HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Packet 01-17-2012 SpecialCITY OF PLYMOUTH
AGENDA
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 17, 2012,6:00 p.m.
MEDICINE LAKE CONFERENCE ROOM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. TOPICS
A. Discuss Council goals and legislative priorities for 2012
B. Set Future Study Sessions
3. ADJOURN
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Agenda 2ANumber:
To: Mayor and City Council
Prepared by: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager
Item: Discuss Goals and Priorities
1. ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt 2012 Council Goals and Priorities.
2. BACKGROUND:
Each year, the City Council establishes goals and legislative priorities. The 2011 list is attached
as a starting point for discussion. Please bring your desired goals to the meeting.
3. ATTACHMENTS:
2011 Goals and Priorities
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2011 City Council Goals
Monitor Economic Challenges. Continue to evaluate and prioritize services. Seek innovative
solutions to maintain high quality core services, promote financial transparency and protect
Plymouth's strong financial position and quality of life.
Protect Plymouth's Strong Financial Position. Maintain Plymouth's fiscal health by crafting
long-term revenue and expenditure plans to ensure sustainable operations at a fair and
equitable tax rate.
Increase Efficiency of Services. Explore partnerships with neighboring communities, school
districts, and other agencies to decrease costs through shared services and eliminate
duplicate efforts. Streamline business processes through the use of technology, including
website enhancements, e -permits and expanded credit card processing. Evaluate community
trends and consider associated facility and service needs.
Promote Transportation Solutions. Focus on the advancement of the following projects:
third lane on 1-494, study of Highway 169 between 1-494 and 1-94, and improvements to
Highway 55. Evaluate transit and adjust service levels to maintain suburban transit and meet
legislative changes. Evaluate transit service proposals and award a contract.
Pursue Northwest Greenway. Continue to acquire property for the Northwest Greenway
and parks, as directed by voter referendum.
Continue Environmental Initiatives. Collaborate with watershed agencies to ensure
effective progress on water quality mandates. Continue energy conservation efforts in city
buildings. Evaluate recycling services and award a contract.
Continue Proactive Public Safety Initiatives. Continue proactive policing strategies using
technology and collaboration to promote and enhance livability. Build on the successes of
fire prevention and fire service programs for a safe community.
Protect the City's Infrastructure Investment. Ensure that the city can protect and enhance
the useful life of streets and utilities. Continue to monitor financial resources and economic
conditions, and consider timing with regard to infrastructure needs. Analyze and implement
amended pavement management plan.
Consider Development and Redevelopment Requests. Continue to carefully consider land
use related to development and redevelopment to ensure a well planned community with a
varied tax base. Plan the infrastructure to serve future development in northwest Plymouth.
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City of
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I. TRANSPORTATION
A. To efficiently transport commuters and promote business growth, the city encourages the
legislature to identify long-term funding sources with growth potential to allow for the
construction and maintenance of efficient transit and highway systems. Specifically,
Plymouth supports the following:
1. Third lane expansion on 1-494 from Highway 55 to 1-94, the only portion of 1-494
with two lanes. The city opposes a managed third lane for 1-494.
2. The city supports preservation of suburban transit, and the expansion of the
transit taxing district.
3. The city encourages improvements to Highways 169 and 55.
II. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
A. Day Care Facilities in Residential Areas. The city encourages the amendment or
clarification of MN Stat. 245A.14, Subd. 1, to require that a residential day care facility must
be accessory to the principal use of a residential property and the business must be operated
by residents of the residential structure.
B. Vehicle Miles Traveled. The city opposes legislation mandating comprehensive plan
amendments that includes requirements to calculate, monitor and reduce vehicle miles
traveled to a previous date.
C. Variances. The city supports clarification of the variance statute in light of the recent
Supreme Court case, Krummenacher v. City of Minnetonka. The ruling prevents local
governments from issuing variances unless the applicant can show that their property cannot
be put to a reasonable use without the variance. This interpretation is too narrow, usurps
local control, and makes it very difficult for residents and businesses to improve their
properties.
III. PUBLIC SAFETY
A. Maintain Judicial System Funding. The city strongly encourages support for full judicial
system funding as it relates to pre- and post -sentencing impacts and retaining the Minnesota
4t" District Ridgedale Courthouse.
B. Fire State Aid (2% Fund). The city supports the continued distribution of Fire State Aid
accumulated from insurance premium dues (2% funds) to fund firefighter pensions.
Additionally, the city supports the continuation of state funding for fire training and
education activities.
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IV.GENERAL GOVERNMENT
A. Local Control. The city opposes legislation that erodes local control or creates mandates
without a corresponding state appropriation or funding mechanism.
1. Mandates. Remove unnecessary reporting and other mandates and provide a funding
source for state -required mandates.
2. Levy Limits. The city opposes levy limits. State -imposed limits on local decision
making are inconsistent with local accountability.
3. Market Value Homestead Credit. The city supports payment of MVHC directly to the
homeowner (not using cities as a conduit) in order to improve transparency and
eliminate unpredictability in budgeting. If the State is not going to reimburse cities
for this payment, the program should be eliminated.
4. Property Tax Freezes. The city urges the Legislature to consider the tax shifting that
would occur under proposals for tax freezes to specific classes of property.
B. Buy American Law. Clarify the law that requires purchased uniforms and safety equipment
be manufactured in the U.S. There is a limited supply of American uniform, specialized
technology, and equipment manufacturers who are able to meet required specifications.
This unfunded mandate has unknown consequences.
C. Sales Tax Exemption on Local Government Purchases. The city supports legislation to
reinstate the sales tax exemption for all local government purchases.
D. Utility Relocations. The city supports efforts to ensure relocation of utilities in a timely
manner, efforts to increase service reliability, as well as indemnification from fees and fines
when relocation is beyond the city's span of control.
E. Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council is comprised of 16 members appointed by
the Governor. The City supports an effective Metropolitan Council that ensures the highest
level of accountability to taxpayers, businesses, and local units of government within the
metropolitan region. The City supports this same accountability for other non -elected boards
with regulatory and planning powers.
F. Ice Arena Mandates. The City opposes far-reaching regulations that would mandate alarm
and ventilation systems on all ice arenas. Plymouth has invested in electric equipment to
ensure healthy air quality, and the alarm and ventilation equipment would be costly and
unnecessary.
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SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING
January 17, 2012
Agenda 2BNumber:
To: Mayor and City Council
Prepared by: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager
Item: Set Future Study Sessions
1. ACTION REQUESTED:
Review the list of pending study session items and schedule dates as desired. Calendars are
attached for your use.
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Pending Study Session Topics
at least 3 Council members have approved the following study items on the list)
Fire Study
Discuss trails
Redistricting
Other requests for study session topics:
Update with City Manager (summer 2012)
Update on Northwest Greenway acquisition (after 5/1/12)
Funding infrastructure improvements in Northwest Plymouth
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