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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 06-30-1994Y0 JUNE 30, 1994 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS .... 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 1ULY• JULY 11 7:00 P.M. JULY 18 7:00 P.M. JULY 25 7:00 P.M. 2. OFFICES CLOSED -- MONDAY, JULY 4. COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers D "7 3. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION -- WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 7:00 P.M., Subcomittee meetings; 7:30 P.M. regular Commission meeting, Council Conference Room. 4. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON 26TH AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS -- TUESDAY, JULY 19, 7:00 p.m., City Center. Notice attached. S. MEETING CALENDARS - City Council and City Center calendars are attached. (M-5) �_ CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO June 30, 1994 Page 2 I. NEWSLETTERS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.: a. Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, Newsletter, June, 1994. (I -la) b. Article from June 24 Star Tribune by- Dennis Cassano (I -lb) 2. ACTIVITY REPORTS a. Plymouth Fire Department, June 10 through June 15, 1994. (I-2) 3. MEMOS & CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter from Bloomington Councilmember Joyce Henry soliciting membership in the I-494 Commission. (I -3a) b. Letter from Amber Woods Homeowners Association President Patrick McDonald asking about City plans for a possible park in the boundaries of Medina Road, Hwy. 101, and north of Cty. Rd. 24. , (I -3b) c. Letter from Weston Corporation Project Manager Richard Bloom concerning the Schmidt Lake Road alignment study. The City Manager met with Mr. Bloom on June 29th. (I -3c) d. FAX transmission from Mark Einhorn of United Supply Company regarding flooding problems on 44th Avenue North. (I -3d) e. Letter from Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission's Executive Secretary Judie A. Anderson containing copies the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission for the year 1995. (I -3e) Dwight Johnson City Manager W'k NOTICE OF INFORMATION MEETING The Plymouth City Council has been invited to attend an Information Meeting relating to 26th Avenue improvements. The meeting will meet on Tuesday, July 19, 1994, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Plymouth City Center, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. This meeting is open to the public. Please call me at 550-5014 for further information regarding this meeting. Laurie F. Ahrens City Clerk City of Plymouth CITY CENTER MEETINGS 1� July 1994 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday > Friday Saturday 1 2 3. 4 Independence Day - City Offices Closed 5 6 7 8 9 7:00 PM *HUMAN RIGHTS COhrnusSION 10 1112 13 14 15 16 IN00 p14iAft_ ti P� ft dr a 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING 4:00 PM FINANCIAL Anel- SORY CONEMT :E 7:00 PM PRAC 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION 17 18' 19 20 21 22 23 m7:00 m PM Info Mtg - 26th Ave. Imprvmts 7:00 PM PACT 7:00 PM HRA 24 25 26 27 28 a 29 30 7 60' SPED x"I COUN 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION 3 1 June August SMT W T F S SMT W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 ll 7 8910 11 1213 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27. 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 *REVISED MEETING ** NEW MEETING 6/30/94 CITY CENTER MEETINGS 1� August 1994 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 COIJICIL�"�y 7:30 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 7 8 7 , UDGET STitD �$W 9 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING 10 4:00 PM FINANCIAL ADVI- SORY COMMITTEE 11 12 13 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION 14 15 l 00 M,�ETCOUIVCU�£ ,• �MIN 16 17 18 19 20 7:00 PM PACT 7:00 PM HRA 21 22 +(b PM $YTDG iTUDY �., 23 24 25 26 27 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION 28 ' 29 30 31 July September S M T W T F Z SMTWT Z S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1819 20 21 22 23 24 31 25 26, 27 28 29 30 00 PM BUDGETSTUDY at-•3T3SION'y„Y, §'- *REVISED MEETING ** NEW MEETING 6/30/94 M City Council Weekly Planner July 03 -August 13, 1994 Sunday July 3 Monday July 4 Independence Day - City Offices Closed Tuesday July 5 Wednesday July 6 7:00 PM •HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Thursday July 7 Friday July 8 Saturday July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 If, G'ilai4SLrTi1G 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING 4:00 PM FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 7:00 PM PRAC 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 7.00PM:COUN « CIL MEETING "` 7:00 PM Info Mtg - 26th Ave. Imprvmts 7:00 PM PACT 7:00 PM HRA July 24 July 25 �fGG July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 7:00 PM PLANNIN COMMISSION July 31 August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 7:30 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION August 5 August 6 Q(1 GOI3N n'` ' TTG August 7 August 8 August 9 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING August 10 4:00 PM FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE August I1 August 12 August 13 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION 'Revised Meeting "New Meeting 6/30/94 Ge_ The President's Corner: challenge AMM members By Craig Rapp AMM President Association of Metropolitan Municipalities member cities must walk a fine line during the next 12 months. In previous years, we've faced issues such as non -metro versus metro state aids payments, fiscal disparities and land planning re- quirements. These issues united metro cities for the common good of the region. Now, however, the issues are more localized and - potentially - more divisive. In my estimation, our biggest challenge is metro city unity. The AMM always has been, and will continue to be, the -only voice for all metropolitan cities. A number of smaller, more highly focused organizations exist to serve nar- rower interests within the AMM umbrella. These organizations play an important function on a number of issues for our communities. However, it is important to distin- guish between the legitimate but more focused interests served by these smaller groups and the AMM's collective responsibility to a vital working metro area. Sometimes these lines become crossed or blurred, and may not be in concert with each other. We need to take the lead and work with these groups. Together, I believe, we can make an impact. For example, the AMM Urban Strategies Task Force was designed specifically to come to terms with (Continued on Page 2) associa metropc murnciac AMM member city officials mingle before taking their seats for dinner during the AMM Annual Meeting last month at Edinburgh Golf Course in Brooklyn Park. Award finds home in Brooklyn Park's 'Come Home to the Park' program A massive grassroots partnership of public and private entities called "Come Home to the Park" earned Brooklyn Park the third annual Association of Metropolitan Munici- palities Innovative City Award. The award was presented to Brooklyn Park during the AMM Annual Meeting May 25 at Edinburgh Golf Course in Brooklyn Park. The AMM membership elected Craig Rapp, Brooklyn Park Man- ager, as president and Joan Campbell, Minneapolis Council member, as vice president. David Childs, Minnetonka Manager, became past president. Elected to their first terms as Board of Director members were William Thompson, Coon Rapids Mayor; Kirk Schnitker, Champlin Council Member, and Charlotte .Shover, Burnsville Council Member. (See complete Board of Direc- t tors membership, Page 4.) When making the presentation, Eagan Mayor Tom Egan, Award Committee member, said, `The committee felt this approach was unique, yet it has a lot of common things that all of us can apply to our own cities." Indeed, in accepting the award, David Sebok, Brooklyn Park Com- munity Development director, said, "Bits and pieces of this (project) are replicable. This demonstrates just what can be done when public (agencies) and private citizens become partners." "Come Home to the Park" is a community -wide coalition of city officials, residents, churches, businesses, realtors and others who developed and coordinated an effort to improve the city's image and its quality of life. The program took (Continued on Page 4) _0 AMM must work with ourselves, others to lead metro governance, legislative agendas (Continued from Page I) the myriad of problems associated with the deteriorating conditions within the urban areas of the region. We can contribute positively to the shaping of the metro area and offer real, workable responses to the problems in our area. In addition, we have a window of opportunity to work with our col- leagues in county government. Representatives of the AMM and the Association of Minnesota Counties met twice this year to discuss our respective positions regarding the reshaping of the regional governance system. Common ground was reached, and when divergent views arose, we respectfully disagreed. I believe that continuing our efforts will result in local government setting the agenda, not following it. If we truly work for a consensus with counties, we can help lead metropolitan governance in a direction that is beneficial to the greatest number of jurisdictions. Speaking of metropolitan gover- The Association of Metropolitan Mu- nicipalities is at 3490 Lexington Av- enue North, St. Paul, Minnesota 55126. The telephone number is 490- 3301; fax, 490-0072. The AM M Board of Directors meets monthly on the second Thursday, beginning at 7 p.m. President: Craig Rapp, Brooklyn Park Manager Vice President: Joan Campbell, Minneapolis Council member Past President: Dave Childs, Minnetonka Manager Executive Director: Vern Peterson nance, it is truly anyone's guess what the changes enacted by the Legislature this year will mean in years to come. As you know, the AMM spent a great deal of time studying and discussing our vision for metropolitan governance. Much of what we did served as a spring- board for discussion and legislation. However, in its drive to change the Metropolitan Council, the Legislature potentially limited the ability of the Council to be truly visionary - which was the thrust of our analysis and the bedrock for our recommenda- tions. I am concerned that the Council will become enmeshed in the daily routine of operating large metro operating systems and will not provide the leadership, guidance and vision necessary to move the area into the next century. Since the AMM is the only organi- zation that monitors the Metropolitan Council on a continuing basis, it is our duty to be a constant, and possibly aggressive, voice in: advocating visionary leadership at the Council. Sometimes this may mean challenging the Council or the Legislature; sometimes it may mean challenging ourselves to fill the leadership void. Because of circum- stances with both the Metropolitan Council overhaul and other initiatives introduced at the Legislature, unity within the metro area and its local governments may be tested. would like to see our organization continue to be the leading voice for local government in the metro area. I believe we can meet the chal- lenges from the Legislature, the Metropolitan Council, and from within our membership to maintain our high level of inclusive represen- tation and our crucial presence at the Legislature and the Metropolitan Council. Childs bids 'bye to AMM members When he spoke last year as incom- ing president, Minnetonka Manager Dave Childs talked about painting bulls' -eyes around bullet holes in dis- cussions about the socio-economic problems facing the metropolitan area. In his farewell presidential speech during May's AMM Annual Meeting, Childs reviewed whether bulls' -eyes indeed had been painted around bullet holes. He also praised the Urban Strat- egies Task Force for its deliberate effort to address concentration of pov- erty and other related problems facing the region. "The symptoms may not be the dis- ease," Childs said. "Thetaskforce and the Board of Directors believes that the task force should proceed dili- gently and focus on the future." This visionary charge meant that the task force did not respond to legisla- tive initiatives during this past session 2 and caused some members to worry that the task force's silence meant approval, Childs said. "We did voice our opinoins on controversial pieces of legislation through our normal lob- bying effort. "This kept the door opened and kept us in the discussions at the Capitol," he said. "We also were able to buy the time we needed to look for long-term solutions to these problems." Turning to metropolitan governance reorganization, Childs expressed con- cern that the soon-to-be reconstituted Metropolitan Council would not be able to devote time to long-range planning and visioning since the final bill made the council directly responsible for operations of transit and waste con- trol. He noted that the bill as passed by the Legislature that calls for the reor- (Continued on Page 7) F1_ AMM Annual Meeting Edinburgh Golf Course, Brooklyn Park May 25, 1994 Outgoing Board Member Bill Burns (center), Fridley Manager, chats with Fridley Council members Steve Billings (left) and Dennis Schneider. Board member Coral Houle, Bloomington Council member, enjoys a comment during dinner. 6 Dan Ryan (left), citizen co-chair for'Come Home to the Park' ac- cepts the Innovative City Award and congratulations from Brooklyn Robbinsdale Mayor Joy Robb Park Community Development Director David Sebok and presenter chats with another AMM member Tom Egan (right), Eagan Mayor and member of the AMM Awards city official. - Committee. - AMM members elect board, officers for 1994-95 Pursuant to the AMM by-laws, a Nominating Committee was appointed by the AMM Board on March 2, 1994. The committee completed its work and the officials listed below were recommended to and approved by the membership at the AMM Annual Meeting on May 25, 1994. President: Craig Rapp, Manager, Brooklyn Park Vice President: Joan Campbell, Council member, Minneapolis Past President: Dave Childs, Manager, Minnetonka Board of Directors, Two -Year Terms (eight to be elected): Tom Egan, Mayor, Eagan Jerry Linke, Mayor, Mounds View Joan Lynch, Council member, Shakopee Gerald Cotten, Council member, New Hope Jim Prosser, Manager, Richfield Kirk Schnitker, Council member, Champlin (new board member) Charlotte Shover, Council member, Burnsville (new board member) William Thompson, Mayor, Coon Rapids (new board member) Board of Directors, Terms Not Expiring (one year remaining): Bill Barnhart, IGR, Minneapolis Jack Denzer, Mayor, Cottage Grove Ray Faricy, IGR, St. Paul Marie Grimm, Council member, St. Paul Coral Houle, Council member, Bloomington Susan Hoyt, Administrator, Falcon Heights Mary Raymond, Council member, Deephaven EI Tinklenberg, Mayor Blaine Annual outreach breakfasts planned for mid-July For the ninth consecutive year, the Association of Metropolitan Munici- palities (AMM) will sponsor regional outreach breakfast meetings in the metro area for member city officials. The meetings provide a chance for member city officials to air opinions on issues and priorities for legisla- tive policy committees. The break- fasts also offer city officials an opportunity to provide input into the policy-making process, especially those officials who are unable to otherwise participate on commit- tees. The breakfast schedule is: North: July 12, Ramada Inn (McGuire's Restaurant), Arden Hills. South: July 13, Denny's Restau- rant, Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. East: July 14, Ramada Inn St. Paul. West: July 19, Ramada -Plaza (formerly Radisson -Minnetonka), Wellington Dining Room, Minnetonka. Central: July 20, Northwest Inn, Charley's back room, Brooklyn Park. The breakfasts begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at about 9 a.m. 'Home' public-privateProoram bears frui t (Conffnuedfrom Page l) positive action on real and perceived problems concerning safety, attract- ing businesses and residents, and communications. Among other things, apartment communities became the key to solving Brooklyn Park's problems. The action plan was three -pronged. The city staff and property manag- ers and owners developed a prop- erty managers coalition. The city changed its licensing ordinance to license individual rental units so action could be taken against a unit, not the entire building. The city adopted a rental housing mainte- nance code and Conduct on Li- censed Premises ordinance that allowed city staff and police to monitor and bring forward problem landlord and tenants. More impor- tantly, deteriorating apartment buildings began to be renovated through a public and private partner- ship. The plan worked. Apartment vacancies fell from 15 percent to 4 under 10 percent. The city's crime rate dropped 13 percent during the past four years. The managers coalition has been answering other cities' requests for information on starting their own coalitions. 'Things are happening," said Dan Ryan, citizen co-chair of the "Come Home to the Park" Committee. "The theme is our banner, our pride. It says we've turned our city around." Brooklyn Park Mayor Jesse Ventura kicked off the evening's activities with a welcome to the city. -la Board farewells highlight personnel moves As always, movement's afoot for AMM member city officials. During its Annual Meeting in May, AMM members said good-bye to several board members. Three completed their terms at the annual meeting - Past President Karen Anderson, and board members Don Ashworth and Bill Burns. Frank Ongaro Jr. and Gene White resigned from the board earlier. Anderson, Minnetonka Mayor, began her board association with AMM in 1987 when she was a Minnetonka Council member. She was elected President in June 1992 and has continued on Acl the board as Past President this year. She served on and chaired the v AM M's General Legislation committee for three years. Anderson also served on and/or chaired other committees and task forces including the Executive Committee, Legislative Coordinating Committee, Metropoli- tan Governance Task Force Com- mittee and this year's Nominating Committee. Ashworth has been an AMM board member for four years. The Chanhassen Manager has served on the AMM Municipal Revenues Committee and chaired the General Legislation Committee. In addition, Ashworth has been active in the metro and state city managers association, and completed a term as president of Metropolitan Area Managers Association in December. Burns also served four years on the AMM board. The Fridley Man- ager was a member, then chaired, the AMM Housing and Economic Development Committee. He also served on the Legislative Coordinat- ing Committee and is a member of the Urban Strategies Task Force. Ongaro left the AMM Board last December when he resigned his Intergovernmental Relations directors position with St. Paul. Ongaro was elected to the AMM board in 1990. He served on and chaired the Municipal Revenue Committee, and also served on the Transportation Committee and the Legislative Coordinating Committee. White chose not to run for re- election to the Prior Lake City Council and left the AMM board in December. White has been active in the AMM since 1987 and may hold the record for the number of com- mittee memberships. He served on the joint AMM/LMC Solid Waste Task Force, the AMM General Legislation Committee, Nominating Committee, Metropolitan Agencies Committee, Transportation Commit- tee (including chair), Membership Committee, the Legislative Coordi- nating Committee and the Executive Committee, and the Metropolitan Issues Task Force and the Metro- politan Governance Task Force. Other metro area moves include: Tom Burt, formerly of St. An- thony, is city administrator in Rosemount. Taking over Burt's duties in St. Anthony on an interim basis is Larry Hamer. Apple Valley has a new adminis- trator - John Gretz. He replaces Tom Melena, who resigned. Osseo has seen some activity recently. Former administrator Dick Fursman now is in Andover. He is succeeded by David Callister, who moved from Tonka Bay. Finally, Nicole Debevec, AMM Communications and Research Director, moves to "Da Range" in mid-June. I'll miss you all and will take wonderful memories of my association with you when I leave. Urban Strategies Task Force busy formulating recommendations Findings and recommendations that address the deteriorating conditions and concentration of poverty within the metropolitan area will be presented by the Urban Strategies Task Force during the AMM Outreach Breakfast meetings. The issues and responses that result from the task force's delibera- tions will be complex, Chair Jim Prosser told the membership during the AMM Annual Meeting. "We can't look for simple or symbolic solutions," said Prosser, Richfield Manager. `The solutions must be strategic and have a significant impact. These are complex problems that require complex responses." The task force is addressing the concentration of poverty in a com- prehensive way that includes a variety of players - local and regional units of government, the state and 5 not -for -profits, among others. Prosser said, "We must make sure that the solutions to these issues are complete. The concentration of poverty is a serious problem that must be addressed in a comprehen- sive way." The task force has been meeting since last September to address the issues, findings, guiding principles and recommendations regarding concentration of poverty and the deteriorating conditions in the central cities and inner -ring suburbs. The panel has developed a problem statement, several main issue points and a number of findings. The task force is developing principles on which recommendations will be based. The task force's work to date will be presented during the series of AMM Outreach Breakfasts sched- uled for mid-July, Prosser said. S 10 Policy committee process changes eyed. i and fiscal dis- ity were Calling all AMM member city officials! An AMM Policy Committee wants you!! To encourage more member city participation and reinvigorate the policy-making process, the AMM Legislative Coordinating Committee recently okayed an experimental realignment in the AMM committee structure and policy-making pro- cess. A notable example would be the Transportation and General Legislation committees combined into the Transportation and General Government Committee for this year's policy cycle. The changes are experimental and will be reviewed as the policy development cycle continues through the legislative session. Both the LCC and the AMM Board of Directors will be monitoring the enhancements with an eye toward increased member participation and broader input in policy-making. The policy committee process modifications provide the bedrock for continued greater member participation overall in the AMM. The LCC also approved changing the appointment process from a two- year cycle to annually as a bridge for future policy committee cycles. LCC members believed annual commit- tee appointments allow greater individual choice for committee service and promote increased member participation. Until this year, each committee usually met three or four times in August and September to develop policy, then generally not again until the next policy cycle. Also, to better promote policy ownership and involvement, and be better able to respond quickly to ever -shifting legislative directions, committees should be prepared to meet maybe once or twice during the legislative session. Once committees developed positions that were adopted by the Board of Directors and the member- ship in years :past, committees were I out of the loop until the next round of committee meetings. The LCC Again, it isn't anticipated that this would involve a lot of time. The LCC believes more personal involvement tive impact. Members are encouraged to by the commitiio tees. People with or Roger Peterson at the AMM Office, 490-3301. Please return to the AMM the the May 31 bulletin. If you want Re - another form, please call the AMM office (490-3301). Members may serve on one or more of the following four committees: promote policies they developed. LGA and HACA, the elimination of the Local Government Trust Fund, the new LGA index procedure, and using homestead or other property tax ca - will provide a more positive legisla- tive pac'�ty for housing or redevelopment. Housing and Economic Development suggest areas of consideration Considers all issues related to eco- nomic development and housing, in - any questions or suggestions cluding subsi- may contact either Vern Peterson dized hous- ing,affordable housing, and activities of policy sign-up form included in Metropolitan Agencies Considers legislative issues and other policy issues related to the Metropoli- parities. The committee will look care- fully at the effects of the 1994 omnibus wants to enlist more committee tax bill. Areas of concentration would members as legislative contacts to include the distribution formulas for the Metropoli- tan HRA. Re- views all amendments to the Metropolitan Council's Housing Policy. Reviews and develops policy dealing with economic development issues, HRAs, Tax Increment Fnanc- ing (TIF) and development authori- ties. A majordiscussion issuefor 1995 tan Council will be funding options for housing andtheMet- opportunities and reinvestment in de- r o p o l i t a n caying areas. Agencies. Transportation and Monitorsthe General Government structure Reviews all major issues related to air and relation- and surface transportation and fund - ship be- tween regional entities and local units of government. Reviews amendments to the Metropolitan Regional Blueprint or any other policy guides developed. This committee will be challenged as a vastly different metropolitan gover- nance structure unfolds. Municipal Revenues Considers any matter concerning city revenues, property taxes and city ex- penditures, in- cluding state ��• :.., levy limits, ".. property tax assessments h ing at all government levels. Exam- ines methods of transit funding and questions of constitu- tional dedi- cation. Be- cause the former General Legislation Committee is combined with the former Transportation Committee, areas of consideration include issues that im- aid formulas pact metro area cities outside the and dollars, scope of other AMM committees. Is- sues such as municipal consolidation, pensions, PELRA, comparable worth, data privacy, and local controVauthor- studied previously. Effects of governance bill remain unknown Continued from Page 2) ganization of the Metropolitan Council and metropolitan agencies falls short of AMM expectations and conflicts with the AMM Metropolitan Gover- nance Task Force report. "We remain concerned and we'll be watching as things develop," he said. The report and policy position on a more professionaly run staff was included in the bill. The regional administrator will be hired by the full Council to oversee the daily staff operations. Employees will answer directly to the administrator. "Perhaps this will allow the Council to concentrate more if its time on regional visioning," Childs said. During his final remarks as president, Childs recognized the board and AMM staff. He also recognized and thanked the policy committee chairs. Entries include retrofit, fire education programs Champlin - Paving Management - A system that establishes a basis for ad- dressing in an unbiased, systematic man- nerthe necessary and timely program of managing street paving. Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council - A five -suburb organization demonstrates that cooperative efforts among ducat urns of govemment Is an effective method to address community Issues. Minnetonka - Fire Sprinkler Retrofitting - A concept that seeks to ease the finan- cial constraints normally borne byowners regarding the retrofitting of buildings with fire sprinkler systems. Richfield - Fire Safety - A program that reaches beyond the traditional audience through aggressive marketing techniques forthe purposes of fire safety education. Champlin -Zero Expenditure Increase Budget - A budget effort that establishes a basis to address unanticipated revenue and expenditure matters, allows Council the flexibility for initiatives beyond the set budget and institutes a program formeet- Ing the long-term capital needs. Outgoing President David Childs, Minnetonka Manager (left), receives a plaque from incoming President Craig Rapp, Brooklyn Park Man- ager. Listening at the head table are (from left), AMM Board members Eagan Mayor Tom Egan and Richfield Manager Jim Prosser, and LMC Executive Director Jim Miller. Rapp, Campbell to lead AMM The AMM membership unani- mously elected Craig R. Rapp, Brooklyn Park Manager, to be President of the Association. Minneapolis Council member Joan Campbell will serve as Vice Presi- dent. Rapp had been Vice President until his election, succeeding Dave Childs, Minnetonka Manager, who now is Past President. Rapp has been involved in city government since the mid-1970s. He has held managerial/administra- tive or assistant posts in Hopkins, New Brighton, Circle Pines and Rochester. A native of Duluth, Rapp earned his baccalaureate in urban studies from University of Minnesota -Duluth, and a master's degree in public administration from Mankato State University. Besides serving most recently as chair of the AMM's Legislative Coordinating Committee, he chaired and was a member of the Municipal Revenues Committee and is a member of the Urban Strategies Task Force. Rapp also was presi- 7 dent of the Metropolitan Area Managers Association, and is active in the League of Minnesota Cities. Rapp and his wife Mary have four children. Campbell began serving on the Minneapolis City Council in 1990, the year she also was elected to fill one of two Minneapolis positions on the AMM board. She has chaired the AMM Metro- politan Agencies Committee and served on the LCC committee, as well as the Metropolitan Governance Task Force. For 16 years - from. 1973 through 1989 - Campbell was a Metropolitan Council member. She served on every major Council committee and was vice chair from 1983 through 1989. She has chaired several Minne- apolis City Council committees, including Public Safety and Regula- tory Service, and Ways and Means. Campbell has been a registered nurse with the University of Minne- sota Hospitals. She represents and lives in Minneapolis' Ward 2, the city's southeast side. Marie Grimm .L -la• Meet the AMM board Marie Grimm was elected to represent St. Paul's 6th Ward in 1992 and has been an AMM Board member since 1993. Besides her duties as an AMM board member and a member of the AMM Dispute Resolution Committee, Grimm is a member of the Transportation Advisory Board, Greater St. Paul Tomorrow and the Minneapolis Chamber -McKnight Founda- tion Steering Committee currently forging regional strategies for economic and work force development.. As part of her council duties, Grimm is on several housing, finance, tax, and economic development and redevelopment boards. Grimm worked 12 years for the Minnesota Innovation, cooperation board Department of Transportation, most recently as a legislative analyst. She also managed MnDOTs training program for civil engineers, worked as a computer analyst and troubleshooter, and was public relations specialist in the head office for two transportation commissioners. Grimm earned a bachelor of arts degree in speech communication from the Univer- sity of Minnesota. She enjoys music and singing and performs on the amateur and professional stages. She also enjoys birding, travelling, gardening and bycycling. Grimm and her husband Ron live on St. Paul's East Side. State board rewards loca1 creativity The Minnesota Board of Govern- ment Innovation and Cooperation has available two programs de- signed to help local governments overcome barriers to delivering services more effectively and efficiently to their residents. The grant program has about $2.45 million available. Eligible recipients include cities, towns, counties, school districts, special taxing districts, associations of local government, the Metropolitan Council, state agencies with a local government partner, and organiza- tions established by two or more local governments under a joint powers agreement. Grant money may be used to develop a model for innovative service delivery, develop a plan to deliver a service or program through intergovernmental cooperation or cover the one -time -only start-up costs of providing a fully integrated service or program. The deadline for the board's receipt*of completed pre -application forms is Aug. 23,1994. In addition,to the grant program, I the Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation has available a waiver program. Under this pro- gram, cities, towns, counties and special taxing districts may ask the board to grant waivers from state administrative rules or tempo- rary, limited exemptions from enforcement of state procedural laws governing service delivery by a local government unit. Applications to the waiver program may be submitted on behalf of a non- profit organiza- tion providing services to clients whose costs are paid by the applicant. Waiver applications have no deadlines and are accepted on an on-going basis. They are not associated with grant applications. The waiver application form recently 0 was revised, so a new form must be requested. People interested in application packets and more information may contact Pati Maier, Executive Director, Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation, 525 Park St., Suite 400, St. Paul, MN 55103, phone 282-2390, fax 282- 2391. ion g :)pen spaces into -land trusts r Dennis Cassano affwriter I urban sptytwl Continuos to gobble t the open apnea in Twin Cities ryX preservation groups Wreat- an way to bIOCIc development. 6 • lion Wd to k! d but b e an o eve ODM re - y ons on pnva a mperty that rbid future coi�uCWon^arc prow- in Minnesota and proliferating in tsconucl. stionwide, there air an estimated 300 land trusts, more than double e 429 that existed in 1980. There rrz 53 in 1950, according to the .tional Land Trust Alliance, :cause of development pressure sm 'twin Cities computers, several sups have organized in recentyears preserve parcels of land in the van-couaty nt Opplitaa • arms, the Croix River Valley and as far as miles into Wisconsin --- nearly as -as Menomonie on Interstate Hwy. teir visions and missions vary. sm the fixed-income neighbors who ant to save a lV acre oak woods in apkini tb the group that wants to eserve 1,100 acres of woods, fields d river bluffs along the St. Croix. It ns fiom the new Minnesota Land =4 which helps people put mtric- *e easements on their own properly bar future development, to the iseoasia Farmland Conservancy d a similar program in Iowa, which .ys farms, puts easements on them A then resells than at reduced ices. 1976 change in federal tax law gave easement system a boost. A per- usal conservation or scenic ease- ent is a restriction placed on the C. of property. If a person puts an cement on property to prohr'bit natruction of buildings, the value the property is reduced because Acquisition tool used to halt urban sprawl land that can be developed is more valuable. Beam tha easonient also results in lower taxes, it has in economic val- ue, If the easement is given to a qualified private nonprofit organiza- tion, such as a laird trust, for enforce- ment in the Hilum when the land has dif treat owners, that vpjuc can W written ot the landowners income taxa as a charitable contribution. The easement also reduou the prop- erty taxes and estate taxes on the proty bemuse the land has a lower vw ae iha l it would if it could be developed.. Wisconsin has been particularly ac- tive in encouraging ,land proserva- tion, partly through the easeraent.sys- tem. Wisc6nain, which has about 25 local land trusts compared with a half dozen in Minnesota, has em- barked on a m of .$250 million, 10- ear somecasescases devel�parks and reo- reation arras in the countryside as well as in the cities. The program, started in 1989, Already has acquired 80,150 acres and secured conserva- tion easements on an additional 1.255 acies, Minnesota, through the Department of Natural Resources, also buys land — for recreation, wildlife habitat and otherpurposes, For the past six yam, Minnesota has spent roughly fi million a year for land aegtusi- tion. The f xichil government also buys wildlife areas. And two long-standing private niitional organizations, the Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land, are fictive here as well. They buy land and manage it or donate or sell it at reduced rates to the government. in Twin Cities The drive to keep land from being developed stretches from central ur- ban areas through the suburban ffinge to the exurban frontier, where sprawl is interlaced with farmland. For example, last month Eden Prai- rie voters approved a bond sale for $1.95 million to buy 96 acres in two parcels above the Minnesota River Valley. That effort was launched by thr. FrIGn Prairie. Iand Trust, a group of residents that is about to become a chapter of the new Minnesota Land Trust. The Minnesota organisation, crested three years ago as the Washington County Land Trust, hired its first full-time employee a month ago, It has collected easements on more than 200 acres of land from people in Washini;ton and Hennepin counties who want their property forever swaddled in the trappings of nature. It also has conservation easements on the 425 -acre 'Delwin nature pre- serve in Afton owned by the Bell Foundation 100 adjacent acres owned ay henries bell, chairman of the foundation, and his late wife, Lucy, and 20 anis on the North Shore of Lake Superior owned by their grandson, David Hartwell. Hartwell is one of the founders of the Minnesota Land Trust and is a board member of the national Land Trust Alliance. The Minnesota trust cannot afford to buy land outright, so it is now limit- ed to accepting easements that people place on their own land. Repay Le- one, the trust's director, said the or- ganization's goal is to become the ttnlOMM private land trust in the state, with local chaptaa such as those in Washington County, laden Prairie and one forming in St. Cloud. "They are the eyes and the can their communities who find the to preserve and work with the i ors, Leone said, The state g would help with the administri details of the transactions, she saj The role of the we group woulc between that of the Nature Coi vancy, which focuses on prote( endangered species of wildlife plant life, and that of the Trus' Public Land, which concentrate developing public parks. "There's land that's worth prow that doesn't fall within those cat ries. That's where we pick up," said. The wave of development mo cast from the Twin Cities looms 1 for residents in the St. Croix Va Dan McGuiness, director of the I nesota-Wisconsin Boundary , Commission, the interstate as that coordinates policies of the s, and the National Park %M. itv issues involving the St. Croix Mississippi riven, says his av gets a dozen calls a month from pie who want to protect their property or a parcel they've seer the St. Croix. The federal government Is no to buying land, and the states ars Duying scenic casements along river, he said. "In the past, worked mostly with governmi Now we're putting more emphasi private groups, he said, The agency is active in the Bluff Alliance, an effort to educate pe and local governments on way preserve the scenery and control velopment on both rivers. The r>r bets are land trusts in Minna Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. A number of groups are tryin. raise money to buy the 1 100 r on the St. Croix River bluli's in consin. out, Leone said, the Mi rota Land Trust cannot save the acre woodlot in Hopkins. to�__ PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTNMN-T ACTIVITY REPORT 06/10/94 THROUGH 06/1/94 DATE 06/10/94 TLS 10:22 a.m. LOCATION Sinele Family Dwelling SITUATION FOUND Fire Alarm - Malfunction 16800 Block of 45th Avenue No 06/10/94 1:50 P.M. Armstrong Senior High School Power surge caused alarm to 10635 36th Avenue North sound 06/11/94 8:34 a.m. Hamel Building Center Fire Alarm - False 18710 Highway 55 06/11/94 6:15 p.m. Stonehill Apartments Burned Food 3501 Xenium 06/11/94 7:24 p.m. Open Land Tree was burning Luce Line Trail 06/14/94 6:18 a.m. Willow Creek Apartments Fire Alarm - Malfunction 135 Nathan Lane 06/14/94 10:21 a.m. Holiday Inn Cigarette Smoke caused 3000 Harbor Lane Alarm to sound 06/14/94 3:07 p.m. Single Family Dwelling Power lines falling onto 100 Block of Quaker Lane tree caused fire 06/14/94 3:34 p.m. Single Family Dwelling Power lines falling onto 2400 Block of Hemlock Lane tree caused fire 06/14/94 3:48 p.m. Single Family Dwelling Fire Alarm - False 12800 Block of 25th Avenue 06/14/94 4:54 p.m. Open Land Tree on fire 2440 Shadyview Lane 06/11/94 9:46 p.m. Parkside Apartments Burned Food 12055 41st Avenue 06/12/94 12:07 p.m. Single Family Dwelling Fire Alarm - Malfunction 6100 Block of Cheshire Lane 06/13/94 11:10 a.m. Public Roadway Fire Alarm - False 4120 Fernbrook 06/14/94 8:06 a.m. Single Family Dwelling 5500 Block of Vinewood Lane 06/14/94 10:39 a.m. Four Seasons Estates 9700 37th Place 06/14/94 10:33 p.m. Lancaster Village 3640 Lancaster Lane 06/14/94 11:19 p.m. Highway Highway 55/Fernbrook 06/15/94 4:32 a.m. Vicksburg Village Apartments 15700 Rockford Road 06/15/94 11:20 a.m. Open Land 4355 Vinewood 06/16/94 8:36 p.m. Creek Place Apartments 3850 Plymouth Boulevard 06/16/94 8:38 p.m. At The Place Apartments 3945 Lancaster Lane 06/15/94 9:32 p.m. Holding Retail Group 2440 Fernbrook Lane Gas leak from water heater Fire Alarm - False Fire Alarm - False Oil Spill from Truck Fire Alarm - False Lightening Strike •P!I Fire Alarm - Malfunction Fire Alarm - Malfunction oilcity of bloomington, minnesota 2215 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, Minnesota 55431-3096 (612)887-9635 FAX(612)'687 960) ---f TWD 442)887-9677 t t v �•. \a . fit' I June 17, 1994 Mayor Joy Tierney --- City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Road Plymouth, MN 55447-1482 Dear Mayor Tierney, Enabling legislation passed by the 1993 Legislature permits the cities of Plymouth and Maple Grove to join the cities of Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka and Richfield in implementing travel demand management requirements. In 1988, the five cities mentioned above formed a joint powers organization called the I-494 Commission to promote planning and improvements to I-494 and to jointly and cooperatively implement peak period traffic reduction. The I-494 Commission has succeeded as a cooperative focus for these objectives; I believe the City of Plymouth would find membership to be a cost- effective way to accomplish peak period traffic management in the I-494 corridor. Sincerely, gcl'ar- (2, 14AIL r Councilmember Joyce Henry President, I-494 Commission /c AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER ai-tq C_ounUl �b 4 June 20, 1994 Mr. Eric Blank Director of Parks & Rec City of Plymouth Dear Mr. Eric Blank: Last fall we began discussions about donating the privately owned park known as AMBER WOODS Park to the City in an attempt to get a city park within the boundaries of Medina Road, Hwy. 101 and North of Cty. Rd. 24. Since then the residents of Amber Woods have voted to retain and develop the park as they have in the past. Since the Amber Woods solution is no longer available, could you update me as to what the City plans to do to give the residents in this area a Park of their own. Currently the Basketball hoops at Greenwood are just backboards without any rims and the play equipment is built for children K-6. Is the City going to update the school property? The new homes built in the last two years (Bridlewood, Saddlebrook, Churchhill & Boulder Crest) must of easily generated over a million dollars of taxes for the City and I think the Homeowners will appreciate some return on their tax dollars. Sincerely, ie Patr�McDonald President - Amber Woods 18625 33rd P1. N. Plymouth, MN 55447 (612) 449-4855 Homes Association y03, too RICHARD BLOOM 14600 Woodruff Road Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 (612) 475-9005 June 21, 1994 Mayor Joy Tierney 1791 20th Avenue North Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Dear Mayor Tierney: I wish to thank you for your call the other day regarding the Schmidt Lake Road alignment study. We appreciate the opportunity to express our opinions and we pledge our cooperation to resolve this issue. We are also willing to work with the City regarding the location and construction of the proposed Hollydale water tower on our property. We understand that the City Council is considering a work session to discuss the Schmidt Lake Road alignment study in order to get the process rolling and receive input. We are very supportive of this idea and we would welcome the opportunity to discuss this issue and share ideas. Hopefully, a consensus could be reached and we could all work together to implement the preferred solution. We believe that the most difficult aspect of Schmidt Lake Road is the section traversing our property and the Hollydale Golf Course. Our proposed alignment greatly minimized the impact to Hollydale by shifting the road to the north with the exception of the connection at Holly Lane where we impacted the 10th green and 11th tee. We understand that the City is considering shifting the railroad to the north to solve this problem. We have discussed another solution with the owners of Hollydale whereby we would give up some of our property to shift the course onto our site to allow the connection of Schmidt Lake Road at Holly Lane, if the railroad could not be relocated. Perhaps the 10th hole would dogleg to the east and north to avoid the road. We certainly understand that extending Schmidt Lake Road west of Vicksburg Lane will not be easy. We do believe that the best approach would be to involve those most impacted in a cooperative manner to reach a solution. Mayor Joy Tierney June 21, 1994 Page 2 We pledge our cooperation and we welcome the opportunity to work with the City of Plymouth to resolve this issue. Please accept our thanks for your attention to this matter. Respectfully submitted, �ZA� R:5q�� Richard Bloom, Project Manager Weston Corporation Jame F=enning, President Weston Corporation Ii"�` Aea Mike Leuer, Vice P esident Weston Corporation RB:kar cc: Mr. Dwight Johnson, City Manager Mr. Richard Deziel, Hollydale Golf Course UNITED SUPPLY/BLACKHAW TEL:1-612-636-7530 Jun 23,94 12:56 No.002 P.01 Mal 1995 W. COUNTY RD. 13 -2 ST. k'AU'X., 1vfN 55113 (612) 636 - 6445 A DATE ATTENTION: �u%l C so ,j (S ,.1 FROM : Ka \c k-- , Ili v, -V f -Ink. .J CONFIRMATION REQUESTED: YES NO NO, OF PAGES SENT (INCLUDING COVER)_S IW UNITED'3 FAX # (612) 636-7530 LE rtte' G �-. Is (r 4, ta,�, ✓ �•p h 7 f A l f Z C. <IN{ .)C. t u rJ UNITED SUPPLY/BLRCKHAW TEL:1-612-636-7530 Jun 23,94 12:56 No.002 P.02 06-23-99 11;41AM FROM SECURITY LIFE INS, TO 96367530 P001/001 #Or,' fast -V brand tax transmittal memo 7871 it; pages a �° MARK F)(4 No 9A1 /N HOW alflgg 23, 1094Rill wk % FRED MOORS DIRECTOR or ENQYNEERYN,_ FAX RUKBBR: 550-5050 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD CITY OF PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 Dan FRED, 1. 0 Y ANI WRITING TO CONFIRM MY UNDRRSTANOXNC OF OUR CONVERSA'T'ION ON JUNE 21, 1994. WE DISCUSSED THE CONTINUING WATER FLOODINO PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE "FRENCH DRAIN" INSTALLED BY LAUKKA DEVRI.OPMENT WITH THE CITY OF PLYMOUTHfS MOWLBDGE IN SEPTEMBER OF LMA.- YOU DESCRIBED THE "FRENCH DRAIN" AS PERFORATED PYPE THAT DOES NOT P98VENT DIRT, ROOTS AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM ENTERING, AND THAT YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONCRETE DRAIN. AS YOTJ KNOW, MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY TO STOP TUB DAMAGE BEING DONE TO PROPERTY CURRENTLY, BUT ALSO TO INSURE THAT THIS WILL NOT BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. IN SHORT, A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION THAN PERFORATED PIPE IS NEEDED. FURTIiER, AN AGREEMENT THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DRAIN IS THE RZ6PONSIBrLITY OF THS cITY OF PLYMOUTH AND THAT HOMS O'WNnRS PP NOT RELINQUISH OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY BY ALLOWING THE WATER TO PASS THROUGH THEYR YARDS IS ALSO NEUDEb. X FIRST CONTACTED THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ABOUT THE PROBLEM APRIL 15, 1994, AS TIME HAS 318a ALLOWED TO PkSS WITHOUT CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM, THE PRESENCE OP STAGNANT WATER IS CAUSING TNCREASED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND PRESENTS OTHER QONCERNS. IT X$ IMPORTANT TO RESOLVE TK=5 MATTER IN TnE VERY NEAR FUTURE. WE MUST ESTABLISH A DATLO BY WHICH THIS WATER FLOODING PROBLEM.X WILL BE CORRECTED, I AM ANXIOUS TO HERE FROM YOU TOMORROW AS PROMISED. SxNCERBLX MARK RINHORN '�`r 11815 44TH AVL N PLYMOUTH $ MN 55442 PHONE NUMBER01 (WORK) 636-54955 (HOME) 559-4205 CC t �'OY TIERNHY MAYOR Or THA CITY Of PLYMOUTH UNITED SUPPLY/BLACKHAW TEL:1-612-636-7530 Jun 23 94 12:57 No.002 P.03 JwJi�: r CITY O> • PUMOUTR July 26, 1984 Mr, Larry Laukka Laukka b Associates,. Inc. 7101 York Avenue South - Suite 208 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435 Dub.laut. Wtat Ridge't.sLdL0,0 ugh ndali.iou Dear Larry: Approximately two to three weeks ago we had a call from a resident at 44th Avenue North relative to a "french drain" that was being constructed aerosa 44th Avenue to drain water from tho north side of the street to the south side of the street. Our field check indicated that such a drain was being constructed to alleviate a problem on Lots 4 and 5, Block 1 in West Ridge Estates 6th Addition. The drain was to have an outlet along the rear lot line of Lot 30 Block 2 of said addition. The water would then drain along the rear of the lots between 44th and Goldenrod as shown on the attached drawing, finally entering the storm sewer system at the bottom of the hills Although the "french drain" would solve the problem for the homes on the north aide of 44th Avenue, it appears that it has created a different problem for the homes on the south side of 44th Avenue. Yesterday I met with Dennis Marhule on the site and reviewed the drainage problem that has been created. Whether the problem is due entirely to the "french drain" or to a combination of excessive watering by the residents who have recently sodded their lawns, or a combination of both, it is hard .....►« ,r...ww«.,n.,..kp..dlitwau ..wk.,kbi.a, P4ink......i. might ."to --that.—the -.'£aoaab_draiwLL aroo. aea.••........�....._ . structed unbeknownst to anybody in the City. It appears it was a private matter that was constructed in order to alleviate the problem in one or two of the houses being built by the home builder. It also appears that there is continual water running out of the end of the drain the and this has caused the people who have sodded their back yards to leave a two or three foot area unsodded, because it is always saturated. Y have been contacted by Mark Einkorn, at 11815 44th Avenue North, who is contem- plating sodding his yard but has been hesitant in doing so because of the drainage problem. I advised him that he should contact you or the home builder, Wayne Fleck, to try and correcC the problem as it now exists. 340U PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 650.2800 UNITED SUPPLY/BLRCKHRW TEL:1-612-636-7530 Jun 2394 1258 No.002 P.04 Mr. Larry Laukka July 26, 1984 Page Two X am not Sure who made the determination as to constructing the "french N- drain," but Since it was constructed across City street right^of-way, it ' would be appreciated if we could be notified before the fact rather than :after the fact. It might Save everybody a lot of problems in the future. Yours very truly, Sherman L, Goldberg, P.E. City Engineer SLG:bw •�' ec: Al Kleinbeck, Building Inspector Dennis Marhula, Westwood Planning and Engineering j Mark Einhorn, 11815 44th Avenue North ' Bill Sedik, 11825 44th Avenue North ' Ax i UNITED SUPPLY/BLRCKHRW TEL:1-612-636-7530 Jun 23,94 12:58 No.002 P.05 Mr. Sherman Goldberg, P -S, City Engineer City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, Mn 55447 August 16, 1984 Regardi.ngt Wes#A Ridge Ealates 6th Addition Dear Mr. Goldberg: We the undersigned' have water flowing across and/or standing on our property. It: is impossible to cut our grass or even walk across the area effected. This water is not a result of natural drainage. Laukka Development has.placed a pipu to carry spring water away From another proporty. This PVC drain system is not approved by the city engineers, nor was the work to install it. Laukka Development has failed to foresee the damage it has done to other properties. We have suffered damage to sod and landscapping, our potential property appreciation is diminished. This drain is unacceptable and we want the situation corrected to our approval. if prompt action is not taken, we will seek legal recourse. Sincerely, Property owners of West Midge Estates 6th addition Pat and Darrell Danelius 43 0 Hemlcok La»e�rth Mr. end Mrs. efirtia L.Solatad 4325 Gold prod L e Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kessler 4335 Goldenrod Lane Mark and Christine Einhorn 11 4th Avenuq No M, ZA.,,� _ Jr. Stove aoh$noan '. ' • •4 340. Hemlock Lane Sill and Dawn Sedik it 25-44t,� AvenueNa h Gregg Stone 1180544th Avenue North co: Larry Laukka Laukka and Associates 7.01 York Avenue South -Suite 208 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435* 0-1m .3� elm creek Watershed Management Commission EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Judie A. Anderson 3001 Harbor Lane Ste. 150 Plymouth, MN 55447 Phone 612/553-1144 TECHNICAL ADVISOR Hennepin Conservation District 10801 Wayzata Blvd. Ste. 240 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Phone 612/544-8572 June 24, 1994 E-1 Ms. Laurie Rauenhorst City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms. Rauenhorst: A.r Enclosed for your files is a copy of the budget of the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission for the year 1995 as approved by the Commission at its June 8, 1994 meeting. Your community's share is 6.15% or $2,489.00. If you have any questions regarding this budget, don't hesitate to contact this office or Chairman Fred Moore. Regards, Judie A. Anderson Executive Secretary JAA: tim Encl. cc: Fred Moore CHAMPLIN • CORCORAN • DAYTON • HASSAN • MAPLE GROVE • MEDINA • PLYMOUTH 0 elm creek Watershed Management Commission EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Judie A. Anderson 3001 Harbor Lane Ste. 150 Plymouth, MN 55447 Phone 612/553.1144 TECHNICAL ADVISOR Hennepin Conservation District 10801 Wayzata Blvd. Ste. 240 Minnetonka, MN 55305 June 24, 1994 To: Member cities Staff Fr: Judie Anderson Phone 612/544-8572 Re: 1995 Budget Below is outlined a 1995 budget which was approved by the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission at its June 8, 1994 meeting. --_ REVENUE Approved 1993 Actual 1993 Ap roved 1994 Ap roved 995 From Fund Balance $10,000 $3,158 $16,700 $44,200 Membership Dues 39,000 39,000 39,000 41,000 Water Monitorina 2,000 2,000 2.000 2,500 Interest Income 4,000 772 2,500 2,500 Special Proiects 5,002 TOTAL REVENUE $55.000 $51,932 $60,200 $90.200 EXPENDMURES Technical Services Stream Gau e Operation/Mon 9 550 $9,802 $10,000 10.500 Lakes Monitorina 4,000 2,166 5,000 4,009- Nutrient Reduction Proaram 8,650 224 7,200 8,000 En ineerina. Consulting 3,000 0 3,000 0 Re ortMap Pdritina 1.50 0 1.500 25,000 S ecial Proiects 1 000 6,648 1.000 1,000 Total Technical Services 27,700 18,840 3 00 49 500 Other e ses Administrative 15.300 26.542 18.500 29700 Le al Services 10 000 6,550 10,000 10,000 Contin enc 000 0 2,000 1.000 Total Other Expenses 27,300 33 092 30,500 40 700 AEXPENDITURES $55.000 $51.932 $62,200 90 L;zZessment $39,000 39000 109,000$411.000 Fund balances at YE 1993, 1994 and 1995 were/are estimated to be $98,998, 80,298 and 36,098, respectively. CHAMPLIN • CORCORAN • DAYTON • HASSAN • MAPLE GROVE • MEDINA • PLYMOUTH June 24, 1994 page 2 1994 Budget Share by Member Community 92 Tax Elm CreekBasinFacity ee Share �aBedgetAmount 9e Overall ,�oa Champlin 1 048 892 1 000 3.81 1.220 5.69 2,220 Corcoran 2,476,528 1 000 9.00 2 880 9.95 3,880 Dayton 2,041,521 1 000 7.42 2,375 8.65 3,375 Hassan 1,483,856 1 0005.39 5.55 1,722 6.98 " - 2,722 Maple Grove 16 248122 1,000 59.03 18,890 51.00 19,890 Medina 3,055,272 1.000 11.10 3,553 11.68 4,553 Plymouth 1,168,720, 1 000 4.25 1,360 6.05 2,360 11 TOTALS $27 522 911 $7,000 100.00L$32,000 $34,000 100.00 $39,000 1995 Budget Share by Member Community 93 Tax Capacity Elm Creek Basin Member Fee 95 Budget Share %age Amount 95 Overall %age Amount Champlin 1,084,367 1,000 3.78 1,286 5.67 2,286 Corcoran 2,552,407 1,000 8.90 3,026 9.87 4,026 Dayton 2,136,341 1,000 7.45 2,533 8.68 3,533 Hassan 1,591,286 1,000 5.55 1,887 7,12 2,887 Maple Grove 17,501,241 1,000 61.06 20,760 52.66 21,760 Medina 2,544,840 1,000 8.88 3,019 9.85 4,019 Plymouth 1,253,348 1,000 4.38 1,489 6.15 2,489 TOTALS $28,663,830 $7,000 100.00 $34,000 100.00 $41,000