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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 02-14-2019CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO February 14, 2019 EVENTS / MEETINGS Planning Commission Agenda for February 20 ................................................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6 CORRESPONDENCE Appointment of Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair ................................... Page 8 Annual Low-Cost Tree and Shrub Sale Begins March 1 .......................................... Page 9 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST Nuvaira, Plymouth-Based Med-Tech Firm, Closes on $79 Million to Fund Trials of Lung-Disease Treatment, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal .............. Page 10 Cool Offices: Wag ner SprayTech Creates Community with New Space, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal .................................. Page 12 Page 2 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT February 2019 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Discuss Plymouth Creek Expansion Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Discuss County Road 47 and other County roads Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers PRESIDENTS DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Fire & Ice Festival Parkers Lake Park Page 3 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 March 2019 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Board and Commission Recognition Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 31 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Parkers Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers Page 4 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 April 2019 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Hennepin County Open Book Meeting Parkers Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Parkers Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Economic Development Discussion (Part 1) Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Economic Development Discussion (Part 2) Medicine Lake Room Page 5 Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. EDA refers to the Economic Development Authority Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items February 26, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Discuss County Road 47 and other County roads February 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Oaths of Office for Police Officers Scott Serre and Matthew Krueger •Approve Phase I park plan and authorize development of Harvest Neighborhood Park (PR130001.191) •Approve replacement of televising van for utilities •Public Hearing on the on-sale liquor with Sunday sales liquor license application of LTF Club Operations Company, Inc. d/b/a Life Time Fitness Plymouth, 3600 Plymouth Boulevard •Public Hearing on the vacation of a drainage and utility easement at Creekside Hills 3rd Addition Lot 1 Block 4 March 12, Board and Commission Recognition, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room March 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Recognize Board and Commission members March 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Approve resolution for 2020 US Census •Approve amended Expense Reimbursement and Travel Policy April 2, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Economic development discussion (Part 1) April 9, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers April 23, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers April 30, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Economic development discussion (Part 2) May 14, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Discuss BRT option for Highway 55 May 14, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers May 28, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Fire Station space needs assessment and design recommendations May 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers June 11, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room (Was March 26) •Boards and Commissions discussion June 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers Page 6 •Accept musical instrument donation from the Plymouth Rotary Club for the Zachary Playground renovation June 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers Page 7 Page 8 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release Feb. 12, 2019 Contact: Paul Buck City Forester City of Plymouth 763-509-5944 pbuck@plymouthmn.gov Plymouth annual low-cost tree and shrub sale begins March 1 Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth annual low-cost tree and shrub sale begins Friday, March 1. Orders will be accepted through Wednesday, May 1. The sale features 10 varieties of trees, six shrubs and four fruit plants. Each year, city staff selects plants that are well-adapted to local growing conditions and resistant to pests and diseases. They serve as good replacements for ash trees affected by Emerald Ash Borer or invasive species, such as buckthorn. They also provide food and shelter for pollinators, butterflies and other wildlife. Most of the trees are 5-6 feet tall at the time of purchase. Some species come in pots, but most are bare-root, which means they do not have soil on the roots. Bare-root trees cost less, are easier to transport and have up to 200 percent more roots than the traditional balled and burlapped plants. They are also easy to plant. Tree and shrub orders will be available for pickup 3-6 p.m. Friday, May 10 and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11 at the Plymouth Maintenance Facility, 14900 23rd Ave. N. Leftover trees will be sold 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11 at the Maintenance Facility. Get Help Choosing the Right Plants Before placing an order online, residents can get help choosing the right trees, shrubs and fruit plants for their yard. City forestry staff will be available to offer advice and answer questions about this year’s plant selections at the following events. •Tree & Shrub Sale Preview – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Plymouth Maintenance Facility •City Sampler – 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Plymouth Maintenance Facility More Information, Order Online Trees and shrubs do not come with a warranty. Quantities are limited. For information on available plants and pricing, or to place an order, visit plymouthmn.gov/treesale. -30- Page 9 HEALTH CARE Nuvaira, Plymouth-based med-tech firm, closes on $79 million to fund trials of lung- disease treatment Nuvaira Inc. has closed on a $79 million equity round to fund clinical trials of its device-based treatment of lung disease. Nuvaira Inc. By: Alex Wittenberg – Staff writer, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Feb 11, 2019, 10:11am CST Updated Feb 11, 2019, 3:11pm EST Nuvaira Inc. has raised $79 million in equity financing in a round led by Silicon Valley firm U.S. Venture Partners, the Plymouth medical-technology company announced Monday. Nuvaira, formerly Holaira Inc., develops technology to treat overactive nerves in the airways of people afflicted by lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which causes shortness of breath. The funding will support the latest round of trials (dubbed "Airflow-3") for the company's product, which treats COPD. It will also fund business expansion in European markets. Page 10 "We are thrilled to have such a strong consortium of top-tier investors in this financing, as a clear vote of confidence in our work," said Nuvaira CEO Dr. Dennis Wahr in a news release. Nuvaira in 2014 raised $42 million to support an earlier "sham" clinical trial, during which patients underwent an intentionally ineffective procedure in what amounts to a med-tech version of placebo pills in drug trials. "The rigor of the Airflow-2 trial has set a high standard for the field," said Dr. Frank Sciurba, professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and U.S. principal investigator of Nuvaira's Airflow-3 trial, in the release. "We are encouraged by the results of the Airflow-2 trial, and we see Targeted Lung Denervation (TLD) potentially filling an unmet need for our COPD patients who continue to have exacerbations while on maximal guideline-based pharmacologic therapy." In addition to U.S. Venture Partners, Geneva-based Endeavour Vision, Shanghai-based Qiming Venture Partners, Silicon Valley-based Lightstone Ventures, and Pittsburgh- based Richard King Mellon Foundation participated in the funding round. Also participating were each of Nuvaira's existing investors: •Silicon Valley-based Advanced Technology Ventures; •Eden Prairie-based Split Rock Partners; •San Francisco-based Versant Ventures; •Singapore-based Vertex Venture Holdings; •and New York-based Windham Venture Partners. Nuvaira also announced Monday the appointment of Lisa Rogan to senior vice president of market development. She joins Nuvaira from PneumRx, where she was a senior vice president. Page 11 Cool Offices: Wagner SprayTech creates community with new space By: Carrigan Miller – Staff writer, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal 2/12/19 Wagner SprayTech must have known it had a problem with its Plymouth U.S. headquarters when it started costing the company employees. As Erica Larson, principal at Pope Architects, tells it, one Wagner hire quit their first day after they were given a tour of the space. "They [Wagner] knew what their problems were, but they didn't know what the solution was," Larson said. Pope suggested something bold. "'You should tear down part of your office,'" Larson remembered telling executives at Wagner. It was risky, she acknowledges, but she wasn't just saying it for shock value. "They didn't realize how inefficient it was," Larson said. Page 12 Swiss-based Wagner realized Larson was right. The old office was "un-inspirational and functionally outdated," said Greg McGuirk, president of Wagner SprayTech. The project cost around $10 million. It was a total facelift, and changed the inside and outside of the campus. The new office opened last summer. The most noticeable change is to the front of the building, where a large, yellow "Wagner" feature was attached. In the lobby, Wagner displays its products, including the Titan line of industrial equipment manufactured on-site. However, it's the cafeteria that's highlighted as the jewel of the renovation. Intended to unify the campus, it seats 75 people at a time, and serves the office and manufacturing divisions. Wagner has even subsidized food for some employees. It also built a fitness center with cardio, weights and yoga equipment and turned a nearby retention pond into Lake Wagner, an outdoor patio area. The campus is rounded out by three demonstration and innovation labs, which are used to showcase products for industrial buyers and Wagner team members visiting from other locations. "It's been a real motivation for our people," McGuirk said of the renovated Plymouth office. •Business: Paint applicator manufacturer •President: Greg McGuirk •Employees in the office: 200-plus •Address: 1770 Fernbrook Lane N, Plymouth •Office opened: June 2018 •Size: 60,000 square feet •Floors: Two •General contractor: Brent Marlow, JE Dunn Construction •Architect: Erica Larson, Pope Architects •Broker: Rachel Markos, Colliers Inernational Minneapolis St. Paul Page 13