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6-20-17CCOOMMMMUUNNIITTYY SSEERRVVIICCEESS CCOOMMMMIISSSSIIOONN AAGGEENNDDAA Regular CSC Meeting Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 7:00 pm Richfield Municipal Center (Heredia Room), 6700 Portland Ave Commission Members Staff/Others Liaisons Reed Bornholdt (Chair), Anne Basso, Danielle Indovino Cawley, Joannette Cintrón de Núñez, Carolyn Engeldinger, Art Felgate, Emma Nollenberger, Lisa Rudolph, Dan Smieja, Darwin Schaeferlane, Michele Thompson (Vice Chair) Jim Topitzhofer (Staff Liaison) John Evans (Secretary) Edwina Garcia (City Council) Crystal Brakke (School Board) 1. Approval of Minutes/Agenda  Regular Meeting Minutes: May 16, 2017 2. Public Comment  Resident comment and items not printed on agenda 3. Staff Reports  Recreation Services (Topitzhofer)  Staff Master Parks Plan Workshop Summary 4. Action Items  Taft Lake Kayak & Canoe Launch (Topitzhofer) 5. Discussion Items  Capital Improvement Plan (Topitzhofer) 6. Committee Reports  Transportation Commission (Felgate)  FOWL Board (Engeldinger)  Planning Commission (Cintrón de Núñez)  Arts Commission (Rudolph)  Friendship City Commission (Topitzhofer/Schaeferlane) 7. Next Meeting Tuesday, July 18, 7:00 pm Richfield Municipal Center (Heredia Room), 6700 Portland Avenue 8. Adjournment May 16, 2017 REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Richfield Outdoor Pool (630 E 66th St) PRESENT CSC: Reed Bornholdt, Art Felgate, Michele Thompson, Dan Smieja, Anne Basso, Darwin Schaeferlane, Joannette Cintrón de Núñez, Lisa Rudolph STAFF: Jim Topitzhofer, John Evans, Chris Link, Kris Weiby PLAN COM: Rick Jabs ABSENT CSC: Danielle Indovino Cawley, Carolyn Engeldinger, Emma Nollenberger COUNCIL: Edwina Garcia SCHOOL BOARD: Crystal Brakke Call to Order Chair Bornholdt called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. Approval of Minutes/Agenda Thompson moved, seconded by Smieja, to approve the minutes of the regular April minutes. Approved, ayes all. Rudolph moved, seconded by Thompson, to approve the agenda for tonight’s meeting. Approved, ayes all. Staff Reports Recreation Services Topitzhofer reported on the following: Friends of Wood Lake Fundraising Dinner: Was held Friday, April 28. 2nd highest attendance ever. Wood Lake Wildlife Overlook: Improvements to the duck-blind area, funded by a private donation from former teacher Marlene Glaus. Unity In the Community: To be held at Vets Park on Thursday, May 25. Honoring All Vets Memorial Day Ceremony: To be held at Vets Park on Monday, May 29, 2:00 pm. Discussion Items Gypsy Moth Report Public Works Superintendent Link presented a report on the recent aerial application to treat the gypsy moth isolated infestation in the northwest part of the City. Outdoor Pool Tour and Report Facilities Manager Weiby led a tour of the Richfield Pool facilities and reported on plans and outlook for the 2017 season. Other Items Arena Refrigeration Upgrade The group discussed the State-mandated updates to the ice refrigeration system at the Richfield Ice Arena and talked about its impact on the capital improvement plan, and other financial or logistical options to alleviate the cost of the work. Committee Reports Transportation Commission: Felgate reported. Planning Commission: Cintrón de Núñez reported. Arts Commission: Rudolph reported. Friendship City Commission: Schaeferlane and Topitzhofer reported on the new statue, created by a sculptor from Heredia, Costa Rica, that has been installed at Heredia Park in Richfield. Next Meeting/Adjournment Regular June Meeting Tuesday, June 20, 7:00 pm, Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) Adjournment Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:20. DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC. 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Summary of Meeting System Wide Discussion Red team - Amy  Focus on larger replacement/renovation of existing vs. adding new amenities  ADA updates in buildings  New Wood Lake Nature Center Building Park Brown team – Nick  Open picnic shelter  New community center  Splash pad  More public private partnership for improving facilities (like Richfield Lake)  Turf field soccer  Fix old before building new  ADA compliance  Bags sets near picnic shelters  Regional facilities I.E. tot lots, tennis court, destination park  Tennis courts turned into synthetic turf  Cricket  Tree cribbage boards  Graffiti wall  Youth sport storage space  ½ and ½ picnic shelter indoor/outdoor  Outdoor refrigerated ice  Archery range Blue team – Kris  More soccer fields  Updated play feature replacement  More parking  Splash pad  Climbing wall in pool  Disc golf  Meeting and entertainment space at Wood Lake  More green energy opportunity  Dog park  Lighting replacement to LED  Ropes course and climbing wall  Update buildings  Consolidate programs into few destination parks.  #14 Monroe Park = Destination playground  #5 Donaldson Park= Destination tennis court  #3 Augsburg Park= Destination playground and new buildings  #4 Christian Park= New building – eliminate tennis court and reduce basketball court size  # 19 Taft Park = New softball wheel with lighting. Dog park  # 8 Garfield Park = Dog Page 2 Individual Park Discussion #1 Adams Hill Park  Tow rope for sledding hill  Potentially great soccer complex location  New location for soccer practice field  Trail connection to Edina  Archery potential  Remove one basketball pole  Tot lot 20 years old  Tot lot in 10-year plan  Possible dog park  Pond fountain #2 Apple Blossom Park  Apple trees  Community garden  Dog park  Sell if possible  Sell for revenue  Sell and get something bigger elsewhere #3 Augsburg Park  New building  New building  Updated shelter  New picnic shelter  Remodel building into picnic shelter  Outdoor rental facility  Turn building into outdoor facility  Shelter/playground closer  Destination play feature  Play feature – 1 big nice one  Updated play equipment  Fun for all park  Move playground and tot lot  Combine tot lot  Two to one tot lot  New playgrounds  New playground  More swings  New swings  New hockey rink and new lighting  New rink with lighting  Pleasure rink not used  Dog park?  Tennis destination park?  Name ponds  Disc golf  Dark program impact…  Infrared security cameras #4 Christian Park  Building – new  New building  New building (ADA)  Buildings not ADA  New building  Update building for fire place rentals  New parking lot  Parking lot  New rink  New rink  Updated/pave hockey rink  Refrigerated ice  Lose baseball pad and full court basketball  Tennis court in bad location  Combine tot lot  Combine tot lots  Pink structure is old  Possible dog park?  Improve ecology of lake area  Pond doesn’t look nice. Fountain?  Poor shape #5 Donaldson Park  New buildings  New buildings  New multi-use buildings  New multi-use building  New buildings for storage and park/concessions  Building (new)  New soccer field  New soccer field (add)  Soccer field  More soccer  Two new hockey rinks  New hockey rinks  Outdoor refrigerated rink  Blacktop hockey rink  Blacktop rink  Hockey under used  New tot lot  Play features updates  Splashpad  Splashpad  NW corner under used (no mow now)  Security lighting  Irrigation system  Turf?  Centralized Page 3 #6 Fairwood Park  Eliminate tennis court  Basketball Also at Monroe.  Just swing set and slide  Change play feature to just swings and slide  Looks good  Exercise trail  Bean bag toss  Outdoor bags  Remove horseshoe pit  Ideal for open space #7 Fremont Park  Ok  Leave as is  Portable toilets  Keep rink  Upgrade storage building  Picnic shelter  Upgrade the looks of the buildings  Open space usage  Storage space for youth #8 Garfield Park  Possible dog park  Possible dog park  Community garden  Community garden  Dog park  Dog park  Dog park  Pollinator garden #9 Heredia park  Looks good  Remove ballfield. Replace with large picnic shelter  Ball field drainage  Field drainage  Parking? #10 Jefferson Park  Looks good  Potential for rental  New youth soccer fields in place of baseball  Add youth soccer  Youth soccer fields  Add parking  One-way angled parking  Take out tennis for parking  Turn tennis court into parking  Improve playground  Trail condition  Board walks need to be removed  Change location of basketball hoop  New benches  Replace drinking fountain  Gas line and heat  Buildings?  Park building underused  Pleasure rink underused #11 Lincoln Field  Dog park on north side?  More parking  Remove fabric playground roof  Don’t replace roof on tot lot  Soccer field to the north  Justify the purpose of the purchase of soccer fields  Expand north o Soccer o Dog park o More parking if expanding north #12 Little Bob’s Park  Covered shelter/table  Permanent picnic tables  Shade shelter?  Solid surface park (meaning rubberized play surface)  ADA tot lot when replacing Page 4 #13 Madison Park  Park building underused  Picnic shelter  Add soccer fields  Possible change ballfield to youth soccer  Add parking lot  Remove tennis court and add parking lot  Change location of tot lot  Move tot lot  Move play structure to remedy drainage issue  Solve water issues  Remove wood  Remove wooden walks  One new concrete steps #14 Monroe Park  Remove sand volleyball  Get rid of sand volleyball or find a way to have it used.  Play feature  Status of tot lot  Tot lot replaced  Larger picnic shelter  No parking  Cricket  Keep as is #15 Nicollet Park  New playground  Add swings  Replace play feature with swings and slide  Replace tot lot  Replace tot lot  Bad play feature wings and slide  Eliminate tennis court  Reduce basketball to half size  Increase turf  Take out tennis and make pickleball  Lighting for trails  Trail lighting  Community soccer field  Add soccer field #16 Richfield Lake Park  Looks good #17 Roosevelt Park  Add Soccer fields  Add Soccer fields  Add soccer field  Add soccer field  Add soccer fields  Get rid of tennis courts  Take out rink/tennis/baseball field  Tennis courts not used  Get rid of hockey rink  Hockey rink very underused  Sledding hill out  Remove hill  Building in strange place  Building  Improve fields  ADA field  Miracle field  Park entrance signage  Freshen up trails  Remove gas and furnace from building  Upgrade electrical  Electrical system upgrade  Remove gas  Sound wall  Add fencing  Improve vision coming out of out of parking lot  Add on to parking lot. Add entrance  Add parking #18 Sheridan Park  Dredge pond  Dredge pond and add access for school use  Eliminate play feature  Improve picnic shelter – larger  Open smaller shelter  More picnic area?  Bathroom in storage buildings  Bathrooms  New drinking fountain  Parking  Cricket  Perhaps remove play equipment as there is a nice feature at school  New tot lot  Play feature?  Add baggo  Add cricket Page 5 #19 Taft Park  New buildings  Buildings  New building  New building – updated  New building  New building  Picnic shelter  Picnic shelter  Open shelter  Upgrade benches/picnic tables  New lighting  New lighting (LED-solar)  New softball complex  Update fields/renovation  New Softball fields  New softball facility  Fields in a wheel  Field wheel  More soccer fields with dark re-work  Soccer  3 vs 4 softball fields  Improve drainage  Address drainage issue  Minor water drainage repairs  Major remodel  Minor vs major repair  Drainage fix?/Groundwater issues  More parking  Fishing  New path  New lake trail  Repave trail  Trail update  Park path  Play feature  Future destination park o High use  Benches  Upgrade fence  Dog park?  Dog park? #20 Veterans Memorial Park  Refrigeration update  Refrigeration project  Refrigeration at arena  Refrigeration project  Replace pool liner and pool amenity  New main pool liner  Replacement plan for pool liner  New pool amenity  Add amenity to the pool  Splash pad at pool  More shading at pool  More shade umbrellas  More shade umbrellas  Boardwalk  Boardwalk  Boardwalk?  Bandshell  Band shell  More bandshells  Mini golf update  Mini golf update  Updated min golf  Disc golf  Disk golf  Remove floating bridge  Expanding farmers market parking  Way more development #21 Washington Park  Leave as planned Page 6 #22 Wood Lake Nature Center  New buildings  Buildings meeting space  New building/community center?  Buildings  Buildings in rough shape  More entertainment space  New building  Catering kitchen  Catering kitchen / laundry facility  New building – ADA  Expanded storage  Parking new building (LEED certified)  Upgrade building/new windows/ADA  Class room  Improved trails/mountain biking  Trails – perimeter trail  Boardwalk  Boardwalk  Boardwalk  New boardwalk  New boardwalk  Raise walking paths  Higher trails  Raise trails  Raise trail – perimeter  Trails  Trails = Woodlake boardwalk  Either change trail/replace  ADA  ADA compliance  Let’s keep low technology to maintain wild type aesthetic  Technology integration  QR code posts  Snowmaking equipment for ski trail  Water planning/distributing  Invasive species Age Taf Atta Con Rec Mo The self- new path The cano prov anyo The inclu Distr Jim T enda Item: ft Lake Kaya achments: ncept Drawi commended ve to approv City of Rich serve kayak fishing pier for the fishi launch is ma oes, providin viders users one needing self-serve k uding paddle rict will own Topitzhofer RICHFIE ak & Canoe L ng d Action: ve the attach field is partn k & canoe eq on the south ng pier and ade of floatin ng individuals with side rai extra stabili ayak and ca es and lifejac and operate will present ELD CO EX M Launch hed concept nering with T quipment-sh h shoreline o will comply w ng-modular s with disab ls to pull off ity while laun anoe equipm ckets. 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The tra for children, canoes and Three River n: ch and a ast of the ing access kayaks and ansfer bench seniors and kayaks, rs Park h d RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: June 20, 2017 Agenda Item 2017–2021 Parks Capital Improvement Plan Agenda Section Discussion Items Attachments None Contact Jim Topitzhofer Recommended Action None, Discussion Only The Community Services Commission recommended the attached Capital Improvement Plan on April 18, 2017. The Commission had further discussion related to the Rink 1 Conversion to Indirect Refrigeration at their last meeting on May 16, 2017. Jim Topitzhofer will discuss plans to postpone the Arena project until after the Parks Master Plan is completed. PROJECT SAFETY ENERGY SAVINGS HIGH USE EXISTING ASSET OUTSIDE FUNDING COST 2018 Parks Maintenance X X $45,000 Wood Lake Fence Repair & Tree Removal X X $5,000 Rink 1 Conversion to Indirect Refrigeration X X X X $300,000 Parks Master Plan Improvement Items ? ? ? ? ? $100,000 Total 2018 $450,000 2019 Parks Maintenance X X $45,000 Wood Lake Fence Repair & Tree Removal X X $5,000 Rink 1 Conversion to Indirect Refrigeration X X X X $300,000 Parks Master Plan Improvement Items ? ? ? ? ? $100,000 Total 2019 $450,000 2020 Parks Maintenance X X $45,000 Wood Lake Fence Repair & Tree Removal X X $5,000 Rink 1 Conversion to Indirect Refrigeration X X X X $300,000 Parks Master Plan Improvement Items ? ? ? ? ? $100,000 Total 2020 $450,000 2021 Parks Maintenance X X $45,000 Wood Lake Fence Repair & Tree Removal X X $5,000 Rink 1 Conversion to Indirect Refrigeration X X X X $300,000 Parks Master Plan Improvement Items ? ? ? ? ? $100,000 Total 2021 $450,000 2022 Parks Maintenance X X $45,000 Wood Lake Fence Repair & Tree Removal X X $5,000 Rink 1 Conversion to Indirect Refrigeration X X X X $300,000 Parks Master Plan Improvement Items ? ? ? ? ? $100,000 Total 2022 $450,000 A summary of each item follows:  Parks Maintenance – Significant ongoing repairs of existing park facilities including trail resurfacing, court resurfacing, roof replacement, parking lot re-construction, etc. This has been a regular item in the CIP since 1999.  Wood Lake Fence Repair and Tree Removal – A chain-link fence was installed around the perimeter of Wood Lake Nature Center over 30 years ago. The fence is often a target for fallen trees. Ongoing funds are needed to keep the fence in good repair.  Rink 1 Conversion to Indirect Refrigeration- Richfield is one of 120 ice arenas that are required to change its refrigeration system to avoid the use of R22 refrigerant. The cost to convert to another system is about $3,000,000.  Parks Master Plan Improvement Items - The City is beginning the process to revise the parks master plan. In addition, an audit of all City-owned play equipment is in progress to determine safety compliance, condition and recommendations. This information will be very helpful in determining the priority of future improvements to the parks system.