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08-27-2018 Meeting CancelledMEETING AGENDA HOPKINS PARK BOARD August 27, 2018 I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:30 P.M. II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR July 23, 2018 Park Board Meeting Motion: ________ Second: ___________ Vote: ________ IV. BUSINESS A. Park Board Updates  Update: Burnes Park Improvements Project  Update: 2018 Hopkins Pavilion Upgrade/Central Park warming house  Update: Elmo Park, Park Valley Playground, Central Park Pickleball courts B. Oakes Park Cricket field upgrade – on hold pending more information, survey results C. Park Improvement Funding status – Creekview Apartment project is questionable, review impact of this potential loss of revenue, currently included in our plan at $300K in 2020 D. Central Park planning/funding + planning for 2020 Park projects, including: Downtown Park Rehab, Shady Oak Beach picnic shelter, Valley Park picnic shelters E. Hopkins Cold Storage redevelopment – Site demo/redevelopment meet/greet event at Cottageville Park, Sept 7 – 6 pm, followed by movie in the park F. Other topics of interest. - 2019 meeting calendar Park Area Assignment Report Kyle K: Harley Hopkins Park, Hilltop Park, Interlachen Park, Shady Oak Nature Area Emma F.: Cottageville Park, Oakes Park, Maetzold Field, Hiawatha Oaks Caroline R: Shady Oak Beach, Minnehaha Creek Preserve, Elmo Park Mohamed W: Buffer Park, Park Valley Playground, Valley Park Laura S: Burnes Park, Downtown Park, Central Park Park Board member terms: Laura Santiago: remaining term expires 6/30/2019 Mohamed Warsame: remaining term, expires 6/30/2020 Kyle Kaczmarek: remaining term, expires 6/30/2019 Caroline Rinker: second term, expires 6/30/2019 Emma Figgins: remaining term, expires 6/30/2020 V. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING The next scheduled regular Park Board Meeting is September 24, 2018. VI. ADJOURNMENT ____________________________________________________ CITY OF HOPKINS PARK BOARD MEETING MINUTES July 23, 2018 A regular meeting of the Hopkins Park Board was held on July 23, 2018. I. CALL TO ORDER Caroline Rinker, Park Board Chair called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. II. ROLL CALL Present were Park Board members: Caroline Rinker, Emma Figgins, Kyle Kaczmarek, Laura Santiago and Mohamed Warsame. Also present was Steve Stadler, PW Director/Park Board City staff liaison. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes for the May 21, 2018 Park Board Meeting: Kyle Kaczmarek made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Laura Santiago. The motion passed with a 5-0 vote. IV. BUSINESS A. Park Board Action Items & Updates – Stadler provided the following updates: - Burnes Park Improvements – Punch list items are being worked through. Contractor is having difficulty getting his sub-contractors to respond to the small amount of remaining work. Park is consistently busy, including the play court, play equipment and splash pad. - 2018 Hopkins Pavilion Upgrade/Central Park warming house – construction is underway, and progressing on schedule. Schedule is for construction completion and ice skating on the new indoor rink by Sept 10, 2018. - Elmo Park, Park Valley Playground, Central Park Pickleball courts – the play equipment has been installed and site restoration work is all that remains. The contractor hired for the sport court upgrade, Tennis-West (Finley Bros., Inc.) cannot be reached after numerous attempts. The sport court upgrade will not be done this year. The Pickleball court construction is underway, the color coatings will be installed next week. Completion is anticipated in mid- August. - Oakes Park Cricket field upgrade –The Park Board continues to gather relevant information and consider the possibility of Cricket field development at Oakes Park and its impact on the park and its users. This year has been quiet when it comes to Cricket play in our parks. The Park Board would like to try to determine if there is interest in the city, maybe via a Survey Monkey question or two. For the past few years we had a group renting Oakes Park field for Cricket but not this year and Stadler’s been unable to contact them. Any Oakes Park changes will be on hold until the Board is able to gauge what level of interest there is in playing Cricket at a City park. - 2 - B. Central Park planning/funding + planning for 2020 projects, including Downtown Park Rehab, Shady Oak Beach picnic shelter, Valley Park picnic shelters Stadler reported that he is taking planning steps in preparation for the 2020 projects, including discussions/meetings with a landscape architect for Downtown Park and a local architect for the Shady Oak Beach shelter design. He reported that he’s considering using the Oakes Park new picnic shelter design for the two shelters at Valley Park. They would then be architecturally compatible with the rehabbed Valley Park warming house and the cost of the Oakes Park shelter, built in 2016, was reasonable at just over $40,000. The Board reviewed the condition/appearance of the current shelters and data showing the number of 2017 picnic shelter reservations at each park. There will be further information presented at the August and/or September meetings. C. Hopkins Cold Storage Redevelopment Stadler provided a handout showing the basic elements of the redevelopment and a concept plan for the site, which will include a public space incorporating the Minnehaha Creek shoreline and the planned storm water treatment/ponding facility. We are in the early stages of discussions with the developer, Kraus-Anderson. It is anticipated that the Park Dedication revenue, conservatively estimated at $750,000 in the Park Improvement Fund Working Capital report, would be in 2019. Other topics of interest Kyle Kaczmarek requested that the Board relook at the park assignments. He provided a handout which assigns parks in geographical groups. The Board agreed to the proposed groupings – the new assignments are shown in the park area assignment report below. D. Park Area Assignment Report – no park assignment reports this meeting. Kyle Kaczmarek: Harley Hopkins Park, Hilltop Park, Interlachen Park, Shady Oak Nature Area – nothing to report (NTR) New park assignment: Cottageville, Oakes and Hiawatha Oaks Emma Figgins: Cottageville Park, Oakes Park, Maetzold Field, Hiawatha Oaks – there is a picnic table that needs work at Maetzold Field. New park assignment: Maetzold Field, Elmo Park, Hilltop, Minnehaha Creek Preserve Caroline Rinker: Shady Oak Beach, Minnehaha Creek Preserve, Elmo Park – NTR New park assignment: Central Park, Downtown Park, Shady Oak Beach Mohamed Warsame: Buffer Park, Park Valley Playground, Valley Park – NTR New park assignment: Buffer Park, Park Valley Playground, Valley Park, Steiner Park Preserve - 3 - Laura Santiago: Burnes Park, Downtown Park, Central Park – one of the splash pad nozzles appears to be not working in the NE quadrant area of the pad New park assignment: Burnes Park, Harley Hopkins, Interlachen V. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING: The next regular Park Board Meeting is 6:30 pm on Monday, August 27, 2018. Caroline Rinker mentioned that she would not be able to attend the August meeting. VI. ADJOURNMENT Laura Santiago moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Emma Figgins. The motion passed 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Attest:________________________________ _______________________________, Chairperson