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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/25/71CITY OF HASTINGS Office of ENC~INEER MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1971 Those present: Mr. Wait Petersen, Mr. Frank Sieckert, Mr. Leonard Bauer, Mr. Robert Neujahr, Mr. Patrick Wilson, Mrs. Marcella Linde, Mr. Don Hallberg. Also present: John Davidson, City Engineer, as an advisor, Mr. Dick Lee from Radio Station KDWA, and several interested citizens regarding the Clark Oil Station petition and the objection to the Nowicki Mobile Home Park proposal, and also Councilman Jim O'Connor. Mr. Walt Petersen handed me a series of documents and notes to forward to Mr. Erickson in regard to the Charter Commission. The first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes of January 13, 1971. Minutes were accepted on motion by Mr. Sieckert, seconded by Mrs. Linde, and unanimously approved. The next item discussed was a proposed Clark Service Station to be located at the southeast corner of 15th Street and Vermillion Streets. The presentation was made by Mr. Ramaker. He stated that the actual usable frontage on 15th Street would be 80 feet and usable frontage on Vermillion Street would be 100 feet. Mr. Ramaker presented the preliminary plans. Some of the questions brought up was the 30 foot minimum distance from the property line to the first gas pumps, the Z0 feet from the intersecting right-of-way lines to the first driveway entrance. The entire proposal was turned over to a study committee consisting of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Bauer and Mr. Neujahr. There was then testimony from the floor. Mrs. Leo Schumacher stated that if the station is granted that the brick home on the site will be moved and restored and be used for a Chamber of Commerce Office in historic landmark and if the Library Board agrees, it could be used for the historic center in Hastings. Mr. Wait Petersen stated that he had made notes that this and several other landmarks in Hastings should be preserved and suggested that a study committee be formed to determine which landmarks in Hastings should be preserved for any future consideration in regard to building removal or replacements. Mr. Ramaker went over the proposal of the Clark Oil Company, stating this would not be a service center, but would be strictly a gasoline service facility, unlike other major oil company chains, they do no greasing or changing oil in automobiles, but rely strictly on gasoline sales. The Planning Commission recommended that the Council establish a date for the hearing at its next meeting of February 1, 1971 as required by provision under the Variance Section of the Zoning Ordinance. Minutes of Hastings Planning Commission Meeting held Monday, January 25, 1971 Page Z. The next item of review was a request by Mr. Bill Erickson, owner of property at 217 W. 19th Street, requesting a variance in the side lot set- back so that he can extend his garage. The motion was made by Mr. Hallberg, seconded by Mr. Bauer to recommend that the City Council allow the variance, and unanimously passed. The next request for variance was from Siewert Construction Co. for a home at 1358 W. 19th Street, requesting an entrance for a driveway onto Pleasant Drive, north of 19th Street. It was moved by Mr. Sieckert, seconded by Mr. Wilson to recommend to the City Council denial of this request. Mr. James S. Bzoskie requested a variance to operate a small engine repair shop at 1905 Eddy Street in an R-3 Zone. It was moved by Mr. Sieckert, seconded by Mr. Hallberg and unanimously passed to deny the request. (In this regard we are to send letters to Mr. Siewert, Mr. Erickson and Mr. Bzoskie informing them of the recommendation of Planning Commission, also notifying them that this will be presented to the City Council at their meeting of February 1st, for their review.) The next item discussed was the request for a Special Use Permit by Mr. David Fasbender for property located on Pine Street between 3rd and 4th Streets for an R-3 dwelling addition in an R-Z zone. The engineer presented the proposal by Mr. Fasbender, complete with his review. He stated that Mr. Fasbender had been notified of the limited number of units that could be placed on the parcel and he was taking it under advisement. It was moved by Mr. Neujahr, seconded by Mr. Hallberg to table any action and unanimously passed. The engineer read a letter from Mr. Neal Siewert, Siewert Construction Co. in regard to his recent purchase of the Louis Franzmeier property adjacent to Louis Lane extended and his interest in purchasing the City mixing yard on the westerly end of W. 18th Street, and also his proposal to purchase an area in another location to be used for a City mixing yard or municipal garage. This letter was presented for information purposes only and will be presented to the City Council on February 1, 1971. The next item presented to the Planning Commission was a request from Mr. Hamilton for a variance to construct a two story dwelling on an existing basement at the southeast corner of 1gth and Pine Streets. He would require a variance for setback requirements and also a Special Use to construct a two family unit in an R-2 Zone. This will be submitted to the City Council at the next regular meeting for action, by themselves, or referral to the Planning Commission. There was a request from Mr. Willard J. Bauer to the Planning Commission stating that he was opposed to the annexation of the Nowicki property, that he was the owner of land adjacent to north and west of the proposed Mobile Home Park Development, that he would request orderly annexation rather than Minutes of Hastings Planning Commission Meeting held Monday, January 25, 1971 Page 3. piece meal annexation as far as the City of Hastings was concerned, that he was very concerned with the drainage problem resulting from interupting anatural drainage course through this property, that he was concerned about additional assessments and concerned about previous assessment, and would request that the City would expand to the extend of existing facilities before they consider extending facilities beyond the present corporate I/mits. A letter was read from Mr. A1 Sieben, also opposed to the annexation of the Nowicki property, owner of the land adjacent to and east and south of the proposed Mobile Home Park. He also would propose orderly annexation rather than piece meal, also that the property involved would abut the corridor required for T.H. 55 by-pass services and that in our Tox~rnship discussions it was discussed that a open space or clear zone be allowed on either side of these corridors. He also mentioned that there would be a severe storm drainage problem and would suggest a topographic map of the area prior to any determin- ations and was also concerned about the tax base for School District No. ZOO resulting from a large Mobile Home Park within the School District, without a change in the present tax base structure for Mobile Home Parks. A letter was read from Mr. Ray Nowicki furnished to Mr. Frank Sieckert Chairman of the subcommittee to study the proposal stating that the rental would be from $60.00 to $115.00 per lot, that the first 150 units would be in the first stage of a five-year expansion program. Mr. Nowicki also stated that he would not furnish a topographic map until a more detailed study were established. He also made reference to the non-availability of Mobile Home Park space in the surrounding area to Hastings and the Metropolitan Area in general, stating most of the lower rental properties did not offer a complete service center of the type that he is proposing. Mr. Prank Sieckert stated that there was a definite concern on the part of the study committee in regard to tax problem and also the fact that they did not have a topographic map. The engineer stated that he did have a USGS map which would give the general outline of the total area drained through this property. Mr. Sieckert stated that he would meet with the City Engineer and review the available maps. It was requested by the Planning Commission Chairman that on February 8th, 1971, Mr. Ray Nowicki and Township Officials from Ravanna, Marshan and Nininger Townships be invited to a joint Planning Commission meeting at which time the Mobile Home Park concept would be discussed in detail. (Make a note to see that these notices are sent out prior to the February 8th Planning Commission Meeting to be held at 7:30 P.M. at City Hail. ) There was a presentation from members of the Natural Resources Committee of the Planning Commission. Mr. Ray Knutson presented the Recreation Survey Questionnaire to the Planning Commission. A general review was made of the Recreational Survey. Mr. Neujahr suggested that question 1 also ask "what park is most used by the person filling out the application~', whether it is the closest or not, and in question 10, that the Vermillion River terminology be omitted, since a person may be for open space for trails, but not necessarily Minutes of Hastings Planning Commission Meeting held Monday, January 25, 1971 Page 4. for the Vermillion River aSlDect of these trails Mr. Hallberg suggested that under question No. 14, there was a question in his mind as to whether this would indicate the adequacy of present facilities and possibly existing programs might also be included, either in this question or in other questions so that the general interest of the main programs could be obtained by the questionnaire in regard to present programs in swimming, baseball~ softball~ etc. Mr. Hi Kilborn, Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee presented the concept for the Summer Day Camp or Summer Playground Program. This is designed to schedule and organize a regular recreation program. He presented the outline. (See copy attached to minutes). Mr. Kilborn stated that this would be a pilot program which hopefully would lead to a total City Recreation Program in the future with a combined City-School basis so that the City's and Schools' facilities could be utilized. There was also some discussion in regard to budget, particularly in regard to Summer Programs, directors, and the student program instructors. This apparently was partially worked out with a joint meeting with members of the City Council and School Board early in the year and it was determined that possibly there would be enough money available in the budgets to sponsor a limited program of this type. Also, the program could be supplemented with a fee system. It was moved by Mr. Neujahr, seconded by Mr. Hallberg to approve in principal the summer day camp program. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 1. (Be sure this is placed on the agenda for the next regular Council meeting as far as the Summer Day Camp Program) It was moved by Mr. Sieckert, seconded by Mrs. Linde to approve the Recreational Survey in principal and place this on the agenda for the next regular Council Meeting and unanimously passed. Mr. Walt Petersen read a letter in note form from Mr. John McKane regarding the authority of the City Engineer to deny tree planting within the City, asking if this wasn't a governmental function. The engineer explained that it wasn't his intent to deny tree planting, but only to assure that a tree planting program was initiated which would delegate the responsibility for tree planting to inter- ested groups or citizens so the City doesn't end up with a truck load of trees and have to expend work of City employees to con~plete the tree planting program. Mr. Hi Kilborn stated that the Open Space Committee was working on this program and when it was finalized with the City Engineer they would work together to determine which tracts could be used for a nursery-type tree planting program. Mr. Walt Petersen also read a letter from Mr. John McKane to Representative Albert Quie in regard to his personal opinion regarding the Lake Rebecca area and the Corps of Engineers work at Lock and Dam No. 2. Mr. Petersen delegated the subcommittees of the Planning Commission of the Council stating that Mr. Hallberg and Mr. Wilson would be appointed to the Vermillion River Study Committee and mentioned that the Planning Commis sion would have to replace Mr. Moen's position on this committee. Mrs. Linde was appointed by the chairman to the vacated position. Minutes of Hastings Planning Commission Meeting held Monday, January 25, 1971 Page 5. Mr. Petersen read a letter from Mr. Carl Dale of Midwest Planning who is doing the consulting work for Dakota County and their comprehensive program, stating that the Hodne Comprehensive Plan as submitted does not conflict with County plans and very closely meets the original comprehensive plan included in the Dakota County plan. He stated that they were in agreement with the request of the City of Hastings to place the new T.H. 61 bridge west of the City of Hastings rather than east. Mr. Petersen stated that on February 3, 1971, Mr. Allen Anderson from the Department of Urban Development would meet with the City Council and Planning Commission and discuss public housing and housing authorities. Mr. Petersen read a letter from Mr. Eustis with the Upper Midwest Research Development Council. A date of February 17, 1971 at 7:00 P.M. was set for a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council to hear Mr. Eustis' presentation. Mr. Petersen stated that back in May 11, 1970, there was a discussion of the Planning Commission regarding involving teenagers in City Government and City Planning. He asked that the new Planning Commission give this some consideration in regard to involving teenagers in the City Planning. The City Engineer pointed out that an error was made in the Zoning Map, showing Agricultural Zone for that strip of property along T.H. 55 owned by Mr. Klein and Mr. Denn. It was moved by Mr. Hallberg, seconded by Mr. Sieckert recommending to the Council to correct the Zoning Map and revert the Denn property to R-3 in accordance with the original intent of the Zoning Ordinance. The City Engineer reviewed his proposal to include Pleasant Drive, north of of T.H. 55 to connect T.H. 55 to CSAH 4Z, using up . 97 available mileage which is i. 98 miles and to dedicate the South Frontage Road from Pleasant Drive to Pine Street as the allowable State Aid mileage to be included in the State Aid System prior to July of 1971 when E. 10th Street-T.H. Z91 will revert to the City as a City Street, in which casethat system can be added assurplus mileage to the City's system. It was moved by Mr. Neujahr, seconded by Mr. Sieckert to present the proposed State-Aid Traffic Plan to the City Council as presented, that this was in agreement with the City planning. I had a request from Mr. Bauer and Mr. Sieckert to be furnished the 24~' x 36" Zoning Maps and also the new City maps on the 800 scale. (We might make up enough of these maps to furnish the new members of the Planning Commission with copies of the large Zoning Map and the Urban Map on the 800 scale.) Mr. Duane Groth, arriving late at the meeting asked that he be heard in regard to the request for a driveway entrance to Pleasant Drive. He stated that the drawing submitted with the request was not to scale and that because Minutes of Hastings Planning Commission Meeting held Monday, January ZS, 1971 Page of the additional property from this ,lot that was sold to the property owner east, that there was no other x~ay that he could serve this parcel w~t~ a garage entrance, without making a very long driveway for the property owner. Upon polting the Planning Commission, the original vote to deny the request was not changed by the members. Mr. Petersen stated that the meeting would be adjourned to the next joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council to be held on Wednesday, February 3rd, 1971 at 7:30 P.M. at which time Mr. Allen Anderson from the Department of Urban Development would meet with the group. We completed our meeting at approximately 10:30 P.M. John Davidson, City Engineer CITY OF HASTINGS OBJECTIVE To provide to yoUng children (5 - 8) of the Hastings School District a program of scheduled supervised playgrotmd activities during the summer months, The program will seek to expose children to both individual and group activities of either a play- time or physical nature and will include selected field trips designed to broaden participant awareness of commUnfty mud envi ro nment o II. PROGRAM CONTENT (Partial Listing) A. Playtime. Activities - Handcrafts, Art, Story Telling, Group Singing, Flower Show, Rope Jumping, Pantomines, Rhythm Band, 1met Show, B. Ph)r~ical Activities- Softball, Soccer, Folk Dancing, Skill Tests, Track and Field, Stunts. C. Field Trips - Dairy, Fire Station, Nature Study and Hiking~ Zoo trips III. O RC, ANIZATIO N The program will be administered by [he joint Program Board (Corar~ttee) which currently combines School/City funding and administration of selected recreational activities during the summer. The program w/Il be conducted throughout the City and School District in various designated population pockets. A. Facilities Existing school playgroUnds (including Parochial) aud community parks will be utilized as centers for the Summer Day Camps. It is contemplated that at least four in-City sites will be required, plus three to four sites in the rural portions o£ the District. In most areas school playgroUnds are in the midst of population -I- pockets and will be used: co~-rn~unity parks will be used where necessal'yo Equipment and Support Services 1. Equipment needs are as follows: a. Basic softball equipment b. Arts and craft equipment and supplies c. Two to three picnic tables per site d. An equipment storage box at each site e. One soccer ball per site One stop watch per site Many of the activities will require that supply'!lems or equip- ment be brought by participants. 2. Required program support is as follows: a. On-site water supply b. On-site First Aid Kit c. Extension of insurance coverages d. Provision o£ transportation-school bus and driver supply. C. Personnel The summer day camp requires a Director - though not nece: aarily full time-- and at least two two-man supervisor teams, to implement scheduled activities at the selected sites, 1. Director - He will be responsible for the hiring of the supervisor$~ provision of transportation as needed, and directing the implementation of the activity schedule° lle is to coordinate'the planned field trips with the nec- essary authorities. He will report to the $oint l~ro§ram Board (Committee). It is felt that these responsibilities can be assumed by the current Joint Program Director. 2. Supervisors - Ideally, each team will be composed of a male college student and a female college student with either actual experience in, or educational exposure to recreation pro,rams. PedDle without exoerienc~ be accepted. Recent High School Graduates who demonstrate maturity and leadership qualities are also acceptable if college students are not available. The male/female team composition is important to program success: it will serve to promote a proper recreational balance between playtime and physical activities. Supervisor responsibilities include: implementing the daily schedule, maintenance of discipline among participants, instructing participants in playtime activities and in physical skills° They report to the Director. IV. PROGRAM FUNCTIONING A. playground Operation The playground program will operate Monday-Friday, six · hours a day, divided into morning and afternoon sessions. Essentially, daily activity will revolve around two bases-- athletic~ for the older boys and girls, and specialized activities, geared to the younger participants. The male supervisor will handle ~he former, the female, the latter. Supervisors will report fifteen minutes prior to each session to monitor early arrivals. They will enlist the youngsters' assistance in selling up (and later, concluding) for the daily aetivitie s. Scheduled activity will call for periodic playground VSo play- ground competition in those activities which lend themsetves to such an approach; softball, track and field meets~ Pet Shows, etc. -3- Summer Day Camp Prog~'am Field Trip~ Field Trips %v[ll involve one playground at a time, and when scheduled0 will supplant normal daily activity for ~hat play- gro~d. For these trips, permission slips will be requireS~ T ranspo rtation ~1~ transportation needed for in~er-p[aygro~d transfer c~Idren and for scheduled field ~rips will be provided by ~strict buses. Registration Registration ~I1 ~ke piece al the elementary schoo[s, public ~nd private, prior ~o their clos~g. ~is wi[[ facilitate collection of a fee from each chi~ partlcip~[ing, s~ul~ be necess~i; ~n appropriate b~dge signifying enro[lmen[ shouId be lssued~ A m~ster Hst of all enrollees should be re[ained by ~he Joint Program Co~itte~ Re~str~tiou for field [~ps my be req~red on a firs[-come basis, depending ou the de~nd on avai[able Scheduling In- City It is anticipated that two supervisor teams will be assigned to the four City playground areas, each of which will schedule five day camp sessions per v~ek. Two of the playgrounds will the ~nor~ngs and two wall operate ~ ~he afternoon. T~s supervisor team to direct t~vo sessions per day at different p[ay- I~ is fe[t't~t two Field Trips ~d two ~o four pl~ygro~d inter- c~nges should be scheduled for each ptaygro~d, 4 Rural The Sunamer Day Camp proEram can be offered lo the rural children in a number of ways: Take the program to them - operate a number o~ locations: schedule at ~a~ two seps~ons location per week. 2. Bu~ them to City playgro~d location - again aim for sche~ulin~ two se~ions per week for each ~ural Let the children come to City playgrounds as they choose - no transportation provided, Cldldren may come on their o~, ~ the event the progr~ was taken to the r~ral children, three to roar locations, each somew~t central to a given rural area could be spotted. ~ additional supervisor team would be required: it would rotate a~ng the various tocationso ~ere ~utd be neither playgro~d interchange nor Field Trips scheduled. The key to the successful operation of the program is fo~d ~ the schedul~g, both in terms of coordination of use ~d F~eld Trips and ~ the t~e of acridly offered, The draw~g of the schedule is considered to be within the purview of the Joint ]Program Committee. Costs In- City 4 supervisors @ $240.00 Each Bus use 6 - 8 days Equipment and supplies $960. O0 250. O0 200. O0 Sis 410.00 RECREATIONAL SURVEY CITY OF I-{ASTINGS What is the name of the park or playground nearest you .Approximate distance in blocks ...... How many in },our family Preschool Elementary School Secondary School Do you think Hastings has: Inadequate park space space More than adequate park space Adequate park 4. Do you feel that your area is adequately served by park facilities Does the park closest you have sufficient: Picnic Tables Ye s No Trash receptacles Yes__No__ Barbecue pits Yes__No__ Rest Rooms Yes No She It e rs Ye s No * Others (describe) Yes No Does the playground nearest you have sufficient: Playground equipment Yes__No Open area for informal play Yes No Adult area Yes No Field for Team Games Yes No What age group/groups use the parks and playgrounds nearest you ? Preschool Young adults Elementary School Adults Secondary School 8. Are the parks and playgrounds adequately maintained: Yes ...'No H no, explain: Page 1 o£ 3 ' Recreational Survey Do you [eel Hastings should have: More large playgrounds like Pioneer l~ark More small neighborhood playgrounds More of both 10. Should I-Iastings preserve more land for open space (pathways, jogging trails, snowmobile trails, etc. ) such as the area along the Vermillion River? Yes No 11. Should hockey rinks be kept in separate parks from other ice skating rinks? Yes No 12. Does Hastings have stffficient swimming facilities: Summer: Yes No Winter: Yes No 13. Are there enough organized recreational activities for: l~reschoolers: Yes 1~o Secondary: Yes Elementary: Yes Bio Adults: Yes ~O 14. Below are listed some recreational ac tivities which may be of interest to you. Check the ones that you feel are currently lacking in Hastings and that you would be interested in: 1 ) archery 11 ) snowmobiling 2) bicycle traits 1Z) youth dramatics 3) hand ball 13) arts and crafts 4) horse shoes 14) day camps (youth) 5) shuffle board 15) gardening clubs 6) roller skating 16) nature study groups 7) table te_nnis 17) hiking or jogging 8) tether ball · 18) boating & canoeing (non-powered) 9) tumbling and gymanstics 19) play days 10) youth bands Z0) Other . ..... 15. Are there any other recreational activities you available would like to have l~a§e 2 of 3 16. Should Hastings provide a f=[l time recreational director to coordinate al1 recreational act/vitles ~hat involve the use of public property (City o.= School) Yes No 17. Would you be willin§ to work with the Natural Resources Committee on a specific recreational activity Yes No If yes, Name Tel. No. 18, Additional Comments: Page 3 of 3