041295 CC WS Min
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNCIL WORK SESSION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1995
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
7:00 P.M.
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MINUTES
WORK SESSION
1. Mayor Bean opened the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
Present: Mayor Bean; Councilmembers Benson, Stover, McCarty and Malam;
Administrator Hurm, Finance Director Rolek, Planning Director Nielsen, Engineer Dresel;
Advisory Group Members: John Bridge and Jan Haugen. Member Dave Peterka had indicated he
was not going to be able to make it to meetings on the dates selected and therefore could not be a
member of the group. The Council will select several other members of the group to be appointed
at the next City Council meeting.
2. DISCUSSION
Administrator Hurm handed out and reviewed briefly the October 1991 newsletter to Shorewood residents
concerning expansion of the municipal water system; the 1995 Comprehensive Plan update, municipal
water section; a January 1995 memorandum listing potential sources of revenue which could be utilized in
building a water tower and expanding the system; and a chart of potential developments.
Finance Director Rolek reviewed financial projections for the installation of a water and watermain given
certain developments occur. Engineer Dresel reviewed certain technical aspects of the system and updated
those present on the status of feasibility reports.
Planning Director Nielsen reviewed proposed developments and raised certain policy questions regarding
extension of municipal water. Specifically he recommended a policy for developments to which the City
. cannot provide water immediately: the City would charge a $5,000 trunk charge up front, the developer
would install watermain and cap it, an additional $5,000 connection fee would be charged when the City
provides water and hooks it up to the system. There was a consensus and agreement for this proposed
policy.
The Advisory Group members received a copy of the League of Minnesota Cities' handbook chapter on
financing public improvements and the public improvement process for special assessment projects chart
from the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Finally a draft special assessment ordinance for municipal water was handed out. That document will be
reviewed in detail at the next Work Session.
3. ADJOURN
There being no further business, the work session was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
RESPECTFULL Y SUBMITTED.
James C. Hurm,
City Administrator
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ROBERT B. BEAN, MAYOR