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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.12.13 Work Session Packet City of Farmington Mission Statement 430 Third Street Through teamwork and cooperation, Farmington, MN 55024 the City of Farmington provides quality services that preserve our proud past and foster a promising future. AGENDA CITY COUNCIL / PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WORKSHOP August 12, 2013 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVE AGENDA 3. DISCUSSION AQUATIC FACILITY OPTIONS 4. 2014 PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 5. ADJOURN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT Council workshops are conducted as an informal work session,all discussions shall be considered fact-finding,hypothetical and unofficial critical thinking exercises, which do not reflect an official public position. Council work session outcomes should not be construed by the attending public and/or reporting media as the articulation of a formal City policy position. Only official Council action normally taken at a regularly scheduled Council meeting should be considered as a formal expression of the City's position on any given matter. 4.1kfur , City�J of Farmington Z 'y 430 Third Street 1, 1 Farmington, Minnesota 651.280.6800•Fax 651.280.6899 q81.A pRpN od . www.ci.farmington.mn.us TO: Mayor, City Council Members, Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Members, and City Administrator FROM: Randy Distad, Parks and Recreation Director SUBJECT: City Council and Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Park and Facilities Tour Schedule and Work Session Agenda DATE: August 12, 2013 INTRODUCTION The Park and Recreation Advisory Commission (Commission) and City Council will be conducting a park and facilities tour on Monday, August 12, 2013. The Commission at its July 31, 2013 meeting discussed a schedule and which parks and facilities should be toured. The Commission also discussed which topics should be discussed during a work session following the tour. DISCUSSION Attached is a schedule for a parks and facilities tour that the Commission agreed upon at its July 31, 2013 meeting. The tour is scheduled to leave from the City Hall parking lot at 6:30 p.m. and return to the same location no later than 7:30 p.m. Immediately following the tour, Commission members would like to discuss aquatic facility options and 2014 park improvement projects with City Council members. An agenda for the meeting is also attached. 1. Commission members discussed and identified possible aquatic facility options to consider at its July 31,2013 meeting. These options included the following: • Do nothing with the existing outdoor pool until it can no longer be operated and then close and demolish the pool and do not construct any new aquatic facility • Continue fixing until a major infrastructure component(i.e. mechanical equipment, supply and/or drainage plumbing, pool shell,pool deck, and/or bathhouse)breaks and then close and demolish the pool and do not construct any new aquatic facility • If existing pool is closed and a new aquatic facility is not built, bus residents to neighboring communities aquatic facilities • Continue fixing until a major infrastructure component breaks then renovate, in the current location, the existing pool's bathhouse, mechanical system, plumbing,pool shell and pool deck. • If existing pool is closed, demolish and construct a splash pad only with no other aquatic facility constructed • If existing pool is closed, demolish and construct a splash pad to bridge the gap until a new aquatic facility can be constructed • If existing pool is closed, bus residents to neighboring communities until a new aquatic facility can be constructed • If existing pool is closed, demolish and construct new aquatic facility in the current pool's location • Construct new aquatic facility in new location but continue operating existing pool until new aquatic facility opens then close the existing pool • Construct new aquatic facility in new location in partnership with some other entity but continue to operate existing pool until new facility opens,then close the existing pool • Construct new aquatic facility in new location but continue operating existing pool and have two pools being operated • Construct new aquatic facility and then demolish existing pool and do not construct any type of aquatic facility in the existing pool's location • Construct new aquatic facility and then demolish existing pool and construct a new splash pad in the existing pool's location Commission members by consensus favored the following blended option: Construct a new aquatic facility in a more central location, such as Jim Bell Park and Preserve, while keeping the existing pool open, but if the existing pool has to be closed while a new aquatic facility is being constructed, bus residents to neighboring communities aquatic facilities until a new aquatic facility is opened in Farmington and then demolish the existing outdoor pool facility and replace it with a splash pad so there are two different types of aquatic facilities serving the community in two different locations The Commission would like to discuss these options (and more if City Council members have other options it wishes to consider)with City Council members during the work session. 2. The Commission has also identified two parks that it would like to have improved in 2014. The two parks and the improvements include: Fairhills Park: Improvements the Commission would like to see include: • Remove and replace the existing playground equipment. • Remove and replace the concrete border. • Remove the existing sand base and replace with engineered wood fiber to meet safety and accessibility standards. • Install new benches around the playground site. Proposed budgeted amount is $70,000.00 for these improvements. Hillview Park: Currently the development of a master plan for the park is being undertaken. One of the major components includes the creation of a sledding hill in the park. In 2014, the Commission would like to begin the development of the park in keeping with the improvements proposed in the master plan. Commission members would like to see the following improvements associated with the sledding hill completed in 2014: • Benches purchased and installed at the top of the hill • Trees and understory currently located on the sledding hill be removed and cleaned up • New park sign installed (sign was previously purchased) Proposed budgeted amount is $10,000 for these improvements. Respectfully Submitted, Randy Distad, Parks and Recreation Director August 12, 2013 Park and Facilities Tour Schedule Time Location Action 6:30 p.m. City Hall Parking Lot Bus leaves for tour 6:35 p.m. Outdoor Pool Walk through bathhouse and into pool area. Look at condition of concrete deck and bathhouse 6:50 p.m. Pine Knoll Park Stop and walk into park and see improvements completed so far 7:05 p.m. Hillview Park Park on street and walk up hill in the park to look at current condition of the park and share information about draft park master plan and proposed improvements in 2014 7:15 p.m. Fairhills Park Drive by and look at current condition of park and identify improvements proposed in 2014 7:20 p.m. Schmitz-Maki Arena If time permits, stop and see capital projects completed 7:30 p.m. City Hall Parking Lot Tour ends