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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 05/05/1981 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1981 7: 30 PM, CITY HALL COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang H. Penzel , George Bentley, Dean Edstrom, Paul Redpath , and George Tangen COUNCIL STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Carl J. Jullie . City Attorney Roqer Pauly, Planning Director Chris Ender, Director of Community Service Bob Lambert, Director of ti Public Safety Jack Hacking , and Recording Sec- retary Karen Michael i INVOCATION: Councilman George Bentley ROLL CALL: All members present I . APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER. ITEM5 Of BUSINESS a The following items were added to VII. C. : 3. Memo re: Public Hearina Policy and 4. _Appointment of City Engineer. l MOTION: Bentleymoved, seconded by Tan en, to approve the agenda as amended Tang en, published. Motion carried unanimously. II . MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1981 MOTION: Edstrom moved, seconded by Bentley, to approve the minutes of the April 21, 1981, Council meeting as published. Motion carried unanimously. III . CONSENT CALENDAR A. 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 81-07, rezoning properties in the Northeast, out east, andSouthwest- quadrants of Co. Rd. 4/TH 5 back into an Study_ B. Agreement No. 60167 with Mn/DOT for reconstruction of the TH 169/Co. Rd. 1 intersection, I .C. 51-311 (Resolution No. 81- 1 C. Receive 100% petition and order improvements on Franlo Road west of Preserve Blvd. and Darkenwaid 1st Addition, I .C. 51-331 Resolution No. 81-92 D. Final plat approval for Olympic Hills 7th Addition (Resolution No. 81-93) E. Request to set Public Hearing for June 2, 1981, for Municipal Industrial Development Bonds in the amount of850,000.00 for Volunteers of America Care Facilities Project F. Request to set Public Hearing for June 2 1981, for Municipal Industrial Development Bonds in the amount of 1 072,500.00 for Minnesota Supply Company Project MOTION: Moved by Redpath, seconded by Bentley, to approve items A - F on the Consent Calendar.. Motion carried unanimously. City Council Minutes -2- May 5, 1981 T IV. PUBLIC MEETING A. Scoping Report for County Road 62 City Manager Jullie stated that notice of tonight' s meeting had been published in the Eden Prairie News and that notices had been sent to pro- perty owners. He then introduced Richard Wolsfeld. Richard Wolsfeld, representing BRW, spoke to the Scoping Report. The purpose of the Scoping Report was twofold: 1) first to define all the possible alternatives for the extension of County Road 62 and to then narrow those down to what people could agree to as being reasonable; and 2) to define the key issues that should be focused on in preparing the EIS. He said a meeting will be held at Minnetonka City Hall at 10 a.m. on July 8th at which time citigs and agencies would be formally asked to comment on the Scoping Report. He said that there are four areas of concern: aesthetics, noise, wildlife, and water quality. Various issues and impact areas are discussed in the report and were highlighted by Wols- feld. r Eds tram asked what the relative cost difference is between the mid-profile and high-profile bridge alternatives. Wolsfeld said about $2.6 million, be- cause of the length of the bridge. The high-profile bridge would be about 20 feet higher than the low-profile bridge. Tangen questioned whether or not there were technical reasons for not including an access at Rowland Road in Alternate 1. Wolsfeld explained there is a hill _ which would make it extremely expensive, although technically possible, and would necessitate cutting the hill and filling the valley. Tangen said one of the problems, if no access were provided at Rowland Road, would be that people in the area west of the Bryant Lake Park would not have direct access; the route to get there would be a circuitous one. Wolsfeld said the transportation planners and traffic engineers have found that providing access in only one direction , in this case to the west, is only confusing to the motorist and results in people going the wrong way on ramps. Tangen pointed to the "one direction only" ramps on Bush Lake Road and I-494 which appear to work fine and where the situation is similar. Wolsfeld said he felt the more important problem in the Rowland Road case would be the impact on the topography and the area. Bentley recalled that the City has made it known to Hennepin County that the City is not going to build a road connecting Beach and Rowland Roads. He said that any alternatives that are ultimately used should take into account that access has to be made from the west to the Park area. Without the service road, Alternative 1 becomes less desirable. Wolsfeld said meetings had been held with the Park Reserve Staff to discuss the frontage roads and the cost implications. The Park Reserve Staff says they don' t have a million dollars to build that frontage road either. Bentley referred to Option 2 which provides for an at-grade crossing at Rowland Road which would allow access from the west. Penzel stated there is another alternative -- that whereby a frontage road would be provided north of the extension of the highway g City Council Minutes -3- May 5, 1981 -- an alternative which apparently has not been considered at all because it isn' t shown anywhere. That would avoid the danger of infringment on the Park site which has been cited repeatedly as the major concern. Apparently there is potential right-of-way available on the Minnetonka side, platted already to provide a roadway to accommodate our concern with access to Rowland Road via a frontage road. Wolsfeld stated the platting was 300 feet for the road- way facility, but he thought it not developed at this point and would require additional right-of-way if funds were available. Penzel questioned why 300 feet of right-of-way is necessary when that is typical freeway right-of-way. and this is supposedly a four-lane collector street. requiring less. Wolsfeld said that they have not Tooked at frontage road alternatives to the north. Penzel asked whether or not Crosstown extension traffic would "flow-through" oe "T" at County Road 4, the western terminus. Wolsfeld stated that this is obviously a tough design situation. If there was not a wetland the situation would be much simpler. Penzel wondered which "street" would be the one not requiring the off-set; would be the major traffic bearer. Wolsfeld responded it would be County Road 4. Penzel replied that from BRW's traffic estimate this would not make sense as there is twice the volume of traffic on the Crosstown-extended and these vehicles will be made to go around two corners. ' Wolsfeld concurred that the Crosstown could be made the major thoroughfare with through movements. Penzel questioned what would become of the 12,000 vehicles once they reach County Road 4, since there is no provision for any outlet for the traffic to the west. He said the County now owns the right- of-way north of 62nd Street to provide for a roadway to the west, yet nothing has been addressed to the problem of these vehicles getting to Highway 101. Townline would be the logical extension since County Road 3 and Valley View Road are each in excess of a mile away. Wolsfeld stated the local circulation issue and impact on secondary streets is something they are going to look at. Penzel said when Eden Prairie first approved a concept of the Crosstown exten- sion in design form in 1974 or 1975, commitments were made by the County re- garding road improvements necessary to make this work. Some improvements committed to have been made,largely of necessity, but they hardly lend them- selves to meeting the needs of the ending of a major collector street. Edstrom wondered whether or not consideration had been given to moving the westerly portion of the Crosstown extension to the north to avoid the wetlands. Wolsfeld said consideration had been given but it would require the taking of homes. Edstrom felt it would be a mistake to try to blend either of the roads; that a crossing of the two should be considered. Edstrom asked what our Guide Plan shows in the area between Rowland Road and Shady Oak -which might create further problems for us as far as local transportation is concerned. Planning Director Enger replied that low density residential is shown south of the border between Eden Prairie and Minnetonka. The City has considered in the past the impact the terminus of the Crosstown would have and feels the ending, no matter at what point, would put alot of pressure for commercial , office, and/or industrial development. Edstrom asked if Shady Oak and Rowland Roads are adequate to serve community needs to that area. Enger thought so. Edstrom asked how much the entire project will cost. Wolsfeld guessed $10 - $15 million. He also 'stated the County has not programmed the improvement west of 494, but that consideration must be given to further improvements because they will impact present decisions. �4 City Council Minutes -4- May 5, 1981 Dean Holasek, 6475 Rowland Road, questioned the need for an off-ramp ( at the Rowland Road intersection especially if the Park is going to be i developed as a quasi-passive area. Director of Community Services Lambert said the Park will be expanded in the same uses it has had in the past beach, boat, picnic use, and trails. He said in his talks with County officials they feel the primary access point to serve the regional area of Bryant Park will be off of 494 corning across and going down Rowland. Holasek asked if the Park entrance will be moved. Lambert replied the entrance will be half way between Shady 0ak and where the Crosstown will be. Holasek then posed the question : "Where will that traffic exit?" John Palm, 6389 St. John' s Drive, asked if consideration had been given to public transportation, whether or not- the moraine just west of St. John' s Woods has been protected, and wondered why the Crosstown has to go further west than 494. Wolsfeld responded the Metropolitan Transit Commission and the Metropolitan Council call for continued reliance on bus transportation and plans will be developed to be consistent with that. The moraine issue is new and something about which we were not aware. The option of stopping . the Crosstown at 494 is definitely one of the alternatives. Palm expressed a desire to see the pond at the southwest corner of the Baker Road and Townline Road intersection saved. Al Harrison, 6941 Beach Road, expressed concern about the alignment of Beach Road to the east of its present junction with what would be the Crosstown extended and how this forces the residents away from their usual west and southwest focus for Eden Prairie activities . Edstrom said that a bike and ( pedestrian trail might be brought north along Beach Road as it is now to join a similar trail along the Crosstown/Townline. Warren Gerecke, 6622 Golden Ridge, wondered how drivers would react to two signalized intersections within a short distance. He was concerned that by not considering this a freeway, a situation would be created similar to that where 35W and the Crosstown use the same roadway for a short distance in Rich- field. Susie Hummel , 6362 St. John 's Drive, asked whether or not the original plans for the Crosstown were for it to go all the way to 101. Penzel said they were. Edstrom said that if the link between Shady Oak and 494 is built you will have a Crosstown all the way out to 101 -- albeit two-lane gravel in some parts. o Harrison asked if something more than just a notice, perhaps a one-page summary of the Scoping Report, could be sent to residents of the area. Penzel asked if the July 8th meeting could be held at 7:30 p.m. which would be a more convenient time for most citizens who would want to attend. MOTION: Tangen moved, seconded by Edstrom, to instruct Staff to incorporate the comments heard tonight into a formal response which will be considered by the Council prior to the July 8th, meeting. Motion carried unanimously. V. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS NOS. 6235' - 6418 `k MOTION: Moved by Redpath, seconded by Tangen, to approve Payment of Claims Nos. 6235 - 6418. Roll call vote: Bentley, Edstrom, Redpath, Tangen, and Penzel voted "aye". Motion carried unanimously. e ar, City Council Minutes -5- May S, 1981 7 a VI. REPORTS OF ADVISORY COMMISSIONS A. Report from the CAG Highway #18 Stuff Group (Joe Adams and Jim Osberg) Joseph M.D. Adams and James Osberg, representatives of the Citizens Advisory Group, spoke to the Report. (See attached outline and request. ) They pointed out that 4 corridors are under study, with variations within those corridors. They are hopeful that the Normandale crossing will remain as one of the alternatives. Redpath reminded the Council of a 1973 "Metcalf" bill which was passed and to which should now be referred. Edstrom commended Adams and Osberg on a great job and said that their work reflects the attitude of the Courkcil . He stated that a Slope $ Ordinance is being studied now and perhaps the question of bluffs should also be considered. City Manager Jullie stated that a letter had been sent to the County regarding the inclusion of Normandale Boulevard north of Old Shakopee Road as a part of the CSAH 18 Study. MOTION: Edstrom moved, seconded by Tangen-, to request the County to keep the Normandale optf-on open, Motion carried unanfinously, Further discussion centered on the demolition of the present bri:dqe and the total cost of the project. MOTION: Moved by Edstrom, seconded by Bentley:, to ask Staff to prioritize the improvements as Eden Prairie sees them, to adopt a statement regarding the preservation of the bluffs in Eden Prarie, and to draft a position statement allowing Eden Prairie to state to governmental agencies where we stand and what we are asking them to do, Motion carried unanimously, Bentley requested that Adams and Osberg be invited to attend the next meeting of the Slopes Ordinance committee, VII. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS, & COMMISSIONS A. Reports of-Council Members 1. Appointment of Minnetonka 'Commurtl :Educative £buncfil r reserrtative • MOTION: Tangen moved, seconded by Bentley, to appoint Merle Gamm as Eden Prairie's representative to the Minnetonka Community Education Council , Motion carried unanimously. 2. Councilman Benthy - announced there would not be another meeting of the Sol i-d—Tiaste Site Selection Committee. B. Report of City Attorney. There was no report. j City Council Minutes -6- May 5, 1981 C. Report of City Manager 1. Agreement for right of entry with Golfview Investment Company and Equitable Life As_sur_a_nce Company for waterworks improvements _ � . i MOTION: Tangen moved, seconded by Bentley, to approve the right- of-entry agreement for waterworks construction, Motion carried unanimously. 2. Selection of architect for the design of the expansion of Public Safety offices and maintenance facilities City Manager Jullie spoke to his memo of May 1, 1981 , in which the process used and fees were discussed. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to hire Interdesign as the architect for the preliminary design of the Public Safety facility. Roll call vote: Bentley, Edstrom, Redpath, Tangen, and Penzel voted "aye" . Motion carried unanimously. 3. Public Hearing Policy City Manager Jullie referred to his memo of April 30, 1981 , in which he addressed the public hearing policy. MOTION: Edstrom moved, seconded by Redpath, to authorize Staff to again begin setting public hearings for development proposals. Motion carried unanimously. 4. City Engineer appointment City Manager Jullie announced that Eugene Dietz, presently employed by RCM, has accepted the job as City Engineer and will begin working for the City on May 18, 1981. D. Report of Director of Community Services 1. Hockey Rink at Round Lake Park MOTION: Tangen moved, seconded by Edstrom, to approve construction of an additional hockey rink at Round. Lake Park as per recommendations outlined in Community Service Director Lambert's memo of April 6, 1981. Roll call vote: Bentley, Edstrom, Redpath. Tangen, and Penzel voted aye a City Council Minutes -7- May 5, 1981 2. Acquisition of the Earl More House Director of Community Services Lambert spoke to his memorandum of April 23, 1981 , in which he addressed the acquisition. He recommen- ded that the purchase be budgeted for over a five year period with a contract for deed. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Edstrom, to instruct Staff to pursue the More House purchase based on Lambert' s memo. Roll call vote: Bentley, Edstrom, Redpath, Tangen, and Penzel voted "aye" . Motion carried unanimously. Earl More, 8107 Eden Prairie Road, invited the Council to come to see the house at any time. 3. Fishing Resource Study Committee Report MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to accept the report of the Fishing Resource Study Committee and to approve the recomnendations included in the report. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Outlots A & 8 Hidden Ponds Community Services Director Lambert referred to his memo of April 15, 1981 , in which he addressed the Hidden Ponds Outlots. Penzel said he was against the City accepting the deeds to the out- lots as it would be setting a precedent. Bentley agreed stating there are several areas in the City where there are such outlots and homeowners ' associations might look upon this as an easy out. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Edstrom, not to accept a deed to Outlots A & B in Hidden Ponds First Addition. Motion carried unanimously. E. Report of Finance Director 1. Clerk's License List d The question of a private kennel license for the Rosen's at 10266 Laurel Drive was discussed. Hugh Overstreet, 10246 Laurel Drive, asked what the minimum lot size was for a kennel license to be granted. Ed Murnane. Sherwood Estates, ex?ressea concern tKat two animals is adequate for any house. - MOTION: Moved by Redpath, seconded by Tangen, to approve the Clerk's License List with the exception of the Rosen ' s Kennel License which will be continued to May 19, 1981. Motion carried unanimously. i •