HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.b. Minutes of August 7, 1991 Special Council MeetingROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 71 1991
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the City
Council of the City of Rosemount was duly held on Wednesday, August 7,
1991, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Acting Mayor Wippermann called the meeting to order with Councilmembers
Willcox and Klassen present. Mayor Napper and Councilmember Oxborough were
absent. Also in attendance were Planning Commission Members Al Meyer,
Sheila Hathaway, John Edwards, Kathy Busho and Utilities Commission Members
Tom Werner and Shawn Mulhern. Staff Members Ron Wasmund, Steve Jilk, David
Bechtold and Cindy Carlson were present. Also present were Consultant Fred
Hoisington of Hoisington Group, Inc. and Consultant Dean Johnson of
Resource Strategies, Inc.
Acting Mayor Wippermann advised the purpose of the meeting was to discuss
with members of the Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Committee and
Utilities Commission the policy formulation for the Comprehensive Guide
Plan update.
The first item for discussion was the USPCI land use designation issue.
City staff advised it was expected USPCI would receive approval from the
Metropolitan Council for its Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment on August
8, 1991. Discussion was held on the concept of designating one waste
management area in the City or two. Discussion also ensued on whether the
waste management designation should be restricted to the University of
Minnesota property or to the University of Minnesota property and the Pine
Bend area. City staff anticipated the Planning Commission would review and
make recommendations to the City Council on USPCI's application for
amendments to the Comprehensive Guide Plan on September 3, 1991.
Discussion on policy for multi -family housing included issues on how many
units there should be and should multi -family housing be dispersed
throughout the city or concentrated. Discussion was also held on whether
rental units and non -rental townhomes should be considered in the number
for multi -family housing. A concern was raised that the policy could
become too exclusive for certain types of multi -family housing.
It was also felt the policy could draw the type of development the City
would want without pre -zoning property for multi -family housing.
Development along railroad corridors was discussed.
Rural residential development was discussed. More specifically, the
concern to maintain a certain area of the northern tier of the City in
large lot development to protect certain amenities in that area was
addressed. Large lots, clustering and conservancy districts were discussed
as methods of accomplishing this.
A consensus was reached to decide what this group is trying to accomplish
with rural residential zoning; and at the next meeting goals in this area
will be clarified.
By unanimous consent the Council went into a closed session at 10:20 p.m.
to discuss potential litigation on the USPCI project.
ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 7, 1991
By unanimous consent the Council reconvened the open session of the special
council meeting at 10:30 p.m.
MOTION by Wippermann to adjourn. SECOND by Willcox. Ayes: 3. Nays: 0.
ATTEST:
Dennis Wippermann, Acting Mayor
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Respectfully submitted,
Stephan Jilk, Administrator