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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 03/10/1992 • APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY , MARCH 10 , 1992 7:30 PM , CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7600 Executive Drive COUNCILMEMBERS. Mayor Douglas Tenpas , Richard Anderson , Jean Harris , H . Martin Jessen , and Patricia Pidcock CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl J . Jullie , Assistant to .the City Manager Craig Dawson , City Attorney Roger Pauly , Finance Director John D . Frane , Director of Planning Chris Enger , Director of Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Robert Lambert , Director of Public Works Gene Dietz , and Recording Secretary Jan Nelson • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Mayor Tenpas called the meeting to order at 7.40 PM . All members were present . PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION FOR GIRL SCOUT WEEK, MARCH 8-14 1992 The Mayor proclaimed the week of March 8-14 1992 to be Girl Scout Week in Eden Prairie . Several Girl Scouts were present to receive the proclamation . ACKNOWLEDGE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT WINNING 1992 PARTNERSHIP MINNESOTA COOPERATIVE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD City Manager Jullie said the City has been presented with a plaque as a winner of the 1992 Partnership Minnesota Award for cooperative efforts in prairie restoration in Eden Prairie . Tenpas congratulated the Staff for their efforts on this project . Anderson noted that this award came about because of a cooperative effort between the school system and the City that began two years ago on Earth Day . • I . APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS Pidcock added Item X .A .1 . Reassessment of Parcels; Item X .A Guidelines for APPointments to Commissions; Item City Council Meeting 2 March 10 , 1992 X .A .3 . Ethics . Jessen added Item X .A .4 . Report on the • League of Cities Convention . Anderson added Item X .A .5 , Metropolitan Environmental Quality Organization Ad Hoc Group . MOTION: Harris moved , seconded by Pidcock , to approve the Agenda as published and amended . Motion carried unanimously. Ii . MINUTES A . .point City Council/Parks . Recreation & Natural Resources Commission Meeting Held Tuesday , January 14 , 1992 MOTION: Pidcock moved , seconded by Anderson , to approve the Minutes of the Joint City Council/Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Commission Meeting held Tuesday , January 14 , 1992 , as published . Motion carried unanimously. B . City Council/Park Bond Referendum Committee DiSQUSQion Meeting Held Tuesday , January 28 , 1992 MOTION: Pidcock moved , seconded by Anderson , to approve the Minutes of the City Council/Park Bond • Referendum Committee Discussion Meeting held Tuesday , January 28 , 1992 , as published . Motion carried unanimously. C . City Council Meeting Held Tuesday , February 4 . 1992 MOTION: Pidcock moved , seconded by Anderson , to approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting held Tuesday , February 4 , 1992 , as published . Motion carried unanimously. D . Special City Council Meeting Held Tuesday February 11 1992 MOTION: Pidcock moved , seconded by Anderson , to approve the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting held Tuesday , February 11 , 1992 , as published . Motion carried unanimously . E . Special City Council Meeting Held Thursday , February 20 , 1992 MOTION: Pidcock moved , seconded by Anderson , to approve the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting held Thursday , February 20 , 1992 , as published . Motion carried with Tenpas and Jessen abstaining. III . CONSENT CALENDAR City Council Meeting 3 March 10 , 1992 • A . Clerk 's License List B . Accept _Donation of Bermel Property and Approve Payment of Taxes , on the condition that the property is determined to have a clear title . C . Receive Feasibility Report for Braxton Drive Street and Utility Improvements , I .C . 52-189 , and set Public Hearing Date for March 10 , 1992 ( Resolution No . 92-32 ) D . Receive Feasibility Report for Creek Knoll Improvements , I .C . 52-194 and set Public Hearin±-j Dat{E! for March 10 . 1992 ( Resolution No . 92-21 ) E . Release of Special Assessment Agreement - Alfred E . Pavelka F . Final Plat Approval of Country Glen 2nd Addition (located east of Duck Lake Road and south of W . n2nd Street ) ( Resolution No . 92-23 ) G . TACO BELL by Taco Bell Corporation . 2nd Reading of Ordinance 7-92 , Zoning District Amendment within the C- Reg-Ser Zoning District on 0 .56 acres with variances to be reviewed by the Board of Appeals; Approval of • Developer ' Agreement for Taco Bell ; Adoption of Resolution No . 92-44 , Authorizing Summary of Ordinance 7-92 , and Ordering Publication of said Summary; and Adoption of Resolution No . 92-43 , Site Plan Review . Location Joiner Way , south of Goodyear Tire . (Ordinance No. 7-92, Zoning District Amendment, Resolution No. 92-43, Site Plan approval , Resolution No. 92-44, Authorizing Summary and Publication) H . Final Plat Approval of YES Addition ( Taco Bell Site ) located south of Prairie Center Drive ( Resolution No . 92-37 ) I . Final Plat Approval of Fairfield of Eden Prairie 8th Addition , .located east of Braxton Drive and north of Candlewood Parkway ( Resolution No . 92-38 ) J . Approva Change Order No . 2 for Cedar Ridge Estates 2nd , I .C . 52-225 K . Approve Change Order No . 3 for Bluffs blest 9th Addition , Bluffs East 8th Addition . Rluestem Ri.r!ga ;end Hawk High Ridge . I .C . 52-224 , 52-223 . 52-1.99 L . MWCC Permit Application for Windfield Addition ( Resolution No . 92-42 ) M . Appointment of Election Judges for April 7 , 19g2 Presidential Primary ( Resolution No . 92-10 ) City Council Meeting 4 March 10 , 1992 N . Resolution urging the Expension of the Federal Land ar�� Water Conservation Fund Program_ ( Resolution No . 92-20 0 . Proclamation for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness for the Month of March 1992 Jessen said he was concerned about the feasibility studies in Items C and D . He asked if the total assessment on Braxton Drive was against three properties and if there were any problems anticipated . City Engineer Gray said they may object to the size of the assessment ; however , the improvements were petitioned . Pidcock asked City Attorney Pauly about Item E . Pauly said this is a fairly standard type of release to permit the City to impose special assessments on the property . Jessen asked if there are any other outstanding title issues regarding the donation of property in Item B . Lambert said there had not been a title search . Jessen said he thought there should be , and that he would make Item B conditional upon determining that the property has a clear title . MOTION: Harris moved , seconded by Pidcock , to approve the Consent Calendar as published and amended . Motion carried unanimously. • IV . PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS A . BRAXTON POND by Westar Properties , Inc . Request for Zoning District Change from Rural to R1-13 .5 on 3 .6 acres; and Preliminary Plat of 3 .6 acres into six single-family lots and road right--of-way to be known as Braxton Pond . Location: South and west of the terminus of existing Braxton Drive . (Ordinance No . 2- 92 - Zoning District Change; Resolution No. 92-19 - Preliminary Plat) Continued from February 4 , 1992 Jullie noted that this is a continued public hearing . Ron Bastyr , representing Westar properties , reviewed the proposal . Director of Planning Enger said the Planning Commission recommended approval of this proposal at their November 25 , 1991 meeting , subject to the recommendations of the Staff Report of November 22 . He said proponent has submitted a revised grading plan , and Staff recommend.: approval of the proposal . He noted that this was not reviewed by the Parks , Recreation & Natural Resou)"Ce-S Commission . Gray said Staff suggests that the Developer 's Agreemelo contain an assessment agreement in line with the findings of the Feasibility Study . City Council Meeting 5 March 10 , 1992 • There were no comments from the audience . MOTION= Harris moved , seconded by Pidcock , to close the Public Hearing and to approve 1st Reading of Ordinance No . 2-92 for Zoning District Change . Motion carried unanimously. MOTION Harris moved, seconded by Jessen , to adopt Resolution No . 92-19 approving the Preliminary Plat and to direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Commission and Staff recommendations• and incorporating an Assessment Agreement in line with the findings of the Feasibility Study completed for the property . Motion carried unanimously_ B . PRAIRIE GREEN OUTDOOR STORAGE by Birchwood Labs . Request of Birchwood Labs for Zoning District Amendment within the I-2 District on 3 acres , with variances to be reviewed by the Board of Appeals and Site Plan Review on 3 acres for construction of an outdoor storage facility to be known as Prairie Green Outdoor Storage . Loaction- Southwest of Fuller Road , south of Birchwood Labs , east of Lincoln Drive . (Ordinance No. 6-92 - Zoning District Amendment in the I-2 District) • Continued from February 4 , 1992 Jullie noted that this was also a continued hearing , and noted that proponent has asked that their request be withdrawn . MOTION: Pidcock moved , seconded by Anderson , to close the Public Hearing and to acknowledge withdrawal of th�j Prairie Green Outdoor Storage proposal . Motion carried unanimously. C . NORMARK CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS by Normark Corporation - c/o Hoyt Properties . Request for Zoning District Change from Office to I-2 on 3 .77 acres with variances to be reviewed by the Board of Adjustments and Appeals , Site Plan Review on 3 .77 acres for construction of a 48 ,000 square-foot office/warehouse building to be known as Normark Corporation (Ordinance No_ 4-92 - Zoning District Change) Jullie stated notice of this Public Hearing was published in the Eden Prairie News and individual notices were sent to owners of surrounding properties . Steve Hoyt , representing proponent , addressed the proposal . • Enger said the Planning Commission considered this proposal at their January 27t1-1 meeting and approved it on a 3-2 vote , subject to the recommendations contained City Council Meeting 6 March 10 , 1992 in the Staff Report of January 24th . He said that • approvals have been received from the DNR and the Army Corps of Engineers . He said they have recommended that alternative construction methods for sewer and water connections be looked at to save additional trees on the property . He said they have also recommended that there be a guarantee of construction of the proof of parking on the site . He said they need to review alternatives to the 16-foot retaining wall on the east property line with the adjacent property owner . Director of Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Lambert said the Parks Commission reviewed this proposal at their February 3rd meeting and again at a special on--site meeting on February 8th . He said the approval was recommended on a 3-2 vote , subject to the recommendations of the Staff report . He said that the Commission 's main concerns were the extent of grading into the hill and the land use . Jessen asked about the alternative trail plan . Lambert said there seem to be two feasible alternatives--the one proposed by proponents and another that would continue the trail on the south side of the creek . Jessen asked if that would be a City project . Lambert • said it would be and there are a lot of trails with a higher priority in the City than this one . Anderson said he had visited the site and walked the property lines to see if there were other options for the trail . He said he is concerned that we don 't give up on putting a trail in that area . Jessen asked if the storm water management is adequate because the property is right on the creek . Enger said it is intercepted in a pond and will meet the standards after construction; however , they will have to be careful during construction to keep all the soil on the site . Pidcock asked what was meant by the reference in the the Planning Commission minutes to a letter from the DNR stating that the project would not be compatible with current state shoreline management guidelines and Uram 's reply that Eden Prairie had never met the State Shoreline ordinances . Enger said the original State Shorelind regulations were put out in 197S in a model ordinance , and Eden Prairie put together a customized ordinance in response to it . He said we came into a lot of conflict with some of the standards set forth in the State guidelines . He said we have been working • with the DNR ever since to resolve some of the issues . City Council Meeting 7 March 10 , 1992 • Pidcock asked what the differences are between the n w State regulations and our ordinance . Enger said the new State regulations are similar to the old ones; consequently , there are several areas of difference with our ordinance . A discussion followed regarding new Federal wetland regulations and State Shoreland regulations _ There were no comments from the audience . MOTION: Jessen moved, seconded by Pidcock , to close the Public Hearing , to approve 1st Reading of ordinance No . 4-92 for a Zoning District Amendment from Office to I-2 on 3 .77 acres with variances to be reviewed by the Board of Adjustments- and Appeals and to direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Commission and Staff recommendations . Motion carried 4-1 with Anderson opposed. Anderson said he voted against the motion because he is concerned about the land use changes . He said thera was an agreement made with the City that this area would be an office area . He said he is concerned about the number of variances that the City gives up , about • the way the City property is being given away , and about the tree loss . He said the Nine-Mile Creek area does not have a plan such as the one developed for Purgatory Creek so we have no long-range plan to refer to for development of this area . Tenpas said that he appreciated what the developer did and that he wanted to welcome Normark to the community . V . PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION: Harris moved , seconded by Pidcock , to approve payment of claims . Motion carried with Anderson, Harris, Jessen, Pidcock and Tenpas voting "Aye. " VI . ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A . Approve PJ.ans and Specifications for Rowland Ro,- d Improvements . I .C _ 52-067 ( Resolution No . 92-40 ) Jullie said Staff has been working on the plans and specifications for the improvements to Rowland Road; however , the project has been delayed because of neighborhood concerns with the location of the entrrance to Bryant Lake Regional Park . He said an informational meeting was held on March 4th with the residents and • Hennepin Parks representatives . He said that, meeting resulted in two additional alternatives and that residents presented a petition that stated their strong preference that the main entrance be relocated . City Council Meeting 8 March 10 , 1992 Gray reviewed the site map for -the project and • explained the proposed alternative plan for placement of the park entrance . He said Staff will bring back a. separate planting plan can be better developed after the grading is completed and residents have been consulted for their input . Pidcock asked if most of the traffic comes in from Shady Oak Road . Gray said about 80% of the traffic comes from that direction . Anderson asked if they planned to drop the road at the entrance to the park . Gray said it will be dropped about 1 to 1-1/2 feet . Anderson asked how big a berm can be put up . Gray said they could get a 4-5 foot berm in the buffer area and that with tree plantings there could be a 10-foot berm in a short time . Tenpas asked if it would be possible to put some kind of fencing or sound barrier between existing pine trees . Gray said that could be considered , and that Staff will be working with the residents along here on the landscaping plans . • Anderson asked what will be done about parking and speed limits along Rowland Road . Gray said Rowland Road will be signed for no parking and for 30 MPH speeds . Karen Kleinman , 11575 Raspberry Hill Road , said the entrance is directly across from her back yard , and she will get headlights in her back yard at night . She said she is also concerned about park users parking in the nearby residential streets and walking into the park . She said their petition proposes that the entrance be moved down to the curve in the road . lessen asked where the entrance was planned to be five years ago when the Council approved the plan . Doug Bryant , representing Hennepin Parks , reviewed the original entrance location , and said that this proposal is very consistent with the plan presented to the Council in 1986 . Karen Smisak , 6661 Cherokee T•iail , said .she is apposed to the alternative plan put forth by the other residents because the entrance would then be directly in back of her property . She said she also has concerns about extra traffic and parking on the street . • lessen asked how many boat parking spaces there will be in the park . Bryant said there will be 20 spaces . City Council Meeting 9 March 10 , 192 • Jessen asked how many could stack at the entrance. Gray said there will be about 200 feet of space at the entrance . Anderson noted that there is a restriction on boats on the lake on Sunday , and he thought that would out down on the number of boats using the lake . Ron Suchodolski , 11599 Raspberry Hill Road, said he has concerns about the children crossing the road to ;jet the bus . Gray said they haven 't reviewed the plans with the School District; however , there is no good place for the buses to turn around . Suchodolski said he is also concerned about the added traffic . Tenpas said this should not be that much of an issue since there is no school during the summer when the park is being most heavily used . Tenpas directed Staff to write a letter to the Hopkins School Board regarding the issue of bus turnaround . Joe Lee , 11551 Raspberry Hill Road , and Richard Lev , 11539 Raspberry Hill Road , said they object to the entrance location and they have a petition with 130 residents ' signatures to relocate the entrances to the • east of their neighborhood . He said this would trove the entrance away from the main residential area . Richard Lee asked if there was a restriction on the number of boats allowed on the lake at one time. Lambert said the City of Eden Prairie does not control that access . He said the number of parking spaces is limited and the motor size limitation is in effect on Sunday and holidays . Judith Anderson , representing Hennepin Parks , said that the park hours are sunrise to sunset so cars will not go into the park during the night . She said they have had no reports of violence in the park . Maureen Henderson , 11769 Thornhill Road, said she would like to see as little encroachment on the park land as possible . She said she thought there would be more problems with safety if the entrance were moved to the area of the curve in the road . Dave Bell , 11341 Dunhill Road , said he though_ the revised plan looks like a nice accommodation , although it looks more expensive . He said he wouldd-q not l i k.e to see the entrance located on the curve . • Jo Badolato , 6637 Cherokee Trail , said she didn 't ta.ant the entrance in her backyard either , and all the property owners on Cherokee Trail were promised that the entrance would be at the original location . City Council Meeting 10 Harch 10 , 1992 MOTION: Anderson moved , seconded by Harris , to adopt • Resolution No . 92-40 to approve the plans and specifications and order the advertisement for bides for I .C . 52-067 , Rowland Road Improvements . Anderson said he thought the plans shown tonight are the best ever presented and that it is the best possible option for the entrance . lessen said he would support the motion and would commend the Park District for their offer to relocate the road . He said he thought that an attractive buffer zone could be created if the City works with the neighborhood . He said this also gives us the opportunity to build' a safe bike trail on the north side of the road with a safe entrance into the park . He said we have pressed the Park District for the development of the park and they have responded . Harris said she also thought this was the most. attractive alternative we have seen . She said the additional land and screening make a very attractive entrance and enhancement to Rowland Road . Pidcock said she went to look at the property and • observed the potential safety problem for children riding school buses . she said she thought moving the road past the Raspberry Hill Road intersection was a better alternative . Tenpas said he has a problem with the proximity of the entrance to the two houses . He said he didn 't think there would be that much difference in cost to tiiove the entrance further to the south . Tenpas called the question . Vote on the Motion: Motion failed with Tenpas and Pidcock opposed. Gray said that the project will now have to be put on hold until we can find out whether it is permissible to encroach on the wetlands . Pidcock asked if the entrance could be moved to th west . Gray said it was moved from that location at the last hearing . Anderson noted that there will be less traffic going into this park then into an elementary school . 1-1ce saic' he questioned the use of taxpayers ' money to run a • parallel road in the park if the entrance is moved to the east . City Council Meeting 11 March 10 , = - . MOTION Pidcock moved, seconded by Harris , to reconsider the motion . Motion carried unanimously. Vote on the Reconsidered Motion: Motion carried with Tenpas opposed. The Council then considered Agenda Item IX .A _ out of sequence . IX. APPOINTMENTS A . Appointments to 'the Bluff Committee The consensus of the Council was that two Councilmembers should serve on the committee . Jessen and Anderson agreed to serve . Lambert said the Parlks Commission recommended that a representative of the U .S . Fish & Wildlife serve as an ex officio member and that two members of the Parks Commission also serve on the committee . A discussion followed regarding the composition of the committee and how it should operate . • MOTION: Harris moved , seconded by Pidcock , to constitute a committee of 10 voting members and one non-voting , ex officio member from the U .S . Fish & Wildlife Service to serve as a Bluff Study Committee . This resolution shall supersede any previously adopt.:d resolutions pertaining to the composition of thi committee . Motion carried unanimously_ The following citizens were then appointed to serve o•j-, the Bluff Committee: Wallace Hustad; Kate Lases•ki ; Glenn A . Olson; Darril Peterson; Edward A . Schla.rcipp; Scott Wallace; Loren Wuttke; Dean Edstrom; Torn Larson , ex officio; and Councilmembers Jessen and Anderson . vii . PETITIONS . REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS A . Re6uest of Weston Bay Neighborhood to Revi:a? _,- Park Plan Lambert outlined some amendments to the Dev�?lopment Plan for Miller Park . He said some of the residents in the Weston Bay neighborhood have requested revision to plans for the park area adjacent to th,=fir He said their major concern was the iaroa light_d parking lot near their neighborhood . He said they ;-)ava_ agreed to the alternative plan developed by staff . • Jessen asked if we end up with the same nurfiber of parking spaces . Lambert said we will lose twopuce� under the revised plans . City Council Meeting 12 March 10 , 1'"9 Lambert said the neighborhood wanted to eliminate the • right-of-way out to County Road 4 , to provide as high berms as Possible , and to provide lighting that will be directed onto the playing surfaces and not onto the neighboring residences . Anderson said he would encourage retaining pedestrian access to the park from the residential neighborhood . A discussion followed regarding pedestrian access 'to the park from two separate points in the neighborhood . MOTION: Jessen moved , seconded by Tenpas , to approve the revisions to the plan for Miller Park as recommended by the Parks Commission and revised by Staff . Anderson said we plan the neighborhoods to provide easy entrance into our parks . He said the developer made a deal with the City to allow access to the lake off the long cul-de-sac , and he thought that access was very important . Lambert said he thought that access was for the people in the cul-de-sac , and the access for others would be • through the other entrance . Vote on the Motion: Motion carried with Anderson and Pidcock opposed. Pidcock said she had spoken with residents at the Edendale Senior Center who asked for a variety of things , including trails and benches that they Could use while walking . She said she thought we are cutting off access for the rest of the community by not allowing access off the cul-de-sac . Jessen said he thought wea are preserving the easiest way into the park , and that a gate could be put in the fence to allow access from the cul-de-sac at a later date . Anderson said he was concerned that we look at the big picture when we consider items such as this and make decisions based on what is best for the entire City . Several residents asked to address the proposal as some of the items they requested had not. been addressed . MOTION: Harris moved , seconded by Jessen , to continue the discussion to the next City Council meeting in • order to allow the residents to provide input . Motion carried unanimously_ City Council Meeting 13 Ma -c1-1 10 , 1 MOTION: Harris moved , seconded by Jessen , to ,_ontinue i_he meeting to 11 :30 PM . Motion carried unanimously- B . Subdivision of the N 1/2 of Lot 4 , Blocs: Heights ( Resolution No . 92-41 ) C . Subdivision of Lot 9 , Block 1 Eden Hei{:hts ( ReEolutic-,r, No . 92-39) Jullie said these items may have some implications in regard to our special assessment policy . Gray reviewed the requests to subdivid:a the tto existing lots . Jessen asked if the cartway would ever end up being a possible street . Gray said it is a dedicated ri;;ht-of- wa.y .. He said it is called a cartway because •,f ,insufficient width , and that additional right-of-way would be needed to make it a public street _ Jessen asked if it would be possible to r_quir=i- that the existing drive to County Road 1 be abandoned at such time as another cut is made along th_••re . • MOTION: Jessen moved , seconded by Anderson , to a.pp'i-ov, Resolution No . 92-41 approving subdivision of the north 1/2 of Lot 4 , Block 2 , Eden Heights , with the condition that an access agreement be concluded in order to allow future access and right-of-way . Motion carried with Pidcock abstaining. MOTION: Pidcock moved, seconded by Anderson , to approve Resolution No . 92-39 approving subdivision of Lot 9, Block 1 , Eden Heights . Motion carried unanimously. VIII . REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS . COMMISSIONS F, COMMTTTEF= There were none . X . REPORTS OF OFFICERS A . Reports of Councilmetuber^ 1 . Re3s essment of Parcel=_: Pidcock said she would like Staff to follow o'n the request from Senior Citizens foi- trails . She said she would like a report brick in a month or so on that isoue . Pidcock asked Pauly to review the status of reassessment of the Ruzic property . Pauly that was reversed in the Court of Appeals .and, City Council Fleeting 14 Marcie 10 , remanded to the District Court fov a tri,,L t,, is whether the assessment agr =�:_me-r„~ valid . He said the assessment is .Mill standing , based on the assessment agreement . F;a -ai '-he only issue before the District Court is whether Mr . P,uzic freely and with full knowledge entered into the assessment agreement . Pidcock asked if there are other properties in the City that would be in the same situation . Pauly said we have used assessment agreements extensively , as have other communities . Tenpas asked if Pauly thought this was an unusual case . Pauly said it was very unusual . He said the Court of Appeals has upheld the integrity and validity of assessment agreements; however , if such agreements are reached by means of unfair treatment or trickery , a resident could appeal the assessment on that basis . 2 . Ggidelines.. for Ani--ointments to Commissions Pidcock said she would like Staff to begin wort: on establishing written guidelines on appointments: to commissions by determining what other cities have • established as their procedures . Th .- consensus• was to have Staff proceed with that investiga-tion . ? . Ethics Pidcock said she had requested sometime ago that Staff check into what other cities have done regarding a Code of Ethics for their Ci,:.y Councils and Commissions . Jullie said that issue was touched on at one of the workshops , but Staff can do something further and report back to the Council . 4 . Report on the- League of Cit.iea Convention Jessen reported on the recent convention held in Washington , D .C . that he and Jullie attended . S . Metropolitan Environmental oua,, ity nrpaniz.:�tjor, Hoc Group Anderson said he attended a meeting in Eagan of EQUAL , the environmental quality organiZatiorl . '--I;: said the group heard the Mayor of EaUan speak r_­n their water quality management ordinance which is • believed to be the best such ordinance in state . He asked Staff to report on where w•:- r+r on our water quality ordinance . City Council Meeting is March 10 , 1002 B . Report of City Manamer - ^ Board of Review 2ption's Julli* reviewed the four alternatives for the composition of the 1992 Board of Review outlioed in the Staff memorandum of February Sth . 3�Ili� said they would recommend that the Council appoint a three-person panel made up of people whD hav= expertise in real estate value ' Tenpao said he would be somewhat uncomfortable i� there Were OO elected official serving on the Board ' ' Jeaoen asked if their action would be final within the City ' 3uIlie said that was correct . Harris suggested that Staff return with ±ha names of three persons who might serve on the Board . The other counoilmembera concurred wiLh that . 2 . Structure for City Charter Study Committee Referring to the Staff memo of March 6th on the City Charter Study , JuIlie said they can move ahead on the study of this if the Council agreee ' Jeac»en said he would like to study this issue at � workshop session . The consensus was to put this on the agenda of u future workshop session. 3 . Review Hennepin CouDty 's Redistricting Proposal JUllie asked the Council if they would be interested in commenting on the County "o redistricting proposal . Harris said she would much prefer to see the City remain as one unit and could see no value to the proposal to split off the northern section of th_- City ' Anderson said he would be in the area that would be split off and he would prefer to keep the Clt,' as one . The consensus was that the City remain 6s on, unit . Tenpas asked Jullie to write a letter tc^ the County stating that the Council unanimousIy pref*rs to stay as one unit ' MOTION: Pidcock moved , seconded by Harris , to continue the meeting to 11 : 45 PM ' Motion carried unanimously- ______ City Council Meeting 16 i` a9 i—ch 10 , 1. ?? 4 . Expansion of Liquor Store�� • Referring to the Staff memo of Harch Sth , Jullie said we are ready to move ahead with the openinj of store No . 3 at Prairieview Center . Jessen asked to what extent the price changed . Tenpas responded that we got three free months rent . MOTION= Harris moved , seconded by Anderson , to approve the opening of a Liquor Store at the Prairieview Center and to direct the City Attorney to review and approve the draft lease for the space . Motion carried unanimously . 5 . Schedule for Council/Staff Workshop-, The consensus was to continue with outside sines for the workshops . A discussion followed regarding possible dates for the workshop: . C . Report of Director of Parks , Recreation Na"Lj..ra Resources There was no report . • D . Report of Director of Planning There was no report . E . Report of Director of Public. Works There was no report . F . Report of City Attorney There was no report . XI . OTHER BUSINESS There was none . IV . ADJOURNMENT MOTION'• Jessen moved , seconded by Pidcock , to adjourn Lh-a meeting at 11 : 40 PM . Motion carried unanimously .