Parks and Recreation - 04/10/1972 1972
APRIL 10
MINUTES
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
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EDEN PRAIRIE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
April 10, 1972 7:30 p.m. Eden Prairie Village Hall
Present: Marvin Erickson, Chairman, William Garens, Richard
Anderson, Tarry Fields, Dean Holasek, Robert Lieb,
Joy Westermann, Frances Blacklock; Marty Jessen,
Park and Recreation Director, Reed Olson, Part time
Park and Recreation Staff member.
Guests: Margaret MacFarlane, Minn. Valley Restoration
area, Lorraine Raths,: IXV Observer, Joan Meyers, Council.
I. Minutes March 2, 1972, Special Meeting. Additions: Richard Anderson's
name to those present; Staff will draw up policy statement on
public vs. quasi-public treatment of ppen space. M/Garens,
S/Anderson that the minutes be approved as amended. Carried.
March 13, 1972, Regular Meeting. Lieb asked that it be recorded
that discussion was held re: Natural Resources Commission within
the Park Commission. M/Holasek, S/Lieb that the minutes be
approved. Carried.
March 27, 1972, Special Meeting. Correction at the beginning of
the last paragraph to read: "Forest Knolls, Kings Forest and
Top View have no dedicated parks:" M/Garens, S/Holasek that the
minutes be approved as corrected. Carried.
II. E.P.A.A. Per- Erickson spoke of the Fish Fry fund raiser family day at Round
mit to sell Lake Park to be held Sunday, May 7 from 1 to 8 p.m. There will be
beer a baseball exhibition. He presented a request to sell beer by the
Eden Prairie Athletic Assn. M/Garens, S/Anderson that the Park
and Recreation Commission recommend to the Council that appropriate
action be taken to issue a permit to the E.P.A.A. to sell beer at
Round Lake Park on M� 7. Carried.
III. Agency Liason Minn. Parks and Recreation Assn. Garens said he attended a sub-
A. Reports committee meeting - discussing how to interest other communities in
parks and recreation. There will be a Seminar on the St. Paul
Campus, Wed. , May 17 from 4 to 10 p.m. to disseminate information
on funding, program, bond issues etc. Erickson asked if MPRA was
a duplication of Suburban Rec. Assn. Jessen said SRA was made up
of representatives from each community on county-wide basis vs. a
larger concept in MPRA of helping; boards with basic information on
organizing and carrying out programs with a different emphasis than
SRA. Lieb, Garens, Anderson and Ell acklock expressed an interest
in attending the Seminar.
8. 1972 Swnmer Jessen said there is a possibility that Reed Olson will work full
Rec. Program time this summer as Recreation Supervisor through Urban Corps
Work-Study program. (Proposed Summer Rec. Program on file.)
New items have bean added to the program such as table tennis,
rocketry, businessmen's ,wolf league and fencing. A ,joint brochure
with the Summer Scholl prof-ram will rret to the printer about April
20; registration toward and of May, fees about the same as last year.
Interest is great I-n softball - expect 8 couples towns, 17 rnens
and 4 womens; registration will have to be before the brochure is out.
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C. 1972 Round Lk. Jessen reported that the beach is in pretty good condition, will
Beach Season haul in more sand. The same bldg. will be used for concessions
and made into a premanent fixture will leveling and improvements.
Family season ticket will be $7, individual $4, daily admistion 50¢.
Boat rental will probably be lowered to $1 per hour.
D. Horse Ordinance (Copy on file.) Jessen said the Horsemens Council will do the
leg work, inspecting operations, investigating complaints and
advisinp horse owners on problems. The ordinance is intended for
private venture owners, not large stables. It will be considered
again in May. When asked if neighboring communities have horse
ordinances, Jessen said Minnetonka has been given a copy of E.P. ts R
which was developed by a law student interested in horse ordinances.
E. Nine Milo Creek (Copy on file.) Jessen said he attended the recent Nine Mile
Trail Plan Creek Managers meeting. It was suggested there that E.P. apply for
Watershed money to use as seed for federal and state funds -- HUD
leans toward trail systems. Anderson said he hiked the possible
trail greenway and said it seemed like a natural trail with possible
overwalks connecting Brayant Lake section to Forest Hills school.
X/Anderson, S/Erickson that the Park and Recreation Commission
recommend to the Council that it adopt -the concept of a trail
along Nine Mile Creek and proceed to acquire these lands by
donation, and get funds from the Nine Mile Creek Board of Managers,
using the land donations and funds as the local share to obtain
Federal and State funds to acquire village property. Carried.
M/Anderson, S/Garens that the Park and Recreations Commission
recommend to the Council that the Council strive to acquire a
minimum of 1.00 feet dedication for open space on either side
of creeks, to preserve them from encroachment. Carried.
F. Development 1. Russell Marsh - Nine Mile Creek Staff Report on file.
Proposals
M/Erickson, S/Westermann that the Park and Recreation Commission
recommend to the Council and Planning and Zoning Commission that
the Russell Marsh Development Plan be approved as regards to its
open space and environmental protection features; and further,
that all of Nine Mile Creek greenway in the proposal be dedicated
as public open space for environmental protection; -that a pedes-
trian underpass be established as in the plan, and that density
credit be given to the developable areas. Carried.
2. John Bloomberg - Redrock Lake There was discussion of the
development plans which calls for public green space on lakeshore
and behind single homes. Suggestions were mdmde for more meaningful
open space on lake, shortening* some lots and changing configuration.
It was felt there should be delineation between public and private
property. The marsh is to be preserved as a marsh, a recreation
area and tennis courts are planned between townhouses and single homes.
A staff report will. be prepared to included Commission thinking.
Hennepin Cty. Jessen showed map of the proposed system. In E.P. essentiallyi•tuts
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Multi-Use dihe Anderson Lake
park area - from Hyland Pk. on the oast to Anderson
.frail System Lakes, to Neil .Lake, down Purgatory Creek to the Minn. River. There
is a possibility of Petting snowmobile registration money to match
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FOR FEDERAL WD state funds (HUD) to implement plans. Jessen
will prepare copies of the map and a report for May.
H. Trail Bikes .Anderson said that trail bikes were tearing up ground especially
bad this time of year, developing erosion which has already started
on park property.
M/Anderson, S/Garens that the Park and Recreation Commission
recommend to the Council that they take a stand against trail
bikes on public property. Carried.
Jessen will draft an ordinance for the May meeting prohibiting
trail bikes from parks.
I. Landscaping Holasek asked what stipulation -the Council has re: landscaping
requirements requirements. Meyers said that the residential part of PUD's
have been very anxious to berm, fence and screen with landscaping,
but no performance bond was required just for landscaping. i
Holasek said Edina required a bond worth three times the cost of
material and added that commercial developments should have water-
ing devices rather than watering manually; and the time to set up
ordinances is before they start building. Meyers said there is a
lapse between approval stage and actual development; Edenvale has
had graded raw land for eight months between Hwy. 5 and Purgatory
Creek. An ordinance that applies during development would also be
helpful. Garens commented that in some states developers promise
-things such as sewer, pools, golf courses etc. which the buyer pays
for but never sees. Meyers said tot lots have to go into each stage
of PUD's with landscaping. Further permits could be withheld.
J. Cooler Jessen reported that the E.P. Cooler was a huge success with a
Large turnout. The Council won the boomball game.
11. Discussions
A. Proposed coordination between Eden Prairie and the Minnesota Valley
Restoration Project, presentation by Margaret MacFarlane.
Mrs. MacFarlane pave an interesting and informative account of the
plans and accomplishments to date of restoring a community on the
Minn. River east of Shakopee that will put the visitor back in time
to the period between 1840 to 1890. The purpose is to relate what
happened then to problems of today. It is a $4 million project,
nationally and locally well-known people are on the board. Maurice
Stans, Sec. of Commerce is honorary chairman. The effectiveness of
the project depends on keeping the surrounding area in a natural
condition. Similar .projects are Williamsburg, Sturbridge and Gettys-
burg - the last has been blighted by a string of concession-type
developments. She would like E.P. ti plan with the project 3n mind.
The site will be developed chronologically starting at the east and
with Sioux Indian lodges of the 1840 period to be interpreted by
the Dakota from Prior Lake and Prairie Island. Than a fur trader's
cabin built by Oliver Faribault, next the Pond mill built by the
son of one of the missionaries. A German farm of 1850 is next built
by two Berger brothers. An 1880 farm will portray the transition
from subsistence farming to market farming. Then the Murphy tavern
and the Murphy Ferry which may could operate across the river to E.P
Last would come the town as it would have been in the 1890's with
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a brewery, cooper, printing shop, blacksmith etc. Some buildings
were there or nearby, others are being moved in. The Bloomington
Ferry church is being moved back from Bloomington to the Shakopee
side where it was built in 18Z2.
Restoration work is all being done by professionals and in keeping
with the best museum practices. It is expected that 4.50,000 people
a year will go through the area and plans are being made accordingly.
An interpretive center will aim at having a specialized library to
open avenues to nature and what people did at that time and today.
For instance, opening of commerce on the river and corrmierce today.
People in costume of the period will live in the buildings as they
did at that time. May be able to have children live in Indian lodge
or house for one week doing what those families did - total life style.
There has been no commitment for the E.P. side of the river, but she
feels it is very important what is done on E.P. side. Indian
interpretive idea could extend to E.P. side - site of last battle
between Chippewa and Sioux. Sever Peterson and Raguet parcels
may be involved
After Mrs. MacFarlane's presentation, the Commission agreed to
have an inspection trip to the project on Monday, May 22, husbands
and wives invited.
M/Hdasek, S/Westermann that the meeting be adjourned. Carried
Frances ffiackloc1g, Secretary
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