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JAI/ St. Louis Park City Council Workshop Session
MINNESOTA West End Community Room
1621 West End Boulevard
March 12, 2011
The workshop session was called to order at 9:02 a.m. by Mayor Jeff Jacobs.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, Sue Sanger, Julia Ross, Sue Santa, and Anne
Mavity.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Deputy City Manager (Ms. Deno),
Organizational Development Coordinator (Ms. Gothberg). Director of Public Works (Mr.
Rardin) and Director of Parks and Recreation(Ms. Walsh) attended in the afternoon.
Others present: Jim Brimeyer and Karen Black attended in the morning.
City Council Workshop Session
1. Carver Governance Model
Jim Brimeyer presented the model and an overview of how it works. Council learned the
history of the Carver Governance Model and when it came to the City of St. Louis Park.
They shared comments, asked questions, and discussed ways it worked for the City of St.
Louis Park.
2. City Council Communications
City Council Communications worked with Karen Black, Communications Facilitator, on
the most effective way of communicating as a council, especially when making difficult
and divided decisions.
3. Louisiana Ave & Hwy 7 Interchange
Mike Rardin was present to update and answer questions. Council direction was to
continue moving forward while continuing to check on the financial conditions.
4. Civic/Recreational Facilities
Cindy Walsh was present to lead the discussion and answer questions. Council direction
was to continue to get feedback through the Decisions Resources Community Survey,
analyze that data along with the web opinion survey, and then determine the exact next
steps. They also indicated that when this is done, they would like to visit a variety of
other cities and see what they have done in this area.
The workshop was adjourned at 3:27 p.m.
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