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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES
September 23, 2019
1.Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room.
Members present: Mayor Anderson, Council Members Hellier, Lee, Volk, and
Wheeler
Members absent: None
Staff present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Allyn Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator;
Paul Oehme, Public Works Director; Neil Normandin, Public Works & Facilities Coordinator;
Mac Cafferty, Environmental Resources Manager; Daryl Morey, Planning Director; Jerilyn
Erickson, Finance Director; Tamara Wallace, Deputy Clerk
2. Citizen Comments
There were no citizen comments regarding non-agenda items.
3. Environmental Initiative Update:
Staff, alongside Steve McComas with Blue Water Science, provided an overview of the
environmental improvement efforts throughout the City. The presentation included updates on
various 2019 projects, water efficiency initiatives, Dakota County’s organic drop-off site,
inspection and maintenance activities, education/ volunteer efforts, status of the Green Step
Cities initiative, solar gardens, and a look ahead at some proposed 2020 projects. Mr. McComas
also reviewed the status of lakes within the City and provided some long-term management
efforts to continue to improve lake health.
4. CMU Tour Recap
Dan Licht, with The Planning Company, gave an update on a recent bus tour the City Council,
Planning Commission, and City staff attended. The tour included stops in Eden Prairie, Maple
Grove, and St. Louis Park, with the purpose of examining development standards to see how the
City would implement the Corridor Mixed Use districts as outlined in the 2040 Comprehensive
Plan. The next step would be to formulate an outline of these zoning districts to look at
guidelines that can be used for development applications next year.
The Council reviewed the feedback and expressed the desire to still maintain a distinction
between the allowable standards on Cedar Avenue versus I-35, and the need to differentiate
within the zoning ordinance how close to transportation the land use district would be. The
Council was comfortable with the recommendations and direction of the Planning Commission.