Revised March 26, 2025
To increase transparency and resident education, below is a quick summary of the Shorewood City Council meeting of March 10, 2025.
Links to the meeting video are included with each item.
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Council members present: Labadie, Maddy, Sanschagrin, DiGruttolo
Council member absent: Gorham
Staff present: Administrator Nevinski, City Clerk Thone, Engineer Budde, Finance Dir. Schmuck, PW Director Morreim, City Planner Griffiths, City Attorney, Parks Czech
Staff absent: City Planner Griffiths, City Attorney
2. Consent Agenda (Item 2C moved to 8A, remainder passed without discussion)
A. City Council Retreat Minutes of February 18, 2025 Minutes
B. City Council Work Session Minutes of February 24, 2025 Minutes
C. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of February 24, 2025 Minutes
D. Verified Claims List Claims List
E. Service Agreement with Barr Engineering City Planner Memo
F. Agenda Management Software City Clerk/HR Director Memo
APPROVED: 4-0
3. Matters from the Floor: None.
4. Park Commission report:
A. Reports and Presentations: Excelsior Lions Club: Josh Radziej
5. Planning: None
7. Engineering/Public Works:
A. 2025 Mill & Overlay Final Plans and Specifications, City Engineer Memo Project
24-10 Resolution 25-027
- Wild Rose Lane
- Sylvan Lane
- Eureka-Orchard Circle
- Shorewood Oaks neighborhoods
- Yellowstone and Country Club Road
- 25620 Smithtown Road-Driveway Relocation options **
APPROVED: 4-0
8. GENERAL/NEW BUSINESS: None
9. STAFF AND COUNCIL REPORTS AND DISCUSSION
A. Staff
- Parks-Czech:
- “Report on Lucky Pots of Gold” in the parks
- RFP out for parks master plan, expecting good choice of submissions
- Public Works-Morreim:
- Staff utility training
- New sweeper arrived and will start sweeping in the next week or two
- Lacrosse nets out this week
- Engineering-Budde: None
- Finance-Schmuck:
- Shorewood awarded certificate of achievement from GFOA
- City Clerk/HR:
- Planning director interviews next week, recommendations will come to the council on March 24.
- City Administrator-Nevinski:
- E-bike with a coalition of cities, including Three RIvers to work on consistent messaging and track state statutes striving for one voice
- New bills in the Senate that are reiterations of the “Missing Middle” legislation of 2024 are back with bi-partisan support.
- DiGruttolo asked for regular updates to the council regarding county and state activities.
- DiGruttolo: None.
- Sanschagrin: Suggested topics for future work sessions or council meetings (1) e-bike oversight and (2) analysis of city-owned property and what to do with them
- Maddy: The new fire truck has been delivered.
- Labadie: Reported on various meetings attended.
10. ADJOURN
** No supporting information on the driveway replacement or cost to the city was included in the on-line packet for public viewing.
Additional Resources
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Let city leaders know what you think.
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- Contact City Council Members
Dustin Maddy (612) 293-6727 dmaddy@shorewoodmn.gov
Jennifer Labadie (952) 836-8719 jlabadie@shorewoodmn.gov
Michelle DiGruttolo (517) 422-9528 mdigruttolo@shorewoodmn.gov
Guy Sanschagrin (952) 217-1289 gsanschagrin@shorewoodmn.gov
Nat Gorham (617) 780-7771 ngorham@shorewoodmn.gov
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