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ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING – JULY 7, 2015 MINUTES The Workshop Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Julie Trude, July 7, 2015, 6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Mike Knight, Sheri Bukkila, Valerie Holthus and James Goodrich Councilmember absent: None Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Public Works Director/City Engineer, David Berkowitz Fire Chief, Jerry Streich Recreational Facilities Manager, Erick Sutherland Others DISCUSS CITY CAMPUS EXPANSION MASTER PLAN/15-22 Mr. Berkowitz explained representatives from HCM Architects and Loucks were at the meeting to review the stakeholder’s surveys with the City Council. Stakeholder surveys have been received and the information has been reviewed and prepared to be presented to the City Council. The next step following the City Council Workshop is meeting with the stakeholders which are scheduled for July 13th and July 16th. Site layout options will follow those meetings. Mr. Dan Lind, Tim McILwain, and Jerry Hagen of HCM Architects with Mike St. Martin of Loucks made a presentation and reviewed the stakeholder’s surveys with the Council. Councilmember Knight stated if Anoka School District donates the 5 acre land to the City for a sports dome or facility, it would require a lot of additional parking. Mr. McILwain stated this is something that would need to be looked at along with the other parking areas and how they could consolidate it for shared use. Mayor Trude thought the City may want to talk to the School District for more opportunities for sharing of assets seeing that the School District is open to possible sharing. Mr. Berkowitz stated they could maximize the outdoor space they have and use the space they have more efficiently. Councilmember Knight thought if they had a crossing going north/south and east/west within the Master Plan area and have all activity going off those would really help. He stated they are looking at expanding the Community Center with another ice rink and storage areas which means more traffic and parking around the Community Center and he wondered if that was taken into consideration. Andover City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes – July 7, 2015 Page 2 Mayor Trude asked if the salt storage was included in the outdoor space. Mr. Berkowitz indicated it was. Mayor Trude thought there is already shared use between parking areas but they want to make sure there is safe access to them from the different areas. Councilmember Holthus asked if City staff was provided a questionnaire to see how they felt space was being used and if they needed more space. Mr. Dickinson stated on behalf of City staff they felt there was adequate space. Mayor Trude hoped they would have a parkway rather than the current Tower Drive with a pedestrian walkway available within the campus connecting to paths within the City. Mayor Trude thought they should start talking with the School District on fields and possible irrigation closer to the campus. Councilmember Knight thought they might need to move recycling to another area. Mr. Dickinson stated he has gotten some phone calls from people in the community who have felt they are a group not well represented, which is the age group of between fifty and seventy years of age. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Bukkila, Seconded by Goodrich, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sue Osbeck, Recording Secretary