062811SpecialWrksession CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
RICHFIELD Richfield, Minnesota
Special Worksession
June 28, 2011
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Goettel at 6:05 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; Corrine Heine, City Attorney; and Cheryl Krumholz,
Recording Secretary.
Item # I DISCUSSION REGARDING POTENTIAL COMMUNITY BAND SHELL
Recreation Services Director Topitzhofer explained the Community Services Commission
recruited several members and Richfield resident David Butler to begin planning for a potential
community band shell. Discussion included the community benefits, potential uses, potential
locations (Veterans Park—southeast of Arena or the Lyndale Garden Center site), stage size, seating
capacity, funding and visual examples of current bandshells in the metro area.
Council Member Sandahl spoke in support of a bandshell but expressed concern with the
Lyndale Garden Center because of parking.
Council Member Wroge spoke in support of the Veterans Park location with the orientation
changed so water or trees, not the Arena, are in the background. He expressed concern regarding
parking at Lyndale Garden Center if housing is included in The Cornerstone Group redevelopment
project.
Doris Rubenstein, 6515 Emerson Avenue, suggested Augsburg Park be considered as
another location because it's a natural, rustic amphitheater. She stated the bandshell acoustics need
to be considered for the noise impact on the neighborhood.
The City Council consensus was to proceed with the bandshell plan and review pros and cons
of the three locations.
Recreation Services Director Topitzhofer stated funding will change for each site.
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Item # 2 DISCUSSION REGARDING ORGANIZED GARBAGE COLLECTION IN
RICHFIELD
Recreation Services Director Topitzhofer discussed the Community Services Commission's
process and consensus in recommending that the City Council continue studying the possibility of
organized garbage collection.
Greg Mangold, Community Services Commission Member, 6233 Washburn Avenue, reviewed
his analysis of waste collection services, including lower prices for consumers, reduced truck traffic
and community control over decisions on waste management.
Recreation Services Director Topitzhofer reviewed the State Statute requirements regarding
the process establishing organized collection.
Mayor Goettel discussed organized collection as being a sustainability issue. She also said
the push-to-the-curb day should be included.
Council Member Sandahl stated the idea should be reviewed.
Council Member Wroge said he supported organized collection at first but now he believes it
limits the homeowner's ability of choice. It could create a monopoly of one hauler which no longer
provides for the fair market of prices.
Council Member Elliott said an organized collection could be a cornering of the market.
Due to a lack of time, the City Council continued discussion to the July 12 City Council
Worksession.
ADJOURNMENT
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The meeting was adjourned by unanimous cons l .-t 6:55 .. .
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