2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville
2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville 2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville
6. Increase accessibility and utilization for both Casperson and Ritter Farm Park through improved trail connections. 7. The City will pursue the specific park design recommendations described for the individual community parks in Appendix A. Community Playfields Lakeville’s park classifications and policies establish the following service parameters for community playfields: Service Area: Community-wide. Per Capita Standard: Two to two and one-half acres per 1,000 population. Desirable Size in Acres: Minimum 20 developed acres, maximum 60 developed acres. Lakeville’s five community playfields include 197 total acres and 157 active acres. City facilities in conjunction with school facilities provide 375.3 to 322.7 active acres, which is well beyond the forecasted 2030 need. Although the City’s available playfield acreage exceeds projected needs, issues and opportunities exist for playfield improvements that can expand the utilization of existing facilities to meet the growing needs of the City’s sport organizations. The local athletic associations have each strongly complimented the conditions and availability of the Lakeville playfields. These groups also identified future needed enhancements leading to the following recommendations: 1. Each athletic association indicated that cross use facilities have not worked. They cite the wear and tear on the playfields from differing sport facilities deteriorated the facilities for each sport. The second issue related for cross use facilities is scheduling conflicts between sports. Segregation of the different sporting activities similar to the City’s past practices (North Park-soccer, King Park-baseball, Aronson Park-softball) have been effective and should continue to be pursued. 2. The provision of field lighting will be pursued to expand the utilization of existing playfield facilities. This improvement will allow for extended user hours and expanded league play. Field irrigation along with improved turf management will be required to compensate for the wear and tear that extended user hours will have on the turf. 3. Community playfield facilities that allow for tournament play are desired by the athletic associations. Tournaments offer opportunities for City promotion and provide the athletic associations the opportunity for fund raising. Funds generated through athletic associations tournaments assist both in financing association operations and physical improvements within the City’s community playfields. City of Lakeville, Minnesota Chapter Six 2006 Comprehensive Parks, Trails, & Open Space Plan Page 116
4. Lakeville playfield facilities offer this opportunity with the following improvements: a. Lighted fields to extend user hours. b. Fencing of baseball and softball field to provide segregated field play. c. Expanded bathroom facilities within the community playfields. d. Spectator facilities, benches, concessions, bathrooms. e. Playfield storage facilities. f. Provision of adequate parking. g. Installation of automatic irrigation facilities. h. Rehabilitation of older buildings (i.e., Aronson Park) must be undertaken in the near future. 5. Each sports league is experiencing growth resulting in increased user pressure on existing facilities. This trend will continue with on-going residential development. To address future needs, it is desirable to expand existing facilities rather than create new playfields. Expansion opportunities that should be pursued should include: a. Expansion of Village Creek Park should be planned with the eventual development of additional soccer and/or softball facilities and also additional parking. b. King Park is currently located outside the City’s existing MUSA. Due to sewer constraints, the land surrounding King Park is not anticipated to be brought into the MUSA until after 2010. This MUSA status provides the City with the opportunity to consider expansion options for King Park to the east prior to experiencing development pressures. Expansion of the MUSA will provide an opportunity for installation of sewer and water utilities at King Park to support a multipurpose building for development of an active recreation/athletic center. Provision must be made as surrounding parcels develop to accommodate King Park infrastructure needs when available. c. In the event a new playfield is required, the City should pursue land outside the MUSA. This will provide more favorable acquisition price and allow for the establishment of the playfield without surrounding urban land uses. 6. Supplementing the community playfields are neighborhood parks and school facilities, which are used for youth recreation leagues, organized and managed by a volunteer organization. These facilities are generally adequate for this level of use, however, they present the following two issues: a. Present City policy for neighborhood parks recommends no active league use in neighborhood facilities, with these activities being directed towards community playfields. The current use runs contrary to this policy. The City of Lakeville, Minnesota Chapter Six 2006 Comprehensive Parks, Trails, & Open Space Plan Page 117
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4. <strong>Lakeville</strong> playfield facilities <strong>of</strong>fer this opportunity with the following improvements:<br />
a. Lighted fields to extend user hours.<br />
b. Fencing <strong>of</strong> baseball <strong>and</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tball field to provide segregated field play.<br />
c. Exp<strong>and</strong>ed bathroom facilities within the community playfields.<br />
d. Spectator facilities, benches, concessions, bathrooms.<br />
e. Playfield storage facilities.<br />
f. Provision <strong>of</strong> adequate parking.<br />
g. Installation <strong>of</strong> automatic irrigation facilities.<br />
h. Rehabilitation <strong>of</strong> older buildings (i.e., Aronson Park) must be undertaken in<br />
the near future.<br />
5. Each sports league is experiencing growth resulting in increased user pressure<br />
on existing facilities. This trend will continue with on-going residential<br />
development. To address future needs, it is desirable to exp<strong>and</strong> existing facilities<br />
rather than create new playfields. Expansion opportunities that should be<br />
pursued should include:<br />
a. Expansion <strong>of</strong> Village Creek Park should be planned with the eventual<br />
development <strong>of</strong> additional soccer <strong>and</strong>/or s<strong>of</strong>tball facilities <strong>and</strong> also<br />
additional parking.<br />
b. King Park is currently located outside the <strong>City</strong>’s existing MUSA. Due to<br />
sewer constraints, the l<strong>and</strong> surrounding King Park is not anticipated to be<br />
brought into the MUSA until after 2010. This MUSA status provides the<br />
<strong>City</strong> with the opportunity to consider expansion options for King Park to<br />
the east prior to experiencing development pressures. Expansion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
MUSA will provide an opportunity for installation <strong>of</strong> sewer <strong>and</strong> water<br />
utilities at King Park to support a multipurpose building for development <strong>of</strong><br />
an active recreation/athletic center. Provision must be made as<br />
surrounding parcels develop to accommodate King Park infrastructure<br />
needs when available.<br />
c. In the event a new playfield is required, the <strong>City</strong> should pursue l<strong>and</strong><br />
outside the MUSA. This will provide more favorable acquisition price <strong>and</strong><br />
allow for the establishment <strong>of</strong> the playfield without surrounding urban l<strong>and</strong><br />
uses.<br />
6. Supplementing the community playfields are neighborhood parks <strong>and</strong> school<br />
facilities, which are used for youth recreation leagues, organized <strong>and</strong> managed<br />
by a volunteer organization. These facilities are generally adequate for this level<br />
<strong>of</strong> use, however, they present the following two issues:<br />
a. Present <strong>City</strong> policy for neighborhood parks recommends no active league<br />
use in neighborhood facilities, with these activities being directed towards<br />
community playfields. The current use runs contrary to this policy. The<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lakeville</strong>, Minnesota<br />
Chapter Six<br />
<strong>2006</strong> Comprehensive <strong>Parks</strong>, <strong>Trails</strong>, & <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Space</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Page 117
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