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1998-09 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION Tuesday, September 8, 1998 Present: A. Auchstetter, R. Dietl, R. Jabs, C. Krohn, B. McGlinn, C. Sharkey, M. Scaglia; C. Strobl; School Liaison J. Sloss; Staff: G. Watson, T. Ferber Absent: T. Erlander (ex), Tom Loweth, D. Schaefer, S. Devich, S. Rosenberg, Planning Commission Liaisons: K. Meter and T. Ahlstrom The meeting was called to order by Rick Jabs at 7:00 p.m. in the General Room of the Community Center. Motion by Sharkey to approve the minutes of August 11 as written. Second by Auchstetter. Motion Carried. Action Items 70th Street Traffic Calming: Tom Foley presented a memorandum dated September 8, 1998, with results of residents who voted on traffic calming issues on August 6 at an open house. The comments that were distributed are only those that have occurred since the open house. Comments that occurred during the open house are summarized in the voting results. Approximately sixteen neighbors attended the meeting and voiced their opinions. The plan being presented to the Commission at this time, is to install one-way traffic signs on 70th Street permitting traffic to travel eastbound between Penn and Queen, and one-way traffic signs on 70th Street permitting traffic to travel westbound between Xerxes and Washburn. Also a no through traffic sign would be placed on 70 1/2 Street at Penn and Xerxes. This would be a six month trial, and then the residents would again be surveyed. Sharkey stated that if we are considering staff recommendation, we need to add the traffic calming study is a trial test and findings in six months will be reviewed. Scaglia has also added that we do counts on the streets that were discussed before anything is done. Then a new count needs to be done right before the change goes into effect, so there is no question of fairness. Motion was made by Sharkey to approve the recommendation with the evaluation in six months and that traffic counts will be made as stated above. Second by Dietl. Motion carried. Those that are on the Traffic Committee are invited to attend an open house on September 29 at St. Peters Church. Discussion will be the Nicollet Avenue Study and a signal at 67th and Nicollet. Invitations will be sent. Discussion Items Master Park Plan: The demographics, numbers, dollars and cents are still needed to complete the Sub-Committee Report. Watson will provide this information at the next meeting. The Master Park Plan information is to be completed by the October meeting for further discussion. A consultant will be brought in for the November Commission Meeting with further details. Commission Attendance Rules and Method of Communicating to the City Council: Sharkey has proposed some additions to the Bi-Laws on behalf of the Commission. They will be presented to the Commission at the next meeting. Sharkey moved that these additions be made. Second by Scaglia. Motion carried. Committee Reports Planning Commission: Auchstetter reported the Gramercy/VFW project was approved. Residents west of the project (Lakeshore Drive) will be included in the redevelopment of this property because of the high impact the building would have on them (possibly in a buy-out). A temporary location for the VFW at 6401 Lyndale was also approved. FOWL: FOWL Bowl Golf Classic is September 19 at 3:00, Rich Acres Golf Course. The team will include Carolyn Krohn and her husband, Rick Jabs and his son, and George Watson. Relocation of Maintenance Building: Jabs stated there is another meeting tomorrow night. Cost estimates should be available at this meeting. The site being considered is 77th and the other side of Cedar Avenue. This is MNDOT land not MAC’s. Information on renting this land is not available yet. Mike Eastling is hoping a decision on the location may be ready within the next six months. Staff Reports Golf Course: Watson has stated that the City is losing the Golf Course a little at a time. Because of this, we may be able to have partial use of the course for the next 3 years. Watson will be meeting with the DNR again on September 21. Athletic Fields: Jabs stated that their was another mediation meeting held. The Task Force sent a letter to the Donaldson group with a proposal. They counter proposed and the Task Force sent another proposal back to them. A big issue was to take out the soccer field at Donaldson Park and move it to Washington. Another issue is parking. Ammie G., the mediator, will go back to the four people that were at the meeting, and get more neighborhood input. The City will keep the existing regulation size soccer field at the Jr. High, and there will be lights on the Babe Ruth Field. The groups that interface in this park need to go back to their membership and tell them how important it is to use the parking lot as much as possible and try to stay away from residential streets. The plans will be presented to Council for approval on September 28 so they may go out for bid. It could be six weeks before a decision is made. Fairwood/Monroe Parks: The plans for the playground equipment will be presented to the Council for approval on September 14 so they may go out for bid. Richfield Lake Area Plan: A memo from Fred Hoisington has been distributed to each Commission Member with all the key issues listed. The Commission would like to see that the City maintain the parks that we have, and that the City not lose any park space. Watson has agreed to get in touch with Fred Hoisington to see if there are any more details available. Watson will also be contacting Bruce Nordquist by letter to see if they will still be ready by October for the special meeting with all the Commissions. Multi-Purpose Recreation Facility Task Force: Watson is putting together a task force to establish guide lines for a multi-purpose recreation facility and what is financially feasible. This task force with meet approximately three or four Thursday a month at the Water Plant at 6:30. The first meeting will be held on September 17. Rick Jabs and Maureen Scaglia have volunteered to be on this task force. S&I: Commission meeting information is to be published in the S & I the following week. The Commission has asked to have Mike Eastling present at the next meeting to discuss the 77th Street project and any other items he may wish to present to the Commission. Other The next Commission meeting is October 13. Adjournment Motion by Auchstetter, second by Sharkey to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned by consensus.