02/01/1979 - Advisory Parks & Recreation Commission
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Special Meeting Eagan Park Committee
February 1, 1979
A meeting of the Eagan Park Committee was held on February 1,
1979. Those in attendance were Members Thurston, Coates,
Loken, Lundsten and Thomas. Also present were Park Director
Schmidt, Bob Rosene, and Tom Colbert. The purpose of the
meeting was to develop a priority list of the three proposed
fire station sites as requested by the Public Works Committee
especially as they relate to park activity.
Park Committee members Loken, Thurston, Thomas, Martin (con-
tacted by phone) and Lundsten listed the following priorities:
1. Power co-op site.
2. Well Site
3. Thomas Lake Park
Committee member Coates voted for:
1. Thomas Lake
2. Co-op Site
3. Well Site
stating that he felt that the fire station would provide a
buffer between the park and Pilot Knob Road.
In discussing the proposed Thomas Lake site, the Park. Committee
saw the following advantages and disadvantages:
Advantages
1. Access to bathroom facilities
2. Possibility of small nature center within building
3. Immediate development of parking facilities for park use
Disadvantages
1. Park Committee recommends developing access to park
from west side utilizing shared facilities with new
elementary school. Shared facilities could provide
parking for school bus field trips, bike racks and
classrooms for nature study (school will have direct
access to hi-line trail).
2. Park facilities would add to congestion around fire
station, i.e., children in parking lots, possible
problems with ovservances of fire exits and entrances.
3. Possible conflict with fire station parking area d
despite signs.
4. No supervision of public bathroom facilities.
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5. Would require larger fire station for meeting room
6. Nature center could be lost to fire department
needs in the future.
7. Some unique native plants will be destroyed within
proposed excavation area.
8. Large amount of dirt to be moved to lower elevation
of proposed site. Resultant fill from excavation
could cause additional damage to park area.
9. Bathroom facilities would be more strategically
located closer to active play area in Evergreen Park.
Well-Site (site of proposed filtration park)
Advantages
1. SeFarate parking facilities (available for park
and fire use - facilities are separate on different
elevations.
2. Park use in Well Site is seasonal.
3. Presence of.fire station may discourage vandalism
of rinks, lights, etc.
Disadvantages
None
Co-op Site
Advantages
1. If a traffic light is installed at Pilot Knob and
Wilderness Run Road, would provide safer crossing for
the bike trail.
Disadvantages
None
MEMO TO: EAGAN PARK COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: PARK DIRECTOR SCHMIDT
DATE: JANUARY 26, 1979
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN PARK COMMITTEE MEETING DATE
The next meeting of the Eagan Advisory Park
Committee which has been tentatively scheduled
for February 1, 1979, has been rescheduled to
February 8.
The City Council will be making new appointments
to this committee on February 6, 1979 and this
change will hopefully allow the new members to
attend the meeting.
cc: Tom Hedges
Tom Colbert "
Dale Runkle