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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Packet 12-01-2020 SpecialCity Council 1 of 1 December 1, 2020 CITY OF PLYMOUTH AGENDA Special City Council December 1, 2020, 5:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER 1.1 Instructions to participate in the Virtual Council Meeting 2. TOPICS 2.1 Board and Commission Interviews Draft Resolution 2.2 Council Coordinating Representatives and representatives to other agencies appointments for 2021 Role of Council Coordinating Representative Draft Resolution 2.3 Deputy Mayor for 2021 2.4 2021 Legislative Priorities Draft: Legislative Priorities 2021 2.5 Miscellaneous 2020 Budget items 2.6 Set future Study Sessions January February March 3. ADJOURN 1 Special City Council December 1, 2020 Agenda Number:1.1 To:Dave Callister, City Manager Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk Reviewed by:Laurie Hokkanen, Administrative Services Director Item:Instructions to participate in the Virtual Council Meeting 1. Action Requested: The Mayor provides instructions for the public to observe the meeting by phone or online. 2. Background: Council meetings will be conducted virtually (via Zoom webinar/conference call) due to the state of local emergency for the COVID 19 pandemic. To observe/listen to the meeting, please register in advance at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zyjnfnv6TbGDku3SocPMpQ No public comments are taken at study sessions. Comments can be emailed to the City Council at council@plymouthmn.gov or to the City Manager at dcallister@plymouthmn.gov Contact City Clerk Sandy Engdahl at sengdahl@plymouthmn.gov with additional questions. 3. Budget Impact: N/A 4. Attachments: 2 Special City Council December 1, 2020 Agenda Number:2.1 To:Dave Callister, City Manager Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk Reviewed by:Laurie Hokkanen, Administrative Services Director Item:Board and Commission Interviews 1. Action Requested: Conduct board and commission interviews and direct staff to prepare resolution approving the appointments at the December 8 Council meeting. 2. Background: Applications were solicited for the City's boards and commissions with a deadline of October 30 for applications. Council reviewed the applications at a study session on November 10 and selected individuals to be interviewed at this study session. Attached is draft resolution for the December 8 Council meeting to assist Council in determining appointments. 3. Budget Impact: N/A 4. Attachments: Draft Resolution 3 CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION NO. 2020- RESOLUTION APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO FILL VACANT TERMS ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, that the following individuals are appointed to boards and commissions effective February 1, 2021, or sooner upon resignation of a member: Name Commission Seat Term Expires ______________ Environmental Quality Comm. Ward 4 January 31, 2024 ______________ Environmental Quality Comm. At Large January 31, 2024 ______________ Environmental Quality Comm. At Large January 31, 2024 ______________ Park & Rec. Advisory Comm. Ward 2 January 31, 2024 ______________ Park & Rec. Advisory Comm. Ward 4 January 31, 2024 ______________ Park & Rec. Advisory Comm. At Large January 31, 2024 ______________ Planning Commission At Large January 31, 2024 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council confirms the following appointment made by Mayor Wosje to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority: ______________ Housing & Redevelopment Authority January 31, 2026 APPROVED by the City Council on this 8th day of December, 2020. 4 Special City Council December 1, 2020 Agenda Number:2.2 To:Dave Callister, City Manager Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk Reviewed by:Laurie Hokkanen, Administrative Services Director Item:Council Coordinating Representatives and representatives to other agencies appointments for 2021 1. Action Requested: Discuss Council Coordinating Representatives (CCR) and representatives to other agencies appointments for 2021. 2. Background: Attached is draft resolution for the December 8 Council meeting to assist the Council in determining appointments. Current appointments to the watershed districts expire January 31, 2023. Therefore, those positions are not included in the attached resolution. Staff has also attached a handout describing the role of a CCR. 3. Budget Impact: N/A 4. Attachments: Role of Council Coordinating Representative Draft Resolution 5 Role of Council Coordinating Representative The City of Plymouth is a home rule charter city operating under the Council-Manager form of government. Under this plan the City Council is the policy-establishing legislative body. To assist in obtaining information required to make policy decisions, the City Council is advised by voluntary advisory commissions. To be well informed, the Council must also maintain a close liaison between itself and other organizations, agencies and governmental bodies serving City residents. Consequently, the Council has deemed it appropriate to establish Council Coordinating Representatives (CCR’s). Each Councilmember is assigned as a CCR to one or more bodies annually, generally in January. The singular, essential function of a CCR is to assure two-way communication between the City Council and the body to which the Council member serves as CCR. In performing this function, the CCR must be both a listener and communicator. In order to keep the Council appropriately advised of that body’s activities, the Council member must be aware of issues which have or will be facing the body, the objectives of the organization, its resources and other matters which might influence the organization’s ability, desire, or capacity to accomplish its day-to-day ends. With this information the CCR is able to both provide the Council with information and actions taken by the body, as well as an appreciation for why or how those actions took place, and what may be expected in the future. The CCR must also be a good listener in order that he/she can advise the Council of the impact of its actions, positions, plans or lack of action upon that respective body. This is essentially a matter of maintaining a high degree of trust and cooperation. A CCR is also responsible for advising the body of the City Council’s positions on various issues, and the impact that the body’s action may have on the City. To be an effective CCR, the Council member should periodically expect to provide other Councilmembers with a short verbal report to keep them advised of the actions or conditions affecting the body or agency they represent. 6 CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION NO. 2020- RESOLUTION APPOINTING COUNCIL COORDINATING REPRESENTATIVES AND REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER AGENCIES Be it resolved by the Plymouth City Council that the following appointments are made for 2021: Board/Commission/Agency 2020 Appointments 2021 Appointments Planning Commission Carroll Park & Recreation Advisory Commission Willis Environmental Quality Committee Roehl Housing and Redevelopment Authority Davis School District 279 (Osseo)Prom School District 281 (Robbinsdale)Prom School District 284 (Wayzata)Wosje Carroll, Alternate School District 270 (Hopkins)Davis Municipal Legislative Commission (1 elected and 1 appointed) Wosje, Council Callister, Staff Northwest Suburban Cable Comm. (1 elected and 1 appointed) Willis, Council LaFave, Staff Northwest Suburbs Community Access Corp.LaFave, Staff Suburban Rate Authority McGregor, Council Thompson, Alternate Plymouth Civic League Wosje Suburban Transit Association Wosje McGregor, Alternate ADOPTED by the City Council on this 8th day of December, 2020. 7 Special City Council December 1, 2020 Agenda Number:2.3 To:Dave Callister, City Manager Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk Reviewed by:Laurie Hokkanen, Administrative Services Director Item:Deputy Mayor for 2021 1. Action Requested: Discuss Deputy Mayor appointment for 2021. 2. Background: Discuss appointment of Deputy Mayor for 2021. Appointment will be made at the December 8 Council meeting. 3. Budget Impact: N/A 4. Attachments: 8 Special City Council December 1, 2020 Agenda Number:2.4 To:Dave Callister, City Manager Prepared by:Laurie Hokkanen, Administrative Services Director Reviewed by: Item:2021 Legislative Priorities 1. Action Requested: Discuss 2021 Legislative Priorities 2. Background: Each year, the Council adopts Legislative Priorities. This provides the framework as staff works towards implementation of Council established priorities. Attached is a draft 2021 Legislative Priorities for Council discussion. Staff anticipates Council will consider adoption of the 2021 Legislative Priorities at the December 8 meeting. The 2021 Legislative Session for the State of Minnesota is scheduled to begin on January 5, 2021. 3. Budget Impact: N/A 4. Attachments: Draft: Legislative Priorities 2021 9 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Plymouth functions in a multijurisdictional environment and is often subject to mandates from the State of Minnesota, Hennepin County, the Metropolitan Council, and various watershed districts. The city participates in the Municipal Legislative Commission, League of Minnesota Cities, Metro Cities and Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association and generally supports their legislative platforms. This legislative agenda is intended to advocate specifically for the community’s residents and businesses, avoid duplication of services, and enable the city to govern itself. I. TRANSPORTATION To efficiently transport commuters and promote business growth, the city encourages the legislature and Hennepin County to identify long-term funding sources with growth potential to allow for construction and maintenance of efficient transit and highway systems. Specifically, Plymouth supports the following: County Road 47 Turn Back. The city supports the turn back of County Road 47, with the understanding that the county adequately funds improvements needed to bring the road to an appropriate standard. In addition, the city supports a state capital bonding request to fund this regional corridor. (Hennepin County, State of Minnesota) Half-Cent Transportation Sales Tax. The city urges the Hennepin County Board to ease restrictions on the half-cent transportation sales tax collection to allow flexibility to fund county road and bridge projects. (Hennepin County) Suburban Transit. The city supports preserving suburban transit, expanding the transit taxing district, and maintaining full MVST funding for suburban transit providers. (Metropolitan Council, State of Minnesota) Highway 169. The city supports improvements to Highway 169 to improve mobility in Plymouth. (Metropolitan Council, State of Minnesota) Motor Vehicle Lease Sales Tax Allocation to Hennepin County. The city advocates for eliminating the exemption that prevents Hennepin and Ramsey counties from receiving their portion of the sales tax on leased vehicles through the county state aid formula. This change would provide an estimated $12 million in additional funding to Hennepin County to be used on roads and bridges. (State of Minnesota, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Hennepin County cities, Ramsey County cities) Hwy 55 Bus Rapid Transit. The city supports efforts to complete a Hwy 55 Mobility Study to consider advancing bus rapid transit on Hwy 55. (Hennepin County, State of Minnesota, and the Metropolitan Council) II. GENERAL GOVERNMENT Local Control. The city opposes legislation that erodes local decision making and control. The city believes that decision making happens best at the local level. (Metropolitan Council, State of Minnesota) Water Management. The city must meet water quality standards from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Board of Soil and Water Resources, Elm Creek Watershed District, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Shingle Creek Watershed District, Bassett Creek Watershed District, Metropolitan Council, United States Environmental Pollution Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Hennepin County. The City of Plymouth supports process improvements aimed at streamlining applications and standards. 10 2 Metropolitan Council. The city supports reform of the Metropolitan Council’s make-up and municipal input in this process. A majority of members should be elected officials, appointed from cities and counties in the region. Terms of Metropolitan Council members appointed by the governor should be staggered and not coterminous with the governor. The Metropolitan Council should represent the entire region and voting should be structured on population and incorporate a system of checks and balances. (Metropolitan Council, State of Minnesota) Statutory Authority. The city supports legislation confining the Metropolitan Council to its statutory authority. (Metropolitan Council, State of Minnesota) Transportation Advisory Board. The city supports re-examination of the Transportation Advisory Board’s make-up and supports municipal input in this process. (Metropolitan Council) Raising the Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco Products to 21. The city supports statewide legislation to raise the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. (State of Minnesota) Economic Development Tools. The City supports funding of the State JCF (Job Creation Fund) and MIF (Minnesota Investment Fund) to allow opportunities for business development, job creation and further encourage economic development. (State of Minnesota) Sales Tax Exemption. The city supports a sales tax exemption for the purchase of construction materials in conjunction with the reconstruction of Fire Station 2 and the renovation of Fire Station 3. Fire State Aid. The city supports statewide legislation allowing municipalities and fire relief associations to mutually agree to an allocation of fire state aid to offset PERA contributions for full-time fire personnel in combination departments. The city and the Plymouth Firefighters Relief Association have such an agreement in place, pending enabling legislation. (State of Minnesota) III. FISCAL REFORM The city supports fiscal reforms that foster local independence from the state. No Expansion of Local Government Aid. The city does not support the expansion of Local Government Aid. Any city not receiving LGA should be exempt from levy limits or restrictions on local finance. (State of Minnesota) Property Tax Reforms. The city supports direct individual property tax relief for all income-eligible taxpayers in all cities through the circuit breaker program, rather than through the Local Government Aid program. (State of Minnesota) No Expansion of Fiscal Disparities. The City of Plymouth contributes 6.25% of its tax base to fiscal disparities and does not support the expansion of the program as a tool to balance the region’s tax base. The city opposes any legislation that would redirect fiscal disparity contributions to special projects. (State of Minnesota) Building Permit Fees. The City of Plymouth supports fees and regulations necessary for new development to pay for itself. The City of Plymouth disagrees with the recent Housing First (BATC) publications that state that city building fees cause housing in Plymouth to not be affordable. Based on the City calculations, the fees charged for a new home in Plymouth, including all development and building fees, are less than 5% of the total cost of the average new home in Plymouth. IV. SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL ASSETS Commented [LH1]: Federal Law enacted December 20, 2019 Formatted: Font: Bold Commented [LH2]: Legislation enacted by State in 2020 11 3 Plymouth Creek Center. The city supports a capital appropriation of $15 million for the Plymouth Creek Center renovation and expansion. Combined with funds from the city, this appropriation will provide a regional destination for recreational activities, special events, interactive play, and social gatherings. The funding will meet long-term demands for local and regional opportunities while protecting the investment and providing a greater quality of life and healthy lifestyles in years to come. (State of Minnesota) Commented [LH3]: City secured $5million in state bonding dollars for the project in 2020 12 Special City Council December 1, 2020 Agenda Number:2.5 To:Dave Callister, City Manager Prepared by:Dave Callister Reviewed by: Item:Miscellaneous 2020 Budget items 1. Action Requested: Discuss miscellaneous 2020 budget items. 2. Background: The City Manager will provide updates on several 2020 budget items. 3. Budget Impact: N/A 4. Attachments: 13 Special City Council December 1, 2020 Agenda Number:2.6 To:Dave Callister, City Manager Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk Reviewed by:Laurie Hokkanen, Administrative Services Director Item:Set future Study Sessions 1. Action Requested: Schedule Study Sessions and/or add topics as desired. Calendars are attached to assist with scheduling. 2. Background: Pending Study Session Topics (at least three Council members have approved the following study items on the list): None at this time Other Council requests for Study Session Topics: None at this time Staff requests for Study Session Topics: None at this time 3. Budget Impact: N/A 4. Attachments: January February March 14 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 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 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