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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 01/29/1986 EDEN PRAIRIE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1986 7:30 PM, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARDROOM COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Gary Peterson, Richard Anderson, George Bentley, Patricia Pidcock and Paul Redpath CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl J. Jullie; Assistant to the City Manager Craig Dawson; Director of Community Services Robert Lambert, Acting Public Safety Director Keith Wall, Fire Chief Ron Johnson, and Recording Secretary Karen Michael PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA • II. REPORT FROM CITY HALL SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE III. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REFERENDUM QUESTIONS ON THE BALLOT IV. POTENTIAL REFERENDUM ITEMS V. REFERENDUM DATE } VI. ADJOURNMENT. MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council THRU: Carl Jullie, City Manager FROM: Bob Lambert, Director of Community Services DATE: January 2B, 1986 SUBJECT: City Hall Site Selection Committee Recommendation Attached to this memo is a copy of all of the information submitted to the City Hall Site Selection Committee over the last several weeks, as well as the minutes of the Janaury 11 and January 22 meetings. Norm Friederichs, Carolyn Lyngdal and Betty Stehman were not able to attend the first meeting; however, staff met with Carolyn Lyngdal and Betty Stehman after the first meeting and summarized the information provided at the first meeting. Ms. Lyngdal and Ms. Stehman visited the sites on their own. Norm Friederichs was out of town and was not able to attend either of the meetings. All members, with the exception of Mr. Friederichs, were in attendance at the last meeting. The minutes of the January 22 meeting summarize much of the discussion and concerns that were voiced over various sites by members of the committee. At that meeting, the committee made the following motion: MOTION: Virgina Gartner moved to recommend to the City Council that site #7, the MTS site of 28 acres, and the northern portion of the Eden 100/494 site be considered assthe first priority site for the City Hall/Government Center. Seconded by Mike Eames. Motion passed 10 favor, 0 opposed. The rationale for this recommendation includes the following: 1. The site is highly visible with good access. 2. The site has sufficient land to provide for all the uses discussed. 3. The site is relatively close to other City buildings; yet, still within the fringe of the Major Center Area. 4. The site has more potential than site #3 for the development of the major access to the park due to the additional frontage on the park, the amount of land available, and the anticipated better soil conditions. 5. The land should be somewhat less expensive than the land adjacent to Prairie Center Drive or Single Tree Lane. MOTION: Gene Haberman moved to recommend that the City Council consider site #3, the Naegele/Teman site, as the second priority site for a City Hall/Government Center. Seconded by Virginia Gartner. Motion passed 10 in favor, 0 opposed. k _2_ The rationale for this site as second priority is as follows: The site will have the best accessibility in the long run, being located halfway between 169 and 212 and Prairie Center Drive. The original concept of the main entrance to the floodplain park on the east side of the floodplain is still a good idea, as this is the "downtown side of the park", however, it does not have as much land or presumably as good a soils as site #7. MOTION: Motion by Mike Eames to recommend the City Council consider site #6, adjacent to the library, as the third priority site for the City Hall/Government Center. Seconded by Virgina Gartner. Motion passed 5 in favor, 4 opposed. The general rationale for this site as the third priority is basically that if the City Hall cannot be located adjacent to the park, then it makes sense to locate it adjacent to another government service that is already under construction, that being the Hennepin County Library. A major consideration regarding the location of the City Hall/Government Center and the rationale for recommending acquiring the amount of land recommended is the assumption that the major entrance to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area would be moved from the proposed site north of the Flagship Athletic Club to the MTS site along Technology Drive. Some of the rationale used for making that change is as follows: 1. Due to the location of the Flagship Athletic Club, the major access is now moved 600' north of the intersection of Single Tree Lane and Prairie Center Drive, thus, taking away much of the appeal of the Single Tree Lane/Prairie Center Drive intersection location. 2. Due to soil conditions on site #3, the concept of a hard edge plaza with an amphitheater, fountain, etc. adjacent to an open water area would not be feasible without extremely expensive soil correction, piling, etc. 3. The City's architects expressed a concern that the massive size of the Flagship Athletic Club would overwhelm a 40,000 square foot City Hall. City staff will be in attendance Wednesday evening to give a brief presentation regarding the pros and cons of the various sites and to summarize the Site Selection Committee's recommendation. BL:md MINUTES CITY HALL SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, I986 7 P. M. PUBLIC SAFETY BLDG. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Rich Anderson, Mike Eames, Virginia Gartner, Gene Haberman, Sue Osberg, Carolyn Lyngdal, Betty Stehman, Councilman Richard Anderson, City Manager Carl Jullie, Community Services Director Bob Lambert, • COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Norm Friederichs I. SUMMARY DF JANUARY 11 MEETING The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by City Manager Carl Jullie. The committee then reviewed the minutes of January 11 and recommended approval of the minutes as submitted. II. REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Community Services Director Bob Lambert reviewed the additional information provided for the January 22 meeting. Lambert stated that the Engineering Department had not determined the exact amount of special assessments on site #3, even though Naegele had purchased that property on December 31, 1985. The special assessments for that site would be determined within the next few weeks. Lambert then reviewed the information on the MTS site and referred to the site on an overall map. Lambert emphasized that the City staff have not received a cost estimate for this property from MTS Systems; however, MTS Systems indicated that they would like to talk to the City about the possibility of the City Hall/Government Center Complex and park access at that location. Lambert also referred to the additional information on the Eden 100/494 property located south of the MTS site. Staff suggested that if the City were to purchase the MTS site, staff would be recommending acquistion of approximately the northern one-third of the Eden 100/494 site. III. GENERAL DISCUSSION ON ALL SITES There followed a lengthy discussion regarding the pros and cons of all of the various sites by the committee. The general consensus of the committee was that the site south of the Public Safety Building was too small to be considered any further without acquistion of additional land to the south. Site A2, the Miller Homes site, was also discarded as it was viewed as a residential neighborhood site with relatively low visibility compared to the other sites. The committee felt very strongly that the City Hall/Government Center site should be located adjacent to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area, if at all possible, and that it should be located in the Major Center Area. The committee also felt the City should purchase sufficient land to accommodate the major access to the park, land for the City Hall needs now and well into the future. The city should also consider acquiring enough land to I l -2- accommodate other governmental buildings that may wish to locate adjacent to the City Hall such as County Government Services, perhaps a Post Office, etc. There was some discussion that questioned if a Post Office should even be considered as compatible use adjacent to a City Hall. MOTION: Virginia Gartner moved to recommend to the City Council that site number 7, the MTS site of 28 acres, and a northern portion of the Eden 100/494 site be considered as the first priority site for the City Hall/Government Center. Seconded by Mike Eames. The rationale for this recommendation included the following: 1. The site is highly visible with good access. 2. The site has sufficient land to provide for all of the uses discussed. 3. The site is relatively close to other City buildings; yet, still within the fringe of the Major Center Area. 4. The site has more potential than site #3 for development of a major access to the park, due to the additional frontage on the park and the amount of land available. 5. The land should be somewhat less expensive than that land adjacent to Prairie Center Drive or Single Tree Lane. Motion passed 10 in favor, non opposed. Gene Haberman did indicate a concern over what will happen to the Carpenter property between Technology Drive and Highway 5. The committee also felt very strongly the City should work diligently to get a full access at Mitchell Road. Councilman Anderson believed that site #7, the MTS site, is an excellent site because it is located adjacent to where Purgatory Creek enters the floodplain and that the water moves very fast in this location. Any ponds developed adjacent to the City Hall would have a good current of water flowing through them and should, therefore, remain relatively clear. Councilman Anderson also felt that this site had more potential than site #3 for developing a major park access. He indicated he had walked the site the previous weekend and was impressed with the views from that site of the entire floodplain and the entire Major Center Area. City Manager Carl Jullie liked the proximity of site #7 to our other City facilities. He believes that proximity would promote more interaction to other City employees by City Hall supervisors, etc. Mr. Jullie pointed out that in Mr. 8rauer•s presentation, he indicated that this site was still within the influence of the Major Center Area; however, it is on the fringe of the proposed "downtown". Jullie also believed that the location of the City Hall would help promote quality development along Technology Drive, a very visible road by thousands of people that pass through Eden Prairie. He also believed the soil conditions on site 7 would probably be better than those at site 3; however, we do not have any information on soils for the MTS site at this time. -3- Mike Eames indicated that he had walked every site over the weekend, and was pretty enthused about site #3 and site #6 going into the process. The reason he changed his mind is the cost of building on pilings and he was not sure there was enough room for parking and other expansions on site #6. Sue Osberg asked Councilman Anderson if he agreed with Mr. Brauer's concept of developing site #3, Mr. Anderson indicated that he would prefer to emphasize the park entrance more than Mr. Brauer did in the development of that site. Anderson further stated that he believed site #7 had more potential to develop the kind of amentities the City would like to see at this major park access. MOTION: Gene Haberman moved to recommend that the City Council consider site UT—the Naegele/Teman site as the second priority site for a City Hall/Government Center. Seconded by Virgina Gartner. The rationale for this site as the second priorty is as follows: The site will have the best accessibility in the long run, being located halfway between Highway 169 and 212 on Prairie Center Drive. The original concept of the main entrance to the floodplain on the east side of the floodplain is still a good idea, as that is the "downtown side of the park", however, it does not have as much land or presumably as good a soils as site #7. Motion passed 10 in favor, 0 opposed. MOTION: Motion by Mike Eames to recommend the City Council consider site #6, adjacent to the library as the third priorty site for a City Hall/Govenment Center. Seconded by Virgina Gartner. The general rationale for this site as the third site is basically that if the City Hall cannot be located adjacent to the park, then it makes sense to locate it adjacent to another government service that is already under construction, that being the Hennepin County Library. Motion passed 5 in favor, 4 opposed. Lambert then explained to the committee that the City staff would forward the recommendation of the City Hall Site Selection Committee to the City Council at a special meeting to be held on Janaury 29, 1986. At that special meeting, the Council will be considering the proposed referendum, which would include the City Hall, Fire Hall, and possibily some other City improvements. Lambert indicated that prior to making a final decision on the MTS site, the City would require soil boring informatin similar to what is available on the other sites. 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AGENDA CITY HALL SITE SLECTION COMMITTEE JANUARY 22, 1986 7 P. M. PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING I. SUMMARY OF JANUARY 11th MEETING II. REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A. Teman/Naegele Property Assessment B. MIS Site Information C. Eden 100/494 Property Site Information III. GENERAL DISCUSSION ON ALL SITES IV. PRIORITIZE SITES AND FORMULATE FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL V. ADJOURNMENT pf MEMORANDUM TO: City Hall Site Selection Committee FROM: Bob Lambert, Director of Community Services 1 DATE: January 16, 1986 SUBJECT: January 22, 1986 Meeting Enclosed, for your review, is a copy of the minutes of the January 11 meeting, an agenda for the January 22 meetin9, and additional information on property that was discussed at the January 11 meeting. At the January 11 meeting, Mr. Brauer indicated that the Teman property had been sold to William Naegele as of December 30, 1985. Because that property had been subdivided from the rest of Teman's property, Mr. Brauer assumed that the City would have the assessments designated for the Teman property. The Engineering Staff at the City of Eden Prairie have indicated that the assessments for that new site will not be determined for several weeks; therefore, for the purposes of figuring the general cost of this site, staff would recommend continuing to figure approximately $.42 per square foot for the existing and deferred specials on this site. The additional information on what is referred to as site 7, the MTS property, and site 2A or 7A, the 40 acre site south of the MTS property and east of the Miller Homes property, includes an aerial photo with the property outlined in yellow and the floodplain outlined in red. Also, enclosed is a summary sheet on each parcel listing taxes, special assessments, pros and cons on the site, etc. As the summary sheet indicates, representatives from MIS indicate they are presently not marketing that site; however, the site would be available for City Hall contingent on the quality of the development the City has in mind. Because MTS is not presently marketing the site, they have not set a value on the property. They would be interested in discussing the sale of this property to the City for a Government Center devleopment and for a major entrance to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. Of the 28.5 acres owned by MTS between 12 and 13 acres is within the floodplain; therefore, staff would assume the cost of this site would be in the same range of cost the City is considering for the other six sites. Mr. Bob Morehouse, representing the owner of Eden 100/494 Properties, has indicated that that 39.3 acre site is for sale. The asking price is $.50 per square foot over the entire site. Mr. Morehouse believes approximately 17 acres of this site is developable. This acreage includes the amount of area that can be filled in the floodplain on their 40 acre site. Approximately 12 1/2 acres of the 39.3 acres is actually out of the floodplain. All of the acreages relating to total site and floodplain acreage are approximate acreages that have been determined by planimeter from 1 inch equals 200 foot scale maps. Actual acreages may vary slightly. The committee must assume that the City will require soil boring information on any site prior to negotiating a final cost. Further, staff would recommend the committee reommend two or three sites to the City Council prioritized as number 1, number 2 and number 3. This gives the City Council the flexibility to negotiate for the acquistion of the preferred site, but also gives the City Council a second or third choice if there is a problem in negotiating a fair price for the site or if further information regarding soils provides unexpected information. If any committee member has any questions regarding this information, or any previously submitted information, please feel free to contact me at 937-2262, ext, 37 or at 937-1249 in evenings or on weekends. BL:md • MINUTES CITY HALL SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1986 9:00 A. M., PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Rich Anderson, Mike Eames, Virginia Gartner, Gene Haberman, Sue Dsberg, Councilman Richard Anderson, City Manager Carl Jullie, Community Ser- vices Director Bob Lambert, Also in attendance Craig Dawson, Assistant to the Manager and Mark Weber, Eden Prairie News COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Carolyn Lyngdal, Betty Stehman, Norm Friederichs I. INTRODUCTION The meeting was called to order at 9:10 a.m. by City Manager Carl Jullie. Committee members were introduced and Carl outlined the task of the committee as set forth by the City Council II. REVIEW THE BACKGROUND OF HOW THE SIX SITES WERE SELECTED Community Services Director Bob Lambert reviewed the location of each of the sites and gave a brief perspective on how those sites were included in the selection process. Lambert also suggested adding a 7th site for consideration; the site identified as south of Technology Drive, just west of Purgatory Creek owned by MTS. III. REVIEW THE DATA DN THE SIX SITES Lambert then reviewed the information provided on each of the sites and staff attempted to answer questions that were presented by committee members relative to each site. Lambert pointed out that, in his opinion, if the City is to consider acquistion of site number 2, the Miller Home site, the City should also consider the acquisition of the 40 acres located east of that site in order to ensure that the City Hall would not be surrounded on three sides by residential development, and that the residential development not block the access from the City Hall site to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. Lambert also indicated that if the City were to acquire the approximate 40 acre site east of the Miller Home site, approximately 27 acres of that 40 acres is within the floodplain, leaving only 12-13 acres developable, therefore, of the approximate 60 acres that would be required for acquisition approximately 22 would be developable. The estimated cost of the entire 6D acres would be between 1.5 and 1.7 million dollars including assessments. Lambert noted that the owner of the Eden/494 Properties has not been contacted j as yet regarding the possibility of sale of that property to the City. 1 1 I I -2- Lambert further noted that MTS Systems has not been contacted at this time regarding the possible sale of any property to the City for a City Hall/Government Center site; however, he recommended the City consider acquiring approximately 20-25 acres from MTS, plus an additional 5 acres from the Eden 100 Properties, which is a peninsula of high ground extending south from the MTS property into the floodplain, for a total site of 25-30 acres fronting on Technology Drive. Of this 25-30 acres approximately 18-20 acres would be developable, or outside the floodplain. IV. TOUR OF THE SITES The committee members were then given an onsite tour of all seven sites. Pros and cons of each of the sites were discussed while viewing each of the sites. V. PRESENTATION BY DON 8RAUER Mr. Brauer, representing the property owners of three of the sites being considered, (Teman, Naegele and Bermel) gave a presentation proposing a civic center development north of Flagship on what has been identified as site 3. Mr. Brauer indicated that, in his opinion, this was the "only" site available in the City if the City wants to include three key ingredients to the civic center. 1. Adjacent to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area 2. Adjacent to the Major Center Area 3. Sufficient property for a civic center complex that would accommodate future civic buildings When asked to define Mr. Brauer's definition of the Major Center Area, Mr. Brauer included property surrounding the Prairie Center Drive ring road with several "fingers" spreading out along certain arterial roads including Technology Drive, west to the MTS complex. Mr. Brauer further pointed out that the civic center complex would be a complex that should be considered for vehicle access as 9D+% of the usage rather than pedestrian or bicycle access. All major parks and the civic center in the City of Eden Prairie will always receive the vast majority of their use by people that have driven to the site in an automobile, according to Mr. Brauer. Mr. Brauer suggesed that the City acquire approximately 5.7 acres for the nature access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. Purchase .6 acres for the City Hall site, immediately adjacent to the parkland and use the parking facilities on the parkland for the City Hall. He further suggested that approximately 1.8D acres on the northwest portion of the Teman/Naegele site might be an appropriate use for a post office and an additional 1.8 acres for future parking requirements. Mr. Brauer's plan depicted the Flagship Athletic Club acquiring 1.6 acres for future parking needs for planned expansion of the Flagship Athletic Club. He depicted several plans that would _3_ include shared parking between the City Hall, the park and the Flagship Athletic Club and future development of a school administration office, a cultural arts building and County regional office building fronting along Prairie Center Drive between the proposed location of City Hall and Prairie Drive. Mr. Brauer further proposed future devleopment of a covered plaza adjacent to an outdoor plaza, formal gardens and water feature. This was only a concept and not "the only way to develop the site". Mr. Brauer praised the bold steps the City has taken in futuristic planning; siting the 1968 park bond referendum, the infra structure of roads and sewer sytems developed in the early 1970's, and the ring road construction, as bold steps the City has taken in the past. He urged the City to consider planning for future needs at this time for a civic center complex in Eden Prairie's future "downtown". VI. SUMMARIZE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT MEETING Lambert indicated that prior to the next meeting he would provide updated information on the assessments for site 3, as they have now been broken out since Naegele acquired the site. He would also provide a City map of the Major Center Area showing approved roads and streets and the developments that have been approved either through a PUD zoning or platting to date around the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. Lambert also agreed to provide the same information on the MTS site as has been provided on the other 6 sites. Virgina Gartner noted that she agreed with Mr. Bruaer's feeling that the initial costs of the site should not be the main consideration at this point, but that the City should plan on providing for the future "we do not want to have to relocate the City Hall every 20 years". The rest of the committee agreed with Ms. Gartner•s assessment and felt that direct access to Eden Prairie's downtown is a prime consideration of locating the City Hall/Civic Center Complex. VII. SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME The committee members set Wednesday, January 22, 7 p.m., at the Public Safety Building as the next meeting date for this committee. Lambert agreed to provide the information by the end of next week, so committee members would have several days to review the information prior to the January 22 meeting. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Robert A. Lambert Recording Secretary (/ it l AGENDA CITY HALL SITE COMMITTEE - January 11, 1986 I. INTRODUCTIONS II. REVIEW THE BACKGROUND ON HOW THE 6 SITES WERE SELECTED III. REVIEW THE DATA ON THE 6 SITES IV. TDUR THE SITES V. PRESENTATION BY DON BRAUER VI. SUMMARIZE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR NEXT MEETING VII. SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME VIII. ADJOURNMENT ( t I 0 a« a .2 a �L a a a c do mm a V !II �'T _V O O a _ _ N NO 3 E 3 ^ 3 3 S. N= OO m C a • u o L gw aw a ona O 0 ' o `Na Ha er 0. _ � o ��0 Quo , a .- a'CA 00 2gag ouo 0 V 0 amo c oe Lo sr m .0 wm^ o Y Vr T •« LZN •N�' •O :OLa UN0 qqh Na,2 N.a 40.s0 MN O ON 1'1Pen O. CPI C41. O 0.�O enO W rl CO M»N 04 M N N • CO V a M ▪ H y" Na~ N a6 0 1 6 a 6 U I a N O 4. 4 "N�i a .'4a� ...n41 N 0 N «'Y.- «'a L «> yy'ya f0 q Ail OOi4� CO.0 P p60 O 6 f 0 N C 0 en x o _a Nm CO 00 CO a m C o Y -. -" .-NM u o z • c"c o«.0 .2 a� g«e a+«o a+ w 1 c o 'e m i •-III. :0..0 0 o c a E pp...CO an O. V O xNH 2 a3L 6 6 .P•NO 6 O f 6 M C 0 tcMI a 6 yy3 O % . a O • O I. N O O O,`- C N va•.a-S 0 > v. L T T a ` u f•N•a 3 N U ^ N A N O I `L 0 ` L ' P ~66O —006 L 0 de...--• CI, M q ' 0 a• .%6u OPOo m 01 2 1- 6Oa.215V — SLl �O V N 0 Cr 4,1 CV O O pO O 0 O O O O O O G • 6 & w E W E w ...... 0 C C E T O _ O• u t d H ems m • I- a 00 I-0 1-in etO � fa 6 e a C O V4 O.if z 0� L E' v. I i m L N Im 0 N O 6 i • CITY HALL SITE COMPARISON SHEET Al Site #1: PIN 16-116-22-I1-0004 Owner: City of Eden Prairie Acreage: 2.62 acres Estimated Cost: City Owned 1985 Taxes: Abated Existing Specials: None Proposed Specials: None Soils Information: Buildable PROS 1. Site is adjacent to other City buildings. The construction of the City Hall at this site would provide a "campus affect" that would provide some administrative benefits. 2. Site is on Mitchell Road and is highly visible. 3. Site is centrally located in the community. CONS 1. Site is extremely small for a 40,000 square foot building and would only allow upward expansion. 2. The site would require structured parking at an estimated cost of approximately 1 million dollars over the cost of at grade parking. 3. If Highway 212 is constructed, the Fire Hall would have to be replaced. This 2.62 acres adjacent to the Public Safety building would be an excellent location for that facility. • II `r� ti •.• , .--. '"Tip i i' ?' s 'y - ; '•�.;'' - k .. r �.erl{t. t.{ 4,� fl�kfvt93 ,{, l _ yD K' ,f k(7.. 'may, m� - '/ � ,• ' ~ J ! .-.47. -.'..,•:•,.: ''.•.,----- "t-';;'1.- -- ., .,..e,. .,... .. f, ...„...• •„. . - I-. , ., ,..4„,--, ,, , ,,,,r,, ,._ ,.....,,, .... ,,, „1„.. 4 ) • �!j ? yam:, x 1 7y� t qi'"7: �,+Y ?f ,b vi. d I ! 4 ' pp�yy'C } " 1, -mot :� - ,,, ,,,, ,Y • 1 r • k lis \ .,. .,,, ..,.• .. . ,. ,,.:(....;.:* ' ‘...,..... .t. .AV . • '• 11 ;". a s414. -. ,-,..:,• ;,•,;„..1-s ,. ..' , ...,,40 ..,,,,,..l',,,.',... ,, -„,.,...,.. I 'r.:1--014F-74-Nr-Pf1-7' - - ".t - i • { �' .-�, . .. 1 { s. •f n Lit •4"� �..1 `•�. , 1 y • f tl t ,J. it D e_,u .. .__ .. a i ,•j•�J i a} gyp. { ` ,4i' ti 1 � !t 'd+ � I ' 41: ' f. 4 t slm 1t ull _• 4` 9 r'_. +�; ' .. ems.. a Site #2: PIN 15-116-22-31-0001 Owner: Miller Homes Contact Person: Acreage: 19.5 acres (9.2 acres in the floodplain) Estimated Cost: ($.84 per square foot) approximately $715,000 1985 Taxes: $15,508 Current Specials: $39,735 Pending Specials: $248,991 Soils: Adjacent sites have had problems with high water tables and require removal and compaction of existing soils. PROS 1. Site is on Anderson Lakes Parkway directly east of the intersection of Scenic Heights, Anderson Lakes Parkway and Mitchell Road and would, therefore, be highly visible. 2. The City Hall would make a good division of land uses between medium density residential to the south and industrial to the north. 3. The City Hall would be located adjacent to a major access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area and could be included in the design of the access to that park. This could eventually include an outdoor plaza for public gatherings, amphitheater, botanical gardens and perhaps a large open water basin similar to the proposal originally planned for the east side of the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. 4. City Hall parking could also serve as parking for the park access, as the major use time for the park site would not conflict with City Hall hours. 5. Size of the site would allow for future expansion of the City Hall, possible construction of other community buildings in the future such as a cultural arts center, museum, etc. 6. This site would be less than one-half mile by road from the other City services center and would, therefore, have many of the advantages regarding management as access to staff at that site. CONS 1. Although, the City does not have specific borings on this site, staff anticipates some soil corrections necessary; however, the site should not require pilings 2. Approximately 3.8 acres of the cite is a knoll that would require substantial grading in order to fill the adjacent land to make it buildable. Although, these grading costs are not significant, they would be more expensive than a flat buildable site. 3. The site selection committee and the City Council should consider whether or not a City Hall (office use) is the best use for this site. The site is guided for medium density residential. WA ::.,,..,ti„....A.,:f ,,,,,r,..:::._,:t.; s ' ,sLa 7il ,. . ��' , 't_{• # .-44 ,-; 7.•. . ,. r4 emu_gr.ti A.. F: j ' . ' '-' '.. .. ..o.'.' .'L.: ' . .•,, ,' .,.','. tt .i. -Alt; ''..... '''' "-IPA ,.. -l - �t *i 0 . T Y+ �! . l s.� ,/ ... t ♦ mT� ! J.a.iir t y� it 4 4-: . L Ef !! • � a .' + a,E' . � - r , .+ ae uR' 1. ,,iit *A . .,, *re, '.- ''.:ti''',`9 rt.''.' - - ' 'g - iv , . ..e*et'*.:: /' ,.. ' ::.;.1 f. ‘.'4:',c: ..4. -,-- ., .* Sr 0 y ;. .�1 ,, �� d E`... yy h � _ 4 xiv ._ NI°4..- -',...7.-'''.:tt"1„.i.,'-44,,--'"'..,::,.: '.•,',,...:.', .• 7.;,', t ,. -. .,-L f-,._,...._: r - ..,,,-.,-e- , .„ 11 • "t t ! a� / i ,` Fp, ..:... 1.: i 4 _,4. ..,.sis....,,:ii,..,!.;:tiK f?.,„, i,;%:.. . ..‘.1_: ,...:. . ,,,p.• . .f-,,..::-.1.,-..,1,..,0..,..,;,. . t,.. , t i 't y —' Site #3: PIN 14-116-22-23-0002 OWNER: John Teman Contact Person: Wally Ball, Eden Realty 869-7871 Acreage: Approximately 9.4 acres (approximately 1.94 acres in the floodplain) Estimated Cost: $3.15 per square foot, plus taxes and assessments of $.42 per square foot 1985 Taxes: $415. Existing Specials: $261,337 on 20 acres approximately $.20 per square foot Deferred Specials: $278,919 on 29 acres approximately $.22 per square foot Total Estimated Cost Including Specials: $3.57 per square foot or $1,539,541 for 9.9 acres Soils: The City has extensive soil boring information on this site that depicts 8- 10' of fill over areas of shallow to deep poor soils. It is assumed the building would require pilings. Parking facilities may or may not require additional soils corrections. Any hard surface recreation facilities such as the proposed amphitheater, hard edge boat basin, etc. would require extensive soils correction. PROS 1. The location of this site is by far its greatest asset. It is located adjacent to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area, west of Prairie Center Drive, just north of the Single Tree intersection with Prairie Center Drive. This site would be highly visible and located within Eden Prairie's future "downtown". 2. The purchase of 10 acres at this site would "kill two birds with one stone" if the City remains committed to keeping the major access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area on the east side of the park in the future "downtown". 3. Parking that would be developed for the City Hall and park would not have to be duplicated. 4. The City Hall at this location would serve as a focal point in the community, if the adjacent park plaza, boat basin, etc. were developed at this location. 5. A City Hall along Prairie Center Drive would set the standard for development not only along Prairie Center Drive but also along Single Tree Lane and would go a long ways toward ensuring high quality development in this area. CONS 1. The cost of the site, at somewhat over $2,000,000, is expensive, especially considering the soil corrections that are required. i 1 C 1 2. Some people may consider this site too valuable to remove from the tax rolls for public use. 3. The cost to develop the planned entrance to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area might be prohibitive for many years to come due to the extensive soil correction costs to construct this project. (A scaled down version could serve the community well for many years if the Council does choose to follow through with the original plan.) Site #4: PIN 14-226-22-23-0002 (east of Priaire Center Drive ) Owner: John Teman Contact Person: Wally Ball, Eden Realty 869-8671 Acreage: 7.55 acres Estimated Cost: $4.25 per square foot, plus assessments 1985 Taxes: $415 Active Specials: $251,337 Deferred Specials: $278,919 Total Estimated Cost: $1,397,731. plus specials (specials include the entire approximate 30 acre site owned by Teman) Soils: Soils are anticipated to be good buildable soils. PROS 1. The site has excellent location at the northeast intersection of Single Tree Lane and Prairie Center Drive, and would be highly visible in the City "downtown area". 2. The site has sufficient elevation for an excellent view of the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. 3. Soil conditions are excellent. 4. Location of the City Hall at this site would establish a precedent for quality development on the adjacent parcels. 5. The site is large enough to allow future expansion and would not require any structured parking. CONS 1. Although, the site is located in the future downtown of Eden Prairie, it is not adjacent to any public lands and, therefore, limits the civic center type of development that could occur on any of these sites adjacent to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. 2. If the City wishes to develop a major access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area, parking facilities, etc. would have to be duplicated in the same vicinity. • Site /5 PIN 14-116-22-24-0010 Owner: Bruce Bermel Contact Person: Bruce Bermel, Eberhardt Co., 920-9280 Acreage: Approximately 5.8 acres (total site 21.54 acres) Estimated Cost: ($4 to $4.25 per square foot) $1,010,592 to $1,073,754 (The owner prefers not to provide specific information to the public at this time.) 19B5 Taxes: $36,346 (1985 delinquent taxes $39,981) Active Specials: $381,997 (entire site) Soils: Goopd buildable soils on entire site PROS 1. Excellent location at the southeast corner of Single Tree Lane and ofatheeFlagshipOAthletichCe lubeoftthe Purgatory eRiewcs 2. The site has sufficient elevation for an excellent view of the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. 3. Soil conditions are excellent CANS 1. Although, the site is located in the future downtown of Eden Prairie, it is not adjacent to any public lands, and, therefore, limits the civic center type of development that could occur on any of these sites adjacent to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. 2. If the City wishes to develop a major access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area, parking facilities, etc. would have to be duplicated in the same vicinity. P. i i{ gG 1 t � 1 x wit° .<1 aP{(c Zz GY rt& 1 1 I , • Ti *5 //1 f oir:ifi i :II 3Ii";'I w ��/; 1 a 3 44j1t11 a ill rig 1 _ re! :gt : # .' r r. a ga � a T , gyp '' i t?,!!; *., I ,215 .. , ___ I 1 • A E - JE f 1 i = p sS ; ,a k � ,.fir w • . I ..7" -",-- --i.r. ,.7 , .::,. .4,.... ,,,.. . , .. •,,.....,.. ........ .4, - , m",,,N. e.. s: 'y ; V eta -' f r. . r 3 • , /Iy E_•-,t _ -may\,. %• , r .i,r t J, s+ :i .. y fir .� it ,� y`. � +r. �d' . - 'I '', ;• i . - . R s, a � T - T i * q a . ' 4. } f a tic - 1 t.ngf ,,any 4Et.v. r 1{y r A +F t f-. _ _ r N . . "`I R vl Li,,,,., .. \.,,,,t„...,..,„,..„..._ _.,.:....,. _, ...,,. . .,, ..._..... . . .,.., :...,_______ ,,laiZi.•:-1111/MallInmegriart, - P - A. .0" t al' i tR v ,sue: t"' fA ) G" Y i 4ty� "S tks ti. cr.� r k, yI / '1 ♦ l. ( �- " T i Site #6 PIN 14-116-22-43-0012 Owner: Benson Holmes Contact Person: Hans Wegner, Thorpe Realty - 941-5880 Acreage: Aprroximately 6.5 acres Estimated Cost: The site is under contract at this time, however, the contract has not been closed. Estimated cost $3,50 per square foot. Total estimated cost $991,000 1985 Taxes: $13,970 Active Specials: $56,022 Soils: Good buildable soils PROS 1. Site is along Prairie Center Drive and, therefore, has good access and is a highly visible site. 2. Site is adjacent to the Hennepin County Library, which is presently under construction, which would provide all governmental services in a single location. 3. The site large enough to accommodate future expansion of the City Hall, as well as future construction of a museum, cultural arts center, etc. CONS 1. The existing owner has presently entered into a contract for deed on the site with another buyer, however, the contract has not been closed as of this date. Its difficult to determine the exact cost of this site due to these conditions. 2. If the City wishes to develop a major access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area, parking facilities, etc. would have to be duplicated in the same vicinity. ' +&�- -*sIIt7u1 ! f!�i Fes' „.'�"~�,�' , Y Gam, r ��,... ,• I L fy.. w , -, _ .._ "•••• ,1#1$•'' •-. -- ' ,'.1,' '. . .....•,.. .. . •• r .',,,S1 ,,,'''7A-iiiRYP_ - .....7,r .,,,- ,4-,. 1).-,...„,v;,7..: ., . .„.,.. f-• , •04.1,.. . . . 1 1-.1_,IL,'Lli '.',•,,,I.'1,. ..it':• ,,It'''t,'•','T .,:4- ,,Vt Alit.„17 ALir's . /: -4./.-, :::, `,:---,$,. -.., tiiv.f.s, a g3 � a • F. 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"�Irt '_ Site /17: PIN 15-116-22-24-0001 (part of) Owner: MTS Systems Acreage: 28.5 acres (part of 85.9 acre parcel) 12.5 acres located in floodplain Estimated Cost: Unknown, however it should be in the range of the total cost being considered for the other sites. 1985 Taxes: $110,848 on 85.9 acres Existing Specials: $493,900 on 85.9 acres Pending Specials: $23,372 on 85.9 acres Soils Information: PROS 1. Site is highly visible from Highway 5 and would be on Technology Drive, the major frontage road of Highway 5 connecting Prairie Center Drive and Mitchell Road. 2. Site would be on the fringe of "downtown" but could still be considered in the downtown area. 3. Site is large enough to provide the Government Center idea, as well as the major access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. 4. Site would be surrounded on three sides by park, assuming the southern end of the peninsula on the Eden 100 site is also purchased. CONS 1. Cost of property is unknown. Representatives of MTS indicate the land is not up for sale now; however, the property is available for the City to consider. MTS would want to talk to City officials to determine the quality of public buildings being considered for this site. If the building is similar in quality to the Public Safety Building they would look favorably on that site as a location for a City Hall and major access to the park. MTS officials indicated that if the site is chosen they would only ask fair market value for the site. 2. The City would require additional information on the soils prior to making a final decision; however, the soils are assumed to be similar to the Miller Home site and would most likely require some correction. 1 W �'•'' \ lit !' Y.:. sue" + t 4 '/ iQyM yy i, J i'� w� r ,' :� ' ,�. ,,;k ' .4a !a/ J 1.. Ya • `.. . r . 7 b ' '- o fir ., y 1 ..4.,,,,, ,,.,,, ..n. , , _b.-- ,;.-- , * ,,,,,T,, A V," k, , :,, ,,ft.' .‘ . . 12.„ . ---'- 40104).'"- '41ki,'‘14-, . .57.,..r:72 . r 6 Alli d: • '•.�'' tom' �, �� i ` �'t. iJAf�� J.' F 7 d ,i , , r Sf Tt 1"Y .�� f4. it o .. . „.. . __.,.. . be, • tr, , .,, t • f.. , 'y'�' ' , - ' ..,/ - i). • ,..,, ,..,..-- , \ • .-,..,,,...,., ; ,,_..,,,,,i,,,.k4,- v ,,, ,} 't. C pli , 1 y tip'• " ` ,,,,, y« -'►. , i,ti .to, Site #2A or 7A: PIN 15-116-22-42-0001 Owner: John Bianchar Acreage: 40 acres Estimated Cost: Asking price $.50/sq. ft. including assessments 26.2 acres (66%) in floodplain - Total Cost $871,200 1985 Taxes: $8,899 Existing Specials: $27,795 Pending Specials: $4,732 Soils Information: PROS: 1. This site is under consideration only if site 2 (Miller Homes) or site 7 (MTS Systems) is recommended for the City Hail location. This is important to site 2, to control the development west of the park access to ensure that the City Hall and park access wouldn't be surrounded on three sides by residential. 2. It is important to site 7 (MIS site) to ensure preservation of the southern end of the peninsula that juts out into the park. Mr. Bianchar has the right to gain access to this site from the north through the MIS property. 3. This 40 acre parcel could be a very important key as to how the park is eventually developed. It would be very important for the City to control the property if we are going to keep our options open on development of the park. 4. The City might want to consider purchasing this property with park fees over a 5 year period. CONS 1. The majority of the property (66%) is in the floodplain. 2. The soil conditions would certainly require some correction. iiipli N„., ‘,,,. ... ,' ,,-...•. !tty4a 7 ' i• t�2y y'{� 1 v " Y ,4( r I/. Ij•$;} 4yG:k 7" ! % y R aF r°Y r7F' , 4-. • y ' •, '� r Y ,. ,. ..,_._ t1° ---— -_-*, ..„ ,,:lizir.,_,„. ..,-;‘i,.,,,,-4,74,, ,exr., ..:,.- . ... . .4r,,4,•-.. . -,'v.t, ,it,i L } y y • I 'k" .:-AvII.,:---( ^t, ; ,,,, ..,,ki .,, i•. `,,.., .:, , ,,,,,I...4,7.• ,4 A ,,,,,,-.t.,-;..4., , ..,, .i s, A. -Lii ..),..,...-41,?. y..k..; . ,,-4. ,,,, ._. ....: „.,.....-..:_- .•t•-!. ,•::„,..... Z'i y "t- �.f ly � .- • . ,....° a # +rt, mac r t yy ``'• T s .4 Y % wet a '•.nt i '.: T. �r xje_. 1 r P PR, Rom' yi't • g • .A7 ,t- '�a a -, , - r '^" a pss: '• " • -•t r ' "� F °:- ji: is ` r.ir'.,. 1 /, 4 r yet' ; • ,'• Kt r • ° -"'AL:... _ a � " Y •^ i k • to�y�r. •/ •• /- • 1„ ., ,,fir �� t . • ..., • ;_...,,,,,,, ..,:;., .,.,....,,, ti_, d w rs +*....4 r. • TO: Mayor and Council FROM: John Frane, City Clerk DATE: January 24, 1986 RE: The Answer to the Question• of the number Questions Each item which is different must be a separate question. Our different items are: Q1. City Hall, land for the hall, furnish & equip the hall Q2. Fire station, land for station, furnish & equip the station Q3. Community Center Expansion Q4. Park land and Park improvements It has been suggested to us that the questions could be linked. Linking is accomplished by prefacing Question #2 with the words "If question #1 passes shall " Question #3 is linked to the passage of #2. Question #4 is linked to the passage of #3. Or question #3 could be linked to the passage of 1 & 2 and question #4 could also be linked to the passage of 1 & 2. January 28, 1986 EDEN PRAIRIE 1986 CITY REFERENDUM ALTERNATIVES Cost Est. Impact On Dept. Council Element Cost $110 000 Home Request Approval (Mil ans) $/Year 1. City Hall: 45,500 $5.0 to 6.5 $37.50 - 48.75 $ 6.3 ($47.25) Sq.Ft. Bldg. plus Land 2. Fire Needs: A. Total Needs (thru 3.04* 22.80 3.04 ( 22.80) 1995) B. Partial Needs (thru 2.55* 19.12 1989) C. Immediate Needs (thru 1.41* 10.57 1987) *Reflects MAC Cost sharing @ $300,000 3. Community Center Expansion: Ice rinks, gym, running 3.2 24.00 3.2 ( 24.00) track, expanded lockers, fitness center, office space and parking 4. Miller Park: A. Acquire 24 acres .2 1.50 .2 ( 1.50) B. Development 1.57 11.77 1.57 ( 11.77) 5. Softball Field Complex: A. Acquire 25 acres .17 1.28 .17 ( 1.28) B. Development Costs .63 4.73 .63 ( 4.73) 15.11 (113.33) MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager Carl J. Jullie FROM: Assistant to the City Manager Craig Dawson SUBJECT: Costs Associated with City Hall DATE: January 28, 1986 • Planning efforts for a new City Hall have progressed as far as completion of the building program. This document shows a net floor space need for 25,000 square feet. The architect has calculated that the total space needed, assuming a net/gross ratio of 0.55, will be 45,500 square feet. Educated estimates of the costs associated with the building are as follows: Building Construction 45,500 s.f. @$70/s.f. $3,185,000 Furnishings @ 10% of construction cost 320,000 Communications (phone system, computer system) 250,000 Movable partitions 50,000 Architectural fees 165,000 Parking lot (225 spaces) 250,000 landscaping 75,000 $4,295,000 use $4.3 Million Land Costs: Total land cost for City Hall and park access range from $1.7 to 2.2 million. City Hall share (6 acres) could be estimated at $700,000. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST = $4.3 + (.7 TO 2.2) = $5.0 TO 6.5 Million, depending upon what portion of the land cost is assigned to the City Hall. Staff recommends a budget amount of $2 million for total land costs. • Ii MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council THRU: Carl Jullie, City Manager FROM: Bob Lambert, Director of Community Services ( DATE: January 28, 1986 SUBJECT: City Hall Site Selection At the beginning of the City Hall site selection process, City staff had identified 6 potential sites for locating a City Hall and/or Government Center Complex. During the site selection process, staff identified an additional site owned by MTS. This 28.5 acre site is part of an 85 acre parcel and is identified as a proposed parcel in the MTS PUD. Approximately 12 acres of the 28.5 acres is within the floodplain. The 40 acre parcel owned by Eden 100/494 Properties, located south of the MTS site and east of the Miller Homes site, was also identified as having a significant impact on either the MTS site or the Miller Homes site. If the MTS site is chosen as the preferred site by the City Council, the Site Selection Committee also recommended the City Council acquire the 3 1/2 to 4 acre parcel on the north end of the Eden 100/494 Properties site, to be included with the MTS site. This 3 1/2 to 4 acre parcel is the southern end of a peninsula of higher ground that is surrounded by the Purgatory Creek Floodplain. Eden 100/494 Properties does have an access easement through the MTS properties from the north to serve this property. Eden 100/494 Properties totals approximately 40 acre, of which only 16-17 acres are developable, the remainder is in floodplain; therefore, if the City acquires the 3 to 4 acre parcel from the north, it is likely the owner would require acquistion of additional floodplain property with that site. The Eden 100/494 Properties are asking $.50 a square foot for anyone considering acquisiton of their entire site. If the City acquired 15 acres of this site, at $.50 a square foot, the cost would be $326,700. Officials at MTS have indicated they are presently not marketing the site and, therefore, have not set a value for that property. They are very uncomfortable with discussing the property value publicly at this time; however, the City must determine an approximate value in order to set a bond referendum limit. Staff can only provide information to the Council on the asking price for adjacent property. The Council will have to decide what amount to include in the referendum for purchase of the City Hall site. The Miller Homes property has an asking price of $.84 per square foot, including floodplain acreage; this includes all special assessments. The Miller Homes site is guided medium density residential. Eighty-four cents per square foot for 28.5 acres would be $1,042,826. The Miller Homes site consists of approximately 19.5 acres and approximately 9.5 acres in the floodplain; therefore, the cost per square foot of the property outside the floodplain is $2.39 per square foot. The MTS property is guided industrial and has approximately 16 acres outside the floodplain. At $2.39 a square foot, the cost would be $1,665,734. The Eden 100/494 Properties, immediately south of the MTS site, is guided medium density residential. The asking price is $.50 per square foot, including specials. This is a total of $871,200 for 40 acres. As previously indicated, approximately 17 acres of the entire 40 acres is developable; therefore, this is a cost of $1.17 per square foot for the developable acres. The Feeders Property, located at the intersection of Technology Orive and Prairie Center Drive, is for sale with an asking price of $3.50 a square foot, including specials. This property is guided regional commerical. The Teman property recently sold for $3.15 per square foot, plus specials for property outside the floodplain. The Teman property is again guided regional commercial. Assuming the City would pruchase approximately 16 acres of developable property, the following are various total costs ranging between $2.00 per square foot to $2.75 per square foot costs: $2.00/sq. ft. $1,393,920 2.25/sq. ft. 1,568,160 2.50/sq. ft. 1,742,400 2.75/sq. ft. 1,916,640 Assuming the City purchases 15 acres of property from Eden 100/494 at $.50/sq. ft. ($326,700), the cost of the entire site recommended would range from 1.7 million to 2.2 million. Staff would recommend the Council budget in the neighborhod of $2,000,000 for acquistion of sufficient property to accommodate a government center and major access to the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. BL:md January 24, 1986 JP r,: 2 : 985 TO: CARL JULLIE FROM: RON JOHNSON SUBJECT: SPRING 1986 BOND REFERENDUM When a city experiences rapid growth such as we are experiencing, it is important that fire and rescue protection grow with it. Fire and rescue services are a need of both our private and commercial residents. It's for this reason that we are asking that our total request be approved. Per the city council's request, I have broken our total request into three modules, but please keep in mind that anything less than the total request will make it necessary to make additional referendum requests within the next three to five years. To begin with, I will illustrate each item being requested, its cost, and a brief justification. 1. NEW FIRE STATION IN HOMEWARD HILLS ROAD AND PIONEER TRAIL AREA $583,000. construction (includes 10% contingency) 47,000. fees 10,000. testing 25,000. furnishings $665,000. TOTAL This station is required to provide faster and more effective response to emergencies in the southeastern area of the city, to traffic acci- dents on Highway 169 south of Pioneer Trail, and airport emergencies. 2. REMODELING OF STATIONS #2, (HIGHWAY 169 AND WEST 78TH ST.) AND #3 (COUNTY ROAD 4 AND VALLEY VIEW ROAD) $434,500. construction (includes 10X contingency) 35,000. fees 5,000. testing 20000. furnishings $494,500. each X2 $989,000. TOTAL The remodeling is required to reduce already crowded conditions and make room for additional equipment needs. Probably most important, it provides some people space in the stations. Fire fighters currently have no place to even be seated. During disasters or standby con- ditions, fire fighters are housed in these stations. The remodeling effort would add an additional equipment bay, a communication room, showers, workroom, storage apace, combination meeting/training room, and combination dining/kitchen/lounge area. Carl Jullie 1/24/86 Page 2 3. EQUIPMENT Additional fire equipment is required to provide the needed level of fire protection in our city. $344,000. (2) 1250 GPM engines (equipped) 430,000. ladder truck (equipped) 200,000. engine/tanker (equipped) 300,000. (2) heavy squad trucks (equipped) 32,000. brush truck (equipped) 32,000. light rescue truck (equipped) $1,338,000. TOTAL Two engines to be located at the new fire station. One new ladder to be located at station #2. One engine/tanker to be located at station #1 to serve daytime needs for areas without water, and the airport. Two heavy squad trucks to serve as fire support vehicles and to provide quick response of extrication capabilities to the southeastern and northwestern corners of the city. A brush truck to provide rapid response to grass fires in the river bluff areas. A light rescue to provide rapid response to medical emergencies in the southeastern corner of the city. 4. RADIO EQUIPMENT $250,000. (including installation) We currently rent our radios under contract from Hennepin County. The county has not been able to provide radios per our specs. We also have little or no say in radio selection. This will enable us to have radios that do meet our specs, will withstand wet weather and will provide us with the features we need. We currently pay the county $18,000. per year for rental and expect increases in this cost over the next few years. MODULE I TOTAL REQUEST (NEEDS THRU 1995) $665,000. new fire station 989,000. remodel stations #2 and #3 1,33S,000. equipment 250,000. radio system $3,237,000. (land cost will add an additional $70,000. to $100,000.) Carl Jullie 1/24/86 Page 3 MODULE II PARTIAL REQUEST (NEEDS THRU 1989) $665,000. new fire station 989,000. remodel stations #2 and #2 344,000. (2) engines 200,000. engine/tanker 300,000. (2) heavy squad trucks 250,000. radio system $2,748,000. (land cost will add an additional $70,000. to $100,000.) MODULE III IMMEDIATE NEEDS (NEEDS THRU 1987) $665,000. new fire station 344,000. (2) engines 200,000. engine tanker 150,000. heavy squad 250,000. radio system $1,609,000. (land cost will add an additional $70,000. to $100,000.) The total request was formulated as a result of Insurance Services Organization (ISO) studies and our experience at responding to fire and rescue related emergencies in this community. I have utilized the opinion of Chief George Haden of Bloomington. Bloomington is among the top 25 fire departments in the nation and has experienced this same rapid growth. If there are any questions, please contact me. MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council THRU: Carl Jullie. City Manager FROM: Bob Lambert, Director of Community Services DATE: January 24, 1986 SUBJECT: Considerations for Referendum In 1985, the City Needs Study Committee recommended a City referendum including a City Hall and Fire Hall for the spring of 1986. They further recommended that the City Council then consider a referendum for the spring of 1987 that would include expansion of the Community Center and park development that would provide six lighted soccer fields, six youth baseball fields, four to five lighted softball fields and the completion of Miller Park. In early 1986, the City Council approved the Concept Plan for Miller Park that would include six lighted soccer fields and six youth baseball fields. The Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission has been reviewing concept plans for the development of a softball field complex located in the southwest quadrant of the City that would include four to five lighted softball fields. Early in 1986, a number of residents have suggested that the City Council consider including all of these improvements on the 1986 referendum. The following is a summary of the proposed improvements and cost estimates. COMMUNITY CENTER ADDITION . 1 additional 85'x200' rink . 1 studio rink . 1 gymnasium . indoor running track . expanded locker facilities . new fitness center . office for the recreation staff . additional parking to the west side of the builidng ESTIMATED COST: $3.2 million dollars The Community Services staff would appreciate an opportunity to discuss the rationale for the requests for each of the proposed additional facilities. MILLER PARK ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT . acquisition - acquire approximately 24 acres east of the existing site Estimated cost - $200,000 Development Costs . grading $350,000 . seeding (90 acres) 20,000 . irrigation - 6 soccer fields, 6 baseball fields 50,000 . lighting two soccer/football fields (4 will be 80,000 lighted in the future) . lighting 1 hockey rink and skating trail 15,000 . lighting 2 parking lots and parkway 50,000 . 6 tennis courts 60,000 . 3 park shelters/concession stands 250,000 and 1 marina storage building . landscaping materials 100,000 . playstructures 50,000 . aglime 30,000 . roads with curbing (8000' of roads, parking lots 440,000 with curbing - 681 parking spaces) . trails - 10,000' 70,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $1,765,000 SOFTBALL FIELD COMPLEX ACQOISTION . Acquire approximately 25 acres in southeast quadrant of Eden Prairie. Estimated cost $170,000 Development Costs . grading $150,000 . seeding 8,000 . roads and parking 120,000 . concession/storage building 75,000 . plaza/sidewalks 30,000 . landscaping 25,000 . fencing/backstops 25,000 . lighting 140,000 . aglime 30,000 . irrigation including well 25,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $798,000 The total of the park and recreation facility improvement project would be $5,763,000. • BL:md • . MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council THRU: Carl Jullie, City Manager FROM: Bob Lambert, Director of Community Service s DATE: January 24, 1986 SUBJECT: Considerations for Referendum In 1985, the City Needs Study Committee recommended a City referendum including a City Hall and Fire Hall for the spring of 1986. They further recommended that the City Council then consider a referendum for the spring of 1987 that would include expansion of the Community Center and park development that would provide six lighted soccer fields, six youth baseball fields, four to five lighted softball fields and the completion of Miller Park. In early 1986, the City Council approved the Concept Plan for Miller Park that would include six lighted soccer fields and six youth baseball fields. The Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission has been reviewing concept plans for the development of a softball field complex located in the southwest quadrant of the City that would include four to five lighted softball fields. Early in 1986, a number of residents have suggested that the City Council consider including all of these improvements on the 1986 referendum. The following is a summary of the proposed improvements and cost estimates. COMMUNITY CENTER ADDITION . 1 additional 85'x2DD' rink . 1 studio rink . 1 gymnasium . indoor running track . expanded locker facilities . new fitness center . office for the recreation staff . additional parking to the west side of the builidng ESTIMATED COST: $3.2 million dollars The Community Services staff would appreciate an opportunity to discuss the rationale for the requests for each of the proposed additional facilities. MILLER PARK ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT . acquisition - acquire approximately 24 acres east of the existing site Estimated cost - $200,000 Development Costs • . grading $350,000 . seeding (90 acres) 20,000 . irrigation - 6 soccer fields, 6 baseball fields 50,000 . lighting two soccer/football fields (4 will be 80,000 lighted in the future) . lighting 1 hockey rink and skating trail 15,000 . lighting 2 parking lots and parkway 50,000 . 6 tennis courts 60,000 . 3 park shelters/concession stands 250,000 and 1 marina storage building . landscaping materials 100,000 . playstructures 50,000 . aglime 30,000 . roads with curbing (8000' of roads, parking lots 440,000 with curbing - 681 parking spaces) . trails - 10,000' 70,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $1,765,000 SOFTBALL FIELD COMPLEX ACQUISTION • Acquire approximately 25 acres in southeast quadrant of Eden Prairie. Estimated cost $170,000 Development Costs . grading $150,000 . seeding 8,000 . roads and parking 120,000 . concession/storage building 75,000 . plaza/sidewalks 30,000 . landscaping 25,000 . fencing/backstops 25,000 . lighting 140,000 . agl ime 30,000 . irrigation including well 25,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $798,000 The total of the park and recreation facility improvement project would be $5,763,000. 8L:md • MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: City Manager Carl J. Jullie SUBJECT: Referendum Date • DATE: January 28, 1986 It is now recommended that the City Council consider the date of Tuesday, May 6, 1966 for the City needs referendum. This date will allow sufficient time for the architects to prepare renderings and also proper time for setting up the election process. Also, more time is needed to refine our cost estimates prior to the election date. CJJ:jp • 1