City Council - 01/22/1981 APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1981 7:30 PM, CITY HALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang Penzel , George Bentley, Dean
Edstrom, Paul Redpath and George Tangen
COUNCIL STAFF PRESENT: Planning Director Chris Enger, Park Planner
Steve Calhoun, and Recording Secretary Karen
Michael
ROLL CALL: All members present :.
This Special Meeting of the Eden Prairie City Council was called to discuss the
resumes for City Manager. Mayor Penzel also requested two additional items of
business be added to the Agenda: 1) Resolution No. 81-22 approving Final Plat 4
of CNR Golden Strip East; and 2) discussion of site plans for a City Hall Complex.
1) Resolution No. 81-22, a resolution approving final plat of CNR Golden Strip
East. -
MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Tangen, to adopt Resolution No. 81-22,
approving final plat of CNR Golden Strip East subject to the requirements
of the report of the City Engineer dated January 22, 1981 and the Developer's
Agreement. Motion carried unanimously.
2) Mayor Penzel called upon Planning Director Enger to present various site plans
for a City Hall complex. Three plans were presented which lead to discussion
from which more plans will be drawn to be presented at the next Council meet-
ing on Tuesday, February 3, 1981.
3) Those receiving "yeses" on this round were: 1, 3, 5, 6, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30,
33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 44, 45, 46, 53, 61, 62, 69, 72, 759 79, 81,
Letters will be sent to the above applicants as well as a list of the follow-
ing questions which are to be answered and returned to the City by Friday,
February 6, 1981:
1. What is the Manager' s role vis-a-vis the Council , staff and residents?
2. What is your management philosophy?
3. What is your approach to budgeting?
4. What is your approach to labor relations?
5. What impact should local government have on residents?.
6. How would you finance major improvements?
7. To what extent should City government be involved in encouraging development? '
8. What are the most significant challenges municipalities will face in the 80's
Drafts of letters to applicants who are still under consideration and to
applicants who are not to be further considered were reviewed. They will be
sent out as soon as possible.
A meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. to
review the questions which are to be returned by February 6.
MOTION: Moved by Redpath, seconded by Bentley, to adjourn the meeting at 9:32
p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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