08/02/1994 - City Council Special
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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
EAGAN CITY COUNCIL
Eagan, Minnesota
August 2, 1994
A Special City Council meeting was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1994 at 5:00 p.m. In the lunchroom
of the Eagan Municipal Center. Those in attendance were Mayor Egan and City Councilmembers Awada,
Hunter and Wachter. (Masin arrived at 5:12 p.m.) Also present were Director of Public Works Colbert,
Director of Community Development Reichert, Craig Amundson and Tim Griffin of BRW, and Administrator
Hedges.
BRW PRESENTATION/SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE ON 'DOWNTOWN'
Craig Amundson and Tim Griffin of BRW, gave a short slide presentation on different downtown
concepts explained various downtown planning principles. Some of the ideas they felt were important to
Eagan's downtown concept Included Incorporating the existing wetlands, establishment of bikeways
throughout and to the area, and the ring road concept.
Some proposed concepts that were illustrated were main street, parkway, four corners, village green,
town square and town center. The unique characteristics of each concept were explained and possible
scenarios were proposed.
Wachter expressed a concern about developing a north access onto 35E, noting it wasn't illustrated
on the map. He Indicated he likes the concept of a tower, using the bell from the Municipal Center or
possibly a clock, and the farm market concept. He feels the O'Neil farm could be used. A pedestrian bridge
across Yankee Doodle Road was discussed, with staff opining that pedestrian crossings aren't used and
would not be money well spent.
Hunter stated he thinks the country motif with the village green concept would give it more of a
country feel.
After some discussion, the consensus of the Council was to incorporate some residential into the
northeast section of the proposed downtown area; to tie the north and south sections together as much as
possible; that incorporating the "park and ride' concept is important; and that a variety of large and small
buildings should be incorporated into the area.
The consultants Indicated they will further fine tune the concepts supported by the Council and bring
back more detailed plans at a later date.
The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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