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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 98-025
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON LANb CONSERVATION
WHEREAS, approximately ninety percent of Shorewood's developable land has been
developed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood has a deep appreciation for natural resource
conservation and open space; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is aware of the various tools available to local governments
for land conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish an ad hoc land conservation committee
to begin developing a land conservation program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends to involve local residents who have knowledge in
related areas such as real estate, accounting, and environmental issues in this ad hoc land
conservation committee.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood that an ad hoc land conservation committee is created to operate within the following
parameters:
PURPOSE
The ad hoc committee is created to investigate all tools available to local government for
land conservation, and draft an implementation program to recommend to the City Council
on land conservation.
LAND CONSERVATION TOOLS
The following and other tools which may be identified should be analyzed during the study
process:
A. Private land conservation.
B. Assist residents' purchase of land for set-aside through special assessment
procedures.
C. Special programs and designation:
. Transfer of development rights
. Purchase of development rights
. Registry programs
D. Assist a non-profit land conservation group to become established or use an
existing non-profit organization to be responsible for acquisition, control
and maintenance of land set-aside.
E. Outright purchase.
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OBJECTIVES:
The ad hoc committee shall perform work in two phases:
1.
Develop a brief implementation plan on land conservation tools A & B
above. They should begin work on educating the public on the availability
and advantages of conservation easements.
2.
Fully research all land conservation tools (A through E) and develop
recommendations relating to their use by the City of Shorewood to be
presented to the City Council in an implementation report. The report
should include a cost analysis for the City, and promotional and educational
activities and timelines. It should further include a full analysis of each of
the tools and make recommendations on the appropriate use of each.
During the second phase, the ad hoc committee shall be expanded to include
one liaison from the Planning Commission and one from the Park
Commission. The liaison will promote communication and consistency of
goals between the Commissions, Committee and City Council. This ad hoc
committee then shall report how the land conservation tools can be used to
implement the open space plan developed by the Planning Commission with
Park Commission input.
TASK FORCE MAKE UP:
The ad hoc committee shall be made up of three (3) residents who shall be voting members.
The Planning Commission and Park Commission shall each appoint one (1) liaison to
participate in phase 2 of the ad hoc committee. The Planning Director and Finance Director
shall be non-voting members and provide staff support. The City Council shall appoint all
voting members. The Chair of the ad hoc committee shall be Dean Riesen, 20030
Excelsior Boulevard, Shorewood, Minnesota.
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS:
Normal city policies and procedures shall be followed.
PROCEDURE:
Meetings shall be called by the Chair by requesting the City Administrator to send a notice
of the time and place of the meeting and an agenda to the committee members. Notice will
be posted at regular locations and mailed to the press at least three (3) days in advance of
the meeting.
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SUNSET:
The mission of the ad hoc committee shall be completed and the committee shall cease to
exist following final report to the City Council, by December 31, 1998, unless the City
Council, by resolution, expands the mission of the ad hoc committee and its duration.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Shorewood
this 23rd day of March, 1998.
ATTEST:
C. HURM, CITY ADMINISTRATOR