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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26,2001
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
8:30 P.M. or immediately following
Regular Council meeting
MINUTES
1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
Mayor Love convened the meeting at 9:43 P.M.
A.
Roll Call
Present:
Mayor Love; Councilmembers Garfunkel, Lizee, Turgeon, and Zerby; Administrator
Dawson; Deputy Clerk Panchyshyn; Engineer Brown; Finance Director Burton; and
Planning Director Nielsen
Absent:
None
B.
Review Agenda
Without objection or amendment from Council, Mayor Love proceeded with the Agenda.
2. MINNETONKA COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SERVICES (MCES) RECREATION
AND PARK PLANNING
Administrator Dawson briefly summarized the discussion held in an earlier Work Session Meeting this
evening involving the Council and Shorewood's representative to MCES, Mr. Tad Shaw. He reiterated
Council's support for Community Education programming, but believed current institutional practices
should be revised to enhance management and enforcement of rules for use of City parks for organized
sports. He noted there were different expectations existing between the City and MCES regarding
scheduling, communication, management, and enforcement issues when dealing with various sports
organizations utilizing City parks and ballfields. He also suggested various alternatives for resolving
concerns regarding these expectations.
Mayor Love stated he appreciated the time spent in presenting these alternatives for managing the limited
resource found in the City's parks.
Councilmember Turgeon expressed concern for many aspects of MCES management of the parks and
fields.
Councilmember Zerby stated solutions can be examined and criticisms expressed, but ultimately it was
important to find a solution that would allow the parks to be used effectively.
Engineer Brown commented the current number of available fields exceeded the demands being placed
upon them. He explained there were many issues related to the dynamics involved in park usage by the
sports organizations. In his experience, he had found communication and enforcement issues with
various sports organizations to be critical in maintaining recreational use of the parks in the City. He also
noted this item became even more multifaceted when providing the best intensified use of City parks for
residents.
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Councilmember Lizee stated all issues of concem centered on defining expectations and policies. She
also believed it critical the Park Commission be involved in future discussions regarding this matter as
they had been studying and planning for future uses within the City's parks.
Council agreed to schedule a J oint Work Session Meeting with the Park Commission on December 11,
2001, where discussion of solutions would be encouraged and reasonable expectations established.
3. SHOREWOOD NEWSLETTER
Council reviewed various aspects of the City Newsletter. While Council appreciated all the efforts City
staff had utilized to publish the newsletter in a timely and economical fashion, various suggestions
regarding revisions to layout and design were shared. Also suggestions were given to include more
information about the goals and accomplishments of the City Council and City Commissions. In
addition, minor changes in content and references to the City's web site were also suggested.
4. ADJOURN
Lizee moved, Turgeon seconded, adjourning the Work Session Meeting of November 26, 2001, at
11:05 P.M. Motion passed 5/0.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Sally Keefe,
Recording Secretary
Woody Love, Mayor