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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-09-2023CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO March 9, 2023 EVENTS / MEETINGS Planning Commission Agenda for March 15 ...................................................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6 CORRESPONDENCE Pie Day set for March 14 .......................................................................... Page 7 Sketch Plan for property located North of Highway 55- South of 10th Avenue-East of South Shore drive and West of Revere Lane ............................................................ Page 8 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST Will Plymouth donate a fire truck to Ukraine? Sun Sailor.................................. Page 10 Planning Commission 1 of 1 March 15, 2023 CITY OF PLYMOUTH AGENDA Regular Planning Commission March 15, 2023, 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. PUBLIC FORUM—Individuals may address the Commission 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 Commission will continue with the agenda. The Commission will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff for future reports. 3. APPROVE AGENDA —Planning Commission members may add items to the agenda for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The Commission will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda. 4. CONSENT AGENDA —These items are considered to be routine and enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commission member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Sketch plan review of a 330-unit mixed-use multiple-family building on the property located north of Highway 55 south of 10th Avenue east of South Shore Drive and west of Revere Lane (2023008). Planning Commission Report Location Map Aerial Map Applicant Narrative and Site Graphics Notification Map Com Plan Sections Resident Comments 7. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 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 March 2023 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080plymouthmn.gov SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 5:30 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 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 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Council Chambers 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 April 2023 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 763-509-5080plymouthmn.gov SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 4:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HRA Interviews Medicine Lake Room 5:00 PM CLOSED COUNCIL MEETING Labor Strategy Discussion City Hall 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers CHANGES ARE 30 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING City Center Update 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 Medicine Lake Room OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Council Chambers 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 31 May 2023 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080plymouthmn.gov SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM REGULAR COUCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 5:00 PM CLOSED COUNCIL MEETING City Manager Annual Performance Evaluation City Hall 7:00 PM REGULAR COUCIL MEETING Council Chambers 6:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers MEMORIAL DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room Page 5 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items March 30, Regular (rescheduled from March 28), 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers •Order and receive preliminary engineering report, order and approve plans and specifications, call for a public hearing, order advertisement for bids, declare costs to be assessed, order preparation of proposed assessments, and set public improvement and assessment hearings for the Nathan Lane Area Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ST249005) •Adopt Ordinance amending Section 800 of the City Code concerning construction in streets, alleys and public grounds •Accept donation for Fire Department fitness equipment •Accept donation for Public Safety Department medical equipment •Public Hearing authorizing the submission of Minnesota Investment Fund Application in connection with CFMOTO, USA 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 approval of resolution on vacation of rights of ways within French Regional Park •Public improvement and assessment hearing and award of contract for the 2023 Gleason Lake Drive Improvements Project (ST239001) •Public improvement and assessment hearing and award of contract for the 2023 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ST239002) •Public improvement and assessment hearing and award of contract for the 2023 City Center Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ST230001) April 25, Special 4:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room •Interview HRA candidates •Labor Strategy Discussion (Closed Session) April 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers •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) •Award contract for the Chankahda Trail Reconstruction Project - Phase 2 (ST230002) •Hennepin County Update from Commissioner Kevin Anderson May 9, Special 5:00 p.m., Closed Session •City Manager Annual Performance Evaluation May 23, Special 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room •Plymouth Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) discussion Page 6 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release Feb 28, 2023 Contact: Alyssa Fram Recreation Supervisor City of Plymouth 763-509-5225 afram@plymouthmn.gov Pie Day fundraiser for senior programs set for March 14 Plymouth, Minn. – The community is invited to participate in the Plymouth Senior Program annual Pie Day fundraiser 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 at the Plymouth Community Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. Slices of freshly baked cherry, apple, wildberry, lemon meringue, coconut cream, banana cream and French silk pie will be served with ice cream. Cost is $5 per slice with an ice cream cup or $25 per pie with six cups of ice cream. Pie must be purchased at the event; presale orders are no longer accepted. Money raised through the fundraiser helps support senior programming in Plymouth. Event Entertainment Pie Day participants may also enjoy live music with their freshly baked pie – the Plymouth Rockers Performing Senior Chorus is set to take the stage at 11 a.m. during the event. For more information, call the Plymouth Parks and Recreation Department at 763-509-5200. -30 - Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Will Plymouth donate a fire truck to Ukraine? Kaitlin McCoskey Mar 7, 2023 In a turn of events, Rotary withdraws its request for the donation of the truck Page 10 At the Jan. 1 meeting of the Plymouth City Council, a proposal was made to the city for the donation of a 75 foot fire truck, Ladder 31, to be donated to Rotary District 5950 and subsequently shipped to Ukraine to aid in the war effort. After the council tabled the decision at that meeting, the issue was set to be reconsidered at the Feb. 28 city council meeting. However, before that date, Rotary District 5950 formally withdrew their request for the donation of Ladder 31. Plymouth Communications Manager Emily Kastner explained the Rotary district’s decision, saying, “The organization Ambulances for Ukraine indicated that more cost-effective surplus equipment can be purchased in Europe. They are only looking for fire trucks/ambulances that are truly considered surplus equipment, and the city does not consider Ladder 31 to be surplus due to the anticipated value.” Tom Gump, a representative for Rotary District 5950, elaborated on the decision further. He explained that this particular donation not only created monetary issues, but would have interfered with Rotary guidelines as well. “Our organization lives by a motto which includes ‘being fair to all concerned.’ When we discovered the true value of the fire truck involved and learned that The City of Plymouth could sell the vehicle, we withdrew our request,” Gump said. “(We) plan to make another similar request should a smaller truck become available at the city.” Page 11 Rotary District 5950 represents 70 Rotary clubs in central and western Minnesota and Minneapolis. Aside from the Plymouth Rotary, the district also encompasses clubs in Wayzata, St. Louis Park, Bloomington, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Edina and Golden Valley. More aid opportunities Despite the withdrawn request, the Rotary district has not given up their desire to help the people of Ukraine.. “In the meantime, our Rotarians are providing other resources to Ukraine and are working on grants for more,” Gump said. “Rotary has given more than $15 million through its first round of disaster grants.” One such grant the Rotary district is currently working on is the Hearts of Europe Global Grant. According to the Rotary website, “The Hearts of Europe initiative, funded jointly by USAID and the Rotary Foundation, is a three-year program that aims to foster collaboration, networking, and friendship among Rotary in select Eastern European countries and the U.S. “The program will be administered through the Foundation’s global grants but will offer additional financial and project support through 30 June 2023.” The website details the criteria that must be met in order for projects to be eligible to receive the grant. Among various criteria, it stated, “The Page 12 projects funded by Hearts of Europe Global Grants must take place in the following countries where USAID has a presence: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine. The host sponsor for the grant must be a club or district in one of these countries. The international sponsor for the grant must be a club or district in the United States.” As Rotary compiles applications for grants and different aid for Ukraine, Gump shared how non-rotary members can lend their support. “Non-Rotarians can donate as well. They can go to The Rotary Foundation website, my.rotary.org/en/donate,” he said. Backstory According to previous Sun reporting, the information in the Jan. 1 meeting packet stated “On Dec. 22, 2022, the City received a written request from Rotary District 5950, on behalf of Rotary International, to donate a 75’ ladder fire truck to US Ambulances for Ukraine. US Ambulances for Ukraine is an organization that secures donated used ambulances and fire apparatus and coordinates delivery to Ukraine for use in rescue operations.” At the meeting, Plymouth Fleet and Facilities Manager Amy Hanson presented this topic to the council, saying, “This item would be transferred over to the US Ambulances of Ukraine, and they would then coordinate delivery to Ukraine. The funding from the sale of the vehicle Page 13 would normally return to the fleet reserve, which supports the replacement schedule of the city fleet. “This fund is currently underfunded. If chosen to donate, staff would look at alternative ways to maintain the replacement schedule.” Plymouth Fire Chief Roger Coppa also contributed to the Jan. 1 meeting discussion, saying, “With the staffing model change (to 24/7) we need less large apparatus. We’re able to look at changing our fleet, right-sizing it a little bit. We currently, with Ladder 31 in the fleet, we have three ladders, and our city does not need three aerial apparatus. Two would be adequate.” The Plymouth City Council engaged in a long discussion about this topic, and covered aspects of the proposal including timeliness, budget effects, and the implications this donation could have for all parties involved. The council had ended up voting unanimously to delay the decision and gain public feedback, after which time Rotary discovered the true value of Ladder 31 and its non-surplus status. Page 14