CC Minutes 5-27-08
CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 27, 2008
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. The meeting was opened with the
Pledge to the Flag.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mayor Furlong, Councilman Litsey, Councilwoman
Ernst, Councilwoman Tjornhom, and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT:
Todd Gerhardt, Elliott Knetsch, Laurie Hokkanen, Paul Oehme, Kate
Aanenson, Todd Hoffman and Terry Jeffery
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA:Councilman Litsey moved, Councilwoman Ernst seconded to
approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s
recommendations:
a. Approval of Minutes:
-City Council Work Session Minutes dated May 12, 2008
-City Council Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated May 12, 2008
Receive Commission Minutes:
-Park and Recreation Commission Summary Minutes dated April 22, 2008
b. Accept $750 Donation from Minnetonka Lacrosse for Field Usage.
c. Lyman Boulevard Improvement Project:
1) Approval of Wetland Alteration Permit, Planning Case 08-12.
Resolution #2008-37:
2) Award of Bid, Improvement Project 06-03.
Resolution #2008-38:
d. Lifetime Fitness, Project 04-15: Accept Public Improvements.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS:
Tommy Scanlon: Hello. I’m Tommy Scanlon from Chanhassen Dinner Theater. We’re down
there. I don’t know the address. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to address you. I
think you’re all aware of why I came tonight. It’s my father’s theater. I’m just acting as
spokesman. He had a stroke a number of years ago and is unable to get around very well. A
week ago on Saturday we were notified that language was inserted into legislation in a tax bill
that covered the Mall of America essentially targeting us and knocking us out of, since we were
the only theater that could have gone in at that point in time. And we took great exception to