Parks and Recreation - 03/27/1972 1972
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CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
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EDEN PRAIRIE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
Monday, March 2, 1972 7:30 p-m. Village Hall
Present: William Garens, Vice Chairman, Dean Holasek,
Frances Blacklock; Marty Jessen, Pk. and Rec.
Director, Dick Putnam, E.P. Planner
Ordinance *93 There was discussion about this section dealing with
Sect. 11 Public Sites and Open Space which requires owners of land
Subd. 1 being platted or subdivided to convey to the Village for
public purposes a minimum of 5% of the area, or an equiva-
lent amount in cash, to be used for the acquisition of land
for parks and playgrounds. Putnam pointed out that especially
in the case of Planned Unit Developments, which account for
most of the permit applications in E.P., that this ordinance
is more of a hindrance than a help in providing open land.
PUD's are setting aside more than 5% of their land in open
space, and it is more feasible for our planning staff to work
� • in terms of what is best :br the land rather than having an ordi-
nance that requires on 5%.
Village Park Putnam showed slides of Jonathan and other areas where there
Plan was variety in housing types, clustering the units and leaving
greenways and open spaces with walkways to centers available to
the whole neighborhood. In revising our park plan he hopes to
indiette walkways within sectors and connecting park units, so
it's possible to circulate from one to another.
The updating of the Park Guideplan will take into consideration
the developments and opportunities that have come about since
it was first formulated.
Marsh-Kaerwer- Jessen told about the proposal to form a wild area on Nine Mile
NSP & Church Creek just west of I 494, combining land owned by NSP on which
Wild Area the power lines stand, 3 lots owned by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kaerwer,
land in the creek bottom owned by the Presbyterian church, and
coordinating it with pools and creek bed owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Marsh and Midwest properties. At a meeting on Feb. 28,
the Kaerwers, John Ripson representing United Power and Land
(NSP) , Tony Hirt as a representative of the E.P. Presbyterian
Church, and Russell Marsh had all expressed an interested in the
idea, and would consider action on it when a plan could be presented
to them. It could total a 60 acre wildlife area.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Frances Blacklock, Secretary
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EDEN PRAIRIE PARK AND RECREATION COMrffSSION MEETING
Monday, March 27, 1972 7:30 P-m- Village Hall
Present: William Garens, Vice Chairman, Janet Bergland,
Frances Blacklock, Terry Fields; Marty Jessen,
Pk. and Rec. Director, Dic, Putnam, E.P. planner.
Russell and Betty Marsh, Les Blacklock
M:dor Center Area This center at the axis of Hwys. 494, 169-212 and 5 has ten
major landholders at present. The area has many unique physical
features as pointed out by Putnam: Anderson Lakes, Smetana Lake,
Nine Mile Creek, the marsh Sod of Bryant Lake, the low area N of
Hwy. 5, the Purgatory Creek flood plain and the low area toward
Neil Lake. The problem will be to develop a major center and
retain the amenities. He also pointed out vistas which should
be preserved -- what you can see from where. A transit system
is going* to be planned to 'min 1,000 acres in the area plus accomo-
dating auto traffic. Application of the "preservation p6licy"
throughout the village can influence development plans to preserve
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the amenities.
Red Bock Sector Putnam reviewed development plans for three of the PUD's:
Bloomberg, Hipp and Rocket Corp, showing variety in bldg. types,
accommodation to the terrain and preservation of open space.
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Russell al plans west and W ofpI 4�9LNdandaNsofoTopviewoping the Acres. Part ofthe land is owned
Terminal plans
by Midwest Terminal which plans to start multiple and townhouse
and patio homes this springy; on ten acres. Marsh has no plans to
build. The density over both sites will be 5.2 per acre with 50%
of the land unoccupied. Marsh plans to construct ponds along the
creek by excavation and damming. There will be an underpass under
Baker Rd. when it is upgraded, to Forest Hills School and the park.
There will be connecting greenways and offstreet walking. He is
"wide open to the proposal for typing in with the Kaerwer-NSP-
church park area."
Forest Knolls and Forest Knolls has no parks; density 1.8, 4.2 per unit. Projected
Kings Forest area population - 6,000 with elementary school 1,600. If go to
higher density, population projection is 7,000, elementary sch.
enrollment 1,700 -- not as much as for traditional single family units.
There are 300 acres of peat hold which could be used for park and
trails,
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