HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 02-16-2023CITY OF PLYMOUTH
COUNCIL INFO MEMO
February 16, 2023
EVENTS / MEETINGS
Special Housing & Redevelopment Authority Agenda for February 23 ........................ Page 2
Housing & Redevelopment Authority Agenda for February 23 ................................. Page 3
Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 5
Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 8
REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Plymouth READS Announces Title for This Year’s Book, Sun Sailor ............................ Page 9
PHOTOS: Plymouth Creek Elementary Thanks City Workers
with Family Service Night, Sun Sailor ........................................................ Page 12
Housing and Redevelopment Authority 1 of 1 February 23, 2023
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
AGENDA
Special Housing and Redevelopment Authority
February 23, 2023, 5:45 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. TOPICS
2.1 Training Session on Open Meeting Law, Data Practices, Conflict of Interest, Gift
Law, and Rules of Order
Training Materials
3. ADJOURN
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Housing and Redevelopment Authority 1 of 2 February 23, 2023
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
AGENDA
Regular Housing and Redevelopment Authority
February 23, 2023, 7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC FORUM—Individuals may address the HRA about any item not contained on the regular
agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the
Forum, the HRA will continue with the agenda. The HRA will take no official action on items discussed at
the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff for future report.
3. APPROVE AGENDA —HRA members may add items to the agenda for discussion purposes or staff
direction only. The HRA will not normally take official action on items added to the 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 HRA member or citizen so requests, in which
event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda.
4.1 HRA Minutes
Housing Redevelopment Authority Minutes 12-01-2022
4.2 HRA Executive Director Appointment
4.3 General Amendment to the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Annual
Action Plan - Senior Community Services
4.4 General Amendment to the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Annual
Action Plan - Admin
4.5 General Amendment to the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Annual
Action Plan - HOME Line
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.1 2023 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan
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Housing and Redevelopment Authority 2 of 2 February 23, 2023
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Election of Officers. Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary
7. UPDATES
8. ADJOURNMENT
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PRESIDENTS DAY
CITY OFFICES CLOSED
6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Review Housing and Redevelopment Authority Applications/Discuss National League of Cities Conference Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Council Chambers
7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Council Chambers
6:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers
5:45 PM SPECIAL HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR
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5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Committee and Commission Recognition Event Medicine Lake Room
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Council Chambers
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7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room
5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Council Strategic Workshop Follow Up/ Prudential Update Medicine Lake Room
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Council Chambers
7:00 PM HOUSING AND
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5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING City Center Update Medicine Lake Room
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Council Chambers
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Council Chambers
7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room
OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR
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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
February 28, Special 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•Board and Commission Recognition Event
February 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
•Approve the Consumption and Display Liquor License application of Absheron Palace LLC,
10760 Highway 55
•Designate Municipal State Aid Streets for 2023
•Accept 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Plan for the Environmental Quality Committee
•Consider Wetland Replacement Plan application for the Chankahda Trail Reconstruction
Project - Phase 2 (ST230002)
•Public hearing for resolution on vacation of rights of ways within French Regional Park
•Adjust 2023-2032 Capital Improvement Plan
•Approve a preliminary plat and variances for "Bass Lake Shores" to allow the subdivision of a
2.35-acre parcel located at 12001 County Road 10 (Bass Lake Shores, LLC - 2022072)
March 14, Special 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•Council Strategic Workshop follow-up
•Prudential Update
March 14, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
•Accept 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Plan for the Park and Recreation Advisory
Commission
March 30, Regular (rescheduled from March 28), 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers
April 11, Special, 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•City Center Update
April 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
•Public Hearing on 2023 City Center Pavement Rehabilitation Project
•Public Hearing on 2023 Street Rehabilitation Project
•Public Hearing on 2023 Gleason Lake Drive Improvements Project
April 25, Special 4:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
•Interview HRA candidates
•Labor Strategy Discussion (Closed Session)
May 9, Special 5:00 p.m., Closed Session
•City Manager Annual Performance Evaluation
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Plymouth READS announces title for this
year’s book
By: Kaitlin McCoskey February 15, 2023
The chosen novel is ‘Carolina Moonset’ by Matt Goldman
Have you ever taken part in a citywide book club? The Plymouth READS event offers residents a
chance to do just that; Each year, anyone interested in participating reads a chosen book and
has the opportunity to engage in events and book discussions related to the book.
Plymouth READS is announced that the 2023 title will be “Carolina Moonset” by Matt Goldman,
a New York Times Bestselling author and Emmy-winning writer perhaps best known for his
work on the show “Seinfeld.”
This will be Plymouth READS’ first mystery novel. Copies of the book will be available to the
community at the Plymouth Library, 223 S Main St., Plymouth.
Community members are encouraged to read it before the Plymouth READS main event on 7
p.m. April 20, an author talk with Goldman himself at the Plymouth Community Center.
According to Plymouth READS Chair LuAnn Svendsen, “Goldman will speak [and] likely read
from ‘Carolina Moonset,’ followed by Q and A. His books will be available for purchase, and he
will sign copies following his presentation.”
According to the Plymouth READS description of the novel: “‘Carolina Moonset’ is a tantalizing
mystery with rich southern overtones,” in which “long-held fallacies about race, wealth, and
biology dissolve during an intense police investigation and after a shocking confession.”
The author shared that this story features “a big personal element,” as one of the characters
suffers from Lewy body dementia, just as his father did.
Goldman is a Minnesota native, who attended two years of high school at Armstrong, then later
moved to St. Louis Park before attending the University of Minnesota.
It was there, he shared, that he began performing stand-up comedy, after which he moved out
to California to begin a screenwriting career.
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Goldman has also written for “Ellen,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Dirk Gently’s
Holistic Detective Agency.”
Ultimately, Goldman decided to make the move back to Edina and then Minneapolis, saying “I
liked [screenwriting] for a while, but I’d always really wanted to write books.”
“It was a lifelong dream of mine to become a novelist, and my first book didn’t get published
until my 50s. Careerwise, it’s a perfect time to shift my focus and really be doing what I want to
do,” Goldman said.
He explained that Plymouth READS reached out with an offer to make his book the center of
this year’s event and an invitation to speak with the community, which he readily agreed to.
“More than anything, it’s a nice way to connect with readers. Maybe it’s because I did
Hollywood first, but it’s way more gratifying to connect with individual readers than it is to see
my name on a screen,” Goldman said. “I’ve had such great feedback from the community,
nationally and internationally, and it always feels a little extra special when it happens at
home.”
More fun planned
Svendsen shared that this year’s Plymouth READS will feature two additional events, both
taking place on April 15.
“Plymouth Library will host a drop-in book discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. at the library.
[Attendees] come to discuss the book, or just to listen to other’s thoughts and questions,”
Svendsen said. “The City of Plymouth Parks and Recreation will host an introduction to
pickleball from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pickleball plays into the plot of our mystery novel. And, this is
an opportunity to find out what the big deal is about this new sport. Both events are free and
open to all.”
Svendsen has been participating in Plymouth READS since its inception in 2010, and has been
the chairperson of the event for several years. She explained the process of choosing a book to
highlight each year, which is centered around the group’s mission statement.
“Our mission is to spark conversation, find common ground, and foster learning and discovery
in Plymouth by rallying readers around a single book,” Svendsen said. “So we look for a book
that will build compassion by challenging readers to heed another’s experience. We want
people to revive and revel in the joy of reading, we want to celebrate the diverse cultures and
beliefs in Plymouth, provide high-quality fun opportunities to come together, and cultivate
pride in Plymouth for the city, the library, businesses, organizations, and our residents.”
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She shared that while finding a book to fit all of the above qualifications is “very hard,” finding
one that works “across the board” is an essential part of her role and all those involved in the
event.
“We try to consider a wide range of diverse authors,” Svendsen said. “A few years in, we
decided that just having [organizers] talk about what books we liked and picking a book, we
decided we should do something that was a little more equitable, so we formed a book club.”
Svendsen explained that this book club meets once per month, reading a total of six to eight
books in a year. After this, they choose a book by a Minnesota author to highlight in Plymouth
READS.
“The other [part of the process] that’s very hard is that we know a year ahead what the date for
the author to speak will be,” Svendsen said. “So you have to not only find a person who’s alive,
who wrote a good book, but who’s available on that particular day, so there’s a little bit of
stress involved with all of that. But it is fun.”
Svendsen further extended an invitation to residents, not only to participate in Plymouth
READS this year, but to help plan it next year.
“If anyone was interested in getting involved for 2024, we’re looking for volunteer readers, and
it’s about the same commitment as being in a book club,” she said.
For more information about this year’s event or getting involved next year, readers can
visit plymouthreads.org.
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PHOTOS: Plymouth Creek Elementary thanks
city workers with Family Service Night
By: Jason Jenkins February 15, 2023
Students and parents craft thank you cards Feb. 9 for Plymouth’s fire, police and plow drivers for their service
to the city as part of Plymouth Creek Elementary School’s Family Service Night. (Sun photo by Jason Jenkins)
Plymouth Creek Elementary students write and decorate thank you cards for the city’s fire, police and plow
drivers. The activity was part of the school’s Family Service Night, which drew around 200 students and parents
to the school for the Feb. 9 event. (Sun photo by Jason Jenkins)
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Hot chocolate and cookies were provided as a thank you to Plymouth police, fire and plow drivers during the
Plymouth Creek Elementary’s Family Service Night. (Sun photo by Jason Jenkins)
Plymouth Creek Elementary students play a form of dodgeball in the gym during the school’s Family Service
Night event. (Sun photo by Jason Jenkins)
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A blur of students take part in a dodgeball-like game in the Plymouth Creek Elementary gym during the school’s
Family Service Night event. (Sun photo by Jason Jenkins)
Plymouth Firefighter Naomi Navai shows how quickly members of the fire department must put on gear before
going out on a call. The demonstration for students and parents was part of Family Service Night Feb. 9 at
Plymouth Creek Elementary School. (Sun photo by Jason Jenkins)
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Food and household items were donated by Plymouth Creek Elementary families for the school’s
Service Night. (Sun photo by Jason Jenkins)
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