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MINUTES
1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Mayor Lizee called the meeting to order at 5:04 P.M.
A. Roll Call
Present. Mayor Lizee; Councilmembers Bailey (arrived at 5:05 P.M.), Turgeon, Woodruff and
Zerby; Administrator Heck; Planning Director Nielsen; Director of Public Works Brown;
and Engineer Landini
Absent: None
B. Review Agenda
Woodruff moved, Turgeon seconded, approving the agenda as presented. Motion passed 4/0.
Councilmember Bailey arrived at 5:05 P.M.
2. STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DISCUSSION
Engineer Landini explained the meeting packet contained a revised resolution seeking statutory authority
to implement a street improvement district as well as a revised letter to the City's elected legislators
requesting them to author the bill to obtain this authority. This authority would allow the City to collect
fees from property owners within a district to find municipal street maintenance, reconstruction and
facility upgrades. Currently this option for funding roadway improvements is not available to any city in
Minnesota. He stated Council will be asked to take action on this item during its regular meeting
following this work session.
All Councilmembers were satisfied that the changes to the resolution and letter discussed during the
February 2, 2009, Council work session had been made.
Mayor Lizee thanked Engineer Landini for his efforts.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW
Director Nielsen stated Council commented on the Land Use and Natural Resources Chapters of the
Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) at its February 2, 2009, work session, and Council is being asked to
comment on the Transportation and Community Facilities/Services Chapters this evening. He requested
they provide substantive comments only.
Nielsen explained he received additional comments and suggested changes from Councilmember
Woodruff about the Land Use Chapter since the February 2°d work session, and he wanted Council to
review four of them.
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The following are the additional changes agreed to for the Land Use Chapter.
➢ Page LU-10, item 7 - Delete "A commercial maintenance code shall be formulated."
➢ Page LU-11, paragraph 2 - Change "Shorewood's lack of a `traditional downtown' and
Excelsior's strong identity in that regard further add to the problem." to "Shorewood's
lack of a `traditional downtown' adds to the problem."
➢ Page LU- 15, paragraph 3, sentence 3 - Change "To the extent feasible, priority should
be given to "To the extent feasible, attention should be given
➢ LU-27, last paragraph - Change the City should update its current zoning regulations
to accommodate and encourage senior housing to the City may consider
updating its current zoning regulations to accommodate and encourage senior housing
➢ Page LU-28, solar access protection - After discussion there was consensus to leave this
as is. There is some concern that this topic is not directly addressed in the City Code.
The following are the changes agreed to for the Transportation Chapter.
➢ Page TR-3, paragraph 2 - Staff will reword paragraph 2.
➢ Page TR-5, paragraph I - Staff will revise the paragraph to specifically point out the
issues of the Galpin Lake Road interchange and the Vine Hill Road / Highway 7
intersection.
➢ Page TR-7, item 4 - The following will be added and to promote the safe and
efficient movement of traffic through and out of the City to the metro area."
➢ Page TR-8, streets - After ensuing discussion, there was consensus not to include
anything about the use of golf carts, all terrain vehicles, etc. on City streets in the
Transportation Chapter.
➢ Page TR-8, streets, item 1 - Staff will reword this item to convey the City has established
and will maintain a street classification system.
➢ Page TR-8, item 11 - Staff will update this item to reflect the City's current policy
regarding curb and gutter.
➢ Page TR-9, mass transit, item 1 - The word "highly" will be deleted in sentence one, and
the second sentence will be deleted.
➢ Page TR-10, item 10 - The second sentence will be deleted.
➢ Pages TR-12 & TR-13 - Staff will clarify the roadway functional classification system
included is the Metropolitan Council's, and the format of its document will be changed.
➢ Pages TR-18 through TR-24 - Staff will correct inconsistencies between the text and
graphics, and it will remove any references to roadways with widths the City does not
have.
➢ Pages TR-25 through TR-27 - To do items which have been done will be removed.
The following are the changes agreed to for the Community Facilities/Services Chapter.
➢ Page CF-3, paragraph 3 - Staff will rewrite this paragraph as the there already is a sound
financial program for capital improvements.
➢ Page CF-5, paragraph 2 - Staff will include reference to the City's Comprehensive Water
Resource Management Plan.
➢ Page CF-9, item 2 - Add a reference to the fact the City will update its Parks Master Plan
in 2009.
➢ Page CF-9, item 5 - This item will be deleted because the City is almost fully developed,
and the City has not identified any additional park land it wants to acquire.
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Page CF-16, paragraph 2 - Staff will reword this so it includes all properties are required
to connect to the City's sewer system.
9 Page CF-21, paragraph 2 - A reference to the City's Storm Water Management Plan (the
City's Comprehensive 'w'ater Resourec Management flan?), and also to the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System will be added.
Page CF-22, item 2 - Staff will rewrite this item about storm water improvement special
taxing districts.
Page CF -22, parks and recreation - A reference to the Parks Master Plan update will be
included somewhere.
➢ Page CF-34, paragraph 3, sentence 2 - This sentence will be deleted.
Page CF-34, paragraph 5 - After discussion, there was consensus to leave this as is.
4. ADJOURN
Turgeon moved, Zerby seconded, Adjourning the City Council Work Session Meeting of February
23, 2009, at 6:15 P.M. Motion passed 510.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Christine Freeman, Recorder
Christine Lizee, Mayor