City Council - 03/15/1976 - Joint Meeting M I N U T E S
JOINT CCUNCIL/PLkNNING'COMMISSICN MEETING approved
.donday, March 1S, 1976 7.00 PM City Hall
COUNCIL PRESENT : Mayor Penzel, Joan Meyers, Sidney Pauly, Tim Pierce
COMMISSICN PRESENT:Chairman Don Sorensen, Rod Sundstrom, William Bearman,
Norma Schee, Herb Fosnocht, Sidney Pauly
OTHERS: Human Rights Chairperson Rosemary Dysinger, Parks, Recreation
and Natural Resources Chairman Marvin Erickson
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STAFF: CityManager Ro er Ulstad City En i
$ g y Engineer Carl Jullie, Public Works
Director Ray Earls, Planning Director Dick Putnam, Finance Director
John Frane , Building Inspector Wayne Sanders
CpKPREKENSIVE GUIDE PLAN UPDATE -
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Mayor Penzel welcomed the Council , commission members and staff and thanked them
for taking the time to attend the meeting.
The ,Council and commission members discussed the first part of the March Sth
` memo from Don Brauer which outlined the results of Forum 1 held at the Votech.
Referring to the second part of the memo ( update process ) , Meyers inquired
if the selected group in Phase 1 would develop the plan.
Brauer responded the selected group would be facilitators who would be trained
by Brauer & Associates to assist in the community seminars and make recommendations .
Brauer noted that the risk involved is that persons with special interests would
have to be weeded-out.
Sundstrom asked what other risks are involved in the selection of the group.
Brauer cited feelings of prejudice on the part of individuals is another risk .
Pauly asked how the facilitators would be chosen.
Brauer felt volunteers would be asked for and the Council. , Commissions, etc. , could
suggest persons they f6el would be :tilling to. serve.
The. members then discussed Phases II f, III and the possible need to revise
ordinances ( i.e. Ordinance 13S ) , and to draft new ordinances ( i.e. PICA Ordinance } .
Pierce questioned how new projects would be handled during the update process ?
Brauer felt projects should be handled as they have been in the past but suggested
the City consult its legal counsel.
Dysinger and Sorensen both spoke to the importance of neisnborhood meetings to
gain input in the update and to identify problems -others may overlook.
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Guide Plan Update -
-Mayor Penzel then asked for-inp;a•-Trom 'the--City staff.
Carl Jul lie believed inpir And land uses should be an
...early part of the process.
Dick Putnam expressed con=Crr. --::la. :.' rcryone may have -the possibility of
.input if the participants are limired to 200.
Jiohn Frane questioned how the viab> >iry -anti abtainabi lity of the plan would be �
determined. r
Brauer felt the participants would contimual ly, review the viability of the plan
during t;he update process.
The members then discussed how and when . community involvement should be sought
-and the necessity of the facilitators to be a good representation of the community.
Bearman felt the only legitimate way of selectin the-people -would be a random
sample.
Motion:
Meyers moved, Pierce seconded, to refer the proposal for the Guide Plan Update
to the Planning Commissiou for input and recommendations to the Council as soon
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possible. The motion tarried unanimously.
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Penzel stated Meyers and he had met with our State Legislators. Penzel then {
-briefed members on the following items;
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- recent Planning Bill amendments i
stadium issue
- possibility of cable tv francising through a State Agency
legislative work. regarding the btetro Council' s charge.
_ - - small chance of modification to the Fiscal Disparitles Bill.
- possibility of State funding through bonding for Schooner Boulevard is poor.
- •'Town Meeting of -Eden Prairie" to be held on May 1 by the League of Women
Voters.
- informational meeting to be held at Hennepin County Government Center
regarding Solid Waste on April 8th. '
ADJ CURNMEN'f'
Pauly moved, Meyers seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 PM. The motion
carried.
Respectfully Submitted;
Jean•Johnsion