5.b) Administrators ReportSCANDIA
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: April 3, 2017
To: Parks & Recreation Committee
From: Neil Soltis, Administrator
Re: Parks update
City 2040 Comprehensive Plan —The Steering Committee held the V meeting on Thursday, March 9.
Dustin attended the meeting as the PRC representative. The Committee reviewed background
information on Comprehensive Planning and the City's demographics and completed an exercise
identifying the City's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A copy of the meeting
handout is available on the Comprehensive Planning page of the City website. The next meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, April 20.
Capital Improvement Plan Committee — The Committee met on March 28th for orientation and to view
Fire and Public Works equipment and building requests. The next Committee meeting is scheduled for
May 4. At this meeting the Committee will be reviewing the existing conditions at the community
building, roads, sewers, and parks. Based on the tentative work plan, the Committee will be reviewing
previously approved projects, identifying and developing information for new projects, examining
alternatives, and developing project request forms at a May 25 meeting. If the Parks & Rec Committee
has additions, changes, or deletions from what is shown on the attached, you should work with Adam so
that he can get that information submitted for consideration.
City -owned Park land —The 2006 Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation plan provided an update to
the City's parks and identified issues, opportunities, goals, and strategies. Lilleskogen was not a City park
at that time; however, the 2008 park restoration plan provides future direction for that location. Beyond
these there are 3 other parcels that the City has acquired by subdivision requirements or by tax forfeiture
and are not in the 2006 inventory and, consequently, have not been looked at for potential futures uses.
Information on those parcels is attached to this report.
PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (FUND 404)
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Account Description Adopted Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed
I FUND BALANCE
Revenue
$
43,900
$
18,700 1
$
8,700
$
53,700 1
$
8,700 1
$
8,700 1
Designated - Lilliskogen
$
(18,907)
$
(6,407)
$
(6,207)
$
(207)
$
4,293
$
10,293
Expenditures
$
44,900
$
65,760
$
20,120
$
47,390
$
63,960
$
47,530
Net Revenues (Expenditures)
(1,000):
$
(47,060):
$
(11,420).
$
6,310
$
(55,260):
$
Balance January 1
1 $
(11,559)::
$
(12,559)::
$
(59,619)
$
(71,039)::
$
(64,729)::
$
(119,989)!
Balance December 31
$
(12,559)::
$
(59,619)::
$
(71,039)::
$
(64,729)::
$
(119,989)::
$
(158,819):
Advance from (to) Capital Improvement fund I $ (6,000):: $ (6,000):: $ (6,000):: $ (6,000):: $ (5,000):: $
CASH BALANCE 12/31 10,441 $ (42,619): $ (60,039): $ (59,729): $ (119,989): $ (158,819):
Balance
Undesignated
$
(1,776)
$
(61,776)
$
(73,776)
$
(73,776)
$
(133,776)
$
(133,776)
Designated - Lilliskogen
$
(18,907)
$
(6,407)
$
(6,207)
$
(207)
$
4,293
$
10,293
Designated - Wayne Erickson
$
8,125
$
8,565
$
8,945
$
9,255
$
9,495
$
(35,335)
I $ (12,558):: $ (59,618):: $ (71,038):: $ (64,728):: $ (119,988):: $ (158,818)::
IMPROVEMENTS BY LOCATION
Lilleskogen - to be 100% funded through grants & donations
Parking lot
Picnic shelter 25,000
Woodland plantings and fencing $ 1,200
entrance signs $ 5,000
Park benches 4,000 1 3,500
Boardwalks
Lilleskogen - wetland restoration
5,800 1,500
Interpretive sign & kiosk
I $ 35,200 1 $ 3,500 1 $ 5,800
1,500
Wayne Erickson - to be funded through advertising revenues
Bleacher / Concession improvements $ 7,500
Playground replacement 45,000
$
7,500 45,000
Community Center
Zamboni replacement
Skateboard ramps
Playground equipment
Tennis court replacement
$ 45,000 1
I $ 12,000
I $ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000 $ 12,000 $ 45,000 $ 60,000 $
CITY OF SCANDIA
SUMMARY OF CITY -OWNED PARCELS NOT BEING UTILIZED AS PARKS
3.10 acres - Orwell Ave. N — lot between 19941 and 20015
a
The parcel is labeled as Outlot D in the Merrywood Second Addition plat. The outlot was deeded to the
Township as a park area.
CITY OF SCANDIA
SUMMARY OF CITY -OWNED PARCELS NOT BEING UTILIZED AS PARKS
4.39 acres — Orwell Circle — lot on west side of cul-de-sac
The Township received a state deed to the property in 2004 stating that the property would be used for
public use. The property was conveyed to the Township free of charge on the condition that the
property would revert to the State of Minnesota if the property was not put to public use or if that use
stopped.
CITY OF SCANDIA
SUMMARY OF CITY -OWNED PARCELS NOT BEING UTILIZED AS PARKS
2.77 acres — Odell — in Wyldewood Acres Subdivision
The 2004 development agreement required the developer to pay park dedication fees and to dedicate
to the public the park shown in the plat; however, the developer did not dedicate the property to the
City. The developer and homeowner association did not pay the property taxes on this parcel and the
land was conveyed to the City by the State free of charge with the notation that the City demonstrated
that it was entitled to the property before the forfeiture.