HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 08-29-2019CITY OF PLYMOUTH
COUNCIL INFO MEMO
August 29, 2019
EVENTS / MEETINGS
Planning Commission Agenda for September 4 .................................................. Page 2
Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3
Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6
CORRESPONDENCE
City Partners with Hennepin County for Compost Bin Sale .................................... Page 9
Time Trials with 3rd Lair Set for Plymouth PumpTrack September 19 ..................... Page 10
Learn CPR at no cost through Heart Safe Plymouth .......................................... Page 11
REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Controversial Minnetonka Mountain Bike Trail
Wins City Council Approval, Star Tribune .................................................... Page 12
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September 2019
3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060
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7:30 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers
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7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Park Maintenance
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM Plymouth on Parade Celebration City Center Area
7:30 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers
5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Review Schematic Design for Plymouth Creek Center Medicine Lake Room
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3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060
5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING CIP, Utility Study & Other Funds Budget Review Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
7:00 PM HOUSING AND
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Watershed Districts & MN GreenSteps Cities Program Medicine Lake Room
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7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Council Chambers
7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers
5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING CIP, Utility Study & Other Funds Budget Review (if needed) Medicine Lake Room
6:00 PM-9:00 PM Halloween at the Creek
Plymouth Creek Center
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3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060
5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Budget/CIP (if needed) Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING
Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
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7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Plymouth Ice Center
7:00 PM HOUSING AND RE-
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Parkers Lake Room
7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Council Chambers
Plymouth Arts Fair Plymouth Creek Center
Plymouth Arts Fair
Plymouth Creek Center
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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
September 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
•Announce Plymouth on Parade on September 21
•Restrict on-street parking within the Seven Greens Development
•Adopt amendments to Zoning Ordinance to delete RSF-R Zoning District regulations and
updated regulations related to the Surface Water Management Plan
•Consider Site Plan and bids for the Northwest Greenway Trailhead located at Peony Lane and
54th Avenue (Parks and Recreation Dept. – 2019054) (Tabled from August 13)
•Consider approving schematic design and construction documents for the Plymouth Creek
Center renovation and expansion project
•Consider 2020 proposed budget, preliminary general property tax levy, HRA levy and setting
budget public hearing date
September 24, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•Update from Hennepin County District Court (Judge Ivy Bernhardson)
•Boards and Commissions discussion
September 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
•Approve Payment No. 6 and final for the Troy Lane Reconstruction Project (ST180002)
•Approve Change Order No. 3 and payment No. 4 and final for State Highway 55 Frontage Road
Reconstruction project (13002)
October 8, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•CIP, Utility Study, and other funds budget review
October 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
•Consider amendments to Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for Oakwood Elementary
School, 17340 County Road 6 (Wold Architects & Engineers – 2019055) (Tabled from August
27)
October 15, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•CIP, Utility Study, and other funds budget review (if needed)
October 22, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•Oversight of watershed districts (financing of projects)
•MN GreenSteps Cities Program
October 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
November 12, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•Budget/CIP (if needed)
November 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
•Adopt polling locations for 2020 elections
November 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
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December 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
•Recognize Police Citizen Academy graduates
•Approve 2020 Target and Trap Shooting License Renewal
•Approve 2020 Amusement License renewals
•Approve 2020 Tobacco License renewals
•Public hearing on 2020 budget, general property tax levy, HRA levy, and 2020-2024 Capital
Improvement Plan
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BUDGET PROCESS
Budget Calendar
2020 – 2021 Biennial Budget Preparation & 10-yr Capital Improvement Plan
Date Description
September 27, 2019 Council receives budget materials and utility study for Budget Meeting #4
October 8, 2019 Council Study Session CIP, Utility Study & Other Funds Budget Review (Meeting #4)
October 15, 2019 Council Study Session CIP, Utility Study & Other Funds Budget Review (Meeting #5) (If
needed)
November 6, 2019 Planning Commission public hearing
November 12, 2019 Council Study Session (Budget meeting #6) (If needed)
December 10, 2019 Budget Public Hearing - CIP, Budget, Levy, & Utility Rates Adoption
December 27, 2019 Levy is certified with Hennepin County
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City of Plymouth
News Release
For Immediate Release
Aug. 22, 2019
Contact: Ben Scharenbroich
Senior Engineering Technician
City of Plymouth
763-509-5527
bscharenbroich@plymouthmn.gov
Plymouth partners with Hennepin County for compost bin sale
Plymouth, Minn. — The City of Plymouth, in partnership with Hennepin County, will host a compost bin
sale. Residents must pre-order bin kits online at hennepin.us/composting. Orders are due Tuesday, Sept.
3.
Compost bin kits will be available for pickup 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at the Plymouth
Maintenance Facility parking lot, 14900 23rd Ave. N. There will be no additional bins available for sale at
the event.
Bins are 3-by-3-foot cubes made of cedar and wire mesh. Each bin is $50. Lids cost $10. Bins are built by
Sentencing to Service crews, an on-the-job carpenter training program for low-risk offenders.
Residents may also purchase bins at the Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station
8100 Jefferson Highway, Brooklyn Park from 10-8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday or 8-5 p.m. on Saturday.
Using a compost bin can help reduce household waste and prevent it from being dumped into a landfill.
Using the material generated by composting is also a natural way to fertilize and add nutrients to
gardens and landscaping. For more information about composting, visit plymouthmn.gov/compost.
Cutline: The City of Plymouth has partnered with Hennepin County to hold a compost bin sale. Orders are
due Tuesday, Sept. 3.
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City of Plymouth
News Release
For Immediate Release
Aug. 27, 2019
Contact: Dan Lauer
Recreation Supervisor
City of Plymouth
763-509-5283
dlauer@plymouthmn.gov
Time Trials with 3rd Lair set for Plymouth PumpTrack Sept. 19
Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth and 3rd Lair Skate Park and Skate Shop will hold a time trial
event 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Plymouth PumpTrack, near the tennis courts at Plymouth
Playfield, 9755 36th Ave. N.
Participants are invited to ride the track and compete for the best time in their respective age category.
Competitors must supply their own bicycle and helmet.
Categories include:
•Ages 5 and younger
•Ages 6-8
•Ages 9-11
•Ages 12-14
•Ages 15 and older
Skateboarders and scooters are also welcome. A limited number of boards and safety equipment will be
available to borrow.
Music, refreshments and prizes will be featured at the event, which is free and open to the public.
The Plymouth PumpTrack is the first of its kind in Minnesota. The track consists of 210 feet of waves and
berms.
In the event of inclement weather, cancellation notices will be announced on the Parks and Recreation
Department weather hotline, 763-509-5205.
Cutline: Bicyclists, skateboarders and scooter riders can test their skills at the free Plymouth PumpTrack
Time Trial event Thursday, Sept. 19. The event is co-sponsored by the City of Plymouth and 3rd Lair Skate
Park and Skate Shop.
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City of Plymouth
News Release
For Immediate Release
Aug. 28, 2019
Contact: Mike Goldstein
Public Safety Director
City of Plymouth
763-509-5129
Learn CPR at no cost through Heart Safe Plymouth
Plymouth, Minn. – Members of the Plymouth community are invited to take a free CPR/AED training
course through Heart Safe Plymouth.
The one-hour training sessions are open to teenagers and adults who are interested in learning to help
save lives. Participants learn hands-only CPR – chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breaths –
and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
The course is free, but registration is required.
Wednesday Evening Training Sessions
Training sessions are set for 7-8 p.m. the following Wednesdays on the second floor of the Plymouth
Public Safety Building, 3400 Plymouth Blvd., adjacent to City Hall. To register, visit
heartsafeplymouth.eventbrite.com.
•Sept. 25
•Oct. 23
•Nov. 20
Saturday Morning Training Sessions
Training sessions are set for 9-10 a.m. the following Saturdays at Plymouth Fire Station III, 3300 Dunkirk
Lane N. To register, visit heartsafeplymouthsat.eventbrite.com.
•Sept. 28
•Nov. 23
Heart Safe Plymouth Background
Heart Safe Plymouth training courses are available through a partnership between the Plymouth Public
Safety Department and Rotary Club of Plymouth. More than 6,000 participants have been trained.
Plymouth was designated a Heart Safe Community in 2013 by the American Heart Association. The
program recognizes efforts to improve systems for preventing deaths caused by sudden cardiac arrest.
To schedule a free training session for a group or business, call CPR/AED Instructor Norm Okerstrom at
763-238-8443 or email heartsafeplymouth@gmail.com.
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WEST METRO 558383942
Controversial Minnetonka mountain
bike trail wins City Council approval
By: Mara Klecker Star Tribune AUGUST 27, 2019 — 8:32AM
DAVID JOLES – STAR TRIBUNE
Heather Holm, right, a bee and pollinator expert from Minnetonka and member of Protect Our Minnetonka Parks, and Maureen
Hackett, a local naturalist, left, walked the trails of Lone Lake Park, in search of rusty patched bumble bees in 2018.
The Minnetonka City Council approved a controversial mountain bike trail through Lone Lake Park
on Monday night that some opponents fear will compromise habitat for an endangered bee.
The 5-2 vote came well after midnight. Council members Bob Ellingson and Rebecca Schack were
the no votes.
Dozens of people testified for more than two hours at a council meeting packed with off-road bike
enthusiasts and environmentalists.
The council approved the trail with the condition that the city would annually review its impact.
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“I think mountain bikers have been unfairly vilified,” Council Member Tim Bergstedt said. “These
people care about the environment just as much as anyone opposing the trails does.”
Other council members expressed disappointment over the black-and-white tenor of the debate.
Of the nearly 700 e-mails that council members received, Bergstedt said he didn’t remember more
than a few that offered any sort of compromise.
The City Council meeting came a year after opponents filed a petition requesting the city conduct an
Environmental Assessment Worksheet of the trail’s impact on wildlife and vegetation. The city
rejected the request last August.
In September 2018, the nonprofit Protect Our Minnetonka Parks sued the city, challenging its denial
of the environmental assessment. The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the City Council’s
decision.
Last month the group filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court to review the ruling.
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“At a minimum, the decision [on the plan] should have been deferred until the [Minnesota] Supreme
Court decides how to handle this case,” said Marshall Tanick, the attorney representing the nonprofit.
The group is concerned about the environmental impact of the nearly 5 miles of trails, particularly on
the rusty patched bumblebee, a federally listed endangered species. A study commissioned by the city
concluded that the trails would increase the risk of potentially displacing the species. Another study
brought to the city by Protect Our Minnetonka Parks also outlined potential negative effects on the
bee, in addition to effects on other wildlife, trees and soil erosion.
The agenda packet for Monday’s council meeting included a paragraph stating that “city staff
recognizes that construction of mountain bike trails result in some environmental impacts, on par with
that of hiking trails.”
Linda Russell, a member of Friends of Lone Lake Park, said the City Council failed to think of the
future of the park and the habitat it offers.
“This is irreversible; these trails will change the park permanently,” she said.
Ben Marks, a member of Minnetonka Mountain Bike Trail Advocates, believes city officials have
done their due diligence. The initial interest in developing mountain bike trails in the city dates to
2016, when city leaders sought feedback about what residents wanted to see in the city.
“The city has been really thoughtful throughout this process of getting to this point,” Marks said,
adding that he’s surprised the issue has drawn as much attention as it has. Mountain biking has grown
in popularity, and adding the trails is a way to provide an in-demand amenity, he said.
“It’s been really important to see the youth and young families engaged in this,” he said. “It’s given
them a reason to care for the parks.” Several young adults spoke in favor of the trails at the meeting.
Minnetonka plans to enter into an memorandum of understanding with the Minnesota Off-Road
Cyclists for routine trail maintenance, and advocates of the trail want to continue to help with invasive
species control in the park, Marks said.
Russell is concerned that despite the initial interest in the plan, the trail might not remain popular. At
just 4.7 miles, the course is shorter than other popular mountain biking trails in the metro area.
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“We are worried that [the city is] going to spend a lot of money, take down irreplaceable trees and
damage the park for these trails, and then it’ll turn out that they don’t get used much anyway,” she
said.
Both sides, however, agree on one thing: The issue has ushered in a new wave of interest in the city’s
parks.
“All the people in [City Hall] probably have more in common than maybe they realize,” Marks said.
“They are all fortunate to be residents of Minnetonka, and they all care enough about the parks to
show up to a meeting.”
Mara Klecker covers Washington County for the Star Tribune. She previously spent two years
covering social services for the Omaha World-Herald.
mara.klecker@startribune.com 612-673-4440 MaraKlecker
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