01-028. CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 01- 028
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF EXCELSIOR
IN ITS VISIONING AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS
FOR ITS DOWNTOWN BUSINESS COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, the South Lake Minnetonka Area cities have always shared a number of goals and
objectives in common which support the philosophy and character of a larger Community; and
WHEREAS, each of these cities recognizes the importance of the relationships of all of the
businesses in the area to each other and to the residents of the larger Community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Excelsior has a downtown business district which selves a much larger
Community than Excelsior residents alone; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood recognizes its residents and businesses benefit from the use of
Excelsior's downtown business district and the services it offers as an extension of that larger
Community; and
• WHEREAS, the Shorewood Comprehensive Plan recognizes the integral relationship of downtown
Excelsior for Shorewood; and
WHEREAS, the City of Excelsior has become aware that there is a number of serious issues
surfacing that need to be addressed for the downtown business district to remain prosperous and
viable; and
WHEREAS, the City of Excelsior is committed to provide for a downtown district that
simultaneously would best serve its own businesses and residents, and those of the South Lake
Minnetonka community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Excelsior is committed to undertake a visioning and development planning
study to determine how best to accomplish this task; and
WHEREAS, the City of Excelsior is small in size and does not have adequate funding resources to
undertake such a complex study, and is seeking such resources through a grant from the Metropolitan
Council; and
WHEREAS, the completion of this study would greatly benefit the residents and businesses of
Shorewood, as well as the much larger community that the Excelsior business district serves; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood has commenced a community visioning process, and appreciates
the importance of the process for itself and the larger South Lake Minnetonka community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Shorewood highly
supports the City of Excelsior's efforts in applying for a grant from the Metropolitan Council for
funding to complete a visioning and development planning study of its downtown business district.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Metropolitan Council be requested to support, financially
and/or otherwise, the community visioning processes undertaken by Shorewood and neighboring
cities, as well as one for the larger South Lake Minnetonka Community.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Shorewood encourages the
Metropolitan Council to consider, as a condition of its approval of the City of Excelsior's funding
application, Excelsior's active participation and partnership in a community visioning process for the
South Lake Minnetonka Community.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 14th day
of May, 2001.
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ATTEST:
CRAIG W.?DAWSON, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
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WOODY LOVE, MAYOR