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Council Information Memorandum 07-28-1994
JULY 28, 1994 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS .... 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST: AUGUST 1 5:30 P.M. CITY ATTORNEY SUBCOMMITTEE Council Conference Room 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUGUST 8 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL STUDY SESSION Council Conference Room TOPIC: Continue discussion on Land Use Guide Plans, Regulatory Approval Process, and Land Use Ordinance Review 7:00 P.M. AUGUST 15 7:00 P.M. AUGUST 22 7:00 P.M. AUGUST 29 7:00 P.M. BUDGET STUDY SESSION Public Safety Conference Room COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers BUDGET STUDY SESSION Public Safety Conference Room COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO July 28, 1994 Page 2 2. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION -- THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 7:30 P.M., City Council conference room. 3. OPEN HOUSE FOR WAYZATA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATES -- The Wayzata Schools have extended an invitation to the Mayor, City Council members, City Manager and department heads to attend open houses for the two superintendent finalists next Monday and Tuesday, August 1 and 2. The open houses will be held at the District's Administration building beginning at 3:30 p.m. Attached is a copy of the invitation faxed to us earlier this week. (M-3) 4. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -- TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 6-9:30 P.M. The Public Safety caravan traveling throughout Plymouth the evening of August 2 will leave from the back entrance of the Police Department at 5:30 p.m. (M-4) 5. METRO MEETINGS -- The weekly calendar of meetings for the Metropolitan Council and its advisory commissions is attached. (M-5) 6. MEETING CALENDARS - City Council and City Center calendars are attached. (M-6) 1. MINUTES & AGENDAS: a. School District 270, School Board Meeting Highlights, June 2, 1994. (I -la) 2. DEPARTMENT REPORTS A. Weekly Building Permit Report for Commercial/Industrial/Public and Use Types. (I - 2a) 3. NEWSLETTERS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.: a. Metro Voice, Metropolitan Council, July, 1994. (I -3a) 4. MEMOS & CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter to Wallace Olson from Joe Ryan, Building Official, regarding test results of the heating system and equipment at 40 Shenandoah Court. (I -4a) b. Memo to City Employees regarding prohibition of gifts to local officials. (I -4b) C. Letter from Joyce Bumgardner, 2705 Fountain Lane, to City Council, requesting animal control regulations for cats. (I -4c) d. Memo from Richard Pouliot, Project Coordinator in response to inquiry from Councilmember Edson regarding the screening fence along Northwest Boulevard south of 54th Avenue. (I -4d) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION M EMO July 28, 1994 Page 3 e. Letter from Northwest Community Television forwarding a summary of the cable commission training session held for City Staff and Councils on cable presentations. (I -4e) f. Letter from Dottie Rietow, Metropolitan Council Chair, giving an update on the new Metropolitan Council. (I -4f) g. Memo from Fred Moore in response to a request by Councilmember Lymangood for information on the designation of 26th Avenue as a "major collector" street. (I -4g) h. Letter from Dan Faulkner to affected residents along County Road 24 on the road construction project and detour to begin Monday, August 1. (I -4h) i. Memo from Joe Ryan in response to a letter from Roger Brieze, 17135 Old Rockford Road, regarding a retaining wall issue. (I -4i) j. Petitions received at the July 25 Council meeting from residents of 26th Avenue. (I - 4j) Dwight Johnson City Manager 07/26/94 15:33 ISD #284 -� 6125505060 WDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 284 WAYZATA, MINNESOTA :i 1 IMMI 1 `f Y: W `iM JOHN SLATTERY - MONDAY, AUGUST 1. D% PAUL BEn FUSS - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 1994 10:00 A.M. 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. 2.30 P.M. 3:30 P.M. 5:00 P.M. 6:30 P.M. LMB/23 7/20194 OPEN HOUSE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL - Administration Building OPEN HOUSE FOR EMPLOYEES - Wayzata Senior High, Cafeteria LUNCH WITH CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS M-3 N0.377 P002 OPEN HOUSE FOR UNION LEADERSHIP & LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE - Gleason Lake Elementary School OPEN HOUSE FOR PARENT TEACHER GROUPS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS - Administration Building CANDIDATE to Ramada/Ridgedaie DINNER WITH SCHOOL BOARD July 18, 1994 National Night Out will Celebration is taking s neighborhoods have red grow each week. be held Tuesday August 2, from 6-9:30 p.m. This year's cape to be the largest ever. To date over sixty-four istered their events with us and the number continues to We hope that you can join us on National Night Out by taking part in our Public Safety Caravan. We will be traveling throughout Plymouth the evening of August 2, to celebrate our partnership with residents to keep our community safe. We plan to meet at the back entrance of the Police Department at 5:30 p.m. and be out in the neighborhood by 6:00 p.m. If you are interested in joining the festivities, please give me a call at 550-5198 and I will make arrangements for you in the Caravan. Sincerely, a On6nCwa and Officer Karen Forslund Police Department CITY OF PLYMOUTH We Listen - We Solve • We Care gnnn PI VNAr)l ITW Prll 11 MIADn . 1731 venni iru RAI nu i ror%TA CCA A-7 . Tci cnur-,.11- 11.11 17171 r111 M -S METRO MEETINGS A weekly calendar of meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its advisory and standing committees, and four regional commissions: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, and Regional Transit Board. Meeting times and agendas are occasionally changed. Questions about meetings should be directed to the appropriate organization. DATE: July 22, 1994 WEEK OF: July 25 - July 29, 1994 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Community Development Committee - Monday, July 25, 12 noon, Room IA. The committee will consider: Section 8 Housing Voucher Payment Standard; a $200,000 North Mississippi Regional Park Acquisition Grant to Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District; Supportive Housing Program Grant Application; City of Maple Grove Comprehensive Plan Amendments (Hiller MUSA Expansion, Stonebridge Plat Three); and, continued discussion of Regional Blueprint revisions regarding housing as a system. Transportation Committee - Wednesday, July 27, 4 p.m., Room 2A. The committee will consider. Interagency agreement with MnIDOT.on Meter Bypasses. It will hear information on: Transportation Mega Projects; Metro Mobility update; Travel Behavior Inventory report;, and Transit Operations: 1995 financial briefing. Environment Committee - Wednesday, July 27, 4 p.m., Chambers. The committee will consider. Approval of Amended 1994 Capital Budget and Related Plan Resolution No. 94; and Environmental regulations and reporting Chair's Informal Meeting with Council Members - Thursday, July 28, 3 p.m., Chair's Office. Metropolitan Council - Thursday, July 28, 4 p.m., Chambers. The Council will consider. Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Deferred Loan Program Request for Additional Funding; Change in the Metropolitan Parks and Open. Space Commission Meeting Dates; Personnel Report - June, 1994; Metropolitan Council Year Ending December 31, 1993 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report; Authorization to close 1991F Certificates of Indebtedness Debt Service Fund; and, Supportive Housing Program Grant Application. The Council will hear reports on the 1994-95 Regional Parks Capital Improvements Program and Work Program for Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources; Memorandum of Agreement with University of Minnesota; Twin Cities Industry Cluster Project; City of Maple Grove Comprehensive Plan Amendments; Resolution Certifying 1994 Debt Service levy by the RTB; Issuance of Bonds for Regional Parks Capital Improvements; Resolution authorizing the Associate Regional Administrator to make reimbursement declarations required for tax exempt bonding of sanitary sewer expenditures; and a resolution recognizing the contributions of Sondra Simonson to the Metropolitan Council Special Meeting/Committee of the Whole - Thursday, July 28, 4:30 p.m., or immediately following the Council meeting, Chambers. (This meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.705, Subdivision la (1992) to discuss labor negotiation issues.) M -iv TENTATIVE MEETINGS THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1 - 5, 1994 Chair's Informal Breakfast Meeting with Council Members - Tuesday, Aug. 2, 8 a.m., location to be determined. Minority Issues Advisory Committee - Tuesday, Aug. 2, 4 p.m., Chambers. Transportation Technical Advisory Committee to the Transportation Advisory Board - Wednesday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m., Chambers. Environment Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 3.4 p.m., Room IA. The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. Meeting times and agenda are subject to change. For more information or confirmation of meetings, call 291-6447, ('TDD 291-0904). Call the Metro Information Line at 229-3780 for news of Council actions and coming meetings. REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARD Board Meeting - Monday, Aug. 1, 4 p.m., Chambers. Meetings are subject to change; please call to confirm. The Regional Transit Board offices is located at on the seventh floor of Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101. For more information or confirmation of the meetings, call the RTB office at 292-8789. METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission office is located at 900 South 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. Meeting times and agendas occasionally must be changed. To verify meeting schedules and agenda items, please call Tamra Sharp, 335-3310. METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION Metropolitan Airports Commission offices are located at 6040 28th Av. S., Minneapolis, MN 55450. For more information, call Lynn Sorensen at 726-8186. METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission offices are located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101. Meeting times and agenda must occasionally be changed. To verify meeting schedules or agenda items, call 291-6602. rte, CITY CENTER MEETINGS 11' August 1994 *REVISED MEETING ** NEW MEETING 7/28/94 CITY CENTER MEETINGS September 1994 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday August October S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 30 31 Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 7:30 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 4 5 . Labor Day - City Offi- ces Closed 6 7 8 9 10 Front Customer Counter Open for Absentee Voting - 1 - 3 p.m. 7:00 PM WATER QUALITY COMMTTTEE 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMSSION 7:00 PM PRAC Rosh Hashanah 11 12 13 State Primary Election -Polls open 7 a m. -close 8 p. m 14 15 16 17 to p COUNCIL N1rrlPfG• Front Customer Counter Open for Absentee Voting - 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 4:00 PM FINANCIAL ADVI- M SORY COMITTEE 7:00 PM HRA Yom Kippur 18 19 20 21 22 23 Autumn begins 24 �Y7C"YL n z 41(+�i , y yaf 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING 7:00 PM PACT 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMMSION 25 26 27 28 29 30 *REVISED MEETING ** NEW MEETING 7/25/94 City Council Weekly Planner July 31 -September 10, 1994 Sunday...Tuesday 7:00 PM BOARD OF 4:00 PM FINANCIAL Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 7:00 PMBUDGIS) ;;: 3:30 PM Wayzata 3:30 PM Wayzata 7:00 PM PLANNING Supt. Open House Supt. Open House Pub. Safeiyawi 5:30 PM Council NATIONAL Subcommittee on NIGHT OUT - 6 - City Attorney 9 PM Proposals 7:00 PM COUNGIi ';'. MEEZING Aug 28 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 7:30 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Aug10 I AugH 5:30 Phi,, ;, 7:00 PM BOARD OF 4:00 PM FINANCIAL STUDXSESIp ., ZONING ADVISORY 7:00 PMBUDGIS) ;;: 7:00 PM WATER COMMITTEE 7:00 PM PLANNING STUDY SESSION QUALITY Pub. Safeiyawi COMMITTEE COMMISSION Aug 12 Aug 14 Aug 15 17qUN�.. Aug 16 17.00AugT17 I(�.0 Aug 18 J Aug 19BRA Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 7:00 PM BUDGET , , v STUAXISSSfON 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sep 1 Sep 2 Sep 3 7:00 PM COUNCIL NIG 7:30 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Sep 4 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 7 Sep 8 Sep 9 Sep 10 7:00 PM WATER QUAL- 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 PM PRAC Front Customer Coun- c: ITY COMMITTEE COMMISSION Rosh Hashanah ter Open for Absen- p.mVoting - 1 - 3 Labor Day s City Offices P Closed *Revised Meeting **New Meeting 7/28/94 School Board Meeting Highlights ,June 2, 1994 I Hopkins School District 270 - 1001 Highway 7 - Hopkins, Minnesota 55305 - 933-9270 - Learning for Life Eisenhower District elementary schools are scheduled to conduct comprehensive reviews every three years. Elementary Reviews were completed this year by Katherine Curren Elementary and Eisenhower Elementary. Comprehensive reviews include data collected from student core curriculum testing, parent comprehensive surveys, staff surveys, and school goal attainments. Eisenhower Elementary principal Chuck review Mykleby and staff from the school presented the findings from the school's review to the Board, along with recommendations for improvement. During the past few years, there has been enor- mous change at Eisenhower Elementary, particularly in the numbers of students and staff. The school went from 650 students in 1992 to 850 today. This increase brought with it a significant challenge, notably, how does a staff deal the impersonal feelings found in large schools? The staff met this challenge with an organizational change—aligning staff by teams identified by color (i.e. the Orange Team) and multi-age homerooms. Continuing efforts to improve include: 1) initiating a series of program modifications, 2) developing a parent education and involvement program, 3) developing information sessions for parents as their students make transitions to new teams, 4) enhancing communication techniques, 5) becoming more responsive to parent issues by using the new phone system, 6) building security to address parents' concern for their students in a large building, 7) utilizing the District's Strategic Plan to address other identified issues, 8) continuing to research and use best educational practice as it becomes available. Science The 1993-94 school year is the first of a two-year process for a comprehensive review of the K - curriculum 12 science program in the Hopkins schools. Activities during the past year have focused on gathering information and data about the science program to formulate a vision of where we are review and where we want to go. Major tasks for next year include revising and refining the K-6 scope and sequence, along with piloting new programs in selected classrooms; and using state and national guidelines to develop content standards at the secondary level in accordance with the District Strategic Plan. A visitation by a North Central Association accreditation team is sched- uled for the October to look at the secondary science program. Representative staff from the K-12 Science Department presented the School Board with the program review, along with 14 recom- mendations for improvement. Health/family The District's health and family life curriculum is also currently under review, which covers a life curriculum continuum of issues within today's school health education challenge: a review of the past, a vision of the future, the nuts and bolts of curriculum content and implementation, key concerns review within health education research, and the growing need for partnerships. Curriculum coordinators Pam Askeland and Bill Hobsen presented a progress report to the Board. The review will be concluded during the 1994-95 school year. Consent Appointments calendar Temporary Contract Ann 011ila—Speech pathologist at Glen Lake Elementary replacing Tamara Gebhardt who is on child-care leave. Graduated from the University of Oregon with a BA degree and from the University of Minnesota with an MA degree. Probationary Contract Amy Arndt—Elementary Spanish teacher for the 1994-95 school year. School not assigned as yet. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire with a BS degree. Reinstate from Leaves of Absence Lisa Anderson—Activities supervisor at Glen Lake Kids & Company requesting reinstatement from child-care leave of absence effective June 10, 1994. Nancy Orne—School Nutrition co -supervisor requesting reinstatement from child-care leave of absence effective May 2, 1994. Consent Requests for Leaves of Absence calendar Lourdes Cornejo—Spanish teacher at Hopkins High School requesting a leave of absence for the 1994-95 school year. continued Tamara Andries—Health paraprofessional at Hopkins High School requesting a personal leave of absence effective May 16, 1994, for the remainder of the 1993-94 school year. Bonnie Peterson—School Nutrition worker at Eisenhower Elementary Community Center requesting a medical leave of absence effective May 13, 1994, and continue to October 31, 1994. Mary Kjella—Copy center secretary/mail mom attendant requesting a personal leave of absence effective June 10, 1994, through September 6, 1994. Melissa Brooks—ESL paraprofessional at Hopkins High School requesting a personal leave of absence for the 1994-95 school year. Retirements Esther Benson—Grade 1 teacher at Tanglen Elementary School requesting early retirement effective June 10, 1994. Esther began with the District in 1978. Inez Bugman—Secretary at the District media center requesting early retirement effective August 31, 1994. Inez began with the District in 1973. Resignations Christina Geyer—Activities supervisor at Alice Smith Kids & Company resigning effective June 9, 1994. Christine began with the District in 1993. Theresa Winter—Health paraprofessional at Breck School resigning effective June 10, 1994. Theresa began with the District in 1993. Charles Leyda—Activities assistant at Eisenhower Elementary Kids & Company resigning effective May 27, 1994. Charles began with the District in 1993. Frances Hruby—School Nutrition worker at Hopkins High School resigning effective June 9, 1994. Frances began with the District in 1990. Barbara Lundh—Learning resource teacher at Katherine Curren Elementary resigning effective June 9, 1994. Barbara has been with the District since 1992. Dayna Spencer—Activities assistant/activities supervisor for Gatewood Elementary Kids & Company resigning effective June 9, 1994. Dayna began with the District in 1987. Other Consent Calendar items —Approval of: non-public health budget. Meadowbrook Elementary water piping electrical modifications pavement construction paper bid School Board Meeting Highlights is prepared by Gwen Chynoweth, District Communications Coordinator. For an audio recording of this meeting or copies of the reports or background materials discussed, please call the Communications office, ext. 107. The next regular Board meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 16, in the Boardroom. School Board Meeting Highlights June 16,1994 Hopkins School District 270 • 1001 Highway 7 - Hopkins, Minnesota 55305 • 933-9270 • Learning for Life Capital Each year, the School Board is asked to approve a five-year plan for the Capital Expenditure Fund. The expenditure most significant difference in this year's plan, as compared to other years, is the addition of funds from the successful 1993 bond referendum. These changes are reflected in this year's five-year plan. Before approv- plan ing the plan, the Board held a public hearing prior to the regularly scheduled meeting. District Business approved— Affairs Director David Shapley and District Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Larry Lutz provided the Board holds Board with summary information surrounding planned construction, repairs and modifications. There was no one else present to address the Board about the plan, and the Board subsequently approved it during the hearing first regular meeting. 1994-95 The Board approved a 1994-95 operating budget of $48.9 million. The budget reflects a reduction to operating expenditures of $1 million, as recommended by the Citizens Financial Advisory Committee. According to budget g state law, school boards are required to adopt the next year's budget by June 30. Another change from the 1993-94 joint venture Hopkins School District operating budget include the addition of Fund 06—Building Construction approved Fund. In addition, as a result of legislative action, we will receive an additional $17.10 per pupil unit through staff development. These funds will help the District move from a 1 percent to 2 percent level of funding in staff development. District On September 9, 1993, the School Board approved District priorities for the 1993-94 school year. Project priorities managers for each of the goals were present to discuss with Board members the progress made toward meeting the goals, which include: 1) Renew the strategic planning process; 2) Communicate the need for a report capital bond referendum and implement the Facilities Task Force recommendations; 3) Utilize the Vision for Student Learning as a foundation for change in curriculum, instruction and assessment (including identifying a set of graduation outcomes); 4) Activate the District Legislative Action Committee; 5) Create and utilize home, community, business, and school partnerships to fulfill our District mission, and to address social issues that impact that mission. Expectations The Board approved the Hopkins School Community Expectations for Student Learning document. The for student Curriculum and Instruction Department developed, in response to the District priority on graduation outcomes, a set of expectations with input from teaching staff, administration and community members learning over the course of the 1993-94 school year. The expectations will serve as the basis for the development of document proficiencies, assessments, and high Hopkins School District standards for academic areas and learning approved goals, which will be clearly announced and reported to students and parents. The document does not address graduation outcomes per se, but is consistent with the expectations proposed by the Minnesota Department of Education. Instead of focusing on the end result only, the set of expectations will provide the basis for setting clear, challenging benchmarks for each grade level. Update As a result of a joint Hopkins School Board and Minnetonka City Council work session in April, the two provided on governing bodies agreed to further explore a partnership in constructing, operating and maintaining an activity center Activity Center at the Hopkins High School site that would meet the needs of both organizations. The School District and City staffs were directed to work together on a number of issues including the develop joint venture - ment of a draft agreement defining provisions of a joint agreement, and development of preliminary concept plans and cost estimates. At this point in the planning process, it seems reasonable to expect that a facility will be erected to meet the needs of both entities within the $7 million targeted budget. It is also anticipated that the District and the City will be able to finalize an agreement in a timely fashion for consideration by the Board and Council. The School Board authorized District staff to continue to pursue the joint venture with the City of Minnetonka. In other The Board discussed two proposed policies—one surrounding the implementation and use of video action... cameras on school buses, the other regarding food service operation throughout the District. Final approval of both proposed policies is scheduled for the next Board meting, which is July 14. The Board agreed to meet in Executive Session following the regular meeting to discuss pending litigation. Consent Requests for Leaves of Absence Michele Borne—Learning resource teacher at Eisenhower Elementary requesting a child-care leave of absence Calendar for the 1994-95 school year. Elaine Kirk—School social worker at Hopkins High School requesting a. I personal leave of absence for the 1994-95 school year. Maureen Lewis—Supervisory paraprofessional at Hopkins High School requesting a child-care leave of absence effective May 16, 1994, for the remainder of the 1993-94 school year, Retirement Mary Ha�ield--Early childhood family education teacher at Harley Hopkins Family Center retiring effective at the end of the 1993-94 school year. Mary began with the District in 1989. Resignations James Jamnick—Supervisory paraprofessionallln-building substitute at Hopkins North Junior High resigning effective June 10,1994. James began with the District in 1991. Janice Gugino—Kaleidoscope preschool teacher at the Harley Hopkins Family Center resigning effective at the end of the 1993-94 school year. Janice began with the District in 1990. Merlajean Gartland—Kaleidoscope preschool teacher at the Harley Hopkins Family Center resigning effective May 31, 1994. Merlajean began with the District in 1985. Maria Kelly—Social studies teacher at Hopkins West Junior High resigning effective June 10,1994. Maria began with the District in 1992. Other Consent Calendar items —acceptance of a proposal submitted by Communications Engineering Company for installation of low voltage wiring at Gatewood and Glen Lake Elementary Schools. The wiring will provide telephone and computer network access to each classroom and work station at the schools and is funded with dollars made available through the successful 1993 bond election. —authorization for the District to solicit proposals for local and wide area network electronics as part of the Districtwide communications infrastructure to support voice, data, and video communications—another project resulting from the 1993 bond election. —Chapter i neglected and delinquent addendum —Chapter 1 addendum approval —acceptance of a gift to the Dorothy M. Hammill Memorial Fund —approval of School Nutrition master agreement —approval of Eisenhower Community Center lease renewals ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 1001 HIGHWAY 7 HOPKINS, MINNESOTA 55305 "Learning For Life" School Board Meeting Highlights is prepared by Gwen Chynoweth, District Communications Coordinator. For an audio recording of this meeting or copies of the reports or background materials discussed, please call the Communications office, ext. 107. The next regular Board meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 14, in the Boardroom. M; foElr.k 2%354.?. •1I ti N School Board Meeting Highlights is prepared by Gwen Chynoweth, District Communications Coordinator. For an audio recording of this meeting or copies of the reports or background materials discussed, please call the Communications office, ext. 107. The next regular Board meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 14, in the Boardroom. DATE: JULY 28, 1994 TO: DWIGHT JOHNSON, CITY MANAGER FROM: TAM -' ARD, DATA INSPECTION/CONTROL CLERK SUBJECT: BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/PUBLIC & CHURCH USE TYPES WEEK OF JULY 20 - JULY 27, 1994 There were no building permits issued during this time period for the above permit types. Thank you! metro > ��po �uacI A Metropolitan Council Publication on Twin Cities Area Issues - July 1994 Fees explored for A few years down the road you might be charged a fee for driving a congested freeway during rush hour. Or charged a per -mile fee for driving on any freeway in the seven -county area. These are among the options in a consultant report for the Metropolitan Council on congestion and road pricing. Congestion pricing is a system of charging drivers using busy freeway segments during peak travel hours. The goal is to promote travel alternatives—like buses, carpooling or alternate routes—to reduce congestion. Road pricing, by contrast, charges lower fees but over a broader area, and has the potential to manage highway demand and raise revenues for a variety of transportation needs. The Council and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN/DOT) will study the options and present findings to the legislature in January 1996. Highway congestion is growing and bus ridership and ridesharing have declined. Congestion pricing encourages people to use alternatives to driving alone and may be an important tool for changing people's travel behavior and ultimately reducing traffic congestion. Between 1970 and 1990, total miles traveled by the region's residents grew 130 percent—while the population grew only 20 percent, according to the Council's 1990 Travel Behavior Inventory. And the miles of severe congestion on the region's freeways quadrupled from 24 to 106, between 1970 and 1992. The benefits of congestion and road pricing Jim Solem named regional Former Minnesota Housing Finance Commissioner Jim Solem assumed new duties as Metropolitan Council regional administrator on July 5. Solem was appointed by the Council in June as it moved quickly to implement legislation passed this year to reorganize Twin Cities regional government. "Jim's depth of experience will be valuable as we reshape metropolitan government," Council Chair Dottie Rietow said. "His successful track record in urban affairs and are many: more transit; less congestion; more stable transportation revenues; fuel savings; cleaner air; and reduced public costs stemming from pollution, road construction and maintenance, and public safety. Singapore and several other cities outside the U.S. already have some form of congestion or road pricing. Projects also are under way in the San Francisco/Oakland area, and in Orange County, Calif. Technological advances in the last five years have lowered the cost of such systems. For example,- with an electronic toll collection system, vehicles would be equipped with devices that are read automatically at highway entrances and exits. Fees continued page 3 administrator public administration is nationally recognized and will support the Council's strong leadership role in regional decision-making." Solem has served as housing finance commissioner since 1978. Before that he was director of the Office of Local and Urban Affairs for the Minnesota State Planning Agency. He also taught urban affairs and public administration at the University of Missouri. The Council also appointed Richard Johnson as associate regional administrator. Johnson has served the Council since 1991 as director of administration and executive director. Council takes on transit, wastewater Metropolitan government took on a new look as of July 1, although customers won't notice any big changes. That's when the Metropolitan Council merged with the former Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) and the former Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC). The change means the Council is responsible for operating regional services, specifically transit and wastewater treatment, in addition to its role as long-range planner for the region. Merger with the Regional Transit Board (RTB) is set for Oct. 1. Up to now, the Council has been a behind - the -scenes planner of highways, sewers, parks and airports. The added responsibilities make the Council more visible to the general public, and give it more opportunities to plan and implement effective and efficient regional services. Despite the big change in regional government with the elimination of the boards of the MTC and MWCC, area residents will notice only subtle differences. For example, buses will continue their regular routes, but passengers who call for transit information will be greeted by an employee of the "Metropolitan Council—Transit Operations." The sewer system will continue to function as always, but operations will be called "Wastewater Services" rather than the Waste Control Commission. "The initial goal is to bring these agencies together with no disruption in service to regional citizens and customers," said Council Chair Dottie Rietow. "Once we've made that transition, we'll look at ways to improve regional services, and make them more cost- effective. Putting planning and operations together puts us in a better position to do that." To keep abreast of these changes and other regional issues, residents can call the Metro Information Line at 229-3780. This is a service provided by the Council to inform callers about Council news, activities, services and publications. For callers with touch-tone telephones, the service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers with rotary telephones will be forwarded to the Data Center during regular hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bonnie Kollodge Waste gprogress rec clip slows Y What's been a tough challenge is about to Recycling hits plateau get tougher. The Twin Cities area's success in managing solid waste—with the biggest gains in recycling and waste processing at the beginning of the 1990s—has reached a 3 ----- plateau. The share of the region's waste collected 2 for recycling or processed into energy has increased only slightly over the last two years, according to a new Council report, 1993 1 Abatement Progress Report for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. And now a state - mandated goal is looming in 1996. The new state Office of Environmental Assistance (OEA), local governments, businesses and residents will have to work harder and smarter to meet it. Under a 1994 state law, the OEA took over regional solid waste planning from the Metropolitan Council on July 1. "The Council is proud of its role in helping to develop an environmentally responsible solid waste system, and people in this region have responded tremendously," Council Chair Dottie Rietow said. "Our system is recognized as a national leader. As we pass the planning torch to the new OEA, we challenge the state and counties to work together, along with the private sector, to redouble efforts to reduce and recycle waste." The Council's final report on the region's efforts to substantially reduce the landfilling of waste shows a big drop in landfill use over the past 10 years. In 1985 the seven -county area landfilled unprocessed virtually all waste the counties managed, compared with an estimated 10 percent in 1993. But progress has slowed greatly. The percentage of waste that businesses and residents recycled in 1993 inched up just one percent from 1992, to 46 percent of all waste managed by the counties. The share of waste that went through one of five regional energy recovery facilities— about 42 percent of all waste—also remained nearly steady in 1993. Only 10 percent of waste managed in the region went to landfills without first going through a processing facility, mostly from the three counties without such facilities—Scott, Carver and Dakota. An important deadline approaches. In 1996, yard waste—banned from landfills in 1990 and now composted or left on lawns to decompose—will no longer be counted toward reaching the recycling goal. Without yard waste, the region's 1993 recycling rate was an estimated 40 percent. The region's recycling goal for 1996 is 45 percent—and 50 percent in 2000. Another key issue facing the region is "waste designation." In the past, counties have guaranteed a supply of waste for processing by mandating haulers to deliver waste to county designated facilities. But recent court decisions have challenged the 4 _ Million�sof Tons 0 0� 0ro 0A 0� qg �p 9�0� �ti0� The good news—the amount of unprocessed solid waste going to the region's landfills has dramatically declined since 1985. Bad news— recycling and waste processing have leveled off in the last two years. (Note: chart shows 1991 as both fiscal and calendar years.) Source: Metropolitan Council constitutionality of such mandates. Moreover, some metro area waste is being landfilled outside Minnesota. The Council expects a report in July on just how much. Despite efforts to reduce waste at the source, total waste generated in the region grew an estimated 2.5 percent in 1993. The gain is due, in part, to growth in population and employment. But waste volume isn't the biggest problem. "We're spending a huge amount of money to manage toxics—a tiny portion of the waste stream," said Rep. Jean Wagenius, co-chair of the Legislative Commission on Waste Management. "We're just beginning to focus on the things that shouldn't be going into our garbage." The Council has made several recom- mendations on how to improve solid waste management in the region (see sidebar). For a copy of the report, see "FYI—New Publications," page 3. If you have questions about solid -waste planning and management, call the OEA at 649-5750, or one of the seven counties. Jeanne Landkamer Metropolitan Council Solid waste recommendations As the Metropolitan Council hands over regional solid waste planning to the new Office of Environmental Assistance and the seven counties, the Council offers the following recommendations: • Make recycling more convenient. Require recyclables and garbage be collected on the same day. Allow mixing of recyclables into just one or two groups for collection. • Adopt a uniform list of recyclables to be collected region -wide. This would help ensure a sufficient volume of materials to support market development. • Consider acquiring the Eden Prairie Recycling facility as part of the regional waste processing system. • Encourage facility operators to make improvements and expand hours of operation to increase processing. • Address the lack of waste processing by three counties by developing a region -wide, waste sharing agreement. • Adopt weight -based fees for garbage collection, which will encourage people to reduce waste they produce. • Increase efforts to educate people about reducing waste. • Impose a tax or fee on toxic materials at the point of sale. Use revenues to help clean up waste stream. • Work more closely with counties outside the metro area. • Form partnerships with the private sector to conduct research, develop new technologies and improve markets. Consultant to design radio system "This system will provide more opportunity for cooperation and improve public safety and law-enforcement capabilities in the seven - county area," said Anoka County Commissioner Dave McCauley. The system eventually could extend statewide. Consultant Ronald Vegemast Engineering, Inc., of Minneapolis, is to complete the design by the end of this year. The Council will provide about half the funding for the study, $250,000. Other funds are sought from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, city of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and state and federal grants. A detailed design for two-way public safety radio communications for government agencies is in the works. Last month the Metropolitan Council selected a consultant to design the system. It means state and local governments will work more efficiently by sharing new 800 -megahertz channels provided by the federal government. The Council estimates public safety radio communication to grow by 55 percent in the next 10 years. Unfortunately, there's no channel capacity left for growth. Two-way radio communication is used by police, fire fighters, emergency medical services, as well as transit, public works jobs and school buses. Advocating regional economic, societal and environmental issues and solutions 5 3 The following pu tcations have been published recently by the Metropolitan Council. To order, write the Metropolitan Council Data Center, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101. For a free and complete list of Council publications, write the Data Center or call 291-8140,' or 291-0904 (TDD). These publications also may be read at major public libraries in the metropolitan area. Note: Customers must now add sales tax to the price of documents: St. Paul residents and organizations add 7%; all others, 6.5%. Executive Summary, Congestion/ Road Pricing Study for the Metropolitan Area of Minneapolis and St. Paul No charge. See story page 1. 1993 Abatement Progress Report. No. 39-94-046; $6.00. See story page 2. 1990 Travel Behavior Inventory Summary Report, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. No. 35-94-009; $10.00. The Twin Cities Economy in Profile. No. 14-94-039; $2.00. The Role of Twin Cities Libraries in a World of Information. No. 78-94-043; $ 5.00. Aviation Chapter, Metropolitan Development Guide, public hearing draft. No. 35-94-037; no charge. See "Meetings," page 3. Quarterly Economic Indicators, First Quarter 1994. No. 74-94-040; $1.50. Residential Building Permits Issued in the TMCA, January -March 1994. No. 74-94-041; $1.50. Directory of Subsidized Rental Housing in the TCMA. No. 78-94-048; no charge. Draft 1995-1997 Transportation Improvement Program for the TCMA. j No. 35-94-049. No charge. See "Meetings," page 3. Fees from page 1 Vehicles wouldn't have to stop, and tolls could be collected from prepaid accounts. The upcoming road pricing study will: • Analyze the potential for replacing current highway user taxes on fuel and licenses with a per -mile charge on vehicles. • Analyze the potential for charging motorists based on time of day traveled and level of congestion. • Evaluate public understanding and acceptance of various road pricing options. • Analyze financial and other impacts of various options, including impacts on highway use, economic development Governor Arne Carlson—flanked by Metropolitan Council Chair Dottie Rietow, left, and Rep. Connie Morrison—signed legislation recently calling for a Council study this year of the costs and benefits of housing redevelopment and rehabilitation in the seven -county metro area. The Council also has initiated several housing demonstration projects. One involves counseling services for people relocating from distressed areas of the central cities. A second involves acquiring and rehabilitating 250 single-family houses in the suburbs over a three-year period. A third involves "reverse commute transit" to get people from the center of the region out to jobs in the developing suburbs. In addition, staff will be working with individual cities to develop a customized strategy for more affordable housing. Interested in airports? Come to a`public hearing held by the MetropolitanCouncil on proposed changes that incorporate forecasts of aircraft and passenger growth made in 1993, and recent Council and Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) decisions growing out of airport "dual -track" planning. The changes will be considered for the aviation chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide. The draft plan also incorporates earlier airport actions. They include protection of the airport "search area" in Dakota County; a preferred site for a replacement airport, if needed; the MAC's concept development plan for MSP; and, if the airport is relocated, policies governing reuse of the MSP site. The plan also has guidelines for the region's smaller airports. The hearing will be held July 13, 4:30 p.m., in Conf. Room 2A in the Council and people with low incomes. "The Council is particularly interested in the impact of road or congestion pricing on land use and development in the seven -county area," said Metropolitan Council Chair Dottie Rietow. "We want to ensure that any road pricing program would not conflict with our efforts to encourage redevelopment and investment in the region's core." The Council will recommend specific options for future demonstration projects. The study was funded by the Council, MN/DOT and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. To obtain a summary, see "FYI—New Publications," page 3. Jeanne Landkamer offices. Writtencomments accepted through July 27. To obtain a'copy of the hearing draft, see FYI—New Publications on page 3. For more information, tall Council planner Chauncey Case, 291- 6342. What highway,' transit, bikeway, pedestrian, enhancement and air quality projects are proposed for federal funding in the seven -county area in the next three years? Come to a public hearing on the proposed 1995-1997 Transportation Improvement Program, sponsored by the Transportation Advisory Board of the Metropolitan Council. It will be held July 20, 4 p.m., in the Council Chambers. To obtain a copy, see FYI—New Publications, page 3. For more information, call transportation coordinator Emil Brandt, 291-6347,or Council planner Carl Ohm, 291-6507. , Metropolitan Council members and their districts Dottie Rietow, chair; Roger Scherer, 1; Bill Schreiber, 2; Mary H. Smith, 3; Julius C. Smith, 4; vacant, 5; Martha M. Head, 6; Barbara Butts Williams, 7; Carol A. Kummer, 8; David Hartley, 9; Patrick C. Leung, 10; Esther Newcome, 11; E. Craig Morris, 12; Diane Z. (DeDe) Wolfson, 13; Stephen B. Wellington, Jr., 14; Kevin Howe, 15; Terry Flower, 16. =:3 4 Metropolitan Council Integrating uses of the MISSISSIOPP10 What is the Mississippi River? Depends on your point of view. If you're a bird, the river is a migration corridor for millions of fellow winged creatures. If you're a fish, plant or microorganism, the river sustains your life. If you're into commodities, the river is a water "highway" for barges to transport products at low cost. If you're Huck Finn, it's Recreational Heaven. If you're a Native American, your ancestors may be buried in its banks. Can these interests coexist on the Twin Cities Area's 72 -mile stretch of Mississippi river? "Yes," says the Mississippi River Coordinating Commission—if uses are properly managed. The 22 -member commission—a forum for the struggle between "green power" and "economic power"—represents several government levels, commercial navigation and the general public. Together with the National Parks Service, the commission is proposing a regional plan to manage the region's river corridor cooperatively for the next 10 to 15 years. The plan comes none too soon. A recent federal study warned the Mississippi River north of Illinois is undergoing ecological deterioration. Land in the Twin Cities area corridor is being developed rapidly. Recreational boating and barge activity are growing. Existing rules are not always enforced. There's no common vision, or comprehensive management strategy for the river corridor—until now. "The plan manages to recognize all the interests," said Mary Anderson, former Metropolitan Council chair and Council representative on the commission. The plan seeks to: • Heighten public awareness of river history, archeology and current uses A Publication of the Metropolitan Council/ July 1994 The Metro Voice reports monthly on activities of the Metropolitan Council and issues of regional interest. For more information, call the Metro Information Line at 229-3780, or the Data Center at (612) 291-8140, 291-0904 (TDD). The Council operates transit and wastewater services for the Twin Cities metro area, conducts long-range planning and research, coordinates regional planning among local governments and metro agencies, and collaborates with public and private sectors in solving critical regional problems. Metropolitan Council, Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101. Telephone (612) 291- 6359, or 291-0904 (TDD). Regional Administrator, Jim Solem; Associate Regional Administrator, Richard Johnson; Director of Communications, Judy Hohmann; Editor, Jim Martin; Graphic Designer, Ruth Fen. through interpretive centers at Harriet Island near downtown St. Paul, near downtown Minneapolis, and at Hastings, Ft. Snelling State Park and Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park. • Enhance natural resources. • Maintain a "working river" while Plan proposes a continuous corridor, continued barge ac local authorities making land guidelines. The Metropolitan Council would review cities' comprehensive plans, and the state Department of Natural Resources would enforce them. Cities complying with the plan will be eligible for possible grant money for projects in the corridor. The plan has gone to the governor for his trail through 72 -mile river tivity, 5 interpretive centers, use decisions. preserving natural and cultural review and will go to the Secretary of the resources. Interior for final approval. Following expected • Ensure water leaving the region is as adoption this fall, the commission and Park clean as when it entered. Service will work with the Council and state • Enhance recreation, including boating, and local governments on implementation. a trail the length of the corridor, and For more information, call Richard Thompson, improved public access to the river. Council planner, at 291-6457. For a copy of Local governments would make land use the plan, call the park service at 290-4160. decisions consistent with state and regional Jim Martin ® Metropolitan Council Bulk Rate Mears Park Centre U.S. Postage 230 East Fifth Street PAID St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 Mpls., MN (Address Correction Requested) Permit No. 1610 DWIGHT JOHNSON CITY MANAGER CITY OF PLYMOUTH ,SOY 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD PLYMOUTH .MN 55447-1448 (C The Voice is printed with vegetable-based ink on recycled paper containing at least l0°0 -a' 4 fibers. July 21, 1994 Wallace Olson 5002 Bruce Avenue Edina, MN 55424 SUBJECT: 2100 SHENANDOAH COURT (UNIT H) Dear Mr. Olson: Enclosed with this letter are copies of, the test results by Ditter, Inc. of the heating system and equipment installed at the above referenced property. As per our agreement, the City of Plymouth hired Ditter, Inc. as a third party consultant to evaluate the heating system and equipment in order to determine whether any code related deficiencies were present in the heating system design or installation. In their letter of June 13, 1994 it is their opinion that the residential heating system of the home complies with the minimum standards of the code. The R values which were assumed by Ditter, Inc. in preparing the heat loss calculations are consistent with the R values identified on the building plans which were approved by our office. Through out our continued efforts and attempts to help resolve the concerns you have raised, there has been no evidence of any actual code deficiencies or violations of the heating system or installation. As stated in one of my earlier letters to you, there are other state laws which were designed to provide additional forms of consumer protection to occupants and citizens above and beyond the scope of the provisions contained within the State Building Code. If you continue to be dissatisfied with the problems you have experienced with your home or with your builder, you may wish to pursue to other remedies which may be available to you through these other state laws, such as the one found in Chapter 327A which deals with housing and statutory warranties. We Litten • We Solve , We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 T � &ACo. Z%Ac�-. At this point, our office does not intend to continue any further involvement with regard to this matter, as it now appears to be civil in nature. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at 550-5031. Sincerely, Toe Ryan; i3u' mg Official cc: Joy Tierney, Mayor Plymouth City Council Dwight Johnson, City Manager File wolson. doc 7 +w } k, a Mr .. " Joe "Ryan, } of � 3400 Plyigout.j Plymouth.-I'm RE: 01son 4F 2100 '`Shen' Plymouth1 Dear Mr'. Ryan After perfo;rmt, documents)f aii and ductwork w] is. 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FLUE CCAS TEMPERATURE NEAR FURNACE Gz �c IS OUTSIDE AIR BEING DUCTEDDUCTEDINTO THE RETURN ATR?-- IF YES, WHAT SIZE? FURNACE ROOM 'TEMPBRATURI? CHIMNEY 'TYPE H T.zif 4-11 VI:N'f MAI'ERIAI.'TYPIs" _ CHIMNEY LOCATION: WITHIN STRUCTURE__OUTSIDE WAIL _ OTHER DRAW DIAGRAM OI" CI-IIMNIiY/VI:N'TINC SYSTEM. INCLUDE S1ZES.* ttr L -z '94 08:13AM `AGO.. THERMOSTAT TYPE _ THERMOSTAT CYCLE. RA'C'E OR HEAT ANTICIPATOR SI's'I"I'INC: BLOWER OPERATION: CONTINUOUS OR AUTO X WERE 'PESTS ABOVE: TAKEN WTTI-I 'TI-Ui BLOWER IN 'E HIS MODE IF NO, REPEAT TESTS IN THIS MODE, IF APPLICABLE, EVAPORATOR COIL LOCATION: DRAW DIAGRAM IF REQUIRED. SIiRVICE COMPANY TECHNICIANS TL AND SIGNATURE s� RESIDENTIAL LOAD ESTIMATING RESIDENTIAL LOAD ESTIMATE INPUT SHEET JOB NAME ROOM NAME CUSTOMER NAME ESTIMATOR NAME ADDRESS I COMPANY CITY, STATE, ZIP DATE DESIGN CONDITIONS FUEL COSTS OUTDOOR INDOOR WINTER ELEC. RATE (Cents/KWH) SUMMER WINTER SUMMER WINTER SUMMER ELEC RATE (Cent /KWH DRY BULB (F) WET BULB (F) DAILY RANGE LATITUDE TYPE: 1, WOOD FRAME 2. METAL FRAME 7. TI.M. FRAME GLAZING EL N1 1. SINGLE 2. DOUBLE I 9. TRIPLE 2 LEAKAGE MECHANICAL VENTILATION I. MINIMUM 2. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE 2" INSULATION 2. AVERAGE A 1 EXCESSIVE COATING AREAS: I. CLEAR N 2. TINTED SHADING 6. CONDITIONED SPACE I. NONE nl 2. ROLLER SHADES 3. DRAPES/BUNDS 4. AWNINGS STORM (Y/N): WTHRSTRP. (Y/N): OVERHANGS (Y/N): OVERHANG EXT.: OVERHANG HGT.: WINDOW HGT.: AREAS: NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW HORIZ. TYPE: EL N1 1. WOOD 2. INSULATED METAL I LEAKAGE 2 1. MINIMUM MECHANICAL VENTILATION 2. AVERAGE 2. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE 2" INSULATION A EXCESSIVE A STORM (Y/N): WTHRSTRP. (YIN): AREAS: NORTH N SOUTH EAST 6. CONDITIONED SPACE WEST nl NE/NW` SE/SW DAILY SWING ELEVATION SAFETY FACTOR LATENT FACTOR WINDOWS M EL N1 EL N2 2 I NOF PEOPLE LIGHTS & APPL LOAD 2 DUCT LOCATION: 1. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE I- INSULATION MECHANICAL VENTILATION )6-67 2. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE 2" INSULATION HEIGHT A 7. UNCONO. BSMT. NO INSULATION 4. UNCOND. 8SMT. 1" INSULATION � N S. SLAB WITH PERIMETER INSULATION 6. CONDITIONED SPACE �l nl DOORS M EL N1 EL N2 2 I NOF PEOPLE LIGHTS & APPL LOAD 2 DUCT LOCATION: 1. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE I- INSULATION MECHANICAL VENTILATION )6-67 2. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE 2" INSULATION HEIGHT A 7. UNCONO. BSMT. NO INSULATION 4. UNCOND. 8SMT. 1" INSULATION S. SLAB WITH PERIMETER INSULATION 6. CONDITIONED SPACE s ) _ FUEL OIL (S/GAL) NATURAL GAS (Cents/THERM) PROPANE (Cents/LB) FURNACE TYPE _ FURNACE CAPACITY TYPE: 1. FRAME 2. BRICK R -VALUE: ABOVE GRADE: NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW BELOW GRADE: AREA: DEPTH: LOCATION: I. SLAB 2. HEATED SLAB 7. OVER UNCOND. 8SMT. 4. OVER OPEN CRAWL SPACE OR GARAGE S. CONCRETE 8SMT. FLOOR 6.OVER CONDITIONED SPACE R -VALUE: EDGE INSULATION: 1. 1 INCH 2. 2 INCHES J. NONE AREA: COVERING: 1. LINOLEUM OR HARDWOOD 2. CARPET 7. CERAMIC TILE 4. NONE LOCATION: t. BELOW CONO. SPACE i. BELOW UNCOND. SPACE 7. EXPOSED BEAMS N. BELOW VENTED SPACE AREA: R -VALUE: ROOF DARK (Y/N): 26 WALLS M EL M1 MISCELLANEOUS ) I NOF PEOPLE LIGHTS & APPL LOAD i3 DUCT LOCATION: 1. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE I- INSULATION MECHANICAL VENTILATION )6-67 2. ATTIC/CRAWL SPACE 2" INSULATION HEIGHT A 7. UNCONO. BSMT. NO INSULATION 4. UNCOND. 8SMT. 1" INSULATION S. SLAB WITH PERIMETER INSULATION 6. CONDITIONED SPACE 26 WALLS M EL M1 EL N2 ) I i3 13 G Exp. PERIM. HEIGHT A FLOORS M EL NII1 EL N2 ) I 6 b G 38 A CEILINGS M EL N1 EL N2 ) I iso G 38 A G 6/S % -\ 06-08-94 60601903.15 DETAILED REPORT FOR MAIN FLOOR `reoared For: Load 450 Prepared By: 1,195 entilatzon Load vct Heat 6azn 4ALLY OLSON ''11rration �?ad JIM D. Ws3nle Safetv Btuh 591 ATAL SENSIBLE 1100 SHENANDOAH 12,415 unmer ACH DITTER INC. 0.22 ,LYMOUTH , MN 55446 Job Name: CITY OF PLYMOUTH EXPOSURE - J -ASS NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW HORZ. TOTAL __________________________________________________________________________ AREA | 671 01 01 421 01 01 81 1171 COOLIN6 | 1,968/ 0! 0| 3,041! of 01 1,1471 5,756| HEATING ( 4,4691 '------------------------------------------------------- 01 01 2,6011 01 01 ------------------- 6441 7.914! � BELOW'— /ALLS X/3 NORTH __________________________________________________________________________ SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW GRADE TOTAL AREA | 1761 0| 0| `A3| 01 O| 0| 369/ COOLING ' 2491 0| 0/ 2731 ()| 01 0! 521/ 4EATING | 970/ _________________________________________________________________________ 0/ 0} !,003. 01 0; 0| 2.033| /UDPS NORTH .... ..... SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NQ SE/Sv-! TOTAL .... AREA | 20 ..... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... ... ... --- _ 01 ..... __________________________________________ Q| 21' 01 0| | 42| �OOLI�G | 541 of 01 941 01 01 | 188! HEATING 367/ -_________________________-______-______________-_-________________________ 0, 0| 3671 of 01 | 734; �QOR AREA COOLING HEAT1NG, ---------------------------------------------------------- __________-_________-_--___________--____-___-__________ � ------------- ____________.'EILING 650 650 | 0 | 1.024 .'E IL I R,39 ___________-_______________-__________________________________ AREA 0 'j COOLING ____________________________ -------------------------------- HEATING MISCELLANEOUS COMING LOADS eople Sensible Load 450 ights & Appl. Load 1,195 entilatzon Load vct Heat 6azn 3.300 ''11rration �?ad 0 ^/4 Ws3nle Safetv Btuh 591 ATAL SENSIBLE LOAD 12,415 unmer ACH 0.22 MlSCELLANEOUS HEATING LOADS ___________________________ nfiltration Load 3,806 Ventilation Load oct Heat Loss 0 Safety Btuh into'' ACH 0.43 A** Total Heating Load 32,226 6TUH V*X 15,180 1,535 . , ' . 06-08-94 60601903.15 DETAILED REPORT FOR 2ND FLOOR Prepared For: Prepared By: WALLY OLSON JIM D. 2100 SHENANDOAH DITTER INC. PLYMOUTH , MN 55446 Job Name: CITY OF PLYMOUTH *************************************************************************** EXPOSURE GLASS NORTH ---------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW HORZT TOTAL AREA | 181 01 01 241 01 _________________ 01 81 50| COOLING 1 3491 01 01 1,4021 01 01 1,1471 2,898| HEATING 1 9941 01 0| 1,325! 01 01 6441 2,962| ___________________________________________________________________________ BELOW WALLS p,8 NORTH ___________________________________________________________________________ SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW GRADE TOTAL AREA | 1261 01 481 2641 01 01 01 438} COOLING | 1781 0| 681 `173i 0| 0| 0| 1)19| HEATING | 6941 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 2641 i,4541 01 01 01 2,413| DOORS NOR+H --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUT01 EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW TOTAL. AREA | 01 0| 0| 0| O| 0| | 0| COOLING | 01 0| 0� | 0� HEATING | 0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0| 0/ 0/ 0| 0| 0| FLOOR AREA COOLING HEATING _-___________________________---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 220 | 97 | 594 �EILING K39AREA -____________________________-_____________-_____________________________-_ COOLlNG HEATINE ___________________________________________________________________________ 950 < k,053 | 2.202 MISCELLANEOUS COOLING LOADS ` --------------- __......... _ oeoole Sensible Load 0 -ights & Appl � Load 0 Ventilation Load 0 Duct Heat Gain 0 nFjltratirp Lowg l61 vansible SaFetv 9tuh 2�l :OTAd- SENSIBLE LOAD 3ummer ACH 0.25 MISCELLANEOUS HEATING LOADS ---------------------------- infiltration __________________________infiltration Load 1,484 Ventilation Load 0 �uct ��ea� Los� 0 Sefety Btuh 483 4inter ACH .50 *** Total Hearing Load 10.1J6 BTUH x** 06-08-94 60601903.15 DETAILED REPORT FOR ENTIRE HOUSE zrepared For: WALLY OLSON Prepared By: 2100 SHENANDOAH JIM D ^ pLyMOUTH MN 55446 DIT7ER INC. Job Name: CITY OF PLYMOUTH - EXPOSURE �LASS NORTHSOUTHEAST----WEST WESTNE/NW -----NORTH ________�_ SE/SW ___ r0RZI TOlAL AREA | 8511 0! ____ ----------------------------- 0 1 661 0/ COOLING | 1,9171 01 01 01 4 442| 161 1671 HEATING | 5,463� 0| 01 01 0� 2,2941 8,654| -______-________________________________________________ 4,'126| 0�01 1,288| 100771 ----------------- �4LLS NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST NE/NW SE/SW 8ELOW'' GRADE ________________ TOTAL. AREA | 3021 0� ---- --------------------- 48| CODLING | 4271 457| 01 0� 0� 807| HEA | 1 664| � 68| ` �6| 0} 0| 0( 1 140| ' , ;| 264| 2,5181 01 ___._______________________-_--_________-______ Of 0| 4,446} `OORS NORTH SOU SOUTH EAST _ --- WEST NE/NW ------------------------- ��/�W _--_______n_______________________._________ TOTAL AREA | 211 01 ______----------------------- of 211 0| 0| - CODLING 1 941 01 01 / 42� HEATING | 3671 0/ 941 01 01 0| 3�7/ | 188! ________________________________________________0� 0/ � 734� LOOR EA AR --_---------------------- _________________________________COOLING _ HEATING 870|97___ ----------------------------------- - ______________ l,618 EILING AREA __________ _____� COOLING ----------------------- __________________________________________________HEATING 950 | -------------------- 11053 1 2,202 _'�___-____________- MISCELLANEOUS ----------------����������� COOLING LOADS eople Sensible Load 45O Latent Load ights & Appl Lo1 . =u ,195 Latent Safety Btuh 4,496 entilation Load 3,300 225 ict Heat Gain 0 !Filtration Load 57� ansible Safety Btuh 833 DTAL SENSIBLE LOAD 17.484 " TOTAL LATENT �mmer ACH 0.23 LOAD 4,721 Temp. Swing Mult. 1.00 *** Total Cooling Load 22,205 BTUH Or 1.85 Tons **y MISCELLANEOUS HEATING LOADS ------------------------------ ,filtration Load 5, 29c) not VentilationLnad 15 180 =eat Loss inter ACH 0 0.50 Safety 8tuh '�~, 2'~^' *** Total Heating Loag 42,364 BTa, **� ~ , 06-08-94 60601903.15 SUMMARY REPORT Prepared For: Prepared By: WALLY OLSON J 11 D. 2100 SHENANDOAH UITTER INC. z LYMOUTH . MN 55446 Job Nome: Cl|, OF PLYMOUTH DESIGN CONDI[lON5 for PLYMOUTH OUTDOOR SUMMER WINTER �UMME� w1NTER Dry Bulb 95 4et Bulb 75 2aily Range 21 Dai1v Swing 1.0 Latitude 44 Elevation 84� Safet\ Factor 10 5 Latent Factor (%> 27 Sensible �oom Heati7g Hearing Cooling Cooling Aame BTUH CF� 8TUH CF� __ _..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... -.... ... ... ..... - �AIN FLOOR 32,226 40. 12,415 627 2ND FLOOR i0,138 14 5,069 256 ... ..... .... _..... ..... _ ______ 42,364 592 17'484 883 KEATING DELTA T 65.0 COOLING DELTA T 18.0 NOTE: *** Calculated Airflow is basen upon load requirements. Verify that airflow calculated is compatible with selected equipment requirements. *** d CITY OF PLY ,MN DATE: July 25, 1994 TO: All City Employees FROM: Dwight Johnson, City Manager SUBJECT: Prohibition of Gifts to Local Officials During the 1994 session, the Minnesota Legislature passed a law which prohibits local officials from accepting gifts. Basically, the law states that "...an interested person may not give a gift or request another to give a gift to a local official. A local official may not accept a gift from an interested person. " This law becomes effective on August 1, 1994. Attached is a bulletin from the League of Minnesota Cities on the law. As the bulletin points out, the language of the law is not completely clear. Further guidance may be forthcoming in the future. However, we intend to live up to the intent and spirit of the law. All City employees will be considered "local officials" until we receive better information. Therefore, effective August 1: • do not accept any gift --including food, small trinkets, clothing, etc.from anyone. • if you have a question about whether or not to accept a gift, or whether or not something is a gift, ask your Department Head. Thanks for your help in making certain that we comply with the letter and spirit of the new law. League of Minnesota Cities 3490 Lexington Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55126-8044 GIFTS TO LOCAL OFFICIALS PROHIBITED Duke Addicks and Joel Jamnik Almost every gift to local (city and county) officials is prohibited as of August 1, 1994. .T .fib The law which applies to local officials in all cities and counties is Minnesota Statutes 471.895. It states that "an interested person may not give a gift or request another to give a gift to a local official. A local official may not accept a gift from an interested person." This sounds simple but it isn't. Who is an "interested person?" The law states that an interested person "means a person or representative of a person or association that has a direct financial interest in a decision that a local official is authorized to make." This certainly includes anyone who is or may provide goods or services to a city, such as engineers, fiscal advisors, contractors, attorneys, sales representatives, etc. But virtually every resident of a city could have a direct financial interest in a decision that a local official could make. Until this issue is clarified our advice is simple: local officials should not accept a gift from anyone. But who is a "local official?" The law defines local official to mean "an elected or appointed official of a county or a city or of any agency, authority, or instrumentality of a county or city." The definition of an interested person implies that the type of local official who cannot accept a gift is a local official who is authorized to make decisions which could impact someone financially. Clearly the law applies to all mayors, councilmembers, and members of appointed bodies. Many appointed officials including inspectors; clerks, administrators, managers, finance officers, and people who purchase or advise on the purchase of supplies, goods, and services are also covered. The law goes beyond local officials who can make financial decisions. The law refers to local officials whose decisions (a recommendation is a decision) could impact someone financially. Finally, there is the question, "what is a gift?" A gift means "money, real or personal property, a service, a loan, a forbearance or forgiveness of indebtedness, or a promise of future employment, that is given and received without the giver receiving (from the local official) consideration of equal or greater value in return." To help clarify this, the law established some exceptions. The following are not prohibited gifts. -over- AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (612)490-5600 1-800-925-1122 plus your city code TDD(612)490-9038 Fax 1 612) 490-00 12 M.- Ab •A political contribution. • "Services to assist an official in the performances of official duties, including but not limited to providing advice, consultation, information, and communication in connection with legislation, and services to constituents." But this exception seems to be more confusing than clarifying. *"Services of insignificant monetary value." • "A placque or memento recognizing individual services in a field of specialty or to a charitable cause. " • "A trinket or memento of insignificant value." What is insignificant value? Under a related law, a gift of a $2 pocket calendar was found to be a prohibited gift (E.P.B. Advisory Opinion #{141). Thus, this exception, as with all of them, should be red very narrowly. •"Informational materials of unexceptional value." • "Food or beverage given at a reception, meal, or meeting away from the recipient's place of work by an organization before whom the recipient appears to make a speech or answer questions as part of a program." This is the only exception to what seems to be the rule: all other gifts of food and or beverage are prohibited. Under a related law, vendor contributions to a meeting of local officials for breakfasts, hospitality rooms, snacks or refreshments were prohibited (E.P.B. Advisory Opinion ##142). •Gifts to a group of non -local officials of which a local official happens to be a member, and gifts from a family member. There is a related law, Minnesota Statutes Section 10A.071, which applies to officials of metropolitan cities over 50,000 population and to legislators. It prohibits gifts from lobbyists. The exceptions are virtually the same. The only real difference is that the law applying to all cities will be enforced by criminal prosecution whereas the law dealing with gifts from lobbyists will be enforced by the Ethical Practices Board. The real enforcement of these new laws will be through public opinion. The media and political opponents of those in office will be watching to see how carefully local officials follow the law. That is why we are advising caution. As a general rule no elected official, member of an advisory board, or public employee should accept any gift unless the city attorney is of the opinion that the gift is one of the rare exceptions to the rule. The League will continue to advise city officials of the developments as this new law is interpreted. 2705 Fountain Lane Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 July 18, 1994 Plymouth City Council 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Greetings. I write to ask that you swiftly enact a city ruling that all cats living in Plymouth be subject to the same regulations as those to which dogs are subject, and that you make known to our community what those regulations are. Ordinary housecats, once outside, become predators, killing thousands of songbirds yearly. They use children's sandboxes, park areas, neighbors' yards, etc. as litterboxes, leaving illness -carrying feces that can cause children to become seriously ill. This also is a terrible imposition on those who choose not to have cats, or who, out of consideration for neighbors and for the cats themselves, keep their cats inside. It is no less unpleasant to find dead birds or cat "deposits" in one's yard than it is to find the same things left by dogs. We are cat lovers; we have a beautiful cat who lives most happily inside our home, never going out to roam, to bother our neighbors or to cause the destruction of birds. Keeping cats inside is a very simple solution to the damage caused by cats whose owners allow them to run loose. Please, please, pass a law NOW to require cats to live by the same rules as dogs. Cats, too, can operate very well on leashes that keep them from getting into neighbors' yards, from destroying our beautiful birds. Such a law would go a long way toward requiring the consideration of one's neighbors that some community members are reluctant to give. We know that others have also contacted the Council to ask for such legislation, and we will hope to see you respond to these requests shortly. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, ce Mmgardner r 9,J 10 M-%kqk Agenda Number: DATE: July 25, 1994 for the City Council Meeting of August 1, 1994 TO: Fred G. Moore, E , Director of Public Works FROM: Richard J. Pouliot, Project Coordinator SUBJECT: SCREENING FENCE ALONG NORTHWEST BOULEVARD SOUTH OF 54TH AVENUE CITY PROJECT NO. 205 The following information is provided in response to the question from Councilmember Edson following his conversation with Mr. Keith Barsted concerning the fence along the Hubbell property: 1. Although I have heard the name Keith Barsted, I do not recall ever having met the man or having had any conversations with him directly. Any recent information regarding the fence would have to have been picked up by Mr. Barsted second hand. 2. I have been working with the Hubbell family regarding the fence and plantings adjacent to their lot which was approved by the City Council earlier. I initiated a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell on July 13, 1994 stating that the project was coming to a conclusion and outlined the recommended steps necessary to complete the fence and landscaping in their area (see attached letter July 13, 1994). 3. Since my July 13, 1994 letter I have met with Vicky Hubbell at the site at least four times in order to discuss her desires and preferences. We have staked the proposed fence location and the only change requested by Mrs. Hubbell was to extend the fence approximately 40 feet southerly from her property line which would add approximately $2,000 to the fence contract. Mrs. Hubbell has requested that the City clear trees, shrubs and growth area along their westerly lot line which has not been maintained and to add sod up to the ditch line. I assured her that the City contractor would do this, however, prior to entering onto the Hubbell's property, we will be requesting that she sign a Right of Entry granting us legal permission to be there. =.%ka SUBJECT: SCREENING FENCE ALONG NORTHWEST BOULEVARD July 25, 1994 Page Two 4. The City Council has approved the installation of the screening fence adjacent to the private property only and all cost estimates were based on those figures. Extending the fence southerly beyond her property corner would place the fence in a "no man's" land for maintenance and would be a future liability to the City. The plans for the fence are general in nature, as to location but we are attempting to accommodate Mrs. Hubbell in every way possible. If she has conveyed displeasure with any elements of the fence to Mr. Barsted, I am not aware of it and she has not conveyed them to me. cc: Dan Faulkner 314+10 REMOVE 12" PLUG AND CONNECT TO EX. W.M. (INCIDENTAL) ETW LAND 12"X450 BEND LIMITS XVI 25'— 4" PERF. T.P. �'�'��'O�° ✓\ /�ORP\� ' / PIPE DRAIN ES (5) AFTER COMPLETED AS ENGINEER. �, 10' / / (TYP.) 2 \ ' �WAL 313+45 12"X450 BEND o \� T WEST BLVD. :J........ ........ ... LJ*. .........:.........:......... ..... �J W Regular Council Meeting March 16, 1992 Page 98 MOTION was ma by Councilmember Vasiliou, seconded by Counc' member Tierney, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-1 AUTHORIZING THE VACATION OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY THIN FIRST ADDITION / GREER'S ORCHARD TRACTS. Motion carried on a roll call vdt4e,, f3� ayes. MOTION was made by Councilmemb Vasili seconded by Councilmember T' rney, to adopt-, RESOLUTION NO. 92-177 A ORIZING THE VACATI A STREET EASEMENT WI N GLEN GROVE ACRES, HENNEPIN COUNTY. Motion carried on a roll call vote, five ayes. Public Works Director Moore stated the staff has held three meetings with adjacent property owners with respect to the proposed landscaping fence along a portion of Northwest Blvd. from 54th Avenue to 56th Avenue. He recommended that a six foot high wood fence with plantings be constructed adjacent to the private property south of the Bass Lake Playfield on either side of 54th Avenue. The property owners favor the proposed landscaping plan, but want brick columns included in the construction. The estimated cost for the landscaping and brick columns as requested by the property owners is $35,200 for the 54th Avenue area and $37,500 for the 55th Avenue area. Director Moore recommended that the six foot high wood fence and plantings for either side of 54th Avenue (south of the playfield) be implemented since this is the area where the elevation of the roadway changed to allow for abridge over the railroad. He did not recommend installation for the portion north of the playfield since there has been no change in the roadway plans from the time the adjacent properties were developed. He further recommended that if the brick columns are constructed as requested by the property owners, the added cost should be the responsibility of the property owners. The columns are essentially for aesthetic reasons and rSM0yLV1-1 N L-1 / 0 VACA OF STREET T -OF -WAY WITHIN FIRST - ADDITION GREER'S ORCHARD TRACTS Item 7-A RESOLUTION 92-177 VACATION OF STREET EASEMENT WITHIN GLEN GROVE ACRES 'Item 7-A Landscaping Fence along Northwest blvd. from 54th to 56th Avenues Project No. 106 Item 8-A Regular Council Meeting March 16, 1992 Page 99 not to provide screening to the roadway. The adjacent homeowners or the Homeowners' Association would be responsible for maintenance of the fence and landscaping material after it is installed by the City. The City would be responsible for the first year of maintenance to ensure survivability of the plantings. Vicki Hubbell, 12935 54th Avenue North, requested that the Council consider including the brick columns as desired by the property owners. MOTION was made by Councilmember Vasiliou, seconded by Councilmember Tierney, to approve installation of a six foot high wood fence, including landscaping and brick columns, at City cost along the portion of Northwest Blvd. adjacent to private property south of Bass Lake Playfield on either side of 54th Avenue. The City will be responsible for the first year of maintenance after construction to ensure survivability of the plantings, and either the Homeowners' Association or property owners would accept future responsibility for maintenance of the fence by a written agreement with the City. John Coyne, 5515 Sycamore Lane, stated the Northwest Blvd. project has created visual and noise pollution for adjacent residents. He requested that the fence be extended adjacent to his property as well. Mayor Bergman stated residents have not indicated they were unaware the road was proposed. He supports the motion due to the change in elevation from the original Northwest Blvd. plan, but concurs with staff that fencing should not be extended beyond that area which could set precedent for future requests.,. Motion carried on a roll call vote, five ayes. MOTION was made by Councilmember Helliwell to install the same type of fencing from 55th to 56th Avenue as requested by Mr. Coyne. She stated the adjacent property owners should be treated alike and the fencing should be identical. Motion died for lack of a second. =ya July 13, 1994 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hubbell PLYMOUTR 12935 54th Ave. N. Plymouth, MN 55442 SUBJECT: FENCE ALONG NORTHWEST BOULEVARD CITY PROJECT NO. 205 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell: =Aa Since the Northwest Boulevard Project west of your home is progressing toward completion we should now be thinking about the installation of the fence. The bridge surface is complete and the blacktop on the road is estimated to be installed next week. The grading in back of the curb and the bicycle path should be installed shortly thereafter along with the final grading. I have enclosed an agreement for your signatures and return to me at your earliest convenience. I am available to notarize your signatures if you wish. After receipt of your signed agreement, I suggest we meet to discuss your wishes as to sod or seed and fence location, etc. I propose that we stake the proposed fence location and then discuss it with you prior to the final alignment. I need to make arrangements with the fence contractor for the installation of the fence and then I would propose involving the City Forester for his suggestions and assistance along with your desires as to type of trees, etc. I would also have the fence alignment surveyed in order to prepare the deed for conveyance to you. In order to record the deed and combine it with your existing lot we would need to obtain your Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title so that the proper entries could be made at Hennepin County. If there are any questions at this time or if I have failed to address any of your concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at 550-5083. Thank you. Sincerely, Richard J. Pouliot Project Coordinator enclosure cc: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works Daniel L. Faulkner, City Engineer We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH. MINNFR(1TA +5447 • TFI FPHnniP tF19� rrn_rnnn Project 205 AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made this day of , 19 by and between the City of Plymouth, a Minnesota municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "City" and Alan C. Hubbell and Vicky L. Hubbell, husband and wife (hereinafter called Homeowner) owner of Lot 1, Block 3, Bass Lake Heights 4th Addition. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Homeowner has requested that the City of Plymouth install a barrier fence with trees and plantings adjacent to Homeowner's property, east of Northwest Boulevard south of 54th Avenue North and, WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has agreed to install a six (6) foot high cedar fence with brick piers similar to the fence located along Northwest Boulevard north of 54th Avenue, along with trees and plantings similar to that shown on the Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch, Inc. plan approved by the City Council. NOW THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto that for and in consideration of the mutual covenants described herein that: 1. The City of Plymouth will construct the fence and install the plantings and sod./seed. The City will maintain the fence and plantings for one year from the date of installation. 2. Homeowner agrees to mow and maintain the sodded/seeded area up to the back of curb after date of installation. 3. Homeowner agrees to accept ownership from the city of the property from the new fence to their existing property line(which will be combined with their existing lot to become one tax parcel)and to maintain the fence, trees, and plantings after one year from the date of installation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed by the person thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY TELEVISION 6900 Winnetka Ave. N., Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (612) 533-8196 July 19, 1994 Dear Cable Coordinators, Attached is a summary of the training session given by Kenn Venit for City Staff and Councils. The memo was prepared by Joan Russell, Golden Valley City Councilmember for their council, but seems like a good companian piece for the videotapes passed out at Monday's meeting. Thank you to Jeanne Andre for passing this along. Please call if you have any questions. Tim Gaffron Producer Brooklyn Center . Brooklyn Park . Crystal . Golden Valley . Maple Grove . New Hope • Osseo • Plymouth • Robbinsdale .�,AP4, - MEMORANDUM DATE: July 11, 1994 TO: Members of the City Council FROM: Council Member Joan Russell RE: Cable Commission Seminar Kenn Venit, Communications and TV Consultant, appeared before NW Cable representatives to explain how to use cable presentations more produc- tively and offered technical advice to both staff and Council participants. Televising Council Meetings: * Act naturally on camera; act as if you were in a room with people you wanted to influence. * Act socially and deal wfth the business at hand and ignore the camera. Maintain a sixth sense for the audience of viewers. Don't play to the camera or you will tend to look superficial. * Be concise; attempt to distill your presentation into "sound bites". long explanations tend to put the viewer or reporter in the position of having to sort what is meaningful out of your comments. If you filter the information first, you are more likely to get your true message across. * When answering a question, think in the "rythm of threes" (briefly state three things which support your position). Everything else you say is adding on. Try to go through an editorial process when you present information. Technical Tips: * Don't wear white because it changes your skin tones and hair color and those of everyone around you. * Don.'t wear thin stripes as they will jiggle; glen plaids and tweeds may also "move" and distract the viewer. * Accessorize, but be careful; you want people to focus on you and not be distracted by jewelry, etc. * Avoid intricate patterns or tone them with plain jackets, scarves, vests. * Darker colors make you seem smaller. (over) ZOd 110 -IVA N:14100 ,,Ijo 61S196S6 60:aI 61-LO-OR91 -2- Makin4 a Presentation: * Prepare and be Concise. Remember "sound bites" of 12-15 seconds. Give a reporter or audience something they can use without editing or selecting out what they can use and remember. * Don't play to the camera, but address the public and make eye contact with others in the room. * When using notes, have very large copy; glance at your work, but interact with your audience; pauses are fine -- it is better to think before you talk. JR:pb -,Od I 1 1HA N:l4109 JIlI0 6IS196S6 V 0 : a I 6i-LO-t66t =-Ag: Metropolitan Council Q'._!.. 1b9.4*,. pdate on the : s 7-1 A . New Metropolitan CounciEU _ r For many of you, the new look of 'I\vin Cities metropolitan governor t, rwhih strte�1=' July 1, may be difficult to see. But, as you know, changes to regional T n�'t'' made by the 1994 Legislature keep the Metropolitan Council at the center of planning and now add operating responsibility for regional transit and wastewater treatment services. The additional responsibilities give us an opportunity to plan and implement effective and efficient regional services. We welcome the challenge. Our initial goal was to bring together the staff and functions of four regional agencies, with no disruption in service to the public. We have accomplished that with the merger of the Transit and Waste Control Commissions earlier this month. On Oct. 1, the merger will be completed with the Regional Transit Board. On July 5, Jim Solem joined the Metropolitan Council as regional administrator. Some of you know of his proven track record in housing and urban affairs, most recently as commissioner at the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The associate regional administrator is Richard Johnson, who formerly served the Council as executive director and director of administration. Over the next few months, Jim, Richard and I will be working through various organizational issues and developing an agency structure to best serve the changing needs of the region. On July 14, Tom Sather was named general manager of transit operations, and Helen Boyer was named general manager of wastewater services. We're proud of our role in regional planning and policy because it has helped to make the '\vin Cities area one of the top urban areas in which to live. Planning continues to be a central part of our job. The Regional Blueprint, the Council's primary policy and planning guide is slated to be adopted this summer. Many of you have actively participated in its development and refinement. It has broad goals and action steps for guiding growth and redevelopment, creating a regional economic development strategy, preserving the environment and revitalizing communities. Our continuing work in the area of affordable housing services are augmented with a number of demonstration projects and public-private partnerships. These activities will help assist families in need of affordable housing and employment. As the new Metropolitan Council completes the transition, we'll look at ways to improve regional services. By making the Council accountable for planning and operations, we're in a good position to meet the changing needs of the region. I hope you will join us in building partnerships and creative solutions. Together, we can work for the region and plan for the future. Dottie Rietow Metropolitan Council Chair iAl DATE: July 27, 1994 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager -4 FROM: Fred G. Moore, of Public Works SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF 26TH AVENUE AS A "MAJOR COLLECTOR" STREET CITY PROJECT NO. 601 At the public hearing on the 26th Avenue Improvement Project, a comment was made by a resident that the designation of 26th Avenue had been changed from a "Minor Collector" to a "Major Collector" street since the public hearing in 1993. I have not taken time to research all of the printed material associated with this project in 1993, but this memorandum will provide information on the designation as a "Major Collector" street. The City of Plymouth adopted its first Thoroughfare Guide Plan in 1972. The 1972 plan was previous to any requirement implemented for the metropolitan area requiring comprehensive planning. The plan adopted by the City of Plymouth had the following classifications for the designated roadways. Also listed is the comparable designation for the current plan. 1972 PLAN CURRENT PLAN (1980 AND 19891 Limited Access Highways Principle and Intermediate Arterials Major Thoroughfares Minor Arterials Local Thoroughfares Major Collector Collector Streets Major and Minor Collectors Parkways No Designation Minor Streets Local Streets In 1980, as a result of the Land Planning Act, the City's entire Comprehensive Plan was revised. One element of the plan is the Transportation Plan, including the Thoroughfare Guide Plan. The update of the plan was required to bring the previous system into conformance with the requirements as established by the Metropolitan Council. Listed in the previous table are the classifications as established in 1980. These classifications are the same as contained within the updated plan for 1989. _a� A9 SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF 26TH AVENUE AS A "MAJOR COLLECTOR" STREET July 27, 1994 Page Two In the 1972 Plan 26th Avenue was classified as a "Collector" street. The definition as contained within the plan is as follows: These roadways are very localized in function. Their purpose is to collect or distribute traffic within the interstices of thoroughfares and limited access highways. In 1980 when the plan was updated to conform with metropolitan guidelines, 26th Avenue was classified as a "Major Collector" street. The definition contained within that plan is as follows: "Major Collectors" are roadways designed to distribute traffic from "Major Generators" or from "Minor Collectors" to the "Arterial" system, while providing a relatively high level of service. " The definition of a "Minor Collector" contained within the plan was as follows: "Minor Collectors" are roadways designed to distribute traffic from the "Major Collectors" and "Arterials" to local street system and vice -versa. Land access and local traffic movement within the various neighborhoods and areas are provided with a moderate level of service. " The 1989 plan (current plan) continued the same designation as a "Major Collector." Since there are no "Minor Collectors" intersecting 26th Avenue, it is my opinion it is classified as a "Major Collector." Both definitions could apply to 26th Avenue. Please let me know if you would like any additional information on the classification of 26th Avenue. July 28, 1994 «PINv ((NAME* ((ADDRESS1)> «CITY», «ST» «ZIP» PLYMOUTR SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTY ROAD 24/MEDINA ROAD CITY PROJECT NO. 031 Dear Resident: Starting Monday, August 1 construction will begin on County Road 24 west of Highway 55 and east of 30th Avenue. In order to complete the construction of County Road 24 as quickly as possible, a segment of existing County Road 24 from Dunkirk Lane to 30th Avenue will be closed from August 1 to approximately October 15. Local access will be provided to residents along County Road 24 from at least one direction. Attached you will find a map showing the detour plan for this road closure. During this construction heavy equipment, noise, dust and mud can be expected, depending upon weather conditions. Please keep children away from the construction area. At some point in the project the contractor will be working with hot blacktop. Motorists are reminded to drive with caution and observe the signing during the construction project. All work on this project, except for the last layer of bituminous, is expected to be completed by November 15, 1994. Questions or concerns can be directed to the City of Plymouth Engineering Department at 550- 5070. Sincerely, Daniel L. Faulkner City Engineer enclosure cc: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 Co D. 24 _ DETOUR PLAN DEMUR >i ROAD CL05ED i J aX✓ 11J '� , oS ;Z~ az a o LD CZ W ROCKFORDF 43 R00'Qp o Z TURTLE IL 4I,E A 4 KIMBERYLN. LKE — ELEM. 4 w 9 P L/ o vY 1 sy �42,NoLn3L0 g z iBARN 42 ��W aeAS 41S AVE. NO. J / 41ST WE. �'v W � E►+ ` ��5� Q AVE. _ a1s ✓ X PITTYMO_ g uCREE F40TCj\ i Q '�� T —' — — —GLORY — -- -_ — ~ --- -— ELEM. V OF CHRIST 40TH LUTHFP4N PL. W ��• O CHURCH _ cr- O z -� > 'QO 0 , Jw, a TH PL. 1 <a PEA�C{37TH A d LU l Fi CH �p 0� oL ' GREEN W000 '( Qom. I ELEM. - _ _ _ _ A 6TH AVE. g 1 4T AVE. AVE. -3 '� N e� CITY HALL p q, J rL 3RD P 'Y �Y S s AVE' 'i © 347 Q �'4• L55 'a Y 33 F D. AV P a OFFICE'd W32TH j mu FIRE STA. Z ca O q? 0■NO.3 z 32 ND AVE. N. d ' AVE. GREENWOOD gIN !S V D o 4 1.O..�P' J� BAPTIST 3 C H. � T _ RD j 30 TH. AVE 2 30TH PLACE 30TH W Y zAVE. v } U PL.-4c TH N AVE.. _ AVE 30 TH g3 29 w a q Ir Q , J s 2 A W A% 8 Y 028 T H ' -j AVE. 0Gy crvo 8 TH AVE. N t� „ ; w T TH L, '" J �` W r` Y 27TH c s• t W z Z' ��'y (A E a 19�ti> o a �� m c,` Q �I J p T b, 3 2� Q 27 Y�-4 s C -i 27 3 tO U ►e �' N ='2 6 T A ti �6 V 26TH AVE. 'AVE. N0. 6 TH AV_ E. _� �v } ) Q H AVE. � __ o----w STON 2STH t t- O Q A AND i ' SHP J Q A �y AVE > 'VEac , p� 4T AVE .. w E c t1 • DATE: July 28, 1994 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager FROM: Joe Ryan, Building Official SUBJECT: Roger Vrieze - 17135 Old Rockford Road - Retaining Wall Issue Relative to the letter you received from Mr. Vrieze dated July 22, 1994, I have been working with both parties to help resolve the retaining wall issue. On July 26, 1994 Public Works Director Fred Moore and I met with Mr. Tim Rochel, of New Century Homes to observe the construction of the wall and the impact of any adverse drainage that may be occurring onto the property owner by Mr. Vrieze. At the time of our visit we concluded that the combination of the subdivision grading together with the construction of the retaining wall does in fact create a drainage problem for Mr. Vrieze. We provided Mr. Rochel with suggestions on how to correct the drainage, which he appears willing to consider. I also spoke with Mr. Todd Rapp who is the attorney for Mr. Vrieze, concerning our efforts to resolve this matter. I scheduled a meeting with Mr. Vrieze and his attorney on August 2, 1994 to discuss the type of corrective work Mr. Rochel is willing to perform. I will continue to keep you advised of my communication efforts between the two parties. cc: File johnson.doc • 17135 Old Rockford Road Plymouth, Mn. 55446 July 22, 1994 Dwight Johnson, City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Mn. 55447 Dear Mr. Johnson: JUI-7 tv; After speaking with you on the phone, July 20, concerning our problem with New Century Homes concerning their building of a wall on the property line, we have decided we would very much like to bring this issue up to the city council at their next meeting. We would appreciate your help in getting this on the agenda. The following points are of concern to us: Last summer a fence permit was taken out by Linda Vrieze and a survey of our property filed with the city for the purpose of dividing our property on the West and New Cen- tury Homes. That property line has been under dispute since that time and we went to court ordered mediation with New Century Homes. Those details have not been finaliz- ed, which is why we had not moved ahead on the installation of that fence. It is our contention that New Century Homes is in default on this agreement. Also, we were to receive a small amount of money for the building of this fence from Commonwealth Insurance Co. 2. New Century Homes has been warned, as well as the City of Plymouth, that they are draining water onto our property. The entire drainage of the lot in question goes to the west onto our property and to the south, directly into the DNR protected wetland. 3. On July 19, New Century Homes installed a cement block wall along the property line to our west. They removed the metal property stake and installed the wall by trespassing and damaging our property. 4. The wall which was installed is an eyesore. It was put in in a very slipshod manner. It is not a straight wall but a very weaving one. It also exceeds the height requirement in that it is 6 ft. 7 in. 5. The drainage pipe installed in that cement wall directly drains into the wetlands. 6. There exists a large burm to the north of that wall adjacent to the west side of our property. It is planted with large evergreens. It has not been sodded even 000 -Mm% lb though that house and lot are sold. That hill is draining directly onto our property and we have asked the city and New Century Homes to take action to remove it. We moved to our present property, 17135 Old Rockford Road, four months before any word was given that a school would be going in to our west, Kimberly Lane. We have put a lot of money into remodeling our home and it is our wish to maintain it as a hobby farm. We did not fight the school coming in as it was our hope that the city would want to maintain the charm of the few remaining acreages in the western areas. We run an electrical contracting business out of our home and have done so since 1978. A metal building exists next to the area New Century developed; the existance of the burm is their attempt to hide that building from the property owners. To the south of that metal building is a large blacktopped area. There are no employees vehicles parked at this location, ever. All the vehicles which are parked at our home are personal vehicles. The company van is parked inside the metal building. Not unlike most people our age, we have three adult children living with us who each have their own car. When we moved in we immediately planted trees on the western and southern edge of this blacktop area in the hopes that they would provide privacy to us and to any future neighbors. We were forced to remove those trees as part of the property line dispute. We have had great difficulty at all times dealing with New Century Homes and at each time we have contacted the engineering department and building departments they have completely sided with the developer. We ask for help from the City Council in remedying this situation as soon as possible. Sincerely, Roger and Linda Vrieze P.S. I am enclosing a copy of the agreement we had with New Century Homes. I think it speaks to the character of Tim Roechel and New Century Homes. Thursday, July 21, 1994 Petition for proposed reconstruction of 26th Ave. N. from 169 to Medicine Ridge Road (Project #601). We, the undersigned residents of 26th Ave. N. submit the following proposals to the City Council for the reconstruction of 26th Ave. No from Hwy. 169 to Medicine Ridge Road: l./ A 26' WIDE ROAD FACE TO FACE OF CURB WITH A S' BIKE/WALKING PATH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 26TH AVE., WITH ROAD lJ PLACED BACK ON EXISTING CENTER t c� ! ,Will not require moving power poles, therefore eliminating the loss of trees on the north side of 26th Ave. ^4' :- •� c Will provide an adequate path for pedestrians/bikers along the south side, as well as minimizing the loss of trees. 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