City Of Eden Prairie: May 21, 2021 Friday Report

Press release from the City of Eden Prairie:

05/21/2021

Senior Center Reopening

Beginning Monday, June 7, the Senior Center will transition back to indoor programming. In the early phases of reopening the building, here are is what can be expected from the City. We will:

• Ask you to sign in for each activity. In case there is a possible exposure to COVID-19, we’ll be able to contact attendees promptly.
• Encourage you to update your contact information. When you arrive at an event, we'll confirm your address, email, primary phone and emergency contact. Receiving our messages by email is the quickest way to get news on upcoming events and activities.
• Allow you to bring in your own coffee, water or other beverages. As restrictions loosen, groups will be able to provide their refreshments again.

Gathering safely and respectfully requires everyone's contributions. Thank you for your patience as we made difficult decisions over the past year to keep everyone safe during the pandemic.

Find all events and activities on the Senior Center Events Calendar.

2020 Human Rights Awards

At Tuesday's City Council meeting, members of Eden Prairie's Human Rights and Diversity Commission announced the 2020 Human Rights Award winners. The award recognizes a local individual, youth, nonprofit organization and/or business who have worked to create an inclusive community spirit through actions, activities or programs.

The following Human Rights Award winners were recognized for upholding the values of the Eden Prairie Manifesto:

Individual Award — Joan Howe-Pullis
Youth Award — Abshir Noor
Nonprofit Award — Hope Speaks Project
Business Award — SouthWest Transit Prime MD

Planning Commission

On Monday, May 24, the Planning Commission will conduct two public hearings. An application will be considered for a Holiday Convenience Store & Auto Care World Service Center. The applicant is requesting to construct a 5,200-square-foot gas station/convenience store with a car wash and an 11,280-square-foot auto repair facility on the property located in the NW corner of the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Hennepin Town Road. The property is 3.96 acres and relatively flat, but steeply rises nearly 15 feet along the west side of the property. There are wooded areas along the west and south sides of the property. The property is guided Commercial and zoned Neighborhood Commercial. The proposed uses are permitted under the current zoning. The gas station/convenience store is proposed to be located in the southeast corner of the site. The gas pumps are proposed in the corner of the site parallel to Hennepin Town Road with the convenience store and car wash behind the pumps.

The Planning Commission will also consider an application for Morimoto City Homes. The applicant is requesting approval to construct 16 owner-occupied town home units at 9360 Hennepin Town Road. The property is located on the west side of Hennepin Town Road, ¼ mile south of Anderson Lakes Parkway. The property is 2.85 acres and currently includes a single family home. The land is generally flat with a small wetland on both the west and east sides of the property. The eastern two-thirds of the property is wooded with some trees around the perimeter of the property. The proposed density of the project is 5.6 units per acre. The proposed project is consistent with the Medium Density Residential guiding, which allows a density of 5 to 14 units per acre and the proposed zoning, which allows 6.7 units per acre. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property to RM-6.5. The proposal includes two-story attached townhomes in groups of 4 and 5 units.

Staff News

The City recently welcomed Pa Lee as human resources coordinator. Before joining the City, Pa worked at Swissport Fueling, Inc. She earned a bachelor's degree in human resources.

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