Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/12/1996

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Background: By: ALPINE PARK PLANNING Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Supervisor Case #1 At the Park and l~ecreation Commission's regular August 1996 meeting, staff was requested to have background }information available for this meeting regarding Alpine Park for continued planning purpose~. Observation: Since the Commis$ion's meeting, City Council's Finance Committee reviewed the 5-Year CIP and recommended City Council approval. As you will recall, 1997 is intended as the year development of the park begins! The CIP specified two 1997 funding sources, $40,000 in Landf'fll Trust Fund interest earnings arid a larger amount potentially available from the sale of the land north of 153rd Avenue. It was explained to the Finance Committee that spending the $40,000 (most likely on engineering, staking, grading, gark access roads, etc.) in essence commits the City to the park's development. It does not, howe.¥er, necessarily commit the City to the sale of the land, or to a particular schedule. If the COmmission believes Alpine Park is essential for the Ramsey Youth Association programming and',as a neighborhood destination in 1998, they must monitor the planning and development process quite closely, including the sale of the land, if that is to be the most significant near te .r}n funding soume. Development Process: Comments on how the park should be developed have included: Resident requests for walking/nature paths · Ramsey Youth ~Athletic Association representative recommendation that the park be primarily a baseball complex · Resident requesJ that the park be primarily a soccer complex The City's Comm~ity Development Intern, Dave Chmielewski, is available to assist with concept planning. The last ~ime a concept plan has been prepared was prior to the 1994 grading by Waste Management, Inc. ~efore that, a line drawing with a narrative was prepared for consideration as part of the closure isettlement with Waste Management. Both are included in the attached 1994 Park and Recreation Commission case. Commission Action: Identify priorities for Alpine Park for City Staff's Concept Plan preparation. Reviewed by: Also distributed to: City Administrator Parks/Utilities Supervisor City Engineer P&R: 9/12/96 /kas