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04/15/2002 - Advisory Parks & Recreation Commission AGENDA ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION Workshop - 6;00 p.m. EAGAN,NIINNESOTA Site Acquisition Monday, April 15, 2002 Priorities 7:00 PM Eagan Municipal Center City Council Chambers A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance 7:00 pm B. Approval of Agenda 7:02 pm C. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 18, 2002 7:04 pm D. Visitors to be Heard (1) Patrick Eagan Park Preservation Committee 7:05 pm (2) Tobacco Free Youth Recreation Program Page 2 7:15 pm E. Superintendent's Update and Department Happenings Pages 3-4 7:30 pm F. Consent Agenda (1) . Deferred to May (2) Cliff Lake Centre 3'd Addition - Cliff Rd Properties Pages 5-6 7:40 pm G. Development Agenda 7:41 pm H. Old Business (1) Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Regulations Pages 7-8 7:42 pm (2) Langstraat Parcel - Patrick Eagan Park Pages 9-11 8:00 pm 1. New Business (1) Arbor Day Proclamation Page 13 8:15 pm J. Water Resources Update 8:20 pm K. Other Business and Reports (1) Community Center Update 8:25 pm (2) Moonshine Park Update 8:30 pm (3) Council Action Regarding Oak Chase and Quarry Park issues 8:35 pm L Round Table 8:40 pm M. Adjournment 8:45 pm 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. Arbor Day Poster Judging to Follow Meeting in the Engineering Conference Room Next APrC Meeting: May 20, 2002 ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION 2002 MEETING SCHEDULE NAME Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 11 18 15 20 17 15 19 16 14 18 16 ? Joseph Bari X X Phil Belfiori (alternate) X x Margo Danner x x Terry Davis (Vice Chair) X X N. Mark Filipi x X Elizabeth Perry x X Dorothy Peterson (Secretary) 0* X Richard Pletcher x X John Rudolph (Chair) X X Melvin Williams x X X = present 0 = absent 0* = notified staff of absence prior to meeting Recreation Sub-Committee Natural Resources Sub-Committee Acauisition/Development Sub-Committee John Rudolph N. Mark Filipi Dorothy Peterson Melvin Williams Phil Belfiori Joseph Bari Elizabeth Perry Terry Davis Richard Pletcher Margo Danner UPCOMING MEETINGS: OPEN ISSUES 1. Review revenue sources in lieu of park dedication 2. Review impact of future trends on facilities and services 3. Bike Park - schedule on APrC Commission agenda after meeting with LMC ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION 2002 MEMBERS FNAMEE AND ADDRESS Release TERM TELEPHONE TERM Phone # START EXPIRES JOSEPH BARI 1999 651-454-8442 (H) 1/2005 3033 Timberwood Trail (3 yr. 1999) Eagan, MN 55121 (3 yr. 2002) PHIL BELFIORI 2002 651-905-0293 (H) 1/2003 3671 Canary Way (tyr.2002) 651-297-8026 (W) Eagan, MN 55123 (Alternate) MARGO DANNER 2001 651/454-5688 (H) 1/2004 2037 Flint Lane (3 yr. 2001) Eagan, MN 55122 TERRY DAVIS 1997 651-452-2635 (H) 1/2003 4895 Safari Pass (3 yr. 1997) 651-310-8941 (W) Eagan, MN 55122-2690 (3 yr. 2000) 452-2152 (Home fax) teay.davfs@stpaul.com N. MARK FILIPI May, 651-602-1725 (W) 1/2004 836 Overlook Place 1997 mark.filipi@metc.state.mn.us Eagan, MN 55123 (3 yr. 1998) (3 yr. 2001 ELIZABETH PERRY (LIZA) 2002 651-452-3201 (H) 1/2005 3298 Rolling Hills Drive (3 yr. 2002) 651-994-8808 (W) Eagan, MN 55121 Iperry64@hotmaii.com DOROTHY PETERSON 2000 651-454-6532 (H) 1/2003 4337 Sequoia Drive (3 yr. 2000) Eagan, MN 55122 RICHARD PLETCHER 2001 651-687-9177 (H) 1/2005 1074 Northview Park (1 yr. 2001) Eagan, MN 55123 (3 yr. 2002) JOHN RUDOLPH 1993 651-454-8761 (H) 1/2003 1644 Norwood Court (3 yr. 1995) 651-454-6904 (fax) Eagan, MN 55122 (3 yr. 1998) jrudolpheagan@hotmail.com (2 yr. 2001 MELVIN WILLIAMS 2001 651-994-6727 (H) 1/2004 823 Wescott Square (3 yr. 2001) Eagan, MN 55123 1111 VIN 11 Eagan City Staff E-Mail: kvraa@ci.eapan.mn.us cmesko@ci.eaaan.mn.us polson@ci.eagan.mn.us iasfahl@ci.eagan.mn.us ghove@ci.eaaan.mn.us emacbeth@ci.eaaan.mn.us bwielde@ci.eacian.mn.us Phone #651-681-4661 (Cherryl's # after 4:30 p.m.) 2/5/02 Eagan Parks and Recreation Staff E-Mail Administration: Ken Vraa kvraa@ci. eagan. mn. us Cherryl Mesko cmesko@ci.eagan.mn.us Paul Olson polson@ci. eagan. mn. us Jeff AsfahlLfahl@ci.eagan.mn.us Beth Wielde bwielde@ci.eagan.mn.us Forestry: Gregg Hove ghove@ci.eagan.mn.us Water Resources: Eric Macbeth emacbeth@ici.eagan.mn.us Recreation Staff: Paula Nowariak pnowariak@ci.eagan.mn.us Sonya Rippe srippe@ci.eagan.mn.us Cathy Bolduc cbolduc@ci.eagan.mn.us Holly Champlin hcham p!in@ci. eagan. mn. us Colleen Callahan ccalahan@ci.eagan. mn. us Cascade Bay: Aaron Hunter ahunter@ci.eagan.mn.us Civic Arena: Mark Vaughan mvaughan@ci.eagan.mn.us TO: ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION FROM: KEN VRAA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION DATE: APRIL 15, 2002 REMINDER: The Commission will meet at 6:00 p.m. to continue their work on site acquisition priorities. The meeting will be held in Conference Rooms 2 A & B ITEM A: Call to order ITEM B: Approval of agenda ITEM C: Approval of minutes of March 18, 2002 ITEM D: Visitors to be Heard 1. A representative of the Patrick Eagan Park Preservation Committee will update the Commission on efforts to obtain grant dollars. 2. Dan Ihrke of CAFE will present information about a Tobacco Free Youth Recreation Program. ITEM E: Superintendent's Update and Department Happenings Staff will review several items of interest to the Commission and community. ITEM F: Consent Agenda There is one Consent Agenda item for Cliff Lake Centre 3rd Addition. A background memo in included in the packet. ITEM G: Development Proposals There are no Development Proposals for review. ITEM H: Old Business 1. Water Resources Coordinator MacBeth will provide an update of the Natural Resources Sub-committee workshop regarding land disturbance and erosion control regulations. 2. A background memo is included in the packet regarding the availability of the Langstraat parcel adjacent to Patrick Eagan Park. ITEM I: New Business 1. The 2002 Arbor Day Proclamation is included in the packet. The Advisory Commission should affirm the proclamation and recommend approval by the City Council. ITEM J: Water Resources Update Water Resources Coordinator Macbeth will provide any additional information relative to the Water Resources division. The Natural Resources Subcommittee will also be asked to set a meeting. j ITEM K: Other Business and Reports 1. A verbal update will be provided for the Community Center. 2. A verbal update will be provided on the Moonshine Park project. 3. On Tuesday, April 9`h, the City Council reviewed the proposed Park 2002-2007 CIP as part of a scheduled workshop session. The review was a followup to the CIP presentation the Commission made to the Council in March. At the workshop, the Council recommended the adoption of only the year 2002 projects. The recommendation was based upon the assumption that park dedications alone will not be sufficient to fund future CIP projects. Two of the 2002 projects, North Park and the Holz Farm Master Plan, were moved to a "pending" status. The Council went on to assign the Park Commission the task of identifying and recommending alternative sources of funding for future CIP projects and determining the cost of both renewal and replacement projects. No time line for the project was identified. It would be prudent for the Commission to begin discussions of how to approach this new assignment. 4. Communication materials being passed on to the APrC for information include: • Cascade Bay Survey • Softball Manager's Handbook • Public Works Annual Report ITEM L: Round Table Any items of concern that might be placed on upcoming agendas or items of interest will be identified. ITEM M: Adjournment I\Parks and Recreation\Advisory Commission\Monthly Meetings\April 2002\Cover It Date: April 15, 2002 Agenda Item: D-2; Tobacco Free Youth Aelion Information x City of Eagan Parks and Recreation MEMO Encioaure x RTobacco-Free Youth Packet t ecreation Pa AGENDA ITEM: D-2; TOBACCO FREE YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM TO: ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION PREPARED BY: JEFF ASFAHL, SUPERINTENDENT OF RECREATION 1 ITEM DESCRIPTION: Background information related to a presentation on initiatives to encourage tobacco free settings. BACKGROUND There is a local CAFE (Clean Air For Eagan) group in Eagan that has been steadily working throughout the community to discourage the use of tobacco. Additionally, there is a statewide organization called Tobacco Free Recreation that has also been promoting initiatives aimed at discouraging the use of tobacco. As part of their initiatives, Tobacco Free Recreation has worked with other communities to consider the development of policies that would discourage the use of tobacco at recreational facilities. In the information included in the packet, you will find information about Tobacco Free Recreation and results of some successful initiatives they have been part of other communities. It is expected that some representatives of the local CAFE organization may be in attendance to support the presentation by Tobacco Free Recreation's representative, Dan Ihrke. ANALYSIS School District facilities are currently alcohol and tobacco free sites and the local athletic associations also have policies that prohibit the use of alcohol and tobacco at their programs. Currently, the City of Eagan has no policy prohibiting the use of tobacco at any outdoor park facility. FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION This is provided as information only to the Advisory Commission. oz. DEPARTMENT HAPPENINGS- April 2002 Recreation Division • By a recommendation of one of the seniors, the Eagan group is planning a trip to go to Red Wing for the day on Friday, April 26, 2002. • On the 25th of April a master gardener will be instructing the 10 Best Landscape Trees and Shrubs class in the Community Room. Participants will learn proper planting and pruning techniques, as well as the best large trees, small trees and perennials for our area. • 75 people signed up to spend an evening with the stars on April 9. Just as the sun was completing its departure, the clouds rolled over the sky to prevent good sky viewing. The group will try again on Tuesday, April 16 at Thomas Lake Park pavilion. • Planning is in high gear for the 2002 Eagan Fun Run to be held on Saturday, May 4 at Northview Park Races include a 2-mile, 5-mile and 'A-mile Ducky Dash. • Youth athletic programs are gearing up to begin their seasons. This time of year is challenging, as teams are anxious to utilize fields Parks and Recreation staff are interested preserving the fields playing condition. Premature use can create damage that may be difficult to repair. • Friends of the Farm are planning for their annual spring clean -up day on May 4 and they're this years Spring Festival - scheduled for Sunday May 19 from noon - 4 pm. • The summer / fall edition of Discover is scheduled to be delivered to all Eagan residences during the week of May 6th. • The result of an exciting collaborative effort with other area service providers of Teen Programs, a brochure just for teens has been developed and will be distributed to all teens in ISD 196. • $2650.00 has been raised as part of the departments sponsorship/partnership program for the Evening in the Park summer entertainment series. • Softball schedules have been completed and we are ready to get the season rolling. There are 206 teams registered for the summer season. • Co-Rec Soccer and Sand Volleyball teams are currently registering for their summer season, which begins mid-May. • Concessions staff are trained and ready for the upcoming season at Northview and Lexington- Diffley. There is 23 staff hired for this year. • Ice was removed from the East Arena in the indoor turf was installed the first week of March. • The Eagan Home and Leisure Show was held on March 15, 16 and 17, 2002. The event featured over 80 booths rented to vendors, concerts put on by the Eagan Men's Chorus and Eagan Women of Note. Friday night featured Kid night sponsored by JUMPERS. Dates are being set for next years 4th annual show. • The arena was the site for the 4th annual Heritage Anitque Arms show. Dates have been reserved for next year. • The Eagan Skating School has filled for the Spring Session. • Skating School participants are preparing for this years show. The show will be on April 27th, with performances at 2 pm and 7 pm • The Civic Arena will be the site for the Black Belt Academy Karate Tournment on April 19 and 20. • he Civic Arena will be the site for the 2nd annual Craft Show promoted and operated by Four Star Promotions on April 12 and 13. • The Civic Arean will be the site for a national antique arms show on April 26, 27 and 28th. Parks Division • Maintenance staff has begun the process of sweeping the sand from the paved boulevard trails along the County roads throughout the City. The project will take approximately 2 weeks to complete. The process requires the use of a tank truck to wet the trails down and 2-3 Groundsmaster mowers mounted with hydraulic brooms. After the sand has been swept onto the street side turf area, Dakota County will sweep the sand onto the street pavement and pick it up with a street sweeper. The conditions this winter, i.e.; freeze/thaw, left a very heavy accumulation of sand on most trails. • All athletic fields have been very wet and soft limiting use. As of last week, frost continued to "come up", especially in the ag-lime portions of ball fields making for a muddy mess. Park staff has been monitoring the fields on a daily basis, relaying information regarding playability to the School District in time for them to either reschedule or move to an alternative site. The delay in the drying out of the fields will prevent staff from completing intensive maintenance on many of the fields prior to the start of the season. • The Park Maintenance and Forestry Divisions have completed the hiring of seasonal staff for all regular maintenance positions. There are several evening and weekend positions available in the Park Operations Division. • All plant materials available for the annual resident tree sale, including the landscape packages, have been sold. In fact; requests exceeded the supply. The Tree Sale is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, April 271 at the Maintenance Facility, located on Coachman Road. Residents who were selected to have their orders filled will be notified by mail within a week to 10 days. Any plant materials that are not picked up will be available that day, on a first come first serve basis, beginning at approximately 12 noon. • The bids for the construction of the access roadway, parking area and trails for Moonshine Park were opened on April 11th. Park Planner CJ Lilly will provide an update of the project status at the Commission meeting. Concurrently, Park maintenance staff has begun making modifications to the house and garage in anticipation of its use as a retreat center. A contractor has been selected to complete the structural work and build the new atrium entrance. Completion is expected by mid-fall. • Unexpected complications have delayed the completion of City well #20. Because the well house structure is to be attached to the new Central Park Pavilion, construction of the pavilion has subsequently been delayed. The ground breaking date originally set for mid-March has now been pushed back to mid-April. This delay casts doubt on the building being ready for use by December as originally intended. • The maintenance staff is hustling to prepare facilities for spring/summer use. Water tum-ons to buildings will begin the week of April 15th. Tennis nets and windscreens were put in place the week of April 8 . The layout of soccer fields will begin as soon as conditions allow. Can mowing be far behind? • The annual Arbor Celebration will be held Saturday May 4th in the west portion of Rahn Park (athletic side). Several large trees will be mechanically planted while smaller materials will be available for volunteers to install. The 2002 poster contest winner will also be announced. Commission volunteers are again needed to "person" the grills and help serve lunch to the citizen volunteers. Contact Gregg Hove for additional information. ~4. Date: April 15, 2002 Agenda Item: F-2; Cliff Lake Centre 3d Addition Cliff Road Properties Action x City of Eagan Information Parks and Recreation MEMO Attachments X 1. Location Map 2. Preliminary Plat 3. Site Plan 4. Tree Preservation Plan AGENDA ITEM: F-2; CLIFF LAKE CENTRE 3" ADDITION- CLIFF RD PROPERTIES TO: ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION PREPARED BY: KEN VRAA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION I ITEM OVERVIEW: Review the parks dedication, trails dedication, tree preservation, water quality and wetlands issues that pertain to the Cliff Lake Centre 3d Addition development BACKGROUND/HISTORY: Cliff Road Properties is requesting a Preliminary Planned Development to allow commercial uses on Outlot B, Cliff Lake Centre and a Preliminary Subdivision to subdivide the 6.57 acre outlot, into two commercial lots. The Eagan Pet Clinic is proposed to occupy Lot 1 and the specific commercial users for Lot 2 have not been determined at this time. The subject site is part of the Eagan Hills West Planned Development, which was created in 1979. The intended land use was High Density Residential (12 to 16 units per acre). In 1988, the property was platted as Outlot B, Cliff Lake Centre and the future land use was changed to Multiple Residential (12 to 18 units per acre). The 2000 Comprehensive Guide Plan designates the land use of the site as RC (Retail Commercial). The site is vacant with two separate stands of significant oak trees along Cliff Lake Road. A large pond, which is designated as Pond AP49 in the 1990 City Storm Water Management Plan, is located in the center of the lot. The property abuts both Cliff Lake Road and Rahn Road. Site topography ranges from a low elevation of approximately 876 feet (pond level) to 904 feet in the southeast corner of the site. PARKS AND TRAILS DEDICATION: Parks and Trails dedication requirements have been previously met through the Eagan Hills West Planned Development. TREE PRESERVATION: A tree inventory submitted with this application indicates that there are nineteen (19) significant woodlands in the inventory. Individual woodland size and species break down is as follows: Species Avg Diameter Dia. Range Count Percent of Total Bur Oak 13 8"-24" 14 74% Red Oak 14" 10"-16" 5 26% The development as proposed will result in the removal of nine (9) significant trees (47.4 % of the total). According to the City of Eagan Tree Preservation Ordinance allowable tree removal for this type of development proposal (single-phase, multiple-lot, commercial) is set at 47.5% of the total significant trees. With a proposed removal less than the allowable amount, there is no required tree mitigation for this proposal. WATER QUALITY/WETLANDS: The 25 percent imperviousness standard of the City's Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 11.21 City Code) technically applies to this development because the site is located within 1,000 feet of the ordinary high water level of Cliff Lake, which is state-protected waterbody and which is classified as Class II-Indirect Contact Recreation by the City's water quality management plan. However, stormwater does not runoff from the site to Cliff Lake. Similar to many other residential and commercial developments, regardless of size, this proposed project also is subject to the City's water quality requirements. The development is proposed to add untreated stormwater to the City's storm drainage system because of limitations of space on the site. Therefore, to meet water quality requirements, this development is subject to a water quality cash dedication in lieu of stormwater ponding. ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION: 1. This development shall be required to provide a water quality cash dedication in lieu of stormwater ponding to meet the City's water quality requirements. 2. This development shall be required to install Tree Protective measures (i.e. orange colored silt fence or 4 foot polyethylene laminate safety netting) at the Drip Line or at the perimeter of the Critical Root Zone, whichever is greater, of significant trees/woodlands to be preserved on-site. 3. This development shall be required to contact the City Forestry Division and set up a pre- construction site inspection at least five days prior to the issuance of the grading permit to ensure compliance with the approved Tree Preservation Plan and placement of the Tree Protection Fencing. lD . Item. F-2 C I" Lke. Cen#?c Location Ma Ad*644 Attachment _ IriAl° p ® ~ F:. 3i uw...m nu •9 $ :dam ' ! 7 - ® ~ ~ ' o m 9 P c3 S ~ ® ~ g . wu uw Sub Oct Site $ Qq~ it ca GEE? -cr- 13 tf R. 1000 0 1000 2000 Feet Development/Developer. Cliff Lake 3rd Addtion Application: Prelim Subdivision and Prelim PD Case No.: 29-PS-04-03-02 and 29-PD-02-03.02 Map Prepared using ERSI ArcView 3.1. Parcel boss map data provided N by Dakota County Land Survey Department and Is current as of March 2002. City of Eagan THIS MAP IS INTENDED FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY W E M i N N E S 0 T A The City of Eagan and Dakota County do not guarantee the accuracy of this information and are Cermrrrrdty D.vrepmaet Department not responsible for errors or omissions. Item: F-Zj OW Lake eenh L r 3r', A4/i,4e07 Attachment #2-- gl'MIIVARY PLr O } A a :fz / /r?I r /rl U z rZ / - /rr C 11 < C] rrf 0 i i C14 1it'j~;; N\ 1 1a1; X1!1 1`.1.1 I R 61- wort w pf 31 / 111! PRELIMINARY PLAT Item: F-Z ; el%ii Lake een#re. r ' 30'9 4dd4isn Attachment # 3 - SITe ALA N rig ¢d iii8oi Y¦ !~E! R~ R it Y X pp i l gP16 ~sy Y= y p-p [fill Hill Y t i~ Illil O z Iii 1 i ? ' I ~ d I j71 • I ~ . iii ~ Rif SITE PLAN. L Item: tF Z 3111 d Lake kI Venire. Attachment # F i i i F F 1; k k k F F F F F F i F F i F j 4~ T EE AQE avATFOI~ C ~d ~k k i k k k k k k k k k k k k k k i a a .iLpN i IlIll ililf:1l,lrl ll1111il1i!I11tIllI!!I 11F11Itl11!! pas 94 8 fit & z Ild- a" .as..........~ 11 1IJ1III1U11NI11t11i 111ti!lltiillll11111~ it' •Illtiiiii,itHIIlli h ;F ail 1l11111lii#it!iiiif gl I Rif ~ 1';':11 ~ XA. CQk: r+ t . . ~ I oil ~I! 1 f 11 01 it 2.1 LANDSCAPE AND TREE PRESERVATION PLAN Date: April 10, 2002 Agenda Item: Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Regulations Action X City of Eagan Information Parks and Recreation MEMO Attachments X 1. Erosion and Sedimentation Control Policy and Requirements 2. Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Regulations (proposed) AGENDA ITEM: LAND DISTURBANCE AND EROSION CONTROL REGULATIONS TO: NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE, ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION PREPARED BY: Eric Macbeth, Water Resources Coordinator ITEM OVERVIEW: Review and provide recommendations on the proposed regulations to the Advisory Parks Commission. «Y.Wex;::.r.;~ c..:rt,.~...s....~ : ° .~'..,::.r*-:at. , " , aY.~,R,..a.w.n~..uk..aa~ ........_r ~ ..-+an..s•<"........ ~ - ..xera.-a,h ,r.x4Y$'.. BACKGROUND/HISTORY: In November 1999, the City of Eagan's Erosion Control Task Force met for the first time, formally beginning a process to improve the abilities of the City to control and limit the negative impacts of soil erosion at construction sites. Referred now as the Eagan "E-Team," the group is comprised mainly of staffs from engineering, inspections, forestry, and water quality divisions. Occasionally, staffs from the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Minnesota Erosion Control Association also participate. The E-Team is a forum in which information and concerns are shared about the impacts of soil erosion and sedimentation from specific construction projects on City infrastructure and resources. The group also cooperates on prevention and enforcement issues. During construction season, the group meets twice a month; during the winter months, monthly meetings occur. Since March 2000, when it held an erosion control workshop for builders and developers, the E-Team has been working diligently on a formal set of policies and requirements to guide and manage land-disturbing activities, in order to preserve and enhance Eagan's natural resources and to maintain an effective stormwater conveyance system. After an intensive and extensive review of such programs of other Twin Cities communities, the E-Team submitted a policy document for consideration. On April 17, 2001, the City Council unanimously approved the Advisory Parks Commission recommendation to implement an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Policy (see attachment) and authorized staff to prepare appropriate ordinance language to conform to the policy. r1 ANALYSIS: Over the past year, the E-Team has worked closely with the City Attorney to carry out the City Council's direction. The result is a set of regulations proposed for §4.32 of Eagan City Code. The proposed Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Regulations (see attachment) apply to any excavating, grading, clearing, filling, or other earth change which may result in: 1. The movement of more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of earth; 2. Any alteration of land by more than five (5) feet from the existing contour of the ground or on any contiguous one thousand (1,000) square feet of ground; or 3. Any other activity that changes the existing or natural contour of the land which changes drainage. Before any such land disturbing activity occurs in connection with new development, new building construction, and many building permits; a Land Disturbance Permit (LDP) shall be required. An LDP shall be issued only after a Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan (LDECP) is submitted to and approved by the City. Specific requirements of LDPs and LDECPs are included in the proposed regulations. The regulations also include provisions for compliance with LDECPs, emergency corrective actions, final "as-built" plans, fees, and performance securities. DISCUSSION/EVALUATION: Overall, the proposed regulations bolster the City's position to protect the public interest and manage the community's resources. In addition to the proposed regulations attached hereto, modifications to several other relevant chapters in existing code are being proposed in a comprehensive effort to centralize reference to this issue. ALTERNATIVES FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE: Review and provide recommendations on the proposed regulations to the Advisory Parks Commission. Item: H L, 4rW Dis7 rbantc ~ ErO ,on OOn4" Attachment CITY OF EAGAN Policy EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL POuc:Y Statement of Need The City of Eagan continues to urbanize through widespread residential and commercial/industrial development. During many development construction projects that are underway each year within the City, much of the existing vegetation is removed and the land is graded. The conversion of natural or agricultural land cover to residential or urban land use greatly increases the potential for soil erosion, uncontrolled runoff, and sedimentation. Sediment from erosion can damage existing property, clog stormwater systems, fill wetlands, pollute surface waterbodies, alter drainage patterns, impact streets, and foul sidewalks. Cleaning up sediment can be costly and time-consuming to all parties involved. Impacts to waterbodies can be ecologically irreversible. The City of Eagan recognizes the need for an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Policy to guide and manage land-disturbing activities in order to preserve and enhance Eagan's natural resources and to maintain an effective stormwater conveyance system. The following are the specific goals of this policy: Protection of the quality of surface water resources Preservation of wildlife habitat Reduction of sedimentation in wetlands and waterbodies Unrestricted operation of the stormwater system Prompt site restoration to reduce the negative environmental effects of construction activities Legal Basis The Federal Clean Water Act and Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103 provide the foundation for an erosion and sedimentation control policy in the City of Eagan. City Code refers to erosion control in various sections, including: Excavations and Fills, § 4.30; Obstructions in Streets, § 7.05; Regulation of Grass, Weeds, Trees, and Landscaping, § 7.08; Planting and Maintenance of Trees and Grass on Private Property, § 10.21; Shoreland Zoning, § 11.21; and Data and Design Standards, § 13.30. According to City Code § 13.30, subd. 13: The City will enforce environmental protection and erosion control in the development of subdivisions within the City. This includes off development sites as well as wetland areas. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to control and reduce soil erosion and sedimentation within the City of Eagan. The policy provides standards and specifications for conservation practices that abate and diminish the problems of soil erosion, uncontrolled runoff, and sedimentation caused by land-disturbing activities. Erosion and Sedimentation Control All construction projects permitted by the City of Eagan, which disturb vegetative or non-vegetative surfaces protecting soils from erosion, require the use of this policy. Permits and activities affected by this policy include all grading/fill permits, building permits, development applications, and the installation of utilities. The City Engineer and/or Building Official may impose special conditions to permits that stipulate erosion control procedures and may direct the installation of erosion control measures and the cleanup of erosion at construction sites. CITY OF EAGAN GRADING, DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL PLAN REQUIREMENTS Grading or drainage and erosion control plans shall be prepared to conform to City Code. § 13.30 and shall include the following specific information (Certificate of Survey for building permits shall include additional information as noted 1. Existing (dashed) and proposed (solid) contours at 2-foot intervals to mean sea level datum, extending 10 feet beyond subject parcel 2. Building footprints (existing and proposed) with pad elevations and unit type* 3. State- and City-reference naming of lakes, ponds, wetlands, and stormwater basins, and other appropriate information, such as proposed normal water level (NWL) and high water level (HWL) elevations; ordinary high water (OHW) elevations of public waters; proposed wet and dry storage volumes; and stormwater drainage areas and boundaries. 4. All stormwater lines, including inlets and outlets at ponds* 5. Locations and specifications of all erosion and sedimentation control techniques, including temporary and permanent seeding and mulching specifications* 6. Existing trees to remain* (Include this information on a separate sheet for tree preservation plan) 7. Delineated boundaries of all wetlands and location of wetland boundary markers* Water Quality Requirements: 1. Locate and specify adequate ponding area and volume 2. Include the total area of the site and the total area of proposed impervious cover (rooftops, driveways, sidewalks, streets, etc.) 3. Indicate all stormwater drainage areas and boundaries of the site See also separate handout Wetlands Inventory & Replacement Plan: There are three levels of submittal requirements that need to be addressed: Level 1. No wetlands on the site Level 2. Wetlands on the site, but no impacts are proposed Level 3. Draining, filling or excavating any wetland area. If wetland impacts are proposed, a replacement and monitoring plan may need to be submitted for approval by the City and State and Federal agencies. See also separate handouts on the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act 2 CITY OF EAGAN EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS 1. Erosion and sedimentation control measures shall conform to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Best Management Practices (BMPs) Manual Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas (revised 3.1.2000), unless otherwise indicated by reference to Eagan Standard Plates. Installation, maintenance, and removal of all erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be the responsibility of the developer/contractor. 2. All erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be in place, functioning, and inspected by the City once the foundation has been backfilled. If damaged or removed during construction, all erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be restored, in place, and functioning at the end of each workday. 3. Any additional erosion and sedimentation control measures deemed necessary by the City before, during, or after grading activities shall be installed at the request of the City. 4. For sites greater than 5.0 acres, as required by MPCA permit requirements, the developer/contractor shall keep an erosion control inspection log. Inspection shall be made once every 7 days and within 24 hours after every rain event. Inspection records shall be made available to the City within 24 hours of a request to review such records. 5. Silt fence installation requirements: a) All silt fences shall be in place and functioning at the end of each workday. b) In addition to silt fence shown on the approved building permit's Certificate of Survey, silt fence shall be installed and maintained behind the curb at a maximum distance of 5 feet, once the foundation has been backfilled. A portion of silt fence may be removed if needed for deliveries, but shall be reinstalled once the delivery vehicle is gone. c) Two (2) rolls (or 366wide) of sod shall be installed alongside the curb after construction of curb and gutter and after completion of grading alongside curb and gutter. d) Silt fence shall be installed around all wetlands and across swales leaving property. e) To the maximum extent practicable, silt fence shall be oriented parallel to contour lines. Where silt fence is not oriented in this fashion, J-hook checks shall be implemented, especially where the silt fence is oriented perpendicular to contour lines. f) At its discretion, the City will review locations of silt fences as grading occurs. The developer/contractor shall adjust silt fence installation and maintenance, as directed by the City. g) All nonfunctional silt fences shall be repaired or replaced within 24 hours when trapped sediment reaches 1/3 of the aboveground fence height. h) All silt fence materials shall be removed as soon as possible once permanent ground cover is established. 6. No deviations shall be made from the elevations shown on the approved grading plan, without prior approval by the City. 3 7. All grading operations shall be conducted in a manner to minimize the potential for site erosion, including: a) Phasing of grading, if possible. The developer shall not initiate grading within shorelands or near waters of the state without prior review and approval by the City. b) Leaving an undisturbed, vegetated buffer between waters of the state and any grading activities. c) Grading all slopes such that finished tracking marks from heavy equipment are parallel to contour lines. d) Finishing and stabilizing all slopes adjacent to wetlands, drainageways, and any waters of the state as soon as possible. e) Installing erosion and sedimentation control measures to prevent sediment from being transported onto adjacent properties. Any damage to adjacent properties shall be corrected and restored by the developer/contractor as soon as permission is granted from the appropriate property owner(s). 8. Water in excess of the normal water level (NWL) for any pond or waterbody on a construction site shall be removed in a way that does not impact the quality or condition of nearby wetlands and lakes. The following provisions shall be implemented, as appropriate: a) Water discharged from a depressed area shall be directed to a sediment pond or shall be filtered prior to discharge to a wetland, waterbody, or the City stormwater system. b) Energy dissipation devices shall be installed where channelized flows or pump hoses discharge to areas with exposed soils. Where pump hoses discharge to stable, vegetated areas, such devices may not be necessary. Silt fence shall not be used for energy dissipation. c) Discharge of fill (including sedimentation water) to wetlands is regulated either under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (by the City of Eagan) or the Public Waters Work Permit Program (by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) and Sections 401 and 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act (by the Corps of Engineers). 9. A rock/gravel driveway entrance pad (refer to Eagan Standard Plate #804) for site access from the street shall be in place prior to construction activities under all grading/fill permits; building permits, and development applications. All contractors shall use rock/gravel driveway entrance pads for site ingress and egress. All rock/gravel driveway entrance pads shall be maintained or replaced if they become sediment laden. 10. Soil tracked from a construction site is the responsibility of the general contractor. The City strongly recommends general contractors to direct their subcontractors and delivery operators to clean up any debris in the street caused by their activities. 11. The developer/contractor, or a designated agent shall remove dirt/debris deposited onto a public street, or a private street with a public storm sewer, prior to the end of the workday. 12. In the judgment of City staff, a mobile street sweeper shall be required at the expense of the general contractor/permit holder if the integrity of the City's stormwater system or public streets is compromised by construction activities. 4 13. All areas disturbed by grading, excavation, and backfilling operations shall be restored in accordance with the restoration portion of the grading plan. In accordance with the NPDES General Stormwater Permit, all exposed soil areas within 100 feet of a water of the state or any stormwater conveyance system, which is connected to a water of the state, shall be stabilized within 7 days (greater than 3:1 slopes), 14 days (10:1 to 3:1 slopes), or 21 days (less than 10:1 slopes). 14. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, all disturbed areas shall be sodded or seeded/mulched, or all necessary erosion control devices shall be properly established and functioning. 15. City staffs check erosion and sedimentation control measures frequently throughout building construction or site development. All erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be continuously maintained until such time that permanent vegetation or turf is established. The following actions may be taken for non-compliance: a) A verbal and/or written correction notice will be issued, followed by a phone call to the developer/contractor to insure notification was received. b) If corrections are not in compliance within 48 hours of notification, the City may take the following steps: O Refusal of building inspections Os Issuance of stop work order 16. The failure of the developer/contractor to comply with the erosion control plan or the supplementary instructions of the City, or its designated agent, shall cause the City to take such actions it deems appropriate to control erosion. a) Except in cases of emergency, the City will notify the developer/contractor three (3) days in advance of any proposed'action. b) The developer/contractor shall reimburse the City for all related costs incurred for such work within ten (10) days of notice by City of the actual costs paid by the City. c) The City may draw on the Financial Guaranty of the development to pay all related costs. Approved by Eagan City Council on April 17, 2001 ...\PARKS & RECREATION\EMacbeth\WQProgram\Policy MatterslErosion Control\Eagan erosion policy - FINAL 5 Item: H-1; 44^d k rbonce.. DRAFT-4.8.02 fc 'O:ien epn~•~/ Attachment # _ §4.32 LAND DISTURBANCE AND EROSION CONTROL REGULAR.,..... it ? A. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE STATEMENT. The City Council finds it is in the best interest of the City of Eagan to protect, preserve, and enhance the City's natural resources, storm water and right-of-way systems and public and private land and to encourage a resourceful and prudent approach to the development and alteration of land. In the interest of achieving these objectives, the City of Eagan has established erosion and sedimentation control management regulations herein to promote the furtherance of the following: 1. Protection and preservation of the City's natural resources; 2. Orderly development of land to minimize wetland and land habitat loss; 3. Minimization of the impacts to water bodies, trees and wooded areas resulting from development during the construction phase and from the conditions created by its completion; 4. Establishment of standards for land disturbing activity to mitigate environmental impacts to water quality of wetland and other water bodies, storm water and drainage systems, trees, vegetation and wildlife; 5. Creative land use and environmentally compatible site design which preserves and protects natural resources and public utility systems during and as a result of development; and 6. Enforcement of natural resources management standards to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community. B. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall be defined as stated: APPLICANT shall mean any person or entity who is required to submit and implement a City-approved Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan under this Section. CRITICAL ROOT ZONE OF A TREE shall have the meaning as set forth in the tree preservation regulations of this Code. DRIP LINE (OF A TREE) shall have the meaning as set forth in the tree preservation regulations of this Code. DRAFT-4.8.02 LAND OR PARCEL OF LAND OF SUBJECT PROPERTY OR SUBJECT PROPERTY shall mean an entire lot or parcel, as defined by the zoning regulations of this Code, on or within the boundaries of which a project subject to the requirements of this Section is occurring, has occurred or is to occur. LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY shall mean any excavating, grading, clearing, filling, or other earth change which may result in: (1) The movement of more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of earth; (2) Any alteration of land by more than five (5) feet from the existing contour of the ground on any contiguous one thousand (1,000) or more square feet of ground; or (3) Any other activity that changes the existing or natural contour of the land which changes drainage. For purposes of this Section, excavation or grading for agricultural purposes on agriculturally zoned property shall not constitute land disturbing activity provided such activity is no closer than fifteen (15) feet from any edge or delineated boundary of any water body. LAND DISTURBANCE AND EROSION CONTROL PLAN shall mean and consist of required general information, an erosion and sedimentation control component, tree preservation component, and drainage and grading component. NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION shall mean the construction of any principle building or structure upon a parcel of land or platted lot. NEW DEVELOPMENT shall mean the process whereby improvement to an entire site occurs in one continuous process or in more than one distinct phase, including but not limited to the following activities: initial site grading; installation of utilities; construction of public streets; construction or grading of drainage ways; other grading or filling of any area within the site; grading of building pad areas; utility hookups; construction of buildings, parking lots, driveways, storage areas, recreation areas, or private streets; and any other construction or land disturbing activity within the subject property or site. PROJECT MANAGER shall mean the applicant or the applicant's duly authorized representative who has been conferred the duties by the applicant to implement, complete and manage the project to which the approved Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan applies under this Section. SIGNIFICANT TREE shall have the meaning as set forth in the tree preservation regulations of this Code. TREE CANOPY shall mean the horizontal extension of a tree's branches in all directions from its trunk. 2 DRAFT-4.8.02 WATER BODY (BODIES) shall mean any natural or man-made wetland, drainage or storm water area, stream, or lake. WETLAND shall mean any area with surface or sub-surface hydrology, having hydric soils, and hydrophytic vegetation as defined in the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. WETLAND BUFFER ZONE shall mean the area between a line delineating the wetland boundary and a line parallel to and upland thirty (30) feet from the wetland boundary. WETLAND BOUNDARY shall mean the line delineating the outer edge of a wetland which is established according to the United States Army Corp of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual (January 1987). C. PERMIT AND PLAN 1. LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT. a. Permit required. A Land Disturbance Permit (LDP) shall be required before any land disturbing activity occurs in connection with any of the following: (1) New development in any zoning district; (2) New building construction in any zoning district; (3) Any project which requires a building permit and will result in the expansion of any existing building or impervious surface unless the City determines that no natural resources, such as trees or water bodies, will be directly affected by the project; or (4) Any land disturbing activity or project, including excavations regulated in Chapter 4 of this Code, that directly or indirectly affects natural resources, such as slopes, trees or water bodies. b. Permit application. The application for the permit shall be made in writing to the City on such form as the City may, from time to time, designate and shall include such information as the City shall require. c. Review and Approval of Permit Application. (1) Projects of five (5) or more acres. Projects of five (5) or more acres and all subdivisions shall be submitted to and approved by the City Council. Projects on platted lots of record of less than five (5) acres shall be approved administratively by City staff, unless City staff presents it to the City Council for its review and approval. (2) Permit and plan approval. 3 DRAFT-4.8.02 (a) Submittal. Any application for a Land Disturbance Permit shall be submitted to the City, along with the Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan and required fees, at least fifteen (15) business days prior to the City's consideration of the application. The following requirements shall be met: (i) The land disturbing activity for which the Permit is sought shall be in connection with (a) new development; (b) building or structure construction; or (c) landscaping on an improved individual single family lot, for which a site plan shall be submitted and approved by the City. (ii) The plan shall be consistent with any approved subdivision grading plan; (iii) The plan shall be consistent with the City's overall stormwater management plan; (iv) The plan shall not adversely impact neighboring properties; (v) The plan shall minimize any irreparable adverse impacts to natural resources upon the subject property. (vi) The plan shall meet the requirements of this Section; and (vii) The plan shall provide for and include any of the following temporary safety requirements if the City determines that the project mandates all, or a combination thereof, of the following requirements for the protection of public safety, health and welfare: 1. Properly fence any slope of 3:1 or greater that is adjacent to a project property line and which is deemed hazardous or dangerous by the City; 2. Slope the banks, fill, level off any depression or mound or otherwise place in such condition at any time so as not to be dangerous because of sliding or caving banks; and so as to minimize or stop erosion or dust during or after the grading operation; and 3. Properly drain, fill, or level off any graded or ungraded area so as to make the same safe and healthful, unless otherwise approved by the City. 4 DRAFT-4.8.02 (b) Approval. Upon finding that the above requirements have been met and after City approval of the Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan, the City will issue a permit in accordance with the provisions of this Section. d. Expiration of permit and plan. Any Land Disturbance Permit issued pursuant to the requirements of this Section shall expire two years from the date of issuance if significant progress of the work covered by the Permit is not accomplished, unless an extension of the Permit is requested by the applicant and approved by the City. e. Revocation of permit. Failure to comply with the approved terms and conditions of a Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan shall be grounds for revocation of the Land Disturbance Permit, or other permit or approval issued in lieu thereof, by the City Council, following a public hearing. Written notification of the public hearing shall be mailed at least ten (10) days prior to said hearing to the current holder of the Permit. Such notice should outline the violation(s) considered by the City to be grounds for revocation and inform the current holder of the permit of the opportunity to be heard at such public hearing. f. Other permit or approval in lieu of LDP. When a building or grading permit is issued in connection with project, or a new development project is approved by the City as required in this Code, the building or grading permit or other new development approval by the City may be in lieu of the Land Disturbance Permit required hereunder, provided the applicant shall comply with all other regulations herein, including but not limited to submission and approval of and compliance with a Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan. 2. LAND DISTURBANCE AND EROSION CONTROL PLAN. a. No permit shall be issued unless a Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan (LDECP) is submitted to and approved by the City. All LDECP's shall include the following: (1) General information. (a) Delineation of the subject property and the location of existing and proposed buildings, structures and impervious surfaces on the subject property; (b) Description of the construction or land disturbing activity to be performed on subject property and proposed project schedule; (c) Identification of all water bodies located on and within thirty (30) feet of the subject property's boundaries, including the NWL, HWL, and OHW elevations and if a water body is intended to be used for water quality treatment, identify the dead storage volume and area of the NWL; (d) Identification of all wetland buffer zones; 5 DRAFT-4.8.02 (e) Except for projects on R-1, R-2, R-3 and Estate zoned properties, topographical data, including existing (dashed) and proposed (solid) contours at vertical intervals of not more than two (2) feet, except that contour lines shall be no more than one hundred (100) feet apart; (f) Temporary benchmarks shall be established within the boundaries of the project area. Descriptions, reference ties and elevations of the benchmarks shall be furnished to the City. All elevations, topography and vertical control data shall be tied to sea level datum, 1929 general adjustments; and (g) The location and size of all existing sanitary sewer, water or storm sewer, and services on or adjacent to the property. (2) Erosion and sedimentation controls. (a) Delineation of all areas to be graded or excavated, and the limits of land disturbing activities; (b) Identification of measures to be utilized to control erosion and sedimentation within and from the subject property during the project activity as required herein; (c) Identification of all permanent erosion control measures and a completion schedule; (d) Identification of the location of dirt or soil storage or stock pile areas to be utilized on the subject property; and (e) Identification of all measures to be utilized to protect water bodies and wetland buffer zones. (f) Identification and use of the "best management practices" for temporary erosion and sedimentation control as recommended by the Minnesota Pollution• Control Agency in its publication Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas, (2000), or as amended, including but not limited to: (i) Perimeter erosion control devices, including but not limited to silt fencing; (ii) Phased grading; (iii) Temporary seeding; (iv) Storm drain inlet protection devices; 6 DRAFT-4.8.02 (v) Rock construction entrance; (vi) Tree drip line or critical root zone perimeter protection for trees; (vii) Removal of all debris, dirt and soil from impervious ground surfaces, including abutting public or private roadways and sidewalks, in connection with the subject property; (viii) Sediment basins and flow diversions; and (ix) Any other erosion and sedimentation control device as deemed necessary by the City. (3) Tree preservation. (a) An accurate inventory of significant trees on the subject property, including identification of the size, species, condition and location of each significant tree. On large wooded sites, forest measuring methods may be used to determine the total diameter inches of trees outside the area of the proposed land disturbing activity; (b) Identification of all significant trees on the subject property proposed to be removed or that will be lost as a result of the land disturbing activity; (c) Identification of measures to be utilized to protect and preserve the significant trees proposed to be preserved. (d) The Plan shall identify and require the following tree protective measures: (i) Protective fencing around the outer edge of the critical root zone of all significant trees to prevent erosion, trenching, stockpiling, soil compaction or any other root damaging activity within the zone; and (ii) Pruning paint applied to any damaged bark or branch of a significant oak tree at any time between and including April 15 and July 1. (4) Drainage and grading. 7 DRAFT-4.8.02 (a) Except for projects on R-1, R-2, R-3 and Estate zoned property, Identification of proposed contour grading on the site at vertical intervals of not more than two (2) feet; (b) The estimated time required to complete the work and the amount of material to be moved on the site and the amount to be removed from the site; (c) A map showing the stages or limits of grading together with the existing or proposed finished elevations based on sea level readings; (d) Identification of proposed building bench elevations and direction of flow of surface water within each lot; (e) Methods of controlling dust; (f) Submission of preliminary plans or program for water supply, sewage disposal, drainage and flood control; (g) Soil borings, if required by the City engineer; and (h) Drainage and grading design requirements shall be as follows: (i) No land shall be developed and no use shall be permitted that results in water run-off causing flooding (drainage in excess of the natural drainage anticipated by the City Stormwater Management Plan) or erosion on adjacent property. Run-off shall be properly drained via overland drainage ways or channeled into a storm sewer system drain, watercourse, ponding area or other suitable facility approved by the City; and (ii) A drainage plan for all new commercial, industrial, multiple residential and institutional developments shall provide for a 6-inch rainfall in 24 hours as calculated in accordance with the modeling SCSTR-20 methodology. b. In addition to all other plan requirements in this Section, the property owner shall submit to the City an approved copy of the temporary and permanent erosion and sedimentation control plan and permit as required for the NPDES Construction Storm Water Permit issued by the MPCA. D. APPEALS OF DECISIONS. 8 DRAFT-4.8.02 The applicant may appeal any requirement, decision or determination by the City in connection with any provision of this Section pursuant to the procedures as set forth in the zoning regulations regarding Board of Appeals and Adjustments. E. EXEMPTIONS. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to public utility and right-of-way installation and maintenance projects, which are regulated elsewhere in the City Code. F. COMPLIANCE WITH PLAN. 1. Compliance required. The applicant shall implement and comply with the Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan (LDECP) prior to and during any construction or land disturbing activity under the Land Disturbance Permit to which this Section applies. All erosion and sedimentation control and tree preservation measures required under the Plan shall be properly installed and remain in place until all grading and construction activity is completed or until a written request for removal of the protection measures is made to and approved by the City. No construction or land disturbing activity to which this Section applies or removal of any significant trees may occur until the LDECP is approved by the City and except in accordance with the approved LDECP. Failure to comply with the approved terms and conditions of an LDECP shall constitute a violation of this Code. 2. Determination of compliance. The City shall have the right to enter and inspect the subject property in order to determine compliance with the approved LDECP. The City shall have the right to order the suspension of any grading or construction activity on the subject property until compliance with the LDECP has occurred. 3. Finding of noncompliance. Upon a finding of noncompliance, the City shall use the following procedure with respect to notification and corrective measures: (a) The City shall personally serve upon the project manager, or other responsible person, and by certified U.S. mail upon the property owner, if different than the project manager, a written notification of the violation of the approved LDECP. (b) If remedial work is not completed and compliance with the LDECP has not occurred within forty-eight (48) hours of service of the violation notification, the City may complete remedial or corrective work and any costs incurred in connection with taking remedial action or installing corrective measures may be recovered from the applicant's performance security bond. In the alternative, the City may revoke any construction-related permit and order the termination of all construction activity on the subject property until the subject site is in compliance with the LDECP. G. EMERGENCY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. 9 DRAFT-4.8.02 In the event circumstances exist such that noncompliance poses an immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare, as determined by the City, the City may take emergency corrective action to prevent any such danger. The City shall take reasonable action to contact and direct the owner of the subject property to take any necessary action. Any costs incurred by the City in connection with any emergency action may be recovered from the applicant's performance, security. H. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS. If the requirements of this Section are in conflict with any other federal, state or local law, the stricter requirements shall be enforced. I. FINAL "AS-BUILT" GRADE PLAN. Upon completion of, under a 'Permit issued under this Section, an "as-built" grading plan shall be required. This paragraph shall not apply to any activity under a single lot building permit project on a R- 1, R-2, R-3 and Estate zoned property not in connection with a new development. The "as-built" grading plan shall depict the actual field grade conditions of the subject property and depict any changes from the original grading plan submitted to and approved by the City. If building permits are requested prior to completion of the "as-built" grading plan, "as-built" grading plans shall be required for the individual lots associated with those building permits. All "as-built" grading plans shall be certified by a registered civil engineer and submitted to the City in a format as required by the City. J. TREE PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS. Removal or loss of significant trees shall be in accordance with the City approved LDECP and the tree preservation regulations in Chapter 11 of this Code. K. FEES. Fees associated with this Section shall be set by a duly adopted resolution by City Council. L. SECURITY. 1. Security required. The applicant shall provide security for the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Section. The security shall be in a form required by the City, including, letter of credit, cash or escrow deposit and all in such form and substance that shall save the City free and harmless from all suits or claims for damages resulting from the negligent grading, removal, placement or storage of rock, sand, gravel, dirt, clay or other like material within the City. This security, running to the City, shall be conditioned to pay the City the cost and expense of bringing the subject property into compliance with the approved Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan, and/or the cost and expense of repairing any highways, streets or other public ways within the City, made necessary by the special burden resulting from the hauling and transporting thereon by the applicant in the removal or placement of rock, dirt, 10 DRAFT-4.8.02 sand, gravel, clay or other like material. This Section shall not apply to an applicant who is performing new construction or any project activities, for which security is required under other City approved process or requirements. This exemption shall not apply if it is determined that there is a strong potential for environmental degradation. 2. Amount of security. The amount of security shall be set by a duly adopted resolution by City Council in order to accomplish compliance with the approved Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan in addition to any other security performance required by any other regulations in this Code. The estimated cost shall be subject to approval by the. City. 3. Release of security. The security shall be retained until completion of all Plan requirements. The City may release the security at that time unless the City, upon inspection, finds the project is not in compliance with all requirements of the approved Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan. If non-compliance is found, the City may retain that portion of the security equal to the cost of bringing the project into compliance with the approved Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan. 4. City remedy. If compliance with the approved Land Disturbance and Erosion Control Plan is not accomplished within the allowable time period, the City may bring the project into compliance by use of the security. 5. Exemptions. The City shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section. M. STORM WATER REGULATIONS. All construction, land disturbing activity and development shall comply with the City's Stormwater Management Plan. N. WETLAND CONSERVATION REGULATIONS. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the Minnesota Wetland Conservation statutes and regulations (commonly referred to collectively as the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act), as amended through Laws 2001, are hereby incorporated herein and adopted by reference, including the penalty provisions thereof. 11 Date: April 15, 2002 Agenda Item: 11-2; Langstraat Parcel Action X Information City of Eagan Attachments 1. Site Map- Langstraat Packs and Recreation MEMO 2. Langstraat Field Photos 3. Langstraat Wetland Photos AGENDA ITEM: H-2; LANGSTRAAT PARCEL- PATRICK EAGAN PARK TO: ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION PREPARED BY: BETH A. WIELDE, RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROJECTS ITEM DESCRIPTION: Recommend to City Council to authorize staff to begin negotiating the purchase of the southerly 2 acres of the Langstraat property. BACKGROUND Approximately 5 years ago, staff began preliminary discussions into the acquisition of the southerly 2 acres of the Thomas and LeAnn Bergin parcel at 1240 Deerwood Drive. This acquisition provides a trail link that had previously stubbed at the property line. This acquisition was recently finalized. Their neighbors to the west, the Langstraats of 1250 Deerwood Drive, have approached the City about selling the south approximately 2 acres of their property, which would complete a linear segment on the western portion of Patrick Eagan Park. The Commission had previously shown an interest in this parcel, identifying it both in a 1999 parcel acquisition priority study, and again in the CIP process. ANALYSIS The aesthetic and environmental value of the Bergin piece is complimented by the neighboring Langstraat property. Aside from its potential for continuity of the linear segment and additional acreage to Patrick Eagan Park, proper assessment of the Langstraat piece requires review of environmental factors such as wetlands and forestry. FORESTRY Forestry staff again performed a field review of the Langstraat property on Friday, April 5, 2002. The following observations were recorded. Significant tree species included red and bur oak, white birch, black cherry, green ash, quaking aspen, and elm. No particular species dominated the woods; there was good distribution of all species. Because the site has a fair amount of elevation change, tree species location slightly varies (i.e. oak, birch and aspen are found mostly on the ridge top; larger oaks are on the hillsides; and ash and elm are found mostly in lower, wetter elevations). Tree diameters range from small 3-6" saplings to over 24" diameters. There is a fair amount of large diameter oak and ash on site. Tree health is good. No records or current sign of tree disease, including oak wilt. There has not been any tree clearing on site. The only man-made signs are from a four wheel ATV running along the ridge. There are no exceptionally unique tree occurrences on site. The woods here can be described as northern hardwoods. WETLANDS Looking west, the first composite photograph in Attachment 3 reflects the small wetland (-0.5- acre) to be an inland fresh meadow without standing water. However, current conditions are abnormally dry. Under normal conditions, the site may be waterlogged at the surface in the early growing season, but during most of the season probably will be waterlogged within at least a few inches of the surface. Looking south, the second composite photograph in Attachment 3 indicates vegetation to include grasses, sedges, rushes, and other wet-tolerant plants. Evidence of deer, raccoon, and amphibians were found within a short time of our survey. This site has high potential as a reference type wetland because of its relative isolation from residential development and urban disturbance. Four-wheel vehicle tracks can be seen toward the left side of both photographs. 2002-2003 CIP The APrC included the Langstraat piece in their CIP for 2002 (See Table 1: 2002 CIP). In the past, the importance of this piece had been contingent on the acquisition of the Bergin acreage, due to the potential for trail connection around a water body. However, the Langstraat piece will allow greater flexibility with trail planning and extra acreage for Master Plan development scheduled in the CIP for 2003 (See Table 2: 2003 CIP). Table 1: 2002 CIP (Subject to Approval) $0 Soccer Field Lighting Moonshine Park Development $250,000 North Park Mitigation (from 2001- See North Park Total) $0 North Park Infrastructure (see North Park Total $0 Holz Farm Master Plan $30,000 -Playground Replacement, Slaters Acres and Lexington $60,000 Central Park Gazebo (per Council action) $50,000 Skate Park Relocation and Expansion $75,000 Bergin Acquisition $58,000 Lan straat Acquisition $58,000 Holz Farm Roof $30,000 North Park Total $575,000 2002 Total $1,186,000 /6 Table 2: 2003 CEP (Subject to Approval) Cost Carnelian Park Rink Light Upgrade $25,000 Clearwater Park Rink Light Upgrade $30,000 Captain Dodd Park Sun Shelter $35,000 Ridgecliff Park Sun Shelter $35,000 Playground Replacements, Probable Fish Lake and O'Leary $60,000 Holz Farm Development $250,000 Thomas Lake Park Structural Repairs $175,000 Patrick Eagan Park Master Plan $80,000 Central Park Exterior Playground $40,000 Hockey Rink Paving $40,000 Tennis Court Reconstruction (2) $45,000 Total $815,000 Staff has become aware that the private group Patrick Eagan Park Preservation Committee (PEPPC) has, under its own volition, submitted an acquisition grant application to the Metro Greenways program. PEPPC named Langstraat as one of the properties it wishes to acquire. Although staff was not involved in the development of this grant application, they supplied basic technical assistance available to all citizens. It is important to note that PEPPC has not yet approached Council about a possible funds match, a requirement of funds allocation. ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION 1. Recommend the City Council authorize staff to enter into negotiations with the Langstraats. 2. Other. /1. 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A s~ r ~,q i ~Y ~e~i_t.H .i >"Lt ls,,~ - " ty ~a-.K 1zJ.i 4~ e+~i...~ra~~~ h -_a y~~ T -~ir ~t ~ ~ • ~'t9 'T'' r~:~.t t ir:.'1 y ! r x.~ -1 ~-T_.~•~~ r .`~""~~j~+#~ -,y++'.-' „~'~t :j'=/ ?e`~"'.^+'. t~" ss. r iL t~•'r s !'~•~~il. ~t ~ ~.-A. ~ - ] i~ r ry ~t r a ~ r rr ;'~i:'~.t~~Y:P<~.~'~i .~,s3'~~• ~ ~ , 4 ir(17G. ~ 4~~~ R A`'• • Date: April 15, 2002 Agenda Item: I-1: Arbor Day Proclamation ~ Action X Information City of Eagan Attachments X 1. Council Resolution for Parks and Recreation MEMO proclamation of Arbor Day AGENDA ITEM: I-1; ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION TO: ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION PREPARED BY: GREGG HOVE, CITY FORESTER I ITEM DESCRIPTION: To acknowledge the Arbor Day Resolution setting Saturday, May 4 as Arbor Day and May 2002 as Arbor Month in the City of Eagan. BACKGROUNDMISTORY: • Eagan has received the Tree City USA community designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation for the fourteenth consecutive year. Each year the Parks and Recreation Department conducts an Arbor Day program that includes participation in a tree planting project. This year the sixteenth annual event will be held at Ran Athletic Park. • Recognition as a Tree City is based on efforts by the City to promote tree planting in the community and the resolution demonstrates that effort. • To become a Tree City, a community must meet four standards; a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program, and an Arbor Day observance. • Eagan has demonstrated progress in the following forestry activities; publications, parks and open space and improved ordinance. • Eagan has also received the 2001 Growth Award, which recognizes commitment to the process of environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care. • The resolution was recommended for adoption by the Advisory Parks Commission • Receiving these awards acknowledges the City's efforts to minimize environmental impact during environmental impact during developments, and adhere to policies such as "Forever Green," aimed to maintain and enhance Eagan's trees and foliage. Scheduled Arbor Day activities include: 8:30 - 9:00 Public arrival / social hour 9:00 -9:15 Welcome and sharing of the Arbor Day schedule by City staff 9:15 - 9:45 Ceremonial Tree Installation (large tree spade) 9:45 -11:45 Installation of shrubs and perennials near park building Completion of installation of tree spaded trees (soil aeration, mulching, and irrigation. 11:45 - 12:00 Arbor Day Program (City Officials) 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch served (outdoor grilled lunch prepared by City staff) ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION: 1. Acknowledge the resolution setting May 4 as Arbor Day and May as Arbor Month in the City of Eagan. 2. Other Item: j_/~ 4r-6or Attachment f~ f /r, hors CITY OF EAGAN RESOLUTION A PROCLAMATION OF EAGAN ARBOR DAY AND EAGAN ARBOR MONTH WHEREAS, trees are a most valuable resource in the State of Minnesota and City of Eagan - purifying our air and water, helping conserve our soil, serving as a recreational settings, providing habitat for wildlife for all kinds, and enriching our lives in so many important ways; and WHEREAS, pollutants, tree diseases and urban expansion have damaged and continue to threaten our trees, creating the need for reforestation programs and concerted public action toward ensuring the future of out City's urban forests; and WHEREAS, each year the people of Minnesota pay special attention to the wonderful gift that our trees represent and dedicate themselves to the continued health of our state's trees; and WHEREAS, The City of Eagan has been recognized as a Tree City USA community by the National Arbor Day Foundation since 1988 and desires to continue its tree-planting programs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Eagan City Council does hereby proclaim Saturday, May 4, 2002 to be ARBOR DAY and the month of May, 2002 to be ARBOR MONTH in the City of Eagan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council further urge citizens to become more aware of the importance of trees to the well-being of our community; and to participate in City tree planting programs which will ensure a greener place for our citizens to live in the decades to come. CITY OF EAGAN CITY COUNCIL By: Its Mayor Attest: Deputy Clerk Motion made by: Seconded by: Those in favor: Those against: Dated: CERTIFICATION I, M. McGarvey, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, in a regular meeting thereof assembled this 16th day of April, 2002. Deputy Clerk 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 1 Site Protection Nomination Form SUBMITTED BY: PATRICK EAGAN PARK PRESERVATION COMMITTEE (PEPPC), EAGAN DEADLINE: March 29th, 2002* Directions Sites being nominated for funding consideration through Metro Greenways require completion of this Site Nomination Form and submission of several supplemental materials. Please refer to the Metro Greenways Site Selection Criteria while completing this form. This Nomination Form can be reproduced but must follow the same order and format and should total no more than seven pages. For an electronic version of this form, e-mail a request to bill. penning~a dnr.state.nnn.us or download it from the DNR web site at http://NvwNv.dnr.state.mn.us/greenprint/metro-preen.html The following required materials, which will help us become more familiar with the site, also need to be submitted as part of the nomination package: PEPPC HAS ATTACHED THE FOLLOWING: 1. General location map with delineated boundaries of the proposed site 2. Topographical map that includes the site and surrounding areas within a two mile radius 3. Aerial and other photos of site (if available) 4. MN Land Cover Classification System Map (if completed) 5. Other relevant maps, plans, and/or descriptions of the site as contained within an adopted or current revision of a local comp plan, natural resource plan or other community-based document(s). 6. Letter of Support from the Izaak Walton League of America; Minnesota Division (and text of speech presented by Gunnar Isberg at Eagan City Council meeting) 7. Letter of support from Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (Douglas Mayo) 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 2 Site Name: Patrick Eagan Park Wildlife Corridor Buffer Expansion (Langstraat, Bergin, and Anderson Properties) Nominating Agency/Organization: PATRICK EAGAN PARK PRESERVATION COMMITTEE (PEPPC). The mission of the Patrick Eagan Park Preservation Committee is to permanently preserve all of Patrick Eagan Park in its natural state with strategies that support its passive use and preserve or improve the park's natural elements such as water, vegetation and animal life. Contact Person: Bea Blomquist Address: 4504 Oak Chase Road; Eagan, MN 55123 Phone Number: (651) 454 - 5445 Fax Number (651) 454-5379 E-mail Address: beablomquist(iaol.com Site Location City: Eagan, MN Township: T27 R23 County: Dakota Range: Section: Legislative Districts (H-38A and B; S-38) Check one: Site is located outside of current or proposed MUSA boundary. Site is located outside the existing MUSA boundary but within the currently proposed urban growth boundary. X Site is located within the current MUSA boundary. Site Description Total Acreage: 11 Describe past and current land use. General Description Nominated sites consist of two land parcels on the west and east sides of Patrick Eagan Park. Patrick Eagan Park is a 110-acre site now preserved in its natural state with some hiking trail access. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 3 West Parcel (Bergin and Langstraat Properties) (2 Acres Each) The Langstraat property, adjacent to Patrick Eagan Park, is currently for sale. A portion of the Bergin Land is in the process of being purchased by the city. The southern portions of these properties (the portion of the parcels being nominated) are wooded, undeveloped lands in mixed deciduous forest. East Parcel (Anderson Property) (7 Acres) The east parcel was under a moratorium for development, which has recently expired. It is zoned agricultural but is not now used for any particular purpose. It is in a natural state. The property owner, who lives on a separate parcel adjacent to the nominated Anderson parcel, has expressed an interest in selling the land. Ecological Qualities Describe the most important ecological qualities and features of the site. Include information such as geologic features, topography, soils, vegetation, hydrologic and aquatic features, wildlife and rare plants and animals. The noteworthy ecological feature of this site is its location as the hub of a natural wildlife corridor that connects to Lebanon Hills County Park to the south. (See the aerial photo) Extensions to this corridor extend both to the north and west of the park, which functions as a natural reservoir of wildlife dispersing through central Eagan. While the site has a diverse animal and plant community, it is not known or expected to be home to any rare or endangered species. The rugged glacial topography of the park provides a picturesque landscape that is awesome. The surrounding hills completely insulate the center of the park from the almost ubiquitous automotive noise of the adjacent urban neighborhoods; entering the park gives the visitor the sense of being transported to a location far from the city. This rugged terrain has successfully deterred most agricultural exploitation of the site. Most if not all of the site has never been plowed and cropped. East Parcel The East Parcel has very steep gradations. Acquisition of the East Parcel would prevent residential development, which if developed at the normal housing densities of neighboring tracts would have a significant deleterious impact on the park. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 4 The East Parcel is partly residential grass and housing landscape with significant hardwood/softwood mix, damp fern and moss undergrowth with a floor of natural, old-growth decay. The steep topography of the parcel has deterred tilling the land. West Parcels The City has also been attempting to acquire the West Parcels. Both properties are currently for sale. The parcels are the southern half of two developed residential lots. The land is strongly sloped and covered with a relatively undisturbed mixed moderately aged second-growth deciduous forest. Acquisition of these parcels will give the city title to the all of the shore land surrounding the smaller unnamed pond in the park. Restoration Needs Describe what type and level of initial and/or long-term restoration activities (if any) needed to transform the site to a more natural condition. Include information on soil conditions, vegetation including extent and type of exotic and invasive species, vegetation on adjacent parcels, and other known restoration challenges. If possible, estimate the cost of restoration. Describe your commitment/capacity for site restoration. As in all parks in Dakota County, there is buckthorn that needs to be managed. Most of the park has not yet been significantly impacted by buckthorn. There is also some invasive thistle. Significance of Location Describe how the site contributes to connectivity and/or buffering and the regional network of natural areas, parks and other open spaces. The site functions as the main hub of a natural wildlife corridor that connects to Lebanon Hills County Park, a major natural area to the south. (See the figure (graphic on aerial photo)) Extensions to this corridor extend both to the north and west of the park, which functions as a natural reservoir of wildlife dispersing through central Eagan to other parks including Berry Patch Park, Fish Lake Park, Mueller Farm Park, O'Leary Lake, and Barbara Curry Park, and Windcrest Park and other small pockets of natural habitat in Carriage Hills Golf Course along Hurley Lake, and throughout the more developed areas and ultimately into the largely industrial area north of Yankee Doodle Road and into North Park. Both parcels will provide significant additions and buffers to the central portion of the Patrick Eagan Park Nature Area because they are directly adjacent to the existing park. Both parcels (especially the west parcel) will improve or enable access to the entire perimeter of the Park, thereby improving passageway through the park to other park areas and open spaces of the city. Acquisition of the east parcel protects the buffer between natural areas of the park and developed parts of the city. It provides a buffer against the noise of traffic on Lexington Avenue. Residential development of this parcel would significantly degrade the sense of isolation and remoteness that is a defining characteristic of Patrick Eagan Park. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 5 Environmental Functions Describe any environmental functions that would be maintained or improved by protecting or restoring this site. Protecting the nominated sites would help preserve and enhance the Park as a natural corridor for migrating land animals and birds. This corridor extends North to other park areas in the city, and south to the County's Lebanon Hills Regional Park and lake. Current Ownership Include the following landowner information for the proposed site: Priority Parcel East Parcel Name(s): Lee and Laurel Anderson Willing to donate property? , yes X no _ unknown Address: 4045 Lexington Ave. S. Willing to donate conservation easement?des _ no X unknown Eagan, MN 55123 Willing to sell fee title? X yes _ no _ unknown Phone Number: (651) 681-1681 Willing to sell conservation easement? yes no X unknown Additional Parcel (s) West Parcel Name(s): Harlan and Dorothy Langstraat Willing to donate property? _ yes X no _ unknown Address: 3744 Wright Rd. SW Willing to donate conservation easement?__yes _ no X unknown Rochester, MN 55902 Willing to sell fee title? X yes no _ unknown Phone Number: ( 507) 289 - 1016 Willing to sell conservation easement? yes no X unknown Name(s): Tom and LeeAnn Bergin Willing to donate property? - yes X no unknown Address: 1240 Deerwood Drive Willing to donate conservation easement?des _ no X unknown Eagan, MN 55123 Willing to sell fee title? X yes _ no _ unknown Phone Number: (651) 452-2644 Willing to sell conservation easement? _ yes _ no X unknown Briefly describe the current status of the property and any discussions/negotiations with the current landowner(s). Bergin portion of the West Parcel was recently purchased by the city of Eagan. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 6 Property Issues Describe any known issues related to title, boundary, survey, etc. No known issues. Liability Describe any known liability issues, including environmental hazards, restrictions, leases, improvements, easements, etc. which could affect the transaction and/or natural resource protection. The function of the lakes in the park as storm water cache basins with no outlet results in considerable and unnatural bounce in water levels. Amelioration of the impact of storm water on these lakes would improve the aquatic and shoreline habitats and would advance the goals of a nature park. These issues are common to most urban natural areas, which usually are adjacent to marshy areas that are serving as storm water holding ponds. If the park is not protected as a natural area, the wildlife corridor could be exposed to renewed development pressure to establish some other use that may not be compatible with its present natural function. Cost WEST PARCEL Langstraat Property Has the property been appraised? X yes no If yes, when? and by whom? Owner Is the appraised value public information? yes X no If yes, what is the appraised value? If no, what is the estimated cost of the site? $~58 000/Acre of Parcel based on price received by adjacent property owner (Ber iinn property) for similar property purchased by the city of Eagan Describe any other anticipated costs associated with the site. Describe any other anticipated costs associated with the site. Bergin Property Has the property been appraised? X yes no If yes, when? 2001 and by whom? Owner and City of Eagan Is the appraised value public information? X yes _ no If yes, what is the appraised value? If no, what is the estimated cost of the site? $_58,000/ Parcel Describe any other anticipated costs associated with the site: This site would likely be a reimbursement because the city is in the process of purchasing the land. The purchase price was negotiated between the owner and the city of Eagan. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 7 EAST PARCEL (Anderson Parcel) Has the property been appraised? X yes no If yes, when? January, 2002 and by whom? BRKW Appraisals Is the appraised value public information? X yes no If yes, what is the appraised value? $100,000 Per Acre If no, what is the estimated cost of the site? Describe any other anticipated costs associated with the site: Management What entity or agency would be proposed to manage the site? What natural resource management experience, expertise and capacity exist within this agency/organization? Include the name and phone number of a key contact person. The nominated parcels would be included within Patrick Eagan Park, and would be managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City of Eagan. Maintenance management functions would fall primarily upon the parks maintenance staff, headed by Paul Olson, Superintendent of Parks. Mr. Olson has been with the City for six years having previously worked for the City of Roseville, Minn., in a similar capacity and prior to that with Stearns County, Minn. The Forestry division is also indirectly supervised by Mr. Olson and in direct contact with the Water Resources division to assist with resource management. The Water Resource division has been recognized on a local, regional and national level for farsighted approach to resource management. The forestry division has also been recognized for its efforts in resource management, and the parks division has a reputation for being "one of the best' in the metro area. Parks maintenance is responsible for maintaining all of the city parks, encompassing nearly 1,300 acres of neighborhood, athletic, special use and open space property. Wetlands, hardwood forest, native prairie, trail and intensively maintained property receive the due attention of full time and seasonal staff. Department staff has utilized "site specific" maintenance management practices for existing parks, an internal collaborative effort that would be applied to each area, if acquired Given the intended use of this property, there should not be a significant financial impact on operations to maintain this property. Ownership Are there any issues which would prevent the State of Minnesota from acquiring the underlying fee title or a conservation easement on the property? There is no known reason that would prevent the State from acquiring underlying fee title or a conservation easement on the total park property. The timing of the grant proposal is critical, because all of these parcels are currently for sale, and the current property owners are amenable to working out an agreement to acquire the property. If the parcels are sold, there is no guarantee that the new owners would be approachable for acquiring the property to be included in the park. The new owners could potentially subdivide the property for clearance and development. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 8 Level of Support Describe any organized community support for protecting the site. Include the name(s) and phone number(s) of key individuals involved in the project. Approximately 2,000 Eagan residents signed a petition to protect Patrick Eagan Park from being converted to a golf course recently. In response to the potential golf course, two community organizations, Save Patrick Eagan Park and the Patrick Eagan Park Preservation Committee (PEPPC), were formed to protect the park and create a vision for it as a natural park and a nature center. On March 22, 2002, PEPPC incorporated under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 317A, with the ecological and educational mission of preserving the parkland in its natural state. See attached sheet for names and phone numbers of board members of PEPPC. Describe the level of local governmental support for protecting the site. Include the name, title and phone number of key elected officials or staff involved in the project and the name and date of any resolutions passed (include copies if possible) regarding the site. The City Council has previously authorized negotiations to acquire the parcel owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bergin, assuming a willing seller. All properties reflected have been shown in the Advisory Park Commission listing of desirable parkland properties for parkland expansion, which was completed in 1999. The Bergin and Langstraat properties, both of which are five-acre parcels, would be divided to allow for acquisition of the southerly portion of these parcels. Consequently, current zoning reflects land use of single family. The Anderson Parcel is zoned Agricultural, but guided as D- 1, single family Has the site been identified for protection and/or restoration through an adopted or revised local comp plan, zoning code or other ordinance? _ yes X no if yes, describe. Collaboration Describe the type and level of involvement by other organizations, agencies, institutions or other current or potential partners. Other organizations, including the Sierra Club, Audubon Society, and One Thousand Friends have been actively involved in the support of Eagan's grass-roots efforts to save and preserve Patrick Eagan Park, including the importance of acquiring sites that would help buffer and improve access to the Park. These organizations are represented on the PEPPC Board of Directors. PEPPC also expects that the city of Eagan will be a vital partner with the Eagan community. The "golf course" threat has been abated (the golf course is now proposed for another location). Compatible Public Use Describe the types and level of sustainable public use that you are proposing for the site. Patrick Eagan Park is primarily a natural area with trails. Those trails that are suitable are -roomed in the winter for cross-country skiing. All the trails are used for hiking and other pedestrian activities. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 9 The park is used for bird-watching and other nature orientated observation. Most of these activities are usually informal and casual rather than organized. Future use is expected to continue to be compatible with the park's designation as a natural park. Establishment of a nature center with a building dedicated to that use is in the preliminary exploratory stages of discussion. Financial Involvement Have any public or private funds or "in-kind" services been identified to support protection or restoration of the site? _yes - no. If yes, describe type, amount, limitations/conditions, availability or other potential information about these funds/services. Once acquired, few funds will be required for their protection or restoration as the sites will be incorporated as portions of and buffers to the adjoining Patrick Eagan Park. Patrick Eagan Park Preservation Committee (PEPPC), however, has incorporated as a private- not-for-profit organization to provide "in-kind" planning, coordination of preservation efforts and possibly raise financial support for the sites nominated and for the rest of the Park. PEPPC Board members are general supporters, persons of various related park-professions, expert planners, former park officials, and one previous mayor of the city of Eagan. These highly qualified people, and other PEPPC members will provide ongoing support as needed. The local Boy Scouts have provided interpretive services throughout the park, including permanent educational postings in the Park describing the wildlife and geological structures. It is presumed the city of Eagan would provide ongoing management of the sites along with rest of Patrick Eagan Park Significant expenditures of private funds and time were donated toward efforts to save the park from destruction. The future availability of private funds for protection and restoration is not known. Imminence of Threat What is the current status of the property? Describe the type and level of threat, if any, to the site. The parcels of land are all for sale and could each be the site of housing construction. Any one of these parcels, if developed could have a significant negative impact on the park Benefits Explain why protection and/or restoration of this site are important. These sites will provide the last remaining access areas and buffers to the core of an existing nature area that serves as a refuge for existing suburban wildlife populations and point of support for migratory animals. The nominated sites will augment and become part of a larger nature preserve in the center of an otherwise automobile-oriented suburb. Patrick Eagan Park's role as a site for teaching the value and role of nature in healthy communities will be strengthened. State awards of support will also help maintain the momentum of support already established in the Eagan Community and strengthen the outcome of a permanent nature preserve in the center of Eagan. 2002 Metro Greenways Site Nomination Form Page 10 PATRICK EAGAN PARK PRESERVATION COMMITTEE (PEPPC) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mike Adrian (651) 452-9418 Bea Blomquist (651) 454-5445 David Brunet (651) 452-6847 Neil Coates (651) 545-1917 Michael Dean (651) 688-8591 Mike Fedde (651) 452-2966 Gunnar Isberg (651) 454-5075 Drew Smith (651) 699-6467 Carolyn Thurston (651) 454-5843 Michel Vincent (651) 290-1129 John Ward (651) 688-0451 Steve Weston (651) 454-9372 PATRICK EAGAN PARK PRESERVATION COMMITTEE (PEPPC). The mission of the Patrick Eagan Park Preservation Committee is to permanently preserve all of Patrick Eagan Park in its natural state with strategies that support its passive use and preserve or improve the park's natural elements such as water, vegetation and animal life. Thr ,J daft Walton ` rrgur of Antertra DEFENDERS OF SOIL. WOODS, WATER, AIR, AND WILDLIFE MINNESOTA DIVISION Legal Protection for Grant-Assisted Recreation Sites Section 6(f)(3) of the LWCF Act Section 6(f)(3) of the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF Act), contains strong provisions to protect Federal investments and the quality of assisted resources. The law is firm but flexible. It recognizes the likelihood that changes in land use or development may make some assisted areas obsolete over time, particularly in rapidly changing urban areas. At the same time, the law discourages casual "discards" of park and recreation facilities by ensuring that changes or "conversions from recreation use" will bear a cost - a cost that assures taxpayers that investments in the "national recreation estate' will not be squandered. The LWCF Act contains a clear and common sense provision to protect grant-assisted areas from conversions. SEC. 6(f)(3) No property acquired or developed with assistance under this section shall, without the approval of the Secretary, be converted to other than public outdoor recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such conversion only if he finds it to be in accord with the then existing comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan, and only upon such conditions as he deems necessary to assure the substitution of other recreation properties of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness and location. This "anti-conversion' requirement applies to all parks and other sites that have been the subject of Land and Water grants of any type, whether for acquisition of parkland, development or rehabilitation of facilities. In many cases, even a relatively small LWCF (e.g., for development of a picnic shelter) in a park of hundreds or even thousands of acres provides anti-conversion protection to the entire park site. Sec. 6(f)(3) of the LWCF Act - No property acquired with assistance under this section shall be converted to other than public outdoor uses. In view of this law the Izaak Walton League of America, Minnesota Division Board of Directors, on January 26, 2002 voted to oppose the development of a golf course which is exclusionary by fee structure, on park land acquired through the LWCF Act. 555 Park St. Suite140 . Si. Paul, MN 55103-2110 • Voice/Fax: (651) 221-0215 ~°a ~ email: mn-ikes@mtn.org • website: www.mtn.org/-mn-ikes/ ~ Legal Protection for Grant-Assisted Recreation Sites ederal Land and Water Conservation Fund contains strong provisions to protect Federal invest- ments and the quality of assisted resources. The law is firm but flexible. It recognizes the likelihood that changes in land use or development may make some assisted areas obsolete over time, partic- ularly in rapidly changing urban areas. At the same time, the law discourages casual discardsof park and recreation facilities by ensuring that changes or conversions from recreation use will bear a cost a cost that assures taxpayers that investments in the national recreation estate will not be squandered. The LWCF Act contains a clear and common sense provision to protect grant-assisted areas from conversions. SEC. 6(f)(3) No property acquired or developed with assistance under this section shall, without the approval of the Secretary, be converted to other than public outdoor recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such conversion only if he finds it to be in accord with the then existing comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan and only upon such conditions as he deems necessary to assure the substitution of other recreati on properties of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness and location. This anti-conversion requirement applies to all parks and other sites that have been the subject of Land and Water grants of any type, whether for acquisition of parkland, development or rehabilita- tion of facilities. In many cases, even a relatively small LWCF (e.g., for development of a picnic ielter) in a park of hundreds or even thousands of acres provides anti-conversion protection to the entire park site. Sec. 6(f)(3) of the LWCF Act No property acquired with assistance under this section shall be converted to other than public out- door uses. In view of this law the Izaak Walton League of America, Minnesota Division Board of Directors, on January 26, 2002 voted to oppose the development of a golf course which is exclu- sionary by fee structure, on park land acquired through the LWCF Act. MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY AUDUBON CLUB Box 20400, Bloomington, Minnesota 55420 November 11, 2001 The Honorable Patricia Awada Mayor of the City of Eagan Eagan Municipal Center 3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55122 Dear Mayor, The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC), a local chapter of the National Audubon Society, opposes plans to build a golf course at Patrick Eagan Park. Each year in May, MRVAC sponsors a field trip to Patrick Eagan Park to observe migrating birds and other wildlife; thus, we are fond of Eagan's only nature park. There are places in the park where a quiet soul can be transported a hundred miles from the city in just moments. It is difficult to understand how the City of Eagan could propose to destroy this unique asset, which was originally purchased to preserve the site as a nature park for future generations. Developing a golf course at Patrick Eagan Park will not only fence out the general public, but will also forever alter a significant node within an existing wildlife corridor. While other communities and government agencies are actively preserving our shrinking natural habitats and seek opportunities to alleviate the impact of urban development on nature, Eagan proposes to do just the opposite, to carve up one of its largest remaining forested tracts. Golf courses, despite their rustic natural beauty and greenery, have proven to be such barren desserts for wildlife habitat that a program was developed to modify course management to improve habitat and ameliorate the negative impacts. By paying a small annual fee of only $100 to an organization affiliated with the golf course industry, not the National Audubon Society, and promising to implement an approved management plan, a golf course can promote itself as being wildlife friendly and "Audubon Certified". Following such a management plan would undoubtedly be an improvement over a program that does not have a goal of promoting habitat. However, nowhere is it considered an acceptable alternative to destroying a natural habitat. While developing a golf course at a highly degraded site would be a significant improvement to the natural environment, in this case it would result in a significant deterioration. Please, do not mock the principles of the National Audubon Society by claiming that the proposed golf course will be "Audubon Certified" and, thus, will protect the natural environment or, at worst, not significantly impact it. If this golf course is built, not only would all future citizens miss the opportunity to experience the profound beauty of this natural site, a large area of central Eagan beyond the park would also find a reduction of wildlife in their backyards. Construction of this golf course and the resulting destruction of habitat in Patrick Eagan Park are completely contrary to the principles of the National Audubon Society. Thus, the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter opposes developing a golf course in Patrick Eagan Park and the resulting destruction of this important natural area. S' c rely, I " Dougla ayo President Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter cc: This Week Newspaper Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Eagan secondhand smoke I want to get involved in AL .19-0 survey results..... CAFE..... . eetu.,4uz on A survey of Ea an citizens was conducted in the spring of 2001. Approximately 500 1 would be willing to: citizens responded. Join the CAFE coalition who is CAFE ? Receive e-mail updates from CAFE about ? 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HERE ARE JUST A FEW: A closer look at tobacco-free policies... Why are policies effective? Policies reinforce to youth the message that tobacco use is unhealthy and unnecessary behavior. • Policies ensure that participants and spectators are not exposed to secondhand smoke. • Policies create an environment where leaders can model and promote healthy lifestyle choices. Why are city-wide policies so important? City recreation departments own the most of the facilities used by youth recreation groups. • City-wide policies support groups who have existing policies when they are using city facilities. Cigarette butts cause litter, maintenance expenses, and can be ingested by toddlers. Creating smoke-free environments protects the health, safety, and welfare of the community. Cities who have implemented tobacco-free policies City of Bloomington, MN (City Ordinance) . Prohibits use of tobacco on city-owned athletic fields during youth athletic events. City of Rochester, MN (Park Policy) . Bans smoking within 100 feet of playgrounds and youth athletic fields. Other Examples Baxter, MN (City Ordinance) • Cohasset, MN (City Ordinance) Owatonna, MN (Park Policy) Richfield, MN (Park Policy) • Roseville, MN (Park Policy) How are these policies enforced? City park and recreation departments enforce tobacco policies for outdoor youth recreational facilities similarly to other park policies, such as alcohol and litter policies. Park policies are typically enforced by using signage, staff compliance checks, and community education to ensure voluntary compliance. Depending on each department's regulations a fine may need to be included in the policy as part of any standard park regulation. Example Enforcement Plan - Roseville Park & Recreation Department 1 . All youth activity spaces will have signs. 2 . All youth organizations will be given the policy to leaders, coaches and parents. 3 . Staff will make periodic observations of youth activity sites to monitor for compliance. 4. Although the emphasis is on voluntary compliance, failure to comply with park regulations is a misdemeanor and carries a $25 fine. 0 C7t'frrrrr o wuw Components of a Successful Policy 1. Include the rationale for developing and implementing the policy Include the reasons for having a policy: health effects of tobacco (first-hand and secondhand smoke), concerns about a safe and healthy environment to play in, reinforcement of tobacco educational efforts and support for appropriate role-modeling for young people. 2. Consider who the policy will cover Identify participants, staff, officials, visitors, and all parties the policy will affect. 3. Locations and/or facilities where the policy applies Identify all grounds and facilities and include organization-sponsored events, even if held off-site. 4. Definition of terms Describe clearly which tobacco products are being banned and what determines use and/or possession. 5. Enforcement of policy Describe how the policy will be enforced: for example, utilizing signage, having staff and/or volunteers ask people to refrain from tobacco use during recreational activities, or publicizing it at each event. 6. Consequences of violation Consider what the consequences will be for violating the policy. This could include verbal warnings, or, if the problem persists, an escort off the grounds. 7. Activities that support the policy Identify opportunities that complement the tobacco-free policy, such as communicating the policy, promoting the tobacco-free message at events, providing educational materials, trainings, and utilizing adult and peer role models as spokespeople. 8. Dissemination of policy Develop plans to notify participants, parents, and spectators of the policy. This can include updates to the policy manual, team & participant pledges, trainings, newsletter articles and signage. Adapted from .rating Tobacco-Free Schools, Connie Alcott, author. Defeating Policy Myths: The Truth Behind Tobacco-Free Recreation Myth #1 Kids seeing adults using tobacco products decide tobacco use is no big deal. Reality: Thousands of teenagers start smoking every day, in part because they see their adult role models use tobacco or allow its use in public places. How do children learn to walk? To talk? To play sports? From Adults! Adult habits DO affect our children and youth. Myth #2 Cigarette butts discarded on the ground do not really hurt anything. RealitT Cigarette butts are not biodegradable, meaning they do not decay and cannot be absorbed by the environment. In fact, cigarette butts remain intact for about 10 years before breaking apart, which amounts to tons of litter. Also, toddlers may ingest the butts that are discarded on the ground. Myth #3 Policies that restrict tobacco use at youth recreational facilities or during youth recreational events will restrict tobacco users from these facilities and events. Reajjty: Tobacco-free policies for youth recreational facilities and events do not restrict people from using these facilities or attending these events; rather, they only ensure that tobacco users refrain from using tobacco for a short period of time while at facilities where children and youth are playing. Myth #4 Recreation-based tobacco-free policies are needless regulations and a governmental interference. Reality:, Tobacco-free policies are public park policies similar to those banning alcohol or littering in public park and recreational facilities. It is the duty of policy makers to enact policies that protect the health and well being of the citizens of their community. Myth #5 Tobacco-free policies for recreational facilities will be impossible to enforce. Reality: 81 % of all Minnesota adults do not smoke. Therefore, tobacco-free policies are largely self-enforcing and can be enforced with a combination of adequate signage and community education about the policy. Any infraction can be reported and handled in the same manner as an alcohol or litter complaint that may occur at these facilities. CITY OF OWATONNA, MINNESOTA Park & Recreation Department 540 West Hills Circle Owatonna, MN 55060 PARK & RECREATION DEPARTMENT POLICY STATEMENT Subj ct: Use of tobacco products at Owatonna Park and Recreation Department and Owatonna Youth Athletic Association youth events using Owatonna Park and Recreation Department outdoor facilities. Background: The Owatonna Park and Recreation Department believes that tobacco use in the proximity of children and adults engaging or watching youth sports at City of Owatonna owned or operated facilities is detrimental to their health and can be offensive to those using such facilities. Furthermore the Owatonna Park and Recreation Department believes that parents, leaders, coaches, and officials are role models for youth and can have a positive effect on the lifestyle choices they make. Also, cigarettes once consumed in public spaces are often discarded on the ground, thus posing a risk to toddlers due to ingestion. Section 1: Tobacco use is prohibited at outdoor youth recreation facilities owned by the City of Owatonna to include Warsinski Outdoor skating facility, soccer fields, football fields, baseball/softball fields, Lake Kohlmier beach, and playgrounds. Tobacco products shall also be prohibited at the spectator areas, restrooms, and concession areas of these facilities. Appropriate signage will be posted in all these areas by the Owatonna Park and Recreation Department. Section 2: Effective Date This policy statement is effective upon the date of adoption. Effective Date: December 11, 2001 city of bloomington, minnesota ORDINANCE NO. 2001-19 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CITY CODE AS IT RELATES TO TOBACCO USE IN CITY PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS Section 1. That Chapter 5 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 5 ARTICLE III. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS SEC_ 5.20 DEFINITIONS The following words or terms when used in this Article, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Parks - A park, conservation area, playground, beach, recreation center or other area in the City, owned, leased or used, wholly or in part by the City of such purposes or which is designated by the City Council as a park. Tobacco Product - Cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, stogies, perique, granulated, plug cut, crimpt cut, ready, rugged and other smoking tobacco; snuff, snuff flowed, Cavendish, clippings, cuttings, and sweepings of tobacco; and other kinds and forms of tobacco, prepared in such a manner as to be suitable for chewing, sniffing, or smoking in a pipe; rolling paper or other tobacco-related devices. Tobacco Use - Smoking, chewing, snuffing or otherwise inhaling or ingesting any tobacco products. SEC. 5.21 REGULATIONS The following regulations shall apply to all City parks: (7). Beaches and public waters - No person shall use tobacco products at any of the City's designated beach areas, or other designated pool and play areas at City-owned swimming pools and aquatic facilities. These areas shall be posted by appropriate signs and markers as directed by the Park Director. (16). Athletic play fields - No person shall use tobacco products on City-owned athletic play fields, including their spectator areas, while the fields are being used for organized youth athletic events. These areas shall be posted by appropriate signs and markers as directed by the Park Director. SEC_ 5.22 PENALTY Any person violating these subsections shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, all other violations of this Article shall be punishable as a petty misdemeanor. Roseville Parks and Recreation Department 1910 West County Road B - Roseville, Minnesota 55113 651/415-2100 OPERATING POLICY # 38 DATE: December 2001 POLICY TITLE: PARK REGULATION-Prohibition of Tobacco Product Usage in Youth Activity Areas PURPOSE: In order to protect the health and welfare of our children, Roseville Parks and Recreation prohibits the use of all tobacco products in youth activity areas. DESCRIPTION: The process for obtaining compliance with this regulation is as follows: 1) All youth activity spaces will be signed (see below.) 2) All youth activity organizations will be given fliers with the regulation for distribution to all leaders, coaches and parents. 3) Parks and Recreation staff will make periodic observations of youth activity sites to monitor for compliance. 4) Although the emphasis is on voluntary compliance, failure to comply with park regulations is a misdemeanor and carries a $25 fine. (PARK SIGN) p t d 0 (Or afr g~ q'0 Go ell D o ~~n • fi~t//t " o G o ~fa~~ NTvo c ' Parks & Recreation Department Lei In order to protect the health and welfare of our children, Roseville Parks and Recreation requests that there be no use of tobacco products in this youth activity area. This includes all playing spaces, spectator viewing areas and parent/supervisor resting areas. Thank You for Your Cooperation r • to xr City Park & Recreation Department R G. Model Tobacco-Free Policy WHEREAS, the City believes that tobacco use in the proximity of children and adults engaging in or watching youth sports at city-owned or operated facilities is detrimental to their health and can be offensive to those using such facilities; and WHEREAS, our youth athletic organizations have a unique opportunity to create and sustain an environment that supports a non-tobacco norm through a tobacco-free policy, rule enforcement, and adult-peer role modeling on City youth athletic fields; and WHEREAS, the City believes parents, leaders, and officials are role models for youth and can have a positive effect on the lifestyle choices they make; and WHEREAS, cigarettes once consumed in public spaces, are often discarded on the ground requiring additional maintenance expenses, diminish the beauty of the city's recreational facilities, and pose a risk to toddlers due to ingestion; and WHEREAS, the City Park & Recreation Board determines that the prohibition of tobacco use at the City's recreational facilities serves to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and residents of our City. Section 1: Tobacco use prohibited in outdoor youth recreation facilities No person shall use tobacco products at any of the City's designated beach areas, or other designated pools, aquatic areas, and playgrounds. Appropriate signs as directed by the Recreation & Park Director shall be posted in these areas. No person shall use any tobacco products on City-owned athletic fields when used by youth, including their spectator areas, restrooms, and concession areas. Appropriate signs as directed by the Recreation & Park Director shall be posted in these areas. Section 2: Violations and penalties (optional) Any person found violating this policy may be subject to immediate ejection from the recreation facility for the remainder of the event. Section 3: Effective Date This policy statement is effective immediately upon the date of adoption. Department of Parks & Recreation Date C FIVE Please contact the people listed below to find out how a tobacco-free policy for your youth recreational facilities can benefit your community. For technical assistance in policy development and suggestions for tobacco prevention strategy implementation, contact: Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation 2395 University Ave. West, Suite 310 St. Paul, MN 55114-1512 (651) 646-3005; dde©ansrmn.ora For suggestions or feedback from communities who have implemented tobacco- free policies, contact: Roseville Parks & Recreation Department Bob Bierscheid, Director of Parks & Recreation 1910 West County Road B Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 415-2108; bob. bi r h .id@ i.ro evil) .mn.us Owatonna Parks & Recreation Department Jeff Mckay, Director of Parks & Recreation 540 West Hills Circle Owatonna, MN 55060 (507) 444-4325; ieffm~ci.owatonna.mn.us Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department Randy Quale, Manager of Parks & Recreation 2215 W. Old Shakopee Rd. Bloomington, MN 55431-3096 (952) 563-8877; rquale@ci.bloomington.mn.us - MMWR Highlights: Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs-United States, 1995-1999 April 11, 2002 Contact: CDC Office on Smoking and Health (770) 488-5493 Embargoed until 1 P.M. April 11, 2002 • Cigarette smoking continues to be a leading cause of death in the Unites States, and imposes substantial measurable costs to society. From 1995-1999, smoking killed over 440,000 people in the United States each year. • Each pack of cigarettes sold in the United States costs the nation an estimated $7.18 in medical care costs and lost productivity. • Estimates show that smoking caused over $150 billion in annual health-related economic losses from 1995 to 1999 including $81.9 billion in mortality-related productivity losses (average for 1995-1999) and $75.5 billion in excess medical expenditures in 1998. • The economic costs of smoking are estimated to be about $3,391 per smoker per year. • Smoking caused an estimated 264,087 male and 178, 311 female deaths in the U.S. each year from 1995 to 1999. Among adults, the study estimates that most deaths were from lung cancer (124,813), ischemic heart disease (81,976) and chronic airway obstruction (64,735). • Excluding adult deaths from exposure to secondhand smoke, adult males and females lost an average of 13.2 and 14.5 years of life respectively, because they smoked. • Smoking during pregnancy resulted in an estimated 599 male infant and 408 female infant deaths annually. • For men, the average number of annual smoking-attributable cancer and cardiovascular disease deaths in 1995-1999 fell while the number of respiratory disease deaths remained stable. • For women, the average number of annual smoking-attributable cancer and respiratory disease deaths in 1995-1999 rose while the number of cardiovascular deaths fell. • Smoking-attributable neonatal expenditures were estimated at $366 million in 1996 or $704 per maternal smoker. For more information, visit CDC's Office on Smoking and Health Web site at www.cdc.gov/tobacco. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Tobacco A Drug? Cigarette smoke delivers more than 40 known cancer-causing chemicals, tiny amounts of poisons such as arsenic and cyanide and more than 4,000 other substances to your body. One of the most powerful chemicals is nicotine. it's the nicotine that keeps you smoking. Nicotine can be as addictive as cocaine. It increases the amount of a brain chemical called dopamine, which makes you feel good. Getting that dopamine boost is part of the addiction process. Nicotine also triggers your adrenal glands to produce hormones that stress your heart by increasing blood pressure and heart rate. The carbon monoxide you inhale from tobacco smoke replaces oxygen in your blood cells, robbing your heart, brain and the rest of your body of this life-giving element. Smoking also deadens your senses of taste and smell, so food isn't as appetizing as it once was. Teenage tobacco use 4.Adenoids Sinus Areas S.Tonsils 2Nosr 90% of smokers begin smoking by age 20. 60% begin by age 14. S.Throat 3A. Mouth 7. Epiglottis 3B.Tongue- About 1 million teens start to smoke 9. Esophagus - w r w . ii.voice B each year in the U.S. 11.Lycnph Node 10.± indpipe 13A night Main .0.~ = a 11Ribs Tobacco companies spend $20 8 roi~Gh11 - ' a Tube x4 MILLION A DAY in advertising and 138. Left pain promotion. They successfully Tub recruit 3,000 NEW TEEN smokers every day, to replace those adults 14.Th~eetilohe I .T~,Q es of rh.;e _ i . of-ghe who quit or die. Only 5% of quitters Right ;lung Leie Lung succeed on their own each year. 19. Diaphragm 16. Pleura About 85% of adolescent smokers • 19. $ronchiole `~-1 7~ Bronchial prefer Marlboro, Camel, or Newport; Chia the three most heavily advertised 2QA.PJveolus uws brands of cigarettes. (stir Sac) , Cells 208. Pulmonary"+ r%4 Youth smokers are more likely to vein 1 w j t ....r zteteulrs3c;tar have problems in school, get poor 2OC. c'ap'uar`e` artery a grades, use other drugs, and start sexual activity. The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 12 to 17 year olds who smoke cigarettes are 14 times more likely to abuse alcohol, 100 times more likely to smoke marijuana, and 32 times more likely to use cocaine than their nonsmoking peers. Cigarette advertisements tend to emphasize youthful vigor, sexual attraction and independence themes to purposely appeal to teenagers and young adults struggling with these issues. The tobacco industry earns $1.5 billion annually from the illegal sale of tobacco to children. An estimated 1 billion packs of cigarettes are sold to minors under the age of 18 every year. Effects of Second Hand Smoke on Children: • Middle ear infection (physician office visits) • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) deaths • Low birth weight (cases) • Bronchitis or pneumonia in infants and toddlers (18 months and younger) • Asthma exacerbation (children) • 10-15% of pregnant women smoke. ADVISORY PARKS COMMISSION EAGAN, MINNESOTA MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 18, 2002 A regular meeting of the Advisory Parks Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on March 18, 2002 with the following Commission Members present: Joseph Ban, Phil Belfiori, Margo Danner, Terry Davis, N. Mark Filipi, Elizabeth Perry, Dorothy Peterson, Richard Pletcher, John Rudolph, and Melvin Williams. Staff present included Ken Vraa, Director of Parks and Recreation; Jeff Asfahl, Superintendent of Recreation; Paul Olson, Parks Superintendent; Gregg Hove, Forestry Supervisor; Eric Macbeth, Water Resources Coordinator; CJ Lilly, Parks Planner; Beth Wielde, Research and Special Projects; Paula Nowariak, Recreation Supervisor; Tom Colbert, Director of Public Works and Cherryl Mesko, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman Rudolph added (7) Historical Trail Committee Update under Other Business and Reports. N. Mark Filipi moved, Terry Davis seconded with all members voting in favor t accept the agenda as amended. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11, 2002 Joseph Bari moved, Elizabeth Perry seconded with all members voting in favor to accept the minutes of the February 11, 2002 meeting as presented. VISITORS TO BE HEARD There were no visitors who wished to address the Commission under this agenda item. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE AND DEPARTMENT. HAPPENINGS Items highlighted by Superintendent of Recreation Asfahl included youth development programming and the citywide changes that will evolve, adult softball registration is underway, plans for summer concessions have begun, spring pre-school programs are beginning with registration for summer and fall right behind, plans for the summer Puppet Wagon, research by the seniors of various senior centers, spring and summer program registration, upcoming Holz Farm events, recent Home and Leisure show at the Civic Arena, collaborative effort to create a "teen" brochure, completion of hiring staff for Cascade Bay, and the spring break events for grades 1-5. Items highlighted by Superintendent of Parks Olson included the 16th annual tree and landscape sale, the Arbor Day poster contest for third graders, the May 4 Arbor Day event at the athletic side of Rahn Park, the Sentence to Service crew will begin work in Eagan the end of March, the Toro Company's use of City parks to test new mowing and turf equipment and the new skateboard equipment has been ordered to be incorporated in the new Lexington Diffley site. CONSENT AGENDA WOODGATE COVE Director Vraa provided a brief background of this proposal noting that the site is heavily wooded. Member Rudolph stated he had visited the site and was disturbed at the number of buildings proposed on the cul-de-sac. Member Bari shared his concern that the lot sizes don't seem to meet the minimum lot standards. Member Peterson suggested that the Advisory Planning Commission would note that in their review of the proposal. Member Davis reiterated the concern for such dense development on the site noting that the tree removal is well over what is allowable. Director Vraa clarified that this proposal was part of a PUD and as such, did not have to maintain a minimum lot size. He noted that the Commission could make a recommendation to the City Council based on their concern for tree removal and the impact it has to the site. After further brief discussion, John Rudolph moved, Joseph Bari seconded with all members voting in favor to deny the request and ask the developer to consider a proposal that has less tree loss. Advisory Parks Commission Minutes of March 18, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 2 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS There were no development proposals for the Commission to review. OLD BUSINESS DUKE WEEKS REALTY - CROSS PARKING REQUEST Director Vraa introduced this item noting that the site is located next to Central Park. He noted that Duke Weeks is proposing to develop a 3-story building to house the Medical Institute of Minnesota who have determined that they require more parking than what is shown on the Duke Weeks property. When the proposal appeared before the Advisory Commission in October 2001 there was an agreement to provide overflow parking on the Duke Weeks property for special events held at Central Park. With MIM's request for additional student/faculty parking, Duke Weeks is requesting overflow parking on the Community Center site. Director Vraa then identified the location of the properties and existing parking. Bob Smith, representing Duke Weeks, reviewed the development area noting that although they feel there are sufficient parking spaces on their property, MIM uses a different standard for identifying parking needs and feels they will use the overflow parking from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. In response to a question, Mr. Smith noted that their parking stalls are 9 feet wide. Member Rudolph commented that many developments have moved forward with far more parking than they actually needed and was reluctant to respond to more parking on the community center site until the actual need is demonstrated. Mr. Smith responded that MIM is requesting additional parking based on their experience with existing facilities. There was discussion about the possibility of creating less formalized parking in the area designated for future parking. Member Belfiori asked Mr. Smith if they would be willing to share the cost of building the future parking lot. Mr. Smith indicated they would be open to sharing the cost of construction for the future parking lot on the community center site to provide overflow parking for the MIM students and faculty. N. Mark Filipi moved, Elizabeth Perry seconded a motion to recommend the construction of the proposed undeveloped parking lot in Central Park concurrently with the current parking lot to serve the community center. The costs for constructing the undeveloped portion would be shared equally between Duke Weeks Realty and the City of Eagan. The additional space will provide for a cross parking agreement for students and faculty of the MIM facility. Those voting aye included Joseph Bari, Margo Danner, N. Mark Filipi, Elizabeth Perry, Dorothy Peterson, Richard Pletcher and Melvin Williams. Those voting nay included Terry Davis and John Rudolph. DAKOTA COUNTY OLDA UPDATE - MARY JACKSON Mary Jackson of Dakota County Physical Development provided a status update on the Off Leash Dog Area study. She stated that the study has been on-going for some time and noted that the Master Plan did not include or preclude the inclusion of OLDAs. Ms. Jackson noted that the County is investigating the possibility and will be reviewing it again at their April meeting. NEW BUSINESS PATRIOTS PLAZA - PAT DOLNEY Director Vraa introduced this item and provided a brief background regarding the interest from a citizen's group to develop a memorial plaza to recognize the efforts of local patriots following the September 11 disaster. The group is hopeful that a site could be included at Central Park near the community center. Advisory Parks Commission Minutes of March 18, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 3 Mr. Pat Dolney talked about the group's efforts to come up with a location and preliminary design for Patriot's Plaza. He identified the site location and shared the preliminary design that has been completed to date. He noted that the group is looking for support from the APrC and the City Council to authorize placing Patriot's Plaza within Central Park. Their supporters will then proceed with fund raising efforts to pay for the design and installation of the plaza. Director Vraa added that the group is asking for assistance to grade the site and provide electrical and water service to the site. After further brief discussion, John Rudolph moved, Joseph Bari seconded with all members voting in favor to endorse the efforts to provide Patriot's Plaza within Central Park. Member Rudolph commented on this unique partnership and congratulated the public's proactive stand to accomplish a very worthwhile project. QUARRY PARK - ROAD ALIGNMENT Director Vraa introduced the request by the Engineering Division to seek input and approval for an east- west connector road that will impact Quarry Park. Public Works Director Colbert explained that although this is a difficult issue and will have significant impact to Quarry Park, the east-west connector street has been identified to provide transportation from Coachman Road to the east through the Perron property to allow connection to Central Parkway. Although the Perron property has not come forward for development, Colbert noted that the property is being marketed for sale. Director Colbert shared the proposed plans and explained that the main objective is to try to help local traffic gain access to the ring road without getting onto Yankee Doodle Road. He added that Yankee Doodle Road is projected to be upgraded to 6 lanes in approximately 2005. After a great deal of review, they have concluded that the only way to accommodate this east/west connection is along the south side of Quarry Park, which would impact some of the park amenities. Director Colbert concluded by stating that the new road would provide access to current and future proposed development and that it uses 1.5 acres of a 9+ acre park. He noted that the City Council would need to make a decision quickly based on the recommendation by the APrC. Member Rudolph asked if the connection could be made to the north since it will resemble a frontage road to Yankee Doodle Road. Director Colbert responded that Four Oaks Road was originally proposed to connect to the east and north but that did not occur. There were several questions about the impact traffic might have to the park. Director Colbert stated that the average traffic volume for a road of this type might be 1500-2000 trips per day. Member Peterson expressed her concern that this was the only park many of the surrounding residents could easily get to. Director Colbert stated that this connector road would provide a much more efficient route to the Community Center site for them. Discussion about what might be developed on the Perron property resulted in a question as to whether a portion of the property could be acquired through parks dedication to add onto Quarry Park in the future. Member Peterson thought this might mitigate some of the impact to the park as a whole. Member Rudolph asked if there would be a lighted intersection at Central Parkway. Director Colbert said there would but there would not be one at Coachman. Member Belfiori reiterated concern about traffic and the safety at Quarry Park and asked if more data on traffic levels could be reviewed before proceeding with a recommendation. Director Colbert stated that that information really isn't known at this time and may not be available until after the Perron property is developed. After further discussion, Dorothy Peterson moved, Terry Davis seconded with all members voting in favor to deny the road alignment through Quarry Park until the Perron property is reviewed for development. At that time the Commission would explore the opportunity of additional land dedication to expand Quarry Park and mitigate the impact of the connector street OAK CHASE PARK - UTILITY ACCESS Following a brief introduction by Director Vraa, Director Colbert provided a brief background identifying the lift station location and the issues that have arisen following the super storm event of July 2000. Because of the flooding that has occurred to this pumping station, the reconstruction project began last fall to remedy the situation. Director Colbert then reviewed the issues that surfaced with this project including the difficulty of creating an access Advisory Parks Commission Minutes of March 18, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 4 within the existing easement. He noted that the driveway as it exists was shared with Foxes and Cardenas for several years. Colbert then explained the options that might be considered to provide access to the lift station through Oak Chase Park, and a separate access for the Cardenas, which would leave the Foxes with a single access road. Member Belfiori asked how large the bisected portions of the park area were. Director Colbert stated that one side was approximately .4 acre and the other was 1.4 acre. In response to how often the lift station was inspected, Director Colbert state 2-3 times per week. Member Peterson stated that this park serves a much larger neighborhood beyond the few homes surrounding it and would like to get some input from them. She added that to lose this piece of open space would be difficult for this park area. Mark and Judy Fox addressed the Commission stating that there is very little use of this park area. They have generally used it as an extension of their property along with the Cardenas. They expressed their support for the new access road. Mr. Cardenas addressed the Commission and stated he'd like to stay in the good graces of the Foxes and would prefer to have the access road installed as shown by the Engineering Division. Member Danner asked how long the lift station has been at this location. Director Colbert responded that it has been there since 1972 but has been very unnoticeable, until now. Member Peterson asked what other options might be considered. Director Colbert stated that if they cannot go across park property they will have to acquire access through easements or condemnation. Member Danner asked if the road could run adjacent to the existing access to the west and south of the park. Member Rudolph added that it is the Commission's charge to protect and enhance parks although he understood the resident's concern. Member Davis opined that although this part of the park isn't programmed, the open spaces is very much needed. Dorothy Peterson moved, N. Mark Filipi seconded a motion to recommend that the City purchase/condemn access rights from Lots 5 and 6 (Cardenas and Fox) to continue using the current driveway alignment along with additional easements over Lot 5's driveway and grant an access easement to them for the current driveway encroachment in the southwest corner of Oak Chase Park. Those voting Aye included Joseph Bari, Margo Danner, N. Mark Filipi, Elizabeth Perry, John Rudolph, Dorothy Peterson, Richard Pletcher and Melvin Williams. Terry Davis voted against. WATER RESOURCES UPDATE SET NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATE The Natural Resources sub-committee was tentatively set for March 25 at 6:00 p.m. All Commission Members were encouraged to attend. OTHER BUSINESS AND REPORTS WINTER FACILITY REPORT Recreation Supervisor Nowariak presented a review of the 2001-02 winter skating and tubing season. Because of the unseasonable winter weather, the skatipg rinks and Trapp Farm tubing hill were open only a limited number of days. Supervisor Nowariak provided an in-depth review of pre-season staff preparation, the days and dates various sites were open and concluded with ideas and recommendations for the next season. She noted that Bridle Ridge and Goat Hill Park are traditionally busy sites and suggested locating an additional rink on the east side of the city to alleviate some of the congestion. Another suggestion was to put some of the sites with limited attendance on timed lights instead of providing a warming shelter with staff. Nowariak also suggested making changes to the open hours of some sites. Commission Member Rudolph reiterated the need to continue the plan to pave rinks in the future, which seems to hold the ice longer. Member Davis asked where an additional rink might be sited on the east side. Nowariak responded that Pinewood Elementary or South Oaks might be options to consider. Member Davis suggested keeping this thought as the Commission reviews the CIP needs for future years. Advisory Parks Commission Minutes of March 18, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 5 2001 ANNUAL REPORT Director Vraa explained that the annual report will be ready shortly and will be distributed to the Commission upon completion. JOINT CC/APRC WORKSHOP UPDATE Member Rudolph stated that the APrC shared a draft of the 2002-2006 CIP with the City Council at a recent workshop. He added that Commission Members outlined the CIP and were available to answer questions from the City Council. Rudolph noted the Council's concern and caution relative to on-going maintenance and how that could be addressed in the future. Member Peterson added that the Commission's challenge will be to look at funding beyond parks dedication fees. Director Vraa reminded the Commission that Park Site Funds cannot be used for maintenance and that they would need to be careful and clear about how those funds are spent. Member Davis noted that Mayor Awada and Councilmember Fields will be looking at land for soccer field options beyond North Park. They suggested that their review would be done by the end of March. METRO OPEN GREEN SPACE STUDY UPDATE After distributing notes from the previous two meetings Director Vraa asked if Commission Members wished to set up a follow-up workshop. He noted that park tours begin in April, prior to the regular meeting. Member Rudolph opined, and Commission Members concurred, that they would prefer a workshop session in April in lieu of the pre-meeting tour. The workshop was set for 6:00 p.m., April 15, 2002 COMMUNITY CENTER UPDATE Director Vraa stated that the pre-construction meeting for the well house/pavilion was completed and construction is anticipated to begin within the next four weeks. Completion is scheduled for December 15, 2002. It was noted that construction of the main building is moving along well but contractors are hoping for some dry weather to help keep the work on schedule. COMMUNICATIONS Director Vraa pointed out the letter from the Dakota County Center for the Arts and Humanities identifying their need for expanded space for programming. They noted the increase from 40 participants in 1997 to 1,100 in 2002 as the reason for the need. The success of the programs creates a growth opportunity that the DCCAH would like to see incorporated in the overall plan for Patrick Eagan Park. Member Rudolph commented that it was good to see so much resident participation and Member Davis added that it is good to hear the group express their needs now as the "vision" of Patrick Eagan Park is discussed. HISTORICAL TRAIL COMMITTEE UPDATE Member Rudolph stated that he and Commission Member Peterson had attended the Historical Trail Committee meeting to discuss how to recognize significant historical trail segments in the community. Member Peterson stated the group has mostly been brainstorming to date. Some of the roadways that have been easy to identify have been Dodd, Pilot Knob, Johnny Cake Ridge, Hway 13, Lone Oak, Nicols, Wescott, and Beau'd Rue. It was noted that the Beau'd Rue name would be changed with the re-development of Cedarvale and it was hoped that the name could be kept for some trail segment. The committee will continue to meet to identify how best to celebrate some of these transportation links in the City of Eagan. ROUND TABLE Member Danner stated the Lioness group is looking for the family/business that has been in the community the longest for the brick paver project at the community center. Advisory Parks Commission Minutes of March 18, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 6 Member Danner also noted that she had received a thank-you note from Patrick McCarthy expressing his appreciation for the support on the golf course issue. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to conduct John Rudolph moved, George Kubik seconded with all members voting in favor to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Secretary Date