1999-04-20MINUTES-COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
APRIL 20~ 1999
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. at Mound City Hall. Members Present:
Mayor Meisel; Councilmembers Ahrens, Brown, Hanus and Weycker. Also Present: City
Attorney John Dean (arrived 7:55 p.m.) and Ed Shukle, City Manager.
Community_ Center Information/Discussion
City Manager Ed Shukle reviewed the information sent out on April 16, 1999 on community centers
around the state of Minnesota, Twin Cities metropolitan area and the state of Colorado. He also
presented information from the City of Hopkins on the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
The City Council also discussed what the local committee recently formed is doing regarding the
study of a possible community center in Mound. '"
After some discussion, it was the consensus to wait for this local committee to approach the City
Council regarding this topic.
Mayor Meisel also indicated that a task force has been formed to study the feasibility of locating a
senior center on a tract of land in Minnetrista. A number of community representatives are serving
on this task force including the Mayors of Minnetrista and Mound. More information on this topic
will be available at a later date.
Ci_ty Manager's Employment Agreement
Mayor Meisel introduced this topic. She indicated that she had sent some information out regarding
performance evaluations that she had received following the Newly Elected Officials Conference
sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities. She also handed out a sample of an evaluation
method that could be used to evaluate the city manager.
It was noted that the Employment Agreement had been sent out to the Council previously. Shukle
indicated that in the 13 years that he has been City Manager, there has not been a question about the
agreement. In addition, in the past 13 years, there has never been a performance evaluation of the
city manager. He indicated that he suggested performance evaluations but none were done although
the employment agreement has a provision on evaluation.
Councilmember Brown asked that the meeting be closed for an executive session. Mayor Meisel
indicated that the City Manager decides if the meeting is closed or not. Shukle responded by asking
the Council what the nature of the discussion is going to be? He stated that he had some concerns
since he has been hearing several rumors in the community about his status as city manager. Meisel
asked each councilmember how they felt about keeping the meeting open or closed. It appeared that
the balance of the Council could accept either method.
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The City Manager then indicated that he would agree to a closed meeting and would be absent from
the meeting. He then left the Council Chambers and went into his office. City Attorney Dean then
announced that there would be a closed session to discuss this matter. At that point in time, the tape
recorder was stopped. Following the discussion, the recorder was re-started and City Attorney Dean
announced that the Council had conducted an evaluation of the City Manager and that there would
be a summary of the results of that evaluation to be provided at the next regular meeting of the City
Council which is Tuesday, April 27, 1999. He then indicated that the Council was returning to the
open portion of the Committee of the Whole meeting to entertain any further matters.
The Mayor asked if there was any other business. Councilmember Brown moved that the
Committee of the Whole meeting be continued to Thursday, April 22, 1999, 6:30 p.m., City Hall,
Hanus seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
The City Attorney indicated that he assumed that the Executive Session discussion on Woodland
Point, scheduled for this evening, has also been continued until next Tuesday, April 27, 1999. The
Council indicated that this was correct.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:30 p.m.
City Manager