dirt. He will also be building a
backboard to place behind each stake.
2. Install the erosion control along the boat ramp.
3. Rebuild the picnic shelter with recycled plastic boards. Scherer stated that the
boards have already been ordered and just need to be installed.
8) Uniform Park Signs
Gallup reported on the Planning Commissions recommended changes to the sign
ordinance, which is scheduled to be reviewed by the City Council on September lst. The
Park Commission endorsed all the Planning Commissions recommendations except the
language in the ordinance that states the sign must appear natural. This language was
only to be included in the residential and public/semi-public zoning districts. The sign
ordinance does not include this language in any of the other zoning districts and the Park
Commission felt that it should be consistent throughout the ordinance.
White passed out an excerpt from the May 20, 2009 Park Commission minutes where the
Park Commission had decided on which parks would have signs, if the signs should be
small or large, and if they should be one or two-sided signs. There was a general
consensus to move forward with those previous recommendations, but to give the sign
companies the flexibility to tell the city what size each sign should be based on the size of
the park.
It was determined the following language should be included in the quote specifications:
SIZE: Pylon Sign: Maximum 15 square feet
MATERIAL:
APPEARANCE:
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Pylon Sign Posts: 4' x 4'
Monument Sign: Maximum 50 square feet
Base: Interlocking landscape block or some comparable to fountain base
at Hamel Legion Park Entrance Plaza
Sign: Exteria high density composite, Diabond, or comparable material
Post: Fiber -Force or comparable material
Background Color: Beige
Font Color: Dark Brown
Sign Border Color: Dark Brown
Shape: Square bottom with a curved top
Logo/text: The City of Medina logo shall be placed in the curved top with
the text of the park name below the logo
Discussion occurred whether or not to include the words, "Hamel Community Building"
on the monument sign at the entrance plaza of Hamel Legion Park. It was determined that
it should not be on the monument sign because there is already a sign for the Hamel
Community Building on the street sign and the sign on the building would be visible
from the monument sign.
9) Review 2009 Goals
The Park Commission reviewed a list of 17 goals that were made at the January 21, 2009
Park Commission meeting. Most of the goals had been complete or were in the works.
The Park Commission felt they were on track to completing all the goals by the end of
the year.
10) Staff Report
a) County Road 116 Trail Update: Gallup reported that the City Council approved three
trail easement agreements with various property owners along County Road 116.
Scherer stated that the city is still working out the details on the easements to get
consent agreements with the mortgage companies. Scherer also updated the Park
Commission on the project timeline.
b) Recap from Forming a Lake Group Presentation: Discussion occurred that the
watershed district presentations should have been shorter and to the point regarding
issues on the specific lakes in Medina in the various watershed districts. The Park
Commission requested that Gallup follow up with Eli Condon from Minnesota
Waters to make sure she follows up with the Medina residents that were present at the
meeting.
c) General Items: Scherer stated that he will be meeting with Dave Thill next Tuesday to
discuss the management plan for the Tomann Property. Smith stated that Rowdy
Dorweiler had requested that the Park Commission consider putting hockey boards up
at the ice skating rink at Hamel Legion Park. There was discussion that it would be an
eyesore if the boards were left up all year and it would be a large maintenance item to
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have to put them up and remove them each season. Waytas suggested researching
pond hockey boards because they are much smaller and less maintenance.
9) Adjourn
A motion was made by Jaeb, seconded by Hilberg, and passed unanimously to adjourn
the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Jodi Gallup.