City Council - 12/19/2006 - Workshop APPROVED MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD
WORKSHOP & OPEN FORUM/OPEN PODIUM
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006 CITY CENTER
5:00—6:25 PM, HERITAGE ROOM II
6:30—7:00 PM, COUNCIL CHAMBER
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher,
Ron Case, and Philip Young
CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Deputy Police Chief Rob Reynolds, Fire Chief
George Esbensen, Public Works Director Eugene Dietz, Parks and Recreation Director Bob
Lambert, Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, Economic Development Manager
David Lindahl, Assistant to the City Manager Michael Barone, and Recorder Lorene McWaters
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Pat Mulqueeny, President; Board Members Jo Freese, Tim
Samuelson, Dick Ward, Zane Birky, Dave Ward, Tony Owings, Vicki Brown, Cindy Daniels
Heritage Room H
I. JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A. INTRODUCTIONS
B. CHAMBER GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Pat MulQueeny said the Chamber consists of about 400 members and a Board of
Directors. Three full-time staff members support the organization and they are
considering adding a half-time communications associate. MulQueeny said
Board Members typically come up through the committee structure and that most
of the organizations' work is done through the committee structure. The Board
approves resolutions that are passed mainly through the Government Committee.
C. CHAMBER/CITY INTERACTION
Economic Development Manager David Lindahl said he currently serves on the
Business Development and Gala committees. City staff is called in as needed for
consultation on the Chamber's Government Committee. Over the past several
years, the Chamber has invited the City to present a State of the City address in
January. City staff regularly attends Chamber luncheons and assists with ribbon
cutting ceremonies. The Chamber has also participated on a number of City Task
Forces, including the Golden Triangle Area study, the Major Center Area study,
and the Wayfinding Committee. Recently the City and the Chamber assisted
SuperValu in providing community information to a subsidiary that will be
transferring several hundred employees from Boise, Idaho, to SuperValu's Eden
Prairie office.
D. THE YEAR AHEAD
The Chamber has made several key changes to the upcoming State of the City
event, which will be held on January 18. To encourage more public participation,
the event is being held in the early evening in the Garden Room at City Center
and it will include presentations by both the City and the School District.
Council Chamber
III. OPEN FORUM
A. APPRECIATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR MAYOR TYRA-
LUKENS AND COUNCILMEMBER CASE
The following individuals expressed thanks to Mayor Tyra-Lukens and
Councilmember Case for their 12 years of service on the City Council:
■ Jeff Strate - Friends of Birch Island Woods
■ Cheryl Loose - Supporter of off-leash pet areas
■ Cheryl Larson—Resident
■ Cindy Stever—Eden Prairie High School
■ Lou Ellingson—Veterans Memorial Committee
■ John Mallo—Flag Policy
■ Nina Mackay —Heritage Preservation Commission
■ Bob & Rita Krocak— Supporters of neighborhood, wetlands and open space
■ Donna Ventura—Sierra Club member, supporter of environmental
stewardship
■ Marcus Johnson—Friends of Birch Island Woods
■ Tommy Johnson—Buckthorn Busters
■ Phil Zackis —Red Rock Lake neighborhood
■ Phil Morton—Edenvale Conservation Group
■ Steve Chelesnick—Bent Creek Open Space Group
■ Jan Anderson—Aggregate Action
■ Jeanne Zetah—Eden Prairie Community Education
■ Gary Diamond—Trails without Rails
■ Bill Clark and Floyd Hagen—Zero Expansion
■ Deborah Plum—Clean Indoor Air
■ Les & Cindy Ellis —Family of former Mayor Jean Harris
■ Isis Stark—American Cancer Society
■ Eric Smally—Central Middle School student
■ Johann Quie—University of Minnesota student, former student of
Councilmember Case
■ Cathy Case & Family
■ Gardner Gay —ABC House
■ Carol Bomben—Eden Prairie School Board
■ Bette Anderson—PROP Board
■ Jeff Lukens & Family
IV. OPEN PODIUM
IV. ADJOURNMENT