04-12-16 CM MinutesCouncil/Manager Meeting Minutes
April 12, 2016
Present: Mayor Harris and Council Members, Clausen, Fonnest, Schmidgall and Snope,
City Manager Tim Cruikshank, Finance Director Sue Virnig, Physical Development
Director Marc Nevinski, Public Works Specialist Eric Eckman, Associate Planner/Grant
Writer Emily Goellner, and Administrative Assistant Judy Nally.
Environmental Commission Annual Report, Environmental State of the City Report
and GreenStep Cities Presentation
Environmental Commission Chair Lynn Gitelis was in attendance to review the
Commission's 2015 Annual Report and to get the Council's feedback on their 2016 work
plan.
Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program representative Diana McKeown presented a
PowerPoint presentation on the program. The program is an action -oriented voluntary
program offering cities a cost effective, step -wise path to implement sustainable
development best practices. The Environmental Commission would like to focus on
climate adaption and resilience and water energy.
The Council supported the GreenStep Cities Program and directed staff to place the item
on the next Council meeting for consideration.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Process and University of Minnesota Humphrey
School of Public Affairs Capstone Presentation
Emily Goellner introduced University of Minnesota students Britt Berner, Emily Jorgensen
and Dustin Kleingartner. They are in the process of completing their Master of Urban and
Regional Planning Capstone on Bicycle Planning in Golden Valley and reviewed a
PowerPoint presentation.
Goellner reviewed the Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force planning process and timeline.
Staff will conduct an open application process for the 10 member Task Force with
participation from Council Member Fonnest. Council Member Schmidgall will serve as a
Task Force member. The Council will appoint the Task Force at a June City Council
meeting.
The Council supports approval of the Task Force and requested staff to contact NiceRide
to request their participation if interested and suggested possible participation from the
Bike Alliance of Minnesota or Minneapolis Bike Coalition.
Medicine Lake Road and DeCola Ponds Flood Mitigation Study Update
Jeff Oliver introduced Karen Chandler, PE and Jen Koehler, PE from Barr Engineering
Company who presented a PowerPoint presentation on the Long Term Flood Mitigation
Plan for Medicine Lake Road and Winnetka Avenue. The report outline included the layout
of the project, the history/background, outline of steps in the long term flood mitigation
plan development, discussion of project goals, a summary of the recommended plan and
the next steps.
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The Council discussed of the costs for the project, funding opportunities, use of special
assessments, how the project will be phased, timing of the project, the cost participation
from the other cities, use of special assessments as a last resort, how the options will be
presented to the residents, and the length of time for special assessments.
The Council supports proceeding with the project with the financial assessment concept
and a Joint Powers Agreement but noted there are details that still need to be determined.
Proclamation, Resolution and Letter of Support Policy
Tim Cruikshank reviewed the Proclamation, Resolution and Letter of Support Policy.
The Council supports the amended policy and requested the item be placed on the next
City Council meeting for consideration.
The Council also discussed the process for Visi award nominations and decided to keep
the process that is already in place.
130th Golden Valley Anniversary Proclamation
Tim Cruikshank stated 2016 is the 130th anniversary of the founding of the City of Golden
Valley.
The Council consensus was to adopt a proclamation at a December Council meeting.
Staff was directed to place an article in the CityNews acknowledging the anniversary and
invite the Golden Valley Historical Society to attend the meeting to receive the
proclamation and request Don Anderson provide a brief oral history of the City.
The meeting adjourned at 9:52 pm.
Judy Nally
Administrative Assistant