HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 09/18/2007 APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 7:00 PM, CITY CENTER
Council Chamber
8080 Mitchell Road
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Phil Young, Council Members Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher, Jon
Duckstad and Kathy Nelson
CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Parks & Recreation Director Jay Lotthammer, Public
Works Director Eugene Dietz, City Planner Michael Franzen, Community Development Director
Janet Jeremiah, City Attorney Ric Rosow and Council Recorder Jan Curielli
I. ROLL CALL/CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Young called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. COUNCIL FORUM INVITATION
IV. PROCLAMATIONS /PRESENTATIONS
A. WELCOME ABC STUDENTS
Mayor Young said this is the time of the year when we welcome the ABC students.
The six students introduced themselves and stated where they were from and what
grade they were in. The Assistant Resident Director at the ABC house, distributed
brochures about their 5K walk/run fund raiser to be held on Saturday, September
29 at Purgatory Creek. Young thanked the students for coming.
V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Neal noted Consent Calendar Item VIILA. is revised to drop the request for a temporary
liquor license from the Eden Prairie Historical Society and to add a new request for a
temporary liquor license from the Vikings Children's Fund.
MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Duckstad, to approve the agenda as amended.
Motion carried 5-0.
VI. MINUTES
A. COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Neal said the first sentence on Item C.1., Page 2, should be changed to
"...Commission assigned Don Uram, Gwen Schultz ..." Young said his comments
on Page 10, Paragraph 2, Sentence 2 were incorrect and should be changed to read,
"If the group that is receiving grant funds provides a service which is reasonably
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related to services which residents can expect from the City and if they were not
provided by the non-profit, then it would be appropriate to finance them."
MOTION: Duckstad moved, seconded by Butcher, to approve the minutes of the
Council Workshop held Tuesday, September 4, 2007, as amended. Motion carried
5-0.
B. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Nelson, to approve the minutes of the
Council Meeting held Tuesday, September 4, 2007, as published. Motion carried
5-0.
VII. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
A. HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Betsy Adams, Chair of the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) gave an
update on what the Commission is doing. She said the success story of the HPC
began in 1990. She reviewed their mission and their current projects and studies.
She noted the Riley-Jacques Homestead has become a family heritage park and is
used for a wide array of events. The Smith-Douglas-More House, leased to Dunn
Bros., has become the meeting place of choice for many residents in the community
and was applauded state-wide as an adaptive reuse project. The Staring Lake
Outdoor Center has been used by thousands of Eden Prairie residents.
Adams said rehabilitation work has recommenced this month on the Glen Lake
Children's Camp, which is listed on the National Register. There is a grant-funded
reuse study in process for the National Register-listed Cummins-Grill Homestead,
and the study manager will present three viable reuse options to the City Council in
November. She reviewed the effects of the County Road 1 improvements on the
Cummins-Grill property, noting the property will lose about 70 feet along the front
as a result of the road work. The Dorenkemper property is being restored to depict
life on an Eden Prairie farm in the 1920's.
Adams said the Commission is in the process of reprinting Helen Holden
Anderson's book, Eden Prairie, The First 100 Year. In 2008 they plan to continue
sponsoring community education on the value of preservation, improve their
website and build partnerships. The Commission also plans to recognize and
celebrate Eden Prairie's Sesquecentennial in 2008.
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. CLERK'S LICENSE LIST
B. APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BME
CONSULTING FOR CONVERSION OF HAND DRAWN APPRAISAL
SKETCHES TO DIGITIZED DRAWINGS
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C. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2007-102 DECLARING COSTS TO BE
ASSESSED AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT HEARING ROLLS AND SETTING THE HEARING DATE
FOR OCTOBER 16, 2007
D. APPROVE CONTRACT FOR DEN ROAD REMODEL PROJECT
MOTION: Duckstad moved, seconded by Aho, to approve Items A-D on the
Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0.
IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS /MEETINGS
X. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Nelson noted there was a series of checks issued that listed the 494 Corridor Commission
as the Business Unit that included a check to the Minneapolis Downtown Council for over
$11,000. She asked if this money is in addition to the amount we pay to the 494 Corridor
Commission. Neal replied we are the administrative partner so we receive and disburse the
funds on their behalf. Nelson asked if that means it is just money in and money out. Neal
said that was correct.
MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Duckstad, to approve the Payment of Claims as
submitted. The motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Butcher, Duckstad,
Nelson and Young voting "aye."
XI. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
XII. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
XIII. APPOINTMENTS
XIV. REPORTS
A. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. Resolution No. 2007-103 Directing Preparation of Alternative Budgets
for 2008-2009—Councilmember Duckstad
Duckstad said he drafted a resolution requesting the City Manager to
prepare an alternative budget plan for the years 2008 and 2009. He noted
the City Manager did prepare a proposed 2008-2009 total budget plan
which he presented to the Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) in June and
July of this year. Sometime later the City Manager also prepared a second
alternative proposed budget for 2008-2009 which reduced in some measures
the spending of the original Version 1.0 budget. The Version 1.0 budget
called for an increase in spending from the current 2007 budget total of
$39,261,313 to a total of$42,054,786 for 2008. The Version 2.0 proposed
budget reduced that spending by not quite $1,000,000. His resolution
would, if adopted, direct the City Manager to prepare an alternative total
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proposed budget for 2008 which would not exceed $40,261,313, an increase
in spending of$1,000,000 over 2007. His resolution also asked that the City
Manager prepare an additional proposed budget for 2009 not to exceed
$41,261,313, which would again be an increase in spending of$1,000,000.
Duckstad said the basis for submitting this alternative proposed budget is
that these spending caps of$1,000,000 for each of the two budgets in the
next two-year cycle would increase the rate of spending to take care of the
needs of the City but would otherwise slow the rate of growth in annual
spending. He believes the City department heads are better equipped to
make budget cuts and prepare an alternative budget than are members of the
City Council. He thought the proposed Version 3.0 budget would help the
City Council in evaluating proposed budgets because it would provide a
wider range of spending plans that we could evaluate with the final result of
reaching what we believe is an acceptable rate of spending.
MOTION: Duckstad moved, seconded by Aho, to adopt Resolution No.
2007-103 to direct the City Manager to prepare an alternative total proposed
budget for 2008 not to exceed $40,261,313, and to direct the City Manager
to prepare an alternative total proposed budget for 2009 not to exceed
$41,261,313.
Young asked where his figure of a$1,000,000 increase for both years 2008
and 2009 came from. Duckstad said that amounted to an increase in our
annual proposed budget of about 2.5%. He said he was not asking the City
Council to adopt a proposed budget tonight,but was just asking that an
alternative proposed budget plan in that amount be created so we would
have an opportunity to evaluate the budget and determine whether that or
some other level of spending would be appropriate. It would be only an
alternative and would give us a wider opportunity to consider in our budget
discussions.
Young asked if that meant Council Member Duckstad would not support a
budget for 2008 that is greater than $1,000,000 more than the 2007 budget,
or if he was suggesting this as an analytical tool to aid in our discussions.
Duckstad said he was not saying he would not support a 2008 budget
greater than $1,000,000,but he thought we should examine everything that
is submitted to us to determine the appropriate level of spending in light of
the recommendations. He would like an opportunity to consider what cuts
the department heads would make if they were told they had a smaller
amount to spend.
Butcher said she has a lot of questions and some great concerns about this
proposal. She thought setting a resolution is a much greater thing than just
asking a question or having an analytical tool. This is not our usual process,
she did not understand the need for it, and she didn't believe it is necessary.
The Council has always gone through a complex flow chart and has a
comprehensive budget process. She thought setting an arbitrary level of
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nearly zero tax growth without the benefit of having staff input, the BAC
review, citizen comment and in-depth Council discussion is expressing an
opinion of where you would like to see it go. If the Council thought it was a
good idea to look at a very, very low growth budget and asked for a
proposed budget at that level, then we would have to ask some very
important questions such as what the impact will be, will staff be laid off,
will services be eliminated, will roads and public projects be put on hold,
will Police and Fire officers not be hired, and will parks not be maintained.
When we go through a budget process there is nothing that prevents any of
us from looking deeply at the budget and asking questions of the staff. The
bottom line to her was this is an incredibly arbitrary number that isn't tied
to the hard work staff does to establish suggested budgets based on our
objectives that we set at the beginning of the year, nor is it really tied to an
open dialogue. She thought it puts a restriction in place and it looks more
like a levy limit. As a local government we try very hard not to have
another governmental organization tell us what our levy limits are so that
we can have a dialogue on what is needed in the City. She thought this
seems like an extra step and just doesn't feel like a good government
process.
Aho thought this would give us another opportunity to look at the budget
with a different amount of increase. This is not as much of an increase as
we were looking at before,but it is still a budget increase of 2.5%. We have
to set some kind of arbitrary limit on what amount we think the government
should grow. This would allow us to look at a 2.5% increase to see what
that would mean to the various City services. We have already set the levy
limit at the original Version 1.0 budget, which is much higher than this
proposal. He thought this is another way of looking at the budget with a
2.5% increase each year and he thought it is a good idea.
Duckstad said when he looked back at the budgets that were adopted for
2006 and 2007, the 2006 budget was an 8.9% increase and the current 2007
budget is a 6.2% increase. At that level of spending the budget will double
in 13 years. If the City were going to be at a population of 130,000 in 13
years, that might work;however, we have nearly reached the end of our
growth. He thought the level of spending in the last two years has been
higher than it should be. He researched past City budgets, and found the
2003 budget was 1.4% less than the year before, so somehow that was done.
In 2004 the budget was only 2.3% more than 2003. As he recalled,back in
2003 as a result of that budget the City was given an AAA bond rating and
received three national awards for good business practices. So to just
arbitrarily say one figure is right or wrong is not the answer. We could look
at a smaller budget and find out what reductions the City staff would make.
We could determine from what they tell us if reductions are possible. We
should see the facts and hear from the City departments before we reject a
smaller budget. We recently took a poll in the City on the tax issue, and
about half the people were opposed to increasing taxes if it would increase
any services. There are people interested in reining in spending as long as
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we can provide an adequate level of services. He thought the City Council
also has some duty to give direction to the City Manager and staff to let
them know what we want rather than waiting for them to serve up a budget.
Nelson noted that on the City survey 39% said they did not want an
increase, 41% did, and 20% wanted to know how much and for what, so
closer to 2/3 of the City were willing to consider an increase if it was
needed. She said she was not in favor of this resolution. When you consider
that almost$800,000 of the Version 2.0 budget is taken up by the new
ongoing items for the Community Center plus the Fire Station and knowing
we will have some growth, we are coming close to a zero increase budget,
which is a radical departure from the past City programs. She did not think
this is what the people of Eden Prairie want. If it weren't for the new
growth in the situation,it might be different and once the new Community
Center money is included in the budget for 2009, she might consider a 3%
increase depending on what has gone on in the economy; however, under
the circumstances where we do have an expanding City government that
was taken by referendum from people in the City, she didn't think we can
keep it this low. She wanted more information about why it has gone up so
much but she didn't think we can have a increase of only $200,000 because
that is simply too extreme.
Butcher said it is an incredibly complex process when you look at the
budgets. It is very difficult to just look at annual tax levy numbers without
truly having a discussion or an understanding of what was going on in that
year. There may have been a referendum that would have changed the
money number or we might have received more money because there was
greater growth. Just comparing figures doesn't give a picture of what
happened in the City that year. She noted we have something in cities called
a price deflator that is a type of inflation and is set for a city like us at about
5%. Neal noted it is 4.3%. Butcher said that is a different inflation than an
individual might experience. This is what an entire city might experience
and includes many factors. At this very basic level there is an increase of
4.3%, so to look at an increase of only 2.5% means we do have to cut. To
her this doesn't seem like a very tenable proposal. We could have
discussions about it in our workshops,but she didn't think we need a
resolution that makes a statement like this.
Duckstad said we had a Budget Advisory Commission that he believed was
used for the first time in the history of the City. He had an opportunity to
attend all of their workshops and he was impressed with the effort they
made and the report they came up with. They made 20 recommendations
that were the result of a lot of hard,pensive thinking about the budget
process and about the budgets that were presented to them. A fair reading of
their report suggests there are areas that should be looked at much more
closely. They pointed out there was $8,000,000 in the Capital Improvement
Fund (CIP) and $2,600,000 in the Economic Development Fund, and they
suggested somebody at least look at whether we needed a$1,000,000 levy
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for the CIP. That raises the issue that a reduced levy could be in order. He
said there are some other areas and a number of items that we could look at
carefully. He noted when we had a chance to process and expand the
Community Center Mr. Lambert indicated it was a substantial investment in
that building but he made it very clear that he thought any other parks and
recreation projects should be put on hold. Duckstad said he didn't know
what effect putting these projects on hold would have on the budget or if
there are some things that can be held up legitimately so we have a
reasonable budget. He was not asking the City Council to adopt a 2.5%
budget,but rather was asking to have an opportunity to see a budget that is
in that area to see if it could be reached, and that would be to the benefit of
the taxpayers in Eden Prairie.
Nelson pointed out the Council received information at the workshop this
afternoon regarding the $1,000,000 levy that indicated if we don't levy that
amount our CIP would be negative by 2013. She did not think we want to
be known as the City Council that took our Capital Improvement Fund to
bankruptcy.
Duckstad said he was not suggesting that the levy be terminated
permanently. It may not be needed for this year on the basis of the fund
balance. He wants more information, not less, and was asking for a wider
opportunity to look at a wider range of spending so we end up with an
acceptable level of spending in the final analysis.
Young said it sounds like we are having a substantive discussion on an issue
that isn't yet before us. He did not agree with some of the characterizations
that have been made. He thought for purposes of our discussion it might be
useful to look at things such as the CIP balance and he didn't think anyone
on the Council likes the connotation of bankruptcy because we all take our
jobs too conscientiously for that. He said he took issue with some comments
regarding leadership in controlling the growth of the budget because he
believes he has taken a leadership position in controlling that growth every
year for the five years he has served on the City Council. He had some
initial reservation about this resolution because if we pass a resolution there
is some formality attendant to it and he feared it might be interpreted as
being more important than just providing an analytical tool. For any
$40,000,000 organization such as we are, it is a useful exercise to look at a
budget and this would be a very useful tool. He was conflicted on this
because he recalled it was several months ago at a workshop before the
Budget Advisory Commission began we asked to see a zero budget so it
could be used as an analytical tool. We can't turn back the clock,but it was
a reasonable request. We are now three months down the line and don't
have the benefit of that information. He said he views this only and
exclusively as an analytical tool as part of our budget process and is not
suggesting that this Council will limit the budget increase to 2.5% without
knowing what the impacts would be.
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Duckstad said before he had a chance to be elected to the Council,he
recalled Council Member Aho at a previous occasion asking for an
opportunity to see a reduction in a proposed budget. Council Member Aho
made that request for a zero increase budget in good faith in order to see
what cuts the departments would make and then analyze that information.
When a Council Member makes such a request and nothing is done, he did
not know what else can you do other than put it on the agenda and have the
body as a whole ask for it.
Butcher said she had a lot of concerns about this. One of her concerns is
putting a huge amount of work on the staff when we have already asked
them to go through and show us what reasonable cuts could be made. It is
extremely time consuming, and it takes a lot of thought about what the
ramifications would be. If this passes she just wants the governing body to
understand what we are asking of the staff and at what expense that would
be done.
Neal said he could provide the options being discussed tonight. He said our
budget process to date has never been one driven by the City staff preparing
individual budgets for each City Council Member for comparison among
themselves. Our budgets in the past have been based on the Council giving
direction about service levels and staff giving information on what it costs
to provide that service level. He thought it is fair to advise the Council that
even going through the exercise of preparing a zero budget or 2.5% increase
does come with an employee relations cost. At a 0% increase in our
budgeted spending, there will be an employee cost and there would be no
way to hold that cost outside of the Police and Fire Departments because
those departments are the biggest part of our budget. He said there is also a
communications cost. For example, we have not proposed a reduction in
PROP or Meals on Wheels, yet how many times has the Council been
admonished for proposing that when no such proposal was made by either
the Council or staff. He suspected there will be other questions and
comments about the proposal as well and there will be some costs that
elected and appointed officials will have to bear even though it might be a
hypothetical exercise.
Young said unfortunately it is a part of our business that is unavoidable
because we can't hold our budget discussions in private. He noted that the
Hennepin County Commissioners are also looking at alternative budgets.
VOTE ON THE MOTION: Motion carried 3 - 2, with Butcher and
Nelson opposed.
B. REPORT OF CITY MANAGER
1. Update for 20-40-15 Program
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Neal said this is the proposal to increase the energy efficiency of our
buildings by 20% and our vehicle fleet by 40% by the year 2015. The
proposal will include our ten biggest buildings that comprise about 750,000
square feet. Staff has interviewed six different consultants this year. There
are two different kinds of consultants, the traditional engineering fee for
service kind and performance contract consultants that will take their
benefits out of the energy savings we would get from the project. There is a
unique mechanism available in Minnesota for local governments and
School Districts to use that allows this. Staff is recommending that we
retain McKinstry Co., a performance contract consultant. They are
developing a detailed engineering services agreement that will be brought
back to the Council at the first meeting in October.
2. Dates for December 2007 City Council Meetings
Neal noted he raised this question at the last Council Meeting. The
City's statutory date for its 2007 Truth-In-Taxation hearing is Monday,
December 3, 3007. There seemed to be a consensus on the Council to
move the regular meeting to Monday, December 3, and to hold open
the Tuesday, December 4 meeting date if it would be necessary to
continue the Council meeting. The time for the Truth-In-Taxation
hearing would be set for 7:00 pm and the Council meeting would
immediately follow the Truth-In-Taxation hearing. He planned to
schedule the Council Workshop and Open Podium immediately prior
to the Truth-In-Taxation hearing,pursuant to our customary schedule.
It will be necessary for the Council to take official action to make
changes to the regular schedule.
MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Duckstad, to change the date of
the City Council meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, December
4, 2007, to Monday, December 3, 2007, at 7:00 pm. Motion carried 5-
0.
3. Final Report and Recommendations of Budget Advisory Commission
Neal said this request is for the City Council to accept the final report
of the Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) and to direct staff to
implement the City Manager's recommendations for Items 1-20. There
was some discussion with the BAC on the report and some discussion
on the Council. Of the 20 recommendations, the Council has already
taken an action on Item 4, asking us to defer any action on that. Of the
remaining 19 items his recommendations differ from those of the BAC
on four items.
Nelson said instead of deferring the action on Item 4 we said we would
continue the Senior Center programs at the current location. Neal said
we are not doing anything with it.
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Nelson said she wanted to pull Item 9b for discussion. Butcher asked to
pull Item 16. Aho said he understood we are just accepting the report
as it was delivered and asked why we would debate and discuss the two
issues. Butcher asked if we will have time in the future to talk about
some of these. Young said we are just accepting the report for what it
is.
Neal said he was asking the Council to take another step to direct staff
to begin the actions on the recommended items. It might be that we
would not go forward immediately with some of the recommendations
without Council direction to proceed. This is the time for Council to
direct that to happen and endorse a particular point of view.
Rosow noted that accepting the report is one item and directing
implementation of the recommendations is another item.
Nelson said she thought it would be accepting the report as the City
Manager responded to it which, in some cases, would be different from
"as recommended." She said she didn't agree with the City Manager's
recommendation in some cases. Aho suggested we amend the proposed
motion to just accept the report and not go as far as the implementation
of it. He asked if it is necessary to do that tonight.
Neal said at some point it is important. We are in the midst of budget
preparation,but at some point he would like the Council to weigh in
and break the tie between the BAC recommendations and his
recommendations. There are a number of the items already in action,
and there are several items we would refer on to an advisory
commission.
Young thought this is better suited to a workshop than a Council
meeting,but he thought we should do it expeditiously. Neal said we
will look at the workshop schedule in the next item.
Rosow recommended that the action be tabled because accepting the
report carries with it accepting the recommendations in the report and
that leaves some doubt as to what is the result if the City Manager's
recommendations are different.
MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Butcher, to table discussion of
the Final Report and Recommendations of the Budget Advisory
Commission to a workshop. Motion carried 5-0.
4. Council Workshop Schedule for the Balance of 2007
Neal reviewed the revised workshop schedule for the balance of the year.
He noted the November Council meetings were changed to the second and
fourth Tuesdays because of the election, so there is a workshop scheduled
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on November 13. The Community Technology Task Force report is ready
to give their final report so he didn't recommend rescheduling that
workshop. He said they have proposed the same format as previous years
for the off-site Town Hall meeting on November 27 at Fire Station 4. He
asked Ms Jeremiah about the subject for the December 18 Joint Meeting
with the Planning Commission. Jeremiah said discussion at that meeting
will cover the CIP proposal for the streetscape and way finding. She said by
then we should have better budget information and public meetings will be
completed so that staff will be able to inform the Council and Planning
Commission on the status of that and also the potential for financing it.
Young suggested that the workshop on October 16 start early. Neal asked if
4:00 PM was okay. Young agreed and said we should set a date for another
budget discussion. He asked if we are committed to continue with the Town
Hall meetings. He thought it was a great idea,but it really hasn't worked so
far. We can't have it broadcast live and that brings a cost. There are not a lot
of people that show up at the town meeting. Neal said this is definitely at
the pleasure of the Council. Young thought it would be appropriate to keep
it in this year because it scheduled shortly before the Truth in Taxation
hearing and budget discussions so it does provide an opportunity for more
citizen input. He suggested for next year we get rid of it.
Neal noted there is a time period of about a month between the October 16
and November 13 Council meetings in which we could try to schedule
something. Nelson thought instead of just having a one or 1-1/2 hour
workshop we could take the full time from 5-8 or 9 for the additional
meeting. She thought we could easily do that and it would probably be
beneficial. She would like to have the meeting in the Council Chamber
rather than downstairs. Duckstad agreed. Aho agreed and suggested October
30 as the date because he would rather see it occur earlier than later. Neal
said he would need to check out a couple of things,but he would start with
that date and see if we can work it out.
Neal noted there is another situation that exists near Southwest Station on
Technology Drive. There is a temporary blue plastic water pipe on the ground that
serves the restaurants in that area. There is a dispute among the property owners
there about who should bear the cost for improving the water line and bringing
conventional water service into that area. He said staff is working at trying to
resolve the situation,but he wanted the City Council to be aware of that. They are
also looking at that service for the Park& Ride facility since we must have water
service for fire protection there. It is a situation that staff is monitoring and he will
continue to keep Council Members updated about it.
C. REPORT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
D. REPORT OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR
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1. Veterans' Memorial Update
Lotthammer said over the past several months he has had the opportunity to
work with Stu Fox and the SRF consultant on the Veterans' Memorial. He
said they are moving into the construction phase and noted the diagram in
the packets that show Phase I of the memorial. The Veterans Memorial
Committee is proposing to move forward with construction for Phase I and
have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Veterans Day. He said John Mallo is
here to give an update on the committee's activities.
Mr. Mallo said it has been a wonderful experience being on the committee.
They started with 20 people,but the membership dropped to 8-10 when
they got into the fund raising phase. Just recently they started to build their
membership again. They have received a lot of newspaper coverage on the
memorial as well as coverage from KARE 11 TV. They have been at
several City events including the Veterans Run at Purgatory Creek. He
presented Mayor Young with a "Fastest Elected Official" medal for his
participation in the Veterans Run.
Mr. Mallo said within one month of their start WalMart gave $50,000. In
the next six months they raised another$13,000. They are currently selling
names on the memorial for$250 each, having a raffle, and sponsoring the
Veterans Race. They have received $27,000 from these individual efforts.
At this rate it will take a long time to raise the full amount needed for the
memorial. They are pleased they have raised about$100,000 so far but it
has been challenging to ask corporations for funding right after the
campaign for funding the hockey rink. He asked Council Members to help
with any contacts they might have in the corporate world.
Mr. Mallo said they plan to honor three veterans from Eden Prairie at their
Veterans Day celebration, Reuel Long from World War II, Tim Sather from
the Viet Nam War, and Tyler Faye from the Iraq War. He said by
completing Phase I of the memorial they hope to show we have raised some
funds and by having the flags there we will have something people can see.
Young thanked Mr. Mallo and the other committee members for their
dedication and hard work.
E. REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
F. REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF
G. REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF
H. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY
XV. OTHER BUSINESS
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XVI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Duckstad, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
carried 5-0. Mayor Young adjourned the meeting at 8:27 PM.