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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-03-1994MARCH 3, 1994 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS .... I. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR MARCH: MARCH 7 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL STUDY SESSION PROPOSED TOPICS: City Center Expansion NW Plymouth Planning Labor Agreements Council Conference Room 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH 14 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL STUDY SESSION PROPOSED TOPICS: Joint Mtg School Board 284 City Attorney Labor Agreements Public Safety Conference Rm MARCH 21 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL STUDY SESSION PROPOSED TOPICS: Capital Improvements Program County Road 9 Expansion Plans Labor Agreements Council Conference Room 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO March 3, 1994 Page 2 MARCH 28 COUNCIL STUDY SESSION PROPOSED TOPICS: Tax Exempt Bonds (West Health) Springsted Seminar Therapeutic Massage Ordinance Labor Agreements Public Safety Conference Room 2. WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE -- TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 7:00 P.M., City Council Conference Room. Agenda attached. (M-2) 3. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 4:00 P.M.; Council Conference Room. Agenda attached. (M-3) 4. PLANNING COMMISSION -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 7:00 P.M., City Council Chambers. Agenda attached. (M-4) 5. PRAC -- THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 7:00 P.M., City Council Chambers. Agenda attached. (M-5) 6. METRO MEETINGS -- The weekly calendar of meetings for the Metropolitan Council and its advisory commission is attached. (M-6) 7. MEETING CALENDARS - City Council and City Center calendars are attached. (M-7) .................................................................................................................. 1. MINUTES & AGENDAS: a. Financial Advisory Committee, February 9, 1994. (I -la) b. Wayzata Public Schools Board Update, February 1994. (I -lb) 2. 1994 PROPERTY TAX STATEMENTS-- Beginning this week, Hennepin County is mailing 1994 property tax statements. Jan Olsson, Senior Appraiser, has prepared the attached property tax summary information based on the 1994 tax extension rates. (I-2) 3. MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION -- Attached are memorandums and copies of newspaper articles received from the MLC concerning the Orfield proposal and suburban housing issues. (I-3) 4. COUNCIL REQUESTS STATUS REPORT -- Report attached. (I-4) 5. LEGAL SERVICES SUMMARY -- The billing summary for January legal services is attached. (I-5) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO March 3, 1994 Page 3 6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS: a. Fire Department Activity Reports, February 11 - 24. (I-6) 7. PLYMOUTH CITY BRIEFS -- March 3, 1994. (I-7) 8. LAND & WATER CONSERVATION NEWSLETTER -- The attached newsletter is published quarterly by the Hennepin Conservation District. (I-8) 9. MEMOS & CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter to Bill Hausmann, 295 Wedgewood Lane, from Eric Blank, in response to a letter Mr. Hausmann wrote to Representative Peggy Leppik with regard to sport facilities. (I -9a) b. Letter from Douglas Hoppenrath, Charles Lindstrom, North Memorial Medical Center, to City Manager, giving an update on the status of the OPTICOM Emergency Vehicle Preemption Project. (I -9b) c. Memo from Fred Moore regarding the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission's Centralization/Decentralization Planning Study. (I -9c) d. Letter from Dottie Reitow, Metropolitan Council Chair, to Mayor Tierney, regarding the Metro Council's process for the Regional Blueprint (policy guide for growth and development in the seven -county area), and forwarding a copy of the Council's Annual Report. The report is on file in the Manager's office for Council review. (I - 9d) e. Letter to Mike Eicher, 13230 55th Avenue North, from Eric Blank, regarding a crosswalk at 55th Avenue and Northwest Boulevard. (I -9e) f. Memorandums from Ann Higgins, Intergovernmental Relations Representative, regarding Uniform Local Elections and legislative actions on election issues for the 1994 session. (I -9f) g. Letter from Thomas Feeney, Acting Manager, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, regarding expenditure of Community Development Block Grant Funds. (I -9g) h. Letter from Andrew Roseboom, Hennepin County Fair Board President, to Mayor and City Council, concerning the County's Old Tyme Fair scheduled for July 28 - 31. (I -9h)_ i. Letter from Bev Kottas, Plymouth Civic League, regarding publicizing efforts to increase family membership support for Music in Plymouth. (I -9i) j. Memo from John Sweeney, Transit Administrator, providing a 1994 Opt -Out Transit legislative update. (I -9j) k. Letter from Gary Googins, 1304 West Medicine Lake Drive, to Mayor and City Council, in opposition to the auto sales zoning amendment. (I -9k) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO March 3, 1994 Page 4 1. Letters and petitions received from Plymouth businesses supporting a fast food restaurant at the southeast corner of I-494 and County Road 6. (I-91) Dwight D. Johnson City Manager March 1, 1994 CITY OF PLYMOUTR -first- -middle,- «last» oaddress* SUBJECT: WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 24 Dear «first»: Please find enclosed the meeting minutes of Meeting No. 24 held on February 1, 1994 as well as the Agenda for Meeting No. 25 scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, 1994 at 7:00 in the City Council conference room. I am enclosing a copy of the City Council Agenda Report for the Council meeting of February 28, 1994 which discusses the Water Quality Committee's efforts on analyzing wetland setbacks and buffer zones. The report includes a summary of *the outline ordinance as passed by our Committee at the February meeting. It also includes the five city summary of setbacks and buffer zones as well as a Wetlands Ordinance Schedule as prepared by Planning Supervisor Barb Senness. If you have any questions please call me at 550-5071. Sincerely, Daniel L. Faulkner enclosures cc: Fred Moore, Director of Public Works Dwight Johnson, City Manager Chuck Lymangood Anne Hurlburt We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 WATER QUALITY CONRMTEE MEETING NO. 24 Tuesday, February 1, 1994 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: Members - Jeff Shopek, Craig Twinem, David Shea; LuAnn Yattaw, Mary McKee, Staff - Ex -officio- Dan Faulkner; Planning Division Staff - John Keho, and Barb Senness, Council Member - Chuck Lymangood. GUESTS PRESENT: John Barten, Hennepin County Parks Department; Rita O'Donnell, and Ginny Black MEIviMBERS ABSENT: Member - Val Scheglowski The meeting was called to order by Chairman Shopek and he noted that the minutes should be revised to indicate that Craig Twinem was absent from the January meeting. The first item on the agenda was a brief report by Dan Faulkner on the policies of the Bassett Creek Watershed Commission regarding funding of projects. The Watershed Commission does not have a funding source for capital improvement projects, but the member communities on the Commission could agree to joint projects funded through the assessment process. David Shea suggested that this process be used to help fund the Parkers Lake improvements recommended in the Commission's Parkers Lake Study since several communities in the Bassett Creek Watershed would benefit from the improvements to the water quality in Parkers Lake. Chairman Shopek noted that the capital improvement projects recommended for improving Parkers Lake water quality should be considered along with the various other projects to be identified with the completion of Plymouth's Water Quality Plan within approximately one year. Next John Barten asked to update the Committee on the efforts of Hennepin Parks to obtain soil samples from homeowners for the purpose of identifying proper fertilizer needs. He indicated that a University of Minnesota intern student will be working on this program to obtain random samples from approximately 50 homeowners in each of four cities, i.e., Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove, and Minnetonka. The intern will make contact with homeowners during the next one and one half months in order to line up the soil samples to be taken in the spring. He requested that Plymouth put an item in the Plymouth News to let people know they may be randomly contacted for participation in the soil sampling program. The soil sampling would be paid for by WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MINUTES - MEETING NO. 24 February 1, 1994 Hennepin Parks and the cities involved with no cost to the homeowner. The Committee unanimously approved the use of forms developed by our Committee last year for assistance to the Hennepin Parks in their upcoming efforts. Councilman Lymangood informed the Committee that interviews of all potential candidates for commissions and committees were completed and appointments will be officially made at the February 7 Council meeting. I indicated that I had spoken with Committee Member Val Scheglowski who volunteered to resign in order to allow other interested citizens to participate on the Committee. Chairman Shopek introduced agenda item no. 2 by handing out an outline which he prepared for items to be included and/or addressed in a wetland ordinance. In addition, Dan Faulkner passed out a one page summary of the wetland ordinances from Mahtomedi, Chanhassen (current ordinance), Minnetonka, Shoreview, and Maple Grove. Before the outline was discussed in specifics, some general comments were made. It was suggested that the various agencies with authority over wetlands should be mentioned and clarified. Since much of wetland mitigation work must be completed during frozen conditions, it is important to have financial guarantees in place in order to assure proper completion. It was suggested that the Committee deal with each issue pertaining to wetlands over the course of several committee meetings. Councilman Lymangood indicated the City Council is very interested in having a wetland ordinance as soon as possible, even if it is simply an interim ordinance. City Planner John Keho explained that prior to the passage of a City ordinance a public hearing would be necessary. Jeff Shopek suggested that our Committee with the assistance of his prepared outline develop an outline of what a wetland ordinance should contain. The - City's Planning staff could then use this outline to develop a draft ordinance. With the above suggestion agreed to, the Committee proceeded through the draft outline with the following items being passed by the Committee for inclusion in a wetland ordinance, i.e., Main Topics - Purpose, Related Requirements, Mapping, Classifications, Setbacks and Buffer Zones, Definitions, Enforcement/guarantees. The areas of permitted uses/activities, activities requiring permits and mitigation would be referenced to the 1991 State Wetlands Act. The areas under "Purpose" include: Protect water quality, Preserve wild life habitat, Maintain open space, Flood control, Sediment and erosion control, No net loss of wetlands, Restoration of degraded wetlands. Under the main topic of "Related Requirements" the Committee voted to reference the 1991 State Wetlands Act and include a generic statement referencing all other agency requirements. Under the main topic of "Mapping" the US Fish and Wildlife National Wetland Inventory Maps (NWI) and the DNR Protected Wetland Maps should be Page 2 �� - Q - WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MINUTES - MEETING NO. 24 February 1, 1994 topic of "Classifications" the type of wetlands would be:Pristine, Natural, Recreational, Ag Urban Artificially created storm water holding pond Under the main topic of "Setbacks and Buffer Zones" there was much Committee discussion and a motion was passed requesting the City Planning staff to prepare various examples of proposed plats adjacent to wetlands with the requirement of a 30 to 50 foot no -touch buffer zone plus the existing setback as specified in the City's Zoning Code. The 30 foot to 50 foot range is not meant to be a minimum or maximum at this time, but simply a range from which to analyze the potential impacts to various development proposals. The setback would be measured from the edge of the buffer and therefore the buffer width flus the setback would be the distance from the wetland edge to the principle structure. The Committee will discuss the buffer and setback issues further at the next Committee meeting after the City's Planning staff has prepared some examples. The main topic of "Definitions" was discussed by the Committee and would include the wetlands edge as defined by the 1991 State Wetlands Act, setback, buffer zone, type of wetlands, and storm water holding ponds. The main topic of "Enforcement/Guarantees" would include: Authority, Penalty, Financial guarantee for restoration. There was some additional discussion concerning mitigation and a suggestion was made that Plymouth via its Wetland Ordinance should require a two to one mitigation rather than simply stating that Plymouth would conform to State Wetland Act requirements. In this way if the State Wetlands Act were revised to allow one to one mitigation, Plymouth would still remain at two to one. Some discussion ensued with suggestions that exceptions could be written in to the ordinance such as public road projects which under certain conditions may qualify for one to one wetland replacement. It was noted that the State Wetlands Act includes a five year period where the mitigating party needs to guarantee the wetland replacement is successfully completed. The third item on the agenda was a request by City Manager Dwight Johnson to review the Committee's "charge" which is dated 12/15/91. The City Manager's February 1, 1994 memo to the Water Quality Committee was briefly discussed, but it was the Committee's consensus that this should be on the March meeting agenda for further discussion. Some comments were offered to the manger's suggestion that the Water Quality Committee become the Environmental Quality Committee. It was suggested that the Committee would need more staff input on various issues if the change in the charge was to be made as suggested. Councilman Lymangood indicated that subcommittees of the Environmental Quality Committee could be formed to address Page 3 QUALITY COMIVIITTEE MINUTES - MEETING NO. 24 February 1, 1994 actual size of the committee. The March Committee meeting will include the new members as appointed by the City Council. A chairman and vice chairman will also need to be elected at the March meeting. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:55 p.m. Submitted by: Daniel L. Faulkner Page 4 AGENDA WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 25 March 8, 1994 7:00 P.M. I. Welcome new members and review Council changes to Committee representation II. Elect chairman and vice chairman III. Continue discussion on wetland setback ordinance, including review of Planning staff examples IV. Review of Committee charge as requested by City Manager in February 1, 1994 memo DATE: February 22, 1994 for the City Council Meeting of February 28,1994 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager through Fred G. Moore, P.E. , Director of Public Works FROM: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. City Engineer SUBJECT: WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF WETLAND SETBACKS AND BUFFER ZONES ACTION REQUESTED: For information and approval of the proposed schedule for developing a Wetland Setback Ordinance. BACKGROUND: At the January 24, 1994 City Council meeting, the Council requested that a status report of the Water Quality Committee's consideration of wetland setbacks and buffer zones be provided at the February 28, 1994 City Council meeting. In addition, the Council requested that the Committee reevaluate the Committee's charge, which is dated 12/15/91/. The Water Quality Committee began discussing wetland buffer zones at its November 9, 1994 meeting. General issues relating to buffer zones adjacent to wetlands were identified and discussed. It was the Committee's consensus that wetland buffer zone/setback ordinances be obtained from other cities and reviewed at the December Water Quality Committee meeting. At the December 22, 1993 meeting, wetland setback/buffer ordinances from Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Chanhassen, and Mahtomedi were reviewed by the committee. It was the Committee's consensus at that meeting that Plymouth needs to develop a wetland setback/buffer ordinance some time in the near term rather than waiting for the City's Surface Water Management Plan to be completed in approximately one year. Community Development Director, Anne Hurlburt, attended this meeting and indicated an ordinance could be developed as part of the Zoning Ordinance at any time, but it needs to be a good and well thought out requirement with input from all affected parties. At the January 4, 1994 Water Quality Committee meeting, the members were provided with the most current Chanhassen Wetland Setback Ordinance and Chairman Shopek and Committee Member McKee distributed spreadsheet and detailed summaries of the other cities' ordinances. It was the Committee's consensus that a Plymouth Ordinance directed towards wetland protection should include both a setback and a no -touch buffer zone designation. The Committee agreed that we need to identify the specific purpose that it hopes to accomplish by having a wetland setback ordinance. In addition, it was agreed that available technical literature relating to wetland protection from setbacks and buffer zones be distributed to the Committee membership prior to the February meeting. SUBJECT: WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF WETLAND SETBACKS AND BUFFER ZONES February 18, 1994 Page Two At the February 1, 1994 meeting, Chairman Shopek distributed a wetland ordinance outline, which included the following major areas: Main Topics, Purpose, Related Requirements, Mapping, Classifications, Permitted Uses/Activities, Activities Requiring Permits, Mitigation, Setbacks & Buffer Zones, Definitions, and Enforcement. Also distributed to the Committee was a five -city (Mahotomedi, Minnetonka, Shoreview, Maple Grove, and Chanhassen - current ordinance) summary of setbacks and buffer zones prepared by the Engineering Division (attached). The Committee reached a consensus on several items of the wetland ordinance outline. The outline, as approved by the Committee, is attached for your review. It was the Committee's consensus that the City's Planning Division staff should prepare a draft setback wetland ordinance based on the Water Quality Committee's input. This will include an analysis of a 30 to 50 foot no -touch buffer zone adjacent to a wetland plus the current setback as required by the City's Zoning Code. This analysis would include examples of the impacts to various development proposals. The buffer width plus the setback would be the distance from the wetland edge to the principle structure. Community Development Director, Anne Hurlburt, subsequently agreed with this approach and attached is a wetland ordinance schedule as prepared by Barbara Senness, Planning Supervisor. It is the intent of the Water. Quality Committee to discuss the Planning Division's schedule for developing a Wetland Setback Ordinance and impact analysis at its March meeting, which will be held March 8, 1994 due to precinct caucuses on March 1. The Committee will also review its "Charge" at that meeting. RECOND4ENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Wetlands Ordinance Schedule Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. attachments: WATER QUALITY COAUMMEE WETLAND ORDINANCE OUTLINE (Approved by Committee on 2/1/94) MAIN TOPICS 1. Purpose Why is the ordinance needed 2. Related Requirements Other Agencies controlling Wetlands 3. Mapping Where are the wetlands identified 4. Classifications Priority of Wetland types 5. Setbacks and Buffer Zones Different for Various Land Use 6. Definitions Key Words 7. Enforcement/Guarantees Authorities, Penalties, Escrows (Permitted uses/activities requiring permits and mitigation to be referenced to 1991 State Wetland Act.) PURPOSE 1. Protect water quality 2. Preserve wildlife habitat 3. Maintain open space 4. Flood Control 5. Sediment and erosion control 6. No net loss of wetlands 7. Restoration of degraded wetlands RELATED REQUIREMENTS 1. 1991State Wetlands Act (Generic statement referencing all other agency requirements) MAPPING 1. U.S. Fish & Wildlife National Wetland Inventory Maps (NWI) 2. Department of Natural Resources Protected Wetland Maps 3. Field verification by certified wetland delineator CLASSIFICATIONS 1. Pristine 2. Natural 3. Recreational 4. Ag/Urban 5. Artificially created storm water holding pond DEFINITIONS 1. Wetland Type 2. Setback 3. Buffer Zone 4. Wetlands Edge (per 1991 Wetland Act) 5. Storm Water Holding Ponds ENFORCEMENT 1. Authority 2. Penalty 3. Financial Guarantee 4. Restoration WETLAND ORDINANCE _ FIVE CITY SUMMARY OF SET BACKS AND BUFFER ZONES CITY SETBACKS BUFFER ZONE Mahtomedi 75' Bld. to Edge of Wetland 50% of Setback 100' Septic System Chanhassen 150' Septic System 100' Bld. to Pristine Buffer 50' Average 40' Bld. to Natural Buffer 20' * 40' Bld. to Ag/Urban Buffer 10' * Minnetonka 35' All Structures to Boundary of wetland None Shoreview 150' Bld. to OHW on Natural Envt. Waters None 50' Bld. to OHW on General Dev. Waters One Accessory Bld. to OHW on General Dev. Between Prim. Bld. and OHW Maple Grove Standard Lotline Setback Applies to Wetland Buffer Edge 40' High Qaulity Wetland Wetland Buffer Edge 25' All Others NIMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: February 17, 1994 TO: Anne Hurlburt FROM: Barbara Senness SUBJECT: Wetlands Ordinance Schedule The following is a tentative schedule for preparing and adopting the wetland ordinance. March 8: informal meeting with Water Quality Committee March 9: informal meeting with Planning Commission, including discussion of schedule March 14 - 18: informal staff meetings with developers March 23: status report to and direction from Planning Commission March 24: send notice of public hearing to paper March 24 - 25: revise wetland framework March 28 - Apr. 1: follow-up staff meeting(s) with developers March 30: notice of public hearing printed in paper April 4 - 8: draft ordinance completed April 13: public hearing at Planning Commission May 2: ordinance approved by City Council May 5: send ordinance to paper May 11: ordinance published in paper DATE: February 22, 1994 for the City Council Meeting of February 28,1994 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager through Fred G. Moore, P.E. , Director of Public Works FROM: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. City Engineer SUBJECT: WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF WETLAND SETBACKS AND BUFFER ZONES ACTION REQUESTED: For information and approval of the proposed schedule for developing a Wetland Setback Ordinance. BACKGROUND: At the January 24, 1994 City Council meeting, the Council requested that a status report of the Water Quality Committee's consideration of wetland setbacks and buffer zones be provided at the February 28, 1994 City Council meeting. In addition, the Council requested that the Committee reevaluate the Committee's charge, which is dated 12/15/91/. The Water Quality Committee began discussing wetland buffer zones at its November 9, 1994 meeting. General issues relating to buffer zones adjacent to wetlands were identified and discussed. It was the Committee's consensus that wetland buffer zone/setback ordinances be obtained from other cities and reviewed at the December Water Quality Committee meeting. At the December 22, 1993 meeting, wetland setback/buffer ordinances from Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Chanhassen, and Mahtomedi were reviewed by the committee. It was the Committee's consensus at that meeting that Plymouth needs to develop a wetland setback/buffer ordinance some time in the near term rather than waiting for the City's Surface Water Management Plan to be completed in approximately one year. Community Development Director, Anne Hurlburt, attended this meeting and indicated an ordinance could be developed as part of the Zoning Ordinance at any time, but it needs to be a good and well thought out requirement with input from all affected parties. At the January 4, 1994 Water Quality Committee meeting, the members were provided with the most current Chanhassen Wetland Setback Ordinance and Chairman Shopek and Committee Member McKee distributed spreadsheet and detailed summaries of the other cities' ordinances. It was the Committee's consensus that a Plymouth Ordinance directed towards wetland protection should include both a setback and a no -touch buffer zone designation. The Committee agreed that we need to identify the specific purpose that it hopes to accomplish by having a wetland setback ordinance. In addition, it was. agreed that available technical literature relating to wetland protection from setbacks and buffer zones be distributed to the Committee membership prior to the February meeting. SUBJECT: WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF WETLAND SETBACKS AND BUFFER ZONES February 18, 1994 Page Two At the February 1, 1994 meeting, Chairman Shopek distributed a wetland ordinance outline, which included the following major areas: Main Topics, Purpose, Related Requirements, Mapping, Classifications, Permitted Uses/Activities, Activities Requiring Permits, Mitigation, Setbacks & Buffer Zones, Definitions, and Enforcement. Also distributed to the Committee was a five -city (Mahotomedi, Minnetonka, Shoreview, Maple Grove, and Chanhassen - current ordinance) summary of setbacks and buffer zones prepared by the Engineering Division (attached). The Committee reached a consensus on several items of the wetland ordinance outline. The outline, as approved by the Committee, is attached for your review. It was the Committee's consensus that the City's Planning Division staff should prepare a draft setback wetland ordinance based on the Water Quality Committee's input. This will include an analysis of a 30 to 50 foot no -touch buffer zone adjacent to a wetland plus the current setback as required by the City's Zoning Code. This analysis would include examples of the impacts to various development proposals. The buffer width plus the setback would be the distance from the wetland edge to the principle structure. Community Development Director, Anne Hurlburt, subsequently agreed with this approach and attached is a wetland ordinance schedule as prepared by Barbara Senness, Planning Supervisor. It is the intent of the Water. Quality Committee to discuss the Planning Division's schedule for developing a Wetland Setback Ordinance and impact analysis at its March meeting, which will be held March 8, 1994 due to precinct caucuses on March 1. The Committee will also review its "Charge" at that meeting. RECOMNIEENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Wetlands Ordinance Schedule Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. attachments: WATER QUALITY CONDHrrEE WETLAND ORDINANCE OUTLINE (Approved by Committee on 2/1/94) MAIN TOPICS 1. Purpose Why is the ordinance needed 2. Related Requirements Other Agencies controlling Wetlands 3. Mapping Where are the wetlands identified 4. Classifications Priority of Wetland types 5. Setbacks and Buffer Zones Different for Various Land Use 6. Definitions Key Words 7. Enforcement/Guarantees Authorities, Penalties, Escrows (Permitted uses/activities requiring permits and mitigation to be referenced to 1991 State Wetland Act.) PURPOSE 1. Protect water quality 2. Preserve wildlife habitat 3. Maintain open space 4. Flood Control 5. Sediment and erosion control 6. No net loss of wetlands 7. Restoration of degraded wetlands RELATED REQUIREMENTS -_- 1. 1991State Wetlands Act (Generic statement referencing all other agency requirements) MAPPING 1. U.S. Fish & Wildlife National Wetland Inventory Maps (NWI) 2. Department of Natural Resources Protected Wetland Maps 3. Field verification by certified wetland delineator CLASSIFICATIONS 1. Pristine 2. Natural 3. Recreational 4. Ag/Urban 5. Artificially created storm water holding pond DEFINI'T'IONS 1. Wetland Type 2. Setback 3. Buffer Zone 4. Wetlands Edge (per 1991 Wetland Act) 5. Storm Water Holding Ponds ENFORCEMENT 1. Authority 2. Penalty 3. Financial Guarantee 4. Restoration WETLAND ORDINANCE _ FIVE CITY SUAMARY OF SET BACKS AND BUFFER ZONES CITY SETBACKS BUFFER ZONE Mahtomedi 75' Bld. to Edge of Wetland 50% of Setback 100' Septic System Chanhassen 150' Septic System 100' Bld. to Pristine Buffer 50' Average 40' Bld. to Natural Buffer 20' * 40' Bld. to Ag/Urban Buffer 10' * Minnetonka 35' All Structures to Boundary of wetland None Shoreview 150' Bld. to OHW on Natural Envt. Waters None 50' Bld. to OHW on General Dev. Waters One Accessory Bld. to OHW on General Dev. Between Prim. Bld. and OHW Maple Grove Standard Lotline Setback Applies to Wetland Buffer Edge 40' High Qaulity Wetland Wetland Buffer Edge 25' All Others MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: Febnmq 17, 1994 TO: Anne Hurlburt FROM: Barbara Senness SUBJECT: Wetlands Ordinance Schedule The following is a tentative schedule for preparing and adopting the wetland ordinance. March 8: informal meeting with Water Quality Committee March 9: informal meeting with Planning Commission, including discussion of schedule March 14 - 18: informal staff meetings with developers March 23: status report to and direction from Planning Commission March 24: send notice of public hearing to paper March 24 - 25: revise wetland framework March 28 - Apr. 1: follow-up staff meeting(s) with developers March 30: notice of public hearing printed in paper April 4 - 8: draft ordinance completed April 13: public hearing at Planning Commission May 2: ordinance approved by City Council May 5: send ordinance to paper May 11: ordinance published in paper The Financial Advisory Committee is an advisory body to the City Council. The mission of the Financial Advisory Committee is to review, analyze and inform the City Council and the public with respect to City financial matters, and to provide innovative, proactive ideas for effective and efficient use of City resources. CITY OF PLYMOUTH FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA MARCH 9, 1994 4:00 P.M. 1. Call to order 2. Review of February 9th minutes 3. Discussion of articles for City Newsletter 4. Investment policies and rate of return 5. Merging services 6. Continued discussion of agenda calendar 7. Next month's agenda 8. adjournment Next Meeting: Wednesday,April 13, 1994 4:00 P.M. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING PLEASE CONTACT DALE HAHN AT 550-5101 OR BO BOCK AT 331-5571 BEFORE 3 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING. THIS WILL HELP ASSURE PROMPT STARTING AND ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING. ,("10 - v1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WHERE: Plymouth City Center WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1994 3400 Plymouth Blvd. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. 2. PUBLIC FORUM APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4.* APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5. * CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING A. Burgundy Village. Land Use Guide Plan Amendment to reguide approximately 14.1 acres from LA -3 to LA -4 for property located at the east side of Medicine Lake Drive north of Highway 55 (93122) B. Carlson Real Estate Company. Preliminary Plat/Final Plat for a 3 lot commercial subdivision at the southeast comer of I-494 and Carlson Parkway (94010) C. Carlson Real Estate Company. Preliminary Plat to create 3 lots; Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for a Super America Convenience Store; Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan for a fast food restaurant; and, Variance from the Subdivision Code for property located at the southeast comer of I-494 and County Road 6 (94014) D. Metroquip, Inc. Conditional Use Permit for an industrial equipment rental business and outside storage for property located at 25th Avenue North just east of Cheshire Lane (94015) 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. Briefing on Wetland Ordinance and Schedule 8. ADJOURNMENT Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission March 10, 1994, 7 P.m. AGENDA 1. Call to Order Introduction of new members: Henry Willegalle, Ward 2; Ron Fiemann, At -Large 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Visitor Presentations a. Athletic Associations b. Staff - Paul Buck, Forester c. Others 4. Report on Past Council Action a. Funding of Gleason Lake Playground b. Accepted 1993 Annual Report 5. Unfinished Business a. West Medicine Lake Park master plan review - Barry Warner b. Amberwoods Park update c. Study of unique open spaces update 6. New Business a. Request to rent Plymouth Creek Amphitheatre for Christian music festival b. Select a date for annual park tour. C. 7. Commission Presentation 8. Staff Communication 9. Adjourn Next regular meeting - April 14, 1994 fr)-�p METRO MEETINGS A weekly calendar of meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its advisory and standing committees, and six regional commissions: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, Metropolitan Transit Commission, Metropolitan Waste Control Commission and Regional Transit Board. Meeting times and agendas are occasionally changed Questions about meetings should be directed to the appropriate organization. DATE: Feb. 25, 1994 WEEKS OF: Feb. 28 - Mar. 11, 1994 0 1 ! , METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Chair's Informal Breakfast Meeting with Council Members - Tuesday, be determined Minority Issues Advisory Committee - Tuesday, Mar. 1, 4 p.m., Chambers. The committee will consider. update on final copy of Keeping the Twin Cities Vital (Fully Developed Area Study) submitted to legislature; outreach planning for Regional Blueprint; 1994 amendment to the Affirmative Action Plan; and other business. The committee will also discuss five questions posed in the February 10 memorandum from Council Chair Dottie Rietow to Council members. Transportation Technical Advisory Committee to the Transportation Advisory Board - Wednesday, Mar. 2, 9 a.m., Chambers. The committee will consider. federal air quality conformity and planning guidelines; work session on MN/DOT Metro District organization process; fust annual STP/CMAQ report; and other business. Chair's Informal Meeting with Council Members - Thursday, Mar. 3, 3 p.m., Chair's Office. Metropolitan Council - Thursday, Mar. 3, 4 p.m., Chambers. The Council will consider the following consent list items: Bridges Crisis housing assistance; contract authorization and budget amendment for nonpoint source studies; interagency agreement with I494 Corridor Commission; Lake Elmo comprehensive plan amendment for proposed change in future land designation; and other business. Committee of the Whole - Thursday, Mar. 3, immediately following the Council meeting, Chambers. The committee will consider adoption of the debt management policies and other business. The committee will also be briefed on the Metropolitan Council land use standards. Legislative Coordinating Group - Friday, Mar. 4, Noon, Room IA. TENTATIVE MEETINGS THE WEEK OF MAR 7 Metropolitan Waste Management Advisory Committee - Tuesday, Mar. 8, 230 p.m., Chambers. Committee of the Whole - Tuesday, Mar. 8, 4 p.m., Room 2A. Housing Redevelopment and Authority Advisory Committee - Wednesday, Mar. 9, 930 am., Room 2A. Chair's Informal Meeting with Council Members - Thursday, Mar. 10, 3 p.m., Chair's Office. Metropolitan Council - Thursday, Mar. 10, 4 p.m., Chambers. Committee of the Whole - Thursday, Mar. 10, immediately following the Council meeting, Chambers. Lower Minnesota River Technical Advisory Group - Friday, Mar. 11, 9:30 a.m., location to be determined. Legislative Coordinating Group - Friday, Mar. 11, Noon, Room IA. The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 B. 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). REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARD Policy Committee - Monday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m., Chambers. The committee will discuss: outline and timeline for the five-year Transit Plan; draft Phase H Dakota County needs assessment; and other business. Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee - Wednesday, Mar. 2, 10:30 a.m., Room IA. The committee will discuss: Dakota County Needs Assessment; Five -Year Transit Plan; TAAC Appeals Committee; revisit customer service guide "No Steps" policy; and other business. 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 R 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 Intergovernmental Relations Committee - Wednesday, March 2, 8 a.m., breakfast meeting; Kelly Inn, I-94 and Marion, St. Paul. The committee will discuss the current legislative session. 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 WASTE CONTROL COMMISSION Committee of the Whole - Tuesday, Mar. 1, 3 p.m., Room IA. Special Commission Meeting - Tuesday, Mar. 1, immediately following the Committee of the Whole, Room IA. Prebudget Breakfast Meeting - Wednesday, Mar. 2, 730 a.m., T. Wright's, 3310 S. Hwy. 101, Minnetonka. Prebudget Breakfast Meeting - Friday, Mar. 4, 730 am., Holiday Inn Airport #2, Hwy. 494 & Hwy. 100, Bloomington. The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101. For more information, call 222-8423. M' METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMMISSION Operations Committee - Tuesday, Mar. 1, 4 p.m.. The committee will consider approving and recommending the following: amendments to contracts for the Foley Park -Ride development project; a change order to the Foley Park -Ride construction contract; an endorsement of light-rail transit as the preferred alternative for the central corridor; and the approval of three designs for full -wrap bus creatives. The committee will also receive an update on public facilities initiatives. Commission Work Session - Tuesday, Mar. 1, 4:30 p.m. The Commission will discuss the customer satisfaction index and taking a position on Metropolitan Governance. Metropolitan Transit Commission offices are located at 560 Sixth Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411. Meeting times and agendas occasionally must be changed. To verify meetings schedules or agenda items, call 349-7516. �n--7 City Council Weekly Planner rp) March 06 -April 16, 1994 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8 Mar 9 Mar 10 Mar 11 Mar 12 :30 PM COUNCIL STUDY SESSION :oo PM WATER QUAL rrY COMMMEE :00 PM FINAN- CIAL ADVI- SORY COMMITTEE :00 PM PRAC :00 PM COUN-.. CIC _ :00 PM PLAN- NING COMMISSION Mar 13 Mar 14 :30 PM CQWW44 STUDY SESSION (Public Safety Cont Rm Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 :00 PM PACT :00 PM *HRA Mar 20 Spring begins Mar 21 i30"PM COUNCIL STUDY SESSION Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 LMC Legislative Conference - St. Paul Radisson Mar 25 Mar 26 :00 PM PLAN- NING COMMISSION :00 PM COUNCIL I.MEETING Mar 27 Mar 28 :30 PM COUNCIL STUDY SESSION (Public Safety , Conf. Rut Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 :00 PM **CHARTER COMMISSION Apr 3 Daylight Savings—set ahead I hour Easter Apr 4 Apr 5 Apr 6 Apr 7 Apr 8 Apr 9 :30 PM COUNCIL STUDY SESSION :00 PM WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE , () " r- Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 :30 PM COUNCIL . STUDY SESSION (Public Safety Conf. Rm :00 PM BOARD OF ZONING :00 PM FINAN- CTAL ADVI- SORY COMMITTEE :00 PM PRAC :00 PM BOARD OF REVIEW :00 PM PLAN- NING COMMISSION *Revised Meeting "New Meeting 3/3/94 �� CITY CENTER MEETINGS March 1994 Tuesdaymy ..Friday 1 2 3 4 S PRECINCT CAUCUSES - :30 PM HUNLAN RIGHTS P.M. COMMISSION 20 121 Spring begins O;F 22 27 28 29 :30 PM COUNCIL STUDY' SESSION (Public Safety Conf. Rm :00 PM **CHARTER COMMISSION *REVISED MEETING ** NEW MEETING 3/3/94 *REVISED MEETING ** NEW MEETING 3/3/94 MINUTES FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 9, 1994 The Financial Advisory Committee was called to order by Acting Chairperson Bartling at 4:05 P.M. in the large conference room. PRESENT: Bartling, Sullivan, Guddal ABSENT: Treptow, Bock, Stene, Ricci OTHERS PRESENT: Mayor Tierney, Finance Director Hahn REVIEW OF JANUARY 12 MINUTES Minutes of the January 12th meeting were reviewed and approved with the addition of Item No. 24 "Review Objectives for the year". WELCOME NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS The Committee welcomed the addition of Jim Guddal to the Committee. Code of Ethics Disclosure forms were given to all members in attendance and returned. 1994 CALENDAR AND PROPOSED AGENDA The Committee recommended changes to the calendar, moving the Capital Improvement Plan to the April meeting and including investment policies and return, merging services, and education and communication for the March meeting. Finance Director Hahn also indicated that the City Council has asked the Committee to review Park Dedication fees around September, to make a recommendation to the City Council by the October meeting. Therefore, Park Dedication fees was added to the September calendar. The remainder of the topics were not slated on the calendar at this time, since many member were not in attendance. REVIEW OF TAXPAYER BURDEN TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, AND CITY PLAY FIELDS. Finance Director Hahn explained the work sheet outlining the total project costs of $10,500,000, and the burden that would have been placed on the taxpayer if the City had to sell bonds to finance these construction projects. The estimated taxes on a $150,000 home would have been approximately $44 per year, and a $200,000 home approximately $61 per year. Aali rrS FINANCIAL ADVISORY COM MTEE DECEMBER S, 1993 PAGE TWO DISCUSSION OF NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA Member Bartling suggested all Committee members come to next month's meeting with suggestions for ways the City can solicit donations and suggestions for recognizing these contributions. He suggested Committee members identify potential projects for such donations. Member Bartling suggested having a City Department Director come to each meeting to discuss the vision for their department as it relates to the need for financing future projects. Finance Director Hahn stated that the City is proposing a City wide orientation for all Committee members, since there has been a major turn over on most committees. If the Financial Advisory Committee feels that additional discussion is needed after the orientation, then the departments could come to future meetings and discuss these projects in more detail. OTHER BUSINESS Member Bartling suggested that the Financial Advisory Committee may wish to publish an article in the City's newsletter several times during the year to keep the citizens informed on financial issues. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 5:20 P.M. The February 14, 1994, regular meeting of the District 284 Board of Education was called to order at the District Administrative Offices at 7:30 p.m. Present were Board members Thomas Ahmann, Howard Casmey, Pat Gleason, Debbie Jamrogiewic z, Paul Landry, Mike Murphy, Karen Parks, and Superintendent David Landswerk, ex officio. RECOGNITIONS Mary Jacobson, physical education teacher at Wayzata West Junior High School, was recognized as the February "Employee of the Month." Mary Employee of the has been teaching for 28 years at West—he has touched the lives of over Month 9000 students in the classroom, coached basketball, soccer, and track at the junior high level as well as golf at the senior high (winning a state championship.) He is "a teacher who takes his job and profession seriously, but has fun doing it." AUDIENCE Chloe Liebemecht, a senior and secretary of the Student Council, OPPORTUNITY reported on activities at WHS. Heart Week gets under way on Tuesday, TO ADDRESS February 15. The designated charity is the Minnesota AIDS project. THE BOARD Gary Wehr, representing the Golden Valley VFW, presented the District with a check for $1500. He also introduced WHS students Juliet Gopinath and Michael Hsu, participants in the VFW's "Voice of Democracy" speech competition. Grace McGarvie, WHS social studies teacher, was their coach. District parents Jim Dvork and Colleen Two Feathers expressed their concern to the Board regarding an incident involving their daughter at Wayzata East. They requested development of an educational program to address Physical violence in our schools. District psychologists Kathy Mitkfewicz Pat Sullivanand Stephanie Hames addressed the Board regarding recommended cuts in the school psychology staff. SUPERINTENDENT'S The Board adopted a timeline for a secondary facility calling for a bond REPORTS referendum in May 1994 with ground breaking in March 1995 and completion of construction in February 1997. This timeline would allow 22 months for construction work. The Board stressed that this was an aggressive timetable that could change they emphasized they would sell only enough bonds to purchase land and would not sell the rest to construct the new secondary facility unless the extra levy was passed in November 1994 to provide funds to staff and to operate a new school. Secondary School Options and cost estimates for a secondary school facility are: Facility • Converting WHS to a junior high ............ $2,571,000 • 800 student junior high (7-9) ................ $14,618,000 not including site acquisition and development • high schools with common areas (9-10 & 11-12) (includes site acquisition) ......................$54,110,000 • 2200 -student high school (10-12) .........$38,680,000 • 2400 -student high school (10-12) ......... $42,485,000 A decision on the configuration of the new facility must be made prior to March 25 when review and comment will be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education and architectural design will begin. Community/School Following a 'Town Meeting" in January hosted by the Wayzata Coaches Task Force Association, a committee was appointed and charged with making on Athletics recommendations by May 1994 regarding District 284 philosophy of athletics, junior high athletic programs, gender equity in athletics, and funding of athletics. Members of the committee are Jean Dovenberg. Sue Gregor. Ron Groth. Bev McCoy. Chris Pierson ierjy SiskQgrer LiRcIt. Bill Miles. John Muchlinkski. Debbie Jamrociewicz, and an administrator to be named. Black History Month The Board adopted RESOLUTION—BLACK HISTORY MONTH— FEBRUARY 1994. District 284 schools have planned special activities to emphasize the role Black Americans have played in our nations history. ACADEMIC On February 3, WHS students and staff participated in a number of SERVICES activities designed to promote increased awareness and sensitivity to diversity. A committee of staff, students, and community members WHS Diversity planned these activities. Lamy Tuura, WHS foreign language teacher. Day presented a report on the day's activities. Organizational Last summer at a School Board/Administrative retreat, five major issues Structure Task Force facing District 284 were identified: community building, core values, Status Report innovative program development/intuitional delivery, exit outcomes, and organizational structure. A task force was formed to deal with each of these issues. John Waight Jim Hartmann. and Bob Meinke presented a report on middle school concept generated by the organizational structure task force. FINANCE The Board approved the following: AND BUSINESS January 1994 general checking account $1,439,305.09 Monthly Bills December 1993 wire transfer $41,126,549.32 Gifts The following gifts were received by the District: • $2785 from Kimberly Lane PTA for books, Partners in Art • $400 from Venture Foundation Grant for Student Assistance Center at Wayzata East Junior High Budget Reductions The Board approved the following budget reduction items and instructed the for 1994-95 Adminstration to report back to them in May 1994 as to the status of these proposed savings. ITEM SAVINGS • replace 3 teachers with lower cost mid -year replacements .....$37,500 • eliminate public relations position ..........................................25,000 • reduce 1.7 psychologist positions ............................................ 10,700 • reduce Human Resource budget .............................................25,000 • reduce Vision 21 budget.........................................................19,437 • claim reimbursement for Special Ed supervisors .....................10,000 • eliminate employee assistance program ..................................12,000 • maintain ILS lab, reduce licensing agreements ........................40,000 • Reduce PER budgets for curriculum writing ............................ 30,000 • reduce summer school budget ................................................ 17,500 • do not replace 10 -month WHS secretary .................................26,000 • make driver training self-sufficient............................................4,000 • transfer early childhood screening to community ed .................7,000 SUB -TOTAL $264,137 BUDGET SAVINGS • property and casualty insurance ............................................ 30,000 • interest savings....................................................................125,000 • insurance savings (rebid fringe benefits) ................................100,000 • reduce transportation costs — all schools have same days off ..... 51,344 SUB -TOTAL $306,344 TOTAL SAVINGS $570,481 HUMAN RESOURCE The following personnel recommendations were approved by the Board: SERVICES Resignations: Diane Henke, .7 creative living teacher, resigned effective Jan 21. The following teachers who have been on leave without pay submitted letters of resignation: Debora Brooks -Golden, Nicola Moran and John Osberg Early Retirement: Don Anderson, communications teacher and chemical dependency counselor at WHS, and Doug OBrien. elementary teacher, principal and currently transportation director Contract Modification: Elizabeth Richards, Special Ed at Gleason Lake from .5 to 1.0 Employment: Michelle Glasgow, 1.0 Grade 1 at Oakwood; Sandra K n ik, .8 creative living at WHS; Patricia Matuszak, 1.0 at WHS, and Bonnie Waterfill, 1.0 at Gleason Lake Resignation: James Wall, art teacher at West on long-term disability, resigned effective March 1, 1994. Leave of Absence without Pay: Susan RabagQ, vocal music at Oakwood WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Public Information Office 210 County Road 101 North PO Box 660 Wayzata, MN 55391-9990 Nonprofit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID` Wayzata, MN PERMIT NO. 43 BOARD UPDA'- NN' coe a public meeting for the District 284 community on Wedne& . aary 23 at 7 p.m. in the WHS cafeteria. The School Board will be se.atng input on the qualifications and leadership profile for Superintendent of Schools. DATE: February 22, 1994 TO: Nancy D. Bye, City Assessor FROM: Jan Olsson, Senior Appraiser SUBJECT: 1994 PROPERTY TAX SUMMARY The 1994 tax extension rates have recently been released from Hennepin County. Tax statements are scheduled to be mailed the week of March 1. To better prepare ourselves to respond to citizen inquiries, we have updated our charts, graphs, and comparison data (attached) . Market values on most residential properties were increased approximately 3-4 % between payable 1993 and 1994 taxes (excluding quartile areas and lake shore properties). Property taxes on homes of every value in the Wayzata School District decreased slightly this year. Property taxes in the Robbinsdale, Hopkins and Osseo School Districts increased slightly this year on every level of value. Commercial/Industrial market values decreased approximately 2 % between 1993 and 1994. Commercial/Industrial taxes decreased approximately 10 % for taxes payable in 1994. Our contribution share to the fiscal disparities pool for Commercial/Industrial properties decreased from 41.23 % last year to 38.9075 % this year. cc: Dwight Johnson, City Manager Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager Dale Hahn, Finance Director Assessing Staff 1994 PAYABLE TAXES 1993 WAYZATA ROBBINSOALE OSSEO HOPKINS ESTIMATED DIST. 1284 DIST./291 DIST. 1279 DIST. 1270 MARKET TAX EXT RATE: 1.20060 TAX EXT RATE- 1.24794 TAX EXT RATE -117179 TAX EXT RATE:127734 VALUE HMST NON44MST HMST NON -TMST HMST NON41PAST RMST NON41MST 25,000 300 690 312 718 318 731 319 -73 30,000 360 828 374 861 382 878 383 881 35,000 420 966 437 1005 445 1024 447 1028 40,000 480 1105 499 1148 509 1170 511 1175 45,000 540 1243 562 1292 572 1316 575 1322 50,000 600 1381 624 1435 636 1463 639 1469 60,000 720 1657 749 1722 763 1755 766 1763 65,000 780 1795 811 1866 827 1901 830 1910 70,000 840 1933 874 2009 890 2048 894 2057 75,000 936 2071 973 2153 992 2194 996 2203 80,000 1057 2209 1098 2296 1119 2340 1124 2350 85,000 1177 2347 1223 2440 1246 2486 1252 2497 90,000 1297 2485 1348 2583 1374 2633 1380 2644 95,000 1417 2623 1473 2727 1501 2779 1507 2791 100,000 1537 2761 1597 2670 1628 2925 1635 2938 105,000 1657 2899 1722 3014 1755 3071 1763 3085 110,000 1777 3038 1847 3157 1882 3218 1890 3232 115,000 1897 3176 1972 3301 2009 3364 2018 3379 120,000 2017 3314 2097 3444 2137 3510 2146 3525 125,000 2137 3452 2221 3588 2264 3656 2274 3672 130,000 2257 3590 2346 3731 2391 3803 2401 3819 135,000 2377 3126 2471 3875 2518 3949 2529 396 140,000 2497 3866 2596 4018 2645 4095 2657 4113 145,000 2617 4004 2721 4162 2773 4241 2785 4260 150,000 2737 4142 2845 4305 2900 4388 2912 4407 155,000 2857 4280 2970 4449 3027 4534 3040 4554 160,000 2977 4418 3095 4592 3154 4680 3166 4701 165,000 3098 4556 3220 4736 3281 4826 3296 4848 170,000 3216 4694 3344 4879 3408 4973 3423 4994 175,000 3338 4832 3469 5023 3536 5119 3551 5141 180,000 3458 4970 3594 5166 3663 5265 3679 5288 185,000 3578 5109 3719 5310 3790 5411 3806 5435 190,000 3698 5247 3844 5453 3917 5558 3934 5582 195,000 3818 5385 3968 5597 4044 5704 4062 5729 200,000 3938 5523 4093 5741 4171 5850 4190 587 210,000 4176 5799 4343 6028 4426 6143 4445 6170 225,000 4538 6213 4717 6458 4807 6582 4828 6610 250,000 5139 6903 5341 7176 5443 7313 5467 7345 260,000 5379 7180 5591 7463 5698 7605 5722 7638 275,000 5739 7594 5965 7893 6079 8044 6106 8079 ,300,000 6339 8284 6589 8611 6715 8775 6744 8614 350,000 7540 9665 7837 10046 7987 10238 8022 10283 400,000 8740 11046 9085 11481 9259 11700 9299 11752 450,000 9941 12426 10333 12916 10530 13163 10576 13220 500,000 11142 13807 11581 14351 11802 14626 11854 14689 550,000 12342 15188 12829 15786 13074 16088 13131 16158 600,000 13543 16566 14077 17222 14346 17551 14408 17627 650,000 14743 17949 15325 18657 15618 19013 15686 1909 1994 CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESIDENTIAL IST $72,000 @.0100 OVER $72,000 @.0200 NON -HOMESTEAD @.0230 LAND -RESIDENTIAL @.0230 LAND -COMMERCIAL @.0460 PROPERTY TAX COMPARISON Payable 1984 Through 1994 #270 Hopkins School District Payable Market Property % Tax Tax Year Value Taxes to Rate Value 115,400 Value 1.79 1984 58,900 469 .80 96.353 1985 60,000 461 .77 93.038 1986 64,900 540 .83 99.722 1987 72,400 675 .93 96.392 1988 76,300 793 1.04 104.955 *1989 83,500 944 1.13 88.540 1990 83,500 909 1.09 91.798 1991 84,900 1,084 1.28 106.494 1992 84,900 1,147 1.35 117.262 1993 85,900 1.252 1.46 125.434 1994 88,600 1,344 1.50 127.734 #281 Robbinsdale School District Payable Market Property % Tax Tax Year Value Taxes to Rate Value 115,400 Value 1.79 1984 84,600 1,344 1.59 109.656 1985 86,200 1,313 1.52 106.571 1986 86,500 1,321 1.53 112.020 1987 86,900 1,248 1.44 109.216 1988 92,900 1,392 1.50 114.449 *1989 97,100 1,390 1.43 96.004 1990 97,100 1,316 1.36 104.297 1991 99,300 1,415 1.42 108.377 1992 99,300 1,452 1.46 114.682 1993 100,300 1,570 1.56 122.058 1994 104,000 1,697 1.60 124.794 #284 Wayzata School District Market Property % Tax Tax Value Taxes to Rate Value 115,400 2,064 1.79 98.961 117,700 2,053 1.74 96.978 118,200 2,131 1.80 103.918 118,500 2,034 1.72 102.167 127,700 2,434 1.91 113.396 134,100 2,593 1.93 97.379 134,100 2,332 1.74 99.548 137,400 2,415 1.76 103.120 137,400 2,415 1.78 114.512 138,400 2,563 1.85 125.160 148,300 2,697 1.50 120.060 - #279 Osseo School District Market Property % Tax Tax Value Taxes to Rate Value 144,500 3,191 2.20 106.239 147,300 3,086 2.10 101.670 148,000 3,136 2.12 106.915 148,000 3,076 2.08 108.067 159,500 3,575 2.24 117.875 167,600 3,839 2.32 106.280 167,600 3,603 2.15 107.628 171,800 3,761 2.19 111.480 171,800 3,652 2.13 121.725 172,800 3,425 1.98 125.199 189,600 3,907 2.00 127.179 Rates include school district referendum where applicable and sewer districts, but do not include watershed divides. The properties used in this study are four actual houses of various market values (one from each of the four school districts within the city of Plymouth). For purposes of comparability, all subject houses are classified residential homestead, are maintained in average condition and have not been improved with any additions. All estimated market values were increases during the years for inflation, quartile and/or market adjustments. Beginning with 1989 Payable Taxes, Mill Rates were replaced with Tax Extension Rates. JLO 2/16/94 TAX CAPACITY RATE BREAK DOWN Payable 1990-1994 City of Plymouth *Includes 20.5 % from referendum(s) 57.857 284/W"zata 65.766 64.948 School 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 County Tax Extension Tax Extension Tax Extension Tax Extension Tax Extension City Rates % Rates % Rates % Rates % Rates % School 49.767 50.283 58.553 *64.909 59.667 County 27.916 30.114 34.327 35.839 37.441 City 15.896 14.445 15.289 17.390 16.049 Miscellaneous 4.866 6.600 5.231 5.277 5.469 Voc. School 1.103 1.406 0.513 1.095 .809 **HRA - .632 .599 .650 .625 TOTAL 99.548 103.120 114.512 125.160 120.060 *Includes 20.5 % from referendum(s) *Includes 18.2% from referendum(s) School 57.857 #281 /Robbinsdale 65.766 64.948 School 54.516 55.540 58.723 *61.807 64.401 County 27.916 30.114 34.327 35.389 37.441 City 15.896 14.445 15.289 17.390 16.049 Miscellaneous 4.866 6.600 5.231 5.277 5.469 Voc. School 1.103 1.046 0513 1.095 .809 **HR - .632 .599 .650 .625 TOTAL 104.297 108.377 114.682 122.058 124.794 *Includes 18.2% from referendum(s) School 57.857 58.643 65.766 64.948 66.786 County 27.916 30.114 34.327 35.839 37.441 City 15.896 14.445 15.289 17.390 16.049 Miscellaneous 4.866 6.600 5.231 5.277 5.469 Voc. School 1.103 1.046 .513 1.095 .809 **HRA - .632 .599 .650 .625 TOTAL 107.628 111.480 121.725 125.199 127.179 *Includes 7.348 % from referendum(s) School 42.017 53.659 61.303 *65.183 67.341 County 27.916 30.114 34.327 35.389 37.441 City 15.896 14.445 15.289 17.390 16.049 Miscellaneous 4.866 6.600 5.231 5.277 5.469 Voc. School 1.103 1.046 .513 1.095 .809 **HRA - .632 .599 .650 .625 TOTAL 91.798 106.496 117.262 125.434 127.734 *Includes 24.3 % from referendum(s Water Dist. #3 .120 .131 .142 .668 .334 **HRA previously included in City Rate SCHOOL DISTRICT* HENNEPIN COUNTY CITY OF PLYMOUTH** MISCELLANEOUS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TOTAL *INCLUDES 20.5 FROM REFERENDUM **INCLUDES .625 HRA TAXCT94.XLS CITY OF PLYMOUTH 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF THE TAX DOLLAR WAYZATA SCHOOL DISTRICT 284 TAX EXTENSION RATES TAX EXTENSION RATE 59.667 37.441 16.674 5.469 0.809 120.06 DOES NOT INCLUDE STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS OR WATERSHED DIVIDES 4% Miscellaneous 1 %Vocational school Page 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT* HENNEPIN COUNTY CITY OF PLYMOUTH** MISCELLANEOUS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TOTAL *INCLUDES 18.2 FROM REFERENDUM **INCLUDES.625 HRA ROBIN94.XLS CITY OF PLYMOUTH 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF THE TAX DOLLAR ROBBINSDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 281 TAX EXTENSION RATES TAX EXTENSION RATE 64.401 37.441 16.674 5.469 0.809 124.794 DOES NOT INCLUDE STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS OR WATERSHED DIVIDES 4% Miscellaneous 113% City of Plymouth I 30% 1 % Vocational school Page 1 152% School District 7 Q SCHOOL DISTRICT" HENNEPIN COUNTY CITY OF PLYMOUTH*" MISCELLANEOUS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TOTAL "INCLUDES 7.348 FROM REFERENDUM '*INCLUDES .625 HRA OSSE094.XLS CITY OF PLYMOUTH 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF THE TAX DOLLAR OSSEO SCHOOL DISTRICT 279 TAX EXTENSION RATES TAX EXTENSION RATE 66.786 37.441 16.674 5.469 0.809 127.179 DOES NOT INCLUDE STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS OR WATERSHED DIVIDES Miscellaneous 13% City of Plymouth 29% 1 % Vocational school Page 1 153% School District SCHOOL DISTRICT" HENNEPIN COUNTY CITY OF PLYMOUTH" MISCELLANEOUS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TOTAL 'INCLUDES 24.3 FROM REFERENDUM ""INCLUDES.625 HRA HOP94.XLS CITY OF PLYMOUTH 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF THE TAX DOLLAR HOPKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT 270 TAX EXTENSION RATES TAX EXTENSION RATE 67.341 37.441 16.674 5.469 0.809 127.734 DOES NOT INCLUDE STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS OR WATERSHED DIVIDES Page 1 h N Tax Capacity/Fiscal Disparities Commercial/Industrial Properties Payable 1990 Thru 1994 Tax Capacity Tax % Tax Capacity of Tax Capacity Payable Gross Tax Contributed Contributed to Increment Received Tax Capacity Gross Tax to Fiscal Fiscal District from Fiscal Net City Tax Year City Wide Capacity C & I Disparities Dispada DiVarigy Ca aci 1990 $68,665,488 $34,362,687 33.4079 ($11,479,842) ($6,332,374) $4,154,509 $55,007,781 1991 74,141,717 38,218,264 32.7727 (12,525,157) (8,049,122) 4,895,145 58,462,583 1992 72,566,322 37,449,368 36.5118 (13,673,425) (5,737,383) 4,657,097 57,812,611 1993 67,866,148 34,065,938 40.2323 (13,705,496) (5,331,105) 4,697,624 53,527,171 1994 68,048,541 311806,785 38.9075 (12,375,225) (3,844,131) 4,452,858 56,282,043 h N Special Taxing District Rates (apply as necessary) METRO TRANSIT Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Mound, New Hope, Orono, Richfield, Robbinsdale, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, Spring Park and Wayzata 3.636 Champlin, Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Long Lake, Shorewood 3.126 Chanhassen, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, Osseo, Plymouth, Tonka Bay, and Woodland 2.871 Corcoran, Dayton, Greenfield, Independence, Loretto, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetrista, Rogers, St. Bonifacius, and Hassan .299 WATERSHED (included under Special Taxing Districts on tax statement) District No. 1....... .472 District No. 2....... .367 District No. 3....... .334 District No. 4....... .707 District No. 5....... .419 STORM SEWER DISTRICTS (included with city rate on tax statement) Districts applicable only to the following cities: Minnetonka - Dist. No. 1...... .125 New Hope - Dist. No. 1...... .158 New Hope - Dist. No. 2...... .117 Osseo - Dist. No. 1.... 12.150 Shorewood - Dist. No. 2.... 15.495 OTHER SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS Metro Mosquito Control (Hanover excluded)... Metropolitan Council (Hanover excluded)..... Metro Council Solid Waste Bonds & Interest.. (Hanover, Eden Prairie and Medina excluded) Park Museum....... .. ......... .. Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority. Subtotal HRA's (included under Special Taxing Districts on tax statement) Bloomington........ .577 Brooklyn Center.... .573 Brooklyn Park...... .341 Champlin........... .743 Crystal............ .791 Mound .............. .244 Plymouth........... .625 Richfield.......... .544 St. Anthony..... .282 Mpls. Public Housing .337 TO GET THE TOTAL RATE Add the rate opposite the City or Town in which you reside and the School District in which you live to the County and Special Taxing District rates which apply. .359 .387 Example: .034 .376 0.000 1.156 Hennepin Parks .............................. 1.442 Total with Hennepin Parks....... 2.598 Tax Extension Rate City of Richfield..... 25.620 School Dist. No. 280.. 66.199 Vocational School..... .809 County..... .. .. 37.441 Special Taxing Districts Metro Transit....... 3.636 Watershed No. 1..... .472 HRA ................. .544 Other ............... 2.598 Metro Waste Deficiency Tax (Wayzata only). .744 Total Tax Rate per $100 of Tax Capacity 137.319 Prepared by the HENNEPIN COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION LOCAL TAX RATE IN HENNEPIN COUNTY BY TAXING DISTRICT FOR TAXES PAYABLE IN 1994 (Rates stated as a % of Tau Capacity) COUNTY (Suburban) Revenue... ...........14.495 Social Services ......... 15.320 Bonds & Interest...... 2.203 Solid Waste Envir. Fund. .033 Library.. .. .......... 3.333 Clinic Network.......... .019 Medical Center... ...... 1.799 Capital Improvements.... .239 Total 37.441 CITIES & TOWNS Market Value Referendum Rate Bloomington.............23.904 - Brooklyn center ......... 27030 - Brooklyn Park ........... 24:895 - Champlin................22.222 - Chanhassen..............25.536 - Corcoran................20.813 - Crystal.................25.219 - Dayton..................31.160 - Deephaven.. ............14.799 - Eden Prairie ............ 24.875 .01204 Edina..................16.032 - Excelsior .. ............24.840 - Golden Valley ........... 26.001 - Greenfield..............26.294 - Greenwood...............18.723 - Hanover.................18.816 - Hassan..................19.160 - Hopkins.................27.502 - Independence ............ 32.564 - Long Lake...............29.873 - Loretto.................24.161 - Maple Grove.............25.351 - Maple Plain.............33.432 - Medicine Lake ........... 27.234 - Medina .... .............15.272 - Minneapolis (see sep. composite) - Minnetonka..............20.280 - Minnetonka Beach........ 18.144 - Minnetrista.............20.698 - Hound...................21.030 - New Hope................23.225 - Orono...................16.252 - Osseo .. ................20.207 - Plymouth................16.049 - Richfield...............25.620 - Robbinsdale.............22.146 .04741 Rockford (see sep. composite) - Rogers..................23.913 - St. Anthony.............26.160 - St. Bonifacius.......... 37.179 - St. Louis Park.......... 20.194 - Shorewood...............19.904 - Spring Park.............25.844 - Tonka Bay...............15.868 - Wayzata.................20.256 - Woodland ................ 7.969 - INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS School Tax Market Value 0287 - District Rate Referendum Rate Vo Tech 11...........57.161 - - 110..........83.477 - - 111 .......... 67.292 - - 270 .......... 67.341 - .809 271.. .....57.696 - .809 271-217......57.744 - .809 272..........61.826 - .809 273..........61.417 .12856 .809 273-227......61.465 .12856 .809 273-237......61.465 .12856 .809 276..........76.514 - .809 277..........66.976 - .809 278..........65.031 - .809 279..........66.786 - .809 280..........66.199 - .809 281..........64.401 - .809 282..........66.481 - - 283 .......... 68.281 - .809 284..........59.667 - .809 286..........56.614 - .809 728..........63.103 .05252 - 877 .......... 58.694 - - 879 .......... 65.759 - - 883 .......... 65.451 - - SEPARATE COMPOSITE RATES Minneapolis and Rockford receive Disparity Reduction Aid. Minneapolis does not pay for the County Library and County Parks. Minneapolis No Watershed Watershed No. 3 City 34.575 34.575 County 33.072 33.056 School Dist 1 68.443 68.417 Special Taxing Districts 5.102 5.100 WS No. 3 .334 141.192 141.482 Rockford City 42.662 County 37.010 ISD No. 883 64.859 Special Taxing Dist. 2.880 147.411 HENNEPIN COUNTY AREA WIDE RATE: 133.229 PAYABLE 1994 TAX RATES Prepared by the HENNEPIN COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION MUNIC�. SCSOL WATER- SEWER TRA MES D CODE MUNIC NAME SHED DIST RATE AID% DSP % 01 MINNEAPOLIS 001 0 141.192 87.129 27.3175 001 3 141.482 87.173 14 CHANHASSEN 272 4 131.788 40.522 45.5003 15 WOODLAND 276 3 128.536 45.516 17.6276 17 SPRING PARK 277 3 137.638 30.772 31.9165 19 GREENWOOD 276 3 139.545 45.516 29.5681 20 BLOOMINGTON 217 1 127.181 17.954 30.9888 217 4 127.416 17.954 271 0 126.661 17.954 271 1 127.133 17.954 271 2 127.028 17.954 271 4 127.368 17.954 272 1 131.263 40.522 273 1 130.854 0.12856 4.138 22 BROOKLYN CENTER 011 0 128.439 197.847 34.7154 279 0 138.873 149.601 281 0 136.488 74.629 286 0 128.701 68.569 24 EDINA 227 1 122.453 0.12856 4.138 30.8847 237 1 122.453 0.12856 4.138 270 1 128.329 13.990 270 3 128.191 13.990 271 1 118.684 17.954 272 1 122.814 40.522 273 1 122.405 0.12856 4.138 273 3 122.267 0.12856 4.138 280 1 127.187 40.317 280 3 127.049 40.317 Q-_, HENNEPIN COUNTY AREA WIDE RATE: 133.229 PAYABLE 1994 TAX RATES Prepared bvthe HENNEPIN COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION MUNIC S L WSHED SDIVSVETRIFTff-EXT_: M TE D STAAID FISCAL CODE MUNIC NAME ST RATE % DISP % 24 EDINA Cont. 283 3 129.131 19.798 26 SHOREWOOD 276 3 140.726 45.516 33.4356 276 4 141.099 45.516 276 4 02 156.594 45.516 277 3 131.188 30.429 28 GOLDEN VALLEY 270 0 137.826 14.120 25.3727 270 3 138.160 14.120 281 0 134.886 64.898 30 HOPKINS 270 1 139.799 20.316 23.9487 270 3 139.661 20.316 273 3 133.737 0.12856 10.464 283 3 140.601 26.124 34 MINNETONKA 270 0 01 132.230 13.990 40.2823 270 1 132.577 13.990 270 3 132.439 13.990 270 4 132.812 13.990 276 1 141.750 45.516 276 3 141.612 45.516 276 4 141.985 45.516 284 0 01 124.556 24.461 284 3 124.765 24.461 36 MINNETRISTA 110 3 144.847 83.351 30.4265 111 0 128.328 171.697 111 3 128.662 171.697 277 0 128.821 30.429 277 3 129.155 30.429 879 0 126.795 126.685 38 ORONO 276 3 137.584 45.516 28.5313 HENNEPIN COUNTY AREA WIDE RATE: 133.229 PAYABLE 1994 TAX RATES Prepared by the HENNEPIN COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION MUNICCODE S OL WATER I T� M TE D SAID I FISCAL C MUNIC NAME DIS SHED DIST % DSP % 38 ORONO (Cont.) 277 3 128.046 30.429 278 3 126.101 23.529 284 3 120.737 24.461 40 PLYMOUTH 270 0 127.734 13.990 38.9075 279 0 127.179 139.740 281 0 124.794 64.768 284 0 120.060 24.461 284 3 120.394 24.461 41 FORT SNEW NG 280 0 110.683 40.317 40.0018 42 RICHFIELD 280 0 136.847 59.189 18.4672 280 1 137.319 59.189 280 3 137.181 59.189 43 MET AIRPORT 000 0 43.675 0.000 0.0000 44 ROBBINSDALE 281 0 131.031 0.04741 91.735 18.3176 46 ST LOUIS PARK 270 0 132.019 19.420 25.3918 270 3 132.353 19.420 273 3 126.429 0.12856 9.568 - 283 0 132.959 25.228 283 3 133.293 25.228 48 BROOKLYN PARK 011 0 126.072 193.787 36.1137 279 0 136.506 145.541 281 0 134.121 70.569 50 CHAMPLIN 011 0 123.291 194.679 32.0630 52 CORCORAN 279 0 128.746 140.717 36.4982 284 0 121.627 25.438 877 0 119.845 151.189 879 0 126.910 127.662 883 0 126.602 219.128 HENNEPIN COUNTY AREA WIDE RATE: 133.229 PAYABLE 1994 TAX RATES Preeared hvthe HENNEPIN COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION WATER- I SDIISTTR TRAT MRATE D STAAD FISCAL CODE MUNIC NAME IFS-C-HOOL DIST SHED IL % DSP % 54 CRYSTAL 281 0 134.895 83.379 29.6900 56 DAYTON 011 0 128.659 188.907 37.3551 279 0 139.093 140.661 728 0 134.601 0.05252 184.294 59 DEEPHAVEN 276 3 135.621 45.516 33.2941 276 4 135.994 45.516 61 EDEN PRAIRIE 270 1 137.138 0.01204 13.990 38.0077 270 4 137.373 0.01204 13.990 272 1 131.623 0.01204 40.522 272 2 131.518 0.01204 40.522 272 4 131.858 0.01204 40.522 276 4 146.546 0.01204 45.516 63 EXCELSIOR 276 3 145.662 51.971 24.2115 65 GREENFIELD 877 0 125.326 150.487 36.3221 879 0 132.391 126.960 883 0 132.083 218.426 67 HANOVER 877 0 116.769 153.084 22.9205 68 HASSAN 279 0 127.093 139.883 37.6444 728 0 122.601 0.05252 183.516 877 0 118.192 150.355 70 INDEPENDENCE 277 0 140.687 30.429 37.0098 277 3 141.021 30.429 278 0 138.742 23.529 278 3 139.076 23.529 879 0 138.661 126.685 883 0 138.353 218.151 72 LONG LAKE 278 3 139.212 27.317 36.1957 74 LORETTO 879 0 130.258 133.003 37.9750 HENNEPIN COUNTY AREA WIDE RATE: 133.229 PAYABLE 1994 TAX RATES Prenared bvthe HENNEPIN COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION MUNIC TRAT M D TAJD CODE C MUNIC NAME DIST [SORL HEED DIISTTR RATE % DIS % 76 MAPLE GROVE 279 0 135.856 140.331 36.4601 284 0 128.737 25.052 77 MAPLE PLAIN 278 0 139.610 27.879 33.2402 278 3 139.944 27.879 79 MEDICINE LAKE 284 0 130.620 24.461 18.0460 80 MEDINA 278 0 121.416 23.529 35.3328 278 3 121.750 23.529 284 0 116.052 24.461 284 3 116.386 24.461 879 0 121.335 126.685 883 0 121.027 218.151 82 MINNETONKA BEACH 278 3 127.993 23.529 25.5430 85 MOUND 277 3 133.068 36.222 26.3211 86 NEW HOPE 281 0 01 132.268 72.927 36.4298 281 0 02 132.227 72.927 88 OSSEO 279 0 130.712 143.394 28.6229 279 0 01 142.862 143.394 - 90 ROCKFORD 883 0 147.411 256.813 36.3176 92 ROGERS 728 0 127.354 0.05252 183.388 34.9288 94 ST ANTHONY 282 0 136.598 32.692 31.6617 282 5 137.017 32.692 95 ST BONIFACIUS 110 3 161.328 85.087 35.6431 97 TONKA BAY 276 3 136.435 45.516 20.7350 99 WAYZATA 278 3 130.849 23.529 32.1037 284 3 125.485 24.461 ISL MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO: FROM: RE: DATE: MEMO MLC OPERATING COMMITTEE BOB RENNER, JR. C 11153 - 1800 Fifth Street Towers 150 South Fifth Street Minneapolis, MN 554024218 Telephone: (612) 672-3600 Facsimile: (612) 672-3777 d" c N ORFIELD PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE HIGH VALUED HOMES IN THE FISCAL DISPARITY POOL FEBRUARY 23, 1994 The State Advisory Council on Metropolitan Governance voted 7 - 4 today to recommend an elected Metropolitan Council. Please find attached a copy of the draftbill and bill summary prepared by House Research. The handwritten comments_ were adopted as verbal amendments. This bill will create a 16 member elected council. Council members will have four-year terms with half standing for election every two years. It divides the metro area into 16 equal population districts. The chair would be elected among the members and serve a one-year term. Initial salaries are set at $35,000, however, the Council is given the authority to set their own salary levels. This bill also abolishes the RTB, MTC and MWCC and transfers their duties to the new elected council. This bill would be effective the first Monday in January 1995 (the elections would be held this November). Member Cities: Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Maplewood, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Roseville, Shoreview, Woodbury MLC Operating Committee Page Two February 23, 1994 The vote was as follows: Yes In Favor of An Elected Council Tinklenberg Hetland Johnstone Mondale Flynn Reinhardt McCollum Absent: Abstain: RG&esC4385_1.W51 s Mgeni, Popham No Opposed to An Elected Council Hauser Pariseau Bowles Harberts -=. 3 Pawlenty because his law firm represents one of the agencies that would be abolished, thus raising a potential conflict of interest. ISL MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO: FROM: RE: DATE: MEMO MLC OPERATING COMMITTEE BOB RENNER, JR. HOUSE TAXES RE: CORE FEBRUARY 28, 1994 L- f /"'I 1800 Fifth Street Towers 150 South Fifth Street Minneapolis, MN 554024218 Telephone: (612) 672-3600 Facsimile: (612) 672-3777 The House Taxes Committee will be hearing testimony on the Commission on Reform and Efficiency (CORE) on Thursday, March 3rd, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., Room 5 State Office Building. If anyone is interested in attending or testifying, please contact me. RG R:esf:4.1R5 1. W 51 s Member Cities: Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Maplewood, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Roseville, Shoreview, Woodbury Star Star Tribune/Mondays February 28/1994 When well-off cities make zoning rules that call for large lots and double garages, development of housing for the less affluent is thwarted Suburban zonin 9 ShUtS out First in a four-part series. By Mike Kaszuba and Steve Brandt Staff Writers Some of the Twin Cities' most afflu- ent suburbs are using an intricate set of zoning regulations, requiting ev- erything from big lots to two -car ga- rages, to erect invisible barriers against low-income housing. The requirements have thwarted housing projects in Apple Valley, Mendota Heights and Maple Grove, where a much -debated development was scuttled two months ago, and have been a roadblock in other sub- urbs. With suburbs given few incentives to build low-income housing, and facing no penalties when they don't, an en- tire generation of outlying suburbs is now being built up in the Twin Cities with little room for the poor, accord- ing to census figures. This situation has been abetted by the weakened leadership of the Met - the poor sr f Low-income housing ropolitan Council, which once prod- ded suburbs to build low -income - housing, and it comes at a time when the Twin Cities' core is becoming increasingly poor and the outer sub- urbs increasingly affluent. Met Council figures indicate there,is-- enough low-income rental housing:tm serve the region's needs, but where such housing is located can ma4 p difference in how people live. Concentrating poor people in central, . cities keeps them in areas of higher; - crime, fewer job opportunities and- - Suburbs continued on page 6A ..'o 1. AondWFebruary 28/1994I$ta'r Trlbuhe `r C}} �t i. M + U�_ n arm h" tfX_ ensus ata kco t a u f Wil& v,«ai4 By Bob von Sternberg , �. w 6 7 0411 Staffwnter A lot of this, is sort of a natural progression. It s, not a devious plot ciUesthanin}th ed ' � rank 12th. From sea to shining sea, suburban to stuff all the poor people •in.cities. and just reserve the'suburbs•.for life is more prosperous than city Increastng Cone nch eo le life. It's true in the hulkingmetro- p Lp. the Cetitral`i politan areas of the East Coast, in Will Cral .. assistant director of the Center, for Urban and. Re ional Y k >�aua�i � mit the widening sprawl of the Sun Belt 9! 9 sing,;as:is�'trues — and it's true right here in .the Aff81rS 8t. tf1@. U111V@CSltjl of . MlnneSOtB r,�And itcait Abe Twin Cities. ri i metro.-?whi ` C s6k- are . pr'eclud'ed, Census, data `confinn'the common -...late last year, that people of color in average," said will ;Craig, assistant : "People of limited means move to panding, becaa� place, assumption that;�on a variety Minneapolis •and St. Paul were director of the Center,, for Urban where..thd,.housini:iS affo &bli," -�`ly, hemmed;in of economic, and social: measures, more likely to live in poverty than and-RegionalArairs'at she.Univer Craig said,'!Everyone moves totthe 'tends o be th central cities are poorer .than the . members of minority groups in the . ;sity of Minnesota.,._`.'It's that J ake....best housing they can afford " _ Northeast and;. suburbs that surround them.: :core cities. of -the other two dozen Wobegon desire people here have.".,. ; West, where ce Whether the measure is family in large metro areas. The analysis of In the Twin Cities, the median;val- a larger part,.of come, home values, unemployment 1990 census data showed that 43.7 (toots for .t1ie"urlian=suburban his-:' 'ue.'of owner`=ocupied housesmahe:;. part .becai►so or public'_assistance, in the nation's percent of the nonwhites in the two parities can be found.in"the history central cities was $71 `351 in•1990; 'very areas wh" 25 biggest metro areas; residents of, cities live below the poverty line — of housing in* American metro in the suburbs it was f93,491-7hat ties tend to be ,*$ cities in 1990 almost never fared as the highest rate for any of the 25 area and in the relative flexibility. of disparity - $22,131.—was the core cities. In the suburbs, only 14 cities' political boundaries ' Alot of eighth widest among the �2S, largest In the T*in Cit well as their suburban counterparts. percent of minorities live below the this is sort o€a natural, progression," ,;metro areas. Elsewhere, the dispari- St. Pauh'were Fl rp The disparittes ranged enormously: ° poverty.Ii and the 29 percentage Craig: "TtTs not a:'devious, plot ; ;ty ran"sged frotl ; s"Angeles,: where ,.: suburbs befoiuy: t e suouros, a gap uwi , entrattton_'of poverty ;hies maria be- exacer , r widest in. such'troubled Rust Belt point. difference in those poverty , to stuff all fie`poor,.'people is ;cities ", ;'city •houses w+ei6- worth, $40,069. .' even before the aura of the century .`` ' areas as Cleveland .' and Detroit, rates .was wider than in any other and just reserve the suburbs for nch �;,more than suburban houses,'to Phil- '.: "We kind of got surrounded;" Cram; smallest in newer, relatively smaller, metro area. people." adelphin, where city houses were said, "That foreclosed expansion, areas such as San Diego and Phoe-' , nix. `; . The, Twin Cities' , other rankings, _ `;. Sttart w'w the that central city ' worth $76 588 less. � ak : but the metro area kept growin& If you've got'5 percent or 10 percent - while not as startlingly negative, .fact housing is almost .always the oldest ` Median family incomes in the Twin of your population that's going to be The Twin the. 15th largest:.. provide cold comfort to those resi- in a metro area. `Notwithstanding ._ Cities suburbs. were $12,731 higher poor, the real number of people .Cities,. metro area in, the nation, tends to' - dents who would like to believe the ; gentrification' and'undeniably 'atilu= : than in the central cities, the 15th- keeps growing. They keep concen- .settle roughly in the middle — with . quality of life here is clearly superi- ent neighborhoods,; such as Ken= widest among, the ..25 metro areas. trating in the core cities." the blunt exception of racial dispad- or to elsewhere. _ wood in Minneapolis or Crocus Hill The 1990 unemployment rate was ties.: in St. - Paul, , that almost always 2.4 percentage points lower in the And the suburbs. end up better off "We're pretty average and I'm sure . means the housing is ` the least ex- 'suburbs — 13th widest. The num- The ,Metropolitan Council reported,, people would rather be better than.* pensive., ber of people receiving welfare was 1.1, Champlin oto dS ' barriers Shore- L_r' view Vaddnais Stillwater The Metropolitan' Council says that et ht Heights ; reducing land requirements'is the single most important way that a city can make housing more affordable. To make s °� �' iNG4ti housing more afford �w Stagy able for rentersor those u 3 owning attached.:: homes, the council set an advisory standard, that communities have at least some land. ' where housingcan be Victoriaichfier e , - built at a density hof 200 - , Mendsita 6rp—� units per acre. This map: Chaska shows the communities japan _ that don't, comply with urnsp e , b that standard. unite Complies with Metropolitan Council's standards housing density ty Communities not shown on map or ' Does not comply with Metropolitan. that appear In white Council's housing density standards were not'surveyed •'" . ,Low-cost' housing.: in the ,Twin ;Cities These cities are ranked by the LOWEST HIGHEST percentage of housing that's affordable to very -low-income City Percent City Percent .. families, those earning less Woodbury 0.4 Minneapolis 34.17.3 tha6,166ut •$13,000 annually. Maple Grove p 0.5 St. Paul 16.3 . All but one of the lowest -rank- Ing cities are:classified by the Mendota Heights 0.6 South St. Paul 10.1. Metropolitan Council as devel- Ramsey 0.6 Anoka 9.3 oping suburbs, those where most new housing is being Shoreview 0.7 Columbia Heights 8.2 built. None of the highest- Champlin 0.8 Stillwater 8.1 ranking cities is purely a Andover 0.8 Chaska ' ' 7.6 developing suburb; some of them are classified that way Plymouth 0.9 Hopkins 7.5 but have swallowed up free- White Bear Twp. 0.9 Hastings', 7.4 standing towns with older Chanhassen housing. Only cities with at 1.0 Shakopee 6.8.. . least 3,000 housing units were Eagan 1.0 Source: 1990 U.S. census,. ranked. Cottage Grove 1.0 Planning Source for ap: Minnesota 9 survey Vadnais Heights 1.0 Star Tribune Graphic vY11ti11,wC11-u1 I t:luas maKe zoning.) :forlarge lots and double garages, of housing for the less affluent is #I .�. iuts Oufour-part wries.t `e-Kn uba and Steve Brandt riters f:the Twin Cities' most afflu- irbs are using an intricate set dg regulations, requiring ev- from big lots to two -car p - to erect invisible barriers ow -income housing, quirements have thwarted Pml in Apple Valley, and Maple Grove, We a. much -debated development , scuttled two months ago,' and e_been a roadblock in other sub. tCA barbs given few incentives to d low-income housing, and facing enalties when they don't, an en- geheradon of outlying suburbs is ' being built up in the Twin Cities little room for the poor, accord- .a"census figures. stivation , has been abetted by I�lakened leadership of the Met- L� call 3 nousmg.. ana It comes at a time whep- the . Twin Cities'' 466it -is , becoming... %=n ncreasingly poor and the outer sub orbs increasingly affluent.. . Met Council figures indicate there is enough low-income rental hodsing-to. serve the region's needs, but where.. such housing is located can.. make a difference in how people live. Concentrating poor people in central, cities keeps them in areas of higher, crime, fewer�lobopportunities and Suburbs continued on page 6A r Income -bas .. ed spgre,anon candv'ide a sch00'sYstem l By Mike Kaszuba ing new schools in Maple Grove — . problems outlying suburbs want to Staff.Writer c.. the district's west side has 55 per- avoid cent of its students officials are Communities.; segregated by in- busy coping with increasing social With white residents moving far - come can also have. deep rifts with- problems at its east- side schools, . ther , out, � and minority residents in the school systems.they share. which serve a poorer. population. `moving in from Minneapolis, Zanewood Elementary at times re - One example is the Osseo school At , Zanewood Elementary • in :: sembles a.train station as much as system. The housing .policies of the Brooklyn Park, Principal Jeanne . � a school. In any given month, 30 suburbs within .:the ,school district Bursheim faces issues akin to those studentsarrive or depart. Though have effectively created two school in an inner-city school. Sixty-six the .school officially had 480 stu- districts, one poor and increasingly percent of Zanewood students, got a : dents last year, 570 students at-. minority. and one affluent and free or reduced lunch in January, : tended at some point. "You can largely white.' ' up from 54 : percent in October. end up with a third of the kids Nearly 39 percent of its -students being mobile during a given year," Bill Dix, a schooldistrict spokes- are minority, more than double the. Bursheim said. As the students man, said H : 169 divides those percentage from 1992. Said Bur- . ,`come and go, the learning becomes two, worlds. "'t's quite dramatic," sheim of the quickening changes: : more difficult. he said. On the east side, taking in "We're right in the middle of it i Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Cen- "Kids become reluctant to get close . ter;, the student population is 22 Zanewood Elementary. is also in ..to anybody," said Anne Jansen, a percent minority. On the west side, the middle of Brooklyn;;Park's Zanewood teacher. "It's very diffi- . which includes Plymouth and Ma- many , low to moderate -income cult, for a child to develop some pie Grove; the minoritypopulation . apartment buildings which. roots." She keeps Maggie, her 2- is 5 percent. make Brooklyn Park a magnet for year-old Shetland sheepdog, in the the poor moving into the suburbs, school with her as a "therapy dog." So while the district is busy build- and make it synonymous with the Suburbs/ Focus on higher. -Priced homes is. intense Continued from page IA schools faced with limited resources. Allowing them to migrate so only a few inner suburbs concentrates the problems of poverty there. But pro- viding IT quarters in the devel. Tiring suburbs makes it easier for unempfoyed and low-income people Io compete for the many jobs being created there. The hill Council says limiting lot sire is the surest way A city can make housing more affordable, vel the to cut on high-priced big -lot homes is sointense in some suburbs that the percentage of some types of low-in- come housing has dropped. In rden Praitie, the share of suhsi- dized rental units, nnen the lowcst- cost housing, dropped from 4.6 per- cent of all housing in 1982 to 3 percent in 1990. "Akcville officials. after measuring developments by the amount of fi- nancial drag they place on city ser- vices, are pursuing big -buck homes because they pay the most lAxes and consume the (cast city services. Some suburban of iciak defend their policies by saying that the real issue is eradicating poverty and improving access tojobs through transportation, not where people can afford to live. Eden Prairie officials, pointing to a survey, say that many urban dwellers who work in the suburbs don'( want to live there. Others say they don't oppose xat- fered low-income housing but dislike concentrating poor people in housing projects that increase traffic and pos- sibly crime. Nevertheless, the hostility faced by developers seeking to build afford• ablehousing in some suburbs is daunting. "It's not an environment for the weak -hearted. If you can im- agine putting hundreds of thousands of dollars up front And having it detested by fear," said Mary McNel- lis• wen tried to build low-income housing in Apple Valley. Fear has been a major component of the fiery outcry that has greeted af- fordable housing in some suburbs. Last year, 1Voodbur)'s then. '"a said that if a 40 -unit low-income de- velopment were built, the city proba- bly would need a new police station nest door to handle the increased crime "I've never seen anybody go to that extreme. He wrote articles in local papers. He did fliers ... the phobia over 40 units in a community of 23.000 was incredible;' said Dennis Balyeat, a former Washington Coun• ty housing official. A web of barriers Two new studies, by the Minnesota Planning agency and the Legal Aid Soeicty, indicate that many Twin Cit. ies suburbs now being developed have a web of barriers to low-income housing. The Legal Aid Society study concluded Ilia, only one of the to developing suburbs it studied "pp. peared to express any desire" to pro- duct more lower-income housing. When suburbs do welcome Afford. able housing, they are much more receptive to the elderly, a population considered "safe" and likely to re- quire fewer city services than low. Income families. That's resulted in 39 percent of suhsidimol housing in she suburbs bring for the elderly, when just 6 percent of those below the poverty line in the suburbs are elderly. "At precisely the time when everybody says we need to be doing more on the developing fringe and for rental in general, there are fewer tools available to use than at any time since the early '70s." James Solem, longtime head of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency The housing gap is not only large bcswecn suburb and central city, but is growing between inner and outer suhurbs. Hopkins, an inner suburb with signs of big city ills, has four times as big a share of its housing units affordable to low-income pco- pie as Minnetonka, a developing sub- urb that is its neighbor to the west. At itsworst, the resistance to afford. able housing has exposed racial fears. "This is a very difficult issue,' said Glenn. Dorfman, the Minnesota As. sociaton of Realtors' chief lobbyist. "I lndcrncath everything is racism." Fueled by the raucous emotions at Maple Grove, City Hall, the debate has swung to the Stale Capitol, where as many As five proposed solutions aR about to converge. It soon may also hinge on what hap- pens in a federal courtroom. Parties to A lawsuit alleging a longtime pat- tern of seglega(ton in Minneapolis Public housing are blaming the prob- lem on the fact that nobody has forced the suburbs to accept their share of low-income housing. The Niel Council once exerted strong influence over an earlier generation of developing suburbs to accept low - and moderate -income housing. If a suburb was a poor performer, the council's criticism could doom that community's chances of getting fed- eral grants for housing, parks, sewers, roads and other city services. It also set housing goals for each communi- ty and asked cities for plans spelling out how they'd be achieved. "3 his metro area had the most cRec- rise affordable housing program of any metro area in the United States ... it was like a lottery. The suburbs were lining up," said Robert Ileff. man, a former Bloomington City Council member, a onetime hicl SERIES SUMMARY Council member and a lawyer for developers. Developers prodded cities to comply so they could gel federal mnrtgage insurance. "Some cities said private- ly that fill helped them to do the right thing and gave them an excuse for their voters." said Nancy Reeves, a former metropolitan housing man - Ager. Out those tools rusted once the Rea- gan administration cut housing and other federal aid in the 1980s, and the Mel Council didn't ask the Legis- lature for new powers to fill the void. And although only four cities didn't change their plans to make provi• sions for low-income housing, others paid only lip service to the changes they made and kept barriers in their zoning laws. Driving up costs The Legal Aid Society study, due out MONDAY Marry TMn Cities suburbs h" elected barriers to low-income housing, A has contributed to it Twin Cities whose core Is Increasingy poor and whose suburbs are Increasingly, effluent. TUESDAY Columbia Helghts' experience with mounting crime and sodel prob- lems In its high-density neighborhoods Is fust what many suburban res. Id" fear about allowing law -income housing Into collie commtm8les. WEDNESDAY Mendota Heights has used lot size and density requirements to keep out low -Income housing and become one of the most exclusionary suburbs In the metro area. THURSDAY BumSAIIII has worked with Dakota County to develop lower -density affordable housing. which has opened that community to tower-ktcome resid" while preserving its suburban quality of life. in early March, said six of the 10 suburbs it studied imposed mini- mum floor arca requirements And required garages for multifamily de. vclnpments. When the suhurbs did permit higher densities, the study found, they required other conces- sions that 'appeared to cancel out much of the cost saving achieved by the greater density." ror single-family homes, the studv found, at least five suburbs had mini- mum floor area requirements, which the Niel Council said drove up build- ing costs. Three tuburbs required ga- rages, another factor cited by the Met Council in raiting building costs. There were similar findings in a sur- vey by Minnesota Planning Iasi sum- mer. Only a third of the 57 commu- nities surveyed followed Mel Council guidelines limiting minimum lot sizes to 6,000 to 9.000 tqunre feet. It also found that building permit and conditional use permit fees vary widely in the suburbs, with the medi• an fee being $615• hill one communi- ty charged at much At S5,o00. By one important mco ture of how well low-income housing is dispersed — where subsidized units fire Incited — the early momentum has stalled. I he suburban share of suhsidizcd housing units jumped from 10 per- cent in 1971 to 37.5 percent in 1980, and then increased only In 42.6 per. cent in 1989. But that share Actually diminished by a tiny amount be. tween 1989 and 1992, when it was last measured. The suburbs have 72 percent of the region's population. The absence of direct government subsidies and pressure is compound- ed by federal tax changes that have made low- and moderate -income housing less attractive to investors "At precisely the time whrn every. body says wr need to be doing more on the developing fringe and for rent- al in general, there are fewer tools available ar use than at am time since the early '7(h," said laes So. Icm. longtime head of the Minmnesota Housing finance Agency. That raises tier pmibibty that the suburbs where suldisistom are now sprouting could fill in with housing unaffordable to low-income people. "What you end up with is a very clas%rn %nous environment." said Balyrat, the former Washinalon County housing official And once those subdivisions are built, it can be tough to plunk down housing fnr poor people neat door. "Some of it is phobia 7 hry'm afraid there will be profile of color, ilia, the crime will increase, that people wouldn't keep their property lip. said Sam Griffith. A Washingmn Counlc housing official. "N'e can do a senior project and people love it. I )sing prnjrcts fnr working families tem don't have while collar jobs is not politically acceptable." Washington ('num), which has the state's highest median income, has the smallest share of low.income housing among the metro area's sev- en counties. 'We tried everything' State Rep Myron Or0cid, who is crusading (or more affordable subur. ban housing, claims that conccntta- tion of social ills is the result when only a few inner -ring suburbs are forced to take a disproportionate Suburbs contimied on page 7A Suburbs/ Eden Prairie officials . a challen e asSertionscriticsof . ntrol over where and Continued from page 6A share of low-income housing because other suburbs impose barriers. But some aren't optimistic that any level of effort will change much for the poor concentrated in inner cities. Said Chuck �WWe tried everything We Coun- cil manager. We could think of [in the 19mpaCt on made very little if any getting people from the central cities to the suburbs:' Officials in Eden prairie, one of Or - field's frequent targets, challenge the idea that building more affordable housing in the suburbs would bring the poor closer to where most entry- level jobs are being created. Citing a new survey by the suburb, city offi cials have said many lower -pal workers who come to Eden prairie for jobs simply don't want to liv there. ,,Some of it is phobia. They're afraid there will be people of color, that the crime will increase, that people wouldn't keeep their property p can do a senior project and people love it. Doing projects for working families that don't have white- collar collar fob politically e acceptable." Sam Griffith, a The survey, distributed to 2,500 em- ployees in August, showed 92 percent Washington County of the workers said they were not ung to move to Eden Pn iMen �f housing officia those workers who . were not apolis, 93 percent said they trying to move to the suburb. Nearly 47 percent of those who Where they said they preferred living were. "Most people like the neighborhood that they live in," said Lisa Sisinni, executive director of Eden Prairie's just Chamber for jobs." "They're But while it stressed the need to fill its entry-level Jfi httEden Orfield's last year helpedfight Pro- posal to build more affordable hous- ing in the suburbs. As a member of the Municipal Legislative Commis- sion, a lobbying group representing 13 upscale suburbs, Eden Prairie was pivotal in getting Gov. Arne Carlson to veto Orfield's legislation. Others agree they don't expect mass migration if more and better dis- persed suburban housing is built. "But if everybody deals with th problems, it provides a very impor ouncrl s co when to allow development -boosting nvestments, such as major sewers and roads. But the council recently rejected a staff proposal that it use this as a stick by denying such invest- ments to communities of meeting low-income housing goals. roach could influence places This app such as Maple Grove, where develop- ment of major sections of the city hinges on regional investment in a major sewer line. But, Ballantine '. said, working is withuncil localscommunitieess working a lot of things over without hanging their head.' Today, the mere mention of Maple I Grove can stir passions, though not all are unsympathetic. Some f the , Twin Cities' inner -ring problem faced with the two -headed p social of aging housing and big -city so al ills, oto avoiid d a similar fatrove e just be trying better planning. In Maple Grove, the emotional fall- out lingers from December's upheav- al over Elm Creek Village, a pro- posed low- to moderate -income de- velopment. A federal lawsuit brought tant relief valve and lessens the pres- by Elm Creek Village's developer hangs over City Hall..1,nd theisuburb t effec- sure on the central aitiMet Council is still reeling from chargesVillage to phen Wellington, tively scuttled Elm Creek g member and developer. keep poorer residents out of the up- Transportation is factor wardly mobile city. The Met Council's latest analysis tatistical bsisin- dicates that on a purely affrdable rent - basis, there's enough region's 110,000 al housing for the regi low-income renters. The problem is that it's too concentrated in the inner cities. The Met Council is trying to connect people who lack affordable housing, who are concentrated in the core of the region, with the job -creat- ing suburbs. But that could hinge on transportation as much as housing. The council's approach to housing will emphasize gathering numbers and working cooperatively with com- munities. Others say the Met Council has not e used the tools it could. One of the potentially strongest tools is the Three weeks ago, the City Council voted against a proposed morato- rium on new housing construction while the city develops a policy that would "provide for a variety of hous- ing choices." City officials said the moratorium was unnecessary. But the suburb gets strong support at Hickory Ridge, Maple Grove's only low- to moderate -incoming housing development. Built Rnearly idge has 32 units ago, Hickory managed by Art Ramsey. He reek watched the furor over Elm C Village and came away a defender of the city. -I think they're being very careful," he said. housing costs ■ Atfordable housing: Housing thatcosts no more than 30 per- cent of a renter or homeowner's income. ■ L'ow-income housing: Housing that is affordable to a family or individual making no more than half,the area's median income. ■ Moderate -income housing: Hosing that is affordable to a family or individual making no more than 80 percent of the area's median income. ■ Subsidized housing: Numer- ous,types of housing, but chiefly publicly owned housing, privately owned but publicly subsidized housing and individual rent subsi- dies, i Addressing the issue A look at what others say needs to'be done Metropolitan Poverty Reduc- tion Act: This Independent - Republican plan, led by Rep. Tim Pawlenty of Eagan, addresses affordable housing by focusing on what it calls the root problem — Ooverty. The proposed legisla- tion,includes a sweeping welfare ref6rm program, job creation in the jnner city through enterprise zones and Express to Success Transit, a bus system taking innereity workers to job -rich sub- urb6._It also calls for a pilot pro- ject�iEden Prairie that would use,state money to fund vouch- ers for up to 400 families living at or tielow 60 percent of the area's meQian income. The vouchers could be used for rent, mortgage payfnents or down payments for houses on a scattered -site basis. Metlropoutan communny O►u bilitry Act: Rep. Myron Orfield, 3 DFL`- Minneapolis, attempts again, # -� to force developing suburbs to build -more low-income housing., The,most controversial aspect would transferOoney from the tax on homest ' v�lues over $150,OQO into a me ropolitan used to,,Ou-ik afforciable°noasing. Orfield Saysjhe transfers would total, $100 million annually' and come from homes largely in the southwest suburbs, where Orfield'$ biggest opposition to lower and medium -income hous- ing is found. He would also have the Metropolitan Council mbre forcefully set affordable housing goa�s for suburbs, and those not conlplying would lose local govermprit aid payments and have sewer expansions withheld.._ .Citizens League: In a draft of an* upcbming report, the Citizens Lea ue recomends designat , ing 0ou'm sing as a "regional sys- tem',' in'the Twin Cities. Goals would be assigned to communk ties based in part on whether a city is growing or declining in .population, how big its concen- tration of low-income people is and,its access to public trans- portation. The league suggests creating a development fund, with'awards made to suburbs that'meet their housing goals. It says that highway and Metropoli- tan Urban Service Area (MUSA) extensions requested by suburbs be tied to how well they meet their housing goals. 5 Governor's Task Force on I. Metropolitan Housing Policy: Its recommendations have not -yet been formalized, but a draft report for the task force found the same problem - too few low-income housing units in the suburbs. Though just 31 percent of all housing units are in Min- neapolis and St. Paul, the report said, 58 percent of all the subsi- dized units are located there. The report said many suburbs over the years have "actually made their regulations fess favor - i able'to affordable housing" and. i havq ignored Met Council recom- mendations for change. ( Metropolitan Council: Many see ! the Met Council's dwindling en- forcement powers as a major reason that more low-income housing hasn't been built in the subq'rbs. The agency, sensing it will be part of any major legisla- tive testructuring, is offering a modest legislative package. It includes changes to tax -incre- ment financing laws that would help' keep rents affordable. The agency also wants to review a subyrb's affordable housing availability when it considers a MUSA extension and wants a demonstration project linking jobs; housing and transportation. �[1om IegoiS 041 J6,fpn1s c sapnpuoz) „-paau eq �sw UC ST 01;)LL,,, •q)lom puT �ipuop! leuoslad jo mos ,I I ^"'^^ `^^n`•`nn� .•nn MIP a7TT1P`n10 SarJ2TJ0S (�Ja�eads Star Tribune/ MondayiFebruary 281994 Lakeville ranks its housin The conclusion: High-value �� 9 homes are good In 1991, Lakeville did a study analyzing the fiscal impact of different types of housing on the city and schools. "As prob- ably expected, lower -value homes tended to have a nega- tive fiscal impact The high- value homes had positive fis- cal Impacts," the study said. Mobile homes and aging housing stock, which make up a large share of housing, "have a significant negative fis- cal impact." In surveying resi- dents in 1991, the suburb found they were most opposed to new apartments, J,---�._ - Lake Villa Estates Tax gain per acre $2,088 ;1;: _ low-income housing and mobile homes being built in Lakeville. "Low-income hous- ing was most opposed by owner -manager households which are typified by $62,500+ yearly incomes," the study said. Although it recently helped develop 70 units of low-income rental housing near an industrial park, the city's overall housing strategy is to go upscale. One goal is raising the median home value in Lakeville from $96,400 in 1990 to almost $140,000 by 2003. Here are two examples of how Lakeville measures the fiscal impact of a high-priced home, apartment building and mobile home park: Lamplighter ApaMner>Its ,& Tax loss per acre -$2,834 Star Tribune Graphic 'T --_*3 ■ 7A I —E Incomembased segregation school s stem can divide a Y b b want to By Mike Kaszuba Staff Writer Communities segregated by in- come can also have deep rifts with- in the school systems they share. One example is the Osseo school system. The housing policies of the suburbs within the school district have effectively created two school districts, one poor and increasingly minority and one affluent and largely white. Bill Dix, a school district spokes- man, said Hwy. 169 divides those two worlds. "It's quite dramatic," he said. On the east side, taking in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Cen- ter, the student population is 22 percent minority. On the west side, which includes Plymouth and Ma- ple Grove, the minority population is 5 percent. So while the district is busy build- ing new schools in Maple Grove — the district's west side has 55 per- cent of its students — officials are busy coping with increasing social problems at its east side schools, which serve a poorer population. At Zanewood Elementary to Brooklyn Park, Principal Jeanne Bursheim faces issues akin to those in an inner-city school. Sixty-six percent of Zanewood students got a free or reduced lunch in January, up from 54 percent in October. Nearly 39 percent of its students are minority, more than double the percentage from 1992. Said Bur- sheim of the quickening changes: "We're right in the middle of it." Zanewood Elementary is also in the middle of Brooklyn Park's many low- to moderate -income apartment buildings — which make Brooklyn Park a magnet for the poor moving into the suburbs, and make it synonymous with the problems outlying su ur s avoid. With white residents moving far- ther out, and minority residents moving in from Minneapolis, Zanewood Elementary at times re- sembles a train station as much as a school. In any given month, 30 students arrive or depart. Though the school officially had 480 stu- dents last year, 570 students at- tended at some point. "you can end up with a third of the kids being mobile during a given year," Bursheim said. As the students come and go, the learning becomes more difficult. "Kids become reluctant to get close to anybody," said Anne Jansen, a Zanewood teacher. "It's very diffi- cult for a child to develop some roots." She keeps Maggie, her 2 - year -old Shetland sheepdog, in the school with her as a "therapy dog." b ro o k � a o y' � � o A• 0• o�- �i, 0 IX CL co � � . ^+ o ?:`e E Mw0oN�77w,:rro `� t7 7 .7 �• lD l0/1 N W N (D ' Q a n (D N O O 8 .7 '-J• p fD C ry R O n '-' o A•0° �'. ' C rppGo -.Ovr•'i ro „.aNdjrd. wrEo rnD rOD orD �.�+ h`vO.0-. aNNG• oOor �(,pD.t .�OGm ' crpw' Do.`1 wnG.. 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Tim Pawlenty, who Is introducing a competing bill called the Metropolitan Housing Act, said Orfield's legislation ig- nored the causes of poverty. • Pawlenty predicted that Inde- pendent -Republicans would refuse to negotiate a compromise with DFLers, saying there were major philosophical differences over ways to promote balanced growth and stem urban decay. Orfield's vehicle is the $100 mil- lion fund for housing development and assistance. The account would shift money from cities and towns to a central account in the Minne- sota housing Finance Agency. All communities would be eligible to use the money for a range of pro- jects, including environmental cleanups, development of parks and housing rehabilitation. Another Orfield proposal would raise the gasoline tax from 20 cents to a quarter to finance the expansion of highway 610 through communities such as Blaine, Coon Rapids and Brooklyn Park. The tax also would pay for a light rail transit system connecting the Twin Cities. Orfield admitted Thursday that the gas tax increase was unlikely to survive. lie said his purpose for introducing it was to underscore Minnesota's failure to lap match- ing federal funds for transporta- tion projects. Ile said the state could be drawing $8 in federal money for every state dollar spent. In 1993, Orfield introduced a package of housing bills to encour- age low- and moderate -income housing in wealthy suburbs. Part of the package passed but was then vetoed by Carlson, who criti- cized it for penalizing communi- ties that failed to comply. Orfield resumes housing effort Bill would punish suburbs that miss low-income goals k By Mike Keszuba Staff Writer State Rep. Myron Orfield of south Minneapolis renewed his drive Thursday to get Twin Cities suburbs to build more affordable housing to keep the poor and minorities from being concentrated in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The DFLer was back at the Capitol, where his bill was vetoed last year by Gov. Arne Carlson, with another sweeping agenda that calls for a larg- er role for the Metropolitan Council in seeing that suburbs meet housing goals, and severe penalties for those that do not. A suburb that did not meet its goal would have local gov- ernment aid money withheld and would not get approval for sewer extensions for new development. Orfield's most controversial proposal would transfer money from the tax on homestead values of more than $150,000 into a metropolitan rein- vestment fund to be used to help cities meet affordable -housing goals and other redevelopment projects. The proposal would have a notice- able effect on the southwest Minne- apolis suburbs, which have large numbers of big houses and whose legislators were key players last year in getting the Independent-Rcpubli- can governor to veto Orfield's bill. "Tile simple answer is it takes money from the southwest, to a great degree, and distributes it elsewhere," said Orfield. "Il raises property taxes in the southwest suburbs somewhat, but ... 70 percent of the region is gain- ers." Though he emerged as a leader on the issue a year ago, his proposals yesterday followed an Independent - Republican legislative program in- troduced earlier this month that he described yesterday as "a little light." The IR plan proposes welfare reform, the creation of enterprise zones in lite central cities and an Express to Success Transit program to link suburban jobs and central -city residents. It also would establish a pilot program in Eden Prairie to use state money to fund voucltprs to as- sist up to 400 families with incomes below 60 percent of the area's medi- an. But 1R legislators were quick to criti- cize Orfield's bill. "It's basically more of the same," said Rep. Ron Abrams, the assistant minority leader from Minnetonka, who cosponsored the Independent -Republican propos- al. "He's more interested in scoring political points than in moving the issue forward." Added Doug Tempas, Eden Prairie's mayor: "I absolutely agree with him that we got a problem in the core ... [but Orfield says], 'Let's just take everybody's money and redistribute i t.' "They're just unrealistic proposals. All he does is, lie accommodates a majority to get a bill passed," said Tempas. "What they're betting on, at some point, Arne isn't going to get reelected and some Democratic gov- ernor will sign." Orfield was joined yesterday by Sens. Ted Mondale, DFL -St. Louis Park, and Steve Novak, DFL -New Brigh- ton, who stressed that he is finding allies in many inner -ring suburbs now experiencing some big -city ills. "This is not a fight between the cen- tral cities and the suburbs,". said Mondale. Orfield's proposed metropolitan in- vestment fund, according to the legis- lator, would hit the wealthiest sub- urbs hardest. One of the most ex- treme examples is Sunfish Lake, which would have $417,600 in excess home net tax capacity, and have 44 percent of its total property tax base go into the pool. Deephaven would have $1.97 million in excess home net tax capacity, and have 37 percent of its total property tax base go into the pool. A more typical example is Eden Prairie, which would have $3.7 million in excess home net tax capac- ity, and have 6 percent of its total property lax base go into the pool. Mondale acknowledged yesterday that there would probably have to be - some shifts in school aid to compen- sate for the loss of property tax base..' Orfield alluded yesterday to the re- cent controversy in Maple Grove; where a proposed low-income hous- ing project was met by angry citizens and the developer charged that resi dents did not want poor members of minority groups moving into the sub- urb. "It's about an open and fair and stable society," Orfield said of his' bill. "This isn't a debate about race."": Elements of his proposal are similar to those found in a lawsuit that calls on Minneapolis and federal housing agencies to desegregate public hous- ing and reduce the concentration of public housing in the city. It was' filed in 1992 by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis on behalf of public' housing renters and the Minneapolis.: office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. A motion filed this week asks that the Metropolitan Council be added to the list of defendants. The motion claims that the council has aban- doned its legal responsibility to spur the development of low-income housing in the suburbs. =: DATE: March 3, 1994 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Council Requests Status Report Attached is a status report on the various requests made by Council members of staff. Included is a memorandum from the City Attorney on a "sunset" provision in reguiding. Please give me a call on 550-5013 should you have questions. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTION 3-3-94 Status Request Referred Request Target Updated Number From To Date Date Request * 92-18 Council 93-26 Council * 93-27 Council * 93-56 Council 93-59 Vasiliou Attorney 2-17-92 Status 2-28-94 Attorney should advise the Council Completed. City Attorney with respect to the "drop dead response is attached. date" provision for land use guide plan amendments. Comm. Dev. 2-8-93 5-31-94 Prepare a draft survey for Council Volunteer has been review of builders, developers, and identified and will be brokers on City policies and developing survey. procedures relating to development and construction in the City. Eng. 2-8-93 6-1-94 Prepare a proposed policy for Information on County Council review on the requirement Policy has been received. for bypass lanes, turn lanes, acceleration lanes, and deceleration lanes for development, including when they are needed and cost responsibility. Public Works 7-19-93 4-1-94 Provide Council with report on Checking groundwater Forum drainage concerns reported by John during winter months. Frederickson, 4545 Trenton Circle. Comm. Dev. 7/19/93 4-30-94 Consider revision of Adult Staff has received copies of Admin. Bookstore Ordinance to include ordinances from other videos in video rental stores. communities and has received input from City Attorney. Recommendation will be made in spring. H CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTION 3-3-94 Status Request Referred Request Target U dated Number From To Date Date Request Status 93-60 Vasiliou Admin. 7/19/93 7-30-94 Investigate with other cities and Staff has contacted LMC; LMC whether a policy can be no information available. adopted which would prevent an Investigating further options ex -employee from testifying against with City Attorney. the City in legal matters. (i.e. Tremere on Sinclair case). 93-61 Council Admin./ 7/26/93 Ongoing Report on how much HACA aid Staff has met with Hoyt; Comm. Dev. would be lost in the event the Hoyt and is revaluing impact on TIF application for a new district HACA. Redevelopment was considered. Is the reduction district may be possible. permanent or would it expire at the Analyzing information end of the TIF district life. received from Hoyt. 93-65 Council Comm. Dev. 9-20-93 7-31-94 Schedule meeting with neighbors Meeting will be held in and church representatives summer when HVAC is regarding air conditioning noise at functioning. St. Phillips Church, 17205 C.R. 6. * 93-66 Council Eng. 9-20-93 6-1-94 Prepare plan for how best to Public Works is preparing include citizens in process and plan for presentation at receive citizen concerns with future Council meeting. respect to street reconstruction projects. 93-67 Council Eng./Finance 10-18-93 7-1-94 Investigate options, including City Attorney opinion has reduced interest rates, for special been received generally assessments against homestead indicating variable interest property owned by seniors/disabled rates are possible for certain with limited incomes. classes of people. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTION 3-3-94 Status Request Referred Request Target U dated Number From To Date Date Re uest Status 93-73 Council Eng. 10-18-93 Spring Defer consideration of 4 -way stop Recommendations are under 1994 sign installation at 26th Ave. and investigation by Shadyview Lane until spring, 1994, Engineering staff. and proceed with traffic enforcement and education efforts to reduce speeding. Advise neighborhood to obtain additional signatures to meet the 70 % requirement established in the City's stop sign policy. * 94-1 Council Comm. Dev. 1-3-94 When Notify all residents who spoke to the Completed. Daniel EAW is Daniel Development issue on Dec. Development EAW has received. 20 and Jan. 3, as well as other been received and is residents who request to be notified, available for public review. when the EAW is received by City. Residents have been notified. * 94-3 Council Admin. 1-3-94 2-7-94 Provide list of areas/topics where Completed. Meeting held state laws or policies affect City for on 2-14-94. discussion at meeting with area legislators on 2-14-94; Council also to provide topics to city manager. * 94-5 Council Park/Eng. 1-24-94 4-1-94 Provide report on request for 4 -way Staff report will be made in Forum stop sign at 44th Avenue and spring. Northwest Blvd. Residents concerned there is no safe crossing at Northwest Blvd. to get to French Park or other neighborhoods. H s CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTION 3-3-94 Status Request Referred Request Target Undated Number From To Date Date Request * 94-6 * 94-7 Lymangood Park Council Finance 2-28-94 3-14-94 Provide copy of attorney's letter Study referenced in staff report regarding park/trail comprehensive plan for the new community playfield/school site. 2-7-94 10-31-94 Financial Advisory Committee to recommend a future plan for establishing park dedication fees. Status N s FROM BEST .. FLANAGAN 02',212.1994 15:44 IIr iA F.RT L. I. 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Mr. Dwight Johnson, City Manager Ms. Anne Hurlburt, Director of Community Development City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 RE: Sunset Provision in Reguiding Dear Dwight and Anne: Or .IOlty R• t,.w(I L+. CILSON liuD ERl' p1. 1rieR F. j\Rf it tilAl.v DPENCEA J,w-s L LiL'ci nlnn a uHr0. The Former Director of Community Planning asked us in the Spring of 1992 to research the very cloudy issue of whether the City can reguide a Comprehensive Plan property classification under the condition that the reguided property bt: uaed f6r v• specific project. The governing resolution he proposed would include the express provision that if the specified project is not consummated, that the "reguiding" does not occur and/or that the property -automatically reverts to its previous land use designation (a "Sunset Provision"). This is the project which repeatedly surfaces in the Council Meeting "to do" list. This is to respond to that inquiry and update our previous research. By way of background, Minnesota Statute Section 462.355 allows a planning agency to recommend "the adoption and amendment from time to time of a comprehensive municipal plan." The ddupliul, Of a comprehensive p13n is not mandatf-d by this SeQtjQn• However, Minnesota Statutes Section 473.864 does require the adoption of a comprehensive plan for communities in the seven county metro area. In addition, Chapter 473.865 requires such local governmental units to adopt "official controls" as set forth in that "adopted comprehensive plan." That Section goes on to note: A local governmental unit shall not adopt any official control or fiscal device which is in conflict with its comprehensive plan or which permits activity in conflict with metropolitan system plans. FR0N 8E'' T 'R. FLA1-1P A1-1 A2'. ,1994 1`:4` NO, 21 P. 4 Mr. Johnson Ms. Hurlburt October 19, 1993 Page 2 While local comprehensive plans need to reflect the specific goals and policies of the individual local governments, the Metropolitan Land Planniny AcA requires a certain level of consistency between the local comprehensive plans for consistency with Council policies. Plymouth has adopted a detailed and extensive comprehensive plan. This plan can only be amended according to the provisions of Sections 462 which requires the holding of one public hearing before amendment. The comprehensive plan is to be followed or the plan amended. At least one court has found that failing to follow the comprehensive plan is evidence that the City has acted arbitrarily. Amcon Corp v. City of Eagall, 348 N.W.2d 66 (Minn. 1984). Initially we must answer the question of whether there is a difference between conditional rezoning and conditional amendment of the comprehensive plan (or, in Plymouth terminology, "reguiding")? None of the treatisies or case law spoke about "conditional reguiding" or the conditional amendment of a comprehensive plan. The conditionality always arose in the context of rezoning since that is what most cities on a national level do when a particular parcel is being given a different use designation. The Comprehensive Plan is often not amended, serving as a long-range guiding tool. At least in the seven county metro area, in part because of the above -referenced statutes, a rezoning goes hand-in-hand with a reguiding or comprehensive plan amendment. We therefore conclude that the case law on conditional rezoning would be applicable to conditional reguiding. In theory, the assignment of a new zoning or comprehensive plan classification to a tract of land should entitle the property owner to use that land for Any purpose allowed under the newly assigned classification. That is, if certain premises are ripe for reclassification because of changed circumstances, that rezoning should arguably go forward and be available for any permitted use in the new zone, rather than being tied to a designated use. In practice, however, a reguiding will usually be sought by a property owner, and deliberated upon by the City with reference to a particular proposed project. In essence, the T .gl)iding T?rggq§§ is seen by all parties involved as a project specific review and approval process. "Knis is 111uaL1aLcJ Lr Lht fact that the City asks the reguiding applicant to furnish project drawings and specifications, and acceptance of those drawings and specifications must be agreed to in order to gain the reguiding. FROM BE':IT 21. FLPHAGAN 0.2.2 ,1994 15:4x', IIIA Mr. Johnson Ms. Hurlburt October 19, 1993 Page 3 The assignment of a new zoning classification to a tract of land, regardless of conditioning, gives a property owner a legal argument that the land can be used for any purpose allowed under the newly assigned plan classification. This can become an issue of a developer who has misrepresented his planned use of the land or a developer who presented his plans in good faith but thereafter finds that the project is no longer viable as originally envisioned. The question arises nf whether the developer is then entitled to undertake any use for construction permitted under the new zoning classification or whether, in the alternative, the developer is restricted to the proposed project and plan details which form the basis on which the reguiding was granted. The City has historically responded to this problem by including a project's specific restrictions or conditions into the reguiding enactment. This practice referred to herein as "reguiding with site --specific conditions" raises ultra vires issues. While authority is uniform that site-specific conditions or restrictions in connection with the grant of a conditional use 4i' y�ri�nce is allowed, the authority of a municipality to reguide or rezone with site-specific concitions or i5 1�_ clear in many states. Unfortunately, this issue has not been decided in Minnesota. We, nonetheless, caution the City that there are decisions in other jurisdictions finding cities do not have the authority to enact rezoning which includes site-specific conditions which are not applicable to lands similarly classified. See Bartsch v Planning and zoning Commission, 506 A.2d 1093 (Conn. App. 1986); People's Co_ncil Qr Baltimoreount v. Mockard, 533 A.2d 1344 (1987) (and cases cited therein). Outside of Minnesota, however, there are a series of reported cases recognizing rezoning with site-specific conditions as a usetul and zieviee. oo, Q.-3 City of Rpt em—i l le, v. Gates, 534 S.W.2d 224; City of Colorado Springs v. Smart , 620 P.2d 1060 (Colo. 1980); Miami Beach v Eason, 194 S.2d 652 (Fla. App. 1967); Konkel v Common Council, 229 N.W.2d 606 (Wisc. 1975); Chart r Towr. hip v. Tali, 329 N.W. 488 (Mich. 1982). Courts approving reguiding with site-specific conditions generally use the same standards to test conditional rezonings as are applied to traditional rezonings. There state courts have upheld conditional rezoning as long as the rezoning: (1) promotes the general welfare and not merely private interests; (2) the rezoning does not otherwise constitute illegal spot rezoning; (3) the conditions imposea are reasoudbl�-- a,id nat otherwico illegal: and (4) there iS no express agreement bargaining away a municipalities future use of police power. (See cases cited above). Overall, courts approving rezoning with site-specific conditions require that the conditions imposed be reasonably conceived and promote the general welfare. Id. FROM BENT & FLHI�aAGAN 02,2.,199 1`.4r', Ilii,�� F', r'. =-A Mr. Johnson Ms. Hurlburt October 19, 1993 Page 4 Overlaying this is a somewhat confusing distinction in common law regarding "illegal contract zoning (or guiding).' A developer -municipality agreement can be found to be an "illegal contract reguiding" if the agreement bargains away the police power of the municipality. For example, the municipality would be relinquishing its police power if it promises to reguide if conditions are met in the future or by its promise not to subsequently repeal t11c LcyulJi„y „f LM 16nd in quoction. In comparison, conditional reguiding is argu8bly permitted because there is no express agreement by a municipality to reguide or not to subsequently repeal the reguiding. Instead, as in the case of Plymouth, the municipality merely obtains the landowner's commitment or agreement to subject the property to certain conditions as a condition precedent to the approval of reguiding request. Courts which approve conditional rezoning are in effect sanctioning rezoning by concomitant agreement. Therefore, the City must avoid an agreement by which the City restricts its future ability to reguide property. A contemporaneous reguiding and agreement on use of the property might not be an >1 -legal reguiding. Seg, e.q.-, Collard v Incorporated Village, 421 N.E.2d 818 (N.Y. 1981); Kings Miller Homeowners Association v. CitY of Westminster, 557 P.2d 1186 (1976); Scruttpn v County of Sacrament2, 275 Cal. App. 2d (1962). See also Kramer "Contract Zoning - Old Myths and New Realities,” 34 Land Use Law and Zoning Digest 4 While we certainly stand ready to defend the City should it decide to use conditional reguiding, we believe the City unnecessarily subjects itself to potential litigation by doing SO. As a matter of practice, we do not want to use negotiated conditions as a substitute for a well -drafted and comprehensive zoning plan. Please feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions regarding this issue. Y urs v truly, o ert L. Meller, Jr. PEK/kd/9453K CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 5 DATE: March 3, 1994 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: January Legal Services Bill Summary Attached is the billing summary for legal services provided by Best and Flanagan during the month of January. Please call with any questions. BEST & FLANAGAN _ Attorneys at Law _�- 4000 First Bank Place 601 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4331 (612)339-7121 Client 9300 City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 MATTER SUMMARY Matter 920188 - 920195 Retainer Agmt. 920180 Prosecution Office Time 920181 Prosecution Court Time 920182 Prosecution Complaint 920189 Housing & Redevelopment 920200 Codification 920276 Labor/Employment 921072 v. Cavanaugh 921091 Larry Begin 921158 Marcus Real Estate 921332 Public Works --Deep Well 11 930266 Ryan Contracting 930677 Freeman Project 102 930792 Buchle v. City 931112 Naegele Outdoor Advertis. 931464 Housing Alliance 931599 Project 330 940062 Gary Berthiaume TOTAL Services $7,500.00 11,887.00 6,481.75 2,884.00 71.50 522.50 1,326.25 1,439.25 1,111.50 23.75 190.00 85.00 161.25 162.50 37.50 23.75 142.50 228.00 February 18, 1994 Invoice No. 201704 - 201721 Disb. Total Billed YTD 415.45 1,206.04 49.19 .00 .20 211.50 .00 .00 54.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 31.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 $7,915.45 13,093.04 6,530.94 2,884.00 71.70 734.00 1,326.25 1,439.25 1,166.40 23.75 190.00 85.00 161.25 194.10 37.50 23.75 142.50 228.00 $34,278.00 $1,968.88 $36,246.88 PAYMENT DUE UPON RECEIPT $7,915.45 13,093.04 6,530.94 2,884.00 71.70 734.00 1,326.25 1,439.25 1,166.40 23.75 190.00 85.00 161.25 194.10 37.50 23.75 142.50 228.00 $36,246.88 PLEASE PUT CLIENT NUMBER ON CHECK FEDERAL I.D. NUMBER 41-0150277 _L. (.P X41 �,"r PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT 02/11/94 THROUGH 02/17/94 LOCATION DATE 02/11/94 TIME 12:14 p.m. US West SITUATION FOUND Burned Food 9700 Schmidt Lake Road 02/11/94 3:13 p.m. Four Seasons Estates Report of natural gas 9700 37th Place odor - unfounded 02/12/94 12:17 a.m. Single Family Dwelling Odor investigation - 4500 Block of Upland Lane Unfounded 02/12/94 9:33 a.m. City Hall - City of Plymouth Odor investigation - 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Unfounded 02/12/94 4:58 p.m. Single Family Dwelling Garage Fire 5800 Block of Dunkirk Lane 02/12/94 7:06 p.m. Plymouth Oaks Apartments Burned Pan on stove 3301 Highway 169 02/13/94 9:16 a.m. Wagner Spray Tech Vehicle Fire 1770 Fernbrook Lane 02/14/94 5:23 p.m. Monarch Foods Ammonia Leak 9605 54th Avenue North 02/14/94 5:59 p.m. The Place Apartments Fire Alarm Malfunction 3945 Lancaster Lane 02/14/94 8:01 p.m. Single Family Dwelling Fire Alarm - False 100 Block of Black Oaks Lane 02/14/94 10:48 p.m. Harbor Lane Apartments Fire Alarm - False 3255 Harbor Lane 02/15/94 9:57 a.m. Single Family Dwelling Dust from sheet rock 1300 Block of Urbandale set off alarm 02/17/94 12:06 a.m. Tiffany Partnership Report of Smoke - 10700 Old County Road 15 Unfounded 02/17/94 1:48 a.m. Willow Creek Apartments Fire Alarm - False 135 Nathan Lane 02/17/94 6:51 a. m. Open Land 9800 Rockford Road 02/17/94 10:28 a.m. Lake Apartments 2500 Nathan Lane 02/17/94 2:48 p.m. Plymouth Fire Department 3300 Dunkirk Lane Odor of natural gas Oil Leak Sprinkler Head Broken Rockford Road & Nathan Lane PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT 02/18/94 THROUGH 02/24/94 DATE 02/18/94 TIME 7:59 a.m. LOCATION Vacant Lot SITUATION FOUND Permit Burn 3930 Dunkirk Lane 02/19/94 6:35 a.m. Single Family Dwelling Fire Alarm - False 1900 Block of County Road 6 02/19/94 1:08 p.m. Ryan Construction Assist with Valve on 4630 Fernbrook Lane heavy equipment 02/19/94 10:27 p.m. Food Engineering Corporation Fire Alarm - False 2765 Niagara Lane 2/20/94 12:08 a.m. Vicksburg Village Apartments Fire Alarm- False 15710 Rockford Road 02/20/94 5:47 p.m. Bldg. under construction Report of Fire - Bldr 3315 Dunkirk Lane Keeping Sand Warm 02/21/94 3:45 p.m. Single Family Dwelling Burned Food 3600 Block of Trenton Lane North 02/22/94 1:31 p.m. Willow Creek Apartments Fire Alarm - False 135 Nathan Lane 02/23/94 2:47 p.m. Park Place Apartments Alarm set off by 14300 34th Avenue maintenance men 02/24/94 3:23 p.m. Public roadway Fire Alarm - False Rockford Road & Nathan Lane Plymouth City Briefs From: Helen LaFave, 550-5016 March 3, 1994 Thefts from cars reported Police have seen increased thefts from vehicles recently. To help prevent this crime, remove, or at least conceal, all property in your car, including garage door openers, radar detectors, phones, brief cases, purses, gym bags, and checkbooks. Call 9-1-1 immediately if you hear glass breaking, see someone looking into cars, tampering with them, carrying tools or property that doesn't fit the setting or witness activity that "just doesn't look or feel right." Valuation notices mailed Property owners will receive 1994 market valuation notices in mid-March. The notices list the property's estimated value and classification. The value helps determine 1995 property taxes. If you have questions, call 550-5020. If staff is unable to address your concern, the Board of Review will hear valuation appeals Mon., April 11, 7 p.m., at the City Center, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Appraisers visit homes throughout the year City appraisers are reviewing properties throughout Plymouth. State law requires that one-fourth of existing properties be reviewed each year. Remember, under state law, appraisers may enter your home to make an appraisal. By letting the appraiser in, you are ensuring a thorough equitable appraisal of your property. City appraisers carry identification cards. If you have questions, call 550-5020. f qnwz& ice: Jr. YAIra i v ! 4 -i 1JZ04q1* Published Quarterly by the Hennepin Conservation District February 1994 123 Acres Protected Through Fall Enrollment In Conservation Easement Programs Pictured below are members present for the Hennepin County Reinvest in Minnesota Screening Committee meeting held on November 10, 1993. Members prioritized applications from landowners for enrollment into the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Program as well as the Permanent Wetland Pre- serves (PWP) Program. Once again this year, land- owner interest exceeded the funds available. "We received requests for almost twice as much funding as was available," said Ron Hamack, executive director of the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). BWSR is the state agency responsible for administering these conservation easement programs in cooperation with local soil and water conserva- tion districts. Members attending the November meeting included Sever Peterson, Committee Chair- man and Supervisor for the Hennepin Conservation District (HCD); David Thill, HCD Conservation Specialist; Larry Gillete, Hennepin Parks; Todd Luke, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Tom Keefe and Diana Regenscheid, Department of Natural Resources (DNR); Ed Musielewicz, Soil Conservation Service (SCS); and Jim Klang, .Minnesota Pollution Control Agency A Pictured in back row I -r: Tom Keefe, Sever Peterson, Diana Regenscheid, Todd Luke. Front row 1-r. Jim Klang, Larry Gillette, Gd Musielewicz, David Thill, Barbara Ohman. Volume 5 Number 1 (MPCA). Barbara Ohman, board conservationist from the BWSR, also attended the meeting to field questions. Members that were unable to attend included County Commissioner Emily Ann Staples, Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Service (ASCS) representative Kevin Hidde, and Tom Wegner of Hennepin County Extension Service. About 123 acres in Hennepin County will be retired from agricultural production, protected from development or returned to their original wetland state as a result of the fall 1993 sign-ups. Under RIM Reserve program and the PWP program, landown- ers are paid to enroll land into perpetual easements. The RIM Reserve Program accepts certain types of marginal agricultural lands and drained wetlands for restoration; the Permanent Wetland Preserves Pro- gram enrolls existing type 1, 2 and 3 wetlands. The fall 1993 enrollments nearly doubled the acreage previously enrolled in Hennepin County. The popularity of these programs indicates that landowners understand the connection between land use and environmental protection. Hennepin County landowners are often interested in restoring wet- lands, or retiring marginal ag land, but need some financial incentive. In Hennepin County an additional 26 acres of farmed and non -farmed lands adjacent to wetlands and 97 acres of type 1, 2.and 3 wetlands will be protected as a result of the fall 1993 sign-up. Total enrollment into the RIM and PWP programs, includ- ing 1993 sign-ups, is approximately 187 acres. Statewide, the fall sign-ups mean about 1,600 acres of marginal farmland will be retired; about 2,000 acres of wetland area will be restored; and about 7,000 acres of type 1, 2 and 3 wetlands will be protected. Including those figures, about 48,500 Easement Programs continued on page 3 Increasing Profits With Conservation Farming Practices Workshop Scheduled On February 24, 1994 a workshop entitled "Increasing Profits with Conservation Farming Prac- tices" will be hosted by the Land Stewardship Project at the Independence City Hall in Independence. The Hennepin Conservation District (HCD) has arranged for Dick Levins of the University of Minnesota Extension Service, under a grant from the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture, to present and demonstrate MAPS (Manure Application Planner Software). MAPS is a computer program that helps determine the nutrient value of manure and how to utilize the information with soil test data. The workshop will include a farmer to farmer discussion on changes they have incorporated into their farming systems to improve the health of their soil and livestock while increasing their profits. Preceding the panel will be a discussion on the Conservation Compliance Program followed by the MAPS demonstration. The workshop will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is being sponsored by the Land Steward- ship Project, Hennepin Conservation District, Min- nesota Department of Agriculture, Anoka/Hennepin County ASCS and SCS. Morning refreshments will be provided and lunch will be available for $4.00 per person. The HCD will have a display at the workshop. Landowners may stop by to get brochures on nutri- ent management as well as additional information about other programs offered by the HCD. On March 10, 1994 the Land Stewardship Project will be hosting another workshop entitled "Choices in Farm Estate Planning." The key aspects of farm estate planning and land conservation tech- niques and strategies will be presented to help land- owners begin the important process of planning for the future of their farm. All landowners will benefit from the information provided at this workshop; ODG 1990 This workshop will also take place at the Indepen- dence City Hall from 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. with lunch available at a cost of $6.00 per person. R.S.V.P. for lunch by March 9. Two renowned speakers on the subjectof farm estate planning, Thomas M. Petracek and Jeremiah P. Cosgrove, will be speaking at the workshop. For more information and to R.S.V.P. call the Land Stewardship Project at 612-433-2770. xco Ground Water Programs New state rules for wellhead delineation will be distributed by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) within the next few months. MDH staff have communicated to HCD staff that the rules require more detailed aquifer tests for newly drilled municipal wells in order to determine a value for aquifer transmissivity. Transmissivity is a measure of an aquifer's ability to transmit water. This value is required to determine the Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) boundary. Aquifer tests require simultaneous measurement of drawdown at both the new pumping well and at one or more observation wells over a 12 -hour period of time. HCD staff are qualified to conduct and interpret these tests for the cities at no charge. Ground continued on page 4 Leon Zeug Leaves District For New Position Leon Zeug, District Engineer, resigned to ac- cept a position with B.A. Leisch and Associates in November. The Hennepin Conservation District (HCD) Board of Supervisors presented a plaque to Leon in recognition and appreciation of his 10 years of outstanding service to the District and the citizens of Hennepin County. The presentation was made at the District's regular meeting on December 16,1993. Leon was a valuable member of our conservation team and will be greatly missed. The HCD Board and staff extend their best wishes for Leon's contin- ued success in his new position. Ngo HCD Supervisors presenting plaque. Pictured I -r. Supervisor Joe Newberg, Supervisor Harold Burrows, Leon Zcug, and Supervisor David Anderson. Supervisors not pictured are Sever Peterson and Gordon Olson. Elm Creek Watershed Manage- ment Commission Honors Leon Zeug In recognition of former District Engineer Leon Zeug's contribution to the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission and the pro- tection of natural resources in the Elm Creek water- shed, the Commission presented a plaque to Leon at their meeting on December 8,1993. Leon provided technical assistance and engineering services to the Commission on behalf of the District for 10 years. e %.3 Wetland Conservation Act Rules In Effect ,`\ON PCT 199 Z= The permanent rules (Minnesota Rules Chapter O 8420) regarding implementa- tion of the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA) went into effect January 1, 1994. Under the permanent rules wetlands must not be drained or filled wholly or partially unless re- placed by restoring or creating wetland areas of at least equal public value. By January 1, 1994, each local government unit (LGU) of the state, should have acknowledged to the Minnesota Board of Water and Resources (BWSR) that it had assumed or designated responsibilities under this chapter and the act. A 60 day moratorium on wetland exemp- tion, no -loss, replacement plan and banking deter- minations is in effect for LGU's not responding. BWSR will end the moratorium upon agreement by the local government unit that it will assume or designate its WCA duties. If at the end of the initial 60 -day moratorium an agreement has not been made for the local government unit to apply the law, BWSR can extend the moratorium until the local government unit agrees to apply the law. For addi- tional information on implementing the WCA Rules, contact the Hennepin Conservation District at 544- 8572. Ngo Easement Programs continued from page 1 acres are now enrolled statewide in the RIM Reserve Program, which began in 1986; and about 12,000 acres are enrolled in the Permanent Wetland Pre- serves Program, which began in 1992. For information on future sign-ups, or other conservation programs, contact David Thill, Con- servation Specialist for the Hennepin Conservation District, at 544-8572. pyo El Ground continued from page 3 A city's existing community water supply wells must also have WHPA delineations, but full aquifer pump tests for existing community wells may not be required if the city has conducted a pump test in the past. If a city has no pump test data, the rules may provide specific capacity tests, which are simpler to perform than a full aquifer test. Specific capacity tests measure drawdown in the community well at a fixed pumping rate over a period of time. No observation well measurements are necessary for a specific capacity test. Transmissivity can then be estimated from accurate specific capacity data. HCD staff can assist cities in conducting specific capacity tests according to MDH guidelines. The data gener- ated will be used by HCD staff to delineate the WHPA boundary. HCD is also participating in a joint project with MDH to develop an analytical Hennepin Conservation District 10801 Wayzata Boulevard, #240 Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305 (612) 544-8572 __ y element model of the aquifer -systems in the County. This model will also be used to assist WHPA delin- eation efforts. For more information about well inventories, point source inventories, well head delineation, aqui- fer tests, specific capacity tests, observation wells or technical assistance with ground water issues, con- tact James Piegat or Leigh Harrod at 544-8572. Ngo MR. DWIGHT JOHNSON, MANAGER CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD PLYMOUTH MN 55447 *V Printed on recycled paper with a minimum of 10% post consumer waste. G February 24, 1994 Bill Hausmann 295 Wedgewood Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Bill: J CITY OF PLYMOUTH+ Representative Leppik has forwarded your letter with regard to sports facilities to me for my review and comment. I appreciate your interest in this matter and your comment that we have pretty good fields and equipment at this time, but that you would like to see more. The City is currently in the process of acquiring two additional sports facility complexes that will be within the Wayzata School District attendance area. One of these sites may be at the same location where the new senior high school is proposed. I anticipate that this new high school and some associated sports facilities will be operational in approximately three years. This past fall, we made field improvements at Birchview Elementary School, and this spring, we are working in cooperation with the Wayzata School District for upgrading facilities at Greenwood Elementary School for baseball and soccer. Last year, the City opened the Bass Lake and Parkers Lake playfields for their first summer of use. I anticipate that both of these facilities will have much more extensive use this summer than they did last summer. Bill, thank you for your interest in this matter. I hope I have helped you understand the City's future plans a little better. I have enclosed a City park map for your reference. If I can be of further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to give me a call. Sincerely, v 6r Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation EB/np cc: City Manager Representative Peggy Leppik We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3-01'.) PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 i�- 14vvse �^� `� d/��''�.q-�eS^��C/.J w4_S /7 �r� 7�'' ��/--._----_ - _--� _-- ------'----------- , - - - -- ---- ----'----'--'------------- --'---------'---------------------'--------' ��~~ /�l�J/e �y7 /�y ^r ' LuVIY � /^ m)d _�=°m � v o� 1Vl)I Ul Medical c Transportation Wmm"GServices February 24, 1994 Dwight Johnson Cith Manager, Plymouth Cith Hall 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Johnson: - 0 2to9�t tv This letter is to update you on the status of the OPTICOM Emergency Vehicle Preemption Project and its progress. As I previously stated to you in my letter of May 14, 1993, we were successful in getting existing Minnesota State Laws changed allowing County/State aid money to be used for certain equipment for emergency responders. This gave us the green light to seek funds issued through the Metropolitan Council, by the Federal Government Department of Transportation. The project was to issue 75 million dollars in five -one year increments of 15 million dollars per year. Although we did submit a proposal on behalf of the "North Suburban Regional Emergency Response Network" ours was not one of the five that were selected to receive 1994 funds. We will continue to submit to this and other agencies for the OPTICOM Project. Our present thoughts are to approach each of the member cities as to their ideas on available monies or agencies that may wish to assist with funding of this project. We are convinced that this project will be instituted in our area in future years but need your collective efforts to push forward to bring that date into the near future. This letter is one of update, as stated, but also one of request to meet with you, at your convenience to discuss the issues and to attain your insight as to how you and the city of Plymouth may be able to assist us in these efforts. I will be calling you to set up a meeting to include a representative from North Memorial and the Rennix Corporation, our OPTICOM Agency, to get your views. Should you have any questions regarding this matter please feel free to call me at 520- 5026. Respectfully, Douglas ` HHoppenrath, Manager Public Safety Services North Memorial Medical Center Charles Lindstrom, Supervisor North Medical Transportation North Memorial Medical Center North Medical Transportation Services 0 3300 North Oakdale • Robbinsda;e, MN 55422 0 (312-520-5357 �A DATE: February 24, 1994 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager FROM: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: METROPOLITAN WASTE CONTROL COMMISSION CENTRALIZATION/DECENTRALIZATION PLANNING STUDY On Wednesday evening, February 23 I attended a presentation by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) on their draft final report of the Centralization/Decentralization Study. This study is the planning study which will direct the location and size of waste water treatment plants to serve the Metropolitan area. The planning period for the study is through the year 2040 or a 50 year period. The recommended conclusions of the study have little or no effect on the City of Plymouth regarding the treatment of our waste water. It will continue to be treated at the main metropolitan plant in St. Paul. Currently, there are nine treatment facilities within the Metropolitan area. The population of the Metropolitan area is expected to grow by one million people over the next 50 years. The population in 1990 was 2.3 million and is expected to grow to 3.3 million in the year 2040. Associated with this growth, the requirements of waste water treatment is projected to increase 50%. Conclusions of the study recommends that one existing small treatment facility (Chaska) be eliminated and because of the growth of the area an additional facility be added in the southeast Metropolitan area in Washington County. One of the many options studied was an additional plant in the north regional area on the Mississippi River in the Fridley/Brooklyn Park area. The north regional plant is ranked last of the six final alternatives studied. The study does make the assumption that service will be provided to the Elm Creek drainage area in northern Plymouth. I have copies of the summary report in my office if anyone wishes to review them in more detail. Metropolitan Council Advocating regional economic, societal and environmental issues and solutions February 17, 1994 Joy Tierney Mayor City Of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447-1448 Dear Mayor Tierney: = The year 1994 marks a change in focus for the Metropolitan Council as we chart a new course to better serve the metropolitan region. This spring, the Council will embark on an ambitious public involvement process for the Regional Blueprint, our overall policy guide for overseeing growth and development in the seven -county Twin Cities area. We hope you can be part of this process. Strategies in the Blueprint focus on economic development, orderly and planned growth, and a strengthened sense of community. The growing concentration of poverty and deteriorating conditions in parts of the region's core are challenging issues this region faces in the 1990s. Regional strategies that encourage jobs and economic opportunity and solutions that reverse the decline of the core and maintain the health of the region as a whole need to be tackled by government, the business community and educators. The Blueprint also identifies strategies to strengthen our working relationship with local units of government, provide cost effective government services and preserve environmental resources. Regional issues the Council will address during the upcoming legislative session include the structure of regional government. Once again the Council will seek greater accountability from metropolitan agencies who carry out the Council's plans and policies. In addition, the Council will focus on state bonding for the regional parks system and continued planning for the 800 megahertz radio communications system. Finally, the Council will continue to work with lawmakers and local government officials throughout the region to find workable solutions to challenges facing our core cities. The Council has focused for the future and streamlined the organization to concentrate on priority issues such as land use, transportation, housing, water management and regional investments. The past year was one of solid accomplishments against a backdrop of change, as well as a year of healthy debate about the role of regional government. Enclosedispy of the Council's Annual Report, which I hope will be helpful to you in gathering to ormation about critical issues factng our regton. Si ere"' Dottie Rietow Metropolitan Council Chair CC: City Council Members City Administrators s Vi c3 i C E' Mears Park Centre 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 612 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD 291-0904 6) Recycled Paper An Equal Opportunity Employer y CITY OF February 25, 1994 PUMOUTH- Mike Eicher 13230 55th Ave N Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Mr. Eicher: I have received your letter, dated February 12, regarding a crosswalk at 55th Avenue and Northwest Boulevard. I met with Fred Moore, Director of Public Works, to review your request, and he and I concur that it would be appropriate to have a crosswalk at this location. I anticipate that the weather will be warm enough to do the necessary striping and signing by approximately May 1st. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation EB/np cc: Director of Public Works City Manager City Council ✓— We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 League of Minnesota Cities 3490 Imin&n Avenue North St, Paul, MN 55126-8044 (612) 490-5600 February 22, 1994'' TO: Representative Bernie Lieder, Chair, House General Legislation Committee FROM: AaLn uiggins, T. ntergove:ru-nental Relations Representative RE: Uniform Local Elections LMC Supports Holding Local Elections in November The League of Minnesota Cities supports scheduling local elections in November and calls on the legislature to uhold current city home rule authority to establish the date of regular and special elections and to respond to concerns about local problems that result from efforts to schedule all local elections on a single date and year. Proposal for 194 legislation to establish uniform local elections The Minnesota School Boards Association are supporting new legislative proposals now being reviewed by the Secretary of State which would provide for cities, counties, and school districts to hold regular general elections in November in odd -numbered years. LMC supports measures designed to bring about the scheduling of school board elections in the fall, but cannot support measures which would require nearly all cities to move the scheduling of local elections from November of even -numbered years. Cities oppose mandate to change local election date to odd -numbered year For small cities, in particular, this proposed shift in the local election year, would cause significant concern. At present, only 47 cities with a population of less than 2,500 hold local elections in the odd year; 583 cities under 2,500 population hold their elections in even - numbered years. Attached is an article published by the Minnesota Association of Small Cities earlier this winter which points out the problems and concerns about the proposal to mandate a single election date for cities. Cities raise the following concerns about the MSBA proposal: * voters face confusing balloting procedures in cities with overlapping election districts for schools; * cities would have additional responsibility for conducting elections every year; * cities would have to disrupt the current schedule of local elections; un A February 22, 1994'' TO: Representative Bernie Lieder, Chair, House General Legislation Committee FROM: AaLn uiggins, T. ntergove:ru-nental Relations Representative RE: Uniform Local Elections LMC Supports Holding Local Elections in November The League of Minnesota Cities supports scheduling local elections in November and calls on the legislature to uhold current city home rule authority to establish the date of regular and special elections and to respond to concerns about local problems that result from efforts to schedule all local elections on a single date and year. Proposal for 194 legislation to establish uniform local elections The Minnesota School Boards Association are supporting new legislative proposals now being reviewed by the Secretary of State which would provide for cities, counties, and school districts to hold regular general elections in November in odd -numbered years. LMC supports measures designed to bring about the scheduling of school board elections in the fall, but cannot support measures which would require nearly all cities to move the scheduling of local elections from November of even -numbered years. Cities oppose mandate to change local election date to odd -numbered year For small cities, in particular, this proposed shift in the local election year, would cause significant concern. At present, only 47 cities with a population of less than 2,500 hold local elections in the odd year; 583 cities under 2,500 population hold their elections in even - numbered years. Attached is an article published by the Minnesota Association of Small Cities earlier this winter which points out the problems and concerns about the proposal to mandate a single election date for cities. Cities raise the following concerns about the MSBA proposal: * voters face confusing balloting procedures in cities with overlapping election districts for schools; * cities would have additional responsibility for conducting elections every year; * cities would have to disrupt the current schedule of local elections; lack of conformity of school district and city precinct boundaries will substantially increase the need to print and distribute to local voters multiple ballot styles for precincts where school district boundaries do not coincide with precinct lines. We are gratified to see that MSBA understands the importance of reaching agreement with cities and other local units of government to share the costs of conducting combined elections. We are less sure of the need for the Secretary of State to write rules to cover that situation. M.S. 204B.16, Subd. 6 already provides for schools to charge for the use of their facilities facilities for polling places. M.S. 204B.32, Subd. 2 provides for allocation of costs to schools for a proportionate share of election expenses when school and city elections are held on the same date. The 1991 legislature enacted that requirement which has aided cities and school districts to arrive at locally negotiated agreements. cities League of Minnesota Cities February 23, 1994 3490 inin&n Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55126-8044 (612) 490=5600 Plan to attend the House General Legislation Committee meeting on Monday, February 28, at 12.30 pm in Room 30ON of the State Office Building. It is very important for cities to be visible at the hearing on uniform local elections (see below) TO: Members, LMC Elections & Ethics Committee Members, MCFOA Elections Advisory Committee MCFOA Officers and Regional Vice Presidents Mayors, Managers, Clerks, Home Rule Charter Cities Note: enclosure- copy of memo to Rep. Lieder re: uniform elections issues FROM: Ann Higgins, Intergovernmental Relations Representative RE: Action Agenda for '94 Legislative Session With the opening of the '94 session under way, I want to share with you the outlook for action on priority election issues. LMC priority election issues this session are simplifying and expanding absentee voting; safeguarding the interests of voters and retention of authority of cities to hold elections in November of both odd- and even -numbered years and protection of home rule charter authority to provide for local elections. ACTION ALERT: City election officials from home rule charter cities should make every effort to contact members of the House General Legislation Committee (see names/phone #'s next page) to urge them to uphold local home rule authority for elections when S.F. 1512 (Luther) is debated next Monday (February 28). The key issue is retention of home rule charter authority found in M.S. 410.21. The League is urging Rep. Tom Osthoff, author of the House companion bill (H.F. 323), introduced last session, to delete the provision in his bill that would repeal M.S. 410.21. Last session, the General Legislation Committee recommended H.F. 323 to pass, with the repealer in the bill. At the end of the '93 session, Rep. Osthoff withdrew his bill from General Orders on the House floor and sent it back to committee in opposition to action by the Senate to adopt S.F. 1512, without including school board elections in November. Rep. Osthoff plans to substitute H.F. 323 for S.F. 1512 in committee on Monday. It is imperative that the bill retain home rule charter authority as outlined below. Secretary of State Joan Growe previously agreed to these provisions when the Senate l version of the bill was under consideration ori the Senate floor. The League has requested support for similar provisions in H.F. 323, but it is not yet certain whether that support will be forthcoming. Provisions that must be included in final version of uniform elections legislation: * deletion of section repealing M.S. 410.21, to restore home rule charter authority for conducting elections; * retain statutory city and home rule charter authority to conduct special elections at times other than September and November without requiring cities to hold mail ballot election for ballot question elections; * allow cities to hold elections in both even and odd -numbered years; * allow exception for home rule charter cities to M.S. 205.185, re: deadline for canvassing, to conform with charter provisions allowing for rive (rather than two) days after election. Members of House General Legislation Committee Representative Bernie Lieder, Chair - District 2A- Crookston 296-5091 of Gene Pelowski, Vice Chair - District 32A - Winona 296-8637 " Ron Abrams - District 45A - Plymouth 296-9934 " Brian Bergson - District 48A - Brooklyn Park 296-5513 " Tim Commers - District 38A - Mendota Heights 296-3533 " Roger Cooper - District 15A - Bird Island 296-4346 " Mike Delmont - District 51A - Lexington 296-4226 " Gil Gutknecht - District 32A - Rochester 296-9249 " Kris Hasskamp - District 12A- Crosby 296-4333 " Bob Haukoos - District 27A- Albert Lea 296-8216 " Bob Johnson - District 4A - Bemidji 296-5516 " Harold Lasley - District 18A - Cambridge 296-5364 " Betty McCollum - District 55A - North St. Paul 296-1188 " Joe Opatz - District 16A - St. Cloud 296-6612 " Myron Orfield - District 60B - Minneapolis 296-9281 " Don Ostrom - District 24B - St. Peter 296-7065 " Alice Seagren - District 41A - Bloomington 296-7803 " Bob Waltman - District 29B - Elgin 296-9236 Absentee voting legislation There is a strong possibility of legislative action to expand absentee voting and to include school elections in November . Senator Marty has revised S.F. 1483, his bill to establish nonqualification absentee voting to meet many of the concerns cities addressed when the legislation was first introduced last year. (Enclosed is a copy of the delete everything amendment.) He is looking for cities' support to make changes in the original bill and obtain quick committee approval. It is unlikely that the bill will be heard until early -mid March. First, the Senate Ethics and Campaign Reform Committee will deal with ethics legislation. T The committee is then likely to take up legislation to place a proposal for a constitutional amendment to establish term limits on the November '94 state election ballot. Senator Marty has also indicated that he will hold a hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment to establish initiative and referendum at the state level (S.F. 163. Chmielewski). The League supports S.F. 1483, as modified by Senator Marty's strike everything amendment(enclosed). H.F. 377 (Bergson), the House companion, is currently on General Orders on the House floor. Efforts need to be made to convince Representative Bergson to concur with changes proposed by Senator Marty. Joe Mansky, Director of Elections, and I have reviewed changes proposed by Senator Marty to provide for limited use of nonqualification absentee voting during the '94 state election and enactment of additional reforms for implementation of statewide nonqualification absentee voting for the '95 elections (to give the Secretary of State needed time for rulemaking prior to those elections). Joyce Mercil, Director of Elections, Mpls., and Chair, MCFOA Elections Advisory Committee, has made additional suggestions(enclosed) to improve the Senate version of the bill. Those concerns are being addressed to the Secretary of State and will be pursued. It is also important for you to contact Senator Marty and Joe Mansky to add your support for these changes and let them know that these technical changes are important to the successful implementation of this longer period of voting. Consolidating Local Elections The issue of consolidated local elections has become more complicated since the Minnesota School Boards Association voted to support a uniform local government election day for school districts, cities, and counties (and possibly soil and water conservation districts) in November of odd -numbered years. Although the Association of Minnesota Counties' policy opposes moving county commissioner elections to the odd -numbered year, county auditors appear to be prepared not to oppose the MSBA proposal to place all local elections in odd - numbered years, reserving even -numbered years for state and federal elections. _Smaller cities are strongly opposed to being mandated to change the date of regular city elections from even- to odd -numbered years. Smaller cities are also strongly opposed to having an additional election in odd -numbered years simply to accommodate school districts. Even with the prospect of sharing costs (through a cost allocation formula to be devised under rules developed by the Secretary of State) as provided in the MSBA legislative proposal, cities are clear that local units of government must retain the flexibility to schedule elections in November of either even- or odd -numbered years. I have also enclosed a copy of the January 21 Cities Bulletin article describing the MSBA position and an article in the most recent Minnesota Association of Small Cities (MAOSC) newsletter. Term Limits Although the LMC Elections & Ethics Committee did not recommend policy on term limits, LMC member cities adopted a policy opposing state and local term limits at the annual policy adopting conference in November. Since that time, the League has participated in an advisory group to support coordination of opposition to term limits. That effort is being led by the League of Women Voters of Minnesota. Hearings held this month by the House Task Force on Term Limits in cities across the state have demonstrated that most of the debate focuses on le islative term limits. Legislative leaders appear convinced that the matter should be placed on the ballot for voters to decide. It is becoming increasingly evident that including local term limits in the proposed constitutional amendment i—c in—tended to further cloud ;.:::.ssue and increase opposition to term limits. Cities face a serious challenge to remove local term limits from the proposal. City officials must let lawmakers know that a proposed constitutional amendment on term limits that includes local elective offices is unacceptable. The House I -R Caucus wants a "clean" bill . according to House Minority Leader Steve Sviagum, and Minnesotans for Term Limits holds similar views. But arguments in favor of allowing voters to make that decision are finding favor with groups such as United We Stand (Perot supporters) and a variety of other disaffected groups and citizens who believe such measures are needed to restore public confidence in government as well as from reformers who believe that long-term incumbency breeds unresponsive government and leadership isolated from voters. Enclosures P� AE.ro, Oma' 'yOV e ,F G..,A, oEVE�PJ = CAC) U.B. Department of Housing and Urban Development Minneapolis -St. Paul Office, Region V 220 Second Street, South 4, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2195 Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 +6 'r �' ;. ..r. �... of 'F ....... �r SUBJECT: Timely Expenditure of Community Development I'ock.Grant, (CDBG) Funds J Plymouth, Minnesota B -94 -MC -27-0009 As you are aware, we will imminently be awarding Plymouth its 1994 CDBG Award. Therefore, we believe it is an appropriate time to revisit with the City the issue about expending CDBG funds .in a timely manner. On December 7, 1993 we wrote you regarding this same issue. The letter discussed the CDBG requirements for the timely expenditure of funds, and it noted our concern that Plymouth had not met one of the benchmark measures of this. Later you responded to our concern. You explained what you believed were the extenuating circumstances and you related those steps that the City was implementing to ensure that the appropriate benchmark measures would be met in 1994. Approximately four months ago, on November 1, 1993, we calculated the benchmark measures of progress. Since that time the City has drawn $ 51,987.55 CDBG Line of Credit. Assuming that the 1994 funds were placed in Plymouth's LOC tomorrow, then the City's balance in its LOC would be $802,939.08. As stated in the previous letter, the City will need to have no more than $ 445,500 (1.5 years of grant funds) in its LOC by November 1, 1994. Thus, Plymouth will need to draw $ 357,439.08 from its LOC within approximately eight months. We. are aware that the city X571_1•_1 shortly be drawing $ 140,000 for the South Shore Park project. That will still leave $ 217,439.08 that must be drawn by November 1, 1994. We are not confident that this rate of expenditure is achievable without the city taking some specific additional steps. Therefore, we must find that Plymouth is in non compliance with the performance criteria of 24 C.F.R. 570.902 (a)(1). To resolve this issue, we ask that the City develop and submit to us by March 15, a work out plan. This plan would describe those steps which the city believes will ensure that the expenditure benchmarks will be met, and identifies which individual(s) are responsible for those steps to be taken. The plan should also include a monthly drawdown schedule, against which we can measure 4 the City's progress. To be most useful, this plan would include schedules for each on-going CDBG activity. There are a few items that we suggest you consider when this schedule is developed. First, our recent February 17, 1994, letter to you suggests that the city will need to rebudget one or more of its projected 1994 public service activities. A delay in this rebudgeting and implementation of activities will make it more difficult to achieve the benchmarks. Secondly, we suggest that the city examine the number of staff currently assigned to administer the CDBG program. From our perspective and experience, the number is insufficient given the size and the complexity of the program. Finally, your schedule may include a request for technical assistance in specific areas. We would work very hard to provide any training or technical assistance that you may request. Of course, how you implement the program is ultimately your decision. However, we thought we would offer these suggestions for your consideration. A failure to meet the benchmark requirements by November 1, 1994, may result in a contract condition on the 1995 CDBG award. This condition would likely require the timely expenditure of funds during the 1995 program year. If the requirements of such a condition were not met, the CDBG funds in the LOC would be reduced by the amount of funds that were in excess of the benchmarks. We are hopeful that the City will be able to take steps this year to avoid such a contract condition. If you have any questions on this matter, please contact John Swanson at 370-3022. Very sincerely yours, Thomas T. Feeney Manager cc: Milt Dale, Housing Specialist 4707 Welcome Ave. N. Crystal, MN 55429 (612)420-4546 Dear Mayors and City Council Members of Hennepin County: The Hennepin County Old Tyme Fair, sponsored by the Hennepin Count, �•" ,--3 Agricultural Society, is scheduled for July 28, 29, 30, and 31 at the Lion's Park, where County Road 10 and Highway 101 meet in Corcoran, and we want you there! Last year's Mayors Milking Contest was wonderful - eight mayors participated for the bragging rights. In 1994, we invite each of you to try your hand(s) at this old tyme skill on Friday, July 29th, when the milking contest will again be a part of Mayor Recognition Day. Please contact Karen Hogenson at 420-4546 to reserve your spot on the milking stool! The Hennepin County Old Tyme Fair is your County Fair. An event which highlights the culture, products and people of your communities. Fair highlights in '94 will include two demolition derbies, two country band concerts, an amateur talent contest featuring talent throughout Hennepin County, a Minnesota Horse Pullers Association Horse Pull, and of course , the 4-H and open class exhibits featuring everything from quilts to flowers to dogs and dairy cattle. And what's a Fair without lots for the kids? A wonderful carnival, many food stands, a diaper derby, a big wheel race for 3 to 5 year olds, a pedal tractor pull for 4 to 12 year olds, and a moto cross race for kids of all ages, make it worth your while to attend this year's exciting Hennepin County Fair with your families! Your city will be contacted to find the best way to get word out about the County Fair, and we appreciate your help with suggestions about cable TV stations, Community Ed brochures, and newsletters in your area. We also encourage your city to make a cash contribution to the Hennepin County Ag.. Society on behalf of your community, to help finance the Fair. Under the 1971 Statute, law P38.12, "Appropriations by Certain Municipalities-, municipalities can give to the County Agricultural Society annually, a sum not to exceed $1000. Any size amount is appreciated, but a $25 or larger donation entitles your city to be listed as a Fair Booster, be awarded two free passes to the Fair, and have a vote at the annual meeting. Thanks for your cooperation and support of the Hennepin County Old Tyme Fair - your County Fair! If you'd like to attend the Fair Board meetings, wish more information about Fair specifics, or like to volunteer to help with the Fair, please write to Hennepin County Fair, 4707 1delcome Avenue North, Crystal, 1`N 55429 or phone 420-4546. Sincerely, Andrew Rozeboom Hennepin County Fair Board President The Plymouth We heape 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth. Minnesota 55447 March 2, 1994 Dear Mayor Tierney & Council, The Plymouth Civic. League is trying to create new ways to solicit family support for the annual Music in Plymouth Program. There are two aspects of family support that we need to get across to the residents of Plymouth. First of all, that Plymouth has a proud heritage in presenting the Minnesota Syhony Orchestra for an outdoor IMP concert. Besides the orchestra, other live music groups entertain, and it is closed with a spectacular fire works display. Secondly, they can be part of the event by joining the Plymouth Civic League for a ten dollar donation. In the past we have relied primarily on the city water bill to get these messages across. Since the bill changed format a few years ago, we have noticed a dramatic decline in our family membership support. We would like to enlist the help of the council to make Plymouth residents more aware of the Plymouth Civic League, Music in Plymouth, and the family memberships. Possible ways this can he accomplished are: 1. Taking another look at the water bill to see if the information can be presented so as more residents read it. 2. Placing of ads in the Plymouth. Newsletter noting the Plymouth Civic Teague, Music in Plymouth and asking for family memberships. 3. Putting a separate insert in the Plymouth Newsletter to note the above and be a "coupon" to return for a family membership. If the above is done the question would be if the City or the Plymouth Civic League should bear the cost of this insert. We look forward to your response and would appreciate any additional comments as to how we can increase our family membership and awareness of Music in Plymouth and the Plymouth Civic League. Yours Truly, Bev Kottas Family Membership Chairperson I -_ '--k ) C � f tiq DATE: March 3, 1994 TO: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager FROM: John R. Sweeney, Assistant City Engineer/Transit Administrator SUBJECT: 1994 OPT -OUT TRANSIT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Attached is a legislative update for Opt -Out Transit prepared by George C. Bentley, Legislative liaison for Plymouth Metrolink and all other Opt -Out communities in the State of Minnesota. The following issues are addressed in detail in the Legislative Update: • Opt -Out Legislation • Transit Governance • Transit Funding • Other Legislation These issues are all important for the continued viability of Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride. I will be working very closely with George Bentley during this Legislative session and we will make every effort to keep you and the members of the City Council informed of the progress of all relevant transit related issues being discussed and carried forward during this session. If you would like any additional information or wish to meet with George Bentley personally to discuss these issues in more detail, please let me know and I will set up a meeting as soon as possible. attachment cc: Fred G. Moore Daniel L. Faulkner February 24, 1994 r�GI FL.ATIVS UPI�IATS FOR OPT—OUT TRANSIT By George Bentley The 1994 session of the Minnesota Legislature is underway, and it promises to be fast-moving. It also has the potential to be a difficult session for transit interests. OPT --OUT LEGISLATION A bill has been introduced by opt -out interests to improve access to regional bonding authority, allowing continued use of transit bond proceeds for private vehicle capital costs. Rep. Becky Kelso (DFL -Shakopee) is the chief author in the House (H.F. 1917), and Sen. Bill Belanger (IR -Bloomington) is the author in the Senate (S.F. 1736). All transit services provided by opt -out transit systems are provided via contract with transit providers, either with the MTC or with private providers. As part of the cost of providing that contracted service, these transit providers charge the cost of the vehicles they use to operate the opt - out service as part of their total contract cost. This cost is known as "vehicle capital," and becomes public vehicle capital when it is charged by the MTC and private vehicle capital when charged by a private operator. Historically, opt -out systems used operations dollars to pay for this vehicle capital, even though each opt -out city also pays a debt levy to the region to retire transit bonds, many of which have been sold to buy the MTC fleet. In essence, opt -out transit was paying for the cost of vehicle capital twice. In 1992 the Regional Transit Board (RTB) passed an opt -out capital policy which was designed to remove the cost of vehicle capital from operating costs, and transferred those costs to regional capital bonding. Simultaneously, the Legislature passed a regional transit bonding bill which included $6.5 million for opt -out vehicles. Beginning in January, 1993, MTC vehicle capital was no longer charged to opt -out systems, and the cost of private vehicle capital was paid by regional transit bonds. In 1994 this policy will save opt -out systems $1.67 million in operating funds, dollars that can now go to improving transit services. Legislative Update - Page 2 However, in the summer of 1993 the RTB, which had been funding this vehicle capital policy with proceeds from previous bond sales, was unable to get a favorable bond counsel opinion on the sale of bonds under the 1992 authority due to overly restrictive language in the bond authorization statute. The language allows for the purchase of vehicles by opt -out systems, but through omission, will not allow for the sale of these bonds to reimburse private providers as part of their contract payments from opt -out systems. H.F. 1917 and S.F. 1736 are designed to correct this omission. This opt -out bill is designed to add language to the 1992 regional transit bonding statute which will allow future bond counsel to issue a favorable opinion on the sale of bonds for private vehicle capital reimbursement. We are currently requesting hearings on this bill from the appropriate House and Senate committees, and it is too early in the process to predict the bill's chances in this session. TRANSIT GOVSRNANCS One of the hottest items in this year's session is the fate of metropolitan governance, and how that governance will impact on transit. The State Council on Metropolitan Governance, a legislatively mandated body that has been meeting since the 1993 session, has approved moving forward with a bill to dramatically change metro governance. This bill calls for an elected Metropolitan Council, with elections in 1994, and the abolishment of the RTB, the MTC and the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, rolling these bodies Into the Met Council effective June 1, 1994. Transit would become part of a new transportation division at the Met Council with no independent focus. The total bill, including about 200 pages of correcting language to allow for this change, has not yet been assembled, so it is not clear what impact this may have on opt -out transit. What is clear is that the abolishment of the RTB will leave an enormous void in transit planning and policy making in the metro area, and could easily result in policies promulgated by the Met Council which are decidedly unfavorable to suburban transit interests. The metro counties and the AMM will be opposing this bill, because it turns the Met Council from a planning agency to an implementation agency, and gives it potentially too much power in the region. The Governor has indicated in the past, through intermediaries, that he would not support a bill which includes an elected Met Council, but as of yet there is no direct verification of this. Opt -out transit supports an autonomous regional transit agency, comprised of a citizen policy board, to oversee regional transit operations, to provide transit planning, and to set transit policy. We are closely following this and possible other efforts to alter the nature of metropolitan and transit governance. Legislative Update - Page 3 TRANSIT FUNDING Supplemental funding requests are being submitted by the RTB and by MnDOT for metro and Greater Minnesota transit to provide additional transit funding for FY 1995, which begins July 1, 1994. Most of these supplemental requests are necessary because the 1993 Legislature intentionally underfunded transit for the second year of the biennium to keep the broader issue of increased transportation and transit funding on the front burner. The RTB is requesting $11.35 million for maintenance of existing services and $5.6 million for first year Vision for Transit services. MnDOT, which funds transit in Greater Minnesota, is requesting $3.6 million in increased funding for capital expenses and new system start-ups in counties where there are no existing transit services. This MnDOT request could be reduced by $1.5 million if the Legislature agrees to allow the use of $1.5 million which was unspent from the previous year by outstate transit. The MTC would like an additional $3.9 million for service quality improvements, but it is not known if they intend to pursue this funding this year independently. Minneapolis would like $1 million this year to fund the start of the Nicollet Mall shuttle, a new service concept that would replace regular buses in downtown with a special shuttle bus connecting to transit hubs on the north and south ends of downtown. Ultimately, this service would cost $3.9 million per year, and the RTB is not pursuing this request at this time. High Speed Bus is finalizing its legislation and will be submitting a bill soon. I will discuss this proposal in more detail in the next Legislative Update. The service concepts of High Speed Bus impact much of the opt -out areas, and this will be a closely watched piece of legislation by many people. Light Rail Transit (LRT) is seeking $10 million to proceed with engineering work on the central corridor between downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. A bill has been introduced by Rep. Bernie Lieder (DFL -Crookston) and Rep. Tom Ostoff (DFL -St. Paul) to provide LRT engineering funding. It is estimated that the state share of LRT construction costs, if such costs are covered by bonding, will be $20 million per year. Another bill introduced by Rep. Bernie Lieder would require vehicles sold in Minnesota after the year 2000 to be equipped with an automatic mileage recorder which could be easily read when fueling. The bill also calls for a ,study of an alternative funding mechanism for transportation, possibly including transit, based upon mileage driven rather than on the number of gallons of gasoline used. The current gas tax is not growing adequately to meet state transportation needs, so this measure is being explored to replace the gas tax. Its future is uncertain, although it has gained support from several highway interests. Legislative Update - Page 4 The bill proposed by Sen. Keith Langseth (DFL-Glyndon) during last year's session, which would raise the gas tax by five cents and the motor vehicle excise tax by 1/2 percent, granting increased funding to both highways and transit, is still alive. It was tabled in the Senate, awaiting necessary first action in the House, and can still be considered this year. However, it is quite clear that the Governor will veto any bill containing a tax increase this year, so it is unlikely this bill will go anywhere this session. UrM LRGISLATION Some other legislation of interest to opt -out transit areas includes a bill introduced by Rep. Connie Morrison (IR -Burnsville) which would allow access to the I-394 car pool parking garages in downtown Minneapolis by car poolers who travel on highways other than I-394 (including I -35W). This bill is H.F. 1853. Another bill, proposed by Rep. Peggy Leppik (IR -Golden Valley), would allow for the use of the paved shoulder on I-394 as an additional traffic lane to reduce peak hour congestion on that highway. This bill is H.F. 1803. I will be closely monitoring these and other bills as the legislative session progresses, and will keep everyone appraised of their status. If anyone has specific questions or comments regarding legislation please call me at 937- 3502 (office) or 949-2681 (home). Thank you. Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55477 I would like to show my support for the Fast Food Restaurant proposed at the south L... ... '' I-494 and CountyRoad 6 in Plymouth, MN. The Restaurant will provide a,ry corner of y needed eating alternative to myself and other employees of our industrial park. I think it is a great idea and long overdue. BROWN REGRINDING Company Name: 2630 Oakview Lane Address: Plymouth, Mn 55441 Phone: t) .s 1461 - Empllooyee �Signature: 16. 3. 18. 4. 19. 5. 20. 6. 21. 7. 22. 8. 23. 9. 24. 10. 25. 11. 26. 12. 27. 13. 28. 14. 29. 15. 30. March 1, 1994 Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Attn: Ms. Ann Hurlburt Community Development Director Dear Commissioners and Council Members: As a corporate citizen of the City of Plymouth, we would like to express our support for the fast-food restaurant proposed along with the Super America at the Southeast corner of I-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth, Minnesota. This store will provide our employees with a convenient alternative for quick meals. Limited commercial uses such as this are critical to our planned industrial area. We encourage your approval of this request in conjunction with the development of the proposed Super America at this location. Sincerely, Employees of: THE SALES BOARD, INC The Sales Board, Inc. 14405 -21st Ave. No. Suite 110 Plymouth, MN 55447 (612) 473-2540 Fax (612) 473-0109 F �• ...4 f � ti r Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55477 I would like to show my support for the Fast Food Restaurant proposed at the southeast corner of 1-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth, MN. The Restaurant will provide a much needed eating alternative to myself and other employees of our industrial park. I think it is a great idea and long overdue. Company Name: Address: Employee Signature: 1U. LD. 11. 26. 12. 27. 13. 28. 14. 15. 30. PHONE: 612/559-5911 7_j G 1-800-328-7838 � 1 FAX: 612/559-5545 LTiTAmkFA 1LizT� LOUIS O. WERNEKE COMPANY • 15500 28th Avenue North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 February 28, 1994 Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Attn: Ms. Ann Hurlburt Community Development Director City of Plymouth Dear Commissioners Council Members: As a corporate citizen of the City of Plymouth, we would like to express our support for the fast-food restaurant proposed along with the Super America at the Southeast corner of I-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth, Minnesota. This store will provide our employees with a convenient alternative for quick meals. Limited commercial uses such as this are critical to our planned industrial area. We encourage your approval of this request in conjunction with the development of the proposed Super America at this location. Very truly yours, Louis O. Werneke LOUIS O. WERNEKE COMPANY, INC. LOW:sd 2 12,99 J INNOVATORS AND MANUFACTURERS OF FINE PRINTING INKS SVNF T Commercial and Industrial Painting Contractors k 12955 16th Avenue North • Plymouth, MN 55441 612-557-0100 • FAX 612-557-0011 March 1, 1994 Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 ATTN: Ms. Ann Hurlburt Community Development Director City of Plymouth Dear Commissioners and Council Members: As a corporate citizen of the City of Plymouth, we would like to express our support for the fast-food restaurant proposed along with the Super America at the Southeast corner of I-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth, Minnesota. This store will provide our employees with a convenient alternative for quick meals. Limited commercial uses such as this are critical to our planned industrial area. We encourage your approval of this request in conjunction with the development of the proposed Super America at this location. Sincerely, SUNRISE PAINTING & WALLCOVERING, INC. Rebecca Murphy / Administrative Assistant cc: Brad Lis - Carlson Real Estate Co. Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55477 I would like to show my support for the Fast Food Restaurant proposed at the southeast corner of I-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth, MN. The Restaurant will provide a much needed eating alternative to myself and other employees of our industrial park. I think it is a great idea and long overdue. Company Name: SUNRISE PAINTING & WALLCOVERING, INC. Address: 12955 - 16th Avenue North 8. i�.1�1 is i r( �� .', 23. 9. 24. 10. 25. 11. 26. 12. 27. 13. 28. 14. 29 15. 30 DURA SUPREME "Excellence in HandcrafW Cabinetry" February 28, 1994 Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Attn: Ms. Ann Hurlburt Community Development Director City of Plymouth Dear Commissioners and Council Members: As a corporate citizen of the City of Plymouth, we would like to express our support for the fast-food restaurant proposed along with the Super America at the Southeast corner of I-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth, Minnesota. This store will provide our employees with a convenient alternative for quick meals. Limited commercial uses such as this are critical to our planned industrial area. We encourage your approval of this request in conjunction with the development of the proposed Super America at this location. Sincerely, 300 Dura Drive Howard Lake, MN 55349 612-543-3872 S a� t 300 Dura Drive Howard Lake, MN 55349 612-543-3872 S Planning Commission and City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55477 I would like to show my support for the Fast Food Restaurant proposed at the southeast corner of I-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth, MN. The Restaurant will provide a much needed eating alternative to myself and other employees of our industrial park. I think it is a great idea and long overdue. Company Name: V•2 (fits -.R� -E�`- Address: Employee Signature: 1 s. 2. �l l L ti, 17. 3. �_ ,' I� (7 18. 4. 19. 5. 20. 6. 21. 7. 22. 8. 23. 9. 24. 10. 25. 11. 26. 12. 27. 13. 28. 14. 29. 15 Y DATE: March 3, 1994 TO: City Council Members FROM: Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director SUBJECT: WITHDRAWAL OF ITEM A. ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Item A. on the Planning Commission Agenda for March 9, 1994, was withdrawn at the request of the petitioner. This was the request by Burgundy Village for a Land Use Guide Plan Amendment.