10-05-1987CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
October 5, 1987
MEMBERS PRESENT: John Hamilton, Mayor; Ivan Ludeman; Michael
Sandahl; and Edwina Garcia.
STAFF PRESENT: James Prosser, City Manager; Steven Devich,
Administrative Services Director; Thomas P.
Ferber, City Clerk; Donald Fondrick;
Community Services Director; Byron Wallace,
Community Development Director; John Erskine,
Public Safety Director; Mike Eastling, City
Engineer; Art Bailey, Senior Engineering
Technician; Howard Roland, Personnel Manager;
Eileen Anderson, Administrative Assistant;
and William Fillmore, Liquor Operations
Director.
HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION: Bill Sve~da, Carole Rud, Darold Luze, Leanne
Ervasti, and Tollie Flippin.
OTHERS PRESENT: Bernie Mittelsteadt, Orr-Schelen-Mayeron;
and Pete Willenbring, Orr-Schelen-Mayeron.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hamilton at 7:03 p.m.
Item #1 DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION.
STUDY SESSION LETTER N0. 26.
Darold Luze, Vice Chair of the Human Rights Commission,
advocated that the City adopt an aggressive Affirmative Action
Plan.
Tollie Flippin, Human Rights Commission Member, advocated
city council support for hiring and promoting females and
minorities and urged that the city implement strict monitoring of
city contractors to insure that contractors comply with
Affirmative Action guidelines.
Carole Rud, Chair of the Human Rights Commission, reviewed
the programs conducted for Human Rights Week, the attendance of
Human Rights Commission members at pertinent conferences and
seminars, and conduct of the Citizen of the Year Program.
Council Member Garcia asked when the revision of the city's
Affirmative Action Plan would be completed.
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City Manager Prosser stated that it is anticipated that the
plan would be completed in the first quarter of 1988. He then
reviewed police recruitment procedures and their relationship to
Affirmative Action.
Bill Svejda, Human Rights Commission Member, reviewed the
handling of the No Fault Grievance Case Program.
Mayor Hamilton expressed his appreciation for the
Commission's work.
Item ~2 DISCUSSION OF STORM SEWER STRATEGY, PLANNING AND DESIGN
STUDY SESSION LETTER N0. 27.
City Manager Prosser stated that it is necessary to obtain
and provide information on what additional study is necessary to
address perceived problems of the storm sewer system and to
determine what level of protection is desirable and at what cost.
City Engineer Eastling reviewed the interrelationship of
different parts of a storm sewer system with the use of a model.
He reviewed the impact of different pipe sizes and different
elevations on a storm sewer system. -
Pete Willenbring, Orr-Schelen-Mayeron, reviewed
precipitation frequency probabilities, storm sewer design
capacities, runoff ratios, and the basic elements of a storm
sewer system. He explained the impact of the July 23 rainfall on
the capacity of Richfield's storm sewer system. As an example,
he stated that in order to increase the storm sewer capacity at
69th Street and Penn Avenue for the magnitude of a 7 inch
rainfall it would cost 2.6 million dollars and to increase the
capacity to handle the magnitude of the rainfall of July 23, 1987
would cost 3.1 million dollars.
Mayor Hamilton stated that reasonable solutions for
particular areas need to be identified which are cost effective.
- Council Member Sandahl suggested that the data from the 1977
and 1987 events be analyzed to provide cost effective
alternatives for potential solutions.
Community Services Director Fondrick stated that alternative
solutions other than increasing pipe sizes need to analyzed for
their potential benefit or detriment to the storm sewer system.
Such alternatives could include removing homes for additional
ponding areas or filling walkout yards. He stated such a study
would not be repetitive of the 1977 study but rather seek to
identify other cost effective alternatives, and that such a study
would cost $25,000 - $50,000.
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It was the consensus of the council that it is necessary to
conduct this study so that site specific alternative options can
be identified.
City Manager Prosser stated that the staff would proceed
with the study and present a preliminary report in 90 days.
Lawrence Wozniczka, 6744 Wentworth Avenue, suggested that
storm water holding capacity be a consideration in park design.
Community Services Director Fondrick stated that the park
planning process does address this issue.
Item ~'3 DISCUSSION COMPARABLE WORTH
City Manager Prosser reviewed the Comparable Worth Study
process. He stated that the city is required to implement the
plan to show compliance with state law. He then reviewed the
draft plan.
Personnel Manager.. Rowland reviewed the input of employees
and supervisors in providing data for th,e study.
.Council Member Garcia stated that several employees
expressed concern that the plan was being presented to the
council prior to being released to employees.
Mayor Hamilton, Council Member Ludeman, and Council Member
Sandahl stated their. consensus that the plan be formally
presented to the council for implementation at a regular meeting.
Council Member Garcia stated that she wished to discuss the
plan further with Administrative Services Director Devich.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m
Date Approved: 10/26/87
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