ITEM 5.1 Archery RangeOtkooF
MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
ORGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Parks and Recreation
Ross Demant, Parks and
February 23, 2015
Recreation Manager
PRESENTER(s):
REVIEWED BY:
ITEM #:
Consent
Lori Johnson, City Administrator
5.1
Dan Licht, City Planner
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council approve the recommendation from the Parks and Recreation
Commission to construct an archery range in the southwest corner of Prairie Park.
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT? IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
Na No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
During our 2015 summer programming planning, City staff was contracted by a representative from
Archery Country in Rogers about donating targets for an archery range in Otsego. Archery Country has
worked with the City of St. Joseph in the past to establish an archery range in that City. Through their
work with the City of St. Joseph, Archery County donated all of the targets needed to start a ten lane
outdoor archery range. Each of these targets retails for $300, and since the range has been operational
Archery County has continued to replace targets for free or substantially reduced rates.
City staff has been in contact with staff from the City of St. Joseph about the operation of their range.
One of the topics that were discussed was how they set up their risk management plan for the range.
St. Joseph staff stated that they worked with the League of Minnesota Cities, which provided them with
guidelines and rules to follow both with set-up and operation of the range. These guidelines included
location of targets and rules to post on-site.
City Staff is proposing that the City work with Archery Country to build an archery range in the
southwest corner of Prairie Park has shown on the attached map. This area is currently included in the
Prairie Park Master Plan and the City's five year Capital Improvement Plan as part of a three ball field
complex addition. Because of the cost for the additional ball fields being close to one million dollars, the
City is currently waiting for a partnering organization to come forward and assist with construction
costs. Staff chose this area due to its remote location within the park and minimal site prep
requirements. Staff estimates that in addition to the donated targets from Archery Country, wooden
stands and accessibility for the twenty yard target station would need to be in place for the park to
move forward. Two prospective Eagle Scouts have been in contact with the Parks and Recreation
Department and have expressed interest in incorporating the archery park with their Eagle Scout
project.
The range would be set-up to have participants shoot north to south for 20 to 60 yard targets and for a
three 20 yard target station. Parking would be located northeast of the range and would be shared with
the ball field complex parking using the existing gravel surface. The estimated costs for staff time and
material target would be $2,500, this cost would go down if the City is able to work with local Boy Scouts
for their Eagle Scout projects. This estimate would be for the frames of the targets, an ADA compliant
access to one of the shooting stations, and initial mowing of the site and parking area.
The Administrative Sub -Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission both unanimously
recommended that the City Council approve the construction of an archery range at Prairie Park. There
was discussion at the Parks and Recreation Commission about not allowing broad head arrows in the
range. However, there are targets that can accommodate both broadhead and target tipped arrows. If
there is a desire for a broadhead station at the Prairie Park range, Staff would recommend designating
one station for broadhead arrows only.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: x ATTACHED ❑ NONE
A. Site location map
MOTION: (Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.)
Motion to begin the construction process for an archery range in the southeast corner of Prairie Park.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING:
BUDGETED: X YES
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NO
ACTION TAKEN
❑ APPROVED AS REQUESTED ❑ DENIED ❑ TABLED ❑ OTHER (List changes)
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