08/15/1988 - City Council SpecialMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
EAGAN CITY COUNCIL
August 15, 1988
Subject to Approval
A special meeting of the Eagan City Council was held on Monday, August 15,
1988 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving a draft copy of the Community
Market Analysis prepared by the firm of Laventhol and Horwith. Present were Mayor
Ellison and City Councilmembers Egan, Gustafson, McCrea and Wachter. Also
present were City Planner Runkle, Planner I Kristy Marnin and City Administrator
Hedges.
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY MARKET ANALYSIS
The City Administrator introduced Rob Chelsey and Carol Nielson, employees
of Laventhol and Horwith, who are responsible for completing a draft copy of the
Eagan Commercial Market Analysis. City Planner Runkle also provided background on
the data collection process, stating that his department was instrumental in
providing information for the report.
Mr. Chelsey stated that there are two main purposes identified in the
Commercial Market Analysis and they are as follows: 1) How much retail space is
supportable and 2) how much retail land is available. Carol Nielson proceeded to
review the various parts of the report, stating that the process included
information gathering and analysis of the information. She stated that an eight
step process was used to canvas the City of Eagan and surrounding communities.
Ms. Nielson stated that the strength of the study is based on a traditional
market analysis methodology for retail users.
Ms. Nielson also stated that several assumptions were considered in
preparing the report which include the mega mall, Woodbury Regional Center, the
reanalysis of purchasing power as the age of the community changes and other
related factors.
Ms. Nielson presented the various community retail nodes that were
examined in the study which generated considerable discussion by the City Council.
Following a discussion that was based on various scenarios and questions relating
to retail space and land that is supportable for commercial designation, Rob
Chelsey summarized the report by stating that there must be an equilibrium of
supply and demand and further that there is supportable acreage to be developed
for retail within the City of Eagan in the future. He further stated that a
commercial market analysis is a report and should be used as a guide to determine
the adequacy for commercial property.
Mayor Ellison thanked both Mr. Chelsey and Ms. Nielson for their comments
and their report stating that the findings are comprehensive and once the final
report is prepared, will be considered by the City Council for adoption as a
guide plan for the development of commercial land within the City of Eagan.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business to be considered at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
Since there was no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Dated City Clerk
TLH