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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 09-17-2020CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO September 17, 2020 EVENTS / MEETINGS Housing & Redevelopment Authority Agenda for September 24 ............................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST Stores Reopened, but Traffic Still Lighter at Plymouth-Based Christopher & Banks, Star Tribune .......................................... Page 8 Police: Suspect in Killing of Minneapolis Teen Flees Wrong Way on I-394 Before Capture, Star Tribune .................................................. Page 11 Housing & Redevelopment Authority 1 of 1 September 24, 2020 CITY OF PLYMOUTH AGENDA Housing and Redevelopment Authority September 24, 2020, 7:00 PM City Hall 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.PUBLIC FORUM 3.APPROVE AGENDA 4.CONSENT AGENDA—These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. 4A Approve proposed August 27, 2020 minutes 4B Plymouth Town Square. Accept monthly housing reports 4C Vicksburg Crossing. Accept monthly housing reports 5.NEW BUSINESS 5A Strategic Plan. Review and discuss HRA’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) 5B HRA Budgets. Review and approve the 2021 budget 6.UPDATES 7.ADJOURNMENT Instructions to participate in virtual HRA Meeting HRA meetings will be conducted virtually (via Zoom webinar/conference call) due to the state of local emergency for the COVID 19 pandemic. The chair, commissioners, and staff will participate in this meeting via telephone/video conference. The meeting will be live-streamed online via Zoom. Public Comments Written comments: Comments may be submitted for inclusion in the HRA packet by emailing Community Development Coordinator Matt Lupini at mlupini@plymouthmn.gov. You may also request that comments of up to one page be read into the record by the Community Development Coordinator. Speaking during the meeting: The public may address the HRA regarding an item on the agenda via Zoom conferencing service at no cost. Those who wish to speak must register online via Zoom and indicate that they wish to provide public comment on an agenda item. Register via Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bT03OKyZQyKT6l-A5UZnLw Page 2 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 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 September 2020 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080 plymouthmn.gov 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE MADE IN RED LABOR DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Chickens and Honeybees Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 3 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room ABSENTEE VOTING BEGINS FOR GENERAL ELECTION 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 October 2020 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080plymouthmn.gov 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Utility Study and other funds budget review Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5:00 PM JOINT COUNCIL-HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT MEETING HRA Strategic Plan Council Chambers 7:00 PM HRA MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Utility Study/other funds if needed Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers CHA 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING 10:00 AM-3:00 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Halloween at the Creek Plymouth Creek Center 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 November 2020 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080 plymouthmn.gov 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget if needed Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Discuss process for Street Projects Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON THUR FRI SAT THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED CITY OFFICES CLOSED VETERANS DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 8:00 AM-5:00 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING GENERAL ELECTION Polls open 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING 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 October 13, Special, 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room •Utility Study and other funds budget review October 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers •Oath of office for Police Officers Tommy Satele and Paul Freng •Recognize Police Officer Tommy Satele being named as a DWI All Star by the MN Office of Traffic Safety •Update policy relating to the procedures for public improvement projects •Partial Release of Storm Water Underground Filtration System Maintenance Agreement for Outlot C, Crossroad Commons •Adopt ordinance amending Section 600 of the City Code concerning garbage and rubbish disposal •Adopt ordinance updating sections of the City Code regarding license fees and requirements October 22, Joint Meeting with HRA, 5:00 p.m., Council Chambers •Discuss HRA Strategic Plan October 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers October 27, Special, 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room (if needed) •Utility Study and other funds budget review November 10, Special, 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room (if needed) •Budget November 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers November 24, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room •Discuss process for street projects November 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers December 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers •Budget public hearing, CIP, budget, levy, and utility rates adoption DATE EVENT SEPTEMBER 25 Council receives budget materials and utility study for Budget Meeting #4 OCTOBER 13 Council Study Session Utility Study & Other Funds Budget Review (Meeting #4) OCTOBER 27 Council Study Session Utility Study & Other Funds Budget Review (Meeting #5) (if needed) NOVEMBER 4 Planning commission public hearing NOVEMBER 10 Council Study Session (Budget meeting #6) (If needed) DECEMBER 8 Budget Public Hearing - CIP, Budget, Levy, & Utility Rates Adoption Page 6 DECEMBER 28 Levy is certified with Hennepin County Page 7 Stores reopened, but traffic still lighter at Plymouth-based Christopher & Banks A bright spot in the quarter for the women's apparel chain was e-commerce, which grew 71%. By Nicole Norfleet Star Tribune SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 — 9:44PM SHARI L. GROSS - STAR TRIBUNE Shoppers in the Christopher & Banks store at Mall of America on Black Friday 2019. As pandemic stay-at-home orders loosened, Christopher & Banks was able to open stores and continue to gain more online customers. Still, store traffic has been lighter than before the coronavirus hit the U.S. Company leaders, though, said Friday the uncertainty of the industry and the closure of some competitors could ultimately play in the chain’s favor. Page 8 The Plymouth-based women’s apparel chain saw sales fall nearly 30% in May, June and July compared with the same period a year ago. The retailer lost $15.1 million during the quarter ended Aug. 1. But Christopher & Banks still performed better than it did during the outset of the pandemic, when sales were down more than 50%. “Leveraging the strong foundation that we built and the strategic plan we advanced over the course of the last two years, we were able to move quickly to adapt to the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Keri Jones, the retailer’s chief executive, in an earnings call Friday. During the quarter, the company worked on managing inventory, minimizing expenses and growing its cash reserves. A bright spot was the nearly 71% growth in the company’s e-commerce sales as some customers shopped online for the first time. The company has made several recent digital-sales improvements, including offering store pickup, creating an online outfitting tool and launching Facebook pages for individual stores. While online business was up, Jones acknowledged that brick-and-mortar traffic remained down. Like many apparel sellers, Christopher & Banks has had to adjust to changing consumer needs and logistical challenges as the pandemic has unfolded throughout the year. Stay-at-home orders forced the company to close its stores in March. Net sales dipped to $58.5 million in the second quarter as the company continued to reel from temporary store closures with the company seeing selling days cut by more than one-third compared with the same period last year. The company is working with its property landlords on rent concessions and reductions on its store leases. Christopher & Banks’ available cash and cash equivalents, which fell to just $200,000 for the first quarter, improved to $2.8 million in the second quarter, with $4.6 million in short-term borrowing and $5.9 million of credit available. The company has long-term debt of $15 million, which includes a $10 million Paycheck Protection Program loan that the company believes will be forgiven. Despite the challenges the pandemic has presented, Jones said there were also opportunities to attract new customers, especially since some competitors were going out of business. Page 9 About 38% of Christopher & Banks stores are situated in shopping centers where one or more competitors have closed or plan to close their stores. “The market disruption taking place presents an ideal opportunity to attract new customers to the Christopher & Banks brand,” Jones said. During the quarter, customers showed strong interest in casual tops and accessories, which Jones said the company thinks will continue for the fall as many women continue to work from home. Like many local companies, Christopher & Banks has decided to forgo its financial forecast for the remainder of the fiscal year because of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and its impact on the retail industry. Nicole Norfleet covers commercial real estate along with professional services, including the Twin Cities' thriving marketing, accounting, and legal communities. nicole.norfleet@startribune.com 612-673-4495 nicolenorfleet Page 10 WEST METRO 572440442 Police: Suspect in killing of Minneapolis teen flees wrong way on I-394 before capture The suspect drove through yards and crashed in Plymouth, according to emergency dispatch audio. By Paul Walsh Star Tribune SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 — 10:31AM Authorities arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Minneapolis Thursday morning after he fled law enforcement the wrong way on a freeway, then drove through suburban yards and crashed. Police said they began pursuing the driver about 6:50 a.m. in Minneapolis on suspicion that he was involved in the killing of Andre Conley on Monday as he stood outside a convenience store near N. Dowling and Fremont avenues. Officers caught up with the suspect and arrested him in Plymouth following his crash, said police spokesman John Elder. No one was injured during the pursuit, Elder said. An officer first spotted the suspect's car near N. 7th Street and N. Lyndale Avenue before it fled into downtown, where a gun and cellphone were thrown out the window and later recovered by officers, according to emergency dispatch audio. The suspect then fled west on eastbound Interstate 394 before heading north onto Hwy. 169 on the correct side of the highway, the dispatch audio continued. Once in a Plymouth neighborhood, he cut through yards and crashed in the 2900 block of E. Medicine Lake Boulevard, Elder said. Police have yet to identify the suspect. The chase spanned roughly 15 minutes, according to the audio. Page 11 Conley was entering his senior year at Minneapolis Patrick Henry High School. He recently worked for Republican congressional candidate Lacy Johnson, who is challenging Democratic incumbent Ilhan Omar. The teen was standing with others in the parking lot of the Super USA, where a green truck pulled up and gunfire erupted, witnesses reported. Another man at the scene suffered noncritical gunshot wounds. This person also worked for Johnson. The shooting did not occur during campaign activities, a statement from Johnson's campaign said. Staff writers Abby Simons and Libor Jany contributed to this report. Paul Walsh is a general assignment reporter at the Star Tribune. He wants your news tips, especially in and near Minnesota. pwalsh@startribune.com 612-673-4482 walshpj Page 12