MINUTES
<br />OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
<br />EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL
<br />AUGUST 15, 1988
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<br />Answering rollcall were Members Kelly, Richards, Smith, Turner and Mayor Courtney.
<br />UNITED WAY PROCLAMATION PRESENTED.
<br />proclamation:
<br />WHEREAS, the United Way of Minneapolis Area currently provides funding to more
<br />than 360 programs in 116 agencies, many of which are located in and serving
<br />suburban communities. For example, agencies in Edina range from Ebenezer Society,
<br />which offers support and training for family caregivers, to the Bloomington Public
<br />Health Service which provides a family support program, to Storefront/Youth
<br />Action, where victims of physical and sexual abuse can find individual and group
<br />counseling; and
<br />WHEREAS, the efforts of thousands of community volunteers enable the United Way to
<br />maintain fundraising and administrative costs at under ten cents to a dollar; and
<br />WHEREAS, in 1988 funds are being distributed to quality programs that reach more
<br />people in suburban communities. The United Way works with county planning boards
<br />and private planning groups ,to identify gaps in services in a continuing effort to
<br />meet the comprehensive needs of people in the six county service area;
<br />BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Council of Edina hereby support the
<br />on September 8, 1988, and encourage local businesses and their employees to
<br />participate in this event.
<br />PROCLAIMED this 15th day of August, 1988.
<br />Mayor Courtney presented the following
<br />PROCLAMATION FOR 1988 EDINA COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
<br />UNITED WAY'S EDINA COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
<br />CENTENNIAL FLOWER GARDEN AWARDS PRESENTED. Perry Anderson, sponsor, presented
<br />Centennial Flower Garden Awards to the following contestants:
<br />Church; Multi-Residences - Point of France and Rembrandt Retirement Community;
<br />Residential - Vic/Pat Kreuziger, 6705 Cheyenne Trail; Jackie Hegman, 4913 E.
<br />Sunnyslope Road; Jodi Anderly, 5425 Wooddale Avenue; Myrtle Grette, 5709 York
<br />Avenue; Art/Jackie Nelson, 6628 Brittany Road; Don/Barb Steinkamp, 4912 Payton
<br />Court; and Margaret Mullin, 4417 Claremore Drive; Commercial - Marquette Bank.
<br />Churches - Grace m a
<br />CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ADOPTED.
<br />Member Kelly to approve and adopt the consent agenda items as presented.
<br />Motion vas made by Member Smith and seconded by
<br />Rollcall :
<br />Ayes: Kelly, Richards, Smith, Turner, Courtney
<br />PUBLIC HEARING CONDUCTED ON STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY: ORDINANCE TO BE DRAFTED.
<br />Affidavits of notice were presented, approved and ordered placed on file.
<br />Engineer Fran Hoffman made the presentation advising that 18,000 notices were sent
<br />to property owners in Edina regarding the public hearing on the storm drainage
<br />utility. Staff has expended considerable time during 1987/88 reviewing the City's
<br />storm sewer system, including pipes, ponds, stormwater detention areas and creeks.
<br />Over the years the City has constructed new facilities through the development
<br />process and special assessment to project areas. The maintenance needs of the
<br />system have increased over the years and the two major rainstorms of 1977 and 1987
<br />suggest a policy review to create an additional movement of floodwaters from
<br />private to public areas. Currently, there are four major categories in the Public
<br />Works budget: 1) Engineering, 2) Streets (sub-categories: ramps & parking lots,
<br />street maintenance and storm sewer, lakes & ponds), 3) Equipment Operation, and 4)
<br />Utilities.
<br />under Streets be transferred under Utilities, similar to the water system and
<br />sanitary sewer system which is allowable under State Statute 444.075. The goals
<br />of establishing a storm drainage utility would be: 1) to maintain existing storm
<br />water facilities so they will operate properly for a longer period of time, 2)
<br />provide and improve wetlands to clean storm water and retard flows, and 3) to
<br />replace existing storm facilities which could become unusable over the years due
<br />to natural deterioration. Obviously, to achieve these goals will cost more than
<br />the City is currently expending today on routine maintenance of the system.
<br />Construction of any new storm sewer systems will continue to be paid for by the
<br />developer (i.e. Hedberg and Carl Hanson properties). The Storm Drainage Utility
<br />would be a service similar to the water and sanitary sewer utilities. Fees would
<br />be based on the amount of water discharged into the storm sewer system.
<br />example, a parking lot creates more runoff than a grass area of the same size, so
<br />commercial, industrial and multiple dwelling properties would accrue higher rates
<br />than residential properties.
<br />basic unit for single family properties.
<br />square feet was the average for single family lots and was the basis used in
<br />developing the proposed quarterly fees for various properties as follows:
<br />It is proposed that the sub-category of storm sewer, lakes & ponds
<br />For
<br />Staff looked at the various lot sizes to determine a
<br />It was determined that 16,000-17,000
<br />Single Family Homes and Duplexes
<br />Parks, Cemeteries and Golf Courses $3.36/acre
<br />Schools $15.90/acre
<br />Churches, Institutional and Multiple
<br />Family Dwellings $40.35/acre
<br />Commercial and Industrial $67.25/acre
<br />$5.00/lot
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