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02/08/1979 - Advisory Parks & Recreation Commission AGENDA REGULAR MEETING PARK COMMITTEE EAGAN, MINNESOTA CITY HALL FEBRUARY 8, 1979 7:00 P.M. 1. 7:00 - Call to order, Pledge of Allegiance, approval of minutes of December 21, 1978 minutes, establishment of agenda. II. 7:05 - Report from City Council meeting - Tom Hedges. A. Introduction of new Park Committee members. B. Action on bids for Park equipment. C. Action on pending grants. D. Other. III. 7:15 - Development Reports. A. Brittany - rezoning and preliminary plat approval in Section 33 - informal by staff. B. Rezoning & preliminary plat approval in Section 22 - informal by staff. C. Duckwood II - informal by staff. D. Other - staff. IV. 8:00 - Park Department. A. Preliminary approval of 1979 grant for acquisition of park land in Section 9. B. Fire station site selection progress report. C. Recreation report. D. Policy on field use for tournaments. E. Kehne house. F. Possible rescheduling of future Park Committee meetings. G. Status of trail uses - Ft. Snelling State Park. H. Park dedication. V. 8:45 - Special meetings. A. Report from Trail Committee meeting - Jean Loken. B. Set next meeting of Trail Subcommittee. VI. 9:00 - Old Business. A. Drexel Heights - staff review. B. Slocum Agreement, Rosewood Agreement. C. Council action on Lake Park Addition, Ches Mar East. D. Other. VII. 9:30 - New Business. A. Request for outdoor pool - Dave Wallace. B. Election of officers for 1979. VIII. 10:00 - Visitors to be heard (persons not on agenda) IX. 10:15 - For your information. S. 10:30 - Adjournment. PARK COMMITTEE AGENDA BACKGROUND INFORMATION February 8, 1979 III. Development Proposals A. Brittany - City Planner Runkle will discuss pre- liminary development plans for an approximately 75 80 acre parcel consisting of the NZ of the SW; of Section 33, the Michilson property. Small maps are not yet available for inclusion in this packet. Runkle will present possible locations for an all purpose trail be- tween the High Line and Holland Johnson Park for discus- sion relative to this plat. B. Unamed Plat - City Planner Runkle will present an informal review of a proposed plat of approximately 13h acres in Section 22 located in the draw between Skovdale I and II. Neighborhood park reeds for this section may be met by the expansion of Patrick Eagan Park. C. Duckwood II - City Planner Dale Runkle will review the preliminary plat for Duckwood II. This is the area east of Duckwood I and south of the Deboer park dedi- cation (1971). A 30 foot trail easement between the Deboer park dedication and Duckwood Lake was recommended in 1971 but was not recorded. This trail connection and any other desired internal connections should be reviewed by the Park Committee. Enclosed is a 1971 drawing showing the proposed 30 foot trail on a plat map. City Planner Runkle will look at the topography in this area prior to the Park Committee meeting. Enclosed also is a copy of this preliminary plat and a layout on a topographical map. Note that the trail easement has been reduced to 10 feet on thd- newest drawings. The Park Committee recommended a 30 foot trail easement from Duckwood I to Duckwood Lake along the north edge of the plat. Park Director Schmidt is checking with the City Clerk to make sure this easement has been recorded. IV. Park Department A. Preliminary grant approval - Section 9 - athletic complex See enclosed memo to City Council for complete information on this item. B. Fire Station Site Selection See minutes of Public Works Committee meeting and Special Park Committee meeting regarding this matter. Agenda Background Page Two C. Recreation Report The skating season is still underway; the ice at all rinks is in excellent condition, the well site is being very heavily used and the rinks will remain open as long as weather permits. Planning is underway for an Easter Egg Hunt, spring tennis lessons and resumption of the Teen Center acti- vities at the Rahn building. See attached publicity sheet as prepared by Recreation Programmer Dorothy Peterson for the three school district brochures. D. Eagan Field Use Policy A policy to set fees for tournaments and control the use of the four softball diamonds at Northview Park will need to be established. Enclosed is a memo from Recreation Programmer Dorothy Peterson with some suggestions for Park Committee review and comment. E. The new tenants of the Kehne house have asked the City to consider energy saving improvements to the house. See attached memo regarding 2-2-79 meeting. The Park Committee is being asked to make a recommendation as to the future of this building for park use. F. Possible rescheduling of Park Committee meetings G. Trail Use - Ft. Snelling State Park At the November 16, 1978 Park Committee meeting letters were directed to be written to the Department of Natural Resources regarding the exclusion of horses and snow- mobiles from Ft. Snelling State Park. Enclosed are three responses from Governor Quie, Joe Alexander (Acting DNR Commissioner), and Don Davison (DNR Parks Director). Metro Region Supervisor Bill Weir and Ft. Snelling manager Don Jueneman have scheduled a meeting with City staff for February 27, 1979 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the Eagan trail system and possible future tie ins with Ft. Snelling State Park. H. Park Dedication No additional information regarding park dedication is available at this time. Park Committee members are asked to comment on the formula which was distributed at the last meeting. Agenda Background Page Three VI. Old Business City staff will update the Park Committee on final actions relative to a number of development proposals on which recommendations have recently been made by the Committee. There are problems with Drexel Heights park dedication. City Consulting Engineer recommended a 15 foot easement across the rear lot lines in Drexel Heights. This would have tied in with a trail around Fish Lake, which was previously dedicated in the early 1970's as a part of the Pilot Knob Heights PUD. However, because of the substantial increase in the lake level most of the trail area is now under water. See enclosed report from City Engineer Tom Colbert. Unless the City Council, with concurrance of the Minnesota DNR, is able to establish a much lower elevation for Fish Lake, the trail area will be lost and access around Fish Lake will be denied to all Eagan residents including those people living within the Pilot Knob Heights PUD. VII. Request for Outdoor Pool Dave Wallace, a resident of the Cedar Grove area, wishes to discuss the.need for one or more outdoor pools for use by City residents. He is attempting to obtain cost information and evidence of community support for such a proposal and is interested in the Park Com- mittee reaction. He would be willing to survey area residents in conjunction with CAA spring registration to obtain more input from the community. FOR YOUR INFORMATION Enclosed is a species tolerance list showing the effect of flooding on a variety of tree species from a U.S. Department of Interior publication. Enclosed is a recently revised report showing the anticipated increase in Park Department maintenance responsibilities for 1979. 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FOR 2-6-79 CITY COU%CIL MEETING I learned today that a letter is on the wa•.• to the Cit•.• informi-:~ us that our FY1979 grant application for purchase of ap.rcYi- matel%, 8 acres of park land in Section 9 (the Camer--n, C3---=na_-. Oars, Bunker Hills etc. neichborhocd, has now been crocra=ed for fu:.ding consideration. J We will be asked to submit a full app'ic,:ion b'. Fe'cruar: 15, 19,E or as soon thereafter is possible. The grant award, if t:e application is funded, will be as follow. Lawcon Funds $61,500 State Funds 30,750 $92,250 Local Share 3-,750 Total Project $123,000 The local share' could possibly be provided from park site funds or from a special levy for matching grant funds. I am rescarchir:c the previous cash contribution in this section and the estimated balance in the park site fund. It generally takes close to one year to receive final approval of an application so the local share would not be needed until 1980. If the City Council authorizes submission of a full application the following items will be required to be acted on by the Council. 1. A resolution authorizing the filing of the application and naming the project director. 2. A resolution approving the five year action plan for park acquisition and development. 3. Authorization of a policy statement regarding power and utility construction. 4. Authorization of signature of a civil rights assurance of compliance form. 1 Council Item Pace Two January 31, 1979 I hops to have most of these items available for signature by Tuesday night's meeting. The five year action plan will need to be reviewed by the Park Committee at their meeting February 8, 1979. Another requirement is an appraisal of the prcperty to be purchased. I am requesting Council approval to engace the services of an appraiser for a fee not to exceed 53-;0 - $50e. Action Requested: 1. Authorization to submit full application. 2. Approval of related documents. 3. :authorization to hire appraiser.