10/18/1994 - City Council Special
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
EAGAN CITY COUNCIL
Eagan, Minnesota
October 18, 1994
A special meeting of the Eagan City Council was held on Tuesday, October 18, 1994 at 5:00 p.m.
at the Eagan Municipal Center. Present were Mayor Egan and Councilmembers Wachter, Awada, Masin and
Hunter. Also present were City Administrator Tom Hedges, Community Development Director Peggy
Reichert, Director of Public Works Tom Colbert and Assistant to Administrator Jon Hohenstein.
Councilmember Awada updated the Council on the mosquito abatement issue, noting the Council
needs to decide how to structure the public hearing. She indicated she doesn't feel the public hearing
should be repeated twice, both at the APRNRC and City Council. Councilmember Wachter Informed the
Council of a new approach to mosquito control, wherein a product is used that makes them unable to
reproduce. Counciimember Masin Indicated she is comfortable with letting the APRNRC holding the public
hearing, as long as both sides are well represented. Several suggestions were made as to when the hearing
should be held. Councilmember Awada added that the city should consider televising the hearing or
sending out notices. Discussion followed on how the meeting should be held. It was the consensus of the
Council that only one public hearing should be held, with both the APRNRC and City Council present at the
hearing.
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Administrator Hedges noted there has been a growing Interest of having elected officials on the
MASAC. It may be important for the Council to consider having elected officials at those meetings.
Assistant to Administrator Hohenstein gave an update on the Eagan/Mendota Heights corridor and
airport noise issues. He indicated that there have been efforts to fan the traffic outside the corridor, which
Eagan doesn't support. He noted that fanning of traffic would offer no relief to the areas suggesting that
the corridor be dismantled. It would shift more impacts at lower altitudes over urbanized residential areas
In Eagan and underutilize the noise compatible character of the corridor. He added that there have been
an increase in the number of complaints about airport noise from the east end of Eagan, and it is felt that
this is because a large number of aircraft are traveling outside of the corridor. Data has shown a 30% non-
compliance with the south boundary of the corridor in the last two months. The Council agreed that aircraft
compliance with the corridor is essential and not to be compromised.
He noted that more cities are including elected officials in MASAC activities, and feels Eagan should
consider having at least one elected official attend these meetings, especially since the Mayor is president
of N.O.I.S.E. Mayor Egan stressed how Important this issue is. He indicated he would be willing to attend
these meetings; however, due to time constraints, he feels other council members may have to take over
some of his other commitments. Discussion followed on time commitments and how council members can
coordinate their schedules.
Public Works Director Colbert noted that an issue arose late this afternoon relative to the Birch
Street vacation, which is on the agenda for a public hearing at the regular meeting. In a review of the CIP,
relative to the upgrade of Wescott Hills Drive, staff discovered that the city doesn't have right-of-way for
Wescott Hills Drive over one of the parcels benefitting from the vacation. As a result, he will be asking the
Council to impose a condition on the vacation that this right-of-way dedication be required for the proposed
vacation. The property owner has refused to agree to the land swap, and without the vacation, the
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subdivision of Red Oaks Addition will probably not proceed. He wanted the Council to be aware of it as
it will likely become an issue when this item is discussed.
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Community Development Director Reichert noted that the Red Robin restaurant proposal is moving
forward; however noted that as a result a number of trees will need to be removed by the pond. Discussion
followed on how Items continued by the Advisory Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission
should be handled. Community Development Director Reichert noted she feels Planning Commission
members need some direction on applying the tree preservation policy. The City Council indicated that the
development review process should proceed and the Item should move on to the Planning Commission.
Due to time constraints, it was decided to delay discussion on other development items until the
end of the regular meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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