02-10-1992 JointCITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
JOINT MEETING OF THE RICHFIELD CITY COUNCIL
AND THE RICHFIELD SCHOOL BOARD
February 10, 1992
CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Martin Kirsch, Mayor; Ivan Ludeman; Michael
Sandahl (arrived at 6:25 P.M.); Kristal
Stokes; and William Bullock.
CITY
STAFF PRESENT: James Prosser, City Manager; Stevan Devich,
Administrative Services Director; Thomas P.
Ferber, City Clerk; Donald Fondrick,
Community Services Director; William
Fillmore, Liquor Operations Director; Jack
Erskine, Public Safety Director; Larry
Lotzer, Investigator/Agent; and Pam Taschuk,
Youth Resource Specialist.
SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT: Milt Westlund, Chair; Steven Lindgren, Vice
Chair; Nancy Rowley, Clerk; David Lamberger,
Treasurer; David Steenson, Director; and
Roger Stern, Director.
SCHOOL DISTRICT
STAFF: Lowell Larson, Superintendent of Schools;
Dennis Laingen, Director of Curriculum and
Instruction; Jerry K~orlien, Director of
Personnel and Finance; Jeannie Ryan, K-12
Curriculum Coordinator; Bruce Abrahamson,
Director of Community Education; Loren
Hanson, Business Manager; Richard Walker,
Director of Buildings, Grounds and
Transportation; Robert Nelson, Director of
Information Systems and Research; and Judy
Miller, Secretary to the Superintendent.
OTHERS PRESENT: Don Monk, Hennepin County Assessor.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kirsch at 5:30 p.m.
Item #I DISCUSSION OF TRAFFIC/TRANSPORTATION STUDIES AND
RELATERD ITEMS. C.L. N0. 36
Community Services Director Fondrick reviewed Council Letter
No. 36 regarding traffic and transportation issues related to the
following:
* I494 draft Environmental Impact State (EIS)
* 77th Street Development
* I35W draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
* 135W/2494 Interchange
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Item #II CITY/SCHOOL COOPERATION ON YOUTH ISSUES
Public Safety Director Erskine provided an overview of the
cooperation of the City and Schools regarding youth issues.
Investigator/Agent Lotzer reviewed the status of gang
activity and impact in Richfield.
Youth Resource Specialist Taschuk reviewed strategies used
to focus on the needs of youth who are vulnerable to gangs. She
reviewed the need to address racial prejudice, alcohol use, and
assault issues which are present in the schools.
Discussion followed regarding the reduction in vandalism and
assault incidents in the schools in comparison to last year.
City and School officials agreed that cooperation and
support between the two jurisdictions has been helpful in
addressing youth issues.
Item #III AIRPORT UPDATE
City Manager Prosser reviewed the status of the following
airport issues:
1. Feasibility Report for Acquisition of New Ford Town and Rich
Acres Neighborhoods.
2. Replacement of lost revenue to the School District and City
related to the reduction of tax base due to acquisition.
3. Runway 4-22 Extension Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Comments.
4. FAA capacity Study of the North/South Runway Proposal.
Item #IV SCHOOL DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS
Superintendent Larson reviewed the statistical report on
enrollment in the Richfield Public Schools.
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Item #V APPRAISAL PRACTICES OF HENNEPIN COUNTY
School Member Lindgren asked questions regarding the
Hennepin County property appraisal practices and relationship of
assessed values to sales prices.
Don Monk, Hennepin County Assessor, reviewed the assessment
practices provided by statute by which Hennepin County determines
the assessed value of property. He indicated it was a market
driven system whereby values fall-within a range of approximately
90~ - 105 of sales price.
Item #VI QUESTIONS/ANSWERS ON SCHOOL ISSUES
None
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:57 p.m.
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Date Approved:
2/24/92
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Thomas P. Ferber
City Clerk
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