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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 03/05/1991 EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL • APPROVED MINUTES TIME: 7:30 PM Tuesday, March 5, 1991 LOCATION: City Hall Council Chambers, 7600 Executive Drive COUNCILMEMBERS: Mayor Douglas Tenpas, Richard Anderson, Jean Harris, H. Martin Jessen, and Patricia Pidcock CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager, Carl J. Jullie, Assistant to the City Manager Craig Dawson, City Attorney.Roger Pauly, Finance Director John D. Frane, Director of Planning Chris Enger, Director of Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Robert Lambert, Director of Public Works Gene Dietz, and Recording Secretary Roberta Wick PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Present: Douglas Tenpas, Richard Anderson, Jean Harris, H. Martin Jessen, Patricia Pidcock I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS Anderson moved, seconded by Pidcock, to approve the agenda. • Pidcock requested the addition one item under X.A. Councilmembers reports: (1) Announcement of Appointment. Jessen requested the addition of Item (2), Park Reserve Appointments. Anderson requested the addition of Item (3), Resolution commending the Girls' Gymnastic Team on winning the State Championship. Tenpas requested the addition of Item (4), Rotary Club Donation of Trees to the City. Jullie requested that Resolution No. 91-52 be added to the Consent Calendar under Item III.E. He also requested the addition of Item K to the Consent Calendar which would be the second reading of Ordinance No. 33-90-PUD-12-90 and Developer's Agreement on the Eden Prairie Assembly of God project. Also on Item VII.A., Resolution No. 91-55 should be included regarding the Summary of Findings on the Proposed Flying Cloud Airport Noise Abatement Plan. Agenda approved as amended 5-0. II. MINUTES A. City Council Meeting held Tuesday, February 19, 1991 MOTION Pidcock moved, seconded by Anderson, to approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting held Tuesday, February 19, 1991. 40 City Council Minutes 2 March 5, 1991 Pidcock requested a correction on Page 9 of the minutes in the first paragraph, third sentence: "Pidcock suggested that the Hennepin Technical College be contacted to see if it could donate some of the services." Minutes approved as amended 5-0. III. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Clerk's License List B. KMSP CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS by Kraus Anderson Company. 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 4-91-PUD-1-91, Zoning District Change from C-Reg to C-Reg-Ser on 5.63 acres with shorela.nd variances to be reviewed by the Board of Appeals; Approval of Developer's Agreement; Adoption of Resolution No. 91-49, Authorizing Summary of Ordinance No. 4-91-PUD-1-91 and Ordering Publication; Adoption of Resolution No. 91-33, Site Plan Review on 5.63 acres; 7.2 acres into one lot and one outlot for construction of a 47,700 square foot building to be known as KMSP TV, Channel 9 (Ordinance No. 4-91- PUD-1-91 - Zoning District Change; Resolution No. 91-49 - Authorizing Summary and Publication; Resolution No. 91-33 - Site Plan Review) • C. Final Plat Approval of KMSP Plaza located at the N.W. Corner of Prairie Center Drive and Viking Drive Resolution No. 91-45 D. Receive Feasibility Study for Sunrise Circle Street and Utility Improvements, I.C. 52-205 (Resolution No. 91-46) E. Approve Joint Powers Agreement for Consultant Engineering Services for the Widening of T.H. 5 from CSAH 17 to TH 41 in Carver County F. Approve Plans for Valley View Road Extension and Authorize Advertisement for Bids, I.C. 52-221 (Resolution No. 91-48) G. Approval of Playground Bids for Rustic Hills Park, Carmel Park, Eden Lake School/Park, and Red Rock Park H. Resolution No. 91-51 Giving Preliminary Approval to the Issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for the Tanager Creek Apartments Project I. Receive Petition and Order Feasibility Study for Leona Road Storm Sewer Improvements, I.C. 52-218 (Resolution No. 91-47) J. Request from the Chamber of Commerce for the Assistance with Payment for Business Survey • City Council Minutes 3 March 5, 1991 K. EDEN PRAIRIE ASSEMBLY OF GOD by Eden Prairie Assembly. of God. Second Reading of Ordinance #33-90-PUD-12-90, Zoning District change from I-Gen, R1-22 and Rural to Public on 32.7 acres; Approval of Developer's Agreement; Adoption of Resolution 91-56, Authorizing Summary of Ordinance 33-90-PUD-12-90 and Ordering Publication; Adoption of Resolution 91-54, Site Plan Review on 32.7 acres; 39-21 acres into 4 lots and road right of way for construction of a church and other commercial and office uses to be known as Eden Prairie Assembly of God. Location: State Highway #5 at Dell Road. A continued public hearing. MOTION Pidcock moved, seconded by Anderson, to approve the Consent Calendar. Anderson said he would like discussion on Item J, Request from the Chamber of Commerce for the Assistance with Payment for Business Survey. He was concerned that the Chamber of Commerce had made a commitment for the study and now it was asking the City to pay a portion of it. Jullie said that the total cost of the residential survey was approximately $15,400. He said the City had planned to do a survey but had not included the item in the 1990 budget. The • Chamber of Commerce had strongly urged the City to proceed with a community survey. The Chamber's business survey cost $4,700. Tenpas said that because the City received benefit from the business portion of the survey, he would favor paying for this part of the survey as requested by the Chamber. MOTION Anderson moved, seconded by Pidcock, to remove Item J from the Consent Calendar for further study. Motion approved 5-0. Motion to approve the Consent Calendar as amended approved 5-0. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Order Improvements and Preparation of Plans and Specifications, I.C. 52-160 Street and Utility Improvements on Dell Road between T.H. 5 and CSAH 1 and Scenic Heights Road between CSAH 4 and Dell Road (Resolution No. 91-40) Continued from February 5, 1991. Jullie said this hearing was continued from February 5, 1991, at which time staff was given direction by Council to amend the Feasibility Study as to the phasing of the project and the method of spreading out the special assessments. is City Council Minutes 4 March 5, 1991 Dietz said the project was now a two-phase project instead of a three-phase project, and he explained the revised project with the use of maps and charts. He said the cost was now $4 million instead of $6 million as originally planned because the southerly portion of Dell Road had been eliminated. He said the proposal was to assess adjacent properties for a 32-foot-wide street plus an 8-inch water main and the appropriate cost for sanitary sewer. He said the assessment would be $83.60 per front foot. The cost for watermain was estimated at $20.24 per front foot, and the expectation was that right-of-way would be dedicated with the developing properties. There were some special situations regarding dedication with the Gilk, Wagner, and Ruud properties because of the amount of land being acquired. Dietz requested Council approval of the project and authorization to proceed with plans and specifications. He said that the plans could then be completed in May, bids opened by the end of May, Assessment Hearing on June 18, with contracts awarded approximately July 18. With that schedule, phase one construction should be nearly completed by the end of the construction season in the fall. He said that one of the issues was right-of-way dedication, and if that process were to go well, the schedule would be accelerated. Difficulty with right-of-way acquisition could delay the project. • Dietz summarized the changes as: (1) The phasing had been cut from three phases to two phases; (2) The City's share had doubled from $1 million to $2 million; (3) Method of assessment had been changed to a front-foot assessment rather than an area: wide assessment as proposed with the initial project. Stephen Wagner, 8430 Eden Prairie Road, also speaking for Pete and Georgia Ruud, said he was disappointed in the revised feasibility study. He requested Council take definitive and accountable actions on the following issues: (1) Sponsor a hardship right-of-way taking of the Ruud property. (2) Establish a design for Scenic Heights Road so as to determine land use on the remaining properties. (3) Support a commercial zoning of a small parcel which would remain between Scenic Heights Road and the Highway #212 right-of-way. (4) Determine a fair and reasonable assessment as it relates to the properties. Anderson requested staff to address the hardship issue, design, and the assessments. Tenpas, Harris, and Pidcock agreed. Dick Feerick, an Eden Prairie resident, said he believed MnDOT would cooperate in a legitimate hardship matter such as the one with the Ruud property. • City Council Minutes 5 March 5, 1991 • Spencer Klegel, an attorney representing the Schoers Property as well as the Jacques-Ballack property spoke to the issue. He said that George Schoers was concerned that the short segment of sanitary sewer would be totally assessed against his property in the amount of $36,000. He believed this to be unfair because the sewer would serve the east side the road as well. Dietz said that the feasibility study allows for this issue to be negotiated with the land owner prior to final design. Klegel said that Schoers may decide not to sell the property for development, but would consider negotiation the donation of a right-of-gray. On the Jacques-Ballack property, Klegel said interest had been shown in purchasing the 15-acre parcel north of Dell Road. As a result of the proposed project, the property south of Highway 212 would be totally cut off and useless. He said his clients were concerned that the assessments would be against only 30 acres which could be developed. There were no further comments from the audience. MOTION Harris moved, seconded by Pidcock, that the public hearing be closed and Resolution No. 91-40 ordering the improvements on Dell • Road and Scenic Heights Road on Improvement Contract No. IC52-160, be approved. Motion approved 5-0. MOTION Harris moved, seconded by Pidcock that staff return to Council with responses to the issues raised by Mr. Wagner in his memo of March 5, 1991. Tenpas said he would like Mr. Wagner to have the opportunity to respond to staff recommendations as the project progresses. Council was in agreement on this point and also requested that the hardship issue on the Ruud property be addressed. Motion approved 5-0. B. WELTER'S PURGATORY ACRES 6TH ADDITION. Request of Peter Andrea Company for Zoning District Change from Rural to R1-13.5 on 10.95 acres into 7 single family lots, 1 outlot and road right-of-way to be known as Welter's Purgatory Acres 6th Addition. Location: North of Welter's Way and south of Sunnybrook Road. (Ordinance No. 7-91 - Rezoning, Resolution No. 91-42) Continued from February 19, 1991. Jullie said that this item was continued from the February 19, 1991 Council meeting. Official notice was mailed to 57 property owners in • the project area and was published in the February 7, 1991 issue of Eden Prairie News. City Council Minutes 6 March 5, 1991 Jim Ostenson, representing Peter Andrea Company, explained the details of the project with the use of maps. The proponent was requesting a variance to build a cul-de-sac longer than the allowed 500 feet for seven lots on a 10-acre site. He said that after thorough investigation of the soil, wetlands and terrain of the area, he believed the cul-de-sac to be a better alternative than having a through street in the area. This plan would also reduce tree loss by one-third and would not encroach on the wetlands or the deer corridor. Ostenson also said that the strong preference in the neighborhood was for the cul-de-sac for both safety and environmental reasons. He also said that the DNR had urged as small amount of development on the "bluff" line as possible and was concerned about additional runoff if a through street were to be built. Enger said the item was reviewed at the January 25, 1991 and February 11, 1991 meetings of the Planning Commission. It had recommended that the Council deny the request of Peter Andrea Company for the zoning district change on the 10.95 acres with variances to be reviewed by the Board of Appeals and the preliminary plat in seven single-family lots. The decision was based upon the conflict with the City's subdivision ordinance which limited • cul-de-sacs to a maximum length of 500 feet, and because the it believed there was no alternative access for fire and other safety vehicles or school busses. He pointed out that City's policy was also to examine new subdivisions to ascertain whether or not cul-de-sacs could reasonably be continued through in order to eliminate unnecessary cul-de-sacs. Enger said the Planning Commission had recommended denial of the cul-de-sac; however, the recommendations from the staff to the Planning Commission to consider approval of a cul-de-sac were as follows: (1) The use of a cul-de-sac was an appropriate way to develop the property; (2) Staff would recommend approval based on the staff report of January 25, 1991 and plans dated January 14, 1991. Enger said the Planning Commission required that prior to City Council approval the proponent shall: (a) extend a concrete sidewalk approximately 210 feet into the property on the west side of Welter's Way; (b) extend a 6-inch water line to Sunnybrook Road; (c) meet with DNR to resolve any issues regarding drainage; (d) receive a waiver from the City Council for a cul-de-sac in excess of 500 feet; (e) receive variances from the Board of Appeals and Adjustments for structure setbacks on three lots and for a 20-foot road frontage rather than the required 55-foot road frontage on the cul-de-sac for • one lot; (f) submit a cross-access easement for the portion of the private drive that crosses the corner opposed to Lot 1 prior to final City Council Minutes 7 March 5, 1991 plat; (g) submit a conservation easement to cover the DNR protected wetland on the east side of the property; (h) dedicate Outlot A to the City free and clear of any liens, mortgages, or incumbrance, or environmental hazards; (i) submit surety for the tree replacement of 294 caliper-inches; (j) submit a detailed storm water runoff and erosion control plan for review by the Watershed District and the City Engineering Department prior to the issuance of any grading permit, and install proper erosion control and tree protection fencing at the construction limits; (k) pay a cash park fee which would be charged in this case. Lambert said that the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission reviewed the proposal at their March 4, 1991 meeting and basically addressed two issues: (1) The natural resources impacts of a cul-de-sac versus a through street, and (2) the proposed trail locations or access to the neighborhood park. The Commission recognized that both alternatives would put a street through a core of the most significant trees. The Commission believed that the loss of a tree mass due to the installation of a through street would be greater than a cul-de-sac. The Commission also was concerned about the impact of a through street on the marsh. Therefore, it had recommended support of the cul-de-sac on a 7-0 vote. It also recommended on a 7-0 vote that a trail corridor along the creek be • relied upon for access to the creek and Creekwood Park, through the outlot, whenever the creek trail was available. It believed that going between houses with a sidewalk or trail should be avoided because there was a sidewalk to Sunnybrook and then to the park, giving safe access. Bob Solohub, 11760 Welters Way, spoke in support of the development plan. He said there was strong support in the neighborhood for the cul-de-sac for safety and environmental reasons. He said he also believed it maintained the integrity of the neighborhood. He presented a petition from 44 homeowners in the area in favor of the development proposal and asked that Council approve the cul-de-sac plan. Bill Hoag, 11995 Sunnybrook Road, spoke in favor of the cul-de-sac. He was concerned for the safety of children in the area should a through road be built. Anderson said that he would like to see a trail connection through this neighborhood. Lambert said that it would mean designing a trail between two private properties. He said that the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission had concluded that because there was an outlot down to the creek where a trail would be eventually provided, to put in a trail access at this time would be a duplication of something that would happen in the future. Anderson said that he believed it would be easier to put the trail in • City Council Minutes 8 March 5, 1991 • before the houses were built. Tenpas said because the park was not used by a great number of people, he would be opposed to putting a second trail in this development. Jim Ostenson pointed out that most people would have access to the trail from Sunnybrook Road. There would be 20 families who would have to walk back approximately one block to get to the trail access. He said the safest alternative was to bring people out to Sunnybrook Road rather than Homeward Hills Road. Also the park had facilities for children 10 years and older and so there would .not be small children using it. He advised against putting a trail between houses if it could be avoided. MOTION Jessen moved to close the public hearing and approve the 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 7-91 for Rezoning, Adopt Resolution No. 91- 42 for Preliminary Plat approval; and Direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Commission and Staff recommendations. Seconded by Tenpas. Harris said she was not comfortable with not having a through street • in the area. However, because the cul-de-sac was not a great deal longer than the existing dead-end streets, she would vote in favor of it. Pidcock said she would support the motion if the cul-de-sac was made wider and the trail were included. Anderson agreed with Pidcock on the trail but would support the cul-de-sac because of the environmental issue. Tenpas said he would favor the cul-de-sac and support the motion. Vote on the motion was 3-0-2 with Pidcock and Anderson abstaining. Motion failed. Anderson said he would like the issue of the trail to be investigated thoroughly to see if something could be worked out for a temporary trail connection and also investigate the possibility of a turn-around for emergency vehicles or school busses. Harris and Jessen expressed concerned about putting in a second trail at this time when there was a plan for the trail to be put in at some future date. MOTION Pidcock moved, seconded by Anderson, to reconsider the previous action. Motion approved 5-0. • City Council Minutes 9 March 5, 1991 MOTION Jessen accepted Anderson's suggestion as a friendly amendment to the original motion to direct staff to investigate the possibility of a trail connection. First motion approved as amended 5-0. C. OUTSIDE STORAGE AND DISPLAY by City of Eden Prairie. Request for amendment to City Code Chapter 11, Section 11.03, Subdivision 3.J.1. and 2., and by adding a new 4., to clarify regulations pertaining to outside storage and display in Industrial and Commercial Districts. (Ordinance No. 3-91) Continued from February 19, 1991. Jullie said this item was continued from February 19, 1991. Original notice for the hearing was published in the February 7, 1991 issue of Eden Prairie News. He said the proposed ordinance clarified what must be screened and what must be enclosed in the industrial and commercial districts. Planning Commission recommended approval of the ordinance at its January 28, 1991 meeting. There were no comments from the audience. • MOTION . Pidcock moved, seconded by Harris, to close the public hearing and approve first Reading of Ordinance No. 3-91 pertaining to outside storage and display in Industrial and Commercial Districts. Anderson asked what was meant by outside storage and asked if temporary greenhouses where bags of fertilizer and other supplies were kept would be classified as outside storage. Enger said any storage area that did not conform to zoning standards with regard to exterior building material would be considered outside storage. He said the purpose of the ordinance was to cover what was discovered to be a loophole in the ordinance covering industrial and commercial districts. He cited the case of the proposed medical waste incinerator in the 62 Crosstown Industrial Park. The way that the I-General District of the Zoning Code was worded, it seemed to allow processing and manufacturing outside, which was not intended. The language had been corrected so that all processing and manufacturing must be done inside. Enger added that there probably were some violations of this ordinance in the City. Motion approved 5-0. • City Council Minutes 10 March 5, 1991 • V. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION Pidcock moved, seconded by Harris, to approve payment of claims. Payment of claims approved with Jessen, Pidcock, Harris, Anderson and Tenpas all voting "AYE". VI. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS VII. PETITIONS. REQUESTS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Presentation of Revised F19iniz Cloud Airport Noise Abatement Plan (Continued from February 19, 1991) Jullie said this item was continued from the February 19, 1991 meeting. He said that the Metropolitan Airports Commission had prepared a plan for the City regarding noise abatement at Flying Cloud Airport. Staff believed that the plan represented a good beginning to help control aircraft-related noise at Flying Cloud Airport. • William Helker, 7230 Divinity Lane, chair of the City's Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission, said this group had been working with' the Metropolitan Airports Commission to strengthen and improve the Noise Abatement Plan. On February 6, 1991, the Advisory Commission voted to recommend to Council favorable consideration and endorsement of Flying Cloud Airport Noise Abatement Plan as presented. He pointed out that the plan reflected compromise on the part of all members of the Commission, particularly of members of the Airport Business Association. Tim Anderson, Director of Airports for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, reviewed the plan. He pointed out that the noise abatement plan was a step toward some of the construction planned for Flying Cloud Airport, but he believed it was a good plan even if construction was not done at the airport. He reviewed the reference to monitoring. The revised plan provides for more monitoring than the original plan, and said monitoring was planned for June; July, and August, 1991. There were two reasons for monitoring: (1) To monitor the performance of pilots in the pattern and their compliance with the noise abatement plan; and (2) to verify noise levels. The Commission would report to the Council in one year on the status of the monitoring and the status of the Noise Abatement Plan. • City Council Minutes 11 March 5, 1991 Anderson said the basic enforcement tool was the lease arrangements with tenants at the airport. Leases could be terminated for failure to comply with airport rules. He said educational programs for all persons who use the airport were planned, such as local seminars and articles in publications which were directed to pilots, as well as education through various aviation associations. He said that it was the intention of the Metropolitan Airports Commission that upon endorsement from the City, the airport staff would incorporate the Noise Abatement Plan into the. Comprehensive Master Plan Update for the Flying Cloud Airport to seek approval from the Metropolitan Airports Commission, probably in April. Enger pointed out that the Council was on record as recommending denial of the MAC Master Plan. After the MAC Master Plan had gone to the Metropolitan Council, it had adopted it subject to Eden Prairie and MAC being able to work out several issues. The noise element of that approval was only one item. The resolution outlines that adoption of the Noise Abatement Plan would be only the beginning step in a noise abatement plan process, gathering information on noise at the airport. He said that staff believed that MAC's commitment to extend the duration of the monitoring would produce more useful information and an indication as to how effective the • proposed noise control methods would be. He emphasized that this was only the first step in a noise abatement plan. Other items that ' the Metropolitan Council had requested that MAC work on with the City included: (1) Provision of sewer and water to the airport; (2) Encourage joint airport zoning board; (3) A runway extension to 5,000 feet continue to be evaluated; (4) Preliminary site design and visual effects be evaluated at time of development of the airport building area plan; (5) That land uses around the airport be considered to provide compatibility with any airport expansion. Jessen asked if the noise at the airport would be less because of this plan and how the monitoring would be done. Tim Anderson said that the goal was not necessarily to reduce noise but to put it in a more favorable area. In the case of Flying Cloud Airport this would be over the river basin area as opposed to over homes. He said monitoring would be done at least five days a week May through September. Joe Lowney, 8012 Timber Lake Drive, a fixed-base operator at Flying Cloud Airport, said that the seaplanes were fairly noisy because of the propeller speed. He said his organization had instructed users of the airport on how to stop the supersonic noise of the propeller. He said that students were instructed in remote areas instead of flying close to the airport as a way of reducing airport noise. Don Atkins, 9580 Eden Prairie Road, said he believed the airport was • noisier in 1967 than it was today. He said that the small planes • City Council Minutes 12 March 5, 1991 were noisier than the jets. He favored a monitoring system and updating of the airport. Bob Hallett, 17051 Valley Road, said he believed the Advisory Commission was made up of persons who had a vested interest in Flying Cloud Airport and therefore the recommendations from the Advisory Commission should be taken in that context. He said the noise from the jets disturbed him a great deal. He questioned if the noise standards were appropriate. He asked why monitoring was contingent on the availability of an intern, and suggested that someone be hired to do this. He said he favored increased monitoring. He also said he would like the reference to measures taken against repeat offenders to be more specific. He said he was not in favor of expanding the airport and suggested that if property values were lowered as a result of the expansion, the property owners should be reimbursed. Steve Yerkes, 16575 Hilltop Road, said that he believed the noise was a real problem and that moving the noise would have a relatively small impact compared to the impact of any future expansion of the airport. He encouraged the Council to keep this in mind when considering the Noise Abatement Plan. • Dave Rasmussen, 16275 Valley Road, said he supported the Noise Abatement Plan. He proposed that a vendor be found to supply fixed equipment at the airport to monitor the noise and that noise be monitored in real time by the control tower. In this way, pilots could be notified immediately of any violation. Tim Anderson explained that noise monitoring would give information only on accumulated noise and not noise from a particular aircraft. On the issue of permanent monitors, this could be done, but experience had shown that pilots tend to cut back power over the monitoring device which often results in decreased safety. For this reason the Metropolitan Airports Commission did not endorse this method of monitoring. Jim Mitchell, 7341 Franklin Circle, General Manager for ASI Modern Aero at Flying Cloud Airport, said most operators were very committed to the Noise Abatement Plan and were aware who the violators were. Therefore, the operators could do a lot to correct any violations. He said that the higher altitudes required at the airport had helped with the noise problem to some extent. Mark Michaelson, 17151 Cedarcrest, said he believed the problem was that planes were lower than 1000 feet required in the approach area. He favored monitoring on weekends and videotaping aircraft. He also favored measuring the spikes of noise rather than using accumulative effect figures. ' He said he believed individual pilots • should be fined if they violated the noise standards. City Council Minutes 13 March 5, 1991 Kent Barker, 15801 Cedar Ridge Road, said he believed violators of the noise standards should be charged with misdemeanors according to State statues, but this had not happened. He said there was no real enforcement regarding the altitudes and patterns used by pilots. He said that he believed MAC made promises that were not followed through. He said noise spikes were a concern in -- community that was generally quiet such as Eden Prairie. He said that believed allowing large aircraft represented a safety issue. Tenpas asked what authority the City had to regulate noise levels at the airport. Pauly replied that he believed the City had no authority in this matter. MOTION Farris moved, seconded by Anderson, at 11:05 PM to continue the meeting for 30 minutes. Motion approved 5-0. George Pearson, 6912 Rosemary Road, said he believed that the MAC was attempting to shift jets to Flying Cloud Airport with the expansion plan. He questioned the necessity for the expansion. Al Lange, President of Elliott Beechcraft, 13801 Pioneer Trail, • suggested that the Council look at the positive things about Flying Cloud Airport. (1) The airport brings business into the City and the State by companies such as John Deere and Detroit Tool. (2) The airport was an educational center for students who wished to learn about aviation careers. (3) Flying Cloud had the only air traffic control facility in the country outside of a facility in Oklahoma City operated by the FAA. (4) One of three technical colleges in the state for training aviation mechanics was located on Flying Cloud Airport. (5) There were schools at the Airport teaching people how to fly. (6) The Airport afforded an opportunity for jobs with 400 persons being employed there. (7) Flying Cloud Airport was a business center with property and real estate taxes being paid to the community. (8) Flying Cloud Airport was one of the last remaining open spaces in the community and very well maintained by MAC. (9) The Airport was a recreational center with ball fields and soccer fields being located there at minimal cost to the City. Mr. Lange advised the Council against more restrictions at the Airport as he believed it would discourage business from coming into the City and the State. Bob Gartner, 15769 Cedar Ridge Road, said that MAC had been reluctant to enforce rules in the past. However, he encouraged the Council to cooperate with MAC on the noise issue. Council was in general agreement that the City should work with • MAC on the Noise Abatement Plan. • City Council Minutes 14 March 5, 1991 MOTION Harris moved, seconded by Tenpas, to adopt Resolution No. 91-55, Summary of Findings on the Proposed Flying Cloud Airport Noise Abatement Plan. Jessen suggested that a requirement for continuous monitoring be included in the resolution. This would revise the first sentence in Item 1 of the Resolution to read: "The Metropolitan Airports Commission provide additional and continuous aircraft noise monitoring..." Harris and Tenpas accepted this addition to the motion. Motion approved 5-0. VIII. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS. COMMISSIONS. & COMMITTEES IX. APPOINTMENTS X. REPORTS OF OFFICERS A. Reports of Councilmembers . 1. Appointment Announcement Pidcock announced that Harris had been appointed by Governor Carlson to a seat on the Joint Commission of Judicial Appointments. 2. Park Reserve District Board Jessen said there was a change proposed to eliminate the two County Board appointments to the Hennepin Parks Board. If this change were to go forward, each of the municipal councils would be asked to adopt a resolution supporting an all-elected Park Board. He said that meetings would continue to be held on the subject. 3. Eden Prairie High School Gymnastics Championship MOTION Anderson moved that the Girls Gymnastics Team from Eden Prairie High School and their coaches be commended for their efforts and success in winning the State Championship Title for Girls Gymnastics. Seconded by Pidcock. Motion approved 5-0. Jessen suggested that other teams, not just those in athletics, be recognized for their achievements. • City Council Minutes 15 March 5, 1991 5. Rotary Club Donation of Trees Tenpas announced that the Rotary Club of Eden Prairie had designated $1,000 a year for the acquisition of trees, and directed staff to draft a thank-you letter that could be read at the next Rotary Club meeting. B. Re sort of City Manager XI. OTHER BUSINESS XII. ADJOURNMENT MOTION Harris moved, seconded by Pidcock, to adjourn at 11:40 PM. Motion approved 5-0. • •