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Council Information Memorandum 02-09-1995
FEBRUARY 9, 1995 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS .... 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY: FEBRUARY 13 7:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - Joint meeting with Plymouth/ Maple Grove City Councils Public Safety Training Room ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEBRUARY 21 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chambers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 5:00 p.m., Council Conference Room. 3. WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 7:00 p.m., Public Safety Training Room. 4. PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 7:00 p.m., Public Safety Library. 5. HRA -- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers. 6. HOUSE TAX COMMITTEE - PUBLIC MEETING -- The House Tax Committee will hold a public meeting on February 14 from 6:30 - 8 :30 p.m. in the Brooklyn Center City Council Chambers. The Committee will receive public testimony on the Governor's budget proposals for aid to cities and counties. Attached is meeting notice received by fax today. (M-6) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO February 9, 1995 Page 2 7. SENSIBLE LAND USE COALITION - Growth Management Series -- "What is the 'Real' Twin Cities REGION?" will be the kick-off session for a series of meetings by the Sensible Land Use Coalition on growth management issues and perspectives. The meeting will be held Wednesday, February 22 from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Minneapolis Metrodome. Information on the session is attached. Please contact Laurie to register. (M-7) 8. METRO MEETINGS ---- The weekly calendar of meetings for the Metropolitan Council and its advisory commissions is attached. (M-8) 9. MEETING CALENDARS - February and March meeting calendar are attached. (M-9) 10. HOUSE DISTRICT 33B SPECIAL ELECTION -- Special election dates for House District 33B have been set by the Governor. A special primary, if necessary, will be held Tuesday, February 21. The special election will then be held on Tuesday, March 7. Candidate filings will be accepted at the Hennepin County Auditor's office from Thursday, February 9 until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14. A copy of the governor's notice is attached. (M-10) ::::,.R1K.:.1:�:.;:.;:.;:.;: 1. DEPARTMENT REPORTS a. Weekly Building Permit Report for Commercial/IndustriaUPublic and Use Types. (I-1) 2. MINUTES: a. Human Rights Commission, February 2, 1995. (I -2a) b. Charter Commission, February 6, 1995. (I -2b) c. Suburban Rate Authority, January 18, 1995. (I -2c) 3. SENATE DISTRICT 33 -- Election results for the February 2 special election are attached. (I-3) 4. RECYCLING & YARD WASTE PROGRAMS -- A copy of the City's 1994 Recycling Program and Yard Waste Program Final Reports is attached. (I-4) 5. NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC a. Reprint of February 3, 1995 Star Tribune news article concerning proposed recommendations on transportation funding from the State legislative advisory panel. (I -5a) b. Reprint of February 6, 1995 Star Tribune news article regarding housing development with the expansion of the MUSA boundary in Maple Grove. (I -5b) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO February 9, 1995 Page 3 c. Reprint of February 6, 1995 Star Tribune news article concerning the Metropolitan Council's report on affordable housing. (I -5c) d. Reprint of February 9, 1995 Star Tribune editorial concerning the MUSA line expansion in Maple Grove. (I -5d) e. Newsletter from Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners, January, 1995. (I -5e) f. Newsletter from the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, In Between, February, 1995. (I -5f) 6. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY - CORRESPONDENCE a. Letter from Lynn Japs, 4570 Weston Lane, regarding the development of a neighborhood park. (I -6a) b. Letter from Nancy Cree, 4345 Weston Lane, regarding the wetland ordinance and the development of Northwest Plymouth. (I -6b) c. Letter from Larry Dowell, President, TwinWest Chamber, to Mayor Tierney, on the City's position with respect to the LMC's legislative policy on referendum levies. (I- A status report on all correspondence and inquiries is also attached. Dwight Johnson City Manager WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 35 Tuesday, February 14, 1995 7:00 P.M. 7:00 Call to Order 7:05 Approval of Minutes as Received 7:10 Announcements & Visitor Recognition 7:15 Election of New Chairperson. 7:15 Old Business * Report from the Council on the approval of 1995 plan of work and mission statement. * Re -address the Committee's purpose and commitment. 7:40 New Business * Review of Staffing Plan for Wetland Ordinance compliance. * Draft Monitoring Plan to suggest to the Council. * Review tree ordinances from other municipalities and begin adapting a plan for Plymouth. * Review outline for video program on lawn care and water quality. * April news article for Plymouth News. 8:45 Discussion 9:00 Adjourn February 8, 1995 «first» «middle»«last» <<address» SUBJECT: WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 35 Dear «first» : Since our January meeting held on Tuesday, January 3, 1995 convened at the same time of the City Council meeting, it was the consensus of the Committee to attend the Council meeting since they were voting on the proposed wetland ordinance. Therefore, I am not preparing minutes of our January meeting, but the following actions were taken. The minutes from Meeting No. 33 were approved with one typographical error noted on Page 2 under New Business, i.e., a misspelling of the word "commercial". All members of the Committee, except for Rita O'Donnell and Jeff Shopek, who were already at the City Council meeting, voted to change the Committee's meeting time to the second Tuesday of each month to avoid conflicts with City Council meetings. After this vote was taken, the Committee,tadjourned to attend the City Council meeting to listen to the proposed wetland ordinance discussion. The next Water Quality Committee meeting, No. 35, is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. in the City's Public Safety Conference Room located in the Public Safety Building on the second floor. I am enclosing the Agenda for that meeting, which includes the election of a Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 1995. Also enclosed is a memo to me and the new Water Resources Engineer, Shane Missaghi, from Helen LaFave, Communications Coordinator discussing the video program on lawn care and water quality. This memo includes an outline of the proposed video program for your review. Also enclosed is a copy of our Committee's proposed work plan for 1995, which has not yet been considered by the City Council. Also enclosed is a copy of the wetland ordinance as passed by the City Council on January 3, 1995. For your information, we have a new volunteer to take meeting minutes. Her name is Diane Moyer. I am also happy to announce that our new Water Resources Engineer, Shane Missaghi, will also be in attendance at the meeting. We Listen . We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 m-3 Page Two If you have any questions concerning the upcoming meeting, please contact me at 550-5071. Sincerely, Daniel L. Faulkner City Engineer cc: Fred Moore, Director of Public Works Dwight Johnson, City Manager Shane Missaghi, Water Resources Engineer Chuck Lymangood, Council Member Diane Moyer, Secretary Ginny Black ilr-3 DATE: February 6, 1995 TO: Dan Faulkner and Shane Missaghi FROM: Helen LaFave, Communications Coordinator SUBJECT: VIDEO PROGRAM ON LAWN CARE AND WATER QUALITY Attached is an outline for a video on lawn care and water quality which was initiated by Councilmember Lymangood. Please review it and let me know prior to Feb. 9 if you notice see any major points that I've omitted. I am working with Tom Hayes of Northwest Community Television on the project. Our goal is to have it completed before people start their spring fertilizing. The program will be no longer than ten minutes. Hence, we cannot get into great detail, however, we would like to reiterate some of the basic public education messages we have been sending over the past two years, including: • The storm sewer system carries water and other materials to our wetlands; • People should have their soil tested so that know what nutrients it needs; • Phosphorus degrades water quality by promoting algae growth; • Most people in the western suburbs use fertilizer containing far more phosphorus than their lawn needs; and • Apply fertilizer carefully (if you apply it at all). In addition, we also want to hit on a couple of other lawn care tips that will help build a healthy lawn, thereby reducing run-off. These include: Measures one can take to improve their soil; How much and how often to water; and How mowing affects the health of your lawn. Of course, more than the above affects water quality, but in the interest of narrowing our subject matter to make the information more easily digestible, we will be focusing on fertilizing and these other simple, common-sense lawn care tips. M _3 i - Lawn Care and Water Quality Video Page 2 Because of the time of year we are working on this project, we will rely heavily on NWCT file video, interviews with our two experts -- Hennepin County Water Quality Manager John Barten and U of M - Hennepin Extension Services' Bob Mugaas -- and character generation of major points. Due their schedules, we will be taping the interviews this week on Feb. 9 and' 10. Please share this with the Water Quality Committee and get their input on Feb. 14. I'll also be asking John and Bob to review this outline. I understand that the Water Quality Committee will not have an opportunity to review this until after we tape the interviews. Still, if they raise points that should be included in the program, we can still see that they are addressed in the final script as narration. Thanks. cc: Water Quality Committee Fred Moore Anne Hurlburt Kathy Lueckert M-3 Water Quality and Lawn Care Draft -- Outline I. INTRODUCTION A. Plymouth has taken action to help prevent degradation of community wetlands. 1. Adopted the wetlands ordinance 2. Implemented erosion control measures near development. 3. City actions alone cannot solve the problem. Each of us is responsible for water quality. What you do in your own yard has a great effect on water quality. II. WHAT YOU DO AFFECTS WATER QUALITY -- BE INFORMED A. Storm sewer drainage system. Land throughout Plymouth is linked to wetlands by the storm water drainage system. To ensure proper drainage, the system routes rain water to area ponds, lakes and wetlands. Storm sewer takes water -- and anything in it -- directly to lakes, streams and ponds. B. A healthy lawn can help protect water quality by preventing runoff and soil erosion. Developing a healthy lawn may actually reduce the amount of maintenance that you have to do. A healthy lawn does not necessarily mean a highly fertilized lawn. III. USE FERTILIZER SPARINGLY AND WISELY C. Fertilizer is a major culprit in degrading water quality. It provides nutrients that promote algae growth in wetlands. Many people apply fertilizer without knowing if their lawn needs it or which type of fertilizer is most appropriate. 1. Know what your lawn needs. Have your soil tested for a nutrient profile via the U of M Extension Service. a. Results of west suburban soil survey done by Hennepin Parks. 1) Most people in the western suburbs, including Plymouth, use far too much phosphorus. 2. Know what the numbers on your fertilizer bag mean. 3. Understand what each of the three main ingredients do for your lawn. 4. As consumers learned in the 1960s and 70s, they didn't need phosphorus to get their laundry clean. In the 1990s, we're learning you don't need phosphorus to get your lawn green. S. If you apply fertilizer, wait until the ground thaws. 6. Never directly deposit fertilizer or inadvertently apply fertilizer into lakes. 7. Fill fertilizer spreaders on hard surfaces where spills can be cleaned up. Never wash fertilizer spills into the street or other hard -surfaced areas where fertilizer can enter storm sewers and, ultimately, surface water. 8. Close the gate on the fertilizer spreader when crossing hard surface area or back up and sweep up the material for reuse. 9. Drop spreaders are more precise, but slower, than rotary spreaders. Near shoreline areas, apply fertilizer near the lake with a drop spreader to create a buffer zone. The area away from the shoreline can be fertilized with a rotary spreader. 10. Avoid getting fertilizer into natural drainage areas or pathways. These may not necessarily be hard surfaced. Fertilizer can be carried into surface water before it has a chance to infiltrate the surrounding turf and soil. 11. For shoreline areas, a buffer zone of unmanaged grasses or possibly natural vegetation could be left around the shoreline. This natural area helps prevent erosion from adjacent shore land and may retain some nutrients that would otherwise go into the lake. IV. OTHER LAWN CARE TIPS A. Soil Improvement - If starting a new lawn, consider adding organic matter such as peat moss or compost to sandy or clay soils. This improves water and nutrient retention in sandy soil and drainage and aeration in clay soil. B. Watering M-3 C. Mowing - Mowing regularly with a sharp mower blade will help keep grass growing vigorously and at adequate density to cover soil. 1. Mow most lawns at 2 - 3" height. This slightly higher height screens out light to soil helping provide weed control and encouraging good root system. SPIT BY:COY & ASSOC,/BRIDOEMAN; 2- 6-95 ; 6.57AM ; 6129313199 -►6125505060 ;# 3 M.3 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE Work Plan for 1995 January: Review wetland monitoring and erosion control monitoring program for making recommendations for possible changes. February: Review Plymouth's tree ordinance and discuss possible changes March: Finalize recommendations for changes in tree ordinance; Discuss current monitoring program for commerciaLlindustrial pollution for possible changes and recommendations April: Begin review of Surface Water Management Plan May: Continue review of Surface Water Management Plan Discuss plans for a presence at Music In Plymouth June: Staff booth at Music in Plymouth July: Review erosion control and monitoring measures for further recommendations August: Review commerciallindustrial pollution monitoring for further recommendations September: Review the draft of the Surface Water Management plan for recommendations. October: Continue review of Surface Water Management plan November: Discuss ice fishing houses and discuss possible recommendations that might be made relative to their impact on water quality December: Develop work plan for 1995 and consider sunset provision for the committee work. TAXES ID:92961478 FEB 08'95 16:34 No.010 P.02 Committee on Taxes Ann H. Rest, Chair Andy Dawkins, Vice Chair Properly Tax & TIF Division Ted Winter, Chair Sales & Income Tex Division Bob Milbert, Chair Members: Abrams HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Irvin N. Anderson, Speaker February 8, 1995 MEETING NOTICE 443 State Oftico Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-1298 (612) 296-4176 Anderson, L HOOSE TAX COMMITTEE TO MEET IN BROORLYN CENTER ZEB t 14 Bakk Carruthers commm The House Committee on Taxes will hold a public Daggett Danner meeting February 14 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Brooklyn Erhardt Glmrd Center City Council chambers, 6301 Shingle Creek Goodno Hugoson Parkway. Jacobs .rams The purpose of the hearing will be for the Krinkle Long committee to take testimony on the Governor's budget Macklin Mllbert proposals for aid to cities and counties -- the state's Olson, E. Ostrom main method of property tax relief. Svlggum Van Dellen Impacts of the Governor's proposal on property witpuias wtotcr taxes and potential impacts to school funding will also be discussed. Administrator: Josh Downham Officials and citizens from the northwest metro Ugtslativc area suburban communities are invited to testify. Assistant: Llurohikamp Anyone who wants to testify should contact Nosh Downham Divisions at 296-8875. Adminlstral": Bob Defer Fixcal Analysts: M.,i. Iiodstrom Mau Shands SENSIBLE LAND USE COALITION Featuring John S. Adams Professor of Geography Planning and Public Affairs University of Minnesota Adams' expertise and interests includes American metropolitan evolution, geography of land use and transportation in American cities, urban population and housing trends, and the post-war transformation of the American economy. Growth Management WHAT IS THE "REAL PerspectWes on Who's t Focus Join us for a "boundary" ezpanding discussion of how the Twin Cities region really functions economically. How do we and should we view the region and what does this mean for "regional, growth manage- ment?" Where do the users of the region work and where do they live? In 1995, the Sensible Land Use Coalition will focus on growth management issues and perspectives. This kick-off session will jar our thinking about boundaries, relationships and responsibilities. Date: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1995 Time. 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: Sheraton Minneapolis Metrodome (331-1900) 1330 Industrial Blvd. (35W North off Industrial Blvd.) Cost: $25.00/Members and $35.00/Nonmembers (MEMBERS! Bring a guest and they pay the member rate!) Reservationfor. WHAT IS THE REGION? • FEBRUARY 22 Name. Company/Agemy. M --7 ,s? Cana ►q►pr � • �, a �.. Scat °i�' 9usaw ■WMUM No Rimy T" ted Sniu NO= f oodhue Y • t 1'n w w YAWN %%160 ,n gmspd %w / Oodp Wlnon The St. Cloud—Twin Cities --Rochester Corridor Sours: John Borchert and William C wy, 1994. Red Property Vaire in the Hurt ofthe Upper Miduce. , SIGN UPAT MEETING FOR PENDING REAL ESTATE CONTINUING ED UCA TION CREDIT. Plan to Attend our Next Meeting • March 29 8. 00 to 5.00 • Radisson South - Bloomington "GROWlHMANAGEMENT" Phone: ❑ Vegetarian Meal Preferred Resnvatiew made and ❑ Member/$25.00 Nonrefundable reservations due by noon: Monday. February 20 not honored will be billed un/w cancellation El Guest/$25.00 Mail to: Sensible Land Use Coalition are ncrived36hourtin adwtnce. $5.00 charge PO Box 284, Excelsior, MN 55331-9998 for invoicing.. ❑ Nonmember/$35.00 For more information call Valerie Williams at. (612) 474-3302 TOTAL ENCLOSED Fax reservations to: (612) 470-6640 (I will: _send check or _bring to door) METRO MEETING A weekly calendar of meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its visory and standing committees, and three regional commissions: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metr olitan Parks and - Open Space Commission, and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Meeting times a gendas"are occasionally changed. Questions about meetings should be directed to the appropriate organization. Meeting information is also available on the Metro Information Line at 229-3780 and Twin City Computer Network by dialing 337-5400 through a computer modem. DATE: February 3, 1995 WEEK OF: February 6 - February 10, 1995 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Special Meeting/Community Development Committee - Monday, Feb. 6, Noon, Room 1A. The committee will discuss housing issues. Transportation Committee - Monday, Feb. 6, 4 p.m., Chambers. The committee will consider: award of contracts for the modifications to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; Southwest Metro Transit Commission budget amendment; Metro Mobility/Americans with Disabilities eligibility policy; Mayflower/Metro Mobility contract amendment request; FTA grant amendment application; response to public hearing on Aviation Guide Chapter; dual -tract airport planning process briefing; transit redesign outline; and other business. Housing and Redevelopment Authority Advisory Committee - Wednesday, Feb. 8, 9:30 a.m., Room 1A. The committee will consider: contract for housing services with Mental Health Services, Inc., Shelter Plus Care Program; request for waiver of federal regulations governing the Sec. 8 certificate and voucher programs and continuation of set-aside programs for domestic abuse victims and persons displaced by government action or natural disaster; Regional Blueprint implementation update; Hollman vs. Cisneros lawsuit - proposed settlement; HUD reinvention blueprint; and other business. (TENTATIVE) Airport Business Roundtable (TENTATIVE) - Thursday, Feb. 9, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Holiday Inn International, Cortland Room, 3 Appletree Square, I-494 & 34th Ave. S., Bloomington. Transit Providers Advisory Committee - Thursday, Feb. 9, 10:30 a.m., 7th Floor, Mears Park Centre. The committee will consider: a legislative update; transit redesign project; update of capital improvement program; and other business. Audit Committee - Thursday, Feb. 9, 2:30 p.m., Room 2A. The committee will consider: election of chair and vice -chair; external annual audit status update; reorganization update; overview of Transit Operations; overview of Wastewater Services; and other business. Metropolitan Council - Thursday, Feb. 9, 4 p.m., Chambers. The council will consider: Kauffman -Stewart advertising contract; agreement with Mn/DOT to build a ramp bypass at Highway 36 and I -35E; adopt and certify conformance of the 1995 Paratransit Plan for the Twin 1 1-1—ZS Cities metropolitan area with the Transportation Development Guide/Policy Plan; request to transfer funds from Grant AG -94-1 to SG -94-66 for continued development of North Mississippi Regional Park; public hearing findings and recommendations to adopt policies regarding contaminated soils and capping abandoned wells in regional parkland FY 1990-91 Regional Parks CIP amendment; authorization to award and execute a contract for Cottage Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant phase 9 final clarifiers; Southeast Regional Plant consultant selection process; authorization to execute a professional services amendment to MCWS Contract C-2925 for metropolitan wastewater treatment plant secondary treatment improvements; funding for contracted project, "Historic and Modern Accumulation of Phosphorus in Lake Pepin Sediments"; authorization to procure Ellerbe land for closure of Seneca Ash landfill; Transit Capital Improvement Program; New Airport comprehensive plan draft alternative environmental document; policy statement for new major airport; report to the legislature on 1994 contingency assessment; major airport planning 1994 report to the legislature; MAC 1995 capital improvements projects and 1996 capital improvement program; public hearing results and service reduction recommendations; 1995 merit adjustments for non -represented employees; MCWS contract for Department Directors Association; MCWS contract for Confidential Managers Association; confirmation of Scott Co. appointment to the Transportation Advisory Board; Special Meeting of the Metropolitan Council - Thursday, Feb. 9, following regular Council meeting. This meeting is rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23. Committee of the Whole - Thursday, Feb. 9, immediately following the Council meeting, Room 1A. The committee will discuss of 1996 budget development and guidelines. Lower Minnesota River Technical Advisory Group - Friday, Feb. 10, 9:30 a.m., New Shakopee City Hall, 129 Holmes, Shakopee. The group will consider: Sand Creek WMO meeting; 1995 Twin Cities Water Quality Initiative Grant Program; status of 1994 grant programs in Scott and Carver counties; report of the Minnesota River Citizens' Advisory Committee; regional ponding alternative; and other business. Legislative Coordinating Group (TENTATIVE) - Friday, Feb. 10, Noon, Room 1A. TENTATIVE MEETINGS THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 17, 1995 Community Development Committee - Monday, Feb. 13, Noon, Room 1A. Public Meeting on Region -Wide Public Safety Radio System - Council District 13 - Monday, Feb. 13, 4 p.m., Chambers. Public Meeting on Region -Wide Public Safety Radio System - Council District 2 - Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1:30 p.m., Brooklyn Park City Council Chambers, 5200 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park. Transportation Advisory Board - Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m., Chambers. Environment Committee - Wednesday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m., Chambers. Public Meeting on Region -Wide Public Safety Radio System - Council District 7 - Wednesday, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., Hennepin Co. Government Center Auditorium (A-level), 300 S. 6th St., Minneapolis. Public Meeting on Region -Wide Public Safety Radio System - Council District 10 - Wednesday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m., Fridley City Hall, Rooms 1 & 2 (lower level), 6431 University Ave. NE, Fridley. Public Meeting on Region -Wide Public Safety Radio System - Council District 6 - Thursday, Feb. 16, 7:30 a.m., St. Louis Park City Council Chambers, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park. Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee - Thursday, Feb. 16, 1 p.m., Room 2A. Finance Committee - Thursday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m., Room 2A. M-% Public Meeting on Region -Wide Public Safety Radio System - Council District 1 - Friday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m. - noon, Independence City Hall, 1920 Co. Rd. 90, Maple Plain. Legislative Coordinating Group - Friday, Feb. 17, Noon, Room 1A. The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. Meeting times and agenda are subject to change. For more information or confirmation of meetings, call 291-6447, (TDD 291-0904). Call the Metro Information Line at 229-3780 for news of Council actions and coming meetings. METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION Concessions/Marketing Committee - Thursday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m., Commission office conference room. The committee will discuss fundraising for extracurricular youth activities; the catering kitchen; creation of an outdoor plaza and fantasy football. Finance Committee - Thursday, Feb. 9 1:30 p.m., Commission office conference room. The committee will discuss the process for the sale of the Met Center property. Advisory Task Force on Professional Sports Franchises - Thursday, Feb. 9, 3 p.m., H.H.H. Halsey Hall Room. The task force will develop a future meeting schedule, discuss a work plan and receive an update on the Target Center and Timberwolves. Personnel Committee - Friday, Feb. 10, noon, Commission office conference room. The committee will discuss salary structures and adjustments for non -managerial administrative personnel and the 1995 affirmative action plan. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission office is located at 900 South 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. All meetings are held in the Commission office conference room, unless noted otherwise. Meeting times and agendas occasionally must be changed. To verify meeting information, please call Tamra Sharp, 335-3310. METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION Commission Meeting - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 4 p.m., Chambers. The commission will consider: the third draft of 1996-97 portion of 1996-2005 Regional Parks Capital Improvement Program; legislative update on regional park issues and discussion of 1995 LCMR funds for regional park capital improvements; boundary issue regarding Spring Lake Park Reserve; receipt of MPOSC transmittals to CDC; video on 1995 special park district forum; and other business. Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission offices are located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101. Meeting times and agenda must occasionally be changed. To verify meeting schedules or agenda items, call 291-6363. OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS February 1995 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 City Center Counter Open to 7p.nL -Absentee Voting SPECIAL ELECTION _ SENATE DIST. 33 PLYMOUTH FIRE & ICE FESTIVAL - Parkers Lake Park 8:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Pub. Safety Trng Rm 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7:00 PM CHARTER CO- 7:00 PM COUNCIL MEET 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 PM PRAC - Council MMISSION - Pub. ING-Council Chambers COMMISSION - Council Chambers Safety Trng Room Chambers 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 5:00 PM FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE -Council Cont Room 7:00 PM WATER QUAL-�17:OOPMPACT-Pub. ITY COMMITTEE - Pub. Safety Trng Room Safety Library 7:00 PM HRA - Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH/MAPLE GROVE CITY COUNCE S - Joint Meeting - Pub. Safety Trng Room 19 21 22 23 24 25 President's Day - Clty �� EET ` Olflces Closed itiiltll 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION - Council 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING - I ` ub. Safety Trng Room Chambers 26 27 28 January March S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 89 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 2/9/95 3 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS March 1995 Sunday Monday Tuesday February April S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 22 24 9 10 I1 12 13 14 15 12 13 14 16 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 26 27 28 30 Wednesday 1 Thursday 2 Friday 3 Saturday 4 7:30 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Pub. Safe ty Traialog Room 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 00' PM COUNCIL MEET Convict CtiaruDers, 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION -Council Chambers 7:00 PM PRAC - CouncilING$ Chambers 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PM WATER QUAL 1IT0T.Y COMMITTEE - b. Safety Trng Room 7:00 PM PACT -Pub. Safety Library 7:00 PM HRA - council Chambers 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 7:00 PM COUNCIL MEET' 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION- Council Chambers 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING- ONING-COMMISSION Pub, Safety Trng Room 26 27 28 29 30 31 2/9/95 FEB -09-1995 14:52 HENN CO TAXPAYER SERVICES 612 348 9677 P.02iO3 STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 130 STATE CAPITOL SAINT PAUL 55155 AFM H. CARLSON Governor of the Stere of Mutnesota 'vVltl'Y' OF SPECUL ELECTION WRIT OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO ML A CERTAIN VACANCY)N THE OFFICE OF STATE REPRFSENTATWE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 33D IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, STATE OF MIMMOTA, AND OF A► SPE IAL PRWARY TO NOMMATE THE CANDIDATES FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION. To the People of the State of Minnesota, and particularly of House District 33B in the County of Hennepin; to the Secretary of the State of Minnesota; to the auditor of the abovo- named county; to all election officials in House District 33B and to all others who may be concerned: WEMRFAS, a vacancy has occurred in the office of State Representative from house District 33B of the State of N4nmesota, caused by the resignation, effective February 13, 1995, of Representative Warren Zimmer; and WHE EAS, a spccW eledon to fill said vacancy is necessary to assort representation for the citi=s of House District 33B: NOW, TKERnFORE, 1, Arne H. Carlson, as Governor of the State of Minnesota, acting under the authority and direction vested in me by the Minnesota Constitution, Article IV, Section 4, and Minnesota Statutes Sections 204D.17 to 204D.27, 351.01, 351.055, and other relevant statutes, do hereby direct that: 1. A special election to fill said vacancy be held in House District 33B on Tuesday, March 7, 1995. 2. A special primary, if necessary, for the nomination of candidates for the office be held in House Distxict 33B on Tuesday, February 21, 1995. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Cj PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER F�G7q FEB -09-1995 14:52 HENN CO TAXPAYER SERVICES 612 348 9677 P.03/03 3. Affidavits and petitions of candidacy be filed with the Hennepin County Auditor from Thursday, February 9, 1995, until 5:00 p.m, on Tuesday, February 14, 1995. 4. Notices of this special election and special primary be given, that the nomination and election of candidates be conducted and that all things pertaining thereto be done as provided by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 204)).17 to 204D.27, and other applicable provisions of law. IN WITNESS WFIMWF, I have hereunto set my hand at the Capitol, in the City Of St. Paul, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, this 9th day of February 1995. AME H. CAWON GOVERNOR STATE OF mimpSOTA im FknLdMbM6V' /OA AERSON GROWL RETARY OP STATE Post -It" brand fax transmittal memo 767 i i otpao.s I. T TnTAI P Gid =-t DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 1995 TO: DWIGHT JOHNSON, CITY MANAGER FROM: CARLYS SCHANSBERG,`DATA CONTROL/INSPECTION CLERK SUBJECT: BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/PUBLIC & CHURCH USE TYPES WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2, 1995 THROUGH FEBRUARY 8, 1995 THERE WERE NO PERMITS ISSUED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED TYPES. Plymouth Human Rights Commission February 2, 1995 Minutes Present: Saundra Spigner, Earl Peterson, Rebecca Ribich, Laurie Levy, Harvey Guttman, Claudelle Carruthers, Jackie Fraedrich, Assistant City Manager Kathy Lueckert, Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes Excused: Bill Dix Absent: Lisa Memberr, John Kane Call to Order Saundra Spigner called the meeting to order at 8:03 PM. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the January 1995 meeting were approved as presented. Approval of Agenda Saundra Spigner asked to add under Old Business a discussion of her meeting with Mort Ryweck of the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions. Old Business League of Women Voters Forum --Rebecca Ribich reported on the League of Women Voters Forum on January 18. The forum was taped, and the Commission will receive a copy of it. Ms. Ribich noted that Mayor Tierney also had participated. All felt it was a good event. Saundra Spigner thanked Ms. Ribich, Claudelle Carruthers, and Harvey Guttmann for their participation. BvLaws Changes --Assistant Manager Lueckert presented proposed corrections to the ByLaws. The changes incorporate suggestions made by the City Council. A new section is included for the grievance mediation service, and also a sunset article. Ms. Lueckert asked that the HRC review the changes and accept or change them at the March meeting. Meeting with Mort Ry yeck--Saundra Spigner reported that she had met with Mort Ryweck of the League to talk about ideas for HRC activities. Ms. Spigner stated that she feels that the HRC has a good foundation, and it is time to plan activities. Ms. Spigner presented the following ideas to the HRC: mailing list, brochure development, summer diversity event, Martin Luther King Day event, and Intervention Team. a. Comprehensive Mailing List --Ms. Spigner volunteered to develop a compre- hensive mailing list of community organizations. This list would receive two mailings each year. Sara Cwayna, the Public Safety Education Specialist, will assist with generating the list. b. Brochure Development --Laurie Levy and Claudelle Carruthers volunteered to work with city staff on the development of a brochure on the Human Rights Commission. c. Event Planning --Ms. Spigner asked that all HRC members be prepared to state at the next meeting which event they will work on --summer or winter. d. Intervention Team --Earl Peterson will present an outline for the Intervention Team at the next meeting. Ms. Spigner noted that if members know of volunteers who wish to help, now would be the time to make contact with these individuals. Order of the Day District 281 Building Climate Survey. Jackie Fraedrich presented the results of the building climate survey in District 281. This survey was conducted during the 1993-94 school year, and was intended to measure the success of the District's multi -cultural education efforts. Multicultural education has long been a priority of District 281. The surveys went to all staff, and all students grades K-12. In addition, 2,000 households were sent surveys. The survey was to measure both race and gender issues. The survey results were very interesting, with younger children less impacted by race and gender discrimination than older students. An alarming statistic is that 50% of children across all racial and ethnic groups do not feel that their teachers care about them. The survey indicates that there is "some" racial tension in each building. Ms. Fraedrich stated that the multi -cultural committees in each building will develop action plans to address the issues raised by the survey. Ms. Fraedrich noted that she doesn't think that the Robbinsdale district is that different from other school districts; however, many other districts are late in implementing multicultural -cultural education programs. Saundra Spigner has the survey results, and will share these with the rest of the HRC. Discussion with Chief Gerdes. Ms. Spigner thanked Chief Gerdes for his interest and support, and for attending the meeting. Chief Gerdes indicated that he is willing to participate as much or as little as the HRC wishes. He looks forward to working with the Intervention Team to support victims of hate and bias crimes. Chief Gerdes also reported on the Cadet Program, and will make available the video from the recent Channel 11 spot on the program. New Business Ms. Lueckert pointed out the draft grievance mediation service forms in the packets, and asked that the HRC offer suggestions and comments by the next meeting. Ms. Lueckert will obtain the rosters of other Human Rights Commissions throughout the Metro area. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 PM. Plymouth Charter Commission February 6, 1995 Notes From Meeting Present: Virgil Schneider, John Duntley, Tyrone Bujold, William Pribble, Ellie Singer, Joy Tierney, Tim Peterson, Assistant City Manager Kathy Lueckert Excused: Sandy Patterson, Robert Sipkins Absent: Kapila Bobra, Pauline Milner, Jon Speck, Todd Wirth, David Crain The meeting convened at 7:20 PM. Mr. Schneider noted that a quorum was not present; therefore, the Charter Commission could not transact any business or vote on any issues. The members present agreed to discuss the language of the proposed charter amendments, and defer formal action until a later date. Ms. Tierney discussed the proposed language in section 2.07, Council Vacancies. She noted that other cities require the person filling the vacancy to sign a statement indicating that they would not be a candidate for the seat in the next election. General discussion followed about that idea, and the consensus of the group was that such a restriction would not be in the best interests of the City. Mr. Schneider asked if 60 days was enough time for the Council to fill a vacancy. Ms. Tierney indicated that she thought it was. Mr. Bujold suggested that the Commission consider putting a guideline within which the mayor must fill the vacancy. The Commission discussed this, and agreed to consider language that would require the mayor to fill the vacancy no later than the next regular council meeting following the initial 60 day period. The Commission then discussed the proposed language for Section 103, Application of General Law. Ms. Tierney asked if the language should be more specific in its reference to Chapter 412 and general law, and state that the law to be relied upon should be that for Plan B cities.. After some discussion, the Commission agreed to change the proposed language to include a reference to the council-manager form of government. The Commission stated that it had reached consensus on the proposed language. =- oZb Mr. Schneider directed Ms. Lueckert to send out notes of the meeting, and to include in the notes a reminder to all Charter Commission members of the importance of a quorum (currently 8 members) to the Commission's work. The next Charter Commission meeting is called for Monday, April 3, at 6 PM in the Public Safety Building Training Room. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM. MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY �s January 18, 19954 �. �' Pursuant to due call and notice, the annual mee n'q- f the Suburban Rate Authority was held at Kozlak's Restaurant in the City of Shoreview, Minnesota, on Wednesday, January 18, 1995, commencing at 6:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Bruce Nawrocki. 2. ROLL CALL: Bloomington Ann Lenczewski Jim Gates Brooklyn Park Robert Stromberg Gary Brown Burnsville Craig Ebeling Charlie Crichton Circle Pines Jim Keinath Columbia Heights Bruce Nawrocki Eden Prairie Craig Dawson Edina John Wallin Fridley John Flora Hastings David Osberg Lauderdale Kathleen Miller Minnetonka Fred Hanus New Brighton Matt Fulton Osseo Vernon Dehmer John Hall Plymouth Fred Moore Robbinsdale Maria D'Andrea Roseville Ed Burrel Shakopee Mike Beard Shoreview Mark Maloney Cassandra Holmstrom West St. Paul Bill Craig Also present as a guest was State Senator Steven Novak. James Strommen and Dave Kennedy of Holmes & Graven were present as legal counsel. Jan Ebeling was also present as a guest. It was deter- mined that a quorum of the votes of the Suburban Rate Authority was represented at the meeting. 3. GUEST COMMENTS: Senator Novak currently serves as the Chair of the Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee in the Senate. He discussed the history of legislative policy regarding utilities and energy in recent years. The emphasis has been on deregulation to promote competition without sacrificing quality of service. Legislation has been based on consensus among JMS82664 SU160-3 1 interested parties where possible. The focus of this legislative session appears to be telecommunications related. Senator Novak fielded questions regarding issues such as municipal rights in the public right-of-way, costs for relocation of utilities, municipal compensation for use of the right-of-ways, the historical exemption of telephone companies from franchise authority and the bills that may be introduced this session. Senator Novak emphasized the interest of legislatures to hear from all affected parties, including cities. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Hanus moved to approve the minutes from the October 19, 1994 meeting. Mr. Moore seconded the motion which carried unanimously. 5. REPORT OF TREASURER: Mr. Wallin reported on the financial status of the SRA as of December 31, 1994. (Report attached). Mr. Brown moved that the Treasurer's report be accepted. Mr. Craig seconded the motion which carried unanimously. 6. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1995: Mr. Nawrocki recommended a slate of executive committee members for 1995. He offered the following: Fred Hanus, Chair Bill Craig, Vice Chair John Wallin, Treasurer Jim Keinath Gary Brown Mike Beard Jim Gates The first 6 above were elected unanimously after motion by Mr. Keinath and seconded by Mr. Osberg. Mr. Brown moved that Mr. Cates be a representative to the executive committee after notification that Mr. Bernardson would not be the Bloomington SRA representative for 1995. Mr. Keinath seconded the motion and Mr. Gates was elected unanimously. 7. 1994 MINNEGASCO FILING: Mr. Strommen reported that the PUC decision in the recent Minnegasco case was appealed to the Commission by the company and is presently on hold. One of the issues on which Minnegasco seeks reconsideration is the limitation in the residential customer service charge successfully advocated by the SRA. Mr. Strommen reported that a timetable for final decision has not been established but would likely be known by the April meeting. 8. TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCAL CALLING AREA INVESTIGATION: Mr. Strommen reported that the PUC local telephone calling area investigation is underway and general proposals have been received from several utilities, including US West. The SRA's two -fold concern is to maintain the existing local calling scope and to prevent any reinstitution of a tiered rate system. Both positions JMS82664 SU160-3 2 appear secure based on the PUC stated policy and preliminary plans submitted by utilities. The Board authorized the continued monitoring of this proceeding with the retention of an expert consultant on an as -needed basis. 8. TELECOMMUNICATIONS PERMIT AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES: Mr. Strommen reported that the 1995 legislative session will include the consideration of at least two bills of potential impact on the SRA. One bill is being prepared through the League of Minnesota Cities by MACTA legal counsel. It will address public right-of- way and citizen access issues relating to new communication services now known as video dialtone. Preparation of that bill is in progress at present and had not been reviewed at the time of the meeting. Second, the Department of Public Service is sponsoring a bill that will further deregulate telecommunications. Neither bill has been introduced. Mr. Strommen reported that the model telecommunications permit ordinance is in a form to be considered by SRA cities for immediate adoption. While legislation may result in this session effecting certain aspects of the permit ordinance, the basic permitting process should be unaffected. The advantage of adoption of such an ordinance is the establishment of a framework for city requirements as to important issues of cost of relocation of facilities, indemnification, bonding, default and other matters affecting long term municipal planning and the integrity of roadways. It was the Board consensus that no specific action be taken as each city is free to adopt such an ordinance at any time. (Draft attached). Mr. Nawrocki emphasized the intent that the SRA work to assist the League in its efforts to advance telecommunications legislation in this session. Mr. Strommen reported that he had participated in several meetings involving representatives from the League, MACTA, US west and other interested parties. The Board expressed its concern with issues such as control of the public right-of-way, reasonable compensation and related issues. Mr. Ebeling moved that the SRA continue to work with the League and monitor and assist in the advancement of legislation that furthers those goals. Mr. Keinath seconded the motion which carried unanimously. 9. LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING: Mr. Ebeling offered that Burnsville host the April meeting at Benchwarmer Bob's. 10. CLAIMS: Fees and costs were submitted to the SRA from Holmes & Graven in the amount of $14,500, estimated because the itemized bill was not available for the meeting. Mr. Strommen explained that the total was consistent with the budget and was comprised of telecommunications legislation meetings, Minnegasco reconsideration and general services. Mr. Beard moved to pay the estimated amount. Mr. Brown seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The itemization is available upon request. A bill for $1,434 was also presented from Chesapeake Regulatory Consul- tants. Mr. Beard moved to pay that claim. Mr. Osberg seconded the motion which carried unanimously. JMS82664 SU160-3 3 11. ADJOURNMENT: There being no more further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Attest: Chairman Attachments: Cash Balance Telecommunications Permit JMS82664 SU160-3 4 Secretary 020295.XLS H w Page 1 212195 State Senator - District 33 Pct 15 PCT 16 PCT 19 PCT 20 TOTAL Independence Party John F. Garritsen 9 7 10 6 32 Independent - Republican Warren Limmer 159 161 186 150 656 Democratic -Farmer -labor Steve Boynton 94 70 60 71 295 Write-in Totals 2 1 0 2 5 Registered Voters 7:00 a.m. 1956 1722 2095 1948 7721 New Registrations 6 2 1 0 9 Total Registered Voters 1962 1724 2096 1948 7730 Number of Ballots Counted 264 239 256 229 988 Percentage Voting 1 13% 14% 12% 12% 13% H w Page 1 zq DATE: February 2, 1995 4 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager, through Fred Moore, irector of Public Works FROM: Kris Hageman, Solid Waste Coordinator' Margie Vigoren, Solid Waste CoordinatY"�l '' ` SUBJECT: 1994 Recycling Program and Yard Waste Program Final Reports The following information is the Final Report for the City of Plymouth Recycling Program for 1994. The Recycling rate exceeded 1993 tonnage figures and increased abatement by 4 % to reach 29% abatement overall. Tonnages calculated from the curbside collection, the drop-off center, multi -family collection and the two special collections totaled 6622.32 tons with the break down by collection as follows: Curbside 5564.23 (+709) Drop-off Center 331.09 (+ 65) Multi -Family 608.37 (+162) Spec. Collections 61.53 (- .09) Drop-off (phone books) 57.10 TOTAL 6622.32 The average increase from 1993 curbside tonnages was 59 (+14) tons per month. General Program/Recycling Operations Curbside Collection was available to all residents living in single to 8 unit dwellings on Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays. The third day of collection was added in February to accommodate the growing number of households in the community and maintain a high level of service. Materials accepted in the curbside collection include: glass food and beverage containers; steel and aluminum containers; newspapers; corrugated cardboard; plastic bottles with a neck and mixed papers (magazines, catalogs, junk mail, school and office papers, etc.). Residents are able to commingle all containers but are required to separate newspapers from mixed papers and cardboard. Participation in the curbside program averaged 82 percent. The Drop-off Center, located just south of the city's Maintenance Facility offered 24 hour access to recycling opportunities for residents and small businesses. In 1994 mixed papers were added to the list of acceptable materials. All items collected at the curb can now be delivered to the drop-off center. In addition, to the new covered container for mixed papers, all containers were cleaned and painted. Residents also had the opportunity to recycle a variety of problem materials during two special collections organized in April and October. Residents were able to recycle and/or dispose of tires, mattresses/box springs, white goods (appliances), brown goods (T.V.'s, stereos, VCR's etc.), carpet/padding and scrap metals. In 1994 we added bulky furniture such as stuffed chairs and sofa's to the list of acceptable items. The events were staffed with City employees and volunteers from the community. Residents and businesses also had the opportunity to recycle old telephone books in 1994. Two options were available to recycle the old books. The options included a publicized two week period for curbside collection, and drop-off options at the Cub Food store for a two month period or the Plymouth Drop-off Center. Although it was not published, residents, if they called, were told to place their old books at the curb for collection throughout the remainder of the year. Hennepin County waste management programs available and promoted to Plymouth residents included the Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Brooklyn Park and the Hennepin County Tree Waste Site in Maple Grove. Both facilities offer recycling and proper disposal opportunities for problem materials. Promotion/Education A variety of outlets where used throughout the year to communicate to residents, businesses and school children about proper waste management opportunities. Outlets utilized included: • Comprehensive brochure: Updated Plymouth Recycling and Waste Management Guide for residents highlighting the recycling waste reductions initiatives, household hazardous waste information and more. • Articles in the Plymouth News. • Expanded 5th and 6th page in the Plymouth News, News You Can Reuse devoted to solid waste management issues. • Press releases in local community newspapers. • Cable Access Channel. • Presentations to school children. In-house: • Development of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee. • Promotion of waste reduction during Waste Reduction Week. Yard Waste Program The Plymouth yard waste site was open to residents from April through November. The site accepted spring and fall lawn rakings and thatch, leaves, soft vegetative gargen wastes and brush (up to 4" in diameter). Total amount of material that came into the site was: 5,041 cubic yards (504 tons) of leaves and 20,796 cubic yards (3,119 tons) of brush. The yard waste figures have not been included in our overall abatement rate. If you have any questions or comments, please contact either Kris or Margie. Attachments: Please see attachment A for the comlpete Yard Waste Site Overview and attachment B for a 1994 tonnage breakdown by material and method of collection. Lk PLYMOUTH YARD WASTE SITE OVERVIEW: 1994 DATES OF OPERATION April through November 27; 6 days a week SITE USAGE Materials delivered to site by residents: (16691 vehicles) Leaves: 5041 cubic yards delivered in 5043 vehicles Brush: 20796 cubic yards delivered in 10536 vehicles Materials collected from site for residential usage: Compost: 513 loads (various sizes) Wood mulch: 417 loads (various sizes) Wood chips: 799 loads (various sizes) Vehicles 300 250 200 150 100 50 1994 YARD WASTE SITE USAGE APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPT. OCT. NOV ®APRIL ® MAY ® JUNE ®JULY ®AUGUST 0 SEPT. M OCT. ® NOV MATERIAL DISPOSITION Spring leaves and lawn rakings remain at the site for composting, and future use by residents. Brush is ground for use as mulch by residents, with the bulk of the product given to Hennepin Parks to be used as mulch in park development. Hennepin Parks provided transportation this year. Fall leaves are hauled to Hennepin Parks to be used as mulch in tree plantings. PROGRAM COSTS Site attendants Administration Equipment & Supplies MATERIAL HANDLING COSTS (by contractors) 1: q $ 6,500 1,500 32 Brush Grind $14,283 Haul -0- Disposal -0- Leaves Haul 5,291 TOTAL COST $27,606 94TONREP.XL5 Page 1 w 1994 Curbside Collection Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL News 215.6 210.9 277.4 244.5 253.9 283.5 224.3 263.2 280 251.9 285.7 300.3 3091.2 Glass 87.32 85.49 112.5 99.1 103 114.8 90.9 106.7 113.5 102.1 115.81 121.7 1252.91 Tin 18.48 18 23.71 20.81 21.7 24.24 19.18 22.5 23.97 21.58 24.38 25.65 264.2 Alumin. 10.94 10.81 14.17 12.4 12.97 14.41 11.44 13.36 14.26 12.78 14.55 15.3 157.39 OCC 9.84 9.58 12.6 11.22 11.56 13 10.25 11.93 12.81 11.46 13.06 13.63 140.94 Plastic 14.55 14.15 18.65 16.52 17.09 18.99 15.1 17.72 18.85 16.92 19.27 20.18 207.99 Mixed P 1 31.36 30.66 40.35 35.56 36.96 41.23 32.66 38.23 40.71 36.66 41.6 43.62 449.6 TOTAL 388.09 379.59 499.38 440.11 457.18 510.17 403.83 473.64 504.1 453.4 514.36 540.38 5564.23 Pick-ups 38669 38033 50450 41094 44823 55050 43028 49254 43805 47527 48642 Part.Rate 78% 77% 88% 76% 91% 96% 80% 0% 86% 88% 88% 85% 82% Recycling Tonnages Drop-off Paper 14.7 6.96 8.54 8.18 6.57 9.53 7.26 8.41 4.81 9.19 14.15 11.6 109.9 Glass 0.99 1.53 1.11 0.98 1.89 0.73 1.15 1.57 0.54 0.86 0.89 1.04 13.28 Tin 0.99 3.84 2.76 2.45 4.71 1.81 2.87 3.94 1.35 2.14 2.22 2.61 31.69 Alum 0.5 0.77 0.55 0.49 0.94 0.36 0.58 0.79 0.27 0.43 0.44 0.53 6.65 OCC 8.73 9.04 14.72 16.41 15.7 27.02 14.55 15.21 8.32 10.24 13.76 8.88 162.58 Plastic 0.76 0.28 0.6 0.55 0.96 0.15 0.98 0.48 0.86 0.73 0.64 6.99 TOTAL 26.67 22.42 28.28 29.06 30.77 39.60 27.39 30.40 16.15 23.59 32.10 24.66 331.09 Recycling Tonnages APRTS TOTAL 40.55 40.18 44.59 39.13 41.42 37.061 31.02 44.34 41.73 80.99 84.67 82.69 608.37 Recycling Tonnages Speccol TOTAL 31.13 30.4 61.53 PROG. TOTAL 455.31 442.19 572.25 539.43 529.37 586.83 462.24 548.38 592.38 557.98 631.13 647.73 6565.22 Abate Rate 24% 25% 30% 29% 27% 31%1 24% 28% 32X 29% 31%1 33% 29% Page 1 w 10A.. Friday/February 3/1995/Star Tribune Pay -per -drive: Your'. �I ticket out of traffic? � State studies fee for car-pool lane ; By Laurie Blake Staff Writer Commuters driving alone may soon have the chance to pay their way out of a traffic jam and into an uncongested car-pool and bus lane. A congestion pricing system is being considered by state Transportation Commissioner Jim Dena. Traffic engineers are studying the possibility of setting a fee for rush-hour use of the car- pool and bus lane on Interstate Hwy. 394 west of Minneapolis or I -35W between Burnsville and Bloomington. At the same time, a legislative advisory panel on transportation funding has recommended that Minnesota tax vehicle.* mileage, starting in the year 2000, to help pay for major road construction projects. Is this the dawning of a new era? Pay -per - drive? "The long-range solution to a lot of. our transportation funding problems is ' ' that kind of mileage tax," said Sen. Carol Flynn, DFLMinneapolis, co -chairwoman of the advisory panel. It is now possible to track highway use electronically and to bill drivers by the mile and the time of day. Freeways continued on page IOA sem. Freeways/ Panel recommends mileage tax in 2000 Continued from page IA It's called road pricing, and "it's the hottest topic in transportation today," said engineer Bob Winter, who is overseeing the study. "The [Transportation) Department is giving it a real serious look on a very broad basis to see how it applies to US." Before it offers drivers the chance to pay their way into a car-pool lane during times of congested traffic, the department will have to consider how it would work, how it would be enforced and whether the public would accept it, Winter said. Although it's likely that some drivers would willingly pay any fee, others may object to a system that would allow people who could afford it to buy.their way out of a traffic jam. Keeping track of who uses the lane would be simple: Commuters could buy a sticker for the privilege of using it, or supermarket -style scanners could read bar codes on decals bought by commuters. Another option would be equipping cars with tiny radio transmitters that would send a signal to a receiver along the highway. Although it will take a year or more to evaluate the full range of possibilities, state officials will probably know by June or July if it's feasible to try congestion pricing, Winter said. The Transportation Department could proceed with a congestion pricing experiment without legislative approval. Meanwhile, the state also is considering a tax on mileage, something that would affect every Minnesotan. Such a tax would have to be approved by the Legislature and the governor. The legislative advisory panel has recommended that a mileage tax be used to pay for major transportation projects and that such a system should start by the year 2000. In the Twin Cities area, those projects include the proposed $1.2. billion reconstruction of I -35W south "If you realize that we're driving in Minnesota 4 billion vehicle miles per year ... you can imagine what that would raise." - Rep. Bernie Lieder, DFL -Crookston, cochairman of the advisory panel of Minneapolis and the $800 million reconstruction of I-494 between the airport and Minnetonka. Transportation funding is one ofthe chief challenges the state faces; merely maintaining current levels of traffic capacity during the next 20 years is expected to require $400 million more per year than is being spent now. The gap between needs and spending is growing. Highway travel has increased much faster than population or job growth, and the gasoline tax — raised from 16 to 20 cents in 1988 — has not been increased for inflation, the panel's report said. To increase road revenue in the future, the panel recommends mileage taxing. As more vehicles use alternative fuels and less gasoline, the gas tax will become a less reliable source of transportation funding. A mileage tax would reach everyone on the road. "If you realize that we're driving in Minnesota 4 billion vehicle miles per year ... you can imagine what that would raise," said Rep. Bernie Lieder, DFLCrookston, cochairman of the advisory panel. A mileage tax could allow the state to reduce and eventually eliminate the gas tax, lower the sales tax on new Buy your way out of a jam The state is studying congestion pricing, a system that would allow solo commuters to buy access to an uncrowded car-pool and bus lane on Interstate Hwy. 394 or 1-35W. Although the state hasn't decided how drivers would be charged, a likely system would require drivers to buy a sticker with a bar code that would be read by a scanner posted along the freeway. The driver would then be billed. Scanner reads barn code decal vehicles and reduce license fees, which would allow Minnesota to become more competitive with neighboring states, Lieder said. Electronic odometers could be connected to a computer chip that would keep track of mileage for taxes, he said. As he envisions it, car owners would receive a computer chip for their vehicles when they renewed their license plates. Because most service stations are already equipped with state lottery computers, they could become chip - reading posts, said Todd Iverson, an administrator for a finance subcommittee of the House Transportation Committee. At the service station, cars would drive past machines that read the mileage and compute the tax. Drivers from other states and cars without the chip would be charged a gas tax. The amount of the tax per mile would likely be based on the weight of the vehicle, with trucks paying more than light cars. Star Tribune Graphic/ Pai A demonstration of a mileage tax could start as early as next year, Flynn said. . The panel also recommended that ■ The Legislature raise the gas tax by 5 cents (from 20 to 25 cents) this year and raise it in coming years at a rate equal to inflation. ■ The Legislature allow the Metropolitan Council to impose a sales tax of up to 1/2 cent within the seven -county metro area to pay for transit improvements. This would generate about $150 million a year to replace $80 million now collected in metro -area transit property taxes and $36 million from the state general transit fund. Flynn said a bill incorporating all of the recommendations and congestion pricing will be introduced this session. But with Gov. Arne Carlson and legislators promising no new taxes, "it's got a very tough, uphill climb," she said. Housing costs an,: i issue in suburb Price tags high; in Maple Grove., By Mike Kamba Staff Writer � J✓torJ•��5 6� 1Rg5 �k If Sb Housin /Some still exceed 20 The decision came on a Thursda g � o � o 0 0 , More than 1,000 acres of land Y Maple Grove would be opened fppr Continued from page IB p g development. And almost tmmedi- in Maple Grove since the anely, a suburban -style land rush was As developers rushed forward with at subdivision for the land, f each side sawevidence to support Four days later, a development called their claims. While the city hailed Rosemary Woods, with homes ini- Tuckaweye for having some lots as tially priced at $200,000 to $400,000, narrow as 55 feet, presumably mak- had won pre- ing them more affordable, developer liminary ap- proval from the ON PAGE 1A Jim Stanton said that some of the houses still would cost more than city's planning A lack of 0 $200'x' commission. So - affordable did the ] 15- housing is gh Stanton raised the cit for Although p y home strapping 125,000 being more flexible with its regula- Tuckawey a sub- low -income tions, he also cited a lingering city - division. Two households, wide bias a against less -exp ensive others, Glad- according to a housing. "They think every house in Maple Grove be stone and the study by the 30 -unit Haley Metropolitan should $240,000," he said. Of Tuckaweye's home prices, property, were Council. waiting in the which have not been made public, he said: "Some people won't think wings. they're cheap enough. Others will In Maple Grove, which has become think they're too cheap." an unflattering symbol of suburban exclusivity and affluence th talk f None of the new subdivisions will Maple Grove's newest land rush Home builders are lining up DAYTON I;E in Maple Grove since the y� __ _ _____________-_--__. Metropolitan Council's at decision to open four at "+ossl=_o- additional areas, totaling 1,088 acres, to Z 0 - development. ° ; ^ "' Housing subdivisions seeking approval Q Gladstone Q Haley Q Tuckaweye Q Rosemary Woods Land appved for developroment progress on affordable housing ulti. help Maple Grove improve its standing in a recent mately will be measured by what is Met Council report, which ranked cities on the built. So far, curbing suburbia's appe- percent of affordable housing now available. Only tite for bigger, fancier and more ex- 5 percent of Maple Grove's housing stock is con - pensive homes is proving to be no sidered affordable, according to the study. It said easy task in a city that everyone is the city has only 55 apartments that cost less than watching. $500 a month, and only 512 single-family homes priced at less than $60,000. Just how far the city has come, and has yet to go, has become clear in the City officials are urging skeptics to be patient and past two weeks. By a two -vote mar- not to expect great strides in affordable housing gin, the Metropolitan Council agreed overnight. Significant changes, the city said, only in January to expand the Metropoli- can come over time. tan Urban Service Area (MUSA) in the city by 1,088 acres, even though "I've seen two or three developers at City Council Maple Grove did not have a detailed meetings where straight single-family upper in. plan for how to get developers to come plats were proposed, and they were told to go build more affordable housing. Ex- back," said Darrel Farr, a Maple Grove developer. panding the MUSA means that sewer Farr's own development, the 342 -unit Gladstone and water services can be extended, subdivision now awaiting initial city approval, has which is critical for development. been refigured and includes 40 townhouses ranging from $80,000 to $115,000. With the city down to 392 buildable lots, developers hailed the decision as But Gladstone, for all its praise for including long overdue. Critics viewed it as a affordable housing, will have 151 single-family sign that the city and the Met Coun- homes priced at $175,000 and up, and 47 homes at cil had bowed to the developers. $280,000 and up. Gladstone's 40 apartments will rent for $650 to $950 a month. "I don't question Maple Grove's in- tentions," said Dede Wolfson, a Met Council member, "[but) I have this vision of these very expensive homes on fairly large lots going up around these rather elegant -sounding lakes ... that's the kind of thing I don't want to see." Housing continued on page 3B MAPLE GROVE "We haven't been encouraged by some of the plats," said City Administrator Jon Elam. "The City Council, I think, has been very diligent ... they have been saying to developers, 'If you don't show us something in the affordable range that has a mix ... we don't like your deal.' " For Elam and the city, the road has been bumpy ever since the heated hearings a year ago over Elm Creek, the moderately priced townhouses that drew heavy opposition from residents who said that they would bring problems, including crime. The hearings branded Maple Grove a symbol of suburbia's reluctance to accept lower-income peo- ple — an image Elam said may be difficult to shed. It hasn't been easy. A candidate running for mayor last fall said that the city should oppose any more affordable housing. And as a city task force to draft a housing policy struggled, blacks on the panel stared suspiciously at whiles. Race, the dreaded word that always has been below the surface in Maple Grove, came into the open. "You're damn right there were suspicions raised," said Mel Harris, one of the few blacks on the 18 - member task force. "I raised the issue of suspicion you can't get [anywhere] until the group talked about the issues of race, of bigotry. And fortunate - ly, we did that." The task force's inner -workings have beenrevealing, showing the tension that affordable housing had created in the community. Even writing the city's "vision statement" on housing proved time-consuming, with task force members sometimes arguing over individual words. "We had this tension," said Sam Bar- ington, a real estate agent and task,' force member. "We just knew the people weren't comfortable with each' other ... [people thought] because I'm a Realtor, I was biased. "(I said), `If you need to call me a name, call me a name. Let's get it off your chest,' " he said. When the task force considered in eluding the phrase , "The city wel- comes people of all ages and abilities " representing diverse ethnic, cultural,, social and economic backgrounds," in the vision statement members wondered if putting the word "age" before "ethnic" meant the city was down: playing ethnicity. Harris argued that the order, should be reversed because ethnicity was more, important to him than age. Randy Hargiss, a member who was frustrated with the task force's progress, said he now is confidant , that the final report will be worth the turmoil. 1.1' - think it's starting to address some of the things the People said wouldn't be done," he said. "I don't-' think it's candy -coated." Steve Wellington, however, is withholding judge - ment. Wellington, a Met Council member, lobbied, against giving Maple Grove a MUSA extension without the city having a clear housing policy especially as developers push to build upscale homes in the new area. "I have been in front of:-' well-meaning city councils when the mob shows up ... against a particular project," he said. "And I' think that's where the rubber hits the road with [any] implementation of affordable -housing'' plans." Star Tribune/Monday/February 6/1995 Met Council report: Affordable out of rear By Dennis Cassano St,aff Writer A lack of affordable housing in the Twin Cities area is forcing about 125,000 'low-income households to spend more on shelter than they can afford, a new Metropolitan Council staff study says. The report, to be presented to a council committee today, found that 0 percent of the region's 193,000 households with incomes of less than $20,000 are paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing. To affordable for such families, apartment rents must be below $500 per month, and single-family homes must cost less than $60,000, accord- ing to the definition used by the council. Housing/ Subject is politically volatile Continued from page 1A housing :h for many ■ All eyes are on Maple Grove in its latest round of development. Page 1 B. Not unexpectedly, the report says that Minneapolis and St. Paul have the most low-income housing and the most people in need of less costly shelter. In addition to confirming that many of the metropolitan area's most afflu- ent suburbs have a low percentage of affordable housing, the study also re- ports that many people already living in those communities need low-in- come housing. The study is expected to be the statis- tical underpinning of the council's Housing continued on page 7A efforts to implement its recently stat- ed mission of having more low-in- come housing built in developing suburbs. That policy, issued last year, followed two years of legislative debate by Rep. Myron Orfield, DFL -Minne- apolis, and other legislators from the core cities and older first -ring suburbs. They contend that their cities would be more sound economically if the developing suburbs provided a more equitable share of the region's low- income homes. The council said late last year that it may withhold permission for new sewer lines and highways from sub- urbs that fail to increase their amount of affordable housing. Council moving cautiously Curt Johnson, the council's new chairman, said last week that spread- ing out affordable housing "is a very high-priority subject" and that the council has a "very serious commit- ment" to seeing more low-income housing in developing suburbs. "We also regard the challenge as a complex one,"he said. "We have to work carefully with communities to find where the need is and how to make progress. We want to come to agreement with cities on where and why the problem is." The council is acting cautiously be- cause the subject is controversial and politically volatile in suburbs that long have resisted the notion that the council should guide regional development. Johnson is a former director of the Citizens Manning officials. ue and is rHerwas by many p appointed to chair the council by IR Gov. Arne Carlson, who vetoed Or - field -sponsored bills that would have pressured developing suburbs to in- crease low-income housing. Johnson was a member of Carlson's staff for nearly four years and was his chief of staff for the last six months of last year. Sc. Need and demand Currently, about 60 percent, or 75,000, of the low-income house- holds paying more than they can af- ford for housing live in Minneapolis and St. Paul, even though nearly half of the housing in the two cities al- ready is within the economic reach of poor families, council researchers re- ported. In contrast, only 5 percent of the housing in Maple Grove was judged affordable by the new study. A pri- vate developer last year sued Maple Grove, complaining that the City Council put so many roadblocks in the way of a low-income housing project that he could not build it. Ten percent of Eagan's housing qual- ified as affordable. The Dakota County Housing and Redevelopment Authority sued Eagan last week be- cause the City Council refused to allow construction of a 42 -unit town- house project for households that earn about $20,000 a year. A coalition of 12 suburbs published a report last' week contending it has more affordable housing than critics contend. However, that study de- fined an affordable house as costing $110,000 — nearly twice the stan- dard used by Met Council re- searchers. The coalition said that nearly half of the single-family houses in nine of its member cities were assessed at $110,000 or less and qualify for a Federal Housing Administration first-time home -buyer program. But to qualify those home buyers would need annual incomes of more than $40,000 to buy a $110,000 house. According to the Met Council's defi- nition, only 6 percent of the apart- ments and houses in Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, 7 percent in Wood- bury and 8 percent in Edina and Plymouth were affordable to poor families. At the same time, about 7 percent of the Eden Prairie, Eagan, Woodbury, Plymouth and Minnetonka residents with incomes of less than $20,000 remain without affordable housing, the council data said. That figure reaches 10 percent in Burnsville, 11 percent in Edina and 22 percent in Wayzata. The report also noted that most of the predicted increase in jobs is pro- jected to occur in the developing sub- urbs, where the need for affordable housing already is the greatest. Where the (affordable) homes are As state and regional officials debate whether to enact laws and programs to spread affordable housing throughout the seven -county metropolitan region, a new study of census and other data by the Metropolitan Council staff has identified the availiability of affordable housing. Researchers defined affordable housing as shelter that would consume no more than 30 percent of the income of a family earning $20,000 - rents of $500 per month or less, - or homes valued lower than $60,000, This fist looks at Twin Cities communities with populations of more than 5,000, ranking them by the percentage of housing units considered affordable. City -by -city __ Percent of total housing units Number of affordable housing units .- tssaaaaaelaraa•.•.a•. Minneapolis �RsaFa•aa!!!••a•taw i St. Paul r �saaateR•aa.a••••a __ .. .._... Forest lake 976 R{aaRwaR•a..a.a ght F81con Heights =719 Chaska 1,503 Anoka 2,256 Eeaaea+as•ta•aaaaaw South St. Paul , � 2,568 `NswataNNlalaaR • ®Hoekins 2,687 �taswatsaasws asea Hastings 1,677 ltawasaaaaaasasa s Little Canada 1,220 salaNNRNsatsas Mounds View 1,437 asas�ewa+aetswasa IE 2,365 The counties Anoka 22% Ramaeyx St. Paul Park .M465 Pies show the percent- , ,: Columbia Heights 2,114 a of 86rNdaWet10114- t lsssasaNsslsliaN tr g In the coumy ; ` �; Blaine 3,416 65,187 RNaaaaew Brighton ;t�ktype deslg• 1ss10 New Brighton 2,180 nates affordable arF Hennepin herof singundeble w tngton Fridley; 2,768 housing unHs. ,27% 17%.. East Bethel 566 Carver ®t••etaat••Richfield 3,698 ,28% 109,934 785Oakdale jWjjjW,697 i Dakota Metro area Farmington 460 3626 Scott '22% ,27% BrOOkIYrt Park 19% •al. citta••. 17,700 Still water1,097 3,531 .. 225,040 - St. Anthony W844 Spring Lake Park =531, Inver Grove Heights 1,851 ®aaasaaataShako aaa 888 J P� North St. Paul M 999 Maplewood 2,551 •••.tlalRllaa.•Mtt -' Hugo 8218 Ota.aaaa••R• Rose.amountw U 506 Robbinsdale 1,157 New Hope 1,696 Mound =696 ' e:t•.ateaat•laaRaeta Vadnais Heights =800 Roseville 2,463 Brooklyn Center 2,037 [M_Raa St. Louis Park 3,622.'. Lakeville 1,348 Corcoran 2 228 Arden Hills 0514 •aR•aaa••.!•fa R!•.! HamZ.ake 0393 Crystal 1,552 aa1•..RlRa ttt••t " Coon Rapids 2,604 Burnsville 2,932 White Bear Lake 1,336 alcata••!a!•.aRalaa Bloomington 4,368 Apple Valley 1,442- tawaaa•n•••ta••aaa M:" Shoreview 1,134Prior Lake 430 GoldenValley 942'440 ' saeasasatsset sag.♦ ®aasaaaasaaaaast Irn Eagan 1,788 " a White Bear Twp. Uno Lakes Champlin 486 q t !- QlalaeasaMHaaNab , Savage 236 Plymouth 1,384 Mahtomedi 1 134 Edina 1 665 r� Chanhassen 296 a•,syasesaaatessa• ;,. ��ir� Woodbury U485 Oak Grove t92 !••ttata••tsRett•s Orono t, 133 Minnetonka 1,139 Forest Lake Twp. 11 13 ® !.!!•.Eden Prairie IM881 Shorewood 497 Ramsey 1162 Mae Grove 567 ................. m Mendota Heights 1'.116 Cottage Grove M 277 Andover t 144 5,118 Source: Metropolitan Council Star Tribune Graphic / Gregory A. Branson =_ S. ■ MUSA:!;.ne The Met Council stumbles again The new year may have brought new leadership, new authority and new ac- countability to the Metropolitan :Coun- cil. But so far the agency seems as old, tired and timid as ever witness last week's disappointing council decision to gant an 1,088 -acre expansion of the Meltropolitan Urban Services Area (1V USA) line in Maple Grove. �4 T1i&,` IUSA line is one of the council's basic tools for preventing wasteful ur- ban sprawl. But it has been so loosely enfgrced over the years that its expan- sio'has become almost routine. Given that history, and given the heavy de - mid 'for new residential development in;iorthwest Hennepin County, there was never much doubt that the council — even a revitalized council — would go along with this expansion request as weir." What had been expected this time was that' in return for granting Maple Gove's request, the, Met Council w uld demand a .firm commitment Frim the city to open itself to more affordable housing. What it settled for in tead was a vague promise that such a _+mitment would be made in the 1 qis was even as the council was pre- p mg ,to issue a report showing that M�ple Grove has less affordable hous- in as a percentage of its total housing Wick than almost any other municipal- ity in the Twin Cities area. It was also A6 a study for the University of Min- nesota's Center for Urban and Regional Afairs (CURA) had concluded that of 10', fast -growth suburbs, Maple Grove wads the least hospitable to low- and mdderate-income housing. { M4ple Grove officials have expressed wat seems to be a_ sincere interest in re ersing that reputation. But the city's r What assurances -can the Met Council offer that it will take any tougher stand the next time, or with the next laggard municipality? recent development emphasis has been on high-priced housing at the expense of more affordable housing — a trend that apparently will continue in the newly added MUSA territory, where preliminary approval has already been given to a proposed development that would include homes costing up to $400,000. Maple Grove clearly must do more to diversify its housing stock and popula- tion. But of more immediate impor- -Lance, the Met Council must show greater diligence in exercising its re- sponsibility to assure balanced urban growth. Jim Solem, the council's chief adminis- trator, says other opportunities are coming up to hold Maple Grove to its affordable housing promises. But hav- ing let this opportunity go by, what assurances can the Met Council offer that it will take any tougher stand the next time, or with the next laggard municipality? Gov. Arne Carlson, who last year gained the power to hire and fire all Met Council members virtually at will, should demand better of an agency for whose actions or inactions he can now be held totally accountable. So should the Legislature. So should the citizens of the Twin Cities area. From the Executive Director LaDonna Hoy 1994: A Banner Year for IOCP A Headline "applause" would have to include: • a magnificent 2nd Annual Choir Fest • the inspiring Spring & Fall Prayer Breakfasts -seasonal food drives that exceeded all hopes • an Easter explosion of baskets for kids • the fond farewell to Karen Wahlberg and welcome to Susan Hawkinson -the Plymouth Housing Alliance /IOCP collaboration • 3 more families who became first-time homebuyers through the collaborative assists of cities, banks, builders, and a generous community • thanks to Cargill for a donated van and the Cargill Cares Children's Bookshelf • the opening of the St. Mary's Health Clinic •A Back -to -School Program that sent kids back to school with a spring in their step • JJ Hill Days Parade Best Use of Theme Award •IOCP wins the Cargill Literacy Project Contest LaDonna ( cont'd page 2, col l) INTERFAITH OUTREACH & COMMUNITY/ARTI S_. ...people uniting to help peop since 19M- 110 Grand Ave. S. Wayzata, MN 5 ` 91-1872' ;E�Te6 January 1995 [ Yy IOCP Celebrates and Tanks Ruth Shannon By LaDonna Hoy Please join us for an Open House on Tuesday, February 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. to recognize and to thank IOCP's penultimate volunteer, Ruth Shannon, for her incredibly generous and irreplaceable contribution to IOCP. Over the past six years --a period of rapid and extraordinary organi- zational growth at IOCP--Ruth served as IOCP's Fundraising Coordinator, Board Member, and much, much more. On December 31, Ruth resigned from her volunteer position at IOCP, but not be- fore leaving us with a solid fundraising struc- ture for moving into the future. While there is no way to adequately .; 3fM1 thank Ruth or to capture the dedication and competence she brought to her role at IOCP�' and to the many community volunteer roles she fills, we gratefully reference the inspired words of John Beard in his Letter to the Editor which appeared in the January 19 :,y't; . Weekly News: "One of Wayzata's hidden assets has decided to change the direction of her voyage. Guiding the fundraising efforts of Interfaith Outreach and Community Part- ners these past six years has been a person of energy and purpose, Ruth Shannon. She is to "giving" what The America Cup is to yachting. As a fulltime volunteer, Ruth's rock solid hand on the tiller (and till) has kept the good ship Interfaith on a steady course. "Well done, good and trusted servant." Her contributions eclipse the time and talent definition most of us think of as the norm. Mission accomplished, her sails will now be set on new vistas. What a wonderful role model for all those on board --a treasure in our midst- -Wayzata's volunteer of the milennium." Indeed. Come, join us to celebrate this treasure and to share your blessings for the next lap of her fascinating journey. COME to A JOYFUL CELEBRATION of COMMUNITY Choirs from 12 IOCP churches join hearts and voices in praise and thanks at the THIRD ANNUAL INTERFAITH CHOIR FEST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1995 4:30 pm at WAYZATA COMMUNITY CHURCH 125 E. Wayzata Boulevard Free will offering* for INTERFAITH OUTREACH & COMMUNITY PARTNERS *Lutheran Brotherhood Branch #8350 to donate a $1500 match LaDonna (from page 1) -launch of the Regency Pointe collaborative with Wayzata schools' ECFE & ABE, Ridgedale YMCA,the City of Ply- mouth, Plymouth Park & Rec, Family Hope Services, the Methodist Hospital Foundation, and Regency Pointe Apart ments residents and management. -an exquisite Thanksgiving & Christmas outreach •a Transportation Program second to none -faithful Befrienders who year round share the healing balm of simple human friendship -volunteers--of all ages, sizes, shapes, experience who continu- ally share their gifts and themselves -volunteered tax, legal, WAND, Chrysalis services offered at IOCP -Donors who keep the doors open, the lights on, the people fed and clothed and housed --who share cars and sewing machines toys and trumpets and shoes, and cribs and layettes, and computers and plants, and bikes and birthday gifts, etc. How kind you are! Between the headlines are stories of the everyday heroes who played an irreplaceable role in making 1994 a good news year in our community. Stay with us, friends ... you are 1(995's miracle about to happen... .,SIC, Dreams Still Do Come True And it will happen once again in a few weeks when Patty and Kelly Peniata and their ten children move into a brand- new home of their own in Plymouth, a goal they had felt would never be attainable, even with both spouses working full time. The house now being finished by Lundgren Brothers builders was a dream not only for the Peniatas, but for IOCP, the Plymouth Housing Alliance, and an entire community that recognizes and cares that our area does not have adequate housing at a price that many of our residents can afford, no matterhow hard they work. Ratherthanhand-wringing,those -' in a position to take action --municipalities, IOCP, banks, builders, legal, financial and engineering professionals and other groups and individuals --have gotten together with the common goal of enabling qualified families to get over the hurdles that stand in the way of home ownership. ( In 1993 the Builders Association of the Twin Cities built and donated a house in Wayzata, and several other families have been able to purchase existing homes through these programs.) This house started as a dream of the Plymouth Housing Alliance, who worked with IOCP, the Plymouth First -Time Homebuyers program and this growing network of con- cerned groups to make it become a reality. Applicant families were carefully screened to ascertain that home ownership was a viable option for them, if they could get past the initial barriers. Sometime in the next few weeks the excited Peniatas will move into their brand-new home. (Perhaps you have heard the very talented Peniata youngsters sing --they entertained at the IOCP Christmas parties the last two years.) In spite of great community cooperation, it all takes money, and fundraising is starting for the next house. There isn't space here to tell you all the details of this program --but you can be a part of it! (Call Jo at IOCP-473-2436 to find out how.) It's exciting and deeply rewarding --our dreams are getting better all the time! A Holiday to Remember The tinsel is gone but the spirit is still present at IOCP. We wish we could name each of you who were part of it, but we want to extend special thanks to some people we would like to have you all know about: Father Steve LaCanne and St. Bartholomew Church fortheirhospitality forour OpenHouse, The Bay Center for providing space to sort Holiday food, Holiday General Chair Jim McWethy,who was quietly every- where he needed to be, and even made it all look easy; Adopt - A -Family co-chairs Lorraine Clemens and Inge Moore, who accomplished the same thing with that complicated program. St., Committee chairs Julie Faxvog, Kathy Monicatti, Jean Lathrop, Arlene Rud, Arlene Thies, Rita Perry, Nancy Erickson, Marilu Theodore, Linda Joiner, Kay Lokkesmoe, Betty Berlin,Marty Sheehan, Kathy Lund, Greg Rye, Phyllis Charlton,Elaine O'Brien, Fern Ame, Dottie Merriam, Ruth Ruffin, Anna Rohlfsen, Sandy Kula, Joyce Hendrix, Maria Vasiliou, Gerry Meehan and Bonnie Frechette worked tire- lessly behind the scenes; Dolly Warner painted faces,Dan Betlock and Judy Carlson represented Mr. & Mrs. Santa, and Bob Gasch contributed his delightful storytelling talents. Current Volunteer Opportunities The tax season is upon us again, and with it the Taxpayer IOCP is beginning the search for new Transportation Assistance Program (TAP) which offers professional Coordinators. If you have an interest and would like to assistance to low income residents. We need volunteer hear more about this opportunity, please call 473-2436 receptionists on Thursday evenings from Feb. 2 through Needed --The donation of a stationary exercise bicycle April 13, 5:45-9:00 p.m to assist with this program. in good working condition to aid in the recovery of a Duties will consist of checking in and offering hospital- client who is undergoing treatment. If you can help ity to clients coming for help (you don't have to figure with this, call Sue Hawkinson at IOCP, 473-2436. taxes.) If you can donate time on a Thursday evening, Also cars win good working condition. Call Joanne call IOCP, 473-2436, and ask for Susan Fetterer. Murphy at IOCP. In Loving Memory Interfaith receives many memorial gifts, honoring mem- bers of our community. We are grateful for the love and concern that prompts friends and family to remember loved ones in this most meaningful way. In November, December and January we received me- morials to: Vola Latinis Tom Callaghan Audrey Stein Maylin Feser Dorothy Johnson Don Muench Margaret Case Mrs. Ryks Rayford (Ray) Harold Guritz We give thanks for these thoughtful gifts. Nov & Dec 1994 Usage Report Nov. Assists $ Spent Food 357 1,200 Housing 40 11,390 Utilities 20 1,739 Transportation 51 2,068 Medical 9 933 Clothing 1 29 Other/Misc 19 5,300 Advocacy/Referral 7 NA Clothing Shelf 455 NA Rides Given 236 NA Total 358 22,658 Lbs. Food 12,589 Thanksgiving food 9,258 New Clients 22 Volunteer Hours 2,379 Dec. 1994 Assists $ Spent Assists 289 475 6,324 31 6,806 452 7 706 196 42 3,941 937 5 420 129 1 70 9 1,079 297 2 NA 358 closed NA 9,338 179 NA 3,015 13,498 9,451 187,924 Christmas Food 10,283 (excluding Holiday 27 315 Not Available Not Available 1__r..11. _11- 11 � S*. I Want to Thank You Over and Over for the Christmas You Gave Us" "Do You Have Any Idea What You Did? Again the thanks have been pouring into IOCP--thanks to all of you --to the over 1000 named and unnamed volunteers who joined together to make -y Christmas 1994 special in our community --special for the 360 families who received"Christmas"through our Holiday program, special for the hundreds of children whose eyes were bright on Christmas morning because of you, for the many senior citizens who found they werenot forgotten `.4. (Christmas is NOT just for children) , and special for all the thoughtful people who found so many ways to share—businesses sharing their profits, families shopping together for their adopted families, children's special gifts, accompanied by handmade cards and notes, handcrafted items that showed hours of loving work.. Our thanks to all of these, and to all the individuals whose names we cant squeeze onto this page, but who made it all happen. We hope this list of community groups is complete --if we have missed your group, be assured that it is an error in bookkeeping, not a lack of appreciation. It took all of you to pull it off --may God Bless you all! CHURCHES & CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS OF: Calvin Presbyterian Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Christ Memorial Lutheran Holy Name of Jesus Messiah United Methodist New Thought Church of Religious Science Peace Lutheran Plymouth Covenant Plymouth Presbyterian Redeemer Lutheran St. Annes Catholic St. Bamabas St. Bartholomew St. Edward the Confessor St. Georges St. Martin's by the Lake St. Philip the Deacon Trinity Lutheran Unitarian Universalist Wayzata Community UCC Wayzata Evangelical Free YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS; Boy Scouts Brownies Cub Scouts Girl Scouts Edina Kids Who Care Wayzata 9th Grade Basketball Wayzata PeeWee Blue Hockey Tin FACULTY & STUDENTS OF: Birchview Blake Schools Clear Springs Gleason Lake Greenwood Highcroft Holy Name Kimberly Lane Oakwood Orono Middle School Orono Primary Plymouth Creek Redeemer Lutheran St. Bartholomew Schumann Elementary Sunset Hill Trinity Pre-school Wayz. Comm. Ch. Nursery School Wayzata CommunityEd Services Wayzata East Jr. High Wayzata East Jr. Hi Y.E.S. Wayzata West Junior High Wayzata High School and Y.E.S. Wayzata H.S. Student Council Wayzata H.S. Trojets Wayzata District #284 COMMUNITY GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS: Boardwalk Community Bridge Groups Children's Hospital Group Fellowship of Christian Athletes Fembrook Townhouses Golden Valley Lions Gustavus Bridge Group Hamel American Legion Hamel Lions Club Hamel Fire Department Hennepin Parks Employees Hillcrest Residence Hits & Mrs. Bowling League Kappa Alpha Lafayette Club Loretto Lions Club On Stage Park Nicollet Clinic Ridgedale Service Center Ridgepointe Vernon Terrace of Edina Way 12 Waytonka Wayzata Country Club Wayzata Dental Health Center Wayzata Eastern Star Wayzata Masonic Lodge Wayzata Rotary Wayzata Women's AA Wayzata Women's Choir Zachary Sq. Early Childhood EMPLOYEES, OWNERS & MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL CORPORATIONS and BUSINESSES: Advance Acceptance Aetna A Pea in a Pod Arnold & Rye Printing, Ink American Speedy Printers Amistar Arthur Anderson Burger King Burnet Realty Burnet Realty Long Lake Butterfields Cargill -Research Carlson Companies Carlson Info Technology Carlson Marketing Group Children's World Children's World Learning Ctr Cobb Strecker Company Colonial Square Merchants Color House Copeland Buhl Cub Foods Dean Witter Reynolds Deltak, Inc. Denny's-Plymouth Dundee Nursery Edina Realty Erickson s New Market Fingerhut First Bank/ Plymouth First National (Anchor) Bank Five Swans -- Foursome Frank Semnar & Assoc. Fred Harvey Apple Farm General Mills Investors Savings Bank Juno Tool & Plastics KMart Leeds Precision Lundgren Bros. Construction, Inc. Maximum Printing Minnesota Security Dealers Assn. Musicland Northern States Power Norwest Bank -Wayzata Office Consultants Once Upon a Child Otten Bros. Nursery Perryhill Investments RBC, Inc. Roger Fazendin Realtor Seasonings Snyders-Plymouth Sunsets on the Lake Tailors on Blake Target Ridgedale Employees Tile by Design Uniglobe Discovery Travel US West Village Chevrolet Walter G. Anderson Co. Watt -Peterson, Inc. Wayzata Amoco Wayzata Auto Center Wayzata Bay Center Wayzata Weekly News WCCO--Channel 4 Wessels & Henderson Women Realtors Intl Wuollefs Bakery News to _L.: S154-" : `'e � k"` Unfunded mandates 100M-. Changes proposed to H. F. 21 requires special land planning act election to raise taxes The Metropolitan Council has proposed a legislative bill to substantively amend the 1976 Metropolitan Land Planning Act -- but AMM has some reservations. The bill'spurpose is to help the KAn+ r^1.n,.:l implement its recently adopted gional Blueprint. Since enacted, act has remained virtually un- changed, with some provisions becoming obsolete. An AMM subcommittee has been meeting with Met Council since Decemberto resolve differer The majorconcern isthe cost. This is an unfunded mandate that could be very costly for cities. AMM general policy is to oppose unfunded mandates Rep. Bob Milbert, DFL -S. St. Paul, has pro- posed a bill which may require a special election to approve a local tax increase in any city or county with a population of more than a 1000. W 01 W^uld require a petition, signed by 5 ent of those voting in the previous .neral election, to call for the spe- cial election (to be held the first Tuesday in January). The reverse referendum peti- tion may be submitted for any ,son, like making up potential cuts aA or HACA or replacing lost tax base through value reductions. H.F. 21 could have severe repercussions. Bind- ing arbitration and pay equity forces annual pay- MLPA -page 2 1 Tax increase - page 2 p Legislative u date: cuts, freezes on horizon The governor's budget can be avoided. The cuts gant program. Each county will proposes a $27 million could equal around 3 percent form an Aid Distribution Coun LGA cut and a $30 million of your levy plus aid. cil (ADC), comprised of an HACA cut shared with coun- The budget includes a $20 equal number of representa- ties from 1995 aid distribution. million cut in 1996. It also tives from counties, schools The governor implies that provides consolidation of all and cities, to divy up the property taxes will not increase aid programs for all govern - but does not suggest how this ments into an 87 -county block Update - page2 February 1995, Z�1 MLPA/Bill repeals Merriam Amendment From page 1 no matter how worthwhile the mandate may be. The major elements of the proposal are: • Metro area cities must review, and if necessary, amend their comprehensive plans by December the plan has been updated and "holding zones" are allowed. • After August 1, 1995, a city is prohibited from adopting an offi- cial control or fiscal device which MM general policy is to oppose unfunded mandates no matter how worthwhile the mandate maybe." 31,1998. • The "Merriam Amendment" is repealed. It specifies that zon- ing ordinances supercede the comprehensive plan if there is a conflict.. Zoning ordinances must be updated a month after is in conflict with its plan. • Copies of amended official con- trols orfiscal devices are required to be submitted to the Met Coun- cil for information (but not ap- proval). Tax increase/Plan From page 1 roll increases. To ultimately avoid a reverse referendum action, a zero levy increase would require a cutback in staff and services. Cities have little room for cuts. This provision could be espe- cially hurtful for rapidly growing cities orcitie tion and tax , disasters. Co-authors of the bill are: Reps. Howard Ornstein, DFL -St. Paul, Ann Rest, DFL -New Hope, Iry Anderson, DFL -International Falls, John Sarna, DFL -Minne- apolis. To date there is no Senate • Water management plans, which must be prepared pursu- ant to Minnesota Statutes 1038.235, must be included in the land use plan section of the hensive Ian compre p . Water plans can also no longer be separate from the comprehen- sive plan. They must be submitted to the Met Council for review and comment (but not approval). The bill has not been officially introduced. AMM will keep its members informed as this is- sue unfolds. could hurt growing ;losing their popula- The bill does base and in cases of schools, which companion. cities not include comprise the greatest portion of the local prop- erty tax, or the state, which has built in annual revenue growth through sales and income taxes. Local officials should warn their legislators of the potential loss - in services which could result if this provision is approved. p Update/Contact your legislators A.S.A.P. From page 1 money. The DFL legislative re- sponse to these initiatives is a temporary 1996 property tax freeze. In other words, very strict levy limits. Unfortunately, temporary often becomes permanent. The irony of both proposals is the fact that a financial crisis does not exist, so aid cuts in an already budgeted and levy - certified year are not required. City levy increases overthe past two years have been modest. Solutions for only 15 percent of the overall property tax levy will not solve the problem. Call or meet with your legis- lators as soon as possible and tell them what these cuts or freezes will do to your local services, especially public p safety. Deadline for city awards April 21 is time to begin thinking about nominations for the AMM Innovative Cityand Peacemaker awards. The Innovative City Award recognizes a city project orprogram which cre- atively identifies or corrects community issues. The award is based on the fol- lowing criteria: (1) Resident participation. (2) Sense of community. (3) Collaborative efforts. (4) Enhanced delivery of ser- vices. (5) Efficient personnel. (6) Monetary savings. The Pcacrnaker ,"yard recognizes a city's efforts to handle disputes using alter- native methods, rather than litigation. Complete resolu- tion is not required. The award is based on the fol- lowing criteria: (1) Proactive commitmentto seeking alternatives. (2) Politcal courage. (3) Difficulty of the situation. (4) Creativity. Cities may submit as many nominations as they wish, but each entry must be sub- mitted separately. The deadline is Friday, April 21. Call Cheryl at 490-3301 for more information and ap- plications. Winners will be honored at the annual meet- ing in May. p 80&MHz bill gets authors The Met Council's 800- equipment being added to t megahertz (MHz) radio backbone for daily operations system bill has entered the leg- islative process, with Sen. Ted Mondale, DFL -St. Louis Park, and Rep. Steve Kelley, DFL - Hopkins, agreeing to author the legislation. Pat Pahl of the Metropolitan Council said the bill will likely be introduced this week. She said the Revisor's office made only a few minor changes to the bill, which was drafted by the Metro- politan Radio Systems Planning Committee. The Legislature created the com- mittee three years ago to explore the feasibility of a re- gional trunked, digi- tal system in the 800 - MHz band by pool- ing channels in the low end of the 800 radio spectrum. The committee concluded that he . , A 13 -member radio advisory board will oversee the system, with the state Department of Transportation holding the system's licenses. The "users pay" principle will finance the system: (1) State agencies will pay for theirshare of the backbone costs through state appropriations. (2) Regional agencies will use the transit tax levy, sewer user fees and airports user fees for their portion. (3) The Met Coun- cil will issue regional revenue bonds' to. fund local public safety improve- ments The debt service will be paid ,from a $.06 per metro area tele- the "most cost-effective method of developing a regionwide pub- lic safety radio communications system is through a phased ap- proach." The first phase consists of: (1) the backbone which will pro- vide day-to-day radio operations for state and regional agencies. (2) improvements to the back- bone that will provide mutual aid and emergency medical service communications regionwide. Later phases will include local government subsystems, with phone charge (part, of the 911 user fee.) (4) Local governments, which have an option to join the sys- tem when their current equip- ment becomes obsolete, must foot the bill for the local sub- system costs. Pahl, along with radio systems committee members John McGough and Joy Robb, dis- cussed the bill at the January board meeting. One of the board's greatest concerns is the local government cost. Specific cost estimates will be available at the Feb. 3 radio systems meeting. E NoIf you have any additonal standard fees or licenses not mentioned in the June 1993 Municipal Fee and License Survey and you would like to see them included in this year's edition, contact Carol at 490-3301. Thank you! The survey will be available in April. CONGRATULATIONS to the city of St. Anthonyon the 50th Anniversary of its incorporation! R? AMM would like to WELCOME its newest member city: Plymouth. We look forward to working with youl AMM would also liketo WELCOMEtwo new membersto the board of directors: Ann Lenczewskl, Bloomington councilmember, and Beverly Schultz, Bayport mayor. We're glad to have you! A warm Thank you to Coral Houle and Mary Raymond for their efforts on the board. We'!! Miss you! Association of Metropolitan Municipalities 3490 Lexington Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55126 Dwight Johnson --r- -S1F AMMpubfishes News In Between every six to eight weeks during the legislative session in order to keep officials abreast of events and legislation that may affect metropolitan cities. ® Copyright 1995 AMM 3490 Lexington Avenue N - St. Paul, Minnesota 55126 Telephone: (612) 490-3301 Fax: (612) 490-0072 The Board meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. President: Craig Rapp Vice President: Joan Campbell Past President Dave Childs Executive Director.- Vern irector:Vern Peterson Legislative Director: - Roger Peterson Communications Director. Cneryi Budewitz ?400 Plymouth Blvd PlymoLtth, lyir's 55447-1482 WPrinted on Recycled Paper u.u.ruuin� 95=0.32 R METER j S7 676R.!: January 29,1995 Eric Blank Director Parks and Reoreati City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth,MN 55447 Dear Mr' Blank, I 800 8 resident of 0xt`mw and have attended a recent parks and recreation meeting concerning D neighborhood park for our area' I understand a Site 13 has been chosen at the corner of the future Schmidt Lake Rd and Vicksburg' As I have three young children I am very concerned about this particular site for the park' With alot of traffic on on TWO sides I would like bring up some concerns which I feel should be addressed if the park is to Q a SAFE one for our children' I feel it is crucial that a walking path be put in thru the Lundgen development a0 our children are not walking or riding their bikes anywhere near Vicksburg. As many of the older Children may be riding their bikes alone to~the park, a path staying away from busy streetsWould be greatly appreciated by all of us residents' As a parent I would feel a whole lot better knowing my child is no Where Dear Vicksburg And is away from such traffic' Your efforts in actively pursuing n path/trail thru the Lundgren development is greatly appreciated. ' The other major c6noern I have is the splitting up of the park' I have heard there is a posaiblity of using the watertower site on the other side of Schmidt Lake Rd for another park or an extension of this one. I feel this would-be e major mistAke and makes for 8 dangerous situation. When children play at a park they instinctively run from equipment to equipment. If some of the play structures (even if they are ones designed for older children) are on the another side Of 8 road the children will end up crossing or attempting to cross the rood' I know that even a one year old wants to follow his or her siblings to any place they are, and also, three year olds and even six year olds forget to watch for oars, and finally mothers With several children really have a difficult time watching them all at once' ' Having a park designed with SAFETY in mind I feel is crucial. I am sure that none of us would want to see an accident occur with a child crossing that four lane road to get to the rest of the park' 0 I feel putting the play equipment as far from that intersection as possible wmuld,mak8 sense, with maybe a Small parking area seperating the park from the roads' Thank You for your time and consideration to these safety and design issues concerning our children and the future park' Sincerely, ljv"-- ��� Lynn K. Japs 4570 Weston Lane Plymouth, MN 55446 / oo Pork & Recreation Advisory Commission ^ Mayor ' Mona Domaas David 4ndeysonp Lynn K. Japs 4570 Weston Lane Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Lynn, Thank you for your recent letter to Eric Blank, Director of Parks and Recreation. With regard to your concerns regarding the development of a neighborhood park for your area, Mayor Tierney has asked Eric Blank to respond. You can expect a response from Mr. Blank by February 15. Thanks again for your letter. Please give me a call on 550-5013 if you have not received a response by February 15. Sincerely, Kathy Lueckert Assistant City Manager cc: Eric Blank, Director of Parks & Recreation C/R. file We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 NANCY CREE 4345 WESTON LANE N. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55446 City Council Members City of Plymouth City Hall Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear City Council: Z le b h./ As a homeowner in the Northwestern area of Plymouth, I would like to commend the city for passing the wet land ordinance. Little has been done in the past to control development and maintain wildlife habitat. This is a positive step in the right direction. Although I realize the City benefits from development, I also think it is very important that the City maintain control over development, rather than the developers themselves. The City must set long-term zoning requirements and strictly.adhere to them. It is very important for the City to have a strategic development plan and stick to it. The development of Northwestern Plymouth should not be based on financial benefits or tax base issues; it should be based on concern for preservation of land and population control, since this is the only area in Plymouth which has not yet been overdeveloped. A plan of this nature should include restricting multi -family housing, restricting many single family neighborhoods to 3 or 5 acre lots, and saving woodlands and wetlands. This plan should be in place years before the city sewer and water line is expanded from the North. I hope that you are currently taking the above issues into serious consideration. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, N ncy L. /&ee �• Leb CITY OF February 8, 1995 PLYMOUTH+ Nancy Cree 4345 Weston Lane No. Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Ms. Cree, Thank you for your recent letter to Plymouth City Council Members regarding the City's new wetland ordinance and the development of Northwest Plymouth. Mayor Tierney has asked Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director, to respond to your letter. You can expect a response from Ms. Hurlburt by February 15. Thanks again for your letter. Please give me a call on 550-5013 if you have not received a response by February 15. Sincerely, 6A� /�wq�* Kathy Lueckert Assistant City Manager cc: Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director C/R file We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 S: Lob February 9, 1995 CITY OF PLYMOUTR Nancy Cree 4345 Weston Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Ms. Cree: Thank you for your recent letter to Plymouth City Council Members regarding the City's new wetland ordinance and the development of Northwest Plymouth. Within the next couple of months, the City will begin the process of developing a land use plan for northwestern Plymouth. Your opinions and the opinions of other landowners and residents in the area will be an important consideration. While we have not yet set the specific process that will be used to develop the plan, I have added your name to the list of interested persons to be notified when meetings are scheduled. Thank you for your interest. Please feel free to call me at 550-5059 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Anne W. Hurlburt Director of Community Development V/Cc: Kathy Lueckert We Listen . We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 S' loci T W 6 N \A/ Q S T 7 - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE February 6, 1995,',` r. - z., Cr , Ms. Joy Tierney City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth MN 55447 Dear Joy, Over the past few years we have had many discussions relating to commercial/ industrial property taxes in the State of Minnesota. Although property tax reform is a difficult issue, I've always had the belief that in the western metropolitan area there was a sensitivity among public officials of the high burden on businesses resulting in Minnesota's embarrassing ranking as one of the highest business property tax states in the nation. Recently, we reviewed the League of Minnesota's Cities new legislative policy which calls for the repealing of the state law requiring that certain referendum levies be assessed against market value. In effect, this position calls for a shift in the property tax and to place the burden of these levies back on to business property taxpayers. I' m ' sure you're aware that state law does not allow business property taxpayers to even vote on these referendums. This legislative position is outrageous and sends a very negative signal to the business community. I hope that the LMC's position on referendum levies is not the position shared by the City of Plymouth. I would sincerely hope that you would communicate to LMC's leadership about this onerous policy and specifically ask for them to remove this policy from their legislative agenda. If the LMC is successful in repeal of this current property tax reform tool, Minnesota's businesses will suffer and Minnesota's already tarnished business climate will become even less attractive. Thank you for your consideration of this issue, and I'm anxious to hear of your thoughts. cerel L r S. owel President 10550 WAYZATA BOULEVARD ♦ MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55305 ♦ (612) 540-0234 Crystal, Golden Valley,, Hopkins, Medicine Lake, Minnetonka, New Hope, Plymouth, St. Louis Park �:. Loc., ri CITY OF February 9, 1995 PLYMOUTH+ Mr. Larry Dowell, President TwinWest Chamber of Commerce 10550 Wayzata Boulevard Minnetonka, MN 55305 Dear Mr. Dowell, Thank you for your letter to Mayor Tierney expressing your concerns with the League of Minnesota Cities' legislative policy on referendum levies. Your letter will be shared with all members of the City Council. In the meantime, Mayor Tierney has asked City Manager, Dwight Johnson, to respond to your letter. Again, thank you for your letter and sharing your concerns with us. Sincerely, Kathy Lueckert Assistant City Manager We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 95REQ.XLS Page 1 CITIZEN REQUEST TRACKING ...... ............. ............. 4N." ................ . ............................................... ............... ..... ......................... .......................................... ............................................ ................................ ........... .................... ... ........ ...................... % .. . ... ...... :�:d:&: -.7-7, ....... ....... . . .. .. .......... ...... .... ..... ......... ............................................. .. .............. .............................................. ........ ........ .................... ....... ..... ... *!4; ............... ....... . . .. ...... ... ............ ... ........................i .................................... ...... ....... ...... .......... . . .... ........ ..... ............................ ...................... ...... itsed.:...:...............:.::::::........:.......:...Om 9MViiii: ...................... .... ........ .: ................... . ...... ....... . 1 Blank Darren A. DeMatthew Civic Centerlice Arena 12/30194 113195 1113195 1/4195 2 Gerdes Darren A. DeMatthew Pub. Safety Concerns 12130194 113195 1113/95 1112/95 3 Moore Barren A. DeMatthew Transportation 12130194 113/95 1113195 114/95 4 Blank Gordon Hanson Community garden plats 113195 113195 1117195 1/4/95 5 Moore Dr. Robert May 19th Avenue -Traffic speed 119195 119195 1123195 1/23195 6 Blank Vivian Starr Bike path - Lk Camelot/ NW Blvd 1/9195 119195 1123/95 1117195 7 Hurlburt Mark Denis/DennisHolmquist Wetlands Ord/1 1115 0. Rockfd Road 1/17195 1119195 211195 211195 8 Moore Randy Meyer Fleet vehicles - petro product./service 1119195 1119195 211/95 211195 9 Blank Lynn K. Japs Concerns about Proposed #3Pk. Loc. 213/95 218195 2115195 10 Hurlburt Nancy Cree Wetlands Ord/NW Plymouth 216195 218195 2115195 219195 11 Johnson Larry Dowell, TwinWest Chamber LMC referendum levies 219195 219/95 2/16/95 Page 1 CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: February 9, 1995 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager SUBJECT: Summary of Events Legislative News. The annual legislative dinner for the Municipal Legislative Commission (12 developing suburbs) was held last night along with their quarterly board meeting. We received much news about proposed legislation which could significantly affect Plymouth. Some items of interest include: • Six communities and 2 counties wish to join with the MLC in a temporary alliance to oppose Rep. Orfield's legislation. The MLC approved this. The communities include Chaska, Shakopee, Victoria, Jordan, Chanhassen, and Prior Lake. The counties are Scott and Dakota County. They are willing to provide funding. • A great deal of information is now being synthesized and assembled relating to housing and tax base issues. For example, it can now be shown that the southwest suburbs pay a significantly higher percentage of their income for property taxes than the northern suburbs who support Orfield's bill. Much of this is due to the effects of state aids and fiscal disparities. • It was agreed that this information must now be transformed into five or six major points and some key visual aids that must then be aggressively presented to the public and the legislature. • The MLC board agreed to approve of the Governor's budget proposals, including cuts in state aid, provided no levy limits are imposed and provided the Governor continues to strongly oppose the existing Orfield legislation. We heard that the budget cuts may well be coming anyway, and that we will have a better chance of prevailing on the much larger tax base sharing proposals if we support the Governor on the short term revenue problems at the State level. • Significant legislation that may affect how we can use our millions in Tax Increment Funds has been introduced. Rep. Ron Abrams is one co-author, and we are asking for clarification on how the bill would affect us from him. • The bill restricting salaries of top local officials passed out of a House committee, but does not have an author in the Senate as of Wednesday evening. One Senator said it may take on a life and a momentum of its own, similar to the ethics bill last year. If the Governor's proposed cuts in state aid are realized, Plymouth would lose an estimated $221,000 this year. The City reserved about $173,000 in its general contingency fund in the 1995 budget. The remainder amounts to about 1/2 of one percent of our General Fund. In most years, we do not normally spend every dollar in every budget and we usually budget conservatively on non -tax revenues. If we run into trouble, however, we have $500,000 of the state aid allocated to the Street Reconstruction Fund, and this would be an area that could be temporarily cut to balance the 1995 budget if needed. Cluster Planning Meeting. Representatives of Plymouth, Maple Grove, and Brooklyn Park met with Met Council staff members on Wednesday to begin the "Cluster Planning" process required by the Met Council as a condition for initiating design of the Elm Creek sewer to serve northwest Plymouth. Maple Grove and Brooklyn Park were represented by their City Engineers. Anne Hurlburt, Dan Faulkner and I attended for Plymouth. The meeting was about an hour and a half and was reasonably amicable. The lead Met Council staff member volunteered at one point that his staff should not be identified with Rep. Orfield, and indeed, stated that they have been substantially criticized by Orfield (see Thursday morning Star Tribune editorial in the packet). We reviewed an early list of issues, clarified them, and attempted to remove any biases from them. Brooklyn Park strongly opposes any local cost sharing for them, believing that years of SAC charges have already paid for it. They do not wish to be blackmailed into paying part of the cost. Maple Grove said that they might want to agree to be blackmailed to get the project going. Met Council staff stated that previous studies on whether core cities are subsidizing suburbs or vice -versa are a close call and inconclusive. However, they maintain that local cost sharing should be implemented on those occasions where the metro sewer will also serve the purpose of a local trunk sewer. The group will be meeting weekly over the next several weeks to determine what the outcomes should be, the timing of the project, and the possibility of outside technical help. I asked that the Met Council staff consider using some of the engineering design money they have for the social and economic planning they are requiring concurrently with the engineering design. The cities plan to coordinate their respective GIS computer land use studies such as we did for our 1994 land use inventory so that we do not have to accumulate all the data from scratch. I\ DATE: February 9, 1995 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager , SUBJECT: Information on Twin Cities Free -Net I wanted to provide a little more information on the Twin Cities Free -Net. The purpose of a Free -Net is to offer a variety of on-line services to the public --to those who have computers in their homes, as well as those who do not. The Free -Net can provide information on a wide range of community topics, and also provide access to networks, such as the Internet. Free -Nets already exist in other major metropolitan areas, and in some smaller communities. For example, Mankato has a Free -Net. I've attached some general information about the Twin Cities effort. The volunteer group working on the Free -Net met with the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, St. Louis Park, Mounds View, St. Paul, Maple Grove, Richfield, Coon Rapids, and Plymouth. These meetings served as a brainstorming opportunity for the kinds of information cities were interested in placing on the Free -Net. I've attached a summary of these ideas, which, range from E -Mail to ordinances to permit information to budget information. We'll be working over the coming months to define the types of information Plymouth wishes to place on the system. The target date to be "on line" with the Free -Net is May. The first emphasis will be on building the data base, and then to plan on access terminals in various public locations throughout the City. In the interim, we'll be working extensively with the Free -Net volunteers and with the other two cities in the pilot program, Maple Grove and Mounds View. It is likely that the three cities will jointly apply for grant funding for this project. We are very excited that Plymouth will be in the pilot program. We'll keep you posted as the project progresses. Please call with any questions. cc: City Manager and Department Heads About the Twin What is a Free -Net? Cities Free -Net A Free -Net is a community communications network, based on a new generation of communications and information tools. A Free -Net is also a charitable, volunteer -driven organization that promotes the use of these communications tools in community building activities. A Free -Net is a member organization of the National Public Telecomputing Network, an umbrella organization that helps to establish and maintain Free -Nets throughout this country and the world. Why is a Free -Net important? A Free -Net offers a wide spectrum of on-line information services to the public, including electronic messaging, forums for on-line discussion, and community and government databases. In the far-reaching, almost borderless world of the Internet, a Free -Net provides a sense of place, where local residents can explore and express the unique characteristics of their own communities. Free -Nets reduce the divide between the information rich and the information poor by encouraging everyone in a community to participate, regardless of their economic or social status. How does a Free -Net work? To access a Free -Net, you need a computer and a modem hooked to your telephone, or similar computer -to -computer communications. You then dial a local telephone number that connects you to the Free -Net computer, and then follow the simple instructions and "menus" that take you to the information you seek. So to send a message to a friend, for instance, you'd simply select the post office area, write your message, and "mail" it. It's really that simple! An important goal of any Free -Net is accessibilty by all people, including those who do not have computers & modems at home. To meet this goal, Free -Nets work with libraries, community centers, and other organizations to locate public -access terminals within their facilities. What Does It Cost to Join/Use the Twin Cities Free -Net? Like public television and public radio stations, most Free -Nets (including the Twin Cities Free -Net) raise their operating costs through donations from individuals, businesses, the government, and community organizations. As a result, there will be no registered user fee, and users will be encouraged to donate during periodic fundraising campaigns. The operating costs for a Free -Net, including hardware purchases and staff, come to approximately $200,000 per year. The Public Library Analogy Free -Nets are destined to become as important an institution as the public library. It is hard to imagine a community without a public library. In the near future, community computer systems will become just as commonplace. In fact, Free -Nets are modelled on the same principle as public libraries. They provide information to the community, with no fee requirement to the user. Historically, libraries were privately owned and access was restricted to special classes of society - the wealthy and elite, scholars, and university students. The last century has witnessed a shift in the role that libraries play in our society. They have become free, open -access facilities, performing a vital service to the community, serving people in all classes of society, and from all walks of life. In the same way that libraries were once the domain of the rich and elite, use of information technology has historically been confined to certain groups in society. -'The penetration of computers into the home and office and increased computer literacy have provided an opportunity for community computer systems to flourish. Free -Nets bring information technology within reach of all classes in society, and most don't charge fees for their services. Who is working on this, and what are they doing? At the time of this writing, the Twin Cities Free -Net is an entirely volunteer organization, with participants from all over the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Steering Committee is composed of the following members: • John Beardsley, Chairman and CEO of Padilla Speer Beardsley • Mary Birmingham, Executive Director of Metronet • Dennis Fazio, Director of the Minnesota Regional Network • William Hamer, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. • Carol Johnson, Chancellor of the Minnesota Technical Colleges • Susan Kimberley, Executive Director of the Coalition of St. Paul Community Development Organizations • Jim Krautkremer, Executive Director of the Intergovernmental Information Services Advisory Council • Tom Lehman, President of Tom Lehman & Associates • John Landis, Attorney at Law, Maun & Simon ` ~ • Robert Miller, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Revitalization Project 64 (Minneapolis) • Mike O'Connor, former Associate Vice President at the University of Minnesota • Lyall Schwarzkopf, former Chief of Staff for Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson • Lyle Wray, Executive Director of the Citizens League The Steering Committee meets approximately every three weeks to set policy and guide the work of the Organizing Committee. The six original volunteers of the Free -Net, Bradley Carlson, Scott Fritchie (Secretary), Mark Henning, Olaf Holt (President), Loretta Kenney, and Hans Lillejord (Treasurer), make up the Organizing Committee, which is responsible for coordinating the efforts of a growing number of volunteers who work on hardware and software, systems design, fundraising, public relations, and staff and facilities issues. The Free -Net prototype can be accessed via Gopher (gopher Free-Net.Mpls-StPaul-MN.US port 8001), Mosaic (URL http: //Free—Net.Mpls—Stpaul.MN.US:8000/),oronalimitedbasisvia e-mail (send a message to Maj ordomo@Free—Net . Mpls—StPaul . M. US with the single word "help" in the message body). Volunteers use the prototype as a Free -Net already, exchanging electronic mail and using electronic discussion groups. The Free -Net is currently working with the Neighborhood Resource Center Coalition in Minneapolis and a small group of neighborhoods in St. Paul to form an initial user base. Our grand opening to the public will occur during the fall or early winter of 1994. How can I help? The Free -Net needs volunteers, hardware donations, and fundraising help. Scott Fritchie (telephone 507/646.3407, e-mail: fritchie@Free—Net . Mpls—StPaul . MN. US) is the principal contact for general information. Technically -oriented volunteers should contact Leila Schneberger (telephone 553-4764, e-mail: schneber@Free—Net . Mpls—StPaul . MN. US). Olaf Holt (telephone 626.8313, e-mail: holt@Free—Net . Mpls—StPaul . MN. US) is the contact for specific questions and non-technical volunteers. Please call us or write us at 5401 10th Ave. S., Mpls MN 55407 for more information. Thanks for your help! ! ! Thanks to the Greater Detroit Free -Net, the Toronto Free -Net, and the Triangle Free -Net for elements of this brochure. v. 2.1, Sep 3, 1994. SOME BENEFITS FOR CITIES USING THE FREENET I. One telephone number for everyone in the Twin Cities to call for information. 2. The network will be maintained by the Freenet - Each city won't have to develop their own network. (No separate computer expense, no security maintenance problems, won't have to maintain modem banks and telephone lines, backup provided by Freenet, etc.) 3. Large bank of modems and telephone lines. If there is a high demand from one city for a specific reason, the probability that there will be sufficient modems to handle that demand is greater than if each city would have their own modem bank. 4. City information will be available over the Internet in addition to the bulletin board. 5. Intergovernmental E-mail system. 6. Can develop BBS's for specific functions (Engineering, clerks, parks, police, etc.) 7. Each city won't have to develop their own applications for each type of data access that will be needed. (Ordinance search capabilities, agenda presentation, park reservation, sign-up for athletic leagues, citizen questions and complaints, etc.) 8. New applications will be available to all as they are developed and tested. 9. Central training capability - for users and for employees updating information. 10. Potential access to Internet. 11. Systems operator 24 hours of the day. (Eventually.) REQUIREMENT OF BOTH CITY AND FREENET OPERATION I. City will have to maintain their own information. -- ill(N 2. City will have to send information from working files to bulletin board files. 3. Will require modems and telephone lines. (Probably fewer if on Freenet.) 4. Statistical information based on connects. 5. Potential gateway from network to working files. (Eliminates need for security.) 6. NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF CENTRAL COMPUTER I. Won't be able to control the network-.-_ 2. New applications could take longer to develop if it must meet the needs of many. 3. Computer down time will impact entire Twin Cities area. 4. � i e� 1✓r�� h�v� � �J�� fe,' Y17��a'�'fT �' � /rru a -e- fe'�i Ce�oi,. IDEAS FOR SHARING MUNICIPAL INFORMATION ON THE TWIN CITIES FREE -NET After speaking with representatives of over a dozen municipalities over the last two weeks, we've formed an outline of how the Free -Net can help municipalities. Many cities have similar ideas of how they can better serve their constituents with less effort through the Free -Net. Still, many of the people we met with proposed uses that the Free -Net organizers hadn't thought of in an entire year of planning. An overview of these ideas follows. Electronic Mail Email was viewed as a key to communication between city offices and constituents. Those benefiting from Email access would include * City officials * Department heads * City council members * Community groups with community concern "hotlines" Frequently -Requested Information Providing frequently -requested information could reduce work load on some city offices, while making that information more available to constituents: * Overview of city offices, boards and other groups, with contact information * Meeting agendas and minutes of boards and councils * Addresses, hours and level of disability access of city parks and facilities * Schedules of athletic leagues * Specific city ordinances * Municipal or area job information * Voting district fact -sheets * City budget information * Recycling information * Special events "Broadcast" Information The Free -Net can provide "posting boards" on which cities could display important and timely information. Individual users could also sign-up to receive such notices through their personal electronic mail. * Police alerts (such as Crimewatch announcements) * Special events notices * "What's New" updates * Road closing, detour or construction announcements Interactive Services Interactive screens on the Free -Net could allow users to contribute information or fill -out forms. * Absentee voter registration * Permit application (boat, snowmobile, hunting lic., pet) * Community Ed. class registration * Reservation of Park and Recreation facilities or equipment Searchable databases The Free -Net can help cities put databases of information on-line, giving users the ability to search for special assessments on a piece of property. Ways to Provide Equipment Representatives of many cities suggested means for making Free -Net terminals available to the public. * After-school use of school computers * Placing computers in Park and Recreation or Community Education rooms * Public libraries * Placing computers in supervised lobbies of police stations, fire stations, city halls or community cable -access offices CITY OF PLYMOUTI+ PROPOSED AGENDA JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITIES OF PLYMOUTH AND MAPLE GROVE Monday, February 13, 1995 7:00 p.m. Plymouth Public Safety Building 3400 Plymouth Boulevard 1. Welcome and Introductions: Mayor Tierney and Mayor Burlingame 2. Cluster Planning Process with Met Council/Elm Creek Sewer 3. Comprehensive Planning for Northwest Plymouth: Anne Hurlburt, Plymouth 4. Road and Highway Improvements: a. Peony Lane alignment options: Fred Moore, Plymouth b. Status of Vicksburg Lane connection project: Maple Grove 5. Planning and Development Issues a. Status of new Wayzata -and Maple Grove High Schools b. MUSA expansion in Maple Grove c. Possible major new commercial developments d. New development in Maple Grove near Plymouth border 6. Other Items of Mutual Interest Optional tour of Plymouth Public Safety Building available after the meeting We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 DATE: February 9, 1995 TO: Plymouth Transit Subcommittee Members - Mayor Joy Tierney and Councilmembers Nick Granath and Carole Helliwell through Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager and Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works FROM: John R. Sweeney, Transit Administrator SUBJECT: PLYMOUTH METROLINK AND DIAL -RIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1995 Attached is the final draft version of the Management Plan and Budget referenced above that I hope to present to the entire City Council for their review and adoption at the March 6, 1995 Council meeting. It is my understanding that the proper way to proceed with this matter is to meet with the Subcommittee on Transit first, to provide you with background information regarding the City's Transit System and the complicated and ever-changing procedures pertaining to funding, management, and operations. You will note that the cover letter attached to the Management Plan is dated October 7, 1994, however, it should also be noted there were several versions of the plan prior to that date, and subsequent meetings with the program managers from the Regional Transit Board (now Metropolitan Council) resulted in other minor revisions decreasing the six month operation subsidy from $685,079 to $637,579. The Management Plan is a rather cumbersome document, however, it conforms to standards previously determined by the Regional Transit Board and now enforced by the Metropolitan Council. SUBJECT: PLYMOUTH METROLINK AND DIAL -A -RIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1995 Page Two Please review this material at your earliest convenience, and if at all possible, I would like to meet with you sometime prior to February 22, 1995, at a scheduled time and location convenient to all of you to discuss the contents as well as the strategy for bringing the entire City Council up to speed on our Transit System and its needs. I have just been informed by the Metropolitan Council that they would like to have a Draft Management Plan and Budget for the last six months of 1995 submitted to them by April 4, 1995, and a draft Management Plan and Budget for the calendar year 1996 submitted to them by July 18, 1995, so you can see that time is of the essence in this matter. attachments N J* October 7, 1994 r; PCITYF Mr. Paul Colton PLYMOUTH+ Program Manager - Transit Services REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARD Mears Park Centre 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Dear Mr. Colton: Pursuant to our meeting today and after making the minor revisions we discussed, I am enclosing the Management Plan and Budget from Plymouth Metrolink for the first six months of 1995 (January through June 30). The attached 1995 Budget contains the following funding request: Operations Subsidy: 4g �579 Foe �i15 r Public Vehicle Capital Credit: $79,812 Private Vehicle Capital Credit $64,724 The name of the applicant is: Plymouth Metrolink The contact person is: John Sweeney, Transit Administrator The address for the Plymouth Metrolink is: Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 The telephone number is: (612) 550-5072 Plymouth Metrolink looks forward to working with you and the Metropolitan Council in 1995. If you have any questions, or if I can provide you with any additional information as you evaluate this Management Plan and Budget, please contact me at 550-5072. John R. Transit enclosures We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH. MINNIFSOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE 16121 55n-5onn 1995 (FIRST ONE-HALF YEAR - JANUARY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30) MANAGEMENT PLAN AND BUDGET for PLYMOUTH METROLINK AND DIAL -A -RIDE Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN. 55447 (612) 550-5072 APPLICATION SUMMURY FORM •A. GENERAL INFORMATION Name of Applicant City of Plymouth Address 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Telephone (612) 550-5072 Contact Person John Sweeney B. SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS Population of Service Area 55,137 (April 1, 1993) Service Area (Square Miles) 35+ Square Miles Communities Served Plymouth, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Downtown Wayzata _Golden Valley Center, New Hope K -Mart, Ridgedale C. SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS Metrolink DialDial_ Days of Operation Monday - Friday Monday - Saturday Hours of Operation 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. M -F Base Fare 3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m._ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat. $1.75 $1.50 Advance Notice $1.55 Super Saver $2.00 Same Day Other Fares (specify) No. Employees (paid workers) 30 g Full Time 4 MCTO, 3 National 4 Part Time 17 MCTO, 6 National 4 Hours Per Week 300 MCTO, 30 National 30 No. Volunteers 0 0 Full Time 0 0 Part Time 0 0 Hours Per Week 0 0 Classification of Workers (Full -Time Equivalents) Management/ Supervisory 1.5 MCTO, 3 National 3* Driver 14 MCTO, 10 National 7* Dispatcher 1 MCTO, 3 National 3* Mechanic 1 MCTO, 3 National 3* Clerical .5 MCTO, 4 National 4* Total Vehicles Large Bus (25+ passengers) Medium Bus (12 - 14 passengers) Small Bus (2 - 11 passengers) Van Car Volunteer Lift Equipped 8 4 (Artics) 9 0 (1 spare) * National manpower shared between Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride No Lift -Equipped 4 0 APPLICATION SUMMARY FORM Page Two D. PRIMARY TRIP PURPOSES. Estimate by percentage of total ridership. Metrolink 95 % Commuter 5 % Reverse Commuter Dial -A -Ride Work, Shopping, Medical Appointments, Social E. SPECIFY TYPE OF SERVICE PROVIDED (e.g., Demand Responsive, Fixed Route, etc.) Metrolink Time Actuated Pulse Feeder System Dial -A -Ride Demand Responsive F. ESTIMATE OF CURRENT AND FUTURE FUNDING NEEDS *Property Tax Funds From Plymouth Taxpayers CAPITAL Total Expenses Fare & Other Expenses RTB Subsidv Reauest Other Funding Sources Amount Projected Actual Requested Estimated (First Six Months) 1993 1994 1994 1995 1996 OPERATING (Jan. - June) DAR $328,314 $168,281 $336,562 =Q�T� Z31o7S Metrolink $1,026,793 $520,707 $1,041,414 lis, 9 i Total Expenses $1,355,107 $688,988 $1,377,976 z:W94;566. 9'/7, ol�� DAR $59,651 $32,165 $64,330 $35,019 Metrolink $217,958 $122,216 $244,432 $129,932 Fare and Other Revenues (TOTAL) $277,609 $154,381 $308,762 $164,951 DAR $239,215 $121,391 $242,782 4►20Si0S7- Metrolink $667,111 $274,051 $548,102 447 RTB Subsidy* Request $906,326 $395,442 $790,884 468 037,579 DAR $22,448 $14,724 $29,448 $14,724 Metrolink $72,404 $42,975 $85,950 $50,000 Private Vehicle Capital $101,852 $57,699 $115,398 $64,724 Other Funding Sources --- --- --- --- *Property Tax Funds From Plymouth Taxpayers CAPITAL Total Expenses Fare & Other Expenses RTB Subsidv Reauest Other Funding Sources APPLICATION SUMMARY FORM Page Three G. STATISTICS 1992 Actual 1993 1994 1995 Actual ESTIMATED Estimated Total No. Passenger 34,535 DAR 40,981 DAR 46,532 DAR 49,856 DAR Boarding 177,779 Metro 165,811 Metro 168,427 Metro 183,090 METRO Total Revenue 11,527 DAR 12,204 DAR 12,602 DAR 13,232 DAR Service Hours 9,352 Metro 9,223 Metro 9,976 Metro 12,033 METRO Total Revenue 225,249 DAR 243,744 DAR 254,330 DAR $133,524 DAR Service Miles 169,538 Metro 164,813 Metro 179,288 Metro $214,391 METRO 1995 MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PLYMOUTH METROLINK AND PLYMOUTH DIAL -A -RIDE (FIRST ONE-HALF YEAR - JANUARY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30) 1. ORGANIZATION PROGRAM NAME: Plymouth Metrolink and Plymouth Dial -A -Ride ADDRESS: Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONTACT PERSON: John R. Sweeney, Transit Administrator TELEPHONE NO.: (612) 550-5072 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The organizational structure of the City of Plymouth was changed from an Option Plan B form of government to a charter form of government on January 1, 1993. The elected Mayor and City Council appoints the City Manager to administer municipal affairs and the City Manager appoints suitable personnel to operate City functions and facilities, specifically the Assistant City: Engineer has been appointed Transit Administrator to oversee transit system operations. Since the program is of a "package" contractual nature, day-to-day system management is a responsibility of the company's. The division of Metropolitan Council Transit Operations (Formerly MTC) presently operates Plymouth Metrolink Transit Service in Plymouth. In January of 1983 the City submitted an application to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) requesting funding under the Metropolitan Transit Service demonstration program. This program more commonly known as "opt -out" was established by the 1981 legislature under Minnesota Statute 174.265. It provides financial assistance for projects designed to test the efficiency and effectiveness of alternative methods of providing public transit service for communities that are within the Metropolitan Transit Taxing District, but are not adequately served by existing regular route transit. In 1983, the Metropolitan Council and Commissioner of Transportation approved the City of Plymouth's "opt -out" application provided that the following conditions were met prior to implementation of the demonstration: A. Preparation of an evaluation program. B. Refinement of operational and cost assumptions to be used in contract negotiations to improve efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness of the demonstration. Both conditions were subsequently met and based upon the evaluation criteria and actual ridership experience, Plymouth Metrolink has operated continuously since 1984. ORGANIZATIONAL TABLE Mayor/City Council City Manager Assistant City Engineer/Transit Administrator Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit (PACT) Transit Companies The City of Plymouth has authorized the City Manager or in his absence, the Assistant City Engineer/Transit Administrator, to negotiate and execute the contract, amendments and requests for reimbursement from the Regional Transit Board (RTB) or its successor. The Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit (PACT) consisting of the transit riders representing most routes meets monthly. The purpose of PACT is to: • Identify areas for improvement • Ensure improvement takes place • Recommend new service areas • Suggest marketing strategies The transit companies, presently Metropolitan Council Transit Operations (formerly MTC) and National School Bus Company will be responsible for filing any required reports with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, negotiating wage contracts, etc. A one year contract extension was negotiated between the City of Plymouth and MTC for Commuter/Reverse Commuter Services. The extended contract was for the period August 1, 1993 through July 31, 1994. Recently a contract extension was approved for the period of August 1, 1994 through September 25, 1994. We are also in the process of negotiating a new three-year contract that will provide continued service through July 1997. The contract for Dial -A -Ride services is with National School Bus Company and was for three years commencing April 17, 1989 and terminating April 15, 1992. A 36 month extension was negotiated prior to April 15, 1992 thereby extending the contract to April 15, 1995. Reimbursement to the companies by the City of Plymouth is contingent on the availability of funds to the City from the Regional Transit Board and company compliance with all RTB/city requirements. 2. PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The primary goal of Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride continues to be providing quality and cost effective transit services to Plymouth taxpayers (local businesses and residents), using funds they contribute as part of their annual property tax payments. In actuality, Plymouth Metrolink service is -2- an extension of the Regional Transit System, for Minneapolis residents working in Plymouth and Plymouth residents working downtown. Through our park and ride lots the system attempts to encourage ride sharing by Plymouth residents to destinations not served by our system. In achieving its goals, Plymouth Metrolink attempts to match the size of the vehicle (25 passenger mini -coaches), and the type of service (time actuated pulse -feeder system and Dial -A -Ride), to the relatively low density of the suburbs with its unique ridership patterns and desires. A. In 1995 the Dial -A -Ride program seeks to continue achieving the Regional Transit Board guideline for fare box recovery of 15% and improving route efficiency without increasing fares per trip. B. In 1995 the ridership for Plymouth Metrolink Northeast is expected to increase 5% over the daily average ridership of 1994. C. In 1995 the daily average ridership of Plymouth Metrolink Southwest is expected to increase 15 % over the daily average ridership attained in 1994. D. Improvements to Plymouth Metrolink reverse commuter system in 1991, 1992 and 1994 have improved the productivity of this service by at least 25 % in terms of ridership since inception, and the ridership in 1995 is expected to increase 20 % over the daily average ridership of 1994 due to expanded services implemented September 26, 1994. E. During 1995 the Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride systems will continue to be evaluated as to what steps are necessary to maintain compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (A.D.A.). F. Continue to be responsive to the needs of the elderly, young, disabled, economically disadvantaged, and other transit -dependent groups during 1995. G. In 1995 we will continue to strive to offer complete, coordinated and accurate transit information to area residents to promote understanding and use of services. H. Continue to use a transit decision-making process that provides for the involvement of transit operators, riding customers, communities, the general public, and other agencies during 1995. I. Develop service monitoring strategies by late fall, 1994, and implement a monitoring program by winter 1994 or early spring 1995. J. Become an integrated part of community planning, engineering and development to ensure a transit focused perspective. K. Promote the RTB's Vision for Transit Program, and develop strategies to implement the program in Plymouth's Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride's systems. L. During the fall of 1994 reactivate and continue to take a pro -active role in Plymouth's Travel Demand Management Program during 1995. -3- The primary goal for Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride in 1994 was achieved in the fact that Plymouth continued to provide transit services to local businesses and residents using funds they contribute to their annual property tax payments. Without the program, those property tax dollars would have been "exported" to fund transit systems benefiting other communities. Dial -A -Ride ridership increased from 24,503 during its first full year of 1990, to 29,379 in 1991, to 34,535 in 1992, to 40,981 in 1993 and ridership is estimated to reach 46,532 in 1994 and 49,855 in 1995. The subsidy required for Dial -A -Ride rose from $96,788 to $268,663 during the same period through 1993. Based upon these projections, the fare box recovery is projected at 21 %. Plymouth Metrolink commuter and reverse commuter ridership decreased from 177,779 in 1992 to 165,811 in 1993 and is expected to increase slightly to 170,000 in 1994. During 1995 the ridership is expected to increase to 183,090. The greatest improvement is expected in the reverse commuter service where routes continue to be reconfigured as part of our travel demand management program and new service plan to better meet the needs of employees working at Plymouth businesses and in the Plymouth Metrolink northeast area (Route 93) as that area of Plymouth continues to develop. Growth also is expected in the Plymouth Metrolink's southwest area due to changes to the system on September 26, 1994 reflecting changes implemented as recommended in the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) including mid-day and later P.M. service. The 1995 Plymouth Metrolink Budget reflects operational and cost assumptions (attached) and hereby becomes part of this management plan which is an exhibit of contract between the City of Plymouth and Regional Transit Board for the first six months of calendar year 1995. The projected budget allocation for the period January 1, 1995 through June 30, 1995 is included in this plan. This budget includes $32,250 (including benefits) for the City of Plymouth's administrative and clerical expenses during the first six months of 1995. An allocation of $50,000 has been included to cover the cost of transit improvements (i.e., Maple Grove to Plymouth service and connections with Southwest Metro service) which may be identified as part of the TDM program. This also is for the first six months of 1995. It is noteworthy that the budget includes $50,000 for consultant fees which is a substantial increase over the 1994 Budget. This is necessary because of new services implemented on September 26, 1994 that increase the revenue service hours by 2,836 annually or 30.8 % and the need for assistance with new contracts, rate verification and negotiation, development of a service monitoring plan, assistance with the Travel Demand Management Plan, and other program management functions. The hourly rate increase for Plymouth Metrolink large buses is approximately 19.5%. The hourly rate increase is attributable to the new union contract with MCTO and the fact that new (or newer) vehicles will be provided in the spring of 1995. The hourly rate decrease for the mini -coaches or small buses is approximately 13.8% and is attributable to recent improvements in the service plan implemented on September 26, 1994. It is understood by all parties that where applicable, actual time sheets will be kept either on the Regional Transit Board form or on a form submitted to and approved by the Regional Transit Board or its successor. -4- Monthly, the company designated to provide each service, shall provide the service with a written record with the ridership and subsidy per passenger and mile for that type of service. The report shall be in a format prescribed by the City and shall also prominently identify for year to date and current month the following: • Subsidy per passenger • Subsidy per mile • Total budget expended to date in dollar percentage terms • A monthly report will be submitted to the City on a separate Regional Transit Board request for Fund Form. 3. SERVICE PLAN The Plymouth Public Transit System consists of Plymouth Metrolink and Plymouth Dial -A -Ride. Both systems serve businesses and residents of the City of Plymouth. The reverse commuter portion of Plymouth Metrolink also serves residents living in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul by conveying them to their work places in Plymouth. By the same token, the commuter service serves Minneapolis employers by conveying Plymouth residents to work downtown. The 1993 estimated population of Plymouth is 55,137 as of April 1, 1993. There are over 21,000 dwelling units in Plymouth, about 8,000 of which are multifamily. Plymouth Metrolink Transit users tend to occupy multiple dwelling units although a fair number are from single family households. For the most part, their decision to ride the bus is discretionary, however some of the users are dependent upon the system. The Plymouth Dial -A -Ride service area includes the City of Plymouth as well as the service areas of Ridgedale, downtown Wayzata, New Hope K -Mart, and Golden Valley Shopping Center. There is no question that the primary target is Ridgedale. The other service areas outside the Plymouth city limits were added in hopes that they would be high volume targets for transit users as well as potential transfer points for other services into and out of Plymouth. With the opening of Rainbow Foods and a Target Greatland in the fall of 1991 in Plymouth it was anticipated that there would be a change in Dial -A -Ride travel patterns to and from these targets. It was intended that an evaluation of continuance of service to some of the other commercial locations outside of the City based upon the ridership patterns which develop would be completed sometime during 1992. Because of a turnover in staff at Plymouth, this evaluation was not completed, but will be completed sometime the latter half of 1994. The total number of vehicles used for Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride are displayed on the first page of the application summary form. In addition, attached is a copy of the vehicle data sheet for each piece of equipment used both for Plymouth Metrolink and for Plymouth Dial -A -Ride. See appendix for this information. -5- Plymouth Metrolink operates Monday through Friday except for holidays. Normal hours of operation are peak hour only from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. each weekday morning and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. each weekday afternoon. The heaviest ridership times are the 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. routes and the 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. routes. The estimated number of trips per day for Plymouth Metrolink Northeast is 317 and the estimated number of trips per day for the Plymouth Metrolink Southwest is 220. The reverse commuter routes carry about 100 trips per day. Plymouth Dial -A -Ride operates six days a week. On Mondays through Fridays, service is available from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Saturdays services operate from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekdays are the heaviest ridership days with weekends making up about 30 trips daily. On an average weekday, ridership trips will vary between 140 to 200 per day. In 1991, Sunday service was discontinued to improve our fare box recovery ratio. Also during 1991, we conducted a 30 day trial to determine whether to extend our weekday each evening from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. During the trial we averaged 3.1 passengers per hour as compared with 2.6 for the system overall. We intend to provide this month long "Christmas" shopping service again in 1994 and 1995. To improve the fare box recovery ratio for Dial -A -Ride in 1992, the fare was increased $.50 to $1.50 or $2.00 per trip, depending on time of notification. No additional increases are anticipated during 1995. There are no regular contractual services associated with either Metrolink or Dial -A -Ride, although we have been successful in working with parents of elementary school students, attending Holy Name to contract about 20 rides daily. One firm in Plymouth "Empros" has also arranged to have 15 employees transported to and from work daily using Dial -A -Ride. In the latter part of 1994, we will encourage additional arrangements like this as well as during 1995. We do accept subscription service from regular Dial -A -Ride users. Similarly, the Dial -A -Ride may be used by day care providers in conjunction with a field trip. The route map for all routes is included in the attached appendix to the Plymouth Metrolink Service Plan. Park and ride facilities with shelters are located at the following sites: • County Road 73 and Highway 55 • Four Seasons Mall - Lancaster and Pilgrim • Plymouth Road Transit Center (I-394 and Plymouth Road) Contract service providers are responsible for the collection of fares per Plymouth Metrolink/RTB fare policy. Monthly passenger counts are compared to fare collection reports by contract service providers. Electronic fare boxes have been installed in all MCTO vehicles to enhance reporting accuracy. Contract service providers are responsible for any uncollected or unaccounted for passenger fares. There are no volunteer drivers available or used. The service does not use any taxi vehicles. There are no new contractual services planned during this contract term which is through September 25, 1994. When a new contract is negotiated beginning September 26, 1994, there will be route changes and/or additions as recommended in the Comprehensive Operational Analysis that was recently completed. Any new service will follow RTB planning and needs assessment procedures and be in accordance with the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) that was prepared in the fall of 1992. Five schedules are attached which describe the existing Route 91, 92, and 93 service. The schedules also describe how to use the Dial -A -Ride service. See appendix for this information. 4. SERVICE MONITORING The quality and efficiency of Plymouth Dial -A -Ride and Metrolink service is important. The City is concerned about quality control elements, including: A. On time performance B. Prompt and thorough responses to passenger complaints C. Vehicle appearance, operation, and maintenance, including thorough records D. Ongoing driver courtesy, involvement, and appearance E. Trip/passenger verification F. Cash control measures G. Accurate passenger counts that correlate with fare payments H. Accident notification and reporting I. Verification that provider invoices match service plan and operating statistics To monitor these elements, the City will require during 1994 and 1995 that the contractor supply reports documenting service quality, on time performance and missed trip explanations. The contracts call for penalties for missed or late trips. Data collection and field checks are required under the terms of the Plymouth Metrolink Contract and information will be provided regularly. The field checks include on-time service, maximum load counts, trip verification, on -board surveys, examination of passenger count sheets, and equipment appearance checks. Additionally, the City plans to do some monitoring on their own or in conjunction with other opt -out communities during 1995 as noted in the programs and goals section of this plan. This information will be combined with the contractor reports and submitted to the City periodically for review by the Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit. A comprehensive service monitoring program will involve additional administrative costs which could amount to approximately 3 - 5 % of the total service contract. Random spot checks will continue to be made by City staff during 1994 and early 1995 until a formal monitoring program is initiated in 1995. -7- 5. MARKETING PLAN The Plymouth Metrolink Transit System and Plymouth Dial -A -Ride operate as an integral part of the regional transit system while providing community based public transit services for the residents and businesses of Plymouth to enhance mobility, improve the quality of life, promote regional transportation opportunities, and create a greater sense of community. Plymouth Metrolink has been operating since July 1983. Plymouth Dial -A -Ride began in April, 1989. A number of observations can now be made about our clientele: A They expect appropriate value for their dollar. The passengers are not reluctant to telephone if the service is late, drivers are surly, or equipment uncomfortable. B. For the most part, riders are not transit dependent. They choose to ride the public transit, as such, most Metrolink riders ride three or four times per week. Some ride mornings only and find another way home at night. C. Multifamily units tend to generate the greatest number of riders. A Passengers are pleased with the service they receive as documented by a 1993 survey returned by 309 passengers using the system that day which is 88 % of the average daily ridership. Dial -A -Ride passengers tend to use the service more often than not to get to and from work. We find that school students as well as persons from all age groups use the service. It is our intent to retain the Dial -A -Ride service as a service for all Plymouth residents, not for subgroups. E. Another survey is planned for Spring 1995 to update our records and see what current perceptions are after the implementation of the new schedules beginning September 26, 1994. The target markets for Plymouth Metrolink are twofold. In the first place we want to ensure that we retain existing passengers. Since transit is a numbers game, it is essential that existing riders be given first priority to ensure that they stay with the program and are happy with the service they receive. This leads to the second focus which is new passengers. Quite simply, our effort is to get to the second group through the first. Our experience shows that new passengers are added most effectively through word of mouth. If an existing passenger is pleased with the service, he/she will tell his or her friends. In our opinion, this is the most effective type of marketing. We seek to reinforce it at every opportunity. We also have an ongoing effort to enhance awareness of the transit system throughout the community. This marketing is accomplished by: • The paint scheme and logo on Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride vehicles. • Bus stop signage throughout the community which uses the full color Plymouth logo on some 700 bus stop signs posted throughout the community. • Regular articles in the monthly City newsletter in addition to periodic articles in the local newspapers, including the City's official newspaper, the Plymouth Sailor. • Direct mailing and schedules to all residents of Plymouth. • Distribution of Metrolink/Dial-A-Ride schedules at Plymouth City Center and multifamily building offices in the community. The schedules are part of the new resident packets given to each person who homesteads. They are also distributed by Welcome Wagon. • Regular exposure on Cable TV both through character generator and news programs about the transit system. • Plymouth town meeting presentations four times annually. • Plymouth business meeting presentations three times annually. • Working with Minnesota Ride Share to promote the City's Travel Demand Management Program. • Working closely with the MCTO and supporting their marketing efforts whenever possible. • Homeowner association meetings and civic group presentations as well as Twin West Chamber of Commerce articles. • Special promotional activities to reinforce existing ridership and make the service "fun." We seek to revise Metrolink Service routes based upon development patterns in the community. For example, when we receive resident calls requesting that a route be revised, we strive to find a way to do so. Normally we will ask the potential passenger for a list of four or five persons in their immediate vicinity who would in the vehicle if we experimentally supply the service. The ridership during the experiment period determines whether the route alteration becomes permanent. A major effort was begun in 1991 to improve the productivity of Route 92 (reverse commuter). With the assistance of MCTO planners, employers located along Route 92 routes were contacted to ascertain work start and stop times. The findings were that the 7:00 a.m. work start was the most prevalent. Unfortunately, our route did not serve this time. On September 30, 1991 routes were restructured to serve 7:00 a.m., 7:30 a.m., and 8:00 start times. We experienced major improvements in ridership as a result of these changes. In early 1991, an Aggressive Travel Demand Management Program was initiated with the help of Minnesota Ride -share and the Regional Transit Board. As a result of this effort, 17 employers were asked to administer surveys to more than 7,000 employees. Over 4,000 surveys were completed and have been entered into ride -share computers. This data will be used by the City, ride -share, RTB and employers to identify appropriate strategies to improve access and use of available transit tools. We expect that the survey data will help us further improve our Route 92 service. The second phase of the Travel Demand Management Program was scheduled to begin in January 1992 when an additional 40 employers were contacted. Because of personnel changes, this phase was put on hold and will be reactivated during the last half of 1994. We will also revisit the original 17 employers in an effort to determine what works and what doesn't work. Our effort is to achieve the fare box recovery factors adopted by the RTB. Accordingly, in 1992 the Dial -A -Ride fare was increased by $.50 per trip to $1.50 and $2.00. Similarly it is our intent to increase ridership every year. Our transit program expenditures in total cannot exceed the 90% maximum property tax that the City may use for transit services under the "opt -out" legislation. We expect that the City's marketing effort will require $20,000 for all transit programs for the first six months of 1995. Our evaluation of the service will utilize ridership surveys and ridership counts monitored throughout the year. A part-time employee will be utilized to assist in the areas of marketing and travel demand management. Our continued goal is to be pro -active rather than reactive. 6. ACCESSIBILITY PLAN At present, two Dial -A -Ride vans are handicapped accessible that are used in the Metrolink system. In 1992, two articulated vehicles equipped with lifts were added to the Plymouth Metrolink fleet and in July 1994 two more articulated vehicles equipped with lifts were added. These are the first steps towards compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.). Plymouth Metrolink and Plymouth Dial -A -Ride intend to comply with the A.D.A. and during the process of obtaining RFPs for service beyond April 15, 1995, which is the expiration date of the current Dial -A -Ride contract, will make every effort to fully comply with the requirements in effect at that time. In general the following criteria will apply for vehicle replacement with fully -accessible vehicles. Service life expectancy of each MCTO vehicle in the Metrolink system is twelve years. Vehicles will be replaced with accessible vehicles when (1) existing vehicles have reached the end of their useful life and are replaced, (2) when the MCTO retrofits all existing MCTO fleet vehicles with accessibility equipment, (3) when contract service is re -bid and it is clearly required by the RTB to mandate accessible vehicles as part of the bid, or (4) when mandates require and funding permits. Small bus vehicles in the Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride systems, currently provided by National School Bus Service, Inc., are nearing the end of their useful lives. Final decisions on replacement vehicles have not yet been made. One of the vehicles used for Metrolink service is accessible. Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride will provide accessible vehicles for its small bus operations as required by A.D.A. and the RTB when replacement of existing fleet is made. Plymouth is also served by Metro Mobility at the present time. Taxi service is provided by Crosstown Taxi (one driver) and Town Taxi (four drivers) 7. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM Both the Metropolitan Transit Commission and National School Bus Company have prepared alcohol and substance abuse policies that fully comply with the requirement of the RTB as of January 1, 1993 that all programs must be amended to include random drug testing for all employees in safety sensitive positions and a semi annual report. Attached is a memo from National School Bus Service, Inc. dated July 28, 1993 verifying the fact that their procedure meets the requirements of the RTB drug policy. They will provide semiannual reports directly to the RTB, per agreement to preserve confidentiality of individuals. See appendix for this information. -10- The MCTO reports its compliance with and application of the RTB Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program to the RTB directly. 8. OTHER MANAGEMENT PLAN ELEMENTS A. COORDINATION WITH OTHER TRANSIT SERVICES The only other area transit service in Plymouth at the present time is Metro Mobility. Plymouth Metrolink supports the RTB's Vision for Transit Program which will ultimately improve service B. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY RULES Both the Metropolitan Council Transit Operation's Division and Morley/National School Bus Company have developed safety programs which include equipment preventative maintenance, driver qualification and training, operator guidelines, accident reporting, and safety training. C. DRIVER'S SELECTION AND TRAINING The Driver's Selection and Training Program for National School Bus Company, and for the Metropolitan Council Transit Operation's Division will be in full conformance with their proposals submitted to the City of Plymouth and maintained in our files. More detailed driver selection and training information can be obtained from the MCTO and from National School Bus Co. D. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM The Vehicle Maintenance Program for the MCTO vehicles and the National School Bus Co. vehicles will be in full conformance with the request for proposals each respective company submitted to the City, and in accordance with the contract between the City of Plymouth and each party. In general the following schedules apply: • Maintenance is performed on MCTO vehicles routinely, with formal inspections every 3,000, 6,000, 12,000, 18,000, and 24,000 miles. In addition, each driver completes a daily defects check sheet. Vehicle maintenance data is available through the MCTO. • National School Bus conducts daily vehicle inspections, and follows manufacturer's recommended maintenance schedules. Vehicle maintenance data is available through National School Bus. - 11 - E. INSURANCE Insurance supplied by each company shall be in full conformance with the Request for Proposal submitted by each respective company and with the requirements of their respective contracts. The MCTO is self-insured for general liability and Minnesota Statute 466.06 provides for a waiver of immunity protection if any form of liability insurance is procured, therefore the MCTO cannot purchase or participate in any type of formal insurance program. The immunity limits are $200,000 per person and $600,000 per occurrence. National School Bus carries insurance in the names of NSB, Plymouth and the RTB. (See appendix for provider insurance certificate). National School Bus Company is a subcontractor to the MCTO for mini -coach service. This is included in the contract between the City of Plymouth and the MCTO for Plymouth Metrolink Services. See appendix for a copy of the contract. G. FUEL TAX EXEMPTION National School Bus Service, Inc. will apply for the fuel tax exemption refund for 1994. Following is fuel data information for Plymouth Metrolink and Plymouth Dial -A -Ride: PLYMOUTH METROLINK FUEL DATA 1994 - NNE 30, 1995 -12- 1995 EST. THRU JUNE 30 1994 THRU JUNE 30 VEHICLE' FUEL 1994 EST. 1995 EST. AVG. TOTAL MILES TOTAL MILES TYPE TYPE GAL. USED GAL. USED PRICE PD PER YEAR PER 1/2 YEAR Med. Bus Diesel 3664 2588 1.18 32974 23293 Med. Bus Diesel 3782 2672 1.18 34033 24022 Med. Bus Diesel 3836 2710 1.18 34523 24388 Med. Bus Diesel 3751 2650 1.18 33759 23848 Med. Bus Diesel 3612 2552 1.18 32501 22959 Med. Bus (SP) Diesel 2630 1858 1.18 23668 16720 Sml. Bus (SP) Diesel 4222 2983 1.18 42222 29826 -12- PLYMOUTH DIAL -A -RIDE FUEL DATA 1994 - JUNE 30, 1995 VEHICLE FUEL 1994 EST. 7.99 . 3.16 DAR TYPE TYPE GAL. USED Sml. Bus Gas 7310 4020 1.18 51170 28144 Sml. Bus Gas 6990 3845 1.18 48921 26907 Sml. Bus Gas 6451 3548 1.18 45156 24836 Sml. Bus Diesel 5006 2753 1.18 50059 28532 Sml. Bus (SP) Diesel 4259 2343 1.18 42584 23421 H. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The following is a list of RTB approved performance standards that apply to Plymouth Metrolink and Plymouth Dial -A -Ride: EXISTING STANDARD SERVICE TYPE SUBSIDY/PASSENGER Local Radial Routes $3.50 Local Crosstown Routes and Circulator $4.30 Peak Express Routes $4.10 of of to I$ of It of of All -Day Express Routes $3.75 Community Based Paratransit (Dial -A -Ride) $5.00 Specialized Paratransit $9.00 -13- PLYMOUTH CURRENT SUBSIDY PER PASSENGER Rt. 91 4.93 Rt. 92 7.99 Rt. 93 3.16 DAR 5.22 1995 LINE ITEM BUDGET FORMS (FIRST ONE-HALF YEAR - JANUARY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30) C.Y. 1995 (Jan 1 - June 30) OPERATING EXPENSES ProposedBudget Personnel Services 1010 Administrative, Management and Supervisory Salaries $21' 656 1020 Operator's Wages -0- 1030 Maintenance/Repair Wages -0- 1040 General Office Support Wages 3' 150 1050 Other Wages (Indirect Labor) -0- 1060 Fringe Benefits - Administrative 6,497 1061 Fringe Benefits - Operator -0- 1062 Fringe Benefits - Maintenance -0- 1063 Fringe Benefits - Other 972 1000 TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES $32,275 Administrative Charges 1110 Management Fee $-0- 1120 Tariffs and Traffic Expenses _0- 1130 Advertising, Marketing and Promotions 1 ro, 2 S0 1140 Legal Fees -0- 1141 Auditing Fees -0- 1142 Consultant Fees 30,000 1150 Security Costs -0- 1160 Office Supplies (including computer software) =3:i7-�- o — 1170 Leases and Rentals (Admin.) -0- 1180 Utilities 1190 Other Direct Admin. Charges 4.500 1100 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES Vehicle Charges 1210 Fuel and Lubricants 1220 Maintenance and Repair Materials (Vehicles) 1230 Contract Service Maintenance 1240 Tires 1250 Other Vehicle Charges 1200 TOTAL VEHICLE CHARGES 2S&. 5v, ASO $-0- -0- -0- -0- -0- Id Operations Charges * 1310 Purchase of Service $684,505 * 1311 Public Vehicle Capital 79,812 * 1312 Private Vehicle Capital 64,724 1320 Depreciation -0- 1330 Mileage Reimbursement (for passenger service only) -0- * 1340 Repair and Maintenance of Other Property 5,000 1350 Lease and Rentals (operating) -0- * 1360 Other Operations Charges - 30, ono * 1300 TOTAL OPERATIONS CHARGES $884,0H 196Y VV/ Insurance Charges 1410 Public Liability and Property Damage on Vehicle $-0- 1420 Public Liability and Property Damage Other than Vehicles -0- 1400 TOTAL INSURANCE CHARGES $-0- Taxes and Fees 1510 Vehicle Registration and Permit Fees $-0- 1520 Federal Fuel and Lubricant Tax -0- 1530 State and Lubricant Tax -0- 1540 Other Taxes and Fees -0- 1500 TOTAL TAXES AND FEES $-0- * TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES = 419 //-7,06 �, * NOTE: All information is for the first six months of 1995 only! Metrolink Dial -A -Ride Total Operating 534,942 149,563 684,505 Public Capital 79,812 -0- 79,812 Private Capital 50.000 14.724 64,724 $664,754 $164,287 $829,041 REVENUE AND FUNDING SOURCES System Revenues 2001 Actual 1994 C.Y. 1995 2013 Advertising and Concessions 1993 Jan -June Jan. 1 - June 30 Interest Revenue 2016 Other Revenues Proposed Budget Farebox Revenues 2001 Cash Fares/Donations $37,956 $20,063 $21,439 DAR Metrolink 2002 Coupons, Passes and Tokens 21.695 12.103 13,580 DAR Metrolink 2010 TOTAL FAREBOX REVENUES $59,651 $32,166 $35,019 DAR $217,806 $121,591 $129,932 Metrolink System Revenues 2001 Special Route Guarantees 2012 Contract Revenues 2013 Advertising and Concessions 2014 Vehicle/Facility Leasing Revenues 2015 Interest Revenue 2016 Other Revenues 2020 TOTAL SYSTEM REVENUES Funding Sources 2101 FTA Section 3, 6, or 18 Funds 2102 Title III (B) Funds 2103 Other Federal Sources 2104 Other Financial Assistance (Specify) 2105 RTB Subsidy 2106 Public Vehicle Capital Credit 2107 Private Vehicle Capital Payment Metrolink = Jan. - June 1994 = 42,976 DAR = Jan. - June 1994 = 14,724 2100 TOTAL FUNDING SOURCES TOTAL REVENUE & FUND SOURCES -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- ED $239,215 $121,391 10(,3 -$ DAR 667,111 274,051 q5_&, L 4"=4q9=,997' Metrolink 79,812 -0- 42,976 64,724 �-994;56fr 9y7 a& NOTE: $1,548,323 = 90% Property Tax Available for 1994 (based on a net figure of an anticipated 97% collection rate, allowing for delinquencies, cancellations, and abatements. $1,610,256 = 90% property tax available for 1995 (net figure also). OPERATING STATISTICS Passengers 3000 Total Number of Passenger Boardings By Fare Category* 3001 Full Fare 3002 Senior 3003 Student 3004 Disabled 3005 Children By Payment Method* 3006 Transfers 3007 Convenience Fares 3008 Cash 3009 Free Rides Actual 1994 C.Y. 1995 1993 Jan -June Proposed Budget Jan 1 - June 30 40,981 23,266 165,811 82,969 *Total riders by Fare Category must equal total riders by Payment Method 24,928 DAR 91,545 Metrolink 3100 Total Vehicle Hours* 14,766 7,252 11,803 Metrolink 3101 Total Revenue Service Hours* 12,204 6,301 6,616 DAR 9,223 4,589 6,017 Metrolink 3102 Regular (Fixed) Route 9,223 4,589 6,017 Metrolink 3103 Demand Responsive (Dial -A -Ride) 12,204 6,301 6,616 DAR 3104 Route Deviation -0- 3105 Subscription -0- 3106 Charter 3107 Contract -0- 3108 Shared Ride Taxi -0- 3109 Van Pool 3110 Volunteer Drivers _0 - NOTE: Dial -A -Ride reports only revenue service hours Miles 3200 3201 3202 3203 3204 3205 3206 3207 3208 3209 3210 * Total Vehicle Miles* Total Revenue Service Miles* Regular (Fixed) Route Demand Responsive Route Deviation Subscription Charter Contract Shared Ride Taxi Van Pool Volunteer Drivers Actual 1994 C. Y. 1995 1993 Jan -June Proposed Budget Jan 1. - June 30 264,891 130,456 167,293 Metrolink Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported DAR 164,813 82,855 107,196 Metrolink 243,744 127,165 133,523 DAR -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- The difference between Total Hours and Total Miles versus Revenue Hours and Revenue Miles is as follows: Total hours and total miles includes revenue and non -revenue miles and revenue and non - revenue hours. Revenue hours and miles are based on actual time and miles the bus is actually in operation. Non -revenue hours and miles (or platform hours and miles) include hours and miles the vehicle is being used for a particular service, but not actually being billed i.e., driver training, maintenance, deadhead, etc. PLYMOUTH METROLINK TRANSIT SYSTEM 1995 MANAGEMENT PLAN (FIRST ONE-HALF YEAR - JANUARY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30) LINE ITEM BUDGET NARRATIVE OPERATING EXPENSES Personnel Services: 1010 Administrative, management and supervisory salaries: Salary for Transit Administrator. As the Plymouth Public Transit System expands, so do the administrative complexities in operating the program. The Assistant City Engineer is designated as the Transit Administrator and is responsible for the program. The 1995 budget assumes three quarter full-time equivalent with benefits to administer the program. 1040 General office support wages: Wages for Administration Department Executive Secretary and other clerical help as needed to prepare reimbursement requests, calculate ridership and transcribe minutes of all PACT meeting. 1060 Fringe Benefits - Administrative: Represents 30% of Transit Administrator's salary for payroll taxes, worker's compensation, disability leave, and insurance. 1063 Fringe Benefits - Other: Represents 30% of administrative secretarial and clerical salaries for payroll taxes, worker's compensation, vacation, disability leave and insurance. Administrative Charges: 1130 Advertising, marketing and promotions: Creative design and printing for schedules, brochures, ads, campaigns, promotional items, newsletters, etc. to effectively market transit services with emphasis on travel demand management (see Marketing Plan). Some additional computer software may be required. 1142 Consultant Fees: Utilization of professional consultants as necessary. Examples of services are assisting with new contracts, rate verification and negotiation, developing a service monitoring plan and assisting with the Travel Demand Management plan and program as well as other program management functions. There may not be a need for as much assistance from consultants during the second one-half of 1995. 1160 Office supplies: General office supplies, office equipment, postage and publications. 1190 Other Administrative Charges: Professional development (conferences, workshops, classes, etc.), mileage (paid at current IRS per mile rates), parking, meeting expenses, travel, membership fees for transit associations, subscription to transit publications, and other miscellaneous expenses. Operations Charges: 1310 Purchase of Service: Payments to transit service contractors to provide Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride transit services. 1311 Public Vehicle Capital: Depreciation and interest (plus any other allowable vehicle capital expenses) for MCTO vehicles used to provide Metrolink service. 1312 Private Vehicle Capital: Depreciation and interest (plus any other allowable vehicle capital expenses) for private provider vehicles used to provide Dial -A -Ride service. 1340 Repair and Maintenance of Other Property: Maintenance and repair of passenger shelters and park-and-ride lots. 1360 Other Operations: $50,000 is allocated for Travel Demand Management (TDM) initiatives such as guaranteed ride home, subsidized van pools, rideshare promotions, etc. REVENUE AND FUNDING SOURCES Farebox Revenues 2001 Cash Fares/Donations: Fares collected by drivers on transit routes. 2002 Coupons, Passes and Tokens: Prepaid fares purchased in advance of transit trips by transit riders. System Revenue 2016 Other Revenues: Revenue is derived from sources other than fares, coupons, passes or tokens. Funding Sources 2105 RTB Subsidy: Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride portion of local Available Transit Funds, as identified in Minnesota State Statute, received from the RTB as operations subsidy. 2106 Public Vehicle Capital Credit: That portion of the cost to the region of MCTO service provided under contract to Plymouth Metrolink which represents the cost of vehicle depreciation and interest (and any other allowable costs). This cost is treated as a credit, and does not involve payment by Plymouth Metrolink to the MCTO or payment by the RTB to Plymouth Metrolink. 2107 Private Vehicle Capital Credit: That portion of the cost to the region of private transit provider service provided under contract to Plymouth Metrolink which represents the cost of vehicle depreciation and interest (and any other allowable costs). This cost does represent payments by Plymouth Metrolink to private transit providers and payments by the RTB to Plymouth Metrolink. OPERATING STATISTICS Passengers 3000 Total Number of Passenger Boardings: Includes total passengers utilizing the Plymouth Metrolink system, as reported by contracted service providers. By Fare Category 3001 - At the present time Plymouth Metrolink providers do not make this information 3005 available to Plymouth Metrolink on a consistent or reliable basis. Plymouth Metrolink is working with the providers to obtain this data in the future. This information provided for these line items is based on estimates only. By Payment Method 3006 - See information above, "By Fare Category." 3010 HOURS 3100 Total Vehicle Hours: Total hours of vehicle operations as reported to Plymouth Metrolink by service providers. 3101 Total Revenue Service Hours: Hours of transit vehicle operations for which Plymouth Metrolink is directly billed. NOTE: Difference in Total Vehicle Hours and Total Revenue Service Hours are attributable to Metrolink express bus operations. Through Plymouth Metrolink's contract with MCTO, only revenue hours are billed but total hours are reported. The figure represented in Line Item 3100 is based upon current levels of MCTO service. It is not possible to estimate this figure based upon future levels of service. Private providers do not report total vehicle hours. 3102 Estimated hours based upon Service Plan. 3110 MILES 3200 Total Vehicle Miles: Total miles of vehicle operations as reported to Plymouth Metrolink by contracted service providers. 3201 Total Revenue Service Miles: Miles of transit vehicle operations as reported to Plymouth Metrolink by contracted service providers. NOTE: Difference in Total Vehicle Miles and Total Revenue Service Miles if attributable to MCTO express bus operations. Through Plymouth Metrolink's contract with MCTO, only revenue miles are billed but total miles are reported. The figure represented in Line Item 3200 is based upon current levels of MCTO service. It is not possible to estimate this figure based upon future levels of service. Private providers do not report total vehicle miles. 3202 Estimated miles based upon Service Plan. No budget category fits. 3210 APPENDIX MANAGEMENT PLAN for PLYMOUTH METROLINK AND DIAL -A -RIDE Plymouth Metrolink Service Plan (Based on new service plan implemented September 26, 1994) Large Mid -Size Transit Vehicle Transit Vehicle Total Daily Revenue Hours o Route 91 7.83 13.74 21.57 o Route 92 5.00 6.51 11.51 o Route 93 9.65 4.46 14.11 TOTAL 22.48 24.71 47.19 Annual Revenue Hours* 5,732.40 6,301.05 12,033.45 1995 - First Six Months 2,866.20 3,150.53 6,016.73 Large Mid -Size Transit Vehicle Transit Vehicle Total Daily Revenue Miles o Route 91 157.60 225.1 382.70 o Route 92 101.94 107.9 209.84 o Route 93 169.21 79.0 248.21 TOTAL 428.75 412.0 840.75 Annual Service Miles* 109$31.25 105,060.00 214,391.25 1995 - First Six Months 54,665.63 52,530 107,195.63 Large Mid -Size Transit Vehicle Transit Vehicle Total Vehicle Requirement A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. A.M. o Route 91 - AB* *Utilize 4.0 MCTO Buses 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 o Route 91 - CD 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 o Route 92 - AC --- --- 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 o Route 92 - D _-_ --- --- --- (T urns into 93-A) --- o Route 93 - ABC 5_0 4_0 2_0 2_0 7_0 6_0 TOTAL 8.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 17.0 14.0 *Based on 255 days of service annually Plymouth Metrolink Effective September 26,1994 Miles Miles Miles I HoursNHours Hours Revenue I Non -Rev. Total e Revenunn-RPv Tntnl Rt. 91 MTC 157.6 114.3 271.9 7.83 6.08 13.91 Rt. 91 NSB J. 225.1 101.9 327 13.74 15.08 28.82 I Kt. 91 Totals I 382.7 I 216.2 1598.9 q 21.57 I 21.16 42.73 Rt. 92 MTC 101.94 1 57.45 1159.391 5 1 2.61 1 7.61 Rt. 92 NSB 107.9 1 49.1 1 157 1 6.51 1 7.15 1 13.66 I Xt. 92 Totals I 209.84 I 106.55 1316.39 A 11.51 I 9.76 21.27 I Rt. 93 MTC 169.21 115.05 284.26 9.65 5.29 14.94 Rt. 93 NSB 79 33.5 112.5 4.46 9.17 13.63 Kt. 93 "l'otals 248.21 14.11 14.46 28.57 7 All Rts. -MTC 428.75 All Rts. -NSB 412 All Rts. Total 840.75 148.55 396.76 14.11 14.46 28.57 7 NSB 9 7 286.8 715.55 22.48 13.98 36.46 184.5 596.5 1 24.71 31.4 56.11 471.3 1312.1 1 47.19 45.38 92.57 Buses AM Rt. 93 MTC 8 7 NSB 9 7 06 -Jul -94 07:26:41 PM PM MTC Minutes Outside Peak Rt.91 Rt. 92 Rt. 93 56 mins 193 mins 108 mins Total = 257 mins (4.28 hrs) Plymouth Metrolink -Current Service Effective August 1, 1994 through September 23,1994(June 1994) Miles Miles Miles I Hours Hours Hours Revenue I Non -Rev. I Total I Revenue I Non-RrAu Tntal Rt. 91 MTC 134.8 90.7 225.5 6.67 4.72 11.39 Rt. 91 NSB 124 53.35 177.35 6.73 8.6 15.33 Kt. 91 Totals i 258.8 j 144.05 1402.85 13.4 13.32 26.72 Rt. 92 MTC 72.1 48.1 120.2 3.92 3.6 7.52 Rt. 92 NSB 79 53.35 132.35 4.92 8.6 13.52 Kt. 92 Totals 151.1 1 101.45 252.55 8.84 12.2 21.04 Rt. 93 MTC 162.1 145 307.1 9.35 5.68 15.03 Rt. 93 NSB 79 33.5 112.5 4.48 9.17 13.65 Kt. 9j "1-otals 241.1 178.5 419.6 All Rts. -MTC 369 283.8 652.8 All Rts. -NSB 282 140.2 422.2 All Rts. Total 651 424 1075 06 -Jul -94 07-29:04 PM 13.83 14.85 28.68 4 mins 23 mins Buses AM PM MTC 9 9 NSB 6 6 06 -Jul -94 07-29:04 PM 13.83 14.85 28.68 4 mins 23 mins 74 mins 19.94 14 33.94 16.13 26.37 42.5 36.07 40.37 76.44 MTC Minutes nutcirie Peak Rt.91 I Rt. 92 Rt. 93 4 mins 23 mins 74 mins Total = 1.01 mins (1.68 hrs) • Co. Rd.'. 7. =e ?' iet1�AW. F I e Park ❑ Tune ��1 Ezpn Y To 11th I Ave. ROUTES 91 A&B ,Ce Downtown Je Minneapolis o�g` 1-394 N040 Monday thru Friday 1. 2nd CoAd. Co.Rd. Co.Rd. Pine Dun- 301h Dun. Dun- Vicks Niagara Fern Plymout 12th S1. 2nd 2nd Aro.& 101 & s& 15& -vier kirk & Ave. kirk kirk -burg and -brook Road and Aro. Are. & Co.Rd. Co.Rd. Vida Vicks Gib CoAd. and & 25th d 18th d 28th 213t & 19th TransillHennepin & Tlh Wash- Mar- lith I Plymouta Fern Niagara Vicks Dun. Dun- 30th Dun- Pine Co.Rd. Co.Rd. 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Co.Rd. 32nd auette a and Road -brook and -burg kirk kirk Ave. klrk -vier 15 & 6 & 1019 Ave. & Wash- Har- Transit & 19th 21st & 26th & 16th & 25th and Co.Rd. 6th Vicks Vicks Co. Rd. Co.Rd. Metrolir>k Shuttle will lake passengers to Their Plymouth bus stop. S=;iVICE OPERATES MONDAYli*7s01JGY. 'Prr €1LCEPT ON THE FDLLOWING HOLIDAYS: New Year's. Memorial Day, independence Day. Labor Day. Thanksgivinq a,d Chrishnas. ��rrI� yy � ����, < ,( >��::= '•may{,!' _ ,1 lg U ? r CitY t 9 T f L mHall • I „�fisJ' (, a ,.IPi�;„ .e:K �Ea r ?"'i.i �f ��`a© CLIErON FRE%CH10 34th e. e� REC WH.L f'+Re +» rLn a 3 ve. N. % _ ! o Zfi• ay. Sj� � ff w•^ 1N� t+►. \ � Ne - `Y ,\,; e4 -S, , ' �- A �. Ave,N ^�-`'••' �:'•LwKe ' •,j%' i% �� ` 3 C't.10\���ff 111; ijo r� P. tes NR'"� .fin /1 a"� s\ 1 3're ny a„a"• '+z* 'Y t,�es' 1 .- 1 'Ct'.' 7.i,f1:Ave.% "i cr r•., �i'f.<`{.-1. '.� .; "�.-� ��$ - ) w�e1 ¢fit ._... 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Iclne Med- i 26th Med- Forest and Fern- i Ply. i Hwy. 625 628 631 633 910 618 621 625 627 630 638 75 •613 Calch Roule 75 at a Marquette Avenue or 11th Street bus stop. Route 75 will connect with a Metrolink shuttle at the 1-394 and Plymouth Road Transit Center at 12:4 4 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The shuttle will take passengers to their Plymouth bus stop. ROUTES 91 C&D •C0 Iwntown �¢ sneapolls R,¢ �a P�¢' 1-394 t. tie c�¢S ikpds�o •epi Me S� Co. Rd. 9 21 � mQ 34th Ave Q O` Plytmouth 41 32nd Ave �and. t E Monday thru Friday Louis Plymouth Indus- Co.Rd. Fern Vicks -tan& Road trial 6 d -brook -burp Transit Transit 8 Hwy. Fern- 6 27th 6 Hwy. Center Center 55 brook Ave. 55 Indus- Campus Co.Rd. trial Drive 9 8 and and Anna- Xenlum Xenlum polis AMton AM ` '28th Ave. y 3 ' 27th Ave. SS c AM t• AM ;. a .� C 1 �et.: ., .. 606 _L y•� LL 300 Industrial Park Blvd..' , 307 315 Co Rd. s 92A 1 609 617 621 624 e -- 315 Park and Ride 609 O Time Pant -- -- -- sra Express Route 620 :E 75 614 622 629 Vii( .. _ T _ i 333 331 345 Plymouth Road Transit Center A Ct 1.394 To Minneapolis Rts. 61, 71, 74, 75, 91, 92 1© vigawmm, -111 - 647 Mar. puette 6 Wash- Ing 11th and Har- mon Monday thru Friday Louis Plymouth Indus- Co.Rd. Fern Vicks -tan& Road trial 6 d -brook -burp Transit Transit 8 Hwy. Fern- 6 27th 6 Hwy. Center Center 55 brook Ave. 55 Indus- Campus Co.Rd. trial Drive 9 8 and and Anna- Xenlum Xenlum polis AMton AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM 5 544 552 559 606 255 300 303 307 315 92A 609 617 621 624 629 -- 315 22C 609 -- -- -- -- 616 620 626 75 614 622 629 636 325 330 333 331 345 92A 639 647 651 654 659 -- 345 92C 639 -- -- -- -- 646 650 656 75 629 637 644 658 92A 701 709 713 716 721 92C 701 -- -- -- -- 708 712 718 75 647 655 702 716 92A 719 727 731 734 739 92C 719 -- -- -- -- 726 730 736 75 715 724 732 746 92A 749 757 801 804 8 92C 749 -- -- -- -- 756 800 am =-, Co.Rd. Campus Indus- • 98 Drive trial Anna • and and _ polis Xenlum Xenlum ll 71,AffTTTTnl Vida -burp 8 H. 55 Farr- brook 8 77th Ave. Co.Rd. 6& Fern- brook Indus- trial 8 Hwy. 55 Ply- Louis 12th 51. 2nd mouth lana and Ave. Transit Transit Hennepin 8 7m Center Center Ave SI 2nd Ave. i Wash- Ineton PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM 92A 255 300 303 307 315 92C 251 304 308 -- -- -- -- 315 5 318 330 337 342 346 92A 325 330 333 331 345 92C 321 334 33B -- -- -- -- 345 75 348 400 407 412 416 92A 355 400 403 407 415 92C 357 404 408 415 75 418 430 437 442 446 92A 425 430 433 437 445 92C 421 434 438 445 75 448 500 507 512 516 SERVICE OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCEPT ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS: ROUTES 92 A&C Downtown Minneapolis orals Vo Z. \y 1.394 a o 6 IV sh o o s, • Raes Lake RdJ • .a ;= c priidentiat~ •, e ., 561h Ave. Mar- 10th 13th ILL ki 6J, s.,,:;r._-1....,r,.�'r?+:•:1;`ayk„r�s�"'tZ+.• Z` .._. 51St Ave. --1P. •>,�c_-rro.i,� �^9Y�:' �. �'�• i• �" ' *as West r"' 49 thAVe. F=}r•� '(i.{t tdPa�+ir�S'�1ts�kG. /^t � _S � 1�f 4 '��'..,,M �^•; ..-+`-t � 7...s'`f"'+: i k+�'1�. 4� %��'S . .a .., tY� .. a 1... s I� r; y r.s ■ ::. h. lei: r..4,��. .`•�..r= .. _... :y,,. .. ■� O Time Pant w., :■ '- 14 `>. T� ;:.y ■ ■ Eapress Route .., r � by p b. is — <:.t..at: J"..F■. 03 13th Ave. Plymouth Ave 1,1-1 1 4..:T, ti{r $ . 1UtF Ave. "�` ;, ® Waterford N..Fro �1.'Rd. Office Park k s'ry } .•�F 5,.7-v.. r"i., T■■•a1 �j•rj"i {•.,55 ZZI To Minneapolis —► Monday thru Friday TU ItMi, Mar- 10th 13th Nathan quette 6 Ave. Ave. & Schmidt and Wash- and Hwy. and Bass Pro - In ion Nathan 169 Nathan Lk.Rd. dentist AM AM AM AM AM AM 92D 545 614 616 623 629 635 920 620 649 651 658 704 710 92D 655 724 726 733 739 745 FMIli Nathan 13th 10th 2nd 2nd and Schmidt Ave. i Ave. Ave. Ave. i Pru. Bass and and Hwy. and & 7th Wash- denlial Lk.Rd. 169 Nathan St. In lon PM PM PM PM PM PM PM 92D 310 316 322 329 331 357 400 920 335 341 347 354 356 422 425 920 410 416 422 429 431 457 500 SERVICE OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCEPT ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS: New Year's. Memorial Day, Independence Day. Labor Day. Thanksgiving and Christmas. ROUTE 92 D Downtown pJe Minneapolis�o�e 1.394 Na ti� �a has si 4 S� Route 93B Monday thru Friday ROUTES 93 A,B,C Route 93A Deer- Larch Larch 4 Seas Quin Schmidl Schmidt 4 -Stas wood lane Lane Mall -wood U.Rd. I .Rd. Mail Bass Schmidt Co. Rd. Unc. 8 Bass Larch ZacA- Lanc. Lk. Rd. Lk. Rd. 9 Pilgrim Lk. d. Lane •a Pil rim AM AM AM AM - 938 554 600 602 608 93B 619 625 627 633 93B 649 655 657 703 938 724 730 732 738 1 743 1 809 K 818 ON I 1ri 17717, 4 Seas 1 177T 34111 4 Seas Larch Larch Deer - Ave. Mall Lane Lane wood and Lane. Co. Rd. Schmidt Bass PM Pilgrim 9 Lk. Rd. Lk. Rd. 416 PM PM PM PM 93B 445 451 454 500 938 515 521 524 530 938 545 551 554 600 93B 620 626 629 635 ROUTES 93 A,B,C Route 93A quette I caster Mall -Ary Lk. Rd. -wood Wash- d 361h Lane. Schmidt Larch 8 Bass Catch Route 75 at a Marquette Avenue or 1 ith Street bus stop. Route 75 will con- nect with a Metrolink shuttle at the 1-394 and Plymouth Road Transit Center at 12:44 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The shuttle will take passengers to their Plymouth bus stop. SERVICE OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCEPT ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS: New Years, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Route 93C Monday thru Friday 26th Monday thru Friday Kilmer East to Downtown Downtown Ave. Quin Schmidl Schmidt 4 -Stas Un- 2nd Ind i 36th -wood U.Rd. I .Rd. Mail caster 12th St. Are. S. Ave. S. Ave. 8 Bass Larch ZacA- Lanc. d J6th and s 7th Wash - AM Lk. d. Lane •a Pil rim Are. Henn. S1. In ton 93C 620 AM AM AM AM AM I AM AM AM 23A 548 559 602 610 613 639 645 648 93A 613 624 627 635 638 701 710 713 93A 643 654 657 705 108 1 734 740 743 93A 118 729 732 740 743 1 809 815 818 quette I caster Mall -Ary Lk. Rd. -wood Wash- d 361h Lane. Schmidt Larch 8 Bass Catch Route 75 at a Marquette Avenue or 1 ith Street bus stop. Route 75 will con- nect with a Metrolink shuttle at the 1-394 and Plymouth Road Transit Center at 12:44 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The shuttle will take passengers to their Plymouth bus stop. SERVICE OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCEPT ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS: New Years, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Route 93C Monday thru Friday 26th ZAch Kilmer 4 Seas Ave. •ary and Mall and i 36th 34th Linc. Kilmer Ave. Ave. Pilorim AM AM AM AM 93C 555 6W 603 608 93C 620 625 628 633 93C 650 655 658 703 93C 725 730 733 738 93C 802 807 810 8150 e Transfer to a downtown Route 55 bus at Golden Valley Road and Winnetka at 8:25 AM. The Route 55 bus arrives downtown at 2nd Ave. So. and 7th St. at 8.45 a.m. ON I 1ri 17717, 4 Seas 1 177T 34111 1: 36th 26th Mall Ave. Ave. Ave. Linc. and Zach and Pilgrim Kilmer •ary Kilmer PM PM PM PM 93C 412. 416 420 425 93C 445 449 453 458 93C 515 519 523 528 93C 545 549 553 558 93C 620 624 628 633 . Transfer at Golder. Valley Road and Winnetka at 4:CO PM from Route 55 bus leaving Marquette Dial -A -Ride Dial -A -Ride is shared door-to-door transit service for Plymouth residents and their guests. A deluxe minibus will take you anywhere in Plymouth as well as to: Ridgpdale: downtown Wayzata or Golden Valley Center. Service Hours Monday - Friday: 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Thanksgiving through New Years 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Thanksgiving through New Years 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Service Options Subscription Service: Use Dial•A-Ride for trips you make on a regular basis—work, school, etc. Let the dispatcher know the times and days you need a ride. You will be automatically scheduled without having to call each time. Occasional Ride: Request a ride for medical appointments, shopping or personal business. Whatever your travel needs, Dial -A -Ride is there to serve you. Fare The fare for each one-way trip is: • $1.50 for trips scheduled the day before. • $2.00 for same day trips. Requesting a Ride • Advance reservations are encouraged. • Calling early in the day is always recommended. • Same day ride requests will be accepted as space is available. To arrange your ride, call 559-5057 between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The dispatcher will ask for: • your name and phone number • time and exact location of pickup • destination address • number of people traveling with you • H you have an appointment — what time it is scheduled • if you need a return trip Remember: Dial -A -Ride is a shared ride service and that travel may not always be direct to your destination. Cancelling a Ride If your plans change after arranging a ride, call 559-5057 as soon as possible to cancel your ride. NOTE: Riders with wheelchairs should call Metro Mobility for service at 349-7480.