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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-02-20 PRC PacketAGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, February 20, 2013 7:00pm Meeting Council Chambers - Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Swearing In Of New Commissioners 5. Approval of Minutes a. December 19, 2012 b. January 16, 2013 6. Visitor Presentations a. 7. Unfinished Business a. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 2013 b. Appointment of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to the Parks System Plan 8. New Business a. Arkwrig ht-Su nrise Area Street Improvements, City Project 12 -09, Project Updates and Preliminary Design Concept. 9. Staff Presentations a. Parks Systems Plan Update 10. Commissioner Comments 11. Adjourn — (9:00 p.m.) MINUTES MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 7:00p.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Council Chambers, City Hall A meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and called to order by Chair Roman at 7:03 p.m. Commissioners Commissioner Craig Brannon Absent Commissioner Don Christianson Present Commissioner Peter Fischer Present Chair Bruce Roman Present Commissioner Therese Sonnek Present Commissioner Roy Adams Present Commissioner RJ Erhardt Present Commissioner Kim Schmidt Present Staff Parks and Recreation Director, DoWayne Konewko Present Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, Present 3. APPROVAL OF TH E Commissioner Chri. by Commissioner Sonnek Ayes — AII The 4. APPROVAL OF MIR a. November Chair Roman requested the following be added under Staff Presentations, "Jim Taylor, Parks Manager answered Chair Roman's concerns regarding Keller Golf Course." Commissioner Fischer moved to approve the November 21, 2012 minutes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Christianson Ayes - All Abstain - Commissioner Sonnek and Adams December 19, 2012 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes The motion passed. S. Visitor Presentations a. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. 2012 Parks and Recreation Commission Report and 2013 Goals Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, presented the 2012 Parks and was prepared by Chair Roman. The commission read thrc additions and deletions that should be made to the repor Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, discussed the 2013 November 21, 2012 meeting and discussed me 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Park System Plan Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, presented the Park discussed the Park System Plan with Staff. 8. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. 9. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, Commissioner Christianson move but 20 years of above and beyonc 20 years of working to keep our p Seconded by Chair Roman 10. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Fischer moved to a Seconded by Chair Roman The meeting was adjourned. Next meeting is January 16, 2013. ation Commission Report that ie report and discussed any Staff. ommission generated in the to the= ==eoals with the commission. the Ayes - All Ayes - All commission December 19, 2012 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 7:OOp.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Council Chambers, City Hall A meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and called to order by Chair Roman at 7:07p.m. Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, read Mr. Mike Wilde the official member of the Parks and Recreation Commi! 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Commissioner Roy Adams Commissioner Craig Brannon Commissioner Don Christianson Commissioner RJ Erhardt Chair Bruce Roman Commissioner Kim Schmidt Commissioner Therese Sonneki'a Commissioner Mike Wilde Staff Parks Manager, Jim Taylor Naturalist, Oakley Biesanz 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGEND/ Parks Manager, Jim Taylor,i Minutes and Agenda Item 8 Commissioner Brannon mo% Seconded by Chair Roman The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. December 19, 2012 Ayes — All Staff recommended that the minutes be tabled due to the lack of quorum. Office to make Mr. Wilde an Present Present luested that Agenda Item 8B be moved after the Approval of Fish Creek be added to the agenda. Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes S. Visitor Presentations a. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. 2012 Parks and Recreation Commission Report and 2013 Goals Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, updated the commission with the changes that were made to the 2012 Parks and Recreation Report and 2013 Goals. The commission requested that page one of the report be updated and list the 2013 Parks and Recreation Commissioners. Chair Roman requested to add Continuation of a discussion on an Off -Leash Dog Area as goal number thirteen. Commissioner Erhardt moved and 2013 Goals as amended. Seconded by Chair Roman 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Election of 2013 Chair an Commissioner Brannon n February meeting. Seconded by Commissior b. Land Use Plan Amendme Neighborhood on Privat Jim Taylor, Parks Manage Amendment for the Corr on Privately Owned Land NUI it W the of Park (P) Designation in the Gladstone ented information regarding the Land Use Plan of Park (P) Designation in the Gladstone Neighborhood iscussed it with the commission. moved to approve the recommendation from staff that to move Seconded by Commissioner Brannon Ayes — All 8. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Parks System Plan Update Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, updated the commission on the Parks System Plan and discussed the plan and answered questions of the commission. Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes b. Community Gardens — Oakley Biesanz Oakley Biesanz, Naturalist, presented an overview on the Edgerton Community Garden and what their goals are for the 2013 Edgerton Community Garden season. She also presented volunteer Kathleen Faschingbauer with a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of her valuable contribution of time in the 2012 Edgerton Community Garden Season. Oakley Biesanz answered discussed the Edgerton Community Garden and answered questions of the commission. c. Update on Commission Vacancies Jim Taylor, Parks Manager, updated the commission on the vacancies that remain on the Parks and Recreation Commission. d. Fish Creek Jim Taylor updated the commission on the Fish Creek fundraiser, Minnesotan Get Together, and encouraged, them all to attend the event. U]�e1D119111:JL' IJi14L' 11 Commissioner Bran Seconded by Commissioner Erhardt Ayes,- All The meeting was Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes February 13, 2013 To: Parks and Recreation Commission Members From: Jim Taylor (Parks Manager) Re: Parks System Plan Task Force The City of Maplewood is looking for two members of this Commission to serve on the Parks System Plan Task Force. The goal of the task Force will be to develop a Park Systems Plan for the city to guide our parks system into the future. The City Council has made one of their 2012 -2014 goals to explore a referendum for a sustainable park system and to develop a comprehensive park system plan. Staff believes these two things can be done simultaneously through the community process The City of Maplewood has a large park, open space and trail system that requires extensive management, maintenance and planning. The Park System Plan will use chapter 6 and 7 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan as its baseline. At the time the 2030 Comprehensive Plan was created, the city had 860 acres of City owned property. In addition to the City owned property, residents of the city also have access to 1,175 acres of county, state, and agency owned parkland. This number has grown with the purchase of land at Fish Creek and the Union Cemetery. In many of our parks we are seeing the signs of an aging park system. Many of the amenities have effectively reached their life cycle. The Parks System Plan will give the city direction on how to update and maintain our system for future generations. Currently the Comprehensive Plan tries to accomplish the following goals: • All residents should be within a Y2 mile of a park, which could be active or passive and is independent of ownership (city, county, state, etc.) • For every 1,000 people approximately 5 acres of park land should be provided to serve the residents This Task Force will help guide staff through this process. This will be a 12 -18 month commitment meeting 15 -20 times and will begin in March /April of 2013. Parks and Recreation Department, 1830 County Rd B East,❑ Maplewood MN 55109 (651) 249 -2120 ❑ FAX: (651) 2492109 www.ci.maplewood.mn.us AGENDA REPORT TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Steven Love, Assistant City Engineer Jon Jarosch, Staff Engineer SUBJECT: Arkwright- Sunrise Area Street Improvements, City Project 12 -09, Project Update and Preliminary Design Concept DATE: February 12, 2013 Introduction The Maplewood Public Works Department received authorization from the City Council to proceed with the preparation of a feasibility study for the Arkwrig ht-Su nrise Area Street Improvements, City Project 12 -09. This report provides the commission an update on the project and Staff is seeking input from the Parks and Recreation Commission on the preliminary design concept. Background The Arkwrig ht-Su nrise Area streets, which make up the main area of the reconstruction project, are generally located east of McMenemy Street, north of County Road B, west of Edgerton Street, and south of Highway 36 (see attached drawing). These streets are listed in the approved 2013 — 2017 Maplewood Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) as a proposed project for the 2013 construction season (however it has since been delayed to 2014 construction as a result of balancing bonding needs amongst other city projects). The feasibility study is currently being prepared by the City of Maplewood's Engineering staff. The general nature of the proposed improvements for the Arkwrig ht-Su n rise neighborhood includes the reconstruction of the streets with new concrete curb and gutter, replacement of the pavement and supporting base materials, installing a new storm water management system (i.e. storm drains, piping, and rain gardens), sanitary sewer upgrades, replacement of existing water main, and proposed sidewalks on certain streets. The streets are proposed to be reconstructed based on concepts from the newly adopted Living Streets Policy. The existing streets range from 24 -feet to 30 -feet wide. As part of the feasibility study process staff is looking into a possible pavement rehabilitation project for Eldridge Avenue and Burr Street North. These streets have continued to deteriorate over the years and lie just east of Desoto Street and south of County Road B East (see attached drawing). Eldridge Avenue and Burr Street are paved residential streets with curb and gutter. Additionally, staff is exploring the feasibility of constructing a sidewalk /trail along County Road B East from Interstate 35E to Edgerton Street and Edgerton Street from County Road B to Highway 36. These segments are County Roads and are identified in the City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan for trail and sidewalk improvements. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan identifies these sections as major east/west and north /south routes for pedestrian and bike traffic. This work is in line with a Living Streets approach for improving walkability and pedestrian movements; improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety. A neighborhood meeting was held on January 14, 2013 for the main reconstruction area. A number of concerns were raised by residents in the project area. These concerns, along with information on storm water quality requirements are listed below. • Drainage issues within the neighborhood o Residents discussed drainage issues in the neighborhood and specific problems at several of the neighborhood street intersections. Sidewalk location • Residents were generally in favor of the proposed sidewalk along County Road B. • Residents were concerned with or against including sidewalks on all of the neighborhood streets. • Street lighting o Residents commented on the need to review the existing street lighting that serves the main area of the Arkwrig ht-Su nrise project Storm water volume reduction requirements • City is required to reduce volume of runoff by 1" over the impervious areas. • Federal requirement to reduce pollutants before reaching lakes and wetlands. • These requirements are generally met through the creation of rain water gardens, reduction of impervious areas, and underground treatment systems. A separate neighborhood meeting was held for Eldridge Avenue and Burr Street North. The main comments received from this neighborhood meeting were related to minor street drainage issues and the desire for the opportunity to incorporate rain gardens as part of the improvements to Eldridge Avenue and Burr Street North. Proposed Improvements Based on the feedback from the first neighborhood meeting City Staff has developed a revised layout (see attached layout). The revised layout includes sidewalks along several of the north /south streets. These sidewalks would connect the two neighborhoods with a proposed sidewalk, along the south side of County Road B from Interstate 35E to Edgerton Street, and along Edgerton Street from County Road B to Highway 36 County Road B. The proposed streets are to be designed to standards recommended in the City's Living Streets Policy. The proposed streets will range from 24 -feet to 28 -feet wide. The streets with proposed sidewalk will be designed similar to the attached Local Street Option 1 diagram. These streets will be 24 -feet wide with sidewalk on one side. The existing access to Edgerton Street from Sunrise Drive is proposed to be closed to improve the intersection safety and reduce the amount of cut - through traffic from Edgerton Street to County Road B. The benefits from the living streets concept include the following: • Improved storm water quality / reduction of storm water quantity • Improved pedestrian and bicycle safety • Slow existing traffic speeds • Enhancement of the urban forest The revised design includes the use of rain gardens to improve the storm water quality and reduce the amount of storm water runoff. Additionally, staff is planning on planting boulevard trees to enhance the urban forest. The attached street cross - section images represent the concept of the revised design. Streets in the neighborhood will generally be 28 -feet with parking limited to one side. Rain gardens and boulevard trees will be placed within the public right -of -way. For streets with proposed sidewalk a boulevard area will separate the 4 -5 foot wide sidewalk from the 24 foot wide streets. This will allow for the construction of rain gardens and trees in the boulevard area. City staff will coordinate with residents on the species of trees placed in their boulevards and on rain garden planting options throughout the design and construction process. Schedule The following is an outline schedule for the proposed project: • February 19, 2013 — Meeting with Residents Along County Road B (Proposed Sidewalk) • February 20, 2013 — Park and Recreation Commission Meeting • February 21, 2013 — Second Neighborhood Meeting (Revised Layout) • February 21, 2013 — Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting • February 26, 2013 — Community Design Review Board • March 5, 2013 — Planning Commission • April 2013 —Accept Feasibility Report • May 2013 — Public Hearing • Winter of 2013 — Assessment Hearing / Award of Contract • May — September 2014 - Construction RECOMMENDATION Staff is requesting the Parks and Recreation Commission provide input on the proposed Arkwright- Sunrise Area Street Improvement Project. Attachments: 1. Project Location Map 2. Street Layout Concept Drawings 1 40 58 O 36 Vll(ING — DRIVE HIGHWAY DR. w LARK F AVENUE w 35E a y cry fy J-1 LIE! 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