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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2005
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00 P.M.
MINUTES
1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION
Mayor Love called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
A.
Roll Call
Present:
Mayor Love; Councilmembers Callies, Lizee, Turgeon, and Wellens;
Administrator Dawson
Also Present in Audience:
Greenwood Mayor Newman; Excelsior Councilmember Bolles;
SLMPD Chief Litsey
Absent:
None
B.
Review Agenda
After review of the agenda, no amendments were made and the meeting proceeded.
2.
DISCUSSION OF SLMPD MATTERS
Administrator Dawson reviewed the sequence of events that began with an Interim Resolution Proposal
by Greenwood Mayor Newman at the meeting of the SLMPD Coordinating Committee on July 29. His
proposal served as a framework to which Excelsior and Greenwood added further details, and on which
they took formal action on August 1 and August 2, respectively. Their actions were identical with the
exception of the percentages of the 2006 operating budget that would be paid by Excelsior and
Shorewood. In the Excelsior proposal, it would be a 26.5%/49.0% split respectively; and in the
Greenwood proposal, it would be a 27.0%/48.5% split respectively.
Dawson had consulted with the City's representatives to the Issues Group, and presented modifications to
the Excelsior and Greenwood proposals for Council's discussion this evening. He noted that this
proposal was a separate issue from the action the Council would need to take on approving the amount for
payment for services in 2006, which was scheduled for the Council's August 8, 2005, meeting. The
Council indicated that it wanted the full Council to be present to act on the Interim Resolution Proposal,
which would be on August 22, and that it would be appropriate for the Council to act on August 8 on the
SLMPD funding for 2006 as recommended by the Coordinating Committee, although two
councilmembers would be absent for that meeting.
Mayor Love related that he had stated his opposition to the Newman proposal at the Coordinating
Committee meeting, but that he would be presenting it to the Council for its consideration. He noted that
circumstances had also changed since last Friday's meeting. He asked Mayor Newman to speak briefly to
the Council about his proposal, and Mayor Newman then related the general concept of the proposal and
what he saw as its benefits.
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Mayor Love suggested that another provision be added to the proposal: That with approval of the
proposal by all four cities, all cities immediately would receive full service and with no additional cost for
Excelsior. This provision is especially important to the SLMPD staff, so that it could have the pressure
removed from working within a two-tier system. After further discussion, Council agreed that this offer
should be included, and listed as a separate item.
Councilmember Turgeon related her analysis of advantages and her disappointments with the concept
behind the proposal. She said she could be supportive of it after discussions with councilmembers from
other cities, and in respect of the partnership with Greenwood and Tonka Bay in the agreement.
Councilmember Callies expressed her disappointment as well. The Issues Group process had a deadline,
and it was certainly implicit that there would be consequences if the May 31, and June 30 deadlines were
not met. The Issues Group process appeared to be for naught.
Councilmember Wellens agreed with Councilmember Callies, and stated that deadlines need to be
respected. He also said that he was comfortable with having a two-tier system of services offered by
SLMPD.
Councilmember Lizee echoed the comments of the other councilmembers, her disappointment that further
discussions among the cities were necessary, and her intent to have December 31, 2005, as an absolute
and final deadline to resolve matters. The rest of the Council concurred in the finality of the deadline
date.
Council and staff reviewed the several modifications to be made to the draft of the Interim Resolution
Proposal, and agreed that they would be in the document to be considered at the August 22 Council
meeting. Dawson said he would make the modifications and send them to staff in the other three cities
immediately.
3. OTHER
There was no other business.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Lizee moved, and Councilmember Wellens seconded, adjourning the August 4,
2005, Special City Council Work Session at 6:57 p.m. Motion passed 5/0.
Woody Love, Mayor