City Council - 11/15/1977 - Joint Meeting APPROVED MINUTES
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1977 6:30 PM, CITY HALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang Penzel , Billy Bye, Joan Meyers,
Dave Osterholt and Sidney Pauly
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Dean Edstrom, Chairman, Richard Feerick,
Tim Pierce, Mike Pohlen, Roy Terwilliger,
Dennis Truempi , and Jerry Wigen
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Roger Ulstad; City Engineer Carl
Jullie, and Joyce Provo, Recording
Secretary
ROLL CALL: All members of the City Council and Development Commission were present.
Mayor Wolfgang Penzel called the meeting to order and turned the meeting over to Dean
Edstrom, Chairman of the Deve o pment Commission.
I . GOALS AND ACTIVITIES AS SUBMITTED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION,
DEAN EDSTROM
Chairman Edstrom summarized the Report of Activities dated October 12, 1977,
and asked for the Council 's feedback on the report as submitted.
A. Summary report on Business Climate together with individual reports
Discussed together with item "B".
B. Transportation
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Chairman Edstrom further stated that the members of the Development 4
Commission would like to specifically discuss the business climate
and transportation needs with the Council .
General discussion and an exchange of ideas took place among the '
Development Commission and Council members, and Mayor Penzel
thanked the Development Commission for the reports submitted.
Meyers suggested that a workshop be organized for the Council members,
Commission members and Staff on economics of development in Eden' Prairie
and how to cut down the cost of getting a project through.
Pohlen stated the Commission has asked City Manager Ulstad if they could
be privy to names of businesses that may be thinking of coming into
Eden Prairie, and the Commission is willing to take any suggestions {
in an effort to encourage businesses to locate in Eden Prairie.
Feerick„ commented that the Commission is willing to assist
the City Council and Staff in working out the transportation system
problems in our community.
Penzel stated he would like to see an outline of what the costs are for
a typical developer to develop in Eden Prairie.