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CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO rp) February 1, 2008 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Planning Commission Agenda, 2/6/08................................................................................... Page 1 Home Free Trivia Challenge, 04/26/08.................................................................................. Page 2 February, March & April 2008 Official City Meeting Calendars .......................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items for Future City Council Meetings ....................................... Page 9 INFORMATION News Articles, Releases, Publications, Etc ... Plymouth HRA to Accept Applications for Rent Assistance, News Release ....................... Page 10 Article: Assessments: Not a Special Feeling, Star & Trib.................................................... Page 12 TwinWest Chamber Hires New President, News Release .................................................... Page 15, Article: Mayors Push to Get Road Projects Completed, Star & Trib................................... Page 16 MEETING MINUTES PACTCommittee Chair Appointments................................................................................ Page 19 STAFF REPORTS Fire Incident, Hwy 55 Over 494, 01/26/08......................................................................... Page 20 P&R 2008 City Volunteer Opportunities.............................................................................. Page 21 CORRESPONDENCE Letter to Residents, RE: Wood Creek Erosion Repair Project #6103 .................................. Page 23 Letter from Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission, RE: A Proposed Major Page 24 Plan Amendment Letter from US Dept of Housing & Urban Development, RE: HUD Budget ...................... Page 31 Letter from Barb Obershaw................................................................................................... Page 33 Letter from ACLU, RE: Local Sanitary Sewer Systems Ordinances ................................... Page 34 The City Attorney has reviewed this letter and indicated that our city code complies with all legal requirements related to sanitary sewer inspections. Letter to Residents, RE: Rezoning of 1605 Cty Rd 101 for Gold's Gym ............................ Page 36 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 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 January 2, 2008 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. LakeWest Development Co., LLC. Preliminary plat for six single-family lots for Outlot A of Heritage Woods Estates 2nd Addition located near 57th Avenue and Teakwood Lane. (2007100) B. ISD #284 Wayzata Public Schools. Site plan amendment and conditional use permit amendment for the construction of a building addition for three classrooms and a parking expansion at Oakwood Elementary School located at 17340 County Road 6. (2007112) C. City of Plymouth. Interim use permit to allow reduced parking for a Plymouth Metrolink park-and-ride to be located at the southwest corner of Nathan Lane and 45th Avenue North. (2008001) 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Accept Planning Commission 2007 Annual Report and 2008 Work Program. B. Election of Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair for 2008. C. Appointment of Planning Commissioner to serve as liaison to the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee. 8. 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PROGRAMS Trivia — Prizes - Silent Auction —Dessert — Cash Bar Page 2 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS February 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday I Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday ' Mar 2008 S M T W T F S 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 1 2 2.0& CE FESTIVALIRE Packers Lake Jan 2008 S M T W T F S 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 3 4 5 6 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers 7 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Parkers Lake Room 8 9 7:00 PM PRECINCT CAUCUSES 10 11 e:10 PA, YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Counca Chambers 12 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCLMEE.TNG, Council chambem 13 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Medicine Lake Rooms A & B 14 RK & REC LADVISORY ON (PRAC), hambers 15 7:30 AM MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE MEETING (MLC), Radisson Hotel, Plymouth 16 17 18 PRESIDENTS DAY- City Offices Closed 19 20 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers 21 6:00 PM BOARD OF COMMISSION RECOGNITION EVENT, Plymouth Creek Center 22 23 24 25 26 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - Rental Licensing - Medicine Lake Room 27 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) , Medicine Lake Room A 28 7:00 PM HRA MEETING Medicine Lake Room 29 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:30 AM STATE OF THE CITY MEETING Plymouth Creek Center modified on 2/1/2008 Page 3 Page , OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS March 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday T Friday Saturday Apr 2008 1 Feb 2008 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 .1 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCILMEETING, Meeting With Auditors, . Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Medicine Lake Rooms A & B 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 6:00 P.M. YOUTH AOVISORY COUNCIL• Review contest Enures Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers Environmental Fair 6:00 • 8:00 Pm Sunset Hill Elem. School GOOD FRIDAY 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 EASTER SUNDAY 7:00 PM REGULAR couNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) , Medicine Lake Room A 7:00 PM HRA MEETING Medicine Lake Room 30 31 modified on 2/1/2008 Page 5 Page 6 i OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS April 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 S 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers YARD AND GARDEN EXPO, Plymouth Creek Center 6:0D-8:00 pm Fieldhouse YARDAND GARDEN EXPO Pymoulh Creek Center 9:00 am -100 pm Fieldhouse 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS COMMENCES- set Clocks ahead 1 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, Discuss Lake Setback Ordinance, Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Medicine Lake Rooms A & B 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers hour 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, County Chambers 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 7:00 PM .7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH ARTS COUNCIL SHOW, Plymouth Creek Center PLYM COU PLSHOW, Plymouter 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH ARTS COUNCIL SHOW, Plymouth Creek Center PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH ARTS COUNCIL SHOW, Plymouth Creek Center 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, Discuss Schmidt Lake sediment Oelh, Meakine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT). Medicine Lake Room A 7:00 PM HRA MEETING Medicine Lake Room 700 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH ARTS COUNCIL SHOW, Plymouth Creek Center 27 28 6:30 P.M. - VOU7H LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, Plyumoulh Creek center 29 BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 7:00 PM 30 Mar 2008 S M T W T F S May 2008 S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21' 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 modified on 2/1/2008 Page 7 Page 8 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items February 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Hearing on applications for On Sale Liquor and Sunday Liquor Licenses from Bonfire Restaurant Company, LLC d/b/a Axel's Bonfire, 3000 Harbor Lane • Project'hearing on County Road 101 reconstruction, 13th Avenue to 30th Avenue (5102) • Appointments to the Environmental Quality Committee and Watershed Districts • Approve final plat and development contract for Bassett Creek Office Centre on the 13.4 -acre site located north of Highway 55 between South Shore Drive and Revere Lane. James R. Hill, Inc. (2007111-F) • Approve an interim use permit to allow reduced parking for a Plymouth Metrolink. park-and-ride to be located at the southwest corner of Nathan Lane and 45th Avenue North. City of Plymouth. (2008001) • Order an Alternative Urban Area wide Review (AUAR) for six parcels on the western border of Plymouth, north of State Highway 55. ThaAUAR would study the environmental impacts of two land use scenarios: land use as indicated in the 2030 Land Use Plan and land use as proposed by Erickson Communities for a continuing care retirement community and Speak the Word Church for their international headquarters. City of Plymouth. (2008006) February 26, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss Rental Licensing Ordinance and Point of Sale Inspection • Excessive nuisances February 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers March 11, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Meeting with auditors March 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Approve Renewal of Garbage Hauler Licenses April 8, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss lake setback ordinance April 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers April 22, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss Schmidt Lake Sediment Delta April 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers April 26, Open House/Town Meeting, 9:00 a.m.-Noon, Plymouth Creek Center Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council all other topics are tentative. Page 9 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release Jan.31, 2008 Contact: Denise Whalen (763) 509-5408 763-509-5408 Plymouth HRA to Accept Applications for Rent Assistance For the first time in more than three years, the Plymouth Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA) will accept requests for applications for a federally -funded rent assistance program. Applications will be accepted for a two-day period in February. The HRA will give out one application per household for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program on Feb. 19, 2 p.m. — 6 p.m. and Feb. 20, 9 a.m. — 1 p.m. at Plymouth City Hall located at 3400 Plymouth Blvd. All applications will be put in a lottery. The first 300 eligible applicants will be added to the Section 8 waiting list. An individual's place on the waiting list will be determined by the drawing. It does not matter when during the two-day period a person requests an application because the lottery will not be conducted until the application period closes. Section 8 Overview Participants in the Section 8 program pay rent based on their income. The HRA, using funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), pays the difference in rent, up to a federally determined maximum level. Eligibility Requirements To apply, at least one member of the household must be a United States citizen or have legal immigration status. To qualify, an applicant's total family/household income cannot be more than the following amounts: Page 10 HOUSEHOLD SIZE 1 -Person 2 -Persons 3 -Persons 4 -Persons 5 -Persons GROSS ANNUAL INCOME $27,500 $31,400 $35,350 $39,250 $42,400 Priority will be given to applicants who have been involuntarily displaced from their home, are homeless, are living in substandard housing, or have been paying more than half of their family income toward rent for at least 90 days. If you have questions, call the HRA at (763) 509-5410. All Plymouth HRA programs are equal housing opportunities open to income eligible persons. Page 11 Assessments: Not a special feeling StarTribune.com Niinneapol 8t Paul, Mmi esota IM Click to print Assessments: Not a special feeling http://www.printthis. clickability. com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Asses.. Eia INTTF IS Powered by$(1dability SAVE THIS i EMAIL THIS I Close Thousands of Minnesota homeowners get letters in the mail each year telling them they owe a tax many never knew existed. They're called special assessments, and cities are using them more and more. By JEAN HOPFENSPERGER and MARY JANE SMETANKA, Star Tribune staff writers Last update: January 27, 2008 - 1:02 PM John Cina never asked for a new road in front of his hobby farm in Eagan, or for a new water and sewage extension. But he's now facing a $77,000 special tax assessment to pay for both services, which he insists he doesn't need. ¶ "The city wanted to build a road to Mary Jo Copeland's home [for children], so a road was built through my property," said Cina, a retired Minneapolis schoolteacher. "Now we have a road leading to a dead end that serves their properties -- and they haven't even built anything yet." Special assessments, bylaw, are supposed to provide a financial benefit to the homeowner that is roughly equal to the cost of the fee they pay, Cina said, "but nothing has changed for me." And the high-profile orphanage envisioned by Copeland, one of the state's best-known advocates for the poor, still exists only on paper. Each year, tens of thousands of Minnesota homeowners like Cina are told that they must pay a special assessment fee for roads, sidewalks, sewers and other services that directly affect their property. The use of these assessments, paid by both homeowners and commercial entities, jumped from $197 million in 1995 to $291 million in 2005, according to the state auditor's office. The increase during that decade was $39 million more than inflation. While Cina's fee is unusually high, it points to the tension between homeowners - many already worried about rising property taxes -- and their cities and suburbs struggling to pay for new development and road repairs. Special assessments are one way cities are plugging holes created by stagnant state aid to cities and skyrocketing construction costs, experts said. While most homeowners monitor their property taxes with great interest, special assessments are "a great unknown to most taxpayers," said Bob DeBoer, director of policy development at the Citizens League, a public -policy research group based in St. Paul. No government agency tracks which cities or townships require their citizens to pay the highest or lowest assessment fees. Most homeowners who get the notices in the mail simply pay them quietly, though those who contest them can and do get some relief. "There's never a public discussion about special assessments, but there's always debates about 1 of 3 Page 12 1/28/2008 8:00 AM Assessments: Not a special feeling http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Asses... property taxes," DeBoer said. A new Citizens League report shows that between 2001 and 2006, St. Paul topped the list of cities with the highest special assessments at $133 million, followed by Minneapolis with $63 million. Next came two cities that are still building new roads and sewers: Maple Grove, which raised $41 million, and Woodbury, with $25 million. Coon Rapids, Eagan and Cottage Grove also were near the top of the list. But the list doesn't say what portion of the tab was picked up by homeowners. That varies from city to city. St. Paul, however, uses special assessments for projects well beyond most municipalities. It uses special assessments to pay for everything from tree trimming to snow removal to road reconstruction, in part because of cuts in state aid to local governments, in part to avoid raising citywide property taxes, said Matt Smith, St. Paul's finance director. Assessing assessments For some homeowners, assessments seem like a fair way to pay for improvements near their property -- especially if it's a couple thousand dollars to replace crumbling sidewalks. They may not be thrilled about the cost, but they understand that cities need a way to pay for special services*. Paul Laederach of Edina agrees with his city that roads in his historic Country Club neighborhood are in bad shape and need replacing. But the senior citizen balks at the cost. While the city will bear half of the cost of the $19.7 million project to replace and repair streets, street lighting, water and sewer systems, homeowners still are paying $18,210 to $22,900 each. "Taxes keep going up, but our income doesn't," Laederach said. Some of his neighbors are less charitable in their assessments. "It's unconscionable to levy such a large amount to an individual property owner," said Margo Hoppman. "A project of this scope and magnitude should be shared by all of Edina." In Edina, homeowners pay the entire cost of street replacement. Two years ago, the City Council talked about sharing that cost, but there was concern about reversing the policy when many homeowners had already paid those fees. Most homeowners simply pay their bills. In Brooklyn Park, Patricia Hoehn said she was "shocked and dismayed" several years ago when she learned the city wanted to connect her bucolic neighborhood of big lots and gravel roads to city streets, water and sewer at a cost of more than $80,000 per household. While some of her neighbors broke up their 2.5 -acre lots, selling excess land to developers, Hoehn decided to keep the big wooded lot where she has lived for 35 years. The city deferred $17,000 until she sells or divides her lot. She paid $53,000. "I raised my family here," Hoehn said. "Something this size ... does take your breath away. But I wanted to stay here." Some payments deferred Page 13 2 of 3 1/28/2008 8:00 AM Assessments: Not a special feeling 3 of 3 http://www.printthis. clickability. com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Asses... For senior citizens such as Hoehn, as well as disabled people, the law allows cities to defer assessment payments until the property is sold or the owners die. Other homeowners can appeal their assessments to their city council. If they don't like the council's decision, they can appeal to their district court within 30 days. But in Mounds View, Valerie and Brian Amundsen wanted to change more than their own assessment. They started a petition drive to overhaul the entire system for paying for roads. As a result, the city created a task force that examined the way it funded road construction, and ended up abolishing assessments, Valerie Amundsen said. The conclusion was that the roads benefited everyone, and everyone should pay. "Now, the typical homeowner pays a flat $100 fee a year over the course of 10 years," said Valerie Amundsen. That property tax increase will generate about $400,000, city officials said. To make it easier for cities to fund road repair, the League of Minnesota Cities will propose the creation of "street improvement districts" at the Legislature this session. The districts would allow cities to bill residents over. a 20 -year period for street maintenance and reconstruction and spread assessments over a bigger group of homeowners who don't necessarily live right on a street that's being repaired. The proposal also would avoid the requirement that homeowners' special assessments must not exceed the increased value of their property after the construction or development. In the meantime, Cina has given up his fight with the city of Eagan after going through some health problems. His assessment has been deferred until "a future point in time," such as the sale of his home or subdivision of property near his home, City Manager Tom Hedges said. Hedges said he sympathizes with Cina, one of many residents facing large assessments. But it's the price of development, he said, and that development will ultimately increase Cina's property values. Cina's not convinced, adding, "This just doesn't seem fair." hopfen(cDstartribune.com • 651-298-1553smetan C,startribune.com • 612-673-7380 Get the Star Tribune ddivered to your home each. day!s; lick hore tosubscribe: r . Find this article at: http://www.startribune.com/local/west/14446556.html?pt=y ca Click to Print Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. Continue to next page SAVE THIS I EMAIL THIS I Close Page 14 1/28/2008 8:00 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kathy Blandin January 30, 2008 Tunheim Partners 952.851.7235 651.235.5892 (cell) TwinWest Chamber Hires New President Bruce Nustad to lead TwinWest (Plymouth, Minn.) - The TwinWest Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Bruce Nustad has been hired as its new president. In this role, Nustad will lead the TwinWest staff in its service to businesses and communities throughout TwinWest's 10 -city footprint. He will begin his role as TwinWest president on March 4, 2008. "TwinWest is a top -echelon chamber. Being named president is a huge honor," said Nustad. "TwinWest's 1,000 business members and the region it serves have seen great leadership from this chamber, and I will strive to continue the momentum that preceded me," he said. Prior to this position, Nustad served as president and CEO of the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce, where, since 2005, he was responsible for the operations, growth and financial strength for a 520 -member business organization in the northern Twin Cities. Before that, he was vice president of membership development for the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, the largest .regional chamber in the metro area. "A TwinWest search committee worked diligently to find the most qualified successor for this position, and they did their job well," said former TwinWest President Barb Obershaw. "Bruce has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to public service and leadership, and I'm confident he will serve TwinWest's members and the surrounding region well. Nustad has been dedicated to public service his entire life. He has a bachelor's degree in public policy from Concordia University in St. Paul and continued his education at Minnesota State University, Mankato where he earned a master's in public administration. The TwinWest Chamber of Commerce is an advocate for business. TwinWest is the voice of business in government and provides its members opportunities to grow their businesses and improve their communities. TwinWest serves the communities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Medicine Lake, Minnetonka, New Hope, Plymouth, and St. Louis Park. For additional information on the TwinWest Chamber, please visit www.twinwest.com. Kip E. Lindman Account Representative Tunheim Partners 1100 Riverview Tower 8009 34th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55425 Office: 952.851.1608 Mobile: 651.497.9624 Fax: 952.814.8303 www.tunheim.com Page 15 Mayors push to get road projects completed StarTribuneXOM. 11' D TEAPOLIS -$T. PAUL, MININESOTA, Mayors push to get road projects completed By LORA PABST, Star Tribune January 30, 2008 A gathering of the North Metro Mayors Association this week looked more like a grief support group than a meeting of city leaders discussing transportation problems. Pagel of 3 After watching major projects in the north metro get delayed, the mayors reaffirmed their displeasure with the transportation funding problem they say has hit projects in the north metro particularly hard. They are intensifying their efforts to remind legislators of the unfinished Hwy. 610 extension and the delayed devil's triangle junction of Hwy. 169, Hennepin County Road 81 and 85th Avenue N. Two of the intersections in the junction rank as the third and sixth worst for crashes in the state, but the 2007 construction start was delayed. "It doesn't seem like they recognize the need for transit improvements in the north metro," Brooklyn Park Mayor Steve Lampi said in an interview after the Monday meeting. "They don't recognize how fast we're growing." Many north metro officials have seen money for.projects in their area get rerouted to other projects -- such as the decision to take $35 million from the $50 million devil's triangle and use it for the Crosstown project in December 2006. And if it wasn't bad enough seeing construction postponed, cities and counties are being asked to pay for projects until the state can pay them back. Officials from each city can rattle off a list of projects that they had to finance because the . state couldn't, come up with the funds: • In Maple Grove, it was $15 million for bridges that typically would have been a state expense. • In Blaine, it was $2.5 million for a bridge in the ongoing Highway 65 project that was originally supposed to cost the city $750,000. • In Champlin, it has been millions of dollars for upgrades along Hwy. 169 over the past five years. Many of the mayors echoed each other's frustrations when they explained the costs their cities have incurred and ultimately had to pass along to their residents. "Cities and counties are having to spend their money to provide roads," said Ramsey Page 16 http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=15045066 1/31/2008 Mayors push to get road projects completed Mayor Tom Gamec. "It's time for the state to step up." Page 2 of 3 Rep. Melissa Hortman, DFL -Brooklyn Park, said she has worked with the League of Minnesota Cities to start compiling a list of how much money cities have lent to the Minnesota Department of Transportation for road projects. Even though the money will eventually be repaid, Hortman said she is concerned that the interest on the payments won't be returned to the cities. "We've tried to make a point to [Gov. Tim Pawlenty] that funding transportation properly at the state level will mean property tax relief," she said. Focus on bridges All the mayors recognize that there are new priorities for transportation funding after the 35W bridge collapse. But Lampi remembers Pawlenty standing on the bridge overlooking the unfinished Hwy. 610 two years ago and vowing that the project would be at the top of the list. "With the [35W] bridge falling down, that changes the state's emphasis, but it doesn't change the underlying problem," Lampi said. "We have a transportation system that is probably in crisis and there needs to be a plan to fix it." Several of the mayors said they have talked with their state legislators and urged them to continue pushing for a transportation funding package during this legislative session that includes a gas tax increase, registration renewal increases, bonding for projects and a half -cent sales tax in the metro area that would go toward transit. Rep. Michael Nelson, DFL -Brooklyn Park, said he understands the mayors' frustrations, especially when there is a history of delayed north metro projects. He recalled that portions of Hwy. 100 south of Interstate 394 were completed long before the section in the north metro, and Hwy. 212 in the south metro is nearing completion while the extension of Hwy. 610 is still a grassy field. "There's an impression from the mayors and northwestern suburbs that our projects always take second banana to projects elsewhere around the metro," Nelson said, adding that he knows projects around the state are also getting delayed. Both the devil's triangle and Hwy. 610 completion projects are priorities for Nelson, but after talking with MnDOT officials recently, he thinks the projects will again get pushed to the bottom of the list. The time frame for the Hwy. 610 project is now set between 2015 and 2025, Nelson said. "When our turn comes up, our projects go away," he said. "That's the frustration of the mayors." "The demand just keeps growing exponentially for what we need to do for roads and Page 17 http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=15045066 1/31/2008 Mayors push to get road projects completed brides," Nelson said. "But the dollars we've got are falling farther behind." Lora Pabst • 612-673-4628 © 2008 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Page 3 of 3 Page 18 http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=15045066 1/31/2008 DATE: January 25, 2008 TO: Kelli Slavik, Mayor FROM: Diane Tiegs, PACT Committee Reporter SUBJECT: Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit Appointments of Chair and Vice -Chair According to Section 305.03 of the Plymouth Code, the Chair and Vice -Chair of the Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit (PACT) are to be appointed from among the members of the PACT, subject to approval by the Mayor. At their January 23, 2008, meeting the PACT selected Sylvia Gustafson as Chair, and Carmen Pehler for Vice -Chair for 2008. On behalf of the PACT, I am requesting that you indicate your approval of the appointments. Page 19 PLM M VIR FIRE -RESCUE PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 763-509-5120 FIRE -RESCUE INCIDENT OF INTEREST DATE: January 26, 2008 TIME: 10:54 p.m. ADDRESS: Hwy 55 over 494 DETAILS: On Saturday -evening, January 26, 2008, the Department was dispatched to a personal injury accident with entrapment on Hwy 55 over Interstate 494. First arriving District Chief Blake found one occupant trapped in a heavily damaged vehicle which was upright on its wheels. Rescue 11 (Carlson, Fasching, Weldon, Andersen) deployed the hydraulic spreader to the drivers side of.the vehicle and the hydraulic cutter to the passenger side. Engine 31 (W. Hebert, Ricker, Howe) laid a protective handline. Engine 21 (Branyon, Marti, Keith, Friske, Walter) assisted with equipment staging. Rescue 31 (Rasmus, Tombers, Robins) provided spill control. The passenger door was removed, and the patient was backboarded and taken to a waiting ambulance. The patient was removed from the vehicle thirteen minutes following fire department arrival. Nineteen Plymouth fire personnel responded to the scene of this incident. RESPONSE TIME: Nine minutes. This call occurred outside the Duty Crew's hours of operation. FIRE ORIGIN/CAUSE: N/A ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS: N/A P.F.D. RESPONDING UNITS: Engine Companies: E-21, E-31 Ladder Companies: Support Units: U-31 Rescue Companies: R-11, R-21, R-31 Chief Officers: C-2, C-21, C-31 Mutual Aid: ASSISTING AGENCIES: EMS: Yes Red Cross: No Salvation Army: No Public Works: No State Fire Marshal: No Henn. Fire Invest. Team: No SECTOR OFFICERS: District Chief Blake (Command), Lieutenant Carlson (Rescue Sector). 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C ro U 0- C m Ly D N m cn m p -C ° ° N r `� N C 0 ro `cn (D� c m p" N > .c C m.. U TD m ELq �'� �'' a a`�i N� > u� m> ui �' �, LTA M L� .� w ti 4? o � Cl 0 s? 7> o 'C z 0 m Co Q ai o = a m Y ti U L 0 c m L Q c, L O i p W L L cn 'us m U m m m a> ro ro m — M Q *' Q c`a aai R _ Ll E ° cn o_ m m °� *L cZ ro Fes- > M o {°—� LL (h tit �2=.S Q�s E 4U v QUU Page 22 City of Plymouth Adding Quality to Life To: From: Subject: Residents in the Wood Creek Area Dave Taylor, City of Plymouth / Engineering January 29, 2008 CONSTRUCTION NOTICE & "MEET THE CONTRACTOR" EVENT Wood Creek Erosion Repair Project City Project No. 6103 Dear Residents, Over the past years, the City of Plymouth and the Wood Creek Homeowner's Association have been working together to develop a solution to address erosion concerns along Wood Creek. As the result of these efforts, the City has coordinated a comprehensive design to repair erosion damage along Wood Creek and improve the drainage into Medicine Lake. The plans call for some underground pipe near 33rd Avenue, reshaping the creek, adding two "plunge pools" to slow down the drainage and creek bank plantings for stabilization. The design was prepared by Wenck Associates. Construction is expected to begin shortly and will continue through the spring. The site will also have bio -remediation planting activity later in the spring. The successful bidding general contractor is Stocker Excavating of Savage, MN. A special "Meet the Contractor" event has been scheduled for Tuesday morning, February 5, 2008 at 9 A.M. We will be meeting at the cul-de-sac in Wellington LN. Residents are encouraged to attend and discuss the work sequence. To contact the City of Plymouth during construction activities, please call Water Resources Manager Derek Asche at (763) 509-5526. Respectfully, Dave av Taylor Senior Engine ng Technician CC: Bob Moberg, P.E., City Engineer Derek Asche, Water Resources Manager Sherry Miller, Engineering Technician Stocker Excavating, Inc. 3400 Plymouth Blvd • Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482 • Tel 763-509-5000 • www.ci.plymouth.mn.us O:\EngineeringTROJECTS\2000-2009\6103\Ltrs\mtg_GC_12.doc I Page 23 Shin - �reek ` -I Watershed Management Commission -..R- , s f wississ�o "�°Y �CiVrttGl'S(CR :Mcrn; f�,.Cwt (..oh�issi0v.,' 3235 Fernbrook Lane N • Plymouth, MN 55447 Tel: 763.553.1144 • Fax: 763.553.9326 Email: iudie(@Iass.biz • Website: www.shinglecreek.org January 28, 2008 Cities and Review Agencies: Enclosed please find for your review and comment a proposed Major Plan Amendment to the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions' Second Generation Watershed Management Plan. The Commissions will take public comment on this Major Plan Amendment until 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2008. The purpose of this Major Plan Amendment is to adopt revisions to the Capital Improvement Program. One new project is proposed to be added in 2008; one project is proposed to be divided into two phases over 2008 and 2009; and two projects are proposed to be rescheduled from 2009 to 2010. The proposed revisions would NOT require the capital levy to exceed the $500,000 maximum annual levy guideline. In some years the annual levy would actually be less than what would be required under the current CIP. The reason there is a Plan Amendment so soon after the CIP was approved is because two grants were awarded in January 2008 -- for the Wetland 639W project already on the CIP and the Twin Oak Pond project that came up after the CB' adoption was already in process. Ln order to make use of this matching money, which reduces the cost to the member cities involved in the projects, the Twin Oak Pond project is proposed to be added to the CIP and other projects rescheduled in order to stay below the $500,000 levy guideline. A public hearing will be held on this proposed Major Plan Amendment Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Commissions' regular meeting time of 12:45 p.m. Prior to that date a notice of public hearing will be published as well as sent to you in accordance with statutory requirements. Please note that this Major Plan Amendment proposes to revise the CIP only, and does not commit the Commissions or the member cities to undertake any of the projects contained therein. Each project must be considered at a public hearing prior to being ordered. Please submit questions and comments by March 28, 2008 to Judie Anderson at JASS, 3235 Fernbrook Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447, or 'ul die(ajass.biz. We appreciate your review and look forward to your comments. Sincerely, 7'ZI,t.a 0, f Stems Tina Carstens, Chair Cc: Brad Wozney, Board of Water and Soil Resources City of Brooklyn Park Commissioner John Barten, Three Rivers Park District Joel Settles, Hennepin County Shingle Creek WMC, West Mississippi WMC Judy Sventek, Metropolitan Council Kion Boyce, Hennepin Conservation Dist. Cc: Commissioners Charlotte Cohn, DNR TAC Members John Hensel, MPCA &Ai City Clerks Becky Balk, Dept. of Agriculture City Engineers Terry Bovee, Dept. of Health N Commission Staff Beth Neuendorf, MnDOT 2008� ZAShingle Creel- 2\Major Plan Amendment 200ML-conveying Major Plan Amendment.doc Brooklyn Center • Brooklyn Park • Champlin • Crystal • Maple Grove • Minneapolis • New Hope • Osseo • Plymouth • Robbinsdale G O O 0 0 N 0 0 o h ti h M M h of N a O oo' n O O as h � . .. 'O d d .. 9 d d .. 9 d d .. O N d .. 13 61 d .. 9 Ol W .. 9 d d .. O d d .p. 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P. , U z U H Uzi w Q s 1, Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions PQc a G-1 Second Generation Watershed Management Plan January 2008 Appendix G CW Projects and Funding Projects proposed for the Interim CIP are described below. It is the current intent of the Commissions to finance these projects using Funding Option 1, the revised Cost Share Policy. However, in the event cities are unable to agree on how to share the City Apportionment, or for some other reason the Commission determines that it is infeasible to go forward using Option 1, then the Commission, as authorized in the Joint Powers Agreement, may go forward using Option 2 or Option 3 as described below. Option 1 - Cost Share Policy For capital projects that have been identified in a Commission -adopted or approved TMDL or management plan: The Commission's share should be 25 percent of the cost of the project, to a maximum share of $250,000. The Commission's share should be funded through the ad valorem tax method — spread across all taxpayers within the watershed. The Commission should use a maximum annual levy of $500,000 as a working guideline. The cities' share should be 75 percent of the cost of the project. This would be apportioned to the cities as follows, or in some other manner acceptable to them: a. The area directly benefiting from the project should be apportioned 25 percent of the cost of the project. This would be apportioned to cities based on, for example, proportion of lake or stream frontage. b. Fifty percent of the cost of the project should be apportioned based on contributing/ benefiting area. The basis of this apportionment would likely be unique to each proj ect. The cities can each decide the funding mechanism that is best suited to them for payment of their share, for example through special assessments, storm drainage utility, general tax levy, or watershed management tax district. Option 2 = 100 Percent Ad Valorem Tax Levy Under the authority provided by Minn Stat 1038.251 Section VIII, Subd. 5, the Commissions have the authority to certify for payment by the county all or part of the cost of an approved capital improvement. The JPA provides that if cities are unable to come to a cost sharing agreement, then the Commission may order the project by funding 100 percent of the project cost from the Hennepin County ad valorem tax levy. Option 3 —100 percent Apportionment to Cities Projects may also be 100 percent funded by cities. The JPA provides two alternates: projects may be funded through a negotiated cost share between cities having land in the affected subwatershed. Or, projects may be funded by apportioning the cost of the project across all the cities in the watershed using the same 50% land area / 50% tax capacity formula as the general assessments to cities. The latter may be amended by the Commission if it is clear that one or more of the cities receive a special benefit from the project. Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Second Generation Watershed Management Plan Deleted: May 2007. i i Page G-2 rlanua0t2008_' Appendix G 2007 Projects New Hope Wincrest Pond This project includes expansion of an existing pond located between Winnetka Avenue and Sumter Avenue, north of the Wincrest Apartments into a two -cell pond system. The purpose of the project is to increase both the water quality treatment volume and flood storage volume of the existing pond. Stormwater treatment efficiency will be increased, and periodic overtopping that now causes erosion will be eliminated. The area treated by this pond drains to Upper Twin Lake. The TMDL for that lake requires phosphorus load to be reduced through retrofitting the subwatershed with additional treatment. Funding OptionsCity Ad Valorem Tax Levy (Commission Apportionment Total Estimated New Hope Wincrest Pond Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $72,500 $217,500 $290,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Levy $290,000 $0 $290,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 $290,000 $290,000 Maple Grove Pond P51 Maple Grove plans to construct a series of regional ponds to provide pollutant load reduction, volume and peak rate attenuation, and infiltration to meet Commission standards. This pond would serve 312 acres of new development in the Arbor Lakes area of.Maple Grove. The proposed project would upsize the pond to provide treatment beyond the minimum required by Commission standards and would provide an estimated additional 94 pounds of annual phosphorus load reduction as well as reduction of other pollutants. The project cost here is the additional cost to upsize the pond to achieve greater pollutant removal. Funding. Options Ad Valorem Tax Levy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Maple Grove Pond P51 Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $250,000 $1,209,000 $1,459,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Levy $1,459,000 $0 $1,459,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 $1,459,000 $1,459,000 2008 Projects Robbinsdale Crystal Lake Water Quality Improvements The project involves the construction of infrastructure that would enable the withdrawal of hypolimnetic water from the lake, and its pumping to an upstream point for flow back through a series of vegetated ponds prior to re-entry into the lake. The purpose is to reduce high internal phosphorus loading of the lake by withdrawal of phosphorus -rich hypolimnetic water, resulting in the prevention of excessive algal blooms and improvement in water quality. This project is in the Initial TMDL Management Recommendations for Crystal Lake. Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Second Generation Watershed Management Plan Deleted: May 2007 i i i i i Page G-3 ,lanuary 2008_' Appendix G Funding Options Crystal Lake Water Quality Ad Valorem Tax Levy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Improvements Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $100,000 $300,000 $400,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Lev $400,000 $0 $400,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 1 $400,000 $400,000 Maple Grove Pond P57 Maple Grove plans to construct a series of regional ponds to provide pollutant load reduction, volume and peak rate attenuation, and infiltration to meet Commission standards. This pond would serve 93 acres of new development in the Arbor Lakes area of Maple Grove. The proposed project would upsize the pond to provide treatment beyond the minimum required by Commission standards and would provide an estimated additional 14 pounds of annual phosphorus load reduction as well as reduction of other pollutants. The project cost here is the additional cost to upsize the pond to achieve greater pollutant removal. Funding Options Ad Valorem TaxLevy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Maple Grove Pond P57 Share (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $162,000 $486,000 $648,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Levy $648,000 $0 $648,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 $648,000 $648,000 Twin Lake Wetland 639W Improvements The Twin Lake Management Plan and TMDL both identified restoration of this wetland as key to reducing subwatershed phosphorus loading to Upper Twin Lake. The wetland is located north of Upper Twin Lake in Brooklyn Center and Crystal; a.majority of the wetland is located on property owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission and is commonly referred to as the MAC Nature Preserve. Three alternatives for achieving this reduction have been identified: 1) partial diversion of flow around the wetland; 2) dechannelization and increased storage within the wetland; and 3) an alum ferric chloride treatment system. This_ initial_protec,p thase will be the completion -of a _,- Deleted: The feasibility study to determine the most appropriate and cost effective option for achieving the desired phosphorus load reductioi� and the preparation -of plans and _specifications_for the recomme_n_d_ed_ - , - Deleted:, followed by construction of restoration option. the recommended solution Funding Options Ad Valorem Tax Levy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Twin Lake Wetland 639W Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy 0,000 V0,000 $J20,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Levy V20,000 $0 V20,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 V20,000 V20,000 Crystal Twin Oak Pond. There is little stormwater treatment'in the watershed draining to Upper Twin Lake. The Twin Lake Management Plan and TMDL both identified the need to retrofit the watershed with treatment BMPs JJJ Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Page G-4 Second Generation Watershed Management Plan rlanuary 2008,' Deleted: 172,500 Deleted: 517,500 Deleted: 690,000 Deleted: 690,000 Deleted: 690,000 Deleted: 690,000 Deleted: 690,000 Deleted: May 2007. Appendix G when opportunities arise. Redevelopment adjacent to Twin Oak Park in Crystal provides an opportunity to construct a new regional stormwater pond to treat stormwater conveyed by the trunk storm sewer in Bass Lake Road. Low flows conveying the first flush of pollutants would be diverted into this new pond, providing a significant amount of phosphorus and sediment removal prior to discharge into Upper Twin Lake. Funding Options Ad Valorem Tax Levy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Crystal Twin Oak Pond Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $77,500 $232,500 $310,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Lev $310,000 $0 $310,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 $310,000 $310,000 2009 Projects Twin Lake Wetland 639W Improvements This project is the construction of the most feasible and cost-effective restoration option identified in the feasibility study conducted in 2008-9. Funding Options Ad Valorem Tax Levy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Twin Lake Wetland 639W Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $142,500 $427,500 $570,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Lev $570,000 $0 $570,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 $570,000 $570,000 New Hope 45"'.4 venue Pond The project would convert an existing dry pond on 45t1 Avenue between Winnetka and Xylon Avenues to a wet pond to provide phosphorus removal from an 80 acre subwatershed. The purpose of the project is to reduce pollutant loading to downstream water bodies. This subwatershed drains to the Crystal Memory Lane Pond system, which ultimately discharges to Lower Twin Lake. Increasing the size of the pond will also provide additional floodstorage for the subwatershed. The TMDL for the Twin Lake system requires phosphorus loads to be reduced through retrofitting the subwatershed with additional treatment. Funding Options Ad Valorem Tax Levy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated New Hope 45th Ave Pond Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $137,500 $412,500 $550,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Levy $550,000 $0 $550,000 — City Apportionment $0 1 $550,000 1 $550,000 T------------------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- - -; Maple Glove Pond P33 Maple Grove plans to construct a series of regional ponds to provide pollutant load reduction, volume and peak rate attenuation, and infiltration to meet Commission standards. This pond would Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Second Generation Watershed Management Plan Page G-5 4nuary 2008_' Deleted: Shingle Creek Resioration, CR 10 to 1694¶ The project would construct stream corridor improvements on Shingle Creek as recommended by the Shingle Creek Corridor Study and as anticipated will be recommended improvements in the Shingle Creek dissolved oxygen and impaired biotic TMDLs to be completed in 2007. The reach to be improved is from County Road 10 to Interstate Highway 94/694. The following improvements are proposed: streambank stabilization in eroding areas; removal of select trees to reduce canopy density; establishing or enhancing buffer vegetation; and installation of rock vanes and varied substrates.¶ I Funding Options¶ Shingle Creek Restoration, CR l0r Deleted: I Deleted: May 2007 Appendix G serve 123 acres of new development in the Arbor Lakes area of Maple Grove. The proposed project would upsize the pond to provide treatment beyond the minimum required by Commission standards and would provide an estimated additional 17 pounds of annual phosphorus load reduction as well as reduction of other pollutants. The project cost here is the additional cost to upsize the pond to achieve greater pollutant removal. Funding Options Ad Valorem TaxLevy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Maple Grove Pond P33 Share) (Cities Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $143,500 $430,500 $574,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Levy $574,000 $0 $574,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 1 $574,000 $574,000 T----------------------------------------------------------------------- ,2Ol-Jr-cts____________________ - Shingle Creek Restoration, CR 10 to 1694 The project would construct stream corridor improvements on Shingle Creek as recommended by the Shingle Creek Corridor Study and as anticipated will be, recommended improvements in the Shingle Creek dissolved oxygen and impaired biotic TMDLs to be completed in 2007. The reach to be ; improved is from County Road 10 to Interstate Highway 94/694. The following improvements are proposed: streambank stabilization in eroding areas; removal of select trees to reduce canopy density; establishing or enhancing buffer vegetation; and installation of rock vanes and varied substrates. i Funding Options Ad Valorem Tax City Apportionment Total Estimated Shingle Creek Restoration, CR Levy (Commission 10 to I694 Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost Maple Grove Pond P55 Maple Grove plans to construct a series of regional ponds to provide pollutant load reduction, volume and peak rate attenuation, and infiltration to meet Commission standards. This pond would serve 96 acres of new development in the Arbor Lakes area of Maple Grove. The proposed project would upsize the pond to provide treatment beyond the minimum required by Commission standards and would provide an estimated additional 25 pounds of annual phosphorus load reduction as well as reduction of other pollutants. The project cost here is the additional cost to upsize the pond to achieve greater pollutant removal. Funding Options Ad Valorem TaxLevy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Maple Grove Pond P55 Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $213,625 $747,375 $855,000 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $107,500 $322;500 $430,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Lev $430,000 $0 $430,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 $430,000 $430,000 Maple Grove Pond P55 Maple Grove plans to construct a series of regional ponds to provide pollutant load reduction, volume and peak rate attenuation, and infiltration to meet Commission standards. This pond would serve 96 acres of new development in the Arbor Lakes area of Maple Grove. The proposed project would upsize the pond to provide treatment beyond the minimum required by Commission standards and would provide an estimated additional 25 pounds of annual phosphorus load reduction as well as reduction of other pollutants. The project cost here is the additional cost to upsize the pond to achieve greater pollutant removal. Funding Options Ad Valorem TaxLevy (Commission City Apportionment Total Estimated Maple Grove Pond P55 Share) (Cities' Share) Project Cost 1 - Revised Cost Share Policy $213,625 $747,375 $855,000 2 — Ad Valorem Tax Lev $855,000 $0 $855,000 3 — City Apportionment $0 $855,000 $855,000 Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Second Generation Watershed Management Plan Deleted: Maple Grove Pond P55 ¶ Maple Grove plans to construct a series of regional ponds to provide pollutant load reduction, volume and peak rate attenuation, and infiltration to meet Commission standards. This pond would serve 96 acres of new development in the Arbor Lakes area of Maple Grove. The proposed project would upsize the pond to provide treatment beyond the minimum required by Commission standards and would provide an estimated additional 25 pounds of annual phosphorus load reduction as well as reduction of other pollutants. The project cost here is the additional cost to upsize the pond to achieve greater pollutant removal. ¶ Funding Options¶ Maple Grove Pond P55 ( .•. f27 Formatted: Font: Bold i Deleted: May 2007 i i Page G-6 �lanuary 2008_, Q�QPPSMEN70F oG U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT o IIIIIIII ��= WASHINGTON, DC 20410-7000 9e4N DEVEe OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT January 17, 2008 The Honorable Kelli Slavik Mayor of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mayor Slavik: I am pleased to inform you that the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 budget has been enacted and signed by the President. This letter provides your FY 2008 allocations for the Office of Community Planning and Development's (CPD) formula programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG); HOME Investment Partnerships; the American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI); Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA); and Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG). These programs provide funding for housing, community and economic development, and assistance for low- and moderate -income persons and special populations across the country. HUD's budget for FY 2008 is included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161). The amounts available include reallocated funds for the CDBG and HOME programs. The following amounts reflect the level of funding available for these programs in your community: Community Development Block Grants $259,408 HOME Investment Partnerships $0 American Dream Downpayment Initiative $0 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS $0 Emergency Shelter Grants $0 This letter provides an opportunity for HUD to highlight several important issues. First, HUD continues to emphasize the importance of effective performance measurements in all of its formula grant programs. Grantees must report outcome indicators for all open activities in the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) to assess their performance toward achieving their objectives and outcomes in their Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation, Report. It is vitally important that HUD have complete performance measurement data to report to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the public at large. Your ongoing attention to ensuring complete and accurate reporting of performance measurement data will be crucial to HUD's ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of its formula grant programs. Page 31 2 Second, problems in the subprime mortgage markets and resulting property foreclosures are likely to have significant impacts on a number of local governments. CDBG and HOME funds represent a resource that local governments may use to address some of the consequences of these problems, particularly for lower income families and neighborhoods. HUD urges its formula grantees, as part of the consolidated plan process, to examine their use of these grant funds to either reinforce activities that help stabilize homeownership at the local level or to consider establishing such activities in the coming year. HUD is committed to using the flexibility of these programs to aid communities in addressing the potential impact of these problems and urges grantees to contact the appropriate CPD field office to discuss any ideas or concerns on the use of formula funds for these purposes. Finally, the Department urges grantees to consider the needs of our returning veterans and their families in the design and administration of these formula programs. Over the past six years, several hundred thousand of our fellow Americans have served our nation on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan and countless other places around the globe. Many veterans are now returning to our communities with wounds and injuries that may make it difficult for them to rind housing or support themselves and/or their families. I am confident that you will consider their sacrifice and ensure that these men and women will receive the utmost consideration in the use of these funds at the local level. I look forward to continuing our partnership to assist lower income residents in your community. As always, HUD is available to provide any assistance you require in implementing your programs. If you or any member of your staff have questions, please contact your local CPD Office Director. Sincerely, ve� Nelson R. Bregon General Deputy Assistant Secretary i Page 32 Page 33 January 17, 2008 Mayor Kelli Slavek City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 AMERICAN CIVIL Dear Mayor Slavek: LIBERTIES UNION OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION' 450 NORTH SYNDICATE The ACLU of Minnesota is contacting you because Plymouth is one SUITE 230 SAINT PAUL, MN 55104 of the communities that the Metropolitan Council's Environmental T/651.645.4097 F/651.647.5948 Services Division has contacted regarding excessive Inflow and SUPPORTfdACLU-IAN.ORG WWW:ACLU-MN.ORG Infiltration into local sanitary sewer systems. You may have already adopted or are considering adopting a city ordinance regarding inspections of private real estate to ensure that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. As you write or amend such an ordinance, we encourage you to consider the restrictions upon administrative searches and seizures under the Federal Constitution's Fourth Amendment and Article I, Section 10 of the Minnesota Constitution. As you may be aware, the basic purpose. of the Fourth Amendment is to safeguard the privacy and security of individuals against arbitrary invasion by government officials. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco, 387 U.S. 523,, 528 (1967).. Administrative searches under regulatory laws are significant intrusions of the kind protected by the Fourth Amendment. Id. at 534. In the absence of consent by a homeowner, the Fourth Amendment requires municipal health and safety inspectors to obtain an administrative search warrant before conducting home inspections. Yanke v. City of Delano, 393 F.Supp.2d 874, 877-78 (D.Minn. 2005), affirmed by Yanke v. City of Delano, 171 Fed.Appx. 532 (8th Cir. 2006). Page 34 Recently, a federal court in Minnesota overturned a regulatory ordinance which required administrative searches by city inspectors but did not permit homeowners to comply by securing a clean bill of health from a licensed private plumber, and then fined homeowners for noncompliance. Plisner v. Sweeney, 2007 WL 474964 at *6 (D. Minn. 2007)(slip copy). . In order to ensure the constitutionality of a mandatory administrative search, either the code must permit inspections by private plumbers, or search warrants must be secured by the City for all inspections. If administrative search warrants are to be secured, the Fourth Amendment's probable cause standard will be satisfied if the search is reasonable. In re Search Warrant of Columbia Heights v. Rozman, 586 N.W.2d 273, 275 (Minn. App. 1998) (quoting Camara, 387 U.S. at 534-36). "[R]outine periodic inspections of all structures" or "area inspections" are reasonable even without probable cause to believe that there is a code violation in a particular structure. Id. at 275-76. Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions about this issue. Sincerely, Charles Samuelson Executive Director Page 35 a., EON City of Plymouth Adding Quality • Life January 30, 2008 Dear Resident/Land Owner: The City has recently received an application. from The Ackerberg Group, under File Number 2008007, requesting approval of a rezoning and planned unit development to reuse the existing Rick's Market building at 1605 County Road 101 for a Gold's Gym. With the exception of cosmetic changes to the building, no changes to the site are proposed as part of this development.. A map showing the location of the subject property is provided below. This letter is being mailed to all landowners within 750 feet of the site in order to provide notice and information about the application — in advance of the official notice that will be. sent out prior to the Planning Commission's public hearing on the matter. The City will send out another letter notifying you of the Planning Commission public hearing date, not less than ten days prior to the hearing date. The purpose of the public hearing is to allow neighboring property owners to appear in front of the Planning Commission to ask questions and make comments relating to the application. You may also submit comments in writing. All written comments will .become part of the public record.. If you have any questions or comments concerning this application or the review procedures, please call Marie Darling, Senior Planner, at (763)509-5457. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), 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, &7 Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager notices/2008/2008007. first -notice. doc 3400 Plymouth Blvd • Plymouth, !Minnesota 55447-1482 • Tel: 763-509-5000 • www.ci.plymouth.mn.us Page 36