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05/08/1975 - Advisory Parks & Recreation CommissionA Gis.:\IDA PARK CO2.2aTTEE ° CITY OF EAGAN , DAKOTA COUNTY, rarNESOTA !ay 8, 175 7:30 P.M. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Approval of Minutes 3* Report from Council Meeting introduction of new lieolber 4. Appearance of Developers &onipiltt i2Entpt_ - ,311 on Blackhawk Park Development b. Northview iroposal e.Docision aoJut aahn builGins 6. Park Maintenance Business 7. Development Committee Business a. Badet Review and Contract Item Soloction 8. Recreation Committee Business a. Reoort on suazer recreation pro and bud6et b. Carneilian and Bur c)ak cleanup-, c. Lap for Cedarvale 9. Administrative Business a. Vacation of Chair 10, Finance Committee Business 11. Publicity Report 12, Old Business 13. New Business 14. Adjournment MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE EA. AN PARK COMUITTEE EAGAN, MINNESOTA May 8, 1975 A regular meeting of the Eagan Park Committee was held on May 8, 1975 at the Eagan City Hall. Those members that were present were Schmidt, Lundberg, Hatteberg, Coates, Lundsten, Everson, Thurston and Cooper. Also present was Hugelen, Wachter and Hauge. MINUTES. Upon motion by Lundsten, seconded Everson, all members voting in favor, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as corrected. REPORT ON COUNCIL MEETING. Myrel Lundsten reviewed the last Council meeting with the Park Committee and indicated that the tank truck purchase is under review. Grant Lundberg was appointed to fill the vacancy of Charles Hall of the Park Committee. A letter of thanks was sent to Charles Hall for his devoted and ex- tended service on the Park Committee. She also reported that a recommendation of the Park Development Committee to the Council to require 5% dedication for park purposes from commercial and industrial developers was under review. Further, a ! man for park purposes will be hired by the City effective June 1st. BIACKHAWK PARK DEVELOPMENT. Numerous residents in the area of Blackhawk Park appeared and the Committee discussed the survey distributed amongst residents of the area regarding development of Blackhawk Park. It appeared that there was an overwhelming majority in favor of the development playground and the proposal iubmitted by the Park Committee for development of Blackhawk Park. There was a :suggestion by a member of the audience that the bituminous path be two feet rather than eight feet wide, but it appeared that two feet would be impracticable to lay . :ostwise and the need for a wider path was apparent. Certain persons present , abjected to the development of the park close to the lot lines and suggested :;ncping the path as far away from the lot lines as possible. Park Committee members ndicated that for safety and observation purposes, it was advisable to keep it on the side of the hill toward the residential area. Also there was discussi di concerning draining the area to keep the water out of the bog„ Luads ten moved and Everson seconded the motion to accept the concept plan of the playground and trail in view of the survey and comments submitted by the residents. All members voted in favor. Further planning and review of the proposal will be made in the future. NORTHVIEW SCHOOL. Iir. Terry Langager appeared on behalf of Northsiew School and indicated that baseball diamonds will be installed on school property. He suggested a joint powers agreement with the school district and the City of Eagan to share costs for infield improvements plus labor for a total of approximately $300 to $2,000. The school district would improve the property and bill Eagan for its portion. In addition, it was suggested that Eagan maintain in the future or share in the maintenance of the fields. The fields could be used for multi - uses including football and soccur. There was favorable response from the F,=:.zk Committee for the proposal and upon motion by Everson, seconded Lundsten, all members voting in favor, it was RESOLVED that the Park Committee be on record committing itself to sharing the cost of improvement on the infield for two ball fields on the basis of 50% of the cost with the Rosemount School District at tcrthview School with the expected expenditure by the City of Eagan not to exceed $500. There was also discussion concerning the community education program with a joint venture proposal suggested at Northview School in the future. No action was taken on that issue. R HN PARK BUILDING. It was indicated that good recommendations were received concerning Lindbergh- Pierce Inc., Architects, and upon motion by Lundsten, seconded Thurston, all members voting yes, it was RESOLVED to recommend to the Council that Lindbergh - Pierce, Inc. be hired as architects for the Rahn Park shelter building, subject to final negotiations concerning fee. In ad#tion, the Park Committee discussed the proposed purchase of a metal building from the bulk mail facility site. -2- BUILDING COMMITTEE FOR RL N PARK SHELTER. Chairman Schmidt appointed Thurston, Everson, Lundberg and the park- recreation director and Wachter to a building committee for planning the Rahn Park shelter building. PARK BUDGET . The Park Committee discussed in detail the Eagan Park bond budget dated March 13, 1975 and made recommended changes to the park construction funding proposals. No formal action was taken. $416,226.00 in committed funds are available for park development and acquisition. SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM. A schedule of the summer recreational program was distributed and a review of hourly salaries and fees for the tennis program was made. It was suggested that the coordinator be hired for the summer girls in the park program and Zona Woods of Apple Valley was suggested for that position. The park and recreation director was instructed to proceed with acquiring Zona Woods as assistant coordinator of the summer program. Ted Wachter and Barbara Schmidt were requested to continue the review of the tree disease program in the City of Eagan. CEDARVALE SHOPPING CENTER MAP. A map of the existing land use including park projects and proposed trails as prepared by Urban Planning was reviewed and will be placed in the Cedarvale Shopping Center mall. PARK DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT. Discussion revolved around the need to have 4trect supervision for the park development contract and it was recommended that the landscape architects be authorized to supervise the next park development contract. EVERGREEN PARK. Committee reviewed the proposed improvements to Evergreen Park including black dirt needed in the park area. R.AHN PARK IMPROVEMENTS, Evelyn Hugelen reviewed a proposal for installing timbers to reduce the steepness of a timber wall in Rahn Park. Further recommen- dations were made and will be reviewed at a later time. It was noted that Timber- line and Blackhawk Rark,.Oak Chase Park and Evergreen Park improvements will be included in the proposed development contract 1975. There was also discussion -3- concerning the need to acquire a portion of the Oak Chase Park property prior to the development of that area. Upon motion by Coates, seconded Cooper, all members voting yes, it was RESOLVED to continue to investigate and consider including Evergreen Park and Oak Chase Park improvements as part of the improvement project. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following persons were elected Chairman and Vice Chairman for the balance of 1975: Dale Everson, Chairperson and Barbara Schmidt, Vice - Chairperson. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. Dated: May 8, 1975