Parks and Recreation - 09/14/1970 i
1970
SEPTEMBER 14
MINUTES
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
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Preliminary
AGENDA
EDEN PRAIRIE PAR,: AND REU ATION C01•1MISSIOIN
September 14y 1970 7:30 P.M., Village Hall
ROLL CALL
;. VyLiNUTES OF AUGUST 10., 1970
I, PE I"i I O"!S, REOUES"i S Ai�D COMr IUN I CATI ONS
A. JayCea "l et}^o F}^�1'.^i� Class ic" Sno?4mobl ie Race
-A i 101S AND rtEP J\T`�
A� �_ F I.la i Rzpor
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^,� 0 Sun„aar .acr�:a o..
D. 1970 Sum-mer Report
CJayce^e Far,: rcvema,�� Project at Round Lase
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Progrwm Drochura
19/0-10,/1 Round Lake Pwr!< Dave,cpmant Planning
G. Coa.r,.unity - School - Co-operative Agreement
t:. 1�71 SRA Allotment Requast
1. 1971 LA',-,'CON Grwnt Application
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�, Par.: & SeCreutl G1'i l3Udge a.�
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Eden Prairie Park and Recreation Meeting
September 14, 1970 7:30 P•m• Eden Prairie Village Hall
Present: Marvin Erickson, Chairman pro tem, Terry Fields, William
Garens, Robert Lieb, Dennis Kalmon, Dean Holasek, Ron Allar,
Frances Htacklock. Marty Jessen, Park and Recreation Director, F
Geor,rre Hite, Village Manager.
Visitors: Joe Fosnocht, Dwayne Gess, Rusty Erwin
The meeting; was called 'to order by Marvin Erickson.
M/Lieb, S/Garens -that the minutes of August 10 be approved as corrected.
Carried.
Stanger Rec. Jessen's reports of Round Lake Beach and Playgrounds are on .file with
linal Reports minutes. Total attendance at the beach was 5,000 compared to 9,500 last
year, which is an indication of why revenues were also down. Swimmers
itch and low water levels were probably the biggest factors. The price
of season tickets may have made a difference, too. The
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struction program was excellent and paid its own way. Pro-
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grams all paid their own way except day camp, partly due to a change
in SRA price after the brochure was printed. Expenses incurred in the
organized athletic program are lamely items that will last 2 or 3 years.
Playground Jessen said that 43 of the 96 questionnaires were returned. He feels
Evaluation that in spite of the totals in answer to questions, that the comments , a
I.eport indicate dissatisfaction with the standard oro�rwithlbusinga.d He feels
He would like to study a 2-3 week day-camp p ;_.
that a new offering is called for. (See Report on file.) Dwayne Gess
said that he and probably many others whose children liked the program 4
did not bother to return the questionnaire. Garens said he didntt think
the questionnaire method could determine the value of the program.
Anderson Lk. The concept and obligations on the part of the four cooperating agencies ry
Park Report have been formally approved by three of the four bodies involved: }
Metro Council, "Bloomington and Eden Prairie -- Henn. County Park Reserve
District has yet to approve. Anderson Lake has now been deleted from the
L.P. Lawcon application as it will come under the Metro application.
L,.P. will be ,riven credit for the ]aid dedicated by The Preserve and
Oland already acquired through the 1968 and 70 Lawcon approvals. Metro
Council has approved :p100,000 to :'150,000 credit on The Preserve dedication.
Three parcels of land are still in condemnation -- one each at .Anderson, "
Starini and Round Lakes. There is no indication when a decision will be
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made.
Metro Prairie Rusty Erwin presented plans of the E.P. Jaycees for snowmobile races
Snowmob-.le to be held Feb. 13 and 14, 1971. They are planning special races such
Classic as a. Metro Mayors Race, Queens Race plus the Polaris Thrill Show.
They would like to use Round Lake for the event (see map) and the Teen
Center for revistration, coffee hot dogs etc. They are insured throu,lh
the U.S. Snormnobile Assn., which covers landowners, sponsors, drivers
;and audience. They have race safety directors whose orders must be followed.
M/Garens, S/Fields that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend to
the Council that the E.P. Jaycees be allowed to use the Round Lake Park
aroa for the Metro Prairie Classic with the knowledge that the village
does not own parcels 5 and 6, and that the Jaycees contact residents of
Luther Way or other residents in the area who might be affected. Carried.
E.P. Park and Recreation Comm. Mtg. Sept. 14, 1970 Page 2
Jaycee Park Holasek said they have located several trees for moving to Round Labour.
Improvement in October. A man with special equipment can be hired for $25 P
er Project They plan to plant about ten around the beach, some in the center of the
,! parking lot and smaller ones along the entrance road.
Fall Program The classes and programs listed on the mimeographed sheets (the villages
B oahure part in the fall program) will be combined with those sponsored by the
school district in a printed brochure (Paul Foss Prtg.) to be received
-this coming Saturday in the mail. Registration is next week.
Four men's touch football teams are already signed up.
Round Lk. Park Improvement, to come out of Capital Improvement fund for 1970-71,
Developmt. would include: Making the beach bottom more consistent, taking off
Planning part�cf bar and filling some of the dip; either upgrading the Teen Center
well to provide 80 gals. per min. or digging of new well; seeding; and
fertilizing of ball area about Oct. 1 at approx cost of $1700 for 10 acres.
The Jaycees are provding shade trees at no cost to the village.
Kalmon questioned spending money on Round Lake beach, asking if it would
ever be an adequate swimming beach. Jessen defended the cost saying it
would probably be E.P. Is only swimming area for the next five years.
M/Blacklock, S/Garens that the Park and Recreation Commission approves
plans for the improvement of Round Lake Park as outlined by Mr. Jessen.
Carried.
Community - A formal legal policy agg;reement between the village and the school
School Coop district is being worked on to determine who will be responsible for
Agreemt. what on development and maintenance for Round Lake, Kings Forest and
all future sites.
S.R.A. Mtg. Bill Garens attended the last directors meeting of the Suburban Recrea-
Report tion Assn. He reported that S.R.A is expanding its Senior Citizen program,
that they considered the baseball coaches and playground leaders training;
programs were very good, but that the summer program and the cay camp
programs this past summer were not up to par. The Teen Board is going to
produce bi-monthly teen newsletters and will hold a teen workshop Oct.10-11.
S.R.A. has equipment to loan and speakers available for group meetings.
Garens felt that if E.P. Pk. and Rec. Comm. is approached by senior citizens
asking for activities that we shouxl contact S.R.A. to see how we can
start a program for them. They have a staff member specializing in this.
Jessen said we couldn't make use of coacl�1 training -this year but will next.
1971 S.R.A. Jessen said that S.R.A. is interested and willing to helpE.P. 1s Teen
extent
Allotment Center Program. (They helped us this year on Day Camp etc.
Aequest of $360 but we can charge fees for these things.) S.R.A. help is needed
and would be more helpful in Teen Center work. 6Je can raise some money
through the Center but can't pay for the whole thing. They might pay
of a Coordinatorts salary and would want our key people to attend their
leadership programs.
M/Erickson, S/Allar that the Park and Recreation Commission sanction a
request to the S.R.A. for $700 to $1,000 for application tod the Teen
Center pro.'ram for 1971. Carried. g7� /Zo
1971 LAWCON Jessen said the new application has to be in by Oct. 15.� Total/cost of
grant Applica- parcels remaining; (not including Anderson Lake) is $4W!oF 1,20. Grant would
tion be for half of this. There is money remaining in the bond acquisition
furr,and County Lake Improvement Fur4 waiting on results of condemnation
to make one complete package of acquisiton. Forty-five acres in Parcel 8
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has been purchased by the Hennepin County Vocational School and
will remain in its ownership. This parcel is excluded from the
grant application. They will coordinate the planning and use of
this land with the village.
We are still waiting to hear final word on the 1970 grant, a delay
due to a mistake their office of using priority numbers for parcel
numbers. Curren„'priority order: 1. Staring, 2. Bryant,
3. Mitchell, 4. Birch Island 2 acres. (Anderson Lake is includid
in the Metro application.)
Park 5% Garens requested that the Pk. and Rec. Commission be Informed of
Dedication plat plans re: the 5% park dedication.
1971 Park and The Managerts Budget Message and Proposed 1971 Budget were distributed
Recreation to members. (Copies on file with minutes) The biggest increase is
Budget in park mainten.64ance equipment. Expenses proposed are about $48,000,
estimated revenues about $13,750•
M/Hol.asek, S/Garens that the Park and R creation Commission
accept the proposed 1971 Budget and recommend its approval by the
Council Carried.
M/Garens, S/Holasek that the meeting be adjourned. Carried.
Frances Blacklock, Secretary
C VILLAGE OF EDEN PRAIRIE
1970 SiJi�17,1ER PLAYGOU'I'D PEPOitr
I lic 1970 Sur.;nor P1 aygound Program was a u-;reel" sched ul e of activities
for boys and girsl age 4-10 years. They were divided into taro groups;
tiny tots, ages �•-6 and playgound participants, ages 6-10. Activities 3,
included crafts, games, horscsihoes, archery, softball , storytelling, and
special evei7ts.
I;egistrations totalled 161 for the three playgrounds and total attendance
at t i� t1re c sites for the 6-irool:s was approximately 1700.
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Financial Renort
Rcvoiiucs:
1G1 itegi strati ons t? 3 403.00
Special al Events (I!ct) = i 2C4.95
Total 767.95 767.95
Expenditures
Personal S.arvice
LCia UGrs S1 ,215.00
pus Grivcr $ 112.50
11 32/.EO
Playground Services 144.2
Gus i;ental 26.00 (est)
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Total ;:2,154.70
Total Expendi Lures ;;2,154.70
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1970 SUPIER WILL DEVELOPPEA REPORT
Nino skill deVe,opF1unt programs were offerer: durint the summier of 1970.
OT' tii; i;1110 offored, eight had sufficient registrations to m..eri t going
DO : the ;grogram. Only boating skills had to be dropped completely
•f1"cla i,;le program. Terms, gulf and creative dramatics all required the -j
coGh)i jj-:h 1�' 0•f t\,,o or more scheduled classes into one class because Of l imi teG
ru ji s trati ons. Wes turn rn M A 69 lessons and Gymnastics .C.I jAl so, ael 0'.:
:x oc are,i s i rati ons i;i 1 e Girls Softball and Swi r,trei ng lessons enceedeci
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Fi;ianci al Report..
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Insoructors WOO
Bus Oriver 330.G2
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1970 iiR ;',iiIZE[3 ATHLETICS REPORT
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1 cai-;s Cl $ 5 = .,0
Li.tP i res 407.00
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ri es 1521.0O
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VILLAGE OF EDEN PRAIRIE
1970 Summer Playground Program Evaluation Report
pt. 14, 1970
SLLTS:
Program Content
1. 1.54
2. 1.78
3. 1.83
4. 2.12
Participants Attitude Toward The Program
1. 1.65
2. 1.72
3. yes 31
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The Future
1. The Same 13
2 Specialist 6
3, 2-3 Week Day Carap 14
? Other 2
S. No Program -
6. Special Trips i
yes 34
no --
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'he figures for questions A 1-4 and G 1&2 included in this report were figured
;n a 1, 2, 3, 4 scale, with 1 being the best possible score. All of the responses
,are coded and totalled and then divided by the number of responses. The results
:or G-3 and E 1-6 are merely a tabulation of the number of responses received.
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,'ne results to questions A 1-4 and G1&2 ajould indicate that the people were
;`airly satisfiedwith the 1970 Summer Recreation Program. However the results
co questions Q-3 and E 1-5 would indicate that they don't feel it is the
uititiiaze in summer programs. in section E over one half of the responses
1=avored a format other than that used in 1970. The most popular of these
�,a the 2-3 .•leek Intensive Program or "Day Camp".
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CONCLUSIONS:
wa need to seriously consider changing the playground program for 1971. It
would seem that the "Day Camp" format should be given high priority with the
Special Event Program continued on much the same basis as in 1970.
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VILLAGE OF EDEN PRAIRIE
1970 Summer Playground Program Evaluation Report
pt. 14, 1970
SULTS:
Program Content
1. 1.54
2. 1.78
3, 1.88
4. 2.12
Participants Attitude Toward The Program
1. 1.65
2 1.72
3. yes 31
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The Future
1. The Same 1&
2 Specialist 6
3. 2-3 Week Day Camp 14
4. Other 2
S. No Program -
6. Special Trips
yes 34
no --
:ha figures for questions A 1-4 and B 1&2 included in this report were figured
�,I a 1, 2, 3, 4 scale, with 1 being the best possible score. All of the responses
:ere coded and totalled and then divided by the number of responses. The results
.'or G-3 and E 1-6 are merely a tabulation of the number of responses received.
:hc results to questions A 1-4 and Bi&2 would indicate that the people were
rai•,•ly satisfiedwith the 1970 Summer Recreation Program. However the results
;o questions C-3 and E 1-5 would indicate that they don't feel it is the
ultimate in sur.r�er progran- In section E over one half of the responses
;avorc�d a format other than that used in 1970. The most popular of these
:gas the 2-3 lWeek Intensive Program or "Day Camp".
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CONCLUSIONS:
we need to seriously consider changing the playground program for 1971. It
would seem that the "Day Camp" format should be given high priority with the �
Special Event Program continued on• much the same basis as in 1970.
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VILLAGE OF EOEN PRAIRIE
1970 ROUll) LAKE BEACH FINAL REPORT
I:ounu La�:4 Coach opened for the s�!asan on Saturday June 13th and closed
on Sunday August 23. Curing the 72 days that the beach was open, on 29
days over 100 people ie•re vairrming. On 12 days less than 50 swin;mers 3
used the beach. Total attendance for the season was approximately 5,000.
".Swii,r.iors Itch" and loV! Water level were the two biggest factors in the
1 0`:! attUrldailCC for mOs is of the season.
It: i�)69, 399 family season tickets to Ro!,nu Lake were sold at $5.00
compared to 13G saascn tic;<ets at $10.00 in 1970, also 10 families
as :t'd for and received rzflltU:s or', their :season tickets because of the
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ltc;l. Due to the d cr,Cased season ticket Sales and the S:'JililMers
i tc:h probl-rl, it was not necessary to use as many lifeguards as had been
in 1:0'9.
Tihe concession stand didn't do nearly the amount of business that had been
C i j!ated, again Clue to l ol:' Gaily attendance at the beach. E'c were, most
rOi" l;ll tC tiiat n0 vandalisfa occurcd at t"le beach this year, particularly at
ccncussior. stand.
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1970 ROUND LAKE Et:^,C}i FINIANCIAL REPORT
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Revun os
1�5 far,lil� season TickcAs ) $10 = $ 1 '850.00
10 Indiviclual Season Tickets O Y 6 = $ GO.•00
Lest lial f Season Ti c'r-2ts 01 5 -= $ 25.00
731 Dail- Admissions 0 50 = 300.50
Total Revenue $ 2,335.50 (est)
E:<<�,�:r�cii lures
I; fu;ids 10 O1C = $ 100.00
PC-1-so inol
Cuards 464.0c1
Scach Aide ` 3�-0.34
�. Total 915.23
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"aacf; Services $ 374.04
C�;r.r.;od i ti es
Snc.ci al Sup'pl i es 174.15
Total Expenditure~$ 3 6464.22
Ccr,cc.asioils
.venue $ 694.26
�:<�;enai lures
beach aide 373.25
Others :? 30.00
Ouppl ius J -C jr
Total Expenditure £3^^.Gn