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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-06-1999 CMW CTTY OF MAPLEWOOD COUNCIL/MANAGERWQRKSHOP MEETING MINUTES 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 6, 1999 Maplewood Room, City Hall 5:00 p.m. A. Call To Order The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rossbach at 5:00 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 Assistant to the City Manager Michael Ericson Community Oriented Services Coordinator Colleen Dirkswager Associate Planner Ken Roberts C. Annroval of Agenda Mayor Rossbach moved to approve the agenda as presented The motion was seconded by Councilmember Allenspach Motion passed 5-0 D. Legislative Update State Representatives Mindy Greiling and Betty McCollum appeared before the city council and provided a legislative update on the 1999 State Legislative Session. They presented a memo with nine city-related issues which were acted upon in the 1999 Session. Betty said that the sales tax repeal is going to be difficult so the city should work with LMC to include exemptions instead of a blanket repeal of sales tax on city purchases. Council asked a few questions and expressed its appreciation to the legislators for their work on the Bruentrup Farm grant E. Community Oriented Services Update Community Oriented Services Coordinator Colleen Dirkswager presented the council with an update of the activities and projects she is currently working orr. Council asked questions and then selected September 13 as the city council meeting at the Carver Gym where the city will hold another public hearing on the deer management issue. City Manager McGuire presented the options for a service center in the south end of the city which would be staffed by a parttime customer service representative. Mike will work with the council to include vehicle licensing as one of the services in the satellite service center. F. White Bear Avenue Streetscape and Visioning Council requested all stakeholders to attend this meeting to explore the various options for a cooperative partnership between the city, WBABA, and the City of St. Paul. Earlier this year at the City Council/Staff Retreat, Council directed staff to prepare an RFP to hire a consultant to work on this project. Associate Planner Ken Roberts, Brian McMahon - planning consultant for WBABA, and Chuck Repke -District 2 representative were present to discuss the project. St. Paul City Council President Dan Bostrum and staffer Scott Renstrom were unable to attend the meeting. The corridor is six miles long from I- 94 to I-694. Council would like this to be more than just streetscapes and said that the two major issues of concern are traffic and parking. Both Brian McMahon and Chuck Repke explained the scope of the project to date and Brian said he is ready to go out for an RFP on behalf of the WBABA. City staff will work with WBABA and the City of St. Paul who have assigned a planner to the project. G. Community Survey At previous workshops, the City Council had discussed the hiring of Decision Resources to conduct a community survey to measure the interest of the community on a number of issues including the three referendum issues which were approved by the council at its June 28 regular meeting. Council decided not have a survey done this year. H. 1998 Budget Objectives Report City Manager Mike McGuire presented the report which had been tabled from previous agendas due to the volume of major city projects and more significant priorities. He informed the council about a few of the highlights of the year and answered questions raised by council about the work of staff on various projects. I. Report from City's Y2K Task Force Assistant to the City Manager Mike Ericson provided a Y2K Task Force progress report to the city council. The Task Force revised the draft executive summary of the city's Y2K Action Plan with previous suggestions from the city council and the department heads. 1 J. Other Business 1. Cable TV Show -Maplewood City Update - "Straight Scoop" City Manager Mike McGuire presented the proposed weekly 30-minute city update program which will be produced and directed by Joe Frazier from GTN Channel 16 to better inform and educate the citizens of Maplewood about city council activities, city issues including Y2K, and a wide vaziety of city depaztmental activities. Unfortunately, GTN has already lost two reporters one of which would have done the city's show. One suggestion would be for a city staff member to temporarily host the show until a fulltime hire is made. The show would still include a rotation of the mayor, city councilmembers, and the city manager. Council supported the idea and asked that it be introduced as soon as possible. K. Future Topics 1. City Goals The 1999 City Goals List developed at the council/staff retreat earlier this year will be reviewed periodically at Council/Manager Workshop meetings throughout the year to provide updates, reschedule priorities, and measure progress on the completion of the city goals. 2. Residential Parking Ordinance. Will be discussed at August meeting. L. ADJOURNMENT Motions Koppen and seconded bXAllenspach to adjourn the meeting at 6:59 p.m. Motion passed 4-0. Kittridg_e had to leave early. 2