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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 11/21/2000 - Workshop APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPMORUM TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 21,2000 5:00-6:55 PM, CITY CENTER HERITAGE ROOM H CITY COUNCIII: Mayor Jean Harris, Councilmembers Sherry Butcher,Ronald Case,Ross Thorfinnson,Jr., and Nancy Tyra-Lukens CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Chris Enger, Parks & Recreation Services Director Bob Lambert, Public Works Services Director Eugene Dietz, Community Development and Financial Services Director Don Uram, Director of Public Safety Services Jim Clark, Director of Management Services Natalie Swaggert, City Attorney Roger Pauly, and Recorder Lorene McWaters VISITORS: Jan Mosman, Chair of the Heritage Preservation Commission and Councilmember- Elect I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER—MAYOR JEAN HARRIS Mayor Harris called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. H. APPROVAL OF AGENDA III. COMMUNITY FORUM SURVEY Councilmember Butcher, Community Survey Team Member, gave an overview of the Community Forum,held on October 27 and 28,2000. The Community Forum involved four 3-hour sessions of about 25 participants each, divided into age groups. Butcher explained that the data gathered from the Community Forum sessions is being used to help formulate a survey that will be mailed to all households in Eden Prairie(about 18,000). The consultant designing,tabulating and analyzing the survey is Wirthlin Worldwide. Butcher said that Councilmembers are asked to review the draft survey and provide input on its content. While minor final revisions could still be suggested during the December 5 Workshop, the bulk of suggestions would have to come from the current Workshop. City Manager Enger noted that Doug Griffen,D.S. Griffen&Associates,will provide a summary of Community Forum results at the December 5 workshop via telephone conference. Councilmember Tyra-Lukens, Community Survey Team Member, suggested that the Council go through the draft survey together question-by-question with the goal of figuring out how the answers to these questions will help the Council and the City to deliver the best possible service to residents. Councilmembers reviewed each question and Tyra-Lukens COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES November 21, 2000 Page 2 made detailed notes of input to go over with Wirthlin during a conference call scheduled for November 22. IV. OTHER BUSINESS V. COUNCIL FORUM A. DON KLINGEL,EDEN PRAIRIE RESIDENT,REGARDING HARTFORD PLACE DEVELOPMENT Mr. Kingle addressed the following items, on behalf of the neighborhood bordering the Ryan Companies land off of Prairie Center Drive across from the mall. 1. Kingle indicated residents are concerned about the brightness of the lighting at Eden Prairie Mall's new parking ramp. Enger asked Chief Clark and Public Works Director Dietz to look into the matter and report back to him and to Mr.Kingle. 2. Kingle reported he had spoken to Bill McHale of Ryan Companies about the possibility of the neighborhood working with Ryan on developing the property formerly proposed as a Costco sight. Kingle said the neighborhood would like to be involved in recruiting businesses of a type that would be acceptable to them and to help Ryan avoid another lengthy Council approval process. Kingle said the neighborhood is okay with the approved 1994 plan, but he believes a"new urbanism process"might work better for the site. He asked the Council to think about what they would like to see on the site. City Manager Enger read from a letter he received from Bill McHale on the topic that summarizes conversations with Kingle and Rottlund. 3. Khngel noted that the neighborhood had put a lot of effort into ensuring that Costco would not be developed on the Ryan site. He said the neighborhood appreciated all of the effort City staff put forth to provide timely information and assistance to the neighborhood. Klingel read a letter of commendation from the neighborhood to City Planner Michael Franzen and asked that Enger present a copy of the letter to Franzen. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Harris adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m.