04-22-2024 City Council Work Session MinutesCHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
MINUTES
April 22, 2024
CLOSED SESSION 5:15 p.m.: City Manager Review
Mayor Ryan called the work session to order at 5:45 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ryan, Councilman McDonald, Councilwoman
Schubert, and Councilman Kimber, Councilman von Oven
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager; Charlie Howley, Public Works
Director/City Engineer; Kelly Grinnell, Finance Director; Jerry Ruegemer, Parks Director; Pryia
Tandon, Recreation Manager; Samantha Dimaggio, Economic Development Manager
PUBLIC PRESENT: Bryan Harjes, HKGi, Jeff Miller HKGi
Downtown Design Guidelines
Bryan Harjes and Jeff Miller from HKGi gave an overview of the design guidelines. The guidelines
are recommendations for potential developers. Downtown standards are the required elements.
Streets were included to have a guide for how they should look in the future. How the streets meet
the buildings in the future. There was also a summary of the wayfinding for the future.
for buildings and the character.
Parking, trees and landscaping, stormwater management strategies, lighting, and art are all
addressed in the design guidelines.
After the presentation, the City Council asked for more discussion about W 78th Street on-street
parking, bike lane, and what are the goals for that street. The Mayor is looking for consistency
along W 78th Street from east to west. The council would like to discuss landscaping in the medians
and allowing on-street parking, as well as crosswalks. They would also like to hear more about
signage.
FUTURE WORK SESSION SCHEDULE
April 29, 2024 (special meeting)
• Civic Campus Update
May 13, 2024
• Road Funding Discussion
May 20, 2024
• SAC and WAC Policy Discussion
June 10, 2024
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June 24, 2024
• 2025 Preliminary Budget and Levy Discussion
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• Consider Draft Recommendations Updating SAC/WAC Policy Discussion
• City Council Roundtable
Mayor Ryan adjourned the work session at 6:56 p.m.
Submitted by Laurie Hokkanen
City Manager
Prepared by Jenny Potter
City Clerk