04-10-00 Worksession
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special Study Session
April 10, 2000
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kirsch at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present:Martin Kirsch, Mayor; Sue Sandahl; Susan Rosenberg; and Russ
Susag.
Members
Not present:Kristal Stokes.
Staff Present:Samantha Orduno, City Manager; Steven Devich, Administrative
Services Director; Thomas Ferber, City Clerk; Bruce Palmborg,
Community Development Director; Dan Scott, Public Safety Director;
Larry Miller, Hennepin County Appraisal Supervisor; Chris Regis,
Finance Manager; and Tom Foley, Transportation Engineer.
Item # IANNUAL MEETING WITH ADVISORY BOARD OF HEALTH
Sally Parsons, Chair of the Advisory Board of Health, presented and discussed the
1999 Annual Report of the Advisory Board of Health including some of the following
activities:
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Restructuring and meeting schedule changes
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Tobacco Action Group activities
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Alcohol Action Group activities
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“Together We Stand” newspaper ad
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Forum entitled “Creating a Vision for Our Communities: Wrapping Our Arms
Around Our Youth”
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City 2000-2003 Community Health Service Plan developed and submitted to the
State
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Interest in activities in the area of alcohol and tobacco compliance checks
The Mayor and City Council thanked and acknowledged the Advisory Board of
Health for their work.
Item # IIPREVIEW OF 2000 BOARD OF EQUALIZATION S. R. NO. 7
Larry Miller, Hennepin County Appraisal Supervisor, reviewed and discussed Staff
Report No. 7 regarding the 2000 Local Board of Equalization process including the
following:
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2000 market values for the City of Richfield
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Average selling price
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Growth by property class
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Revaluation areas by assessment year
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Residential value history
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Assessed value to sales ratio
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MLS average sales price
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Duties and responsibilities of the Local Board of Equalization
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Examples of subject and comparative property data including sales comparison
adjustment grid
Item # IIIREVIEW OF 35W AESTHETIC DESIGN GUIDE S. R. NO. 8
Craig Churchward and Gary Mueller, Landscape Architects with SEH Inc.,
presented and discussed the recommendations of the 35W Aesthetic Design Review
Committee contained in the design guide for visual aesthetics of the 35W Reconstruction
Project from I-494 to 42nd Street. He presented models and graphic representations of
various design elements including the following:
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Noise and retaining walls
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Bridges and community gateways
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Lighting
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Vegetation
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Fencing
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Grading
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Traffic barriers
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Item # IVDISCUSSION OF 1999 MITIGATION AND REDEVELOPMENT COSTS
S. R. NO. 9
City Manager Orduno reviewed Staff Report No. 9 regarding a recommendation
that the City Council take action at the upcoming April 10 regular City Council Meeting to
authorize the transfer of $500,000 from the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund for 1999
airport mitigation and redevelopment costs. She indicated the need to discuss reduction
of future costs and future strategy regarding airport mitigation.
Administrative Services Director Devich reviewed and summarized the 1999 airport
related costs.
Larry Wozniczka, 6744 Wentworth Avenue, stated concerns about the $137,380
costs related to redevelopment and the HRA’s contract costs with Ryan Companies.
Discussion followed regarding the reimbursement of these costs if mitigation
funding is received.
Mr. Wozniczka stated concerns about the structure of the HRA contract with Ryan
Companies.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:50 p.m.
Date Approved:
Martin J. Kirsch
Mayor
Thomas P. FerberSamantha Orduno
City ClerkCity Manager