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Council Information Memorandum 11-14-2008
CITY OF PLYMOUTH rp) COUNCIL INFO MEMO November 14, 2008 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Planning Commission Agenda, 11/19/08............................................................... League of MN Cities 2008 Metro Regional Meeting, 11/20/08 ............................. November & December 2008 and January 2009 Official City Meeting Calendars Tentative List of Agenda Items for Future City Council Meetings ........................ INFORMATION News Articles, Releases, Publications, Etc ... Lights Out for Solar Wi-Fi Plan in St. Louis Park, Article, Star & Trib............... Edina Near Plan to Calm Hectic Neighborhood Street, Article, Star & Trib........ ................... Page I ................... Page 2 .................. Page 3 ........ Page 6 .................... Page 7 .....................Page 9 Bits of Good News Surface for TC Housing Market, Article, Star & Trib......................................... Page I 1 Holiday Affects Bus Service, Rider Alert........................................................................................... Page 14 Winter Route Change, Rider Alert...................................................................................................... Page 15 Lead-ing the Discussion (RE: Synthetic Turf), Article, Parks and Rec Business .............................. Page 16 MEETING MINUTES I-494 Corridor Commission Budget, Goals and Minutes 10/08/08 ................................................... Page 18 STAFF REPORTS Engineering Dept. Active & Pending Public Improvement Projects 11/10/08 .................................. Page 26 CORRESPONDENCE Memo From Public Works, RE: Energy Audits................................................................................. Page 30 Memo from Water Resources, RE: Schmidt, Pomerleau, and Bass Lakes Nutrient TMDL Implementation Plan........................................................................................... Page 31 Email from Resident, RE: Halloween Traffic Control....................................................................... Page 32 Email from Resident, RE: Street Reconstruction............................................................................... Page 33 Letter from West Financial, RE: Networking Opportunity Meetings ................................................. Page 34 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 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 November 5, 2008 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. City of Plymouth. Registered land survey and variances to subdivide a property at 5755 Juneau Lane North to incorporate 1.1 acres of the property into the City's Northwest Greenway trail corridor. (2008030) B. Three Rivers Park District. Site plan amendment and conditional use permit amendment for a miniature golf course at Eagle Lake Regional Park located at 11000 County Road 10. (2008073) 7. NEW BUSINESS 8. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 C091 1 lr j EAG U E or �4INNESOTA CITIES METRO CITIES �.�..M..o y�. '7008 Afetre Regional Meeting Thursda} Aloveinber20th Hotel Sofitel, 5601 W. 78tij St., Bloomington, MN 55431 See Full Agenda and Register at LMC. org Page 2 rp) Plymouth t Adding Quality to Life November 2008 Page 3 1�8:00AM- - 3:00 PM Absentee Voting 2 3_ 4_7:00 5 7 8 Daylight 8:00 AM - AM - 7:00 PM 7:00 7:00 PM Savings 6:00 PM 8:00 PM PLANNING HUMAN RIGHTS Ends Absentee General COMMISSION COMMISSION Set Clocks Back Voting Election MEETING MEETING I Hour Council Chambers Parkers Lake Conference Room 9 10 5:30 PM 11 JIM 12 13 14 15 SPECIAL COUNCIL 7:00 PM 7:00 PM MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL PARK Et REC "See Agenda Belm VETERANS DAY QUALITY ADVISORY COM - Medicine Lake Room COMMITTEE MISSION (PRAC) Observed (EQC) MEETING MEETING 7.00 PM Medicine Lake Room Council Chambers REGULAR COUNCIL CITY OFFICES MEETING CLOSED Council Chambers 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Cancelled SPECIAL COUNCIL PLANNING HRAMEETING MEETING COMMISSION Medicine Lake Room 2009 Budget MEETING City Manager Update Council Chambers Set Future Study Sessions Medicine Lake Room 24 25 5:30 PM 26 27 � 28 29 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Utility Rate Study THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING /30 Medicine Lake Room HOLIDAY HOLIDAY 7:00 PM CITY OFFICES CITY OFFICES REGULAR COUNCIL CLOSED CLOSED MEETING Council Chambers "Canvass ResuL of General Election, rans nation Issues, & U ate vdth Cit Manager Modified on 11/ /x/08 CHANGES ARE NOTE IN RED: HRA Meeting Cancelled, PACT Meeting oved to December 3 11 Plymouth Plymouth, MN 55447 t• •• OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5000 763-509-5060 Page 3 City of Plymouth Adding Quality to Life December 2008 Modified on 11/14/08 CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED Page 4 1 2 3 7:00 PM 4 5 6 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISOR SPECIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON MEETING TRANSIT (PACT) Council Chambers MEETING Truth in Taxation Medicine Lake Room Hearing 7:00 PM PLANNING COMM. MEETING Council Chambers 7 8 9 5:30 PM 10 11 12 13 2:00-5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Old Fashioned MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL PARK a REC Christmas 2009-2013 Capital QUALITY ADVISORY COM - Plymouth Historical Improvements Progran COMMITTEE' MISSION (PRAC) Society Building Medicine Lake Room (EQC) MEETING MEETING 7:00 PM Medicine Lake Room Council Chambers REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chamber, 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PLANNING HRA MEETING COMMISSION Medicine Lake Room MEETING Council Chambers 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DAY CITY OFFICES CITY OFFICES CHANUKAH CLOSED AT CLOSED Begins at Sunset NOON 28 29 30 31 6:00-9:00 PM New Years Eve Event Plymouth Ice Center Modified on 11/14/08 CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED Page 4 rp)City of Plymouth Adding Quality to Life January 2009 Modified on 17/14/08 Page 5 1 E� 2 3 NEW YEAR'S DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PLANNING PARK 8: REC COMMISSION ADVISORY COM - MEETING MISSION (PRAC) Council Chambers MEETING Council Chambers 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 7:00 PM 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING QUALITY Council Chambers COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PLANNING HRA MEETING MARTIN LUTHER COMMISSION Medicine Lake Room KING JR. MEETING BIRTHDAY Council Chambers Observed CITY OFFICES CLOSED 29 31 25 26 27 28 30 - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL PLYMOUTH MEETING ADVISORY Council Chambers COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) MEETING Medicine Lake Room A Modified on 17/14/08 Page 5 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items November 25, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Conference Room • Discuss Utility Rate Study November 18, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Conference Room • 2009 Budget • City Manager's Evaluation November 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Hearing to Approve Wine & 3.2 Liquor License for Qdoba Mexican Restaurant • Consideration of preliminary and final plat for "Gutlovics Addition" to November 25, 2008 (200704 1) (Tabled from October 14, 2008) • Approve hourly rate increase for Plymouth Ice Center • Approve preliminary plat to allow "Gutlovics Addition" for three single family lots located at the northwest corner of the intersection of 26`h Avenue and County Road 101 North. Gartner Engineering, LLC. (2007041) • Approve site plan amendments, interim use permit and variances to allow a parking expansion on two properties located at 9909 South Shore Drive and 1605 State Highway 169 North. JGMProperties, Inc. (2008084) • Approve planned unit development amendment to allow changes to the signage plan relating to area identification and directional signs for property located at 2805 and 2855 Campus Drive. WestHealth. (2008097) • Approve site plan amendment for an 85,780 square foot three-story addition and interim use permit for reduced parking for property located at 4700 Nathan Lane North. Liberty Property Trust, LLP. (2008101) • Approve a registered land survey and variances to subdivide a property at 5755 Juneau Lane North to incorporate 1.1 acres of the property into the City's Northwest Greenway open space program. City of Plymouth. (2008030) December 1, Truth in Taxation Hearing, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers December 8, Truth in Taxation Hearing Continuation, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers December 9, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss 2009-2013 Capital Improvements Program December 9, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Adopt the 2009 Budget and Tax Levy • Approve extension of previously approved variances to redevelop a non -conforming lot to allow a new home and garage for property located at 10620 30`h Avenue North. Holly Hamilton. (2006097) Mote: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council, all other topics are tentative. page 6 Lights out for solar Wi-Fi plan in St. Louis Park http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=34437914 StarTribune.com f MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Lights out for solar Wi-Fi plan in St. Louis Park By LAURIE BLAKE, Star Tribune November 13, 2008 Arinc Inc. will pay St. Louis Park $1.05 million for failing to deliver a community -wide wireless Internet system powered by the sun. In arriving at the agreement, neither the company nor the city admitted responsibility for delays and performance problems that led the city last December to find the company in default of its contract. Said Arinc attorney Joe Dixon, "The city and the client [Arinc] have different views of what went wrong. We are both pleased to reach a settlement." By Jan. 30, the city will remove and return to Arinc the solar panels and radios on 490 poles installed across the city. Because the poles are mounted in concrete in the ground and the ground soon will be frozen, they will be removed over the course of two to three months starting next May, said St. Louis Park City Manager Tom Harmening. The city will sell the poles for scrap metal. Eight miles of buried fiber-optic cable will stay in place and become the property of the city for some future use, Harmening said. When St. Louis Park contracted with the Maryland company in December 2006 for a futuristic solar -powered wireless network, the city had hoped to help bridge the digital divide by offering more affordable Internet service to residents and businesses, Harmening said. "It was intended to better connect the city overall," he said St. Louis Park chose Arinc to build the system, largely because Arinc had proposed making it solar -powered; it was also the low bidder on the project. But after repeated delays, the system wasn't performing up to St. Louis Park's expectations, and the city finally found Arinc in default of its contract. The city filed a lawsuit last spring seeking $1.7 million for the unfulfilled contract and another $50,000 in damages and attomeys' fees. Whether the city will try again to build a wireless network is uncertain. Council members agreed last February to shelve the decision for a year while waiting to see what kind of financial settlement the city would get from Arinc. They also wanted to monitor development of wireless technology. The settlement returns to the city all the money it spent while Arinc was under contract to build the network But it does not pay for research and development costs the city bore 1 of 11/14/2 Page 7 Lights out for solar Wi-Fi plan in St. Louis Park prior to the contract, Harmening said. Laurie Blake • 612-673-1711 http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?s id=34437914 © 2008 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. 2 oft 11/14/2 Page 8 Edina near plan to calm hectic neighborhood street http://www.startribune.con✓templates/Print This_Story?sid=34114889 StarTribune.com MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Edina near plan to calm hectic neighborhood street By MARY JANE SMETANKA, Star Tribune November 11, 2008 After two years of studies and emotional meetings about heavy traffic that speeds along W. 70th Street in Edina, opinions appear to be gelling into a plan to curb speeding and reduce traffic flow. The latest proposal for the road is a modified version of the go-slow parkway proposed by the Greater West 70th Street Homeowner's Association. Tweaking that option with the addition of one or two roundabouts was discussed last week at a neighborhood meeting attended by about 75 people and led by Steve Brown, chairman of a city committee that's studying W. 70th issues. "I think people are feeling comfortable that the speed issue is being addressed, but that especially around the school we didn't address the volume issue enough," Brown said. "People wondered if roundabouts would help with that." Though W. 70th offers a direct route for drivers from Hwy. 100 to the Galleria and Southdale, it's a narrow residential street lined by homes, driveways, two parks and Cornelia Elementary School. Many drivers ignore the 30 mph speed limit. People who live on and near the street complain that it's nearly impossible to back out of driveways or make left turns in some areas during the busiest parts of the day. Many parents won't let their children cross the street despite the lure of the nearby parks and school. Josh Sprague is one of the neighborhood activists trying to get the street changed. "We want traffic calming on the street," he said. "There's an abundance of truck traffic rolling down a residential street.... It's out of character for the neighborhood and dangerous for people and children who try to cross the street." Last week, Brown's study group had prepared a draft resolution suggesting that W. 70th become a parkway with two driving lanes, left -turn lanes, bike -only lanes on both sides and a single parking lane. But the group did not vote on the resolution, deciding to hold one more meeting after residents indicated the proposal was good but that traffic volume as well as speed had to be addressed. Committee member Harold Benson, who has lived on W. 70th for 36 years, said that somehow, the number of cars using the street has to be reduced. "Driving through a roundabout, you slow down," he said. "This is an obstacle that maybe will send someone who is driving on Hwy. 100 and going to the Galleria to maybe take the Crosstown instead of W. 70th." Roundabouts also are known to deter large trucks. Page 9 1 oft 11/13/20 Edina near plan to calm hectic neighborhood street http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=34114889 While W. 70th resident surveys show split opinions on roundabouts, Brown said familiarity with Edina's three new roundabouts appears to have made more people more comfortable with them. The new proposal also differs from earlier discussions that would have put roundabouts on W. 70th in areas where homeowners would have had to give up some of their front yards. Now, the idea is to put a roundabout near the intersection of W. 70th and Valley View Road, where there already is public land that would allow construction, and perhaps another one at the street's west end near Hwy. 100. Sprague, for one, is intrigued by the possibilities. "When a car comes through a roundabout, it signals to the driver that the character of the neighborhood is changing," he said. "You're going to a calmer street with pedestrians and bike lanes.... I think it makes a lot of sense." City engineers and consultants will study the roundabout issue and present their findings at what is expected to be a final committee meeting, probably by the end of the year. The committee will forward its recommendations to the Edina Transportation Commission, which will make a recommendation to the City Council. Benson said he is ready to have the issue settled. Brown agreed. "It's a very emotional issue and has taken quite a bit of time," Brown said. "As chair, I'm not willing to rush the issue and make a hasty decision. You have to balance concerns about the speed and the volume. "But I feel like we are getting very close." Mary Jane Smetanka • 612-673-7380 © 2008 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. 2of2 11/13/: Page 10 Bits of good news surface for Twin Cities housing market http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_ This Story9sid=34308234 StarTribune.com I MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Bits of good news surface for Twin Cities housing market By JIM BUCHTA, Star Tribune November 12, 2008 For the past three months, pending home sales have increased while the bloated inventory of homes waiting to be sold has begun to dissipate -- and a Twin Cities home sales report to be released today promises more of the same. All good signs in a housing market that hasn't had much to cheer about. Not that anyone's celebrating yet. The market still faces rising unemployment, slack wage growth, higher down -payment requirements and stricter mortgage qualifications. Perhaps the most ominous trend out there, particularly for sellers, is the rising number of foreclosure sales taking place — in many cases a sign that prices are still far from the bottom in those neighborhoods. Nationwide, a sharp rise in foreclosures is blamed for a decline in home prices that has rocked the economy -- and led lenders and the government to launch a sweeping effort to keep homeowners in their homes, even if it means renegotiating the terms for hundreds of thousands of loans. While about one-third of all home sales in the metro area during the July -September quarter were "lender -mediated" transactions -- foreclosures and short sales, in which the lender agrees to a sale for less than what is owed on the mortgage -- in some communities they represent more than 60 percent of sales so far this year, according to data compiled by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. "If they're on your block and you're selling, it influences your price," said Ross Kaplan, a Minneapolis sales agent who says that the housing market is more nuanced than ever and that sale trends vary block by block "Your world gets very small when you're trying to price a house." In Brooklyn Center, for example, 64 percent of home sales so far this year have been lender -mediated, while in Edina only 8.3 percent were. Why such a disparity? Foreclosures tend to be concentrated in areas with an abundance of first-time and low-income borrowers who are more likely to have subprime mortgages, which are more likely to go into default. A recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found that subprime borrowers are more than six times as likely as a prime borrower to end up in foreclosure. According to the Realtors group, communities with a high percentage of foreclosure sales also tend to see a steeper decline in the median sale price. In the Regional Multiple Listing Service district that includes north Minneapolis, 67.2 percent of the sales were lender - mediated. As of October, the median sale price of houses in that district fell 70 percent in two years. I of3 11113 Page 11 Bits of good news surface for Twin Cities housing market http://www.startribune.corr✓templates/Print_ This Story9sid=34308234 In Edina, where foreclosures include a number of multimillion -dollar homes but make up a low percentage of the total sales, the median sale price has fallen only 1.2 percent. Mary Korfiatis, an Edina Realty agent who lives and works in Brooklyn Park, said foreclosures haven't hit all the city's neighborhoods equally. Pockets have been hit worse than others. She's the listing agent on a rambler that's been on the market for more than a year; after it had several price reductions she recently received an offer from a qualified buyer. Though she can't disclose the offer price, she said that the house ultimately will sell for about $20,000 less than it should have because of its proximity to several foreclosed homes that are now on the market. Some pockets are doing OK Korfiatis said that in large markets like Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park, pockets are holding their own and maintaining their values, and she's encouraging prospective move -up buyers to remember that even if the value of the house you're going to sell goes down, you'll pay less for the house you're buying. "You're going to take a hit when you sell, but as long as you are buying, that's where you have your power." Korfiatis said that there's no shortage of buyers, including many cash -carrying investors who are interested in picking up a foreclosure bargain, but few are willing to endure the complicated process of buying a short sale or foreclosure. It can sometimes take 90 to 120 days just to get a response to an offer from a lender, and by that time the buyer has moved on — and the lender is forced to reduce the price even more to generate more interest in the property. "It's really due to the banks — they can't move on them fast enough," she said. Those subsequent price reductions, sometimes as much as a $100,000 or more, hurt not just the houses on the same block, but any others that are in a similar price range or condition. That's because those foreclosures often become comparisons for appraisals. Often, those bank -owned listings are going to be priced below market value to move quickly to avoid paying more holding costs. Just how much of an impact those foreclosures are having on the broader market is unclear. Many appraisers are now debating whether it's the quantity of foreclosures or the proximity and likeness of a particular foreclosure to a comparable house that will have a greater impact on the value of a property, said Alan Hummel, chief appraiser for Forsythe Appraisals. "There is a correlation between the number of properties [in foreclosure] to overall values in those neighborhoods," he said. That depends on the community and the condition of those bank -owned listings, though industry experts agree that the impact on values is property- and neighborhood -specific, Page 12 2 of 3 11/13/2 Bits of good news surface for Twin Cities housing market he said. http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?s id=34308234 For example, for appraisal purposes, a 1950s two-bedroom rambler that's been condemned isn't likely to be considered direct competition for the pristine, two-story, four-bedroom Victorian next door. That doesn't take into account, however, how a prospective buyer might view living next to an eyesore -- that could reduce the pool of buyers and therefore the price. Hummel said that as more homeowners fall into foreclosure because of increases in their adjustable-rate mortgages rather than because of a job loss or other economic calamity, a growing percentage of foreclosured homes are well maintained and hence likely to be used as comparables for traditional home sales. Alex Stenback, mortgage banker with Residential Mortgage Group in Minnetonka, says that the upshot for communities hardest hit by foreclosure sales is that while prices might fall further, they're also likely to fall faster. "Who recovers first is the next question," he said. "This whole thing is unpredictable — it's like Whack -a -Mole." Jim Buchta • 612-673-7376 © 2008 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. 3 of3 11/13/2 Page 13 ria (ei o fir #,rl A transit system Holiday Affects Bus Service: No service on Thanksgiving; operated by the limited bus service on Friday, November 28 Clty.of Plymouth The Thanksgiving holiday will affect Plymouth Metrolink service. Metrolink will not operate on Thanksgiving Day, Thurs., Nov. 27, and will offer limited Location service the day after Thanksgiving. Plymouth City Hall On Fri., Nov. 28, Plymouth Metrolink will operate ONLY the trips listed. Service is ONLY from Park & Rides to downtown in A.M. and from downtown 3400 Plymouth Blvd. back to Park & Rides in P.M. Please read the following to detennine what services and times will be available on Nov. 28. Plymouth, MN • Route 772 - Trips to downtown from Hwy. 55 & Co. Rd. 73 (Plymouth 55447-1482 Station 73) will leave at 6:45, 7:15 and 7:45 a.m. and return from downtown (Hennepin & Washington) at 3:35,4:40 and 5:10 p.m. Web Site • Route 776 - Trips to downtown will leave Messiah United Methodist www.ei.plymouth.mn.us Church, Olive Lane and Co. Rd., 6 at 6:27, 7:12 and 7:37 a.m. and return from downtown (Hennepin & Washington) at 3:40,4:40 and 5:15 p.m. click on "Services" • Route 790 - Trips to downtown will leave Cub Foods Park & Ride at 6:35, then "Transit" 7:05 and 7:40 a.m. and return from downtown (Hennepin & Washington) at 3:40, 4:35 and 5:10 p.m. Customer Service • All express services will originate and terminate at Park & Ride lots. All Monday - Friday conunuter services will be express to/from the Park & Ride lots and downtown Minneapolis with no intermediate stops in Plymouth. 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. • Dial -A -Ride will nun from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voice: 763-509-5535 • Reverse commute passengers can take Metro Transit Route 675 to the TDD: 763-509-5065 Plymouth Road Transit Center and then take Dial -A -Ride from there. (Dial - A -Ride will require advance reservations — 763-559-5057). Fax: 763-509-5510 November 12, 2008 transit@ci.plymouth.mn.us Page 14 riae),(.4LEiP,rl A transit system Winter Route Change: Buses will be re-routed operated by the to Marquette & 2nd Avenues starting Dec. 1 City of Plymouth Affects Routes 742, 747, 772, 774, 776, 777, 790, 793, 795 Location Starting Mon., Dec. 1, Plymouth Metrolink buses will be routed back to Marquette Avenue and 2" d Avenues. The routes will be operate at regularly Plymouth City Hall scheduled times. 3400 Plymouth Blvd. The return of buses to Marquette and 2" d Avenues is possible because major street reconstruction has stopped for the winter. Still, bus riders may see some Plymouth, MN delays as utility construction will continue during the winter months. 55447-1482 Plymouth Metrolink routes will return to Hemiepin Avenue when the construction season resumes in March 2009. Web Site Routes www.ci.plymouth.mn.us AM Routes Routes 772, 774, 776, 777, 790, 793, 795 click on "Services" -In the morning, buses will turn left at 2nd Avenue South and 12d' Street. Buses will proceed along 2'd Avenue South to Washington Avenue, where the routes then "Transit" will end. Customer Service Routes 742, 747 In the morning, buses will start at Marquette and Washington Avenues. Buses Monday - Friday will proceed along Marquette Avenue until 1 l d' Street. Bues will turn right at 11 d' Street and continue along the regular route. 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PM Routes Voice: 763-509-5535 Routes 772, 774, 776, 777, 790, 793, 795 In the afternoon, buses will start at Marquette and Washington Avenues. Buses TDD: 763-509-5065 will proceed along Marquette Avenue until l l d' Street, and will turn right at 11 Street and continue along the regular route. Fax: 763-509-5510 Routes 742, 747 In the afternoon, buses will turn left at 2"d Avenue South and 12d' Street and transit@ei.plymouth.mn.us proceed along 2" d Avenue South to Washington Avenue, where the routes will end. November 12, 2008 Page 15 grounds + sports turf > BY RICK DOYLE Leadming The Discussion Consumer Product Safety Commission validates safety of synthetic turf gniting concerns and headlines nationwide, the New Jersey 3 Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) announced on April 14 that elevated lead levels were found in several synthetic -turf fields. The NJDHSS turned to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for further evaluation. On July 30, the CPSC announced that synthetic -turf fields are suitable to install and play on for children i and people of all ages. Faced with numerous questions, the Synthetic Turf Council (STC) is sharing the story of what took place, the industry response and its voluntary commitment to support the long-term objective of the CPSC, Environmental Protection Agency ; (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to elimi- nate lead from all products where feasible. I An Intensive Investigation Quite frankly, the issue took the industry by surprise. People panic when the word "lead" is mentioned, as it con- jures images of peeling paint that nega- tively affects a child's development. But lead chromate is very different. Used to improve colorfastness in the pigments of many consumer products like synthetic turf, this inorganic substance is encapsu- lated to prevent it from being readily absorbed by the body or released into the environment In more than 40 years, there has never been an instance of human if - ness or environmental damage caused by synthetic turf. The situation began when the EPA found a synthetic -turf field contaminated with lead, located within an abandoned industrial complex in the Ironbound sec- tion of Newark, N.J. As a result, the firmed that the encapsulated lead chro- mate did not present a human health risk. The CPSC's guidance states that young children "should not chronically ingest more than 15 micrograms of lead per day from consumer products." Putting the NJDHSS test results in per- spective, polymer and fiber engineering specialist Dr. Davis Lee calculated that a NJDHSS conducted a limited stud)' of fields in the surrounding area. Although no standards have been developed to apply to the lead chromate in synthetic turf, the NJDHSS elected to relate its lead level readings to the EPA standard for free lead in soil, and it concluded that the elevated readings in fields in Ewing and Hoboken, in addition to Newark, were cause for concern. The STC—in conjunction with some of its member companies—immediately launched an intensive investigation with the help of experts in toxicology, epi- demiology and chemistry to fully under- stand the accessibility of the lead chro- mate imbedded in the pigments used to color synthetic turf to those who play on synthetic turf fields. These experts con - child playing on the three New Jersey fields would have to wipe his fingers on the turf and put them in his mouth 750 times in a day to receive enough lead to equal the CPSC threshold level. Proactive Collaboration Committed to the safety and well- being of the public, the STC requested and attended meetings with the CPSC, EPA, CDC and NJDHSS. The association shared scientific information and third -party expert analysis, and offered full coopera- tion in support of the investigations. CPSC Findings The CPSC's July 30 announcement was based on its evaluation of old and newer synthetic -turf fields. It concluded 34 PPS , NOVEMBERz.n8 <www.parksandrecbusiness.rom PHOTOS COORIESYSYNR Page 16 0 that "young children are not at risk from exposure to lead in these fields." The eval- uation showed that newer fields had no lead, or generally had the lowest lead lev- els. Although small amounts of lead were detected on the surface of some older fields, none of the tested fields released amounts of lead that would be harmful to children. The frill statement is available at ttntm .cpsc.goy/cpscpub/prerel/prh nn 108/0 8348.hunl. Although their evaluation found no harmful lead levels, CPSC staff urged the industry to develop voluntary standards that will eventually eliminate the use of lead in synthetic -turf pigments where feasible. The STC promptly issued a press release announcing its proactive, carefully prepared plans to achieve this goal. Throughout the years, the synthetic turf industry has developed and tested new pigment formulations to enable the removal of all or most of the lead from over 90 percent of the pigments used to color syatthetic turf. Now the STC is committed to reducing lead levels in the remaining 10 percent of all colored fibers that still require lead chromate to meet the consumer's demand for Ion, --term colorfastness and vibrancy in certain colors. The association voluntarily pledged to reduce lead levels in accor- dance with the proposed Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 4040), and to meet the same strict standards Congress is likely to impose on the children's toy industry. Specifically, STC members will reduce lead levels in all pigments used to color synthetic turf to 300 parts -per -million (ppm) or less no later than January 1, 2010, and to 100 ppm or less no later than January 1, 2012. In May, the New York City Depart- ment of Health and Mental Hygiene released a 180 -page review and assess- ment of available research and scientific knowledge by an independent environ- mental and engineering consulting firm attesting to the safety of crumb -rubber inflled synthetic turf. In July, the New York Department of Health issued a fact sheet on synthetic turf addressing health and safety considerations similar to the New York City report, including injury, infection, latex allergy, chemical exPOS urz and heat stress. Both of these docu- ments—plus numerous independent and current research, technical papers, government and regulatory agencv position statements—can be found at urnm'. sy'n th eticturfcou ncil.org. Like parks and recreation managers across the country, the STC is commnitte. to safeguarding the well-being of those who play on synthetic turf. The STC will continue to make independent, current and credible research and science avail- able as it is published, and be accessible for forthright information to ensure that users enjoy peace of mind. PNB Rick Doyle is the President of the Synthetic Turf Council, which was founded in 2oo3 to serve as an obfective resource assisting buy- ers and end users with the selection, use and maintenance of synthetic -turf systems in sports field, golf and landscape applications. STC members produce and install most of the synthetic turfsports fields in North America. For more information, visit wwwsyntheticturf councit.org. w .P.,W.d,eO.Mnestcom , NOVEMBER zoo5 . PHI Page 17 Results Against Goals in 2008 Work Plan at 3` Quarter ria=Not Assigned Goal As of November 11, 2008 Em to ers/Multi-Tenant Properties Commuter fairs with employers and multi- tenant properties 140 251 Bike -to -work clinics and tune up events 10 11 Companies with preferential pool parking na 14 Free bike rack program for employers na 24 installed Companies promoting Commuter Challenge 135 148 Companies promoting Rideshare to Work W. 75 85 TDM plans na 5 (Welsh Companies, United Health Group, Opus Corporate Center, Liberty Property Trust - ATK, Top Line Federal Credit Union) Employer seminars 3 26 Commute Benefit Coordinators at large companies 175 444 Companies with Best Workplace for Commuters designation na 5 (GE, Best Buy, Quality Bicycle Products, Starkey, Ceridian) New employers enrolled in discounted transit pass sales to employees na 9 (Adler Graduate School, Hennepin Technical College, National American University, Escape Key Computing, Edina Realty, Midwest Rubber & Supply Co., August Ash, Macys - MOA) Displays with bus schedules, rideshare and -bicycle commuting information to employers na 49 Commuter Ridematches 1,000 4382 Rideshare to work week participants 300 487 New van oolers 25 127 New carpoolers 225 454 registered carpools to date New bus riders 250 Not available until end of year New bicycle commuters 500 Not available until end of year Bike2Benefits participants 275 281 Commuter Challenge pledges 2000 3184 Total Single Occupant Vehicle conversions 1,000 Regional Commuter Choice Award Nominations/Winners na 16 nominations Mailings to employers na 3,500 Commuter Challenge campaign 400 Rideshare to Work Week 830 Commuter Choice Awards 830 Pre -Tax Transportation Benefits Assisted employers with telework resources na 5 (Anderson Companies, Donaldson Companies, Centex Homes, Pearson, Sauer Danfoss) Page 18 I-494 Corridor Commission Board of Directors Meeting October 8, 2008 Draft Minutes Board Members Attending: Brad Aho, Dick Allendorf, Steve Elkins, Tom Foley, Sandy Hewitt, Jim Hovland, David Lindahl, Cary Teague, Julie Wischnack Others Attending: Melissa Madison, Kate Meredith, Scott Pedersen, Bill Schreiber Motion Passed: Approved July 9, 2008 meeting minutes. Motion Passed: Approved July, August, September 2008 financial statements. Motion Passed: Appoint Steve Elkins to the Chair position beginning in January 2009. Motion Passed: Approve the 2009 Work Plan as amended. Motion Passed: Approve the 2009 budget. Business Items Legislative Update: Messerli & Kramer circulated a handout on the Counties Transit Improvement Board — Interim Transit Investment Framework (2008) by Mary Richardson the interim CTIB coordinator. There are high expectations for what can be accomplished through CTIB even though revenues are lower than expected. There is no clear definition of the word transitway. The ITIF defines a transitway as: • Transit operating in a dedicated right of way • Fast, reliable, attractive and efficient service • LRT, BRT, commuter rail, and passenger rail operating within the MTA There is some deliberation over express bus service and if that will count in the definition. There is $70 million available: $30.8 million for the Met Council (one time) $39.2 million available for discretionary grants (no grants for studies) Grant applications are due October 15t with a concurrent review by the Met Council and the GEARS committee. Grant awards will be announced by October 29'h The revenue forecast in November will look bad and legislators have no appetite for more transportation funding. Mn/DOT may be open to reconsidering how much money to dedicate to maintenance and bridges. Tom Sorel is meeting with Eden Prairie on October 291h to discuss the I-494/169 interchange. Discussion on the Metropolitan Council's draft 2030 TPP: The Met Council is proposing a $30 million cap for highway expansion projects which seems arbitrary and is unacceptable for addressing large projects. Arlene McCarthy Page 19 looks to written guidance so it is important to have in writing the Met Council will work with local officials. The draft is focused on fixing more bridges than is necessary in an accelerated timeframe which is not an acceptable plan for the region. Comments are due to the Met Council by November Oh. Board members should send comments to Madison in the next week to draft a letter from the I-494 Corridor Commission. Review draft 2009 Work Plan: Madison circulated a copy of the 2008 work plan with proposed changes for 2009 highlighted in yellow. Members recommended moving the goal "Highway 169/I-494 interchange reconstruction" to the top bullet point, removing "Support the UPA grant and identifying matching funds" as this has occurred, and changing "widely distribute" to better define the action (Example: promote the Commuter Challenge to 400 email contacts, 830 mail contacts, Chambers of Commerce and community organizations.) Review Draft 2009 Budget: Corridor Commission member dues will remain the same at .23 per resident which will collect $80,574.06. Madison proposed a $413,080.19 budget for 494 Commuter Services, of which only $47,190.19 will be funded by membership dues. The remaining $365,890 will be funded With CMAQ and UPA monies. New for 494 Commuter Services budget is money from the UPA grant to promote telework. Board members expressed a desire to keep current outreach levels the same prior to taking on the UPA telework work plan. Staff will spend their first 40 hours each week working on regular outreach and any work to promote UPA related telework to employers is to be done after the first 40 hours. Time spent on UPA telework can be directly reimbursed to staff with UPA grant money at their regular hourly rate. Bruce Howard recommended this approach to reimbursing staff for time spent on the UPA goals for telework. Madison will report 494 Commuter Services outreach against goals on a quarterly basis beginning in 2009. Board members cautioned they do not want to see slippage in 494 Commuter Services regular work at the expense for UPA outreach. If staff find they do not have time to perform UPA outreach they will use a consultant. Madison proposes a budget of $22,800 for the Corridor Commission with $18,000 dedicated to Messerli & Kramer. This will leave $10,583.87 in undesignated funds. Board members indicated an interest in discussing an appropriate fund balance amount. Previously the board discussed having a three to four month reserve as a cushion for times when Metro Transit is slow to issue CMAQ reimbursements. Madison will propose guidance for the board to review and adopt. Technical Report: Since our last meeting in July, staff met with 26 companies, held 50 commuter fairs, conducted 20 electronic fairs and gave 9 presentations including a session with 100 human resource professionals at the HR Connection association. Page 20 Over the past three months staff have assisted 758 individuals with customized transit information and ridematches. Staff have assisted Anderson Companies, Pearson, Centex Homes and Saur Danfoss with our sample telework policy and agreement. Centex Homes used our documents to create a telework pilot program which we will report the results of. SFM (formerly State Fund Mutual) in Bloomington recently implemented a new commute benefit where employees receive $25 per month for carpooling or $25 per month for taking transit. Our Rideshare to Work Week campaign has been very successful. We enrolled 487 people who pledged to carpool or vanpool during the week of October 6 — 10 which is a 60% increase over the 2007 campaign. This year 85 employers participated, up from 73 employers who promoted Rideshare to Work Week last year. 494 Commuter Services is hosting a pre-tax transportation benefits seminar for employers on October 30'h. Staff invited 830 companies to learn about the state corporate income tax credit for transportation benefits (including transit and vanpooling expenditures) as well as how to set up pre-tax benefits. The $700 billion dollar bailout bill signed by President Bush included a transportation fringe benefit provision allowing up to $20 per month pre-tax for expenditures on bicycle commuting. The bicycle pre-tax benefit takes effect January 2009. Miscellaneous: Sandy Hewitt indicated she will not be seeking another term on the Plymouth City Council. The Chair position is established to rotate alphabetically by city on a two year cycle concurrently with the treasury position. Chair Hewitt passed the position onto Steve Elkins after Sue Sandahl declined. Board members suggest the Chair should meet regularly with Arlene McCarthy to ensure our TMO concerns are being addressed. Metro Transit has been difficult to work with at a staff level and occasionally makes threats about future funding and control. Steve Elkins offered to speak with Brian Lamb. Page 21 1-494 Corridor Commission Balance Sheet Prepared by City of Eden Prairie As of October 31, 2008 Forthe Month Ending 10/31/2008 Assets Cash and Investments $ 113,936 Due from Metropolitan Council (Sept. Reimb) 19,496 Due from Metropolitan Council (Oct. Reimb) 21,426 Total Assets $ 154,858 Liabilities and Fund Balances Liabilities: Accounts Payable - CMAQ Expenditures $ 16,794.79 Accounts Payable - Non-CMAQ Expenditures $ 1,513.39 Total Liabilities $ 18,308 Fund Balance: Unreserved/Undesignated $ 136,550 Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $ 154,858 Page 22 1-494 Corridor Commission Income Statement Prepared by City of Eden Prairie For the Month Ending October 31, 2008 Revenues: Grants from Metropolitan Council Municipality Membership Dues Interest Income Other Income Total Revenues Expenditures: CMAQ Expenditures Non-CMAQ Expenditures Luncheon - ioo%reimb. by Metro Transit Total Expenditures Net Income Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Page 23 2008 For the 2008 % of Budget Annual Month of Aug Year to Date Collected/Spent Budget (1011 - 10/31) (111 - 10/31) as of 10/31 $ 264,971 $ 21,426 $ 192,574 73% 80,350 - $ 80,350 100% - - $ 149 n/a - - $ 1,247 n/a $ 345,321 $ 21,426 $ 274,320 79% $ 312,400 $ 25,152 $ 224,185 72% 22,800 1,513 $ 19,573 86% - - $ 1,147 n/a $ 335,200 $ 26,665 $ 244,905 73% $ 10,121 $ (5,239) $ 29,415 $ 94,107 $ 141,789 $ 107,135 $ 104,228 $ 136,550 $ 136,550 Page 23 October 2008 INVOICE 494 Commuter Services Fed PON 95-X001-00 REMIT TO: City of Eden Prairie 8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Approved Budget Line Items 2008 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ _$ $. $ $ _$_ $ $ $ _$ $ $ Month Budget "- --- 264,971.36 47,429.09 312,400.45'' 227,046.45 $ 2,250.00 $ 6,804.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1000.00 $ 500.00 5,000.00. 2,400.00 - $ 7,000.00 $ 6.000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 3,500.00 $ 1,000.00 _ 2,000.00 $ 1,500.00 $ _ 3,000.00 3,000.00 $ 300.00 $ 15,250.00 $ 7,000.00 3,000.00 6,350.00 $ to Date Actual 18,415.83 201.08 575.00. 86.69 258.79 354.82. 1,059.56 1,264.70 850.00 75.00 465.00 92.41 474.00'.. 25.00 446.74 507.19 Year I $ $ ;$ $ $ $_ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ -: $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ to Date Balance Actual Remaining 170,511.91 $ 1,805.44 $ _ 6,219.36 i$ _ _ 1,377.23: $ 962.02: $ - S 3,925.10 $ 3,426.17 j$ 4,515.34 J$ 4,427.02 _ $ _ 2,779.51_ $ 997.50 $ 120.00 $ 1,720.00 - $ 1,171.14 $ ____328.86 1,624.68 { $ 1,733.84 $ 175.00 $ 8,391.19. S - $ 3,185.15 $ 5,580.32 J$ 56,534.54 „ 444.56 584.64 122.77 1,037.98 500.00 1,074.90 (1,026.17) 2,484.66 1,572.98 3,220.49 2,502.50 880.00 280.00. - 1,375.32 1,266.16 125.00 '.. 6,858.81 7,000.00 (185.15), 769.68 Balance Remaining 80% $52,870 $445 $585 $123 $1,038 $500 $1,075 -$1,026 $2,485 $1,573 $3,220 $2,503 $880 $280 $329 $1,375 $1,266 $125 $6,859 $3,500 $770 100% $3,665 $3,500 -$185 100% used current month INCOME CMAQ TDM Grant Local Contributions Total Income.. ............... $6,524 $ - $ - PROGRAM EXPENSES SALARIES AND BENEFITS Benfits/ ayrolladministration Rent Phone, fax, data lines, web hosting Copier, printer, fax Computer software Computer maintainence Misc. office equipment and supplies Printing Bulk copying Postage Graphic Desi Advertising Vendor table fees/displays Chambers of Commerce Cell phones Conference fees and travel Staff professional development Board meeting room Employer/Commuter Incentives lCarpool Fuel Van oo1DVD Staff re: Mileage/parking Expenditures............ j$ 312,400.45 . S 25,151.81 j $ 224,647.92 $ 87,752.53 ; $80,773 $6,980 $6,524 Amount of Reimbursement requested: S 14,902.44 (80% of Monthly Expenditures) $6,524 (100% of Monthly Expenditures) Certification: I certify the expenditures mllected in this invoice are true and correct and have been made for the purpose of and in accordance with applicable terms and conditions ofthe award. I have examined the expenditures reflected on this bill and determined that each reflects a reasonable price based on market prices offered by the vendors to the general public. Appropriate documentation to support these authorized expenses is on file and available for revie. 'these expenditures are not reimbursable from other sources and have not been previously claimed. 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Estimated No. Type Project Description Manager Consult Total Cost Current Notes Active Public Improvement Projects 1013 S Fernbrook Ln. - 27th to 34th - DC/BM SRF $5,741,000 Construction started on 7/16/07. Utilility cordination for 2008 held Design & ROW & Construction on 3/4/08. Xcel Energy has relocated the two power poles south of Hwy 55 as of April 1. Eureka Construction is antcipating starting the remaining work beginning the week of April 14. all work except for restoration with seed sod and plantings south of Hwy 55 to be complete on or before 6/27/08. All underground work and retaining wall south of hwy 55 completed as of 5/6/08. Sidewalk and trail north of TH 55 completed on 5/23. Base paving south of TH 55 completed on 5/23. All concrete work expected to be completed by 6/18. Final bituminous layer and pavement marking expected to be completed by 6/27. Final paving and striping completed 7/7/08. 10/28/08 Contractor completing punch list items. 3105 WR Plymouth Creek Pond DA Wenck $900,000 Westwood is preparing the wetland replacement plan application. There are discussions with BARR Eng regarding a feasability study for the Plymouth Creek stream restoration project which may be able to be used for part of the wetland replacement requirement. Staff has a meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers on July 29th to discuss wetland mitigation. Permit applications are expected to be submitted to the Army Corps, DNR, and Bassett Creek Watershed by the end of September. Westwood has provided a draft Welland Permits Application. That application was reviewed with the USACOE, BWSR, and Hennepin County. The final Wetland Permits Application should be ready in the next couple of weeks. 4135 WR CR 61/CR 9 Erosion Site DC BRA $350,000 Contract awarded to G.F.Jedlicki, Inc. on 5/13. Preconstruclion meeting held on 5/29/08. Clearing and grubbing of trees north of Co. Rd 9 along with installation of silt fence and orange safety fencing. As of 8/15/08, 95% of work including restoration completed north of Co. Rd 9. All pipe work, pond dredging and riprap drainways compleded as of 9/12/08 south of Co Rd 9. Live stake plantings to be installed after 11/01. 4145 S S. Shore Drive Bridge JR BRA $350,000 Final plans have been approved by MnDOT. Waiting to see when Re lacemenl I fundinq becomes available. 5102 S CR 101, CR 6 to CR 24 DC/BM Henn. Co. $17,000,000 Preliminary layout of CR 101 approved by City Council on 10/11/05. The plan is 30% complete. Met with Hennepin County 4/4/06. City staff will do engineering for watermain replacement. EAW comments received and approved by County. The plan is 90% complete. The County has sent out property acquisition letter to affected property owners. City working on watermain replacement plan. Condemnation has been initiated by the County. Current schedule anticipates receiving Bids in May 2008 and starting construction in August, 2008. City Council Orders Improvement of Co. Road 101 on 2/26 and special assessments become pending. County revises schedule to a bid opening on 8/12/08 with construction starting on 10/13/08. Xcel Energy started relocating both its undergroung and overhead lines the end of March. Some clearing of trees was also necessary to facilitate thier work. Environmental assessment public hearing was held on 5/14/08 at Hennepin County Public Works facility in Medina. County staff indicated the project will be bid in December 2008 with construction Ito begin April 2009. Page 1 C Documents and Settings\IbairdlLocal Settings\Temporary Internet FileslOLK181Wctive_Pending_Proj_Rpt _ 1110 Page 26 Revised: 11/10/08 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects Prot or CIP Pro]. Pro]. Estimated No. Type Project Description Manager Consult Total Cost Current Notes 5122 S CR 24, Olive Ln. to 32nd Ave. DC/BM Henn. Co. $2,500,000 Preliminary layout approved by City Council 6/14/05. Construction scheduled for 2008. Design in progress. Received Draft Layout 2/21/06. Met with Hennepin County design staff on 5/2/06. City staff will do design engineering for watermain replacement. Met with utility companies on 5/24/06. Received draft plan on 5/23/06. City watermain replacement plan completed and submitted to the County. Project has been put on indefinate hold by Hennepin County. 6103 WR Repair Erosion - Wood Crk. DA/BM Wenck $425,000 Project is complete, with the exception of minor punchlist items. 6108 S Intersection Imp. - CR 47 & CR DC $1.2 million Curb and gutter is complete and base course paving has been 61 done. Intersection (including the new turn lanes) is open for traffic for the winter. Next spring the concrete islands will be installed, the final lift paved and all restoration completed. Median curbs are scheduled to be placed the week of 5/26. All concrete work expected to be completed by 6/20. Final paving and striping completed 6/28/08. Minor punch list items expected to be completed by 10/17. All items completed as of 10/27. Working on resolution of final quantities. 7111 WR Mooney Lake Pump Project DT/BM Wenck $250,000 Project was included in MCWD CIP for 2007 and a cooperative agreement with MCWD was executed. Construction has been completed including final electrical power connections from Excel Energy. Final payment to contractor will be reviewed at the November 10 2006 regular meeting. 7114 W Well 16 and Watermain SN BRA $1,710,000 Wellhouse plans are going to Planning Commission on 5/7/08. Watermain plans are 75% done and in for comment. Wellhouse site plans to be considered by City Council on 5/27. Well plans are completed and construction bids will be considered for approval by Council on 7/8/08. Well construction contract was awarded 7/8/08 and construction is underway. Raw watermain contract is out for bids and is scheduled for opening of bids on 10/1/08. Wellhouse plans are 90% complete. Award of water main contract to be considered by City Council on 10/14. Well drilling is 30% complete. 7135 WR Wild Wings Wetland Cleaning DA $175,000 Comments on the E4W were recieved from the MN DNR, MPCA, and Metropolitan Council. Several residents spoke in favor of the project at the public hearing. Permit applications have been submitted. Staff has drafted responses to comments for consideration at the September 23, 2008 City Council meeting. Council adopted a declaration of"No Need" for an Environmental Impact Statement based on the EAW, therefore the 30 day permit review by the DNR is initiated. Waiting on permits. Page 2 C:\Documents and Settings\Ibaird\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK181\Active_Pending_Proj_Rpt_11100f Page 27 Revised: 11/10/08 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects Proj or CIP Proj. Proj. Estimated - -' No. Type Project Description Manager Consult Total Cost Current Notes 7138 WR TH 55 Culvert Replacement DA S.E.H. $485,000 Design is near completion and initial submittal to MnDOT has been and Wetland Cleaning Proejct done. SEH will be reviewing downstream effects of pipe size increase and recommending channel cleaning parameters downstream. Permits have been submitted to the DNR and USACOE. A permit to the BCWMC is required. 90% Plans have been submitted to Mn/DOT for review. Rights of Entry have been secured from the property owners on the north side of TH 55. Cooperative agreement with Mn/DOT to be considered by City Council on 5/27. Construction plans to be considered for approval by City Council on 7/8/08. Construction contract awarded 8/26/08 with Change Order No.1 to be considered by Council on 9/9/08. Preconstruction meeting scheduled for 9/12/08. Construction to be done as weekend work in September / October 2008. Permits have been recieved from the Army Corps of Engineers. Bassett Creek Watershed permit has been obtained for the culvert replacement. Culvert replacement to begin 10/16 and will be completed 10/20, weather permitting. Highway 55 to be closed the weekend of 10/18- 19. 8101 S 2008 Street Reconstruction JP $8,100,000 The final lift of asphalt has been placed on all streets west of West Project Medicine Lake Drive. On the east side of the project, curb replacement, sodding, and miscellaneous base course repairs will be done 10/27 and 10/28, with the final lift of asphalt scheduled for 10/31. Miscellaneous punch list items will be all that is left on the project following the final lift of asphalt. 8104 S 36th Avenue Street JR $550,000 Project delayed until 2009 due to Library and private development Reconstruction construction. 8105 S Hwy. 169 Frontage Road R/R DC $80,000 Council approves agreement with UP Rail on 2/12/08. Construction Crossing Replacement expected to begin Thur. 10/16 and be complete by Wed. 10/22. Construction completed on 10/20/08. 8107 WR 26th Avenue Bridge JR BRA $250,000 Bridge Funds are not available this year. This project will be Replacement delayed until next year, when MnDOT funding is expected to be available. 8108 SS 28th Ave. Lift Station Upgrade JR/SN BRA $600,000 Engineering Construction & Innovations, Inc. is the low bidder. Forcemain installation has been completed. Wet well construction to resume on 8/27. Wet well construction completed. Electrical work is underway. 8109 S Niagara Lane Mill & Overlay DC $600,000 Plans and specifications approved on 2/12/08. Bid opening is Project March 20 at 10am. Lowest bidder is ASTECH Corp. Contract awarded on 4/8/08. Construction began 7/17/08. All concrete work completed by 8/22/08. Project is complete except for pavement markings and sodding of boulevard areas. All items complete except for 25% of boulevard restoration and minor cleanup. As of 10/28 all items compled except for raising 3 Man Hole castings. 8110 S Fire Station #1 Parking Lot JR $145,000 Hardrives will be paving the wear course during the week of Reconstruction Nov. 11 8111 SS 2008 Sanitary Sewer Lining JR $373,000 Staff has prepared a punchlist for the project and is waiting for Veit to address the items. 8112 P Old Rockford Road Trail JR $155,000 DMJ has completed the project. Staff is preparing a punchlist. Page 3 C1Documents and SettingsVbaird\Local Settings\Temporary Internet FilesIOLK1811Active_Pending_Proj_Rpt_I 11( Page 28 Revised: 11/10/08 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects Proj. or CIP Proj. Proj. Estimated No. Type Project Description Manager Consult Total Cost Current Notes 8113 WR 2008 Minor Drainage Impr. DT/DA WSB $200,000 Sites include 805 Ithaca, Cimarron Ponds, Camelot Overlook, 305 Magnolia, 315 Alvarado, 12th/Harbor LN, 41st & Goldenrod and Chelsea Woods. The 315 Alvarado site and the Camelot Overlook sites have completed plans and watershed approvals. Notification letters were sent out for the Cimarron Ponds site with work expect to begin in late November. The successful quote was received from Sunram Construction. The Camelot work is expected to commence in late -winter. Completed projects include 805 Ithaca and 305 Magnolia. On September 9, 2008 the City Council rejected all bids on the Chelsea Woods and Mission View sites. The 12th/Harbor LN site will be done concurrently with a 2010 street recon project. 8115 WR Timber Creek Improvements JR/DA $375,000 A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for Monday June 16th at bpm - in the Council Chambers to hear neighborhood concerns and review the wetland and survey information. Staff had a second neighborhood meeting on August 4th to review draft plans with the residents. Staff was on-site for the 3rd neighborhood meeting on August 27th to discuss proposed tree removals with residents. Permit applications have been submitted to the Army Corps, MN DNR, and Bassett Creek. Final plan sets are due in the next 2 weeks for consideration by the City Council at the first scheduled meeting in October. Project has been tabled. Pending PublidAmprovement Projects W-2 W Watermain - Vicksburg Ln. - $750,000 Dependent on development A portion of the water main is CR 47 to Schmidt Lake Road anticipated to be installed pending approval of the Wood Crest development. Construction of the Wood Crest portion will begin in September. W-3 W Watermain - Cheshire Ln. - ' $370,000 Dependent on development. Construction is anticipated to be Glacier Vista to CR 47 started in 2009. BB Bud Broekema SS Sanitary BM Bob Moberg P Parks DC Dan Campbell W Water DT Dave Taylor WR Water JP Joe Paumen S Street JR Jim Renneberg SN Scott Newberger ' Unassigned Page 4 C:\Documents and Settings\Ibaird\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK181 Wctive_Pending_Proj_Rpt_11100 Page 29 MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 DATE: November 4, 2008 TO: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager FROM: 01" 1 Cote, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: ENERGY AUDITS As you know, we have been working with Total Energy Concepts to do energy audits at the Public Works facility and at City Hall and Public Safety. Their conclusions are that, unlike the Plymouth Ice Center, the energy optimization system would be too costly and the payback period would be too lengthy to justify implementation. Total Energy Concepts does believe we have an opportunity to reduce our energy bills and improve efficiency by changing the lighting at Public Works. They will be conducting a more thorough analysis this fall and I will report their findings when they conclude. attachment 0o En,invi, GENERAL MEMOS MR.AN'008 Ah,e� "e,,,AW4.M. Page 30 MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 DATE: November 4, 2008 TO: Bob Moberg, City Engineer FROM: Derek Asche5ater Resources Manager SUBJECT: SCHMIDT, POMERLEAU, AND BASS LAKES NUTRIENT TMDL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN The Schmidt, Pomerleau, and Bass Lakes Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan indicates a need to reduce the nutrient loading by 5.3 lbs. for Schmidt Lake, 20.2 lbs. for Pomerleau Lake, and 95.9 lbs. for Bass Lake. Stakeholders for the implementation of this TMDL include the City of Plymouth, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and Hennepin County. Best management practices (BMPs) identified as stakeholder activities in the implementation plan to meet the TMDL goals include retrofitting of BMPs such as water qualitypond construction, infiltration basins, rain gardens, or manufactured treatment devices (ex. Storniceptors and Baysavers). In addition to retrofitting BMPs the implementation plan suggests Plymouth include feasibility studies on internal phosphorus loads in Schmidt, Pomerleau, and Bass Lakes, increasing infiltration, shoreline management/restoration, and "street sweeping. Upon approval of the implementation plan by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPGA), currently anticipated for 2009, the City's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) will need to be updated within 18 months to include best management practices from above that the City will incorporate to meet the goals of the TMDL. The City's current street sweeping program is estimated to meet the TMDL goals for Sclniidt Lake and no additional BMPs are anticipated to be required. To meet the goals for Pomerleau Lake, street sweeping, low impact development practices, water quality ponding, and internal phosphorus load reduction programs are likely to be needed to meet the required TMDL goals. Water quality ponding, incidentally, will be required for development of areas within the Pomerleau Lake watershed and will not necessarily be needed as a separate City project. Lastly, for Bass Lake, street sweeping, retrofitting BMPs (5 rain gardens were included in this watershed with the 2006 street reconstruction project), and internal phosphorus load reduction programs are anticipated to reduce the majority of the required 95.9 lbs reduction in phosphorus loading to Bass Lake. The remaining reduction amount will likely require best management practices by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Hennepin County. Page 31 U. Eiginaming \\T0.0.fSRC \\ a¢nhds 1M1inclt Cnvk tiehmiJl_ I'rmerlvu_Bus_ 1'\B)I. IniplznttmaionRlan Slnm� J« From: Tov Rezabek[SMTP:TOV@PRINTMEDIAMN.COM] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 1:20:18 PM To: Web Contact Police Cc: 'Tov Rezabek' Subject: THANK YOU Auto forwarded by a Rule To the Chief, Chris and all the staff involved in blocking off the neighborhood entrances. My name is Tov Rezabek and I am the president of the Conor Meadows Homeowners Association. I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. We, all 88 home owners want to thank those involved in keeping the neighborhood streets safe on the night of Halloween and the Wayzata Football Game. It made the trick or treating for the kids and I'm sure some of the parents feel more at ease. The evening in our neighborhood was very calm and uneventful, and that is the way we like it to be. Again to all those involved we extend a big THANK YOU!!!!! Have a great day Tov Tov Rezabek Print Medio/Par Consulting 4444 W. 76th Street Suite 700 Edina, MN 55435 c: 612-978-8914 P: 952-835-5155; X22 f.•952-835-5122 tov@printmediamn.com www.Epromo4U.com Page 32 From: Liz Sela [mailto:lizsela@qwest.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:45 AM Subject: thanks As a resident and homeowner at 12515 26th "Ave. N. in Plymouth, I Just wanted to compliment you, your department and all the workers who did the street reconstruction project in my neighborhood, especially Barry Sullivan, who was so helpful, considerate and courteous. It was a difficult time for all of us, and it really helped to have Bary to turn to for information and assistance. It was reassuring to have someone who was willing to answer all our questions and address all our concerns. Thanks again for making this project more tolerable. Sincerely, Liz Sela 12515 26th Ave. N. Plymouth, MN lizsela(a)gwestnet 763-559-5630 Page 33 West* Financial The new direction in banking. 13600 Industrial Park Blvd • Plymouth, MN 55441 763.553.5417 - 800.551.0225 - 763.557.0366 fax www.westfinancialcu.com To: All I-94 chamber members that joined and supported the Northwest chamber Subject: Networking meeting and opportunity I invite you all to attend the networking meeting that meets the FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of every month at the Hamel Community Building at 8:00 AM. We need to continue to support each other and build business relationships from Plymouth to Rockford. I assume you joined the chamber to help your business grow, support the community and improve yourself. In these tougher economic times we need to work together to grow and improve our businesses. You have time and money invested in your business; take one hour twice a month to help yourself and others. The support we get from the I-94 chamber office is very professional; they have laid out the foundation so we all can succeed. But, it's our responsibility to help ourselves and help each other. Take pride in your business and you will succeed. Why should you attend? • Meet new members and gain new business • Introduce yourself to new customers • You have an opportunity to tell everyone about your business or service • If we all gain new business, we all win • Help your community grow The time of 8:00 AM can be changed if a majority wants it to. So far this is the best time for all, but we are open to changing to 11:00- 100 or what works best for all of us. You don't have to attend every meeting, come when you can. Lets work together to make OUR chamber the best chamber in Minnesota. Please call me/email me if you have any questions or concerns. Best Regards, Bill Schuyler West Financial Credit Union 612 325-8689 B3schuylerna,msn.com West Financial' is a trademark of West Financial Credit Union. Page 34