09/17/1996 - City Council SpecialAGENDA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday
September 17, 1996
5:00 P.M.
Municipal Center Building Lunchroom
I. ROLL CALL & ADOPTION OF AGENDA
II. VISITORS TO BE HEARD
III. ARCHITECTS UPDATE/CIVIC ARENA
SECOND ICE SHEET (MIGHTY DUCKS GRANT)
IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION - LITIGATION UPDATE
V. OTHER BUSINESS
VI. ADJOURNMENT
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city of eagan
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES
DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 1996
SUBJECT: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
A Special City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17, 1996, at 5:00
p.m. to consider: 1) architect's update/civic arena second ice sheet and 2) executive
session for litigation update.
ARCHITECT'S UPDATE/CIVIC ARENA SECOND ICE SHEET
At the direction of the City Council, ACC Architects has proceeded on with the conceptual
design and cost estimates to satisfy requirements for the Mighty Ducks funding application.
Mr. Paul Dahlberg of ACC will be present to present the information to the City Council.
At a recent Special City Council meeting, the City Administrator and Director of Parks &
Recreation discussed a fourplex ice arena that is being proposed by various hockey
associations within Western Dakota County for Mighty Ducks funding. It was the City
Council's feeling at that meeting that if the City is to provide a new partnership in another
sheet of ice. it should be located adjacent to the new civic arena at the municipal site. The
City Administrator conveyed that position to the other cities at a meeting held on Monday,
September 9. There was an interesting point made at the meeting held this past Monday
by Paul Erickson, Executive Director of the Minnesota Amateur Sports Organization, as to
why civic arenas are in demand both in the metro and greater Minnesota. He stated that
approximately 70,000 boys participate in hockey programs throughout the State of
Minnesota. There are only 2,000-3,000 girls participating statewide in hockey at this time.
Within several years, the number of girl participants is expected to move toward the
number of boy participants. With the growing number of boy and girl participants in Dakota
County, feelings have been expressed by the area hockey associations that if a fourplex
facility is constructed, there will still be need for second and possibly third sheets of ice in
each of the respective communities.
It is possible that there could be a request by the Western Dakota County Ice Center
Group, with emphasis from Eagan Hockey, to ask for support to participate in either a full
sheet of ice or a portion of a sheet of ice, possibly shared by one or two other communities,
in the fourplex ice center.
Mr. Erickson informed all the cities that the Mighty Duck grant awards will be made on
approximately November 20. Funding is being allocated by Congressional Districts with
emphasis on consolidation/collaboration, i.e. the fourplex ice facilities.
This information is being provided for informative purposes and may warrant some
additional discussion by the City Council at the meeting on Tuesday.
DIRECTION TO BE PROVIDED:
To provide direction to ACC Architects (Paul Dahlberg) regarding the concept and budget
for a second ice facility for inclusion with the Mighty Ducks grant application. The Mighty
Ducks grant application, which was addressed at a regular City Council meeting in June,
appears on tonight's agenda for Council action.
EXECUTIVE SESSION/LITIGATION UPDATE
The City Administrator includes a City Attomey Update at Department Head meetings held
on a monthly basis. The status of litigation, specifically special assessment appeals,
easement acquisitions and the related, allows staff to provide an appropriate response
which helps the overall strategy as the City Attorney manages any pending litigation. The
City Administrator has requested the City Attorney to provide an update on all pending
litigation so the Council is informed as to what the status is on various lawsuits, etc. It will
be necessary for the Mayor to close the Special City Council meeting and adjourn into
executive session for that purpose.
OTHER BUSINESS
There are no items for Other Business at this time.
/S/ Thomas L. Hedges
City Administrator