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Council Information Memorandum 11-13-2009
CITY OF PLYMOUTH rp) COUNCIL INFO MEMO November 13, 2009 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Planning Commission Agenda 11/18/09..............................................................................................Page 1 EQC Agenda 11/18/09......................................................................................................................... Page 3 Speedpro Imaging Grand Opening 11/19/09........................................................................................ Page 4 HRAAgenda11/19/09......................................................................................................................... Page 5 November, December 2009 and January 2010 Official City Meeting Calendars ............................... Page 6 Tentative List of Agenda Items for Future City Council Meetings ..................................................... Page 9 INFORMATION News Articles, Releases, Publications, Etc ... Peony Lane to be closed November 21, News Release..................................................................... Page 10 Delinquent utility bills spike in metro area, Article, Star & Trib....................................................... Page 11 Officials say Burnsville council's instruction is taxing the budget, Article, Star & Trib................... Page 14 Community center debate hits Coon Rapids, Article, Star & Trib..................................................... Page 16 STAFF REPORTS Fire Dept Rescue of Interest, 11/06/09, 4205 Merrimac Lane ......................................................... Page 20 Plymouth Creek Center, Senior Council Meeting notes.................................................................... Page 22 CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Metro Mosquito Control, RE: Plymouth 2009 Summary .............................................. Page 23 ATTACHMENTS Snowplowed Trails Map, 2009-2010................................................................................................. Page 26 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, November 18, 2009 WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the consent agenda* are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC FORUM 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. CONSENT AGENDA* A. Approve the November 4, 2009 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. B. Affirm that modifications to (1) Development Program for Development District Number 7 and TIF District 7-6 and (2) Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area Number 1 and TIF District 1-1 are in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Peony 55 Partners, LLC. Preliminary plat to subdivide the "Peony Promenade" commercial site located in the northwest quadrant of Highway 55 and Peony Lane into five lots and two outlots. (2009060) B. Olympic Gymnastics Academy. Conditional use permit to allow indoor commercial recreation in an industrial building located at 2950 Niagara Lane. (2009073) Page 1 7. OLD BUSINESS A. Stone Source. Variance to attow two freestanding signs at Stone Source located at 15821 State Highway 55. (2009058) (Continue to December 2, 2009.) 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE AGENDA November 18, 2009 WHERE: MEDICINE LADE ROOM Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the consent agenda's are considered to be routine by the Environn'lental Quality Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Committee member, or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1. 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER 2. 7:05 P.M. PUBLIC FORUM — Indir-ideals rnay address the Con nlittee about any iteill not contained in the regular agenda. A rrza:cirrrzolr of 15 11rinutes is allottedfor the Forurlr. 3. 7:20 P.M APPROVAL OF AGENDA - EOC rrlembers may add iterns to the agenda including iterrrs Contained in the EQC Info Merrro far discussion purposes or ,staff direction orale. The EQC id ill not n0rmanta take officiat action on Hems added to the agenda. 4. 7:25 P.M. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Recycling Association of Minnesota Public Service Award to Councilmember Black B. SWANA Scholarship awarded to former Committee Member Wesli Waters 5. 7:40 P.M. CONSENT AGENDA* A. Approve the October 14, 2009, Environmental Quality Committee Meeting Minutes 6. 7:40 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING 7. 7:45 P.M. GENERAL BUSINESS A. EQC Work Plan 8. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS A. Medicine Lake TMDL Update B. Bass- Sclvnidt-Pomerleau TMDL Update C. Plymouth Creek Stream Bank Restoration Update 9. FUTURE MEETINGS — November 30, 2009 — Medicine Lake Room December 9. 2009 — Council Chambers 10. 8:30 P.M. ADJOURNMENT C'- Documents and Se Ilingsdbaird•Lvea1 Set tinds`,Tenip oraq Intimet FAmContent. Outlook 400WHASSkI 1180912) docx Page 3 A pool UP �PF aU N RSP6-119-42-41-57!513 ! MEETING AGENDA PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 - 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Medicine Lake Room City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (") are considered to be routine by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve HRA Meeting Minutes from October 22, 2009. B. Plymouth Towne Square. Accept Monthly Housing Reports. C. Vicksburg Crossing. Accept Monthly Housing Reports. D. Shenandoah Woods Apartments. Approve the Restatement and Amendment of the Master Subordination Agreement and Estoppel Certificate for the Plymouth HRA's Loan in the amount of $100,000. 3. NEW BUSINESS A. Vicksburg Crossing. Marketing Report. B. Vicksburg Crossing. Long range financial update. 4. ADJOURNMENT Page 5 Plymouthr� Adding Quality to Life November 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Daylight 7:00 Phi 7:00 PM Savings Ends PLANNING HUMAN RIGHTS Set Clacks Back COMMISSION COMMISSION 1 Hour MEETING MEETING Council Chambers Parkers Lake Roam 8 9 10 5.30 PM 11 12 7:00 PM 13 14 SPECIAL COUNCIL PARK Et REC MEETING ADVISORY COM - Medicine Lake Room VETERANS DAY MISSION (PRAC) See Below Observed MEETING 7:00 PM Plymouth Ice REGULAR COUNCIL CITY OFFICES Center MEETING CLOSED Council Chambers 15 16 17 18 7:00 PM 19 7:00 PM 20 21 PLANNING COMMISSION HRA MEETING MEETING Medicine Lake Roam Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 22 23 24 5:30 PM 25 Cancelled 26 27 28 SPECIAL COUNCIL PLYMOUTH MEE'T'ING ADVISORY Medicine Lake Room COMMITTEE ON THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING "See Below TRANSIT (PACT) HOLIDAY HOLIDAY MEETING 7:00 PM Medicine Lake Room CITY OFFICES CITY OFFICES REGULAR COUNCIL CLOSED MEETING CLOSED 29 30 b:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Medicine Lake Room See Below ` Discuss Leap -Frog De elopment, and Temporary Private Lift Stations Update with City Man ser and Performance Eval ation Modified on 11/13/09 o:uu Join[ meeung vinn tqt-; /:Vi) [Soaro dna LOMMISSlan Interviews Page 6 r�Plymouth Adding Quality to Life December 2009 Modified on 11/13/09 Page 7 1 2 7:00 PM 3 4 5 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISOR COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) MEETING Medicine Lake Roam 6 7 Q 8 5:30 PM 9 7:00 PM 10 7:00 PM 11 12 2:00-5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL PARK Ft REC Old Fashioned MEETING QUALITY COMM ADVISORY Christmas Medicine Lake Roam (EQC) MEETING COMMISSION Plymouth Historical Review Hilde Center Council Chambers (PRAC) MEETING Society Building Plans 7:00 PM Council Chambers 7:00 PM CHARTER 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL COMMISSION ANNUAL CHARTER COMM. MEETING MEETING MEETING CHANUKAH Medicine Lake Room Medicine Lake Room Begins at Sunset 13 14 15 16 7:00 PM 17 7:00 PM 18 19 PLANNING HRA MEETING COMMISSION Medicine Lake Room MEETING Council Chambers 20 21 22 23 24 25 iw� 26 CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DAY CITY OFFICES CITY OFFICES CLOSED AT CLOSED NOON 27 28 29 30 31 6:00-9:00 PM New Years Eve Event Plymouth Ice Center Modified on 11/13/09 Page 7 City of Plymouth Adding Quality to Life January 2010 Modified on 11/13/09 CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED Page 8 1 0� 2 NEW YEAR'S DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL PARK & REC MEETING QUALITY ADVISORY Council Chambers COMMITTEE COMMISSION (EQC) MEETING (PRAC) MEETING Council Chambers Council Chambers 17 18 jj� 19 20 7:00 PM 21 22 23 PLANNING COMMISSION MARTIN LUTHER MEETING KING JR.UT Council Chambers BIRTHDAY Observed CITY OFFICES CLOSED 24 25 26 6:00 PM 27 28 29 30 SPECIAL COUNCIL 7:00 FM 7:00 PM MEETING PLYMOUTH HRA MEETING Medicine Lake Room ADVISORY Medicine Lake Room Discuss Farmers Market COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) 7:00 PM MEETING REGULAR COUNCIL Medicine Lake Room MEETING Council Chambers Modified on 11/13/09 CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED Page 8 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items November 24, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Update with the City Manager November 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Approve 2010 City Council Meeting Schedule • Public hearing on modifications of Development Program for Development District Number 7 and Tax Increment Financing District 7-6 and Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area Number 1 and Tax Increment Financing District 1-1 • Adopt an Ordinance amending Section 1015 of the City Code establishing a fee for Fireworks Display Permits • Approve a conditional use permit to allow a sports and fitness club in the industrial building located at 2950 Niagara Lane. Ol.,trrpic G}-,irri7crstics Academy (2009073) November 30, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Conduct board and commission interviews • Joint meeting with the Environmental Quality Committee at 7:00 p.m. December 8, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Review plans for Hilde Performance Center improvements December 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Approve 2010 Target and Trap Shoot license renewal • Approve 2010 Amusement License renewals • Approve 2010 Gasoline Service Station License renewals • Approve 2010 Tobacco License renewals • Adopt the 2010 Budget and Tax Levy • Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 10 of the City Code regarding Water, Sewer and Surface Water Fees Note: Special illeeling topics have beer7 set by Council; all other topics are tenrtr, h, . Page 9 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release November 10. 2009 Contact: Dan Campbell. 763-509-5522 Peony Lane to be closed north of Schmidt Lake Road on Saturday. November 21 Motorists traveling on Peony Lane will find the road closed one-half mile north of Schmidt Lake Road on Saturday, November 21 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. due construction of a new sanitary- sewer line that will cross Peony Lane. Drivers will be able to use County Road 101 as a detour. The day -long closure will allow workers to connect a sanitary sewer line from the new Elm Creels Highlands development at the northeast corner of Schmidt Lake Road and Peony Lane to the Metropolitan Council interceptor sewer line. Signs alerting drivers to the closure will be posted in advance at Sclunidt Lake Road and County Road 47. People with questions about the closure may call 763-509-5500 for more information. Page 10 C1eanPrint Preview StarTribune com Delinquent utility bills spike in metra area Increases rose by more than 200 percent in some cities; economy is cited as a factor. By MARY JANE SMETAN KA, Star Tribune Last update: November 5, 2009 - 10.13 PM Buried in the Edina Cite Council's agenda last month were four pages dense with columns of numbers followed by dollar figures that ranged lrom $54.03 to Avell into tllc thousands of dollars. It was a list of properties that have delinquent city utility bills that. unless they are paid within a couple of m ecks, will be added to next year's property taxes. Edina's council certified delinquent bills for 525 properties ranging from offices and dry cleaners to homes. It's an annual exercise that's being repeated in cities across Hennepin County. After sending late notices and \5 arning letters. printing legal announcemeilts ill local papers and holding hearings, cities are ready to recoup the money; they're owed through county property taxes, often by adding such penalties as administrative fees andinterest of up to 8 percent annually. I lernleplll County records show that the number of properties with unpaid utility bills Added to Advertisement xI Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here Page 1 of') Paint your mobile browser to • http://startribulle.carn property taxes has increased in recent years. sometimes dramatically. depending upon the city. Between 2000 and 2009 in Minneapolis, that number increased from 595 to 1,935, an increase of 225 percent. Brooklyn Center's number .lumped 247 percent. Cities including Brooklyn Park, Crestal, Eden Prairie. Edina, Hopkins, Medina. New Hope. PIN mouth. Richfield and Rogers all had increases of more than 100 percent. Property owners who owe utility bills that roll over to property taxes usually have ignored repeated city mailings and warnings. indicating that the numbers minor financial stress in the coinln unities. Scott Loonier, Hennepin County's property tax manager, said that while that is true in many cases, changes in the way some cities handle Utility delinquencies can skew the statistics. This year, for example, ne« conlputei- software used in Bloomington means that it is changing the v%.iN it counts properties frith late utility bills. Before, property owners who had multiple properties with late bills were counted as one. Now. each parcel will be counted individually. But although Bloomington historically has had a small number of unpaid accounts blimp to property taxes. this year the 539.100 that remained unpaid as of September was up almost 80 percent over any previous year. Print Powered By d � DynaMics http://xvww.startribuiie.com/local/west/693 13322.html?elr=KArksUuuoDEy3LGD107aiU PaiV/?009 CleanPrint Preview StarTribune-_,com "There's definitely people out there «ho are feeling financially stressed." said Lori Economy - Scholler. Blooninaton's finance director. "But I don't see a substantial chanl-e." The county's most recent tally of properties with Utility bills that N sere added to property taxes is 16r bills that were Unpaid through .lune 2008, before the recession deepened. But numbers from cities shoe the trend has deepened this year: in Minneapolis. as of last week, more than 2,500 commercial and residential accounts owed almost Sl .7 million in unpaid utilities through June. That's about 600 more than were certified for payment through ?009 property taxes. That number may shrink because account holders still have several weeks to pay their bills. Similarly in 'Richfield. Mike Eastling. the city's director of public works_ said he expects about 650 accOunts to have utility charges added to 20 10 property taxes, tip about 100 over last year. Each %% ill have a $50 fee and 8 percent interest added to the bill. —ro me, it's obvious that it's the economy." he said. "But it's not up as much as i expected." Not all cities are seeing dramatic increases in delinquencies, however. Edina Finance Director John Wallin said he expects many ofthe people %yho o%vn properties Advertisement J Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here! Page 2 of 3 imtp://s t art rib u n e.c o inPoint your eraobile browser to p://startribune.coin with late bills to paN by the Nov. 20 deadline. "There is a little bit of a step up [in delinquency numbers]. no doubt about it. but it's not real large." be said. In Rogers and PlyinOUth. delinquency numbers have been Way up since 2000, but the number of utilit) billings that end up on 2010 property taxes is expected to fall. Officials in both cities attributed the increase in utility delinquencies over the nears to the increasin- numbers of 110USin" units in their cities. There were more people \vho didn't pay because there were more houses and more apartments, they said. "You would think it would be higher because of foreclosures and the financial stress people are feeling. but tive've not seen that," said Cal Portner, Plvmouth's director of administrative services. In fact, some people let their utility bills rum up on purpose because they prefer to pay them all at once, said Rogers Finance Director Lisa Wieland. "People like the convenience." she said. "And they know cities don't go out and turn off the water." Eastling said that when interest rates were hiuhes. some "large organizations" made a business decision to take the financial penalties imposed by deferring utilities to property taxes because they could make more investing their money. That doesn't happen in this economy. But lie said people \a -17o have credit card debt may very well decide to roll over late utility bills to property Print Powered By til , i Dynamics http://Nvw,AT.startribune.con-i/local/west/69)4332?.littnl?elr= ArksUU-UoDEy3LGDi07aiU Pa %M009 CleanPrint Preview StarTribune.com taxes while they Nvork on paying off a curd xvith a higher interest rate. Although Richfield Nvants the roug111y 5267.000 that residents owe the city for utilities through June. Eastling said the cit} isn't rushing out to turn off the Neater to those properties. The advantage of putting the charge on property taxes. he said. is that the city "gets the Money, one ti%aN or another." Mary Jane 5metanka • 61'2-673-7380 Advertisement Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here! Page 3 of 3 Point your Is mobile browser to ' Atp://start rib une.corn Print Powered By d - Dynamics http://"—A,.startribuile.corn/local/vjest/6934'1322.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU Paq /6009 CleatiPrint Preview StarTribunexom Officials say Burnsville council's instruction is taxing the budget Burnsville residents are going to get a tax break in 2010. But it's one that more than likely will be short-lived. The Cite Council instructed city employees in September not to increase property taxes for 2010, and on Tuesday City Manager Craig Ebeling and Deputy City Manager Tantrny Ontdal presented a proposed budget under those guidelines. But the five-year outlook that regularly accompanies budget proposals suggests sizable tax increases are in store if the city is to maintain its current level of services. The plan pro�Jects a tax increase of 8.4 percent for 2011. Half of that increase WOUld come front debt that will begin to be paid down on the S20 million publicly financed Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The projected tax increase WOUld be 5.8 percent in 2012, 4.5 percent in 2013 and 5.2 percent in 2014. Ebeling told the council that it Would be beneficial to him and his staff to know whether they would be asked to prepare a proposed 2011 budget with another mandate to freeze taxes, adding that it would take a lot of work to make that happen. The council informed him that it would be making no such request, 'AVe're already chipping away at the bone," Mayor Advertisement I v O Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here! Page 1 of 2 : -s+ rPoint your 4ittp://startribune.com mobile browser to Elizabeth Kautz said of the 2010 budget. The council was generally in aureement that there wasn't much left to cut. Both the council and city officials emphasized that no decision has been made on future tax increases, and projections often amotort to a worst-case scenario. The City Council will hold another budget work session on Monday before adopting a 2010 budget on Dec. 7. The council asked staff inentbers to find another S 15,000 to cut frorn the proposed budget to alleviate what they perceive as an embarrassment to the city. Cuts this year eliminated the money needed for weed control along the city's medians and boulevards. The council asked for the S 15.000 to spray the medians, and it N ill ask property o\t ners to care for the boulevards. Ebeling said it will not be easy to find an additional $15.000 in cuts. The proposed budget is 577.3 million, compared to 577.9 million for 2009. It calls for a pay freeze for non-union employees. Contracts with union employees are closed for 2010. Residents will see a 3 percent increase in seNver and water fees. City employees pointed out that the Met COL11161 is raising its charge to the city for handling of \waste by 7.2 percent. Print Powered By littp://www.startribune.com/local/south/69818847.litm1?page=2&c=y d i i DynarTiics PI 11/1009 C1eanPrint Preview StarTribunexom A plan to replace the refrigeration system at the Burnsville Ice Center at a cost of S5 million also is included in the proposed budget. The City Council has yet to approve the project. Dean Spiros • 952-882-9203 Advertisement t=J Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here! Page 2 of 2 y Point your y mobile browser to http_//startribune.com Print Powered By hnp://\A,k',\,Y,.startribune.com/local/south/69818847.html?page=2&c=y 01 1 a 1 'Dynamics PI Fi 1,2009 C1eanPrint Preview StarTribunexom Community center- debate hits Coon Rapids As other cities have seen, the cost of such a project makes it surprisingly divisive. By MARIA ELENA BACA, Star Tribune Last update: November 10, 2009 - 8:57 AM In the coming weeks, the Coon Rapids City Council will wrestle with what at least one member says has been the most difficult issue of his political career: A community center. The proposed $38 million project touches off a cascade of questions: Is the payoff worth the divisiveness of a tax increase? 'What's the difference between what's needed and what's wanted for the center? What intangibles can it offer? Should it pay for itself? Coon Rapids is waging a campaign that has been fought in communities around the Twin Cities area, as developing suburbs seek to carve out their identities. The cost of such centers almost always engenders some resistance, which cities such as Maple Grove, Advertisement I ot'4 http: //ww%v.startribLutie.coin/local/nortli/69623467,htini?eli=KArksU... 74Point your ,mobile browser to ittp://startribune.com Shoreview and Plymouth have sought to overcome. In Coon Rapids, a 2007 survey found a majority of residents favored a center. City officials have called it an essential opportunity to spark investment on a major thoroughfare, Coon Rapids Boulevard, which has languished since the city's retail hub and city offices moved elseNyhere. City Manager- Matt Fulton has said a center will attract new families, who will use local businesses and lift a hemorrhaging school district. The $125 yearly tax increase for the average homeowner won't come due until 2012, when the economy presumably will have recovered. But in a troubled economy, the big picture might seem more like a pipe dream to some. An opposition group is more organized and vocal than supporters have been. Increased taxes will drive people from their homes, they say, and hurt people on fixed incomes. The seven-mcrnber council is divided on the project, which comes with an additional $8.5 million price tag for land acquisition and other expenses. Three members have been in favor of the project. and three have opposed Print Powered By YZA Dynamics Page 16 1 2009 8,38 AM CleanPrint Preview StarTribunexom it. The seventh member, Joe Sidoti, has supported it in the past but has said he may change his vote. Sometimes cities need to be the catalyst for redevelopment. said John Crompton, a distinguished professor of recreation, park and tourism sciences at Texas A&M [University. "The public sector has to invest first," he said. "The private sector is not going to do it until it sees same evidence the 1'egeneratton Is for real." Maple Grove Maple Grove's experience might be a model for backers of the Coon Rapids project. Despite positive survey results there, a proposal to build a center failed in a 1990 referendum. A few years later, the city used an existing long-term development fund to build a complex including an ice arena. aquatic center, indoor playground and meeting space. A partnership with Northwest Athletic Club added a fitness center to the unix. Tile building was the first in the area around Interstate 94 and Weaver Lake Road. Now the area also includes City Hall, an in - progress public library and the nearby Arbor Advertisement Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here! ,f-4 http://Nvww.startribLuie.coin/local/north/69623467.litifil?eli =KArksU... Point your I browser to ".1 1-Upc//startribune.com Lakes retail development. The center alone had nearly a million visitors in 2008, said City Manager Al Madsen. "The community center draws people into the area, and brims business into the area. and lots of folks from outside the community," lie said. "It has a great ripple effect." Maple Grove resident Becki Winegarden worked to defeat the community center during the referendum campaign. "Is it worth the cost to the community? I'm not really sure what my answer is," she said. "The city could have done a better job in relaying [information] to people." Plymouth In 1989, the Plymouth City Council was planning a community center. But that fall, voters ousted two council members and the mayor before the plan came to fruition. The opposition objected because there wasn't going to be a referendum, said Parks and Recreation Director Eric Blank. "That was the only issue. Once it went out for public vote, everybody was happy. They had their say." Print Powered By IA Dyiiaii ics: Page 17 11112,1"2009 8:38 AM CleanPrint Preview StarTribunexom In 1995, the city put the question to the voters, 72 percent of whom approved a plan to build a $9 million facility that would pair a city -owned ice facility with a privately run Lifetime Fitness center. And in 1998, 52 percent of voters approved a plan for Plymouth Creek Center, "a true community center," that cost $7.5 million. Blank said. Now the ice arena is the busiest park in the city, Blank said. Eden Prarie In Eden Prairie, an existing community center got a $17.5 million expansion and facelift that was completed in 2008, "We looked at it as an amenity we needed for our residents, and to keep pace with the quality of life and the amenities we saw in other communities," said City Manager Scott Neal. A successful bond referendum in 2005 covered $6.65 million of the cost. And the rest? "It really required the city and the advocates for the project to work together closely with the business community," Neal said. Local corporations such as CH Robinson Advertisement Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here! littp: //www .star -tri brute. c oni/ i oca l/tiorth'69623467.1ihnl?e lr—KArksU... l_'I I,i,1-3J�I,��r, Point your j rnabile browser to http://startribune.com Worldwide, Supervalu. Emerson Rosemount and Cambria, among others. made donations in exchange for naming rights to meeting rooms and sports facilities. Special interests, such as the baseball and hockey associations, raised money to help build those facilities. The city is on track to recover 70 percent of its operating costs this year, Neal said. But bringing in enough revenue to cover the total costs, he said, would keep the city from accomplishing another goal: accessibility. The number of memberships to the center has risen from 600 before the expansion to 1.700, despite steep fee increases, Shoreview Back in 1989, Tom Lemke worked to defeat the bond request to build a comirrunity` center in Shoreview. "I thought it was the most ridiculous thing: I didn't want my taxes to go up. It was the typical story," he said. But the request passed with 68 percent support. In March of this year, a $186,000 indoor play structure was added. Over the years. Lemke said, he has joined Print Powered fay lid Dynamics Page 18. 3 of4 I i; 112009 8:38 AM CleanPrint Preview StarTribunexom neighbor families at the pool on winter days. His community band now has a permanent home. He and his wife use the fitness center regularly. "Now that we have that community center, it's the best thing that has happened in our community," he said. Maria Elena Baca • 612-673-4409 Advertisement Alternate Ad Image Text Goes Here! 4ot4 http://NvwNv,startribiuie.com/loval/nortli/69623467.hfi-1?elr—KArksU... Print Powered By �'dl � -e ' paint your mobile browser to http.//startribune.corn i Qyn�y117ic5 Page 19 1 /2009 8:38 AM PLYMOUT11 FIRE -RESCUE PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 763-509-5120 FIRE -RESCUE INCIDENT OF INTEREST DATE: November 6, 2009 TIME: 5:28 p.m. ADDRESS: 4205 Merrimac Lane DETAILS: The Department responded to a reported townhouse fire. First arriving, Chief 1 (Kline) reported a working fire in a two story middle -of -row townhouse. Engine 21 (Larson, Marti, Watson, Evans, M. Johnson) advanced an 13/4" handline into the dwelling for extinguishment. Captain Dreelan led a crew to the second floor for primary and secondary searches. Ladder 31 (Ahrens, Berg, Howe, Hughes, Rasmus) assisted the engine with a backup line and raised the main aerial to the roof. Tower I I ( Evenson, Moellman, Alberti) provided ventilation while Wayzata Engine 11 was given the RIT assignment. The fire was contained to the kitchen. The fire was placed under control 9 minutes following fire department arrival. One firefighter received minor injuries. No civilians were injured. This call occurred during Duty Crew hours of operation. RESPONSE TIME: 9 minutes FIRE ORIGIN/CAUSE: Kitchen. Unattended cooking. ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS: $60,000 P.F.D. RESPONDING UNITS: Engine Companies: E-21 Ladder Companies: TW -11, A-21, L-31 Support Units: Rescue Companies:. Chief Officers: C-1, C-2 Mutual Aid: Wayzata ASSISTING AGENCIES: EMS: Yes Red Cross: No Salvation Army: No Public Works: No State FM: No SECTOR OFFICERS: Chief Kline (Command), Deputy Chief Springer (Interior Division), Ff. Magy (Investigation) Page 20 E! At today's senior council meeting Sara Mittlestaedt presented two options for raising approx. $10,000 through senior fees in 2010. After some discussion they unanimously approved a plan that will charge annual fees to each member of each senior club based on services received and facility usage. These fees spread among the approx. 1000 members of senior clubs and groups should yield a bit over the $10,000 target. They also discussed setting up a scholarship fund for those unable to pay. The senior council agreed that a fee for coffee usage should not be part of this program and instead will look at ways for each club to pay for that themselves. Rick Busch I Facility Manager Plymouth Creek Center 14800 34th Avenue North Plymouth, M N 55447 Phone: 763-509-5281 - Fax: 753-509-5290 Page 22 ■mss ■��+� 4,06%za- 4 METROPOLITAN MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT Metro Counties Government Center 2099 University Avenue West Saint Paul, MN 55104-3431 November 5, 2009 Laurie Ahrens Plymouth City Manager 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms. Ahrens: FE�`• EJVED Nov o 6 2009 ?'l Y: Website: www ,mmcd.org Phone: 651-645-9149 FAX: 651-645-3246 TTY use Minnesota Relay Service Enclosed is a summary of work done by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) in the Plymouth area during the 2009 mosquito control season. This year, MMCD conducted extensive surveillance and worked with property owners to clean up old tires and other containers that could harbor disease -bearing or exotic mosquito species. Newly discovered Japanese rock pool mosquitoes, for instance, are spreading quickly throughout the metro area and are now found in nearby communities (see enclosed map). Efforts to identify and curb the spread of this and other exotic species will continue in 2010. Plymouth can continue to be an effective partner in these efforts by ensuring that MMCD is notified whenever city inspectors identify problems with water -collecting structures such as fountains, pools, or discarded tires on foreclosed or abandoned property. MMCD's region -wide surveillance and larval control activity prevents billions of immature mosquitoes and biting gnats from hatching into adults. MMCD also works to prevent Lyme disease by monitoring the distribution of deer ticks. the carrier of this bacterial infection. Information about control materials used by MMCD can be found on our «vebsite www.mmcd.org. Daily treatment updates are also posted. A link to MMCD on the Plymouth website — perhaps under "eService/Other Useful Links" —would be both useful and appreciated. If you have any questions, or would like to meet to discuss our agency's activities within Plymouth, please contact me. Sincerely, � 4: L � Jam R. Stark, Executive Director Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (651) 643-8363 jimstark&mmcd.org. Page 23 Metropolitan Mosquito Control District 2009 Activity Recap City of Plymouth Total Larval Mosquito Treatment Acres 6,947.51 Total Adult Mosquito Treatment Acres 219.27 Events Receiving MMCD Services Music in the Park Parks Receiving Adult Mosquito Treatments Plymouth Amphitheater West Medicine Lake Community Park Citizen Request for Service Number of Calls- 43 Type of Citizen Request: Breeding site - 16 Annoyance - 17 Immediate response - 1 Tire pick-up - 1 Public treatment request - 8 Other - 1 Catch Basins Treated: 4,135 Page 24 MMCD Sections Where Ae. japonicus Were Collected Updated 10/15/09 MMCD Ae. japonicus Collections Ae. japonicus found prig to 2009 Ae. japonicus found 2009 Page 25 60TH AVE 55TH AVE, 50TH A 45TH AVE. 40TH AVE. 35TH AVE. 30TH AVE. 25TH AVE. 20TH AVE. 15TH AVE. 10TH AVE. 5TH AV E. RIDGEMOUNTAVE. W W y O ¢ w z N W Y Op NNUz4. 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