06-14-11SpecialWS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
RICHFIELD Richfield, Minnesota
Special Worksession
June 14, 2011
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Goettel at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor; Fred Wroge; Sue Sandahl; Pat Elliott; and
Present: Tom Fitzhenry.
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager; Mike Eastling, Public Works Director; John
Stark, Community Development Director; Jim Topitzhofer, Recreation
Services Director; Brad Sveum, Fire Chief; William Fillmore, Municipal Liquor
Operations Director; Barry Fritz, Public Safety Director/Chief; Chris Regis,
Finance Manager; Jeff Pearson, Transportation Engineer; Pam Dmytrenko,
Assistant to City Manager; Kristin Asher, City Engineer; and Cheryl Krumholz,
Recording Secretary.
Item # I CONSIDERATION OF CITY OF RICHFIELD KEY FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
(COUNCIL MEMO NO. 54)
Finance Manager Regis reviewed the short-term and long-term key financial strategies
management plan, including the 2012 estimated total tax levy increase, and capital financing plan.
Public Works Director Eastling discussed a potential new funding mechanism, Street
Reconstruction Bond, for a 5-year pavement management program.
City Manager Devich discussed local government aid impacts. He also discussed potential
impacts on the City if there is a State government shutdown.
Item # 2 CONSIDERATION OF 63RD STREET GREENWAY CONCEPTS (COUNCIL
MEMO NO. 55)
Transportation Engineer Pearson presented information on 631d Street greenway concepts
and how they could be implemented in the 63rd Street corridor between Taft Park and Veterans Park.
The City Council consensus was to support moving forward with the concepts by first
obtaining feedback from the impacted neighborhood before hiring a consultant.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consen at 6:20 .. 4
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Recording Secretary City Manager