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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
8:00 p.m. or immediately following
Regular Meeting
MINUTES
1. CONVENE WORK SESSION MEETING
Mayor Love convened the meeting at 8:27 P.M.
A.
Roll Call
Present:
Mayor Love; Councilmembers Garfunkel, Lizee, and Turgeon; Administrator Dawson;
Attorney Keane; Engineer Brown; Finance Director Burton; and Planning Director
Nielsen; and Deputy Clerk Panchyshyn
Absent:
Councilmember Zerby
B.
Review Agenda
Mayor Love reviewed the Agenda. Without objection from Council, Item 5 was removed from this Agenda
as it had been moved to the Regular Meeting Agenda as Item 9A6. Engineer Brown stated Item 7,
Scheduling a Public Meeting Regarding Smithtown Road Improvements, should be added to this evening's
Agenda. Without objection from Council, the meeting moved forward with the revised Agenda.
2.
REPORT FROM JEFF FOUST ON LAKE MINNETONKA COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION (LMCC)
Turgeon moved, Lizee seconded, to continue this report to a future meeting due to the absence of Mr.
Foust at this meeting. Motion passed 4/0.
3. ESTABLISHMENT OF WARDS
Administrator Dawson reviewed the preference of the previous City Council to begin examining the
possibility of establishing a ward system of Council representation within the City. He then reviewed the
process and options permissible for implementing a ward system within the City at this time. Next, he
briefly reviewed preliminary ward maps, noting the geographic requirements in creating wards, as well as
information regarding precinct boundaries and municipal primary elections.
Attorney Keane stated the process for establishing a ward system required use of the ordinance process.
Mayor Love commented it would be important to maintain stability on the Council and solidarity as a
community as various issues impacting the South Lake Minnetonka community would be coming to
fruition in the next few years.
After a brief discussion regarding options pertaining to the ward implementation process, the Council
directed Staff to move forward in establishing representation for four wards in staggered election years, and
maintaining current election practices. Further discussion of this matter would also be taking place at later
meetings when full Council could be present. A Public Hearing related to this issue was tentatively
scheduled for April 8, 2002.
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February 11, 2002
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4.
GOALS AND PRIORITIES
Mayor Love turned the meeting over to Acting Mayor Garfunkel at 8:58 P.M. Acting Mayor Garfunkel
recessed the meeting at 8:58 P.M. Attorney Keane left the meeting at 8:59 P.M.
Mayor Love returned in his mayoral role and reconvened the meeting at 9:03 P.M.
Administrator Dawson praised the Council for its accomplishment of goals over the past year.
Mayor Love stated it would make sense to try to work with other communities with various goals and
projects over the next year.
5. REPORT ON LAND USE REGULATION VOTING REQUIREMENTS
This item had been removed from this Agenda and moved to Item 9A6 on the Regular City Council
Meeting Agenda for this evening.
6. REPORT ON LAKE LINDEN SHORELAND STATUS
Director Nielsen explained Lake Linden had inadvertently been placed on a list of lakes in the area by the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the early 1970's. As a result of property being developed at
Shorewood Village Shopping Center, questions began to arise as the Shoreland status of various properties
in the area. He was notified by the DNR that Lake Linden could remain on the list of lakes within the area;
however, the DNR would not be able to support this designation in a court oflaw ifneed be.
7. SCHEDULING OF A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING SMITHTOWN ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS
Engineer Brown noted the previously scheduled date for this meeting conflicted with other obligations for
Staff. This meeting was rescheduled for Thursday, April 4, 2002, at the Southshore Community Senior
Center from 5:00 P.M. -7:30 P.M.
8. ADJOURN
Lizee moved, Garfunkel seconded, adjourning the Work Session Meeting of February 11, 2002, at
9:17 P.M. Motion passed 4/0.
RESPECTFULL Y SUBMITTED,
Sally Keefe,
Recording Secretary
Woody Love, Mayor