Parks and Recreation - 09/13/1971 _ I
1971
SEPTEMBER 13
MINUTES
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
AGENDA
EDEN PRAIRIE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Monday, September 13, 1971 7:30 P.M. , Village Hall
ROLL CALL
I. MINUTES OF AUGUST 9, MEETING '
II. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Agency Liaison Reports
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B. 1971 Round Lake Beach Final Report
C. Snowmobile Trails - Report by Terry Fields
D. 1971-72 Grant Applications
E. 1971 Fall-Winter Recreation Program
F. Relocation of Building From Vo-Tech School Site to Round Lake Park
III. DISCUSSIONS
A. 1972 Park and Recreation Budget
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EDEN PRAIRIE PARK AND RECREATION Ca1MISSION MEETING
September 13, 1971 7:30 p.m. Eden Prairie Village Hall
C^ Present: Marvin Erickson, Chairman, Robert Lieb, Richard
Anderson, William Garens, Dean Holasek, Margaret
OlRyan, Frances Blacklock, Terry Fields; Marty
Jessen, Park and Roe. Directors George Hite,
Village Manager.
I. Minutes of The meeting was called to order by the chairman.
August 9 Corrections and additions to the minutes of August 9:
Page 1, paragraph 4, Schooner Day report -- substitute
"all local organizations" in place of "Jaycees;"
Page 2, Section E, Land acquisition, -- insert "Parcel
10" in the list of acquisitions on Staring Lake;
Page 1, 2nd paragraph from bottom on Summer Recreation --
change "whole program" to"Summer Fun and Tiny Tot"programs". 9
M/Lieb S/Garens that the minutes of August 9 be approved
as corrected. Carried.
II. Recommendations
and Reports
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A. Agency S.R.A. - Erickson was notifiedd too late to attend.
Liason Erickson said there is a good turnout for the E.P.A.A
football program.; that the village did a good job on the a
flyers and registration slips. He said the fields will be im-
proved for the first game. The hockey group is running short of
money; they have a good season planned.
Jessen attended the joint meeting with Hopkins and Minnetonka to 1
clarify the joint study on the feasibility of a Hopkins-,Mtka.-
E.P. golf course. Mtka. and Hop. councils have approved the study
and E.P. council will act on it Sept. 14.
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B. 1971 Round Report on file. Jessen said he is getting more information on J
Lk. Beach swimmers itch treatment to prepare for next year. Swimmers l
increased this summer by 1,300 visits, but revenue was down because
of reduction in season tickets. Three people had to be kept on duty 1
to take care of number of swimmers. Hourly rental rates on boats 11
probably kept use down. Eleven from Edina and nine from E.P. took
boating skills which helped pay for boats.
C. Snowmobile Fields said the first meeting on trails is to be held Sept. 14; that 1
Trails it is up to the clubs to get the ball rolling. Committees will be I
set up to contact property owners. They are looking for possible
reflectorized sign material -- Garens may have a source. Everyone
in the clubs agrees there should be a fee paid for trail use --
members would sell tickets and carry them with them. Last year
70 kids took Snowmobile Safety classes.
Insert -- Anderson said he saw a need for trails for many purposes -- especially
Other Trails for the future, and the best time to plan for them is before land
is developed. He said some of our surrounding communities have long-
range plans for many kinds of trails -- oross-country ski, hiking, .�
snowmobile, bike, horse -- and suggested that E.P. lay plans and
investigate the possibilities for a total trail system, continuing
from Bloomington to join with Jonathan etc.
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Jessen said the horsemen's organization is in the stage of draft-
ing an ordinance and hope to tie some of the park acquisitions
together with trails; Anderson Lakes to Purgatory Creek for example.
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Hite said we havenit had the push on trail systems we will need.
He said a Chain of Lakes trail system could be possible: Hyland
and Bush in Bloomington to Anderson Lakes and Purgatory Creek in
E.P. to the Minn. River. Also up Purgatory through Staring etc.
These would be OK for pedestrian trails, horses are questionable,
and he doesnit know about motorized vehicles.
D. 1971-72 A LAWCON Application covering Anderson Lake parcels, Mitchell
Grant App. and Bryant Lakes, on Sept. 3. Mr. Leary from the Fed. Bur. of
Outdoor Rec. was here and went over the land with Dick Pearson of
the Minn. State Planning Agency. The response seemed very favorable
on the Anderson Lakes area including one newly built house since
there were no legal grounds for not granting a building permit.
The dedication of land from The Preserve would serve as E.P.1s
share, ($500,000) , with $600,000 from Fed. plus State funds.
So far E.P. has received 5% of LAWCON money spent in Minn.
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Bloomington has completed acquisition of Tierney Woods on east
side of Cty. Rd. 18, Bush Lake has been mostly acquired and they
are working on two corridors to connect Hyland County Park with
Anderson Lakes.
E. Fall Winter (Typed schedule on File) Printed schedules will be mailed to
Rec. Prog. every home and passed out to industries, tied in with School Adult
Education Program. Registration is Mon. Sept. 20 to Oct. 2.
F. Moving bldg. Vo-Tech administration has a 26 x 28 half-log siding house available
frcm Vo-Tech for moving. Siding and roof slope similar to Tee n Center. Can
site to move bldg. and put it on new slab for $700 - $1,000. Jaycees have
Round Lake agreed to finance it up to $400. E.P.A.A. needs storage space for
dquipment and this could also serve as warming house, saving money
in the long run because the concession stand wouldn't have to be
moved to serve as a warming house.
M/Garens S/Fields that the Park and Recreation Commission recommend
to the Council the relocation of a building from the Vo-Tech site
to Round Lake at a cost not to exceed $1,000, to save moving the
concession stand; and that a letter be sent to the Jaycees in
recognition of their $400 contribution. Carried.
III. Discussions
A. Park & Tennis Courts: Advantages of having them located near schools were
Recreation pointed out where they can get maximum use. Need at least 4 courts
Budgetfor for class use. Jessen has talked with Principal Schee re: Round
1972 Lake where future high school will be built, but transportation
would be problem now. O'Ryan said the present high school has
space west of parking lot and thought if village would build two
courts the school might build the other two. Anderson said that
eventually when this building is used for Jr. High the tennis
courts would be used for classes. Hite said that many' communities
build two courts in scattered park centers with large tennis centers
of 10 to 12 courts ALt the High School. He felt that if the school
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WOULD BUILD TWO OF four courts that it might be a feasible
arrangement. Fencing is about half the cost.
The proposed 1972 Budget was gone over for Park and Recreation
expenditures (Budget Proposal on File). It consists rougllps
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$ 51.000 personnel operation
37.250 capital improvements and park development
$ 88.250 Park and Recreation program
minus fees collected (some programs are almost
100% self-supporting
Hite said the village is trying to hold the line except for
j maintenance and skating. He hopes a park development program
will be ready to submit to the voters in 1973. He and Jessen
are attempting to make 5-year projections on all programs.
M/Fields S/Garens to accept the 1972 Budget Proposal and
recommend its adoption to the Council with the amendment that
the purchase of a pickup truck be changed to the purchase of
a Scout or some more all-round usable vehicle. Carried.
M/Garens S/Anderson tht the meeting be adjourned. Carried.
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Frances Blacklock
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C VILLAGE OF EDEN PRAIRIg
1971 ROUND LAKE BEACH REPORT
SEPTEMBER 10, 1971
Round Lake Beach opened on June 12th and closed on August 29th
this year for 80 days of swimming. This was, a year of hard work
to overcome the bad image created in 1970 by.the swimmers itch
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and dirty water problems.
Before opening for the 1971 season the Beach was treated with
copper sulfate to take care of the swimmers itch problem. On the
opening weekend the "schistosomes" struck anyhow and it was
necessary to close the Beach for two days and retreat. After this
treatment no further problems were incurred.
The improvements made to the teen center well last fall and the
laying of the irrigation pipes which made it possible to run water
into the lake to augment the water level helped to eliminate the
dirty water problem. Together with the removal of the sand bar
it gave good circulation to the water and a good part of the silt
from the beach construction has now been "washed out" of the
beach area.
The new beach equipment purchased this year was quite popular.
The diving board was a big draw, particularly among teen-agers
and the beach umbrellas were popular with adults. The boats
were not used as much as anticipated for rentals during re-
crational swimming. They did however serve well in the boating
instructional program and I hope to see a pretty substantial
increase in the number of participants in this program next year.
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The number of swimmers increased substantially over last year
from approximately 5 ,500 to 6 ,800. Even more encouraging
was the fact that last year the number of swimmers decreased
as the season progressed while in 1971 the number increased.
This would indicate that part of the negitative image from 1970
is being overcome if this trend continues perhaps next year the '
Beach can be sucessful in reaching our objective of being a
self-supporting facility.
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Round Lake Beach Report
September 10, 1971
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FINANCIAL REPORT i
Revenues: 1970 i
Season Tickets $1,512.50 $1,935.00
Daily Admissions 348.50 390.50
Rentals 13.00 -
Concessions 1;392.35 694.26
Total $3,266.35 $3,019.76
Expenditures
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Personnel $3, 185.95 $2,915.23
Contractual 210.00 Est. 374.84 1
Supplies 264.'22' 174.15 I
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Total $3,660. 17 $3,464.22
Concessions
Personnel $ 438.20 $ 373.25
Contractual 125.00 Est. 30.00
Supplies 600.00 Est. 485.39
Total $1,163.20 $ 888.64
Capital Outlay
1 Canoe $241.85
1 Sailboat 481.00
2 Diving Boards 150.00
1 Motor 320.00
Total $1, 192.85
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VILLAGE OF EDEN PRAIRIE
1971 FALL-WINTER RECREATION PROGRAM
GYMNASTIC S
Girls 5-12 years
Thursday - 3:00 Prairie View School, October 7 t
Beginning Tumbling and balance Beam t
Ten 1-hour sessions FEE $6
GUITAR LESSONS
9 years and up
Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. , October 5
` Eden Prairie High School Music Room
Group guitar lessons covering, tuning, chords, and progressions. 3
Eight 1-hour sessions FEE $7
TINY TOT's ACTIVITIES
Boys and Girls, 4-5 years ;
Monday and Wednesday, 3:00 P.M. October 4
Round Lake Park
Program includes games and sports, arts and crafts,drama and music.
Twelve 1-j hour sessions FEE $6
TEEN GYM ACTIVITIES ?�
Junior and senior high students
Saturday, 10-12 a.m. , October 9
Eden Prairie High School Gym
Unstructured recreational activities FEE $25 ,
PUNT PASS, AND KICK CONTEST
Boys 8-13 years
Saturday, October 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Flying Cloud Field
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National contest for distance and accuracy, Winners compete in
all suburban competition in Hopkins, October 7, Co-sponsored by
Eden Prairie Jaycees and E.P.A.A. NO FEE
MEN'S GYM NITE
Mondays, 7 p.m. , October 4
Eden Prairie High School Gym
Volleyball, basketball, exercises
Ten 2-hour sessions 7-9 P.M. FEE $5 or 75Vnight
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C WOMEN'S GYM NITE
Thursday, 7 P.M. , October 7
Eden Prairie High School Gym
Badminton, volleyball, trampoline, archery, games
Eight 12-hour sessions FEE $5 or 75¢/night
CONTRACT BRIDGE FOR BEGINNERS
Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. , October 5
Eden Prairie High School Faculty Lounge
A new easy-to-understand method.
Eight 1-hour sessions FEE $6
FIREARM SAFETY CERTIPICATION'COURSE
Boys and Girls 12-18 years
Tuesdays, 7 p.m. , October 5
Prairie View School Gym
Course trains and certifies students for Minnesota hunting permit.
Instruction includes indoor shooting range use and field trip.
C FEE $5
SNOWMOBILE SAFETY'CERTIFICATION COURSE
Boys and Girls 12-18 years
November 4-11 or November 16-23 at 7:00 P. M.
Eden Prairie High School Study Hall
Operation, safety, first aid, and conservation training to certify
students for Minnesota snowmobile permit. Both classes will have
practical test at Round Lake Park when snow allows. Limit 25 per
class. FEE $
EDEN'PRAIRIE SKI_ CLUB
Junior and Senior High Students
Ski instruction and trips to various ski areas will again be available
to members of the Eden Prairie Ski Club. Organizational meetings
will be held in November and fund-raising projects will be held.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEE $2
EDEN PRAIRIE MEN'S BASKETBALL•LEAGUE
Eden Prairie High School
Monday, December 13, 7 p.m.
Highly competitive play for men who live or work in Eden Prairie.
Eight league games plus playoffs
TEAM ENTRY FEE $90
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September 10, 1971
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EDEN PRAIRIE MEW'S VOLLEYBALL L$AOUE
Eden Prairie High School Gym
Thursday, December 16, 7 P.M.
Competitive league play . Ten league games
TEAM ENTRY FEE $25
EDEN'PRAIRIE WOMEIV''*S*VOLLEYBALL;_t'tAOUE
Prairie View School
Monday, December 13, 7 P.M.
Brief volleyball instruction followed by 8 weeks of competitive
league play.
TEAM ENTRY FEE $25
MEN'S B RObM ALL
League play beginning December 15, at Round Lake Park
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TEAM ENTRY FEE $50