96-68City Council Meeting - August 12, 1996
C/-IANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 12, 1996
Mayor Chmiel called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The meeting was opened with the Pledge to the Flag.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Chmiel, Councilwoman Dockendorf, Councilman Berquist,
Councilman Mason and Councilman Senn
STAFF PRESENT: Don Ashworth, Tom Scott, Kate Aanenson, Sharmin A1-Jaff, Dave Hempel, Todd Hoffman,
Scott Harr and John Rask
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilman Berquist moved, Councilman Mason seconded to approve the agenda
with an addition by Councilman Berquist of a discussion regarding Oak Ponds under Council Presentations. All
voted in favor and the motion carried.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilman Mason moved, Councilwoman Dockendorf seconded to approve the following
Consent Agenda items pursuant to the City Manager's recommendations:
a. Resolution//96-67: Accept Public Improvements in Forest Meadows, Project 95-18.
b. Final Plat Approval, Rook Place, Michael Lynch.
c. Resolution g06-68: Approve Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force for
1997.
f. City Council Minutes dated July 22, 1996
Planning Commission Minutes dated July 24, 1996
Park & Recreation Commission Minutes dated July 23, 1996
g. Annual Review; Use of Southwest Regional Light Rail Transit Route as a Snowmobile Trail.
h. Resolution g96-69: Approve Election Judges and Their Rate of Pay for the Primary Election.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Mayor Chmiel: Maybe Mark, you can take (I) and we'll carry (d) and (e) to item number 9(a).
I. APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS, PARK REFERENDUM TASK
FORCE.
Mayor Chmiel: We have several people in the audience and I've been made aware of the fact that they would like to
address that.
Councilman Senn: On (I), basically (I), if I'm understanding the agreement correctly...basically if this process is
undertaken and they go out to obtain the parcels and if those parcels cannot be picked up for less than the appraised
value, then one of two things will happen. One is, the City will have the right to pick up the options which means we
will then pay 3% of the fee plus all costs, or if there isn't a margin which effectively that situation creates, there isn't
a margin day, the TPL will be back in to ask the City to enter a professional services agreement to accomplish the
same thing. Neither of those things were clear in the agreement and I don't have a big problem with the agreement
as it sits but I think Council should understand that out of all probability, one of those two situations will be the
situation we end up in at the end of this thing. Because I mean the City itself isn't going to have discussions with
some of those landowners and I don't think we're dealing with landowners who, I'm going to say not knowledgeable