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City of Edina
EDINA PARK BOARD
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998
7:30 P.M.
MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
AGENDA
1. Welcome New Park Board Members.
*2. Approval of Tuesday, December 9, 1997, Park Board
Minutes.
3. Election of Officers.
*4. Arneson Acres Park Fountain.
*5. Jenny Schmidgall Day Proclamation.
*6. Naming the New Braemar Arena Commons Area.
7. Park Shelter Buildings and Comfort Stations Project Update.
8. Braemar Golf Course Winter Recreation Use.
9. Other.
*10. Adjournment.
* These are agenda items that require or request Park Board
action.
City Hall (612) 927-8861
4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX (612) 927-7645
EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424-1394 TDD (612) 927-5461
To: Edina Park Board.
From: John Keprios, Directo
Edina Park and Recreation Department
Date: March 5, 1998
Re: March 10, 1998, PARK BOARD MEETING STAFF REPORT.
Enclosed you should find the following items:
1. Tuesday, March 10, 1998, Park Board Agenda.
2. Edina Swim Club notice of Head Coach.
3. Jenny Schmidgall Day Proclamation.
STAFF REPORT
The following is the monthly staff report concerning each item on the agenda with the
exception of Approval of the Minutes and Other. "Other" is listed on the agenda in case
last minute items come up between now and the Park Board meeting, plus, cover any
other concerns of Park Board members and/or attendees.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Let's welcome our new members to the Edina Park Board:
Mr. Dave Fredlund and Mr. Tom White
WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
Mr. Fredlund and Mr. White fill the spots that were vacated by Mr. Jim Fee and
Mr. Mike Burley. I am also pleased to announce that Mr. Andrew Herring has been
reappointed for another three year term.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
In recent years, the Park Board has chosen to delay the election of Park Board officers
(Chairman and Vice Chairman) until the month following the first meeting attended by the
newly appointed Park Board members. If the Park Board continues this approach, then
election of officers would take place in April this year, 1998. 1 have been requested to have
this item on the agenda for discussion at the March meeting. As you may recall, officers are
elected by secret ballot at the Park Board meeting and officer terms are for one year. At the
present time there are no term limits for either officers or Park Board members in general.
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4RNESON ACRES PARK FOUNTAIN
The Edina Garden Council is offering to donate to the City of Edina approximately $25,000
to be used for purchase and installation of a water fountain for Arneson Acres Park. The
fountain would be located in the center of the formal gardens.
The Edina Garden Council has solicited vendors for creative plans with accompanying quotes
for purchase and installation of a fountain for the center of the formal gardens area. The
most creative and thankfully least expensive plan of the five vendors came from Northern
Water Gardens.
I will give the Park Board a brief presentation on the submitted plans. There will be members
from the Edina Garden Council in attendance to support their proposal and answer questions.
As you will notice in the presentation, the proposed fountain will include a 35 foot in
diameter concrete base that will range in depth from five inches (5") to eight inches (8").
The center fountain will be adjustable to avoid park visitors from getting wet from spray on
extremely windy days. The bubbler style fountain will spray water a maximum of
approximately eight feet (8'). The border around the concrete base will consist of stone top
seating with decorative stone border around the outside base. I don't see this as a safety
hazard to the public but it is clearly a beautiful and generous addition to this formal
horticulture and formal gardens setting.
It is staff's recommendation that the Park Board make a recommendation to the City Council
to accept the Garden Council's proposal and go forward with the construction of a water
fountain in the formal garden at Arneson Acres Park.
JENNY SCHMIDGALL DAY PROCLAMATION
As you will notice in the enclosed proposed Proclamation, staff is proposing that the Edina
Park Board recommend that March 16, 1998, be proclaimed by the Edina City Council as
"JENNY SCHMIDGALL DAY."
Jenny was a member of the USA Olympic Women's Hockey Team that recently captured the
Olympic Gold Medal at the games in Nagano, Japan. Jenny Schmidgall is Edina's first
Olympic Gold Medal winner and this is one of several gestures in motion for the community
to show our pride and admiration to Jenny for her outstanding internationally recognized
accomplishment.
Other events planned to recognize Jenny Schmidgall include:
• Have Jenny serve as Grand Marshall for Edina's Fourth of July Parade.
• Display a banner of recognition across 50th Street at France Avenue (downtown Edina).
• Welcome Home gathering at the Edina High School Main Gym on Monday, March 9,
1998, 9:15 a.m. (students' opportunity to welcome, recognize and honor Jenny).
®• Recognize Jenny at the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament (interviews
with television, radio and on ice recognition).
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The 50th and France business community is planning on rallying around the "Jenny
Schmidgall Day" celebration by placing in ad in the local newspaper and inviting Jenny and
her immediate family to a private reception in the 50th and France area on her special day.
Staff recommends that the Park Board recommend to the City Council to adopt the
Proclamation to ordain March 16, 1998, as Jenny Schmidgall Day in Edina. I have been in
contact with Jenny's family and they are all available to attend the City Council meeting on
the 16th to receive this Proclamation.
Park Board action is requested on this agenda item.
NAMING THE NEW BRAEMAR ARENA COMMONS AREA
City Manager, Ken Rosland, recommending to name the new commons area at Braemar
Arena:
"THE JERRY DALEN COMMONS"
For some background on Mr. Jerry Dalen, he started working for the City of Edina in
November of 1955. After 28 years of service with the City of Edina, Jerry retired as Finance
Director for the City in January 1983. Jerry became known as one of Edina High School
hockey's biggest fan. He began attending games during the State Tournament in 1974 and
has rarely missed a Varsity or Junior Varsity home game since. In fact, at Jerry Dalen's
retirement party, Jerry was presented an Edina Letterman's sweater by long-time Edina High
School Hockey Coach, Willard Ikola in honor of Jerry's hockey game attendance. In
addition, Mr. Rosland also presented him with a lifetime pass to all future Edina home hockey
games.
It is staff's recommendation that the Edina Park Board recommend to the Edina City Council
to name the new commons area at Braemar Arena "The Jerry Dalen Commons." Park Board
action is requested on this agenda item.
PARK SHELTER BUILDINGS AND COMFORT STATIONS PROJECT UPDATE
I will give a brief verbal summary of this approved project and the status of all remaining
Park Referendum projects.
This is an information item. There is no Park Board action requested on this agenda item.
BRAEMAR GOLF COURSE WINTER RECREATION USE
This is a food for thought agenda item for the Edina Park Board to consider planning for more
recreational use of the Braemar Golf Course site in the future.
As you know, the grill is open to the public throughout the winter months and the clubhouse
is used for various private rentals, such as, wedding receptions, business meetings, civic
group meetings and the like. With a beautiful outdoor resource adjacent to the clubhouse,
there are winter recreational activities that could be made available to Edina residents, such
as, cross-country skiing and tube sliding.
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*Granted, cross-country skiing already takes place throughout the golf course, however, there
are no marked or groomed trails, maps, lessons or rental equipment available. Many years
ago, the Edina Park and Recreation Department contracted with a vendor to rent cross-
country skis out of the clubhouse building. Even then, there were no groomed trails.
There are a couple of hills close to the clubhouse that could serve as a wonderful tube
sliding hill for Edina residents. Tube sliding is a fun, safe and wholesome family winter
recreational activity that's fun for people of all ages. There are tube sliding hills in some of
our neighboring communities and I plan to have some video tape of those sites to show the
Park Board at this February meeting.
I must admit that this idea was presented to the City Manager and City Council at the budget
assumptions process in 1994 with unsuccessful results. I, however, still believe that this
simple recreational opportunity would be a welcomed addition to the City of Edina and would
be in keeping with the philosophy of providing family-oriented recreation amenities that make
Edina such a terrific place to live.
Cross-country skiing and/or tube sliding would not be (and are not intended to be ) money
making ventures, although the increased traffic would greatly increase the sales at the
concessions stand.
After showing the short video tape and sharing some rough estimates of expenses involved,
I ask the Park Board to enter into a discussion about whether staff should further explore
future winter recreational activities at Braemar Golf Course (or at other sites as well).
Park Board action is not requested on this agenda item at this time.
OTHER
CONCERNS OF THE PARK BOARD
Other concerns of the Park Board will be addressed at this time.
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Edina Swim Club
John Walker to become Head Coach
John Walker, Assistant Men's and Women's Swimming Coach at the
University of Missouri, will assume the position of Head Coach of the Edina
Swim Club in April 1998.
John will return to Minnesota where he attended Carleton College,
graduating in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. While at
Carleton, he competed in swimming and, after graduation remained as
Head Women's and Men's Swimming and Diving Coach. While coaching at
Carleton, he was also Head Senior Coach of the Northfield Swim Club.
In 1993, John went to Colorado where he attended the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs, earning a Master's of Science in Exercise
Science/Biomechanics in 1995. He was a Research Fellow at the United
States Swimming International Center for Aquatics Research at the
Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He continued at the Olympic
Training Center through August 1996 as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for
the Resident Team. He was also an Assistant Coach for the Colorado
Springs Swim Team from 1993 through September 1996.
Since September 1996, he has coached at Missouri. He is certified by the
American Swim Coach's Association as a Level IV Coach and is also a
certified Aquatics Facility Operator. He is known for presentations made at
ASCA Clinics and American College of Sport Medicine Conferences.
The Coach Selection Committee of the Edina Swim Club believes John
Walker brings more to the Club than extraordinary technical expertise. We
believe that he possesses exceptional intelligence, energy and
organizational ability as well as character and a philosophy which fits our
Club. He feels that swimmers now in the Club can become National
Qualifiers. Yet he is dedicated to helping all our swimmers to reach their
potentials. We must provide him our strong support.
Please take the opportunity to meet and welcome John Walker to Edina
when you see him on the deck and about town!
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hn Witzel - Edina Swim Club President
4445 West 77th St. Suite 210 • Edina. Minnesota 55135 • 612-831-3814 • fax 841-1822
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PROCLAMATION
JENNY SCHMIDGALL
1998 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER
WHEREAS, Jenny Schmidgall, an Edina resident and a member of the inaugural
gold medal winning 1998 USA Olympic Women's Hockey Team; and
WHEREAS, the achievements of Jenny Schmidgall are a source of great
community pride and interest as she represented our city in the 1998 Winter Olympic
Games in Nagano, Japan; and
WHEREAS, success has come to Jenny Schmidgall because of her extraordinary
ability, hours of dedication, practice and undaunted determination. Jenny has reached a
level of athletic achievement upon which dreams are built. She has inspired young
athletes, both in our community and nation wide, to reach for their dreams and make them
come true.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Edina City Council that
congratulations be extended to Jenny Schmidgall.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Edina City Council does hereby ordain
and declare the 16'` day of March, 1998, as official:
Jenny Schmidgall Day
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this proclamation be recorded in the Minutes
of the Edina City Council and that a copy be given to Jenny Schmidgall.
ADOPTED this 16th day of March, 1998.
Glenn L. Smith, Mayor
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REPORT/RECOMMENDATION
To: Mayor Smith and Members
of the City Council
From: John Keprios, Director
Park and Recreation Department
Date: January 29, 1998
Subject: Garden Park Comfort
Station - Paragon Cable Offer.
Recommendation:
Agenda Item # III . B.
Consent ❑
Information Only ❑
Mgr. Recommends ❑ To HRA
Action:
x To Council
x Motion
❑ Resolution
❑ Ordinance
❑ Discussion
Accept Paragon Cable Company's proposal to pay the City of Edina $100,000 plus all additional costs needed to
enlarge the Garden Park comfort station to allow for approximately 400 square feet of secured storage for
Paragon Cable's cable backup equipment. The $100,000 would be applied towards Park Referendum expenses.
Background:
Paragon Cable Company recently approached the City of Edina with a proposal to pay the City of Edina
$100,000 plus all additional costs needed to enlarge the Garden Park comfort station to allow for approximately
400 square feet of secured storage for Paragon Cable's cable backup equipment. This equipment would include a
generator and various cable television related electronic equipment needed to create a backup system in cases of
power failure. Paragon Cable Company considers Garden Park an ideal location for their needs to better serve
their customers.
It is staffs opinion that the central area of Garden Park would be a reasonable location for the proposed building,
which would be similar in design as the current aesthetically pleasing structure, just approximately 400 square
feet larger. If approved by Council, Paragon Cable would have access to approximately 400 square feet of cold
storage, which would be attached to the Garden Park comfort station. This agreement would allow Paragon free
and exclusive secured use and access to that storage (which will always be owned by the City of Edina) for the
duration of the existing franchise, which is 14 years. At the end of the current franchise, a new lease could be
negotiated or the City would simply use the storage.
If approved by Council, staff will negotiate a change order with the general contractor and architect. Paragon
Cable would in turn pay for all additional design and construction related costs to that project.
Staff suggests that the $100, 000 be applied towards the Park Referendum budget.
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FROM:
VIA:
SUBJECT
DATE:
REQUEST FOR PURCHASE
TO: Mayor Smith and Members of the City Council
John Keprios, Director of Parks and Recreation
Kenneth Rosland, City Manager
REQUEST FOR PURCHASE IN EXCESS OF $15,000
January 29, 1998
AGENDA ITEM T I I . C.
ITEM DESCRIPTION: Park Shelter Buildings and Comfort Stations.
Company
1.Hunnerberg Construction Company
2. A & L Construction, Inc.
3. Riverside Construction
4. Gladstone Construction
5. Parkos Construction Co.
(see bid results for 6 additional quotes)
RECOMMENDED QUOTE OR BID:
Hunnerberg Construction Company $968,650.00
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Amount of Ouote or Bid
1. $968,650.00
2. $1,007,798.00
3. $1,054,100.00
4. $1,058,629.00
5. $1,091,100.00
Account #: Park Referendum
This is for purchase of four park shelter buildings (Cornelia School Park, Todd Park, Walnut
Ridge Park and Weber Park) and three comfort stations (Garden Park, Lake Cornelia Park and
Wooddale Park) and for renovation of the bathrooms at the Lewis Park shelter building. Staff is
recommending that we accept Add Alternates #1, which includes the construction of the Weber
Park shelter building, Add Alternate 92, which is the renovation of the bathrooms at the Lewis
Park shelter building, and Deduct Alternate #3, which calls for a per unit cost deduct for gas
fireplaces for each of the four park shelter buildings. Staff does not recommend accepting Deduct
Alternates #4 and #5, which called for per unit cost deducts for eliminating ceramic tile in the
bathrooms and substitute with lesser quality reinforced fiberglass panels.
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(j6_1 Edina Park and Recreation
John Kepri s irector Department
This Recommended bid is
within budget not within budget JO -5n Wallin, Finance D' ctor
Kenneth Rosland, City )4anager
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In the interest of saving money, all plumbing and heating fixtures are being bid separately. The total cost of
all plumbing and heating fixtures for these buildings is anticipated to cost approximately $40,000.
In August of 1997, bids were opened for the construction of three park shelter buildings and three comfort
stations. At that time, the Park Board asked that park shelter building plans for the Walnut Ridge Park shelter
building be sized down due to community input. Therefore, the Walnut Ridge park shelter building was not
part of the bidding process in August of 1997. At that time, the low bid for the three shelter buildings and
three comfort stations was $1,162,000 and the high bid was $1,399,600. Those bids were rejected and all
plans were revised to bring the costs down to within budget.
Bids were opened on Wednesday, January 28, 1998, for four park shelter buildings, three comfort stations and
renovation of Lewis Park bathroom facilities. As shown above, the low bid for the project came in at
$968,650.00. With the estimated $40,000 in plumbing and heating equipment, the total project cost is
expected to be approximately $1,008,650.00.
The low bid general contractor, Hunnerberg Construction Company, recently completed a remodeling project
for the City of Edina at the Pro Shop at Braemar Golf Course and did a very reasonable job. We also checked
on other references provided by Hunnerberg Construction Company. All five references gave the general
contractor very high marks with comments, such as, very dependable, good superintendents, good follow-up
and stayed right on budget.
Cornelia School Park and Weber Park shelter buildings will each have a gross enclosed area of 1,597 square
feet. Todd Park and Walnut Ridge Park shelter buildings each will have a gross enclosed area of 1,187 square
feet. The comfort stations are only 280 square feet. As outlined in the Paragon Cable Offer report to the City
Council, the Garden Park comfort station (if approved by Council) will have a total of approximately 680
square feet, 400 of which will be earmarked for Paragon Cable's equipment storage.
If approved by the City Council, specifications call for substantial completion by July 15, 1998, and final
completion by July 30, 1998. This is the last large Park Referendum project to be completed.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the low bid from Hunnerberg Construction Company for
$968,650.00.
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original offer of less than $30 million.
Miami had intended to sign Randle on
Tuesday to a $30 million offer sheet that
included a $12 million signing bonus, but no
additional guaranteed money. The Vikings,
Who included a guaranteed $16.5 million in the
deal's first two years, would have had one week
to match Miami's offer. _
Turn to VIKINGS on C5
— Randle to sign contract today in Houston.
Also on CS
— Vikings make offer to free agent Doug Evans
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17l`Ire
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By Rachel Blount
Star Tribune Staff writer
NAGANO, JAPAN — So much for sur-
prises. As soon as the U.S. women's hockey
team beat Canada 3-1 Tuesday to win the
hos�kicall ic d ld medal, forward d
her brother Petr in St. Paul and
blurted out: We won!
It was only 5:30 a.m. in Minnesota, but
Pert had gotten up early to watch his sister's
historic game on a
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cast. Other rela-
"1 de nitel lives and friends
y were awakened
think this is a by the news that
turning point.
We had it in the
backs of our
minds that with
all the coverage,
we could help
get women's
»
the U.S. had won
he first women's
hockey tourna-
ment in Olympic
history. As the
folks back in the
U.S. turned on
their TVs and put
on the coffee pot,
Blahoski and her
ho
Ckey going teammates pre-
pared to attend an
--Edne'sJenny Schmldgall all-night cele-
bration at a Na-
................................... gano hotel and
gant medals hangingclutched the ele-
from their necks.
Blahoski marveled at the weight of the
gold lacquered disc, suspended from a pale
blue satin ribbon. She also pondered every-
thing it represented: the culmination of a life-
time of striving, the accomplishment of a
group of women who felt as close as sisters,
the beginning of a new era in women's
ckey. Heavy stuff, but in the emotional
OF
l
ermath of the victory, it felt as uplifting as
the fresh Nagano breeze.
"I'm so grateful just to have this oppor-
tunity," said Blahoski, a St. Paul Johnson
graduate who finished the tournament with
two assists. "To see my parents in the
stands and have the gold medal placed
around my neck means so much to me."
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the gold -medal hockey game in
the Big Hat, they were mildly dig
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of -U.S. women's hockey pia}
were seated together in a section
the lower bowl, the Schmidgt
tickets put them in the first rov
the upper deck
This disappointment mel
when they got to their seats,
game began and a spectator tapr
Dwayne on the shoulder. "Do y
have somebody playing in t
game?" Wayne Gretzky asked.
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the Great One, who apparently h,
spotted his U.S. Olympic team co:
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cap. When he left early so he wow
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were leading 1-0 and he looked i
me and said, 'I hope you win.' "
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something hey liked in the way th
U.S. team played? Or was he simpl-
showing his usual class? There wa:
no way to be sure.
What Gretzky could not know
was just how much the small act of
kindness meant to the Schmidgalls.
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the U.S. women's hockey
1 3-1 Tuesday to win the
!dal, forward Alana Bla-
,other Petr in St. Paul and
m!
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early to watch his sister's
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Mlane.wtm Alan BWaakl, center. and Jenny Schmldgall, right, sing the national antlmm.
Koznick stepped- back looked and saw a sport she loves
By Rawl g - Today, that year behind her, she back had made her miserable and to ski for one more year and concentrate
Star Tribune Staff Writer will face her biggest test ever, the limited her success on the circuit.on all the things that trade her love rac-
�- '�'-' Olympic slalom run- After last season, Koznick, of ing: the speed, the camaraderie, the thrill
NAGANO, JAPAN =_ A year ago, Kozoick, 22, had competed on the . gunmille, realized that before she could of challengutg the mountain Once she
Kristina Koznick, tired of injuries and World Cup circuit since she was -15 give up skiing, she bad to understand did that the otherside of the egttation—
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Dan Barreiro
A golden
moment
for Edina
family
NAGANO, JAPAN — When Edina
residents Dwayne and Tem
Schmidgall checked their tickets for
the gold -medal hockey game inside
the Big Hat, they were mildly disap-
pointed. While most of the parents
of U.S. women's hockey players
were seated together in a section of
the lower bowl, the Schmidgalls'
tickets put them in the fust row of
the upper deck.
This disappointment melted
,when they got to their seats, the
game began and a spectator tapped
Dwayne on the shoulder. "Do you
have somebody playing in the
game?" Wayne Gretzky asked.
Dwayne blinked twice, then told
the Great One, who apparently had
spotted his U.S. Olympic team coat,
that yes, his daughter, Jenny, was
playing for the United States. "He
could not have been nicer," Dwayne
said. "He autographed my wife's
cap. When he left early so he would
not get mobbed by the crowd, we
were leading 1-0 and he looked at
me and said, ' I hope you win.'"
Did Gretzky, the Canadian, see
something he liked in the way the
U.S. team played? Or was he simply
showing his usual class? There was
no way to be sure. -
What Gretzky could not know
was just how much the small act of
kindness meant to the Schmidgalls.
When Jenny Schmidgall stopped be-
ing the kid who wanted to follow
her recreational hockey -playing dad
onto the ice of Edina's Lewis Park,
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Civility in Politics: Going, Going, Gone
By DIRK JOHNSON
ROCKFORD, Ill., Dec. 9 — During
a fiery debate on financing educa-
tion, the president of the school board
here recently chose a rather dra-
matic way to express his disagree-
ment with a fellow board member.
He grabbed him by the throat.
"It was a momentary lapse of
good judgment," the board presi-
dent, Bill Neblock, 46, said the day
after the episode. "It was a lack of
any judgment."
The throat -grabbing incident is
only the latest example of incivility
in American civic life, as the work of
town councils, county assernhlac
and school boards becomes increas-
ingly nettled by behavior that is
boorish, menacing, even violent. The
National League of Cities, in fact, has
made the problem of unruliness at
local meetings its top focus during
the past year, while Governing Mag-
azine, a publication for state -.and
local officials, recently fretted about
a nationwide "epidemic of incivil-
ity.,, -
What is perhaps most striking
about the rancor is that it flares so
explosively at the local level, the
very places said to be more capable
than faraway Washington of solving
issues with common sense and con-
sideration for neighbors. "There was
this romantic view that local institu-
tions would reflect the local consen-
sus," said Don Eberly, the director of
the Civil Society Project, a nonprofit
research group in Harrisburg, Pa.
"In fact, they tend to reflect the
same divisions that exist in the larg-
er society. We're seeing a devolution
of society's culture wars."
Statistics on the outbursts are
hard to come -by, and some scholars
note that a good political fight is a
time-honored American tradition.
But analysts say there are several
factors contributing to an ever -
rougher local politics: the stakes are
higher as Washington kicks more
lems for a diverse nation that al-
ready seems balkanized on many
profound issues.
"Democracy depends on compro-
mise," said Mr. Evans, a 41 -year-old
United Way worker, "but people are
becoming so entrenched and unyield-
ing in their positions, it could threat-
en our whole system.",
Many local boards have turned to
civility codes and behavior guide-
lines. Officials in Scottsdale, Ariz.,
are creating laminated seat cards
that will give tips on good manners to
those attending city meetings.
Lake Forest has recently circulat-
ed a paper on "Civility and Public
Discourse," urging public officials to
lead by example. Stating that it could
not "legislate civil discourse in oth-
ers," the paper urges community
Politics has gone
from hat tipping to
neck wringing.
leaders to "cease to act in the face of
civility, rudeness, name-calling, per-
sonalized issues, verbal attacks and
the like."
The abrasive behavior in local
politics, of course, mirrors a culture
that long ago shucked the hat tipping
customs of a more mannerly, some
would say straitjacketed, age.
Indeed, some see the calls for or-
derliness and deference as nothing
less than an effort by those in power
to silence critics. "It's a way of sti-
fling dissent," said Marcita Ryon,
president of the Coalition of Pinnacle
Peak, a citizens' group that opposes
new housing developmentsin her
Scottsdale neighborhood. "Some-
times you might have to be a little
lace than nnlitp to upt the mpccapp
Elizabeth Larson, who runs the
Voices project. "They feel they can't
get involved until an issue has been
decided. It makes people feel help-
less, and then angry."
In addition to the cards with tips on
manners, Scottsdale has created
pamphlets and brochures that help
constituents understand how to reg-
ister their views on issues early in
the process.
"Citizens are disillusioned all over
the country," Dr. Larson said. "And
until we find ways to reach them,
give them a chance to express their
views, it's not going to get any bet-
ter."
Some of the kinds of outbursts that
seem to occur more frequently be-
tween elected officials in public, al-
most everyone agrees, once took
place behind closed doors. But the
emergence of open -meeting laws,
which prohibit boards or councils
from meeting in private, has meant
that dirty laundry must be aired in
public.
Mark Schwartz, a City Councilman
from Oklahoma City who is presi-
dent of the League of Cities, said his
group had published booklets on ci-
vility and conducted seminars aimed
at raising the level of consideration
in public forums.
Political life, Mr. Schwartz said,
simply mirrors a society that has
gone from mannerliness to motor-
ists making obscene gestures. Base-
ball players spit at umpires and at-
tack coaches. Parents sue Little
League teams over playing time giv-
en to their children.
And respect for authority, Mr.
Schwartz noted, has taken a dive. He
pointed to a plan a while back by
Congressional Republicans to wear
Pinocchio noses when President
Clinton addressed them, a move that
was ultimately put down by House
Speaker Newt Gingrich.
"There is a way to register dis-
agreement," Mr. Schwartz said.
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Roaring citizens at public meetings have become part of the American political landscape. Dwight Vilhauer, a
resident of Gilbert, Ariz., spoke his mind to Mayor Cynthia Dunham at a public meeting in August.