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CITY
OF EAGAN
3795 PILOT KNOB ROAD
EAGAN, MN 55122
PHONE: 454-8100
APRIL 1981
EAGAN BUYS WARNING SIRENS
Action taken by the City Council has
made it possible for Eagan to acquire
four warning sirens. The sirens were
purchased in conjunction with the Cities
of Rosemount, Lakeville and Hastings
in a joint purchase from FIREAP, Inc.
Plans are drawn to eventually cover
the entire City with sirens and further
purchases will be considered this fall
with money from next year's budget.
The four siren locations are: (1) 1454
Red Cedar Road; (2) 3800 Pilot Knob
Road; (3) 3940 Rahn Road; (4) 4580
Cliff Road. Construction is already
underway and the sirens shall be up
and tested quite soon. When con-
struction and the intitial testing period
are finished, the sirens will be tested
on the first Wednesday of each month
at 1:00 p.m. This is done to insure
that they work and for repairs to be
made if necessary.
The sirens will be used as an integral
part of the Eagan Civil Defense Plan.
The system is designed to warn citizens
of a potential emergency, such as
severe weather, aggressive acts against
the United States or localized disasters
such as toxic spills.
When the sirens are sounded, you
should go into a building and turn on
a radio or T.V. Unless there is an
emergency, avoid calling the Police
Department. Instructions will be
given, telling you what type of problem
has arisen and what action is to be 1
taken.
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VOLUME 4 NUMBER 1
HOUSING BOND — A SUCCESS!
The City of Eagan sponsored a Single
Family Mortgage Revenue Bond in 1980
for the amount of $20,460,000. This
very popular program was designed to
help families purchase a single family
home. At 11-3/8% interest on a long
term loan, the program became popular
because of its low rate of interest.
Approximately 300 loans were given
final approval under the program.
All funds have been committed to pro-
spective loanees and will be given
approval within the next few months.
The City has explored the idea of
issuing another bond for more housing
loans but has found the possibility of
such a program to be doubtful at the
present time due to state and federal
statutory regulations.
INSIDE
Cable TV (Questionnaire Results)Page 8
Summer Park & Rec Programs .. Pages 3-6
New Library Page 2
1980 Annual Report Summary Page 7
CITY OF EAGAN
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Bea Blomquist
Councilmembers
Thomas Egan James Smith
Mark Parranto Ted Wachter
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK
Governor Al Quie has proclaimed April
27 through May 3 as Volunteer Recog-
nition Week in Minnesota. The purpose
of the recognition week is to show
appreciation to the volunteers of local
and state government-.
The Eagan City Council is planning
to show its appreciation to the volun-
teers associated with Eagan's city
government by sponsoring a city wide
tour on May 2. The tour will be for
city volunteers and community business
leaders, showing them new developments
within Eagan. The types of develop-
ments will include industrial expansion,
residential expansion, public works
improvements, commercial developments,
City park projects and public facilities
improvements.
The day's schedule will include the
tour followed by a picnic if the
weather permits.
TREES - TREES - TREES
The City of Eagan has a City Forester
who has the responsibility of carrying
out the State Shade Tree, Program. The
forester is responsible for periodic tree
inspections and responds to citizens
requests concerning suspected Dutch
Elm disease or Oak Wilt. Home owners
are responsible for the cutting down
and the removal of diseased trees,
which must be accomplished within 20
days after date of notification. If you
are not certain if you have a diseased
tree, elm or oak, contact the Parks
and Recreation Department concerning
an inspection.
(454-7802)
Reforestation and transplanting of trees
onto City parks and public facilities
is conducted during the spring and fall
of each year. Several trees were
planted at Cedar Pond Park last fall
after the devastating storm which
destroyed many of the large trees.
Additional tree planting is being plan-
ned throughout the entire park system.
This project is being financed in part
through a matching grant with the
State of Minnesota.
Recently, the City also received a cash
gift from the Eagan Ladies Lions Club
to purchase additional trees for Cedar
Pond Park.
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LIBRARY
The groundbreaking ceremony for the
new Dakota Library facility to be
located in Eagan is scheduled for
either June or July of this year. The
doors will open early in the fall of
1982.
The library will be built just off Wes-
cott Road to the east of Pilot Knob
Road near the Police Station. The
library is planned to be connected
to the Eagan Bicycle Trails Plan so
it will be accessible to citizens without
road travel being necessary.
The library, which will be the district
headquarters for Dakota County, will
be a full service facility offering 40-
50,000 books of all sizes and types,
audio-visual facilities ranging from
16 mm. films to audio and visual cas-
settes to phonograph records, periodi-
cals such as magazines, newspapers
and pamphlets. Studying and typing
facilities will also be available, along
with a 200 person meeting room which
would be available as a meeting area
for citizens and groups. The building
will be approximately 48,000 square
feet or one football field in size and
three floors high.
It would seem that this library will
be a giant leap forward for the City
of Eagan. It will serve as the cul-
tural hub for the city, and since it
is to be a regional headquarters for
the Dakota County Library System, it
is a major commitment by the county
toward Eagan's future.
PARK DEVELOPMENTS
Acquisition of 20 acres of park land
adjacent to Rahn Park was recently
completed by the City with financial
assistance of a State Grants Program.
The park area is located east of Nicols
Road. The park will be developed
sometime in the future into community
athletic fields.
The City is developing a park master
plan for Ridge Cliffe Park. This park
was received by the City as part of
the parks dedication from the develo-
per. The developer is required to
grade the park to City plans, necessi-
tating the development of the park plan.
EAGAN
PARK AND RECREATION
SUMMER PROGRAMS
SUMMER IN THE PARK
The Eagan Park and Recreation Depart-
ment will conduct afternoon playground
activities at the locations listed below.
The recreational activities are for
children who have completed kinder-
garten through age 12.
Playground staff will plan and conduct
activities that include games, talent
shows, story telling, nature hikes,
special events, and crafts.
Field trips will be arranged and of-
fered for a fee. Specific information
will be furnished during the first week
of the "Summer in the Park" program.
Dates: June 15 through July 30, 1981
Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Days: Monday thru Thursday
Cost: No charge
Register: First week, 1:00
the playground
Playground Locations:
p.m.
at
Rahn Park: Sandstone Dr., west of
Rahn School
Woodhaven Park: Gold Trail,
Carnelian Park:
Evergreen Park:
Oak Chase Park:
south-
east of Beau D' Rue
Carnelian Lane at
Blackhawk Road
Pilot Knob Road &
Walfrid, south of
County Road 30
Oak Chase Road at
Wilderness Run Road
The playgrounds offered at Carnelian
Park and Oak Chase Park are new to
the program.
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EAGAN WAGONFUL 0' FUN
The Eagan Wagonful 0' Fun program
has been expanded to bring supervised
playground activities to additional
neighborhoods in 1981. This specially
built trailer houses numerous instant
games and activities led by enthus-
iastic recreational staff. Children who
have completed kindergarten through
age 12 are invited to take part in the
activities.
Dates: June 15 through July 30, 1981
Cost: No charge
Register: At the playground
Morning Sites: 10:00 - Noon
Mondays:
Tuesdays:
Wednesdays:
Thursdays:
Pilot Knob School Play-
ground: Lone Oak Road,
4 mile west of Pilot Knob
Burr Oak Park: Chapel
Lane & Highway 49
River Hills 9 Park: Met-
calf Dr. , east of Hwy. 13
Highview Park : Skyline
Dr. , west of Pilot Knob
Afternoon Sites: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Mondays:
Tuesdays:
Wednesdays:
Thursdays:
Country Home Heights Park
Egan Ave. , east of Pilot
Knob
South Oaks Park: Green-
leaf Dr. , north of Cliff
Cedar Pond Park: Garnet
Ln. , north of County Rd.
30
Lexington Park: East of
Lexington Ave., north of
Lone Oak Road
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TENNIS LESSONS
Two summer sessions of tennis lessons
for adults and children 10 years of
age or older are planned. The lessons
will consist of four (4) one and one
half (1+) hour class meetings. Class
size is limited. Cla-ss members are to
provide their own racket; balls will
be furnished. A fee of $10.00 is
charged for the lessons.
Description of Class Levels:
Beginner: Never have played
Advanced Beginner: Have played some
or taken beginner lessons previously
Intermediate: Play fairly well or have
taken advanced beginner lessons
previously
To Register:
Deadlines:
In person or by mail at
the Park & Recreation
Office
Session I - June 5, 1981
Session II- June 26, 1981
Lessen Sites & Class Times;
Session I June 8-18
Pilot Knob (Mon. & Wed. )
10-11:30 a.m. Youth Beginner
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Adult Beginner
-1 -1 -3,9 -3÷343 --p.m. Youth Advanced Beginner
4 6:00-7:30 p.m. Intermediate
r:33 -9i p.m. Adult Advanced. Beginner
Oak Chase (Mon. & Wed.)
91-3-9-1i :00 a.m. Youth Beginner
11-:90,•-a:..-12:30 p.m. Adult Beginner
-1:-08-2-1-ag p.m. Youth Advanced Beginner
6:00-7:30 p.m., Adult Advanced Beginner
7 0--9 p.m. Intermediate
Rahn (Tues. & Thurs.)
7 9:30-11:00 a.m. Youth Beginner
-14-1-49-a-7-m.-12:30 p.m. Adult Beginner
- 1:00-2:30 p.m. Youth Advanced Beginner
t 6:00-7:30 p.m. Adult Beginner
=� 7:30-9:00 p.m. Adult Advanced Beginner
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Session II June 29 -July 9
Pilot Knob (Tuesday & Thursday)
10:09 1 :30 a-: m. Adult Beginner
4-1:30---a.-m:=H00 p.m. ~ Intermediate
/P'1:30-3:00 p.m. Youth Beginner
1 6:00-7:30 p.m. Adult Beginner
{ 7:3M-:00 p.m. Adult Advanced Beginner
12
Oak Chase - (Tuesday & Thursday) —
-9-3-0-14-÷00 a.m. Adult Beginner
11--:00-a—.1-n. -12:30 p. m. Intermediate
7 1:00-2:30 p.m. Youth Advanced Beginner
6:00-7:30 p.m. Adult Beginner
c:,-7-1-30-9.40 p.m. Adult Advanced Beginner
Woodhaven (Monday & Wednesday)
9:30-11:00 a.m. Adult Beginner
3 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Adult Adv. Beg.
1:00-2:30 p.m. Youth Beginner
6:00-7:30 p.m, Intermediate
7:30-9:00 p.m. Adult Advanced Beginner
TINY TOTS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Tiny Tots Recreational Activities is a
program for boys and girls ages 3,
4, and 5. The children take part in
games, singing, stories, simple crafts
and outdoor play. Group size is
limited to ensure proper supervision.
Dates: June 15 through July 30, 1981
Time: 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Days: Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday
& Thursday
Cost: $15.00
Register: In person or by mail at
Park & Recreation Office. Regis-
trations are on a first come,
first served basis. Deadline
for registration is June 5, 1981.
Locations:
Rahn Park: Sandstone Dr., west of
Rahn School
Northview School: Wildwood Ln. (Cty.
Rd. 30) , 4 mile east
of Lexington Ave.
Pilot Knob School: Lone Oak Rd., west
of Pilot Knob Rd.
GOLF LESSONS
The Eagan Park and Recreation Depart-
ment will offer golf lessons for begin-
ners this summer. Classes will meet
twice a week for three weeks. Class
size is limited. Class members are to
provide their own clubs. The first
three class sessions meet at Northview
Athletic Fields, located east off Lexing-
ton Ave. , z mile north of Wildwood Ln.
(County Road 30) . The classes then
meet twice at a driving range and con-
clude at a putting green.
Cost is $10.00 for six (6) lessons.
ditional cost will be incurred at
driving range. Lessons postponed
to rain will be rescheduled by
instructor.
Session Dates and Times:
Session I - June 8-24
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16 11:00 a.m. -Noon
to 6:30-7:30 p.m.
in 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Ad -
the
due
the
(Monday & Wed. )
Youth Beginner
Adult Beginner
Adult Beginner
Adult Beginner
Session II - July 6-22 (Monday & Wed. )
0--@6--1--4340 a.m. Adult Beginner
-1-11-490--€1.--m . -Noon Youth Beginner
6:30-7:30 p.m. Adult Beginner
, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Adult Beginner
To Register:
Deadlines:
In person or by mail at
the Park & Recreation
Office
Session I - June 5, 1981
Session 1I- July 3, 1981
RECREATIONAL ARCHERY FOR BEGINNERS
The Recreational Archery program is
designed to teach beginners the funda-
mentals of target shooting, the safety
aspects of the sport, and an insight
as to the applications of archery as
a recreational sport activity. The pro-
gram will be offered to juniors, ages
13-17, and adults, 18 and older.
Location: Lebanon Hills Regional Park
West side of Johnny Cake,
mile south of Cliff Road
Dates: Thursdays, Aug. 6 -Sept. 10
Section: I : 5:30-6:30 p.m. Juniors
II: 7:00-8:00 p.m. Adults
Fee: $15.00, includes equipment
Register: In person or by mail at the
Park & Recreation office no
later than July 20.
EVENING IN THE PARK
Cedar Pond Park on Wildwood Lane
(County Road 30) near Cedar School
is the site for family entertainment in
the month of July. All events begin
at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. Bring
a blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy.
July 8 - Pangolin Puppets, "Manifred
the Magnificant and the
Frump" Rod puppets and
human actors.
July 15 - Shriner's German Band,
Duane Warner, Director
July 22 - "The Revelers" a Medieval
Folk Tale Retold in Song and
dialogue by "Storytalers"
Bloomington Sportman's Chor-
us, John Berg, President,
Barbershop Singing
July 29 -
In event of inclement weather, all
performances will move indoors at Met-
calf Junior High School on Wildwood
Lane (County Road 30) just east of
5 Highway 13.
the
RECREATIONAL TEE BALL
Recreational T -Ball is a softball pro-
gram open to boys and girls ages 6
& 7. Planned activity includes:
Learning and practicing fundamentals,
forming teams and playing games.
Children are to provide their own
gloves. The new activity planned by
the Park & Recreation Department re-
quires a minimum registration of 20
children per site.
Where:
Dates:
Days:
Fee:
Register: In person or by mail at the
Park & Recreation office. Dead-
line is June 5, 1981.
Site I: Lexington Park
Site II: Pilot Knob School
June 15 -July 30, 1981
I: 1:30-3:30 p.m., M & W
II: 1:30-3:30 p.m., T & Th
$8.00
EAGANETTES - FUN WITH DANCE
Fun With Dance includes movement that
is aerobic, "old tyme", acrobatic,
dance line, jazz, to mention a few.
Boys and girls ages 5-12 are eligible
to participate in this program. Each
class will meet twice a week for 7
weeks. Children ages 5-7 will meet
from 1:00-2:30 p.m., ages 8-12 from
2:30-3:30 p.m. A fee of $3.00, to be
paid at the time of registration, will
be charged.
Registration takes place at the lesson
sites during the first two weeks of
classes but will then be closed for the
remainder of the session. The
Eaganettes march in the Eagan 4th of
July parade and prepare a recital for
presentation as a culminating activity.
Locations:
Pilot Knob School: Lone Oak Rd., west
of Pilot Knob Road
(Monday & Wed.)
Rahn School: Sandstone Dr., west of
Rahn Road (Tuesday &
Thursday)
Dates: June 15 -July 30, 1981
Cost: $3.00
Register: At the school, at start of
class sessions.
EAGAN PARK F, RECREATION
NAME
PHONE
ADDRESS
ZIP
NAME OF ACTIVITY
BUSINESS PHONE
Other activity information (day, time, section, # of tickets etc.)
Make check payable to: City of Eagan
Send to: Park & Recreation Department
3501 Coachman Rd.
Eagan, Mn 55122
Enclose is $
to cover registration
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BICYCLING - CAN BE FUN & SAFE, TOO
With the arrival of spring, children
and adults are mounting their bikes
for fun, transportation and exercise.
Eagan is especially gifted with good
bike paths which can take a rider to
most areas of the City. And plans are
drawn to expand the trails to parks,
shopping areas and schools.
However, it is important to be safe
while riding your bike and even more
important that your children are safe
and understand the importance of
bicycling rules. Last year, eleven
accidents involving bicycles were
reported to the Police Department. One
of these accidents was fatal.
The Eagan Police Department will be
going to area schools to explain the
rules of bicycling and to promote
safety. They will hand out pamphlets
and reflective tape and will promote
registration of bicycles through the
Oper.ltion I.D. Program.
These are suggested safe biking rules:
1. Obey all applicable traffic regula-
tions, signs, signals and markings .
Stop signs are the most often vio-
lated regulation.
2. Keep right, drive with traffic, not
against it. Drive single file.
3. Watch out for drain grates, soft
shoulders & other surface hazards.
4. Watch out for car doors opening &
parked cars pulling into traffic.
5. Don't carry passengers or packages
that interfere with vision or con-
trol. Each passenger must be pro-
vided a seat.
6. Never hitch a ride on a truck or
any other vehicle.
7. Be extremely careful at all inter-
sections, particularly when making
a left turn. Walk your bike
across major intersections.
8. Use hand signals to indicate
turning or stopping.
9. Protect yourself at night with the
required reflectors and lights &
wear white clothing at night. Tape
available at Police Department.
10. Drive a safe bike, inspected to
insure good mechanical condition.
11. Keep both hands on handle bars
except when signaling.
12. Ride on bike paths if available.
Ride on sidewalks, but yield to
pedestrians in all circumstances
and alert them when passing.
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1980 ANNUAL REPORT
The results are in! The Eagan City
staff has recently completed a review
of 1980 City activity, and, as expected,
it was a noteworthy year for City
development.
Recent results of the 1980 Census show
that the City has grown to an approxi-
mate population of 2d,700 from 10,398
in 1970. This ranks Eagan as one of
the fastest growing cities in the metro-
politan area.
Growth for the City is reflected in the
increased activity for City departments.
A total of $4,642,526 in public improve-
ment contracts (consisting of street,
water and sewer improvements for 'resi-
dential, commercial and industrial pro-
perty) were awarded in 1980. The
Building Inspection Department reported
that permits were issued for approxi-
mately 1,043 building units. In addi-
tion, the Planning Department reported
that 32 final plats were completed in
1980 and approximately 67 acres of
agriculturally zoned land was rezoned
to residential or light industrial desig-
nation.
The construction of major highways in
the City continued actively in 1980,
providing an additional catalyst for
future City development. The new
Cedar Avenue Freeway bridge officially
opened in October of 1980. Additionally,
the I-35 E corridor was established
after lengthy litigation along a route
to the east of Blackhawk Lake. Con-
struction of the southerly most portion
of 1-35 E in the City of Eagan as it
relates to the intersection of the Cedar
Avenue Freeway begun in early 1980
and is expected to be completed during
1981.
All indications for the corning year
point toward the continued growth and
development of the City. If more in-
formation is desired concerning the 1980
Annual Report, please contact the City
Hall. A copy is on file for your
reference.
The Eagan City Newsletter is dis-
tributed three times a year as a
public service by the Eagan City
Council. The Newsletter is spon-
sored by the Public Relations Com-
mittee and prepared through the
office of the City Administrator.
CABLE TV -- ON THE WAY?
In late February, the Eagan Cable
Television Advisory Committee distri-
buted a newsletter/questionnaire to all
households in Eagan. The results are
now in and are being studied by the
committee.
The committee' s duty is to study the
possibility of allowing a cable company
to construct a cable franchise in Eagan.
As a part of this study, the question-
naire was distributed. The results will
be part of the basis for decisions con-
cerning whether Eagan should have a
cable franchise and, if so, what types
of programming should be offered.
The surveys showed that 86.4% of those
responding would subscribe to cable
TV if it were offered in Eagan. The
types of programming were catagorized
into eleven catagories and are listed
below in order of most important to
least important as responded to by the
817 surveys returned to the City.
1. Entertainment
2. Education
3. Sports
4. News
5. Children's Programs
6. Cultural
7. Community Service Information
8. Two -Way Communications
9. Government
10. Public Access Channel
11. Religion
No decisions will be made at this time
as to which company will be awarded
the franchise should Eagan go ahead
with the franchising process. That
would be a bidding process with many
companies trying to win the franchise.
The bidding process
committee how much
cost to the citizens
scribe. Franchising
one year or more.
will also tell the
the service would
should they sub -
could take up to
A Public Hearing is scheduled for May
12th at the Eagan City Hall at 7:00
p.m. The questionnaire will be further
reviewed, examples of cable television
will be observed and there will be time
for questions by the public.
More to come in future newsletters.
EAGAN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Since 1977, Eagan has been involved
in a student training program called
an Internship Program. Interns are
students with college degrees who work
for cities such as Eagan in an effort
to gain experience and training in an
"on the job" situation.
Eagan has utilized this program very
extensively, having as many as three
interns on staff at any one time. The
administration, planning, and park
departments have all used interns as
an effective, and inexpensive, way to
reduce the ever increasing workload
as Eagan grows. Interns generally
remain on staff for six months and are
provided many responsibilities in city
government through the direct super-
vision of the City Administrator. From
the internship position, the students
usually move on to become regular full
time employees in local government in
other cities.
The city gains from having an educated
student, usually with a master's degree,
on staff to coordinate some projects
which need to be done but cannot be
done due to the high workload on the
present staff. The student will work
at a low rate of pay and brings fresh
ideas which may help staff to be even
more efficient.
Most interns employed in Eagan are
from either the Mankato State University
Urban and Regional Studies Institute
or the University of Minnesota -Humphrey
Institute. Most interns are graduate
students and have some working ex-
perience in local government.
All in all, the internship is a good
working relationship between government
and education. And the beauty of the
program is that the school, the student
and the city all come out ahead.
The
NOTICE - HYDRANT FLUSHING
City of Eagan flushes hydrants
every spring and fall, although we
Often flush in between if necessary.
Please watch the "Eagan Chronicle" for
information regarding flushing in your
immediate area. We always flush be-
tween the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
8 and Friday only.