HomeMy WebLinkAbout15.E.1. Authorize Hiring a Park and Landscape Designer
IS: E. J
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CITY OF SHAKOPEE
MEMORANDUM CONSENT
To: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
From: Mark Themig, Parks, Recreation & Facilities Director
Meeting Date: July 20, 2004
Subject: Hiring Park and Landscape Designer
INTRODUCTION
City Council is asked to hire Andrea Weber for the position of Park and Landscape
Designer.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
As part of the reorganization of the natural resources function earlier this year, City
Council authorized the creation and advertising of a Park and Landscape Designer
position to do park planning and development. Scott County Employee Relations worked
with me to develop the employment notice and training and experience rating form from
the approved job description. We posted the position on May 21 and closed it on June
16. We received six applications for the position, interviewed five candidates in the first
round, and two finalists.
RECOMMENDATION
I am recommending that Andrea Weber be hired for the position of Park and Landscape
Designer. Ms. Weber is currently serving as a landscape architect for Tushie
Montgomery Architects. In her current position, she is responsible for concept design,
contract document, and construction management of projects. Although her previous
work has primarily focused on commercial projects, she appears to have an excellent
understanding of the aspects needed for successful park design, including community
involvement in the design process and designing parks that meet both function and
beauty while minimizing maintenance requirements.
Ms. Weber is also in the process of completing her examinations to become registered
by the State of Minnesota as a Landscape Architect. This registration process is similar
to the Professional Engineer (PE) examination process, and when certified, will enable
her to sign off on all design plans except storm water. Although registration was not
required for the position, it was listed as desirable. (There would still be involvement
from Engineering in developing and reviewing aspects of the plans.)
I am recommending ttiat Ms. Weber be hired at Grade 7, Step D ($50,359). In
recognition of the value to the city of having' a registered landscape architect, I am also
recommending that Ms. Weber be moved to the next step when she completes her
examination process and becomes registered by the state.
REQUESTED ACTION
Move to hire Andrea Weber as Park and Landscape Designer at Grade 7, Step D
,($50,359), with a provision to move her to the next step when she becomes registered
by the State of Minnesota as a Landscape Architect
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Mark Themig