City Council - 06/12/1979 R
APPROVED MINUTES
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TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1979 7:30 PM,CITY HALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang Penzel , Dean Edstrom,
Dave Osterholt, Sidney Pauly and
Paul Redpath
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COUNCIL STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Roger Ulstad; City Attorney
Roger Pauly; Planning Director Chris Enger; .
City Engineer Carl Jullie; Director of
Community Services Bob Lambert; and Jean
Johnson, Recording Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: All members present.
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor .Penzel called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM.
II . COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN PUBLIC HEARING
Mayor Penzel explained Eden Prairie adopted its first Comprehensive
Guide Plan in 1968 and it has served the community for many years.
During the Mid-1970s the City decided to update its guide plan and after
reviewing proposals selected Brauer & Associates to assist the City in
the task. The City actively sought citizen participation through the
utilization of neighborhood meetings and educational seminars. In
1978 a draft of the guide plan was presented to the Council and
advisory commissions and since then modifications and suggestions have
been recorded. Tonight the Council is conducting a public hearing
to receive comments. After the public hearing, the guide plan will be
forwarded to the Metropolitan Council for a minimum six month review
after which the Council may entertain final adoption.
Planning Director Chris Enger stated in addition to the draft guide
plan , the staff has combined all the advisory commissions' comments
and recommendations into a booklet along with revised maps on land
use, utilities, and transportation. He informed the Council the draft
guide plan books have been available for public check-out since
November, 1978.
Enger then summarized the Planning Commission's general recommendations:
PUD process has served the City well and should be continued;
suggest PUD procedures be revised to clearly define
submission requirements.
- Entire City should not be zoned as a result of the Guide Plan.
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II . Comprehensive Guide Plan Public Nearing, continued.
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City should retain existing R1-13.5 District with a density
of 2 units/acre maximum.
- Smaller lots should be allowed as vehicle to provide low
and modest cost housing; investigate inclusion of maximum
floor area ratio.
- Minimum size of duplex lots should be increased to
20,000 square feet.
- Southwest .unsewered area of City should be developed at 1 unit/
5 acres if hard surface streets and future subdivision plan are
included;- investigate further controls to be implemented over
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- R1-22 District without sewer and water should be eliminated.
- Mobile home parks should be investigated as a means of providing
low and modest cost housing; careful review of management is
important.
. - Existing PUD concept approval for densities should be allowed
up to 15 units/acre. Densities higher than 15 units/acre to
occur only within the Major Center Area.
- Suggest neighborhood Commercial development size be 20,000-
50,000 square feet and a maximum of 10 within the City.
- Support concept of "balanced growth" .
Director of Community Services Bob Lambert noted the Parks Chapter within the
Guide Plan Book and also referred the Council tothe separate Comprehensive
Park Plan brochure which the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission
has recommended be further explanation of City park acquisition and development.
The Comprehensive Park Plan also fulfills park grant requirements of the
Metropolitan Council . Lambert then noted the two neighborhood parks,
(Mitchell Lake North and Lochanburn ) which have been eliminated from the
revised guide plan park map. He stated the Parks, Recreation and Natural
Resources Commission is recommending trail criteria be implemented as per
the 1974 Nikeway/Bikeway Report.
City Engineer Carl Jullie reviewed the posted transportation maps and the
criteria for principle arterials, arterials, collector roads, and residential
streets. Jullie then reviewed all 20 major elements of the transportation
system and their corresponding dates contained in the "Eden Prairie Comprehensive
Guide Plan Update, June, 1979 Summary of Recommendations".
approved
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Pauly questioned if existing R1-22 Districts without sewer and water would
be grandfathered-in. The Planner responded affirmative.
Pauly suggested that development of 1 neighborhood commercial site at an
intersection should preclude additional commercial development at the same
intersection.
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Hakon Torjesen, 6605 Rowland Road, inquired if the Council had in their possession
a copy of the petition submitted by Rowland Road residents requesting Rowland
Road not be shown crossing I=494.
Penzel responded the petition, dated Feb. 14, 1978, is part of Chapter Seven
and will remain part of the record. j
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Torjesen felt the Rowland Road extension across I-494 did not qualify to be part
of the transportation plan as it is the only improvement dated post 1990, 'and
inclusion could be a self-fulfilling prophecy. He also believed the residents
along and near Rowland Koad have very little interest in eht=ining sewer and
water in 1985-1990 and he could submit a petition to that effect if so desired
by the Council .
Penzel explained all areas of the City, other than land outside of the Metropolitan
Urban Service Area, are planned to have sewer and water and the dates within the
guide plan are estimations.
Osterholt moved to strike item #12 (Construct an East/West collector from Rowland
Road to Birch Island Road 1990+ ) Motion failed for lack of a second.
Pauly requested information from the Metropolitan Parks Board on the regional
classification of Riley Lake Park..
Osterholt inquired how the City could revise densities within approved PhDs.
City Attorney Pauly was directed by the Council to investigate.
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Edstrom inquired if RM 6.5 duplex lot sizes of 13,000 square feet could be
retained for PUDs . Enger believed the advantage of the 20,000 square foot
lot is for flexibility of styles and mixing of single family and duplexes
within an area.
Edstrom then inquired if the proposed park at Eden Prairie -Road and Riley Creek
is a specific parcel of land or a general location. Lambert responded a
general location.
Edstrom stated that he felt items 1 and 2 under Transportation , relating to T.H. 5 and
old T.H. 169, tends to derogate from item 4 relating to new T.N. 212 since funds for
any of these projects are limited,
Osterholt suggested staff paraphrase comments from the Commissioner. of
Transportation regarding funding procedures for 212 in place of the last
sentence under item #4, Transportation.
approved
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Osterholt suggested the City Staff investigate ways of obtaining• signals
at US 169/Anderson lakes Parkway and US 1691Votec, and to. place discussion
of the item upon an upcoming Council Agenda.
Edstrom stated that the suggested completion dates for signalization at U,S. 169/
County Road 1 and U.S. 169/VoTech were unacceptable and that he wished the
questions of these intersections be considered by the Council .
Osterholt requested information on the 'old' M.0 S.A. Line and suggested
residents included in the 'new' M.U.S.'A. Line not included within the 'old'
be contacted. .
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Redpath moved, Pauly seconded, to continue the Guide Plan public hearing
to the Council `s regularly self-ledu l ed meet i ng of v'u I i/* %-17 3 or, -
pation of revisions and submission of a revised Guide Plan Book to the
Council . . Upon roll call all members voted aye.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Motion
Redpath moved, Edstrom seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 9:45 PM.
Motion carrried .
LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE GUIDE PLAN PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED
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PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE
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Virginia Gartner 15701 Cedar Ridge Road
Fred Baumann 10805 Valley View Road
George Bentley 10800 Fieldcrest Road
Matthew Levitt 8406 Hiawatha Avenue
Hakon Torjesen__ 6605 Rowland Road
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Bob Kruell 6780 Tartan Curve
Mr. & Mrs. Gerecke 6622 Golden Ridge Road
Marie Cornett 8745 Darnel Road
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