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02/01/1979 - Advisory Parks & Recreation Commission i 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. • oN 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