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RK CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
June 22, 1998
The meeting convened at 7:05 p.m.
Present at the meeting were Councilmembers Chris Nelson, Susan Sanger,Robert Young, Tim
Brimeyer and Mayor Gail Dorfman.
Staff present: City Manager(Mr. Meyer);Director of Community Development(Mr.
Harmening);Planning Coordinator(Ms. Erickson);Public Works Director(Mr. Rardin)and
City Clerk(Ms. Larsen)
Mr. Meyer requested that we add an item to the agenda: Street Reconstruction Change
Order.
1. Scope of Work for Trails and Sidewalks Plan
Community Development staff met with Council to discuss the process, associated costs and
scope of work for a Trails and Sidewalks Plan to meet the goals of Vision St. Louis Park and
to be incorporated as part of the Comprehensive Plan.
Judie Erickson explained the three proposed phases, with phase 1 consisting of data collection
and visioning with the City Council determining the parameters which define the extent and
type of system to be construction. Phase Two would include working with a citizen task
force and various commissions and holding open houses to help design the trail and sidewalk
system. The final phase would identify funding sources and implement strategies for
construction.
Mayor Dorfman asked how the trail study will tie in to the overall development of the
community. Ms. Erickson said that the trail study would be part of the transportation section
of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Councilmember Sanger said that she felt the study is very important and encouraged public
comment and involvement. She felt that Council needed to clearly address the question of
sidewalk plowing and responsibility for payment for snow plowing services. She also felt the
proposed task force makeup was too"top heavy" and encouraged greater involvement by
neighborhood groups.
Mr. Meyer stressed the importance of Phase I where Council would address larger issues and
work to develop policy prior to turning the project over to a task force.
Il Council agreed that their role should be to clearly identify parameters within which the task
force could effectively operate.
Tom Harmening informed Council that the scope of work would be brought forward for
approval at the July 6th meeting.
2. Street Reconstruction Change Order
Mr. Meyer and Mr. Rardin informed Council that they would be seeing a sizable change order
on the agenda for July 6th. This change order would pertain to a street reconstruction project
where substandard work done on the street many years ago had seriously impacted the current
project causing costs to rise considerably.
3. Communications
Council briefly discussed the agenda for the joint City Council/School Board meeting to be
held on Wednesday, July 24th.
Councilmember Young pointed out an article included in the most recent edition of
"Minnesota Cities" about Tax Increment Financing.
Mayor Dorfman suggested that the City should recognize Parktacular volunteers and city staff
for their efforts.
Mr. Rardin and Mr. Meyer informed Council of the upcoming reorganization of the Public
Works Department.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
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