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Long-Range Planning Session
III City of St. Louis Park, MN
January 8, 1990
1 . Call to order
Mayor Hanks called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll call
The following Councilmembers were present at roll call : Bruce Battaglia,
George Haun, Keith Meland, Larry Mitchell , Jane Tschida and Lyle Hanks.
Also present were the City Manager, Director of Community Development, Senior
Planner, Director of Public Works, Administrative Asst. Bob Larson and Zoning
Administrator Ernie Petersen.
3. Status report": City Prosecutor
The Council received a status report from Mike Colich and Pete Cahill , City
Prosecutors. Among the subjects discussed were the good working relationship
that presently exists between the Prosecutor' s office and the St. Louis Park
Police Department, domestic abuse, drug-related cases and the possibility
of a more meaningful reporting format from the Prosecutor's office to the
City Council .
III4. Comprehensive Plan update
The Council discussed the Comprehensive Plan update and agreed to hold a
special study session on January 15, 1990 at 6:30 p.m. to continue its discussion
of this subject.
The Council briefly discussed land use and property tax data for the decade
of the 80's.
5. Highway 7 design guidelines
The Council discussed redevelopment design guidelines for Highway 7 with
Councilmember Tschida obtaining Council agreement to direct staff to contact
outside parties Morrish, Brown and Martinson.
6. Tax Increment Finance District Revenue
Following discussion of a memorandum from staff, Council agreed to pursue
recommendations dealing with collection and use of tax increment finance
district revenue.
7. Cedar Lake Road
Councilmember Mitchell briefed Council on his thoughts regarding Cedar Lake
III Road, and staff was requested to develop a schematic regarding Cedar
Lake Road.
8. Refuse/recycling
A number of refuse-related subjects were discussed. Council asked staff to
prepare a report on the advantages and disadvantages of a metered garbage
program.
The status of efforts to implement multi-family recycling was discussed as
was the emerging issue of yard waste disposal .
9. Police Management Study 111
The Council seemed favorably inclined towards the City Manager's recommendation
regarding the Police Management study and accepted a revised Scope of Work
portion of the agreement with the Consultant stemming from a suggestion from
Councilmember Friedman. One sentence in the revised Scope of Work portion
of the Agreement was deleted.
10. State Government for a Day
Council discussed the State Government for a Day program and concluded that
the City should express interest in participation sometime during the winter
of 1990-91 .
11 . Other business
It was agreed that the Community Drug Awareness Committee would make a presenta-
tion at the Council ' s Feb. 12 Long-range Planning session.
12. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:07 p.m.
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Recording Secretary