03/19/1981 - City Council Special a
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 19, 1981
7:00 P.M.
EAGAN 6I-TY- �7% hitt Q N
I. ROLL CALL
II. ADVISORY PARK COMMITTEE
A. Bicycle Trails
B. Development of Parks
C. Park Dedication
D. Advisory Parks & Recreation Committee Objectives
E. Other
III. OTHER
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March 13, 1981
MEMO TO: TOM HEDGES, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: KEN VRAA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION
RE: JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Tom, I've met with the officers of the Advisory Committee to review
agenda items/issues which the committee wishes to discuss; as follows:
BICYCLE TRAILS:
(1) General acceptance of the trails plan by the council.
(2) Approach to the remainder of the trails.
(3) Funding of the trails program.
(4) Type of trails or minor collector.
(5) Where do we go from here.
DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS:
(1) What do the Council members feel the community wants in terms
of parks development.
(2) Parks master plan.
(3) Bond issue for parks development.
PARK DEDICATION:
(1) Discussion to focus on an annual review of cash dedication/
review of formula.
ADVISORY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES:
(1) Review of Council input/suggestions.
OTHER:
The Advisory Committee would like to keep the meeting as informal
as possible to promote a good dialogue between the two groups.
February 13, 1981
The Honorable Mayor and City Council
3795 Pilot Knob Road
Eagan, MN 55122
Dear Mayor and Council :
On behalf of the Advisory Parks and Recreation Committee, I'm
forwarding for your review and comment a copy of the draft plan entitled:
Eagan Bicycle Trails Plan.
As you are aware a sub-committee of the Advisory Committee, the
entire Advisory Committee, and City staff have been drafting this plan for
several months. Numerous meetings, beginning with the establishment of the
goals and objectives to be achieved, have been held. Research into what
other communities are doing and contact with State and County agencies to
insure co-ordination has been made in order to complete this draft plan. The
Advisory Committee is confident that, when reviewed and accepted by the City,
this .plan can become the core of the overall City trails plan.
The bike trails plan is as complex and difficult to prepare and plan
for as any structure. Like a water and sewer system, it must be put in before
residential and commercial growth occurs rather than after. Time, growth,
and development, does not allow a "second chance" to implement a trails pro-
gram for "some time in the future." Because of this the bicycle trails program
anticipates where and when development will be occuring during the next five
years. And to show how the plan might be accomplished before development
occurs to such an extent that a total bikeway plan becomes impossible to
implement.
The Advisory Committee recognizes that certain issues warrant further
discussion. Therefore, the Committee wishes to bring to the Council's attention
that section of the plan dealing with funding - Page 6 through 8; and that
portion dealing with the type of trails on minor collector streets in the
recommendation section - Page 49.
The Advisory Committee would hope that the Council will review this
draft plan and make its comments known to the committee. To accomplish this,
the Advisory Committee would like to meet with the City Council in a joint
session to discuss this draft plan, as well as other issues pertaining to
Parks and Recreation within Eagan.
Respectfully submitted,
Roger Martin
Chairman, Advisory Park $ Recreation Committee
cc: Parks and Recreation Members
Tom Hedges, City Administrator
Ken Vraa, Director of Parks $ Recreation