Parks and Recreation - 04/12/1971 i
1971
APRIL 12
MINUTES
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
EDEN PRAIRIE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
April 12, 1971 7:30 p.m. Eden Prairie Village Hall
( Present: Marvin Erickson, chairman, William Garens, Dean Holasek,
Richard Anderson, Terry Fields, Joy Westermann, Frances
Blacklock; George Hite, village manager, Marty Jessen,
park and recreation director.
Visitors: Gretchen Lake, U. of M. student volunteer at
Teen Center with special projects -- Summer Fun
and Teens; Mary Joslin, IWV observer.
I. Minutes The meeting was called to order by th chairman. M/Lieb, S/Fields
that the minutes of March 8 be approved a published. Carried.
II. Recommenda-
tions & Reports
A.Agency Liason Jessen said there were still more things to be worked out in the
Community-School cooperative plan. i
Garens said members should be responsible for getting minutes of
agencies for which they are the liason.
Bla6bck said May 15 is going to be Creek Day at Southdale with
several events planned to bring creeks, their problems and solutions
before the public.
Erickson said the EPAA is signing up boys for baseball; Jessen pro-
duced pamphlets announcing it. He said teens were the subject of
much discussion at the last SRA meeting. Because of lack of employm
ment, villages are concentrating on occupying their free time. Feld-
man in Richfield had the complete program of what they are offering
including mf reserving one big park just for teen activities; Linda
Hanson of New Hope has a program to help teens with problems -- legal,
medical etc. Stewart Wells will have 8 weeks of day camp including
Eden Prairie. It will also have an evening session. He feels we
shoiad be considering teen program in E.P.
Jessen said he has been discussing a co-rec. softball league for
teens, pool table, horse shoe, archery and a work program. He has
had many applications from the 14 - 17 yr. bracket. He has work for
about 10 boys at a nominal pay scale constructing the skating rink
at Kings Forest. He says they have had 250 attend dances at Teen
Center which is too many. About 200 is OK. School is available.
B. Cooler (Report attached) 700 people attended this year compared to 1,000
last year; a conflict with the high school musical may have been the
cause for the drop. Concession profits increased, going to the
Teen Center fund. i
Anderson suggested that the Braemar a}'rena could be rented (0 $35
per hour) for future teen events. Jessen said we had budgeted for
two arenas for the Cool' but could only get one, so might be able
to aaange one for this summer.
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C. Sumner Rn= Copies of a detailed program of Summer Fun activities was distri-
buted, prepared by Gretchen Lake. (Copy attached.) This is a
program of games, sports, arts, crafts, drama, music, nature hikes
and special trips on Tues. and Thurs. from 10 to 4, frith busing to
and from Round Lake Park. There will be five special trips on Thursdays.
Have staff of five, expecting 150 registrants.
Summer Rea. Jessen discussed the complete Recreation Program (copy attached)
Program which is still being finalized. A packet of information will be
mailed to residents about May 1 with the programs for tiny tots,
the beach and the recreation program. There may be 10 industrial
teams in the Men's Slo Pitch league. The school summer program is
much the same as last year.
D. Round Lake In the 1971 Beach Operations Proposal (copy attached) the rate for
Beach season tickets has been reduced to $7 for families and $4 for individuals.
Six hours have been cut from the week - Sat. and Sun. mornings, based
on poor attendance furing those times last year.
E. 171 Schooner Lieb reported that this year it will be held on two days, June 12 and
Days 13 at Round Lake Park. They are planning more rides and activities
to interest teens and adults. There will be a dance under the tent
on Sat. night. If arrangements can be made, Friday will be teen time
with rides and dance. There will be no parade but more activities --
softball, horseshoe, archery tournaments; several thiggs simultaneously.
There will be a Beer Garden at the end of the tent in the hookeytink,
with no beer taken out of the area. Looking for more displays or
entertainment at no cost. Hope profits this year and next will build
picnic pavilion in wooded area.
F. 171 Jaycee Holasek said they have about 40 trees marked for transplanting to
Pk. Project the road and beach areas at Round Lake. There will be a Shade Tree
Workshop April 15 attended by 40 people from widespread area, with
tree transplanting daonstration; trees will be balled and then Jaycees
will move them.
G. Kings Forest Each member received copies of an AnALysis of Ste Acquisition and
Sch.-Park Development Costs and an Agreement to be approved bb,y�.th��LLSchool
Board. Of the total acquisition cost, $109,288.46; R1t"his come
from grants: HUD $38,249. and Minn. Natural Resource 00, with "
the village and the school district sharing the othe �okually,
$26,019 each. (Copy attached)
H. Round Lk Pk. The changes in the revised budget were discussed: The well, producing
Revised 60 gals. per minute cost $751 compared to $875 budgeted last Nov.
Budget The irrigation system cost of $1,100 is unchanged, providing a line
to ball fields and lake; construction will start April 14. The backstop
at $900 has been withdrawn until 172, substituted by lighting at $209.
Parking lot improvement have been increased $500 to $2.500 due to ;
severe winter damage. Addttions to the budget provide for Lighting
$3.000 - six po�1.4js by Center, parking lot and beach with underground
system, 15 ft. h1ghN, automatic on-offs and players benches and
bleachers $1,000, bringing the total to $10,000, to be paid out of
the interest earnings on the Park Bond Fund.
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M/G areas, S/Anderson that the Park and Recreation Commission recom-
mend to the Council that they accept the Revised 1971 Round Lake
Beach Development Budget. Carried.
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Lieb asked what it would cost to screen the Teen Center porch;
that it would make that area much more usable. Tickets could be
sold at the porch door.
T. 171 grants Word was received March 15 of a 1971 LAWCON grant of
$178,550 for parcels 4, 7, 9, 10 and it at Staring Lake,
malting it likely that the village will also receive $89,275 from
the Minn. Natural Resource Fund.
The report (copy attached) included a summary of all grants
received to date, totaling $797,074. Jessen said this means
that Eden Prairie has provided only W of every dollar used
for park acquisition.
J. Teen Center After a briefing on work being done and already completed at the
Tour Teen Center - tables, painting etc. the commission drove to the
Center for an inspection tour and a sampling of the pizzas and
sandwiches which are available there.
Frances Blacklock, Secretary