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ST. LOUIS OFFICIAL MINUTES
PARK CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
Minutes of February 19, 2002
The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m.
Present at the meeting were Councilmembers Ron Latz, Chris Nelson, Susan Santa, Sue Sanger,
Sally Velick and Mayor Jeff Jacobs.
Staff present City Manager(Mr. Meyer), City Attorney (Mr. Scott), City Engineer(Ms. Hagen),
and City Clerk (Ms. Reichert).
1. Minnehaha Creek Watershed Management District Rules
Maria Hagen and Tom Scott presented an issue where the Minnehaha creek Watershed District is
proposing to implement rules which would impose a permit process and restrict development in
the district. Mr. Scott gave an overview of the structure of the Watershed District and how their
regulations affect St Louis Park Mr. Scott explained the rule making process used by the
MCWD and stated that he did not believe they had the authority to make rules governing
development in individual communities.
Council asked for clarification on when the proposed permits would be required and under what
conditions. Mr. Meyer stated that the impact of the proposed rules on residential properties was
not great, but that the impact on commercial developments was very significant Ms Hagen
used the example of trails around the Mpls chain of lakes and how these proposed rules would
eliminate future maintenance on the trails
Council directed staff to contact the MCWD to express St. Louis Park's opposition to the
proposed rules.
2. Redistricting
Cindy Reichert presented an overview of the redistricting process to the council and asked for-
their input regarding redrawing ward lines and establishing polling precincts Council proposed
that neighborhood boundaries be followed wherever possible and that the ward lines should
remain essentially the same with minor adjustments to achieve balance in population between
wards. Council also agreed with the direction proposed by staff where the number of polling
places would be reduced if possible to control election costs and facilitate placement of judges.
Staff agreed to prepare a memo summarizing council's priorities for redistricting.
3. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at .1.12 p m
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