ITEM 4.1ITEM 4.1
TO: Parks & Recreation Commission
FROM: Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE: October 13, 2016
RE: Review the Concept for Norin Landing
Background:
The Parks and Recreation Commission at their meeting in August, 2016 voted
unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the proposals from SRF and
WSB for park development and grant writing services. The City Council voted
unanimously to approve the recommendation from the Parks and Recreation
Commission at their August 8t", 2016 meeting.
The Parks and Recreation Commission completed the first step of the planning process
at their August meeting by completing the initial review and identifying features they
would like to see at Norin Landing. Some of these features include relocating the storm
water pond, adding solar lighting, taking out the black top trial and adding in a Class II
type trail connecting the parking with only certain features, adding a fishing pier, boat
dock, picnic tables, drinking fountain, and grills.
SRF updated the concept design to reflect the comments by the Parks and Recreation
Commission. The parking lot on the current concept design is currently still under
review to ensure the best accessibility to the river and park. With keeping with the
natural design of the park, SRF is reviewing option from different manufacturers on
natural type play features, Tim Wold from SRF will be presenting some of these
features at the October Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
Another feature that was discussed was connecting Norin Landing and Carrick
Waterfront Park with a kayak rental system. This system is currently being used at the
Minneapolis Riverfront, connecting North Regional Park to Boom Island Park. The
system is currently administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and is available to
the public Thursday -Sunday. The NPS currently pays an outfitter a per kayak rate to
move the kayaks from the take-out to the put -in location when needed. People are
able to rent the kayaks by going on-line and a paying the rental fee, once paid, they
receive a code that they then input at the paddle station to get their equipment.
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As previously mentioned, Tim Wold from SRF will be present at Tuesday's meeting to
review the current concept and discuss with the Council other possible options and
features.
Requested Action:
Review the current concept plan and recommend additional features and services.
Once the review is complete, propose a date to allow for public input on the concept
plan.