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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 08-10-1995j 10 AUGUST 10, 1995 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS .... 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST: AUGUST 15 5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Joint Meeting with Hennepin Cty. Commissioners Public Safety Training Room 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chambers AUGUST 21 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION INTERVIEWS Council Conference Room ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUGUST 24 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL BUDGET STUDY SESSION Public Safety Training Room AUGUST 28 7:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Joint Meeting with Metropolitan Council members Public Safety Training Room ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AUGUST 31 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL BUDGET STUDY SESSION Public Safety Training Room 2. PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT -- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 7:00 P.M., Public Safety Training Room CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO August 10, 1995 Page 2 3. HRA --THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 7:00 P.M., City Council Chambers. 4. METRO MEETINGS ---- The weekly calendar of meetings for the Metropolitan Council and its advisory commissions is attached. (M-4) 5. MEETING CALENDAR -- The August meeting calendar is attached. (M-5) ' F( . 'Y�#UR.IFNf�RMATTON .................................................................................................................. 1. DEPARTMENT REPORTS a. Weekly Building Permit Report for Commercial/Industrial/Public and Use Types. (I -la) b. Engineering Services Project Status and Erosion Control Reports. (I -lb) 2. MINUTES: a. Plymouth Human Rights Commission, August 3, 1995 3. PLANNING COMMISSION TAPE AVAILABLE -- Mayor Tierney has requested that a copy of the July 26 Planning Commission's presentation on street design be made available for viewing by Councilmembers. The two-hour video is available by calling Laurie at 5080. 4. NEWS ARTICLES RELEASES PUBLICATIONS ETC a. Reprint of article from the August 4 Star Tribune, "Minneapolis term limit is rejected". (I -4a) b. Reprint of article from the August 7 Star Tribune, "Carlson plots path to trim government. " (I -4b) c. Landscope, a publication of the Sensible Land Use Coalition. The newsletter features an article by Anne Hurlburt entitled, "Forecasts Show Metro Area Population to Increase One Third by 2020. " (I -4c) 5. CORRESPONDENCE a. Letter from Thomas Rugh resigning from the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. (I -5a) b. Letter from Edward Erickson, Mayor of New Hope, requesting a meeting with neighboring cities to consider ice arena facilities options. (I -5b) c. Letter from County Commissioner Penny Steele to Mayor and Council, supporting the City's recommendation for a pedestrian -actuated traffic signal along Northwest Boulevard near Bass Lake Playfield. (I -5c) d. Letter from Willis Branning, Mayor of Apple, and Mayor Tierney, to local Opt -Out officials, on an August 23 meeting at Eden Prairie City Center to discuss transit service concerns. (I -5d) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO August 10, 1995 Page 3 e. Letter from Curt Johnson, Chairman, Metropolitan Council, regarding the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and implementation steps the Metro Council is initiating to meet regional goals. The first step is a series of regional briefing meetings with local government officials and staff. The meeting for Plymouth area is scheduled for Wednesday, August 23, at 7:00 p.m. at the Minnetonka City Hall. (I - 5e) f. Letter from Kerry Anderson, 2016 Oakview Lane, stating her displeasure and concerns with the recent change of access to Highway 55. Fred Moore has been asked to respond to Ms. Anderson's letter. (I -5f) g. Memo from Craig Gerdes providing information on the City's response to domestic violence. (I -5g) h. Letter to Mayor and Council from Karen Christofferson and Dan Herbst, of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, regarding the proposed tree preservation ordinance. (I -5h) i. Letter from Hennepin County Commissioner Sandra Hilary advising she will not be available to attend the August 15 meeting with the Council. (I -5i) j. Memo from Fred Moore regarding phosphorus free fertilizer sales. (I -5j) Kathy Lueckert Assistant City Manager rn•y t METRO MEETIN A weekly calendar of meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its advisory and standing committees, and three tonal commissions: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, and -Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Meeting times and agendas 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 by computer modem, through the Twin Cities Computer Network at 337-5400. DATE: August 4, 1995 WEEK OF: August 7 - August 11, 1995 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Transportation Committee - Monday, August 7, 4 p.m., Chambers. The committee will consider: preliminary right-of-way acquisition loan fund application from Maple Grove, protective buy of Outlot A, Applestreet addition within I-94/Weaver Lake Road right-of-way (Radintz property); amendment to 1995 Unified Planning Work Program; requests to proceed -to increase dollar amount of the original resolution authorizing interagency capital agreements for installation of bus stop signage under MCTO contract #93-064-129 and to establish relations and authorization for reimbursement through interagency maintenance agreements; 1996-98 Transportation Improvement Program; Metro Mobility service hours; briefing on public input and system downsizing regarding MCTO budget; briefing on dual -track planning process; and other business. Environment Committee - Tuesday, August 8, 4 p.m., Chambers. The committee will consider: approval of Apple Valley joint construction and conveyance agreement; approval of declaration of Blaine extension as no longer necessary for metropolitan interceptor system; authorization to enter into contract regarding grant from Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources; authorization to extend contract with N-Viro Minnesota; deficiency tax levy on the city of Wayzata; approval of screening criteria for vendor pre -qualification for Blue Lake Plant and Seneca Plant solids handling services; and other business. Transit Redesign Leadership Forum, "Defining the Transit Market" - focus group discussion session for transportation groups and Council staff. (Space limited) - Thursday, August 10, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., Holiday Inn-Metrodome, 1500 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis. Land Transportation Committee - Thursday, August 10, 1:30 p.m., Room 2A. The committee will consider: a presentation and discussion of Prospectus for the Transportation Planning Process, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area; a discussion of the TAC response to the Citizens League policy statement; update on the MN/DOT Metro Division Transportation System Plan; and other business. Metropolitan Council - Thursday, August 10, 4 p.m., Chambers. The council will consider: Section 8 project - based assistance funding recommendations; Livable Communities housing goal process; approval of Apple Valley cost sharing and conveyance agreement; approval of Anoka County sale of property; Water Resources Management Development Guide/Policy Plan private wastewater treatment plants; authorization to award and execute contracts for Metropolitan Wastewater treatment plant centrifuge procurement; 1996-98 Transportation Improvement Program; authorization to amend the Voluntary Separation Program; approval of labor agreement between Metropolitan Council and Local 35 I.U.O.E. AFL-CIO; authorization to finalize proposed settlement of tort liability claim --Bernice Benson v. Metropolitan Transit Commission; authorization to finalize proposed settlement of Workers' Compensation claim --in regard Mark LeFebvre; petition to Bureau of Mediation M.A Services for bargaining unit clarification; city of Rogers comprehensive plan amendments, sewer extensions and residential developments; recommended grants for residential inholdings, vacant land acquisitions and emergency development projects financed with fiscal year 1995 or fiscal years 1996-97 Environmental Trust Funds and 1996-97 Council bonds; and other business. Committee of the Whole - Thursday, August 10, 5 p.m., or immediately following the Council meeting, Room 1A. The committee will consider a briefing on transit design and a briefing on dual track airport planning process. TENTATIVE MEETINGS THE WEEK OF AUGUST 14 THROUGH AUGUST 18, 1995 Community Development Committee - Monday, August 14, noon, Room IA. Special Meeting/Environment Committee - Tuesday, August 15, 3 p.m., Chambers. Executive Committee - Wednesday, August 16, 7:30 a.m., Kelly Inn, Benjamin's Restaurant, I-94 at Marion, St. Paul. Transportation Advisory Board - Wednesday, August 16, 2 p.m., Chambers. Regional Briefing on Livable Communities (for local government staff and elected officials) - Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m., Shoreview City Hall, Council Chambers, 4600 N Victoria, Shoreview. NOTE: TIME CHANGE. Providers Advisory Committee - Thursday, August 17,10:30 a.m., Room IA. Finance Committee - Thursday, August 17, 4 p.m., Room 2A. Regional Briefing on Livable Communities (for local government staff and elected officials) - Thursday, August 17, 7 p.m., Dakota Co. Western Service Center, Room L-139,14955 Galaxie Ave, Apple Valley. 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 Personnel Committee - Tuesday, Aug. 8, 3 p.m. Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MFSC) conference room, 900 S. 5th St., Minneapolis. The committee will consider management structure, the proposed MSFC 1996 budget and other business. Concessions/Marketing Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m., MFSC conference room, 900 S. 5th St., Minneapolis. The committee will consider: the marketing plan; 1996 MSFC budget; United Way signage; and other business. Committee of the Whole (hosted by the Finance Committee) - Thursday, Aug. 10, 9:30 a.m., MFSC conference room., 900 S. 5th St., Minneapolis. The committee will consider the 1996 MFSC proposed budget and other business. 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 may be changed. To verify meeting information, please call Judy Somers, 335-3310. METRO DI4 G A digest of the activities of the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Airpor s -c".'ettdpol�an F and Open Space Commission and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission for therpoth of Ju. C�11 the approp 'at�ej commission or operations area with any inquiries. ,- .y August 4, 1995 " = e�Metropolitan '�`• council The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St., IvMN, -�55-101`Fpr more information about Council items, call 291-6359 (TDD: 291-0904). Call the e Qrma ' n Line at 229-3780 for recorded information about Council activities. For information via computer, you may dial (by modem) 337-5400, the Twin Cities Computer Network (TCCN); access Metro Council information by typing: MC. TCCN customer service is 332-2101. Metropolitan Council Council activities in July: The Council has scheduled several briefings to be held throughout the region on the new Livable Communities Act. Dates and places for the briefings are shown below under the section Public Meetings, Hearings and Board Openings. The act was created by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor this spring. 1995 Livable Communities Act The Metropolitan Livable Communities Act of 1995 establishes a fund to invest in the overall health and vitality of the Twin Cities region, steering those dollars to local economic revitalization and affordable housing initiatives. It was the Legislature's answer, with bipartisan and wide-ranging local support, to the issue of affordable housing. Incentives in the legislation encourage communities throughout the region to address several key issues: • a shortage of affordable housing in the seven - county metro area • a need to redevelop declining neighborhoods • an abundance of polluted land that thwarts economic opportunity. "The legislation responds to the biggest challenges facing the Twin Cities region and contributes to the economic well-being of the central cities and surrounding suburbs," said Metropolitan Council Chair Curt Johnson. "It provides much-needed dollars to clean up polluted land in the metro area, including old industrial sites, so more land is available for economic development and job growth. Also, it provides dollars for revitalization efforts, and encourages communities to be creative about development and redevelopment initiatives. "Finally, it offers incentives to encourage communities to generate local dollars for expanding housing opportunities within their own neighborhoods for: low- and moderate -income families, families just starting out, single people and the elderly. It also establishes a regional fund to assist communities needing help to provide housing at an affordable cost." To pay for the program, the Legislature created the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, made up of three separate accounts administered by the Metropolitan Council. Participation is optional. Cities and towns choosing to participate in the housing program may receive grants and loans from any of the three accounts. Communities not choosing to participate in the housing program may not receive funds from any of the three accounts, nor may they receive state grants to help clean up polluted sites. "The new law will accomplish a greater distribution of affordable housing throughout the region, without imposing government policies that are too intrusive in local affairs," Johnson said. "The legislation is mindful that local units of government are best suited to make decisions a METRO DIGEST about how their cities grow and develop," he said. "But it also recognizes it will take a partnership and shared responsibility among communities to continue our economic successes as a region." Johnson says the new law is particularly appealing because it emphasizes negotiation and cooperation between the Council and the region's communities, and relies on incentives to achieve regional goals -- as opposed to state and regional mandates that impose penalties and hardships on communities. "No otter region in the country has such innovative legislation," said Johnson. "It is a credit to this region that it has pulled together to hold fast to our bragging rights as one of the most livable areas in the country." The Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund will have three accounts: • Tax Base Revitalization Account • Livable Communities Demonstration Account • Local Housing Incentives Account Cleaning up polluted sites: The Tag Base Revitalization Account The new law creates an account for grants to cities, towns and counties for the cleanup of polluted land in the metro area. Funding comes from the fiscal disparities pool and the fund that makes loans to cities to buy highway right-of- ways. In 1996, about $6.5 million will be available, in addition to cleanup funds available through the Department of Trade and Economic Development. Making communities livable: The Livable Communities Demonstration Account This account makes loans and grants available to those cities, towns and counties that initiate development and redevelopment efforts to make their communities more "livable." Projects eligible for funding, for example, must foster: • more compact development • greater housing diversity • development located near transit and other existing services. The goal is to encourage higher density 40 development, discouraging urban sprawl and averting the high costs accompanying more spread out development. To pay for these demonstration projects, the new law authorizes the Council to levy half of the taxes and receive some of the annual payments paid to the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. About $4.1 million will be available to communities per year. Toward more affordable housing: The Local Housing Incentives Account The housing portion of the program offers grants and other financial incentives for cities and towns to expand affordable and life -cycle housing opportunities. The program is voluntary and establishes two separate sources of funding: • "affordable and life -cycle housing opportunities amount" is calculated according to a formula prescribed in the law. These are locally -generated dollars that cities and towns can apply toward affordable and life -cycle housing within their own communities. Beginning in 1998, participating communities that are not meeting housing goals negotiated with the Metropolitan Council, or spending their affordable and life -cycle housing opportunities amount to meet their goals, must distribute this amount to their city or county housing authority or to the regional housing fund. • "local housing incentives account" is a regional fund to help communities that have not met their negotiated housing goals, but are actively working to provide affordable and life -cycle housing opportunities to residents. Funding for this account comes from several sources, generating about $1 million a year initially and at least $1.5 million a year beginning in 1998. Communities must decide by Nov. 15 of each year whether they're going to participate. Strengthening communities: The Urban Homestead Program The new law also creates a program giving income tax breaks to people who move into homes in certain declining neighborhoods in the metro area. By September 1995, the Council must designate one or more "urban revitalization and stabilization zones." Anyone who buys and occupies a home in a designated area receives an income tax ♦jam METRO DIGEST a exemption for up to five years, provided they don't move out of or sell the home. The law establishes income limits and a maximum exemption. (Note to readers: The Metro Digest sorts Council actions into four areas, reflecting the four Council standing committees: Community Development, Transportation, Environment and Finance. It should also be noted that full Council actions are reported here, not Committee actions.) In other actions, the Council... Community Development • Approved a parks plan amendment for Vadnais Heights to develop neighborhood parks on land near Vadnais and Sucker lakes owned by the St. Paul Water Utility, contingent on the plans being consistent with regional parks plans. • Approved the master plan for land acquisition and road relocation for Lake Wacoma regional park. • Reaffirmed the Council's current rural area guidelines until completion of the region's Blueprint Handbook; the guidelines primarily relate to density requirements of rural area communities. • Authorized an additional $100,000 to complete the design of the first eight miles of the Elm Creek sewer interceptor. • Approved these recommendations from the Polluted -Sites work group: • develop a proposal for creation of a Brownfield Redevelopment Indemnity Fund to encourage redevelopment of polluted sites in the Metropolitan area • work with local communities to create a prioritized list of brownfield sites • develop guidelines for the tax -base - revitalization account established in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. • Approved the use of $102,641 from a parks grant for replacement of a maintenance shop destroyed by fire at Baylor regional park. • Accepted the Industry Cluster project final report. The project studied four industrial clusters: printing and publishing, computers and software, machinery and metalworking, and medical devices. Report recommendations include: labor force training, infrastructure maintenance, and cooperation and dialogue among industry groups. Transportation • Authorized a contract of $594,000 to Nimis- Newman Mechanical Co. for equipment installation at the Ruter bus garage. • Authorized a contract of $331,200 to George W. Olsen Construction, Inc. for replacement of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems at the Ruter bus garage. • Authorized an additional $15,300 for construction of a bus pull -in lane at Crosswinds Church in Maple Grove as part of a park-and-ride lot for the Maple Grove Transit System. • Authorized $50,000 to help determine the location of an intermodal (train/truck) freight terminal in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. • Authorized a limited -use permit for the reconstruction of a roadway on the west side of the Northtown Mall to facilitate construction of the Northtown transit hub. • Approved construction of Highway 36 St. Croix River bridge, including a four -lane divided highway and a new interchange at the intersection of Highways 36 and 95. Construction cost is $78 million. • Approved a loan of $368,289 to Maple Grove for the acquisition of 14 acres (Ahrens property) within the Highway 610 right-of-way. • Approved agreements with transit providers for the second half of 1995. The 18 providers will receive financial assistance of $6.2 million. The largest amount, $2 million, goes to the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. • Approved contracts to three Metro Mobility service providers of $9.7 million for three years. • Authorized an application for an aviation planning grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). * Reaffirmed its policy of not funding lobbying expenses for transit providers who receive regional financial assistance. An exception was made for expenses during the 1995 legislative session. • Approved reductions in service and increases in fares for Metro Mobility. MA A METRO DIGEST 4'sawa, • Approved the extension of Runway 4/22 at Minneapolis -St. Paul airport, providing the airport with an 11,000 -foot runway for heavier international flights. Environment • Authorized a contract of $180,000 to develop standards for the concentration of seven metals and cyanide discharged into the sanitary sewer system. • Authorized a contract of $538,950 to Lametti & Sons, Inc. for rehabilitation of meter stations and improvements in the liquid -waste hauler sites. • Approved the Gun Club Lake water management plan contingent on these, and other, revisions: define sources of funding for proposed projects and ensure that the Watershed Management Organization has an active role in water management. • Authorized a request -for -vendor -qualifications for handling the solids produced by the waste water treatment process at the Blue Lake and Seneca plants. Finance • Approved the transfer of $213,021 from the Regional Transit Administration fund to the General fund as a reserve for self-insurance. 0 Reaffirmed its policy to issue $6.5 million in general obligation bonds for capital improvements in regional parks. w Approved a budget amendment from the Sports Facilities Commission. The amendment to the 1995 operating budget reflects reduced revenue from Twins games and increased revenue from a Viking playoff game. • Authorized the closing of the debt service fund for the 1992C certificates of indebtedness. The Council also: • Approved the preliminary 1996 fiscal year work program and budget. • Approved a policy on the use of financial resources within the Council, restricting use of resources to the unit where they were raised. For example, surpluses or deficits in the Transit Operations and Transportation unit would remain there. • Approved the closing of certain Finance committee meetings to discuss litigation involving personal injury and workers compensation claims. • Appointed Lynette Lijewski to the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee. Public Meetings, Hearings and Board Openings: Transit Redesign Leadership Forum, "Defining the Transit Market", a group discussion session for transportation groups and Council staff (space limited). August 10, Thursday, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; Holiday Inn-Metrodome, 1500 Washington Ave.S., Minneapolis. Regional Briefing on Livable Communities: (for local government staff and elected officials). August 16, Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Shoreview City Hall, 4600 N. Victoria Regional Briefing on Livable Communities: (for local government staff and elected officials). August 17, Thursday, 7 p.m.; Dakota Co. Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Regional Briefing on Livable Communities: (for local government staff and elected officials). August 22, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Chambers. Regional Briefing on Livable Communities: (for local government staff and elected officials). August 23, Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Minnetonka City Hall Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd. Transit Redesign Leadership Forum: "Improving Cost -Effectiveness of Transit" - focus group discussion session for transportation groups and Council staff (space limited). September 7, Thursday, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Holiday Inn- Metrodome, 1500 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis. Workshop on Polluted Sites Grants Programs: September 7, Thursday, 9 a.m., Maplewood City Council Chambers, 1830 E Co. Rd. B. METRO DIGEST Tour of Redevelopment/Reinvestment Sites: Metropolitan Commission (St. Louis Park, Arden Hills, and Downtown Minneapolis) September 8, Friday 8 a.m - 1 Activities p.m. Vacancies on Boards: Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission (MPOSC) Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Advisory (HRA) Committee. One vacancy: District H (covering Council districts 15 and 16). Transportation Advisory Board. Three vacancies: Districts C, D and E (covering Council districts 5 through 10). New Publications Council publications are available from the Data Center, including the Regional Blueprint and Council newsletter, Council Directions. For a free and complete list of publications, write the Metropolitan Council Data Center, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101, or call 291-8140. There is a charge for some publications. Council publications can be read at major public libraries in the Metro Area. Recent publications are listed on the Metro Info Line at 229-3780. A list of publications is available via a computer modem at 337-5400 on the Twin Cities Computer Network (TCCN). Council Directions provides information on regional issues and Council programs. If you wish to receive a copy of Council Directions, call Carol Berens at 291-6447. A remainder: News about new publications, Council actions, coming meetings and subsidized housing referrals is available by dialing the Metro Info Line at 229-3780. Similar information and an interactive forum on regional issues is available on TCCN. You can gain access to TCCN through your computer modem by dialing 337-5400. TCCN customer service is 332-2101. The Commission: • Recommended against the exchange of a parcel of land within Rice Creek Chain of Lakes park reserve for parcels outside the reserve. • Recommended the Council approve grants of up to $1.7 million for land acquisition and such emergency development projects as erosion control and path replacement. • Authorized exploring the possibility of including Washington County's 27 -acre Square Lake park into the regional park system. The Parks and Open Space Commission offices are located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, 55101. For more information, call 291- 6363. Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) The Commission: • Approved $350,000 for a differential global positioning (DGP) system. The system will provide aircraft with three-dimensional navigation information. • Approved a new noise -management methodology for Minneapolis-St.Paul International airport. • Authorized construction of a chapel at Lindbergh Terminal; it also directed that no chaplain be appointed to staff the chapel. Metropolitan Airports Commission offices are located at 6040 28th Av. S., Minneapolis, MN 55450. For more information, call Lynn Sorensen at 726-8186. m -y METRO DIGEST c2 Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFQ The Commission: • Awarded a contract of $2.9 million to Sheehy Construction for the 1995 plaza project at the Metrodome. • Set a public hearing date on the 1996 budget for Wednesday, August 16 at 9:30 a.m.at the Commission office. • Established the Advisory Task Force on Professional Sports in Minnesota; the task force will examine the impact of sports franchises on the state's economy and study ways of retaining and attracting teams. • Approved the concept of an agreement with the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission Foundation; the foundation funds programs for youths. The proposed project involves sale of pieces of the Metrodome's Astroturf as souvenirs, with any profits going to youth activities. Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission offices are located at 900 South 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. For more information, call Judy Somers at 335-3310. rR OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS August 1995 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday hi,y 1 2 3 4 5 S M T W T F S 8:00 PM COUNCIL MEET 7:00 PM Sump Pump Prog- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ING ".Council Chambers, ram Public Meeting - 9 10 11 12 13 14 Is COlmCll Chanl6crg 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 7:30 PDI IIUDtAN RIGIITS 30 31 CODIIIILSSION - Pub. Safety Training Room 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL SIO 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION QUALITY COMMITTEE - Pub. - Council Chambers Safety Trng Room 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 5:30 PM SPECIAi. Ct)[TNCIL 7:00 PM PACT - Pub. Safety 7:00 PM HRA - Councll MEZ TINGPub Saftyl Library Tretnie Room' • a Chambers 10 PM COUNCIL G 1��CouneiC°Cham �� 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 !; OO pM CO CIC. SLIBCCIM '� _ 7.00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING - �bMMLSSIO - Council Chambers Council Chambers i $Y7�Cir "O°- STUDY,SESSION ublii• Sif ` �Tiaialn�lY 27 28 29 30 31 September Council Candidate FilingsOO PGOUNG>U�UD�$1 S M T W T F S openTi YSSIC1Pi�aW�e? 1 z . i °pit etjhiin'iYdom sig-- 3 4 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Rev. 8/9/95 3 DATE: AUGUST 10, 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 AUGUST 3, 1995 THROUGH AUGUST 10, 1995 Permit #67978 was issued to Opus Corporation for a tenant finish for Fabrico at 6055 Nathan Lane North, valuation $237,000.00. Permit #68087 was issued to United Properties Construction for a tenant at 505 State Highway 169, valuation $96,160.00. PERMITLIST LIST OF PERMITS ISSUED 08/10/95 AGING DAYS FROM 08/03/95 TO 08/09/95 M- v c�, PAGE 2 PIN NUMBER CLASS OF WORK DATE PERMIT ## APPLICANT NAME LEGAL USE TYPE ISSUED ERMT.TYPE SITE ADDRESS DESCRIPTION OUTLOT/TRACT UNIT# STATE LICENSE # VALUATION TOTAL FEE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 118 22 14 0029 GREAT SCAPES 17815 32ND PL N 0006336 12 118 22 23 0044 R C JOHNSON CONST INC 10810 50TH PL N 0001256 12 118 22 23 0049 R C JOHNSON CONST INC 4945 VALLEY FORGE LA N 0001256 10 118 22 41 0009 JAY R CARLSON 4805 QUINWOOD LA N 0001256 O1 118 22 12 0003 OPUS CORP 6055 NATHAN LA N 34 118 22 23 0021 WELSH CONST 14105 13TH AVE N 17 118 22 13 0091 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES 4070 ZANZIBAR LA N 0001968 ADDITION LOT BLK SFD 14 3 HEATHER RUN 08/03/95 67924 BUILDING $4,200.00 $120.90 NEW CONST 08/03/95 67972 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 4 1 QUAIL HOLLOW $138,528.00 $3,199.66 NEW CONST 08/03/95 67973 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 9 1 QUAIL HOLLOW $120,000.00 $3,080.67 ADDITION LOT BLK SFD RLS #1240 08/07/95 67975 BUILDING A $5,376.00 $136.34 ALTERATION 08/03/95 67978 LOT BLK COMMERCIAL BUILDING 2 1 BASS CREEK BUSINESS PARK $237,000.00 $1,964.85 ALTERATION 08/09/95 68026 LOT BLK COMMERCIAL BUILDING LLS34QQ230021 $8,000.00 $266.35 ADDITION 08/04/95 68033 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 2 17 WESTBRANCH 2ND $9,600.00 $197.85 PERMITLIST LIST OF PERMITS ISSUED PAGE 4 08/10/95 AGING DAYS _ FROM 08/03/95 TO 08/09/95 PIN NUMBER CLASS OF WORK DATE PERMIT # APPLICANT NAME LEGAL USE TYPE ISSUED ERMT.TYPE SITE ADDRESS DESCRIPTION OUTLOT/TRACT UNIT# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE LICENSE # VALUATION TOTAL FEE 17 118 22 12 0030 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES 16420 43RD AVE N 0001968 17 118 22 12 0039 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES 16610 43RD AVE N 0001968 14 118 22 23 0063 NEDEGAARD CONST 12420 42ND AVE N 0002068 36 118 22 41 0010 UNITED PROPERTIES CONST 505 STATE HWY NO 169 19 118 22 31 0030 REPUBLIC HOMES 18305 30TH PL N 00009183 17 118 22 24 0030 LE GRAN HOMES 16805 40TH PL N 0001357 NEW CONST 08/07/95 68079 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 5 14 WESTBRANCH $111,640.00 $3,030.29 NEW CONST 08/07/95 68080 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 14 14 WESTBRANCH $117,954.00 $3,068.10 NEW CONST 08/08/95 68081 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 2 4 COURTYARDS OF FRENCH CREEK $200,000.00 $3,582.67 ALTERATION 08/03/95 68087 LOT BLK COMMERCIAL BUILDING LLS36QQ410010 $96,160.00 $1,080.98 ADDITION 08/04/95 68101 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 3 3 GREENTREE FOREST $6,000.00 $136.65 ADDITION 08/09/95 68102 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 6 3 HOLLY CREEK 2ND $2,500.00 $90.35 19 118 22 43 0042 ADDITION JAHNKE, DONALD LOT BLK SFD 18015 28TH AVE N 10 6 MEADOWOOD 0001357 08/08/95 68116 BUILDING $11,000.00 $213.40 ZIb DATE: August 10, 1995 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager through Fred G. Moore, P.E. , Director of Public Works FROM: Daniel L. Faulkner P.E. City Engineer SUBJECT: PROJECT STATUS REPORT 0 BACKGROUND: Enclosed are the status reports provided by the consultants performing engineering services in the City. The Approve Payments List, Report No. 117 is also enclosed. The following is a summary of the consultants' Project Status Reports. The Erosion Control Status Report is also included for your information. 1. STRGAR-ROSCOE-FAUSCH, INC.: City Project No. 011 - Northwest Boulevard (45th Avenue to Schmidt Lake Road) and Schmidt Lake Road (Northwest Boulevard to Pineview Lane) is complete except for some minor punchlist work. (See Map - C) City Project No. 031 - County Road 24 and Medina Road is complete through the Phase I portion. Phase II construction is complete except for minor punchlist work. (See Map - E) PROMATMW SUBJECT: Project Status Report Page No. 2 =,.\b City Project No. 213 - Schmidt Lake Road (Northwest Boulevard to Fernbrook Lane is complete except for minor punchlist work. (See Map - F) City Project No. 310 - New County Road 9 (Trunk Highway 55 to Vicksburg Lane is proceeding and the grading and utility portions of the project are complete. The contractor has begun placing curb and gutter and the project is anticipated to be paved by the end of the month. (See Map - G3) City Project No. 406 - Trunk Highway 55 North Frontage Road and South Shore Drive is complete except for minor punchlist work (See Map - G5) City Project No. 310 - New Traffic Signal at New County Road 9/Relocated County Road 24/Trunk Highway 55 is complete except for minor punchlist work. (See Map -G3) City Project No. 415 - Westbranch 3rd Addition (east of Dunkirk Lane and north of proposed County Road 91 has had final plans complete and the project was bid on August 9, 1995 with low bidder being Nodland Construction Co., Inc. The Council will consider award of a contract at the August 15 meeting. (See Map N-1) City Project No. 417 - 1995 Trail Improvements is proceeding and the final construction plans have been completed and will be considered by the City Council for approval and setting of a bid date at the August 15 Council meeting. The Preliminary Engineering Report for the segments proposed for 1996 construction is underway. (See Map N-2) City Project No. 502 - Peony Lane (T.H. 55 to County Road 47) is proceeding with the preparation of plans. It is anticipated the project will be bid in two phases with the first phase consisting of the grading for the bridge over the Soo Line Railroad. Staff is working with various contractors to obtain fill to be stock piled on the high school site and used for the bridge approach fill. (See Map - B) City Project No. 402 - CSAH 9 (1-494 to Polaris Lane) was shared with the public at a public informational meeting on July 18, 1995 and the City Council PROJSCAT.DOC SUBJECT: Project Status Report Page No. 3 alb approved the plans for County Road 9 improvements and the landscape plan at the July 18 Council meeting. (See Map - B-1) The Plymouth MSA traffic counts for 1995 are continuing and are approximately 75 % complete. A meeting was held with City staff to prepare a traffic analysis report for the Downtown Plymouth Concept Plan. 2. BONESTROO, ROSENE ANDERLIK AND ASSOCIATES, INC.: City Project No. 906 - Medina Road Trunk Watermain Improvements (between Vicksburg Lane and Dunkirk Lane) is currently on hold pending a determination on the location of Medina Road in this area. The plans and specifications are approximately 80% complete. (See Map - L) City Project No. 907 - Vicksburg Lane, Schmidt Lake Road and Fernbrook Lane Street and Utility Improvements is nearly complete through the Phase I portion which includes Fernbrook Lane from 45th Avenue to Schmidt Lake Road. The wearing course was placed approximately two weeks ago and minor additional work is still needed. Phase II of this project, which extends Schmidt Lake westerly from Fernbrook Lane to Vicksburg Lane has had a preliminary report prepared and submitted to staff for review in August 1992. (See Map - M) City Project No. 214 - Xenium Lane Street and Utility Improvements (Xenium Lane to Northwest Boulevard south of County Road 9) is being prepared as a State Aid project by the developer of the French Ridge development with the City's portion to be reimbursed according to the Assessment Policy. The draft plans have been prepared and are currently being reviewed. (See Map - N) City Project No. 308 - Dunkirk Lane Street and Utility Improvements (Old Rockford Road to New County Road 9) is nearly complete except for minor punchlist work. Plans for Dunkirk Court were submitted to Strgar-Roscoe- Fausch in order to have C.S. McCrossan complete this construction through a change order to the new County Road 9 Project. (See Map - 02) PROMATMOC SUBJECT: Project Status Report Page No. 4 Z• \b City Project No. 601 - 26th Avenue Street Improvements (I�'lmer Lane to Medicine Ridge Road) is nearly complete except for miscellaneous items including the final wearing course which will be delayed until September or next spring to allow consolidation of the utility trenches. (See Map - 04) City Project No. 212 - 3 Million Gallon Hollydale Water Tower (Schmidt Lake Road and Vicksburg Lane) had the Preliminary Report accepted at the September 20, 1993 City Council meeting and the Council directed staff to set up a public meeting on this project. (See Map - 05) City Project No. 509 - Plymouth Creek Channel Improvements (Vicksburg Lane adjacent to Plymouth Creek Elementary School) commenced during the month of March, but due to an early warming trend the project was not completed during the winter as planned. A portion of the channel has been excavated and all necessary trees have been cleared. The remaining excavation and tree grubbing will be attempted in August. The spoils from the excavation will be either hauled from the site or stockpiled for removal next winter when the ground is frozen. City Project No. 523 - 12th Avenue North (extending east of Ferndale and ending in a cul-de-sac) is proceeding with a preliminary report which was ordered by the City Council at its June 20, 1995 meeting. (See Map - D) 3. SHORT-ELLIOTT-HENDRICKSON, INC.: City Project No. 503 - NW -19 Trunk Sanitary Sewer (Ijmberly Lane Elementary west to Peony Lane, north to proposed Wayzata High School) was bid on August 3, 1995 and the City Council will consider award of a contract to C.S. McCrossan at its August 15 meeting.. (See Map - V) The Water Resource Management Plan is getting underway and an engineering contract is currently being finalized. A meeting was held with the City's Environmental Quality Committee on August 8, 1995. 4. CITY DESIGN TEAM: City Project No. 501 - 1995 Street Reconstruction Program is proceeding according to schedule with the contractor, Northwest Asphalt, nearing PROJSfAT.DW SUBJECT: Project Status Report Page No. 5 =- \b completion on work on Ranchview Lane. Area No. 2 west of Larch Lane and south of Schmidt Lake Road is proceeding with curb replacement work being completed and subgrade excavation is currently underway. (See Map - P) 5. THE APPROVED PAYMENTS LISTING is attached as Report No. 117 for your information. Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. attachments: Status Reports Approved Payments Listing Map PROJSTATMOC FcNITY OF w � SCALE OF MILES PLYMOUTH- S reY %/ � � rase. a �V► STREET MAP =:: lb SRFSTRGAR-ROSCOE-FAUSCH, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS & PLANNERS TRANSPORTATION ■ CIVIL ■ STRUCTURAL ■ ENVIRONMENTAL ■ PARKING MEMORANDUM TO: Fred G. Moore, P.E. City of Plymouth FROM: Jim Dvorak, P.E. !� Tim Phenow, P.E. DATE: August 4, 1995 SUBJECT: PROJECT STATUS REPORT The following are brief descriptions of the status of active projects assigned to us: Northwest Boulevard (45th Avenue to Schmidt Lake Road) Schmidt Lake Road (Northwest Boulevard to Pineview Lane) City Project No. 011 SRF No. 0901340 Minor punch list work remains to finish the project. County Road 24 and Medina Road City Project No. 031 SRF No. 0921643 Phase I construction is complete. Minor punch list work remains to complete Phase H. Schmidt Lake Road (Northwest Boulevard to Fernbrook Lane) City Project No. 213 SRF No. 0921675 Minor punch list work remains to finish the project. New County Road 9 between TH 55 and Vicksburg Lane City Project No. 310 SRF No. 0931781 The grading and utility portions of the project are complete. The contractor has begun placing curb and gutter and the project is anticipated to be paved by the end of the month. Suite 150, One Carlson Parkway North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447-4443 (612) 475-0010 FAX (612) 475-2429 Fred G. Moore, P.E. - 2 - August 4, 1995 TH 55 North Frontage Road and South Shore Drive City Project No. 406 SRF No. 0941991 Minor punch list work remains to finalize this project. County Road 9/County Road 24/TH 55 Signal SRF No. 0942029 The signal is up and operating as designed. Minor punch list work remains to finish the project. West Branch 3rd Addition City Project No. 415 SRF No. 0942078 Final plans have been completed and bids will be received August 9. Park Bond Trail Improvements City Project No. 417 SRF No. 0942080 The final plans for construction proposed in 1995 are completed. Bids are anticipated to be received in September. The preliminary engineering report for the segments proposed for 1996 construction is underway. Peony Lane (TH 55 to County Road 47) City Project No. 502 SRF No. 0952227 The Preliminary Engineering Report was submitted to the Council on June 9, 1995. Plans are underway for the construction of Peony Lane from TH 55 to the high school site. s:-1 b Fred G. Moore, P.E. - 3 - August 4, 1995 CSAH 9 Landscape Design City Project No. 402 SRF No. 0952203 A public informational meeting was held July 10, 1995 to review the plan with area residents. 1995 Plymouth MSA Traffic Counts SRF No. 0952231 The traffic counts are proceeding and are approximately 75 percent complete. Anticipate completion in August. Plymouth Downtown Concept SRF No. 0952275 Meeting with staff to report on preliminary findings 8/4/95. Anticipate Final Traffic Analysis Report within 1 week. JRD/TDP/jal cc: Dan Faulkner, City of Plymouth Dan Campbell, City of Plymouth BonestrooOtto Bonestroo, Posene. Anderlik and Associates, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal CLL ;-tuntty f-17 G Bonestroo, RE. Howard A Sanford, P.E Michael C Lynch, RE. sn K Gage, PE Rosene Robert W Rosene, RE ` Keith A Gordon, PE James P ,Maland, RE n R Yapp, RE Joseph C. Anderlik, RE. Robert R. Pfefferle, PE Jerry D. Pertzsch, RE. :zjglas J. Benoit. PE. Anderlik & Marvin 1., Sorvala, RE. Richard E Turner, RE Richard W Foster, RE. David O Loskota. PE Scott J. Arganek, RE. Kenneth P Anderson, PE awn D. Gustafson, P cdio Olivier PE Associates Glenn R. Cook, RE. Thomas oyes, RE Robert C Russek, A.I.A. Jerry A Bourdon, RE Mark R. Rolfs, PE. Mark A Seip, RE. 1-„1 G. Heuer, P.E. � n P ei, RE Robert GE Schunicht RE Mark A Hanson, RE. Gary W Morien, RE D -n D Boyum, RE Engineers & Architects Susan M. Eherlin, C.PA. Senior Consultant Michael T. Rautmann, PE. Ted K. Field, PE. Paul J. Gannon, A.I.A. Daniel J Edgerton, PE. ,_�frey J. Ehlermger, PE. ;eph R. Rhein, RE Thomas R. Anderson, A.I.A. A. Rick Schmidt. PE. _;c M Mann, PE. Donald C Burgardt. PE. Philip J. Caswell, PE -;rlcs A. Erickson Thomas A. Syfko, PE. Mark D. Wallis, PE. _;: M. Pawelsky August 4, 1995 Frederic J. Stenborg, PE. Ismael Martinez, RE Miles B. Jensen, PE. L, Phillip Gravel, RE -r ,rr M. Olson rx•s M Ring Michael P Rau, PE. Karen L 'Niemen, PE. .. ms F Engelhardt Thomas W Peterson, RE, Gary D. Kristofitz, PE. City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Attn: Mr. Daniel L. Faulkner Re: Project Status Report File No. 70 Dear Dan: y,. �7 5 The following status report has been prepared for all current BRA/City of Plymouth projects. PRELIMINARY REPORTS Project 212 - 3 Million Gallon Hollydale Water Tower: The City Council accepted the Preliminary Report at its September 20, 1993 meeting and directed Staff to set up a public meeting on the project which has not yet been scheduled. Project 523 - 12th Avenue North: The City Council ordered the Preliminary Report at its June 20, 1995 meeting. We are in the final stages of completing the study. Project 907 - Vicksburg Lane, Schmidt Lake Road and Fernbrook Lane Street and Utility Improvements, Phase 2: This project has been split into two phases. Phase 1 is under construction and includes the improvements on Fernbrook Lane from 45th Avenue to Schmidt Lake Road. A draft Preliminary Report for the entire project has been submitted to the City in August 1992. Following City review, we will finalize the Preliminary Report for Phase 2 of the project. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Medina Road Trunk Water Main Improvements: The project is currently on hold, pending receipt of all necessary easements and right-of-way. 2335 West Highway 36 ■ St. Paul, MN 55713 ■ 612-636-4600 S,• %'b City of Plymouth August 4, 1995 Mr. Daniel L. Faulkner Page -2- ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Project 601 - 26th Avenue Street Improvements: Due to the excavation required to lower existing water services, the final course of pavement will be delayed until September or next spring, to allow consolidation of the utility trenches. The sodding and a punchlist inspection has been done. The contractor is presently working on completing the punchlist items. Project 509 - Plymouth Creek Channel Improvements - Neumann Enterprise: The remaining excavation and tree grubbing should be attempted later this month. No summer school nature camps are scheduled at the creek on this month. The spoils from the excavation will either be hauled from the site or stockpiled for removal next winter when the ground is frozen. Project 308 - Dunkirk Lane Street and Utility Improvements - S.M. Hentges: The paving of the final wearing course, epoxy striping and all punchlist items have been completed. A final inspection with the City should be done prior to closing out the project. Dunkirk Court will be done by C.S. McCrossan as part of the C.S.A.H. No. 9 project. Project 907, Phase 1 - Fernbrook Lane Street and Utility Improvements - Ryan Contracting: The paving of the final wearing course has been completed. The epoxy striping will be done next week. There is some restoration work needed in the area where U.S. West had been working. There is also some minor grading to be done on the Schmidt Lake Road project. The final punchlist for the project will be prepared soon. Sincerely, BONESTROO, ROSENE, ANDERLIK & ASSOCIATES, INC. tez--o b- � �I Shawn D. Gustafson, P.E. cc: OGB MLS GRC RGS JKI DJE =SEN =.- %b MEMORANDUM ST PAUL, MN ❑ MINNEAPOLIS. MN C ST CLOUD, MN - CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI ❑ MADISON, WI TO: Dan Faulkner, City Engineer FROM: Richard Moore DATE: August 8, 1995 RE: Plymouth, Minnesota Project Status Report SEH No. A-PLYM09502.00 NW 19 Trunk Sanitary Sewer - City Project No 503 Bids were received on August 3, 1995. Letter of recommendation for award was sent to the City. Water Resources Management Plan SEH is in the process of finalizing the Engineering Contract with the City. A meeting with the Water Resources Committee is scheduled for August 8, 1995. tlo =• `b DATE: August 9, 1995 TO: Daniel L. Faulkner, City Engineer 4 FROM: Darrell Johnson, Sr. Engineering Technician - Drainage SUBJECT: EROSION CONTROL STATUS REPORT To date there have been six $200 fines collected by the City for non compliance with the Erosion Control Policy. We have sent out numerous warning letters to developers for non compliance with erosion control practices. Also this past month we have ordered silt fence contractors to install silt fence where needed, placed several stop work orders on individual homes under construction, as well as notified several home owners of erosion control violations. Due to the addition of two erosion control interns this summer, there has been an increase in erosion control compliance based on additional enforcement inspections. The heavy rains experienced on Sunday night, August 6, generated approximately 50 telephone calls. Although the vast majority was drainage related, a few calls concerned erosion control problems. There were a number of silt fence blowouts contributed to the significant rainfall. This is not an uncommon situation given the fact that silt fence is simply not designed for intense storms. We have been requiring developers to make repairs as quickly as possible. Those who do nothing will subsequently be fined. The Bassett Creek Watershed conducted their erosion control inspections on July 24 and 25, 1995. Of the 51 sites inspected, they found 31 to be in compliance with erosion control practices and 20 to be in violation. attachment cc: Fred G. Moore Daniel L. Faulkner Shane Missaghi STATRM.DOC 1995 STREET CLEANING PENALTIES Revised:8/9/95 Autumn Hills 2nd Add. Dave Henners 7/10/95 ..................... ............... 473-1231 x 69 BassLake Terrace 3rd Add. Vern Reynolds 425-6442 Bitoerin Chris Censki 498-7915 Boulder Crest Dane Swenson or Fritz 473-8511 Boulder Ridge 2nd & 3rd Betsy Krutzig 559-3271 Bridlewood Farm Jeff Franc 478-9848 Bill Pritchard 544-7333 Camelot Overlook Jack Menkveld or Ken Gust 786-6000 Cavan Meadows Chuck Dillerud/Tony Eiden 550-7633 Courtyards of French Creek David Newman 757-2926 Curtis Lake John Lino 882-1112 Eaglewood Dale Runkle 454-4663 ext. 121 Fernbrook Woods 2nd Fred Haas 884-1926 Forster Preserve Tom Graham or Jake Enebak 546-8216 Forster Preserve II Tom Graham or Jake Enebak 6/9/95 546-8216 S Golfview Estates Bernie Barr 559-0085 N t 1995 STREET CLEANING PENALTIES Revised:8/9/95 2 Heather Run Dave Henners 473-1231x69 Hickory Hills John DeVries 7/28/95S 550-1346 Holly Creek 1 st Craig Scherber 428-8400 Holly Creek 2nd Craig Scherber 4/26/95 6/29/95 428-8400 Holly Creek 3rd Craig Scherber 428-8400 Kimberly Woods Tim Rachel 553-1824 Kingsview Heights 3rd Paul or Keith Harstad 636-3751 Lancaster Park Apartments Ken Isaacson 926-9467 H 926-9408 North Fork Jack Swedlund 557-0662 Parker's Lake North 8th,9th,&10th Sandy Williams trailer # 473-1406 Parker's Woods Woody Perl 938-6727 Pine Creek Vicky Siskin 546-3592 Pintail Villas Don Jensen 638-0534 Doug Fiala 452-1329 Plymouth Green Villas j John DeVries 550-1346 Terry Dahlstrom 557-4571 Chuck Dillerud 550-7633 00 1995 STREET CLEANING PENALTIES Revised:8/9/95 M Plymouth Pointe John Peterson 755-9793 Good Value Homes Ponderosa Woods 3rd A.J. Poppelaars 925-2761 Quail Hollow Homer Thompkins or Pam Backer 627-0823 Rebecca Woods Craig Anderson 473-3976 Rockford Estates Pat Goff 482-0767 Savannah Dave Henners 473-1231 x69 Sugar Hills 1st & 2nd Add. Mark Reichel 636-9991 Marty Harstad Swan Lake South Tom Graham or Jake Enebak 546-8216 The Ponds at Bass Creek Dan Hunt 7/28/95 822-4042 S Trenton Ponds Jim Zachman 544-8172 Westbranch Bill Pritchard (plymouth creek heights) 544-7333 N cr APPROVE PAYMENTS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FROM 7/18/95 TO 8/15/95 REPORT NO. 117 2 T.H. 55 & CSAH 24 Signal Design Electric, Inc. 310 7/17/95 7/18/95 43,645.15 System 2 26th Avenue N. - St. Imp. Valley Paving, Inc. 601 7/20/95 7/31/95 9,367.48 1 1995 Street Recon. Frog. NW Asphalt 501 7/24/95 8/1/95 79,124.93 6 Proposed C.R. 9/Rockford Road C. S. McCrossan Const., Inc. 310 8/1/95 8/4/95 366,271.24 9 CSAH 24/Medina Road - Phase II C.S. McCrossan Const., Inc. 031 8/7/95 8/8/95 3,894.75 1 & 1995 Crack Repair ASTECH Corp. 8/3/95 8/3/95 28,360 Final N APPRVPMT.DOC =. Plymouth Human Rights Commission August 3, 1995 Minutes Present: Becky Ribich, Earl Peterson, Ginny Clark, Laurie Levi, Harvey Guttmann, Claudelle Carruthers, Assistant City Manager Kathy Lueckert Excused: Bill Dix, Jackie Fraedrich Absent: Lisa Memberr Call to Order Becky Ribich called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM. A quorum was present. Approval of Minutes The notes from the last meeting were approved as presented. Approval of Agenda The agenda was approved as presented. Old Business Becky Ribich asked that Kathy Lueckert review the discussion questions she had distributed prior to the meeting. Ms. Lueckert stated that two changes must be made to the ByLaws: to add a sunset provision with a definite date, and to delete the section on expenditures. She stated that it is the preference of the City Council to retain those boards and commissions that are required by law or that have definite, on-going ministerial or administrative duties, and to place a time frame for sunset of other boards, committees, and commissions, such as the Human Rights Commission. The HRC members then had a full and frank discussion about the future of the Human Rights Commission in Plymouth. The Commission members agreed that in order for the Commission to be successful it needs the support and interest of the City Council, the city staff, and the people of Plymouth. The Commission concluded that at this point in its life as a community, human rights are not a "front burner" issue in Plymouth and that the topic of human rights in general meets with a great deal of indifference. Several HRC members mentioned the experience at "Music in Plymouth," when individuals coming to the HRC table indicated they didn't know about human rights. The HRC then discussed the alternatives for the Commission presented by Ms. Lueckert. Ginny Clark moved, seconded by Laurie Levi, that the HRC meet once a year =+ pn-"/ or on "as needed" basis. Laurie Levi stated that she believed the HRC would not accomplish anything meeting only once annually. The motion failed, 1 aye 5 opposed. Claudelle Carruthers moved, seconded by Laurie Levi, that the HRC modify the ByLaws to include a sunset review date of December 31, 1996, and to modify the HRC workplan for the remainder of 1995 and 1996 and focus on achievable, discrete tasks. Ms. Carruthers indicated that unless the Commission focuses on one or two tasks, it will not accomplish anything and thus will be viewed as ineffective. The motion passed, 3 ayes, 1 nay, 2 abstentions. Earl Peterson moved, seconded by Laurie Levi, that the expenditure clause in Section 6.1.3.2 be changed as presented by Ms. Lueckert. The motion passed. Laurie Levi suggested that each member look at the work plan and come ready to talk about tasks at the next meeting. Becky Ribich moved, seconded by Laurie Levi, that the discussion of the workplan be tabled until the September meeting. The motion passed. Earl Peterson moved, seconded by Laurie Levi, that at the September meeting Ms. Lueckert no longer be required to take minutes or distribute information to the Commission, and that the Commission members should assume some of these duties. Ms. Lueckert indicated that she was happy to take minutes and to distribute information, and to prepare information from HRC members to distribute to the group. However, she stated that she felt that she has done all the Commission's work, and that if the Commission was to be successful, individual members needed to take ownership of tasks and projects. After Ms. Lueckert's comments, Mr. Peterson withdrew his motion. Ginny Clark stated that she wondered whether or not the Commission was worth the energy it will take to make it successful; however, she will be a team player and help when and where she can. New Business Autumn Crafts Fair, September 16, at Parker's Lake. Ms. Lueckert stated that the booth will be in the Parker's Lake Pavilion, and that the HRC can have as much space as needed. Earl Peterson will contact SHARC about getting the display of ethnic crafts. At the next meeting, members should come prepared to sign up to work the booth for some time period. No staff will be available to assist the Commission on that date. Update on Vacancies. Ms. Lueckert reported that a Council subcommittee will interview the eight applicants for the HRC vacancies on August 21. The new members should be appointed in time for the October meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM. i Star Trlb�ne/Friday/August 4/1995 `70 re a cte d ,"inneap oiis term ornit effort is llapproved the an additional "eligibility requirement" for i ballot. Mayor Sharon Sayles Beltonpp that is not authorized under the state Const By Kevin Diaz council action. ;,Staff Writer tution. F l &Zing the fate of a year-old effort in Minneapo- After the suit was filed, the casthe question ofe was sent tote- Justice justices, argued that the majority ruling's. 'fi§ffl, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that whether Supreme cipal term limits ewould violate the senting Sandra stice , argued that one of the three g s proposed term limits amendment to the city Paul Anderson and Edward Stringer also dis- :ctrarterwould violate the state's Constitution. state Constitution, as city officials maintained. distinction is "convoluted and arcane." Justices _Ida 4-3 decision to be filed today, the state's high Attorneys for the city argued before the court in ---serried. pub- Proponents of term limits argued that their meas- - r court rated that neither LegisTaluce nor a city April that the state Constitution provides only with a home -rule charter may impose additional age and residency requirements for holding p cause it calls for restrictions on who may file for edibility requirements for holding public office. lic lose further restrictions. office change its charter are does not run afoul of the Constitution be to p office, rather than on who may serve. Any in - it who wanted to serve more than eight The decision came in a subrought by the ten by tice as a t Minneapolis Term Limits Coalition, which In opinion eith, hetcou t ruledethatsin certain A.M. yearsintoffice could bmilaretermlimit proposals sought to put a referendum on the general elec- (Sandy) ;tion ballot last November that would have limit- circumstances the Legislature sp and therefore candidate, they said. enaFairmont International Falls and Hop - ti the terms of the mayor and City Council bons for offices suchaas forisheriffs. Butlin a Isantfica- have been considered in Duluth, Mounds View, members to eight years. Forgoing any debate, the three kins. tiCity Council voted 9-2 to reject a 20,000-sigthe nanojustices, distinction that was Keith found thaterm limitsconst constitute to t c see Minneapolis initiative was viewe as a ltirre petition seeking to place the issue o Carlsonplotspath to trim. By Dane Smith dramatic reductions working their Sen. John Brandl, and former IR by the kudos they got in a presenta-:' Staff Writer way through Congress. The scheme Congressman Vin Weber — to tion with Carlson to the National' .is still under construction and is come up with "major reforms." Governors' Association meeting last, They're using catchwords such as scheduled for revelation this fall. week in Vermont ! "devolution" and "perestroika" to describe it, and Gov. Arne Carlson has begun calling it "the Minnesota model." Another fitting title would be John and Vin's Grand Plan, a blueprint for redesigning and downsizing Minnesota government to cope with long-term budget shortages and the Carlson commissioned this unusual project last winter when he pro- posed his two-year budget. He de- clared that the state, at its current rate of spending, would face a dreadful long-term revenue gap. He then appointed two of the state's most astute experts in politics and public policy — former state DFL Details so far have been guarded carefully and won't be released to the public until perhaps early Octo- ber. Weber and Brandl say even they haven't decided on the ingredi- ents of a first draft they expect to submit to Carlson next month. But the outlines are emerging, and the architects say they were cheered The central creed will be co,apeti- tion, both agree. Brandl and Weber will propose dramatic reductions in - money for bureaucracies — school districts, local governments — to be replaced by more cash in the hands of consumers to spend on public Proposal continued on page 3B ,3-/—,4,C ✓ P_ 1,3 ) V N s Proposal ;Continued from page 1B _J5 7A_ -I2 /A_'J8Ut4C- / Plan got kudos at governors' meeting services of their choice. The magical ;outcome: less overall spending and amore satisfaction by taxpayers and ;consumers of public goods. iBrandl said the key to success lies in ;more reliance on communities, from religious groups to families, to ,provide and secure public services ;with direct payments or tax breaks. .i: i"Competition and community are ,the two major levers," Brandt said. A third principle is concentration, meaning that their plan would at- tempt to target as much money as !possible to the poor and needy. i• ;Citing the Federalist Papers of 200 Wears ago, Brandt said that the Fbunding Fathers saw competition as essential in the private and pub- �ic sectors and that is "foundation- al". to the Brandl-Weber strategy. One proposal, making more public 'school money available for parents who choose nonpublic schools, has already been talked about widely by Carlson. But Brandt and Weber said they are considering broad exten- sibns of the same principle to other §ervices, including higher educa- tion, health care and social services. Current programs that illustrate the principle, Brandt said, are the post- secondary options program for high school seniors in Minnesota and a little-known program that pays par- ents to take care of their mentally disabled children. Government would finance and ar- range services and ensure that peo- ple are taken care of. Parents, for instance, would not be free to take Several thousand dollars of school voucher money and then pull their kids out of school. ".•The task that we have here is not to do away with government," Brandl said. "The government has a The widening budget gulf During the next decade, the oldest baby boomers will become eligible for assistance programs provided by state and federal governments. At the same time, a baby boomlet is entering the school systems, and education is by far the largest piece of the government budget at the state and local level. Those forces and federal cuts of at least half a billion dollars a year will $26.2 combine to create a gap between revenues and $24.0 expenditures of $2.5 billion by the year $22.8 2001. $22.7 $21.7 $21.8 $20.2 $21.0 $19.4 $20.4 �a) �0) (All figures projected) bource: Minnesota Department of Finance role in mitigating adverse effects of the free market." The task is daunting but not as impossible as it may seem. The three most important pressure points are federal cuts, a perceived intolerance by voters of any signifi- cant tax increases and rising de- mand for government services. Increased longevity and aging baby boomers will begin soon to move a much larger percentage of the popu- lation into assistance programs pro- vided by state and federal govern- ments, which already cost the state billions of dollars each year. At the same time, a baby boomlet is enter- ing the school systems, and educa- tion is by far the largest piece of "The results of turnovers [of gov- state and local government budgets. ernment services to private provid- ers] has been mixed at best " Ost- Those forces and federal cuts of at least $500 million a year, according to the state Finance Department, will combine to create a gap be- tween revenues and expenditures of $2.5 billion by the year 2001. That amounts to about a 10 percent re- duction in the current size of state and local governments in order to keep a balanced budget. . Despite Carlson's zeal for the pro- ject and his staff's claims last week that the governors were gaga over the presentation, prospects for wholesale adoption of the Brandl- Weber report is hardly a sure thing. Lots of other big fixes for govern- ment have been proposed over the years, and Carlson is rather well known for spinning off lots of stud- ies and commissions and then ne- glecting their recommendations or failing to push for implementation. Carlson is an Independent -Republi- can. The DFL leaders who control the Legislature have not bought into the process, were not consulted be- forehand and they've been skeptical all along of the Brandl-Weber effort. Local governments and the estab- lishments that would lose money can be expected to fight hard against any big changes. Even the fundamental principles, worthy as they may sound to some, will be challenged. Rep. Don Ostrom, DFL -St. Peter, a college professor and House Tax Committee member, said it's simply wrong to assume that the private sector can always do things better than government. In many cases, the government is involved precise- ly because the private sector failed to provide something or was doing it badly. A classic example is urban mass transit systems, he said. rom said. ' Signaling his skepticism, House Speaker Iry Anderson, DFL -Inter- national Falls, last week appointed his own task force of representatives to monitor congressional budget - cutting and its effect on Minnesota. And Anderson said again that a special session this fall to deal with federal cuts, something Carlson has suggested, is unnecessary. Even Weber said he's a little con- cerned that expectations for the pro- posal may get out of hand. "It's a mammoth undertaking, and I'm a little concerned that every- body thinks we're going to move the Earth. We will have some very spe- cific proposals," Weber said. One of the issues they've had to wrestle with is what to call their undertaking. One term that's been attached to it is "devolution," de- fined as as a transfer of authority from a central government to a low- er one. A fairly accurate description of what's going on, but the word also is defined as degeneration or reverse evolution. The idea of mov- ing backward is not so appealing. Another term bandied about is "perestroika," the term used in the former Soviet Union when reform- ers were trying to overhaul an ineffi- cient centralized economy. Weber, once a hard-line conserva- tive who has moderated somewhat, said he and Brandt have built up a strong rapport, and that a rather strange role reversal has occurred. "My role has been to warn him that the libertarian Republican approach won't necessarily work, and he's al- ways debunking DFL sacred cows. We take on our own parties more than the other's," Weber said. N d IC1/ Iffl LANDSCOPE Summer 1995 A Publication of the Sensible Land Use Coalition Environmental Review Statute & EAW/EIS Rules Undergoing Revision By Jeff Smyser, RLK Associates, Ltd. The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) is in die protea of amending rules governing the preparation of the environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and the larger environmental impact statement (EIS), as well as the state statute that guides diem—the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act, MN Stats 116D. The EQB proposed amending the statute during the recent legislative session and proposed amendments to MN Rules 4410 which control the EAW and EIS processes. Both initiatives met with controversy. The EQB is seeking additional public input before moving ahead with the statute or rule amendments. It held a public forum on July 18 and is now taking comments. Another possibility is the creation of public advisory groups to assist in developing statute and rule amendments. Comments should be directed to Gregg Downing at the EQB, 300 Centennial Building, 658 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55155. For your information, the EQB holds other statutory duties involving land use and development issues, including: holding hearings and granting permits regarding certain nuclear waste disposal activities; choosing power plant sires and transmission line routes; and promoting sustainable development. Elsewhere! By Dan Hunt, Daniel Development This column was suggested by Dan Hunt who it involved in our Member Services Committee. Future issuer will feature other organizations involved in land use issues. ■ Brace Nedegaard, president of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC), recently announced the addition of a full-time public policy director to firmly establish the association as a major private residential construction and development resource to local units of government and the Metropolitan Council. Karen Christofferson will be working with BATC members, members of the Builders Association of Minnesota, the Urban Wetlands Coalition, Building Officials Association, the Sensible Land Use Coalition and other organiza- tions to influence and guide discussion that will help bring eonwristu around housing policy and land use.. For funkier information contact Karen at BATC at 851-9242. ■ The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) is a private, nonprofit corporation that uses law, science and research to protect Minnesota's natural resources, wildlife and the health of its people. MCEA conducts environmental audits of state regulatory programs and makes recommenda- tions for change; undertakes research and policy advocacy work on selected environmental issues; and uses law and litigation in specific cases of environmental abuse. Currently, MCEA is involved in.an active forestry management project, a toxic. -use reduction project, a clean air project and a feedlot ruuufl project. In addition, MCFA is active in two lawsuits, will likely file a suit on the Stillwater Bridge construction, and is a member of a coalition of eri imnniental groups beginning work to combat the adverse impacts of large -lot sprawl. For further information gall Peter Bachman at MCEA.at 223-5969. Forecasts Show Metro Area Population to Increase One Third by 2020 by Anne Hurlburt, City of Plymouth The Sensible Land Use Coalition's May 31 program continued the series on growth management, focusing on how much growth is forecasted for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area over the next 25 years. Michael Munson of the Metropolitan Council staff presented new, preliminary forecasts indicating the region will have 3.1 million people by 2020, up 100,000 people and 50,000 more households from the last forecasts issued in 1991. This would housing will be increasing. The older group may be locked into their starter homes longer than they anticipated. In the 90s, there was a relatively low demand for multiple family housing, but the demand should increase in the future. Average household sizes will continue to decrease because of the age structure. Also, employment will not increase as fast as the population, as more people "age out" of the workforce. represent a growth of over Where in the Twin Cities 800,000 people over [he between SOME OF THE TRENDS DRIVING will the growth happen? Mun.u,n explained that a 30 -year period the 1990 Census and 2020, a THE NEW FORECASTS INCLUDE, co """cation of long-term one-third increase. stable Trends would predict Munson pointed out that 0 more in -migration (people moving about 2/3 of the growth to be on the west side of the the basic assumptions into the region) than expected, region, with about a 50/50 behind the forecasts include particularly young adults (ages 23-34), split between the north and no wars or disasters, nothe most mobile group. south. He predicted that major changes in human the north might capture a behavior (such as marriage smaller share in the future, or divorce rates), or changes ■ a rapidly growing minority largely because it has less in the structure of the U.S. population, although still small area, and a lower proportion economy. He also said heof compared to other major metro areas. developable land had not factored in "other remaining. Also, he forces—fascinating, but warned that some cities unknowable" that could ■ higher growth predicted for the U.S. have changed their influence population, as a whole, of which the Twin Cities receptiveness to new ranging from energy,growth, has absorbed a fairly consistent share or are finding that telecommuting, AIDS or they do not have room to new plagues, or even over time. accommodate the numbers "EI Nino". forecasted. Munson reminded us that forecasts are not predictions, but do say what could happen in the future. They provide a basis for planning, and also help us understand trends and forces that can influence land use, especially the need for housing to accommodate the growing population. Because the baby -boom generation and their families are aging, Munson predicted there will be a relatively smaller demand for new housing than there has been in the past. Fewer 25 to 34 year olds will be moving into the housing market, at the same time that the number of 35 to 49 year olds looking for "move -up" TrendWateh: Need for Multi family Housing Increasing Forecast Range of Housing Type (Twin Cities Metropolitan Area) s„xro.: at.xaoafrox cov�an rxousaxos IN___.:.. _.... _.__. ao — w A I 1 o � � weo-trso tsso- toxo rano-zotg tato-tors N Single Family E Multifamily ED In the past, local govern- ments often argued that Metropolitan Council . forecasts were too low; some now find them to be too high. The ability of the region to expand to make sure land is available for the predicted growth may be a problem. Shifts in how the region grows—such as more development in rural areas, or more redevelop- ment in older communities—are not likely to make a big difference in the forecasts, but could play a major role in public service cost or in the vitality of the Region's core area. For a ropy ofthe detailed chartr and graphic presented by Mr. Munson in hu presentation, call the Coalition at 474-3302 or the Metropolitan Council at 191-6331. ProgramsCalendar Wednesday, Aug is 6 "REINVESTMENT BV OLDER AREAS" Radisson Hotel South/ Bloomington . 7:30 AM -10:00 AM Wednesday, September 27 DENSITY11ATENSITYISSUES Mpls./Sr. Paul Airport Hilton / Bloomington .7:30 AM -10:00 AM Wednesday, October 25 NEW URBANISM" Days Inn Airport / Bloomington 11:30 AM -2:00 PM Wednesday, November 29 "GROWTHMANAGEMENT WRAP-UP" Holiday Inn Airpon / Bloomington 11:30 AM -2:00 PM . CALL 474-3301 TO REGISTER =cell" kA What is the Metropolitan Liveable Communities Act? Use Online Resources From Information Prepared by Publicorp/Ehlers and Associates, Inc. By Teresa Halloran, Loucks & Associates, Inc. The legislature passed several pieces of legislation regarding the development of the metropolitan region. Among A wealth of information regarding land use issues exists via them were the Sable Communities Act, land planning amendments and the Metropolitan Liveable Communities remote access link to our local libraries. These networks are Act. The Sable Communities Act was vetoed, but the Metropolitan Liveable Communities Act passed with online library reference catalogs that allow you to search for bipartisan support. It is anticipated that the bill will be signed by the Governor. The bill is described by the a book or periodical without leaving your office. following chart. ■ REVENUESOURCE REVENUESOURCE Act is voluntary. If a city does not participate, REVENUESOURCE ■ Right of Way Acquisition Fund ■ Sale ofa m accounts or the pollution cleanup fund administered ■ Local tax levy bared on by the Department of Trade and Economic Development. . portion ofhomettead base •- ■ Mega Mall fatal disparities ■ Mosquito Control District will occur. ■ distribute the funds to the Council to put in surcharge Levy (50% of the k -y) .�� ■ Council bora! proceeds PURPOSE PURPOSE 2) City to develop an action plan. Duly 1, 1996) PURPOSE ■ Polluted land clean-up far - ■ Develop incentives to 3) County to calculate municipality market value ■ Expand affordable hearing GI Redevelopment implement the Council's incentives account. Quly 1 of each year) in municipality Tom Berg at 463-6265, and builders call Mike Fosse at t' policies and the purpose of 4). Metropolitan Council to notify city of its affordable • ■ EligibleApplicanu the act • ■ Municipality negotiates • County than the affordable, and life -cycle housing 4% of the residential homestead value with Council for hearing • City participating in ■ Eligible Applicants OR - goals incentive account Participating cities value base amount (2 times average) times local tax tate. its goals. (NOTE: The Metropolitan Council has also prepared a summary with additional - details regarding the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (June 1995). For a copy, call the Council .at 291-6359 or the Coalition at 474-3302.) ' Participation in the Metropolitan Livable Communities 5) City to use local funds and available Metropolitan Act is voluntary. If a city does not participate, Council funds to meet its goals. however, it is not eligible for funds from any of the accounts or the pollution cleanup fund administered 6) If by' 1998 a city has not met its goal and not by the Department of Trade and Economic Development. spent 85% of its affordable and life cycle housing opportunities amount in the previous year, it may: If a city participates in the act, the following actions will occur. ■ distribute the funds to the Council to put in the local initiatives account, or 1) City and Metropolitan Council to negotiate ■ distribute the funds to the dry or county HRA affordable and life cycle housing goals. Quly 1, 1996) to create housing opportunities in the city. 2) City to develop an action plan. Duly 1, 1996) The Council funds must be matched dollar for tenrhpruttl m".at-4 "kilepmry°yfpB6Grp°Gry 1 a7°f°J ^" °t°r d"pp dollar by a city. In distributing its funds, the Council 3) County to calculate municipality market value must give priority to cities that: base amount and funds available for the local housing consultations. For more information — developers call' incentives account. Quly 1 of each year) ■ receive less from focal disparities than it Tom Berg at 463-6265, and builders call Mike Fosse at t' contributes by more than $200 per household, 4). Metropolitan Council to notify city of its affordable ■ demonstrate that the project will link jobs to and life -cycle housing opportunities amount. The housing, and - amount is the lesser of the following lines. ■ provide matching funds from sources other than the affordable, and life -cycle housing 4% of the residential homestead value opportunities amount. times local tax rate OR - The legislation requires annual reports and a report 1995 residential homestead value in exoess of the market card that records the progress of each city in meeting value base amount (2 times average) times local tax tate. its goals. Sponsor Profile: PO Box 284 . ;ZTnin „ ' Excelsior. MN 0 1 55331-9998 PALS: Pubic Access Library System This system has 55 member libraries, including Minnesota sate universities, community colleges, private colleges and state agencies. Three of the libraries: Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library and the James J. HIII Reference Library do not allow materials to be checked out. ■ OCLC/WorldCau Worldwide Library Service This system is a collection of many thousands of libraries' files from around the world. The Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Libraries, Ramsey County Library and some of the Dakota County Library files are available through this system. ■ LUMINA: University of Minnesota Libraries LUMINA is the online system for the University of Minnesota. It includes MNCAT, the catalog of most of the books and periodicals in the Libraries' collection. Future newsletters will offer detailed information on how to access one of these systems. This month features Direct DidAccea to PALS. 1. Use any microcomputer and any 1200-, 2400-, or 9600 baud modem. 2. Set your telecommunications software to the following: Data Bits: 1; Duplex: Full Parity: )VRar, Stop Bits: 1 3. Dial 636-2067, using the area code (612) if ourside the Twin Cities. 4. The screen will say: connect 2400. Press the (Enter] key. When you are connected, type C(spacr)PALS followed by the [Enter] key. You should now be logged into the online catalog of all libraries on the PAIS network. 5. Choose the library catalog you wish to peruse. A list of the library codes can be found if you type sho(space)libs in the help screen. 6. To search the online catalog you must type in a two - letter command followed by the terms you wish to search. The following offers a sample fist of searching commands: To search Use Lwwk Subject ST ST Minnesota Geology Term TE TE Reinsurance Exact Subj. Heading SU SU Cargill Development Tide Term TT TT Marketing home-based Exact Tide TI TI Marketing for the ... Personal Author AU AU Peters Thoma J Corporate Author AT AT General Mills Author/Tide Combo CO CO Peters In Search of E�« •r rrrr•rrr• -�� (612) 474-3302. ' Fax 470-6640 v ebybr Dakota Electric Association is a non-profit, consumer- most " `yy°�ab�rdrr�BPL ' owned electric distribution system serving oEcentral Dakota County. The ha `pro dx A2 and southern cooperative grown to be one of the largest in the nation, serving much of th ti •t aruL from p"b p^!°m°,�r(J� promurtr°mei?(trut°"' b"r°` Dwjyht D. Johnson expanding south suburban Twin Cities area.. We offer a wide ran of services for our custome Be I ' " ` ` - ^t '' Ir Citu of PI ymouth including personal service to builders and developers fo �.r future tenrhpruttl m".at-4 "kilepmry°yfpB6Grp°Gry 1 a7°f°J ^" °t°r d"pp 3400 Pl mouth Boule"rd 9 MN 55447 their current and electrical needs. Our team of v { energy experts is available for free energy ef6cienrdesigri s r mvirv",tMr Plymouth consultations. For more information — developers call' tb^rieae W Tom Berg at 463-6265, and builders call Mike Fosse at t' � r��'"rraa�' . 463.6283. _ � 's �fiU.J.pUJIAGL La 7 Mt, B FTE" 586_ aw% = Sc1-0 3440 Jewel Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55447 July 30, 1995 Mayor Joy Tierney City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mayor Tierney: It is with deep regret that I must resign as a member of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board. My ever increasing business travel schedule makes it impossible for me to be an effective Board member. The precious time I do have in Plymouth I must dedicate to my family. I have valued the association I have had with my fellow Board members and with members of the Plymouth Planning Department. I will miss them, but I will try to emulate their dedication in the rest of my life. I hope that in future years my employment circumstance will allow me to serve my city again. In the meantime, please accept my appreciation for being able to serve the last year and a half. Sincerely, z;_ �A Thomas F. Rugh cc: Ann Hurlburt David Crain v. ta. ^AA f Y 6�-01-�A \w FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Edward J. Erickson August 3, 1995 /,:z- Mayor „ Mayor Joy Tierney City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 =.-Sb 'Tup % Dear Mayor Tierney: know, the City of New Hope has been asked to provide a second sheet of ice As you perhaps Ho a Ice Arena. The estimated cost of the addition will be in the neighborhood o at the New p $2 - $2.5 million. oth the gh school level and I am sure that you are aware of the introduction of girls hockey at bailable cle at other locations athletic association level. Addeboss is the program.wing All of this ck fasvail create a critical shortage of and increased participation in theY P ice to satisfy the increasing demand. ent taxpayers have supported underwriting both the °Pve,eating cannotlosses ask them t payfor New Hopee Ice Arena and for the past twenty years for the New Hop operating losses (if any) and construction costs for another sheet of ice. us rosters using the An interesting fact is that only 20% of New Hope kids make upoWarWe have always been arena. The other 80% come from surrounding cities. s you sheet of ice and to be able to offer this facility to all at no additional losses However, in the future pleasedoperation we cannot be the only city to underwrite any possible operat the construction cost. Our City Council would like to have all cities that have participants in our programs to help with the cost of building and operating another sheet of ice. undetermined amount tions. One, have each city agree to pay an I would like topro pose two opy eratin deficit (which we do not for each participant from their city in order to meet an op g anticipate) and pay debt retirement. tion would be to have each city deposit a sum withtan agreed plan.ty of New Hope and we The second op year based o g would refund any unused money at the end of the y 4401 Xylon Avenue North New Hope, Minesota 55428 Phone: 531-5100 Fax: 531-5136 -=- Sb Page 2 August 3, 1995 All of our cities are facing the same problem and New Hope is more than willing to do our share but we cannot continue to provide facilities for participants from other cities without financial help from your city. A second sheet of ice is desperately needed for our area's vitality and family growth. Will you help by discussing this with your City Council and respond as soon as possible. Thank you, .�kar� Erickson Mayor of New Hope PENNY STEELE COMMISSIONER BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSI A-2400 GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0240 August 1, 1995 The Honorable Joy Tierney and City Council Members City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mayor Tierney and City Council Members: PHONE 612-348-7887 FAX 612-348-8701 TDD 612-348-7708 Recently I received your letter seeking County support for the installation of a pedestrian -actuated traffic signal along Northwest Boulevard (County Road 61) near the Bass Lake Playfield in Plymouth. In your letter you correctly stated that the County's Transportation Division staff had favored the use of a flashing yellow signal instead of a pedestrian -actuated signal at the playfield. When County staff expressed its opinion of proper traffic control in the area, it was not fully cognizant of the community's dedication to the development of the playfield area as a community -wide destination. With the recent passage of the Open Space and Trails referendum, it appears the community is now poised to take the next step in the development of its park and trail system. With this in mind, I have asked Public Works staff to revisit the traffic signal issue with their counterparts at the City. It is my understanding that representatives of both staffs have been more closely examining issues related to your request, and both agree a pedestrian -actuated stoplight should be installed at the crosswalks. support this recommendation and have asked staff to move forward with this project. Sincerely, Penny Steele County Commissioner - 7th District PS:pr c: Mr. Roger Berkowitz 13235 55th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER M StL 7300 W. 147th St. • Suite 305 • Apple Valley, MN 55124 Ph: (612) 431-4311 • Fax: (612) 431-2828 August 1, 1995 Mayor Joy Tierney Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mayor Tierney: As replacement transit providers, we have many issues in common. In order to preserve the quality of service we have provided in the past to our citizens, it is important that we gather to discuss our common concerns. Therefore, on behalf of Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), Southwest Metro Transit Commission (SMTC) and Plymouth Transit, we would like to invite you to attend a meeting of the transit service opt -out communities. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. Diane Harberts of SMTC has reserved the Heritage 2 room in the Eden Prairie City Center. A map to the Eden Prairie City Center has been enclosed, but if you have additional questions regarding the location, please call SMTC at 934-7928. Bob Renner and Lynn Nichols, from the Messerli & Kramer law firm, will be facilitating a discussion of funding for continued replacement transit initiatives and ways in which we can work together on future opt -out legislative issues. Please feel free to invite your transit operations administrators or other city representatives whose attendance at this important meeting would be appropriate. It would be appreciated if you would RSVP to Jennifer Peterson, of Messerli & Kramer, at 228-9757 by August 21. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Sincerely, wuj,&3 Willis Branning Mayor of Apple Valley Joy Tierney Mayor of Plymouth +- Eden Prairie Road or County Road 4 C*7 C�Wl1V Irv. 12191 lily of Wen Fmil le 8480 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55U4-2230 city center (612) 949-8300 Police (612) 949-62007 Fax (612) 949-8390 Police Fax (612) 949-6203 TDD (612) 949-8399 TIPS Hoillne (612) 949 -TIPS (8477) Valley View Road 4 4- Mitchell Road Y11WY 5 4 +- Mitchell Road Tochnology Drive + E&i t;mComm �I " •" Main Entrance 11 • • • C. II. Roemw. • Eden Prairie City CenlerlPoilce Dept. 6080 Mitchell Road Main Entrance a Scenic Heights Road+- 1 ♦ Anderson Lakes Pkwy. N Prairie Center Drivc4 no 11wy 5 t} `}k" 1-4944 Hwy 16912124 +- 1-494 Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the FItture August 4, 1995 Joy Tierney Mayor City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447-1482 Dear Mayor Tierney: _= Ser The Metropolitan Livable Communities Act of 1995 laid the basis for a new partnership between the Metropolitan Council and the communities which make up our region. This partnership is aimed at cleaning up polluted lands, increasing the supply of affordable and lifecycle housing where new job growth is highest, and providing ul=dves to tesi models of more compact, Lmnsit-oriented development and re -development. Achieving these regional goals depends much on how well all of us can communicate as we implement each portion of the law. To ensure maximum communication, we have three steps in mind: first, to hold regional briefings for local government officials and staff. Dates and times are listed below: August 16 - Shoreview City Hall, 7 p.m. August 17 - Dakota County Western Service Center, Apple Valley, 7 p.m. August 22 - Metropolitan Council Chambers, St. Paul, 7 p.m. August 23 - Minnetonka City Hall, 7 p.m. September - Staff Forums (dates to be announced) Second, we are forming staff teams within the Council to meet with each community or clusters of communities to develop mutually agreeable housing goals. Through a separate process, we are designing an application and scoring system to distribute funds for polluted site clean-ups. Third, we will continue to work with representative organizations which have a strong interest in this law. We have already consulted the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) about housing goals guidelines. Many mayors and council members were active through the AMM in getting this legislation enacted, and we are committed to continuing this cooperative relationship. We are also consulting with as many legislators as possible as we move through these implementation steps. Council responsibilities in this new partnership will be carried out principally by Craig Rapp, Director of the Community Development Division, whom many of you know as a former city manager in this region, most recently at Brooklyn Park I hope you will feel welcome to contact him, or Jim Solem, the Regional Administrator, with any suggestion you have. Sincerely, Curt Johnson Chairman 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul. Minr_esota 55101-1634 (612) 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TrY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 229-3780 An :qual Opportunity Employer t Y To whom it may concern: ! I am a resident of Oakview Lane in Plymouth, and I am outraged by the recent change of !c' access to highway 55 that we use. I am writing to anyone who may be involved. I called onC, and the city said they didn't know what was going on (to a city road????? - 18th Ave.), I..;,;,:; called the state, and they didn't know what was going on. What a sneaky business. Alter road, don't warn us, survey us, or take responsibility for doing so!!! I have pocrastinated this letter, because there are so many issues involved, I didn't k►': where to start! For starters, it is now much more dangerous!! We have to slash across 2 1ICa' of speeding traffic. We cannot get up to speed that fast. It was so much easier to jump ams$ the highway! There have been no accidents there to my knowledge in the past 4 or 5 yearsthgt I have lived here. Since you changed it, there have been numerous near misses. Let alone t 4 xz<C people on your bumper as you u turn at the long light at Co. Rd.6. If you think it needs be changed, put in a stop light! And why didn't anyone ask those of us who use it?! We kni_, if it's okay or not. ; Then, as we trip the lights on Medicine Lake Dr. or Co. Rd. 6, we are upsetting the fl - traffic on 55. 55 going east, especially, has become a nighmare- unbelievably slow. We catlE" go to Medicine Lake Dr. and wait and wait and wait. We used to have mess to stores down -the.", road, and now it is a major ordeal. Often we go to Minnetonka grocers and other places. M isi worth the drive. -:-� ;.t Plymouth should respect it's residents. We on Oakview seem to be wanted out of this city'.' We have had surprise after surprise. From schools telling us we won't be affected by re- districting, and then surprising us; to townhomes in our backyard; to this. And now, some':;;;;::;.: tell me you want to chop up Oakview for a frontage road. First of all, if that is the plate , why slash us across 55 before the frontage road is built!? Secondly, the city has told me,,-, a. the road wil op be built, there are no funds or plans. Yet they bought a house at the e d�ha0 lyy� ` of the street ! And they don't have PLANS!!! My god, is this a conspiracy? Neighbors arerfr>€, even being told about this, and this directly affects us, let alone people 3 houses down •~ from the demolition. Then someone said the frontage road would be built.in 6 years. Why nit'`:., mess up our access then? Why not ask us about it? This road is proposeder whatever, in child's backyard!! The traffic is bvawknough, a child was hit by a car in front of -that just a month ago. And you want to bring a road closer still!??`` This frontage road, which should really be fought by us at City Council meetings, althAw i I doubt theyy w l�let us know about it, will radically increase our traffic. This is a qufit_. old street. Residents have lived here 40+ years. This brings up 2 issues. One is that si' ,, whoever put up the cement slab on 18th and the right 5t v isign.-?our ttraffu c is way up- wax i t� Ho �-- a wu� have ambulances roaring down the street only to discover they have to u turn. Both of the factors increasing our traffic leads me to once ask for a SLOW CHILDREN SIGN AND A i SPEED LIMIT. Is Plymouth going to help the residents of this street or railroad us out of^ =` S -2- Overall, boo hiss for this maltreatment, and boo hiss for endangering us, and boo hiss fCt not asking us about it. And, if the city really does not know what is going on, someone b [tet get in charge of the roads around here. We'd love to chop up that cement slab and re-cemitt' 55 and go back to the old ways. If you think the unbuilt park will increase traffic put' light, or let it go the old way. It works fine all day long- the biggest wait was during `. rush hour, which is not when mom's take kids to parks anyway. We'll be waiting for our new signs!!!! Kerry Anderson 2016 Oakview La. Plymouth, MN 55441 rnAl bor PI VnWV h C� Cin u.0 Pl ym". ,h Enq�ne�in9 M6-aA In 0-�/Oy -rce/ota) J-� &pr6<,,,tn 4cx+tAt UfPQt Cevvitq CM*UWW;/ "A q M.M1 a rz yx� CITY OF PLYMOUTH - August 8, 1995 Kerry Anderson 2016 Oakview Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Ms Anderson, Mayor Tierney has forwarded your letter to us regarding your questions and concerns with the recent change of access to Highway 55. Fred Moore, Public Works Director, has been asked to respond to your letter. You can expect a response from Mr. Moore by August 18. Thank you for your letter. Please give me a call on 509-5052 if you have not received a response by August 18. Sincerely, 4tj�w Gw-� Kathy Lueckert Assistant City Manager cc: Fred Moore, Public Works Director C/R. file We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 Sg DATE: August 9, 1995 TO: Mayor and City Council members THROUGH: Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager FROM: Craig C. Gerdes, Director of Public Safety SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE During the City Attorney evaluation, Council members expressed an interest in and support of our domestic abuse response. We have prepared this informational memo in order to give you all a better understanding of the situation in Plymouth. First, an explanation of the basics of the crime involved. Violence is categorized as "domestic assault" if the individuals involved currently or in the past resided together and/or have a child in common. Arrest for domestic violence can be made anywhere without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that within the preceding four hours the victim has been assaulted, threatened with a dangerous weapon or placed in fear of bodily harm. If a particular domestic assault is a misdemeanor, it is one of only a few crimes where a physical arrest can be made when the officer did not witness the offense, whether or not the victim cooperates or there is an independent witness to the misdemeanor offense. If the offender cannot be located in the four hour period, they can be charged through the court system, but cannot be taken into physical custody. The City of Plymouth continues to have a low random violent crime rate. This makes domestic violence the most frequent violent act that officers in Plymouth respond to with 98 arrests in 1994 and 51 for the first half of 1995. Officers responding to a domestic violence call must make an arrest if there are any visible signs of assault or threat or an independent witness to the assault or threat. The officers may arrest without corroborating evidence or witnesses if they believe an assault or threat took place. It is the intention of the department, in working with the Courts, Probation, City Attorney, and the Home Free Intervention Project, to make every attempt to disrupt the cycle of violence. This is done by focusing on the abuser as well as providing safety for the victims. L- Sc� Plymouth has been involved in a proactive program with Home Free since 1984. Home Free operates a shelter for victims and their children as well as operating the intervention program for various cities. If an individual is arrested for domestic violence, Home Free is contacted as soon as possible. The officer also provides the victim with a card listing their legal rights as a victim, various services available to them, and telephone numbers. The Intervention Project has trained volunteers that contact the victim and give information on the various processes available to them, including going with them to obtain an Order for Protection against the abuser, accompanying them to criminal court proceedings, and offering support groups. A trained jail visitor proceeds to jail and interviews the abuser in an effort to encourage them to seek counseling. If an assault is alleged but no arrest is made either because the assaulter is gone or probable cause cannot be established, or when no assault is alleged but the officer believes the victim may be in fear, the officer will also contact Home Free and arrange for an advocate to visit with the victim. Also periodically representatives of the Police Department, Home Free, and the City Prosecutor's office meet for a general review of the arrest and prosecution policies in an effort to building positive working relationships. The Public Safety Department will continue its aggressive response to domestic violence and seek opportunities for continued citizen and council support. August 9, 1995 Mayor Joy Tierney Members of the City Council City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447-1482 Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council, S• S h I '� � `��....�•:..a. pry.._, [t tl I The Builders Association of the Twin Cities appreciates the opportunity we have had to be part of the development of the proposed tree ordinance for the city of Plymouth. Over the summer through a series of meetings with staff and the planning commission, we feel a compromise has been proposed that reflects shared common goals. We appreciate the recognition that trees removed as the result of enforcement of other ordinances should not be counted against a developer. This recognition coupled with the ability to reforest in other areas of the city if there is no alternative within the development, provides the city and the developer a flexible and common sense approach to meeting the goal of forestation in Plymouth. The ability to amend the reforestation plan is another element of the compromise that in our opinion works for all parties involved. It is not possible for the compromise to reflect all of the changes we had originally addressed. However we do believe that the compromise reflects everyone's best efforts and should therefore be adopted by the City council. Thankyou for your consideration of this matter. We will attend Tuesday's hearing to respond to any questions you may have of our association related to this ordinance. Sincerely, Dan Herbst, Chairperson Local & Metro Public Policy Committee ar;:5en Christofferson Public Policy Director cc: Anne Hurlburt, Paul Bucks, City of Plymouth; Builders Association of the Twin Cities Board of Directors and Members of the Local & Metro Public Policy Committee 1325 East 79th Street, Suite 6, Bloomington, Minnesota 55425-1196 Phone (612) 851-9242 • Main Fax (612) 851-9560 • Parade Fax (612) 851-9570 SANDRA HILARY 612-348-3082 COMMISSIONER FAX -346-8701 it BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A-2400 GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0240 August 8, 1995 Mayor Joy Tierney 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mayor Tierney: Thank you for the invitation to meet with you August 15, to discuss the issues facing Plymouth. I regret that I will not be able to attend as I will be out of town at that time. I would like to get together with you to discuss these issues. I will have my staff call you to schedule a time that is convenient for you. Sincerel 4.0 , SandraHiIary Hennepin County Commissioner �Wl ki cc: Commissioners Steele Tambornino PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Overall staff time to prepare and manage the two sales is estimated at 40 hours. Once the decision was made to work cooperatively with the Communities in Collaboration Council, and the other cities involved staff researched specific products and usage. Staff developed an educational brochure for distribution with the bags purchased outlining proper usage and environmentally sound lawn care. I have broken down some of the planning and implementation elements as follows: Organization: ♦ Meeting with Extension service Representatives and others e Meetings with CICC representatives and project committee ♦ Development of brochure Promotion: ♦ CICC promotion through schools e Article in City of Plymouth Newsletter -distributed to other communities involved in project for their use. ♦ Flyers used within City Center and Hennepin Parks ♦ Advertised second sale to coincide with the Historical Society Plant Sale in City Newsletter Logistics of Sales: ♦ Determining product, ordering, invoicing participating communities ♦ Determining sale locations s Determining fiscal agent for group project ♦ Development of promotion ♦ Determining record keeping, accounting methods ♦ Coordination of pickup and delivery of product ♦ Record Keeping/Accounting Concerns: Collecting $ at more than one location at Special Collection Day Having Volunteers collect $ Determining Sales Tax logistics Protecting product from the elements Preparing rain check system Use of excess product Fertilizer customers having to wait in Special Collection line. Staff: Engineering (Solid Waste Coordinators) Administration (Communications Coordinator) Finance (Assistant Fin. Director and Cashier) Public Works ( Street maintenance and yard waste site attendant) Volunteers spent time coordinating or working each sale. FMFREPRT.DOC Z S� Expenses: Staff (specific hours during sales) Solid Waste Coordinators, Public Works, & Yard Waste Site Attendant $ 264 Brochure (printing) 100 41 bags of fertilizer lost without payment 320 Tarp to protect product 11 Total $ 695 Revenue from Sales $ 9,413.74 Product Purchased -6,604.28 2,809.46 Less expenses 695 Total Profit 2,114.46 The original agreement between the Communities in Collaboration Council and the municipalities involved was a 50/50 split of the profits. While staff was organizing the project we discussed the option of the city to covering all expenses related to the project, and then turning over to the CICC all remaining funds. Staff recommends that the City of Plymouth remit to the CICC $2,114.46 as our contribution to their fundraising campaign. I am aware that City Manager Johnson and City Council Member Lymangood would like the City to organize another phosphorus -free fertilizer sale this fall. I am assuming this will be held the same day as our Special Collection Day (September 23). I think we can use what we have learned from the first two sales to coordinate another sale this fall. There will many details to coordinate, especially with the addition of a church as a sale/distribution site. FMFF.URT.DM Z 5j DATE: August 8, 1995 TO: Fred Moore; Director of Public Works FROM: Margie Vigoren, Solid Waste Coordinator U V' _ SUBJECT: FALL FERTILIZER SALE Following are plans that are underway for a fall sale of phosphorus -free fertilizer to be held in conjunction with the Special Recycling Collection Day scheduled for Saturday, September 23: Scope of project • Sell Howe Phosphorus -Free (N -K 25-0-15) fertilizer in 40 pound bags directly to residents at the Special Collection event on September 23. • Invite churches within the City to participate through pre -sales of pH -free fertilizer as a stewardship of the earth project. • Provide rain checks in the event of insufficient quantities of fertilizer at the Special Collection event. Promotion • Prepare write-up for September "Plymouth News". • Promote pre -sale option to churches within the City through a letter to each church. • Prepare write-up for churches to include in their newsletters, bulletin boards, bulletins, etc. that explains the benefits of pH -free fertilizer and its application along with the price and time frame of the sale. Some churches may also choose to promote the sale in their neighborhoods, and may use this material for that purpose as well. Logistics and Time frame • Letters to churches - August 8 • Follow-up inquires and distribution of promotional material for church use - beginning August 14 • "Plymouth News" promotion - September issue • Receive pre -orders from churches - September 18 FRTSLFAL.DW Z S:� Logistics and Time frame (continued) • Order product - September 18 • Deliver product to churches - September 22 • Hold sale in conjunction with Special Collection - September 23 • Sell rain checks if necessary • Re -order for rain checks - September 25 • Distribute re -ordered product through yard waste site - beginning September 28 Pricing • The Howe representative has committed to a wholesale price of $7.80 per bag for the specified product. • Help defray City costs of administration, promotion, sales and delivery with $.18 per bag. • Sales tax on $7.98 ($7.80 wholesale cost + $.18 for some City costs) is $.52 • Final total price to public (including sales tax) would be $8.50 per bag • This final price does not represent all costs to the City, and, of course, represents no profit. There are businesses within and near the City of Plymouth that sell pH -free fertilizer for profit that may take issue with the City competing with them on this basis. There is already one church, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, that is enthusiastic about helping with this sale. Their pastor, Rev. Wayne Peterson is very interested in getting his congregation involved as a stewardship project. He has offered to promote the sale in the neighborhood of the church and to participate in a pre -sale or a regular sales event held at the church. I am attaching the letter that will be sent to all the churches in Plymouth that are listed in the GTE Plymouth - New Hope directory. attachment FRTSLFAL.DOC August 8, 1995 CITY OF PUMOUTR SUBJECT: COOPERATIVE STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH Dear Pastor: The City of Plymouth is inviting community churches to participate in a project that encourages stewardship of the earth through the promotion and sale of phosphorus -free fertilizer. This project would be the City's second sale of phosphorus -free fertilizer, and would be held in conjunction with this fall's Special Recycling Collection Day. Concern over lawn care practices becomes a stewardship issue for all of us when we realize that what we put on our lawns can effect the quality of water and life throughout our community both today, and into the future. Phosphorus promotes algae growth in lakes, streams and wetlands, undermining the health and beauty of these bodies of water. Most fertilizers available for purchase contain phosphorus, a component not only detrimental to local water, but virtually unnecessary for proper care of lawns in our community. Accompanying this letter is specific information on the project and options for involvement, and a brochure providing more information on the importance of using phosphorus -free fertilizer. Please review the information in light of the stewardship mission of your church, considering youth or adult service projects, and areas for promotion within your congregation. Churches that wish to participate can choose from many levels of involvement; all are welcome. If you have any questions, please call me or Kris Hageman at 509-5506. Sincerely, Marjorie E. Vigoren Solid Waste Coordinator enclosure cc: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works We Listen • We Solve • We Care FRTSLCHR.DOC 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH Plymouth Phosphorus -Free Fertilizer Promotion and Sale City of Plymouth Contacts Kris Hageman; Solid Waste Coordinator, City of Plymouth 509-5506 Margie Vigoren; Solid Waste Coordinator, City of Plymouth 509-5506 Main Sale Event Saturday, September 23, 1995 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. City of Plymouth Maintenance Facility 14900 23rd Avenue North Plymouth Product Howe N -K Special (25-0-15) phosphorus -free fertilizer in 40 -pound bags Pre -sale Participating churches would: • share with their congregations information about the importance of phosphorus -free fertilizer. This information would be supplied by the City. • designate group(s) or individual(s) to organize and carry out the project (promotion, sale, distribution, etc.) • accept pre -sale orders for fertilizer from members of their congregation and/or neighborhood. • accept payment for fertilizer, and remit payment to the City. • forward all orders to the City by September 18, 1995. • act as a distribution point for the ordered fertilizer (optional) Other ways to be involved • Distribute Phosphorus -Free Q&A brochure (sample enclosed) to your congregation. (The City will make available as many copies an necessary to any church wishing to promote stewardship of the earth in this way.) • Inform church members of the importance of phosphorus -free fertilizer as part of each person's stewardship of the earth. A write-up that can be reprinted in church bulletins and newsletters is included with this mailing. • Inform church members of the sale event at the City's maintenance facility on September 23rd. • Inform church members of the opportunity to volunteer their time at the sale event on September 23rd. =-S7� STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH A write-up for church use Please use all or pan of this article in your church newsletter, bulletin or other communications to promote stewardship through responsible lawn care practices among members of your congregation. Stewardship is something that reaches beyond ourselves, and even beyond our own congregations. Stewardship involves protecting and caring for creation - the earth. But this doesn't have to take us far beyond our homes. Stewardship can literally begin in our own back yards! Even though the vast majority of lawns in our area don't need it, many of us apply an ingredient to our lawns that can harm water quality. Phosphorus, one of the three main ingredients in most fertilizers, promotes weed and algae growth in lakes, streams and wetlands. In fact, one pound of phosphorus entering the storm water system can yield 500 pounds of algae. Most lawns in our area contain very high or high levels of phosphorus, according to a study done by Hennepin Parks. Results of the random soil testing of lawns in Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove an Minnetonka show that people who fertilize their lawns apply far too much phosphorus. It is possible to be a good steward of the earth while keeping a beautiful, healthy lawn. Start by leaving excess phosphorus off your lawn. To do that: • determine your lawn's nutritional needs with a soil test from the University Extension Service (374-8400) • look for phosphorus -free fertilizer (the second of the three numbers found on a bag of fertilizer indicates the percent of phosphorus. The number 10-0-10 would indicate that the fertilizer is free of phosphorus.) • carefully follow the instructions for application on the fertilizer bag • near shorelines, leave a buffer of natural vegetation to prevent erosion and retain nutrients. Phosphorus -free fertilizer is available through many local garden supply centers. The City of Plymouth is holding a sale of Howe phosphorus -free fertilizer on Saturday, September 23 in conjunction with the City's Special Recycling Collection Day. For more information on the sale or the collection event, call the City's Solid Waste Coordinator at 509-5506.