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06/01/1993 - City Council Special AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday June 1, 1993 5:00 p.m. Eagan Municipal Center Building I. ROLL CALL & ADOPTION OF AGENDA II. RECREATIONAL TRAIL FUNDING PROGRAM III. UPDATE/STATUS RECREATION FACILITY PROJECT IV. OTHER BUSINESS V. EXECUTIVE SESSION/POLICE DISPATCHERS CONTRACT VI. ADJOURNMENT f • MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES DATE: MAY 28, 1993 SUBJECT: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/JUNE 1, 1993 A Special City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 1, 1993 at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items: 1) Recreational Trail Funding Program 2) Update/Status Recreation Facility Project 3) Other Business 4) Executive Session/Police Dispatchers Contract 5) Adjournment Recreational Trail Funding Program The City has received information regarding the National Recreation Trail Funding Program. Grant dollars from this program can be used for the development of trail linkages, maintenance of existing trails, development of trails support facilities and construction of new trails on municipal lands. The maximum grant amount is $50,000. This program should not be confused with the application the Advisory Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission presented to the City Council for approval recently under the ISTEA probram. For additional information on the recreational trail funding program refer to pages 33 through `it . Since the submission deadline is June 10 and the Advisory Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission does not meet until Thursday, June 3, the City Administrator and Director of Parks & Recreation are requesting a review and direction by the City Council in advance of the Advisory Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission's review. Although no formal action is required on this agenda item, a direction to the staff and Commission is necessary to meet the June 10 deadline. Update/Recreation Facility Project The Director of Parks & Recreation will provide a status report on the recreation facility project. The final cost estimate is being coordinated by the City's cost estimator and will be available for Council review in mid-June. There is no written update for this packet distribution. Other Business There is no additional business at this time. Executive Session/Police Dispatchers Contract The City Administrator will provide an update on the status of negotiations with the police dispatchers. A counterproposal was received from the union on Wednesday, May 26, and will be presented at the work session on Tuesday. The City Administrator will meet with the City Attorney on Tuesday. If there are items for consideration by the City Council that require an executive session,those matters will be presented immediately following direction on the dispatchers negotiations. /S/ Thomas L. Hedges City Administrator TLH/vmd " MEMO _city of eagan DATE: May 19, 1993 TO: Tom Hedges, City Administrator i/FROM: Ken Vraa, Director of Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: Recreational Trail Funding Program Recently, this department received information regarding the National Recreation Trail Funding Program for potential applications for projects regarding trails. This program should not be confused with the application that we recently made through the ISTEA program. Interim guidelines indicate that grant dollars can be used for development of trail linkages, maintenance of existing trails, development of trail support facilities and construction of new trails on municipal lands. The maximum grant amount is $50,000. The City must match this grant amount with an additional 25%. Consequently,the largest, single project which can be undertaken, assuming the City is to match to 25%, would be $62,500. Of particular note is the fact that application deadline is June 10, 1993. If we are to meet this application deadline we will need to move with all expediency. Attached to this memorandum, which I hope you will share with the City Council, is a list of potential projects which we believe might qualify under the National Recreation Trails Grants Program. Staff will be reviewing these trails at the June 3 Advisory Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission meeting. However, the City Council does not have a meeting until after the June 10 deadline for submission, therefore, I would like the City Council to have an opportunity to review these potential projects in advance of the Commission meeting. Staff would like some input regarding these 20 potential projects to reduce the submission to two applications. I believe that the ones that have the most potential are #10, the Highline Trail from Walnut Hill to Trapp Farm Park and #15, the Wandering Walk Trail from Trotter's Ridge/Bridle Ridge Additions. Your reaction, and that of the City Council, will be most appreciated in order that we can meet the June 10 submission deadline. KV/DJ D4HEDGESTRL.MEM III List of Potential Projects under National Recreation Trails Grant Program May 15, 1993. 1. Burr Oaks Park - walking trails 2. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Road - separated pedestrian trail 3. Blackhawk Road - separated pedestrian trail (BC/BS Rd. - Silver Bell Rd.) 4. Murphy Parkway - trail access to Blackhawk Park 5. Peridot Path Park - walking trail 6. Rahn Park - internal trail connections 7. Pin Oak Drive/Nicols Road - separated pedestrian trail 8. Lexington Avenue - separated pedestrian trail (Patrick Rd. - Wilderness Run) 9. Ravine Park - walkway trail/boardwalk 10. Highline Trail - Walnut Hill to Trapp Farm connection 11. Dodd Road - separated pedestrian trail (Cliff Rd. to Diffley Rd.) 12. Oak Pond Hills Park - walking trails 13. "Lexington/Diffley" Park - walking trails 14. McCarthy property - trails corridor acquisition 15. Wandering Walk/Trotter's Ridge - lineal trail 16. Denmark Ave./Duckwood Drive - separated pedestrian trail 17. Mueller Farm Park - walking trail 18. 1993 Trails Maintenance Plan Implementation 19. Information kiosks and shelters (Highline Trail/Other locations) 20. Acquisition of Soo Line R.R. R.O.W. - Mendota Heights Rd. to Eagandale Blvd.