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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997
CONFERENCE ROOM
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
7:30 P.M.
MINUTES
1. CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Dahlberg called the meeting to order at 7:35 a.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Mayor Dahlberg; Councilmembers Stover, McCarty, O'Neill and
Garfunkel; and City Administrator Hurm
It was the consensus of the Council that discussion on giving direction to the Administrator
regarding drafting a resolution appointing a City Attorney should be the fIrst item
considered.
2. DISCUSSION ON APPOINTMENT OF CITY ATTORNEY
Following discussion on the merits of each of the three fIrms interviewed for the City
Attorney position, it was the consensus of the Council that John Dean with Kennedy &
Graven should be placed on the appointment resolution as City Attorney. The
Administrator was directed to communicate with Mr. Dean to discuss several items
regarding compensation, including a flat charge per meeting rather than an hourly rate.
3. ESTABLISHING CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES FOR 1997
Members of the City Council individually listed what they considered to be their top
priority items to be accomplished in 1997 as well as their second priority items and their
third priority items. There was discussion on each of the items and a consensus was
reached regarding Council priorities as follows (the items in the top, second and third
priority listings are not ranked in any specifIc order):
Top Priority Items:
=> Review the water policy in the Comprehensive Plan, the water capital
improvement program and funding for the program
=> Implement strategies in improving communication
=> Review the trail plan
=> Reconsider the street reconstruction assessment policy as recommended by a
task force several years ago
=> Undertake a storm water management plan
=> South Lake Minnetonka Public Safety Department contract renewal needs to be
completed in 1997
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=> Decide on involvement in the Watershed District's requirement for a wet pond at
Minnewashta School and work with the Watershed District on the question of a
large regional pond rather than numerous small ponds throughout the City
=> Reevaluate design criteria for City streets
=> Improve relations among cities with joint elected offIcial meetings at various
times throughout the year
=> Identify Comprehensive Plan items to be reviewed in detail (this includes
zoning, land use and subdivision ordinance review)
Second Priority:
=> Consider options for purchasing green space (referendum?)
=> Evaluation of City liquor operations/business plan
=> Sanitary sewer - review III strategies, re-evaluate strategies to reduce sewer
rates, and re-evaluate the sump pump inspection ordinance
=> Actively participate in the Lake Minnetonka Cable Commission's efforts to
negotiate a new cable television contract with Triax Cable
=> Re-evaluate senior housing strategies
=> Undertake a transit needs assessment and develop a strategy to improve service
or reduce costs for transit
=> Develop plans for improved safety at intersections: County Road 19 and
Manitou Road; and Seamans Drive, Yellowstone Trail, Highway 7
=> Undertake safety studies in specifIc areas such as the Minnewashta School
Third Priority:
=> Re-evaluate snowmobile issues/determine the future of the implementation plan
=> The Planning Commission should develop a commercial maintenance code for
Council consideration
=> Consider an incentive system for high performing employees
=> Develop a strategy to improve paramedic rescue response times
=> Pursue burying utility lines
=> Consider requiring a conduit be installed for use by utilities in City right-of-way
The Council consensus was that several work sessions within the next few months would
be necessary to discuss Capital Program issues, Comprehensive Plan issues, and the cable
television contract.
Staff was asked to distribute this list to the Planning and Park Commissions. This priority
list is considered a fIrst draft and may change over time. Staff will be asked to place these
priorities on a Gantt Chart which suggests timelines, and estimate time commitment and
budget impact for each of the priority items.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Stover moved, McCarty seconded, to adjourn
the meeting at 10:16 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
ATTEST:
JAME
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TOM DAHLBERG, A YOR