HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 12, 2002 TENTATIVE AGENDA
ADJ. REG. SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA
LOCATION: 129 Holmes Street South
Mayor William Mars presiding
1] Roll Call (at 4:30 p.m.)
21 Approval of Agenda
31 Discussion of City Council Goals and Objectives
4] Other Business
MARCH 12, 2002
5] Adjourn to March 19, 2002 at 6:00 p.m.
CITY OF SHAKOPEE
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark McNeill, City Administrator
SUBJECT: March 12 Goal Setting Session
DATE: March 8, 2002
Next Tuesday at 4:30, the City Council will meet to participate in the goal setting session.
Mayor Mars and I have discussed this; there may be some staff present, but the focus of
this goal setting session will be for the City Council. This is especially needed, in as
much as three of you are new to your positions.
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From my notes, last time that the City Council participated in a goal setting session was
in April, 1998. The "brainstorming" ideas that I have of that meeting follow — these were
later ranked as to the top 6 priorities. Some of these may be of some benefit to you as you
think about what you would like Shakopee /the City Council to be or do in the future:
1. DNR trails along the riverfront, tying the downtown and Huber Park together.
2. Arts Center/Band Shell.
3. Increasing downtown vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
4. Rename County Road 69 and 101.
5. Build a nine -hole golf course.
New library in the downtown.
7. Dress -up First Avenue /First Avenue streetscape.
8. Dress -up County Road 69 railroad overpass — "Welcome to Shakopee ".
9. Deal with land use planning with Louisville and Jackson Townships.
10. Clean -up used car lots along First Avenue; limit number of used car lots.
11. Create a Parks and Recreation Task Force, to determine and plan how to fund
future park needs.
12. Plan a referendum for funding future park development.
13. Longer range funding plan for Capital Improvements Program.
14. Replace and upgrade playground equipment in older parks.
15. Change zoning to protect the downtown.
16. Recreate the Community Development Commission.
17. Publish a community newsletter.
18. Program for high quality industrial development.
19. Resist the land trust application of SMSC.
20. Create a historic preservation plan for the downtown.
21. Rebuild the Chaska trail bridge.
22. Noise abatement.
23 Do Vierling Drive sidewalks and trail completion and Marschall Road south of
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24. Create a tree ordinance, and designate a tree replacement fund, and minimum sod
standard for new construction.
25. Create a web page for the City, with school and CVB links.
ACTION REQUIRED:
Bill Mars asks that each of you come prepared with six goals that you would like to see
implemented in Shakopee:
1. Two goals that should be attainable within the next 18 to 24 months.
2. Two goals that should be attainable in 2 to 5 years.
3. Two goals that should be "longer range ", taking more than 5 years to achieve.
Following a comparison of the individual goals, these will be grouped together for
similarity; those can then be prioritized, and a discussion may be held to determine what
funding sources might be needed.
The goal setting session may also discuss the challenges facing Shakopee, and the
benefits of living here. We ask that you also come prepared to share your thoughts on
those as well.
Mark McNeill
City Administrator
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