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Home My WebLink About10112005 City of Hastings Parks & Recreation Department 920 W 10th St. Hastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651)480-6175 Fax: (651) 437-5396 www.ci.hastings.mn.us Aquatic Center 901 Maple St. Hastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-2392 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Civic Arena '101 Redwing Blvd. Aastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-6195 Fax: (651) 437-4940 o Natural Resources and Recreation Commission Agenda Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:00 PM 1) Call to Order: 2) Roll Call: 3) Approval of Minutes from August & September 2005: 4) Setting Agenda: 5) Open Mike: 6) Topics of Discussion: 7) Departmental Updates 8) Levee Park Update - Verbal 9) Aquatic Center Repair - Verbal 10) Arena & Aquatic Center Business Plans - Verbal 11) Skate Park Task Force 12) Installation of dock lights at abandoned fueling station - Verbal 13) New Business 14) Old Business 15) Next meeting: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 16) Adjourn: All times are approximate 6:00 PM 6:05 PM 6:10 PM 6:15 PM 6:20 PM 6:25 PM 6:30 PM 6:35 PM 6:40 PM 6:45 PM 6:50 PM 6:55 PM 7:00 PM NRRC/NRRC agenda for October 2005.doc City of Hastings Natural Resources and Recreation Commission Minutes September 20, 2005 6:00 pm ~ 1) Roll Call at 6 pm: Commissioners Brown, Popp and Vandehoef, Parks and Recreation Director Bernstein, Superintendent Smith. Absent: Commissioners Christenson, Rohloff and Vaughan 2) 3) 4) Since there was no quorum, the August meeting minutes could not be approved. Director Bernstein handed out departmental updates to the NRRC members. Director Bernstein informed the NRRC that Commissioner O'Melia has handed in his resignation from the NRRC. An advertisement will be placed in the Hastings paper this week seeking a new Commissioner. Interviews will be conducted at a future NRRC meeting, as has been done in the past. ;-', < ) 5) Chris Ochs, a Graduate student from the University of Minnesota, next presented his findings regarding the Vermillion River. The Friends of the Vermillion River have requested that the Vermillion River become a designated canoe route and also that there be increased access to the river, mostly throughout the river gorge. Chris examined the possibility of adding canoe and kayak access points, as well as more rescue access points and anchors along the river. He mentioned that once the flow is up, we are already seeing about 40 kayakers per week using the Vermillion. Commissioner Brown asked what the political process is to designate the Vermillion as an official canoe/kayak route. Chris informed the NRRC that the Vermillion already meets the criteria and all that is needed is for a bill to be passed in the legislature. He also mentioned that Representative McNamara is in support of this issue. Chris will be giving this same presentation to the DNR and the Friends of the Vermillion River. Hard copies of the presentation will be distributed to NRRC members. Commissioner Brown mentioned that he would like to share this information with the Vermillion River Watershed Commission as well. 6) Lion's Parking Lot: The City Council has approved the Lion's parking lot request made by Hope Lutheran Church. We are now just waiting on the church to take further action. 7) Pool Coping Stone Replacement: The coping stones at the pool have been removed and the H::placement will begin the middle of next week. 8) Levee Park Meeting: Director Bernstein informed the NRRC that two firms were interviewed last week regarding the Levee Park Redevelopment. The firm that was chosen was Bonestroo. Director Bernstein also mentioned that the improvements are contingent upon the sale of the condominiums - at this point, neither building is where it needs to be to start the improvements. 9) Skate Park Committee: Director Bernstein would like to form a Skate Park Committee this winter to review the various options available regarding the future of the skate park. The goal of this committee would be to develop a recommendation for City Council. The committee would consist of city staff, some members of the NRRC as well as members of the public who have an interest in the future of the skate park. A notice has been posted on the skate park web site requesting volunteers. o 10) Grants: Director Bernstein is applying for a grant from the Mississippi River Fund to update the fueling dock to a new observation/fishing pier. Commissioner Brown expressed interest in the possibility of running a fishing boom (floating dock with access from the shore) from the site. 11) New Business Director Bernstein would like to form committees to develop business plans for the Aquatic Center and for the Civic Arena. Areas to be considered include, but are not limited to, economics, efficiency of the facilities, concessions, registrations, etc. The goal of each committee would be to lessen the City's subsidy of each facility. The committees would start to meet as early as next month and would consist mostly of city staff These committees would not involve the public. Commissioner Vandehoef stated that it makes more sense to keep these committees internal as they will be dealing with operational issues. Director Bernstein mentioned that he plans to send out a letter to the NRRC requesting volunteers for these two committees as well as the Skate Park Committee. 12) Old Business Director Bernstein passed out conceptual plans of the Levee Park Redevelopment for the Commission's review. Director Bernstein also informed the Commission that there was a suicide at Conzemius Park a couple of weeks ago and that the police handled the matter. Next meeting scheduled for October 11th at 6 p.m. Adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Kristin Behrens ) SINCE ONLY 3 OUT OF 7 MEMBERS ATTENDED THIS MEETING, THERE WAS NO QUOROM AND SO NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. o City of Hastings Parks & Recreation Department 920 W 10th St. Hastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651)480-6175 Fax: (651) 437-5396 www.ci.hastings.mn.us Aquatic Center 901 Maple St. Hastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-2392 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Civic Arena 2801 Redwing Blvd. Hastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-6195 Fax: (651)437-4940 Natural Resources and Recreation Commission Departmental Updates HastinQs Familv AQuatic Center · All the coping stones have been removed. · A Crew of 2 individuals contracted by Kinematics worked the weekend of October 1,2; working on saw cutting the deck area. · The crew will be back on October 9 to begin cup sanding the plaster wall side of the gutter 1/4 " to prepare for coping stone fit. · Stones are potentially set to be delivered on October 10 and setting will begin when sanding and mortar bases are complete. The temperature needs to be above 40 degrees for stone setting. · We are in daily contact with Ira from Kinematics on the project and weekly projections of progress. · Darbie met with a rep and tried a new product on the slide and play structure to restore the original color. The product made quite a difference and will likely be used next spring. The slide and play structure are 7 years old and have faded considerably. Skate Park · One more try to run a skate board camp. · Dates October 20,21 from 9 AM - 12 Noon · Cost $95.00 Wao/linQ Houses · Hiring will begin November 1, 2005 with the potential opening date of December 17, 2005. · The rink schedule is slightly different that in years past due to use and attendance tracking. Heavier used rinks will have longer hours. Parks Maintenance Activities · Clean-up the woodlands at C.P. Adams & the SNA in partnership with FMR & REI. About 40 volunteers worked to collect over 3 dump truck loads that our staff disposed of. · Clean-up at Old Mill & Jaycee Parks by student volunteers from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. · Flail mowing the natural grass areas at Wallin, Riverwood, Greten and Pleasant Parks. · Working on installation of new players benches at Vet's Complex. · Continued progress on the fall season broad leaf weed control. · Monthly playground safety inspection. · Rainwater garden plantings completed at the LeDuc Historic Site. · Three staff members attended training to update their Tree Inspectors Certification. · 46 shade trees planted along the trail corridor off of Hwy 316 in partnership with MN/Dot. · 41 trees planted as a buffer near the new LeDuc parking lot. · Updating snow removal plans for this winter to include taking over the previously contracted areas at Public SQuare and downtown and the following additions: I TRAIL NAME LOCATIONIDESCRIPTION LINEAR MILES FEET West view Drive East Boulevard South view to 15th Street 4000 0.76 F allbrooke Link Wallin Park interior link trail to Fallbrooke Dr. 275 0.05 So. Point Link Riverwood link from 31st St. to So. Point Dr. 968 0.18 36th Street Extension west of Villaae Trail 465 0.09 31st Street West Extension from Olsen Dr. to Century Dr. 545 0.10 LeDuc Front LeDuc Historic Site along Vennillion Street 420 0.08 LeDuc Rear LeDuc Historic Site from parking lot to house 260 0.05 Total additions 6933 1.31 Civic Arena · West rink opening date Saturday 10/15/05 2005-2006 · East rink will open Saturday 10/29/05 2005.2006 · HY AA usage for soccer was only 6 dates that ~ 12 hours. · West ceiling has been painted and Nakasone has cleaned out all of their materials. · Repair to east rink 5" header system will be complete next week; rest of parts came on 10/7/05. There was a bid by NewMech to repair this at $3,900 dollars so the arena crew decided to track down the parts and do the task ourselves. · Fire sprinkler system has been inspected and tested for the 2005-2006 season. City of Hastings Parks & Recreation Department 920 W 10th St. Hastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-6175 Fa'C: (651) 437-5396 www.ci.hastings.mn.us Aquatic Center 901 Maple 81:. Hastings, MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-2392 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Civic Arena )801 Redwillg Blvd. ~astings, MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-6195 Fax: (651)437-4940 o MEMO Date: 10/6/04 To: NRRC Commission Members From: Barry Bernstein, Parks and Recreation Director Subject: Skate Park Task Force Back2round Information: Staff is currently developing goals and objectives for this task force in order for the first meeting in November. The goals and objectives may be modified once this task force begins to meet on a regular basis. The first meeting of this task force is scheduled to meet at 6:30 PM on November 1. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Parks and Recreation Department. Ultimately, staff believes this task force will bring forward to council recommendations regarding the skate park. Action: None REF: NRRC/skate park task force memo October 2005 Skate Park Mark Vaughan Darbie Johnson Al Vandehoef Jamie Nagle Danny Diede Matt Grutner Mitchell Lucas ) o Parks & Recreation Committees Updated: October 6, 2005 Arena Russ Rohloff Sliv McGree Tony Alongi Aquatic Center Russ Rohloff Darbie Johnson Danna Elling Walt Popp Noah Keller