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06-25-18 CC WS MinutesCITY OF SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018 MINUTES 1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD COUNCIL CHAMBERS 6:00 P.M. Mayor Zerby called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. He announced that there was not a quorum, but suggested continuing with the presentations, as planned. A. Roll Call Present. Mayor Zerby; Councilmember Sundberg; Planning Commissioners Davis, Eggenberger, and Maddy; City Administrator Lerud; Planning Director Darling; Director of Public Works Brown; City Engineer Fauske; Bob Kirmis and Maureen Hoffman ofNAC; and Jon Christensen of WSB Absent: Councilmembers Johnson, Labadie, and Siakel 2. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A. NAC 1. Community Facilities 2. Implementation Bob Kirmis gave a brief overview of community facilities and implementation. He explained that community facilities constituted lands, buildings, services, and systems which are provided on a public or semi - public basis. He explained that implementation identifies the steps to be taken by implement the Comprehensive Plan directives. He reviewed the 2009 Parks and Recreation Plan and noted that this basically updates that plan. He noted that they are not expecting to add new parkland and will simply focus on development the existing parks. He reviewed the basic park classification system and their definitions. He noted that the Park Board will be reviewing this portion of the Comprehensive Plan and giving their feedback as well. He reviewed the existing parks and their facilities and asked for feedback from the group. Mayor Zerby noted that the community center is integral to Badger Park and isn't sure this document adequately reflects that. Mr. Kirmis stated that if the City has any ideas as to the future of the community center, he would encourage them to share that. Mayor Zerby noted that his thought is that there could be community classes, for example Tai Chi that starts in the facility and then moves outside. He stated that the lacrosse fields are currently utilizing those restrooms also. He stated that he thought there had been talk about the pond at Manor Park and dredging it. Public Works Director Brown explained that various entities have taken a look at this pond and the feasibility study that showed the bottom of the pond contained PAH's and would be very costly to dispose of that material, which put a stop to those discussions. CITY OF SHOREWOOD WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES JUNE 25, 2018 Page 2 of 3 Mayor Zerby suggested that Manor Pond may be a grant possibility somewhere down the road. Public Works Director Brown noted that the City will have to take a look at the retaining walls for the park structure at Silverwood Park. Councilmember Sundberg asked about the slides and whether there had been any injuries because they are so fast. Public Works Director Brown stated that the slides have been there since the inception of the park, which was about 30 years ago. He stated that the City's insurance carrier would be delighted to see those slides go away, but they have stood the test of time. He stated that the hill in this park is the most widely used sledding hill in the area. Mayor Zerby stated that parking concerns at Freeman Park needs to be included. He stated that for the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, the biggest concern he has heard is that when the tree trimming is completed along the trail, the brush is just left alongside the trail and not removed. Councilmember Sundberg noted that neighboring cities, such as Tonka Bay, do not clear snow and maintain their portion of the trail which creates a hazard as people are trying to travel through. Mr. Kirmis moved on to discussion of the Implementation chapter. Mayor Zerby noted that currently there are no parks located on the islands and wondered if that should be considered. Councilmember Sundberg stated that she would like to get public input and feedback on that issue. Mayor Zerby asked if the acreage numbers had been updated. Mr. Kirmis stated that they are planning to go back and take a closer look at those figures. He stated that they will be presenting a draft of the entire Comprehensive Plan for the Council to review before the public hearing phase. B. WSB 1. Sewer Chapter 2. Water Chapter Jon Christensen of WSB gave an overview of the Sanitary Sewer Plan and noted that there are number of Met Council lines that run through the City. He reviewed the wastewater flow projections and noted that there are only four septic systems in the City and the remainder are on the sewer system. He noted the improvements proposed are for maintenance and rehabilitation and not new facilities. Mr. Christensen noted that they had analyzed the trunk capacities of the system throughout the City and there are no projected capacity issues. He moved on to discuss the Water Supply Plan using a DNR template as required by the Met Council. He reviewed the water demand projections and noted only a portion of the City is served by the water supply system. Councilmember Sundberg asked if the projected population numbers were accurate. Mr. Christensen stated that Met Council has just released updated projected population numbers CITY OF SHOREWOOD WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES JUNE 25, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Planning Director Darling noted that she thinks the new numbers will impact this and will need to be tweaked. Mr. Christensen reviewed the proposed improvements to the water supply plan. Commissioner Maddy stated that the current policy is that if enough people want domestic water service, they can kind of vote on it and the City will add those services. He asked if there was a way to put it in the policy to try to encourage and expand the City water network. Councilmember Sundberg noted that there was a pretty big brouhaha with the garbage issue, she wasn't sure what a water issue would be like. Public Works Director Brown stated that staff has talked about extending services to all homes when they are in doing the street improvements projects and use the connection charges as the funding mechanism. He stated that this may be a gamble, but, would allow things to move forward without much resistance. Mayor Zerby would like the City to look at ways to encourage residents to hook up with the water system rather than digging new wells when they have problems. Mr. Christensen stated that he will add some general language to this effect in the next draft. 3. ADJOURN Mayor Zerby ended the meeting at 6:40 p.m.