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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 12-23-2011CITY OF PLYMOUTH rp) COUNCIL INFO MEMO December 23, 2011 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS December 2011 and January & February 2012 Official City Meeting Calendars .............................. Page 2 Tentative List of Agenda Items for Future City Council Meetings ..................................................... Page 5 INFORMATION News Articles, Releases, Publications, Etc ... As sediment flows downriver, resentment builds upriver, Twin Cities. com ......................................... Page 6 Charter Commission Vacancies, News Release................................................................................... Page 9 Ehlers Market Commentary 12/20/11................................................................................................ Page 10 MEETING MINUTES Charter Commission Minutes 12/08/10............................................................................................ Page 13 CICC Minutes 12/14/11..................................................................................................................... Page 16 STAFF REPORTS ENG — 2011 Pavement Management Report ............. PD — 2011 Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Report ...................................................................... Page 20 ....................................................................... Page 24 CORRESPONDENCE Letter to Resident, RE: Hanson Builders Development Proposal 2011085 ...................................... Page 25 Letter from GMH Asphalt, RE: Cimarron Ponds Road Project........................................................ Page 26 Letter from MPCA, RE: MS4 Public Permit.................................................................................... Page 27 City of Plymouth Adding Quality to Life December 2011 Modified on 12123111 Page 2 1 2 3 4 2:00-5:00 PM 5 6 7 7:00 PM 8 7:00 PM 9 10 OLD FASHIONED PLANNING PARK Et REC CHRISTMAS COMMISSION ADVISORY Plymouth Historical MEETING COMMISSION Society Building Council Chambers (PRAC) MEETING Council Chambers 11 12 13 6:00 PM 14 7:00 PM 15 16 17 SPECIAL COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING QUALITY City Manager COMMITTEE (EQC) Evaluation MEETING Medicine Lake Room Council Chambers 7:00 PM 7:00 PM CHARTER REGULAR COUNCIL COMMISSION MEETING ANNUAL MEETING Council Chambers Medicine Lake Room 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CANCELLED HRA MEETING Medicine Lake Room Chanukah CHRISTMAS EVE Begins at Sunset 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CITY OFFICES NEW YEAR'S EVE CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY Modified on 12123111 Page 2 r�Plymouth Adding Quality to Life January 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6:00 PM 7:00 PM NEW YEAR'S DAY SPECIAL COUNCIL PLANNING Observed MEETING NEW YEAR'S DAY Discuss Proposals for COMMISSION Peony Lane/Lawndale MEETING CITY OFFICES Lane Project Council Chambers CLOSED Medicine Lake Room 8 9 10 5:30 PM 11 12 13 14 7:00 PM 7:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL PARK $ REC MEETING* QUALITY ADVISORY Medicine Lake Room COMMITTEE COMMISSION 7:00 PM (EQC) MEETING (PRAC) MEETING REGULAR COUNCIL Council Chambers Council Chambers MEETING Council Chambers 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL PLANNING SKATE WITH THE MARTIN LUTHER MEETING COMMISSION MAYOR KING JR. Discuss Council Goals MEETING Parkers Lake BIRTHDAY and Legislative Priorities for 2012 Council Chambers Observed Medicine Lake Room CITY OFFICES CLOSED 22 23 24 5:30 PM 25 26 27 28 7.00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL PLYMOUTH 7:00 PM MEETING ADVISORY HRA MEETING Discuss Private Utilities COMMITTEE ON Medicine Lake Room for Silverthorn Medicine Lake Room TRANSIT (PACT) STUDY SESSION 7:00 PM Medicine Lake Room REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 29 30 31 * Receive update from !the Citv's prosecutor Modified on 12123111 Page 3 r�Plymouth Adding Quality to Life February 2012 Modified on 12123111 Page 4 1 2 3 4 7:00 PM 6:00 PM PLANNING BOARD AND 2:00 PM COMMISSION COMMISSION FIRE 8 ICE MEETING RECOGNITION FESTIVAL Council Chambers EVENT Parkers Lake Plymouth City Hall 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PRECINCT ENVIRONMENTAL PARK It REC CAUCUSES QUALITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMMISSION (EQC) MEETING (PRAC) MEETING Council Chambers Council Chambers 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL PLANNING HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING COMMISSION COMMITTEE Council Chambers MEETING MEETING Council Chambers Medicine Lake Room 19 20 21 2 2 7:00 PM 23 7:00 PM 24 25 6:00 PM POLICE DEPT. SPECIAL COUNCIL PLYMOUTH ANNUAL PRESIDENTS MEETING ADVISORY RECOGNITION DAY Discuss Fire Study COMMITTEE ON EVENT Medicine Lake Room TRANSIT (PACT) Plymouth Creek MEETING Center CITY OFFICES Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM CLOSED HRA MEETING Medicine Lake Room 26 27 28 29 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Modified on 12123111 Page 4 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items January 3, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Review proposals for Peony Lane/Lawndale Lane extension project (10015) January 10, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Receive update from City's prosecutor January 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Appoint 2012 Health Officer • Appoint 2012 City Council Secretary • Appoint 2012 Official Depositories • Designate 2012 Official Newspaper • Adopt amended Policy Regulating the Use of City Facilities • Planned Unit Development amendment for improvements to Plymouth Station Auto Center at 16825 County Road 24 (2011072) (Tabled from December 13, 2011) January 17, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss Council goals and legislative priorities for 2012 January 24, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss private utilities for Silverthorne January 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Approve 2012 Liquor License Renewals • Announce Fire and Ice Festival, February 4 at Parkers Lake Park February 2, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room and Council Chambers • Board and Commission Recognition Event February 14, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers February 21, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss Fire Study February 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers March 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Announce Environmental Quality Fair on March 22 at Kimberly Lane Elementary School March 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. Page 5 As sediment flows downriver, resentment builds upriver - TwinCities.com TwinCitiesecom As sediment flows downriver, resentment builds upriver By Dennis Lien diien@pioneerpress.com Updated: 12117/2011 09:27:46 PM CST Already hamstrung by tight budgets, communities across much of Minnesota are bracing for what could be an $843 million bill - this one aimed at reducing the amount of sediment reaching Lake Pepin on the Minnesota -Wisconsin border. And many resent having to pay so much for what amounts to a relatively small bump in water quality. Especially while agriculture, a much larger source of sediment, is let off the hook. "This kind of thing is just beyond the pale for what is acceptable and what we feel is how we should be spending our taxpayers' money," said Klayton Eckles, Woodbury's city engineer. The developing urban -rural tiff will get new legs soon when the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency releases a study explaining the sediment problem, establishing goals and outlining ways to reduce the amount of silt getting into Lake Pepin, the widening of the Mississippi River southeast of the Twin Cities. A draft calls for cutting sediment reaching the lake, which has been filling in for decades, by 25 percent. But the enforced diet, required by the federal Clean Water Act, has some built-in inequities. The act requires the MPCA to regulate communities with stormwater systems, but gives it no such leverage over agriculture, leaving voluntary solutions as the only way to lessen rural runoff. As a result, 217 cities, townships and other operators of separate storm sewer systems within the so-called South Metro Mississippi Watershed will be asked to comply with tighter standards. More specific orders will come later. Page 1 of 3 Contributing almost 6 percent of Lake Pepin's sediment problem, the communities across the central part of the state will be told to cut their sediment runoff by one-fourth, or 1.4 percent of the total problem. With a projected $33 -a -pound price tag to reduce it, the total tab could reach $843 million. Credit, however, would be given for work done since varying baseline periods were established in the 1990s. "That is a staggering amount of money to achieve a minuscule load reduction relative to the total load reduction to the lake," said Randy Neprash, a civil engineer and staff member for the Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalition. Farmers, meanwhile, chafe at the notion that they're not working to lessen the problem, according to Warren Formo, executive director of the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center. "This is such a complex issue, and some folks are trying to melt it down to be too basic to capture what's happening in the watershed," Formo said. Already, he said, many farmers have modified tilling practices, installed terraces and planted buffer strips to control erosion and runoff into streams and rivers. Increasingly, researchers are identifying streambank erosion, caused by higher water flows, with boosting sediment levels in rivers. They and other observers hypothesize that those higher levels are This Page Cannot Be Displayed Based on your corporate access policies, access to this web site ( http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mng_main_dp has been blocked because the web category "Advertisements & Popups" is not allowed. If you have questions, please contact IT Helpdesk at ext. 5380 ( helpdesk@ci.pIymouth.mn.us ) and provide the codes shown below. Print Powered By Page 6 http://www.twincities.com/ci_19565894 12/1972011 As sediment flows downriver, resentment builds upriver - TwinCities.com TwinCitiesecom caused at least in part by tilling of agricultural land, draining more rainwater off the land more quickly. But Formo said that's too simplistic. "Not all drainage systems are the same," he said, pointing out that some move water more quickly than others. "We need to figure out how to maintain drainage without adverse effects." That and other approaches require more research, an approach he contended has yielded results and offers more promise. The final report could be released next month, but the draft puts 90 percent of the problem on nonpoint sources. Most of the blame goes to the Minnesota River watershed, with two-thirds of the sediment coming from erosion of ravines, gullies and stream banks and the rest from farm fields. Formo questioned whether the data are precise enough. But representatives of cities say any way things are sliced, they still will probably pick up too much of the tab because they're the only ones the MPCA can go after. "We are the only control the state agencies have to show they are reducing the pollution load even though it does not make any sense in terms of cost efficiency," said Craig Johnson, intergovernmental relations director for the League of Minnesota Cities Likely options include tightening runoff standards dealing with new developments beyond standards already in place. That will be tougher for cities such as St. Paul, which already are highly developed. "I would like to think we have done a number of things in anticipation of these regulations," said Anne Hunt, St. Paul's environmental policy director. "But yes, there potentially are additional financial impacts. How much of that would be to the city of St. Paul, I don't think we have that figure at this point." "No one really knows how to do that calculation," Neprash said. "It's going to vary from city to city." Trevor Russell, watershed program director for the advocacy group Friends of the Mississippi River, agreed that developed cities will have to work harder. Page 2of3 "There is just not that much sediment in everyday urban runoff," he said. "It's paved -over soil, soil under pavement. It isn't moving a lot." Agriculture, especially in the Minnesota River watershed, should be held more accountable, he said. "Downstream communities are being asked to step up because upstream ag pollution isn't being addressed efficiently," Russell said. "if you live in a downstream city, not only is your water quality poor, but you have to pay more because there isn't a requirement for reductions in upstream agriculture pollution." Rebecca Flood, an assistant MPCA commissioner for water policy, said she appreciates those urban concerns. "I would say we're sensitive to their concerns about money and the cost of doing some of these infrastructure improvements," Flood said. "We also understand that the Clean Water Act does not treat all parties equally in terms of runoff. Farm runoff is managed differently." She said the agency would like agricultural interests to do even more to cut sediment runoff and has been in talks with those representatives for months. Neprash and others aren't blaming the MPGA. "The state is obligated to chase the permitted ones," Neprash said. "They have no choice." This Page Cannot Be Displayed Based on your corporate access policies, access to this web site ( http;Had.doubleclick.net/adi/mng_main_dp. has been blocked because the web category "Advertisements & Popups" is not allowed. If you have questions, please contact IT Helpdesk at ext. 5380 ( helpdeskAcLpIyrnouth.mn.us ) and provide the codes shown below. Print Powered"aynamics' Page 7 http://www.twincities.com/ci-19565894 12/1972011 As sediment flows downriver, resentment builds upriver - TwinCities.com Page 3 of 3 TwinCitiesecom But he and others wish a trading program or something like it were available to move money around to achieve more. As an example, Eckles said, a community could take $350,000 that would produce minimal gains in its urban area and could spend it instead in an agricultural setting and get significantly better results. "We actually have an enforceable federal permit that requires people in cities to meet these very specific pollution requirements," Johnson said. "There is not a similar mechanism for agriculture. We really need to come up with a much better system for getting those results to happen on an ag setting." Dennis Lien can be reached at 651-228-5588. This Page Cannot Be Displayed Based on your corporate access policies, access to this web site ( http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mng_main_dp_p has been blocked because the web category "Advertisements & Popups" is not allowed. If you have questions, please contact IT Helpdesk at ext. 5380 ( helpdesk@ci.piymouth.mn.us ) and provide the codes shown below. Print Powered By s r'�n 1y�ra�rrrc Page 8 http://www.twincities.com/ei_19565894 12/1972011 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release December 21, 2011 Contact: Sandy Engdahl, 763-509-5080 Citizens Invited to Apply to Serve on Plymouth Charter Commission Plymouth residents with an interest in local government -- including its structure and operations -- are invited to apply to serve on the Plymouth Charter Commission. Due to expiring terms, the Charter Commission will have two vacancies for terms that expire in February and March. Letters of application will be accepted until Feb. 1. The chief judge of the Fourth Judicial District makes appointments to the Plymouth Charter Commission. To be considered for appointment, submit a letter and/or resume to District Court Chief Judge James T. Swenson, Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis, MN 55487-0422. The Charter Commission is an independent body that works on issues related to Plymouth's City Charter. The Charter defines city government structure and operations. If you have questions about the role of the Charter Commission, call City Clerk Sandy Engdahl at 763-509-5080. Page 9 December 20, 2011 Some Pro -Year -End Thoughts The municipal bond calendar for 2011 has essentially drawn to a close, with virtually all new issues having been sold and now waiting for the securities to be delivered in exchange for cash. Although the year-end statistics are a couple of weeks away, we can look back at 2011 and make some tentative observations about the bond market in general: ® Interest rates across most fixed-income sectors in the United States have moved downward in a saw tooth fashion to near historic lows. Recent 10 -year benchmarks for the U.S. Treasury and AAA municipal bonds (as reported by Thomson Reuters) were both around 1.90%, compared with 3.30% at the beginning of this year. "Flight to quality or safety" drove investors to U.S. Treasury securities, despite the fact the U.S. government's bond rating had been downgraded and/or given a negative outlook by major rating agencies. The instability in the world's largest collective economy, Europe, has been given the credit (or blame) for this phenomenon. However, lack of confidence in the U.S. private economy continues, as well. The drop in Treasury rates has occurred in spite of an increasing supply of U.S. government debt, seemingly overpowering the laws of supply and demand. The Federal Reserve Board's Federal Open Market Committee has kept the target rate for overnight lending between the Federal Reserve System Banks within its target range of 0.00% and 0.25% in an effort to keep borrowing costs low and stimulate private lending (and economic activity). This has served to keep rates for short-term, fixed-income investments at historically low levels. Looking beyond the headlines and benchmark numbers, there have been other factors affecting municipal debt of which we can make note: Higher "Muni to Treasury" ratios. The highest-rated tax-exempt municipal bonds have typically carried a lower interest rate than U.S. Treasury debt of a similar maturity, with that ratio being in the range of 85% to 95%. However, during most of 2011 the ratio of 10 -year, AAA -rated municipal yields to the 10 -year U.S. Treasury note has hovered between 100% and 110%. Basically, the general "flight to safety" that has served to drive U.S. Treasuries lower (in yield) has not been fully reflected in yields for the highest-rated tax-exempt municipal bonds. EHLERS LEADERS IN PUBLIC FINANCE www.ehiers-inc.com Offices in Minnesota: (800) 552-1171 Wisconsin: (800) 717-9742 Illinois: (800) 417-1119 Page 10 December 20, 2011 ® The "steepness" of the yield curve, or the relative difference between returns of longer versus shorter maturities, has flattened through 10 years as rates have fallen in general during 2011. For example, the difference in yields for 2 and 10 year maturity AAA -rated municipal bonds (as reported by Bloomberg.com) showed a difference of 2.69% in January, compared with 1.68% last week. However, the difference for 10 and 20 year maturity bonds rose from 1.12% to 1.42%, reflecting the fact that yields on longer maturities did not fall as much as yields on intermediate maturities (i.e. 10 years). ® Buyers of municipal bonds are becoming more careful when it comes to credit ratings, terms and security. Bonds of exactly the same rating and maturity can vary as much as 0.75%, depending upon location, local economy, call dates, coverage ratios and disclosure history. Municipal bond volume fell about 33% to less than $300 billion for the year to date, as compared to 2010. However, municipal bond volume in 2009 and 2010 had increased with several federal stimulus borrowing programs that are no longer available (Build America Bonds, for instance). In the five years prior to 2009 new issue volume ranged from $358 Billion to $409 Billion, so current levels are 20% to 30% less than what the market absorbed in those years and as shown in the following graph, will be the lowest in the past ten years. QjEHLERS LEADERS IN PUBLIC FINANCE www.ehiers-inc.com Page 2 Page 11 December 20, 2011 Current municipal borrowing rates are attractive when the various indices are viewed from a historical perspective. Current bond sales in the Midwest reflect that, as well (see attached). So, if we are to look forward, can we expect these low rates to continue, rise or fall even further? Looking at the municipal bond market alone, there are factors that could drive rates even lower, such as (a) a return to more normal "Muni to Treasury" ratios and (b) continued moderate supply of municipal bonds. Also, rated municipal bonds may become perceived as relatively safer investments when compared to the falling credit ratings of other fixed income investments, such as commercial banks and non -U.S. sovereign debt instruments. However, on the larger interest rate front, there are factors that could push rates higher. At this point we can only pose questions and "wait and see": ® Will Europe avoid defaults in the sovereign debt of its weaker governments? If so, will it be through a lasting solution, or through a series of stop -gap measures? Will the lagging recovery of the U.S. economy show real improvement? If so, will the Federal Reserve begin to take actions to attempt to increase short-term interest rates? ® Will the U.S. government reign in its deficits and thereby slow the increasing supply of its debt? If not, will global investors begin to decide to put their money elsewhere? EHLERS LEADERS IN PUBLIC FINANCE Page 3 Page 12 Adopted Minutes Charter Commission Meeting December 8, 2010 Chair Preus called the Annual Meeting of the Plymouth Charter Commission to order at 7:00 p.m. in Medicine Lake Room at City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on December 8, 2010. Commission Members Present Absent Chairperson Preus X Terry Donovan X Lawrence Marofsky X Donald Levens X Louise Speck X Lori Schwartz X Anne Andreasen X Terry Cheng X Edward J. Cl an X Thomas Murphy X Jeffrey Thompson X Jim Willis X Dharam Bobra X Richard Dunn X GreggFishbein X Also present: City Clerk Engdahl. Approval of Minutes Motion was made by Willis, and seconded by Bobra, to approve the minutes from the December 9, 2009 Annual Meeting. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. Reports of Chair Chair Preus reported that 13 of the 15 commissioners' terms will expire in the spring of 2011. According to State Statutes 410.05, Subd. 2, appointment of charter commission members shall be for four year terms. Of the 13 members whose terms are expiring, Terry Donovan, Lawrence Marofsky, Donald Levens, Louise Speck, and Lori Schwartz were only appointed/reappointed for two year terms in 2009. The remaining eight commissioners were appointed/reappointed for four Adopted Minutes 1 of 3 Annual Meeting of December 8, 2010 Page 13 year terms. He presented correspondence he prepared for the district court judge requesting that those five members' terms be extended two years in order that all terms on the commission can be staggered. Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy, and seconded by Commissioner Willis, to direct Chair Preus to send the correspondence that he prepared to district courtjudge. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. Unfinished Business There was no unfinished business. New Business There was no new business. Election of Officers Motion was made by Commissioner Dunn, and seconded by Commissioner Willis, to elect Christian Preus as Chairperson of the Charter Commission for 2011. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Willis, and seconded by Commissioner Marofsky, to elect Richard Dunn as Vice Chairperson of the Charter Commission for 2011. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy, and seconded by Commissioner Andreasen, to elect Terry Donovan as Secretary of the Charter Commission for 2011. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. Approve Annual Report to District Court Judge Motion was made by Willis, and seconded by to approve the 2010 annual report to the district court judge. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. Adopted Minutes 2 of 3 Annual Meeting of December 8, 2010 Page 14 Adjournment Chairman Preus declared the meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. Sandra R. Engdahl, City Clerk Adopted Minutes 3 of 3 Annual Meeting of December 8, 2010 Page 15 MINUTES WAYZATA COMMUNITIES IN COLLABORATION COUNCIL December 14, 2011 Rochelle Olson, Kelly Goddard, Katie Jackelen, Donna Marget, Kristin Tollison, Becky Halvorson, Sarah Gaveske, Nan Kaatz, Diane Evans, Charlene Barghini, Leah Hughes, Bob Whitman, Susan Sommerfeld, Connie Meyer, Chase Anderson, Linnea Fonnest, Christy Mulligan, Katy Hemmah, Amy Parnell, Irene Merz, Chris Anderson, Jeff Bartleson, Nina Jonson, Lynn Zemlin, and Margy Herbert. • Kristin Tollison called the meeting to order and made introductions: o Connie Meyer, Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility o Christy Mulligan, Hennepin County Library, Senior Youth Services o Amy Parnell, Wayzata School District, Director of Communications & Community Engagement NOVEMBER MINUTES • The minutes were approved, as written. STATE OF THE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN • Irene Merz, Nurse, Wayzata School District. There are 3.5 full time nurses on staff overseeing health offices in each building, treating chronic health conditions in children. Overall health conditions in the district include 550 students with Asthma, 30 Type I Diabetes (see nurses everyday), 60-70 with Seizure Disorders, MS and Cancers. • Daily treatment for various Mental Health Disorders including ADHD, Anti -Anxiety, Systematic Stress Complaints (headaches, stomach aches), anxiety, bi-polar, depression. • School Health Offices everyday see/treat; 20-40 Elementary School, 40-60 Middle School, 70-100 High School Students. • Sending students to the Community Clinic who do not have health insurance, homeless, pregnancy and STD concerns. • Challenges include Mental Health/ADHD assessment, medication, prescription expense, transportation (no cars, parents cannot leave work), hours and days of Community Clinic, getting students to and from clinic during day and still catch bus home, parent and family access to clinic, immigrants/interpreters (typically not available at clinic so they access hospital and ER). Page 16 • Dr. Chris Johnson, Medical Director, Wayzata Community Clinic, Park Nicolet Foundation. The Community Clinic was initially established in St. Louis Park in 1996, has continued to grow to new locations, clinics continue learning and adding services. Serve infants to high school/college students, offer no and low cost services. Wayzata hours are Wednesdays, 1-4:30, walk-ins welcome. Average 6-8 kids per week. General treatment includes immunizations, routine physicals (sports/camps), acute illness and injuries. X-rays and lab tests available in Wayzata clinic. Clinic is for all kids in the community. • Teen health needs, respect privacy and confidentiality of medical records. Do not co - mingle Wayzata Community Clinic records with Park Nicollet patient records. Follow Minnesota Consent to Treat Laws which allows teens to receive treatment for pregnancy, STD, and Chemical Dependency. • Generally see 300-330 patients per year. 90% no insurance, 63% returning patients, 37% new to clinic. Many patients consider WCC their medical home and primary care clinic. Will inquire about insurance for referrals, financial assistance available. • There are mental health needs seen at clinic although no mental health professionals on site. Patients receive basic counseling, work in collaboration with other services (schools, etc.), recommendations and referrals when necessary. • $1200-$1500 in prescriptions, generally generic, wholesale prices. Generic not as good for certain treatment (example ADHD medication not the once daily dose). • Vision treatment not on-site, but have relationships with Lenscrafters. • Camp 5210 — Diabetes (Type II) camp for patients and families. • Seeing more under insured patients, people with insurance but too high of co -pay or deductible. • Challenges include increased mental health needs for all ages from early childhood through seniors. Seniors requiring mental health, cognitive recognition treatment. Obesity issues for all ages. Access, affordability and insurance for everyone. Changing cultural make-up of community, culturally friendly care. • Jeff Bartleson, Senior Manager, Children's Dental Services. Founded in 1919, using partnerships within the community, Wayzata School District and Park Nicollet Foundation. Non-profit mission to decrease barriers so families receive services. Mouth is often neglected, insurance not offered, too expensive or underinsured. Treat kids up to 21 years old and pregnant women. Studies show link between adult oral care and baby health. • It is expensive to provide, administer and receive dental care. Can provide help to apply for medical assistance, accept private insurance, sliding scale for payments. • Will not turn away anybody, provide immediate pain assistance and treatment, and accept walk-ins as well as appointments. • Challenges include language and culture barriers. Oral care not always priority in other countries, patients speak different languages, diverse oral health education. • Transport dental equipment to various locations and sites. Have been using unique portable dental equipment for past 40 years. Drive to sites and set up care stations. 5- 2 Page 17 6 locations per day, based in schools, community centers, clinics and healthcare facilities. Transportation to locations still an issue for many patients. • Services include preventive care, restorative care, resolve most emergency situations, Minneapolis has ER for same or next day treatment, root canals (weekly). Hospital care program available, referrals necessary but generally for young children needing a lot of work to be done. • Try hard to say yes to everything, will make appropriate referral when necessary. • What they are typically seeing is untreated decay, infections, try to focus patients on health eating and habits, concentrate on increasing self-image issues, increase patients using preventive care to decrease future restorative care, increased rate of uninsured patients, dental clinics closing, changes in ER medical assistance that impacts dental care. • Last 17 days of service have seen 170 patients. Try hard to reach hardest to reach patients. Potential to add more dates as needed and to increase access for more patients. Staff to do more outreach and screening events in the community. • Nina Jonson, Community Education Program Manager, West Suburban Teen Clinic. Two locations, Hopkins and Excelsior, treat patients ages 12-24, Monday — Saturday, evening hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Medical (sports, hearing, vision, asthma, allergy), Reproductive Health Care -(MN Minor Consent Law), Mental Health professionals at both locations. Serve 44 schools. • Adolescent Sexual Health; Teen pregnancy rate down, sexual activity rate down, chlamydia and STD/STI rates are increasing -many antibiotics no longer work as the strains are resistant. • FDA recent ruling on Emergency Contraceptive (Plan B), decreases availability under age 16 must have prescription to receive, age 17 and over can receive from pharmacy (over the counter). • Challenges include transportation (perception is the Annex in Robbinsdale is closer), Hopkins on bus line, Excelsior far drive. Payments, medical assistance available, insurance and sliding pay scale, never turn away. Patients worried about primary care versus sexual health care and privacy/confidentiality. Mental Health services, always need more, increased cyber bullying, sexting, cyber safety, and technology. • Youth Advisory Board, 16 young people from 8 High Schools. Oversee all areas of WSTC, including uniform decisions, music, movies and books for clinics, fundraising, and tabling for all events. COMMUNITY UPDATES Partners in Prevention (PIP) • Rochelle Olsen stated that the PIP coalition is currently working on the strategic framework, assessment and evaluation, and accessing the MN Student Survey Data. They recently attended training in Washington DC where they received Federal Training in Capacity Building. Page 18 Hennepin County Library_ • Linnea Fonnest provided information on the Library Teen Read month in October. The library offers Fine Forgiveness and new library cards for teens. Record year with 2600 waivers, 1042 cards issued. Patrons can access internet free homework help services. Future CICC Meeting Topic Ideas Discussion • "The New Normal" —Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer • "Pockets of Poverty' — Identifying neighborhoods, areas in our community currently receiving services • "Culture of Collaboration" — Service projects in our schools, students sharing school programs that support service and community collaboration The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Margy Herbert 4 Page 19 Pavement Management 2011 Update December 15, 2011 Page 20 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ✓ Street Reconstruction ■ PASER rating system implemented in 2011 ■ $1,115,562 contract value in 2011 ✓ Mill and Overlay ■ Program expanded to other streets in 2011 ■ $1,708,968 contract value in 2011 ✓ Temporary Overlay ■ Program expanded to more streets in 2011 ■ Program now called Edge Mill and Overlay ■ Costs assessed in 2011 ■ $756,785 contract value in 2011 Alvarado Lane -Before Alvarado Lane - After ✓ In-house Paving ■ Program expanded to more streets in 2011 ■ Costs assessed on one project in 2011 ■ $405,663 asphalt purchased and paved in 2011 r i 4 J Page 21 ✓ Seal Coat ■ Program suspended in 2011 ✓ Crack Seal ■ Program expanded to more streets in 2011 ■ $250,010 contract value in 2011 ASSESSMENT POLICY ✓ Assessment Policy updated in 2011 to include Edge Mill and Overlay projects 2011 RESULTS ✓ Nearly $4,000,000 invested in streets ✓ 15 miles of streets affected ✓ 2010 average PASER rating - 6.4 ✓ 2011 average PASER rating - 6.7 2011 PASER Ratings Failed or Very Poor (0 to 2.9) 1% Poor (3 to 3.9) 15% 5% 19% Fair (4 to 5.9) Good (6 to 7.9) 26% Very Good (8 to 8.9) 34% Excellent (9 to 10) Page 22 2011 PASER Strategies (miles) Reconstruction, 3.98 Routine Maintenance, Overlay, 70.23 114.60 Crack Seal, 95.98 2012 PROGRAM ✓ Over $6,700,000 programmed for streets ✓ 23 miles of streets programmed to be affected ✓ 2012 predicted average PASER rating - 7.1 FUTURE FUNDING NEEDS Crack Seal, 2011 PASER Funding Needs $1,463,975.11 Reconstruction, $4,486,613.33 Overlay, 11,866,780.44 $17,800,000 Total Needs Page 23 MEMO PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447-1482 DATE: December 16, 2011 TO: Plymouth City Council FROM: Deputy Chief Dan Plekkenpol SUBJECT: Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Results 2011 The purpose of this memo is to provide the Mayor and the City Council with a report presenting the statistics from alcohol and tobacco compliance checks for the licensed businesses for 2011. The Plymouth Police Department conducts two rounds of compliance checks each year for licensed alcohol and tobacco establishments. The following information is the combined statistics for the first and second rounds of compliance checks for 2011. There were 17 compliance failures out of 122 completed checks on businesses with license to sell alcohol, which equates to a 13.9% failure rate. The previous year end failure rate was calculated at 5%. There were 2 compliance failures out of 76 completed checks on businesses with a license to sell tobacco which equates to a 2.6% failure rate. The previous year end failure rate was calculated at 3.7%. During 2011, the City collected $15,500.00 for violations from compliance checks as compared to $5,500.00 from 2010. License holders served 42 days of suspension for these violations as compared to 20 days for 2010. Page 24 I'Rp City of Plymouth Adding Quality to Life December 23, 2011 Dear Resident/ Land Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform you of a development application submitted by Hanson Builders, Inc., under file no. 2011085 for the property located at 14509 Gleason Lake Drive. The application requests approval of the following items for a proposed plat to be called "Gleason Lake Heights" for the roughly 1.5 -acre property: 1) a rezoning from RSF-1 (single family detached 1) to RSF-2 (single family detached 2) and 2) a preliminary plat to establish three single-family lots. A map showing the general location of the subject property is provided below. Hennepin County records indicate your property is located within 750 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a public hearing to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, in the Council Chambers at Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the city planning department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. You may also submit comments in writing. All written comments will become part of the public record. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the community development information counter (lower level of City Hall), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Sincerely, Ung im/tw Barbara G. Thomson, AICP Planning Manager 0iPLANVNOTICES1PC12011120110a5 propnodce.docx 3400 Plymouth Blvd • Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482 • Tel: 763-509-5000 • www.ci.plymouth.mn.us ,r Page 25 13NJN 45�nAL� G CORPORATION Dear Cimarron Board Members, This letter is in response to our final invoice and email dated November 25th, 2011. We have received and elected to deposit checks 6594, 6595, and 6596 and will not proceed in legal action. It is our understanding the association contacted the city and is attempting to involve them in a private contract. We do not want to cause any more embarrassment to the City, with regard to the association behavior and maintain our credible relationship with them. It is very unfortunate that the Association and GMH Asphalt could not come to a more reasonable conclusion to our discrepancies concerning your driveway project. We felt that we went above and beyond our contract obligations and expected full monetary compensation. We wish we could convey to the board the loss we had to absorb. We trusted the Association; we thought we would be treated fairly. The $10,000.00 loss for 7-14 inch depth of blacktop removal, not only caused us extra labor time and trucking, but also forced us to install additional CL 7 Aggregate base up to 11 inches in some cases. Our contract clearly states us to place the standard City section of 6 inches. We felt it was only fair to only ask for our cost, but was told we would only get 75% to help absorb this extra cost. We feel only asking for cost is our way of absorbing this. The water shut off valves in the driveways were something we had tried to resolve before any bituminous was laid. The Association rejected valve cover replacement to avoid the extra cost of $85 per valve, as we recommended. We proceeded as directed, by the association, with paving around these valves and dishing around them as best we could. As we forewarned, most residents were not happy where dishing around these valves occurred. Somehow the Association caused this to be our problem, costing GMH $7,590.00 in extra costs for patching these valves. We state, in the contract, valve adjustments were not part of our bid. Would one not think there should be extra compensation if this was to be done? This is really discouraging, since we were instructed to perform dished valves to save the association money. It ended up costing GMH. The concrete step at 1010 Zanzibar was instructed to be taken care of in an August 24th email. We accomplished this to the homeowners' satisfaction and told we were not to be paid. Why? This cost us $600.00. if the association did not want this done, why did you contact us to do so? We simply thought this would be added to the concrete change order work, since you directed us to do so and you knew what this was concerning as evident to you email. It is just disappointing that we have to go to extreme measures to get paid compensation for work that we were instructed to do. It also is a shame how we were held up by not getting paid for work we previously had done until the above "free" items were completed. It would be greatly appreciated if you could take the time to review our overall final billing once again, possibly consider compensating GMH any additional monies you feel we may deserve with regard to the above. It is our hope the Association will contemplate thoroughly our request, and find at least some value in extra work we did. Sincerely, GMH Asphalt Corporation CC: City of Plymouth GMH ASPHALT CORP. • 9180 Laketown Road • Chaska, MN 55318 • Phone: (952) 442-5288 FAXO(gip J$2-5656 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North I St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194 1651-296-6300 800-657-3864 1 651.282-5332 TTY I www,pca.state.mn.us I Equal Opportunity Employer December 15, 2011 The Honorable Mayor Kelli Slavik City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447-1448 Dear Mayor Slavik: I am sending you this letter because your municipality is covered under the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit which regulates stormwater discharges into Minnesota's lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. The general permit covers approximately 235 MS4s which include counties, cities, townships, watershed districts, and "nontraditional" MS4s such as universities, colleges, and correctional facilities. As you may know, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is working to reissue this general permit. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with some information on the permit and schedule for reissuance (see attached Factsheet: Municipal Separate Storm sewer System (MS4) General Permit Reissuance, November 2011). MPCA staff solicited and obtained stakeholder and work group input in drafting the permit. Staff also considered U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance, and state and federal regulations. The draft permit was originally placed on public notice May 31, 2011, for a 45 -day comment period. It was reopened for comments from August 8 — 29, 2011 largely due to our inability to respond to inquiries from interested parties during the state shutdown in July. Staff has reviewed all comments received during the public notice periods. This is a critical and challenging step in the process. Commenters often provide differing viewpoints on similar issues and all comments must be considered when making revisions to the draft permit, We have received feedback from cities and other permittees stating that the costs to implement a stormwater management program are substantial. We understand and are sensitive to the current economic climate and the resulting impacts on funding at the local, state, and national levels. We will be working with M54 permittees to find effective solutions that help minimize costs while meeting state and federal requirements established to ensure protection of our state's valuable water resources. Our overarching strategy for reissuance of the MS4 General Permit is to balance sensitivity to the current economic climate with federal and state legal requirements and environmental needs. We intend to work closely with cities in finalizing the MS4 General Permit and will look for ways to reduce costs where possible. To that end, we have meetings scheduled in December with our permittees on potential revisions to the draft permit based on the main issues identified in their comments. The meetings are scheduled for December 8 and 14, 2011, both from 1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m., at the Roseville Library, located at 2180 Hamline Avenue North, Roseville. The MS4 permittees who submitted comments on the draft permit were specifically invited; however, all MS4 permittees were notified that they were welcome to attend. We will assess further needs after these meetings have been held. Page 27 Page 2 December 15, 2011 Also, once we have developed revised permit language, we are planning to have another official public comment period on the revised draft MS4 General Permit so everyone will have equal access to review and comment on the proposed revisions. The schedule for public notice has not yet been determined, as much work remains with revising the draft permit language. Information on the next public comment period will be made available on the Municipal Stormwater webpage at: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/a'lora7a I hope this information is helpful. Should you have questions, please contact Duane Duncanson, 5tormwater Policy and Technical Assistance Unit at 651-757-2323. Sincerely, 1 Paul W. Aasen Commissioner PWA/MHL:wgp Attachment Page 28 Minnesota Pollution Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Control Agency (MS4) General Permit Reissuance Navonflw 2011 Background The MS4 General Permit regulates the discharge of Stormwater into lakes, rivers and wetlands in Minnesota. Under the Federal Clean Water Act, the MPCA is required to issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to regulate many types of water including municipal and industrial wastewater, feedlots and stormwater. Since 1974, the MPGA has been delegated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to administer the NPDES program and all of its related permitting activities. The goal of the MS4 General Permit is to protect water quality in Minnesota's surface waters through the management and treatment of urban stormwater runoff. Economic Concerns The MPCA understands and is sensitive to the current economic climate and the resulting impacts on funding at the local, state and national levels. We have received feedback from cities and other permittees stating that the costs to implement a stormwater management program are substantial. Addressing the issue of cost is a priority. We are interested in working with MS4 permittees to find effective solutions that help minimize costs while meeting state and federal requirements established to ensure protection of our state's valuable lakes, rivers and streams. Specifically, we will review how permit requirements could be simplified and implementation timelines could be adjusted to help alleviate costs. Permit Development In drafting the permit, MPCA staff considered stakeholder and work group input, the MS4 Permit Improvement Guide, existing state and federal regulations and regional and national benchmarks. We recognize that there is federal stormwater rule-making underway and expect changes at that level will influence the next permit cycle (2017) in Minnesota. See the MS4 Permit Reissuance timeline on the reverse of this page. Previous Permit Modifications based on Stakeholder Comments Recent inquiries have questioned the credence given to stakeholder comments related to draft permits. Below are several examples of adjustments made to permits based on stakeholder input. • Minneapolis and St. Paul individual Stormwater Permits (issued January 2011)—A number of monitoring requirements were adjusted. • Industrial Stormwater Multi -Sector General Permit (issued April 2010) —Adjustments were made regarding implementation of best management practices and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) spill prevention requirements and availability. • Construction Stormwater General Permit (issued August 2008) — Changes to requirements for discharges to calcareous fens, training on the installation and maintenance of best management practices and documentation of permanent stormwater management systems were included in the final permit. • MS4 General Permit (issued March 2006) — Non -degradation and source water protection requirements adjusted. November 2011 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Rd. N., St, Paul, MN 55155-4194 • www_pca.state.mn.us 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formals Page 29 UO rD w 0 Permit Reissuance Timeline Initial Stakeholder Input _ • Large group meeting: Jan 14, 2010 • Work Group meetings: Mar 3, 17 and Apr 6, 23, 29 • Ongoing informal meetings & conversations MPCA Drafts Permit Public Notice of Draft Permit • Initial public notice: May 31 -Jul 15 • Extended public notice: Aug 8-29 • Review comments • Consider hearing requests • Identify major issues Follow-up Stakeholder Meetin s • Large Group/major issues • smaller Groups/specialized issues MPCA Response • Develop Response to Comments • Revise permit based on stakeholder feedback MS4 Permit Reissua,nce • Permit goes before MPCA Board for approval November 2011 2010 2011 2012 J F I M I A M J J A s 10 N I a J F I M I A M J I J A 5 0 N O J F M A M Page 2 of 2 Minnesota Pollution lllimZControl Agency