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09/08/1969 - Advisory Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting L, th the Tewn Board tc nresent cur Pzr-Dosed Pert. P3 Is 'eptember 26th MIS rRIDXY) at 6:3o p.r. Ferg: your Iersd r and TTE ` HM.I: i i ('9L69 EAGAP~ TOWNSHIP P~.FiY CO~!iTT~ place: September 8j, 19 Eega r bwd H!&_11 Members present: Dick Thorpe; Chairman Bob Ferguson Joe P.a,rrison Al shadduck Neil ~ oate Paul kllison Mrs. Helen Scott Loren Faxfield (part time) Mrs. Charlotte McPherson A O y Paul Manse tu, proposed new member Yr. John Klein, Chairman, Eagan Town Board, (part time) Mr. Jim Olsen, Juran 8 moody (part time) Yr. Paul Uselma,r:, member., Lagan Town Board (part time) Joe Harrison `reported on a conversation with ?fro Hauge concerning incorporating rest areas in Eagandale Center into the Township Park System. Paul Uselmsr, suggested the Park Committee suit its suggestions for new and/or revised ordinances to Paul Ha,uge for legal wording so that they can be reco!~-,endee to the Town Board as early as possible. Mr. Uselmsn also mentioned a "v tershed" meeting ~'epterrber 9th, and suggested the Park Committee send someone to lister- in. He also asked if we had an alternate to our request for a parr strip around ElackbAwk Lake, and suggested we discuss the status of that particular problem.. Later in the meeting the committee agreed its position has not changed, Mr. Olsen reported that the Municipal Bond Yerket is DEAD for the preseht at leg_st.0 because of the state law restricting the amount of interest paid and because of the uncertainty of the Tax-Exempt status of such bonds. Mr. Olsen gauge is many pointers on the way in which to proceed with a bond issue if ard arhen its presented to the voters. The C'o m ittee discur-sed the impm vement of Township Ordinances which would create and im rove F-agen's recreation opportunities for its residents )present and future) through the acquisition of park lands. Recommendations included'r .,that 10% of all land zoned and proposed as '15-4 (T., ltiple dwelling) land be donated to the Township as dedicated. land for park purposes, e,rio ercial land that we would reouire an amount of land equal to 10% of the assessed valuation of the land area. ,.Industrial lend that rest areas up to 5% of the total acreage of the development be donated to the Township as dedicated land for park prapose3s, plus monies up to an amount equal to 109 ^f the assessed valuation of the remainder of the total acreage of the development be contributed to the Park Fund of the Township for the acquisition of future park and recreation land. This proposed ordinance updating and other changes will be discussed and refined further by a sub-committee to meet later this month. 1 2 I i fir. F'"rrison reviewed the completed proposed Park Plan and called on Cor;TM=ittee embers for their thinking on chanvesg additions„ and deletions. The ~7ete `or the nresentat on of c, --,r P ~,sed Nark Plan to the Town P-,a vil.l ~',f" end r when the most members of both gowerrmer:tal bodies and can. sultans can be present. ub`^ommittee composed of Joe ~arralsans Doc Li orpe, s `.:l k1lisor_ and Paul YssT°?!~-eau will meet S tem r 1Cth to emmse the final draft of the Propo d Park report and Ordinance ohs-ems„ "'he #'ollc+wdis * Park Committee memlxers will attend the fanning on-tee s'¢eetinps or. the date? shoot Sept. 231 1969: Al Bhadduck and Paul Allison QC &ober 29, 196,;: Pick ',,cane and :off; rer aon love-in r 25* 1969: 1--re~f Vaxfield qrsd Paul hanseau (contingent can hit approval by the Town Ord), MeetinFr was adjourned, Respectfully submitted@ Yrs. Charlotte B. PcYherson, This neetinr was actually Acting delayed until • e-otembe.r 18th secretary