10. PRSR 02-11-2004Item #: 10
MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commission
FROM: Michele McPhers irector of Planning
DATE: February I I, 2004
SUBJECT: Informational/Update Items for February I I,
2004 Meeting
B. Park/Trail Developments
1. Park Dedication Fund Balance
Attached please find the January 2004 balance sheet. The fund balance as of January
31, 2004 was 1,104,394.11.
2. Woodland Trails Donations
As of February 2, 2004, donations totaled $565.10. An updated spreadsheet will be
distributed at the meeting; additional pick-ups will occur February 6 and 9.
3. YMCA Update, January
4. City News -New Brighton's Tobacco Free Parks
S. Article - "Hassan Develops Plan to Make Good Parks Better"
Phone: 763.635.1000
Fax: 763.635.1090
www.ci.elk-rivermaas
13065 Orono Parkway
Elk Pover, MN 55330
Woodland Trails Donations
Date
12/2/2003
1/16/2004
1/21/2004
1/23/2004
1/26/2004
1/28/2004
2/2/2004
2/2/2004
Amount Donated by:
Park Equipment Reserve
Address:
$101.10
$155.00
$5.00
$3.00
$178.00
$50.00 Jeremy Frost
$23.00
$50.00 Macalester College
SCSU Saints Invite
Total $565.10
Item 4.2.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Admi istrator
DATE: January 20, 2004
SUBJECT: YMCA Update
The most recent meeting of the Northstar YMCA Founder's Committee was held on
Januaw 8, 2004 at Lions Park Center. Attached fox your review axe the January 8, 2004
meeting agenda and the December 17 , 2003 Northstar YMCA Founder's Cortunittee
meeting minutes.
Mayor I4inzing is scheduled to provide the City Council with an update on YMCA activities.
NORTHSTAR YMCA
FOUNDER'S COMMITTEE
AGENDA
January 8, 2004 7:OOam
LIONS PARK CENTER
Informational Items
^ Welcome
^ Opening thought
^ Approve Minutes and Agenda
Report Items
^ Committee Updates
^ Program Committee
• Communication Committee
• Strategic Planning Task Group
• Finance Committee
Bill Helliwell
Bill Helliwell
Ken Ebel
Ed Stoutenburg
Ron Touchette
Nick Haidos
Chair/Director Report Helliwell/McKinney
^ Boys & Girls Club potential partnership -update
^ Northwest YMCA Board meeting - 1 /22/04
New Business/Discussion Items Group
^ Student members for Founders Committee
^ Founders' Campaign
^ Y Partners' Campaign
^ Founders' Committee name change?
^ Events
• Winter Get-Together?
UPCOMING EVENTS MATERIALS INCLUDED
^ Founders' Committee Meetings ^ December Minutes
February 5, 2004
Committee Meetings
^ Communication - 7:OOam - NRG
January 15 & January 29, 2004
^ Program - 8:OOam -Senior Center
January 28, 2004
^ Founders' Campaign
To be determined
^ Special Events
NORTHSTAR YMCA
FOUNDERS' COMMITTEE
MINUTES FOR MEETING OF DECEMBER 11, 2003
Members Attending: Pat Klaers, Bill Helliwell, Cedric Olson, Nick Haidos, Ed
Stoutenburg, Deb Hunter, Suzanne Kostanshek, Ron Touchette, Tom McKinney.
Chair Helliwell called the meeting to order at 7:10 am.
Minutes for meeting of November 13, 2003 were approved.
Committee Reports:
1) Program Committee: Ken Ebel was absent but prepared an update that was
presented by Bill Helliwell. The program committee met on 12/3/03. The grant request
to the Sherburne County Mental Health Collaborative for $10,000 to fund the NYPUM
program has been approved.
There still is no progress on the Academic Learning Program or Youth in
Government and time is running out on starting these programs for the school year. It
was reported that Community Education was operating a similaz tutoring program but
was struggling with the transportation issue.
RSVP is still helping with advertising for a volunteer coordinator.
Ken will be working on making a list of potential program contributors from the
community.
2) Communications Committee: Ed Stoutenburg reported that they had met on
1 I/20 and 12/4 and had worked on a small article on the YMCA to be given to the ER
Star News. Also, they planned to work on members to give updates to the various
community organizations and boards from the list put together by Deb Hunter.
Joni Lawrence talked about signs and/or banners to be displayed in Elk River.
There was some question about sign permits that need to be pursued before a decision
was made.
3) Strategic Planning Task Group: Ron Touchette reported that we are still
waiting for a timing update from Tom McKinney and Robie Wayne to begin the
Founders Campaign recruitment.
4) Finance Committee: Nick Haidos reported that the Temporary Restricted Fund
has been set up and the checks collected were sent to be deposited. The current balance
is $500, and is to be used for previously budgeted items.
Chair and Director Reports:
I) Boys and Girls Club: Tom McKinney and Bill Helliwell met with Duane
Howard and his staffperson and discussed the potential for partnering for specific
activities. The Boys and Girls Club showed interest, particularly for possible summer
programs. Tom McKinney is to develop a proposal to be submitted so a follow-up
meeting can be scheduled after the first of the year.
2) Northwest YMCA Board Meeting: Bill Helliwell attended the Northwest
YMCA Community Board meeting on 11/20/03. He reported that the size of the group
was about typical of what meets for Elk River and that it seems like most of the detail
work is done at the committee level with the Board Meeting being the time for updates
and decisions on direction.
They have several approaches to fund-raising, with the Y Partners Campaign
probably having the most immediate impact for Elk River.
Bill will ask for a listing of the programs offered out of the Northwest YMCA and
also a copy of their operating budget so that the Program and Finance Committees can
review for applicability.
Along with Stephanie Klinzing previously stating that she was interested in
joining the Northwest Board, Joni Lawrence also volunteered.
Discussion Items:
1) Student Members for the Elk River Committee: Ron Touchette suggested that
two or three high school students be recruited to serve on the Founders' Committee.
They could be used to help determine programming needs for this age group in the
community. The committee thought this was a good idea and Ron volunteered to pursue
it.
2) Y Partners Campaign: Ron Touchette said that he was scheduled to meet with
Tina Scheid on a possible Y Partners Campaign for Elk River. He will bring the
information to the next Founders Committee meeting in January.
3) Meeting Schedule: The committee discussed the frequency of meetings and
decided on a eight (8) meeting per year frequency, with no meetings in June, July, August
and December unless the need arises.
The next Founders' Committee meeting will be Thursday, January 8, 2004 at
7:00 am at Lions' Park.
The meeting was adjourned about 8:30 am.
Awards & Recognitions
New Brighton parks are the
~ n-st in the state to e tobacco-
Free. The city's policy prohibits
mbaceo use on all New Brighton park
property at all times with three excep-
tions: the wit course, except dining
exclusively youdh activities; the Family
Service Center's desi~hated outdoor
smoking area; and the Neighborhood
Center's outdoor patios and picnic areas
during private events. New Brighton's
efforts were initiated by youth who
wanted their parks to be tobacco-fi-ee.
Youth brainstormed with city staff-and
made presentations to the Parks Com-
mission and Council. Now that the
policy is in place. youth will continue
to work with the city ro conmmnicate
the message via signs and activites.
)mre11 li'nldorh n(Blue Crnas Blnr 56irIA ivi tlr
nmrnLrc n(tLe Nnn BriQh ron Tn6nn'n Frec Park
Tr,rm dnriv,~ rhr CLampionr o% Heafrh amards
arenrnn p. CmnriLnrndrer Bnrrr Haivnrd, Pnrk &
Rrarmion Dirrrrnr Srrr,< Rpurrr, nnd_]o Trllelson,
a rctGrA publir hr~a0lr rurrse rind nrrine dri_rn,
an cprcA r6e mrnrd an brlia!(of dre Trnm-
The Roseville Pire Depart-
ment received the 2002 Life
Safety Achievement Award
from the Residential Pire Safety
Institute. IVO Roseville resident died
in afire-related death vh Roseville
during 300°_. Roseville firethhters
participated in hundreds of activities
throughout [he year to educate residents
about fire safety. In 3003, the fire depart-
went conducted more than 1,750 inspec-
tions of homes and businesses and taught
hmadreds of fire salary classes at local
schools, nursing homes, day cares, and
businesses. They also provided public
education programs at Roseville parks
and public events, and replied batteries
and installed smoke detectors for free
for senior citizens and people with
cGsabilides.
The National Association
of Town Watch has selected
~ Savage as a national award
winner for its outstanding participation
in the 30's amhua] National Night Out
a-ime, dnr~, and violence prevention
program on Aug. 5. 'the 3003 event was
dhe largest to date, with residenn hh more
than 73 neighborhoods, about 17 percent
of the community, parvcipadng. Savage's
selection as a national award winner was
based on several a-iteria, including
neighborhood participation, law enforce-
ment involvement, promotion, and the
effectiveness of the event The National
Assodation of Town Watch recognized
the state of Minnesota, tying with Teaas
for the honor, as having die top National
Night Ont program in the nation.
Granndbreakings & Dedications
Shakopee celebrated the open-
ing of a new library and
~ police department facility
on Nov. 1~.
Initiatives & Services
As parr of its on~oino- effort to
promote safer, healthier, and
~ more energy ef6dent homes
fa- i[s residents, the city of Richfield
has teamed with the St. ['ard-based
American Lung Association Health
House program to build a new dem-
onstration site at 6819 Oliver Avenue
in Richfield. The city, through its
Housing and Economic Development
Authority (HRA), becomes the first
municipal government iu the U.S. to
work directly with national Health House
program, which began in Minnesota in
1993 and has since grown to include
hundreds of homes in at least 30 states.
The 1.~-story home, which is sched-
uled to be completed in March 3(104,
will have 1,940 finished square feet on
the upper level and 1,3511 square feet of
unfinished ex-laansion space on the
lower level. The Richfield HRA pur-
chased and demolished an abandoned,
deteriorated house on the Olivcn-Avenue
site, with the ultimate wal of building
the new home there.
Staff News
Eden Prairie Utility Opera-
tions Manager Ed Sorenson,
who ser~~ed the cry for 33 years,
received the L.N. Thompson Award
h-om the American Water Works
Association, Minnesota chapter.
The chapter's second highest award is
named fora 30-plus year employee and
general manager of the St. Paul water
utility, and reeogul2es dedication and
commitment to the Minnesota chapter
of the AWWA and to the water indus-
n}' profession.
~ Kelliher Utility Superinten-
dent Darrel Krogseng is
retiring after seven and a half
pears of Bernice ro the airy. Charles
Schultz. who has been with the cin~
since Ocmber, will replace Iv-ogseng as
the new fill-time unlin~ superintendent.
'~ Jodie Torkelson is Thief
River Falls' new city admin-
istrator. Torkelson began her
duties Oct. 14, after moving home
to Thief River Falls offer 3-F years of
working for the federal govenmhe•nt in
Washing on, DC. Torkelson replaces
Roger DeLap, who retired from the
position.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commission
FROM: Michele McPhersol4; Director of Planning
DATE: February I I, 2004
SUBJECT: Royal Valley Park Update
Attachment
• January 26, 2004 to David and Barbara Burandt
At the direction of the Commission, the attached letter was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Burandt
regarding the pasturing of their cows in Royal Valley Park. Mr. Burandt contacted me via
phone indicating that he would be willing to install a woven wire fence in lieu of the
Commission waiving the $100 annual fee for pasturing, in order to allow his cows to
continue to pasture in Royal Valley Park outside of the newly planted prairie area. He
indicated his willingness to work with Commissioner Anderson to ensure that the fence was
placed outside the boundary of the newly planted prairie.
It may appropriate from a maintenance standpoint to allow the cows to be pastured until
such time that the Conuivssion is ready to more fully develop the park with trails and other
amenities.
Staff requests that the Commission provide staff with direction regarding this request from
Mr. Burandt.
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Elk River, NN iSjjO
January 26, 2004
David and Barbara Burandt
19118 Tyler Street i\1W
Elk River MN »330
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Burandt:
The Elk River Park and Recreation Commission discussed your request to continue to allow
your cows to be pastured on the Ciry's Royal Valley Park adjacent to your park, at their
January 14, 2004 meeting. While it is my understanding that you would like to install an
electnc fence to keep the animals out of the newly planted prairie, both electric and barbed
wire fences are prohibited within the zoning district in which the park is located.
The Comrission indicared that they would not want to see the animals return to the park
without some type of fence. The only type of fence which would be allowed would be a
woven wire fence and the Commission is not interested in expending money at this time to
install such a fence. They would, however, entertain a request if you were interested in
installing a woven wire fence to protect the prairie plantings.
To summarize, it appears that without a woven wire fence, your cows will not be allowed to
be pastured in Royal Valley Park from this point forward. If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact me at 763/635-1031.
Sincerely,
Michele McPherson
Director of Planning
cc: Park and Recreation Commission
Phone: 163.6351000
Pax: 763.6g5.:o90
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commission
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FROM: Michele McPhersoh~; Director of Planning
DATE: February I I, 2004
SUBJECT: Utilities Meeting Update
On behalf of the Park and Recreation Commission, I attended the February 10, 2004
meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission. The purpose of my attendance
was to speak with the Utilities Commission regarding the sharing of the prairie
establishment/maintenance costs outlined in the proposal submitted by Prairie Restorations.
With Cotntnissioner Anderson's use of volunteers to deduct $600 from the proposal, the
total cost proposed to be shared by the Utilities and the Park and Recreation Commissions
would have been $3,050.00, with the Utilities and Park and Recreation Conunissions each
paying $1,525.
After outlining the Park and Recreation Commission's position, answering questions, and
much discussion, the Utilities Commission respectfully declined the Park and Recreation
Commission's request to share in the cost of the prairie establishment proposal. The
Utilities Commission stated that they believed that they have "stepped to the plate" and
restored Royal Valley Park to the level requested by the Park and Recreation Commission.
They felt that the Park and Recreation Commission should pay for any additional work.
It appears that if the Commission desires to utilize expert assistance for the establishment of
the prairie at Royal Valley Park, it will need to be paid for from the Park Dedication Fund
out of the amount approved for the 2004 expenditures.
CC: Utilities Commission
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