1998-02-17MINUTES-COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE-FEBRUARY 17, 1998
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Mayor Polston;
Councilmembers: Ahrens, Hanus and Weycker. Absent and Excused: Jensen. Also Present:
School District Boardmembers: Pinegar, Charon and Bittle; Dr. Pam Myers, Supt. of Schools;
Bert Haglund, TSP/EOS; Bil Hawks and Ed Shukle, City Manager.
Mayor Polston opened the meeting which was devoted solely to a discussion of the proposed joint
powers agreement between the School District and the City of Mound.
Ed Shukle, City Manager, provided background information regarding the draft of the agreement.
He indicated that the initial draft had undergone some changes and that the draft in front of the group
this evening was the third. He indicated that the proposed agreement captured the previous
discussion of the two governing bodies and it would be appropriate, at this time, to go through the
agreement page by page, section by section, to see if any further changes were needed.
Mayor Polston led the discussion through each section and following the discussion, the City
Manager was instructed to contact the City Attorney who would then make the suggested changes
and needed clarifications. The draft would then go to the School District's attorney for his review
before coming back to the next meeting which is scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 1998.
A discussion was held on the subjects of construction methods. Ed Shukle outlined three approaches
to construction used today: (1) General Contracting; (2) Construction Management; and (3)
Design/Build. He asked that Bert Haglund review these approaches which Haglund then did.
No direction was given on this item at this time.
Ed Shukle and Dr. Para Myers reported on their appearance before a Senate Education Committee
at the State Legislature on February 4, 1998. They indicated that Senator Gen Olson had asked them
to appear and testify on a bill that would remove restrictions that would allow the School District
to issue debt on the proposed community center renovation. They reported that the bill was moved
to the Omnibus Tax Bill for approval.
The idea of sending formal invitations to the cities of Spring Park, Orono, Independence, Minnetrista
and Shorewood regarding their involvement in the community center project was discussed. It was
the consensus that a letter be sent, signed by Mayor Polston and Chairman Pinegar inviting these
cities to participate and to attend the next meeting.
It was noted that the next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 1998, 7:30 p.m., Westonka
Community Center.
There was no other business. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m.
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City Manager