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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-04-1998 CMW COUNCIL/MANAGER WORKSHOP CITY OF MAPLEWOOD 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 4, 1998 Maplewood, Room City Hall MINUTES A. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to'order by Mayor Rossbach at S:OZ p.m. B. ROLL CALL Mayor George Rossbach Present Councilmember Sherry Allenspach Present Councilmember Dale Carlson Present Councilmember Kevin Kittridge Present Councilmember Marvin Koppen Present Others Present " City Manager Michael McGuire Community Development Director Melinda Coleman Finance Director, Dan Faust Fire Chief, Joel Hewitt Park and Recreation Director Bruce Anderson Police Chief, Mike Ryan . Public Works, Assistant Engineer Chris Cavett Community Services Coordinator Colleen Dirkswager Citizens from the Community C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilmember Carlson moved to amend the agenda to add item Il 2020. Mayor Rossbach moved to amend the agenda to add item I2 Dare Graduations. City Manager McGuire requested the addition of item I3 Bruentrup Farm Update. Councilmember Carlson moved annroval of the agenda as amended. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Koppen. Ayes: All present May 4, 1998 Council/Manager Workshop Page Two D. CIP City Manager McGuire provided a summary of the CIP. Outlining improvements by neighborhood /project. When Council had questions about specific projects City Manager McGuire referred to Department Management for detailed answers. Some discussion ensued between staff and council to provide additional information about purchases, equipment, and improvements. E. MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER QUARTERLY UPDATE Manager McGuire referred to Finance Director Faust for a report. Faust reviewed the status of MCC projected and actual budget for the first three months of 1998. Faust mentioned that the MCC is currently showing a profit, which is typical for the time of the year. However, based on the financial history of the MCC, for first quarter, we are quite a bit ahead of previous years. The MCC is currently standing favorably. Mayor Rossbach questioned the effect of having one caterer. Parks and Recreation Director Anderson provided a synopsis of what effects, both positive and negative, were currently apparent. Anderson further noted that the real time to measure these effects will be this year. F. HRA -INFORMAL DISCUSSION ON DETERIORATING HOUSING City Manager McGuire suggested that this topic was added at the request of Councilmember Koppen. McGuire turned over the dialogue to Koppen to explain-his concerns about deteriorating housing stock in Maplewood. Councilmember Koppen suggested that we investigate plans that current cities have in place to address this issue. Discussion ensued between HRA members, Councilmembers and Community Development Director Coleman about possible programs or ideas to look into. The HRA looked for direction from the Council on how they would like the HRA to proceed. Council directed the HRA to research neighboring communities current programs, pursue options and prepare a summary for council review. G. OPEN SPACE UPDATE City Manager McGuire presented an update on the parcels currently being considered for open space purchase. There are seven parcels. McGuire summarized each parcel providing information about location, size, appraised value (when available), and where the parcel ranked on the list of parcels for consideration compiled by the former open space committee. Discussion ensued about the parcels, whaf evaluation process should be taken for future pazcels and what to do about the immediate issue with the Hailer's woods parcels. City Manager McGuire will contact a couple of individuals who could provide the city with an ecological evaluation of each of the parcels left for consideration. Hailer's Wood parcels will be dealt with as a separate issue on Monday night at the Council meeting. May 4, 1998 Council/Manager Workshop Page Three H. COMMUNITY ORIENTED SERVICES UPDATE Community Services Coordinator Dirkswager provided a brief summazized update on activities. Specifically requesting feedback on the Council participation in the White Beaz Avenue Parade, and the minutes from the neighborhood committee meetings. Councilmember Allenspach mentioned a couple of errors in the minutes for the Merit Committee. Dirkswager will follow-up with a letter to the committee with the new information. Also mentioned were the meetings coming up for the youth initiative and the in-service opportunities the HRC was sponsoring. I. OTHER BUSINESS 1. 2020 Councilmember Carlson would like the 2020 conversations to be placed _ back on workshop agenda's for future discussions and plans to be developed. "What do we want to look like in 2020?" 2. Dare Graduations Mayor Rossbach mentioned that he was unable to attend a Dare graduation scheduled for May 28, and asked if someone else would be able to be present. Both Councilmembers Kittridge and Allenspach will be present. 3. Bruentrup Farm Update City Manager McGuire updated the Council on the status of the Bruentrup Farm. He provided a photo of the farm and mentioned that he was researching possible options, and partnerships for funding. I. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourn at 7:03 p.m.