1990-09-18MINUTES - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - SEPTEMBER 18, 1990
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM. Members present:
Mayor Steve Smith, Councilmembers Liz Jensen, Phyllis Jessen,
Skip Johnson and Andrea Ahrens. Absent: none. Also present:
City Manager Ed Shukle, Gene Strommen, LMCD; Tom Reese, LMCD; Bob
Rascop, LMCD; Kerry Amundson; Mary Moline, JRW Properties; Mary
Johnson and Brenda Pearce, Image Now.
Ed Shukle, City Manager, introduced the representatives from the
LMCD to discuss the following issues:
Shoreland Management and Agreement
Long Term Management Plan
Eurasian Water Milfoil Harvesting
Strommen, Reese and Rascop discussed the Shoreland Management
Agreement that LMCD had proposed to all of the cities around Lake
Minnetonka to participate in a joint work project to work on
adopting ordinances on shoreline management within each of the 14
communities around the lake. They emphasized that the DNR had
recently established rules and regulations that are statewide in
nature and that Lake Minnetonka communities would have to comply
with the rules and regulations through their own shoreland
management ordinances. Basically, a shoreland management program
grandfathers existing conditions and restricts development in the
shoreland areas of each of the communities. The representatives
recommended that each city have a shoreland ordinance and recom-
mend that it would be in the best interest of cities around the
lake to participate in a joint project to get the ordinances put
in place.
Questions were asked with regard to the shoreland management
agreement to officially work on this joint project. Council,
after receiving answers to their questions, seemed to be comfort-
able with the grant agreement. The City Manager will be sending
the agreement to the city attorney for his review and comment.
The Long Term Management Plan is scheduled for discussion at the
LMCD September 26th regular meeting and it is anticipated that
the long term plan will be adopted. Council indicated their
basic support for the plan with some exceptions which are shared
by the City of Mound's representative Tom Reese.
Reese also reported on the Eurasian Water Milfoil harvesting
program and the type of work that was done this past summer.
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Mayor Smith then introduced Mary Moline of JRW Properties and
Mary Johnson and Brenda Pearce of Image Now regarding the
proposal to install a sign at the Commerce Place shopping center
that would advertise the businesses within the center as well as
serve as a community sign. Moline, Johnson and Pearce reviewed
the proposal with the idea that the sign could be used for
community purposes. They estimated the cost of the sign to be
approximately $45,000 and they were asking the City if it was at
all interested in participating. If so, the City would be asked
to financially support the cost of the sign in some manner.
Concern was expressed with regard to having City participation on
a sign project that would specifically benefit only certain
businesses within the downtown area that happened to be in the
Commerce Place shopping center. Council felt that the sign was
needed, but thought that there might be a different approach that
could be made. Mary Moline indicated that she would send a
proposal indicating the specific breakdown of the cost estimate
on the sign. Council took the matter under advisement.
The issue of the Central Business District parking lots and the
possible purchase from Dakota Rail was briefly discussed. There
was concern expressed about the percentage of assessment that
would be placed against the benefiting property owners. No
action was taken on the item.
The Downtown Study was briefly discussed and was continued until
the next Committee of the Whole meeting.
City Manager Ed Shukle reviewed the location of the new sign that
was installed along with the tree plantings and other shrubbery
and landscaping. Council praised the appearance of the sign and
landscaping. The discussion then focused on what to do with
local service emblems and where they should be placed. This
matter was taken under advisement.
Other business discussed was the fencing that Mark Saliterman
placed adjacent to the Hardee's property and what the City could
do about removal of the fence. City Manager Ed Shukle provided
the background and updated the Council on this issue. Mayor
Smith specifically cited sections of the Mound Zoning ordinance
that he thought were applicable to this situation. The City
Manager was directed to review these with the city attorney.
Council also considered a possible moratorium on fences in the B-
1 zone.
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Upon motion by Jensen, seconded by Jessen and carried
unanimously, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 PM.
Ed ~hukl e
City Manager
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