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032408 CC WS AgPCITY OF SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 AGENDA 1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION A. Roll Call 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD COUNCIL CHAMBERS Following the Regular City Council meeting Mayor Lizee Woodruff Turgeon Bailey Wellens 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. B. Review Agenda COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -ROADWAY TEMPLATE (Att. -Planning Director's memorandum) GOALS AND PRIORITIES TIMELINE (Att. -Administrator's memorandum) DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY SURVEY OTHER ADJOURN .l i ~' SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD •SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331-8927 • (952) 474-3236 FAX (952) 474-0128 • www.ci.shorewood.mn.us • cityhall@ci.shorewood.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Brad Nielsen James Landini Larry Brown DATE: 20 March 2008 RE: Comprehensive Plan -Street Standards FILE NO. Comp Plan (Transportation Chapter) One of the items listed in the Goals and Priorities for 2008 is "Develop Roadway Project Templates". This wording is somewhat confusing in that the City already has standard street templates as part of the Shorewood Department of Public Works Standard Specifications and Detail Plates. For example, the standard roadway section is shown on Exhibit A. In addition, the Transportation Chapter of the Shorewood Comprehensive Plan allows a lesser standard in instances where existing substandard streets are in need of reconstruction (see Exhibit B). The Plan states that the City will reduce the standard pavement width, but no less than 20 feet, which is the requirement of the Fire Code. Unfortunately, this plan was not implemented in a proposed street reconstruction project that was studied last year. In that case, residents objected to a~ widening of the street beyond the l8 feet that existed. While this is largely an engineering issue, it also becomes a plaiming issue in that the Comprehensive Plan is not being followed. If the City Council wishes to do something different, the Plan should be amended accordingly. Given that we are in the process of updating the Plan, this discussion is timely and has been scheduled for a work session on Monday night. It is important to state that staff still highly recommends the plan set forth in the Transportation Chapter. In no way can we recommend going below the Fire Code standard. The City Attorney advises that the City is exposing itself to potential ib j®Me PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Memorandum Re: Street Standards -Comprehensive Plan 20 March 2008 serious liability in the event that something happens on a reconstructed road that does not meet the minimum Fire Code Standard. At Monday night's work session, staff will present the templates that currently exist and point out some details that could be amended. At the same time we suggest that some of the fntstration that led to this item being listed as a goaUpriority may have more to do with process than design. The project in question dragged on for quite some time, and at some expense, before ultimately being aborted. It is possible that issues that ultimately killed the project could have been ferreted out earlier in the process. One of the things that needs to be made clear at the outset of any reconstruction project is that the City is already reducing its standard to go down to 20 feet of width. If residents simply do not accept that, the project can be dropped early on, without spending a great deal of engineering time or expense. Of course, maintaining city infrastructure is the Council's duty. Presumably, letting a road go that is in need of reconstruction should not be an option. Have a Happy Easter! We will discuss roads on Monday night. 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SHOREWOOD MN, 55331 952-474-3236 FAX 952-474-0128 City of Shorewood TYPICAL URBAN SECTION NO SCALE Standard Detail Detail No. RDW-002 ~, 0 ~ 32-foot street use in areas where abutting properties are occupied or zoned for two-family or multiple-family dwellings or on through streets where on-street bicycle/pedestrian traffic is a factor • if oil-street parking is allowed on both sides of street, consider separated bicycle/pedestrian facilities It should be noted that streets currently exist which are less than 24 feet in width. While substandard streets may be maintained at their current design, in no case shall streets be reconstructed at a width less than 20 feet. Substandard streets shall be evaluated based on their use characteristics (i.e. land use intensity, on-street parking, bicycle/pedestrian traffic, etc.). The City recognizes that it may not be feasible to reconstruct existing streets to the preceding standards. A study prepared by a Street Reconstruction Financing Task Force recommends that existing streets in need of reconstruction may be built to a lesser standard. Specifically, existing streets may be rebuilt to their existing width (but not less than 20 feet). Curb and gutter will be installed only where necessary for drainage purposes or where traffic dictates. Pages TR-20 and TR-21 illustrate typical cross-sections for street reconstruction projects. In the mid 1980's Shorewood adopted seasonal weight restrictions in an effort to reduce wear and tear on City streets. These restrictions, however, were not extended to garbage trucks. The City currently licenses 12 refuse haulers to operate within the community. Aside from having to obtain a license, refuse haulers are basically unregulated. Since garbage trucks have been identified as the single most damaging vehicle to city streets, serious consideration must be given to establishing regulations that limit the extent of the damage. This topic is discussed in greater detail in the Community Facilities/Services chapter of this Plan. Collector Streets. Streets in Shorewood that are currently classified as collectors include Minnetonka Boulevard in the Northeast corner of the City; Old Market Road/Covington Road and the south end of Vine Hill Road in the southeast corner of the City; Galpin Lake Road south of Highway 7; Eureka Road between Smithtown Road and Highway 7; and Smithtown Road. In planning for Shorewood's circulation network it is recommended that two additional routes be classified as collectors: 1) Country Club Road/Yellowstone Trail/Lake Linden Drive; and 2) Vine Hill Road north of Covington Road. Traffic levels on Country Club/Yellowstone/Lake Linden greatly exceed those that are recommended for a local street. While it is not intended to encourage traffic to shortcut between County Road 19 and Highway 7, it is important that the street be designed to safely carry the existing traffic. The Metropolitan Council has revised its Functional Classification system from previous years. While to some extent it has become more complex (i.e. increased number of roadway classifications), in Shorewood's case the system has been simplified. Currently, only Smithtown Road and Galpin Lake Road are listed as major collectors. The collector designation has been dropped for Eureka Road, Country Club Road/Yellowstone Trail/Lake Linden Drive, Minnetonka Boulevard, Vine Hill Road and Old Market Road. Based on the volumes of traffic on these streets and the way they function, they have been shown on Shorewood's Transportation Plan as "minor collectors" 12/04 TR-19 ~ 1 II'I' SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD ®SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331-8927 • (952) 474-3236 FAX (952) 474-0128 • www.ci.shorewood.mn.us • cityhall@ci.shorewood.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council ~~ /~~ ~' FROM: Larry Brown, Acting City Administrator ~ ;~~ ~~'~ DATE: March 20, 2008 RE: Goals and Priorities for 2008-2009 On February 25, 2008, the City Council made motion that approved the goals and priorities for 2008 and portions of 2009. Attachment 1 is the report that was compiled for that meeting. Council member Turgeon asked that a timeline be added to the outline, such that progress could be tracked for various goals and priorities. Staff has compiled a best estimate of time frames for the various projects. This charting has been included to this report as Attachment 2. Note that due to the complexity of several of the Planning Department items, an additional chart has been included as a separate item for the City Council's reference. It is important to note that this has been done with the best estimates of time at this point. It is not a matter of if the time lines will change, but when. Staff will keep the Council apprised of changes as changes in schedule become evident. I em to ~® PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER s-° CITY OF Z ~s _c'~. SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD •SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331-8927 • (952) 474-3236 FAX (952) 474-0128 • www.ci.shorewood.mn.us • cityhall@ci.shorewood.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Craig Dawson DATE: February 21, 2008 SUBJECT: Goals and Priorities for 2008-09. Council and staff have identified items to be considered in the list of goals and priorities for April 2008-March 2009. These items were compiled after the January 14 work session. Afterward, staff indicated its assessment of priority items, and thereafter Councilmembers individually identified the level of priority of the items. The items have been scored and are presented in two formats. In the first, the goals and priorities are listed by from high to low scores. In the second, the scoring on the individual items have been tabulated; the give an indication of the consensus or diversity of priority on given items. There was some confusion in identifying the priority of completing items in the 2008 Capital Improvement Program. Two councilmembers identified priority for the list as a whole, and two identified priorities of individual projects. The estimate of the score, based on an attempt to blend the rankings, would toward the upper end of the 2.25-2.50 range. City Council Action: The City Council should approve the 2008-09 Goals and Priorities. is s-«~ PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER ATTACHMENT 1 CITY OF SHOREWOOD GOALS AND PRIORITIES APRIL 2008 -MARCH 2009 Highest Priorities (Score = 3.00) 1) City Hall renovation 2) Complete 2008 Comprehensive Plan update 3) Review/Implement recommendations for Planning District 6 (County Road 19 from Excelsior to Tonka Bay city limits) 4) Transition of permitting responsibilities from Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District to City of Shorewood 5) Develop and implement water conservation plan 6) Southeast Water Tower rehabilitation project 7) Future of Liquor Fund (public/open forum in late April) 8) Open LaserFiche Weblinlc module for public access to City documents and records on website. • Provide easy-to-use instructions on Website • Provide explanation on priorities on what to make available on Weblinlc 9) Prepare overall plan for LaserFiche/scanning on sequence of work to be done and timeframes to accomplish it. 10) Southshore Center -future responsibilities for building; for activities and programming High Priorities (Score = 2.75) 11) Tennis courts resolution (plan/decide to remove, repair, or renovate) 12) Monthly financial reporting packages for Council and departments with tabular and graphical representations (which the new financial software should facilitate) 13) Develop roadway project "templates" and determine parameters for neighborhood design preferences Mediuara-I31igh Priorities (Score = 2.~0) 14) Create meaningful budget activity indicators and collect 2008 actual and prior data to use in 2008 budgeting (e.g., winter road clearing) 15) Revamp performance assessment form of City Administrator (by March) 16) Complete all items for 2008 listed in CIP APRIL 2008 -MARCH 2009 GOALS AND PRIORITIES Page 2 Medium-Medium Priorities (Score = 2.25) 17) Plan for financial sustainability of 2008pavement maintenance efforts 18) Develop plan to complete conversion of water system to radio-read meters, and to measure and report on the economic benefits of the conversion; Establish the tracking of benefits accruing from radio-read water meters in order to have metrics to establish 2009 revenue and expense budgets 19) RFPs for all professional consultant services; e.g., audit services (July), city attorney, etc. 20) Review motorboat complaints at Shorewood Yacht Club to SLMPD and City staff for 2008 21} Conduct a community survey (in May) 22) Develop auto-pay for utility bills; evaluate feasibility of credit/debit card transactions {to occur after installation of thew utility billing module in financial system) 23) Review water rate structure, with attention to minimum charge (to be done in 2"d Qtr 2008} Medium Priorities (Score = 2.00) 24) Review Engineering staffing levels for current and future workloads (provide info on changes in annual costs for WSB's services since 2006 by June 2008) 25) Begin comparing Shorewood's performance against a set of comparable cities 26) Update master plan for Badger Parlc 27) Consultant (or other} report on if there are more effective ways to use space in Silverwood Parlc 28) Review and update parking requirements in zoning chapter of City Code 29) Evaluate continuation of deer management/deer removal 30) Develop comprehensive Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) plan to evaluate Metropolitan Council data and findings 31) Accomplish Shorewood/Tonlca Bay corporate boundary change in County Road 19/ Smithtown Road intersection area I.,ess Priority (Score < 2.0®) 32) Depending on decisions regarding City Hall, raze or sell the house at 5795 Country Club Road. (Score = 1.75) Maior on-doing activities for 2008 (not for Qoal/priority list] i) Conduct primary and general elections ii) Stay atop of building permit/nuisance enforcement on foreclosed properties iii) Road reconstruction project GOALS & PRIORITIES, April 2008-March 2009 Tabulation of City Council's Ranking Staff ranking on items as "High".or" Medium" also shown (High = 3; Medium = 2; Lesser = 1; Blanlc = 0) 1) Develop comprehensive Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) plan to evaluate Metropolitan Council data & findings. High: 0 Mediuln:4 Lesser: 0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.00 2) Review/Implement recommendations for Planning District 6 (County Road 19 from Excelsior to Tonka Bay city limits). High: 4 Medium: 0 Lesser: 0 Staff: High (for Comp Plan} Score: 3.00 3) Open LaserFiche Weblink module for public access to City documents and records on Website. • Provide easy-to-use instructions on Website • Provide explanation on priorities on what to make available on Weblink High:4 Medium:0 Lesser:0 Staff: High Score: 3.00 4) Prepare overall plan for LaserFiche/scanning on sequence of work to be done and timeframes to accomplish it. High:4 Medium: 0 Lesser:0 Staff: High Score: 3.00 5} Accomplish Shorewood/Tonka Bay corporate boundary change in County Road 19/ Smithtown Road intersection area. High:O Medium:4 Lesser:0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.00 6) Review water rate structure, with attention to minimum charge. • Implementation would be in 2°d Qtr 2008, after installation of new utility billing module. High:l Medium:3 Lesser:0 Score: 2.25 7) Develop & implement water conservation plan. High: 4 Medium: 0 Lesser: 0 Staff: High (mandate from DNR)Score: 3.00 8) Review & update parking requirements in zoning chapter of Code. High:O Medium:4 Lesser:0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.00 9) Revamp performance assessment form of City Administrator (by March) High:2 Medium:2 Lesser:0 Score: 2.50 GOALS & PRIORITIES, Apri12008-March 2009, following 01.28.08 Work Session Tabulation of City Council's Ranking Staff ranking on items as "High" or" Medium" also shown {High = 3; Medium = 2; Lesser = 1; Blank = 0) Page 2 10) Conduct a community survey (in May) High:l Medium:3 Lesser: 0 Score: 2.25 11) City Hall renovation High: 4 Medium: 0 Lesser: 0 Staff: High(est) Score: 3.00 12) RFPs for all professional/consultant services e.g., ~ audit services (July) • city attorney High:2 Medium:l Lesser:l Score: 2.25 13) Future of Liquor Fund (public/open forum in late April) High:4 Medium: 0 Lesser: 0 Staff: High Score: 3.00 14) Southshore Center -future responsibilities for building; for activitie s & programming High: 3 Medium: 1 Lesser:0 Staff: High Score: 2.75 15) Complete 2008 Comprehensive Plan update • Design & conduct public participation plan High: 4 Medium: 0 Lesser: 0 Staff: High (mandatory) Score: 3.00 16) Evaluate continuation of deer management/deer removal High:O Medium:4 Lesser: 0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.00 17) Plan for financial sustainability of 2008 pavement maintenance efforts High: 1 Medium: 3 Lesser: 0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.25 18) Transition of permitting responsibilities ofRiley-Purgatory-Bluff Cree k Watershed District to City of Shorewood High: 4 Medium: 0 Lesser: 0 Staff: High (mandatory) Score: 3.00 19) Southeast Water Tower rehabilitation project High:4 Medium: 0 Lesser: 0 Staff: High Score: 3.00 • GOALS & PRIORITIES, Apri12008-March 2009 Tabulation of City Council's Ranking Staff ranking on items as "High" or" Medium" also shown (High = 3; Medium = 2; Lesser = l; Blank = 0) Page 3 20) Develop plan to complete conversion of water system to radio-read meters, and to measure & report on the economic benefits of the conversion; establish the tracking of benefits accruing from radio-read water meters in order to have metrics to establish 2009 revenue and expense budgets High: 1 Medium: 3 Lesser: Staff: Medium Score: 2.25 21) Develop roadway project "templates" and determine parameters for neighborhood design preferences High:2 Medium:2 Lesser: 0 Staff: High Score: 2.50 22) Develop auto-pay for utility bills; evaluate feasibility of credit/debit card transactions (to occur after installation of new utility billing module in financial system) High: 1 Medium:3 Lesser:0 23) Complete items listed for 2008 in CIP Score: 2.25 Staff: Council: * Slurry overlay High H: 1 * Bituminous overlays High H: 1 * Bituminous sealcoating High H: 1 * Water meter radio-read (phase 2) High H: 1 * SE Area water tower High H: l; M: 1 * Amesbury lineshaft well -pull & inspect High H: 1 * Boulder Bridge Well # 2 -pull & inspect * Woodhaven Well building demolition High H: 1 * Cathcart Park -repave trail; replace swing set M: 1 * Replace the two emergency sirens High H: 1 * City Hall renovation High H: 1 * Lift Station 12 rehabilitation - 5705 Christmas Lake Point High H: 1 * Lift Station 16 rehabilitation - 4915 Shady Island Road H: 1 * Lift Station 15 rehabilitation design - 4360 Enchanted Drive M: 1 * Stormwater management project(s) to be determined High H: 1 * Computer upgrades Medium M: 1 * Equipment/fleet acquisitions M: 1 High: 1 Medium: 0 Lesser: 1 Score: Various; estimate = 2.25-2.50 24) Review Engineering staffing levels for current and future workloads • provide info on changes in annual costs for WSB services since 2006 by June 08 High:2 Medium: 1 Lesser: 0 Blank: 1 Staff: Med. Score: 2.00 f GOALS & PRIORITIES, April 2008-March 2009 Tabulation of City Council's Ranking Staff ranking on items as "High" or" Medium" also shown (High = 3; Medium = 2; Lesser = 1; Blank = 0) Page 4 25) Create meaningful budget activity indicators and collect 2008 actual and prior to data to use in 2009 budgeting (winter road clearing is a prime example of something that's needed). High:2 Mediuin:2 Lesser:0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.50 26) Begin comparing Shorewood's performance against a set of comparable cities. High:l Medium:2 Lesser:l Score: 2.00 27) Monthly financial reporting packages for Council and departments with tabular and graphical representations (which should be done easily with the new financial package) High:3 Medium:l Lesser:0 28) Update master plan for Badger Park High:O Medium:4 Lesser:0 Score: 2.75 Staff: Medium Score: 2.00 29) Tennis courts resolution (plan/decide to remove, repair, or renovate) High: 3 Medium: 1 Lesser:0 Staff: High Score: 2.75 30) Consultant (or other) report on if there are more effective ways to use Silverwood Park space High: 0 Medium:4 Lesser: 0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.00 31) Depending on decisions regarding City Hall, raze or sell the house at 5795 Country Club Road. High:l Medium:l Lesser:2 Score: 1.75 32) Review motorboat complaints at Shorewood Yacht Cltlb to SLMPD and City staff for 2008. High: 1 Medium: 3 Lesser:0 Staff: Medium Score: 2.25 Maior on-going activities for 2008 (not for foal/priority list) i) Conduct primary and general elections ii) Stay atop of building permit/nuisance enforcement on foreclosed houses iii) Road reconstruction project If V OF SHOREWOOD - 2008 GOALS & PRIORITIES TIMELlNE 3/10/08 3/24/08 4/14/08 4/28/08 5/12/08 5/27/08 6/9/08 6/23/08 7/14/08 7/28/08 8/11/08 8/25/08 9/8/08 9/22/08 10/13/08 10/27/08 11/10/08 11/24/08 12/8/08 12/22/08 1 City Hall Renovation 3 43 Stormwater Management Plan and Projects 3 4 Transition of permitting responsibilities from RPBCWD to MCWD 3 40 Replace two outdoor emerqency warninq sirens 31 I 16 Complete items in 2008 CIP 2.5 19 RFP all professional consultant services 2.25 13 Develop roadway project templates 2.75 15 Revamp performance assessment form of City Administrator 2.5 3 Reviewllmplement recommendations fro Planninq District 6 3 2 Complete 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update 3 - - . - . . . . . .. - .; . . - - 6 Southeast Water Tower Rehabilitation project 3 ,- -- --- .- - - - I -- --- - -- 10 South shore Center 3 7 Future of Liquor Fund 3 5 Develop and Implement water conservation plan 3 8 Open LaserFiche Weblink 3 .397 Perpare overal plan for LaserFiche Scanning 3 . Water meter Radio Read continuation 3 12 Monthly Financial reportinq 2.75 29 Evaluate continuation of Deer Management program 2 =- ".- ._.~.,. ~ '. 21 Conduct a community Survey 2.25 45 Equipment Fleet Acquisitions 2 11 Tennis Court Resolution 2.75 r I 33 Utility Billing Software Installation/Conversion 3 34 Roadway Slurry Application 3 I .14 Budqet Activity Indicators 2.5 I 17 Plan for financial sustainability of 2008 pavement maintenance 2.25 36 Bituminous Sealcoat 3 I I 26 Update Master Plan for Badger Park 2 27 Consultant feasability on better utilization of Silverwood Park 2 42 LS#15 Rehabilitation desiqn 2 39 Woodhaven Well demolition 3 24 Review Enqineering Staffing levels 2 35 Bituminous Overlay 3 22 Develop utility electronic payment 2.25 38 SE Area Water Tower 2.75 18 Develop plan to complete radio read meters and track benefits 2.25 23 Review water utility billing rates 2.25 20 Review motoboat complaints at Shorewood Yacht Club 2.25 28 Review and Update Parking Requirements 2 30 Develop Comprehensive 1/1 plan 2 32 Decide Lonq Term plan for 5795 Country Club Rd 1.75 31 Accomplish boundary chanqe between Shorewood & Tonka Bay 2 44 Computer upgrades 2 25 Compare Shorewood's performance with other comparable commun 2 What is meant this? Staffing levels? Miles of street? Numbers of projects? Financial performance? Finance IClerk Administrator I=fUbliC Works Planninq Enqineerinq Attachment #2 03/20/2008 . . . . Planning Commission Work Program 2008 . 18-Mar 1-Aor 15-Apr 6-May 20-May 3-Jun 17-Jun 1-Jul 15-Jul 5-Auq 19-Auq 2-Sep 16-Sep 7-0ct 21-0ct 4-Nov 18-Nov 2-Dec 16-Dec 31-Dec 2009 * * * COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE issue Identification ~ Planning District 6 Area Plan Review/Update Goals and Policies ~I PlanninQ Inventory . Natural Resources Chapter Update li! I I Land Use Chapter Update ~ I Transportation Chapter Update . I Community Facilities Chapter Update . Planning District Area Plans Public Information Meeting (Open House) ~ Public Hearing Referral to Adjacent Communities =-: Submittal to Metropolitan Council - Formal Adoption ~ Publication ~ ZONING CODE Review/Update Parking Requirements Annual Variance Discussion Monitor SYC Boat Complaints LIQUOR STORE REGULATIONS - HOURS ~ FEE SCHEDULE - After-the-fact permits ~Planninl Commission ~Staff * Meeting date subject to change R Report or work product