11/15/2000 - City Council Special
Minutes ofa Special Meeting of the Eagan City Council
November 15, 2000
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MINUTES OF A
SPECIAL EAGAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2000
EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER
3:00 - 5:00; 6:30 - 8:30
Present: Mayor A wada, Councilmembers Bakken, Blomquist, Carlson and Masin,
Councilmembers-elect Fields and Tilley; City Administrator Hedges, Director of Parks
and Recreation Vraa, City Engineer Matthys, Communications Coordinator Foote,
Administrative Specialist Wielde, Administrative Specialist Hertel.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Awada called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY CENTER/CENTRAL PARK UPDATE
Mayor A wada welcomed the focus group members and the consultants and
thanked them for their participation and hard work. City Administrator Hedges gave an
overview of the evening and noted that the Council had heard the presentation earlier in
the afternoon and was interested in knowing the feedback of the focus group members.
Director of Parks and Recreation Vraa gave an overview of the charette process and
introduced the consultants and City Engineer Matthys to review the options up for
discussion regarding the community center, the central park and the road connecting Pilot
Knob and Yankee Doodle, known as Central Parkway.
City Engineer Matthys reviewed the alignment for Central Parkway and
responded to focus group member questions about the proposed roadway. Concerns
included loss of park land due to the alignment, the full alignment of the entire ring road,
potential loss of trees, impact to the corporate neighbors and the funding implications.
Mr. Jesse Symynkywicz of Damon Farber and Associates presented options for
the site design and responded to questions and concerns. Concerns included bandshell
location due to difficulty for disabled persons to access the location, fireworks easements,
and concerns about parking. One suggestion was to find a prominent place within the
park layout to plant a new Lone Oak Tree, a suggestion met with considerable support
from the focus group members.
Mr. Mark Bodien of Moody-Nolan presented the three options for the community
center building that had been created prior to the meeting and discussed the relation of
various program elements to one another. He responded to questions regarding the
building. Concerns included partnership space for the ECVB and Historical Society,
energy efficiency options that should be pursued, including nestling the building into the
landscape, bathrooms, meeting rooms, the views from the teen and senior centers, the
number and size of gymnasiums and the flexibility of the banquets space.
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Eagan City Council
November 15,2000
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Director of Parks and Recreation Vraa reviewed the schedule for meetings with
the consultants for the next two days and thanked everyone for their participation.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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