04/24/2001 - City Council SpecialMinutes of a Special Meeting of the Eagan City Council
Tuesday, April 24, 2001
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MINUTES OF A
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL
EAGAN, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2001
5:30 P.M.
Present: Mayor Awada, Councilmembers Bakken, Carlson, Fields and Tilley, City
Administrator Hedges, Director of Parks and Recreation Vraa, Assistant City Administrator
Verbrugge, Senior Planner Ridley, Planners Dudziak and Kirmis, Officer Ruby,
Administrative Specialist Hertel.
COMMUNITY ROOM PRESENTATION
Jamie shared plans for the Community Room improvements. He shared the cost
increase due to an increase in the scope of the project stating that $30,000 was originally
budgeted. The cost will be closer to $100,000 with $25,000 of audio /cable equipment. There
was discussion that this item would be eligible for funding through the cable franchise fees.
There was consensus that the improvements should be made; however, delayed for several
months given other priorities such as the storm mitigation.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL PICTURES FOR DISPLAY
The City Administrator presented. There was concurrence by the Council that we
should proceed with the project for the lobby. There was also a suggestion that a similar
board be made with the City Administrator and Department Head pictures. There was also
concurrence that a cost proposal be obtained from Proex for Council pictures including the
group photo.
BALDRIDGE UPDATE
The City Administrator stated that this would be included in the Informative Memo.
STREETSCAPING
Director Colbert stated that staff is continuing to work on preparation of the RFP's;
however, there is considerable competition for workload at the present time.
ENTRY MONUMENTS
The City Administrator shared information compiled by Senior Planner Ridley for
entrance monuments. After a very brief conversation, it was agreed that Administrator's
Secretary McGarvey would arrange for a tour of entry monument sites with Senior Planner
Ridley, Mayor Awada and City Councilmember Fields in the next two to three weeks.
COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
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April 24, 2001
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The City Administrator shared an updated Council meeting schedule for the remainder
of April and the months of May, June and July.
DELTA HOMES PROPOSAL FOR THE CEDAR GROVE REDEVELOPMENT
The City Administrator shared drawings that Mark Parranto, representing Delta
Homes, provided to the City for his proposed housing development on Beau d' Rue Drive.
There were questions raised about overall density and a strong suggestion that the townhomes
be arranged differently, with the possibility of some back load garages, a mixture of design,
including European, stucco and brick and more detail on the proposed amenities for the
project. It was agreed that these general comments will be shared with Mr. Parranto as he
proceeds further with his proposal.
STORM MITIGATION
There was considerable discussion on storm mitigation relative to the criteria and how
the City will approach the upcoming meetings on April 26, 27 and 30. Most of the discussion
centered around policy and how the City will finance the improvements.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:00 p.m.
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