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Home My WebLink About2011-07-20 PRC Packetj AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:OOpm Council Chambers - Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3,. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. June 15 —Meeting 5. Visitor Presentations 6. Unfinished Business a. Sale of Roselawn Property b. Recycling In the Parks 7. New Business 8. Staff Presentations a. Edgerton Park 9. Commissioner Comments 10. Adjourn — (9:30 p.m.) Next meeting — August 17, 2011 C;o Comn Chair Sta `Recre< Recre, Parks 3. Jim T( Comm Seconi The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. May 18, 2011 Commissioner Fisher moved to gorove the minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Brannon. Event under Staff Presentations. All Ayes: All 1 The motion passed. 5. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Wakefield Park: Experimental Treatment Basin Steve Kummer, Maplewood Staff Engineer,went over the staff report and introduced Cliff Aichinger to the commission. Cliff Aichin g er Administrator of the Ramsey - Washington County Watershed District, gave a presentation to the commission and answered the commission's questions on the project. Commissioner Sonnek moved to recommend the construction exnerimental basin with consideration for anv larze desi ( on ,aoing monitorin g of this es to be ,reserved. Commissioner Roman spoke about the Go Ramsey County online system. Jim Taylor, Recreation Supervisor, said staff is aware of the program ro and gave the commission more specific information on the p new online database. Staff is still working with Ramsey County on this program and how it will be I is scheduled to o live on June 24 th . maintained. t g *Commissioner Brannon said the NESA soccer tournament went well and was happy to see the fields we closed in a timely response 1 manner in to the rain and notifications was sent out to the other teams. This p helps keep the fields in good shape. 2 Commission Christianson gave concern about safety issues with a drainage culvert into Koleman Lake. Jim Taylor, Recreation Supervisor, said he will speak with a staff engineer on the issue and report back g p to the commission. Commissioner Maas said he appreciated the tour that took place prior to this meeting and asked if the commission will be meeting at . a, different park next month. Jim Taylor, Recreation Supervisor, stated that the commission can decide if they would like to meet at another park before the next meeting. The commission discussed meeting at another park prior to the next meetin g g and agreed to tour Geranium Park, Lions Park and Goodrich Park from 6 -7 prior to the August 17 meeting at 7 p m. Commissioner Fisher asked if there were any plans to have a general parks tour. Jim Taylor, Recreation Supervisor, said that it is still being talked about with staff. He will look into when something like this can be put together. Commissioner Fisher asked ' if at Hazelwood Park if there is any risk of some of the privately held land in that area to be developed into more homes. Jim Taylor, Recreation Supervisor, said he will do some research and bring back that information to the commission. Commissioner Schmidt asked if there has been any feedback on the mini dog park from any of the users or residents. Jim Taylor, Recreation Supervisor, stated there hasn't been much feedback yet other than what has been brought up at the commission meetings. 10. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Brannon moved -to adlour'n the meetin, Seconded by Commissioner Erhardt. Ayes: All The meeting adj ourned at 9: l Op.m. Thew past Parks -,and Recreation Commission meetings b going to the following web a g Yg g e: p g htt 3 C AGENDA REPORT TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Jim Taylor, Recreation Program Supervisor SUBJECT: Sale of Roselawn Property DATE: July 13, 2011 INTRODUCTION Agenda Item, — 6a. At the May 18 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission City Attorney Alan Kantrud spoke of the possible sale of vacant park land located on Roselawn Ave. In addition to that discussion the Parks and Recreation Commission toured the property on June 15 prior to their meeting. The property consists of 39,412 square feet (.9 acre). Along with the parkland, there will be vacations of a partial street easement at Edgemont an alley-easement located between the properties and a full street easement at Arkwright. f DISCUSSION Although the land is labeled as park land it is essentially vacant land. In the Comprehensive Plan process there is no vacant land designation. This parcel of property has never been in the park plan and was never intended for park development. The negotiated price for the property is $125,000 that will go directly into the cities PAC account for future development and land acquisition. Currently the city has just completed deals to purchase approximately 4 acres at Gethsemane and the Nature Center and is working towards the acquisition of approximately 50 acres of Fish Creek with The Conservation Fund. The money received from the sale of this property and the proposed development that is related would help offset some of those purchases. The developer will be required to follow all City Ordinances upon purchase of the property. No other covenants will be added. Attached you will find a brief natural resources study that was requested by the Commission. The pond is classified as a Class B wetland which requires an average setback of 75 feet. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Parks and Recreation Commission approve the sale of the vacant property located at 3XX Roselawn Ave. E. (P. 1. D. 17.29.22.23.0058) for the price of $125,000 that will go directly back into the cities PAC account. Attachments 1- Natural Resources Study C C MEMORANDUM TO: James Taylor, Recreation Program Supervisor FROM: Ginny Gaynor, Natural Resources Coordinator DATE: July 13, 201 RE: Roselawn Park Natural Resources On July 12, 2011, I visited Roselawn Park (Attachment 1) to evaluate natural resources in the southwest _ parcels of the park. l _ y Wetland. The wetland on the site is classified as a Manage B wetland. This wetland receives runoff from streets and development to the northwest, east, and north. Stormwater entering from the northwest goes through a treatment pond. There are some structures along the runoff route to capture sediment, but the stormwater entering the wetland from the north and east are likely very polluted. There is no outlet for this wetland. The shoreline is stable and the shoreline vegetation is dominated by -- invasive reed canary grass. This wetland is part of Maplewood's frog monitoring program so over time we will be able to observe whether there are changes in the number and species of frogs using the wetland. Woodlands. The woodland has an overstory of shade trees, a shrub layer dominated by buckthorn, and very little ground cover. Tree species include catalpa, boxelder, silver maple, elm, cottonwood, aspen, one walnut, a few oak trees (in east) and mulberry. There is a cluster of about ten cottonwood trees and a small aspen grove. r• The shrub layer is almost solely buckthorn, which has created a dense shade. Much of the ground is bare soil, though in some-areas Virginia Creeper (a.vine) and buckthorn seedlings cover the ground. In one area where there is an opening in the canopy and there is a weedy groundcover of grasses and forbs. Near the oaks there is some solomon's seal, a Minnesota native plant. In general, the woodland is very degraded with native shrubs and groundcovers almost completely absent. But the woodland does have a canopy of healthy shade trees. The parcel provides wildlife habitat but the small size, lack of diverse shrub layer, and lack of groundcover limit the species and number of wildlife that will utilize the site. Maplewood's wetland ordinance requires an average 75' buffer on the wetland, which will protect a portion of this woodland. Attachment: Map of. Roselawn Park I Agenda Item — 6b. AGENDA REPORT TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM Jim Taylor, Recreation Program Supervisor SUBJECT Recycling in the Parks DATE: May 12 2011 INTRODUCTION As the City strives to be sustainable in its operations we previously have stated to the commission the City has launched a Recycling in the Parks Program. This program was created through a grant received by Ramsey County for the purchase of recycling containers. In the first delivery we had 56 containers delivered to the parks. We have now received the other half of the containers (58). DISCUSSION The distribution of the bins is as follows: Hazelwood (1) Harvest(2) Edgerton (3) Wakefield (3) Goodrich (4) Joy park (2) Playcrest (4) Maplewood Heights (5) Kohlman (2) Four Seasons (2) Sherwood (2) Robinhood (4) Flicek (2) Gladstone (1) Legacy Village (1) Sterling Heights (1) ,..� Nebraska (1) Geranium (3) Gethsemane (3) Crestview (1) Vista Hills (4) Applewood (1) Pfeasantview (6) RECOMMENDATION No action is required this is for informational purposes. I I