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02/12/2008 - City Council Special AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2008 5:30 P.M. EAGAN ROOM - EAGAN CITY HALL 1. ROLL CALL AND AGENDA ADOPTION II. VISITORS TO BE HEARD III. CITY-WIDE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) REVIEW IV DISCUSS STATUS OF NORTHWOOD OVERPASS PROJECT V. UPDATE STUDY RESULTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR NEW FIRE STATION VI. OTHER BUSINESS VII. ADJOURNMENT Agenda Information Memo Eagan City Council Workshop February 12, 2008 M. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT UPDATE AND REVIEW DIRECTION TO BE CONSIDERED: To receive a preliminary analysis of the status of planned developments in the City of Eagan and to provide direction to the Advisory Planning Commission and City staff regarding further review of extending or modifying those that have exceeded their term. FACTS: • The City of Eagan makes provision in its City Code for a Planned Development (PD) zoning designation. In a PD, the City will consider combinations of uses or departures from certain zoning standards in consideration of a defined approach to the development of property that benefits the City more than development under straight zoning. The specific characteristics of a PD are prescribed within a planned development agreement, which anticipates that the agreed upon development will occur within a specific term. • While PD's have terms, they do not expire at the conclusion of the term. Rather they remain in place unless or until they are extended, modified or terminated by an action of the City Council. • As a one of its 2007-2008 Goals, the City Council directed the preparation of an analysis of the City's PD's to form the basis for a review by the Advisory Planning Commission and City Council, to determine whether any of the PD's that had exceeded their terms should be extended, modified or terminated. • The preliminary staff analysis has been prepared and it is being presented to the City Council for review in anticipation of it being forwarded to the Advisory Planning Commission. ATTACHMENTS: • Staff overview memo on pages through • Staff analysis memo on pages through • Color Aerial Maps of PDs enclosed without page number. • City Attorney's memo on pages through Me~o City of Eaftali TO: TOM HEDGES, CITY ADMINISTRATOR FROM: JON HOHENSTEIN, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MIKE RIDLEY, CITY PLANNER DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2008 SUBJECT: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STATUS UPDATE Background In response to the City Council direction from its 2007-2008 Goal Setting Retreat, which was held last year, this memo and its attachments are to serve as a status update on the planned developments (PD's) in the City of Eagan. The Council requested that a report be prepared to assist the Advisory. Planning Commission and the Council in determining whether planned developments that have not been completed within the time frames set out by their approvals and/or agreements should be modified in any way. If such modifications are to be considered, a systematic analysis of the PD's should be performed so that the conclusions that may be reached are approached in a consistent manner, using similar criteria. Preliminary Analysis In order to form a basis for the review of the planned developments in place in the City, staff looked first at their approval date, the term of the PD's and the extent of the development that has occurred within them. Under the City Code, PD's do not automatically terminate at the end of their term. They remain in effect unless and until an action is taken by the City Council to extend the term with the uses anticipated by the PD as approved or modify the use designation in some way. A modification may be within the PD zoning or through a rezoning to another use designation. A rezoning to a straight zoning classification would effectively terminate a PD. Because a consideration of extensions or modifications of PD's would impact the permitted land uses for a property, recommendations regarding such actions should be made by the Advisory Planning Commission. The initial review showed that the largest number of PD's have been completed, that is, all development anticipated in the PD approval has been implemented or constructed. Another substantial number have not been completed, but remain in their initial term. Other PD's are pending, have been rezoned to straight zoning or were never executed. The remaining 17 PD's have not been completed, but have exceeded their initial term. This last group represents the subset of PD's for which additional analysis and direction may be appropriate. The PD's in this group were reviewed in greater detail and described on the basis of the percentage of the development that is complete (on the basis of land area) and a closer analysis of the specific uses that have and have not been completed within the PD. Staff prepared a matrix and corresponding location maps, which are attached. Planning Commission and Council Analysis Before the Council considers whether to direct the information developed regarding these PD's to the Planning Commission, it is appropriate for the Council to receive this initial information and determine how it would want the next phase of analysis to proceed. While the APC will apply its own perspective in preparing any recommendations, the Council may wish to consider whether there are specific criteria the APC should consider in its analysis. Potential criteria may include: • Internal Consistency - Within the PD itself, are there reasonable alternative uses that could be considered that would be consistent with the development that has already occurred? • External Consistency - In the context of the surrounding land uses, are there reasonable alternative uses that could be considered? • Relationship with Approved Modifications of Standards - In many cases, the approval of a PD permitted the use of standards different from those in similar straight zoning districts, such as modified setbacks, substandard lot sizes and different densities and intensities of development. If potential modifications were considered, would they conform to or conflict with such deviations? • Percentage of Completion - Is there a percentage of completion above which a development has made substantial progress, such that modifications should not be considered? Or should the percentage of completion be considered as a factor together with issues such as internal and external consistency and the relationship between the remaining development and any modifications of standards? • Other Criteria Identified by the City Council - Are there criteria other than those identified above that the Council would want to have considered in the Planning Commission's review and the Council's subsequent actions. Direction Requested of the City Council If the City Council determines that it wishes the Planning Commission to proceed with a review of the PD's as discussed above, staff would request that Council '2 provide direction with respect to which if any criteria it would like to be considered by the APC in its review. Recognizing that this analysis will need to involve communication with and input from the developers of the respective PD's and that the APC will also be considering any development applications that may be received in the coming months, as well as the update of the Comprehensive Guide Plan, what time frame would the Council consider appropriate for completion of the additional analysis. Staff would request that the Council consider the potential for this project to be completed in stages throughout calendar 2008. Ahhk- of EaQall Memo City To: Jon Hohenstein, Director of Community Development Mike Ridley, City Planner From: Erik Slettedahl, Community Development/GIS Specialist Date: January 2, 2008 Subject: Planned Development Summary/Review The City of Eagan applies the Planned Development zoning as a specific zoning designation and not an overlay district. A significant portion of Eagan falls under this designation and may contain residential, commercial, industrial or a mix of uses within each designated area. Typically, when Planned Development zoning is established, the City enters into a Planned Development Agreement with a developer for current or future development of property. The area of land covered in an agreement may be as small as one lot or may encompass hundreds of acres. A term length is usually established limiting the time length of the original agreement. Within the last ten years, the City enters into a Final Planned Development Agreements for specific phases or developments within each of these Planned Development areas. For easier review of incomplete Planned Developments, City Staff has summarized each Planned Development that is both incomplete and has exceeded its initial term limit. A list and map of each is attached. Also, below is a summary status of all approved Planned Developments: Status Count Complete 65 Incomplete-Active 16 Incomplete-Initial Term Exceeded 17 Pending 4 Rezoned-Removed 4 Never Executed 8 City of Eagan Planned Development Summary/Status Incomplete Planned Developments with Initial Term Limit Exceeded PD# PD Name PD Date Term Term Status % Complete PD Summary 5 Blackhawk Park 6/21/1977 15 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Large mixed use PD that extends from Diffley Rd to Cliff Rd west of Thomas Lake. -Residential protion of the PD is complete -Thomas Lake Center Is included in this PD and is near completion. One lot remains undeveloped in the Thomas Lake Executive Center office development. Prime Security bank is completing final undeveloped lot. 13 Compri Hotel 9/16/1.986 5 Initial Term Exceeded 50-75% -5 lots and one outlot on 5 acres, one lot complete -Holiday Inn Select (Compri Hotel) completed on Lot I Block 1 Eagandale Office Park 4th Addition -Lot 2 Block I Eagandale Office Park 4th Addition received Final PD Approval for a Hawthorne Suties Hotel the the application was withdrawn before development. 21 Eagan Heights Commercial 07/20/82 10 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Mixed use PD containing retail, office, medical clinic, banks, and residential Park uses. -The PD is nearly complete with the exception of Eagan Place. -Eagan Place consists of three lots, Lot 1 Block 1 contains a Best Buy store, two lots remain undeveloped for a restaurant or retail uses. 23 Eagan Woods Office Park 05/15/85 5 Initial Term Exceeded 50-75% -PD originally contained 1 lot for a 4-story office building (complete) and two outlots for office or hotel uses. -One outlot was incorporated into Eagan Woods Office Park 2nd. -One outlot remains undeveloped but received final PD approval for a Raintree Hotel on 08/03/1999. The hotel was never built. 24 Eagandale Center Industrial 04/19/88 5 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -The PD consists of 5 lots on 7.7 acres Park No. 9 -PD contains Homestead Village hotel, Sam's Club, Microtel Hotel, and the SE Eagan Tech Center. -The Microtel Hotel site was subdivided in 2006 and contains one vacant lot for a future restaurant use. 31 Gopher Eagan 07/20/76 15 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Original PD was large and contained 427 acres Industrial/Residential Park -Sections of the PD have been rezoned to other uses including residential, parkland, and the West Publishing campus. -Currently, the PD consist of property north of Yankee Doodle Rd and UPS. -PD contains the Gopher recycling plant, various industrial buildings. -There is one vacant parcel located east of Hwy 149 and along Yankee Doodle Rd -Two lots are currently being used as a private compost site. 35 Knob Hill 08/03/82 8 Initial Term Exceeded 50-75% -Mixed use PD of both residential and professional offices. -Portions of PD were rezoned to R-1 zoning -Commercial properties along Pilot Knob and Knob Dr and Knob Hill of Eagan condo townhomes remain in PD. -One 1.4 acre vacant lot remains for office/professional office use. Page 1 of 3 PD# PD Name PD Date Term Term Status % Complete PD Summary 37 Laukka-Beck 09/20/83 10 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Origin 452 acre PD was planned for a regional shopping center. -Portion of site was developed by NWA for headquater campus and Cray Research and a new Planned Development was established In 1985 and is currently in place on remaining property -The Waters area includes office showroom facilities and are near builidout with the final phase of the Blue Ridge Addns pending. -USPS contructed an accounting facility on Outlots C and D of Lone Oak Additon In 1997 but never entered into a development agreement or platted the property. -one vacant lot remains near Hwy at Northwest Pkwy -portions of the Northwest Airlines and what is now Ecolab property are considered underutilized and may contain expansion areas. -Significant property was removed from this PD for two new Planned Developments called Water's Annex and Manley Commercial. 41 Lexington South 06/21/76 15 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Very large PD extensing over 5 sections encompassing over 1,100 acres approved in 1976. -PD contains a mixed use of churches, single family dwelling units, duplex units, townhome units, apartment units, and a retail. -PD Amendment approved in 1992 changing a large area south of Diffley Rd from retail to single family residential. The single family residential area is fully developed. -PD retail/office portion remains vacant at Lexington and Diffley. -The Preliminary PD and final PD was approved on 10/6/05 for this area (Diffley Marketplace), but Issues regarding access to Daniel Dr have stalled the project. It is not know at this time if the developer with proceed with this project. 49 Pilot Knob Properties 12/12/74 10 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Older PD that lacks any significant documentation -PD contains, Crestridge Apartment condos, Hidden Oaks townhomes, Timbershores townhomes, a bank and a Tires Plus that was redeveloped from a Hardees restaurant. -The only vacant properties are two former tax forfeiture lots, land locked north of the Hidden Oaks Townhomes. 57 West Publishing 01/04/90 15 Initial Term Exceeded 50-75% -208 acres were removed from the Gopher Eagan PD In 1987 establishing a new PD for West Publishing. -PD consists of a manufacturing facility, large office campus, data center and two lots for residential buildings -25 acres owned by Gopher Resources at Hwy 149 and Yankee Doodle was platted in 2006 as Lo Nidy for three future office/warehouse facilities. -significant area remains within the Thomson West campus for future expansion. 60 Winkler Jackson 07/06/82 5 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Mixed use PD containing mix of residential uses, 2 gas/convenience stations, Briannos Reception Hall, Penn Cycle,Tire's Plus, Alliance Health office bldg, Wentworth townoffice park, and 2 Praire Oaks office bldgs. -PD may be considered fully developed but the BP Amoco station contains additional land that could be further developed. Page 2 of 3 PD# PD Name PD Date Term Term Status % Complete PD Summary 127 Gift of Mary 12/17/02 5 Initial Term Exceeded 0% -Preliminary and Final PD agreements in place for children's home and school containing 20 residential buildings and a 95,000 sq ft school/community room. -Property was platted as Lot I Block one Gift of Mary Addn in Dec. 2002. -Assessment agreement, extension of water main agreement, public safety agreement, and contruction escrow agreements were signed. -no development has occurred to date. -term was established with the final PD agreement in December'02 and will be exceeded ion Dec. 18, 2007 128 Olson-Burger 07106/99 5 Initial Term Exceeded 75-99% -Originally a three lot PD allowing retail, office, bank or restaurant uses. -Fireside Hearth and Home was constructed on Lot I Block 2. -Wings financial was constructed on Lot 1 Block 1 and later subdivided to Wings Addition in 2005. -The Northwood Court Retail Center was constructed on Lot 2 Block 1 of Wings Addition in 2006. -A 1.9 acre lot remains vacant located north of Fireside location fronting 35E. 134 Nicola Ridge 10/16/01 5 Initial Term Exceeded 25-50% -PD consists of a multi-phase townhome development that received preliminary approval for 220 units in two styles, and final approval for Phase I and a portion of Phase II -Lennar/US Homes has completed 48 row style homes but only 14 condo style units to date -Deadlines for construction phases established in TIF development agreement have passed. c 140 Eagan Woods Office Park 05/15/95 10 Initial Term Exceeded 50-75% -PD was approved for OCB headquarters, restaurant/training facility, and hotel. '!\1 2nd Addition -Only the 99,000 sq it office headquarters was constructed in 1999 -Outlot A was replatted to Corporate Woods and a 24,000 sq it office building was constructed via a PD Amendment. -Outlot C was removed from this PD and is now under a new PD called Manley Commons. 149 Effress Second Addition 06/05/00 5 Initial Term Exceeded 50-75% -PD approved for three lots and one outlot, outlot is for ponding purposes. -Lot 1 Block I incorporated the existing rental office and community room. -Lot 2, Block 2 allows 4-three story apartment buildings totaling 228 units, 2 buildings are complete. -Lot I Block 2 was incorporated into the Birchwood Office Park. Page 3 of 3 SEVERSON, SHELDON, DOUGHERTY & MOLENDA, P-4- TO: Tom Hedges, City Administrator FROM: Michael G. Dougherty, City Attorney DATE: June 7, 2007 RE: Review of Planned Development Agreements It is my understanding that the Community Development Department has commenced a review of the existing planned development agreements within the City. This review will identify the existing status of development within the planned development area, as well as noting conditions that have either been fulfilled or remain unfulfilled. One of the conditions to be explicitly noted is the term of the planned development agreement and whether such term has expired. Upon the compilation of the information, the question arises as to what process should be used in analyzing the information and what action should be taken in light of the information. My suggestion is that the product of the Community Development Department's information gathering be forwarded to the City Council. Any planned development agreements wherein the term has expired and the development is incomplete should be directed to the Advisory Planning Commission for a review of the agreement, the condition and status of the properties subject to the agreement as well as the existing or anticipated uses of the properties surrounding the areas. This APC process should include a notification to the property owner and an opportunity for the owner to update the planning commission as to the status of any potential development. The APC should make findings and a recommendation to the City Council as to whether the planned development agreement should be extended and remain as is or should the use designation for the property be amended and the property rezoned. The Council, upon receipt of the recommendations of the APC, should determine which recommendation it wishes to implement. Properties for which the Council decides to change the land use designation or rezone should be directed back to the APC for the appropriate hearings. In those situations where the Council is desirous of extending the term of the planned development, the Council should direct the staff to prepare a written extension which may then be placed on the Council agenda following execution by the property owner. I hope this assists in laying out a reasonable process for the Council, committees and staff. If you have any questions, please give me a call. MGD/jlt IV. NORTHWOOD PARKWAY OVERPASS - CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE In 2006, the City Council adopted several guiding goals for the community, one of which stated: "Secure funding sources to expand Eagan's transportation infrastructure to meet the transportation needs of the community." In response to that goal, the staff prepared the City's first Transportation Infrastructure Needs Analysis (TINA) which evaluated our long-term financial needs against our projected revenue opportunities. The result of that study projected that the City will be short $62.1 million over the next 20 years ($3.1M per year). The completion of the Ring Road is one of the City's major "local" transportation improvements. With the adoption of the 2008 budget, the City Council increased the Major Street Fund allocation by $1 million with the understanding that this additional revenue would be dedicated to those major capital improvements that have little or no other sources of funding (i.e. Ring Road = $16M for both Northwood overpass and Duckwood interchange). The Staff would like to discuss the current benefits and opportunities to proceed with the Northwood Overpass during 2008 and receive some comments/direction on possibly advancing its program scheduling. The following is a list of pertinent information that might be helpful in this discussion: • The Ring Road Improvement is identified as one of the top projects in the Council's Transportation Goal. A special classification was created in the 5 yr CIP for Overpasses and Interchanges. • The Northwood Overpass is currently programmed for construction in 2009 in the 5 yr CIP. • $1 million of federal "earmark" funding was received in '07. Approx. $400,000 has been spent to date for preparation of bid-ready documents, and MnDOT approval of detailed plans and specifications is imminent. Final approval is waiting only on the establishment of a formal bid date by the City. • The Major Street Fund was increased by $1M in the 2008 General Budget Levy to facilitate funding these types of major transportation improvements. • The Northwood Overpass, approach roads and roundabout intersection with Denmark Ave. is estimated at $4.095M (plus -$450K construction and contract engineering services). All rights of way have been acquired. • The Yankee Doodle Corridor and Access Management Study (2007) identified the Northwood Overpass as critical to keeping the Yankee Doodle Rd and Denmark Ave intersection from future failure. County participation request is being formulated. • The bidding climate and general economy is currently very favorable for bridge construction, especially before the passage of a major bridge bonding bill being discussed at the State Legislature this year. • Once completed, the city will receive an extra $66,000+/- per yr over the next 15 years (-$1 million) from our Municipal State Aid account. • Prior to actual project approval, staff will complete a detailed financing plan; however, preliminary review indicates that some combination of State Aid Bonding and use of the increased annual tax levy will provide maximum flexibility to the City, while providing the necessary funding for this project. The same financing options are available whether the project remains in 2009 or is advanced to 2008. In the event the project is advanced to 2008, additional efforts to secure funding from the County, State, or Federal Governments will focus more on completion of the overall Ring Road (Including the Duckwood interchange) than on the Northwood Overpass, since it would be underway before having secured additional outside funding. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: Provide direction on possible advancement of the Northwood Parkway Overpass to the 2008 construction season. Attachment: Location/Layout sketch, page /C/ N/ u o ~c~ 6411 1* 16411 35-E Interstate Ring Road Project Oct. 30, 2007 0° a o Q o o o LONE OAK ROAD 0 0 (CO.RD.26) n v v n d ,D D 0 D 0 U ? n ~a P O D o CO o opc U.S.P.S. NORTHWEST UNISIS n i AIRLINES • ' 0 C US.P.S. nOQ o (\o . j BULK MAIL \O:Q f I c~ Opp Y ®Q M:'..: f Northwood a' w o Overpass z COMMUNITY U = Q Z CENTER 12 MEN 0 v © eR`~' ` O } NORTHVv0OD H z M. o p Q © ARGOSSY CENTS PKWY w UNIVERSITY Q . LOCKHEED •p MARTIN m0 Z Q O l~ a W I ® ci~ UIJ v d YANKEE DOODLE ROAD (CO. RD. 28) ANKEE DOODLE ROAD o G ii aD I E? r3u°°O if 4-1 a DR. Q o w ® ofl D°~~°0 ~ ~ , C' D4 Dc6 -bO D 2 Z 0 J, J U~ O LLI ~L OD 01DODOD ODDODD nD D° p Oo°p X7,°0 ~ ® opooo LLI ppp Z OUDO~D~ Q D O ~0~ D • W ILO LY ~I O Oa DOO` • w J p OD' D d LL Q u O Q 0 P 3 Oa 'J Q Z O O o LLI ? O U~Q D a~ opt n Oh. 4 1[lU4JI O C%~ ;1• I ® 4ip~ © D p 0 OQ 9 oP ao D.. ~ o ¦ _ b ©0 0 0 a Q a o o DUCKWOOD DR. ° • i i ! d.~ 0 0 0 9 t~ ~3 q C~ g p oP 7 ~Oo ~p~J O n q a 0 oc- I • s. : 111 00000 6 ao ~ ~ ? ~ ~ ~ s 6006 0 0~4 4 - o B ~i 1 I s' + 0 0 0 pw one D~ ° >tsj sfd 0000 o 00 9 4' ® D 000 Duckwood Interchange odq WESCOTT RD. Agenda Information Memo February 12, 2008 City Council Meeting V. UPDATE STUDY RESULTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR NEW FIRE STATION ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: To provide direction to staff in the consideration of a possible land purchase for a future fire station. FACTS: • At the September 25, 2007 Council Retreat, the Council'discussed the Fire Department's long-term planning efforts, which included discussions regarding volunteer staffing, apparatus replacement, and station coverage. • In particular, the Council discussed the needs associated with Fire Station #2, which is the station responsible for responding to calls in the area of the City north of Yankee Doodle Road, known as Fire District 2 (see enclosed district map). • As way of background, Fire District 2 accounts for the majority of calls to the Fire Department. In 2007, 48% of calls for service came from District 2, compared to 28% of calls in District 1 and 22% of calls in District 3. Of the calls to District 2, 63% of those calls were during the daytime hours. • The ongoing challenge the City has had with Station #2 is increased traffic and traffic signals in the area, together with a limited pool of volunteer firefighters in the area, has resulted in concerns over response time. • At the retreat, the Council discussed the many site alternatives that have been explored over the past decades and in recent years to meet the current and future needs of the department. • After discussing possible locations for the relocation of Station #2, at the September retreat, the City Council voiced their consensus to research the relocation of Fire Station #2 to an area identified near Lexington Avenue and Northwood Drive. • It was noted at the retreat that such a location would be beneficial from the standpoint of ISO ratings, given the added coverage and accessibility such a location would provide to the area of the City that historically has had the most calls for service. • At the Council's direction, research on land availability and pricing was obtained and thought was given to the department needs in both the immediate and long term future. • As the Council directed at the retreat, thought was given to consolidation opportunities with the City, Police department needs, dormitory considerations for fire fighters, and the possibility of a public safety campus concept at the site. • In order to assist the City in determining concept alternatives for the site identified, the Council authorized a space needs analysis to be conducted by Quinn Hutson of CNH Architects. • Mr. Hutson will be present at the February 12 workshop to provide concept alternatives for the land being explored, as well as summarize the space needs analysis that has been underway. • In an effort to explore all options, the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) was contacted to inquire if they had any interest in partnering with the City in the use of the land being explored for acquisition. • Since the site being explored is 13 acres, the CDA was also contacted to inquire about their needs of any surplus property that the City would not need on the site. • The CDA has expressed interest in the site for the possible construction of workforce housing. While meeting a housing need in the community, such housing could also be an opportunity for fire fighters to live at the site adjacent to the fire station. Also, with limited housing north of Yankee Doodle Road, such a housing complex could provide a recruitment opportunity to the City for additional fire fighters. • Mark Ulfers, Executive Director of the CDA, has been invited to the February 12 meeting to be available to the Council for any dialogue about the role of the CDA should the City give further consideration to purchasing property. • The City has learned that an offer is forthcoming on a portion of the property that the City has been exploring, and therefore, if it is the Council's desire, the City Council could recess into closed session for the purpose of discussing the current land negotiations. The City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney will be present to provide this update. • In summary, over the past four months, at the Council's request, the City has researched tracks of land that would provide the most opportunity for future Fire department and City needs. In consideration of the options explored, the property at Lexington Avenue and Northwood Drive appears to be the property that best meets those current and future needs. ATTACHMENTS: • Enclosed on page f 1 is a map showing the City's three fire districts. • Enclosed on page J~C is a site map of the property being considered at Lexington Avenue and Northwood Drive. • Enclosed on pages /(-I through IV is an executive summary of the study conducted by Quinn Hutson of CNH Architects, which will be highlighted at the February 12 meeting. Eagan "Jil Fire Districts w..r ,r. tfrw. r.>taf.. - ®1 ? Current :2A • Proposed M. • Adn9n •f 123 • f '~eAwA g - a -f r ~r..t MOM o Imo toad I-~ tQQ 4~ • Y n ,h • . 1 17 T F r ti''PONDt t I _ a / WETLAND 7I 1`ii . I r rl / - r PAS. DIVE-uP PM. DINE-UP 42,060 PHASE If Atf P I 2(19 spaces 4 q -i PQIVq MR spa I (4. L spaces q T mw I r..! I ill II I II I L F) 18.247 sf WETLAND Y PHASE I Approadtiately {4 2 ja = I 13 Acres WETLAND 1 \ ! I I i wooo 4`~,~ t t r . ;;11)F~hRk NORTHWOOD BUSINESS PARK ROCK CLIFF + A f~~c ~c c ~s N~ PHASE 3 & 4 DEVELOPMENT, LLC February 6, 2008 Mr. Tom Hedges Chief Mike Scott City of Eagan - Fire Administration Building 3795 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55122 Re: Eagan District Fire Station - Needs Analysis Study Comm. No.: 06065 As directed by the Eagan City Council, CNH Architects has studied the needs of the potential new District Fire Station for the Eagan Fire Department. I look forward to presenting the results at the upcoming Eagan City Council Workshop. As directed, we have reviewed multiple options related to the building itself looking for potential use approach choices as well as space efficiencies, particularly as reviewed along with other City and regional public safety needs. The study also reviews the potential site, partnerships in site usage, and provides information on possible construction cost, im- pacts for each option scenario. The study reviews the space needs for the Fire Department including the base District Fire Station, as well as the following additional project options: • District Fire Station • Residential Dormitories • Fire Administration • Eagan Police Department - Evidence Storage • Eagan Emergency Manager - Emergency Operations Center • Dakota Communications Center - Backup Dispatch We met with representatives from each agency and evaluated what the space needs are for each. CNH Architects then reviewed these options based on the following criteria: • Building space needs and combination options • Site and parking requirements and cost saving opportunities • Equipment and technology upgrades for EOC and DCC • Multi-use of spaces and other combinations resulting in efficiencies of 17% to 90% depending on option groupings selected • Preliminary Cost Impacts Next CNH Architects reviewed the proposed site off of Northwoods Court. We evalu- ated the following basic site statistics. • Overall site size of 13 acres • Building setbacks / easements and the resulting Buildable Area of just over 5 acres • Wetlands and NURP ponds - large portion of the site • Tree Preservation - some wooded areas and some areas prepped for construe- r5 tion Finally, the study reviews how the proposed Fire Station would fit on the potential site with the following preliminary site fit design concepts and partnering opportunities: • The site fit plan for the Fire Station would use up to 2.9 acres of buildable site (4.7 acres gross) as shown on the attached site plan • The remaining site was reviewed for a potential partnership with Dakota Coun- ty CDA using the 8.3 gross acres of remaining site. I appreciate this opportunity to work with you and the Eagan City Council to study this project and provide information to assist in evaluating the many options and op- portunities that a project such as this provides. I look forward to presenting this infor- mation in greater depth at the upcoming Council Workshop. Sincerely, Quinn S. Hutson, AIA Principal CNH Architects, Inc. /T WL ply 4 , _i~ :hL V sYr' Interstate 35-E~ o op Ring Road Project o ~o Oct. 30, 2007 c o o LONE OAK ROAD (CO. RD. 26) ? 41 fl o ~ ° ~ d o op ~ ~ OFr= 4 ~ Q hoc O Od Q o aPa U.S.P.S. NORTHWEST UNISIS AIRLINES 17°ao ~J `J • O o9P4d ~ ~ f' 6 a 4 v U.S.P.S. • a o •Q ~ ~ BULK MrIL ° o m~oa Yui U? Northwood 2r, w COMMUNITY ° Overpass m a CENTER d - p Z O ARGOSSY P UNIVERSIKWY rCO. } NORTywOOD Z O m / Z a \ Jz O W YANKEE DOODLE ROAlA KEE DOODLE ROAD 16 4; DR. O W %I LL1 E=1 \L pa a0 qa° -bo ED 0? o ?o oD Og ° V on 000000 OO00O0 ° pDpOpp9L' 0~°00 O~°oc W oooo f+1`~ 00 D 0 0 0 Z L LLI p J lac Dd LL AO c~Y I~ G~ Op [)QoQ X L~ Q O~q p a 0 - ~ J Gq ? 6 Z q a a P tf° I •M ? pLu Cj ? II 6 0 i• I O © ~U 9 oq p°o ' ¦M • N r 'P Q o Q o Q o 4_ _ i 1 # o Q o a o 0 ° 0 o ao DUUCKWOOD DR. L~ I • ~ ~ O O O p S7 6 4 ~ a a~ ~ ce~ i # * 40 go _yr o 0 a ap boo dt~o ~a aQOo 1 i 1< ~r ~ r r 111 OODD~ ooo? ~ op a~i ~a dU ~a~ 1 o~aaad p % a o B~ OO • a • r' r J o 1 ¦ s' r ,o is 07-0 oaoG~°~~ 00 Duckwood ° L, 13, Interchange n 1 WESCOTT RD. CITY OF EAGAN RING ROAD IMPROVEMENT • I-35E was built diagonally through the middle of Eagan in the early 1980's and subsequently created a major transportation barrier to local traffic movement through our community • A "Ring Road" need was first identified in 1994 in Eagan's Central Area Framework Plan and Yankee Doodle Corridor Transportation Study • Town Center and Promenade Commercial Retail community was developed in concert with this Ring Road concept. • Yankee Doodle Rd (Co. Rd. 28) and Pilot Knob Rd (Co. Rd. 31) is currently the 2'a highest traffic volume intersection within Dakota County • This major county road intersection and its interchange with I-35E provide a major regional access to northern Dakota County. It must also handle all local cross traffic movement and access to our major retail development in the area. • The completion of the Ring Road will remove local traffic from this regional access interchange and allow it to bypass these overburdened County Road systems providing greater efficiency to both the regional transportation system and local traffic movement. • $1,000,000 in Federal funding was appropriated in 2007 to facilitate the completion of this critical transportation link. All rights of way have been acquired and preliminary approvals obtained for layout and access. • The Northwood Overpass has a 2007 construction cost estimate of $4.4 million to complete based on completed detailed plans and specifications. • The Duckwood Overpass and interchange has a CIP estimate of $11.7 million based on a preliminary layout design. • Since 2000, the City of Eagan has spent $3.6 million of local funds on State Highway improvements and $5.8 million of local funds on County Road improvements (Total = $9.4 million) that had to be diverted away from our local street needs (i.e. Ring Road) • The City of Eagan has a projected deficit of $62.1 million over the next 20 years for its Transportation Infrastructure Needs Analysis (TINA) and now needs assistance from other transportation jurisdictions to help us finance the completion of the Ring Road which will provide major benefits to a regional transportation system.