06-28-2023 PRMIN - Special Meeting

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Special Meeting Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission Held at the Elk River City Hall Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Members Present: Chair David Williams, Commissioners Dave Anderson, Mike Brown, Ryan Holmgren, Greg Loidolt, Mike Niziolek, and Mark Rathbun Members Absent: None Council Liaison: Councilmember Mike Beyer (absent) Staff Present: Parks and Recreation Manager Michael Hecker, Assistant City Administrator Joe Stremcha, Senior Administrative Assistant Dawn Larson 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order at 6:06 p.m. by Chair Williams. 2. Bradford Park Development Park Dedication-Continued Mr. Hecker presented the staff report. Also attending were Joe Jablonski Director of Land Development with Lennar and Whitney Behny Civil Engineer with ISB. Chair Williams asked the commissioners if there was anything new to bring up related to the three motions presented in Mr. Hecker’s report. Commissioner Anderson shared concerns about the amount of flat usable space. He referenced page 47 on the grading plan, Outlot H. He wanted confirmation from the representatives from Lennar that the green area on the map is a total of 6 acres. After walking the land Commissioner Anderson believes that a good portion of the area to the left of the north-south trail in orange is unusable due to steep slopes. Miss Behny clarified that Commissioner Anderson was referencing backlots 180-184. She also explained the standard slope requirements are 4 to 1. Commissioner Anderson said he does not consider that slope measurement as being flat usable space. Miss Behny explained that part of the lines on the grading plan also include a tree preservation line that was requested to be included. Commissioner Anderson is concerned that if the green area on the map is sloped it is limited in usage compared to if it was completely flat. He is concerned that the park is split up into three little chunks around water areas vs one large programmable space near the largest body of water. Commissioner Anderson referenced the part of the trail as it goes northeast toward the water feature on map 48 and 46. He said that because the land does connect us to the water feature it is valuable but otherwise not usable. He believes the sides of the water are very steep and not sustainable for human traffic due to being a gravel pit.