WS 1999 10 04CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
OCTOBER 4, 1999
The city council met in a work session on Monday, October 4, 1999 at 5:30 p.m. The following were
present: Mayor Mancino, Council members Jansen, Labatt, and Senn. Councilman Engel was absent.
Staff present were: Scott Botcher, City Manager; Richard Rice, IS Coordinator; and Bob Zydowsky, Chief
Law Enforcement Officer. Others present: Bud Olson, Carver County Sheriff, Denny Owen, Carver
County Chief Deputy; Melissa Brechon, Carver County Library Director; Jill Shipley, Friends of the
Library; Leah Hawk and Bob Ayotte.
KMC PROPOSAL: Richard Rice and several representatives from KMC Parallel Technologies were
present to discuss the proposed fiber installation project. The council had some concerns about what they
perceived as a potential lack of performance under the agreement between the city and KMC insofar as it
related to the provision of drops from the backbone to the municipal buildings in question. There were
several questions about the ability of the city to utilize any local access carrier on the KMC backbone and
no firm answers were received from the KMC representatives. That being said, the city manager was
instructed to have Brian Grogan, special counsel to the city on telecommunications issues present himself to
the council at a work session so a full and frank discussion of legalities could be held.
LIBRARY NEEDS ASSESSMENT: Melissa Brechon, Carver County Library Director; Barry Petit
with Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle; and members of the Library Board were present to discuss the
recommended library needs assessment. Following an RFP, the City Manager in conjunction with the
Carver County Library Director, recommended retaining MS & R for the performance of a library needs
assessment for the provision of library services in the City of Chanhassen. Mr. Barry Petit, principal with
this firm was present to discuss library development issues with the council. The discussion focused on the
work plan which was included in his packet and the utilization of the fiscal assets held by the city in its
downtown and how the maximization of these physical assets would be in the best interests of not only the
library but of the community as a whole. At the end of the presentation, there were no questions on behalf
of the council and the City Manager indicated that this item would appear as a consent agenda item on
October 11, 1999 council agenda.
POLICE CONTRACT AND PROPOSALS FROM SHERIFF BUD OLSON: Sheriff Bud Olson and
his staff were present to discuss the options indicated in his memo dated October 4, 1999. There were a
wide range of questions regarding policing services and the evening served largely as an educational tool
for citizens, staff, and for Carver County Sheriff's personnel as well. At the end of the discussion, it was
agreed that Sheriff Bud Olson and his staff would be invited to appear at the October 11, 1999 council
meeting and that the council at that time may be in a position to provide staff with some direction for the
development of an agreement with Carver County and the Sheriff' s Department for the provision of police
services. It was agreed that this contract, in addition to the standard language previously held, would also
include performance measures clause(s) which would allow the city and the Sheriff's Department to
benchmark the performance of the Sheriff's Department under the terms of the contract and allow the city
to start developing a trend line so it would be in a better position to determine what police services were
necessary and desired in future years.
The work session concluded at approximately 9:00 p.m.
Scott A. Botcher
City Manager