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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1995
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
8:55 P.M.
MINUTES
WORK SESSION
Mayor Bean convened the work session at 8:55 p.m.
Present:
Mayor Bean; Councilmembers Benson, Malam, and McCarty; City Administrator
Hurm, City Engineer Dresel, Acting City Attorney Martin, and Planning Director
Nielsen.
Absent:
Councilmember Stover.
1. DISCUSSION ON RECOMMENDED REVISIONS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Mayor Bean directed the Council's attention to Nielsen's 3-10-95 memorandum outlining the
recommended revisions to the Comprehensive Plan update resulting from public comments. The
Council accepted the recommended revisions. In addition, the Council and staff discussed at
length the snowmobile issue and considered revisions to the statement on the matter currently
written in the Plan update. Subsequently, the Council agreed to retain the existing language in the
Transportation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan update regarding snowmobiles which states:
"Consideration should be given to prohibiting their use on public property within the Community."
Nielsen stated the updated Comprehensive Plan will be presented to the Council at it's March 27
meeting for adoption on an interim basis. It is anticipated that a fmal document, with appendix
chapters, will be available for submission to the Metropolitan Council in June, 1995.
2. DISCUSSION ON CHANGES TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
Nielsen, Hurm and Dresel presented four basic policy questions related to the Community
Facilities/Services Chapter of the updated Comprehensive Plan. Specifically, the questions
concerned the Capital Improvement Program and basic concepts of the lO-year plan to accomplish
the goal to provide City water service to the entire community.
The Council and staff discussed, at length, the policy questions, the status of pending
developments in Shorewood as they relate to the water issue, proposed fmancing methods
including assessment policies, and related street reconstruction issues.
The Council reaffirmed its commitment to the lO-year water plan for City water service, provided
general direction to the staff to further defme the plan, and agreed to create a citizen task force to
provide assistance in developing an equitable assessment policy.
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ADJOURN
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES
March 13, 1995 - PAGE 2
Benson moved, McCarty seconded to adjourn the work session at 10:40 p.m.
Motion passed 4/0.
RESPECTFULL Y SUBMITTED,
Arlene H. Bergfalk
Recording Secretary
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