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MEMORANDUM
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.1k River TO: Park and Recreation Commission
FROM: Michele McPhersoirector of Planning
DATE: August 4, 1999
SUBJECT: Information/Update Items for August 11,
1999 Meeting
A. Land Use Cases:
1. Trott Brook Farms
Grading has begun on the project. A pre-construction meeting was held on site on
Wednesday, July 28, 1999. They will begin installing utilities under what will be Trott
Brook Parkway on August 2, 1999. The topsoil was stripped from the park area and
stockpiled in order to allow the contractor to complete the necessary fills in the park.
They are using some of the less suitable soils for the fills.
2. Administrative Subdivision:AS 99-5, Gerald Sneft
• Mr. Sneft is proposing to split his property at 22300 Jarvis into two lots, one of which will
be buidable. The City will collect $1300 in park fees from this request as required by
the ordinance. Mr. Sneft's request has been postponed indefinitely until he submits
wetland delineation.
3. City of Elk River/Elk River Country Club Land and Easement Exchange
An update memo will be provided to the Commission at the meeting. Staff is meeting
with the City Attorney regarding the legal documents on August 6, 1999.
B. Park/Trail Developments
1. Construction, Railroad Trail
Staff reviewed the Commission's request to return the railroad trail to its original grade
in the area of the water tower prior to paving. Unfortunately, the amount of soil
removed (5,000 cubic yards) made the correction cost prohibitive. A minor amount of
filling did occur, after the transitions from the grade to the excavated portion were
improved. The remaining grade will remain as it is, with no changes.
A separate road will also not be built to the water tower for the utilities. There was not
adequate room between the trail and the wetland to construct a second road without
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adversely impacting the wetland. The trail will be "beefed up" to accomodate the
• vehicle traffic. We will continue to search for an access to the water tower from the
north and east as those properties develop.
2. BMX Facility
Staff has provided the BMX organizers and the City Attorney with a copy of the lease
agreement. We are waiting for the BMXers to provide the necessary items needed for
approval of the lease by the City Council.
3. Community Recreation
At the July 19, 1999 City Council meeting, Councilmember Motin provided the Council
with and update regarding Community Recreation (see attached memo from the City
Administrator). At the meeting, Councilmember Motin polled the Council as to the
direction they would like to see pursued. It appears that the concensus was to continue
to make the Joint Powers Agreement work for at least another year. The second
favorite option was for Elk River to pursue its own recreation department. The Mayor
spoke in favor of allowing Community Education to operate the recreation programs.
4. Wetland behind Bus Company
• Staff investigated the wetland behind the bus company, and found no evidence of
wetland filling. The owner, however, did receive a permit to fill the small wetland in front
of his building. It appears that he is moving dirt on site.
5. Recreation Briefs
The attached articles appeared in the Elk River Star News.
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.ik River MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Patrick Klaer ity dministrator
DATE: July 19, 1999 / +
SUBJECT: Community Recreation Program
a. Update on Activities
Interim Community Recreation Director Michele Bergh will be in
attendance to update the council on recent community recreation and
city of Elk River recreation activities. One of our biggest summer city
programs, the Safety Camp, was recently completed and a five minute
video on this two day event is scheduled to be shown to the council.
Michele also will provide the council with an update on Emporium
• activities.
Michele should be able to answer questions from the council about the
current status of city programs and what is on the horizon.
b. Discussion on Community Recreation Program Options
Ever since Jeff Asfahl resigned as the Community Recreation Director
in May, options for the future of the Community Recreation Program
have been discussed and reviewed. Michele Bergh has been appointed
Interim Community Recreation Director and is doing a very good job
with these additional responsibilities. Accordingly, there is no great
urgency for a decision to be made on Elk River's future role with this
organization.
Whenever a major personnel change occurs within a department it
presents an opportunity for evaluation of the future direction of the
program or department. Such an evaluation is currently taking place
regarding the community recreation program and the city is
considering withdrawing from the organization and providing its own
municipal recreation programs.
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• and form a city recreation department or if it should have the school
manage its municipal recreation programs. In this regard, it may be to
the advantage of all the members to have Elk River make this decision
now. Eliminating one option now would simplify issues for everyone.
If the City Council wants to make this decision now, staff still
recommends establishing a city recreation department and not having
the school district manage the city's recreation programs.
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FROM: Community Recreation
Rae A nn Gardner
DATE a July,13, 1999 ,
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JOINT POWERS RECREATION BOARD INVOICE
1999
', . .. '- . : ,-,1- : , , . ,•.-The following amount represents your community's assessment to the Joint
Powers Agreement for the period of July and August 1999
City of Elk River $10,338.00
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City of Dayton $ 530.84
City of Otsego $ 3,313.68
City of Rogers $ 1 ,536.34
Hassan Township $ 1 ,384.34
Make your check payable to: I.S.D. 728
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and send to: Community Recreation
1230 School Street 47
Elk River, Mn 55330
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The following results have been compiled from'infornlina`ec`eiVed:P
oxn;,,'32: 42 itie s_ fveyeL The survey consisted of 28 metro
cities and 14 non-metro cities having a population over 10,000 and
• under 25,000. Keep in mind that on some surveys, not all questions
were answered.
Recreation Programming Services
The desired result of this survey is to determine how many municipalities,
which are similar to Elk River, provide their own municipal recreation
programming or have this service provided by the school district (as part of
Community Education) or by another contract.
1. Does your city have its own park or recreation or park and recreation
department? Yes 25
No 1
Park/Rec. with additional Pub. Works, Ice Arena,
Arts, or Forestry 4
Joint Powers - School/City 2
What is the size of the city park/recreation staff(maintenance,
• programming, administration)?
Average FT admin./prog. 6
Average PT admin./prog. 2
Average FT maint./pub. works 6
Average PT maint./pub. works 4
Average Seasonal 90
What is the approximate amount of the city park/recreation budget?
Average overall budget $1.2 million
Average Parks only budget $500,000
Average Recreation only budget $200,000
2. Does your city do its own recreation programming or is this service done
by the school district (as part of community education) or is this service
contracted out to another agency?
City 23
School District 2
Other - majority city/some Community Ed.,
parent/volunteer organized, or
joint with school district 7
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Recreation Facilities
1. Does your city or school district have the majority of the:
Inside facilities (gymnasiums) City 4 •
School District 24
Shared 4
Outside facilities (softball/baseball, soccer fields)
City 21
School District 1
Shared 8
2. What type of revenue is generated through recreation
programming...How does this compare to programming expenditures?
Average Revenue $100 - 300,000
- Majority break even on expenses
- 20-50% recuperated, not incl. staff costs 4
- 60-90% recuperated, not incl. staff costs 4
3. What is the municipal relationship with the organized youth athletic
associations for such things as scheduling fields, maintenance of fields, •
registration of participants, etc.?
Majority stated that youth athletic associations
organize programs; city registers, schedules, and
maintains fields at no cost.
3 stated that the city charges each association a
fee to offset city expenses.
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Strong support exists to continue the.Cominiiiuty
Recreation program. he{siipp6rE is``comtng;"fron
Independent School,;thstrict 728,' Rogers, Has§an,
Otsego and even Elk River. , r.
This is a,regional,joint=powers 'organization:that
funds and provides recreation for'youngsters'and
adults. ;. -
Lately, the.future;ofCommunity.Recreation;;has
been under;a cloud,:with,the re`s'ignation of its:direc-
tor and.the announcement that Elk River ;thinking•
of pulling Out. Elk River is considering taking'over
the Community Recreation staff and;prbgrainining
and providing recreation program s;tti the othe>:„c'oni
munities.
Elk River.:;officials say they;eaiztlots,expand:1;pro
,`gramnung:Oder'..the present setup where:ath'least
one inet fiber` 'Ot$egd;'intends''to'provide f3lily'i la
tionary increases.Elk River officials say,it is difficult
to,hire a new director when,thereriis this,d"ottbt,about
expanding Community Recreation's programs
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Otsego, therefore, holds the key to(-:Community
Recreation's future If it would,,'proiVir e a by a;:
greater sli'are to expand't'"Y� rtbgr# iil �here'41.a`
good chance the joint powers proglamould,contin'-
"ue. Otsego now pays about$20,000 to the program,
•having cut back from$23,0000Mayor,L "-' Foltfilier
said he supports•the cost'"of hiig iiicre "paid he
said,there is room;for some more,=but pot'a lot?,`fie
�,ptefers to 'see a
ptoposalt n liovq iii is frior is4
.expected from Otsego Vor' while, he sayev Otgege
was experiencing 30 percent uicnreaseil in the costfor
recreation,
nElk Rider contributes` aibbiut+s$ ,P'b Rog O.5 + '+
Hassan$10,000 each and%Day ``'
Pat..;HIaers,' Elk, River.C�tyi dm,nistratot,*said,
•'Iiesday=that;the:.city:is •I ,h CAI''' ".
chat get +Yt hast hb*e `16 i tit > i
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Coinintinity liecr ati5ti Bas tit its cb' i` f >
tion to leave;'the CiSmmuf ity'Recreation pf'bg' m i
.That would.b'e.a°'fatal blo`v 13ecs gee li l ai�'ei bn r.
tributes about half the money
If the Community:Recreatioii'pr°.ogram dyers to'"dis- •
•solve,Communitg ,'dticati$ gli"tty 'bltl�{tl
strong bid tw proivitl `re rg`at!Bi l'e `tl i c t ti.
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•recreation;which,Coinm i;` • ►"ati -s•• ••s how-
to do. If Elk River were*.have`.its own lirogram,
Charlie Blesener, boinintn ity'yeducatioh} directi r,
• says:it would-have tdbe'd tlY fin d.as to`whom
lirovides what`tti°,$vv�on1 and-how,liezfacilities will be_
used.:._Elk River.:,and the.$,hool district have the
;Fields;'Elk°River`has the.ice arena and:the{ 1i 18
have the gyms. How all,that would come together
would be interesting.
At some g.� f Elk Rivef +ill aye its o brt�`t
atioillte ace fi itlf i ' 331 if ecr i$iit r e'mXfT
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Continuing the'present program wv w
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seems to be the best-course: Doff,Hei izutnn.;ci:
Elk; River
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Plan to keep
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•community
as-is. emerging . . '
Long-term commitments from cities will
keep Elk River from breaking away
by Jim Boyle rent configuration that ties
Staff writer municipalities and the Elk
Momentum is building to stick River Area School District
with Community Recreation as- - together to provide recreation
is, under the guidance of its programming, according ; to
joint partnership agreement. Mark Strater,the interim chair
The Elk River City Council, of the board.At a meeting of the
which has considered having advisory board last week, the
the city of Elk River provide its group began work on its next
own recreation programming, budget.
is willing to stick it out under One other option that has been
the current joint powers agree- considered is if the current
• ment, provided it can secure arrangement doesn't stick,then
some type of long-term commit- . District 728 Community Educa-
ments from the participating tion would .be willing to take
municipalities. over the program.
Without three- to five-year This is the Elk River City
commitments, the Elk River Council's least favorite option,
City Council and city staff are despite prodding from Mayor
ready to proceed on their own to Stephanie Klinzing and a pitch
provide recreational program- from Charlie Blesener, the
ming to the residents of Elk director of community educa-
River. Of most concern to the tion who would head up pro-
city of Elk River is the city of gram.
Otsego,whose support seems to Blesener told the council last
ride on keeping program costs Monday that continuing the
level and Otsego participation joint partnership agreement is
up, his as well as the Elk River Area
"I would hope' there wouldn't School District's first choice.
be a problem,"said Ron Black, "The only reason.that Option
former Otsego council member. C (the community education-
"This is the only program the run community recreation pro-
city of Otsego offers for kids." gram)was proposed,is because
Council Member Paul Motin Option B(a city-run community
and the rest of the Elk River recreation program) was pro-
City Council have directed City posed,"Blesener said.
Administrator Pat Klaers to Blesener says in the absence of
talk with area municipalities a joint powers-led recreation
about their commitment to the program,the community educa-
joint partnership agreement. tion-led program would be best
The Elk River City Council because it would be cost effec-
• would like to see the program tive and more likely to retain all
grow without the fear of cities or of the partners. "You could
townships backing out. maintain and expand programs
The consensus of the Corn- with Option C," Blesener said.
munity Education Advisory "And you still have a partner-
Board is to stick with the cur- ship with the school district"