3-July 2015 Workshop PacketADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION
Tour-Workshop
Monday, July 20, 2015, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Eagan Municipal Center,
Second Floor Conference Room
Tour-Workshop Agenda
I. Parks Tour 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
II. Park & Trail Dedication Review – Paul Olson
III. Tentative Schedule & Meeting Dates
IV. Director Updates
Handouts & Information Attached
• Park & Trail Dedication Policy 2015
• Tentative APrC Schedule 2015-2016
• July Department Happenings
The City of Eagan is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, services,
activities, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,
disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or status with regard to public assistance. Auxiliary aids
for disabled persons wishing to participate are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance of the
event. If a notice of less than 96 hours is received, the City will attempt to provide the aids.
Next Advisory Parks Commission Regular Meeting
Monday September 21, 2015 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
City of Eagan
Park Dedication Policy
2015
Policy adopting standards and guidelines for determining that portion of land being platted, subdivided or
developed which is to be contributed to the City in lieu of such conveyance or dedication, all as provided by
Section 13.20 of the City Code.
1.Purpose
The City Council recognizes it is essential to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Eagan
and persons working in Eagan, that the character and quality of the environment be considered to be
of major importance in the planning and development of the City. In this regard the manner in which
land is developed and used is of high priority. The preservation of land for park, playground and
public open space purposes as it relates to the use and development of land for residential,
commercial/industrial purposes is essential to maintaining a healthful and desirable environment for
all citizens of the City. The City must not only provide these necessary amenities for our citizens today,
but also be insightful to the needs of future citizens.
It is recognized by the City Council that the demand for park, playground and public open space within
a municipality is directly related to the density and intensity of development permitted and allowed
within any given area. Urban type developments mean greater numbers of people and higher
demands for park, playground and public open space. To disregard this principle is to inevitably over-
tax existing facilities and thus, diminish the quality of the environment for all.
The City's Park Systems Plan Study has established minimum community criteria for meeting the
needs of the residents of Eagan. In order to meet the community needs for parks and open space, 15
acres of park shall be required for each 1,000 residents of which 12 acres shall be designated as
neighborhood parks and as such used to determine cash dedication.
This shall be the standard upon which the City shall establish its parkland and parks cash dedication.
It is the policy of Eagan that the following standards and guidelines for the dedication of land for park,
playground, and public open space purposes (or cash contributions in lieu of such dedication) in the
subdividing and developing of land within the city shall be directly related to the density and intensity
of each subdivision and development.
2.Residential Parkland Dedication
The amount of land to be dedicated by a developer shall be based on the gross area of the proposed
subdivision, proposed type of dwelling unit and density. Census data for 2006 of 3.22 residents for
single family, 3.22 for duplex, 2.06 for townhouse/quad. and 1.78 for apartments has been used as
density standards for formulating calculations in meeting the criteria of park needs of Eagan
residents.
The formula for land dedication:
The greater of 1) proposed unit per acre 2) zones density.
Dwelling Units Land to be Dedicated
0 - 1.9 units per acre 8%
1.9 - 3.5 units per acre 10%
3.5 - 5.9 units per acre 12%
6 - 10 units per acre 14%
10+ units per acre Add .5% for each unit over 10
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3.Standards for accepting Dedication of Land for Public Park Purposes
A. Land proposed to be dedicated for public purposes shall meet identified needs of the City as
contained in the current Park Systems Plan and Comprehensive Guide Plan.
B. Prior to dedication for public purpose, the subdivider shall deliver to the City Attorney, an
abstract of title or registered property abstract for such dedication. Such title shall vest in the
City good and marketable title, free and clear of any mortgages, liens, encumbrances,
assessments and taxes. The conveyance documents shall be in such form acceptable to the
City.
C. The required dedication and/or payment of fees-in-lieu of land dedication shall be made at
time of final plat approval.
D. The removal of trees, topsoil, storage of construction equipment, burying of construction
debris, or stockpiling of surplus is strictly forbidden without the written approval of the Director
of Parks and Recreation.
E. Grading and utility plans, which may affect or impact the proposed park dedication, shall be
reviewed and approved by the Parks and Recreation Director prior to dedication, or at such
time as reasonably determined.
F. To be eligible for park dedication credit, land dedicated is to be located outside of drainways,
flood plains or ponding area. Grades exceeding 12% or unsuitable for parks development
shall be considered for partial dedication.
Where ponding has been determined to have a park function, credit will be given at a rate of
50% of the pond and adjoining land area below the high water level; a minimum of 70% of
land above the high water mark shall be dedicated before pond credit is granted. Other City
park dedication policies relating to pond dedication must also be complied with.
In those cases where subdivider's and developers of land provide significant amenities such
as, but not limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, handball fields, etc, within the
development for the benefit of those residing or working therein, and where, in the judgment
of the Director of Parks and Recreation, such amenities significantly reduce the demands for
public recreational facilities to serve the development, the Director of Parks and Recreation
may recommend to the Advisory Parks Commission that the amount of land to be dedicated
for park, playground and public open area space (or cash contributions in lieu of such
dedication) be reduced by an amount not to exceed 25% of the amount calculated under
paragraph 2 above.
G. The City, upon review, may determine that the developer shall create and maintain some form
of on-site recreation use by the site residents such as tot lots and open play space. This
requirement may be in addition to the land or cash dedication requirement.
4.Cash Dedication
If, at the option of the City it is determined that a cash dedication shall be made, said cash shall be
placed in a special fund for Parks and Recreation use and deposited by the developer with the City
prior to final plat approval.
The City Council, upon review and recommendation of the Advisory Parks Commission, shall annually
determine by resolution the park cash dedication fee per residential unit. Said fee shall be
determined by the average market value of undeveloped residential property by zoning classification,
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served by major City utilities, divided by the number of units per acre which shall provide the
equivalency of twelve acres per thousand population.
Said cash dedication, effective January 1, 2015 shall be:
Units Per
Housing Type Average Market Value 100 Population
Single Family $ 85,474 per acre 29.8
Cash Equivalent Per
Residential Unit
$3,407
Duplex $ 84,157 per acre 30
Townhouse/Quad $141,262 per acre 50.8
Apts/Multiple $149,893per acre 55.8
$3,356
$3,562
$3,308
Cash dedication shall be determined/ computed at the rate in effect at the time of final plat.
5.Industrial/Commercial Dedication Requirements
Subdivider's and developers of commercial/industrial land, including commercial/industrial portions
of Planned Developments, shall be required at the time the site plan is approved and building permits
are issued to dedicate to the City for park, playground and public open space purposes, a net land
area within the development as determined by the City.
In those cases where the City does not require park or open space within such developments, the City
shall require payment of fees in lieu of such land dedication using the formula outlined below or such
amount as determined by the City Council. Said cash dedication, effective January 1, 2015 shall be:
Commercial
Industrial
$895 per 1000 square feet of building
$243 per 1000 square feet of building
The calculation is based upon a number of factors including;
1.The average number of persons/employees per 1000 square feet of building
Industrial = 1 person per 1000 square feet
Commercial (& office) = 3 persons per 1000 square feet
2.A “person (resident) equivalency” which assumes that a person working at the building may be
a non-resident and therefore demand or require fewer park services as compared to a
resident. Use of park and recreational facilities/services may be limited to occasional trail use,
picnicking and employee ball games.
Equivalency = .25 (1/4)
3.A land factor that estimates, per person, the amount of park land needed to achieve the level
of park service established by the City.
Standard = .012 acres per person (Based upon the current Eagan standard of providing
12 acres per 1000 residents = .012 acres per person)
4. The value of the undeveloped land. Value established by the County for tax purposes. Cash
shall be contributed at the time of approval of each final plat or at the time of site
plan/building permit approval.
The fee dedication requirement for all commercial/industrial plats which have received site
plan approval prior to January 1, 1983, but have not been issued building permit, approval
from the City shall be in an amount equal to $2,697 per net acre for commercial and
industrial which shall be contributed at the time of building permit approval. A credit of up to
25% of the required dedication may be allowed by the City Council for on-site storm sewer,
water, ponding and settling basins provided that such improvements benefit identifiable park
and recreation
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water resources.
The City Council, upon review and recommendation of the Advisory Parks Commission, may
annually review and determine by resolution, an adjustment to the industrial/commercial fee
based upon the City's estimate of the average value of undeveloped commercial/industrial
land in the City.
6.Required Improvements
Developers shall be responsible for making certain improvements to their developments for park,
playground and public open space purposes as follows:
A. Provide finished grading and ground cover for all park, playground, trail and public open
spaces within their development as part of their development contract or site plan approval
responsibilities. Landscape screening shall be in accordance with City Policy.
B. Establish park boundary corners for the purpose of erecting park limit signs. The developer
shall contact the appropriate Parks and Recreation Department personnel for the purpose of
identifying park property corners.
C.Provide sufficient public road access of no less than 300 feet for neighborhood parks and
additional frontage for community parks.
7.Authority
The State of Minnesota has recognized the importance of providing for parks and open space in
M.S.A. 462.358, Subdivision 2 (b) which clearly gives the right to cities in its subdivisions regulations
to require reasonable portions for public use. The City of Eagan has, by this dedication policy, chosen
to exercise this right in establishing minimum requirements for meeting the public needs.
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City of Eagan
Trail Dedication Policy
2015
Policy adopting standards and guidelines for determining that portion of land being platted, subdivided or
developed which is to be conveyed or dedicated to the public for trail purposes or with respect to which cash
is to be contributed to the City in lieu of such conveyance or dedication, all as provided by Section 13.20 of
the City Code.
1.Purpose
The City Council recognizes that in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the residents
of Eagan, a standard be adopted to complete the Park Trail as set forth in the Eagan Comprehensive
Guide Plan. The Eagan trail system is designed to provide links between the various points of interest
and public facilities which exist and are planned within the community. To more adequately assure
the timeliness and priority of the completion of segments of the trail system, the Council has resolved
that as a prerequisite to plat approval, subdividers shall dedicate land for trails and/or shall make
cash contributions to the City's park trail fund as provided by this section.
2.Trail Land Dedication Requirements
A. Land to be dedicated shall be reasonably suited for its intended use and shall be at a location
identified upon the City of Eagan's Trail Plan.
B. The Advisory Parks Commission shall recommend to the City Council the trail land dedication
and/or cash contribution requirements for proposed subdivision.
C. Changes in density of plats shall be reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Commission for reconsideration of trail land dedication and cash contribution requirements.
D. When a proposed trail has been indicated in the City's official map or Comprehensive Plan,
and it is located in whole or in part within the proposed plat, it shall be designated as such on
the plat and shall be dedicated to the City of Eagan. If the subdivider elects not to dedicate an
area in excess of the land required herein under for such a proposed trail, the City may
consider acquiring the trail land through purchase or condemnation.
E. Land area conveyed or dedicated to the City shall not be used in calculated density
requirements of the City zoning ordinance.
3.Cash Dedication
A. In lieu of trail land dedication as set forth on the City's Trail Plan, the City may require the
following case donations:
Residential Dwelling Units $250 per dwelling unit
Commercial/Industrial/ Public Facility $1,251/net acre
B. The city may elect to receive a combination of cash and land for trail use. The fair market
value of the land the City requires for its trail system shall be subtracted from the cash
contribution requirement set forth in paragraph 3(a). The remainder shall be cash a
contribution requirement.
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C. The fair market value shall be determined as of the time of preliminary plat approval in
accordance with the following:
1.The City and the developer may agree as to the fair market value; or
2.The fair market value may be based upon a current appraisal submitted to the City by
the subdivider at the subdivider's expense. The appraisal shall be made by appraisers
who are approved members of the MAI or equivalent real estate appraisal societies.
3.If the City disputes such appraisal, the City may, at the subdividers expense, obtain a
second appraisal of the property by an appraiser who is a member of the MAI or
equivalent real estate appraisal societies. The second appraisal shall be conclusive
evidence of the fair market value of the land.
D. Planned Developments with mixed land uses shall make cash and/or trail land contributions in
accordance with this section based upon the percentage of land devoted to the various uses.
E. Cash for trail contributors are to be calculated at the time of final plat approval. With respect
to a cash dedication for residential units, payment shall be required prior to the City releasing
the final plat for recording purposes. With respect to commercial/industrial/public facility
property, payment for the cash dedication shall be made at the time of the application for the
building permit.
F. Cash contributions for the trail dedication shall be deposited in the City's Park and Recreation
Trail Development Fund and shall only be used for trail planning, acquisition or development.
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ITEM: APrC Meeting/Work Shop Calendar
TO: Advisory Parks Commission
PREPARED BY: Juli Seydell Johnson, Director of Parks & Recreation
Advisory Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Tentative Schedule 2015-2016
Regular Meeting July 20, 2015 Park Tours – Paul Olson
Park & Trail Dedication – Paul Olson
CIP – Brief – Juli
Park Plan Check-In – Juli/Jared
Work Shop August 17, 2015 TBD
Regular Meeting September 14, 2015 Begin CIP Project Review – Juli
Park Plan Check-In – Juli/Jared
Work Shop October 19, 2015 Water Quality/Wetland Tour-Training – Eric Macbeth
Regular Meeting November 16, 2015 Water Quality/Wetlands Presentation – Eric Macbeth
Finalize Park Plan Update – Juli/Jared
Finalize CIP 2016 Requests – Juli
Recommend Park & Trail Dedication fee for 2016 – Paul Olson
City Council Meeting December 8, 2015 Meeting with City Council – Work Plan & Goals
Regular Meeting January 14, 2016 Tree Preservation Training/City Forester Report – Gregg Hove
Work Shop February 22, 2016 Recreation Programming Training – Paula Nowariak
Enterprises Facility Training CA & CB – Mark Vaughan
Enterprise Facility Training ECC – Marshall Grange
Regular Meeting March 21, 2106 Recreation Programming Report – Paula Nowariak
Enterprise Facility Report CA & CB – Mark Vaughan
Enterprise Facility Report ECC – Marshall Grange
Work Shop April 19, 2016 TBD
MEMO
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Eagan Parks & Recreation
Department Happenings
July, 2015
Strengthen Community Image and Sense of Place
• Eagan Market Fest Classic Car & Oldies Night was July 15, 2015 with Elvis tribute and The Rockin’
Hollywoods. The July 8th market had 4,500 visitors, the most this season so far.
• The 21st Eagan Art Festival had record attendance of 8,500 guests over the two day event. This is a
greater than 10% increase over 2014. In the kid’s tent, there were 650 kids, a 5% increase over
2014. In the Art Experience Tent, 400 people helped to paint the community mural project with
artist Teresa Cox.
• The recently completed National Senior Games utilized both Lexington Diffley and Northview as the
venue for softball. By all accounts it was very successful; it was highlighted in several news reports
and articles. Players ranged in age from 50 -95+.
Promote Health and Wellness
• Registration for Fall Softball began July 6 for returning teams and July 13 for new teams. Capacity is
72 teams for fall. Also, recreation will be accepting registrations in late July for fall basketball, flag
football and volleyball.
• Cardio Bay season pass sales have surpassed 2014 season totals. To date, 387 season passes were
sold; 82% increase from all of 2014. The evening option (8-9 p.m.) for Cardio Bay pass holders,
added this season, has been received very positively.
Protect Environmental Resources
• The Water Quality Division will be doing an Alum treatment of LeMay Lake in Mid-September. The
house will not be available for registrations during that week.
• Water Quality will be starting the annual lake weed harvesting project on select lakes.
• The Resident Buckthorn removal program remains very popular and is running at full capacity, staff
has 10 -12 pickups scheduled most Mondays.
• Oak Wilt and Dutch Elm numbers are at or slightly below the seasonal average, most likely due to
favorable weather thereby reducing stress. To date 40 Oaks and 30 Elms have been marked.
Facilitate Community Connections
• Streets Alive marketing will be gearing up in August to promote the Saturday, September 12 event.
Community organization and food truck applications are arriving daily. Community group deadline
is July 31.
• Eagan Artist Connect continues to thrive with consistent monthly attendance of local working
artists. Since there are daytime and evening meetings, the group will have one joint meeting with a
meal and networking activities on July 16th at Moonshine Retreat Center.
• Minnesota Quilters will be on display at the Eagan Community Center through September 10th.
• “Making Tomorrow,” a digital art exhibit and contest will be on display at the Wescott Library from
August 1st through September 10th. This is a collaborative exhibit with the library, Eagan Art House,
Friends of the Wescott Library and Dakota County Public Art Committee.
• The Dakota County Library held its summer reading program event at Cascade Bay on June 18. 424
teens attended, compared to 250 in 2014.
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Provide Recreation Experiences
• Eagan Art House registrations are up 15% to date over 2014. This is due, in part, to the number of
registrations at the Eagan Art Festival.
• Cascade Bay attendance is off to a good start with the warmer summer. 43,209 guests have visited
Cascade Bay, which is 33% more than at this point in the season in 2014.
• T-Ball is up 19% from last year, with a total of 234 youth participants in the program and 172
parents participating in evening T-Ball.
• Xtreme Adventures summer program has 37 participants this session compared to last year’s 34.
• Skate Board camp registration has also increased from last year’s 3 to 6 this year.
• Eagan 55+ Seniors have 3 trips planned this summer; Pops Orchestra, New Ulm and Duluth. Three
big events are also planned; Pig Roast in the Park on July 29, Ice cream social at Market Fest on
August 12 and Grandparent/child Day at Holz Farm on August 21.
• Tennis programs for youth and Adults continue through August 7.
• Summer in the Park ended the week of July 13 after 6 weeks of fun. Camp experiences begin the
week of July 20.
• The 24th Annual Eagan Youth Safety Camp will be held the week of July 20 at the Eagan Fire Safety
Center. Over 60 youth are involved with city staff from the Eagan Fire, Police and Parks &
Recreation Departments.
• Puppet wagon attendance for the first half of the summer is at 2895 audience members, compared
to 2253 audience members in the first 5 weeks of summer 2014.
• The new playground structure at Highview Park has been installed. Following a round of
inspections staff will begin the installation of the new structure at Woodhaven Park.
• Work on the second phase of Moonshine Park is part of a Public Works project which saved
significant money in bidding; however work may not start until late July or early August which may
push completion into next spring.
• Most scheduled overlays of park trails and parking lots are now complete.
Kudos to Staff
• Thanks to all City staff that were involved in supporting the 2015 Eagan Funfest celebration for the
Community. There were big crowds at the Parade and Carnival areas ending with a fantastic
Fireworks display on July 4th!
General Announcements
• Northern Natural Gas will be conducting surveys of gas lines in Eagan and possible replacing some.
Several parks and the Highline Trail may be impacted on a temporary basis.
• Xcel Energy is clearing some line corridors, they may look a little rough at first but do recover
quickly
• Installation of a new cellular installation on leased space in Rahn Park has begun.
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VARIETY
Eagan Puppet Wagon entertains all ages
Hundreds of kids come out each summer to see the free weekday
shows
By Pat Pheifer () Star Tribune JUNE 30, 2015 — 3:29PM
The stories and activities were pretty simple, but the gaggle of kids, from babies and
toddlers to elementary schoolers, sat enthralled in front of the Eagan Puppet Wagon on
a sunny Tuesday morning.
One toddler, in a diaper and denim skirt, bobbed along to the song “Weird Science,” then
plopped down on her butt and gasped as the puppets appeared from behind a curtain in
the retrofitted trailer.
“Are those real puppets?” another little girl asked her mom.
The Eagan Puppet Wagon, operated by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, is
now in its 13th year. It visits 10 sites — mostly parks in Eagan and Mendota Heights —
each week, doing shows at 10 and 11:15 a.m. Monday through Friday — with a third show
every other Monday evening at the Wescott Library in Eagan.
Attendance increases every year, said Holly Champlin, recreation supervisor. The first
two weeks of this year saw a total of 1,081 audience members. Last year, there were 722
in the first two weeks, with more than 4,000 over the whole 2014 season.
Each performance has three short puppet shows and three activities. Each week has a
theme; last week it was science.
In the first show, it’s hot outside, really hot. Puppets Chester, Pat and Kimmie want to
have a boat race but must first build boats. Kimmie makes hers out of “precious gems,”
while Chester makes his out of cheese. Pat makes his boat out of wood.
“Mine might not win but it sure will be tasty,” Chester says.
Alas, both Kimmie’s and Chester’s boats sink. Pat offers them a ride in his boat.
“It’s not about how pretty or delicious it is, it’s how sturdy it is,” Pat tells his friends.
Everybody has a wonderful time. The end.
Then the young audience gathers around the wagon for an experiment called “Sink or
Float.” Staffers Marissa Vogt, Peyton Banick and Lauren Wangler bring out a clear
plastic tub filled with water.
Will a screwdriver sink or float? The kids chime in with their answers. What about a
paper clip, a piece of wood, a marker?
Afterward, there are two more shows and two more activities. One involved putting a
Mentos mint into a bottle of Diet Coke; in the other the kids pressed miniature
dinosaurs and other figurines into clay to make “fossils.”
Thirty minutes from start to finish, then the Puppet Wagon packs up and moves on.
Family tradition
Hannah Mosley-Waltz, almost 4, has been coming to see the Eagan Puppet Wagon at
Quarry Park since she was a baby. Her brother, 2½-month-old Langston, was at his
second show.
“I try to come every week in the summer,” said the kids’ mom, Sara Mosley-Waltz.
“We missed it last week,” Hannah piped in.
Hannah practices and has puppet shows at home now, her mother said.
Denny Severson of Eagan, brings his granddaughter, Neva, almost 5, to the Puppet
Wagon at Blackhawk Park whenever he babysits her.
“Now we’re going to go to McDonald’s,” he said as Neva worked on fossils. “Or I’ll have
to make some mac and cheese with hot dogs.”
The puppetmasters — Vogt, Banick and Wangler — work four- to five-hour days, five
days a week.
What’s their favorite part?
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GLEN STUBBE, STAR TRIBUNE
Kids of all ages attended the Eagan Puppet
Wagon’s show in O’Leary Park, Eagan. The
performances have a theme, such as science,
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Puppeteers Peyton Banick, Lauren Wangler and
Marissa Vogt put on shows for more than 1,000
kids and adults in the first two weeks of the
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Between shows, puppeteers hosted an
experiment and dropped a Mento in a bottle of
Diet Coke. Afterward, the kids answered
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“I love seeing the kids smile and laugh and stuff,” Vogt said.
“It’s fun to jump into their shoes. They’re super energetic,” Banick said. “Plus we’re not
stuck inside all day.”
Wangler said she loves “being active with the kids.”
The Eagan Puppet Wagon runs June 8 through Aug. 14 and is also available to rent if the
event doesn’t interfere with its regular schedule.
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Puppeteer Peyton Banick helped 4-year-old
fans Zoe, left, and Abby with an art project
between puppet shows. Each show includes
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