12/12/1974 - Advisory Parks & Recreation Commission
MIN;,"LES OF A JOINT E N2A PARK CC r MI TR EA E & CI] CQO1 iL MEETING
EAGAN, M'a~.N~ ZSCjA
December 12, 1974
A joint r. eting of the Sagan City Council and Park Committee was held at
700 pm. on December 12, 1974 at the City Hall with all City Council members
present. T ho Park Committee members were Thurston, Everson, Coates, Martin
",)c- par, Lear eten and Schmidt.
X . "R''rA PARK The Mayor convened the special meeting and indicated that the
purpef c c2 the :*r^etirg was in response to the request of the Timberline Assoc.
to discuss the proposed acquisition of 10 acres of property for park purposes
owned by actin Shields, South of Pilot Knob School and near the intersection of
Highway #31 and Lone Oak Road.
A number of Timberline residents and asaccia':{on gibers appeared and
requested that the Council take action concerning the acquisition of the parcel
at the earliest possible time.
The Council members and consultants indicated that constant negotiations have
been gc•'ng on for several years with Mar. Shields and at this present time W.
Shields is considering submitting an application to rezone the balance of epprozi.-
s s:ely 17 acres owned by him West of Pilot Knob Road for townhouse purposes.
After considerable discussion, the Council directed the City Attorney to pre-
pare a proposed purchase agreement for the acquisition of the 10 acre parcel to
include dedication for future park contribution with the understanding that the
application to rezone the property for b.:1cnco of the 17 acres for townhouse use
will be submitted for review by the APC and Council,
P,A CV11 iTTSH 1CHTING. The regular Park Committee meeting c mnced at
about 8:00 p.m. with Chairperson Sc sddt presiding. Also present were Robert
Rosen, City Engineer; Greg Franzen and Paul Hauga, City Attorney,
M[IrcTIES. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the previous
rwoti-h1gg were approtai with the exception that on hoe 3 the word sjor' should
be 'nat=e' .
G _I,T~T1M CONSTRUCTION GO. The City Engineer discussed tha progress concerning
the ccapleti_A. of the contract with Westlund Construction Co. including a request
by Westlund for compensation for extra work as outlined by the Engineer, totaling
$3,600.00. Its committee discussed the retainage and requested Inc. Rosen to
repot ; ssiu to the Park Committee.
PAR ;YA11"ENANCE. Greg Franzen reviewed maintenance-problems in various
parks fn the Cit; .
I M M E ATTENDANTS. Meetings are scheduled during the week of December
16th to instruct park attendants of the ice rink and also first aid instruction
to be conducted by Donn Smith.
Greg indicated that he will need 14 attendants plus alternates and has 10
strong possibilities to date.
Barbara Schmidt agreed to review the method of submitting sad preparing t:Um
sheets for the ice rink attendants,
SRVLSOR OF ATTEN)ANTS. The committee also discussed Ube hiring of a
supervisor for the ice rink attendants and upon motion duly made and seconded,
Creg Franzen was authorized to negotiate for the hiring of the supervisor and to
report to the Park Committee members informally to confirm the. hiring..
OM, I4TTIr LAW. The City Attorney discussed with the Park Committee the
impact of the open mating law on the Park Commftte a eub-committee m0etin8.
It was suggested that notices of the meetings be given whenever possible.
HIID ACQUISITION CONTRACT. Paul flange reported that progress is being made
on anaw=ing the latest letter from BUD requesting information and material to
complete the final installment on the BUD acquisition funds.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned.
December 12, 1974
January Council Meetings: Gerber Hatteberg
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