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February 19, 1991
MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCILs
PLANNING COMMISSION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AND
PARKS & OPEN SPACE COMMISSION
TUESDAYs FEBRUARY 19, 1991
The following persons were in attendance: Mayor Skip Johnson,
City Council Members Andrea Ahrens, Ken Smith, Liz Jensen, and
Phyllis Jessen; Planning Commission Members Bill Meyer, Chair;
Geoff Michael, Frank Weiland, Jerry Clapsaddle, Michael Mueller,
and Mark Hanus; Economic Development Commission Members Paul
Meisel, Chair; Jerry Pietrowski, Mark Brewer, Jerry Longpre, Ben
Marks, Sharon McMenamy-Cook, and Mark Machart; Park Commission
Members Brian Asleson, Chair; Tom Casey, Marilyn Byrnes, Shirley
Andersen, Neil Weber, Carolyn Schmidt, Lyndelle Skoglund, and
Cathy Bailey; City Manager, Ed Shukle; Building official, Jon
Sutherland; Parks Director, Jim Fackler; and Secretary, Peggy
James.
The meeting commenced at 6:35 p.m.
Each person in attendance introduced themselves and briefly ex-
plained their relation with the City.
City Manager, Ed Shukle, reviewed each of the Commission's duties
and responsibilities as set forth in the Mound City Code.
A. City Council,s Long Term Issues:
1) Liz Jensen
Rental Housing Licensing
Rental Housing Maintenance
Truth in Housing
Lost Lake
signs: visual impact (Marley's Kitchen, King Coin
Laundry)
five year parks/commons improvement plan
mission statement for city
tie annual reports to budget process, include
department goals and objectives
2) Phyllis Jessen
council salaries should be reviewed
designate/mark snowmobile accesses, keep sleds on
paths, out of wetlands
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3) Ken Smith
customer service, employees
housing maintenance, paint-a-thons
B. City Council,s Short Term Issues:
1) Liz Jensen
derelict automobiles, need to be pro-active to
clean up
sidewalk snow removal (downtown and County Rd. 15)
make downtown user friendly for walkers
taping applicant interviews for commission
vacancies
dog droppings (require owners to pick-up after
their pets)
1991 parks/commons improvement plans
2) Phyllis Jessen
dumpsters
blue plastic fences
C. Planning Commission's Long and Short Term Issues:
zoning code modifications: garage sizes, reduce number
of unnecessary variances
Rental Housing Maintenance / Truth in Housing / Housing
Maintenance
downtown:
- design review board
- give Mound better image
- identify niche to establish base around which to
build (Long Lake: service, Wayzata: boutique,
Mound: hardware?)
- overall plan (architecture/style)
- building materials
- review previous plan
- on-street parking from 9-3
D. Economic Development Commissions Long and Short Term Issues:
conflict of uses in downtown
20 year plan
immediate plan
make downtown an amenity with its own identity
design, business promotion, development
use grant dollars
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Lost Lake
link the business area with parks and the lake
Tonka Toys building, use brings more people to town
full time Economic Development Director
it takes a lot of time as volunteers
increase number of people involved, start in neighbor-
hoods: crime watch, block parties
welcome wagon for residences and business
press releases
use local papers to publicize the town
review lost lake plans from U of M
commercial development done economically right pays for
the parks
Park Commission,s Long and Term Term Issues:
re-examine 5 year parks/commons improvement plan for
next 5 years
docks: fees, use of herbicides/pesticides
nature conservation areas / green spaces
definition of nature conservation area
inventory of public space
maintenance and upkeep
adoption program
prevent dumping
sidewalks/bikeways, bike racks in town
sidewalk inspection program
alternative methods of transport, incentives
fall leaf pick-up, promote use of Minnetrista compost
site
recreational programs for teens through community serv-
ices
weeds in Lake Minnetonka (in and out)
wetland protection: snowmobile damage to habitat versus
access to lake, trail marking, education through
schools
commons: identify, promote the value and benefits,
education program for realtors
grant dollars for parks
environmental protection
get a grant writer for nature conservation area survey
Informal Interchange/Exchange of Ideas by All Present
planning for Mound's 100 year centennial celebration,
get personal histories now
"Project Mound" e.g. redwood falls
Shoreland Management Plan: impact on Lost Lake develop-
ment, shoreland management ordinance
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Mound City Days: hot air balloon rides, community
church service
EDC challenges other commissions and city council on
the best float in City Days parade
outdoor skating rink on the lake or downtown (use
christmas trees to designate)
"Welcome to Mound" sign at Black Lake bridge
utility poles: telephone, electric, cable - can we
clean-up or bury?
garage sale signs: community bulletin board
tree ordinance: protect/save the trees, residential and
commercial
cross walk at House of Moy needs lighting or something,
it is unsafe
more public phones in Mound, safety issue
investigate timing of light at Lynwood and Commerce
semi trailer/commercial vehicles in residential/
downtown
pedestrian walkway from House of Moy lot to Coast to
Coast lot
The meeting terminated at 9:35 p.m.