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MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
MARCH 9, 2009
The meeting convened at 6:35 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basill, C. Paul Carver, Phil Finkelstein, Paul
Omodt, Loran Paprocki and Sue Sanger.
Council members absent: None.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Director of Inspections (Mr. Hoffman), Director of
Public Works (Mr. Rardin), Fire Chief(Mr. Stemmer), Park Superintendent (Mr. Beane), Planning/
Zoning Supervisor (Ms. McMonigal), Assistant Planner (Mr. Fulton), Public Works Coordinator
(Mr. Merkley), Solid Waste Supervisor (Mr. Bredenberg), Administrative Supervisor, Inspections
(Ms. Boettcher),Assistant Finance Director (Mr. Swanson) and Recording Secretary (Ms. Larrea).
Others present: Gary Hay and Tom Johnson of Hay-Dobbs P.A. and Jim Brimeyer, representative
of the Policy Advisory Committee for the Southwest Transitway.
1. Future Study Session Agenda Planning- March 23, 2009
Mr. Harmening presented the staff report.
Mayor Jacobs and Councilmember Finkelstein will not be in attendance on March 16, 2009.
It was the consensus of the Council to postpone the items on the agenda for March 16 until March
23. The March 16 meeting is canceled unless an urgent matter arises.
2. Northside Fire Station Location
Mr. Hoffman presented the staff report seeking direction from Council regarding the Northside Fire
Station. He noted there will be cost savings designing both the Southside and the Northside Fire
Stations simultaneously.
Fire Chief Stemmer explained to Council the possible traffic issues at several locations.
Mr. Beane confirmed that the proposed plan would eliminate one ice rink. Councilmember Basill
indicated he would like staff to look for a site to build a new ice rink to substitute the rink that
would be lost at this location.
It was the consensus of the Council to proceed with the Northside Fire Station.
3. Southwest Transit Station Area Planning and Southwest Transit DEIS Update
Mr. Hay presented the staff report to the Council updating on the SW Transit project.
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Ms. McMonigal confirmed the number of proposed parking spots at each of the parking stations.
Councilmember Basill noted to staff that structured parking should be built so that it can be added
on to in the future. A discussion ensued about planning the number of parking spaces appropriately
to avoid too much parking in neighborhoods.
Councilmember Sanger would like to see discussion of the area north of Highway 25 near the
Beltline station.
Mr. Brimeyer updated the Council on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the
Southwest Transit project.
It was the consensus of the Council to move forward with planning the Southwest Transit Station.
It was noted that bike trails and parking should be accounted for in future planning.
4. Solid Waste Program Update
Mr. Rardin presented the staff report to the Council informing them of the City's policies associated
with overfilled garbage carts and cart placement.
Mr. Bredenberg informed the Council as to the history of this issue and the current actions being
taken to resolve these concerns.
It was the consensus of the Council to continue enforcement of the current volume based garbage
collection program and cart placements.
5. Communications (Verbal)
Mr. Harmening reported to the Council that STEP has offered a spot on their Board of Directors to
the City of St. Louis Park.
Mr. Harmening noted there will be an extended study session on April 13, 2009.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Written Reports provided and documented for recording purposes only:
6. Recycling Program Update
7. Hoigaard Village Project Update
8. Pay 2010 Assessed Valuation Report
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