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9.C.1. PRSR 03-08-2000 t � Item # 9.C.1. 411)ity of Elk River MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planner DATE: March 8, 2000 SUBJECT: Parks Review Overview As part of the Master Park and Recreation Plan review, the Work Plan for March includes a review of the following parks: • Orono Park/Ballfield Complex/ City Hall Park • Ridgewood East Park • Country Crossings Third Addition Park • Moldenhaurer Park • Mississippi Oaks Park Process To assist the Commission in its review of the parks, Staff has prepared base maps of the parks, reviewed previous concept plans and the Master Park Plan. On each map, staff has added comments regarding additional improvements, ADA improvements or other changes. A video tape has been prepared to provide Commissioners a visual reminder of the parks. Staff will review with the Commission the videotape, the base maps and staff comments for each park. The Commission is then invited to provide further comments and direction to staff for each park. Staff will then prepare a formal concept plan for adoption by the Commission at a later date in 2000. The Commission may want to rank each park as high, medium, or low priority for development or improvement to assist with the CIP development process. • 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 • Orono I Ballfield Complex and City Hall Park Existing features: • 4 Picnic structures • Picnic tables • 1 Park identification sign • 1 City monument sign • Playground equipment • Boat landing/Trailer parking • Fishing Pier • Parking • Swimming beach • Sand volleyball courts • Restrooms (portable) • Lighting • Trail from Orono Parkway to beach and boat landing • 5 Softball fields w/ o Concessions Shelter o Scoreboards o Bleechers o Fencing o Maintenance building o Restrooms Proposed Improvements: • Move parking away from beech • Culdesac Gary St. and Orono Road • 2 Additional ballfields • Tennis Courts in City Hall Park • Parking off in City Hall Park • Lighting • Gardens • ADA improvements o Replace pea-gravel under play structure with woodchips o Install handicap picnic tables • Concrete slabs under picnic tables • Handicap accessible picnic tables with each picnic structure • Garbage / recycling corrals • 3 Park identification signs • Improve / enlarge play structures, separating tots and older youth • Ticket booth for Softball Complex Ridgewood East Park Existing features: • Sliding Hill • Play structure • Paved trail with boulder retaining wall • 1/2 Court basketball • Sand volleyball court Proposed improvements: • Replace pea-gravel with woodchips to make play structure ADA compliant • Add Swing set • Replace sand volleyball court with a full court basketball • Light basketball court • Prairie restoration of understory areas • Add picnic tables and benches • Add screening of residential surrounding park • Add shade and screening around basketball courts • Park boundary and identification signs • Garbage/recycling corral Country Crossing 3rd Addition Existing features: • Landscaping (1/2 of trees planted in 1999) • 10' bituminous trail Proposed Improvements: • Open playfield 100'x200' • Open lawn area • Play structure above hill • Full court basketball • Move a portion of an existing 10' paved trail • 6' walking paved trail to lower park area • Remaining landscaping (1/2 trees are planted) • Benches • Bike rack • Striped crosswalk at Kent Street • Trash / recycling corrals • Park identification sign • Park boundary markers • Prairie restoration of understory • Hillside maintained for a winter sliding • Moldenhauer Park Existing features: • Full court basketball Proposed improvements: • Landscaping • Park identification sign • Garbage / recycling corral Mississippi Oaks 2"d Addition Existing features: • Lift station • 3 car parking by lift station • /z landscaping Proposed Improvements: • Play structure with 2 benches • Sidewalk to play structure from Elgin Drive • Sidewalk around play structure • Remaining landscaping (1/2 of them planted in 1999) • • Open lawn area • Bike rack • Trash / recycling corrals • Landscape around lift station for ease of maintenance • Park identification sign • Park boundary markers •