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<br />Park and Recreation Commission Minutes <br />February 3, 1993 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />-------------------------------------- <br /> <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator, presented the most current plans <br />for the Elk Park Center development and explained the developers will <br />be holding a general public meeting prior to going before the City <br />Planning Commission for a public hearing. The Park and Recreation <br />Commissioner's recommendations will be directed to the Planning <br />Commission and then combined with Planning Commission recommendations <br />and then forwarded to the City Council to be considered with the <br />preliminary plat. Pat Klaers indicated to the Park and Recreation <br />Commissioners that they should only address Park and Recreation issues <br />at this meeting and if they had personal concerns regarding the <br />proposed project that they should come before the Planning Commission <br />at the public hearing. Phil Hals listed the issues that the Commission <br />should address. <br /> <br />1. Consider if the City should accept money or land for park <br />dedication fees. <br /> <br />2. Consider pedestrian movements and sidewalk needs <br /> <br />3. Consider pathway connection needs from along Jackson. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Consider pedestrian traffic outside of this <br />particularly on the south side of School Street. <br /> <br />development, <br /> <br />Commissioner Clair Olson arrived at this time (8:10 p.m.). <br /> <br />After a lengthy discussion, COMMISSIONER CLETE LIPETSKY MOVED <br />APPROVE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND <br />CITY COUNCIL: <br /> <br />TO <br />THE <br /> <br />1. TO ACCEPT MONEY IN LIEU OF LAND FOR PARK DEDICATION FEES. <br /> <br />2. THAT THE DEVELOPER PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIDEWALKS FROM SCHOOL STREET <br />TO JACKSON ALONG FREEPORT AVENUE. <br /> <br />3. THAT THE DEVELOPER PROVIDE A 12 FOOT WIDE DETACHED PAVED BIKE PATH <br />PARALLELING JACKSON AVENUE FROM SCHOOL STREET TO HIGHWAY 169. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER JOE ST. DENNIS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED <br />6-0. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER CLETE LIPETSKY MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE PLANNING <br />COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL THAT FREEPORT AVENUE FROM SCHOOL STREET <br />TO JACKSON AVENUE BE CONSTRUCTED AS A PARKWAY WITH LANDSCAPED CENTER <br />ISLANDS SEPARATING THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC LANES. <br />COMMISSIONER MIKE O'BRIEN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-2. <br /> <br />4 . Open Mike <br /> <br />Dean Thompson, representing the Big Lake Snowmobile Club, arrived at <br />8:30 p.m. to update the Park and Recreation Commission on snowmobile <br />trail development. Mr. Thompson stated that the club had chosen to <br />extend the trail north from Zimmerman to Princeton this season rather <br />than south to Elk River and that the club would like to return in May <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />