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CITY OF EAGAN { , / •l� DECEMBER 1989
3830 Pilot Knob Road L`' j i} Volume 12 No. 4
Eagan, MN 55122 .. Phone: 454-8100
THE LONE OAK TREE .... THE. SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY
EAGAN ELECTION
RESULTS
At the November 7th Municipal
Election, voters elected City Council -
member Tom Egan to a two-year term
as Mayor of the City of Eagan. Elected
to four-year terms as City Councihnem-
bers were current Councihnember
Pam McCrea and Advisory Planning
Commission Chairperson Tim Pawlen-
ty.
The votes for Mayor totalled 3,512
for Egan, 2,539 for incumbent Mayor
Vic Ellison, and 248 for Ray
Nutzmann. Pawlenty received 3,808
and McCrea received 2,988 votes.
Other council candidates were Sandra
Masin with 2,444 votes, Mark Olson
with 1,411 votes, James B. Wade, Jr.
with 601 votes, Renee Herzog with 458
votes and Curt England with 258 votes.
A total of 6,405 voters went to the
polls, which is 24.7 percent of the
voters in Eagan.
Egan, McCrea and Pawlenty will
begin their new terms of office January
1, 1990. They will join current City
Council members Dave Gustafson and
Ted Wachter who are in the middle of
four-year council terms.
CITY OF EAGAN
Mayor:
Vic Ellison
Councilmembers:
Thomas Egan Dave Gustafson
Pam McCrea Ted Wachter
1990 CITY
BUDGET
Preparation of the 1990 General
Fund and Public Enterprise Budget
for the City of Eagan is in the final
review stage. The City Council has
been working on the budget process
since this past summer.
Special workshop sessions were
held by the City Council during the
summer and fall months to draft the
budget. A public hearing was held
December 5 to receive public input on
the budget and further to meet require-
ments of truth in taxation.
Despite ongoing community
growth, the proposed general fund
budget for 1990 reflects only one new
full-time employee while making every
effort to maintain a constant level of
services for the community. The 1990
proposed general budget totals
$10,767,130. The 1989 general budget
was $10,495,780. The 1989 tax legisla-
tion, as passed by the State Legisla-
ture, requires that Local Government
Aid monies be taken from the City of
Eagan and given to the local school
districts. Even though the City's
budget as a whole will not increase
very much, the City's share of a resi-
dent's property tax will increase.
However, the amount of property
taxes paid to the school district must
decrease proportionately.
The budget will be available
during January for public inspection at
the Eagan Municipal Center. Until
that time, anyone with questions
regarding the 1990 budget should con-
tact the office of the City Ad-
ministrator at 454-8100.
HOLIDAY HOURS
Eagan City Offices will observe
the following schedule during the up-
coming holiday season.
Offices will be open the regular
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mon-
day through Friday, except for Friday,
December 22, when the offices will
close at noon, and Monday, December
25, and Monday, January 1, 1989,
when offices will be closed the entire
day.
In case of emergency, the Police
Department is open 24 hours a day,
seven days a week.
CREATURE CORNER CABLE CORNER
by Kathleen Gilbertson, Animal Control
Officer Cable TV Subscriber Rates to Increase
WINTER CARE FOR ANIMALS The Burnsville/Eagan Cable Communications Commission has recently been
informed by Cable TV North Central that Eagan residents who subscribe to cable
Dogs and cats require special care TV may see their rates increase as of February 1, 1990. The Commission has not
during winter. Most people think cats yet been informed which specific rates may increase, if any, or by what amount.
and dogs have fur. They do not. They
really have hair similar to that , of For your information, the Cities of Eagan and Burnsville, and the
people. Without proper care, animals Burnsville/Eagan Cable Communications Commission, no longer have regulatory
can and have frozen to death during control over the subscriber rates that Cable TV North Central charges its cus-
Minnesota's winters. tomers. The federal Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 removed almost all
authority local municipalities have in regulating cable TV subscriber rates. The,
Dogs and cats need more food in Act went into effect January, 1987.
the winter.
Any concern you may have regarding the rates charged by Cable TV North
They also need access to water, Central should be addressed directly to the company. Their customer service num-
not ice or snow, for drinking purposes. ber is 483-9999.
Housing for animals during the
winter is very important. If an animal
is kept outside, it MUST have a
proper dog house. The following
guidelines should be adhered to:
• The structure should be moisture
proof and of a suitable size to ac-
commodate and allow retention of
body heat. Smaller is better.
■ It should have a solid floor raised
at least two inches from the
ground with an entrance covered
by a flexible windproof material.
The entrance should face east or
south, NEVER NORTH.
• Inside, there should be suitable
bedding material such as hay or
straw, cedar shavings or blankets.
I personally prefer hay or straw be-
cause it drys more quickly.
• UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHOULD A CAT OR DOG BE
LEFT IN AN UNHEATED
GARAGE. The area is too large
for the animal to be able to warm
itself.
Living in Minnesota is a long
winter for our pets, too. Take care
that yours do not suffer unnecessarily.
Exercise the First Amendment - Use Public Access Television
In the Constitution's Bill of Rights, our country's founding fathers ensured
citizens their right to express their freedom to speak. One can only assume that
Thomas Jefferson and gang would have been pleased with how this right is being
employed two centuries later. Seldom in the annals of American history, have
citizens had the opportunity to express their viewpoints as they do now through the
medium of cable television.
When the Cities of Eagan and Burnsville granted a cable television franchise
to operate a cable TV system in the two Cities, more than just HBO, ESPN and
the other recognized commercial channels came to town. Along with the cable
franchise, the residents also received the opportunity to exercise one of the main
rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, the right to freedom of speech -
through the public access channels.
The public access channels are exactly what they sound like, the public has ac-
cess to the channels. In order to exercise these rights, all a resident is required to
do is complete the training offered by the staff at Cable TV North Central's public
access facility. Once a person has been certified to use the public access television
equipment they may then start to utilize one of the fundamental principles offered
by the Bill of Rights, the right to freedom of speech. Make Thomas Jefferson
proud, exercise this right and become involved with public access television.
For more information about public access television, call 894-9613.
Stay Informed On Your City Government - Tune In Channel 16
The City of Eagan cablecasts its public
meetings on the Government Access
Channel #16. The following is a listing of the monthly program schedule.
CITY COUNCIL Cablecast Live
lst & 3rd Tuesday
6:30 P.M.
Recablecast
Following Thursday
9:00 A.M.
Recablecast
Following Friday
3:00 P.M.
PARK & REC Cablecast Live
1st Thursday
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSION Recablecast
Following Monday
9:00 A.M.
Recablecast
Following Wednesday
3:00 P.M.
CABLE Cablecast Live
2nd Thursday
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSION Recablecast
Following Monday
9:00 A.M.
Recablecast
Following Wednesday
3:00 P.M.
PLANNING Cablecast Live
4th Tuesday
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSION Recablecast
Following Thursday
9:00 A.M.
Recablecast
Following Friday
3:00 P.M.
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