02/12/2001 - City Council SpecialMinutes of a Special Meeting of the Eagan City Council
Monday, February 12, 2001
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Present: Pat Awada, Mayor; Cyndee Fields, Peggy Carlson, Paul Bakken, Councilmembers;
Tom Hedges, City Administrator; Tom Colbert, Director of Public Works; Russ Matthys, City
Engineer; John Gorder, Assistant City Engineer; Wayne Schwanz, Superintendent of Utilities;
Mark Hanson, Rich Brasch, Randy Neprash, Bonestroo, Rosene & Anderlik, 11 people
representing 10 properties. Councilmember Tilley was absent.
Chatterton Ponds
Hilltop Addition
MINUTES OF A
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL
GROUP 5 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
EVERGREEN, HILLTOP, CHATTERTON PONDS
JULY 2000 STORM ANALYSIS & IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2001
EASTER LUTHERAN CHURCH — 6:30 P.M.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Director of Public Works Tom Colbert welcomed the group and explained the July 2000 Storm
Report, the neighborhood meetings that have been held and the study update. He spoke of
Federal and State funding that the City was pursuing. He told the group that they hoped to
present the Council with the proposed improvements in late March. Some of the various options
would be to increase outlet capacity, decrease drainage area, increase storage capacity,
modify /remove structure. Major impacts would be economic, environmental, lifestyle /personal.
PRESENTATION OF REPORT DETAILS
No one was in attendance from the Chatterton Ponds neighborhood. Mr. Rich Brasch explained
to the group that one of the options would be to pull existing weir to drop normal water level by
0.9' and high water level by 0.2', just enough to prevent flooding at 2000 storm level. Only
minor flooding occurred in this area.
Hilltop Pond (LP -63). Mr. Rich Brasch described impacted drainage area and downstream areas
that impact one another. Residents that flooded in 2000 did not flood in 1987. Diffley Road
upgraded since 1987. Upgrade added impervious surface area draining to pond and raised
elevation for emergency overflow the option presented is considering modifying walkout to
lookout.
The residents had the opportunity to ask questions and offer comments. Concerns included
berming around the ponds for protection, capacity of local lakes for water retention,
modifications to homes with walk -outs, options for Pilot Knob Road and the impact of
improvements near the school property on child safety. A detailed record of the meeting's
proceedings is on file with the Public Works/Engineering Department at the Eagan Municipal
Center.
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Eagan City Council
Monday, February 12, 2001
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The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Date City Clerk
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