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Home My Public Portal About08.19.2020 Park Commission Meeting Packet Posted 8/14/2020 Page 1 of 1 AGENDA MEDINA PARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020 7:00 P.M. Meeting to be held telephonically pursuant Minn. Stat. Sec. 13D.021 1) Call to Order 2) Additions to Agenda 3) Approval of the Minutes from:  July 15, 2020 Regular Meeting 4) Public Comments (on items not on the agenda) 5) City Council Update 6) Ditter Properties – 2032-2052 Holy Name Drive Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Preliminary Plat, Interim Use Permit – Park Dedication Review 7) Hunter Lions Park Concept Plans 8) Hamel Athletic Club – Field Improvement Request 9) Staff Report a) 2020 Park Commission Goals b) General Items 10) Adjourn Telephonic Meeting Call-in Instructions Dial 1-612-517-3122 Enter Conference ID: 475 119 690# 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Medina Park Commission FROM: Jodi Gallup, Assistant City Administrator DATE OF REPORT: August 14, 2020 DATE OF MEETING: August 19, 2020 SUBJECT: Park Commission Meeting Report 2. Additions to Agenda If any Park Commissioner wishes to add an item to the agenda after the agenda has already been posted, the agenda item must be proposed at this point in the meeting. The Park Commission must agree to add the item by motion. No attachments for this item. 5. City Council Update This is a reoccurring agenda item to have the City Council Liaison to the Park Commission give an update at each meeting on what is happening at the Council level. City Council member John Anderson has been appointed as the Liaison to the Park Commission for 2020. No attachments for this item. 6. Ditter Properties – 2032-2052 Holy Name Drive Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Preliminary Plat, Interim Use Permit – Park Dedication Review Jim and Tom Ditter (Ditter Properties) have submitted land use requests to allow subdivision of 4 parcels they own into 5 lots. The four existing parcels are a total of approximately 25 acres, and each range in size from 3-8.5 acres, located east of Holy Name Drive and north of Holy Name Cemetery. The Park and Trail plan does not identify any need for future park land or trails in this area. As a result, staff recommends that park dedication fee of $8000 be required in-lieu of land dedication for parks or trails. The Park Commission discussed back in April 2018 and the consensus at the time was to recommend cash. See attached report. Recommended Action: Make recommendation to City Council on park dedication. 7. Hunter Lions Park Concept Plans The City of Medina hired WSB to serve as the Landscape Architect to lead the process in designing concept plans for Hunter Lions Park. The Park Commission subcommittee reviewed preliminary concept plans with WSB on July 14th and provided a number of revisions to the plans. WSB revised the plans to consider the subcommittees’ recommendations. Shaunna Newton with WSB will present the updated concept plans to the Park Commission for further feedback at the meeting. Next steps will be to solicit public feedback through a virtual platform. See attached concept plans. Recommended Action: Review concept plans and provide feedback. 2 8. Hamel Athletic Club – Field Improvement Request Hamel Athletic Club board members Andy Servi and Ryan Wilson will provide an update to the Park Commission on the 2020 season and present a request for some additional field improvements. See attached request. Recommended Action: Review request and potentially provide recommendation to city council. 9. Staff Report a. 2020 Park Commission Goals. Attached is the 2020 goals list. This agenda item will provide us an opportunity to discuss any progress we have made on our goals. b. General Items. This agenda item is to give a verbal update on any other general park items. Staff representation at the August 19th Park Commission meeting will be Assistant City Administrator Jodi Gallup, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, and Planning Director Dusty Finke. Medina Park Commission Meeting Minutes - DRAFT July 15, 2020 Page 1 of 4 The Park Commission of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on July 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., which was held telephonically pursuant Minn. Stat. Sec. 13D.021. Park Commission Chair Ann Thies presided. 1) Call to Order Commissioners Present: Ann Thies, Mary Morrison, Steve Lee, John Jacob, Terry Sharp, Angela Bernhardt, Troy Hutchinson (left at 8:00 p.m.) Commissioners Absent: None Also Present: Public Works Director Steve Scherer, Assistant City Administrator Jodi Gallup, Planning Director Dusty Finke, City Council Member John Anderson 2) Additions to the Agenda: None. 3) Approval of the Minutes from: June 17, 2020 Meeting A motion was made by Thies and seconded by Bernhardt to approve the minutes from June 17, 2020 as presented. A roll call vote was taken: Park Commissioner Ann Thies - aye Park Commissioner Terry Sharp - aye Park Commissioner Mary Morrison - aye Park Commissioner Steve Lee - aye Park Commissioner John Jacob – aye Park Commissioner Troy Hutchinson – aye Park Commissioner Angela Bernhardt – aye Motion passed unanimously. 4) Public Comments (on items not on the agenda): None. 5) City Council Update City Council Member Anderson provided an update on recent City Council actions. 6) US Home Corp. (Lennar) – Meadow View Townhomes – N of Hwy 55 – S of Meander Rd., W of CR 116 – Preliminary Plat – Park and Trail Review Finke provided a brief staff report for the Meadow View Townhomes preliminary plat proposal noting that the applicant had taken into consideration the Park Commissions’ comments from the concept plan review at the April meeting. He noted that the updated plans show private trails within the development with a public trail along the future Tamarack Drive on the west edge of the neighborhood. Medina Park Commission Meeting Minutes - DRAFT July 15, 2020 Page 2 of 4 Lee observed that the landscape plan did not show any trees on the south side of the buildings between the development and Highway 55, which would make the development very visible from Highway 55. Sharp questioned if the residents of this neighborhood would use the future Tamarack Drive or Meander Road as their main entrance/exit. Finke anticipates that most people would use the future Tamarack Drive. Jacob suggested marking crosswalks along Meander Road from this development to the Park at Fields of Medina. A motion was made by Lee and seconded by Sharp to recommend accepting the future Tamarack Drive Trail as a public trail. Motion passed unanimously. A roll call vote was taken: Park Commissioner Ann Thies - aye Park Commissioner Terry Sharp - aye Park Commissioner Mary Morrison - aye Park Commissioner Steve Lee - aye Park Commissioner John Jacob – aye Park Commissioner Troy Hutchinson – aye Park Commissioner Angela Bernhardt – aye Motion passed unanimously. 7) Hunter Lions Park Concept Plans Gallup provided an update that the City of Medina had hired Landscape Architect Candace Amberg with WSB to lead the process in designing concept plans for Hunter Lions Park. The Park Commission subcommittee held an initial meeting with WSB to review draft concept plans on July 14th. WSB received direction from the subcommittee on recommended changes. The refined concept plans will be presented to the Park Commission at the August 19th meeting for additional comments. 8) Lakeshore Park Concept Plans Gallup reported that she Scherer, Gallup, and Hutchinson had met with Playground Design company Flagship Recreation at Lakeshore Park on June 22nd. Flagship Recreation provide a few draft playground design options and pricing for the Park Commission to review. Hutchinson suggested that he canvass/survey the neighborhood to find out what is wanted in the park before pursuing an upgrade to the playground. Medina Park Commission Meeting Minutes - DRAFT July 15, 2020 Page 3 of 4 It was discussed that a postcard could be sent to all residents in the neighborhood asking for feedback in an online survey. The survey should also note the park amenities at Baker Park to make sure Lakeshore Park and Baker Park’s amenities complement each other. 9) Diamond Lake Regional Trail Thies noted that Three Rivers Park District has opened their public comment period for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail. She asked the Park Commissioners to review the plan options to provide comments back to Three Rivers Park District. She noted that there were three proposed north-south trail options, which it seemed that two of the options were mostly along existing roadways. Morrison noted that while a roadside trail may be boring, the trails through nature areas cause a larger environmental impact to provide a view, which must be balanced. It was noted that a trail along Tamarack Drive would be difficult with all the wetlands. Thies questioned if a trail along the denser area of the city or the rural areas would be preferred? Lee stated that he liked the eastern route along Holy Name Lake as that trail runs through the denser areas of the city where he felt more people would use the trail. 10) 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan Gallup provided an updated 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan noting necessary changes to distribute the Municipal Park Fund out over the next five years. A motion was made by Morrison and seconded by Sharp to recommend the updated 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan. Motion passed unanimously. 11) Staff Report • 2020 Park Commission Goals – Park Commissioners reviewed the 2020 goals. • General Items – Scherer reported that the playground curb had been completed at Medina Morningside Park. Thies reported that she had looked into becoming an Audubon City, which requires public engagement events, so she advised that 2020 was not the year to pursue this item due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. Sharp reported that a number of grant opportunities had also been delayed due to COVID-19. 12) Adjourn A motion was made by Sharp, seconded by Morrison, to adjourn the meeting. A roll call vote was taken: Medina Park Commission Meeting Minutes - DRAFT July 15, 2020 Page 4 of 4 Park Commissioner Ann Thies - aye Park Commissioner Mary Morrison - aye Park Commissioner Steve Lee - aye Park Commissioner John Jacob – aye Park Commissioner Terry Sharp – aye Park Commissioner Angela Bernhardt – aye Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Minutes prepared by Jodi Gallup Ditter Properties Page 1 of 4 August 19, 2020 Comp Plan Amend., Rezoning, Pre Plat, IUP Park Commission Meeting MEMORANDUM TO: Park Commission FROM: Dusty Finke, Planning Director DATE: August 13, 2020 MEETING: August 19, 2020 Park Commission SUBJ: Ditter Properties – 2032-2052 Holy Name Drive – Comp Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Pre Plat, Interim Use Permit Review Deadline Application Received: July 28, 2020 and August 3, 2020 60-day Review Deadline: September 26, 2020 120-day Review Deadline (preliminary plat): December 1, 2020 Summary of Request Jim and Tom Ditter (Ditter Properties) have submitted land use requests to allow subdivision of 4 parcels they own into 5 lots. The four existing parcels are a total of approximately 25 acres, and each range in size from 3-8.5 acres, located east of Holy Name Drive and north of Holy Name Cemetery. The applicant has requested approval of the following requests. Staff recommends they be considered in the following order, since each is contingent upon the previous. 1) Comprehensive Plan Amendment. This amendment would change the future land use of proposed Lots 1 and 4 from Rural Residential to Low Density Residential and reduce the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) to match reduced size of the sewered lots. 2) Rezoning of Lots 1 and 4 from Rural Residential to Suburban Residential 3) Preliminary Plat for the subdivision 4) Interim use permit to allow two homes on Lot 1 through life estate (no construction on Lot 4 until 2nd home is demolished). Three existing homes along with a number of outbuildings exist on the four parcels today and the parcels share a driveway off Holy Name Drive. Much of the remaining property is wooded. Holy Name Cemetery is located to the south, the Churchill Farms neighborhood in Plymouth is immediately to the east, and Holy Name Lake is located to the west of Holy Name Drive. An aerial of the site can be found at the top of the following page. Although all of the lots are zoned rural residential (RR), two of the existing four lots are connected to municipal sanitary sewer, having been connected when sewer was extended to Lakeview Drive to bail-out failing septic systems along Holy Name Lake around 2000. These lots are approximately 4.3 and 3.2 acres in size and are guided and zoned Rural Residential. Essentially, the applicants propose to rezone two sewered lots to Suburban Residential and shrink the lots. This additional land would allow an additional rural lot to be created. The applicants submitted a concept plan review for comments over a year ago. The Planning Commission and Council did not raise concerns with the request. The Park Commission recommend cash-in-lieu of land dedication. Ditter Properties Page 2 of 4 August 19, 2020 Comp Plan Amend., Rezoning, Pre Plat, IUP Park Commission Meeting Preliminary Plat The applicant proposes a total of 5 lots, two of which are proposed to be zoned SR and served by City sewer, and three lots which would be zoned RR. The lots are proposed to be served by a private road in the location of the existing shared driveway. The following table summarizes the proposed SR lots compared to the requirements of the district. SR Requirement Lot 1 Lot 4 Minimum Lot Size 30,000 s.f. 57,376 s.f. 55,310 s.f. Minimum Lot Width 100 feet 139 feet 125 feet Minimum Lot Depth 125 feet 408 feet 275 feet Front Yard Setback 35 feet 1 foot (existing home from ROW) 35 feet Side Yard Setback 15 feet 15 feet 15 feet Rear Yard Setback 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet Max. Hardcover 60% 15% Ditter Properties Page 3 of 4 August 19, 2020 Comp Plan Amend., Rezoning, Pre Plat, IUP Park Commission Meeting The following table summarizes the proposed RR lots compared to the requirements of the district. RR Requirement Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot 5 Minimum Lot Size 5 acres contiguous suitable soils 7.07 acre 5.65 acre 5.03 acre Gross Area None 9.38 acre 6.7 acre 5.03 acre Minimum Lot Width 300 feet 300 feet 300 feet 300 feet Minimum Lot Depth 200 feet 1180 feet 900 feet 630 feet Front Yard Setback 50 feet 360 feet Side Yard Setback 50 feet 70 feet Rear Yard Setback 50 feet 600 feet Max. Hardcover 40% It appears that the proposed lots meet the minimum lot size standards of the SR and RR zoning district as applicable. The existing home on Lot 1 does not meet the minimum front setback from Holy Name Drive right-of-way (existing 1-foot setback) or the side setback from the north (existing 10 foot setback), but the subdivision does not affect this situation because these are existing exterior property lines. Two existing outbuildings on site are located where a proposed property line bisects the structures and another outbuilding is located too close to proposed property lines. These structures will ultimately need to be relocated or demolished. Two of the existing homes are located on what is proposed to be platted as Lot 1. The applicants’ mother lives in the eastern house and the applicants request to allow both homes to remain on Lot 1 while their mother lives in the home. The property is subject to a life estate. After the life estate is no longer in effect, the applicants propose to demolish the home. Until that is completed, Lot 4 would not be buildable. The applicants have requested that the City allow them to delay demolition of the second home and outbuilding through an Interim Use Permit. The private road is proposed to be constructed in Outlot B, along the south of the property. The road will be in the location of the existing driveway - but will be widened. Park Dedication The subdivision is subject to park dedication according to the subdivision ordinance. The City’s subdivision regulations allow the City to require park dedication as follows: 1) Land – Up to 10% of the buildable property to be dedicated for park purposes – estimated to be approximately 2.4 acres in this case. 2) Cash-in-lieu – The City may also choose to accept cash in-lieu of all or a portion of this land dedication in an amount equal to 8% of the pre-developed market value, with a minimum of $3500 and a maximum of $8000 per new lot. This would likely be $8,000 in this case (for the new lot). 3) Combination of the above. Ditter Properties Page 4 of 4 August 19, 2020 Comp Plan Amend., Rezoning, Pre Plat, IUP Park Commission Meeting The City’s decision on required park dedication is guided by its Comprehensive Park, Trail, and open space plan as well as the Master Plan. Map 6-1 from the Park, Trail, and Open Space Plan is attached for reference. These documents do not identify any need for park land in this area of the City. The documents also do not identify future trails specifically on the subject properties. The plans do identify a north-south trail between Medina Road and County Road 24 to the east of Holy Name Lake. The Plan does not identify the precise location of off-street trail corridors. The subject property may provide an alternative north-south location. A large wetland on the property to the north would prevent connecting to Medina Road. As such, it appears this alternative may not be preferred to the connection west of Holy Name Lake. As a result, staff recommends that park dedication fee of $8000 be required in-lieu of land dedication for parks or trails. The Park Commission discussed back in April 2018 and the consensus at the time was to recommend cash. Potential Action Move to recommend park dedication cash-in-lieu of land dedication. Attachments 1. Narrative 2. Preliminary Plat/Plans 3. Parks and Trails Plan Aug-5-2020 Ditter Preliminary Plan Lot Proposal Ditter Properties and Jim & Tom are submitting a preliminary plan proposing to subdivide our existing property of 4 lots that we own into 5 lots. The 4 lots total approximately 25 acres located east of Holy Name Drive and North of Holy Name Cemetery. At present there are 3 homes located on 3 of the lots- 2052 Holy Name Drive (Jim & Pam Ditter), 2042 Holy Name Drive (John & Anyce Ditter), and 2032 Holy Name Drive (Tom & Mimi Ditter). The 4th lot is a vacant 8 acre lot in about the center of the 4 existing lots. The 1st and 2nd homes (2052 & 2042) are now connected to the existing city sewer system. We are asking the city to consider rezoning these 2 parcels with city sewer to Suburban Residential, which are now zoned Rural Residential. This would allow us to reduce the size of the first 2 parcels and allow us to divide the rest of the existing property into 3 Rural Residential lots. Most of the land is wooded, which we hand planted a variety of trees over the course of the last 30 years. The back 3 lots are zoned Rural Residential and they would all be on their own septic systems and separate wells. We would also like to ask the city to consider giving us a tree waiver for these lots. All the trees that will be affected are trees that we personally planted back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. We purchased the land in 1980 and immediately started planting trees on the property. Originally we farmed the land and planted corn and beans. We basically then turned our farm land into a tree farm. The original woods (the area with the mature oaks, and maples) are on the far north lot where Tom & Mimi live, and that area will not be affected by any of these changes in the new lots. The preliminary plan shows the first house (Jim & Pam Ditter) and the 2nd house (John & Anyce Ditter) on the first lot. The reason for this is that I – Jim Ditter, own both property’s and our mother has Life Estate. We will not remove her home off of the property till she is unable to stay living there on her own. At that time, when she is not living there any longer, we would remove the home so there would only be one home on the lot ( lot 1). The rest of the out buildings on lot 4 would also be removed at this time. We also would not sell lot 4 until our Mother is not living there anymore and all the buildings are removed. We are doing our best to come up with a plan that will work well for us and the City of Medina. We, Jim and Tom Ditter, have lived here our entire lives and plan to stay in Medina long into the future. We also want to keep the 1st home (2052) which is the original Ditter Homestead built in the 1880’s. We would like to preserve this home as long as possible. Thank you. Sincerely Jim & Tom Ditter HIGHWAY 55 ")55 ")24 ")19 ")101 ")116 ")11 ")24 ")19 £¤12 HAMEL RD MEDINA RD PIONEER TRL TAMARACK DR WILLOW DR HACKAMORE RD ARROWHEAD DR HOMESTEAD TRL CHIPPEWA RD HUNTER DR PARKVIEW DR BROCKTON LN N MEANDER RD EVERGREEN RD BROCKTON LN N CHIPPEWA RD WILLOW DR WILLOW DR HUNTER DR ")55 Medina Golf & Country Club YMCA - Camp Ihduhapi Spring Hill Golf Club Baker Park Reserve Baker Park Reserve Wolsfeld Woods (SNA) Lake Independence Regional Trail North-South 1 Regional Trail Search Corridor Lake Sarah Regional Trail Search Corridor Lake Sarah Regional Trail Search Corridor Katrina Independence School Mooney Spurzem Holy Name Peter Wolsfeld Half Moon Krieg Miller Thies Ardmore Map Date: October 2, 2018 Scale: 1:32,000[0 0.5 10.25 Mile Map 6-1Park and Trail Plan Location of proposed trail segments are intended to identify connections and cooridors, not exact locations. Legend Trails Existing Paved Trail Existing Shoulder Trail Existing Turf Trail Existing Sidewalk Proposed Paved Trail Proposed Shoulder Trail Proposed Turf Trail Future Park Search Area Parks Existing Park Potential Park Expansion Regional Corridors Regional Trail Search Corridor SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 K:\ 0 1 6 3 8 0 - 0 0 0 \ G r a p h i c s \ C o n c e p t s \ 0 1 6 3 8 0 _ C o n c e p t G r a p h i c s _ R E V Medina, Minnesota August 14, 2020 | WSB Project number: 016380-000 Hunter Lions Park - Concept 1 REDUCED PARKING (~56 STALLS) PROPOSED TREE (TYP.) RELOCATED SHELTER EXPANDED DOUBLE TENNIS COURTS WITH PICKLEBALL OVERLAY NEW PAVED TRAILSEVENT POD (SEE FIGURE 1) MOWED TRAIL SEATING AREA NATIVE POLLINATOR PRAIRIE EXISTING BRIDGE SCREENING NEW SHELTER LITTLE LEAGUE BALLFIELD (200’) PROPERTY LINE LAWN AREA PLAY AREA EXISTING TRAIL EXISTING TRAIL CREEK BANK RESTORATION AND VIEWS NEW UNDERSIZED BASKETBALL (HALF COURT)EXISTING STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FIGURE 1. NATURAL LOOKING PLAY EVENT PODS SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 K:\ 0 1 6 3 8 0 - 0 0 0 \ G r a p h i c s \ C o n c e p t s \ 0 1 6 3 8 0 _ C o n c e p t G r a p h i c s _ R E V Medina, Minnesota August 14, 2020 | WSB Project number: 016380-000 Hunter Lions Park - Concept 2 PROPERTY LINE EXISTING PARKING (~63 STALLS) PROPOSED TREE (TYP.) EXISTING TRAIL PICNIC TABLE SEATING NEW BASKETBALL (HALF COURT) EXISTING SHELTER NEW SHELTER SCREENING LAWN AREA EXPANDED PLAY AREA MOWED TRAIL NEW PAVED TRAILS EVENT POD (SEE FIGURE 1) BENCH SEATING EXISTING BRIDGE KIOSK / PRAIRIE INFO LITTLE LEAGUE BALLFIELD (200’) NATIVE POLLINATOR PRAIRIE CREEK VIEWS NEW DOUBLE TENNIS COURTS WITH PICKLEBALL OVERLAY EXISTING STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTING TRAIL FIGURE 1. EXERCISE STATION EVENT PODS SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 SCALE IN FEET 0 50 100 K:\ 0 1 6 3 8 0 - 0 0 0 \ G r a p h i c s \ C o n c e p t s \ 0 1 6 3 8 0 _ C o n c e p t G r a p h i c s _ R E V Medina, Minnesota August 14, 2020 | WSB Project number: 016380-000 Hunter Lions Park - Concept 3 PROPERTY LINE EXISTING PARKING (~63 STALLS) PROPOSED TREE LAWN AREA EXISTING BRIDGE CREEK BANK RESTORATION AND VIEWS NEW PAVED TRAILS SCREENING EVENT POD (SEE FIGURE 1) MOWED TRAIL BENCH SEATING NEW SHELTERRELOCATED SHELTER EXISTING TRAIL EXISTING STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE LITTLE LEAGUE BALLFIELD (200’) NATIVE POLLINATOR PRAIRIE NEW BASKETBALL (HALF COURT) NEW DOUBLE TENNIS COURTS WITH PICKLEBALL OVERLAY EXISTING TRAIL EXPANDED PLAY AREA FIGURE 1. NATURAL WOOD PLAY EVENT PODS August 12, 2020 City of Medina Park Commission Medina City Hall 2052 County Road 24 Medina, MN 55340 To Whom it My Concern, First, the Hamel Baseball Board of Directors would like to provide an update on our 2020 enrollment. We closed 2020 enrollment a full month ahead of schedule, and our enrollment numbers increased from the mid-420’s in 2019 to 510 children ages 4-12 participating in our summer baseball program at Hamel Legion Park and Hunter Park. This is wonderful news for the league and for the City of Medina; Hamel Baseball is growing! Like most sports associations, we were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Youth sports were not allowed to begin limited practices until late May and not able to play games until early July. About 25% of our registered players opted to take a credit or refund but many kids remained. The board of directors worked diligently to ensure that we could create a safe return to play for 8-12 year old kids, including working with the City to procure hand sanitizer for each of the fields. Because of the City’s support and board’s diligence, we had teams formed and ready to practice the first day allowed. Likewise, we had games scheduled and played as soon as they were allowed. The City of Medina and Hamel Baseball were the subject of three broadcast news segments and several newspapers articles. We are proud to say that through the entire season there was no reported cases of transmission between any participants, coaches, or spectators. Because of the potential difficulty in kids of smaller ages social distancing with each other, and the unknowns of conducting a baseball season under the state’s guidelines, we cancelled the tee-ball and coach pitch seasons. However, after our successful 8- to 12-year-old seasons, we felt confident we could put precautions in place and have offered a shortened August season for these kids. Enrollment exceed expectations and capacity and we have a waiting list of participants. Demand for Hamel Baseball is strong, in large part due to the City’s close partnership with Hamel. We are proposing three projects: 1. Convert quad 1 to a Little League field a. add grass to infield b. 46 foot mound c. add a fence at 200 feet, similar to Quad 4 and Lighted d. Existing 300 foot outfield fence remains (no sections removed) e. No scoreboard 2. Create 8 mini-teeball/coach pitch fields (4 per field) to the space between the old 300 foot and new 200 foot fences on Quad 1 and 4 a. Add the following ag-lime to each mini-field i. 6 foot radius circle around home plate ii. 30 inch basepaths iii. 4 foot radius quarter circle around each base iv. Leave existing grass infield, no mound 3. Re-convert Quad 3 to an intermediate size field a. add 6 feet of grass to the 1-2nd and 2nd-3rd base paths b. move mound back to 52 feet c. Use existing 75 foot base pegs Our goal with this project at Legion Park is several: 1. Upgrade the experience for all who choose to play Hamel baseball. There are many leagues to choose from in the West Metro, and we are constantly striving to make Hamel Little League a premier program by increasing the quality of our facilities. The teeball/coach pitch fields creation will expand our capacity significantly. It will also free up the grass fields for soccer, cricket and other activities. 2. Enable more families to choose Hamel by increasing our field capacity. We have waitlists at every age group in 2020, and we are turning people away to other programs. The residential expansion in the west metro is bringing more families with children into our district, and we would like to accommodate as many as possible. 3. Expand the program past 12-year-old kids. Because of the growth in the program, we plan to field teams at the 13-year-old level in 2021 and going forward. These kids need an intermediate field and thus the re-conversion of Quad 3. Going forward, we plan to field 14-year-old, VFW (9th and 10th grade) and American Legion (11th and 12th grade) teams as this class of ages, and will utilize the Fortin field. We’re excited to provide a home for Hamel Baseball players from tee ball through high school. We have also developed a closer collaboration with the Hamel Hawks Town Ball team (shared field maintenance, umpiring, training/coaching). 4. Enable Hamel to host a Little League District and State Tournament in the future. As you will see in the proposal, adding a new fence and scoreboard to Quad 1 will give us three regulation Little League fields. This will enable us to host a tournament, which will bring people from outside the community into the City of Medina for two full weeks in mid-July. We have invested a great deal of funds in past projects at both Legion Park and Hunter Park. These improvements include LED lighting on our main field in 2018, and field, bullpen, and dugout improvements to multiple fields in 2019. This project is no exception, as it will be paid for entirely by Hamel Baseball. We are not requesting any assistance from the city. Through these investments, we hope to build on a solid foundation of improvements made over the last three years. Legion Park is a hub of activity from April-August, and we would appreciate your support in creating an even better atmosphere and experience for our players. Along with this proposal summary letter, see also the following information: 1. Drawing of improvements to Quad 1 and Quad 4 2. Quote for Quad 1 fence work 3. Quote for Quad 1 conversion to a Little League field, Quad 3 re-conversion to Intermediate field 4. Quote for tee-ball/coach pitch fields Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, Andy Servi President, Hamel Athletic Club New Quad 1 grass inﬁeld and fence 8 new mini-ﬁelds Re-converted Quad 3 inﬁeld 20 foot fence sections removed Lawn Care Estimate Date 8/3/2020 Renewal # 3260 Name / Address Hamel Baseball Ass. Supreme Outdoor Services Supreme Outdoor Services 2895 Lindgren Lane Independence, MN 55359 Thank you for your business. Signature (612) 554-0153 justinsp@supremeoutdoors.com www.supremeoutdoors.com Total Subtotal Sales Tax (7.525%) Description Qty Rate Total Convert Soft ball field to little league field. Excavate 3-4 inches of existing ag lime and replace with soil and sod. Install pitching mount. All ag lime will be stockpiled on site. Estimate for services includes reversing Quad #3 outfield with removing appx 6' of aglime and reinstalling sod and then moving pitching mound back appx 6' removal of lime and installation of soil 25 100.00 2,500.00 soil - premium blend - 175 ton 175 30.00 5,250.00 Sod - labor and material 9,000 0.45 4,050.00 irrigation - add irrigation as needed to existing system. 1 3,000.00 3,000.00 _____________________________________ $14,800.00 $14,800.00 $0.00 Lawn Care Estimate Date 8/10/2020 Renewal # 3261 Name / Address Hamel Baseball Ass. Supreme Outdoor Services Supreme Outdoor Services 2895 Lindgren Lane Independence, MN 55359 Signature (612) 554-0153 justinsp@supremeoutdoors.com www.supremeoutdoors.com Total Subtotal Sales Tax (7.525%) Description Qty Rate Total 8 mini fields for Tee Ball - remove sod and install/re-use existing ag lime from stock pile - price includes labor and disposal of sod/soil Excavate/install 8 350.00 2,800.00 _____________________________________ $2,800.00 $2,800.00 $0.00 1 2020 Park Commission Goals 1. List of annual and planned 2020 items i) January 15th – Annual Goal Setting Session ii) February 19th – Diamond Lake Regional Trail – Corridor Planning iii) April 25th (Saturday) – Participate in Annual City Clean-up Day; have booth promoting Diamond Lake Regional Trail (discuss in March) iv) May meeting(s) – Annual Park Tour – May 13th (Hamel, Hunter, Rainwater Bike Tour) and May 20th (bus tour of remaining parks) starting at 5 p.m. v) June 17th – Capital Improvement Plan Review vi) September 19th – Participate in Annual Celebration Day (discuss in August) vii) December 3rd – Annual Holiday/Recognition/Appreciation Party (mark your calendars) 2. Create a list of available parks and trails grant opportunities with timelines. Review applicable grants as they become available. - Subcommittee: Lee, Sharp, Morrison 3. Municipal Park Funding/Robert G Mitchell Jr. Designated Beneficiary Fund Annually review Municipal Park Fund asset inventory, determine life of assets, replacement year, and needed funds for future replacement. Establish process for utilizing funds from the Robert G Mitchell Jr. Designated Beneficiary Fund. Look into possibilities and potential volunteers for creating a separate foundation for park donations. - Subcommittee: Lee and Jacob 4. Diamond Lake Regional Trail Three Rivers Park District has begun the process in identifying land for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail, which will run north-south through eastern Medina. The regional trail will start on the south end in Wayzata and run north to Diamond Lake near Rogers. Three Rivers Park District will work with staff to identify possible locations for the trail and then bring options to the February 19th Park Commission meeting for a workshop to determine the best route and alternative routes. The next step will be to engage the public, which we are proposing holding an “open house” during Medina Clean-up Day on April 25th to reach a larger audience. - Subcommittee: Thies and Bernhardt 5. Bird City Minnesota Mayor Martin passed along information to city staff on becoming a “Bird City”. The attached handout provides additional information on what is involved in this process, which includes: • Engaging people in educational activities focused on bird conservation • Protecting, restoring, and enhancing bird habitat 2 • Reducing threats to birds Are there any park commissioners that have a passion for birds and would want to lead the process/program for becoming a “Bird City”? - Subcommittee: Ann Thies 2020 Planned Park & Trail Improvements Trails • Arrowhead Drive Railroad Crossing (2020) • Arrowhead Trail Connection Railroad-Loram (2020) • Hackamore Trail (2021) • Medina Road Trail (2021) Hunter Lions Park • Create future concept plan (hire consultant) o Subcommittee: Lee, Jacob, Bernhardt Lakeshore Park • Redesign park, look into options for large playground equipment (potentially hire consultant) o Subcommittee: Hutchinson, Thies Walnut Park • Update basketball hoop and striping • Add butterfly garden • Update signage Medina Morningside Park • Replace playground curb and rubber under swings • Replace baseball backstop • Update parking area Potential Land Acquisition • Options for park land purchase in the Chippewa/Mohawk area • Connection to Baker Park • Connection to Medina Lake Preserve o Subcommittee: Thies and Lee 3 Park Commissioner Park Assignments for 2020 o Holy Name Park - Bernhardt o City Hall – Thies o Maple Park - Morrison o Hunter Lions Park - Jacob o Rainwater Nature Area - Jacob o Hamel Legion Park - Lee o Medina Morningside Park - Lee o Lakeshore Park - Hutchinson o Walnut Park - Hutchinson o Tomann Preserve - Thies o Medina Lake Preserve - Sharp o The Park at Fields of Medina – Sharp