7.a Draft minutes of the 2-28-2018 PRC meeting
City of Scandia Parks and Recreation Committee
Special Meeting
Monday, February 28, 2018
Members Present: Terry Gorham (Chair), Carol Schwinghammer, Cami Van Abel, Dan Lee
Arriving Late: Dustin Hegland (Vice Chair)
Absent: Jim Schneider
Staff Present: Judi Negus (Office Assistant) and Adam Hawkinson (Public Works Director)
Chair Gorham called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Gorham requested the agenda be amended to combine agenda items 3 and 5 with the intention to
have Committee review the List of Parks first, followed by reviewing the Lilleskogen Strategic Action
Plan. Motion by Lee, seconded by Schwinghammer, to approve the amended agenda. The motion
carried 4-0.
Gorham informed the City Council approved a budget transfer of $100,000 to the Parks Improvement
Fund.
REVIEW LIST OF PARKS
Schwinghammer provided Committee members with a spreadsheet summarizing park information
described in the Comprehensive Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Plan. Committee members
reviewed each of the parks in the plan and made the following recommendations for potential
opportunities:
Big Lake School Area
• Use as a rest stop/bike stop.
• Parking lot-start out with a gravel parking lot and consider future paving.
• Hitching post for horse riders.
Bone Lake Park
• Pursue wetland credits; partner with DNR.
• Island removal.
• Consider filtration project with the Watershed District.
• Install boardwalk; long-term goal.
• Provide signage and use as a nature area.
Children’s T-Ball Field
• The “Lions” benches are deteriorating; seek a donation from the Scandia-Marine Lions Club.
• Just maintain for now.
• New signage similar to other City parks.
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Creamery Run
• Leave as identified; undetermined.
• Included in the Gateway Trail plans?
Leonard Wojtowicz Skating Park
• Security enhancements; surveillance cameras and automatic locks on warming house.
• Replace skateboard equipment; not to be used by bikers.
• LED lighting; capital improvement project.
• Consider making an additional mite hockey rink to the south of the current pleasure rink.
Lion’s Park at Hay Lake
• Install a water fountain with spigot.
• Consider future use of the parcel of land as a soccer field, horse arena, or dog park.
Scandia Ballpark (Lighted Field)
• Install concrete surrounding bleachers for easier maintenance.
• Install dugout covers over player bleachers.
New Scandia Community Center
• Include pickle ball courts in the tennis court reconstruction plans.
• Shuffleboard courts and horseshoe pits.
• Gravel path or paved path connection between Community Center and T-ball field.
Swedish Settler’s Monument
• Assess who should be responsible for future enhancements; Washington County property?
Wind in the Pines Park
• Review trail signage to determine needs.
Orwell Avenue No. Parcel
• Non-motorized BMX track if community interest.
Orwell Circle Parcel
• Walk-in access for kayaking/canoeing.
• Campground.
Odell Parcel
• Prairie outdoor classroom.
REVIEW LILLESKOGEN STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN
Committee members reviewed the June 2016 Lilleskogen Strategic Action Plan and made the
following recommendations for updates to the plan:
• Completion of Parking Lot – Leave as is; goals completed.
• Wetland Restoration - Include an action step to pursue wetland credit.
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• Completion of Trails - Include an action step to install a culvert (east side) with a due date of
2018 and indicate spreading of wood chips as ongoing.
• Clearing of Invasive Species – Include an action step to remove buckthorn as ongoing.
• Installation of Butterfly Gardens – (Maintain for now; may consider new location. Gorham
received an e-mail from Karen Schik suggesting removal of the current plantings.)
• Combine Installation of Picnic Shelter and Completion of Outdoor Classroom – Change to
reflect installation of an amphitheater and council rings at various locations throughout the
trail system. (Placement to be recommended upon determination of wetland limitations and
with input from the DNR Forester if Lilleskogen becomes a School Forest.)
• Installation of Boardwalk – Change due date to 2019.
• Wildflower Entrance Feature – Leave as is.
• Installation of Entrance Signs – Change due date to 2018.
• Installation of Interpretive Signs and Kiosk – Change due date to 2020.
• Installation of Park Benches – Change due date to 2020.
• Installation of Veterans Memorial – Check as completed.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Lee, seconded by Hegland, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 5-0.
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judi Negus
Office Assistant