11-27-2017 r CITY OF HOPKINS
PARK BOARD MEETING MINUTES
November 27, 2017
A regular meeting of the Hopkins Park Board was held on November 27, 2017.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Kyle Kaczmarek, Park Board Vice-Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
II. ROLL CALL
Present were Park Board members: Emma Figgins, Laura Santiago, Kyle Kaczmarek and Mohamed
Warsame. Carolyn Rinker arrived just after the approval of the October 23 meeting minutes. Also
present was Steve Stadler, PW Director/Park Board City staff liaison.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the October 23, 2017 Park Board MeetiLig:
Laura Santiago made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Emma Figgins. The motion
passed with a 4-0 vote.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Park Board Action Items &Updates
Steve Stadler provided an update on the following projects:
- Burnes Park Improvements—under construction, will be completed in spring, 2018.
Warming house work is being completed in anticipation of opening up the warming house to
the public on Dec 16, weather/skate-able ice permitting.
- 2018 Hopkins Pavilion Upgrade/Central Park warming house—design near complete, bid
opening on Jan 9, 2018. Schedule is for construction completion by Sept 10, 2018.
- Elmo Park, Park Valley Playground, Central Park Pickleball courts—received a good amount
of neighborhood feedback on the Park Valley play equipment via phone calls and emails.
The predominant feedback was for the more conventional post&platform type play
equipment and that is what has been ordered—installation of both play sets in spring/summer
2018. Pickleball court project is under design, reduced from six to five courts for budget
reasons,project budget= $300K.
B. Central Park pllanning
The Board discussed the plan, its costs and relative priorities of the various upgrades to the park. The
goal is to find a way to insert the Central Park upgrade project into the capital improvement plan and be
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able to fund it through the Park Improvement Fund. This will likely take a phased approach to the
improvements. There was agreement that shifting ballfield#3 is too costly for the marginal benefit to
the park. Also,that the creation of the central plaza area and reconfigured drives and parking areas
should be the first priority. There was mention made that there is some flexibility in the number of play
features that might be installed.
C. Park fund working capital report
A current report was provided showing the 2017 expenditures to-date,projected future revenues
and expenditures and the associated year end working capital balances. There was a report presented
that showed the impact of a future$1 million, year 2021 Central Park upgrade project and the associated
bond payments, along with a$60,000 per year payback of a 10-year$600,000 interfund loan for the
Central Park warming house addition to the Pavilion. Plus,the report included a more conservative
estimate of a$300,000 park dedication fee from the Creekview Apts project in 2021 and a new
$140,000 project to replace the Burnes Park play equipment in the year 2025. It was stated that the full
Park Dedication fee revenue from upcoming redevelopments was of paramount importance to the health
of the Park Improvement Fund given the ongoing park system improvement needs.
D. Other topics of interest- There was discussion regarding people using the fields at Maetzold Field
as a dog park and how that might reasonably be controlled.
E. Park Area Assigpment Re ort—
Kyle Kaczmarek: Hilltop Park, Shady Oak Beach, Shady Oak Nature Area, Minnehaha Creek
Preserve—nothing to report(NTR).
Emma Figgins: Cottageville Park, Oakes Park, Maetzold Field, Hiawatha Oaks—graffiti at
Maetzold Field—NTR
Caroline Rinker: Interlachen Park, Burnes Park, Harley Hopkins Park—NTR
Mohamed Warsame: Buffer Park, Park Valley Playground,Valley Park—NTR.
Laura Santiago: Downtown Park, Elmo Park, Central Park—there is one light out near the
parking lot at Downtown Park.
V. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGS:
It was briefly discussed and decided that the Park Board didn't need to meet on December 18, its next
scheduled meeting. Laura Santiago made a motion that the December 18 regular meeting of the Park
Board be cancelled, seconded by Emma Figgins. The motion passed with a 5-0 vote. Therefore, the
next regular Park Board Meeting is 6:30 pm on Monday, January 22.
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VI. ADJOURNMENT
Kyle Kaczmarek moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mohamed Warsame. The motion passed
5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
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