1994-06-21MINUTES - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - JUNE 21, 1994
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM. Members present: Mayor Skip Johnson,
Councilmembers Ken Smith, Phyllis Jessen and Liz Jensen. Absent and excused:
Andrea Ahrens. Also present: Gene Strommen, Executive Director of LMCD; Peter
Meyer, Park and Open Space Commission; John Cameron, City Engineer and Ed
Shukle, City Manager.
The Lake Access Agreement with LMCD was discussed. Ed Shukle, City Manager
introduced Gene Strommen to discuss with the Council previous City Council action
as it relates to the Lake Access Agreement. Strommen indicated that there were
some changes in the calculation of parking spaces that were countable towards the
700 parking spaces for car/trailers around Lake Minnetonka. The City Council
emphasized that they did not want to have the spaces on Beachwood Road signed on
the street as car/trailer parking only. Furthermore, they did not want them listed at
the access site. Strommen was going to communicate this information back to the
LMCD board at its next meeting. The City Council also asked Strommen about the
proposed application for 40 dock sites at Pelican Point. Strommen indicated that
under LMCD ordinances, LMCD allows one boat per 50 feet of shoreline. Pelican point
has 26 or 27 spaces based upon this formula. The applicant is requesting 40 dock
spaces. The City Council had indicated to Strommen that a letter would be coming
forward from the City of Mound supporting Boyer Building Corporation's proposal to
put in 40 dock sites. Strommen said that the LMCD would review the application and
the letter submitted by the City as part of its review process. Strommen also briefly
commented on the LMCD proposed budget for 1995.
John Cameron, City Engineer, was present to review the storm drainage for Lot 44,
Lynwold Park Addition. He explained that in 1987, a tremendous amount of rain fell
in late July flooding out a neighbors garage. He talked about a possible improvement
for the area, but was concerned about easements over the railroad tracks into Lake
Langdon. This council discussed the possibility of budgeting for a drainage project in
the future and to possibly establish a storm water management utility, which would
undertake a storm water management plan and ordinance specific improvement
projects under it within the city. The storm water utility issue was continued until the
next Committee of the Whole meeting. The issue of drainage for the area will be
considered through the budget process for 1995 or beyond. Also discussed was the
area across Cottonwood Lane to the west and the need for some type of an
improvement to that area as well.
Nature Conservation Areas were discussed. The City Council recommended that on
the June 28, 1994 regular meeting agenda, three specific areas be designated as
Nature Conservation Areas. They are as follows: 1) North of Bartlett, end of
Rusticwood (Rustic Place), 2) Indian Mound property on Westedge Blvd. (old sewer
plant), 3) Diamond Lane across the street from Philbrook Park. Other areas that have
been recommended by the Park and Open Space Commission were discussed. The
City Council consensus was to leave these areas alone at this time.
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Mayor and City Council salaries were briefly discussed. It was pointed out that the
mayor and city council salaries have not been increased since 1979. Ed Shukle, City
Manager distributed a survey published by the Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities (AMM) which indicated that Mound is at the very Iow end of the wage
scale as it pertained to mayor an council salaries. City Council consensus was to
discuss this at its next COW meeting with the item going to the July 26, 1994 regular
meeting agenda for action. The actual salaries could not take effect until after the
municipal election held in November.
Goal setting issues were reviewed.
Skip Johnson gave a brief report on the meeting with the Westonka Intervention
representatives as it pertained to looking at other possible sites in the City of Mound
for a domestic abuse shelter.
The next meeting of the Committee of the Whole will be Tuesday, July 19, 1994,
7:30 PM, at Mound City Hall.
~bmitted,
City Manager