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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/1986 - City Council Special (2)MINUTES OF A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL AND THE EAGAN ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION EAGAN, MINNESOTA MARCH 11, 1986 At 7:40 p.m. on March 11, 1986, Mayor Blomquist convened the 3oint meeting of the Advisory Planning Commission and City Council as a continued meeting in a series regarding Comprehensive Guide planning for the City. Those present. were Mayor Bea Blomquist, City Councilmembers Smith, Wachter, Egan and Ellison; 'also; Planning Commission members McCrea, Harrison, Hall, Voracek and Trygg. Also members of the Eagan Airport Noise Committee were present including Chairman Tom Baker, John Gustin, Carol Dozois and W. Dustin Mirick. Also present were City Administrator Thomas Hedges, Parks Director Ken Vraa, Assistant Planner .John.-Hohenstein, City Planner Dale Runkle, Planning - - Consultant John Voss, Park Planner Steve Sullivan, and City Attorney Paul Hau ge AGENDA Harrison moved, Egan seconaed the motion to approve the agenda as distributed.` All voted in favor. INTRODUCTION Tom Hedges described the purpose of the meeting and explained the background and spoke of the activities of the Eagan Noise Committee to date. LAND USE BACKGROUND Dale Runkle explained the activity to date regarding the installation of air safety zones around the Twin Cities Metropolitan International Airport and further stated that only general policy guidelines were inciuded by the City in its earlier Comprehensive Guide Plans. He noted the Airport Zoning Commission had been established, including representatives of surrounding communities with John Voss as Chair, Councilman Egan and Dale Runkle as members. An Ordinance was prepared by the Committee and he indicated that there did not appear to - be- any clear utilization of the ordinance by the affected municipalities since the time of its adoption. Joint Council & APC Minutes March 11, 1986 He further mentioned that a MIC MAC Committee has been formed, including Dale Runkle as a member, which drafted a policy regarding air noise and was later adopted by the Metropolitan Council in 1983. He stated that the residential developments within the City that were affected most greatly by the air noise impact were Country Home Heights, McKee Addition and the Highview area. The Metropolitan Council has proposed to prepare and submit to metropolitan area municipalities an ordinance regarding noise attenuation. He also briefly described the Metropolitan Airports Part 150 Study, noting it is an overview dealing also with land use compatibility but it has not been completed at the present time. _ ..NOISE ATTENUATION ORDINANCE John Voss reported on the proposal by the Metropolitan Council several years ago to establish a noise attenuation ordinance requiring a permit for each building particularly within a 45 decible maximum attenuation level, which would also provide for mechanical ventilation system requirements and other miscellaneous noise abatement provisions. The Met Council has not completed the proposed draft and he stated he was not certain as to the future status. There were concerns about potential litigation, the aaaitional cost for building inspection, retrofitting existing buildings, and the cost of new construction compliance. There was also a question about the enforcement of y the airport joint zoning ordinance and it appears that there has been no enforcement since its adoption. AIRPORT OPERATIONS ti• John Hohenstein was present and described to the members in attendance, the background of the preferential runway system and noted that Runway 22 to the southwest was a logical alternative, according to the opinion of MAC. He stated that planes are normally designed to take off into a head wind and with the heavy traffic on the east -west runways, it was necessary to cut down the traffic on Runway 22. He further indicated that planes are allowed to deviate from the normal flight patterns because more a aircraft can land and take off than if they were required to fly parallel to each other. The Burnsville turn was not approved by the FAA in 1985 but he understood that. the FAA may reconsider the issue in the near future, particularly with the retirement of Les Case, who was the local FAA Chief. There was also considerable discussion concerning the possibility of the extension of the southwest Runway 24 and the potential impact upon residents in the City of Eagan. 2 Joint Council & APC Minutes March 11, 1986 -T NOISE ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES 1. Governor's Task Force. Mayor Bea Blomquist described the Governor's Task Force recommenaations and she also noted that MAC Chairman Ray Glumack favors the 180 degree turn but that it will create substantial residential impact. She also expressed the concerns about greater traffic over Eagan with the extension of the southwesterly runway. 2. Eagan Air Noise Committee. Tom Baker, the Chairman of the Eagan Air Noise Committee was present and discussed the progress of the Committee, noting that(it was set up to -make suggestions to the City Council, including issues such as night time noise, the preferential runway system, etc. He indicated the impact upon Eagan is becoming greater and it is more important to confine the traffic to the noise corridor, stating that compliance with accepted landing and take off patterns should be a definite goal of the Committee. In response to a question from Councilman Wachter, Mr. Baker stated that there was no good measure of the deviations from the accepted routes. There were questions concerning the deviation patterns, noting the 110 degree pattern places the aircraft approximately over Lexington and Lone Oak Road. Apparently, MAC is attempting to avoid an Environmental Impact Statement for the extension of the southwest runway, according to Mr. Baker. 3. Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council. Mr. Baker also reviewed the MASAC activities to date stating that he is the Eagan representative at the present time. An alternate representative from Eagan was suggested and the Noise Committee members will discuss and�make a recommendation to the City Council. 4. Dakota County Noise Committee. Mayor Blomquist reported on the meeting that had been held by representatives of various affected municipalities in the Dakota County area, and a draft statement of noise concerns will be completed soon and submitted to the City Council for its review. IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY POLICIES Mr. Voss stated that the City will proceed to assist MAC in noise attenuation., ---noting that_ there should be a way whereby builders would be substantially reimbursed for noise attenuation installations, including potential payment from landing fees or from a MAC imposed metropolitan -wide tax. Councilman Ellison questioned whether the owners should be reimbursed by the airlines or by a metro -wide tax, and whether it may not simply be shifting the burden unfairly. Matching grants are also available for existing homeowners to retrofit homes, according to Mayor Blomquist.. 91 Joint Council APC Minutes "` qq March 11 1986 O�:��"t z ,• f COMP GUIDE REVIEW SCHEDULE Dale Runkle briefly reviewed with the members present the schedule for the completion of the Comp Guide process and indicated that he expected that within 60 to 90 days, the staff will have prepared revised drafts for submission to the next joint APC and City Council meeting, approximately in June of 1986. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. All voted yea. PHH Ci y rk Secretary - APC - 4 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL ' AND THE EAGAN CITY PARKS COMMISSION EAGAN, MINNESOTA MARCH 11, 1986 A special joint meeting of the Eagan City Council and the Eagan City Parks Commission was held at 6:30 p.m, at the Eagan Municipal Center on March 11, 1986, at which the following were present:, Mayor Blomquist and City councilmembers Smith, Egan and Ellison; Wachter was absent at the beginning of the meeting but did arrive at about 8:45 p.m. Also present were Park Commission members George Kubik, Dick Carroll, Sandy Bertz and Tom Ketcham. Also City Administrator Thomas Hedges, Parks Director Ken Vraa., Park Planner Steve Sullivan, and City Attorney Paul Hauge. Mayor Bea Blomquist convened the meeting. BUR OAK HILLS DEVELOPMENT (FORMERLY SOUTH DELAWARE HILLS) Tom Hedges reviewed the status to date regarding the Harstad Companies' application for preliminary plat approval of Bur Oak Hills, formerly South Delaware Hills Planned Unit Development on the eastern border of Eagan. The Parks and Recreation Commission had reviewed the proposed plat and considered ;k the park land dedication at its meeting on February 6, 1986 and again informally a presentation was made at the March meeting of the Parks Commission. Ken Vraa displayed the differences between the PUD park proposal and the present proposal and noted the trail is under the high water elevation according to the current plan. He noted that the new development did not conform with the original park land dedication and a majority of the 25 acres proposed for park land dedication would.be below the 820 foot high water level elevation of the pond. There were many steep slopes and grading impacts in • relation to the parking lot and a limited amount of open space proposed on the revised dedication. The Commission had not made a recommendation to the City Council and therefore the application was not placed on the March 19, 1986 City Council meeting agenda. Only a portion of the water area would receive credit under the Eagan Park dedication formula. Mr. Vraa stressed the need to follow the City standards. Mr. Kubik indicated that the developer will not negotiate the park land dedication and he was concerned about establishing a precedent for other developers who refused to follow the City's park requests. In addition, 500 foot frontage for park along_ the street is not being complied with. There was discussion concerning alternates to the City regarding the Park Commission request and City Administrator Hedges was directed to contact First National Bank of St. Paul, the fee owner, and explain the current status and attempt to work toward a resolution of the issues. Joint City Council and Parks Commission Minutes March 11, 1986 1986 PARKS CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM Ken Vraa reviewed the following Parks Construction Program with the members present: 1. Meadowlands Park. He reviewed the changes in the original plan and indicated that $92,000.00 plus $7,000.00 is scheduled for 1986 construction '• with $44,000.00 estimated as future work. The bond funds projected were $120,000.00 for the project. 2. Quarry Hall Park. Mr. Vraa stated the main problem is the 24 inch water line that exists at a very shallow level and requires additional fill. $95,000.00 is expected to be spent in 1986 on the park and future expansion provides for $85,000.00 with a bond issue allotment of $198,000.00. 3. South Oaks Park. _It was noted a single tennis court, rather than two _ courts as originally proposed, was being suggested to avoid excessive tree removal. 1986 scheduled construction includes $49,000.00 costs. 4. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Park. Some revisions have taken place in the original plans and BCBS has offered to share in a portion of the cost of the park improvements. He stated the cost estimates are close to the projected bond allocation. 5. Pilot Knob Park. The APRC is suggesting eliminating the hockey rink because of cost factors. Bond funds allotted were $729,000.00 with $399,700.00 scheduled for 1986 construction and $318,000.00 for future improvements. GOAT HILL PARK SHELTER BUILDING • Park Director Vraa introduced to the Council certain revisions to the park shelter building in Goat Hill Park which primarily consisted of a revision to the roof line. The estimated cost would be $96,000.00 with all five shelters estimated to cost $432,000.00 plus $30,000.00 contingencies. Financing would include $318,000.00 from park bona funds and $144,000.00 from the park site fund. ADJOURNMENT The ,joint Park Commission and City Council meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. PHH Wtirk Secretary — Parks Dept. 2