Memo- Summary of Shady Oak Beach Redevelopment � DATE: November 29, 1994
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH: Steve C. Mielke, City Manager
FROM: Dave Johnson, Director of Recreation Services
SUBJECT: Summary Of Shady Oak Beach Redevelopment Study
On November 22, City Council Members from Hopkins and Minnetonka
met to review and discuss the preliminary Shady Oak Beach
redevelopment concept plans. Jeff Schoenbauer of Brauer and
Associates, Ltd., presented the City Councils with the current
plans which were developed with input from the Joint Recreation
Board. Throughout the presentation, a number of issues and
concerns were discussed. These items will be addressed by Brauer
and Associates, Ltd. as well as staff from both cities.
The following is a list of discussion issues which are currently
being studied:
• Year round use of the site. Possibilities include skating,
cross country skiing, and ice fishing, with rest room
facilities available for all activities.
� • The possibility of adding a lower level to the main facility.
This area could be used as a warming house or for storage.
• Study all alternatives for sanitary sewer service.
• Include family changing areas in the design.
• Study the possibility of a drop-off area on Shady Oak Road.
• Feasibility of a traffic light at the entrance to the beach.
• Confirmation of the Shady Oak Road upgrade schedule including
the possibility of a left turn lane into the beach.
• Review of the concession stand design to assume proper space
allocation.
• Review trail and bridge plans for the peninsula. Design a
budget for these improvements.
• Revisit the possibility of a slide on the current deep water
platforms.
• Review the current shady areas to determine if they are
� adequate. These areas are necessary for infants, seniors, and
others who desire to be out of the direct sun light.
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• Research the possibility of an additional parking location
which could be located on the east side of Shady Oak Road.
• Research the possibility of project phasing including the
impact such phasing would have on the current beach schedule.
• A review of fees for residents and non-residents season
permits as well as parking, daily entrance fees.
• Provide an update and summary on the Recreation Department's
Scholarship program as it pertains to beach users.
Staff will report progress on the above items to the respective
City Councils throughout the upcoming weeks. If Council members
have additional information they would like referenced please
advise.
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