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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 05/07/2002 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2002 7:00 PM, CITY CENTER Council Chamber 8080 Mitchell Road CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Sherry Butcher, Ron Case, David Luse, and Jan Mosman CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Parks & Recreation Services Director Bob Lambert, Public Works Services Director Eugene Dietz, Community Development and Financial Services Director Don Uram, City Planner Michael Franzen, City Attorney Ric Rosow and Council Recorder Jan Nelson Curielli I. ROLL CALL / CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Mayor Tyra-Lukens called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All members were present. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. COUNCIL FORUM INVITATION Mayor Tyra-Lukens said the Council Forum has been modified as follows. Council Forum will be held the first and third Tuesday of the month from 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Please note that this portion of the meeting is off-camera. The Council Forum will consist of two parts: scheduled and unscheduled appearances. 6:30 to 6:50 p.m. is reserved for scheduled participants. If you wish to schedule time to visit with the City Council and Service Area Directors, please notify the City Manager’s office (at 952-949- 8412) by noon of the meeting date with your request. The last 10 minutes of the Forum, from 6:50 to 7:00 p.m. is set aside for impromptu, unscheduled appearances by individuals or organizations that wish to speak the Council. IV. PROCLAMATION OF SENIOR AWARENESS WEEK Mayor Tyra-Lukens read a Proclamation proclaiming May 6 through May 17, 2002, as Senior Awareness Week in the City of Eden Prairie. A representative of the Eden Prairie seniors accepted the proclamation. V. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE JEAN HARRIS MEMORIAL TASK FORCE Lambert reviewed the charter of the task force and introduced Mary Jane Wissner, Chair of the Jean Harris Memorial Task Force. Wissner said the 17-member task force included representatives of service organizations, the schools, businesses, the Arts Commission, City Council members and family and friends of Jean. She said the task force unanimously recommended that the best method to memorialize Jean was to create an artistic component within the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area, and the process for developing or designing that artistic component CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 2 should be determined through a process utilizing citizens, the landscape architect for the project, and an artist familiar with developing public art in public outdoor places. The task force evaluated many options, but decided that the best method for selecting the way to memorialize Jean would be to provide an artist with a great deal of information about Jean and allow the artist to reflect those qualities in his or her preferred medium. The task force would also request that all members of the task force be invited to serve on the ad hoc committee, but they felt this task should fall under the Arts Commission and should be reviewed by the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission prior to final approval by the City Council. Once the ad hoc design committee submits a recommendation as approved by the City Council with an estimated cost, the Council will be asked to form another committee responsible for fund raising to accomplish the construction of the project. Tyra-Lukens said she was hearing that funding would come from TIF funds but also there would be fund raising. Lambert said the task force got into discussing the possibility of art in public places. They looked at the cost to maintain whatever it is, and it could become a very involved process. The task force went back and reviewed the charter statement and decided just to recommend the process to determine the best way to memorialize Jean Harris rather than coming up with a design. The next phase is to hire an artist who would work with City staff to develop something that would memorialize Jean’s contributions. He said they are thinking that the artist would work with the task force for a couple of months, so there might be $5,000 - $10,000 in design costs. In order to pay for the artist, the City has money for the design of the park in the TIF funds for the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. Once we have a final project and know what that will cost, the task force needs to feel comfortable they will be able to raise that amount of money. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case, to approve the concept of selecting the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area as the site that will accommodate an artistic component that will reflect Jean Harris’s spirit of public service. Funding for the design to come from the T.I.F. for the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. Motion carried 5-0. MOTION: Luse moved, seconded by Mosman, to authorize the Arts Commission to appoint an ad hoc committee to work with staff to recommend an artist that will work with the task force and the landscape design consultant in developing an artistic component within the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. Motion carried 5-0. MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher, to approve the Charter Statement for the Ad Hoc Committee. Motion carried 5-0. Mosman asked if we should look at the possibility of a policy for public or private art as part of the design phase. She noted other cities have such policies. Tyra-Lukens said the Arts Commission could look at that. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 3 VI. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS Luse said he would have a comment prior to the review of Item VII. Mosman added Item XV.A.1. Update on Hennepin County Rail Authority Meeting. Butcher said she wanted to add a recap of the Police Open House on May 5th. Luse said that was going to be part of his comment prior to the review of the minutes. MOTION: Mosman moved, seconded by Case, to approve the Agenda as published and amended. Motion carried 5-0. Luse said he wanted to share with those in the audience and those viewing that the open house held by the Police Department on May 4th was a powerful event. The theme was “Homeland Security,” and there was a great turn out for the event. He said there were participants from outside the Police Department as well as City staff, and it was especially gratifying to see the excitement of the young people who attended. Butcher said she was impressed because of the inter-generational aspect of the event. There were seniors who were active and involved as well as families with young children. She said this community has diversity and strength because of this sort of thing. She thought it was a celebration of professionalism and was a wonderful day for the community. VII. MINUTES A. COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD APRIL 9, 2002 MOTION: Mosman moved, seconded by Case, to approve as published the Minutes of the Council Workshop held April 9, 2002. Motion carried 5-0. B. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 9, 2002 Case said the first sentence in the next-to-last paragraph on Page 4 should be changed to “conservation easements,” rather than “wetlands.” He said the word “blockage” should be changed to “screening” in the third sentence of the next-to- last paragraph on Page 9. MOTION: Luse moved, seconded by Butcher, to approve as published and amended the Minutes of the City Council Meeting held April 9, 2002. Motion carried 5-0. C. COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD APRIL 16, 2002 MOTION: Mosman moved, seconded by Butcher, to approve as published the Minutes of the Council Workshop held April 16, 2002. Motion carried 5-0. D. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 16, 2002 Tyra-Lukens said the second sentence of paragraph 5, Page 15, should be changed to “…our experience has been that you shouldn’t mail just to people directly along the corridor…” CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 4 MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Luse, to approve as published and amended the Minutes of the City Council Meeting held April 16, 2002. Motion carried 5-0. VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR Regarding Item L, Mosman said she had approached City Manager Jullie before he left about an open seat on the Rotary. Mr. Jullie said the City would pay for a Council seat on that organization. She said she was able to go to some of the meetings, but it would be good if more than one Councilmember attends. Luse agreed to work with Councilmember Mosman on this. Regarding Item C, Case said one of the larger issues from the previous meeting was the placement of the trails. He noted that Item 16 on Page 11 refers to the trail easement reviewed and approved prior to the release of a final plat. He asked if Staff would keep tabs on this and keep in mind what was wanted. He asked if control is still in our hands. Lambert said his report in Item XV.C.1. at the end of this meeting would refer to the entire trail and open space issues that exist in the Golden Triangle area, including the trail along Valley View Road and Flying Cloud Drive. Case then noted he hoped staff would watch this very closely because this is one of the times when the Council gets involved and discusses issues and then it is gone from our control. He thought it would be good if staff got back to the Council informally to let us know the status. A. CLERK’S LICENSE LIST B. MARVIN HEIGHTS by Peter Anderson and Virginia Marvin. 2nd Reading for Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers on 3.11 acres and Zoning District Change from RM-6.5 to R1-13.5 on 3.11 acres. Location: West of Preserve Boulevard and South of Anderson Lakes Parkway. (Ordinance No. 11- 2002-PUD-7-2002 for PUD District Review and Zoning District Change) C. THE HEIGHTS AT VALLEY VIEW by Eden Prairie Leased Housing Associates I, LLP. 2nd Reading for Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers on 10.26 acres, Zoning District Change from Rural to RM-2.5 on 10.26 acres, and Site Plan Review on 10.26 acres. (Ordinance No. 12-2002-PUD- 8-2002 for PUD District Review and Zoning District Change and Resolution No. 2002-84 for Site Plan) D. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-85APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF OAKPARKE ESTATES 4TH ADDITION E. AWARD CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OF STARING LAKE PARK TENNIS COURTS F. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-86 APPROVING PROJECT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR HEIGHTS AT VALLEY VIEW APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 5 G. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-87 ACCEPTING THE MINNESOTA AUTO THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM GRANT H. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-88 DECLARING COSTS TO BE ASSESSED, ORDERING PREPARATION 0F 2002 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND SETTING PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON JUNE 4, 2002, FOR CRESTWOOD TERRACE STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, I.C. 98-5474 I. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-89 AUTHORIZING RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CEDARCREST DRIVE IN SECTION 20, I.C. 00-5520 J. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-90 APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CRESTWOOD TERRACE STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS I.C. 98-5474 K. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-91 APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CHARLSON AREA IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE III, I.C. 02-5565 L. APPROVE COUNCILMEMBER “OPEN SEAT” MEMBERSHIP IN THE EDEN PRAIRIE ROTARY M. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-92 APPROVING THE ELECTION FOR EXCLUSION FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION (PERA) FOR SCOTT H. NEAL, CITY MANAGER N. AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED WITH OBTAINING BIDS FOR REPAIR OF THE ROOF OVER THE SWIMMING POOL AT THE EDEN PRAIRIE COMMUNITY CENTER MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case, to approve Items A-N of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0. IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS / MEETINGS A. HENNEPIN VILLAGE – WATSON PROPERTY by Pemtom Land Company. Guide Plan Change from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential on 1.87 acres, Planned Unit Development Concept Amendment on 30.17 acres to the overall Hennepin Village PUD, Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers on 30.17 acres, Zoning District Change from Rural to RM-6.5 on 1.87 acres, and Zoning District Amendment within the RM-6.5 Zoning District on 30.17 acres, Site Plan Review on 1.87 acres, and Preliminary Plat of 2.66 acres into 22 lots. Location: 9782 Spring Road. (Resolution No. 2002-93 for Guide Plan Amendment, Resolution No. 2002-94 for PUD Concept Amendment, Resolution No. 2002-95 for Preliminary Plat, Ordinance for PUD District Review, Zoning District Change and Zoning District Amendment) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 6 Neal said official notice of this public hearing was published in the April 25, 2002, Eden Prairie News, and sent to 6 property owners. He noted there are 12 proposed townhouse units on the Watson property. Ten townhouse units of Site A, Hennepin Village, will also be rearranged to provide access to the Watson property. The project is located on Spring Road. Dwight Jelle, project engineer from Westwood Professional Services, addressed the proposal. Fransen noted the design framework manual is part of the Developer’s Agreement. He said the Community Planning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the project to the City Council at the April 8, 2002 meeting. Since the Community Planning Board meeting, the developer has prepared alternate townhouse elevations for the Watson property and Site A Hennepin Village. The staff is comfortable with the alternate elevations provided the colors and building materials are consistent with the approved plan for the single-family homes. Luse said on Page 9 of the Staff Report states a lot size of 3000 to 1430 square feet. Fransen said the minimum lot size is 3000, but they go down to 1430 for some of the smaller units. He said it is fairly common to have varied lot sizes, usually as a result of density transfer. The proponent was allowed to concentrate the density in exchange for preservation of the open space and the unique historical architectural details. There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case to close the Public Hearing; to adopt Resolution 2002-93 for Comprehensive Guide Plan Change from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential on 1.87 acres; to adopt Resolution No. 2002-94 for PUD Concept Amendment on 30.17 acres; to approve 1st Reading of the Ordinance for PUD District Review on 1.87 acres and Rezoning from Rural to RM-6.5 on 1.87 acres, and Zoning District Amendment in the RM- 6.5 District on 30.17 acres; to adopt Resolution No. 2002-95 for Preliminary Plat of 2.66 acres into 23 lots; and to direct Staff to prepare a Developer’s Agreement incorporating Board and Staff recommendations and Council conditions. Motion carried 5-0. Butcher noted she thought this is a housing type that is very sought after. Case said, as before, we applaud the developer for listening to the Council. X. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION: Luse moved, seconded by Case, to approve the Payment of Claims. The motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Butcher, Case, Luse, Mosman, and Tyra-Lukens voting “aye.” CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 7 XI. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS XII. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS A. TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS AND STREET WIDTH FOR CRESTWOOD TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD Gray said the primary issue was the neighborhood’s concern about the extent of the trail proposal along with issues regarding the size of the cul-de-sac and the street width. He said they are able to lay the street within the existing 60-foot right-of- way so it has a minimal impact on the neighborhood. He said the layout of the trail does not require the removal of any trees or shrubbery. At the neighborhood meeting they were able to determine that the neighborhood preferred the larger cul- de-sac, and that is incorporated into the current plan. He said it was a little less definite as to preferences regarding the width of the street and the extent of the trail system along Crestwood Terrace. Tyra-Lukens asked if the current streets are 28 feet wide and if the neighborhood wants 32 feet. Gray said the plan is for 28-foot streets, while the current street is 32 feet. Maureen Walker, 9650 Crestwood Terrace, said this is a rather old neighborhood, and many of them moved here looking for some of the rural feeling of Eden Prairie. She was concerned about the trail going through an established neighborhood with houses set close to the street. She thought there would be a loss of privacy, and that is their number one concern. She said the project will cost each of them about $30,000 and they would like the Council to honor their wishes. Regarding the concerns about safety, she said the neighborhood does not want streetlights or a trail. Scott Sundquist, 18395 Dell Drive, said there are plenty of streets throughout Eden Prairie that do not have bike paths or multi-use trail systems, and there are many trails that stop at streets without the trail continuing somewhere else. Tyra-Lukens asked which bike trails go into residential areas and stop. Sundquist said the bike path stops at Boulder Pointe. Tyra-Lukens noted there are sidewalks there. Sundquist said there are other neighborhoods that don’t have sidewalks. He thought Eden Prairie does not allow bike riding on sidewalks, and they do not want a bike trail through the neighborhood. Luse asked if there was an understanding of the difference between a Level 1 and a Level 2 trail and if the neighborhood consensus was on the green trail. Sundquist said they don’t want to see either of the two trail types, and he had a problem with trails going through residential neighborhoods. Walker noted they would have a consensus on the connecting trail. Tyra-Lukens asked why the trail would not be extended along Dell Road. Gray replied there is no destination down there. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 8 Case said the trail that is heading into the proposed City park would eventually connect to the trail along Pioneer Trail. He said this is a critical part of our plan to interconnect the entire City. Gray noted the red part of the trail system is an east- west connector. Case thought if the intent was to connect the red portions of the trail, we might be able to do without the green trails from the standpoint of getting people through the neighborhood. He asked if there is any cost difference between a sidewalk and a bituminous trail. Gray replied they are almost identical in cost. Case said we need to think about who would be there in the future. He thought the fear of a loss of privacy is a fear of the unknown, and he didn’t think that should drive any of our decisions. He asked if these houses are not set back as far as those in other neighborhoods. Gray responded there was one house that would be about 32 feet away because of the 60-foot street right-of-way; however, in new residential neighborhoods most houses would be about 31 feet from a sidewalk or trail. Many of the houses in this neighborhood are at a distance of 40 feet. Case said he has always believed in connecting neighborhoods, which would be the red trails, and secondly we have always considered safety issues. He noted that ever since he served on the Senior Issues Task Force, the issues they studied as part of that group have come up yearly. He was more concerned that sidewalks and trails are a means of looking out for older people. He said we need the red trail and at the very least we need a sidewalk. Neal noted that Councilmember Case was coming very close to how staff was viewing this issue. The red line trail should be a minimum just as a public safety concern. Mosman said someone addressed the issue of a quiet street. She said she would like to compromise and let them keep the character of their neighborhood but, on the other hand, she is concerned about the safety issue. She thought a wider street is not as safe as a narrower one with a sidewalk. She asked how people will get to Dell Road and if there is a trail that goes through the proposed City park. Gray responded there is a trail within the park that connects into the parking lot. Case thought the primary reason why we would want a trail there would be for the people who live there, and to him the best compromise would be a sidewalk. He thought it would be consistent with what we do in other neighborhoods, and he hoped we would do this consistently in the future in other neighborhoods. Lambert noted that it is not illegal to ride a bike on a sidewalk in Eden Prairie although we do design bike trails for bikes. Gray said what we have tried to discuss with the neighborhood is that sidewalks aren’t really designed for bicycle use. He said roller bladders and skateboarders prefer bituminous over sidewalks. He said, while we don’t guarantee that all the trails will be plowed at all times, we do have more equipment to plow trails. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 9 Butcher said she agreed with Councilmember Case about trying to have uniformity in the city. The values we have heard from the public are that they want to have trails to connect neighborhoods. We have heard the neighbors’ concerns and would like to compromise. She thought the sidewalk might be a good idea instead of the trail, but she thought we should keep the red trail as a connection for the future. Luse asked if any kind of a trail system was put in the Cedar Forest neighborhood. Gray said we put a short piece along one side. Luse said he wanted to make sure the audience knew that street lights and bituminous trails or sidewalks are not part of the residents’ expense but would be built at City expense. He thought the prior Council decision was to deal with the trail issue as a safety issue. Luse thought there would be a lot more of these discussions coming up in the future. He noted this project has been going on for four years, and he thought these issues should be brought up at the beginning of the process in the future. Steve Rasmussen, 9820 Crestwood Terrace, said he would like to see a pavement trail for the sake of the kids. He thought in terms of safety, the trail would be safer. Tyra-Lukens thought a sidewalk would retain more of the residential feeling. Luse thought the Council tries to compromise and look to the individuals within this. We also have to look beyond the neighborhood to the needs of future residents of the neighborhood and to what might be best for the City. He would like to leave the final width and surface of the trail as a consensus, and wondered if there would be some other product that could be used for the trail. Mosman asked if it was possible to change the width of the bike path. Lambert said back in the late 1970’s we started with six-foot wide asphalt trails, but we are taking those out because we ruin lawns when we plow that width. We would not want to go back to the narrower asphalt trails. He noted we have one piece of equipment that can be used on a 5-foot sidewalk. He said, while sidewalks will last longer, an asphalt trail is easier to maintain and provides for multiple uses. He thought we should stay consistent with our standard and choose either an 8-foot asphalt trail or a 5-foot concrete sidewalk. Luse asked about the issue of keeping sidewalks plowed. Lambert said the City does not have an ordinance that requires neighbors to plow their sidewalks because we do not have sidewalks or trails in front of every home in Eden Prairie. He said we plow 90% of the 80 miles of asphalt trails in the City and 25% of the 80 miles of sidewalks. Luse asked if there is any other way of dealing with the safety issue other than putting in the 8-foot asphalt pathway. Lambert said there is not by any of the standards we have today. Gray said, if the neighborhood were just being developed, it would have been chosen to have a trail because it connects Pioneer Trail and Dell CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 10 Road. He was not sure that the width of the trail would have any effect on the privacy issue that was brought up by the neighbors. Neal noted that the Council earlier this evening approved plans and specifications for a 28-foot wide street and an eight-foot trail as part of the Consent Calendar. He said at some point we need to go forward with the design, and a 28-foot street and an 8-foot trail would be the default if no other decision were made. Gray said Staff recommends that we advertise this as soon as possible. He said even if we were in a contract we would have some time to make a decision as to the trail, but we would need to make a decision about the street now. Case thought Crestwood Terrace would be considered a residential collector and, in that light, it would deserve a trail if it were in a new development. He liked the sidewalk idea but he could see some of the negatives to that. He thought most of us feel that for the good of the neighborhood we need a place for people to walk and ride, but he was also concerned that it not become a major bike cut-through. Mosman said one of the initial concerns about the house being closer to the street than other areas of the City was eliminated. She thought the other issue is safety. Luse thought a 28-foot street with a 5-foot trail surface would be consistent with the safety issue and the concerns about a sidewalk-type construction. He said he would have to go with the staff recommendation for a 28-foot street with an 8-foot trail if it would not be possible to put in a trail surface that was less than 8 feet wide. Butcher noted there are lots of different methods of using sidewalks, not just for roller-blading. She thought it was not a good idea to micromanage these things. Sundquist said he understood that it would be possible for the bidding process to go forward, but the decision could still be made at a later time to change from a bituminous trail to a concrete sidewalk. Rosow said that might be possible, but it is a timing factor. The contractor is going to gear up and there may be a cost or there may be a timing gap that could complicate the process. Just so there was no lack of clarity, Rosow said the alternative to the 28-foot street and 8-foot trail would be an alternative motion. MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher, to proceed with an 8-foot trail in the Settler’s Ridge/Park Corridor and a 28-foot street and an 8-foot trail for street width and pedestrian facilities south of the Park Corridor Trail. Motion carried 5- 0. Tyra-Lukens said she thought the Council is very aware of the neighborhood issues. Because we are going to have to face these issues over and over in similar projects, we have to remain consistent. She asked residents who wanted to review specific concerns with Mr. Gray to meet with him outside the Council Chambers. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 11 XIII. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS XIV. APPOINTMENTS XV. REPORTS OF OFFICERS A. REPORTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS 1. Mosman - Update on Transportation Issues Mosman reported that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and Congressman Kennedy held a press conference in Chaska on April 29th and announced progress on the next section of Highway 212. She said Secretary Mineta presented the group with a check for $2.9 million. She distributed information on a summit meeting on traffic congestion held last week. She said representatives from local governments and higher levels of government as well as private and public organizations attended the summit meeting. She thought there are some initiatives that will come out of the meeting. She attended a breakout session on telecommuting and thought we might want to look into that at some point because it has many advantages and benefits. Case asked if the purpose of the telecommuting study would be to encourage local businesses to use telecommuting. Mosman said her thought was to implement it at Eden Prairie City Hall, but we might want to have a workshop to discuss the possibilities. Mosman said there was a community meeting on the LRT trail study a week ago Saturday. There were a lot of neighbors who attended. She said the residents were concerned that their concerns would not be heard. She asked Randy Newton and Gene Dietz to work on addressing the neighbors’ concerns. Case said he attended the presentation with Southwest Metro Transit Commission. Luse noted there is a meeting for the new City Manager to meet Eden Prairie residents on May 22nd. He said local newspapers will publish an invitation to residents, and it will be open to the first 200 people who sign up. No City funds will be used for the meeting. B. REPORT OF CITY MANAGER C. REPORT OF PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES DIRECTOR 1. Report on Trails and Parks Serving Residential Development in the Golden Triangle Area Lambert said at the April 16th meeting the City Council requested staff to provide a report on trails and parks serving the residential development in CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 12 the Golden Triangle Area. Regarding trails in the conservation easement area, he said that is a very steep and wooded area. If we decide to put trails there, the City would build a trail with stairways and walkways so the developer would not be involved. Lambert said the concern with the developer would be the trail along the frontage road by Flying Cloud Drive. He said we had not done much about parks or open spaces in this area until we started talking about putting residential development there. When the two senior housing facilities were put in on the north side of Smetana Lake, we completed a trail system around the lake and a park system on the peninsula. We thought that would take care of the residential development, however, now we approved an apartment complex, and this will be a different age group than the senior facilities. Lambert said we would need good trail access to the facilities that are available in the area, including the park and the trail systems along Flying Cloud Drive and Valley View Drive. He thought we would complete the trail along Flying Cloud Drive up to the bridge over Hwy 212. From there we would connect to the trail being built along Bryant and Shady Oak, giving residents access to a regional park facility. Lambert thought we should consider developing court facilities along Flying Cloud Drive in the Best Buy area. He thought the City might want to put an easement on that area to preserve the recreational amenities and the wooded area. We could then look at more residential development in the area. He said Staff would be bringing up additional recommendations in the future regarding facilities in the Golden Triangle area, including 8-foot asphalt trails along the major corridors. Tyra-Lukens said this fits in well with our idea of creating a place for people to live, work and play. Butcher asked if this would overlay onto the model of the area that is being developed. Lambert said he would hope they would be aware of this recommendation when they develop the model. Uram said those doing the GTA study received direction from Staff about the importance of recreational opportunities and trails. Butcher said she wanted to make sure it was all integrated. D. REPORT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR E. REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DIRECTOR F. REPORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES DIRECTOR G. REPORT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 7, 2002 Page 13 H. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY XVI. OTHER BUSINESS XVII. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Mosman, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Tyra-Lukens adjourned the meeting at 9:10 p.m.