06/09/1970 - Advisory Parks & Recreation Commission
EAGAN TOWNSHIP PARIS BOARD
JULIE, 0, 1970 EAGAI\' TG'."IN HALF
RL't S I=' 'SHI'T: NEIL Coates Bob Ferguson Joe Harrison
Millie Engborg Charles Hall Gerber Hatteberg
Dale Everson Bill Harris Barb SchLmridt
50 PIRLESE_ T: John Voss & Otto Schmid
Urban Planning and Design
Members of t pie Eagan Town Board
l: embers of the Eagan .P lanning Commission
Joe Harrison chaired. the meeting, He introduced John Voss and. Otto
Schmid, 1!1r. Voss stressed the
importance
of the 1
Park Board and Planning
Commission woriting too-ether. He indicated that Eagan mi
o o E-ht need 32 nei-
ghborhood parks at saturation, He mentioned a possible parr dedication The
of 6,25,.00 pG:c unit for multiple development, He recommended that we on-
tact act existing industry aboau -~~ossible contri'b~ations toward athletic fie1ds.
He also ji entionecl th.t he thoucht the Me tropolitan Council should look care-
fglly at the Thomas Lake area as to the possibility of including it in
their open space prograon.
14r. Voss also discussed the present availability of federal funds. He
stated that H.U.D. has unlimited funds for acquisition and development only
for parks of less ti an twenty acres. This development cannot include swimm-
ing pools or community buildings, Chances of yap--)roval for funds from the
Other H.UQD® programs and the Law Con Program are very doubtful at this time
He stated that he will put toF et'ner an Eagan Park Development Guide we could
submit to H.U.D. before t'ne bond. Issue. The park sites chosen by the parr
planners for a possible first phase plan for a November bond issue vote are
as follows: Blackhawk Lake site, LeMay Laite site, site adjacent to Rahn
Duhool, McCarthy Lake site an? t?-.e Chapdelain Lake site,
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A meeting of the Park Board was called after the presentation, Joe
.Aarrison and Charles Hall were elected chairman and vice-chairman, respect-
ively.
New committes were formed. I,Iembers of the short-range committee are
Neil Coates, chairman, Millie Engborg and Gerber Hatteberg, Members of the
long-range comnitte are Dale Everson, chairman, Bob Ferguson and Dick Thorpe
Members of the finance committee are Bill Harris, chairman, and Charles Hall.
Joe Harrison will meet with the finance committee temporarily and Millie
Engborg will help with publicity.
Party Board Members were, aesig7•ned to attend the Town Board and the Plann-
ing Commission meetings each month. Assignments are as follows;
June: Joe Harrison & Dale Everson Septa Barb Schmidt &
July: Bob Ferguson & Bill Harris Charles Hall
Aug: Neil Coates & Gerber Hatteberg Oct: Dick Thorpe &
I1'illie Engborg
Neil Coates reported on contacting Carlos McKee, property owner ad-
jacent to Rahn P ark, regarding a fence along his lot line. He will get
estimates on chain link and vertical redwood fencing and propose to supply
t]ne matbria.ls if IvIr. I;icKee will allow the fence to be erected on his line
and will maintain it.
The next Park Board meeting will be Junly 14th at 7:30 P.M. and Bob
Rosene, township engineer, will talk to us about pollution control. Also
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the WAS s is expected to brinZ coat estimates for Weir -recent pro-
posalso
Respectfully submitted,
Barb Schmidt, secretary
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