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CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
ST. LOUIS PARK CITY COUNCIL
October 30, 1989
1 . Call to order
Mayor Lyle Hanks called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll call
The following Council members were present: Bruce Battaglia, Allen Friedman,
Keith Meland, Larry Mitchell , Jane Tschida and Lyle Hanks.
Also present were the City Manager, Assistant to the City Manager, Director
of Finance, Assistant Director of Finance, Personnel Officer and Communications
Specialist.
3. Proposed 1990 budget
The Council reviewed the proposed 1990 budget and considered four options
regarding the tax levy for 1990. Following discussion, the Council seemed
inclined to favor Option 4. However, the Council reviewed a number of expenditure
reductions that would result in a savings of $306,000. This list of expenditure
reductions differs fr m that proposed by staff the me from arlan yverson,
Finance Director: 570,000 will De moved rom MI* to unai tocatedHgeneral .
Council discussed the Truth in Taxation schedule for 1990. The Council agreed
with staff' s recommendation and selected the dates of November 29 and alterna-
tively November 30 for the public hearing.
4. Employee health insurance for 1990
Council reviewed the memo from Personnel Officer Wally Wysopal . In general ,
Council agreed with the recommendations in the memo. Staff was asked to
refine the proposed early retirement program that was recommended in the
memo.
5. City Logo
Following a presentation by Lynn Schwartz, Communications Specialist, the
Council appeared to favor modifying the existing City logo to make it more
contemporary. Specifically, the option that builds on the current logo was
selected for use by the City.
6. Request from Councilmember Tschida
a. Council expressed its willingness to fund the local share of traffic
signal upgrade on Excelsior Blvd. if the County can provide its funding
prior to 1992.
b. It was noted that the Comprehensive Plan update would review to some
extent the economic feasibility of eliminating strip zoning on Excelsior
Blvd. and relocating the affected businesses.
c. .The Council agreed philosophically with an approach known as "land banking" III
but also indicated that activity in this area would be tempered by financial
reality both in terms of land acquisition and maintenance of land.
7. Miscellaneous items
A variety of miscellaneous items were discussed under the heading of Other
Business.
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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William C. Dixon
Recording Secretary