City Council - 06/10/1975 nI'RCVD
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EDEI�i Pi_L IRI CITY CCU !C3.L
TU�,SDA.Y, JUItiE ]_O, Ico? 5 7:30 PI-", CITY H :LL
COUNCIL '� ":,?;S : T•iayor D. V . Osterholt
William Bye
Joan I 1e ye rs
Sidney Pauly
Volfgang Penzel
COUNCIL STAFF Pr,ESI:. IT : City Manager Rover Ulstad
City Attorney I;arlan Perbix
Planner Dick Putnam
Finance Director John Frr�.ne
Director of Cor.mmunity
Services — Narty Jes en
Engineer Carl Jullie
Belinda Vee Recording Secy.
INVOCATION: Given by Rev. Doug Dudgeon, Eden Prairie, Cor:iraunity Church
PL ,DGL OF ALL IGIANC�:
ROLL C-l;L?,
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�� . I•'iriu- oo, of the i:eru�_ar City Council I eetin 7 held Tuesday,
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Pr,. 2. , 3rd item, correct "City bid" to "sealed bid" .
P 1., III . C . , correct "vending machines" to '�-techanical
arnu �r; :nt device:" .
Pg. 6, Para. 21 add "staff" after "City" .
mover'. to approve minutes as published and corrected,
3; c' econ Bye , 3 :eyers, Pauly, Pen7el and Mayor Osterholt
v0tcc. "a:ye" , motion carried un�.snirnously.
B. I"-in-u6ec of the_ Regular City Council I-ieeting held 'Ttuesday,
PE, 3 , Para . 1 , cor ro ct; "I._cLinn" to "I-.cGlynn" .
P(;. 3 , Para. . 14 , delete "park dedication or" and insert "$25 ,000'' .
P f;. 6, Pr?rti . !`, correct 111Jr3egle l' to "Naege le" . Delete
( "connecticm rood", insert "unimproved gravel road".
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B. I;:tr,ut;cs of t}Ze ;6 1, �r City Council ?"eetin . t?eld Tuesday,
Gcrald Pautz of Eden Prairie To;•inhouse Corp. appeared
b!fore the Council to state the "Eden ate Proposal" he
suLY'Attle --Ind ...hich 1•, s denied by the City Council, did
not hr_ve "dc�`Gai led" coverar e in the minutes . He i•;ill
,ubmit, in j-:rit:in--j the comments rnade by various Council
m* V rs surf gested 2pnear in the r1111uteS of the
The Mayor stated the reasons will be in the Resolution
denying the proposal.
% , 'a_,�r_ . 'I, delete "statin -. . . for'• , insert "denying the
rec'uest i.ncorooratinz the reasons verbally set forth }
nd s,L_LAn- that . I
Feyr rs. rioveci to annrove minutes as corrected and publishes? ,
Pcrl._r 1 seconded . Bye; I• eyers , Pauly, Penzel and Iiayor
C etc ii�o_lt voted "aye" , motion 'carried unanimously.
II . �i'j `i_?C: '� r -7STS AND CC),-i.;i1=''!CA'--."I C'iIC
from Inc . , Pn,rkviievi Patio r nartments
t0 E _`11:> C �. ;? - Or UT�:� r'O L't3� offI onin,=. , 7Jr� _' 1r'i?1L,'
"TIC C r Fi) T)1?rOVa l .
Perz�el rloved to set, Public Hearing- for July 1, 1975 Council
Ke:ctinc- , aye; seconded. Bye, Ee-,-ers, Pauly, Penzel and
Iiayor Oster}iolt voted "aye" , motion carried. unanimously.
B. 2eouc!st from ?';i_lliam :'6cs to Fet a Public Heparinf- for
_ )-- r). �=:i c�cat -_t the gout F..6 t corner
re ,are=ii� oa' •,, Tiro e_.-F e r s
.�C�'6 c1 to Go 7i ni y' ':O�t b:� frori rural to
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I.'c—v:•rF; riovcd to set Public fiear. i.nr� for July 1, 1975 Council.
t.i.nr- , Pen�,el _econdcd. eye , 1`eyers , Pauly, Pen,Lel and
I•:ayo�' C a�erholt voted llaye" , motion carried unanimously.
C . Pct-i Lion from nronerty o':.-ncrs re:ra.rdin a the Eden Prairie
i?ciute roc� v-aci ;�i`,�%t��1'yfT�•
Paul Ancler`=on stated he had signed the petition and
sTne.I,-:i.n�. for his father and hz_m el.f, he x-.ould like to
hi.:ve n, rlcet.in i•;ith the Council to discuss their grievances.
Pen.,el moved �.o place matter on agenda for June 24, 2975 ,
T3yc. -e-conded . Bye , Ireyers, Pauly, Penzel and Mayor Osterholt
voted "aye" , r,io_-Aon carried unariitrously.
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C . Petition from. . . ( Cont ' d . )
Council;,roTnan Pauly suf--csted the people N-.ho may have
supported the 11inF, Road originally and are not doinC so ;a
now be prepared to explain their reasons for their position
at the June 214t;h meetin , .
I r. Calvin f ncle.—son stated mistakes 1-,ere rude at the
meetinr- concerning* the B.in` Road proposal nand he v!ishes
it had been taped as the 6ecis.ion had been inado -prior to
the Tneeting; .
Councilman Fen•;el reauest:ed the Citv ;attorney j:-,ive the
Council a brief report on assessynent anpcals nendin.T for
this project Ut the ricetinC .
III • C�7.r1':i1;�JCi��S 1i�ti� .:.'�`+TAU T IC���
1°. . -G.^•olution i:o . L(,'" ' U: -11V, _c7r,vlrti^r_ u')'7oru b�' the CPU2_t�'
o' `t f'i:11��)1r Or t:`d' :iQ�:1 ? }:�'1`1iTd o n -4t2,,-f--n .`_: T'V?C_ CUt2?:C f
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Pen,col moved to adopt Resolution T-:o . 9L;0%:-i.t.h the f'ollov:in -
L coirc.cl,ions : Para . :' , ciel_ete "pl�nnin ,' , ��nci ?ara. 1;,
&A.C:te "favor the" and insert "strongly urges" , S-%re secone.�C'. .
Bye , I:d'yers, Pauly, Penzel and Mayor Csterholt voted "ayell
motion carried unanimously.
B . 2nd Pnadinf-- of Ord in'',.nce I�:o . 3o6, an ordinance establishin_
Tor FEE
T-ni c-1 a-nusen. c•nt` devices anc� a�,:i.4cr�4?;t
ccnt:,rsL��nu!�;mendi n CrtAinanc e No:
n::el :^owed to approve '?nd reading of Ordinance ::o . 306 ,
Bye seconded. Bye , 11-1cy'e2's , Pauly, Pen7el and I.;ayor
Csterholt voted "aye" , motion carried unanimously.
C . Re:-,o luti.on No . IO(.)?_ ,-3-�Gii:t�_r,� el_e.ctioli udfies .
Pen:.el moved to defer until June 214 , 1975 Council meeting,
seconded. aye , itieyers, Pauly, Pen�--.el and Mlayor
Octer•holt voted "aye" , motion carried unanimously.
IV. RA i'C: if"; U:r CFFIC:s ?S , I?Ok:ti�S ATM COI• I••;ISSTONS
A . Penort of Councilm n PL?nzel
1. T? Wort on Ilennenin County Mlee.tinp . extension of
Z,"r�it c;r �•c,�ii 3`ro n Coulit v�r-O t;, to 101.
Pen:-.el stated three alternatives are being; consi6erad
each t-ri.th varyi.n, street widths and ditch and shoulder
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Z`J . `'��''i'c t OFFICER'S , DO�?DS is ;D CC?�:.zs�Ic�Js (corn ' d. ) {
A . :�enort of Councilman Pen-;ol ( Copt ' d . )
1. Pit on Hennepin County , . . (Cont ' d. )
sections. Also , sur-rested only installing the two
Lanes recommended and that Eden Prairie ' s snare of
the cost would be roughly $60,000 of ;%;hick 25 :000
would be deductible if Eden Pra_,_rie can provide
needed right—of—tray.
Pen;sel stated staff should be directed to .-.ork t,ith
I•linnetonka staff to arrive at mutually acrreea.bla
access points.
Totrnline Road would remain a frontage roar. across
Edenviev Addition.
Council members discussed development plans, connect—
ion of County --.load k to 494 r need of road re—
surfacing-on To,„nline :.?oc.d and the County Road 67 situation
would ren;a.in because of environrnvntal concerns i,;hi.ch
i-,totrld result if County -Road 67 .-,ere rerouted to the
south across Birch Island marsh.
Pauly r--ioved to accept report, Barre seconded. Dye ,
IJ--yers, Pauly, Pencel and VIF-yor Osterholt voted "ayes'
motion carried unanimously.
B . Report of City Lnr ineer
1 . Petition from "The Cove" residents for utilities.
Ent-inc:er Jullie explained this Mould be a costly
project , that only 6 of the 13 residents in the area
resr_.onded to the questionnaire , will have feasibility
study ready for June 2L meetinc-, and rec_uested the
Public Hearing be set for July 1, 1975 .
Jullie responded to questions by Council members
concerning, i:?h•-ther there -...ere problems in area with
private systems , whether improvement v.ould be feasible ,
if Crater could be put in at later tirre , if cost of
project included street restoration, etc.
I:oyers moved to adopt Re.�,-oluti.on No . 1000 ordering
preparation of a feasibility report and calling for
a Public 11--arinLT on Project ?4-1-20 and 74-2-20,
I.C. 51-277 on July 1 , 2975, Pensel seconded. Bye..
r I-_cy -rs, Pauly, Pcnsel and I•iayor Csterholt voted "aye" ,
motion carried unanirnotr,ly.
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,> *`IC ?IrS 0 OF Cf=. 7D COL—Y5 TCI:s (ContI d.
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B TZz r.)ort of City e,nf- ineer ( Cont I d . )
2 . Traffic Inventory
City Tanager Ulstad presented the report for
Council revie�•:.
Pen^ei moved to continue matter to July 8, 1975
r::wcti.ng. to enable the City :.ngineer to obtain
additional recuested information, Moyers seconded.
Bye , !•:c,rers , Pauly, P, nzel and I,'ayor Osterholt
voted "aye" , Notion carried unanimously.
3 . Grr:�ve1_ T•:ine Licenses Renewal
City I-ianag,er Ulstad stated five applicatiorn have
been received , however, requested Council defer
action on B L- R pock Co . application until staff
Y,as time to visit -%-rith ?rr. Pearson ( owner) regarding
layout of total site .
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i-:r.• Don on�,ard, rc-presentinc- I-'r. Pearson, requested
,. the staff :�u Pp ly their, :•rith a list of their objections .
Bye re{-,uestcd the staff submit a historical review of
E-.ravel licen es including fees , regulations, •:hen
license was issued , c-tc .
Eye moved to continue matter to June 2.4, 1975 meeting ,
Pennel seconded.. Bye , iievers, Pauly, Pen�el and
T•iayor Gsterholt voted Faye" , motion carried unanimously.
!; . I ccont utilities in 7den North Addition
P,nrineer Jullie e..n1.2ned t'r:is is the usual procedure
when a. Oevelo-per has completed his project. The serer tc
will 152 (,orie this Ju11ie recor:Lnanded accept--
ence of the utiliticc .
Ponzcl r.,qoved. to accept Lake Palen North Addition
utilities continent on developer submitting the
necessary �dr� rrc , I-'eyers seconded. Bye , Meyers,
Pauly, Peni-el and I;ay-or Osterholt voted "aye" .
motion carried unanimously.
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I:inutes -b- June 10, 1975
IV . 'EPORTS OF OFFIC .,:S , BOARDS H.I"D (font ' d )
C . ReTDort of Planning Director
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1. � .CA Ordinance
Planner Putnam explained they have had meetings
with a number of land owners in the IICA regarding
Deeds, Ordinances, some form of binding commitment
relative to zoning and/or developrier_t options, etc.
Should be on agenda same evening Ring Route meeting
is held. Ito action.
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D. Report of Director of Community Services
1. Loa-:er Minnesota River Gpen Space 'Plan
Director Jessen presented a memo explaining the
land in question is being considered by the
Department of Interior Fish and ;.ildlife Service
for the •',innesota Valley I.Ta:tional Wildlife Refuge.
I-:ayor Osterholt stated the Dcpartment of Interior
should be notified as to the community' s feelin;-s
.about this and Je ssen stated he i-:ould prepare u
position statement .
Pen,.-.el moved to refer this mutter to Park & Rec.
Corimission for their reviex-., and recommendations ,
I•;eyers seconded . Bye , T'eyers, Pauly, Penzel and
I•:ayor Osterholt voted "aye" .. motion carried
unanimously.
I;rs. Helen Fo:,:ler asked if she could have a list
of property o:•:ners in area so she could be able
to ci rcu2ate a petition prior to receivin- a
report r:^o-1 the De-oartment of Interior. Sve
suggested the property ovmers be a part of%or
attend the Park cc Rec. Corrani scion meting -:%:hell
this rZatter is discussed .
?. . C=:oi.tal Imnrovement Proe;2••am
I r. Fcericic stated he is Co--chairperson for group
of citi.�cns who have organi -lod to inform people
r �c-ardi.n_ : the Bond ?eferendu-n. Feerick stated
,here 1-:ere certain areas of concern regardinr the
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IV. 'r%d;�_�i r� C'�- S '�(�'j: �?1�,� �:.:J CU; _TC�1_J_�JI�J ( COI7t ' 'Z • )
D . 1' _L:O;''% of _dirt ctor of Co: :tun ty S,:rvi ce._. ( Ciont � d. )
7. Canit.al :Irn-�roye,-''.Grit Pro,r?m (Cont I d.
reierenc.um and one of them was the date of July �
as it did not nrovi de much time to inform the
people about the Bond Referendum and July L-th
V:eel end. :,,as a bad t_mn to r et neonlc; out to
1:ork. for tip:2 ref er en urn. Feerick suggested postponing the
rc:fere-n-"urnl for t-,•10 :ce'cs. He stated the Park and
i rr,.i 1 norti on of the refer-enrum is better un(:.er-
:.00d thni7 the ice and S1`ii lTtrili n`", T)ool fc cilit-v.Also
lie `Jre.ior an indoor pool in conjuIlction
it,h the re,.-: schc}ol and ?•:ould like clarification
of F;i•o,-'th projections , ta.: fiL.,ures, etc . as it
would be hcIpful to the people in mak—Ing- their
jud�-:aent .
T-=r. 111.nson, Chamber of Commerce , stated they
have ilaide their thouE--hts ) no,rn on this issue
nd would 1i1;e coo^'=rat:ion from the staff in giving this infor-
:-.ation to t.-,c nublic . =1 so , _tated the busin:�s_es Y
and 11_7ru o•;:ners :in the area, don't have many votes ,
ro::cvc:r, their nroblcins rust also be reco`nized .
T:r. ;?icnarc 1:?lderson stated he would like to see
,- n af'_"ir:l�t ive c.ns.:er i.rom the School Board 2s to
buil(3inf- a joint s;:im? in pool ;•:Iaich r:ould be
covered~ ormunici.Dal pool •v hich could be covered
at a later date .
Tlr. 'rianson , Chamber or Conmcrce, stated he ::^s very
concerned .I)out the bo-lide debt o.i the cor.z- unity
and citi� ens should be i nfor..-ied accor;.in71y and
oue stionon. t_;'M nt, of bond issue.
T.:r. Richard Anc:erson stated his concern rerardina µ
.he tinin- of the boric. issue .
Council memo rs discussed changing the date of the
bond T'uferenc?u7-:1.
3yc moved to nc'.opt rc-!�rolut:i.on :Io . 1002 chan',�-in� the
ratc of k;I1c> ?onc? Referendum from July , 1975 to
July 22 , 19'/5 as this cite br,_;t alloys best possible
CI? �'^C i'llrit;%iUn of and ?nfon-,iation to community
and th-- J-,: Iy lath %:oc-'I.cn 3 may cause Some inconvei:dicnee ,
d . i=l., , T•:eyers, Pauly, Peiz-;cl %nd
T.:_-,••or O:;uL: . lolc, votcd u} e , mat-,ion carricc: unG.nii..ou"- _, .
Jane 10, 1c'175
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D . Reoort of Director of Co:-lenityServices (Cont ' d. )
2. Capital lmnrovemc- nt Pror�a (Cont' d.
Council mc:nbcrs discussed and su,-�7ested chances for
0 - m-provc,,r!,_nnt
the pro-nosed brochure n the Capital T
3 . Schcaitbcri-cr Cution
A t o r n-3 Perbix and Director of Coi-u-iunitv Services
to que-stions by Council✓ me-.11be.-s
concernin- the option
a�7cr to
-�i -%r e -e !.:a,, or and Cit-%r 1-,E-,nL
levers ; io to e-uthori-, I -
enter into agreementnursuan4l to reco,-.mendtations, b-,,-
Ci-,..v Attorney and Director of Cwmriunity -Services,
and includi-n-, a clause for a time extension in caSe
funds are held up for a short time . Pen.-el stn-cander.
1.'.eyers , Pauly,, Pen.gel and 1 ,c,_-%ror C-s-ter*holt votac:
Ila- ell
.11* 1 r1ot-ion c,,Lrr:_iCd
1.1-iller -3roth::�rs-
Idr. Jesscn ocDonded to Council menbers questions
- 'he pro-ocr
concernI ML. U - �1.t-,,r.
Pen -.el moved to refer bac!,. to Park L -R,cc . ConLmission
for or t�ie-ir reco:m-�,endation_,Tj lieyers seconc ed . B,,,,ey
Pen-:el -inn Eayor Osterholt- voted "aye " .,
c,.rrIed unani.-.ously.
r l. emu thori-c—ion to s-11 3-mi- th nd llepr -ouFes, .
Cit- --'an!-Aer Ulstad c�:nlained -,,.-ould be noces.s-'ary
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for thy:. City to ad.1vcrt1*,__-.,- for soaled lbiCls for _o-le
of thesc p_-ro,-)-7?rtiec.
pe13,-ol yjo-,--_6 to u-LIhori-:o City to advert .se fo*r sealed
biJs for the sale of the f3mith and Hcr)-.-)as houses , Bye
n -:7� Pauly, Ferise. rind 1.iayor Osterlholt
_Ocoz 'ed . Byc � q 14
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votes'. "aye" , motion carried unan-i' mcusly .
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IV. CIF 1,T-I) CC_ _
Coat CI
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�-,Dort of Firiance Directo-
I. Pa-
.m.ent of Claimo: lios . 6549; 658-3 ; 6800-6932
Fenzel moved to approve payments of Claims Nlo
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6583 ; 6800-6932., f-lleyers seconded. Bye , revers, Paul' — I
Penzel and- 1.7-aYor Osterholt voted Ilaye,13, motion carr_ic,C.
unanin,louSly
F. RoiDort- or City T'_an,,_cr
1. Selcclbion of three citinens to the Comznunit-.- Gro::th
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-:Tn,�cl -ITT I�;a v o', .7-:L I 10 'Ounc
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T--.avor Csterholt said he trill submit three names anc!
each Council membc�r 6o the !,,ame and then
raa�1:c the selections from the various suggestions .
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John -1- -ck licuo,- 1A cense fee.
-r. S U',--)a C 1C T,c -,at herep uevt.in� ..as
to tj Council t!
e,,,t e n s i on of hi s liquor license P_n6
ulcl be -.-.-illin- to pa-, for it 'ns he hac not, been
able to obtain fi.-nancinr- to con-j - jj-� s Dj�tc,� C)
PletL
bu s i n o s r,; but ho-) ,,s to sho-rtl,,,.
Pen-el !-.ioved to continue ..Aa t,t e r to June 21,, 1975
mac,"Di-n- until Council rmenibers have had a chance
to r e v I c a c 0 10 of
f the resolution per tainin- to
mltitter and in_ 2ti-Lict staff to provide backgrounf:
infiorl7.-Aion thlat lcd to this ex.it-ension and -racucst
J ,r- Sub%c% s-ub,nit his rerucst in writinc- Ve
con— . j -1y, Peni,.cl and
0,_:-�torholt- voted .,o-L--ion carried unn -ou sly .
V.
like re-,)orjt-,- on ho,,-! jn_a.n,,?, I",IAC brochures have
boen so!,- .
C tc d investif-,^tin- po:7-s-ibility of using one
f.or sale -0 refui-7ee
Of t',e p.,,r`,: homes by City to )IoUr,
j',%--;-iJ_lyr -oossibly •_# 11 Conjunction with church o-
ch ritable
prc._7ented ftcumcnt from Ijayor of St . AlInthony concern-
inc- the cotnity re-dli., L_
-tricting matt e-r.
,B) to OPt 7' 0solutjon 1,10 . 1005 statin- d e n
C)u 6, 1 i 1,:c to be in ;wie district as Inritlirc
City Of _,,.evers C'econded. 3,,e I I _cy J
c.,rs
z!nd "ayell , motion
1.:ayor Octerholt voted
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'..eyers !-:owed to adjourn , Pem�el seconded . Bye , I.Ie-yers,
Pauly, Pen^el and I.iayor Osterholt voted "aye" , motion
carried unanimously.
I:eetinc- adjourned at 11 :17 P .ri. {{
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Char i es hI i _:-
C ! i r. c e De"Ve Anders:gin
Dorothy Bennett
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_ j ny ^c nzel Loren Irvine f
S ; n.`y Pauly Paul Enblom
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U).UNC I L AND SCHOOL BOARD STAFF M 4BERS
DR. Pober t Fallon
?Dger Ulstad
.*arty Jessen
1•'er I e Gamm
CALL TO ORDER
David Osterholt cal Ied the rr:eeting to order at 6:30 P.M. Mr. Osterholt invited remarks
and participation from members of the audience concerning any agenda items to be discussed
with the Joint Boards .
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CharI es Kor sch 1 1es asked that "Hockey Faci I i ty" be added as item "b" under Park and
Recreation Capital Improvement Presentation.
t•10T ION h'r,DE BY LOREN I RV I NE: AND-1 S CU.IDED EY I LLIF,?% BYE TO ACCtPT THE PROPOSED A('EtdDA
AS AMENDED, MOTION PASSED WITH ALL i,'Et'BERS PRESENT VOTING AFFI MAAT 1 VE.
PARK AND RECREAT I CN CAPITAL I MPROVEh1ENT PROJECT '
City tanager Roger UI stad introduced Marty Jessen who made a brief presentation to the
joint boards concerning the present capital improvement program. Mr. .lessen explained
that the f i rst question on the proposed bond referendum dealt with the three sub coupon(-:,r
as summarized belo:•r:
I . Neiahborhood Piayarounds
2. B i kcv;ay-H i keway Trails
3. Community Parks
Marty Jessen continued -that nuestion "2" in the bond referendum dealt with the multi-
purpose arena( fac i I i ty) and swimming pool ,
Mr. Jessen explained that the cost of the referendum to the local taxpayer would differ
slightly from year -to year but that the maximum would be an additional tax burden of $22.1 ',
for a $30,000 home, $30.00 per year for a 540,000 home and $38.00 per year for a $50,000
home. The proposed bond issue would be issued at anticipated interest rate of approxima"7.1
7% with the bond issue being rear-end loaded
Dorothy Bennett asked If the bond issue Included any monies for operating costs. Marty
J oc sen replied, "No, the facilities are exrected to be self supporting ," Loren I rvtne
e-:'red what the swimming pool plans included and how much the anticipated costs would be.
Dick Ferr i ck ( representing citizen's corm i ttee) made some general remarks addressed to
the jc i nt boards . He reflected that citizens of the cor-mun i ty are interested in having
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FC, a"ne- E vr; r ra I f Ie S: h ;(1I ti ar'j i n :.tl I Ch a P
`. f ! ' col ! ct)o--:.t i ve sett iric for th i e r;, fi ion i s
iS rt f I `y' say Y:e wun't know if we can ..,o It riche uni ._Ss ',,c- iF'!of a "?L: at thE'
E:f' rii . Drts�0? the cparation and how th re1a-, e to Orfe arnviher. ' fir . Fat Ion
fihcn Sug F.sted :hat we refer to a special rli'--_:; ion outI ine prepart�d . r:_ Fallon
continued by reviewing scrre of the special nc%ads that the school district -.f_uld have
in a swimming pool . The school district's needs relate to instructional i r-)aram ,
extra-curricular programs and recreational needs. Roger Ulstad stated than the city
had simiiar needs involving instructional programs, surrirner recre-atIonaI pry !rarrs and
year long recreational programs. Dr . Fal ion conTinued support of the recr;,,.-,-rional
needs since it is a part of the community education concept. Dr. Fallon fait personal ly
that Eden Prairie Community and Schools are large enough to need at least one swimming
pool faci I ity at this time. Dorothy Bennett referred to a survey made at the high
school concerning student interest which reflected swimming to be high priority. Loren
Irvine asked about the status of the pool at the Preserve. David Osterholt reported
that it was somewhat of a question as to how it was to be used. It appears that a
invited number of tickets would be available for sale to the community at a =Ost of
approximately $35.00 per family. Dr. Fallon stated that the school district does want
to cooperate w i th the c I ty i' n every way poss ib I e. The ma i n quest ion to be reso I ved is
"What are the operating phi l osph i es or po I i c i es for the coaperati ve working arrangerent?" E
Bette Anderson continued that it is imperative that our cooperative spirit continue. x
The school does have questions because of I i mi ted communications concerning the subject
to date. It' s possible that the school may have a bond issue within the next year or
so thaT could arnoun*? to as much as $ 5,000,000. Is the city bound to construct i nq the
pool now, or would thay be w i I I i ng to wait until more decisions have been rrade by the
school board? Dave Osterho I t reported that construct ion must sta rt w i th i n 5 yea rs of i
the sale of the bonds. A] Ranier, chairman of the school 's Fac i i i ty Study Ccmmi ttee
addressed the joint boards by reading a section of the Facility Study Committee Report
id
wh I ch empha s i z as the cooperative spi rit:
"Residents
,Residents of School District # 272 have a long history of strong support
for their school system. This continued trend of citizen envo I vement in
school planning led to the charger of the Facilities Study Commission and
the Task Forces which have produced this document. It is recommended that
this type of community involvement be continued.
This ci t izen support has resulted in a unique and practical working relation-
ship between the City Government, the SChoo 1 District and the citizenry in
joint planning, purchase and development of land sites and educational programs .
It is recommended that special attention be given to continuing this cooperative
effort in the areas of recreation and community education. It is further
recommended that a committee consisting of representation from the School Board,
the City of Eden Prairie and the citizenry be establ ished to study the Peas ib i I i ty
of joint administration, financing, construction and operation of major recreational , ?
cultural and athletic facilities ."
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Bi i I Bye reported that he I iked the idea of cooperation, but cooperation is sometimes
tough to accomp i i sh . He real l y supported two paragraphs of a memorandum from Dr.
Fallon which emphasizes the cooperative spirit. Sidney Pauly indicated that it is not
r _`essary for the pool or the ice facility to be built at the same time or at the same
( , ,cation, but that certainsavings might be encountered by building them at the same
time and same location . Charles K)mschl ies asked If it would be possible to workout a
relatively detailed cooperat i ve' f inancia I arrangement in advance of construction of the
s.v i rm i ng pool . Sidney Pauly rep [ led that the city assumes that revenues w i I i cover
.;_erat i costs. Wolfgang Penzel rep I led that a binding comnil tmen t is nced?d f rom
t
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c and re! i Ic,l;.,hl � t' � L, 'r clen as 1-(
�j s t r: cr _„>t t i n ti;c ., of the ice f ac i l ' 4-v `av i d Os 1 er"ho I 't su 2 c
. u _ i n, h;. i rc : ed i i'1t1 e later. Lor -r; I , nc• Ind ice led th:�t✓ho iF .._t :tt t.1. f .
L l-- `� h cons-rruc;Ion of r1�1: o i and the operation cif ,ite � ' , i ( i f
G- i i s cu ncc;f r+i n- tJJ ,
ttic school district 'to be involved in the e .eratina costs) should b ,, discus.,�-c and
worked out irriediately so that citizens could be informed that such de'lails were :':orKed
out and agreeable to both governmental bodies. David Osterolt asked for f-��,ccific er:�si
Loren Irvine asked how much it would cost the school to lease the faci i ities. Mr . Pye
indicated that the c_)unci I is not attempting to pre-judge any decisions to be rna< by t,
school district and the any decisions made by the city council so far are not b,= ::,er on m
any assumptions of dcc is ions to be made by the school board. Dorothy Bennett fei f 1,iat
It is Important to appoint a task force before the bond issue occurs to make sure th-3t
cooperative effort being discussed wiII in fact work in practice. Sette> Anderson felt
that it may not be important to have a task force complete its study prior to the bold
election, but she felt it would be important for the task force to be appointed and
studying the question so that citizens could be aware of cooperative action taking Flac7 .
David Osterholt indicated that the July 22nd, 1975 date for the bond referendum prosr:rIt�
a problem for the task force. A member of the audience indicated that the c i t i z( ns
want to know in advance of the election whether there wit i be future plans or co
to cover the pool - -which governmental body and when would such a cover be constructed?
Dr. Fallon replied that, at this time, it's not a firm conclusion that the initial
construction may not be an indoor pool . Sidney Pauly reflected that it appears to be
a matter of finances and that present financial availability does not permit conside-i✓ t - -i
of an i rdoor pool . Mr. Bye reflected that Paraoraahs 2 and 3 of Dr. Fat ionf s mew,
seem to answer many of -the c::est ions being raised about cooperation. He assured the
audience that it is e•,veyc�re's intention to have a covered pool . Loren Irvine er^rrha + ;
his c,-_rcern that the f i nar., is I question be settled f i rst. He assured the group that .r
all for a swimming pool , but he was desirous to having answers to financial questions
prior to the election occurring . Charles Komschl ies recommended adopting the film
paragraphs from Dr. FaI tons fs merro as a pol icy statement of the joint beards and also
appointing a task force to study the joint cooperative questions assuming that the ci -h)
would not start construction of the pool until the quest ion concerning the pool cover t+:�
been answered. Wolfgang Pe-,._et made a clarification by indicating that construction
would not necessarily wait u,ltil the question of the swirrming pool was answered. Mr.
Perize l continued that he did not feel that the initiation of construction was necessar i I
dependent upon a f i rrr r'ec i s ton concern i no the enciosure of the �,opl .
P 10T I ON MADE BY W I LL i Ai" BYE AND SECONDED BY CHARLES KON'SCHL I ES THAT THE JO 1 NT CITY
COUNCIL AND SCHOOL c^r-%RD HAVING CLEARLY EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR THE ONGO 1 NG COOPERATIVE
PLANNING AND LET"i L i ZA F ION OF FACILITIES; HAVING EXPRESSED THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT THE
TIMING OF A REFS RCENDUA INDICATING THAT THE COMMUNITY S ENT I MENT IS HIGH AND IN FAVOR
OF THEESE FACILITIES; AND BELIEVING THAT DELAY OF CONSIDERATION BY THE VOTERS IS NOT
W ARRA'IT ED SINCE A PRECISE LOCATION AND THE TYPE OF LEARN 1 NG FAC 1 L i TY HAS NOT YET SEEN
DETEF,'-I I NED, HEREBY STATE THAT iT IS THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE Sa> ')0L
ADMINISTRATION TO PROCEED IN PLANNING A SWIMMING FACILITY THROUGH A TOTALLY COLLABORAT I O
DESIGN PROCESS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FACILITY WILL BE COOPERATIVELY DESIGNED IN SUCH A
MANNER THAT THE SPACE CAN PROPERLY BE ENCLOSED (EITHER IPANEDIATELY OR LATER) TO VAXIN'L-; LY
ADDRESS 'THE FULL NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE. MOTIO1111 PAS •LD
WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AFFIRMATIVE.
r•^OTION MADE BY DOROTHY BENNETT AND SECONDED BY JOAN r4EYERS TO APPOINT A JOINT TASK FORCE
TO STUDY AND RECOMVEND ALTERNATIVES INVOLVED WITH THE JOINT COOPERATIVE VENTURE OF THE.
SI 1 f4i'?i NG POOL AND ARENA WITH SUCH TASK FORCE TO COMPLETE ITS STUDY AT THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE DATE AND FOR EACH GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO APPOINT FOUR PERSONS EACH TO THE TASK
F,?^CE. "OT I OPI PASSED WITH ALL i 1E"•",BERS PRESENT VOTING AFFIRMATIVE.
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re:) f le" cid, rot fc:ei
f 1', j I-C e to cc:r n I e te its repori pr io I— to J u I y 22, ! 97.5. L V i d '5 S V 0-
or not we neraded sped ific reiteria or instructions for -!`,,., task force.
Perzel su-c.-sted we now discuss the sch-,Dl district's intere,-, r in the hocYe-v
a c i I ity . F. rernlber of the audience stated that we shouldn't pre-judge a facility t,
the name ..ie r)u-IF on it %.jh ich might infer it to be a I imited faci I ity. It is the intent
1-hat these faci I ities be multi-functional faci ( it ies . Marty Jessen rs-*�)rted that
financial data concerning potential receipts to support the arena was based or. very
conservative estimates. Monies presently spent by the school district were included
as revenues, but it was seen as a puss ibi I ity that the school may use the facil !ties
for additional time periods that may not necessarily be reflected in proportional
additional charges . Bette Anderson replied that once space is available it undoubtedly
wi I I be used and the school wit I use it as much as possible within the f inancial
I imitations of its budget . Mary Hayden again asked If the school had a financial
interest in the a rena. Chart es Komsch I i es suggested that maybe a s Imi I ar reso I ution
should be adopted for -the arena as was adopted for the swimming pool . This suggestion
was agreed to by the group and the original resolution was expanded to include the
arena and the swimming pool . Charles Komschl les asked if we should have one or two
task forces. David Osterholt suggested that one would be better.
REPORT ON POTENTIAL JOINT TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
Dr . Fat Ion introduced Dennis Walztonl who made a short presentation on the potential
joint trans por-ta tion faci I ity. Mr. Wa lztoni reported that the purpose of the study
was to determine the feasibility of having a joint gar'age faci I I ty/or jo 1 nt management-
He reported that the needs of the city and the school appcar to be
similar except that the school needed more square footage than the city needed.
Mr. 11al ztoni reported that separate buildings with a joint wash rack was original ly
discussed and found that very I ittle advantage would be obtained. The committee. then
looked at joint building and joint management and found this alternative quite
functional . It appeared that the land presenfly owned by the city near the fire
department would be an ideal location. The question, then, became one of cost. it
appeared that construction of such a building would cost the school district approximate
$550,000.00 including principal and interest which the school would have to repay over
a period of approximately 20 years. It was reported that the financial ability of the
school district to fulf it I this would be questionable and that other alternatives were
now being examined . Another alternative was to be presented to the school board at
the school board meeting following this joint meeting . Wolfgang Penzel asked about tho
screening period. Garm replied that the screening was being delayed until a
decision was reached concerning another possible alternative for remodeling the present
bus garage. I f the remodel Ing of the present faci I ity should start this year the
screening would have to immediately be destroyed, which would be quite a waste of r-soney.
It was reported that a decision of the school board concerning its plans for the bus
garage should be available by the end of June, 1975.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Visitors at this meeting:
Jerry Kingrey Ray Mitchell E.P. Schools R. Cvetnic
J udy Schuck Lynne Flo rster John WEiss - Sun Nr-ws
Nancy Autio Bob Hanson C. of C. Dick Ferrick
At Renter Don Ophalm Jeff Pederson E I . Ae%l