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121007 CC Reg MinCITY OF SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007 MINUTES 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. 1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Mayor Lizee called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. A. Roll Call Present. Mayor Lizee; Councilmembers Callies, Turgeon, Wellens and Woodruff; Associate Attorney Mayeron; Administrator Dawson; Finance Director Burton; Planning Director Nielsen; Director of Public Works Brown; and Engineer Landini Absent: None B. Review Agenda Wellens moved, Callies seconded, Approving the Agenda as presented. Motion passed 5/0. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. City Council Work Session Minutes, November 26, 2007 Wellens moved, Callies seconded, Approving the City Council Work Session Minutes of November 26, 2007, as presented. Motion passed 5/0. B. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, November 26, 2007 Woodruff moved, Callies seconded, Approving the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of November 26, 2007, as presented. Motion passed 5/0. C. City Council Special Meeting Minutes, December 3, 2007 Turgeon moved, Wellens seconded, Approving the City Council Special Meeting Minutes of December 3, 2007, as presented. Motion passed 4/0/1 with Woodruff abstaining due to his absence at the meeting. 3. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Lizee reviewed the items on the Consent Agenda. Wellens moved, Woodruff seconded, Approving the Motions Contained on the Consent Agenda and Adopting the Resolutions Therein. SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 2 of 11 A. Approval of the Verified Claims List B. Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-078, "A Resolution Approving the Regular Appointment of James Landini as City Engineer." C. City Clerk's License Approvals (This item was moved to Item 9.E under General/New Business.) D. Property and Liability Insurance Renewal E. Authorize Expenditure of Funds for Lift Station No. 9 -Fatima Place (This was moved to Item 10.C under Engineering/Public Works.) F. Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-080, "A Resolution Approving Subdivision of Real Property for Daniel Nelson, 25865 Birch Bluff Road." G. Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-081 "A Resolution Accepting Final Improvements and Authorizing Final Payment for the Southeast Area Well / Amesbury Well Interconnection Project, City Project #OS-O5." H. Authorize Expenditure of Funds for Public Works Tire Changer I. Accept Proposal for Professional Services from KLM Engineering for SE Water Tower Rehabilitation (This was moved to Item I O.B under Engineering/Public Works.) Motion passed 5/0. 4. MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR There were no matters from the floor presented this evening. 5. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS None. 6. PUBLIC HEARING None. 7. PARKS No report was given because there had not been a Park Commission meeting since the last City Council Regular meeting. 8. PLANNING -Report by Representative Commissioner Gagne reported on matters considered and actions taken at the December 4, 2007, Planning Commission meeting (as detailed in the minutes of that meeting). SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 3 of 11 A. Lot Line Rearrangement Applicant: Linda Beutel-Ilstrup Location: 5865/5875 Division Street Director Nielsen explained that Linda Beutel-Ilstrup owned the properties located at 5865 and 5875 Division Street. She and her husband, Tom, proposed to rearrange the lot line between the two properties; the intent was to enlarge the lot that their house was located on and establish the applicants' ownership of the driveway that served the two lots. The driveway also served the home to the north at 5845 Division Street. The properties were zoned R-1C, Single-Family Residential; and both parcels had houses on them. According to Hennepin County tax records, the westerly parcel (Parcel B) currently contained 58,792 square feet of area and the easterly parcel (Parcel A) contained 40,602 square feet of area. The properties were located at the end of Division Street, a substandard (33-foot-wide) public street with no turn-around. The westerly lot had only 33 feet of frontage on the street, while the easterly lot was landlocked. With regard to the analysis of the case, Nielsen explained the R-1C zoning district required lots to be at least 20,000 square feet in area and 100 feet wide at the building line. The applicants indicated that the rearranged westerly parcel would have 33,641 square feet of area, leaving the easterly parcel with 65,753 square feet of area. Although both lots would exceed the area requirement, neither of them complied with the width requirement. That was due in part to the gerrymandered configuration of the proposed lot line, but more because of the lack of frontage that already existed. One of the problems with strange lot configurations was how to establish building setbacks. The front yard setback for the proposed westerly lot should be a line parallel with its northerly border, 35 feet back. The front setback for the proposed easterly parcel should be measured from a line drawn parallel with the rear lot line, where the lot achieved 100 feet in width; its southeasterly lot line was the rear, with the remaining lot lines being sides. Nielsen stated that ordinarily the strange configurations proposed in the application wotdd not be recommended. In this case, the applicants' motives were understandable and the result would be no worse than what existed there today, with one of the lots being landlocked. Nielsen then stated the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the minor subdivision and lot width variance subject to the following conditions specified in the November 28, 2007, Staff report. 1. The northerly lot line of Parcel B should be straightened. 2. The applicants' survey should be revised to show all existing easements and proposed lot areas. 3. The applicants' should have a legal description prepared for a new driveway easement on Parcel A, in favor of Parcel B. 4. The applicants' should have a driveway easement and maintenance agreement prepared suitable for recording. 5. The applicants' should provide legal descriptions for drainage and utility easements (10 feet around each of the lots). From these descriptions the applicants' should have easement deeds to the City prepared. 6. A drawing illustrating the setbacks for the lots should be incorporated into the resolution approving the subdivision/combination. 7. The applicants must provide an up-to-date (within 30 days) title opinion or title commitment for review by the City Attorney. SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 4 of 11 The applicants must submit the above referenced items within 30 days, after which they would have 30 days to record the resolution with Hennepin County or the approval would be void. Wellens moved, Woodruff seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-082, "A Resolution Approving Subdivision and Combination of Real Property and Lot Width Variance for Linda Beutel-Ilstrup, 5865 and 5875 Division Street." Motion passed 5/0. B. Minor Subdivision Applicant Mike McCarthy Location: 5770 Ridge Road Director Nielsen explained Mike McCarthy proposed to subdivide his property at 5770 Ridge Road into two lots. The subject property was zoned R-lA/S, Single-Family Residential/Shoreland and contained 6.94 acres of land. It was located between Christmas Lake and Silver Lake, it was relatively wooded, and it dropped rather dramatically (with slopes as steep as 30-40 percent toward Silver Lake and as much as 50 percent toward Christmas Lake). The property was approximately 298 feet wide from its northerly boundary to its southerly lot line. It was occupied by the applicant's house with an attached garage on the west side of Ridge Road, which was a private street. The proposed westerly lot with the existing house on it would contain 110,768 square feet of area (2.54 acres), while the easterly lot would have 191,855 square feet of area (4.4 acres). Although the applicant had not provided hardcover calculations for the lot with the house on it, hardcover was not considered to be an issue given the size of the lot. With regard to the analysis of the case, Nielsen explained that although both of the proposed lots would meet or exceed the R-lA/S size requirements, the applicant was asked to demonstrate how the new lot would be buildable. Two issues were raised during the initial review of the proposed subdivision: 1) the driveway grade; and 2) the bluff impact. The applicant's survey showed slopes as steep as 30-40 percent on the Silver Lake side of the property, but they were near the lake and adjacent to the southerly lot line. Existing grades where the proposed building pad was shown were approximately 23 percent. Due to the width of the property, a driveway could be constructed within the City's eight percent maximum grade requirement. The bluff line for tl~e site appeared to be at the 950 elevation, well east of the proposed building pad. Nielsen then explained that even though several large deciduous trees would likely be removed for construction, the lot was substantially wooded and site alteration was minimized by the applicant being able to take advantage of the average setback provision in the City Code. Nielsen stated the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the minor subdivision subject to the conditions listed in the resolution. Turgeon moved, Callies seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-083, "A Resolution Approving Subdivision of Real Property for Mike McCarthy, 5770 Ridge Road." Motion passed 5/0. C. P.U.D. Amendment Applicant: Boulder Bridge Association Location: Outlot C, Boulder Bridge Director Nielsen explained the Boulder Bridge Homeowner's Association had submitted an application. for a text amendment to the development agreement for the Boulder Bridge Farm Planned Unit SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 5 of 11 Development (P.U.D.). The Association asked for a reduction in the rear yard setback requirement from 50 feet to 30 feet for specified lots within the P.U.D. Boulder Bridge Farm was platted and developed in the late 1970's and early 1980's. With regard to the analysis of the case, Nielsen explained the lots affected by the proposed amendment were located at the perimeter of the easterly half of the subdivision and they abutted the common trail system. The trail system was a minimum of 30 feet wide on its south and east legs and 40 feet wide on the north leg. The proposed amendment would reduce the required setback for the affected lots from 50 feet to 30 feet. The City's Zoning Code required that setbacks at the perimeter of P.U.D. must be the same as the underlying zoning district - in this case the R-1 A/S, Single-Family Residential zoning district required 50 feet. The proposed amendment, if approved, would still provide rear yard setbacks from the boundaries of the project of 60 feet on the south and east sides of the project and 70 feet along the north boundary; that would amount to setbacks 10-20 feet greater than lots surrounding Boulder Bridge Farm. Nielsen stated the impetus for the request was some of the property owners in Boulder Bridge Farm had wanted to make additional improvements to their properties, but the existing rear yard setback requirement of 50 feet prohibited the improvements. A recent example was when Pat Egan encountered problems with a proposed back yard pool and deck project because of the 50-foot setback requirement. Mr. Egan's house was set back farther from the street (as were other ]louses in Boulder Bridge Farm) than required to create more spacious front yard. Staff ruled out the option of a variance on the property for lack of hardship. Nielsen then stated Staff recommended approval of the request. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended Staff be directed to prepare a resolution amending the rear yard setback requirement for the subject lots in the Boulder Bridge Farm P.U.D. as requested by the Boulder Bridge Homeowners Association Mayor Lizee stated Mr. Egan was present this evening to answer any questions Council may have Cotncihnember Wellens stated he was the Council Liaison at the Planning Commission when this request was reviewed. A Howard's Point Road resident had raised concerns about noise pollution from the pool filtration system. Because the rear yard setback would not exceed the requirement in the City's Code he was not sure there was anything the City could do. Turgeon moved, Woodruff seconded, directing Staff to prepare a draft resolution amending the rear yard setback requirement for the subject lots in Boulder Bridge Farm, as requested by the Boulder Bridge Homeowners Association. Motion passed 5/0. 9. GENERAL/NEW BUSINESS A. Approving the 2008 Budgets and Approving the Property Tax Levy Collectible in 2008 Administrator Dawson stated the City held the Truth-in-Taxation public hearing on December 3, 2007, to discuss and receive public comment on the Proposed 2008 budget and tax levy. Council determined that no continuation of the public hearing was necessary and it directed Staff to prepare resolutions to adopt the final budget and tax levy. The proposed budget reflected a great deal of discussion with and direction from Council. There were no rate increases proposed for the enterprise funds. There was no Liquor Operations budget for 2008 due to the sale of the City's liquor operations on December 4, 2007. With SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 6 of 11 regard to the General Fund budget, the proposed levy, as revised, reflected an increase of approximately $215,000, or 4.9 percent. Administrator Dawson then stated Council had been provided with a corrected resolution this evening for consideration. Staff recommended approval of the 2008 Budgets and the property tax levy payable in 2008. Turgeon moved, Wellens seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-084, "A Resolution Adopting the 2008 Budgets and Approving the 2007 Property Tax Levy Collectible in 2008." Motion passed 5/0. B. Establishing the 2008 Pay Scale and City Insurance Contribution Administrator Dawson stated consistent with Council's discussion and direction, the City's wage and salary charge had been revised to reflect a 3 percent economic adjustment increase for non-union staff in January only and the City's contribution toward the employee insurance was set to a maximum of $756 per month per employee for 2008. Woodruff moved, Turgeon seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-085, "A Resolution Revising the City's Wage and Salary Range Chart for 2008 and Setting the Monthly Employer Contribution Toward the Monthly Insurance Premium for City Employees." Motion passed 5/0. C. Authorizing the Transfer of Funds Administrator Dawson stated the resolution to be considered by Council this evening which authorized the transfer of funds was consistent with Council's discussions and. directions. Director Burton stated the 2007 Budget adopted by Council provided for the transfer of monies to and from various funds for capital improvements and other purposes in the 2007 Budgets. During 2008 budget and CIP work session discussions Council directed that additional transfers be made. The Public Facilities/Office Equipment Fund would be split into a Public Facilities Fund and a Technology Fund ($100,000 would be transferred to the Technology Fund and the balance would be transferred to the Public Facilities Fund.) The final lease payment for the City's share of the Southshore Community Center would be paid from the 1.993 debt service fund and the balance of t11e debt service fund would be transferred to the Water Debt Service Fund. The Land & Open Space Fund would be closed and its balance transferred to the Stormwater Management Fund. Woodruff moved, Turgeon seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-086, "A Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Funds." Motion passed 5/0. D. Approval of the 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Administrator Dawson stated the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for 2007 - 2011 which been reviewed and revised by Staff and Council throughout 2007 was before Council this evening for its approval. In response to a comment from Councilmember Turgeon, Administrator Dawson stated the reference in the CIP to a Municipal Water System Project to Power Wash the Southeast Area Water Tower would be corrected to say the Minnewashta Water Tower. SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 7 of 11 Councilmember Woodruff stated the CIP reflected $1.2 million in 2008 for the City Hall renovation project. He anticipated the project would cost $800,000 - $900,000 based on estimates the City had received in late summer. He would prefer to see the costs for the renovation to be less than $900,000. He was willing to leave $1.2 million in the CIP with the understanding that it was not expected that the renovation would cost that amount. Administrator Dawson explained the CIP was a planning guide to help with decision making; it was not a commitment to spend the amount of money as listed. Turgeon moved, Wellens seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-087, "A Resolution Adopting a Capital Improvement Program for the Years 2007 - 2011." Motion passed 5/0. E. City Clerk's License Approvals This item was removed from the consent agenda at Councilmember Woodruff's request. Councilmember Woodruff stated Waste Management, Lac. continued to pick up refuse regularly on Friday's on Enchanted Island and Shady Island, yet the scheduled pickup day was Thursday. The problem had been reported to the company at the beginning of 2007 but nothing had changed. He asked Staff to send the company astrongly-worded letter reminding the company that the scheduled pickup day was Thursday and it was expected to adhere to that schedule. Woodruff moved, Turgeon seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-079, "A Resolution Approving Licenses to Retailers to Sell Tobacco Products for Park Square Subway, Inc., 23670 State Highway 7 in Shorewood." Motion passed 5/0. 10. ENGINEERING/PUBLIC WORKS A. Right-of--Way Ordinance Engineer Landini stated he had distributed a revised draft Right-of--Way Ordinance to Council this evening and a memo describing the changes that were made to the version of the ROW Ordinance that had been distributed in the meeting packet. Landini explained the purpose of the Right-of--Way Ordinance was to attain better records of infrastructure in the right-of--way and to provide a better use of the City's right-of--way resources. The proposed amendment to the ROW Ordinance was intended to identify: what authority the City had to permit companies; how the City could recoup its costs for pt•ocessing the permit; how the restoration of City streets would be paid for; what the insurance requirements were; and, to establish a requirement for utility companies to annually register their locations in right-of--ways with the City. Landini stated there were three items related to this topic before Council this evening for its consideration: 1) an ordinance amending City Code Title 900, Chapter 901 related to Right-of--Way; 2) an ordinance amending City Code Section 1301.02, Section "VI. Building, Zoning, Land Use" to add additional related service charges and fees; and 3) a resolution approving publication of the two ordinances by title and summary. Councilmember Woodruff stated he had sent Engineer Landini an email asking five questions regarding the amended ROW Ordinance contained in the meeting packet. He asked Engineer Landini to explain the SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 8 of 11 changes contained in the ROW Ordinance distributed this evening which responded to the questions Woodruff had asked. Engineer Landini explained the changes made to City Code Title 900, Chapter 901 in 901.023 Subd. 3, 901.06 Subd. 1, 901.08 Subd. 2, 901.17 Subd. land 901.19 Subd.l. The changes were detailed in a document titled Right-of--Way Ordinance and Permit Fees dated December 10, 2007, which was on file. In response to another question Councilmember Woodruff had asked, Engineer Landini provided three examples of what the impact of the additional fees would be on a residential property owner. - Fences in the right-of--way had and would need an encroachment permit fee of $40, in addition to the $20 fence building permit required for fences. - Pet containment projects and driveways were encroachments which had a $40 fee. - Installation of irrigation systems in the right-of--way had a $20 fee. Councilmember Woodruff stated he was satisfied with the proposed fees. Councilmember Callies stated the fee schedule specified an encroaclnnent permit of $40. She suggested the City educate the residents about the need to obtain an encroachment permit to install such things as an invisible fence; she didn't think most residents were aware of that requirement. Director Brown stated the Staff spent a great deal. of time educating the residents that it was their responsibility to repair their items which were located in the right-of--way and damaged by the City. Councilmember Woodruff thought publishing an informational piece in the Shore Report would be beneficial. Woodruff moved, Wellens seconded, Approving ORDINANCE NO. 444, "An Ordinance Amending Title 900, Chapter 901 of the Shorewood City Code Relating to Streets and Public Right-Of-Way", Approving ORDINANCE NO. 445, "An Ordinance Titled `License, Permit, Service Charges and Miscellaneous Fees", and Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 07-088, "A Resolution Approving Publication of Ordinance No. 444 and Ordinance No. 045 by Title and Summary." Motion passed 5/0. B. Accept Proposal for Professional Services from KLM Engineering for SE Water Tower Rehabilitation This item was removed from the consent agenda at Councilmember Turgeon's request. Councilmember Turgeon stated one of the reasons she wanted to talk about this item was estimated cost to rehabilitate the Southeast Area Water Tower was approximately $268,000 and KLM Engineering's proposal cost to prepare specifications for and provide inspection services during the reconditioning of the tower was approximately $38,000. The amount budgeted in the CIP for the project was $270,000. KLM's water tank inspection report identified items that were not included in the estimated rehabilitation cost. She expressed concern that there may not be sufficient funds to cover all project related expenditures. Her greatest concern was regarding additional fees for any antenna related activities which were supposed to be recoverable from the antenna leasee. She wanted to ensue the rehabilitation project was done correctly so the Tower would not have to be rehabilitated for another I S - 20 years. Director Brown explained the lettering and logo were not included in the proposal because the engineering consultant did not know how much time it would take if the City's logo had to be created from scratch. The painters had been responsible for it on the West Water Tower. The leases for antenna SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 9 of 11 carriers clearly specified any charges incurred by the City because of the antenna carrier having equipment installed in an area would be reimbursed by the carrier; Staff was judicious about tracking reimbursable items. It was anticipated that the amount that would be reimbursed from the antenna carrier would be significant. He noted the City had already issued $300,000 in bonds for the project; therefore, there should be sufficient funds. Director Brown then explained that Staff still had to perform some water system modeling to determine if there would be sufficient water resources during the rehabilitation effort when the Southeast Area Tower would not be functional. After the automated control system for the Amesbury water system was functional, that system could assist in meeting the water demands. Also, Staff had been working on contingency plans with the Cities of Chanhassen and Minnetonka. In response to a question from Councilmember Turgeon, Director Brown stated items (e.g., padlocks and the Cathodic Protection System) which were not included in the estimated rehabilitation cost would be included in the bid specifications should the items be deemed necessary. He stated when the inspection report was written and the estimated rehabilitation cost provided, the construction demand was very high and the pricing reflected that; now that the construction demand had subsided he anticipated the pricing would drop. In response to a question from Councilmember Wellens, Director Brown stated the rehabilitation effort would start around May 1, 2008, and would continue into July; the start date would be weather dependent. Brown then stated the project would be put out for bid in the near firture. Councilmember Woodruff suggested the engineering time-and-materials tasks identified in the KLM proposal that could be done in-house should be. Turgeon moved, Callies seconded, accepting the proposal from KLM Engineering for professional services. Motion passed 5/0. C. Authorize Expenditure of Funds for Lift Station No. 9 -Fatima Place This item was removed from the consent agenda at Councilmember Woodruff's request. Councilmember Woodruff requested that when Staff asked for authorization to spend funds on a project he wanted Staff to identify in the request how the project was to be funded. Director Brown stated this project would be funded out of the Operating Budget; each year approximately $1.5,000 was placed in that budget for routine maintenance of the sanitary sewer system. Woodruff moved, Wellens moved, authorizing the purchase and installation of a stainless steel trash basked assembly at Lift Station #9 per the proposal from Braun Pump & Controls. Motion passed 5/0. 11. STAFF AND COUNCIL REPORTS A. Administrator & Staff Administrator Dawson stated the meeting scheduled for Southshore Center working group two weeks ago had been cancelled and it had not been rescheduled; the City had closed on the sale of its liquor operations on December 4, 2007; and Council's Appreciation Event was scheduled for December 14, SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 10 of 11 2007. He then stated Staff had participated in two working meetings with the architectural firm hired for the City Hall renovation project and there was another meeting scheduled for December 18. Council would be provided with a project update at its January 14, 2008, work session. He went on to state he did not foresee a need. for a special Council meeting before the end of the year to approve verified claims that would have to be paid. Director Nielsen stated the recent deer management effort resulted in 26 deer being removed by the archers and 2 additional deer were removed by vehicles. He thought the effort went very well. There had been one incident which the archers handled very professionally. The archers were very professional and conscientious. He would provide Council with a detailed report at a later date. Administrator Dawson commented that the Three Rivers Park District would do an aerial deer census. Director Burton stated the General Ledger, Payroll, and Accounts Payable components of the new financial system had been installed and the Utility Billing component would be installed in January 2008. Staff would provide a full report at the next Council meeting. Director Brown stated that Northern Water Works had installed all but 12 of the radio read meters it was supposed to ]lave installed; the 12 that were outstanding were because they could not get into those houses. He explained that when the project was bid the City did not have records on all of the old meters indicating their size and type, nor did the City know how many valves would have to be replaced. Based. on the dollars that were bonded for the project and the fact that the actual costs were lower than what was anticipated, there were enough funds remaining to replace an additional 100 meters. Brown then stated someone had plowed the entire width of the LRT trail and there was no knowledge of what organization or person did that. The City's practice was to plow only one-half of the width of the trail. Engineer Landini stated the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District Board of Managers voted to return the permitting responsibilities within the Watershed District to the municipalities. It did agree to a transitionary time period; but it did not provide the municipalities with any funds for those efforts. Staff would prepare a proposal for Council consideration at a future date. Mayor Lizee thanked the Public Works staff for its snowplowing efforts during the recent snowfalls B. Mayor & City Council Councilmember Wellens stated the appellate court case involving the suit against the City by Ron Johnson was scheduled for December 12, 2007; he planned on attending that and he would report back to the Council. He thanked Mayor Lizee for sending athank-you letter to the City's former employees of its liquor operations. He stated after the recent two-inch snowfall he had difficulty getting up his street; the City did not plow residential streets if the snowfall was not greater than two inches and he would like to discuss the snowplowing policy at a future meeting. In response to a question from Councilmember Woodruff, Associate Attorney Mayeron stated the City had received some funds as part of a settlement regarding Ascending Praise Church; the remainder was supposed to be paid by the end of the year. Councilmember Woodruff stated the tree planted as part of the Gideon Glen wetland dedication had been severely damaged by deer. He suggested Public Works put some type of protection around future plantings. Council could consider replacing the tree in the spring. SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2007 Page 11 of 11 Councilmember Turgeon asked that the Councilmembers provide her with their comments on Administrator Dawson's performance by December 21, 2007. She stated they did not have to use the form if they did not want to. Mayor Lizee stated she had participated in a "coffee with the mayor" session on December 8, 2007. Some residents from the west end of the City had attended and asked what was occurring with all of the construction on Smithtown Road in Victoria. 12. ADJOURN Wellens moved, Turgeon seconded, Adjourning the City Council Regular Meeting of December 10, at 8:00 P.M. Motion passed 5/0. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Christine Freeman, Recorder ATTEST: ,~ ~ Christine Lizee, Mayor Craig W I),awso City Administ t r~~lerk