WS 1999 08 16CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES
AUGUST 16, 1999
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mancino, Council members Engel, Jansen, Labatt (arrived late), and
Senn.
STAFF PRESENT: Scott Botcher, City Manager; Todd Gerhardt, Assistant City Manager; Anita
Benson, City Engineer; Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director; Bob Generous, Senior
Planner; Cynthia Kirchoff, Planner; and Bruce DeJong, Finance Director.
NOISE MONITORING UPDATE, LEWIS ENGINEERING: Staff reviewed the history of noise
complaints and action taken by the City. Marcia Kladek, a resident of the Trotter's Ridge
neighborhood, was present. She voiced her concern regarding the continued noise violation. The
Council concluded they will continue to work with Chaska to resolve the problem.
REVIEW CIP ANALYSIS, DAVE MACGILLIVRAY, SPRINGSTED: Dave MacGillivray
from Springsted & Associates was present to give a brief presentation concerning the ClP/Debt
Service calculations he prepared at the direction of the City Manager. Mr. MacGillivray indicated that
at this point in time he based his assumptions and related calculations upon the CIP currently in place
for the city as well as some small modifications recommended by the City Engineer. The City
Manager indicated that the larger purpose for these calculations was to begin to put together a) some
cash flow analysis, and b) some documentation by which the city can determine 1) if all these proposed
improvements are desirous, and 2) if they are, to make decisions as to how to pay for these
improvements. The City Manager went on further to say that, as an example, should certain purchases
be financed with debt, the city was then in a position to use some of this information to make a decision
as to the length of the term of the debt as it fits into the greater cash flow requirements for the city over
the next 10-20 years. Further work will be done in order to prepare a more concise representation of
our planned expenditures and decision points along the way.
HISTORY OF ZONING/DESIGN STANDARDS, VILLAGES ON THE PONDS: Staff
reviewed the zoning, EAW, design guidelines and grants received for Villages on the Pond. Vemelle
Clayton, Lotus Realty; Tim Keane, Larkin Hoffman Law Firm; Fr. Austin Ward and John Ward were
in attendance. Vemelle Clayton voiced her concern regarding the affordability requirement for the
housing element. She stated they may be seeking an amendment.
ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS: Staff
gave a slide presentation on the architecture and material on all downtown and industrial buildings.
The council discussed revised architectural standards. Eden Prairie and Wayzata standards were
reviewed. Staff was directed to study the standards as soon as possible and bring them back. Neil
Weber, from Neil Weber Architects and John Sheehan, from Cambridge Commercial were present.
TRUTH IN TAXATION LEVY: The City Manager indicated that he and the staff were working on
preparing the budget. The Finance Director indicated that we needed to certify to the county a
proposed levy for the Truth in Taxation notices by September 15th. That date being in place, the
council will first be presented with the budget at its August BOth work session and will be asked to
adopt a proposed budget at its September 13, 1999 council meeting.
The work session ended at approximately 8:30 p.m.
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